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NOTES.

The platform committee could not
select chairman the vote being tie
between Morrison of Illinois and Con-
verse of Ohio-Morrison representing
tariff for revenue only and Converse
protection.
When Butler entered the convention,
yesterday, there was loud cheering, min
glcd with misses.
The labor organizations again made
n Butler demonstration Tuesday night.
There is talk OF Cleveland withdrawing
and Hewitt taking his place.
The Thurman men use red bandanna
handkerchiefs as badge.
Cleveland has undoubtedly got over q
majority but the reports indicate that
he will hardly get the necessary two
thirds.
On call of roll of States, yesterday
Massachusetts, announced that it woult
put no one in nomination for the pres
Gnt.
Gen. Butler is member of the com
mittce on platform.
Tuesdays dispatches said Butler had
declared that he would support the
nominee no matter who was nominated.
Butler never made so servilc declari.
ton in his life. We felt sure the repor
was incorrect, and this mornings Post.
Dispatch brought the news that Butler
had declared over his signature that he
would not stand the nomination of n
Monopolist.
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On the night of the Fourth, about
1880 o'clock, cyclone visited Sanga-
mon county, Illinois. On the same
night cyclone visited the southwest
aarnsr Of Macon county, III. AT Rich
Hill, Missouri. on She morning of the
lourthr-about 5 o'clock, there was a
cyclone, Great damage to property
was done by all OF them, but no lives
reported lost Houses and barns were
blown away and stock killed Two
children were badly hurt in, Macon
county, ILL.,
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The California, Mo) Newspaper"
n redhot Grocnback paper, edited by
w. c. Alldridgc, Esq, who was one Of
the Grecnback members of the Legisla-
ture in 1879 50, publishes about three
columns each week in the German Ian
guagc.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-07-10

TIE Grcenbackcrs of the Sixth Iowa
(Gen. Weavcr's) district, will hold
their Congressional convention at OF
tumwa, on July 22nd. The Democrats
will hold theirs on the same day. If
the Democrats endorse Weaver (thc
Grcenbnckers, will, of course, nominate
him) he will 20 back to Congress, sure.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-07-10

CHARLTON Greenbackers will hold
their county nominating convention, on
August 9th.
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DEMOCRATS AT CHICAGO.
Tilden Says mo" Again,
Cleveland in the Lead-Butler's Tel.
egram.

The Democrats have been having a
warm time at Chicago. The friends
of the various candidates are making
things hot.
The following telegram has been re-
ceived there:
GREYsToNE, July 5, 1884.
Hon. VIM. II. Barnum, Chicago:-
| received your telegram informing
me of the disposition to nominate me
for the presidency, and asking, "will
you accept an unanimous nomination
from the convention" and also tel
egram from Mr.. Manning, saying: 1t
seems absolutely necessary that you W
should answer Barnum's telegram as
soon rs possible. Your inquiry was ex-
plicitly answered in the negative by my
letter Of June 10, to Mr.. Manning.
[Signedl S. j. TILDEN.
The New York Delegation in caucus
decided to support Cleveland by a vote
Of AZ to %, and as their State conven-
ton instructed them to vote as unit,
Cleveland will likely get the solid ~
votes of the State. John Kelly is kick
ing vigorously on having to cast his
vote for Cleveland, whom he bitterly
opposes.
Col. Swain, of this place, on Tuesday
telcgraphed here that Cleveland would
be nominated on the second ballot. He
may be correct.
Gov. Hubbard, of Texas, was made
temporary chairman.
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
w. +. Villas, of Wisconsin, was cho.
sen permanent chairman.
The committee on platform informed
the convention that they would not b,
ready to report until Thursday. Mo
tion to adjourn was defeated and rol
of States was called for nominations
Bayard, Mcdonald, Cleveland, Thurman
and Carlisle were put in nomination.
BUTLER ADVISED TO BOLT.
NEW YORK, July 9.-The followin!
was made public to-day: New York
July 7-Bcnj. +. Butler, Chicago
Your friends here advise You to Dol
the convention if a monopolist lik,
Cleveland is nominated. Signed, JOIN
+. Henry, President National Anti-Mo
nopoly Organization"
CHICAGO, July, 8.
TO Jno. +. Henry, New York:
"Will never agree TO the nomination
of u monopoliSt. [Signed]
BENZ +. BUTLER.
BUTLER OFFERED THE TREASURY BU
CoSTEMrrUoUSLY DECLINES.
CHICAGo, July 0, 1880 =. Mt /
sad the Cleveland organizers sough
half an hours talk with Butler tlii
morning. and rendered him position {
Secretary of the Treasury under Clcv,
land if he came to Clcvcland's S suppol
on the first ballot.
General Butler promptly replied tha
he could not consent to hold cabint
office under man so unskillcd in pol
tics Us Cleveland. In making his rcpl
TO the ovcrtures Gen. Buffers languag
was more vigorous than elegant, but
conveyed the contemptuous idea aboy
mentioned.
Although candidates are being put
nomination, the convention has ordcrc
that no vote he taken on the candidat,
until the platform is adopted, whic
will probably be not before late tn
! Thursday night and may not be bcfo
tomorrow.
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GoD has made me in such way that
| must be with the under dog in the
ight-and upon the whole ! don't want
TO change if could. BUTLER, in his
late argument upon the Tcwksbury In
humanity.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-17
How Cotton Is Growing,

The following is the National Cotton Ex-
change report of growing crops for August:
The month OF August has proven unfayorable
for the cotton crop, and the condition has
deteriorated, it being now 50, as against 81 for
July, S5 for June and 81 for May. In the last
report it was said, in the Atlantic States, Ala
bama and parts Of Mississippi the crop has
grown rapidly, and is very sappy and exposed
TO loss of fruit from hot and dry spell.
This fear has been realized, aud in South Car
olina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi tho
loss from shedding and rust has been serious,
causing decline in the condition. West Of
the Mississippi the continued drouth in Texar
has further injured the crop in that state,
bringing the condition down quito low, while
Louisiana and Arkansas now need rain. though
the damage has not yet proved very serious.
These two latt + states, with tennessee, rank
the highest. Our meteorological table shows
lower range Of Thermometer than last year,
but rising to excessive figures the last week.
The rainfall has fallen below the small figures
of last season. The growth of the plant has
on the whole been pretty good over most Of
the belt excepting Texas, Of course, and tho
fruitage fair, but this has been offset by she'd
ding. The plant is still backward, from two
to three weeks, and the crop, therefore, eI-
posed to yicisitudes from early or even the
average frost. Worms have done scarcely any
damage. Picking will become general from
the 10th to the 18th of September, and later in
the northern part of the belt.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

"CoMMoDoREr KIrTsoy, of ST. Paul, Is
said to have spent nearly $1,000 COO for his
great racing stable
EDISON, tae inventor, promises to get-ont
a new cropof inventions during the next year,
in the electrical line.
SECRETARY LINcoLN's hair is turning
white If he had received the nomination he
probably would be entirely bald by this time.
SENATOR MORRILL,, ofVermont, is the old
est OF the Senators, being seventy-four, while
Senator Kenna, Of West Virginia, is the
Youngest, being but thirty.six.
"CoMMoDoRE" Starin, the steamship
owner of Now York, il said to be worth
| $4,000 900. Not many years ago he was
country doctor, earning 81, ,0JOa year.
GOVERNOR CRITTEEDEy, Of Missouri, who
| has been catching muskalonge in Wisconsin
waters, is described as great, tall, broad
shouldcred man, with bright, blue eyes, waxy
| complexion, thick hair a5 white and glossy
as floss that the ladies do South kensington
with.
PROFESSOR COLLIER, formerly chemist OF
| the agricultural bureau, does not Gbate any
of his confidence in the future Of sorghum rs
the source Of sugar, and cUntends that sugar
can be prohtably made from sorghum even
at present prices, and that all which this
country needs and more can be made IN tho
| United States
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-17

TO her shoulders at the earliest possible mo-
ment, and she drops it only when old age,
premature Int merciful, robs her Of power TO
carry 1t longer / have seen sweet little girls,
OF IL or IA, staggei sing down a mountain side,
or along q rough pathway, under the weight of
bundles Of faggots as large as their bodies,
which they no sooner dropped than they hur-
ried back for others. have seen girls of 10
or lC years, bare-footed and bare-headed, in
the blistering rays OF an August sun, breaking
up the ground by swinging mattocks heavy
enough to tax the strength of an able-bodied
man. And have known a young miss no
older than these to be employed as porter for
carrying the baggage OF travellers up and
down the steepest mountain path in all the
region round about. She admitted that it was
sometimes very hard to take another step, but
yet she must do it. And she carried such an
amount Of baggage A stout-limbed guide is
protected by the law, 80 that lie cannot bo
compelled to carry above twenty-five pounds,
but the limit to the burdens often put upon
girls Is their inability to stand up under any
thing more. But the burden increases with
the age and strength Of the burden-bearers,
till, by the time girls have come to woman-
hood, there Is 10 sort of menial toll in which
they do not bear hahd-and quite commonly
the chief hand.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-17
NEWSY GLEANINGS

AT Shubuta, Miss, the boys take the girls
out riding in buggies drawn 10y oxen.
OUT of the 30,0oO,O OOJ comprising the popu-
lation of Japan there are but 10000 paupers
A NATIONAL convention Of cattle men has
been announced to meet in St. Louis, Mo-,
November IL.
The Chesapeake frog-hunters send 100000
worth of their commodity to Northern mar
ketS every year.
THE coming corn crop is estimated at j.
01U0J,0OO bushels, against So2,GJ,OOO last
year, and Sl3, III 900 in lSSa.
TnE once famous Hudson river tunnel, upon
which 81, ,0OO,0)0 has been expended, has been
abandoned, it would seem, forever
TuE sum of $2,500,0O0, 900 is required to
furnish the British people with the common
articles of food and drink for year.
THE State experiment farm of Ohio viii
have an exhibit at the New Orleans exposl-
tion, ono item Of which will be 100 varieties
of wheat
In nineteen years the national debt has
been reduced from 81, ,0O,00l to Sl,45O,-
OOO 900. and the annual interest charge from
$50 500, ,000 TO le's than S5O,OOO,0W.
NEW YoRK is the center of the cigar-mak-
| mg trade. She has nearly 1900 factories,
| and turns out |, ,OO0.O 1000 cigars year.
| PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio and Illinois rank after
| New York.
In connection with the farmers bulletin
published jointly by the war and postoilic
departments, it has been decided TO exhibit
ccid-wavc flag from each postotlice in IN
United States when cold wave is approach
ING. The flag will be of white, with n blac
s0llare in the center, and will he displaye'
from a prominent place on all postollices
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-17
Living After Death.

At length it is beginning to be recognized IN
France that the brain Of decapitated Grim
inal lives and consciousness is maintained for
an appreciablc time, which to the victim may
seem an age after death-an opinion We
expressed several years ago. This ghasty fact
las we have no doubt it is-being perceived,
" is beginning to be felt that executions can
not any longer be carried out by the guillotine'
Prussic acid is now proposed. II instantano-
Gus death be desired, this is clearly admissible.
The period taken to terminate life by poison OF
any kind must needs vary greatly with the IN
dividual. In not IL small proportion OF instan-
ces we fancy death by prussic acid would DO
considerably protracted, and although long
dying is not so horrible as living after death
% to say-yet it is strongly opposed TO tho
interests Of humanity to protract the agony Oh
fellow creature dying by the hand OF JUSTICE
Electricity is another agent suggested. we
doubt the possibility of applying this agent 80
Is TO destroy life instantly. We confess that,
looking at the mater all round, we incline to
think that hanging, when properly performed
destroys consciousness more rapidly, and pre-
vents Its return more effectually, than any
other mode OF death which justice can employ
II lis against the bungling way of hanging WI
3 protest-not against the method OF executing
Itself. This is, on the whole, the best, we ar
convinced.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-17
LATER NEWS

EX-SrENEER SAMUEL J. RANDALL has
been nominated in Philadelphia for his
twelfth term in Congress.
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS, Mr.. Blanc's
close friend, has been nominated for Congress
in the Seventh New Jersey district
THERE was great gatheri-S Of dis
tinguishcd scin lists at the opening Of the
thlrty-third annual session of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science
in Philadelphia. Governor Pattson delivered
I'M address of welcome and various papers Of
scientific interest We're read and discussed,
LATER returns put the Republican ma iority
in Vermont at about 21,7O0 The house Of
representatives stands as follows: Republ-
can, lGS; Democratic, 3; Independent, 3; no
choice in one town; Both Republican candi-
dates for Congress were elected.
A HuNGARIAN who stabbed his daughter
n-law, near IIazelton, Penn, was hanged to
n tree by masked party Of his countrymen
A STATE convention Of the Massachusetts,
Grccnbackcrs held in Boston, indorsed tn
Indianapolis convention platform, and the
nominees Of that convention, Butler and
| West. A resolution to combine with the
ncwly-startcd Peoples party in making up n
State and electoral ticket was also adopted
AT Grand Army reunion in Fremont
| Ncb. the grand stand, filed with over ",W(
people, suddenly collapsed. Forty or fifty
persons We're injured.
CANADA proposes to lay a thorough EN-
barge on United States cattle to prevent tn
advance of pieuro-pneumonia into her terri
tory.
TWENTY lives were lost by fire in a sulphu
mine at Nicosia, Sicily,
A CHOLERA panic prevails in Italy, an
people are leaving infected places by thou
sands, trade is depressed, and many village
have established Gordon of armed guards t
prevent strangers entering.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-17

Southerners arc not likely to suffer from
further invasion Of Mormons. The application
oftho shotgun policy to the Cane Creek colony
Of Later Day Saints, in Tennessee, Is warm
ing against Mormon migration to the South
which is likely to be efTectual. The slaughter
Of several Mormon elders by party of masked
men was horrible affair, but far less horrible
than the Mountain Meadow massacre, which Is
said to have had the sanction of Brigham
Young. The murder of Mormons is to be
severely condemned, however regardless OF hu-
man life their church may have been in the
accomplishment Of its purposes; but the
slaughter in Tennessee is significant rs show
ing the adherence with which the Mormon
social system is regarded. The expression OF
the feeling was very wrong, but the feeling
Itself was right, and when it is as intense
throughout the whole Union as it appears to
Be in Tennessee, the abolition Of the Mormon
infamy will be at hand.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-17

A New York cat displayed marvellous intelii-
gence recently. She belongs to surgeon and
has actually acquired the capacity Of distin-
gushing between the different surgical terms.
Here is clear proof. She got swelling in
her side lately and her master said in her pres
ence, 'Tll have to get you lanced, old girl"
and then left the room to fetch young sur
geon. Tho cat evidently knew what lancing
meant, for she at once jumped on the bed, bit
at her side until the blood came and thus
lanced herself. When her master returned
with tho young surgeon ho saw what she had
done and at once instructed his friend to
stitch the wound. His friend did go, but as
soon as the cat got free she set her teeth to the
stitches and tore them open. The stransest
thing was that the swelling disappeared in
few days, and the cat proved to her masters
satisfaction that in undotng the stitches she
had shown more thorough knowledge oil
surgery than he had.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-17
South ana West.

ARKANSAS, the first of the States at which
a fall election has been held, has elected the
entire Democratic State ticket
\ SHOCKING tragedy is reported from the
Missouri village Of flagsprings. Two little
rirls, seven and nine years old respectively,
ihc daughters of John Mclaughlin, a we'll
to.do farmer were founl murdered IN the
woods. They hal been outragcously assaulted
and then killed.
A Sr. PAUL Mimi dispatch says that Sit
ting Bull, the renowned Indian chief, is
coming East for the purpose of exhibiting
himself, permission having been secured from
the secretary of the interior
THE Wisconsin Republicans at their State
convention in Madison nominated the present
state officers by acclamGtion.
Ar the Texas Republican State convention
in Houston resolutions were adopted luSlnS
with the Grecnbackers and Independents and
indoIsing George Washington Jones, the In
dependent candidate for governor.
BIsuop GEoRGE.F. PIERCE senior bishop
of the Methodist Episcopal Church south,
died Il few days ago at Sparta, Ga.
THREE Of the Greely expedition survivors,
| Scrgcants Brainard aud Long, and Privat
| Colncll-nt Cleveland, Ohio, under an en-
| cagcmrnt in museum, deny that there wer.
| disscnSions in the camp, and that the surVl
| vols were divided into two hostile parties.
THE Womun's National Equal Rights part
| nt lis convention held in San Francisco nom
mated Mrs. Bclva A. Lockwood, Washing
lawyer, for President of the United States
Mrs. Lockwood has forwarded to the pres
dent of the convention her letter OF arccl'
| mcc.
Ar II Grand Army reunion in Fremont
Ncb. the grand stand, filled with over @,W
people, suddenly collapsed. Forty or Tilt
persons were injured
The Georgia cotton crop has been severel
injured, suffering at least twenty per cen
in damage by recent heavy rains.
MANY Eastern parties have been involv,
more or less heavily by the failure OF u
Mr2cppa Mill company, OF Redwingi MINI
with liabilities Of $4,000.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-17

Prof. Sabine, Of the College of Physics and
Surgeons, the leading rhinoplastic or skim
grating surgeon of the world, has dismissed
as cured, from Bellevue Hospital, Thomas
Colt, a scrofulous patient. Three months ago
the disease ate away most Of Colts nose, COM
plctely stroying the bone and leaving only
portions of the nostrils. DR.. Sabine cut away
the diseased portions and grated upon tho
face the middle finger of tho patients left
hand making nose. The operation was sue
cessful, the patient gaining nose and losing
two joints of one finger. Medical men pro-
nouncc DR.. Sadness feat the most wonderful
In the records Of rhinoplastic surgery. -
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-17
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

IT silgured that Sllj000,0 900 Is the amount
invested in theatres in the United States.
The reigning prima donna in Paris at
present is Mile. Marie Van Zandt, M Ameri-
can girl.
CLARA MoRWs will be seen oftener this
season than she was last, her health being
much better.
W. d. HowELLs has sold n play to the Mad
ison Square New York. management 1t
will follow May Blossom
NINE. NILSSON has signed n contract with
Colonel Mapleson TO sing in England and
America for 81, 400 per night
THERE is not single prima donna or tenor
of any marked merit in Italy and the musical
critics of Rome deplore the fact.
The Able List, who was reported to have
become totally blind has come out in letter
denying this statement. The famous pianist
can work without difficulty.
Miss BANKS, the daughter Of General N. =.
Banks, who is soon 10 appear on tho stage, is,
according TO the Boston Post, mot blonde,
quite good looking, and is over twenty
lT is gratifying TO know that Mr.. DAILY has
been playing successful engagement In Lon.
dCnas lc is the first manager who ever played
nn entire American dramatic company in
England
4 NEW comedy from the pen of Fred Mars
| don is named " llumbug," and is written for
Roland Reed, the young actor, who has
gained II prominent position among leading
comedians IN his play, Check
ANOTHER young American has attained n
| placcOf prominence in the musical world Of
| France Master Michael Banner was awarded
| the first prilc at u recent examination Of
| Niolinists IN the Paris conservatory
MARY Anderson Is in her twenty sixth
| year Size was born July -. 1859, anl first
nrtcd in Louisville, November -, 1919, and
has been ON the stage eight years, Sarah
Bcrnhaldt is forty years old, and has been on
the stage twenty four years
Mn II. T.. WALTON, an English Australian
actor Of extended reputation, has been en-
pagrdhy Dion Boucicaut as his leading maj
| during this season. Mr.. Walton las neve
before played ON an American stage or beei
before an American audience.
The musical com 1.sitim Ii own as an ora
torIo gets it, name irom St. Philip Ncri He
deyout priest, in the full tide Of the icnnis
sancc period with the aim Of attracting
Young people AMI keeping item out Of mis-
chief more especially on Sunday, gave at hi
oratory performance, If original sacrei mu
sic, to which he gave the name of oratorios
Many Of thos3 early oratoros st exist.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-17

The railroads of Tennessee, at least nine
tenths of them, are struggling desperately to
pay the interest on their bonded debt and keep
ont Of the hands Of receivers 1t is not only
50 now but has been for several years. They
need all the help the people can give them.
Nothing would be more hurtful TO the material
interests of the State than to have our railroads
In receivers hands. Politicians, il they arc
observing men (and they ought to beg, can SEQ
this, but there seems still to be few reckless
men who hope to ride into Office upon the
railroad hobby. Let them be very careful; a
sober second thought has taken hold OF the
people, who are unwilling to further cncour-
age the attempt to cripple our roads by plac-
ing them at the mercy of political machine
called Commission, with power to harrass or
inact injury upon them.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-17
Washington.

DURING August the national debt was re-
duccd Ss,5i2, ,S52.26. On the LIST there was
cash in the treasury, Sil4,5il ,o.o,, ana the
total debt less this sum was 81, 37,5liWiT.
FEARING infection by Asiatic cholera, an
order has been issued by the treasury
department forbidding the landing, OF
months, beginning September |, no matter
where they came from or in what manner
they were shipped Paper dealers say thi7
viii result in an increase in the price OF pa
per
FIFTEEN THOUSAND colored people u tended
the funeral of Rev j. ii. Brooks, who had
been for years n preacher in Washington
Probably no colored man was ever before
followed to the grave by so vast throng.
Upoy reception of the news of Secretary
rrolgcr's death the treasury department was
rlo,ed and the immense building heavily
draped in black. An order was also issued to @
,Ioge nh custom houses ana sub-treasuries
throughout the country during the hours OF
tIc funeral ceremonies,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-17
EDITORIAL NOTES.
nnn,f Ire Stlngy Will the Wife.

4 Although wives are often unreasonable and
multandlng and dissatisfied, yet they cannot
M cepsured for wishing some slight degree of
financial independence. Husbands ought to
understand this feeling, and sympathize with
4, II they will set aside for wife certain
ann, per month, no matter how small, and let
4 be her very own, subject to her own wishes,
they will find that in every respect 1t is tho
best investment they ever made.