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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-01

Henry j. Anthony, senior senator OF the
United States and of Rhode Island, died In
Providence, h. l., aged sixty-nine years, ilve
months and one day. lie was editor OF the
Providence journal for many years.
In 1919 he was elected Governor OF Rhode
Island. He was reelected in tho following
wear, but declined to 10 candidate Tor
third term. He took his seat in the
United States Senate in 1859, having
been elected as union republican to succeed
Philip Allen, n democrat, lie was reelected IN
1866, 1871, 1876 and 1882. lilo served
at the head of the Printing
Committee, and was member OF inc
committees on Claims Naval Affairs and Post
Offices and Post Roads. lie was also q menu
Der of the National Committee appointed to
accompany the remains of President Lincoln to
Illinois and was one of the Senators
chosen by the Senate to attend the
funeral OF General Scott in 1866 That
same year ho was delegate to tho Philadel-
phia ''Loyalists" Convention. MIR. Anthony
was president pro tenn, of the Senate In 1858
and ISL. He amassed considerable wealth as
q newspaper proprietor and was popular al
citizen, Governor and Senator.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-01
NEWSY GMANINGS

FLORIDA is already filling up with Northern
visitors.
THERE are liOOO,OOO starving goats in Mad
ras, India.
TuERE are $50 Icclandcrs in Manitoba, en-.
shscd rs farmers,
THE Chinese war ha' sent up the London
prizes OF tea, coffee, pepper and tapioca.
THE railroads of Great Britain cost nm aver.
age OF 500 900 n mile, ~ So, 400 n mile hero
IT has been cs mated that 7,COjOOO ser.
mons are prcachc! TO Americans every year.
New YORK eats 5000 bushels of oysters
every day, but size has 1000 men aud
10000 O0J in the business.
TIL Shah Of Persia, in return for the cour-
tescs shown 10 him while III Paris, has pre-
scntcd the municipality with two canes Of u
variety no larger than Shetland ponies,
a MRs. RICuApV FHEEMAN, residing in
Conway county, Arkansas, recently gave
birth 90 two huy and two girls, all Of whom
are hale AMI perfect aud will probably live.
CRYuiIrE, mineral which is Of great
value in the potash manufacture, has bc'i
discovered in the Yellowstone lark. Here
tOforc il las been obtain u only in Greenland
THE use OF natural gas in pittSburs manu-
factories is steadily Increasing, and now the
right has been sold 10 Il man WHO will try t.
introduce il into houses for heating purposes.
THE ath j. announced AT Bucuus Ayrcs al
NichulIs Anchurcnc, who ha, left Sl2,nO,O o.
lie owned M enormous pnSt nal property
which carried lj2,Ool cows and iD), UlJ sheep
THERE was almost riot in 1850 when Cas-
Tie GlrlGn, New York city. was first proposed
ms the landing place for cmigrantS, and
since then ISIS, $50 emiSrants have landed
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-01
LATER NEWS

TIRE sessions OF the American Forestry con-
gross at Saratoga. n. ", were well attended.
Animated discussions took place on tho best
means of preserving the forests of the coun-
try.
\ PASSENGER train was thrown from the
track near Farmer City, ILL.,, at o'clock, \.
~, hy broken rail Attached to the train
was a privat, car containing tho Hon.
Thoma, A. Hendricks and party en-
route to Peoria, Ill., This car rolled
down an cmblnkncnt fifteen feet aud
turned bottom side up. 1t was with much
difficulty that the occupants got out. The
entire party were pretty severely shaken up.
Governor Hendricks was slightly bruised,
hut not so n, to interfere with his engage
ments at Peoria. Fifteen to twenty persons
in all were more or less seriously injured.
BECAUSE he had been rejected by Mrs.
Pcnrose Garmon, widow living near Homer
Centre, Ohio, I.chon Fry drew pistol and
shot her, infictng n severe wound. Suppos-
ing he had killed Mrs, Carmen, Fry blew
his brains out.
TIE exports of breadstuffs for August,
1854, were valued at SIG, 455,53 against 49,
S15,9iG in 1888. Tho value of the exports for
the eight months ended August 81 was &c.
003,25O, against sl1i, 239,416 last year
MAGNIFICENT banquets worc given Mt
Skierniwice, Poland, in honor of the three
visiting cmpcrors, Great precautions were
taken against dynamite.
THE Chinese forces on the Min river were
completely routed by body Of 1000 French
troops.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-01
NEWS SUMMAR Y
Eastern mud Middle STATES.

THE Bedford County bank, NJ Ioycrett,
Penn, has been obliged to suspend because of
losses sustained 10y the failure of the Kcmhe
Goal aud Iron Company, Of lliddlcsburg. Tho
officers Of the bank say the depoSitors viii
DO paid IN full.
PRESIDENT SEEtYE, OF Amherst college,
Inns declined the Massachusetts Prohibition
nomination for governor
OFFICIAL returns give The following cone
p!eio figures of tho vote for governor IT
Maine: ROBBIE; iS,Di2; Rcdlnan, 59,OGl; II. Il.
Eaton, ., l3i; Eusts, l,lG0; W. H. Eaton, o..
scattering, 49, This shows Relmbhaan
plurality of 1851, and n majority Of lj,IU.
PRESIDENT SeEtYE denies That he has r..
fused the Prohibition nomination for cover.
nor Of Massachusetts.
A STATUE OF General John Fulton Rev.
nolds, who was killed at ile battle Of Grtiys.
burg, was unveiled IN front Of the city hall,
In Philadelphia. Tho Grand Army parallel
In honor OF the event aud an artillery smal
fired "A salute
Elk SPEAKER BLAINE on his trip 10 the
West, was received ut New York with an
| ovation by n crowd.
RINDsROrF, BROTHERS 81 Co., an old New
Yorl; Wholesale clothing house, have failed
for nearly n million dollars.
A NuMuEn of miuors were ascending u miro
near Pot,syillc, Penn, when heavy piece OF
| timber came tunbling down from the top
| and knocked two of tho men of the cage 10
| tho bottom, II distance of 60 feet. The two
mon were instantly killed, and two others
who were struck by the timber were BADLY
hurt
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-01
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

ITALIAN opera in Constantinoplc is very
mcce'siul this season.
NERps hitherto unfortunate opera, "La
Fora del Dcstino," has made great hit in
Rome.
Nj. VICTOR CAPoUL, tho well-known tenor,
Is TO marry the daughter Of wealthy land
owner.
MADAM RIsToRI will play in New York In
December, supported by an English company,
under Brooks a. Dickson.
Miss FANNY KELLOGG has been singing in
tho West, and has been engaged for six fcsti-
walls in the coming season.
hartley CAMPBELL has had his new Mex
lean play, "Paquita," acted once at an OBJ
scure London theatre to secure tho English
copyright
RuBENsTEIN is engaged on comic opera,
In one act, to be entitled "Thc Parrot" tho
subject of which is drawn from the ancient
literature of Persia
| BdTEl, the now German tenor, who was
discovered OIL his cab drivers seat IN Ham
burg, now receives $50 u night for his sing
In at KroIs theatre, Berlin.
WIIHELMJ, the eminent violin vrtuoso,
who delighted American audiences several
| years ago, intends opening n school for vio-
iinists at Wiesbadon next year.
The Now York Graphic is authority for
the statement that Mr.. Fred Gehhardt is
studying for the stage ind will mako his first
appearance as Mrs. Langtry's support.
SPAIN has lost one of its most popular
dramatic authors in Senior Garcia Gutierres,
who has just died at Madrid He wrote tho
play from Which Verdi drew al Trovatorc u
The Cincinnati Society for tho Prevention
of Cruelty to Children is enforcing the law
which forbids children under fourteen years
Of age participating in any stage perform
ance.
NINE. MoDJEsKA has written friend IN
New York that she will spend the winter in
4 Poland. Sho has purchased Polish play
and is having it translated into English fol
! American production.
ITissaid that Minnie Palmer has made NOR,
money in Great Britain and taken away NOR,
from that country than any American actress
who ever went there. Her manager, John II
Rogers claims that she has made Sl5O,OOD OF
the other side
Mrs LANGTRY will sail from Liverpool fo
New York on January b. During her mex
American engagement she will play ter
weeks in New York ana fourteen in Philadel
phia, Boston, Baltimore, Chicago and othe
cities She will have two now plays.
Mrs. OLE BULL is profuscly entertaining
her American friends at her husbands ole
home in Bergen, Norway. The Misses Long
fellow, one Of whom will marry Mrs. Buli'
brother, are with her, and her latest invite,
guest Is Miss Emma Thursby, who is goinl
from Paris expressly to visit her
A WALL STREET broker has written pow
ertul melJdraIna based upon contemporaries
Gus financial lie The first act takes place il
the vicinity of the exchange, the second in
detectives offlce the third at the Grand Cen
trail DEPOT anil the curtain falls on happiness
and luxury in o palatial home in Canada.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-01
POISON TN THE WELL.
Two Sisters Of the UniontOwn
Ayengcr Dead.
Fhe Water IN the Well Said to
Have Been Poisoned.

Another tragic chapter in the story Of
leath which began at Uniontoyn, Penn, by
he Staying of Cashier Mutt By Dukes, Is dis.
'losel in the following dispatch from Union.
own:
Intense excitement la, bcca caused here by
he discovery OF an afro lou, attempt TO take
he lives ol the members Of the Mutt family
Tie well from which the supply Of water
i'edi The Mutt household was drawn was
poisoned by some unknown misrrcant. Twoof
Inc Young Indies ARE already dead and other
members Of the family are ill., As far rs can
o n,ccriainel, there H. no apparent motive
or the deliberate crime, and all cilors made
hus far TO tlaco the pcroon or pcrsons onga.
sea In the horrible affair have proved sig.
mi failure
The iiis intma.ion of the coming horror
vas the announcement Of the sudden death
u Miss Annie Mutt, agcl sixteen. sister Of
MISS Lizzie Nutt,whose betrayal by H. " Dukes
was followed 10y the tlGgicdath of tho young
5lrl lalhcr, AMI subsequently Of Dukes, who
was siam 10y james NUtt. Up 10 Tuesday
lnst she had lcrn In hccniOymcnt of ucrfcCt
health. On the following day she and all the
i'hyr mentors oil the family were taken sud
'niy IT. IN twentyiour hours Annie was
Wah. lhr explanation given by the family
was that she died from indigestion caused by
, ''linE large quantity Of unlipc fruit.
Tins morning. however. the horrible suS-
pltion gained currency hat the Mutt family
iu' hch polsoGc ana t'"t Miss Annie was
the lir't victim This was confirmed by the
cN"i"lhh,loh OF thc water ol the well stu
'l'uu III IN rear OF thc mouse into winch 1t
va i'"'l,i oeoh hal br,h thrown. Doctor
9pnh tu1'f,, INC lalhliy. physician,
l''s u'NiS'" uG holding OF post
nio''eHl' ma h,lhpugh MIS- Nutt was at
~ ~ "l" S, S'i' ',iihi( gave h'r consent.
"'H ,tcilhH MS, Nc,'l" Nu'r an'lN,r OF
W, Ss."TS eN.lrNH ana ih'h'Ws "i lrr denth
was quickly cI!, uhtcl through the Town, IN
IlH Punit opinion o'c' tue Notifying
i'Nr"'inil' ne water III t'e wen Is ncllS
uIl'iS ]'J ana Hll are awaiting Mith IN
zen" hhXl''y inc report ot tho phy-
"cliUs' III lhe absence oil any hAoWh
| InotlFe oi the crime inc story OF the
,Nu't Hnhuol ann Inc 'nS'r events when FOL
lowed u are bong cNcll'dly discussed ami,
WINE 'hvrr NlnS BE- no lrHth III II, me theory
u ADVANCED mat sonc friends OF Dukes lla'
ir,S,oftcd 10 lhl' de'plylb!r act TO revenge lis
| klllih@ ~ Mis- Ii%|' Nuts brother. Young
James Nitt' the aNcnsr ot his sisters honor
| VINO u al nome. anu alSp his sister l.Z2lc
were both made III, but u or condition Is moi
| cfltlcal,
| Inc story 81 Miss Nuts betrayal the mur.
ueI DINER ini9Gr ~ inktS, ms naIuIlt IT, ANA
| subsequently MS ucnln NJ inc nANuS OF Young
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-01
A CHINESE DEFEAT.
French troops Land and Utterly HOut
tIir Encmy-War Notes.

Two thousand French troops landed at tho
kinpai PAS, on the Min river below Foo
Chow, and attacked the Chinese. The latter
were dictated with heavy loss and rercutcd.
Vessels belonging To Admiral Courbet's squad
ron have ben cruising about tho Chrsan
Islands, which lie just or the coast, some dis
taucc 10 the southeast of Shanghai It Il
thought that Admiral Courbct may make
thco Islands his headquarters during his
operation, IN the Nang-tse river Tho islands
are Of graf s;ro;cs"al importance, but the
mrn'ia there is of n deadly character.
A. rcliin the peace party Is in bad
rcputc. \ nominee OF the wPr
party hus been appointed to net in con june
tim with III Hung Chang. Niceroy of Pee
Chi III, who rests under Suspicion. Ii Hung
Chang has thus to share his Office with
hostile colleague. This action, 1t is believed,
idiratcs the not very remote downfall of the
-Ioll leader of tho peace party.
The Chinese have stopped the supplies Of
coal flr The British gdnboat Merlin, stationed
al Sharp Peak near foo-Chow, where the
cable lands. At Foo-Chow the public are
meetings arc being convened TO urge
mediation or n French march on
rcllin. Complications sro occurring
lady which are certain TO involve
he neutral powers. The weakness of the
armament ol the English fleet aS compare |
with that of tho French squadron is com
mchcl on at Foo-Chow. The French, il is
5lii. cam fire eight guns to the English one,
aud their crews number ten 10 two of the
English England, whose interests in China
are eighty per cent. Of all the foreign posses
,ious There, is, Il is remarked, the only power
| that is not milking preparations to defend her
property IN the event Of war. The British
! foreign office has written letter to the
| chamber Of commerce of Glasgow. stating
| that HE British consul at Shanghai has for
mallv advised the Chinese authorities that il
would he to the interest of commerce to re
consider the contemplated blockading Of th'
rlycr at That port.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-01
Sandwich Island Houses.

Aletter from Honolulu to the Boston Tran
script, says: The houses Of Honolulu are al
ways open, day and night, as tho temperature
Is 80 warm that one has 10 sleep out OF doors,
as II were, to get enough fresh air. They arc
built mostly of wood, though mshy OF the
oldest and more substau tial houses are buii'
Of coral stone, q few OF lava stone, and many
may yet be seen within the limits OF Honolulu
made Of grass and occupied by the natives
These native huts or houses are built By max
ing framework of bamboo poles, covered
with layers Of the banana tree, the trunk oil
which can be removed in layers. This, again,
is covered with grass aud trimmed on the
corners and top by weaving the grass into
different patterns. One op'ning or door uSu'
ally admits enough light and air for the aver
age native, though some huts arc divided oil
lpto several rooms, with two aud Somellne'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-01

II Ia now regarded as certain that the Great
Eastern will be chartered by the Exposition
management 10 bring from London to New
Orleans the collective and individual exhibits
that have been promised by the governments
and by private individuals and firms Of Eu-
rope. Unless the negotiations fail, the great
vessel. thelarscst in the world, will leave Lon
don between the 18th Of October and the LIST
Of November. Tho Great Eastern herself will
he no iDconsiderabe feature of the great show
and will be worth going hundreds of miles to
zee. The management has not yet decided
what Use the great ship will be put to after her
arrival
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-01
The Artificial Production of Oy.tcr..


There has been trouble among the oysters
all summer Star fish and other natural enc
mics have been numerous, and in some cases
the beds have been almost depopulated. This
has led dealers in tho bivalves to look more
closely into the matter of tho artificial produc-
flon Of oysters in small saltwater ponds and
come experiments have been made in this d.
rection, which, during the last week, have
turned out to be most successful. Fish Com
missioner Blackford, who heads the trade in
Futon Market. New York, says that he now
regards the question Of artificial production Of
oysters as settled. An appropriation of Sc, 900
las been expended III the experiments, and it
ia regarded as money well invested, since at
one time this summer it looked as If most of
the oyster beds in this vicinity would be en-
tiIely destroyed
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-01
THE ,IAHDrs ARMY.
Fourteen Thousand strong IN so"'h nor
doinn-W oIscley's Expedition

later dispatches confirm the report OF 'he
substantial victory of the Mudlrr OF DonSaaa ma, Nv
Ambukol over the rebels from kordoian. me
Mahdi il in South Koidolan with an army my
of $4,000 men, and detachment OF eVpo
troops has been sent to reinforce n inc
army hesieging Khartoum, Staten Dey
and Hussein Khaifa Pacha, former
" Governor of Bcrber, are with the
Mahdi Huss in is kept in chains, Generai
I0rl Wol,eley will proceed to Wady iialia az
soon as the troops and transports have passed .s
the second cataract. From that poine .no
expedition will proceed to Dongola by wa.er,
and at Dongola It will be decided what route 10
pursue in the further advance to hharlou an
Tbe government officials are in hopes that tnc
native tribes will become friendly BY the ume
the expedition reaches Dongola:. 80 that II VIII
not be necessary for the expedition TO protSSc o,
beyond that point. It is said at CAIRO ., ia,
England has offered to guarantee loan 70 .,le
Egyptian government ii Egypt will place tn, Inc
MOSQUE property under English control az &c,
cnr;ty. Major Ohermside states, so a oam'
dispatch saws, that a report is current Una
General Gordon has made an attack upoi
Rerber. There is no confirmation, however, o
the report in London.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-01


Ivy lawns are known to but few among the
many who are Interested in gardening econ
omy. They consist, as the name. implies. of
"! 1n'y, and they offer some psculiar. advNn-
tageh IN cases where grass lawns arc apt to
OCCASION iooro trouble than they Gre worth.
An ivy lawn maybe well made IN one season,
and If the primary operation of>plantng DO
properly performed the lawn will make itself;
IL will want no cutting, no sweeping, no water-
ing, no protection from the birds that eat the
grass seeds to-day and tomorrow scratch up
the tender plants, as though 1t was their mis-
sion to make grass lawns impossible. And
when made, being, as ii were, self made, an
Ivy lawn will take care Of itself for any num-
Der of years; but if in need Of repair or trim
ming, the knife, the shears, or the spade may
be used with unskilful hands, and with the
least imaginable cost Of time, for it is not an
easy thing TO kill, or even to seriously injure,
a lawn consisting OF ivy solely. Such lawns
are unfit for games, and indeed should not he
trodden on. They will not, therefore, super
cede grass in country garden, which, per-
baps is matter for congratulation; but they
will give us the most delightful breadth of
verdure in Thousands Of places where grass is
moro plague than profit, and, at the very best -.
tends to disgrace rather than adorp the posi-
tion
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-01
EDITORIAL NOTES,


Why do ladies object to having their faces
.anned2 The deep, rich crimson color is Ger
iainy very becoming and preferable to tho
PALE siclly look 30 common. The reason ia
not difficult to find. A tanned face is thought
TO belong to persons low in the social scale; in
cthcr words to the vulgar. SO women forego
the good they might receive from sunshine.
md acquire complexion OF a sickly palor
caused by organic decay, and call it beautiful.
The practice of screening the body, and espec-
Tally the face, from the sun on all occasions
IL one which deserves to DO severely con.
damned
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-01
Exccuiinn In OHIO.

BENJAMIN johnson, colored, was hanged ~ A.
C;ncnnaij for completely with Allen Ingalls, III
n ,ho n,,,dor of Beverly Taylor, HIS wife, ana
l lit rirl near Avondac last February; iio
,.',V .sttnded during the last 10 minutes IN his
c caI by Dr. Joyce alone The ,s SHERIFF read bs
to him the warrant lew in'no,'' ,ish
fore 10 o'clock. johnson listened WIN rLn
a ' wild look, but said nothing. me IN,
i,; nhv.ician administered some brandy, ne
E I" On the scairold during very brlel
prayer, and then made neat speech deo,ar1" y
P;s Innocence, saving that he was prepared 70
die. His death vas almost instantaneous . aii
without peculiar feature The eS senS hoiU O
place in the Jail yard, the scanolu pe nhs
screened by canvas. He was me hpA'' WY
caused the Cincinnati not
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-01
Gen. Lee on Frankncss.

A letter OF Gen. Lee to his son, written in
1862. has just been given to the public, in
which he discourses on the value of frankncss
lam just in the act of leaving home for New
Mexico. My fine old regiment has been or
dered to that distant region and must hasten
to see that they are properly taken care OF.
have but little to add in reply to your letters
of March 26, 81 and 90. Yonr letters brcathed
true spirit of frankncss; they have already
given myself and your mother great pleasure.
You must study to be frank with the world;
Trankncss is the child of honesty and courage.
Say what you mean TO do on every occasion,
and take it for granted You mean to do right.
II friend asks favor you should grant it il
it is reasonable; if not, tell him plainly why
You cannot; y0u will wrong him and yourself
by cqnivocaticn of any kind Never do a
wrong thing to mako a friend or to keep one;
the man who requires You to do so is dearly
bought at Il sacrifice. Deal kindly but firmly
with all your classrl tics; you will find it the
policy which wcan best Above ALL do not
appear to others what You are not. II you
have any fault to find with any one, tell him,
not others, of what you complain; there is no
more dangerous experiment than that of I'M
deitaking to he one thing before n mans face
and another behind his back. We should live,
act and say nothing to the injury of any one.
II is not only best as matter of principle,
but 1t ia the path to peace and honor
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-01

Tho bodies of a man and woman, each
,no, t thponSh the head, were found near San
Bruno, Cal. ~. 49, .oot
py . eomnress at Eufaula, Ala, was de-
cn.aU Una With the loss of ten lives and many per
sons injured. w,..,...o, ,ies
"A lunatic who emptled MmcheS Wal, iraao
promiscuously into dwelling no9 iii and IN onet
top Kansas, was taken from all ana qne"'
lypched,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-01

Almse part Of hfc's burdens arc sof-im-
posed and wholly needless. Fears of oalami-
ties which never happen, doeful habit OF
looking at the worst, a suspicious disposition,
jealous turn Of mind--thcso are the tyrants
that load us with burdens heavy to bear and
needless to carry. If wo should honestly OK
anime the various burdens of our lives, wc
would be surprised TO find how many Of them
are OF this character. Not only may we drop
them if we will, but justice to others demands
that we should A man or woman habitually
unhappy is essentially selfish. and is always
thorn in the community. There are enough
ciosscs and trials in life which must he borne,
without manufacturing artificial and needless
ones; and the more thoroughly we rid our
selves Of the latter, the more energy and
spirit we can bring to bear upon the former.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-01

\ WASHINGTON dispatch says that Assist
np' Secretary Charles +. Coon was dc,igHl-
ted nv the President MS acting secretary of
No treasury for ten days