The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Eastern and Middle States

FIFTEEN out OF the sixteen district dole
rates to the Republican national convention
elected in New York are for Arthur.
AN ocean steamship-the Oregon-has just
made the voyage from Queenstown to New
York in six days, ten hours, ten minutes, the
fastest time On record.
A LACE factory, the only one Of It's kind in
the United States, is about TO DO started at
Wilkesbarre, Penn.
THE second annual exhibition OF the Wo-
mems Silk Culture Association Of the United
states was opened in Horticultural hall,
Philadelphia. The display is great improve
ment upon the associations first exhibition.
A PARTY consisting Of Jacob Kcefer and
his young son. George llilliker and wife and
Nathan el Wright, were drowned while fish
ing for shad from a rowboat in the Hudson
near Verllank Point, N. Y.
THERE was de,crmi cd struggle between
the Arthur ant the Blaine factions at the
New ork kcpul lican State conven ion,
held in tica Finally, ly coalition o
tween the Ar,hlr and tho Ed nunls mel,
lrdelegates at large favorable 10 r.dmlnds
were el cite 10 the ational con ent'on ~
votes ran Eng from 81 to4i2. Senator Mil
Ter received 2i3 voc five less than a
majority Of the convention. Judges Andrews
(Republicanl and Rapallo Democrat, were
renominated for judges of the court OF APP
peals without division. Presidential cleo
tors were chosen and new State committee
was appointed The latter is divided between
the Blaine and Arthur rhcn. The platform
approves the administration of Presi lent
Arthur, advocates protection, Opposes further
silver coinage, and favois Federal aid for ed
uca ional purposes.
NEW JERSEY Greenbackers, Mt their State
convention in Trenton, cleo ed four de egates
at large and fourteen d stri t delegate to
the Matt, nal Grccnback convention. held
| in indianapolis MAY .S. All the delegates
| favor General But or for President
UNRESTRICTED delegates to the national
convention were choen by tho Connecticut
! Republ can State con, en- ion at Har ford,
and resolutions were |optcd praisng resi-
dent Arthur, and de laring that II &C aston
should arise the delegation would meet the
| unan nous sentiment Of the Republican par y
| Of the state by pr senting the name OF SEM
tor Hawley as candidate for President.
john II. DEANE, a New York lawyer, md
tho largest builder of houses IN the ~, has
failed Tor : OJ,OOO. lie has erected ovei
lao buildings in the UPPER part OF the city
and 1900 men have been employed at one
time on his structures. HIS assets an
thought to 10 largely in excess OF his llablll
| tics Mr.. Deano is prom nlut'y identfet
with the Baptist church, and has presented ''
Institutions connected with that denomination
over $jOO,0O0.
TIE English sloop-of-war Alert, presented
to the United States by the Britt III govern
men,, has arrived at tn, Brooklyn navy
| y,Id. Sre is the stron !est vessel ever bun
Tor the English navy and in lsijwent furthe
into tho Arctic regions than any other vess
had ever been The Alert will a"compan.
the other vessels the Thet.s and the Bear
as a supply ship in the search for Lieutenan
Grcely's Ar, til expedition.
MAINE Grcenba kers assembled in stat
convention at Levi ton, nominated ia
ticI ct headed by Dr. H. i. Eaton, for GOV
ernor. chose four delegate Mt large to tn
nat ona' on, enticn in lndianlIol adoptc
re-, o ton favoring the nomi lation OF tier
eral But or for e,idcnt and reaIlirmed IN
p atform Of the Chi ago cow 'ntlon OF lS'
ONE of the large Fall River Mass cotto
mills-Sagamore Mill No l-has bee
urnei to the ground The fire is suppose
Ia have been of incen1iary origin. Satanor
mill was a brick structure $50 feet LON
eighty feet wi le, and was five stories hlgl
II had $4,000 spinde' and $50 looms ThcI
were about gOJ ales of cotton and larl
amount Of finished cloth in tho basemen
The mill and II aohinery were valued
$4,000.
GOVERNOR CLEVELAND has signed the
nassod nv the New York legislature prohib
Inc the manufacture of oleomargarine.