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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-27
The Mexican Situation.

People with Mexican schemes, who
want tosee that country precipitated into
a war with the United States, are prOphe-
swing that the recent movement of l,5OO
troops from Vera Cruz to the Rio Gronde
border has been made by Diaz with the
intention of satisfying the revolutionary
spirit at the Mexican capital, who feel
incensed at the instructions gwen to Gen.
Ord. They assert that with such a
general Indignation at his capital, he
would not have dared to send troops to
the border with the open and avowed
purpose of hel ping the Americans carry
those obnoxious orders into effect. These
notions are generally discredited by state
department officials and army men here.
1t is thought Diaz, fully recognizing the
necessity of diplomatic relations with this
government, has taken the reins in his
hand, and intends to force the issue on
the revolutionists and have the question
settled one way or the other. This pres
ent movement toward the Rio Grande is
significant. No president of Mexico has
ventured to draw troops from his capital
and send them direct to the border since
Santa Anna dispatched his regiment to
meet Gen. Taylor on the Rio Grande,
and it argues that Diaz has plenty OF
nerve and independence. While Diaz,
Lerdo and lglesias were in the field to-
gether the Mexican army numbered fifty
thousand men; now it is down to peace
footing of sixteen thousand, only two
thousand of this number being perfectly
armed and equipped. 1t is plain, there
lore, that in detailing fifteen hundred
men to the distant border, Diaz is pre-
suming on the popularity of his govern
ment with the people at large.-Cincin.
natl Commercial.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-27

"GENTLEMEN, ! introduce you to my
friend, who isn't az stupid as he appears
to be" Introduced friend, with vivaci.
ty-"Thats precisely the difference be-
tween my friend and myself.
Ir makes boys heart sick as the
winters wood begins to loom upin steadi-
ly-growing piles,in the backyard, and he
sees his mother making preparations for
organizing him into ga working mans
party. "-Hawkcye
In the Mount Auburn cemetery, Bos-
ton, is q lot containing five stones, one
at each corner and one in the center.
The latter is inscribed: " Our llus-
band, " and the others respectfully bear
"My | Wife. " My II Wife, MY III
Wife, "My " Wife"
The gala days at Savannah, Ga, are
on the occasion of the review OF the U.
:. troops. There are at present three
soldiers there, by which the city ia gar
risoned, and when they dress up and
come out for a show thrill Of excite
ment runs through the city.
ACCORDING to the most recent stats
tics, the nhabitantson the earth number
.423 9l7 900, or twenty eight persons to
every square mile of surface, London Is
the most denselv packed spot OF popula-
ton, containing 3,4S9 42S souls, more
than some continental Kingdoms
UNTIL lately it was not uncommon for
the excited and delighted Cubanst to throw
doubloons in place OF flowers to fayorite
actress or danseuse, upon the stage.
Miss Adelaide Phillips was thus greeted
at the 'lacon theatre on a certain ecca-
sion so were Lola Monies and Jennie
Lind.
IT was very careless leaving the parrot
in the parlor Sunday evening, but she
never thought any thing about it until
Monday morning, when he aroused the
whole house by making a smacking noise
and cying; "Darling Susie Darling
Susie" lie kept it up all day, too and
the old folks are much interested in the
case.
A JUVENILE test of prayer: Not long
ago two little girls in the west filled their
shoes at night with corn, and then prayed
| that God would turn their corn into
money. The next morning, when they
| looked into the matter, their shoes were
shoes and their corn was corn. AT TINS
failure their faith was shaken, or rather,
as one of them expressed their feelings:
"We were rather spunky when we found
the corn just as we let it, and no
mOUpV
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-27

The apostles OF the mormon church at
Salt Lake have arranged that quorum Of
apostles next in order to the president shall
assume control of the church. John Taylor,
the first of the apostles, is now virtually the
head of the Mormon church,
A San Francisco dispatch of the 18th
says Fung PAX, prominent Chinese mer.
chant, leaves for Hong Kong to-day by the
steamer City of Pekin lie goes to carry
out q request made by Collie, and endorsed
by Chipese companies, to visit the districts
from whence his people mmigrate to Cali.
iornia, for the purpose Of checking or limit.
ing any further immigration.
A circular was Issued by the apostles
of the Mormon church at Salt Lake on the
10th, saying that they held meeting and
waited upon the Lord who blessed them and
revealed the steps they should take. John
Taylor is sustained as acting president of the
twelve, and a quorum OF the twelve apostles
is the authority of the church. j. w. Young,
II. II. Wells and &. f Cannon are ordered
to assist president Taylor. 1t is claimed that
the last days are at hand, and that all saints
must be faithful in building temples and
paying tithing.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-27
POLITICAL,

Tho stota do,,oorot;o oa,,.,o.,.: . e
Nav VII, sI''vG WI, uehioG'aCio convention oi
,,,.,'. "It JIG 'ieIu aI Albany oct o.
Wllllam L.. Banning is the greenback
candidate for governor of Minnesota.
Tha u,-:-
,on Nv "olhlhghlehs party ol baltimore
"a' omihated Joseph thompson Tor mayor.
The latest returna from +ba California
election chow that tha donno.ata y';I, hano
n maioritv in tbe , iessIatnra ," oo'''' VIII nave
=" '''e 'os'''"'u'e'
us announced from Washington that
9uring the campaign Secretary Eyarts Will
ueiver poliucal address IN New IoIk city
oh the administration ana It's Pollcy."
The vote in Maine IN tbe 1atb woe
some AZ 400 loss than last fall Conno,,o
(RenN \ ,naioritv 10 about a OOo Tho dau,o
Gratis elected a of q canotoys and tbe ronmb
Iicans have nm overwbaIming maioritv in tbe
bouse The araenhact vofa for govarnor NOR
was about 2 56o and tbev eIecteJ tro NAM.
bers nf tho bomse o
Tba WiaoonS;r ro,ubl;oo, o+,+o non
on.;o '9Ioan ~ n,., ioPun.ioah 1yarr Wt:i,: ooI,
S,,;t, on gu Cn 'he ii.n hohnInat1u =" "Ii'i"m I'
odnntsd Eoieanol meso'u''ohs ~ ,h a; ne,e
IL dUp.eu ueoi'r,ns oonnuence III lhe Piear
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-27

including applications of caustic and
cauterization by red-hot irons, but in
vain The deaths from this source
already numbered over sixty on the
receipt of thi ''7t r'port, the evil be.
ing aggravated by the exceedingly
filthy condition of the slaughter honses
around NOumea, the refuse portions
of the animals killed there being left
to decay unheeded, A prominent pork
hatcher of the town, to whom rcmon-
STRANGE had frequently and vainly been
addressed respecting the unclean con
dton of his slalhter.pen, was oyertaken
by swift and dreadful retribution he
was stung by he,hfy from his own
garbage heap, while at work, and died in
twentv-four hours. This dreadful mode
of death is not unknown in France,
though it has hitherto occurred in isola-
ted cases only. For instance, the widow
OF NJ. Lafitte, the great wine-grower was,
several years ago, stung while walking in
one OF her own vineyards, and fell VIC
tim to the effects OF the bite.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-27
NEWS SUMMARY.
THE SOUTH.

Mississippi has seventy-four counties
of s34,022 inhabitants.
The growing cane in Louisiana gives
promise of fine sugar crop.
Not drop of rain fell in Austin
trexas) during the month of August Just
past.
There are l,025 convicts registered on
the books of the Tennessee penitentiary.
The southern papers generally EXPRESS
hopeful views Of the trade outlook.
An excursion party of Penn .vlvania
and New York land.buyers and canitalists
are visiting Texas. p'''''~''
Sora, a little black sw smp.bira of tbo
snipc family, is now the. fayorite r,mo of nv
Virginia sportsmen, - 'i'0
The Memp' .ls Avalanche estimrtos tbs
loss by cott' N worms as having haSn sonao vmo
fo"is 40 nigh as $25,000,0C0. 1t thinks a
fou.ld. - '' WV '''' IL" ''uo'e 'e'
Horses are dying along the coast near
hockport, Texas, from an accumulation of
sand in the stomach 1t is supposed they
get the sand in cropping close grass in the
dry, dusty season.
The Charlotte IN. ca Observer saws a
rich pocket of gold ore has been discovered
near that city, The first bucketiul taken
out IL one.half gold, and in the ore are strata
OF pure gold the size OF a mans finger.
The Charleston News and Courier
published letter from Virginian, saying
ne wished to purchase desirable farm in
South Carolina, and in ten days two hun
dred answers were received.
Some of the Tennessee papers are
agitating the question of Withdrawing the
'convicts from competition with honest labor
and putting thom to work upon the public
roads. Many conyicts are so employed in
Virginia.
A gentleman who was sent by the
authorities of Savannah to examine and re-
port Upon the fever at Fernandina, Florida,
has telegraphed back "Do not find any
yellow fever here. The other fever is of
mild form"
The Advertiser says that vast swarms
OF yellow flies, about four times as large as
the ordinary fly, and whose tails burst of
when they alight, COngregate about the street
lamps in Montgomery, Ala, and in the stores
at night. They appeared about three days
ago. In 1873 they were very numerous
The next session of the Georgia legis-
lature will elect United States senator to
succeed General John b. Gordon. Among
the candidates mentioned are Gen. Gordon,
Gen. Toombs, ex.Gov. Brown, ex-senator
Norwood, Gen. P. NJ. b. Young, Mr.. Julian
Hartrdge, present member of congress from
the LIST district Gen. A. r. Lawton, Gen. l..
). Gartrell, ex,Gov. Smith, Hon. Thomas
Hardeman, Hon, w. f. Smith, Gen. w. T.
Wotlord and even Mr.. Stephens
The New Orleans Democrat says that
colored woman living in St Mary became
much inceEsed against her lege lord, and
while he was standing thinking over their
last quarrel she came behind him, and witE
one grand sweep with that formidable and
tavorite weapon of the race, the razor, cut
his throat from ear to ear. He dropped dead
on the instant. On her being taken prisoner
she seemed much aStOnished at the turn
affairs had taken, and expressed much grief,
and said it was all done in play.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-27
Fight for Life With a Mad Dog.

A fearful encounter with mad dog
occurred inl Bridgewater, n. H., on
Thursday last. On the afternoon ot
that day large mastitl entered the
house of Widow lluckins and sprang at
the throat of Il young woman, daugh'
ter OF Mrs. Huckins. She threw up her
arm and the dog bit her in the right
hand. The mother, who was in another
room, hastened to her assistance, when the
dog sprang at her, biting her in the same
wav. The dog then ran down the road
to the house of Gilman Fletcher, Here
small pet dog was tied in front OF the
house. The mastif sprang upon him
and killed him. Mr.. Fletcher, who was
the only one mt home, raised window
to ascertain what the trouble was, when
the dogbit him in the left arm, making
an ugly wound. Mr.. Fletcher then
seized pair of large tongs and stepped
to the door, when the dog sprahg at. ms
throat. A blow from the tonss knocked
him back, but he instantly rallied anu
made another spring, with the same re-
suit. Thus the fight continued ior
long time. the dog becoming more lhiu-
rated at every blow, when finally ne
succeeded in driving hi! hngs % 1nlo
Fletcher's right arm, tearing the Iesu
into threads. IL was now hght Iof liie,
and by desperate efort the aps wal E.;en t;
a blow that partially stunned nm
This was promptly followed up, ana the
dog soon dispatched.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-27
PERSONALITIES.

General Longstreet is now a citizen of
Georgia, in which state he is managing n
sheep farm. He is candidate fer United
States marshal of that state.
Mrs. Fl. X. Ingram, Tennessee lady,
may hereafter be considered one OF the
snrdnts of the day. She was one of the men,
bers of the scientific congress recently held
IN Nashville, and chose for her topic, "At-
mospheric Conclusion as means of Disin.
lection" She made the point that germs Of
disease may be destroyed by conclusion of
the air.
al have hopes" said the father of the
lost Charlie Ross, in recent interview,
"that some day will recover my boy, or else
clear up the mystery, so that can be salts
fed in my own mind what has become Of
him. I would most undoubtedly contract
not to prosecute any parties who would
return him to me-" Nearly six hundred
wrong Charlie Roses have been recovered
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-27
C0T0PAXI
III EruptiOB-Tuc cDty Five Airen'nn of
water Pouring from All the Graz
Iers One Thousand Pcrsons
and Two Thousand 1Hend
or Cattle DcslrOycd.

A letter from Latacunga, Peru, gives
the story of the eruption of COtopaXi,
which took place on July 25th. Streams
OF water poured from all the craters at
once on the Callao side, sweeping away
everything in their course. Another
irresistible torrent followed :he course of
the SaQuimal river. The hacienda OF
Signer Donosa is in ruins the very soil
il gone. OF the place of Signor Larrea
nothing is left the river carried off five
hundred head OF cattle at pasture in the
fields The A.aques river overilowed
and caused great damage. TheCutuchio
Overtlowed, carrying everything before it,
A splendid machine shop went down like
card-house at the first rush Of the
waters 50 did various mills. The chtirc
district was like Il sea, and the inundatiOn
would have destroyed the city had not
the course of the floods been timely
diverted into the river channels. The
total loss OF life will reach, fit does not
exceed, one thousand persons. At least
two thousand head of cattle have been
destroyed, and of smaller animals the
loss is much greater. In the midst OF the
roar of the waters and the crashing of
houses, the volcano poured out enormous
quantities OF cndcrs, which gradually
darkened the whole face of the heavens,
and LETT Latacunga in the protoundest
Obscuritv from one o'clock in the after
noon until ten at night.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

Spencer, the absconding president of
the Chicago State Saving institution, is re.
ported to have sailed from Quebec for Eu.
rope on the first.
Taylor, the acting president of the
Mormon church, is most bitter and bigoted
religious fanatic, Salt Lake dispatch says.
The Shakers at Enfield, n. H., have
lost four girls lately by marriage, and are
irving to prevent further decimation by
having one OF the husbands prosecuted for
abduction.
Spencer, the defaulting president of
the Chicago savings bank, which went under
with several millions of the hard earnings OF
the poor working people, has been tracked
TO England, where, it is expected, he will be
arrested and brought back.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-27
About Babies.

M, clIo,,;r,, ,,or,ur,nh will he read
Inc % %lol'owlns PIi"gi .hp "p" n,,n "' and love-
WIN p'eISule y! i,, "'' "I" 'In,irahIe ~ a de-
naGieG, ~ tt, IS IS h,hn '' ,'SI ,b"n " a.. an eyampe
scrlpIion VI .o " "''! ,r"mor r'" nIaca at which
o' hee'' n S''''' W l'''rN'
10 PuV lull a'op H. joor littIe hahv
niu yGu S, e't' ,,"rnirr m"rT nang II il one
w"h'hs 'ion ,,;,s, i,a iVim .i"h,S F in tbe world
9l m. .ne p'etIh,'n; ,,;,h :. small nronortions
ili1'e - 'n'p i,o "'',i Jronorv .'r hat covers
anu I';oM ;, o"tJiood "tIG " rnnnd and nInmn
1U,,leoH,"s TLso tb;nr in royeol wha, il is no,
mere - nov"'s mtso,o,n.nt W. Of the nillowed
Ilie si.sn'tiv ,ho, ';o' ,;s;hle M snunJ to in
wnn,el'eSS Willy, I In", n"nn,. nn,", life untiI the
Il,n.e % nnmd .'U N' nf tb" clock that stands sen
N.Y. .io"i I'I',' IH'n ,naoIf hos twirn made its
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-27
WAsIIINGTON.

Changes will be made in all the lead
ing positions in the New York customhouSe
at the convening of congress.
The message and accompanying docu'
ments to be sent to congress at the opening
of the extra session will relate only TO the
business for which the session has been
called. ONLY the estimates for the support
OF the army for the present fiscal year will
be sent in. These have been prepared by
the war department and sent to the treasury
department, which will transmit them to
congress.
The instructions to the Sitting Bull
commission are to treat with the chief on the
basis of pardon to himself and all his war.
riors for past oflenses, and to demand the
unconditional surrender of their arms, am
muntion and ponies, and that they proceed
forthwith to such reservation as shall be
selected for them. If this is declined nego.
tiatons will be suspended and the govern
ment will wage n vigorous war upon these
hostiIes If, at any time, they return to the
United States,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-27
Catholic ColOnists In North Carolina.

A Raleigh On. C.) dispatch says: A
lively interest is ielt here in the coming
Roman Catholic immigration from fhia-
delphia, Boston and other points. One
colony has purchased 30, 900 acres of land
in Henderson county-the mountain
region. where the soil is iieh and the
people honest and free. Agents are
looking for more land. The Catholic
colonies will be novelties in the western
section. Catholics are few and scattered
there. and churches and schools and 'ac-
tories will be erected who're they have
never been seen before. Henderson,
county is about forty miles from o1nln
Carolina, and about seventy from .ne H.
nessee line. The labor of the wol'eS Tho Tno
emigrate here will be sppfe ciated. Inc
color population in the western coun-
ties is not one. third $, large - IN the
cotton region.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-27
SITTING-BULL


A correspondent tells the story of the
cause OF Sitting.Bulps leaving the Brit
ish possessions lie says the British
officers and SITTING, Bull had a council,
and after the council the tribe performed
the usual dance, young haltbreed, Bill
Culverson, at present agovernments scout,
lined in the dance. Afterit was over he be-
.ane excited, counted his scars, and said
to Sitting, Bull: "Look ha'ck,IIed this
many OF your hostile redshius y sitting
Bull drew his revolver, movement
initiated by CuIver-on, but before either
could shoot Maj. Welsh, with his revolver
drawn, sprang between them, and told
Sitting, Bull to put away his pistol.
Turning to Sitting-Bull hc said " |
want you to understand you can't COM
nit any OF your deviltrles here as you
do in the United States. Twill give you
and your tribe just five days in which to
leave this country if you are not gone
then, or if you ever return, | VIII hght
YOU and il you are ever caught here
again, or it you shoot this man, I'll have
you hanged ~ your neck until you are
dead" S,tting- Bull left next day.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-27
A Lesson in Entomology.

One of the most interesting insects
that climb the morning glory vine and
lounge ON the peach-trce leaf is the man
tis. His long, slender green body his ex'
traordnary torclcgs, with their tremen-
dous knees his head, which must be
confusion to all phrenologists, are worth
hours of inspection. His skill in fly
catching would delight the boys il they
were to watch him. lie reaches for fly
with his iorclegs, and takes it up so
naturally that poor Floppy seems really
to belong to him-to have dropped out OF
his pocket, as il were, at some time previ-
Gus. lie takes the fly between his knees,
turns it upon its back applies, himself to
its throat, and then all is up with FIoppy.
Sometimes when those watching him
make noise, he will turn his head to,
ward them suddenly, with look that
seems to express the greatest astonsh-
ment, and to show them that he is aston
ished he drops the prey to the ground,
where the ants, waiting for their mamma,
Immediately seize the corpse and dr'g 1t
away, tugglng as lilliputians might at
the body of a dead giant. The mantls IL
not frightened atthe interruption, and he
takes his loss very philosophically, pro-
ceeding to clean his chops after the man
ner of cat, rubbing his big knees over
his face, and moving his head precisely y ~
pussy does hers. The cat, the bouseHy
and the mantis very much resemble each
other in their toilets After the mants
4 L Il L., on,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-27
THREE DESTINIES.

Three roses nod and talk
Across u garden walk;
One lifting up her head,
Clad all In damask red,
Cries, sayly, in her pride,
"TO-night, full far sud widei
Ny beauty shall be seen,
AdOrDing Bsauty's queen"
"And |, )" the blush-rose cries,
"Shall he the enyied price
A lover shall convey,
Before the end Of day,
Unto maiden fair,
And she will kiss and wear
My blushes in her breast;
There shall sleep and rest. "
"And l." the white rose sighs-
before the sunshine dies,
shall lie hid from sight
Within n graves dark night;
But not In vain my bloom,
n have cheered the gloom,
Or helped to sOOthc aud bl0ss
A mOurner'E loneliness"
-NotGh Perry, in HdtperS Rdsad
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-27
NUMBER 20.
FACTS AND FANCIES.


I'm net supersttious man,
with any blind belief In fate,
But through my veins ihiver ran
Al something which read Of late.
| glanced book Of proverbs through,
To pass some moments spent alone,
And here the saying met my view,
That "Soon or late all things are known
laid the book aside and thought
About the secrets Of my life
A wild career, with failings trsught,
And long-repentcd errors rile
What mattcred that above The heap
The lapse OF years mound had thrown,
The ax Of Fate goes straight and deep
Aud soon or late all things are known"
Nay, gentle reader, do rot start
And picture me man Of crime,
Because Pm faint and md at heart
To think Of what ray come In time.
Let him be first ~ rai'c his hanh
Aud cast At me the g u'l stone,
Who fees he tan uullihching stand
Where "SOon Or late all things are known"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-27

ACCORDING to the chairman OF the
Grand Trunk railway that road has lost
81, 100000 in two and aqlarter years
from competition, and railways in Amer
lea have lost "A, 100000 in the same
time from the tame cause.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-27
FOREIGN.

Gambetta has been sentenced to three
months Imprisonment and to pay fine OF
1900 francs.
The Russian government has ordered
all arrears of taxes to be paid at once or
they will be doubled.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-06-01

And IN accordance with law, anu an order
Of the board Of Director-. made ON the I'd
dAy OF Nay, ISL. 80 many shares OF each
parcel OF ruch stock ~ may be necessary
will bo sold at public auction. At the offic-
81 the Company. No. 40 inigomery stret.
San frshei'ro. Caii'Ovnia. ON MONDAY. the
iith day IL June. 1877, at the hour Of 2o'clock
=. n. OF said day. To pay said delinquent a.sers-
ment thereon, together with costs of adyrrtis.
Ing and EXPENSES oi the sale.
TilAD. 4. PITCH, Secretary.
Onlee-Room !. No. 2t0 Montgomery street,
IAN francisco. California. my2ltd
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-06-01
sTocKHoIDERs' MEETING,

ALPHA CONSOLIDATED MINING CON.
n pany-Ths Tenth Annual Meeting of the
,tociholdeu OF the above manned Company. for
the elsrtion Of trustees aud the Transaction o.
sueh other business ~ may be pre,enied. will
BE- held on MONDAY. June Is. is11-thiru
Monday IN Jsne-at o clock ?. =. on that day.
a the once Of the corporation. Room NO. 70
Nsysds Bioek. No. 500 Montgomery strest. van
Fnpclsco, California. Transfer book closed on
Monday. June II, LII. o. o'elosk :. =.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-06-01
GOLD HILL LUMBER YARD.

THE UNDERSIGNED H,yIS0 PUR-
l chased from n. II. CARlilCK. ibs former
proprietor. the above wellknown dept for tne
sale Of Lumb-r and Other Building MaferiAls.
won d n -pcctfully state that they will eonfii ne
10 keep ON hand fnll Assortme of ell articles
in their line oi business, ard solicit .hsie Of
the patronage Of the public VIII eel al knds
Of Balliipg Material for eash al reduced rates.
mni~t LIE. poANE 3 90.