The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
"A tugboat and three men are reported Lost
10, A. laI4a - ,b. h,aa,.a,ppt

in the delta Of the Mississippi.
The taxes on railroads and other corpora |
tions in New Jersey pay the entire expenses OF
the State government and leave surplus in
the treasury.
The entire business part Of the town OF
Pinos Altos, Mexico, was destroyed by fire On
May ~. The loss is $500, 600; no insurance.
The gamblers of Dallas, Texas, are leav-
ing the town rather than pay the heavy ices
demanded by the authorities for carrying on
the ncfarious business.
"A dssipated fellow in New London, Con-
necticut, finding his wife unfaithfu, Killed her
on Monday night with an ax.
Luke Phipps was hanged at Sandwich,
Ont. for the murder of his wife.
baldwin, the clothier, failed in New York
ity, with one million dollars III liabilities
-rhree thousand employees OF the worsted
mills in Bradford have struck for higher wages.
Great disorder occurred, and the windows OF
the mills were smashed by the strikers. Tho
stonomasons in Bradford have also struck.
Several members Of the "Black Hand
| have been executed in Spain.
The marriage Of the Princess Elizabeth, OF
| Hessc. and the Grand Duke Sergius, of Russia,
took place at st. Petersburg
| "A IRE III BlOlcIOiu ME-, uchllul'u h'tVi
and several other buildings
Frost has greatly damaged the growing
crops in New England
1t is ri prtcd that Texas will send oycl
400, 600 bccNs to market this year.
A violent wind storm in Iowa occasioncC
considerable damage to property.
The Mayor Of Omaha and his marsha
have been indicted for bribery and perjury.
Burglars who were working on the safc o
bank IN Bennington, VI, were frightened
away by Odd Fellows on their way home.
Egyptian adyccs state that an Arab has ar
rived at Korusko who claims to be tlU sole bul
vyor Of the Bcrber garrison. He says hc wa
present when the rebels attacked Bcrbcr .
MAY %. The garrison defended the town I,
two hours of severe fighting, but the rebc
were too strong for them, and forced their va
into the city, where they Immediately mass
cred the 500 men Of the garrison and 2,O'
, of the male population. The women al
ch lilren were spared This story is bclev,
by Major Kitchener and the son of HusSc
! Faclm Khaliia, Governor Of Bcrber.
,, III Mahdi is marching toward Dongola WI
3j 900 troops.
= The passage of the Ftz John Porter b
1 through the House of Representatives, wi
O the Senate amendment conCurrcd III, closes
s consideration of this question except that
Q hc given to it by the President, to whom I
4 bill goes for signature. Az the Dlll s'hh'
Il Porter is, by its enactment, pligcd oi all
charges which were made against him Dei'
tie original court martial which tried and &C
yictcd him. 1t restores linn TO the rank
colonel in the regular army and relieves
n character of the stigma which has attached
N it during twcnty.onc years ol punishment
IL simply withhulds from him uncalncd back |
ID for those years.
as Two American and twelve Mexican
ldrtis were killed by the premature e1plos
at of blast on the Iompico railroad In Mex
as The equestrian statue Of Gen. Boli'
re- presented to the city of New York by the
be crnment of Venezuela, was unveiled
elaborate ceremonies.
an General William McCandess, at one I
IN commander of the Pennsylvania Buckti
10, died in Philadelphia.
lot After n long chase and bloody fight
no horse thief was killed and four captures
"' Montana
nd New Zealand advices arc to the effect
en-. the British iron ship Syria, from Calcutta
Fila, having on board $50 coolies, recently
a.. on the Nasulie Reef. Seventy coolies
,' oS drowned. All the crew but three are miss
rth "A Tekke Turkoman attempted 10 81
Gen. Komoroif with a sword while being
lcd to prison. The Turkomans own bro
by cut him down.
d. -Adyiccs from Greenland state that
Iov' Danish brig Elena has been crushed in thu
lli and that ten OF her crew were drowned.
'uC The French Chamber Of Deputies ha
sew iected by Il vote Of 2S3 to lis an amendr
nSe.. to the Three Years Military Service bill g.
met ing immunity 10 the pupils in the !
schools. The government supported
,,, n | amendment.
and It is said at the War Department OF W
I, TO J ington that in the ten years prior to the
ain, p0ntmcut of Paynastcr General koch
and there were 10 cases of Implications of p'
bout counts by officers in the army. In the
,lly two years there were but about doz'
q nc. such cases.
Commissioner Evans has addressed q
,tiop to Senator Allison, chairman OF the Stat
"a bv preparation Committee, on the propos'
nvei. ducton of internal revenue districts
4 hv obccting to the House Appropriation
co,;, because its provisions cannot be carrie
in tbs without gripping tho service