The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-15
NEWS GLEANINGS.
-Four negro colleges flourish in Allan

~ slONh huo bNtll
at Birmingham, Ala, to build cottor
factory.
Tie new directory for Knoxville
Tenn, places the population of that
city at 1851.
NJ. w. Harris, of Perry Ga, has some
Egyptian cotton growing on his place
which is ten feet high.
A lot of Confederate bonds, amounting
toS14j,GOo, was sold recently at Charles
ton, S. c., for $l2 SO per thousand.
Columbus, one of the most progress
i've cities in Georgia, is moving to build
thorough system Of street railway.
George Crane, who murdered his wife
in Daugherty county, Ga, has been sen.
fenced to life imprisonment in the PEN
itentlary.
The Selma (Ala) Times says Sl5, 900
has been squandered By Selma people
in matrimonial insurance companies, all
of which has been lost.
1T 1irzah church, York county, So,
Felix Jones and Charles Starr fought
over woman and Jones was killed.
Starr, who is but eighteen years old,
escaped
A meteor fell at Mt. Airy, n. c., re,
Gently, burying itself several feet in the
earth. The mass greatly resembled iron
ore, and weighed several hundred
pounds.
A North Carolina exchange says the
Liberia fever has broken out strongly
among the negroes Of that State, and a
large nCmber are anxious to cmigrate to
that country.
Two years ago so little dried fruit was
shipped frem Tennessee that it was
scarce worthy of note. The business has
now grown, however, to be one of the
most important in the State.
Near Luray, Va, recently, an eagle
whose body was snow white and wings
jet black, was killed. From tip to tip
of its wings it measured six feet seven
inches, and weighed twenty pounds.
The artesian well at Thcma.yillc, Ga.
has reached depth of LOO feet mostly
through solid rock, without getting a
flow of water. Many fine specimens of
fossil sea shells are brought up from the
bottom.
Thomaston, Ga, is ovcrrun,with rats,
and it is said the rodents have become Il
perfect plague, I'm the country round
about the farmers are loosing heavily by
the pests, and can find no way to pro-
tCct their grain or kill of the raiders.
G. W. Hobbs, of Sampson county, n.
C., recently exhibited Il very fine SAM
pie of watermelon brandy. It's flavor is
good, it is clear as crystal, and has none
Of the disagreeable smell of ordinary
brandies and WHISTLES, but has an odor
like that of bay rum.
The cotton planters of Mississippi are
condemning the Cotton Seed AssOcia-
tions of Memphis, New Orleans and
other places, because they have divided
territory ind fixed rates for seed. They
think the price of seed should be GOV
erned by the laws of trade.
The suit brought by the heirs of An
drew Johnson to recover 100 acres of
land in the most valuable portion OF the
Fifth Ward, in Chattanooga, Tenn, has
been settled by decision in favor OF
the present holders of the property. The
amount involved was about 100000.
The Jackson (Miss.) Clarion says; A
wealthy English syndicate last year pur.
chased 706, 900 acres of land in the va
200 delta and they are now examining
$4,000 acres Of pine land with view
to purchase. The same syndicate have
fought 3, 100000 acres Of grazing land
in Texas.
The French Government has sent al
expedition to Florida to observe from
the classic battlements of old Fort Sar
Marco, at st, Augustine, the transit o
Venus November g. The expedition
carry with them scientific apparatus
weighing 10000 pounds, They nave ar
rived at st. Augustine.
Nashville American; The grand jury
yesterday found eight indictments 70
murder in the first degree and assault
with intent % commit murder. AL
these cases we're of recent occurance
The large number of murders, attempte,
murders and other sanguinary affair
which have occurred here are givin
the capital city an unenviable prom
inece.
One Of the most brutal crimes eve
committed is reported from Danville
Va, A little negro boy, aged eigl
years, had silver dollar, which Day
Mills, colored man, coveted. The DO
refused to give it up, and Mills, in o
der to coerce him into compliance wit
his demand, caught him and held hi
over the escape pipe of a steam engir
until the little fellow was nearly cooke,
Mills has been arrested.
A few days ago, says the Gainesvil
(Ga.) Southron, Mrs. Martin and 70,
children undertook to cross the Chat
hoochse at Faulkner's ford to the left