The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-08
SOUTHERN NEWS.

Austin, Texas is to have a capital, cost
ing 81 100000.
The German carp put in Georgia wa
tiers are doing finely.
Scarlet fever is making it red-hot for
the people of Natchez.
There are five candidates for the post
mastershp of Nashville under Gariield's
administration.
fThe sugar crop of Southern Texas has
been damaged fully onc-half by the re-
cent storms.
Late cotton has hccn damaged fcarfully
at CIeburnc, Longview, Mckinney and
other points in Texas.
The Nashville American now figures
up Il Democratic majority of six on joint
ballot in the Tennessee Legislature.
II is said that sevcnty-cight of the l0o
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Ia'or ol l"!'''s '''c 7'"'o "c"''
There is a movement on foot by promi
ncnt members of the Tennessee Legisla
turc to cut down the number of elections
lanes CHRISTOPHER, of Forest CITY
Arl rcccnt,v wont to thc house If q
coIorod woman and in ottcmntinc to
rorco hi. w,v in was killed nv her She
,,.. diyoI,orwcd an thn oround of self
defense.
There are deficits IN the budgets oil
several departments OF the CITY Hal OF
New Orleans. The appropriation Tor pay
of the police Is SlO,0O0 short, ana the
Improvements Department Is short So
900.
John NJ. HILL Il Little Rock printer,
was remarked Wednesday last to the
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Under inc l'e" co'' vi "''''S''PP'
amy clII|cIl HAS 'lle ''Sh' 'o"i'''' VI 'a''
before Magistrate OF Fhy proper o.'''''
inc tramp lc may 'i"' "'ss"S '0'''
ms premises IL Is l''"o' ''o ""'S VI
Magistrates 10 commit Su''' 'i"npo "
lall. ana from inc jan III u " W iA''''
out as o'l'r co''''c'' "'''
William Mattox. an inontnsivc ole
man. was brutally murdered at his hous,
near Abbcyillc, 5. c., Thursday nigh
last. Two men asked for lodging, ant
being denied, entered the house and de
mandcd his money, killed him and tool
500 No clue to the murdcrerS has beel
discovered up to TINS u'ne' Inc VIE o
the deceased was in an adjoining room
Nashville American. Five school
ho,.cs rour in Wilson and one in Da
.,;,l.,n o,,,,, oil mar thn Lebanon
,rr,niko-worc DESTROYED bv fire, O,
Wednesday picbt last bv inccndaries
rrrd,r whot i known rs the four mil
I,,r .oI,ons ar Lrinkinr-houscs can no
Lo RIM within an incornoratcd institution
or learning and in order to prevent th,
sale of liquor in their ncighborhoods
persons residing at different points aloni
the turnpike secured charters ana pu''
all the school-houscS destroyed Ia"
Wednesday night.
A spccial from lIarpcr's Ferry says
romantic marriage has taken place on
the railroad bridge there. A gentleman
from Newmarket, VT, was taking hi
daughter westward to prevent her mar
rage with young farmer. While tn
father was in depot writing to his wIlc
informing her of his safe Journey to tina
point, the young lady's lover, who hat
secured a marriage license and a minis
ter, put in IN appearance, and the twain
hurrving over the bridge, past the stat
line, were married. They then returne
to the station and informed her father
who left at once for home, disguised, tn
Young couple following him the mex
day.
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