The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-01-18

ing, West Virginia, are arranging to
come to Birmingham, Ala, where in CO.
partnership Mr.. DeBardeleben. they
propose to enter largely into the manu-
facture of nails and other irons.
There are 1000 Indians yet in the !
Everglades of Florida. They speak their
own language, but by frequent inter
course with the white people at the trad !
ing posts, ON Lake Okcechohee, have be- |
come civilized. They are friendly and |
honest in their dealings with the whites.
The extent of the manufacture of
"pure olive oil" from cotton seed is in
dicated by export statist cs from New
Orleans Of 100000 gallons shipped
thence during 1880, lightweight per
cent was sent to the Mediterranean and
French ports, and one.half of this
amount to Italy.
Phillips, Marshall & Co. of London,
have purchased ! 100000 acres of land
from the state of Mississippi. The lands
lie mostly in the Yazoo delta, and COM
prise some Of the richest cotton and
timber land in the South. II is the in
tention to improve, cultivate and colo.
nize these lands.
Hon. J. f. Cunningham of Fulton,
Ark, has invented cotton-picking ma
chine that pulls off the cotton bolls.
limbs and leaf, and then separates them.
The horse and wagon pass over the rows
that have been picked and the machine
gathers on the side. He says that by
attaching the separator to the gip power
he can pick two rows as fast as the team
can move.
| Atlanta Constitution: The cost of the
Exposition was S250,OOO, of which $780,
900 in round figures were put in build
ings and improvements ard the balance
paid out for running expenses, printing,
etc. The receipts were from $22O,OOO to
s25O,OOO, of which $4,000 came from
stock, $4,000 from privileges, $4,000
fir, m entry fees, $4,000 from gate re-
ceipts, and 5000 from miscellaneous
e resources.
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VI Eastman (Ga y Times: l.. l.. Burch,
of Telfair county, killed bald eagle
last week which measured eight feet
A from tip to tip of its wings. One of the
/. feet was sent to this Office, and the claw
n from point to point measured eight ano
!. one-third inches. This monstrous birC
had a grown sheep down when Mr.. Burcl
discovered it, and forced him TO rela'
:. his hold by sending a rifle ball through
n his eagleship,
Durham Recorder: The farmers il
IL Eastern Carolina seem to he tardy in fin
1t ishing up the years crop, hence it is a
!. most impossible to employ man 10 driv
n deer. Sport in this line, hoRevcr,
fine. Deer are abundant, so mech :
# that migratory sporIsmen believe ther
70 to be more numerous in the everslad
!. counties of Fender, Jones, Onslow, Cri
- ven, Pamlico and Carteret than in an
part of the South.
The Dempsey family and the Norr
40 family, of Cherokee county, Ala, ha'
- long been enemies. The older member
Il have spent life time in continued bicl
u erings, and have wearied of it, But II
boys have taken up the cudgel, and he.
n, is the result: Last week two of Il
et Dempsey bjys and two of the NorT
til met to fight 1t out. Both of the NorI
he boys were stabbed, the younger mortal
The families stand high in the comm
ny nifty, and great excitement has grow
at out of the difficulty.
ny Jacksonville (Fla.,) Union: Duri
ro- the month of December there were
100000 feet of yellow pine lumI
rec shipped from this port, against 8,SlS,o
ers feet for same month last year. an incre'
ed last month of 2,sS2,OOO feet over
Ills amount shipped during the same mon
e." in 1880. The above does not inclu
ME lumber shipped north via Fernando
nm over the Fernandina and Jacksonvi
ON railroad. During the year just cl'
out there were, not including that shipT
on via Fernandna, 5S,S37, 45l feet of lu
Der shipped from this port, against 4
,to 1925 feet shipped during 1880, a
for 3S,97S,9SS shipped in 1879, an incre
ID. in 1881 over 1880 of 1918, 1876 feet, 9