The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-03
GEN ERAL NEWS.

TIE new cotton factory nc Birmingham
will cover over four acres, ost 100000
and employ 800 operatives.
Tho number of patents Withheld for
noupayment Of the final fees was 2,05G;
the number Of patents expired 7,471.
The receipts from all sources was 81,
O95,Ssi; expenditures including printing
s57762S, surplus, $51s,255. Increase in
the receipts over 1882, $l55,O2O
The Pratt Coal and Coke Company, of
Alabama, have bought ten mining ma
chimes and have them cutting coal IN the
shaft. They will cut about 100 tons per
day.
The number of caveats filed was g.
5SS; the number of patents granted, in
cludins reissues and designs, 81 1856; the
number Of ira lc marks registered wa,
S33 the number of llbels registered WIS
GlS; total 22,6S6,
ARKANSAS Democrat: There will ho
considerable falling of ia the cotton
crop, but the people can lear it much
better than they could have done last
year They are more nearly out of debt
and so arc better Enabled to "livc ut
home"
DuTNd the past ycnr over third of
million Of dollars was received in the
United States land Office at Gainesville.
Fla, and nearly half million acres of
land were disposed Of. There were also
1855 h,Dcstend entries, and the hum.
her Of cash entries WINS 2,1Sl.
A FEAR orchard in Thomas cornty.
Ga., WA sold five yeas ago fer $3.50. 1t
was next sold for $l,s0o, the $3.50 hay.
ing Eccn recovered from cuttings in the
meantime. A month aftcrward s.. SEQ
was offered for it, and now it could rot
be bought for $4,000
The lumber Of applications awaiting
action on the part Of the Office, July |,
1888, was 4,790, an increase of 2S per
cent. over 1882. The Commissioner
says the business of the tilicc is stcndi,
and rapidly increasing, hut nearly two
and half Million dollars now stands to
the credit of the office in tho Treasury
A MAN by the name of Gallian. living
near Low Gap, Smry county, n. c.
While quarrelling with neighbor a few
days ago, threw an ax at him, cutting
his clothing slightly and killing his own
child instantly. The ax remained in the
childs heed fer scvual minutes Until
they got thr'ugh fighting. Mrs. Gallia1
the child's mother, hecame greatly cxci.
ted, and it is feared she will die,
WHILE The amount of cotton consumed
by Southern mills last year was enly one
seAenth of the entire consumption in the
Uuited States, the increased consump-
tion in the United States was nearly 25
per cent. of that for the whole country
thus showing that tho south.is progress
ing much more rapidly in cotton man.
uiacturng than the North.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, is to have n pal
mctto factory. The machinery viii all
lie new, for the NEST part recent invent
ions, and will consist of eight fibre ma
chimes, six machines for preparing the
lea for mattresses, etc, an immense pal,
metto crnsher, steam dyers and other ma
chiucry for manufacturingpalmetto pulp
and for converting pine straw into
fibre for the upholsters, for mattresses,
etc.
The Commissioner of patents has sub
mitted report Of the business
Of the patent Office for the fis-
cal year ended. June 80. The report
hovs that the number of applications
( rpatents received was 32, ,S45 the num-
Der Of applications for design patents re-
ceived was 1,03S; the number of applica-
tons for reissue of patents received was
A7, the number of applications for the
registration Of trademarks was S54; the
humble rof applications for the registra-
hon of labels was 749; total 35, 734, as
against 80, 100.
i CHATTANOOGA Times: Considerable ap-
preht nsion is expr, ssed by the press of
the State rs well MS the prominent stock
raisers at the prevailanco of murrain
among the cattle in certain sections.
Inc disease has made its appearance in
many localities, and is not confined to
any one grand division of the State. To
a@rge extent the cattle raisers of the
State have discarded the old thorough
ored scrub stock and have expended
considerable wealth and time i'll improv-
ing their herds Consequently an cpl
demlc Of this dread disease would be Of
mcalculable injury to the Statei in finan-
cial point of view.
MACON Telegraph: The Savannah
Truck farmers are investigating fruitcans
nlhS establishments for the benefit of
melr association. The true solution of
Ihe truck question lies in this direction.
n@' season, experience, if it taught any
'nlng, taughtthat truck is of too perish
aOle a nature to be shipped long distan
ces at owners risk. The demand fol
canned, fruits We are told, has nevel
Oecn sully supplied, and should the sup
Ply for, the time exceed the demand
mere Is no danger Of % glutted market
Like cotton. canned eruit can be hel(