Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-02
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Notice the important Chancery sales by
Henry Hoss, special Commissioner. ~
House flies have made their appearance
at Brownsville. So says the Bee.
What is the matter with the gas works
Street lights played.
The Legislature is in session. On with
the dance of death.
Unusual in Observation-Disclosures
among the ladies.
1t has been raining we do not know
how long with the beautiful interregnum
of last Sabbath.
G. F. Squibb, Esq, of this place. start.
ed South, last week, with a large drove OF
fine horses and mules.
If Beelzebub is the prince of devils, q
great many men will lose their proper
rank, if there cannot be an associate com.
mission.
A man who takes a newspaper and re-
fuses to pay for it, should be cursed with
all the plaques of Egypt, and a double
tongued wife in addition.
From the vigorous and courageous man.
ner with which our new Municipal author.
tiles have commenced operations, if we dc
not have a moral and quiet town within
the next six months, we shall utterly dis
pair, of it ever becoming so.
We saw a fellow embracing a lamp
post most afectionately the other night.
We thought he had a warm stomach il
! not a warm nature.
Gen. James Longstreet passed down the
road a few DAYS ago, on his way from
Washington City to New Orleans. He is
| the Confederate General that couldn't
take Knoxville in 1868, though he captur-
ed the S~urveyorship of Customs at the
Crescent City.
The urchins nave again begun the prac-
tiee of throwing mud balls with switches.
This bad conduct should be stopped at once.
and we ask our corporation authorities, as
they are engaged in the general regulat-
ing business, to act, and vigorously too,
in the matter. If they do not, in all prob
ability, somebody's eye will be knocked
out or seriously injured.
Thomas & Cummings, dealers in Agri-
cultural Implements, are doing a lively
business. This enterprise is a Few thing
in our county, and should be patronized,
as we surely need all the late improve
ments in this line.
e. S. Anders, who was arrested a short
time ago, at G~reenevillc, for robbing the
United States mail, has been sentenced by
the Federal Court at Knoxville, to five
years imprisonment in the penitentiary.-
There was taken from the train the
amount of $120.
We understand that a serious difficulty
occurred last Friday night, at Buffalo In
%stitute, in Carter County, between two
pupils. One of them is 20 seriously in
jured that he was not expected to live.
DIR. Fred. w. Sparkling is still among
us and has examined many applicants for
pensions. lie is a Republican of the strict
est sect, and he will see that none but the
deserving participate in the bounty of the
Government.
Zeke Mathes' horse, ''Tangle Foot" ran
off one day last week, smashed upthe bug
gy and piled up Zeke and another man on
the ground. However, no very serious
damage done.
A few days ago a man was sent to the
city Hospital i'll Louisville, KY, suffering
with delirium tremens. He is a physician
by profession, of large experience, splen-
did qualifications and was at one time the
superintendent of the city. The terrible
appetite for liquor dragged him down
from his high social and professional po-
sition to the inebriate asylum! What a
text for Temperance sermons