The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-09-05
GENERAL NEWS.

Tur population of Chattanooga is said
be 9O,GCG.
EIGHTY cents per hundred, is the price
,aered for good lines in Jacksonville,
florida.
prry.rryE thousand dollars worth of
Eropge were sold at Key West, Fla, las
Monday
ElGHr and three-quarter million dol
ors is the valuation of property in Flor
do for 1888. IN increase Of four millions
Ger last year.
yIcKsBuRG, Miss, wells sunk about
p6O feet reach the gulf level and an
buudance of excellent water, with fine
,ond and sea shells is found.
The Charleston, S. G., News an2 Cou-
Ter reports great injury to the cotton by
lrouth and greater injury threatening
Upland crop.
South CAROLINA, according 10 the cen
slls, is the nest illiterate state, 4S.2 PER
cent Of tie population Icing unable to
read. and So per cent III fable TO write.
PRol present indications it is probable
that Galveston, Texas will receive for
the season 1ss2-S3 about 500, C00 bales
Of cotton, leaving every port except New
Orleans in the race.
A COMMITTEE is cnnvussing for sub
scriptiors to steamship line between
Augusta and Savannah. Ii is thought
that it will be II success. When the con-
temphted improvements in the river are
made steamers cGn run all the year.
The German colony located ut Pick.
cnsyile, Ala, apprhcnl realizing Moth
ing from their crop, ON account Of the
drouth, and have entered into ncgotn-
tons to furnish slaves to the Mobile
market from the timber along The upper
Bgbee.
The work in thu harbor Mt Vicksburg
will not be abandoned. II il confidently
believed that sufficient depth Of water
can be kept in the west pass Of the lax,
to allow tributary boats to land Mt The
city landing during the lowest stage il
the river.
TnE Board of Directors Of the Floridi
Ship canal and Transit Company adjour
ned at New York yesterday, after foui
days session. Work will probably com
mencc on the canal within the mex
ninety days. Its estimated cost is $40,
OOO,OOO
WESTERN North Carolina is certa;nl,
ageat section for fruit. In Wataug
county is an apple tree fifty years OLE
which has on it about fifty bushels q
fine apples, and has nine large branches
which give rise to thirty.two lranchlets
is seven and half feet in diameter an,
covers twenty-nine yards.
Two of the best farms in Culpeppe
county, Va, exchanged hands recently
One Of them, containing 1900 acres, ST
nated ON the Rappanonnock river, Wa
purchased by Thomas b. Male for $50
eOO cash; the other, containing &c
acres, near brandy Station. was sold {
100000 to the County Treasurer,
Russell Smith.
A Two-THousAND dollar Jersey coy
owned in Baltimore, Nd, has recent
earned the reputation Of being the he
butter producing COW in the Unit,
States, having, in seven days test, Civ,
1917 pounds Of milk, which made twent
five pounds two and half ounces
butter, being one pound Of butter from
little less than thirteen pounds, or s
and half quarts of milk.
GEORGIA, Tennessee and other sout
em states comblain that dogs kill thu
sheep. In England pet dogs are becol
ing serious drain upon the edible l
Cessities and Injuries of life. Ma
pups are fed on toast and tea and egl
and lamb chops. One gentleman da
orders u beeisteak and two glasses
VINE for his dog. Some ct them Ia
brandy and soda, cheese and pick
oysters
Mr.. H. J. GAcnEr, Bullock coun
Aa, is engaged in making syrup fr
melons, and has already made 300
Ions. This sells for 70 cents per gall
An ordinary melon will make two gall
OiIutce, and it takes twelve gallon
make one Of syrup. Estimating
yield per acre 1000 melons, which
give 1000 gallons of juice, or l66
syrup, at 70 cents per gallon, the
ceeds will be 1925.
ALBANY (Fla.) Argus: An immt
Town is now being built on the lin
me st. j. & l.. Il. railroad. 1t conn
ces at Ravenswood, and continues
uong the line to Umatilla, n distanc
Blk miles, of which Altoona is the g
center, geographically. Five saw-l
make it hum for us, and if things
niue this way for another year lii
street cars and street lamps will ha'
Oe inaugurated per necessity. w
THIS Six miles are the towns of Ra,
wood, Pittmann (now consolidated
'COna, Honeywell, Glendale and
flla.
ANEW cave has been discover
North Carolina. 1t is located or
icnnessee river in Swain county,
"c mouth of the Nantlhala. A