The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-06-04
MISCELLANEOUS.


ance, Ill which, among other things, Sunday
newspapers, Sunday travel and taking mail
matter from the Post Office ON that day were
disappr0yed OF.
In the General Conference Of the Method
ist Episcopal Church, at Philadelphia, q report
was adopted favoring a complete legal prohibit
ton of the liquor traffic.
1t is believed that the recent warehouse
fires in Liverpool were Of incendiary origin.
Two anarchists were expelled on Sunday
from France. One ws Pole, the other an
Italian.
The quarrel between Ncpaul and Thibet
has now become 10 embittercd that war is i'm.
minent
The American Lacrosse team scored
victory over their British opponents the gamo
being played near Liverpool.
The town Of Be-Bazar, in Asia Minor, was
burned down.
Two hundred rebels bombarded Suakim,
she attack lasting one hour. Two inhabitants
we're wounded, and the rebels succeeded In
stealing 1000 sheep.
Five Of the Harlem Railroad Compnnys
car shops al fremont, n. T., were burned on
Sunday. The loss i. estimated at t2OO,OOO.
The Chickasaw Indian National Council
are about to protest against the bill in G IL
gress to make the ncg,o half-broeds on iheirrc.
serve legal Chickasaws.
The treasurer Of Marion county, Ind, was
arrested in Chicago charged with oefa'caiion
Railroad. in Kansas are suiTering iiom in
juries inflicted by a waterspout
"A sad end TO al clOpement took place In
Greenbriar county, Va. Tho fugityes were
caught on the river by the girls father and in
the struggle which followed the father aud the
lover were drowned,
Boxing is to form part Of the gymnastic
exercises of French and English soldiers
Cairo advices state that the preparations
for the KhartOuH expedition for Gen G0rdOn's
relief include equipments for 10000 men, 40
steam launches, 400 shallow drnught boats and
several thousand camcls 1t il doubtful
whether the expedition will be ready to start
before the end of August. The officers OF the
army of Egypt are getting furloughs until the
end Of July.
pany't new cable was enthusiastically received
at Rockport, Mass. The town enjoyed gen.
eral holiday, with hell ringing, cannon firing
and music playing closing with banquet IN
the evening.
Mail communication with Mexico will here.
after be- through the Mexican Central Railway.
In the Indiana contested election case the
House voted 10 seat Mr. English by q vote Of
| 1870 to l2i.
John Ochman, his wife and grown daugh-
ter were burned in their farm four miles from
Portsmouth. Ohio.
In Philadelphia William A. Price was con
vcted of passing fye.dollar notes which were
~ cut and pa ted that thirteen were made out
Of twelve.
King Leopold gave grand banquet Wed
ncsday night to King William and Queer
Emma of Holland. The King Of the Belgian
drank 10 the health Of the royal guests. KIM
William, returning the compliment, drank Il
the greatness of Belgium. He said 1t was tn
| first time the two kings, who were born in tn
same city, had met in their birthplace and ex
changed good wishes.
-Mcssrs. Mines wood yards at Aberdeen
Scotland, were destroyed by fire Wednesday
The loss il 100000.
The Spanish Chamber Of Deputies electc
Count loreno President by a vote OF 2i9 to II
A definite rupture is said to have occurre
between Prince Jerome and Prince Victor N,
pOlcon.
French grain duties, with the exception {
wheat are to be increased, and the duty o
cattle and sheep Is doubled.
A terrific cyclone has occurred at Akyal
British Burmah. Oyster Reef Lighthouse Ia
disappeared. Several vessels were drive
ashore, but American insurers are not SUP
posed to he interested. Immense damage +
pr perty il reported.
Emancipation liz progressing in Ri'
| JaneiiO, the city wards, one after another
voting to abolish slavery.
Severe shocks Of earthquake were Eel
throughout the Peninsula Of Cyzens, Ash
Minor. Severa villages were damaged Man
houses we've destroyed and twenty person
| were killed.
At the close of the Wyclinfe celebration
the Earl of Shaftcsbury delivered culoSisti
speech on the life of the great reformcr.
Mr. Foster, NJ. p. for Bradford, refused l.
attend the Bradford demonstration In favor o
the Franchise bill.
The English government has no intention
Of proposing a revival OF the dual control owe
Egypt
The Anchor line steamer Castala wer
aground of Dcnia, Spain.
Seventy coolies were drowned in the wrec
of the Syria at the Fiji Islands.
"A reward has been offered for the disco
cry Of the authors Of the fire in the Liyerpo
cotton warehouses;
The death of Solomon Louis LYMAN, u
distinguished Belgian littcrateur and publici'
is announced from Brussels.
The cattle plague has reappearcd in u
Odessa district III the most virulent form.
The greater portion Of the town Of Akya
in British Burmah, struck on Wednesday by
, terrific cyclone, was destroyed.
The French are throwing troops in
Madagascar and making other preparations
crush the Hovas.
, Mr.. Corcoran has asked Congress to erect
monument to Pierre L'Enfant, the Fren
, engineer who laid out the city OF Washingte
The Senate passed the Invalid Pension
D VI reported from the Committee.
A mixed train on the Pan Handle Railro
D coded with freight train at Wheeling JuI
ton, forty miles from Pitisburg, Pa, Wedn
0 day morning, killing one man and injuring
0 others. The mixed train, consisting OF ely
freight cars and passenger cabo0ee, WAS ba
/ ing to a side track and flig,nan had been az
: back to notify the freight, but owing to
, the engineer did not FEC him in time to av
: the accident and the freight crushed into
8 engine and caboose.
/. Ferdinand Ward OF the firm Of Gran
o Ward, was arrested late Wednesday aftcrnt
n by Deputy Sheriff James Brown and brouj
4 to New York city. The arrest was made o
a civil process, but II could not be ascertained
!, whom the warrant was issued. The bail
!, fixed at 100000, and Ward was unable to 1
h nish sureties
* The Indians in the great Northwest
calling general gathering Of the tribes TO
n tain redress of their grievances.
4 Fifty thousand children were in line In
n sight divisions of the Sunday-school parade
Brooklyn, N. Y, on Wednesday.
10 General Grant, II Is announced, has
5. lined to receive back the property he tur
aver to Mr.. william II. Vanderbilt In pawn
-, Cd the loan Of $4,000 made before Gran
- Ward failed.
y The Penn Bank, Of Pittsburg, Pa, ole
" its doors At haH-gast twelve ?. N. Kednest