The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-09

average oil i5,O0O pounds OF hour per day
They grind 1900 bushels OF wheat per day
A very extensive mine of black lead
has been discovered in Floyd county, Gu.
The mine will soon be opened Mr.. Fromm
is making arrangements to open some ex'
tensive mica mines
A huge ground spider was caught in
the act Of dragging live young chicken
into bis holo on the farm OF Mr.. Seabon
Thornton, near Brooks mills, in Merriwether
county, Georgia. The insect, in size and
ferocity, rivaed the dreaded Texas tar
antuls.
IL it reported that cotton worms have
appeared in considerable numbers at differ
cnt points In the valleys Of Brazos, Colorado,
Guadalupe, Nueees and Trinity rivers.
Planters are supplying themselves with
poison.
The Hot Springs ARK Telegraph Of
the nth has the following: "seYeral even.
ings since Major Nelson, who is connected
with the big iron bath house, discovered that
the water from the large spring running from
the mountain into the rear portion of the
bath.house, was running cold water. The
running of cold water lasted only few mo
ments, when its resumed it usual heat lie
informed MIR, Elliott Of the fact, hut the
latter could hardly believe such thing, as
the water from the spring was again as hot
as ever. Last Saturday night it was discov.
cred that the water was cold again, and Mai
Nelson Immediately called the attention of
Mr.. Elliott to the fact. Mr.. Elliott placed
the water was only llO', when it is usually
1899. This RAINING Of cold water lasted
only few moments, yet will it not lead to
something serious, is the question:"
The government commission of engi-
neers met in Vcksburg last week. They
took soundings OF all the points in the river
off vicksburg These soundings show that
since June 10 the river has filled fourteen
feet opposite Ryan's mill, eight feet of the
railroad depot, seven feet of the elevator,
ten feet of Crawford street, and ten leet oil
Clay street. They favor plan for protect.
ing the cavng bank on the Louisiana shore
by carpeting them with willow mattresses
from Grants canal down to Delta point,
which would keep the channel where ii now
is; but OF course this alone would not pre-.
serve the harbor. They will determine
whether a dredgeboat will be effective for
that purpose, and if not, will make a survey
of the threatened cutoff 1T Pawpaw island,
and examine old river and Chickasaw bayou,
with the view of bringing the Mississippi or
Ya6OO river into the lake and thus establish
current in front of VicksburG.
The colored churches are numerically
very strong in Atlanta. The McthodSts and
Baptists head the list, with about $500 mem
bers each.
The New Orleans Democrat says that
several Of the planters on the east side OF
the river, and who are sufferers from the
Bonnet Care crevasse, say that it is not
buFlShDlt W nave tHc tISNhsht IcpulICu' ~
is said that the lands in this parish annually
covered by the waters OF the Bonnet Care
crevasse, can not he reclaimed or utilized
Tor planting purposes for many years to
come. Thec1pense OF preparing these lands
for cultivation would be about five times as
much as they would produce in as many
years.
DR.. Taylor has analysed the water of
a number of wells and springs OF Richmond,
Va. and says: Most of these waters are
well known, and all are extensively used.
Under the influence of a well-organzed hal
lucnation affecting the citizens of Richmond
in common with the rest Of humanity, which
impels one to believe that the water he is
accustomed to drink is surprisingly excel.
lent, the proprietors OF some of the worst of
these waters were loud in their praise, and
they will doubtless be greatly shocked to
hear that they are drinking" something that
scientific phraseology can't describe in
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