The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-21
NEWS GLEANINGS.
There are 10000 colored Baptists in
Tennessee, with 150 churches.

West Virginia contains $4,000 persons
over ten years of age who cannot read
According to the official statistics
ther, were in Arkansas on June 80,
l881, 1,4l5 school-houses.
The new city hall at Rome, Ga, has
Just been completed at a cost of $15, 900.
The street car companies of New Or
leans altogether collect about 10000
fares daily.
Ex-GOv. WarmOth, of Louisiana, has
been in Maine buying machinery 'or a
beet root factory on his plantation.
Two years ago Wesson, Miss, was on
ly pine forest. 1t has now cotton
mill EN- ploying 1000 hands, and nearly
5000 inhabitants.
The Texas cattle drive for the coming
spring is estimated at 100000 head. OF
these not more than 10000 will reach
the open market. The rest will be re-
served for ranch purposes.
Convict labor is being utilized upon
plantations in Arkansss. One hundred
are now employed upon the plantation
of Mr.. Neil, below Little Rock. They
profess to like working there better than
staying in prison.
The question of canning factory is
beginning to be agitated in Greenville,
sc. Practical men are figuring On the
subject, and have demonstrated that
such factory will pay large profits on
the small capital required.
Northern manufacturers are exploring
the Virginia mineral lands. Recently a
purchase of $4,000 acres was made by a
Pennsylvania company. A superior
quality of ore has been found, and it
will be shipped to Pennsylvania fur
naces.
In the seven months of this fiscal year
the public debt has been reduced tri-
fe over ninety five millions. This gives
promise of total reduction in year of
fully $50 millions. We still owe nearly
1000 milliens, about one half of which
amount is now redeemable, but one half
Of the redeemable debt does not bear
interest.
Memphis Avalanche The Atlanta
Constitution states that the Marietta
and North Georgia road is the great
route for quail hunters. The other day
there was $4,000 worth of dogs (cash
. valuation) in the baggage car on that
road, attended by $4,000 worth of ne
groes (old valuation.) On the return
trip they had $3.50 worth of birds, which
they counted while eating $40 worth of
lunch.
Jim Chang, Chinese merchant who
recently established in Waynesboro,
Burke county, Ga, was visited by a
party of men who proceeded to break up
bis shew cases and otherwise abuse bi
property. They then ordered him to
shut up his store and leave at once,
which he did. Tho indignation seems
due to the fact that a Burke county
white girl had sometime before married
Chinaman, and indiscriminate ven
gence was considered in order,
There are 10000 square miles of al
most unbroken forests in North Carroll
ma, comprising pine, chestnut, oak, ma
pie, beach and hickory timber in theil
finest growth. 1t is estimated that il
ten years the timber..alone in North Car
olina will exceed in value the presen
total valuation of all the property in thu
State, including land. The State grow
nineteen varieties of oak, and its pint
forests are of the heaviest, The build
Ing of new railroads will rapidly opel
this region to the Northern and Easter
lumber markets,
An inebriated citizen of B utts county
Ga, got in front of an approaching
train on the new road not long since, an
by wildly waving the tattered remain
Of sanguinary-looking kerchief sue
ceeded in stopping it. The conducto
alighted and inquired the object of tn
danger signal, when the inebriated citi
zen solemnly drew bottle from tn
depths Of his inner pocket and remarke
that he merely wanted to "set 'em up.
1t is recorded of the ungrateful ofiici'
that he acknowledged the kind invita-
tion by the vigorous application of
box-toed number 10.
There was a new departure a fe
lights since at McMinnville, Tenn,
raise money to buy church organ. III
plan devised was a sale of the young |
dies to the highest bidder. The your
men were out en- masse, and one by OF
The fair ladies were knocked down /
he auctioneer to the highest bidde
Many Of the bellies brought fabulo'
prices, one ecstatic bachelor biddil
"heaven and earth" for the girl of b
choice. As barter was not taken, he W
required to make his bid in dollars al
cents, which he did in handsome pri
and got his pfiz6. The sale resulted
plenty of.money and lots of fun.