The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-07-23
Editorial Gleanina,s.

ly injured by the premature disharge Of
cannon.
Hon. John Griswold has been nominat-
ed as the Republican candidate for Gov
eynor of New York.
a lady seventy years old, in Berlin,
Harden County, Iowa, recently surprised
herself, herhusband, aud the neighborhood,
by giving birth to lively nine pound
baby.
A California farmer has bought So
tons of sacks in which to ship his crop of
wheat this year.
Georgia, so far, has done better than
any other Southern State-four out of
her seven Congressman being Democratic.
a Texan murderer, who had fallen in
to the hands of Judge Lynch, offered to
save trouble by hanging himself. He
climbed tree, put the moose about his
neck, tied the end of the rope to stout
limb and jumped.
4 large and enthusiastic ratification
meeting was. held by the Democrats of
Knoxville ON Saturday night last
Resolutions endorsing the nominations and
platform were passed.
The Democrats in the Georgia Legisla-
ture anticipate that a sufficient number Of
members will be excluded to secure ma
jority in each House for the Radicals.
Great fears arc entertained of general
drought and destruction of crops in North
Carolina.
During the debate on the Funding Bill,
on the 10Th instant, Stevens favored the
paying of the bonds in greenbacks. A
wild discussion ensued.
Brick POmeroy's paper of the 18th of
July hadreceived no news of the organiza-
ton of the New York Convention. AS Il
newspaper the Democrat isn't of much
force.
The war record of Governor Seymour
is being ventilated for the purpose of ST.
lencing the SANDERS of Radicals who ac-
cuse him of Copperheadism.
Isaac j. Lash, member of Congress
from North Carolina, is missing. His mail
has been received at Washington for some
time, but nothing has been heard from
him.
The Savannah (Georgia) Republican, an
original Union and Reconstruction paper,
supports Seymour and Blair.
In New York, on the. 18th instant,
there were forty cases of sunstroke. The
thermometer stood at Jos degrees in the
shade. ....
1t is definitely settled that all of the
Southern States except Virginia, Missis-
sippi and Texas Will be admitted before
Congress adjoufns. The others are sup
posed to be certain for Grant.
Not even General Harrison's nomina-
ton created so much enthusiasm in the
country as has that of Seymour. He is
as good as elected now.
The effect of the sun in causing railroad
iron to expand has been so great lately as
to cause several detentions of trains.
The Knoxville Iron Company has COM
menced the manufacture of nails Of all
sizes.
The Press and Herald, of the 10th in
slant, says, ''the thermometer stands stead
lily at 90 degrees in the Shade or there
abouts." How far from "the shade" does
the sun begin to take effect
The weather Northward is said to be
hotter than has been known for many
years. So it is said of the same article
Southwark, Eastward and Westward.
The Press and Herald says it is noto-
rious fact that during Colonel Ashby's
life the Wing was never known to men,
ton his name, for reasons well known in
Knoxville; but no sooner had the grave
closed over his mortal remains than the
work of SANDER commenced.
William NJ. Evarts was confirmed by
the United States Senate, on the 18th in
slant, as Attorney General.
The Athens Post says that rich spec
linen of gold-bearing quartz was picked
up few days ago on the land of gentle
man three miles from that place.
The Office of the Petersburg Index, one
of the leading papers in Virginia, was re-
Gently destroyed by fire. We hope the
publication of the Index will be soon re-
sumed.
Ink made from india-rubber is the la
test invention. 1t will be just the thing
when writer wishes to 'stretch his story"
little.
The Merchants Convention at Bristol.
Virginia, was largely attended and har-
monious in action. 1t is to be hoped that