The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-07-01
SOUTHERN NEWS.

aggregate circulation of 211 $3.50.
The farmers are all hopefulin Georgia,
he only drawback being in the wheat.
THERE is one field of broom-corn in
ill County, Texas, containing 600 acres.
The sugar-cane beetle is a new pest of
the Louisiana plantations about New
IBERIA
The work on the new Sibley cotto
mills in Augusta, Ga, is progressing
rapidly.
The Bath Paper Mills were sold at
Aiken, S, c., at public outcry June s.,
for sos, 800.
COMPETING ice factories in Augusta,
Ga, have reduced the price to half a
ent pound.
A FENCE is to be placed around the
Jackson Statue at Nashville to protect it
from vandalism.
The negroes in Louisiana have stopped
talking about the exodus business; some
hing better to do
They have formed an anti-dueling as
sociation at Camden, s. c., with Judge
Kershaw as President
DURING the last two weeks there have
oeen but two deaths in Natchez, Miss, q
city of 5000 inhabitants.
THIRTEEN teachers institutes for the
special benefit of colored teachers will be
held in Tennessee this year.
The total receipts from all sources of
the late centennial exposition at Nash
vile are said to be sos, 1850
ANDERSON County, S. G., has twenty
three Democratic clubs thoroughly organ
lied with membership of $500.
SrLK-RAIsING in the South is receivin g
attention, and bids fair to be a leading
feature in commercial statistics.
BATS are swarming in New Orleans
Parish Prison, and Mr.. Pedalahore Of
fers to exterminate them for $500.
The pastor of church at Austin, Tex
has announced sermon OH the subject,
"a Tight Squeeze, or the Round Dance.
The Board of Trade at Natchez recon-
mends that place as good crossing for
any through railroad that may be pro-
jected.
In Jackson, Miss, within the last few
months, large cotton-seed mill, nm ice
factory and steam saw-mill have been
erected.
A NIECE of the late Hon. John G. Cal
houn, Mrs. i. 7. De Graifenried, aged
seventy five years, died at Decatur, Ga
last week.
TEXAS has fund in ready cash of $780,
900 raised from the sale of public lands,
with which it proposes to build n State
University at Austin.
The last report of the State Adjutant
General of Texas shows no less than 6, ,0OC
fugitives from Justice, of whom 900 are
charged with murder.
A COMPANY has been organized in New
Orleans to establish a jute factory, and a
considerable quantity of jute seed will
be planted in Louisiana this year.
THE float of cypress this spring from
the swamps between the Mississippi and
Atchafalaya Rivers exceeds that OF any
previous year. Thousands of laborer'
are working at it.
SEVERAL citizens of Marietta, Ga.
have united in sending to New York for
twenty-five white servant girls. The un
reliability of negro servants has rendered
this step necessary.
The Continental Guards, of New Or
leans, will participate in the anniversary
of the battle of Bunker Hill. Their uni
form is brilliant with buff and gold, after
the old Continental style.
The people of Memphis are compelled
to go outside the taxing district limits
to indulge in Sunday amusements. To
get shaved or take horn, they get on
one of the steamers and indulge.
BOYS under twenty years old in Mem
phis, who want to play cards or billiards.
or drink Intoxicating liquors, must carry
written permits from their parents OF
they will be refused by saloon-keepers.
THE State of Virginia hires out five
hundred and twenty-five OF her convlct'
TO work on her railroads and other public
improvements, for whom she receives
twenty-five cents net each per day.
WHILE three clerks were engaged IL
distilling vanilla extract for soda ioun
tain in drug store in Charleston, .. U.
the retort holding the extract exploded
seriously injuring all three Of the clerks
GEN JOHNSON HAeooD, the nominee
of the Democratic party Of South Carolni
for Governor, has been Controller uenera
of the State since 1876. He Is a success
full planter, fine executive officer an'
his ambition is limited to service OF on
term as Governor of his State.
THIRTY small boys in Dallas, Texas
were arrested for holding negro miilstre
shows in an unoccupied builling withou
the knowledge or consent Of the owners
The Mayor Gned them from fifty cent