The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-02-01
NEWS SUMMARY.



Oranges cell at fifty cents per hundred
in Columbus, Ga.
The peanut crop Of Tennessee is 800
900 bushels.
Texas has only two woolen mills TO
work up the wool from her 100000 sheep.
Til ice on the James river was twelve
inches, the thickest for twenty years.
The hog crop of south Alabama is
heavier than il has been for fifteen years.
The town of Oatmeal is near Back
bone valley, Texas.
The mammoth sponge that was found
in Florida is twelve feetsin circumference,
and weighs nineteen pounds.
1t is calculated that the protestant
churches Of Memphis will seat ten thousand
people.
A New York company has established
atanneryat Chattanooga, and proposes to
expend $25O,0OO.
Mr.. Burke, of Benham, Texas, recover.
ed $4,000 from the Texas Central railroad for
broken arm, at Chappell Hill.
The Rome iron company, Chattanooga,
Tenn, works Eve hundred and eighty.fve
hands, and turns out six hundred and five
tons OF rails per week.
A colored woman, of Bellton, Va, left
her nineteen.month.old.chi alone in the
cabin, and an old SOW entered and ate II up,
all except an arm and the head.
The property suit of Mrs. Myra Clark
Gains, that has been in court for more than
forty years came up for trial before Judge
Billings, in the United States circuit court
at New Orleans, last Monday.
The following bill concerning the uni.
versity Of Nirgi MIA has been reported to the
legislature of the state. Each professor
shall receive stated salary not exceeding
$1,000, and also such additional compensa.
ton out of the fees as the visitors may from
time TO time direct. He shall also have as
signed to him by the board one of the pavil
ions OF the university, or other suitable res
other accommodation rs the said board may
prescribe.
Lampass (Texas) Dispatch: We learn
from every quarter Of our county, and the
same may be said of all the adjacent coun
ties, that very much larger crop of corn
cotton and small grains will will be planted
this year than ever before. The old settlers
have added largely to their fields, improved
their fences aud houses, and added many
comforts and conveniences to their houses
In some localities half dozen new settle
nlents may be seen at one view, where q
year ago, no sign of improvem ent had been
made.
Charleston News and Courier: The
vessels in this harbor on Saturday last wer.
about eghty-fve in number, of which three
were steamships, eight ships, 6fty-one barks
twelve brigs aud schoOners. Twenty-Five
we're under the flag OF the Emitted States
thirty.one OF Great Britain, fifteen of Nor
way eight of Spain, five of Germany, two
of Russia and one of Sweden. Twenty were
loading for Liverpool, seven for the cont
nent, four for Hayre, four for Barcelona
two for the United Kingdom, ,one for Amstcr'
dam, and the balance for domestic ports.
The Southern Methodist publishing
house, at Nashville, is said to be in financial
distress. The Nashville Banner, Of the 18th
says Of the concern, that the bishops and
book committee have decided to cut down
salaries, collect old debts, urge cash sales, ex
tend no credit, and issue 100000 worth o.
seven per cent. bonds, running twenty years
with the privilege of redemption in three
years, secured by mortgage on the property
with the first 100000 sold, take up the ole
mortgage and reduce the interest, and sci
80 much of the rest as may be necessary
with the general collections and other avail
able means, pay of the floating debt. The
house will thus be relieved and putagain or
the high road of prosperity and usefulness