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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-16

THE investigation of the accounts of J. o.
p. Burnside the dcfaulting discussing clerk
Of the postoilicc department, shows dc
Gciency of about $4,000.
THE Mississippi contested election case OF
Chalmers against Manning has been decided
in favor of Chalmers who appeared at
the bar Of the House and took the oath Of
Office
THE postofIlce department has completed
the read iustment Of the salaries of postmas'
tiers. Tho number Of presidential postoilices
is 2,2S5 The salaries of presidential post
masters amount to 1881 200, as against
$3,707, 500, paid under the previous adjust
ment in October when there were g, 1856 Off,
the first class amount TO S2S4 300.
SECRETARY FoLGER has issued the 120tr
call for the redemption of s10,0O0,0)0 of thu,
three per cent. bonds. -.'
SECRETARY CHANDLER appeared before tho
Senate committee on expenditures in the pub.
lie service and made statement regarding
the recently discovered frauds in his depart,
ment The secretary explained the methods
of transacting business in his department, and
showed how the frauds had been committed in
the bureau Of medicine and surgery by means
Of false vouchers for goods never delivered.
THE army appropriation bill, as agreed
upon in conference Of the committees of both
houses, with the exception of the clause regl-
lating the comp ansation to subsidized railroads
for army transportation, appropriates S2i,
t54, 450.
ELI H. MURRAY has been nominated by tho
President to be governor of Utah. Gilbert A
Pierce, of Illinois, has been nominated to
governor of Dakota, and John Fl. KmKead,
Of Nevada, to be governor of Alaska.
THE Senate in executive session confirmed
the nominations of Eli II. Murray, Of Louis
vile to DO governor Of Utah, and Henry f.
Pickles to be collector of customs for the
district Of Delaware.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has appointed Cornell
ious r. Agnew, of New York, and Merrill q.
Gates, Of New Jersey, as members of the
Board Of Indian commissioners; also, Com
modoro William I. Sampson, United States
navy, and Professor +. A. P. Barnard and
Cleveland Abbe as delegates to the lnterna'
tional Meridian and Time Standard congress
to be held in Washington on October l.
THE President has approved the act estab-
fishing bureau of labor
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Foreign.

CONCERNING the appearance OF Aslatlc
cholera at Toulon, France, Mr. Frank III.
Mason, our conscl, tecgraphs to the State do
partmcnt that the disease was kept secret
for some time. In ten days there were thirty
seven deaths Mr.. Mason says: " The deaths
are equally divided between civilians and the
military, and are chiefly among the aged or
Young. The question whether it is Asiatic or
Sporadic cholera is still undecided, but tho
former is probable There are hopes of
checking tho epidemic by sanitary precau-
tons"
AN election for member of the Danish
Diet for Copenhagen resulted in the choice OF
n tailor namad Hohl, n leader among the
socialists.
Four THOUSAND Chinese regulars ia
trenched themselves AT langson, Ionquin, in
violation of the recent treaty, and attacked
ZOO French troops as they werc on the march,
killing Z and wounding AZ. The French
| tyoons repulsed the attack and routed tho
| Chinese. France will demand satisfaction,
Ell MAHpI, the False Prophet, is reported
10 have been repulscd with heavy loss in nm
attack on Khartoum, where General Gordon
| is entrenched.
A MOST disastrous hailStorm has occurred
IN Erivan. a province of Southern Russia.
The hailstones were as large as goose eggs.
| The rivers wero damned, seventy houses
were razed, and property was damaged 10
the amount of $4,000 rubles, Forty lives
| were lost.
The nineteen prisoners, charged with the
J murder Of five Orangemen on st. stephens
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-16
VOLCANO IN FLORIDA.

The supposed volcano in southern Florida
has at last been investigated. For many years
thin smoke rising from the everglade region
has attracted attention and it has been rumor-
ed that it camo from Indian campfres or from
avolcano. Various expeditions have been Or
ganized to solve the mystery, but the explorers
found SO many difficulties in the way that they
we're forced to turn back after fruitless
search. A short time ago Captain Asher fol-
lowed the Amelia river, hunting for cypress
logs, and in the course of his journey saw this
cloud Of vapor and determined to find out
what it was. In one Of the swamps he found
anumber Of large, black rocks, rising out Of
the water. Some were worn in the shape Of
basins and others were huge, hollow shells, all
filed with strong sulphur water supplied from
subterranean sources. From these arose the
mist or vapor which has so long puzzled the
outside world
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inc ago OF 100 years, but there are not msnv
aloes in Northern climates which attain sucb
an age, 1
THE FATHERLAND,s RAuIra

Parents have to be humble pretty often here
in Germany, writes correspondent from Ber-
lin, for family Of five or six children is CON-
sidered moderate one, ten or dozen being
80 common as not to excite any remark, and
the number being largo only when it rises to
nearly twenty. Hence it comes about that MI
the baby perambuators that one sees on the
streets OF German city are great wickcr-work
affairs, built expressly for two children
twins, mind you-who arc too young to todd,
about on their own legs, and into which. IL
needs must, third or even fourth tired little
Teuton may BIO crowded. There is nothing in
this world like foresight and preparing for
future emergencies, even IN such n simple mat
ter as buying baby carriage, for it is pretty
constant occurrence in German married life TO
have the baby carriage going all the time with
two occupants, so that when ono first gets on
German soil and sees the army of nurse girls
trundling their perambulators, each one with
two children arranged so that little flaxen
head peeps out from beneath the covers at
each end, one Is surprised at what he considers
the great number Of twins in Germany, and all
his preconceiyed ideas the twins area compare
lively seldom human accomplishment dsap-
pear until he examines more closely into tho
matter
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South and West.

IHE Indiana Democratic State convention,
neid IN indianapolis, nominated Isaac p. GRAY
lor governor, together with full ticket
OHIO Democrats at their State convention
IN Columbus, put full ticket in the field
headed by James w. Newman (renominatcdj
for secretary of state.
For slandering several white women near
Caledonia, Miss, Alecly Leach, n coored
man, was hanged and his body riddled with
bullets by anumberof lynchers.
THREE persons-two men ard woman
were Killed by boiler explosion in a planning
mill at Wausaw, Wis.
AT the South Carolina Democratic conyen.
ton all the present State officers were renom.
mated by reclamation. In Arkansas the Dem
ocrats have nominated ex-Attorney- General
b +. Hughes for governor, together with a
tul ticket, and in Florida the Democratic
State ticket is headed by Mr.. Perry forgover-
nor. 10
The official vote for Congressman in the re.
cent Oregon election is as follows: b. Her.
man Republican,, 25,G99 votes; Meyers
Democrat), 1869. Women's suffrage amend
ment-For, Il ,9333 votes; against, -, l7G.
FIVE THOUSAND spectators witnessed the
hanging Of Dock Walker colorcd). for the
murder of Lucius Grant (colorcd at Texar-
kama, Ark.
ELEVEN men were injured, some fatally,
by boiler explosion in saw-mill and car
factory at Toledo, Ohio.
A NUMBER of horse thieves have recently
been captured and unceremoniously killed by
cowboys in Montana.
JAMES BURGE, Of Franklin county, Ga,
interfered in quarrel which two of his
daughters were having about some article of
dress while preparing for church. Oneof tho
daughters-Lela, seventeen years old-seized
an ak and killed her father. She was taken
to Jail.
SEVEN persons were killed. and three fatally
and eight seriously injured by n boiler explosion
in a Touring mill near Bryon, Ohio. The
mill was totally destroyed
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-16
INSTITUTION OF TRAINING.

An institution that has long been needed is
atast to be established in New York. 1t is an
institution for the training Of and the gradu-
ating Of actors and actresses-an American
Conservatory Of Dramatic Art. The building,
which is now in course Of construction, will
contain theatre with q seating capacity Of
eight hundred. 1t will have large stage fitted
with all the appliances OF first-class theatre;
srehearsal room and several rooms for recita-
ton and practice. The classes will be formed
into stock companies subject to the discipline
Of the best professional theatres, and all to be
under the dictatorship Of Frank H. Sargent, at
present dramatic director Of the Madison
Square theatre. Mr.. Sargent will have a corps
Of assistants in the various branches Of the
profession and the result Of their work can not
be other than Of good in American dramatics
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-16
Exports and Imports.

The Chief of the Bureau Of Statistics in his
eleventh monthly statement reports that the
excess Of the value of exports over imports or
of imports over exports of merchandise was
as follows:
Month ended May 81, 1884 excess Of i'm
ports S73ls,G69; five months ended May 81,
1881 excess of EXPORTS, 1854, l65; eleven
months ended May 81, 1884 (excess OF exports)
S7l,561, O46; twelve months ended May 81,
1884 excess Of exports), $6l, 12O,4 3o.
The total values of the imports OF merchan-
disc for the twelve months ended May 81,
1884 were $3.50, $40, 4i2, and for the preceding
twelve months 1871, O79, l41, decrease OF
siO,75',G99 ,,.,
The value of the exports Of merchandise
during the twelve months ended May u,
1884, were S74l, 44O,S77, and during the twelve
months ended May 81, 1888, SS2O,566,ooi, de-
crease Of $79.125.6S0.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-16
An Enemy Of Nihillsm.

A aepsation was created in st. Petersburg
nv the receipt of kilograms from Odessa an.
nouncug that Captain Gerdzey, prominent
of,icer Of the gendarmes, had been assassinated
Inv Nihilisis. His body was found with
n bullet hole in the temple and dagger
sticking in his heart with note pinned
~ his coat, which left no doubt that the muir,
dor was the work Of nihilists. Particulars OF
the affair are eagerly sought, but are very dii-
acult TO obtain, as the police endeayor 70
preserve as much secrecy as possible;
Eaptain Gerdzey, who was capable ana
co,,rageous official, had specially devoted him
self to graphing with nihilism, and had thus
;ncurred he bitterest hatred OF the members
If that body. His murder has produced q
Osnsation in Russia equal to that OF the assas.
s,naiion Of Lieutenant Colonel Sudeikin, and
Sor,ns The universal topic OF conversation.
-, child was drowned at Dell's Island, Nd,
hv heing blown overheard in carriage.
before delegates to convention OF teacn-
ors NJ the deaf and dumb deaf girl gave a
,nonderfnl illustration Of the perfection TO
Which Which Iip-reading can BIO brought, BY tho
m,,,u of q speakers lips outlined IN
shadow on wall she was enabled to decipher
the words uttered. o..s Nov yor,r
,.n,vsr ia dead. He was born a. Sara'oga
SPRINGS on the 18th Of December, lSos'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-16
LONG DELAYED BUT DESERVED.

Our Minister to England presented gold
medal the other day to George Read, who was
formerly chief OF the life-boat post at Deal, as
reward for heroic act which Read perform
ed twenty-five years ago. In 1862 the Ameri-
can ship Annie Hooper was wrecked of the
Kentish coast, near Deal, and Read and his
men, by the exercise of great skill and daring,
in which Read especially imperfect his life
succeeded in rescuing the entire crew of the
doomed vessel. In replying to Mr.. Lowells
eulogistic speech and accepting the medal
Read said that he had only done his duty, and
that in fact the circumstance had made so lit
tie impression upon him that when he was no.
tilted that he was to receive n medal ho had
almost forgotten the occurrence Of the wreck
and rescue. True herosm is always modest
and self-sacrifcing. The consciousness Of hay
ing done ones duty to God and man, in grand
as well as simple matters, is sufficient reward
for men Of the Read and our own Rhodes
stamp Still we are glad to notice that our
government in the most conspicuous and pub
lie manner, recognizes the grandeur Of a
heroic action, especially in the rescuing Of life
in shipwrecks.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-16
CONFERENCE CONCERNING EGYPT.

The conference Of European powers, called
at the instance Of England to consider the
condition Of Egypt, especially tho regulation
Of its perplexed finances, is now in session.
The policy OF Gladstone in Egyptian affairs has
been vigorously assaulted by the opposition in
parliament, and he has narrowly only escaped
defeat in important measures. As this fight Is
Increasing in intensity and about to eliminate
mavote Of censure, 1t is shrewdly surmised
that the conference has been called to meet in
London in time for its deliberations to infu-
snce the action Of Parliament, and to divert
the threatened final assault on the Adminstra-
ZION. France, Austria, Germany and Italy
nave sent representatives, who are to agree
upon plan for the adjustment Of Egypts
finances. No doubt, however, other questions
ofaserious political character will be consid-
cred. This will force suspension Of decisive
action in the British Parliament, and give the
Administration time to repair damages.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-16
FIGURES OF THE FISCAL YEAR

The footings Of the fiscalyear can be approx.
imatey gwen. The reduction Of debt will be
800, 900, 900 as against $l37 100000 last year.
The Understanding debt will stand at the
close Of the year at about 81, 1000, 900, Of
which amount only s24O,OO 900 will DO subject
to call. II the present rate Of redemption is
maintained, there will not be redeemable
bond at the end Of the fiscal year in 1886, and
q gap Of five years will follow in which the
debt redeemed must be purchased at market
rates. The revenue Of the government has
fallen of about s4OOOO,0OO. The receipts
from internal revenue will be about 900, 000, 900
less and the loss from miscellaneous sources,
such as land sales, etc., will be about $5, 0OO,-
900. The custom receipts show reduction Of
about s15, 100000. We are importing less than
we did last year. The total Of dutiable i'm
ports for the ten months ending April 80, 1884,
was $Ss3, 9s1 ,2Os, against $426, s9l, 742 in tho
corresponding period Of the previous year. In
theten months alone there was . reduction In
dutiable imports Of $4,000, OOO and as the
average rate Of duty is A per cent the loss In
custom receipts is accounted for. II Is estima-
ted that the value Of merchandise imported
during the fiscal year will foot up e665, 900, 900
and the value Of merchandise exported, e725,-
100000. The so-called "balanoe Of trade" Is
therefore 100000. 900. against $4,000. 900 last
year. We have doue less business a. people,
and beyond that there Is nothing especially un-
satisfactory in tho foreign trade Of the closing
year. But where. as matter Of curiosity. ia
the 1000, 900 that we nave accumulated 40
cording to the statisticians during the year ?
Europe has not settled m specie, for we have
exported during the past year more specie
than we have imported. The chances are that
Mr.. John Roach could, il closely pushed, tell
where the immense sum has ogne to. Nothing
short Of the rack or thumb screw would be apt
however, to draw the truth on this point out Of
him,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-16
THE CENTURY PLANT.

Years ago, in conservatory in London, says
awell-known florist, century plant, generally
supposed to have attained the age Of 100 years,
began to show signs of life by sending out
stem in the center, which grew from seven to
eight inches daily. 1t at once began to attract
general attention. The stem grew larger every
DAY. The plant was moved from place to place,
Tor the glass roof was not high enough, until
asa last resort it was placed under the cupola.
Before many days the stem reached the cupola
foof, and, in order that Its progress might not
Dc retarded. tho glass was removed and the
iooi raised. When the stem had attained .
height OF about forty-fve feet, If I remember
rightly, 1t stopped growing, and numerous
small branches grew out of the main stem.
each OF which was topped with cluster OF
magnificent greenish-yellow flowers, forming a
solid bush Of beautiful flowers Of about ten feet
In height. It seemed to me all London iocked
sec that flower, and it was the topic OF con
'ersation everywhere. The American aloe, OF
century plant, as it is commonly known, vii
sometimes bloom when but twenty-five year
old 1t atogether depends upon the care. A
umes it will not bloom unless it has attained
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-16
A TERRIFIC EXPULSION.
A Mill Destroyed by the Burst
ing of Its Steam Boiler.
Seven Persons Killed and Many
Others Injured.

A terrific boiler explosion occurred few
evenings eco in tho Touring mill of Behren &
Haefer, near Bryon, Ohio About forty men
were employed in the mill Mt the time and tho
explosion was so terrible in its force that the
large structure was blown almost TO atoms,
and among its debris were buried twenty
seven of the employees eleven of whom were
extr1cated in dying condition. II was found
that seven men were killed and three others
MORALLY wounded Beside these about eight
other persons were seriously injured, while
nearly every man in the mill was nore or less
hurt.
The force Of the explosion was so great that
pieces of the boiler, machinery and stones
from the wall were hurled through the air a
distance Of quarter of mile. One piece
of the boiler, about three feet square and
weighing probably more than a hundred
pounds was sent flying through the roof of a
house ut that distance from the mill 1t took
nearly the whole roof of, and the falling tim
bers seriously injured Miss Nellie Winters
and George Winters, two of its occupants
Edward Forster, the engineer, was thrown
nearly three hundred feet. He was terribly
scalded and mangled, but lived for three
hours Il. II. Ayers, his assistant, was hurled
through the roof, three hundred feet away.
The work of extrcating the injured was not
completed until this morning, and while the
work was carried on, women and children
whose fathers and husbands were buried in
the debris, filled the air with their lainenta-
tons The scene throughout was nitiful
one -
Rr nroiaed not for your an0aatoya I'm,
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President Folks Widow.

The Nashville (Tenn.) Banner says:
Right in the heart Of Nashville stands
large, old-fashioned homestead Of dull
red brick, its roof projecting over the
broad piazza, supported by great Huted
pillars, and its general aspect conveying
an impression of severe stateliness, in
pleasing variance with the distorted,
woul6-be fashionable architecture in the
same neighborhood. A long lawn
stretches in front of the house, and its
pleasant green monotony is unbroken
save by a plain and massive tomb Of
white marble, which carries its own best
epitaph in the simple Inscription, James
x. Polk.
A ring at the bell brought to the door
q good-natured colored girl, who took
our cards to the venerable and vener-
ated widow of President Polk.
Time, Of course, has stolen the vivid
coloring and curved outlines Of youth,
but he has not robbed her Of the upright
figure and dignified carriage, and has
left brightness in her eyes and vivacity
in her voice, beside lending an added
charm in her faultless manners.
From the library Of the dead Presi-
dent, she can gaze upon the tomb that
marks his resting. place, and in that same
library remains his hat, gloves and
cane, Just where he laid them when hi
came home for the last time. The bool
he was reading lies open on the table
and the papers of the day beside it. .
In society, and fond of it, Mrs. Pol
has yet never accepted an invitation
since her husbands death, though witt
graceful hospitality and tact she has re
ceived on the first day of each year tn.
Tennessee Legislature, which sdjourn,i
in body to call upon her-and which, 4;
I am told, is the highest compliment 7!
and the civil, Judicial and ecclesiasti-
cal bodies make it point to pay their
respects to her.
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A Few Answers.
,tWhat Is n sape z"

"What is a sage?
"a sage, my son, is man who knows
exactly when to buy and sell STOCKS :,
We bury about dozen per montn IN
this country, but the supply still equals
the demand" nj,
"What is n successful financier?
"Why, man who scoops SS,ooo'UVo
ont Of the bank he runs and drops the
sugar in Wall street."
"Wbat is philosopher :.
"He is chap who loses his wife's
money in buying silver stock, bat in
creases his own by buying deal in
pork" ~,
"What is q financial prophetP"
"He is q gentleman who states to an
interviewer on Wednesday that tho times
are prosperous and business solid, anc
on Thursday fails for seven or eigh
million dollars. Wall Street Ne'os.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-16
KING TUEEBAw,

King Theebaw, of Birmah, it will be recol-
lected, recently poisoned his wife and her
mother, and married his wife's sister. This
was bad enough, but he has been guilty Of still
more horrible crimes. At the age Of twenty
when he assembled the throne lie caused all Of
his relatives to be put to death. One Of his
brothers was killed by logging, another had
his limbs broken and was buried alive, and an
other was blown to pieces with gunpowder. At
another time the young monster was very sick,
and fearing he would die he caused seven hun
drcd people to be burned alive. Recently this
bloody king announced that he had reformed,
but his latest exploit will cause his sincerity to
be doubted.
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uapAChLLY I'M"

Twas mighty good-lookin' when was young
Peert an black-eyCd an slim,
with fellers courtin' me Sunday nights,
Specially jim.
The likeliest one Of 'em all was he,
Clipper, an hanson, an trim,
But tossed up my head an made fun o the
crowd,
Especially Jim!
said hadn't no 'pinion O. men,
An wouldn't take stock In him
But they KEEP ZIP comm in spite o. my talk.
Specially Jim.
got no tired o. havin' 'em roun'
Especially Jim y
made up my mind I'd settle down
An take up with him.
So We were married ono Sunday in church,
Twas crowded full to the brim;
Twas the only way to get rid of 'em all,
Specially Jim.
Century "Bric-a- B-ac"
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NITRO-GLYCERINE PILLS.

Pills made from preparation Of nitro-gly-
,erino will cure heart disease. So says medi-
cal journal. That nitro-glycerine will effectu-
ally rid person not only Of heart disease, or
any other ailment, is not questioned. 1t will
remove the patient as far from the disease as
necessary to ellectually relieve the disease Of
the patient As remover, nitro-glycerine
takes a high rank. A rank so high, in fact,
that an inquistive person has been sent out Of
sight by it. However, nitro-glycerine pills,
while efIcctualrcmovers, are too much so to in
spire entire confidence in their curing power
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-16
STATISTICS OF FERrILIzFRs.

Circular No. IS Of tho State Commissioner OF
Agriculture has been received, being an analy-
ses and statistics Of commercial fertilizers in.
,pected, analysed and admitted to sale in
Georgia during the season Of 1884. During
this season there were inspected Isl, $40 tens
w against 1851 tons last year. The balance
paid into the State treasury for the present
season is s62, 1892, an increase Of Oil, 1923 O2
a. compared with 1928