The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-14

emlgranC agents 10 pay license fee OF
$500 in every county in which they So
licit emigrants, 1t is said that there are
number of these agents who are vio-
latiDg this law. 1t is said that Mormon
missionaries might be barred under a
strict construction of the act.
The Texas Meat Company has COM
menced the erection of an extensive es-
a blishment at Victoria for the slaugh.
ter of cattle and sheep, which it intends
to ship direct to New Orleans, st, Louis
and Chicago in refrigerator cars. The
Refrigerator Car Company is largely in
terested in the enterprise, and will of
course use every exertion to make it
success.
An old lady in Hartwell, Ga, has
made all the necessary preparations for
her burial except the coffin. She has
black silk dress, all the necessary under
clothing, cap, gloves, etc; even has a
cake of perfumed soap, wash rag and
towel for washing her body, and can
die nearly two feet long, which .he has
had ever since the war, and which is to
afford light for the watchers when she
lies in state.
There are about 10000 acres Of land
in Walker county, Ala, owned by va
rious individuals. They are coal land
bordering on the Georgia Pacific road,
and it is understood that a company is
to be organized in this city with the
object of purchasing and developing
these lands. Since the Georgia Pacific
through Walker county has been elk
ed fact" a large quantity of mineral
lands have been sold in Walker county.
A movement has recently been started
by number of prominent citizens OF
Albany, Ga, having for its object the
early re opening of the Flint river to AL
bany to navigation for ordinary river
craft, as was the case some years ago
and before the completion of its railroad
system. The success of the scheme only
requires the removal of few prominent
instructions in the channel, between AL
bany and cambridge, which will give
safe navigation to the Gulf.
Many of the South Carolina farmer
express a determination to prepare dur
ing the present season for the genera
introduction of immigrants in the fall
so as to prevent the embarrassment re
sultingfrum the uncertain element whic
they have had to depend upon hereto
fore for labor, They propose to bull
comfortable houses and make other ar
rancements for the comfort of the INN
grant, which will 60 to insure his per
mancnt settlement in their midst.
William Griffin has been fined 80
New Orleans for pcrpetrating a "pil
box" lottery. lie would enter a hou
y and .sk the ladies if they wished to pls
lottery. Then he would take Il numb
of pill-boxes out of his pocket, put fly
dollar bills in some and paper in other
shake up the hat and let his victir
draw at the rate of fifty cents chanC
g They generally won on the first roun
e but after that luck would turn, and tn
q would come out losers. As his victlr
g we're, as a rule, respectable, they did II
# complain, but suffered in silence. ]
finally struck the wrong parties, hoy
er ever; hence his arrest.
"a Polk Place, the residence of Mrs. j
'g K. Polk, contains among other valual
ne mementoes, picture of the world
, nowned conqueror of Mexico-Herna
do Cortez-- and is life.size three qu
or ter length view of that illustrious he
I'd Equipped in his beautifully ornament
i. and shining coat of mail, holding
on truncheon in the right hand, and
b left hand resting upon the hilt CT
sword, he is standing beside table NJ
which lie his iron gaurtets ard his
liz met crowned with waving plumes.
y, hair and beard are dark and abunda
:. and the large brown eyes are leok
~ upward with contemplative EXPIRE
WI ion not to be expected in so restless
daring spirit.