The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17
NEWS SUMMARY.
Southern News.

NuSuVllle bCOTeu 90 HTes III loII lOsh,
R1o67; insurance, $293,25O.
The Brooks museum at the university
of Virginia has been completed.
Every male citizen of Atlanta is taxed
Hve dollars for the maintenance of the streets.
There were ninety-three vessels from
all parts of the world in the port OF Savan.
nah last Saturday
The Sewanee mines have shipped from
Tracy City, Tenn, during the past year
3,6G9,l05 bushels of coal and coke.
Bishop Wightman, though three score
and ten has presided over five annual con.
!erences in Texas in the last three months.
The New Orleans Democrat says il
congress passes the silver bill, n small outlay
will put the mint in that city in a condition
To roll out the dollar OF the daddies.
The James river and Kanawha canal
is now in boating condition to APPOINT seven.
ty miles above Richmond, and will probably
be opened to Lynchburg by the FIRST of Feb
ruary.
The Nashville Banner says that Isaac
Graves, a soldier of the war Of 1912, died re.
Gently at his residence in Mitchellvlle, Rob,
ertson county, at the advanced age of seven.
ty years.
A Richmond, Va, dispatch reports
the murder of Wm. IL. Fuller, prominent
citizen OF Southampton county. Fuller's
head was blown entirely off his shoulders,
and several stabs were found on his person.
The preliminary trial OF the Adams,
Swetman shooting affair, recently came up at
Mississippi City. Gen. Adams waived an
examination, and was held in $4,000 bail to
answer at the April term of the circuit court
OF that district.
Nashville Banner: Two brothers by
the name OF Beaseley, are litigating in Trous>
dale co,mty over their land line, and the
costs accrued amount to 1909, and they are
sti' fighting it out on that line. The amount
'nvolved is very small.
Silver and copper have been discov-
cred within nine feet of the earth, near Hot
Springs. The copper find is no new discov-
cry. 1t has been known to exist there many
years-but usually on the SUFFICE of stack
of reds"
Baltimore Gazette The fine estate OF
the Randolphs In Fauquier county, Va,
known rs Eastern View" and containing
1925 acres, was sold recently for five dollars
on acre to one of the heirs. Before the war
this estate was valued at $4,000.
James Thomas struck Joseph Smith
over the head with double barreled shot
gun at Mifin, Henderson county, Tenn, on
Christmas day, breaking his skull. The
affair grew ont OF an ola grudge. The
wounded man was still alive at last accounts.
Nashville American: j. Mathis, a
dairyman, residing in the Thirteenth district,
has calf which was born on Christmas eve
that has no horns, and is perfect in every re-
spcct except that on the top of its head is
something in the form OF hat, the rim beng
very prominent. The rim is Of gristly sub
stance, and whenever touched there the ami
anal seems to suffer great pain.
Atlanta Constitution: Wiley Turner
O; Norcross, a sprightly, intelligent youth
fifteen years of age, five feet seven inches
high, and weighing one hundred and TWEEN
ty pounds, never ate a mouthiui OF anima
meat of any description, fowl or fish, in hi
life. lie has never taken drink OF spirit
nor q chew of tobacco, nor smoked. Hi
complexion is good, his checks rosy anc
form good.
Their ale eleven million dogs in War
rem county and one hundred Sheep Vicks
burg Herald. That speaks volumes for thu
people of Warren. The hair of eleven mil
lion dogs at ten dollars pound, is matte
of profit that few sections en- Joy; then ther'
is the bark of eleven million dogs at sixteeI
dollars cord! Just think Of i'll Warren
bound to push ahead of her sister counties
There's millions in it.-HOHy Springs Ia
porter.
Knoxville Chronicle: Dr. Tadlock fur
nlshes the following thrilling account OF tn
murder of James Martin at his fireside AM
home near Fulen's depot. Martin was 81!
ha hi t,rn hfaru Iu ha fire
side about s o'clock. The assassin fire.
through the window with steady and fata
aim, discharging the contents Of the gun il
his victims temple. Martin rushed out O
his house and ran to a neighbOr's, where h
sank from loss Of blood, and died at thre
o'clock the next morning. A negro DO
whom Martin had hired, was apprehende
by Deputy Sheriff W.T.. Mitchell on suspi
cion. He confessed the shooting, but de
clared Martin had threatened to kill him.
The Knoxville Chronicle learns tina
in Sewer county, Christmas night, Jaco
Cumnins and two companions named HeI
derson got on a regular bender" and col
cluded to have n regular Christmas iroli
They proceeded to the house of colore
man named Wright, and Cummns inmed
ately entered the house and drew pistol Q
Wright's daughter, when her father inte
tered and stepped between tnetn' tuihhi'
then presented the pistol at Wrignt's hreas
when his wife began to scream. This a
tracted Cummins attention to her, and J
turned towards her and pointed the pstol,
her breast, threatening to kill her 1t she al
not hush. Wright used the opportunity tn
given by Cummius' attention being divertt
towards his wife, and by aquick moveme
he seized an axe aud before Cummlns c0u
turn, or shoot, he buried it in his side, an
thus saved the lives of himself and famil
Cummins fell and expired almost immet
ately, and the other two fled.