The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-02
A WEEKS NEWS.
Eastern ana Middle States.

The strike Mt tic Montour Iron and Steel
mill, Danville, Penn, innugurn,ed January
], has assumed serious proportions. Five
hundred men are ont of employment and
restitution prevails in large number of
families. The wife Of one Of the laborlng
men fell SICK, and failing 10 get proper nour
ishment, died in absolute pcnury.
TWO three, year oil lIolsten heifers, ia
mnica and Etolka, owned by John Mitchell,
farmer near Newhnrs ~ Y. have shown
themselves the great st milk producers in
the world. Jana ca recently produced ll2l i
pounds Of milk In one day, and Etelka l01
pounds. During thirty-ono DAYS the former
gave 6,S26& pounds, and the hitter 5,4s6
pounds ten ounces, beating all records TO
date. The owner ms been offered 81. 600 for
Jamai ca and her calf, or $40 900 for tho calf
only, but declined both offers
II. NJ. RICHMOND, a young lawyer Of
Meadville, Penn, son Of prominent law.
heart in New York hotel lie hal long
suffered severely from dyspepsia.
A LATRoBE denn) disratch iavs that n
German family-Mr. Shulthcrs, wife and
two brothers, a. the Loyahanna con- mine
have been affected with trtchincss, as a
result Of eating fresh pork, ray, with no con-
diment but little salt They hal been re-
duced 10 great poverty by the recent floods
The women died, aud WINS buried, and her
husbands death wa, hourly expected The
two brothers were also reported MS gradually
getting worse.
The Rhode Island Democratic State con
vention at Providence was the most exciting
political gathering hold IN that state for
many years George II. Corli,s Republican,
and nominee Of the INDEPENDENT Rcpul-
Leans for governor was put in nomination
and received fortv-four votes upon the fir I
ballot, to twenty six for Ana n Spragut
and twenty-thrca for Til mas ". Scgar
Mr.. Corlis. was thercupon made the nominee
for governor, but declined tina no ninaiion
III or the score of i'll health. SeGar was thcr
nominated for governor aud Sprague fol
lieutenant-govcrnor, together with the re-
mainder of the State ckct. Eight delegates
10 the Chicago national convention were ais
elected.
A BILL aking it mandatory, instead OF
optional, with the mayors of cities TO en-
force the civil service reform law asset tho
n York assembly by "a yeas to !! nays
MADAME 4 NINA BISnor, the once famou
singer, Il @ few days since in New Norl
Of apopexv. She was lorn IN London il
1917, and lad n long nnl remarkable pro
fessionll career. appearing in either concer
or orora in marty every country in th
world. and singing in dozen d.iiercn
Ia guages.
AT the Rhode Island Republican Stat,
convention, held in Providence, all the pres.
emit State officers, from governor down
were rcnominatel, aud n resolution wa
adopted congratulating United States Scna
tor Anthony upon his return TO health.
Prominent New York German business
men are raising fund of $4,000 for ex
Senator and cx-SeCrcta,y Carl Sthur2
PETER EDWARDS, seventy-iive years old
| a well-to-do farmer of Albany county, NY.
but addicted 10 opium eating, killed hi
| ngcd wife with hammer and then mad
an unsuccessful attempt TO cut his ow
throat.
| CHARLES IANGHEIMER, better known n
Dickens Dutchman,' died few days ng
| IN the Eastern penltentary, Philadelphia
| where he had spent the better Iart OF his life
| He was cightv-two years oldand was buried Il
| Potter's Field. lie was first sentenced TO til
| penitcntiary in 1910 AMI was released frol
| time 10 time only to he returned for theft
Ills notoricty was gained b. Dickens refer
ence to him in tie American Notes, in
chapter describing the system of sOlitar
| COn1lnpWcnI, nUl SiltdkulN 81 luHpUclHlt
| IN pathetic terms. angheimcr however
success uly passe through al the misery S
pnthet cally pictured by Dickens and live
| TO hear of the novelst'S death.
THIS country is to have an invasion {
white elephants, The first of his kind nrri'
ing in New York few days since on Q
ocean steamer, His color is described rs "
light gray, shade lighter, perhaps, TIN
cigar ashes"
Al n meeting of Now England milk pr
duccrs IN Bottom they yo'cd that the Sta
board of heath ought TO regulate the sale
milk to insure purity, AMI arranged with u
city contractors to deliver milk to tho lat
for thirty four cents can of eight and
half quarts
As result Of tho recent investigation
n committee Of the New Nori, assembly, II
New York c'tY grand iuy have indici,
Sheriff Davidson nHd scvcral minor ollicii
, for corrupt action IN office.