Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-11-16
Tennessee News.

tennessee Jews.
Lieut.. T. T. Thornburg is assigned by
the War Department orders to E. Ten
nessee University, as Professor of Mill
tary Science and Tactics. The Trus-
tees of the University have also cleo
ted Lieut.. Thornburg to the Chair OF
Military Science.
The Knoxville Board of Trade was
reorganized Wednesday, Nov. 1, and
tie following named gentlemen elected
officers: ice-President; j. W. Gaur,
second Vice President; e. P. Baily,
Secretary A. Terry, Treasurer.
Fifty couvicts from the Tennessee
Penitentiary arrived at Memphis a few
days.ago. and are now at work at GilPs
Station, on the Memphis and Selma
Railroad, being the first installm ent OF
the two hundred prisoners hired from the
State by Gen. Forrest for that purpose.
Col. James Brazelton, of Leadvale,
East Tennessee. died a few days since
from the effects of an overdose of opium,
taken through mistake.
Dave Thomas and Jim Onley made
their escape from the Jail at Cleveland
on Friday night, Nov. 8. and have gone,
it is presumed, where the woodbine
twineth."
There will be a Convention of the
advocates of total abstinence in the
Southern States, at Chattanooga, We'd
nesday, Nov. %, 1871.
The Athens Post understands that a
considerable number af Pennsylvanians
are shortly to invade East Tedhessee
for the purpose of turning undeveloped
resources to good account.
The statistical report of the HOlston
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, shows white member
ship 30,921. colored 162, Indians lO2,
local preachers 246, Sumday-schools
352, teachers 2,440, scholars 15,4l6.
At the recent term of the Chancery
Court, held at Dandrige, the charter of
the proposed Dandrige and Messy Creek
Narrow Gague Railroad was amended
on the prayers OF the petitioners SO as
to commence at Clifton, Cooke county.
running from thence to Dandrige. from
thence to S~eyierville, thence to Knox
vile.
On Wednesday, the LIST inst, the
house of Mr.. Amos Johnson, in the
Beaver Creek Valley. in Knox county,
was crushed to pieces by the falling of
a tree. 1t occurred in this menner /:
Mr.. Johnson had built a new frame
house. and a very large poplar tree
stood near, which, as it leaned toward
the house, he feared would be blown
down upon it. So he attempted to fell
the tree to one side. but in falling it
broke over, and. striking the, house in
the center, completely crushed it down.
Fortunately the family had left the
house, being in fear of some danger.
On Sunday last as we learn from the
Lebanon Herald. an engine made the
trip from Nashville to that place in
precisely ffty-eight minutes. That beats
all hollow the famous old steamboat
which made the trip from Nashville to
New Orleans in three days-and four
weeks.
The natianal census shows us that
for the one person who dies in Ten
nessee and Georgia of consumption.
thirteen die in Massachusetts, and two
even in Minnesota. The latter State
has a great and deserved reputation
for its salubrity, being particularly
favorable to consumptives; but it ap-
pears, from reliable data, that Tennes-
see and Georgia stand far ahead of her,
and Florida is still better. No n
dies of consumption in Florida.
Two men from Ohio are in Knox
Vile for the purpose of establishing an
extensive carriage and wagon factory.
Thursday afternoon Deputy Marshal
Robert Kittrell arrested Samuel An
derson, at Sweetwater, On a capias from
the Federal Court. A short time after
ward the prisoners brother, Captain
John ID. Anderson, interferred. draw
ing q pistol on the officer, and rescued
him from custody. A States warrent
for the arrest of both the Andersons
was then issued, when Captain Ander-
son again drew his pistol and made a
violent resistance. In the melee Cap
tain A. was shot through the bowels
by W. 81. Sneed. one of the posse sum-
moned to arrest them. The wound is
considered fatal.
The shipments of live stock from
Bristol have been unusually heavy this
season..
The Southern Methodist are having
a tremendous revival at Morristown.