The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-06-01
NEWS GLEANINGS.

shingles were shipped from Beaumont
Texas, during April.
Fishermen recently from the gull
stream report having seen schools OF
Spanish mackerel which were unprece.
dented in number.
Maine capitalists have formed a com.
pany with stock fixed at 5000, 0NO,
bought property opposite the City Hall
at Hot Springs, Ark, and will erect a
mammoth hoiel.
Haynesvlle (Ala.) Examiner; We
notice the millions of locusts all over
this section of the county. They eat
the leaves of trees, grass, etc, but have
not bothered the crops as yet.
The late DR.. Henry Hull, who was
born in Wilkes county, Ga, in 1893,
and died May 10, 1881, was professor of
mathematics and astronomy in the State
University at Athens Ga, 1S29-lSl6
lie was associated V it'll General Andrew
Jackson in concluding the treaty with
the Cherokee Indians.
Certain colorcd military companies
have applied for admission into the
State militia of Louisiana. These or
ganization will be mustered in when
properly perfected and uniformed, if
they pass inspection. The New Orleans
States says that one of these companies,
the Attacks Guards, called after the first
,cOercd man killed on the battle field
during the civil war, has existed, in an
Independent condition, for some time,
and bears a fair character for instruc.
ton and diciplinc.
Dr. w. G. Capehcart, who owns two
fisheries on Albemarlc sound, in North
Carolina, told a Herald reporter that he
thought the spawning ground of the
striped bass or rock fish has been found
If it can be definitely located he thinks
that the results will be beyond compu.
taton, and the rock will rapidly become
the most important fish in Southern
waters.
Anderson Is. c. lntclliccncer: There
is some talk-in fact, a strong probabil-
itv-that an effort will be made in An.
derson this summer to elect dry ticket,
and in view of this movement we are
informed that the wholesale liquor deal
er5 residing outside of the State have,
by their saleSmcn, promised to contri
butte from two to six barrels of whisky
towards controlling the vote in favor Of
continuance of license. We
will not submit to outside interference
in our municipal elections, and those
engaged in the liquor business, either
within or without the town, had better
not undertake to control those elections
by contributions of free whisky by
parties outside of the State.
Hawkinsyillc (Ga.) Dispatch In
Dodge county last week the editor of
this paper talked with the tax receiver
of that county. He gave us figures
showing that the taxable property of
that county had increased in 1880 over
1879 to the amount of over $l1S,000, or
about twenty per cent. On Saturday
last the late tax receiver Of Pulaski
county informed us that the taxable
property of this county had increased
during the last four years nearly half
million dollars, or frCm 81, l,l250O0 to
sl,l6O000, In Tclfair county the in
crease in one year was about Sljl, 1000,
and in Coffee county the increase was
about S135,OOO.
Minden, La, correspondence New Or
leans Democrat: Webster parish is
noted for an abundance of fish and
game Hundreds, we might say thous-
ands of persons, make it convenient to
spend few days during the spring or
summer on the banks of the Dorchete
catching fish. The bayou is at these
seasons literally filled with cat, buffalo,
Trout, black and striped bass, white or
Speckled perch, red perch and google
eye, pike, gar, turtle, etc. Deer,'wlId
turkey, etc. are - numerous in the Hats
west of the DJrci"ya, as to seriously
annoy farmers. in the winter season
an immense number of wild fowl are
found in Lake Britcncau--the various
Kinds OF duck, brant, geese and occa-
s'onally swan. The parish is indeed a
hunters paradise.