The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-22

amounts 10 $ZJ.UUV,UVU year, ana tne
rice trade to $2,OO0,00O.i
Twenty-Five shares of South Carolina
railroad stock were sold at auction in
Charleston at $3.50 per share. ..
Macon, Georgia, is to have United
States Court, and now her people want
neat Government building.
The city treasury of Nashville will be
drawn upon for about 1926, 900 to aid in
the approaching centennial celebration
there.
In Savannah, Ga, an anti-profanity
pledge is being circulated, and very gen
orally signed. The signers wear white
ribbons.
Nashville American: One thousand
steel rails for the Chattanooga rail
road arrived at Johnsonyille yester-
day morning. NJ
Richmond, Va, is taking precautions
to prevent the introduction in that city
of smallpox which has appeared at
Washington city.
A petition is in circulation in Elber-
ton, Ga, requesting the Council to fix
the license to retail Intoxicating liquors
in that town at $4,000.
There are more c0lored pupils than
white in the public schools in Columbia,
s. G., but the white people pay three
fourths Of the expenses. Hst
Several hundred workmen were dis
charged from the navy yard at Ports
mouth, Va, Monday night, on account
of reduced allowance. y
Vaccination is being practiced to a
great extent in Petersburg, Va, in view
of the fact that smallpox is infesting
some of the northern cities.
The Mobile Cotton Exchange has
proved such a financial success that the
members have decided to erect a hand
some building for its exclusive use.
Raleigh IN. CO. News: The city gas
works are nearly completed, the genera
tor is in position, and the pipes are laid
from the street to the market-house.
A wonderful saving to the farmers of
South Carolina has come from the adop-
ton of the fence law. In many counties
there is now no opposition to it what
ever
An extensive cotton factory is about
to be, organized at Charlotte, N. c., the
city authorities having promised the
company exemption from local taxation
for ten years., On pr
Little Rock (Ark.) Democrat: The
panther killed afew weeks since short
distance from the city, and now on exhib-
ition here, measures seven. and one half
feet in length. -. . sf
The people of Rome, Georgia, are very
proud of their public library. During
its existence of only ten months it. has
2lS.contributing members, and contains
900 volumes. ..,s--,......
The dividend on factory, bank, rail-,
road and gas stock, and the interest on
state, city and railroad bonds that will
be received in Augusta, Ga. this month
amount to s499,0O0.
Forty graves have been robbed in Oak
wood cemetery, at Richmond, Va, since
October. The police seem to have done
to put an ehd to the outrage,
and many citizens are indignant.
Chattanooga Times: The rail-mill of
the Roam Iron Company turned out for
its last day of the years work l2O tons
of steel rails. One of the melting furna-
ces produced in the last six days II tons
of good steel.
Charlotte, IN. o. Observer: The
people along the Charlotte, Columbia
aud Augusta railroad keep on rebelling
against the freight charges. Charlotte
has suffered much in this way at differ.
ent times and is sympathizer.
Memphis Appeal MI Warning be-
lieves that, with the requisite force of
hands at work, the sewers can be put
down by the first of May, and then Mem
phis will be one of the best severed and
drained cities on the continent.
Nashville American: The city gov
eminent, and the people of Nashville
are to be congratulated upon,
the fact that the new issue Of city bonds
have at last reached par and are likely
to be at premium at no distant day.
All these bonds have been issued since
1870. ..-g'.
Street letter-boxes are something new
in Macon, Ga, and the people have a
great deal of trouble, in keeping them in
theirplaces. A countryman came in the
city the other day and wanted to feed
his horse. Not seeing a box convenient,
he tore off the top Of one of the post
office boxes and fed his horse in it.
Columbus (Ga.) Times: C. Lopez,
cigar manufacturer of this city, is
seventy-nine years of age. A day or
two since he received a letter from his
father, who is one hundred and twelve
years of age, and is hale and h arty. He
served for twelve years in the army of
Spain, and is now retired officer, re-
ceiving as Il bounty 1925 per month.
The Savannah theater was built in
1903, and is the oldest in America. 10
IS massive building of brick and stone.
1t has never been remorieled or changed
in any way. The architect of this theater
was an Englishman. brought to Americas
by the Blake brothers, two wealthy rice
planters of South Carolina, who at that
lime had their residence in Savannah q
The Lee Memorial Association still
acks $4,000 to complete the building.
It is proposed to have it completed by
next commencement. The stone work
IS done, but the roof has not been placed
upon it, which is to be iron. A tenn
por.ry single roof now protects its
walls. The doors were placed in posi-
lion few days ago, which weigh 5000
pounds oh.
Nashville Banner: During the month
Of December, 1879, twenty-nine tramps
we're fed and lodged in the city work
house. During the same month in 1878,
lOl we're provided for. The decrease
IS mainly due to the fact that tramps
are now arrested as Migrants and re-
1uired to earn their food and lodging by
Il a K.