The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-03-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Eastern and Middle statea


Ex-Governor r. D. HUBBARD died at
Hartford, Conn, of Bright's disease.
A FIRE in New York tenement house has |
wiped out an entire family. The flames were |
discovered in the early morning, and when |
sublued it was found that Cornelius Van |
Riper, forty years old, and his three children |
aged respectively thirteen, nine and two years, |
had been burned TO death Mrs Van Ripper, |
aged thirty-two years, jumped from win
dow and broke her neck.
A PROPOSED b Il TO submit to the people OF
the State of New York constitutional
amendment prohibiting the manufacture and
sale OF liquor was defeated in the State as
sembly by sixty-three nays to sxty-one yeas.
WILLIAM MCDONALD, q New York city
contractor, was brought before the bar Of
the State senate and committed to the AL
bany Jail for contempt in refusing TO answer
questions put to him by senate committee
concerning mater al furnished by him to the
New York department OF public works.
The chemical works of Powers 81 Weight
man, of Philadelphia, the largest OF the kin
in the country, have been entirely destroyed
by fire. The works consste of a num-
Der of brick buildings, covering an en-
tire block, AMI the loss is more than 81 ,OO),-
900.
WHILE passing from one car to another,
Henry c. Kelsey secretary Of state Of New
Jersey, YVES blown from the fast train which
runs between Philadelphia and New York.
A high wind was prevailing at the time, and
Mr.. Kelley was blown down an embank-
ment, but he escaped without serious in.
juries
A SUBSCRIPTION list has been opened for
the purpose OF erecting monument to Lieu
tenant Chip, the executive officer Of the
Jeanette, at Rondout, N. Y.
South and West.
A PITCHED battle took place in CLAYTON
county, KY, between -four members OF the
Burke family aud two members of tn Clay
ton family. Inc trouble grew out OF an i'm
proper remark regarding female member
OF the Burke family, made by one of the Clay
| tons The battle resulted in the death OF ono
Clayton and fatal woundng OF the other
and the death of one Burke and wounding OF
another
/ A SPECIAL dispatch from Spokane Falls,
Washington Territory, says that the rush
to tie recently discovered CHur dAlene
mines in Idaho during the spring. and sum
mer will be oveI whemng. Already the
! craze has spread 50 that miners are Hooking
TO the place without the prospect OF earning
q penny in some time. Telegraph and tele-
phone lines are being pushed through the
snow, and capital has been subscribed for
stare lines, a railroad n ri n steam naviga.
ton company A writer in Fort kcoSh says
that, in regard to tho richness Of the mines
every one who has been on the GROUND
speaks glowinyly of the placer yield-gold
TO the value of from Sl0l to 500 being gath
cred, according 70 this correspondent, in
single days labor.
PART Of Covington Ky.l distillery
which was undermined by the Hood, slippeC
into the Licking river, with 5O,OJO gallons
beer.
Two brotners-Luke and William Jones
were hanged at Jackson, Ohio, Tor th
murder of Anderson Lackey, the motive o
the crime being robbery.
ZEN GILLIAN and William Moore, both CO.
orcd were hanged for murder-the former a
Bayhoro, n. C., and the latter at FRANKLIN
La.
MARSHALL. T. POLK, who embezzled $500
600 of the Tennessee State funds while Stat
treasurer anil fled, but was arrested, die
suddenly OF heart disease at his home
Nashville He had been very popular
Teune see. and his case was to have come u
. in a few days before the supreme court.
Washington.
UNIFIED STATES Fish Commissioner Ell
: IL distributing from the national fish hatct
: ery at Worthwhile, Mich, 15,Oo)UoI white
!, fish mnnows for the chain OF great laKeS'
, THE postoilice appro?r alton bill, as pr
, pared by the House Subcommittee, appr
i nIiates Si5,Oil,90. The estimated revenu
for the next Fl, cal year are S4', lOl,ooo. Ill
appropriation for the current fiscal year
SH,iS9,520.
= THE House committee on foreign affai
Q agreed by a party vote Democrats in fayo
, Republicans opposed to bill proposed |
[ the California members so Amending tn
= Chinese act of last year as to greatly II
r crease It's restriction upon emigration
> FURTHER combinations Of the President
/ nominations: Max Weber, Of New Yor
t consul at Nantes; II. b. Trist District I
Columbia, consul at Mozambique; Georp
b. Clark, of Georgia, consul at San Lu
Potos; Cornelius 5. Palmer, OF Vernon
:, associate Justice of the supreme court OF u
- territory of DAKOTA.
!, THE American Government has recely
= nm invitation through the German legati'
o at Washington t. partlcipate IN an e&nipiC.
a of GARY products at Munich IN Octot
10 next
s. TuE bill passed by the Senate in regard
IL, feel crui erS authorizes the President to
rt rect the construction of seven steel veSs
Tor the navy, consisting OF one cruiser
1870 tons displacement, one cruiser or d,
tons one dispatch vessel of 500 tons, {
heavily armel gunboaUS of l,60O tons ca
one light gunboat of $50 tons, and one g
boat not to exceed 00) tons. IL further
'' thorizes the construction of one steel ram ~
cruising torpedo boat and two harbor
by edo boats. The work is to be done by G
at ract, and American shipbllderS VINO
IN. atsfy the secretary of the navy that u
70 I'm
nC months after making the CONTRACT are to
in permitted to bid. The nava advisory boz
luo S to have no power to make contracts.
AZ The House committee on military afft
On iccid d to m Ike al adverse report on
ing oil providing for the perpetuation OF
md offices of general and lieu tenant-general.
ap- THE civil service comns,i on's first ann
: 1t report has been sent to Congress in a spe
OF message by the President. The Presid
mi rongratulates Congress and the people on
the good results of the law 50 far, AMI avow'
TIA Conviction that it will hencsforth Prov
her be of still more benefit He commend'
OF suggestions OF the commission FOR tur'
the legislation, and advises the ma King OF an
b. preparation adequate for Its neeas'
rch Foreign.
re- rvxNvsoS the poet intends to suppo
orr. .ha British house of lords the bill legal
the ga with deceased wlfe's sister.
ce'It w. II. HUNT, United States mlnisse
,+ % Russia, and ex-secretary or the navy, az
' ono st. Petersburg Of dropsy. MT, MT, h h't
cted born in Charleston, ). ", IN loH puO
'ase, IN IN me lioSot ;,,tad nv HAYES a Judge G
per- ne was pIoinns n position which he
m when called to President Garlield's ca
'ie' as secretary of the navy. Wnen Fres
Arthur reorganized his cabinet MI MI,
wasosent to Russia as minister TO succee'
ic is Foster. ;
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cost Prophets followers
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