The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-08-01

treasurer Jones, Of Georgia, has been found
TO be S270,C0O.
Tho assessors of Atlanta have added
million and n quarter dollars to the tax
able property OF the city.
After second thoughts Charleston has
decided to pay the interest on her debts and
her current Indebtedness.
The Charleston News ard Courier calls
wheat and oats the white mans crops, the
evidence of civilization and progress.
There are Overcome thousand registered
distilleries in Georgia, and 1t is estimated
that at teast six hundred are manufacturing
the "crooked."
Clarksville Chronicle The elasticity
with which a people can recover from
four hundred thousand dollar fire is best
shown BY its rebuilding in the short space of
three months.
Near Paris, KY, in rural cemetery
some ants, by diligently wor king for several
weeks, undermined cofiin in vault, dug a
tunnel and carried the skeleton which the
coffin contained through the tunnel to n
place seventeen feet from where 1t was orig
inally.
A "Second Adventist" tried in Quit
| man before the county court FOR violating
| the Sabbath day by working, made the de
| fense thai according to his religion Saturday
was his sabbath and day of rest, and he OBJ.
| served that instead of Sunday. He was
found guilty.
The supreme court of Louisiana has
sustained Gov. Nichols in his refusal to de.
liver the bonds authorized by the legislature
to be issued for the benefit of the New Or.
leans Pacific railroad. Governor Nichols
opposition was based upon an irregularity in
the form of the bonds.
The Vicksburg Herald says that the
point above Delta ia washing away very rap
idly, and that the powerful current is grad
uaily grinding and sweeping away both
point and sand.bar, thereby resulting in
| throwing the channel of the river further
off from Vicksburg every day.
A convention of the educators of
southern states will be held in Chattanooga
the 9th, 9TH and Sth Of August. DR.. II. A.
NJ. Henderson, of Kentucky, will discuss
"The Southern Educational Needs" and
Prof. G. A.. Chase, of Louisville, "The Teach
er the Chief Factor in the Product OF a
Good School,"
The Morgan (Tenn.) Dispatch learns
that Frank w. Smith, president of the board
of aid to land ownership, of Boston, will
reach Wartburg soon, accompanied by an
engineer and gardener and proceed to make
thorough Investigation of the Cumberland
tabeland, with view to settling New
England colony.
w. II. Foote, colored, formerly men,
Der of the Mississippi legislature, and also
circuit clerk of the county of Iazoo, has
been appointed commercial agent OF the
United States at Puesta, San Domingo, an
Office worth $500 per annum. He sup
ported Tilden, Hendricks and reform in the
last presidential campaign.
Dallas (Texas) Commercial: Tom
Scott's devil fish, as the Texas Pacific is
called, has entwined its arms around cities,
towns and valuable FARMS and brought them
up out of the depths of nothingness. Cast
your eye upon the huge monster as he lies
across north Texas and see how these cities
and towns and prosperous communities lie
c0ntented and happy in its embrace. But
turn time backward in its flight drag this
monster back into the oblivion of the past
and then look again at north Texas, and
what do you see? Grass, trees, cabins, ,wolve,
and wild deer, AS between the two we pre-
fer the devil fish.
Knoxville Tribune: Col. Barnard, the
successful Indian fighter whom we men
toned some days since as being native o
east Tennessee, We learn enlisted in the reg
ular army as private in this city during
the year 1856, at which time he was employ
ed as blacksmith at Kennedy's shops, foo
of Cumberland street, on first creek, Col
Barnard is son OF the late John Barnard
Esq, of Washington county (who died abou
two years siuce). He was born and raised il
the vicinity of Beach creek Hawkins county
and his family and children still live il
Joneshoro. That Col. b. has more than onc'
q cleaned up" the redskins while the gen
era in command was holding prayers in thu
rear for the delivery of his troops, is eulog,
| sufficient,