The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-03-05

w. Il. CASH, son Of Colonel Cash, the duel
ist who killed Colonel Shannon a few years
ago, entered Cheraw, s. c., AMI after drink
ing heavily got into difficulty with Town
Marshal Richards, who was roughly handled.
Cash then left town, but returned the follow
ing afternoon and approaching Marshal
Richards drew revolver and rapidly fired
three shots. The first ball struck an limo
cent bystander named Cowart and the second
hit Richards, b'th shots causing mortal
wounds. Cash then mounted his horse and
rode rapidly away.
The cabin Of Beverly Taylor, colored
man living near Cincinnati, was buried to
the ground at night. and it was at first
thought that the owner, with his wife and d
grandchid, hal persisted IN the flames.
Later, however, the bodies Of all three were
discovered in the building OF the Ohio Medi
cal college, whittier they had been carried
for dissection. Allen ingalls,, noted negro
body snatcher was arrested, and confessed
that he aud Ben johnson Ia entered the
cabin and killed the three inmates, taken the
bodies to waiting wagon, driven by X. b.
Dickson. and conveyed them to the Cincin-
natl medical institution, where they sold the
curpseS. Beside the three negroes mentioned,
two others were arrested for completely in
the terrible crime.
The breaking Of dam on the Los Angeles
river produced the most disastrous flood ever
experienced in California. The lower part
OF Los Angeles was completely inundated,
ard forty h iIdings were swept away. Hun
dreds Of families were obi ged ~ abandon
their homes and seek shelter on the
hills. The loss amounts to $l500O0 From
Los Angeles to Mo ave, a distance Of 100
miles, hardly mile Of the Southern Pacific
track remains in pace, and east to San
Gorgonio, eighty mi eS, the devastation Is
equally great The California Southern road
from Cotton TO San Diego Is also washed
out. Travel in all directions is suspended.
1t will probably be two months before COM
muniC alton can be properly established. Re
ports received from towns III the Southern
portion Of the San joaquin valley announced
the heaviest floods ever known.
Two colored meq in jail at Lebanon, KY.
for assaulting woman, were taken out by
q furious mob and hanged.
b. +. BARNES, prominent citizen Of
Booche, Wis, killed his wife and cut his own
throat Protracted illness in the family l.
assi ned aS tn canSe.
Foreign,
A DISPATCH from Berlin asserts tha
naturalized German American citizens wht
return TO Germany are again being rigorousl,
the German foreign office ignores Unite,
States Minister Sargent, AMI conducts al
negotiations directly with Washington.
The London Times, in an article on tn
IaSker incident, implies that dislike OF til
country which deprives Germany OF thou
sands Of conscrpts is the basis Of Bismarck
action, and that Mr.. Sargents resignation
would strain the relations OF Germany an
the United States.
AFTER holding out for weeks against th
attacks of FL MahdfS forces the town o
Tokar surrendered to FL Mahdi's rebels be
fore it could be relieved by General Ora
hams expedition. The news was brought l.
Suallim by five soldiers who had escape
| from Tokar. 1t was stated that only til
| soldiers at Tokar who had families had sur
rendered, while the others attempted t
reach Suahim. Upon reception of the new
| in London great excitement ensued and
special cabinet meeting was called. i
Mahdi appointed his brother, Ali Yussu
| governor Of Barbour, and ordered him {
| levy 1000 men, and march TO Kordofan t
reinforce the main body Of III Mahdi
troops.
GENERAL GORDON announced that afte
| restoring order in Khartoum he would pr,
coed to Kordofan, to interview the Fab
| Prophet.
| OsMAN DIGMA, the leader of the rebels
che vicinity OF Suakim is exciting his follow
ers by quoting the Koran, saying that
Mahdi, the False Prophet, is divinely inspire,
and re- uires little food and clothing.
NINE sailors belonging to the British bar
Ada Barton, from st. John, N. b., abandont
at sea in a waterlogged condition, wei
| drowned.
| BisMARCK's action in returning the I4aSk
resolutions of sympathy to the Americ,
Congress has excited much discussion amol
the papers of Germany, the government q
gans praising and the opposition press co
demning the German chancelor's cours
Mr.. Sargent the American representative
Berlin, is also bitterly attacked and vel
mently defended by German papers for t
part which he has taken In the matter.
An association OF English authors has be
formed t. aid in securing All English-Ame
can copyright law.
AN Indian uprising has occurred in Man
tOba, British America, and twelve mount
police sent to quell the disturbance are I
ported to have been maSsacred,
SIR HENRY BRAND, who has resigned b
sprakerShip of the British house of cor
mons on account of Sickness has declined
leerage.
THE three men who murdered Count VI
Mailqth, president Of the court of cassati,
at Ofer, Hungary, last March, have be-
hanged in Pesth. A great crowd collect.
about the prison and cheered the condemne