The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-04-18
NEWS GLEANINGS.

Sullivan county, Tenn, has some rich
zinc deposits that only need capit:l to
be properly developed.
The water power on the Chattahoochee
river, in the vicinity Of Columbus, is es.
timated at 100000 horse power.
Mississippi has l,479 manufacturing
establishments with capital of s4,727,-
600; value of products, s7,5lS,3O2.
The confederate cemetery at Raleigh,
has recently been much improved
through the exertions Of the women Of
that Guy.
South Carolina has 2,07S manufactu-
ring establishments, with n capital If
$l,2O5,S04 invested. Value of products
sl6,7SS,OOS.
The manufacture of whale oil is among
new Southern industries Over 500
600 worth of it has been shipped from
Brunswick.
There are 10000 square miles of al.
most unbrokcn forests in North Caro-.
lima, comprising pine, chestnut, oak,
map'e, beach and hickory timber.
Nearly 10000. 900 feet Of lumber has
been shipped from Pensacola this season.
Chattanooga wants TO tax the drum
mers 800 each.
The cotton crop of 1882 is officially
estimated at. $4,000 tales, Texas
heading the list with $780, 600, and
Missisnppi coming next with 1,042,0OO
bale,
Two prominent steamship owners
from Liverpool are in Savannah III ron
suliation with merchants with view of
putting On several new steamships in
the foreign trade next season.
There are ninety Mormon missionaries
in the South who calculate TO secure
about ZOO converts this year. The e.
ders say East and Middle Tennessee are
the most fruitful fields for the missions
aries.
A gentleman RAISING through Worth
Ga, counted flock of about fifty sheep
and found only four lambs. The NOR
tality is attributed solely to the weather.
No cause is known for the murrain
among the cattle.
Two miles south Of Montgomery, Ala.
Mr.. Glass has 900 mulberry trees and
10000 worms are at work in the first
and second steps which terminate in the
gaudy silk. He expects to realize a
profit This year of $4,000.
There are nearly 100 persons in Glou'
cester, King and Queen and King Henry
counties in" Virginia, between the ages
of so and 100 years, who are in good
health and of sound mind. These per-
sons are all natives.
Mobile Register: The statement il
going the rounds of the press that VIM.
K. Vanderbilt's wife is of Virginia orr
gin. She was born in Mobile, where her
father, Murray +. Smith lived for ma
by years previous to the war.
Chicago has 5000 bars, OF one TO ev
cry 100 inhabitants, while there arc moi
much more than twice that number Of
stores fol the supply of food. Fifteer
blocks, covering thrce-tenths of square
mile. contain 225 groggcries.
A large amount of orange wine is nov
being shipped North through Jackson
vile. On Friday last the Waycros
train took out seventeen cares and two
kegs of the wine. 1t was consigned t.
parties in New York and New Jersey
and was Manufactured at st. Augustine
Fort Valley (Ga,) Mirror Messrs 7
0. Skellie and j, +. Parham, who hav
cared the Wester place, are now plant
ing one hundred acres in watermelon
Mr. Skellie will also plant twenty-five
acres on his home place, making on
hundred and twenty-five acres in all
The watermelon crop promises to b
very large in this section, as hundred
Of acres have already been planted,
Florida Times Union: Mr.. Fitzgerald
president of The Palm PAPER Company
OF Washington, ID. G., which owns tn
patent for manufacturing paper lror
palmetto fibre. is in the city. His vis
has been Che is now on his way home
for the purpose of exploring the exter
OF the palmetto growth of the State, au
Tor the selection of site Tor an immen'
pulp mill, which it is the purpose OF tn
company to erect in this State. w
A number of ladies of Sumter, 5. c
have originated silk association, bougl
land near the town, purchased Mulberl
trees and silkworm eggs, given notice
applying for charter, and entered upc
the venture in most tusinesslike MAJ
ner The ladies propose to buy re
and reel off the silk in Sumter instei
OIL sending the cocoons off, and hope
nave, at some time, silk manufactor