The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-04-27
NEWS GLEANINGS.

The little county OF Wythc, Va, pro-
duced last year 81 900, 600 worth of iron.
The Houston CTexas) Post says that
over 100000 people petioned the Legis-
lature on the prohibition question.
During March the yellow pine lum,
Der shipped from Jacksonville, Fla,
amounted to 1881 ,779 feet.
The Vicksburg (Miss,) Herald says
that the cotton factory at Water Valley,
which has been idle for some years, will
soon be put in repair and run again,
Col James Crook, one of the Alabama
Railroad Commissioners, told reporter
of the Atlanta Constitution that Gen.
Gordon owns 100000 acres of the finest
coal lands in the world.
Gainesville (Ga,) Southron: The gold
mines of Northeast Georgia are yielding
large dividends, with all the drawbacks
of Il winter and spriog unequaIcd for Sc
verify in half a century. The rainfall
in March and April largely surpassed
that of any season within the memory OF
the oldest inhabitant,
Memphis (Tcnn) Appeal With the
citv-dcbt bill in force and also the State
debt bill, the rate Of taxation in Mem
phis will be as follows Statc-dcbt com
promise on the 500, fifty cents; city
debt compromise on the 800 fifty cents;
city taxes for all purposes, 81 60; State
and county tax, seventy cents; total
amount Of tax, So 30.
Columbus (Gm Advertiser: Numbers
of our planters are now paying high
prices for hay to feed stock on, and in Il
short while will be paying nearly the
same per 100 pounds to have the grass
killed in order to make a bale of cotton
to an average of three and Il half acres
of land. This is one reason why our far
mers can accumulate no money, and in Il
great measure accounts for the many
poor horses, cows and hogs to be found
in this country,
Emigration has set in from the Valley
of Virginia to Piedmont Va. A num-
Der of farmers in the valley have recent
" sold out and bought farms in FauquI-
err and Piedmont counties. At Warren
ton, last week, farmer arrived from
Rockingham county seeking suitable
farms for twenty-five ncighbors in that
county. The cause assigned for the
change is that Piedmont (NW lands be.
ing cheaper, the farmers can own lager
tracts
Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Times: Tuscaloosa
has three newspapers and one magazine :;
| a Methodist, a Catholic, Presbyterian,
Baptist, an EpiscopaIian, and several
colorcd churches; Il University, two
High Schools for boys, and number of
good schools for small children; two
banks, one national and the other pr-
yatc; two cotton factories, two planning
mills and furniture manufactures and a
cotton.gin factory; an Insane Hospital
and Theological Seminary for coIorcd
preachers and fifty business houses.
Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution ; Mayor
English told me yesterday that the in
crease in city property this year would
60 sharply over 81 100000, Bob Griffin,
one of the assessors, estimated that OF
this amount fully $500, 900 was in new
houses that had been added during the
year, and the balance in increased val
ucs. This is a capital record for n young
city and puts our total assessments above
800, 900, 600. The debt of the city is
about ten per cent of the total value, but
it is decreasing while the city is growing.
Mayor English thinks that in three
years the debt will have shrunk to sew
en- per cent of the total value, which is
highest rate permitted, The outlook for
building next year is quite AZ good as
last.
A writer in the Reidsville On, Co.
Times, speaking of the birthplace Of Ed
Richardson, said to be the richest man
in the South, says that he was born in
Scrgeansvile, Caswell county, n. G.
He and Esquire Samuel :. Harrison
were born not half mile apart and
within two weeks of each other. The
old Ladies used to say that when one
died of old age the other would quake
with fear. His name is Edmund X
Richardson, not Edward II. ale first
set out as young man clerking in Dan
vile at Sullvan's Hotel, the cold Bell
Tavern" Forty years ago he drove all
the way from Mississippi here in sulky, |
and there wasn't a railroad to be seen
now see the difference. They wanted
him for Governor, but he wouln't hear
to it, When spoken to about it he said
it was the very last place he should
think of he would as soon have the
town constable's,"
Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer-Sun: Whe
the grange was hourishing institution
in Oglcthorpe county, some years since
it was customary, when member want
oil credit for a committee to examine in
to his solvency. If found solvent the
officers of the grange would give him
written recommendation. In numerous
instances these debts were not paid and
now the officers are being sued. If the
court decide that these written recon-
mendations are binding, the officers will