The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-09
South and West

PROMINENT veterinary surgeons in consul
tation at Neosho Falls, Kansas united in do.
claring that the trouble with the cattle in
that State is not the dreaded foot and mouth
disease
A TORNADO near Columbia, s. c., demol.
ifhed several residences and largo number
OF barns and outhouses, uprooted trees, and
dcGtroyed everything In its track The storm
extended into the adjacent county Of Lexing-
ton, where great damage was also done
GREAT damage to property has been done
by the bursting OF lcvecs along the lower Mis-
sissippi, and many kilograms have boon sent
TO Washington from the overlowed region
help. w '' S'''''"'e"' iof
MORE than twenty levees along the
lower Mississippi have given way, and tho
state or Affairs was reported as the most dis
astrous known since the war. The breaks in
the various lcvees let in large volumes Of
water, which overspread the country inun-
dated plantations, and ruined the cotton and
sugar crops. The national government was
appealed TO for aid, MS many people were left
entirely destitute.
NUMBER of persons were killed, many
more were injured and great damage wns
done to property by tolnados in portions of
Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee In Ken
lucky alone the damage was estimated at
$5O0,OOO.
SAN FRANCISCO hns just experienced the
scvercst shock of earthquake since 1868 Tho
people were very much alarmed and rushed
out Of their houses. The shock lasted fifteen
seconds, and several buildings were badly
damaged.
A HEAVY fall in wheat at Chicago caused
an excitement almost amounting to panic.
Nearly 100, 0,0O0.W 0 bushels of wheat changed
hands during the day.
DURING the recent heavy tornados Mrs.
IBraughton and two children were killed in
cabin at London, KY, and brakeman's
neck was broken; at Budd, Ky, several per-
SONS were killed and many more injured,
and at other points in Kentucky, Ohio,
Indiana, the Carolinas and Georgia, more or
less lives were lost and great damage was
caused TO property. Several small villages
IN the vicinity OF Dayton, Ohio, were literally
torn TO pieces.
OPPOSITION to the sale Of liquor in Kansas
is well illustrated by nm incident which o.
Cured recently in Canton. a man named
Harold opened liquor store in that place on
u Friday, and on Monday got into a quarrel
with one of his drunken customers and was
shot by the constable. A band of women Ell
tered his place on Tuesday and poured all the
Nonor into the street.
FIVE children of James Wilson (colorcdl,
living near Brunswick Ga, ate pork for din
ner, subsequently became i'll and after linger-
ing i'll great agony several hours died. Their
parents claimed that they were the victims Of
trichina in the pork, and the planters in tho
county were much exercised in consequence
Many, however, were inclined TO the belief
that the children We're poisoned by their
|. parents, and this theory was strengthened by
the fact that the parents pcrsstently refused
to divulge where the pork was obtained.
A GREAT crowd Of 10000 persons attacked
the Jail at Cincinnati in an attempt to lynch
William Rcrner. whose trial for tho
self-confessed murder of William Kirk
had ended in verdict of mere man
slaughter. An immense Indignation meeting
ended by the crowds marching to the jail and
attempting to force an entrance. The militia
was called out, and in the firing which fol
| lowed one man was killed and others injured.
| Such excitement which prevailed in Cmcin
| nnti has not been known there i'll long
| time.