The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.

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meeting.
Virginia had recently to borrow thirty
thousand dollars more from the banker John
b. Davis to nay the per diem of members OF
the legislature.
A dinner was given in Warrenton, Va,
to twelve old ladies' whose aggregate ages
was eight hundred years They danced
quadrille and the minuet
The Liberian Exodus association of
South Carolina report that one hundred
thousand colored persons have signified
desire to emigrate to Liberia.
Montgomery (Ala.) J Advertiser: Mules
were selling at auction yesterday at the re.
markably low price of $3j apiece. There is
plenty Of good stock in the country.
The roaring spring at Orange Park,
Florida, is attracting great many visitors,
II flows two thousand gallons of water per
minute, and its temperature is seventy.two
degrees.
The White Sulphur Springs (Va)
property is to be sold at auction in August
next. A million of dollars, it is stated, must
be realized in order to satisfy mortgage cred
itors.
There are fortysseven persons in the
Montgomery county, Ala, Jail, eighteen of
whom are white men, and all of that mum.
Der federal prisoners, charged with Illicit
distilliDg.
\ young Mexican, Amado Palocio,
committed suicide at Corpus Christi few
days since. He was wrongfully prosecuted
for the theft of a saddle, and chose death as
means OF escaping the modification.
The Lexington, Va, Dsratch says it
is not CYRUS H., but LeanderJ. Mccormack,
native of Rockbridge, but now citizen of
Chicago, that is having the big telescope
made for Washington and Lee university.
A negro Voodoo doctress in Dallas,
Texas, says that she came to this earth on
pinions and that her god, in his displeasure,
took the wings away from her, and she is
awaiting the growth of another pair to fly
away again to glory.
The Staunton, Va, Nindicator has
been interviewing the druggists of that city
on the frightfu increase of the vice of opium
eating, and the rather remarkable statement
is made that one house alone has sold ~, 593
doses in one year.
Candidates for governor of Texas :
Hon. r. b. Hubbard, Hon. j. W. Throck.
morton, Judge j. III. Reagan. Judge 4. De.
WIG, llOus OUhu anu liohs IL
Kopperd. Hon. John Hancock is mentioned
as the greenbackers' candidate, and Grand
Master Lang as that of the grange element.
San Antonio Express There is some
thing about this Mexican silver depreciation
question we can't understand. In short
time it has tumbled from premium to seven
cents below par in our local business trans
actions, and no satisfactory reasons based on
Al, 81 6 n,,I aH Iat.a han IN
given for the great depreciation.
Tarboro, N. c., Southerner: In open
ing bed of mari on the farm of Mr.. A. Case,
some days since, they struck into what is
supposed to be creek or small river, some
six or eight feet below the surface. There
they found an Indian canoe with skeleton
OF human being, sitting upright with the
remnant Of a paddle in his hand. 1t is sup
posed that the embankment mrsthave given
away above and buried this person while sit.
ting at its base.
Cedar Key Ella State Journal: The
orange business has not proved remuner-
ative one this season, from what we can
learn. The markets were crowded in the
start with half ripe fruit, which no doubt
influenced, to some extent, the low prices
that ruled all along We were in hopes that
this would prove permanent as well rs
profitable pursuit to many of our citizens
but it seems their experience has been rather
sad thus far. The Florida orange, while un
surpassed for its rich flavor and size, will
not keep long. They rot very fast.
San Antonio Herald: Corn is six dol
lars bushel in chihuahua. 1t sells in this
city at tnirty-fve cents bushel. Northern
Mexico suffered fearfully from the droutf
last summer, and provisions there are very
scarce, and sell for enormous prices. Here
provisions are plentiful and very cheap. II
we send provisions from San Antonio to Chi
huahua, we must use wagon transportation
ard take the northern route by Forts Dun,
can and Davis, thence across the Rio Grande
and by circuitous road to Chihuahua.
The Charleston News and Courier
notes the arrival of another band of would
be emigrants in that city, which brings the
total now there awaiting the arrival Of the
Phantom Ship" up to 375, at very mod
crate computation. They have gathered
from South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and
North Carolina. Nothing seems to have
been done to check the influx of dupes, and
what to do with the deceivers and deceived
is now the question that perplexes the
Charleston authorities. The emigrants, u
| U1dUN VI tutInJ arc utttf1y DtlD
less, and will soon be dependent upon char
ity for support.
The Richmond Wing says that in 1856:
Governor Johnson's pardon of the negl g
! Jordan Hatcher, sentenced to death for mur
der, caused crowd to collect before the
governors mansion and express their disap
probation with groans and Kisses. This caused
Hon. Charles s. Lewis, who died at Clarks
burg, West Virginia, last week, to make a
motion in tbe house of delegates for the
appointment OF joint committee to inquire
into the expedency of moving the capital ol
the commonwealth from Richmond to some
central location where the executive could
discharge the functions of his Office without
being subjected to insult and the motion
was carried by a vote Of 88 to 50.
Nashville American: AS freight
train was passing around the foot OF Lookou
mountain into Chattanooga Saturday one o
the brakemen discovered tramp in CARLOAD
of mules. The tramp was astride one of the
animals, and was asked what he was doinl
there. "Driving mules to Chattanooga,
was the laconic response, as he yelled ou
"whoa ~ to the animal. On looking int,
a car loaded with hogs another tramp wa
found, perfectly at home with the swine
+" Who are you?" demanded the brakeman
sternly. "The bell>wether of the flock, lead
in 'em down into the fertile valleys of tn
Tennessee" said the tramp, "and we Away
ride upon rail-"
Lexington Va.) Gazette On the 19tl
day of January, that being the anniversar,
. of The birth OF General Robert Z. Lee, tn,
tomb beneath the chapel Of w. and L. UNI
versity was elaborately and handsomel.
decorated with flowers aud evergreens
The wealth and beauty OF the flowers an,
eyergreens were only equalled by the exquis
ite taste displayed in design and manner o
arrangement. II it were possible, the labo
bestoged upon the decoration at this ami
3 yersary, e1celled anything ever before done
The attention Of Lexington's fair daughter
to the graves Of the Lees knows no SHADOW
} of change in the fast passing years, but will
gathered strength ever manifests itself il
new tokens Of love and admiration.