The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-05-30
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.

The fish are dying in large numbers in
the Rappahannock river from some unknown
cause.
Virginia claims the finest wheat pros.
pect ever seen iu the state at this stage of
the crop.
The people living along the Tennessee
river are rejoiced to find shad in the waters
of that stream
Archery clubs are becoming the popu.
lar thing with the young ladies aud gentle.
men III the south.
Revolvers and shOtguns are kept
within easy reach ON all Texas Central and
Texas Pacific trains.
A sheep rancho as large as the state OF
Green county, Texas,
The railroad and steamboat property
owned by the late Charles Morgan, OF New
Orleans, is valued at $l0,00OoOo.
Whisky production in the Nashville
districts shows an increase OF twenty th0u-
sand gallons for April ever March.
The city attorney OF Nashville has
decided that the mayor has no power to
interfere for the protection of gambling
houses.
The confederate monument IN Mem
,hg is soon to he dedicated with great cere'
mony, General Hume, Of Memphis, VIII
deliver the address.
The Augusta Chronicle says Col. NJ i,
o'Bren, superintendent Of the southern
express rumpauy is the immediate heir Of
the late bonanza king
There are now eight hundred men at
work ON the New Orleans Pacific railroad,
anil it is thought the road will be ready for
business within q vear from neNt November.
Hoods Texas brigade will hold its au-
uual reunion in the city of Houston On the
tenth day nt July next, Gen. Wade linmp.
ton aud Hon. Dan. Voorhees, are expected
to be present
Rev. Mr.. oliver, an Alabama delegate
to the Methodist conference at Atlanta. has
recounted his experience with evangclisls.
He dubs them tramps" and declares them
to ne more trouble than they are worth.
The Key West (Fla.) Dispatch is in
favor OF making it citizens useful. II wauts
an ordinance passed compelling every father
Of new baby 10 plant shade>tree in front
of his premises "In this manner" il says,
"our sidewalks will he beautifully shaded in
less than three wears
The Savannah cotton exchange, to
protect the reputation OF Savannah as 8 cots
ton port against damage done abroad from
badly packed cotton from the interior pass.
ing through Savannah, but not handled there,
has passed resolutions requesting the ship
pers OF cotton from that city to indorse
npon their bills of iading for cotton shipped
upon the spot the clause, "compreSsed.ln IN
Savannah"
Gold and silver mining promises to
become rich and extensive IN Georgia. The
country people in the vicinity of DahlOnega,
Lumpkin county, during the year 1876, pro.
cured from surface washing $I0,7l6 worth OF
cold. Where gold can be procured in such
quantities from the side hills and gulches in
the mountains, there is no doubt that when
shafts aIe sunk and tunnels run 80 as to reach
The gold.bearing quartz at the water-levsl,
the Weld OF metal will he very large and
profitable.
The Lee county (Na.) sentinel learns
that James, Andy and Joe Jackson, three
brothers, OF Russell county, and a woman
whose name is unknown, all died one day
last week from poisoning. SOME one in the
neichborhood had lost a good deal OF butter
lTU'u lliit b liiltl biioNNlI anu hAA"'E
determined to put stop to the stealing by
poisoning crock OF butter. The plan was
carried out, and the above facts pointed out
the guilty parties
Mobile Register: Mobile has lost
ground in only one direction, and that is in
the amount Of cotton she receives. In 1850
we received twice the number of bales we
receive to-day. BY glancing at the tables we
find that the falling off has teen in the re.
| CENTS by river. There has been an unnatural
tendency Of cotton overland and east
ward, and yet it does not follow that the
country merchant Of Marengo, who has
i advanced to his neighbor and shipped the
/ cotton tn ';ew York, has not purchased his
stock OF goods in Mobile. We believe that
Mobile will eventually see her old cotton
receipts restored.
Peter Cooper to q reporter OF the
/ Charlotte N. C.) Observer: "About thirty
/ wears ago" continued he, Z" a seedy.looking
man came into my Office and offered to sell
me great secret for $50. lie was 80
persistent and his condition was so pitiful
! that finally concluded to buy it. paid