The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-13
LATEST NEWS NOTES.
happenings of Interest to All,
At Home and Abroad.

"A riot has occurred at Klirnolf, Russia.
The workmen attacked the shops of tho Old
Belicyers whom they denounced as worse
Than Jews. Tho contents of the shops were
carried of. Ono person was killed and two
uero wounded.
Tho Treasury figures show shrinkago Of
Che currency in circulation during the seven
months prior to July amounting to about
S32O0O,OO0.
For improving the harbors of Lake SUI
perior and the northern portion of Lake
Michigan the estimates of cost for next year
are s7SGOOO
A so called "bascmcnt burglar" who has
robbed over Nfty houses in Harlm. n. Y. in
five months and who has succeeded admirably
in keeping out Of the hands Of the police, was
captured at his work. A wagon load VI stolen
property was found at his home
A dispatch from Reading. Pa, says: Dur
ing Wednesday night john Flowers, aged for
ty.fiye, an insane man, and an inmate of the
County Hospital, killed Thomas LOuth. his
roommate, by battcring in his head while
IOuth was asleep. LOuth was found dead in the
morning lie was eighty years Of age aud came
here from England As Flowers is a lunatic he
will not be tried for murder, but will be con-
fined in the iron-eIad cell.
A severe thunderstorm visited the region
Of Beatrice, Ncb, before daylight Wednesday
morning. Lightning struck ih3 farm house
Of Nathan Miller, NEAR Maryvillc. Kan. killing
his four daughters while asleep. Their ages
were seventeen, thirteen, nine and seven re-
spectively. The mother is IN critical condi-
ton from her bereavement.
Rags and hides in the cargo of the Cha
tau NlargauX ran the blockade of quarantine,
an officer OF the steamer declaring that there
was no such cargo ON board. They were dis.
covered at the dock in Brooklyn.
On Tuesday station agent on an Iowa
railway was killed by negro whom he had
elected.
A mob in Rome pursued a burglar in
wolnans clothes, caught him, and hanged
linn.
Rags from Marscillcs .hippcd in May last
'am0t he landed III the United States.
The bones of Captain Ballard, hero Of
The naval engagement between the Constitu-
ton and two English vessels, were buried in
lle Naval Academy Cemetery at Annapolis,
Nd.
Texas fever has caused the death and
slaughter Of hundreds Of cattle in Kansas
Missouri and Illinois
The Commercial Bank of Brazil, Ind, and
lNe Barnum Wireworks, OF Detroit, Mich,
failed.
"A lynching party in the Far West, after
capturing party of horse thieves, hanged the
two leaders and turned the others over to tho
authorities for trial.
"A surveying party, consisting of W. o.
johnson, John Eastwood, II. j. Eardom. and
r. Bcaklcy, were drowned III Spanish River,
Canada
The BruSly Creek bridge, an immense
span, scvcnty-livc feet high, and situated with
N twenty five miles of Austin, Texas, on tho
Missouri Pacific road, was burned Wednesday
afternoon. AS result all the trains on that
road were blOCkaded
Our Southern frontier is TO be strictly
guarded to prevent importatons of yellow
lever from Sonora, Mexico.
The Texas fever is still agitating Western
cattle markets.
AT Saratoga on Wednesday, a portion OF
'he committee appointed by the recent Demo-
cratic National Convention for the purpose OF
notifying the Presidential candidates called
upon Ex-Governor Hendricks AZ his hotel and
formally discharged the duty imposed upon
them The Vice Presidential nominee re-
ponded in suitable terms.
The arrest Of two Americans in Mexico
lists, until it was shown that they were I'M
worthy men who had broken the laws. At the
request of the United States government they
were released.
"A gallant young man from New York city
lost his life at Kingston, n. Y, while saving a
lad from drowning.
"A police officer was murdered in Minno-
Apolis by three roughs.
Three train wreckers were arrested near
Lynchburg, Va.
Whisky sent to Canada to avoid the pay
ment Of the tax will be mulcted fifty cents per
package before 1t is again imported to this
country.
j. s. @, Harrison, of the broken llar'
rlsons Bank and receiver Of the Indiana
Banking Company, has been arrested for em-
eezSlnB $4,000 in Indianapolis.
"A surveying party of four persons wero
drowned in Spanish River, Canada, Tuesday.
The Notification Committee of the Dem
ocrOtic National Convention for officially
uprising Governor Cleveland of his nomina-
non for the Presidency, accompanied by the
National Committee, waited upon the nominee
At the Executive Chamber on Tuesday and
Performed the mission with which 1t had been
vested. Col Villas Of Wisconsin made tho adj
dress, Gov. Cleveland responded briefly, and
stated that his formal letter of acceptance
would be given in few days.
Three Frenchmcn from the cholera dis
ulcts OF France were among the immigrants
on the Gallia to New York. They were a.
lowed to land by the Health Officer, because he
believed they were going to South America.
The men are at large i'll New York.
1T is reported that Hartmann, the nihilist,
has committed suicide in Paris.
DAILY, the dynamiter arrested in April in
Blrkenhead, has been indicted by tue Grand
Jury,
Tho English government il ready to con-
hrm the confederation of the Australian colo
MES and the annexation scheme.
The cotton worm is ravaging the cotton
crop in Lower Egypt The prospect Is very
poor. The Nile il now much lower than AT
ished from famine
A dispatch from London says Mrs.
Weldon received verdict of Il, 900 damages
against Mr.. Temple, the medical man who
had declared her insane.
WARSAW is placed under martial law IN an
uCipatlon of the visit of the Emperor oi hus'
Ha to that city.
The leading bankers, merchants and man
uactlrers or Berlin are lea6ued against do
marcks colonial plans.
"a passenger steamer on the Volga River,
dhussla, capsized and twenty persons were
,L,Ihe Siberian pest has appeared at GAYS
Tu la. committee has been formed, WIN
irlhce Schakoilsky at its head to enforce VIZ
V t sanitary measures to check the spread Vi
the disease.
the entire northern shore Of Long Islam,
sound is becoming built up with summer cot
-lu Aberdeen Cd. T.) artesan flowing well
"c being used to run a grst mill.
Eighteen members of the Salvation Arm
were arrested at Rochester and locked up fc
singing while parading the streets.
~ AZ Nskely, Ga, colored man, charge
~ heiaous crime, was taken from jail b
Q0Wl OF atbaans a.d luna haI