The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-03-19
South and West.

burg on May p.
| AT the Lou siana Republican State con-
vention, held In New Orleans, delegation
to the national convention and State ticket.
healed by John A. Stevenson for governor.
were chosen. The national delegation Is un-
| derstood to be for Arthur for first choice.
DURING quarrel at san Leandro Cal.
| William Scollard drew n revolver and shot
| Aleck Dietr chsen, a saloon-keeper, dead
| Whom Scollard's father Yves told of his sons
act, he exclaimed: "My God, can this bef'
aud ion dead
TIE California legislature has been sum-
moned ia extra session for the purpose Of
taxing and governing the railroads through
out the State.
Twomen were killed aud a third was fatal
ly injured by the explosion of saw-mi.l
boiler al Onondaga, Mich
JOHN GRIFFIN Maryland cattle dealer,
an 4 one of the best known and wealthiest
men In the State was found murdered and
robbed near Frederick At first 1t was
thought natural causes had led to his death.
Two men were arrested on suspicion.
DURING fire which destroyed the main
business block Of the little town of Memphis,
No., three persons were killed by falling
walls, and three Others fatally and four more
badly injured.
FRANK RANDE, the notorious desperate
and convict who madean attempt upon tho
! life Of deputy warden In the State pcni-
tentiary at Joliet, Ill.,, and who was placed
| In solitary cell, hanged himself. Rande,
whose real name was Charles c. Scott, killed
no less than five men in lSn and is supposed
to have murdered thirteen persons in Indi-
ana. Illinois and Missouri.
THOMAS CRITTENDEN, son OF ex-United
States Marshal Crittcnden, and grandson Of
| al a l. nntt tttnly
statesmen, has been sentenced TO three years
in the penitentiary for killing negro boy,
who had testified against him in a case at
Anchorage, Ky.
A MORTGAGE for sl2,OOOO0O given by
Western railroad company TO New York
trust company, was recorded few days ago
at Urbana, Ohio.
PRENTIss TILLER, a clerk Of the Pacific
Express company at st, Louis, filed valise
with money packages containing nearly
$4,000, and left for parts unknown.
MARCH was ushered in at the Northwest
with the severest snow storm and blizzard
of the season. Railroad travel was sus-
pended in many instances, and the ther-
mometer dropped TO fifteen degrees below
zero.
jesse STEPHENS, (colored) aged twenty
one years, was hanged at West Point, Miss,
! for the murder of Porch Wcsbrook, an old
colorel man who had accused the murderer
of stealing his melons
A CROWD Of meH took prisoner from the
constables at Allapha Ga, def1ed the civil
authorities, and so terrorized the town that
the mayor telegraphed to the governor for
assistance, which was sent to him In the
shape of company OF militia.
AFTER partaIsing of canned blackberries
the Guthrie family, prominent residents of
| I,,np ptt.,Vt E.G
taken Ill with symptoms Of poisoning. Four
children died soon alter, AMI the mother was
not expected TO recover.
TROUBLE between Catholic priest at
Corning, Ohio, and a druggist named Nc
Dewitt led the latter to cause tine arrest of
the former on the charge OF running a
gaming device at n fair. The priest de-
nounced McDevitt from the pulpit, AMI at
night body of men proceeded H. McDevitt's
store, led him out, took of all his clothing
and comrelled him to leave town and swear
that he would never return. For this action
twenty five men were arrested.
MARTIN +. VAN FLEET, treasurer of Huron
county, Ohio, decanpel for Canada with
about $15,0 10 of the county funds.
Hon. KENNETH RAYNER, solicitor of the
United States treasury, died a few days since
in Washington, aged seven y-six years. He
wa, born in North Carolina In 1908, had
served two term, in Congress and was author
Of life Of Andrew johnson.
Foreign.
A REWARD of G1G for each head of 6
| French soldier, aud 1882 for the hea of ~
officer has been offered by the commander
Of the Black Flags in Ton4uin.
AN ARRAY occurred at Pressa, Italy, be
tween laborers on the railroad and villagers
Carbineers interfered to suppress the DIS
turbance, and fired, killing eight aud wound
ing fourteen Of the villagers.
TnE German reichstag has been opened
with the usual formalities. The speech from
, the throne was read by the home secretary
! of state and representative of the chancellor
> The speech asserts that the chet task OF tlit
reichStag lies in the domain of social and
political affairs, and says that the emperor'
wish, which has been solemnly and repeatedly
( | EXPRESSED, for the Improvement OF the condl
: tion of workmen, has met with full appreola
/ ton ON the part of the German people,
Q In the German reichstag, after the presi
Q | dent hal been reelected, that funcGlonarJ
t ANNOUNCED the death of Herr Lasker and o
4 other members who hal died during the re-
$ cess. The deputies remained standing a5
$ mark of respect while this announcement
Q was being made Herr Rctert, an indepen
+ dent. expressed thanks in tho name OF Herr
i, I.askcrs friends for the numerous tokens ot
n sympathy which had been rec1ived lie wa
q particularly grateful to the American Con
o cress for the action OF the House
v Herr Hammerstein, in behalf of the conser
Q va,ives, protested against the action OF Her
Rckert and against the course pursued o
IS the American Congress. During the excl
: ing Discussion that ensued remarks de
l. nunciatory of Blsmarcks action in returnln
"a the resolutions to the Amer lean Congre'
r. were made. Herr Rickert characterize
,r Bismarck's action as "unjustiiiable inte
ference whereupon an uproar arose.
So Two Arab chiefs who arrived recently
40 Suasim report that during the recent DaUl
IA with General Graham's troops Osnan Dlgna
o. forces lost G.00J killed and wounded.
Ia A BUST OF the American poet, Longtelo
of was unveiled in Westminster Abbey, I
Is resting place of many or Englands uisI, !
he guished dead. Addresses by Earl Granyill
az United States Minister Lowell and othe
he were delivered.
d. GENERAL IGLEsIAs has taken the oath
re office as provisional governor Of Peru
IS GENERAL GRAHAM's advancing arl
re, of 4. 900 British troops defeated body
m about 10000 Of the False Prophets Ar,
wv under Osman Digna near Trinldtat, on
Red sea. The rebels lost LOO men, O
OF were only defeated after desperate re-
nd tance; the British loss was twenty-four kii
ce and l42 wounded. This was the first seri
il check received by the False Prophet IN
IN. victorious campaign against Egypb In
nd Soulan.
en A GREAT financial panic has occurred
on Pekin, China, and many native banks
nd merchants have failed. Merchants in the
ar terror stopped all trading ventures, Z
the populace were greatly excited.
az. REWARDS aggregating $4,000 were offe
led led in England for the discovery of the ,perst