The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-07-18
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.

There has been too much rain in south
ern Arkansas.
The grange will be a factor in the
Texas gubernatorial election.
Nashville, Tenn, has the only colored
medical college in the world, itwa endowed
by two Indanians.
The grain crop of the south this year
is said to be larger than at any time since
1865. The prospect of an European war had
something to 10 with it.
The Washington IN. G. Star coniesses
that North Carolina has more illiterate per.
sons, according to population, than any
other of the thirty'eight states.
Mrs. Guy, of Fort Worth, Texas, being
accused by her husband of iniideity, took
her three children to the river, drowned
them, and then drowned herself.
A loan of $2700,000 having been el-
fected on the bonds OF the Galveston, Col.
orado and Santa Fe railroad the building of
the road will be at once pushed forward with
energy.
Ex-Gov. Letcher, of Virginia, says
the reason no monument has been placed
over the grave of President Tyler is that the
legislature failed to make the necessary ap.
preparations.
Since the close of the late civil war
the Marietta (Ga.) Field says nearly half
million pounds of bullets have been gather.
ed from the battlefields near that town. One
man has shipped $1,000 pounds.
North Texas produces, to the amaze
ment of strangers, as abundant crops of
wheat millet, rye and oats, as Of corn and
cotton. Apples, peaches, figs and pome.
granates are equally abundant when cared
for and cultivated.
Alexander H. Stephens is now enjoying
better health than for many years past.
The secret of his strange vitality is said to
be remarkably sound stomach, which,
during his long illness, has never failed to
perform its functions.
Mr. Stephens, in the course of his Au.
gusta speech, said he bad dictated the plat
form upon which the democracy of Georgia
recognized Immediately after the war.
Senator Hill, in an interview with reporter
Of the Atlanta Constitution, denies it,
San Antonio Express We recently
met party recently from chihuahua, Mex>
leo, who reports that almost the entire state
was in perfect terror. The people a-e des,i'
tute, food can barely be purchased at any
price, water is scarce, and cattle and horses
and hundreds OF people are dying from
hunger. 1t has not rained for about nine
months, and the sun is parching everything
up.
The Key West (Fla) Dispatch of late
date, says that large and enthusiastic meet
ing OF Cubans has been held at San Carlos
hall in that city, and was presided over by
Col. Pho RosadO, of Gen. Maceo's staff. Res
olutions were passed pledging both men and
money for the continuance of the struggle
for independence whenever opportunity
should offer to make descent on Cuba
The emancip patton of slaves was made fun
damental principle for the continuance o.
the struggle.
The San Antonio authorities are tax
ins steps toward the Identification OF the
graves of the heroes of the Alamo Tn,
Galveston News says: Col. King will alst
attempt to save what remains of the ashe
of the heroes of the Alamo. In 1887, a yea
after the massacre, Capt. Juan Seguin hat
the charred and mutlated relics gathered
together and placed in large box, tn,
names of the victims being inscribed on the
| inside of the lid. The box was inferred in {
triangular piece of land few hundred
wards from the Alamo. Col. King is san
guine of discovering this very box, whicl
| will be guarded from further neglect ant
desecratioD.
Memphis Avalanche: There is no vel
low fever in the United States. II has Wis
tied Memphis only three times. 1t ma,
never come again But If it ever reappear
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