The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-07
NEWS GLEANINGS.

TIL. decline Of Raleigh's trade during
.he past twelve months is said to be
caused by freight determinations.
Bird'seye maple, which sells for $50
per LOCO feet in England. is used for
IRE wood in Weste n North Carolina.
The sheep men of Texas are losing
heavily. Col. w. II. Martin, from q
flock of fine merino sheep numbering
| 2,5O), lost l,2O'.
About 500 negroes Law, left North
Carol n through fear OF sm ,ll-poS, and
have gone to work on the turpentine
farms Of Georgia.
There is talk of an elevated railway at
New Orleans, to run along the rivel
front at q heighth of fifteen feet above
the surface of the ground.
In Texas the State accommodations
+ for the insane are utterly inadequate.
There arc more than 1000 subjects Fl
| i,r an asylum, who are dependent on
private care.
Inf rmation from various sections Of
North Carolina il to the effect that the
cotton crop of that State will be over
| $1,000 bales less than last year, and
| that great quantities Of cotton left il
| ields unpicFed has been badly damaged
| BY snow.
A "Spinster Club" was organized AT
Athens, Ga, for the purpose Of demon
stratiugthe social independence of young
women. and no men were suffered to at
tend. Then a bachelors club was or
ganized in self-defense, and at last &C
counts they were holding joint sessions.
In consequence of the recent mileage
system of nay adopted by the Richmond
and Danville railroad, all the freight
car conductors save four have thrown
up their jobs. One conductor who tried
the new arrangement was not able to
make more than $40 in the last two
weeks with all the running he could do.
Salt Lake City has projected five Nor.
mon missionaries into Chattanooga, who
will distribute themselves through the
adjacent region. These young men were
originally residents of the Southern
States, having emigrated about five
years ago. 1t is said that sixty-fve
Missionaries are already at work in the
South.
A statement just prepared by the
Commissioner of Agriculture shows that
there are twenty.seven cotton mills in
South Carolina now in operation or near
ing completion. These mills have an
aggregate capital of s4,547,oOo run H.
2Olooms, and 1921 spindles. They
give employment to 1862 hands, and
pay out $728,9 0 in wages annually.
II is estimated that the cotton crop of
1852 yielded 3,25o 900 tons of seed. The
oil men now pay sl2 a ton for seed de-
iivered at railroad station or river
landing, which would make the seed
crop worth SS9,0t0,000. Deducting fifty
per cent. of the seed for planting pur-
poses, the remainder would bring 49,
tOO,ODO in the market. Olly ten per
cent Of the entire seed crop is brought
to market and an immense quantity OF
seed is wasted, but what is utilized for
commercial purposes is worth from S.
100000 to $40, 100000. As long ago ae
1884 an oil mill was started at Natchez
Miss, by two Georgians and Kentuck
Ian, Mr.. Anderson Miller. They lost
money in it and abandoned the business
In lS47 another unsuccessful venture
was made at New Orleans, but in 1851
several mills were successfully operated
In that city, which we're closed on ac-
count of the war. Since the war closec
the business has assumed larger proper
Tons, and it is probable that in few
years every pound OF the cotton seet
will be utilized for oil and oil cake, at
lar,e nroGt