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

Spurious Bank OF England notes have
been passed III Montreal and in Chicago and
Milwaukee.
Three children were burned to death in
the destruction Of their home near Youngstown,
Ohio.
"A woman was murdered by shooting in
Philadelphia. The murderer was drunk
One of the Indians in the Buffalo Bill Com
binaton was shot at Trenton.
Divers are now TO be employed in circum-
venting the starlish in the oyster beds of Long
BLAND Sound.
Forest fires are raging in Massachusetts,
and Maine.
The Importation OF Pnupcr Labor.
Senator Blair reported to the U. $. Senate
fayorably and without amendment, the bill
recently passed by the House TO prohibit the
importation and migration Of foreigners and
aliens under contract or agreement 10 perform
labor III the United States. The report says
that, although there are certain features OF
the bill which might well be changed or modi-
fed, II Is reported without amendment in order
that it may not fail Of passage during the
present season.
Among tho amendments which the com.
mttee say they would have especially
recommended il one providing for tho
substitution Of tho words "mauual labor or
manual service" for tho expression
labor and service" This amendment, the
report says, would accomplish the purposes Of
the bill and also remove objections, which II
sharp and unfriendy criticism may urge
against the proposed legislation, but as the
opinion that the words will be construed to
mean substantially this, they made no changes.
The Indians on the reservation in north.
em Montana are dying of starvation on ac-
count Of the scant food supply at the agency.
The wife Of Bishop Henry W. Warren, of
the Methodist Episcopal Church ondows with
800, 600 a school Of divinity in the Denver
University to be called after her former hus-
band, MIR. Ilifi, Colorado cattle king.
A railway train, whose air-bralies did not
work, ran down a steep grade through bridge
into the James river, near Lynchburg. The
passengers narrowly escaped drowning.
"A terrific boiler explosion occurred at Stry-
ker, Ohio in the Touring mills of Bchren Il
Haefer. About forty men were employed in
the mill at the time, and the explosion was no
terrible in its force that the large structure
was blown almost to atoms, and among its
debris were buried twcnty-seven of the en-
ployees, eleven of whom were oXtricated IN a
dying condition; others are seriously injured.
The scene was II sad one.
The remains of a drowned man were found
floating of Fort Hamilton II few days ago who
a few years ago was notably wealthy man Of
New York city.
Special reports in regard to the cholera in
France give greater number of deaths than
the official returns report, and the truthfulncss
Of the latter is dlstrusted. NJ. Rochard,
Chief Of the Naval Health Department,
reports that the number Of victims at
Toulon are eight TO ten daily, that the
aggregate deaths are IA in the navy and 81 in
the town, and that there are 90 patients in the
naval hospitals. A mosquito plague at Mar
settles increases the gloomy aspect A thou
sand fires have been kindled III various parts
of the city to dsperso the pest. Gibraltar
now refuses entrance to French ships.
"A fire at Matanzas destroyed three ware
houses. Seventeen hundred hogshcads Of
sugar which were stored in the buildings were
burned. The total loss is reported to be
$3.50, 900, partially insured.
The Theatre Royal Edinburg, was total,
| destroyed by fire. No lives lost.
AT Lemberg the capital Of Galica, Their
was severe storm Monday. Three. person
| were killed by lightning and five others al
| reported missing.
The Orangomcn and Nationalist cam,
lnto Culh-loh ~ NhIthpolnt 'ounty DOWn
| Ireland. Two Orangemen were arrested. On
Nationalist was stabbed almost to death.
The two officers guilty Of dcsertion wer
shot Saturday at Corona, Spain. The shops o
Corona and Barcelona are draped in mourning
Thousands Of people assembled in front OF tn
house Of tho Governor and compelled him Il
telegraph to the government asking for com
mutation Of the sentence.
The Philadelphia cricket team was heater
by five wickets by the Gentlemen Of Hamp
shire.
Grave suspicious are entertained in Egyp
as to the loyalty of the Mudir Of Dongo)s
The road between Massowah and Kassala is re
ported to be open.
The appearance of cholera in Marseille
has created quite panic in that city. Profes
sor Virchow critcises the French authorize
for what he terms their defective precautions
Reports from Hanoi state that the Frencl
fleet has received orders to lombard Chimes
ports.
The dynamite fright has taken full posses
sion Of the officials of Frankfort-on-t the Main
The police of that city say that the place is
nest of conspirators and is, in fact tho centr
Of the socialistic propaganda of all Germany