Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-16
A AND OTHER NEWS.
GRADY's Circus which has been travel
ing in this State has disbanded.

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THE battlements of Fort Sherman"
in Chattanooga. are be ng leveled down to
their original condition.
THE McMiunville New Era describes
an enjoyable neck-tie party that recently
took place in that fine little city.
A young man named j. A. McMurray,
residing in Jefferson county, was thrown
from his horse a few days since and killed.
Two Chattanooga men went hunting and
were gone two days, says the Times, and
killed 2s5 quail, IL turkeys, ITO squirrels
and 3 deer.
THE Marshall Gazette is the name. of a
new paper just started at Lewisburg by
Messrs. Figuers, Binford q Brandon. 1t
is a neat little paper, and well filed with
local intelligence.
Pools of blood, and evidences that a
terrible struggle had taken place near Lew
isburg, were discovered a few days ago,
says the Gazette, but everything remains
shrouded in mystery.
Richard Currian was killed by Morrice
Griffin near Columbia on Thursday night.
A negro man committed a rape on agirl
thirteen years old, named Katie Pigeons
last Tuesday, near Decherd's.
THE Columbia Herald of Friday, says /:
Isaac Hunt, who killed Major Alfred Har-
rison, at Lawrenceburg, some time since,
was acquitted by the Justices before whom
was tried.
THE Banner says that Israel McLaugh-
lin was arrested in Nashville on Friday,
charged with stealing buried treasure.
VIM. Hundley had one of his feet crush
ed off in the machinery of a furniture fac
tory in Nashville.
THE lightning of last Sunday is said to
have struck many Telegraph polls on sew
eral lines in the State.
THE Lewisburg Gazette says the wheat
in that section is looking very badly, and
in many places is almost entirely destroy
ed. The cause is not stated.
THE telegraph informs us of the demise
of one of Americas sweetest poets, Miss
Alice Cary, who died in New York, Sun
day, aged 80 years.
THE Washington Republican recon-
mends Col, VIM. b. Stokes, of this State,
for Sergeant-at-Arms of the next House
of Representatives.
THE Nashville Banner says Captain
Gavett. Captain Bentley, United States
Revenue officers, and Lieutenant Whiteall
and five soldiers of the 18th Infanty, on
Thursday arrested Aldridge, Stephen
Whitson and Thomas Cawson, charged
with illicit distilling, seized the still, four
oxen and seven barrels of whisky. While
passing through Winchester the prisoners
were rescued by a mob of two hundred
citizens, and the officers threatened.
The Union and american states that
on Friday evening a party left Nashville
consisting of Supervisor Emery, United
States Marshal Harrison, Cap. Gavett. De-
putty Marshal Bentley and Capt. Ward,
who was in command of sixty soldiers be-
longing to the Sixteenth United States In
fantry, en- route for Franklin county, their
object being, as we suppose, the re-arrest of
the prisoners taken from the United States
officials at Winchester, and probably the
arrest of others.
NEAR the close of last week a little son
of Mr.. Taylor, living on the Island road
near Blountville, was returning from
school at a late hour, and on horseback, he
was assaulted by two men on horseback
and ordered him to d%ismount, and on his
refusal to do so one of them struck at him
with a knife cutting through his clothing
on the shoulder, but fortunately doing no
further damage. The boy made his es-
cape by a vigorous use of his spurs
Bristol NeoS.
John Howser who lives one mile east
IF Mill Point, Sullivan county, Tenn. was
robbed on Saturday niqth last of S22 in
g~reenbacks and Sc in specie. The thief
entered at the window and took the mon
ey from Mr.. Howser's pants which were
hanging at the head of the bed where he
was sleeping. He also took his knife and
tobacco. and a small fancy bead pouch be-
longing to Miss Howser. The robbery
was a peculiarly bold one, and very posi-
tive ideas are entertained of the guilty in
dividual who is believed to reside not very
far from this place.-Ib.
ORDERS have been received at the
Washington navy-yardto fit out the steamer
Periwinkle preparatory to her joining the
| Arctic expedition, under command of the
celebrated Capt. c. T. Hall, to explore the
North Pole, and take astronomical obser-
%vations from that point. A large number
OF workmen are engaged in the task of
fitting her out, and she will be ready in
about two and a half or three months.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 11.-The State Senate
yesterday, passed a bill exempting the pro-
perty of a wife in executions levied upon
her husband.
The Kansas Senate yesterday passed a
bill giving any person the right to sue for
damages any one who sold him liquor, and
also to sue the owner of the building in
which the liquor is sold.
AUGUSTA, GA, Feb. 13.-Heavy and
continuous rains have swelled the Savan-
nah River to such an extent as to cause
serious apprehensions of a freshet in Au-
gusta.
WASHING TON. February 13.-Nothing
from the Tennessee. A packet will leave
San Domingo on the Sth and be due at
Havana on the 18th, before which time
naval authorities think it unreasonable to
expect ti5ings. No apprehensions in ma
val circles.
Secretary Robertson writing to the
House, gives his reason for believing the
Tennessee safe. The Secretary concludes
his letter: Suggestions of her loss made
without cause, are as weak as they are cru
el."I