The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-06-28
NEWS SUMMARY.
THE SOUTH.

Asbestos has been found in considers
Die quantities near Westport Georgia.
Z" SAID to be worth 1000 per ton
Certain southern cities have bee,
warned OF raid in prospect by the burglar
and cracksmen Of New York CITY.
In Gwinnet county, Ga, old and re
n"ole citizens frequently find gold in par
ucles as large as grain of wheat.
A lire at Decatur, Alabama, on June
~, destroyed square of the business nor
uon OF the place, involving a loss of SS7 900
Advices from Little Rock say it j,
generally conceded that two.thirds of IN,
crop along the Arkansas river is destroyed
The department of agriculture Of
North Carolina urges the sowing of German
or golden millet to replace those crops that
have failed.
An ice machine in Dallas, Texas, pro.
duces ice cakes thirty feet long and SIX feet
wide, weighing from 10000 to 1000 pounds
each.
Peach trees are overburdened with
irult IN Newberry, North Carolina. MANY
are breaking down with the heavy weight,
and the orchards generally are in apple.pie
order.
An Epson county (Ga) man MANFRED
his watermelon patch with 6ftv pounds of
rats last week He put about half pound
IN each hill.
MIR. Nat, Barden, of Harris county,
Georgia, has been clerk of the superior
court of that county since 1886 Mr., John
Mckay has been clerk of the superior court
OF TeIfair county since 1914.
Gnats, sand flies and mosquitoes are
a terrible pest in West Baton Rouge parish
just now. Work in the fields is retarded nv
them, as they are maddeuing to man and
beast.
Professor Samuel A. King, of Nash
vile, Tenn, made an ascension with his big
balloon, Buffalo, on Monday, accompanied
by DR.. Ford, signal officer, who is reported
TO have made the completest balloon me.
neurological observations on record
The increase Of sparrows from two or
three brought to Lynchburg, Va, a few wears
ago, is sc great that they are now seen
everywhere in the streets, The sparrow is
pugnacious, and it is regretted that other
more attractive birds are driven away by the
English immigrant.
A Savannah (Ga.) letter SAYS, our col
ored citizens have here six well-organized
companies, and it would be graceful recog.
milton of their efforts if the governor would
organize them into a battalion. They com
pare favorably in point of proficiency with
our best companies, and should be encour
aged,
The city council of Macon, Ga, has
passed an ordinance levyng a tax of two
dollars on every dog in the city. Any dogs
found on the streets after the LIST Of July
will be impounded for two days, and then
shot if not redeemed by the owner The
city park gates will be closed against all
dogs hereafter.
Nearly all the track on the state road.
Georgia, between Atlanta and Gainesville.
has been laid with street rail, which is very
fine and causes scarcely a jar to the trains
wears out it is replaced with steel of fine
quality. The entire road from Atlanta to
Chattanooga is in fine condition.
The labOrers of New Orleans who are
opposed to the contract system of cleaning
and repairing the streets, building of bridges
keeping of shell roads in order, etc, con-
tend that 1000 would he saved the city
by the present mode Of employ.
nent by the city. The Times disapproves
he mob and disagrees with the above con.
,lnsion.
The shooting of alligators in the swamp
in St. Charles parish, Louisiana, is of more i
frequent occurrence now than formerly, the
,olored people preferring the meat of these
animals to that of any of the wild game in a
our woods. They assert that it is more r
'avory than chicken or fish. I
The Charleston 6. c. Journal of a
Commerce says, during the past few days ,
'harleston schooner has been anchored in
rOnt of Beaufort, engaged in picking up
phosphate rock. The men use common
,yster tongs, and work at low tide only and
ave, so far, secured almost load. In a
Parrot creek there are large number of
hese boats at work and they are said to .
make money in carrying the rock to Charles. +,
on for sale.
Prohibition carried i'm Ashville, Green's +
'oro, Shoe Hill and Moore, North Carolina, o
correspondent from the last place writing; :
Our success is due to the noble efforts of !,
ur ladies, who assembled at the church and :,
marched to the courthouse, fifty ST. ong. a
hey remained all day, and by their sweet |,
miles, encouraging and convincing remarks, e
ucceeded in winning many votes to our "
ause. To them-God bless them belongs
he victory" 0
The blackberry industry in Georgia, y
'orth Carolina and other southern states is /,
bout to open. The little town of Salem, o
forth Carolina, containing only about 1000 I
,habisants, has shipped during three years q
yer 100000 pounds of blackberries, for v
Inch nearly half million dollars was re. u
eived. This was equal to over nine thou. :
and bales of cotton at ten cents pound, Il
nd is resource certainly not to be despised.
he Marietta (Ga.) Journal urges attention
} the crop.
Hon. Samuel ]. Randall, in his speech i
Galveston, pointed to the development of a
fade with Mexico, the central and South W
american states, as promising prosperity to d
enutb Ill, al 4.