The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-02-15

HOME. JOURNAL.
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Published weekly at 80 per nnnum. Where
the papcris sent out OF the county, $40.
WM. j. SLATER, EprEon,
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Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1882.
Tennessee bonds arc quoted at II
cents.
The Mississippi Legislature has me
morialized Congress to refund the cotton
tax.
1t is limited that the Administration
is getting very sick Of the Malone al
lance.
Judge John A. Mckinney died at
Rogersvillc recently Of heart disease
His death was sudden.
Hon. Thos. A. Hendricks thinks the
Republican party will be weakened by
the course Of the present Administers
ton.
The High School building Of Lcwis-
burg, Marshal county, was destroyed
by fire recently. Loss about twO thOus
and dollars.
Mrs. Mary Trousdalc, widow of cx
Gov. Trousdale, died at her residence il
Gallatin recently, at the advanced ag'
Of 7G years.
Pennsylvania istrying to get Congrcsi
TO vote pay to the people Of that STATE
for damages inflicted by Lees army o
invasion.
Produce and provisions are on the dc
cline in the Western markets. We
would welcome decline in this "ncck
Of the woods"
w. j. FELTON, opened the ball il
Georgia last week III the Independent
movement by urging the abolition o
poll tax and national banks.
In fight between a. J. Grlbblc an'
some railroad hands at Rock Island
Warren county, recently, Grihble shot
and killed Riley Carpenter, and was sc
ri,usly cut himself.
An exchange suggests that every pa
per set aside Il column to be known n
"ihc fools column" in which Tie name
Of all parties who have any relics o
Guiieau be published
The farmers throughout the State ar,
farther behind with their work thar
at any time since the war. There In,
not been any blowing done in some see
tons since last fall. Wet weather.
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IN eastern physician states that il
families that roast their own coffee dip
iberia cannot get u ioothoId, as tie pun
gent aroma Of the roasting coffee effect
uaIly dcst;oys the germ Of the disease
1t is SAID that the Marli Gras cclc
llation in New Orleans this year vii
eclipse anything Of that nature eve
witnessed in the country. Round-riI
tickets from Chattanooga are offered Il
fifteen dollars.
1t is said that the Governor will cal
the Legislature together so soon as Con
grcss shall have pissed the apporiiou
ment bill. As the representation from
Tennessee is not increased, there is n
use Of rcdistricting the State.
In addition to the pensions of So, OO
per year each granted by Congress T.
Mrs. Garfield and Mrs. Lincoln, II bill
is pending, and will be passed, allowin,
life pensions of $4,000 per year each t,
the widows of cx-Prcsidents Polk an,
Tyler
A Rome (Ga,J man is preparing
unique directory. 1t will contain tn
name, style, whether brunette or blonde
address and approximate age of ever
young lady in Georgia who has in he
own name, or as heir cxpcctant, proper
ty TO the amount Of So, 900 or upward
Wendell Phillips says; "Lct each dis
trict choose its own postmaster and Gus
tom-house officials. This would appca
to the best sense and sober second
thought of each district. Responsibility
would purify and elevate the masses,
while the government would be relieved
from that mass of patronage which de
bauchcs it."
The Nashville American says tina
John Poe and Cicero Poe claim tina
they made no such threat as "ccanip,