The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-31
NEWS SUMMARY.
MOUTH.

Inc severe WeHJIcT nOTln IN hcnulnb
swarms of people to Florida.
The criminal court at Nashville sent
pistol.toter to the workhouse for one hun.
dred days
IL is feared that the extremely cold
weather injured the orange crop. Heavy
frost is reported.
The first greenback printed is kept
under glass case at Nashville, Tenn. 1t ID
dated March 10 1868.
A sale of good farming land was made
in Stafford county, Va, few days ago at
less than one dollar an acre.
The Star says $l45O00 has been taken
in few months from White Hall gold mines,
in Spottsylvania county, Va.
The legislature OF Mississippi is asked
to abolish the corporation of Vicksburg, to
relieve that town of q big debt
Atlanta has in circulation over five
thousand Mexican dollars and one.thrd Of
them are thought to be counterfeit.
The southern papers say the negroes
in the south are dying almost at the rate Of
four to one us compared to the whites.
A memorial church, in memory of the
late Bishop Marvin, is to be built at Shang.
hal, China, by the southern Methodists
A Florida paper remarks, with an air
of astonishment, that frost was visible in
every part of the state during the week.
The mayor of Nashville has ordered
the police to break up all "braee" aud
"bunko" games of the gamblers in that city.
Savannah News Who wouldn't have
home in Georgia? A twohundredacre
farm was sold by the sheriff, in Early county,
for sixty dollars.
Gov. Vance, OF North Carolina, attrib-
ues the destruction of the pure agricultural
fair system to horse racing, three.card monte
and prize candy.
Charlotte IN. C.) Observer: A few
shad from Savannah have appeared in our
market within the last few days. They are
nice, but cost two dollars pair.
The suit of Caroline George for dover
in the estate of W. o. George, who, she al.
leges married her while she was his slave, is
set for trial in Richmond on the 2Sth. 1t
has already resulted in two hung juries
At Hope, in Lavaca county, Texas, on
Saturjy night, James Sumerin and L. Leslie
gnarreed over a game OF cards. Leslie
stabbed Sumerlin and Sumerin shot Leslie.
Both died from their wounds on Friday
morning,
Louisiana and Mississippi papers are
urging the abolition of the obnoxious and
expensive registration system, and the inn
position in its stead OF a poll tax and a re.
ccipt for its payment as a certificate OF the
right to vote,
Our southern exchanges are all telling
about the big hogs slaughtered in their re-
spective localities, and while they are not
all as big as they might be, it shows that the
south is becoming more and more inclined
tb "saye her own bacon"
Nashville American: Controller Gaines
has gone to New York with a view to the
settlement of the debt of the Mississippi and
Tennessee railroad to the state, amounting
TO u little over 100000. This is the only
railroad that is now in debt to the state.
Mr.. NJ. H. Arnold, of Oglethorpe
county, Ga, has lost all his fattened hogs
this winter by the chOltra, and, for the first
time in his experience as farmer, has to
buy meat The swine around Lexington, IN
that county, are also dying from this disease.
Harley, who fell in the Fishburne-
Harley duel, near Savannah wrote in his
memorandum book just before the fatal
shot: "My Darling Wife-l am about to
meet Fishburne will not widow Claudia
for do not intend to shoot at him. w. IL"
Governor Stone, of Mississippi, says in
lis message: On the first day of December
last there were in the state pententlary l,0l2
conyicts, of whom l,2 were white and 900
colored. There have been ten deaths inside
the walls, and among those working outside
forty of whom five were killed and three
drowned.
The COnger's (La.) Examiner says !:
William McKenney, returning home at night
with his wife and five little children, drove
into little stream that had become sudden
lv swollen by the rains, when the bed was
lifted from the wagon and dashed against a
fallen hee, drowning the mother and her five
children
There is negro in Glasscock county,
Ga, about fifty years of age, whose face,
hands and feet and most Of his body, have
turned completely white. He was once
black all over, said to have been very black.
When q boya white spot appeared on his
body, and since then he has been gradually
turning from Ethiopian to Caucasian color.
There Is a similar case in one Of the counties
of central Kentucky.
Washington On. O. Press: A bald,
headed eagle. measuring SIX ana hait lee'
from tin to tin, was killed bya woman near
Leachyile with stick. The eagle, seeing q
goose, and thinking to have good meal
bounced down upon him, but after fastening
his talons (which were two inches and hall
long) into the goose, found il most too heavy
load, and could not loose himself, and was
killed by wOman-the owner OF the goose
with stick.
Miss Tabitha Ann Holton has been
admitted ny the supreme court OF Nortn
Carolina to practice at the bar OF that state
The Raleigh News says of her: Miss iioltoh
who has now the distinction OF being INT
first lady lawyer ever admitted to the bar IL
this state, was born in Guilford county, ahc
is the daughter of minister OF jamestown
Her age is about twenty-five years, she II
petite in figure, has dark hair and eyes, ant
very pleasing, winsome expression. II
manner she is modest and unassuming u
the extreme, and appeared to feel the seem
ing delicacy OF her position as an applicant
Governor Nichols, in his message t
the Legislature OF Louisi ina, says the funded
debt is $11 ,279,7S0 &C, while the OUTSTANDING
fundable obligations may increase the sun
to $ll7S5,293 81. Unpaid interest, du
January, 1874, and other unfundable debt
to comparatively small amount, are ou
standing, and are provided for under tn
laws. The Democrat says: This shows yer
healthy financial condition and one not ca
culated to oppress the taxpay ers. The sent
ment throughout the state is that the deb
as it stands is valid obligation and shoul
be paid. We have watched the sentiment
the people Of every section Of Louisiana, an
we have not heard froR a single parish
voice raised in opposition to the recognltio
Of the debt as it stands
FROM WASHINGTON
The following is the full text of Il
amendment to Matthews resolution, oiere
in tho s,nate hy Mr. Elmunds.