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Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29
Expio.lrs oils.
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-UeSSTS. Editors.
little thought when 1 penned the
article published on the first page of
your last issue, on the danger Of
using these highly infiammable
burning fluids, that we would so
soon have so bright an illustration
of the facts set forth. A grand and
awfully sublime spectacle was wit
messed at the Methodist church on
Thursday evening. The house filed
with flame and flowing out at the
windows, the consequence of the
falling of chandelier charged with
highly inflammable fluid. Ii is sick
ening to the heart to think of what
the consequence would have been
had there been a congregation in
the church at the time. Who can
realize the horror of q crowd of con-
fused persons in a house filed with
fame, and many OF their garments
blazing with the flaming fluid scat
tered ON them? How long will our
| citizens tolera.e the use Of this dan
gerous fluid, and not enforce the law
that prohibits its sale2
j. b. CoNGER-
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29
jackson and Tennessee River
Railroad.

Nessrs. Editors.
The question of constructing our
Jackson and Tennessee River Road,
is one that presents itself to every
thinking man. How can the means
be raised? Henderson county has
wisely submitted the proposition to
the people of the county TO vote .
tax of $4,000 to its construction.
IsNow let our city authorities at the
next regular meeting, submit SINH
lar proposition to the voters of the
city OF Jackson to vote a subscrip-
ton of 100000. These two SUBJ
scriptions, with what should, and
can, be taken IN work and material
along the line of the road will build
it at once. Let us have the sub
scription by the city, and thereby
make certain the construction OF
this important work.
TAX PAYER.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29
TIE cstson Factory.

All Of the machinery for the large
cotton factory has arrived and is
being put in order and arranged for
operation with all the speed that the
necessary care viii permit. Before
the year is over SeYenty-five hun
dred spindles will be whirling at the
rate of seven thousand revolutions
per minute. Competent judges
pronounce all of the machinery TO
be of the very finest quality, both as
to material and finish.-BGnner.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29
Decatur County awake.

A communication from an intel
Iigent correspondent at DecaturyilIe
under date of the 10Th inst, gives
the gratifying intelligence that the
people of Decater county are alive
to the necessity of building the Jack
son and Tennessee River Railroad,
and with view to getting all the
people of Decatur county together
viii give
Grand Free barbecue
at Decaturville on Wednesday,
August 18th, at which some of the
most practical and sensible railroad
men in the State, will address. the
people, setting forth the great, the
incalculable advantages of having a
railroad running through their
county, connecting at Jackson with
the finest system of railroads in the
State, and with prospective rail-
road outlet to the East, which will
give her people choice of markets
which they can never enjoy with
out such connection as we propose
to them.
With view to full and fair dis
cussion of the advantages of the
proposed road, they have invited
Hon. Milton Brown, General A. w.
Campbell, Maj. r. b. Hurt, and
other practical and sensible bus
ines men TO addres them on the oc-
casion. Judge Milton Brown had
much practical experience in build
ing broad gauge misunderstanding
in fact built the Mississippi Central
from Jackson to the Mississippi
State line, and the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad through from Mobile to
Columbus, KY, and is therefore
able to talk to the people Intelligent
ly upon the subject. Gen. A. w.
Campbell, though not a practical
railroad man, is recognized as one
of the most eloqueuent, logical and
convincing men of this section, and
having read and thought much on
the subject, will be able to talk ef-
fectively to the people.
Our correspondent says Decatur
county is ready to foot her full
proportion of the cost of a survey of
the route from Jackson to the Ten
nessee River, and asks if Henderson
county will bear her portion of the
burden to make the survey across
her territory? He says Decatur
county IS not very tcordy, but aohea
she speaks she means a good deal.
The hospitable people of Decatur
throw wide open doors, and invite
the citizens of Henderson and Mad
ison to join them at Decaturville on
the 10th of August, end let thier
united counsels devise the ways and
means to build the road which is to
be of such vast benefit to Jackson,
Lexington and TO all the. interme-
date country
Madison will be represented and
well represented on the occasion.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29

The Democracy of Maryland met
in Convention the other day, and
nominated w. Pinckney Whyte, for
Governor; A X Syester for. Attorney
General, and Levin Woolford, for
Comptroller. No platfrom or reso-
lotions were adopted.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29
Railroad speaking An Hsndsrson
ceuufy.

Judge Milton Brown, Judge t. C..
Muse, Gen. A. w Campbell, Maj.
R. B. Hurt, Hon. Micajah Rullock,
Capt John q. Mann, OF jackson;
Maj. w. 3. Sykes and Col. Treze-
want, of Memphis; Gen. W. O. Whit
thoFne and Maj. Falconet, OF Co
lumbia; Col. w. ID. Pickett, of
Brownsville; Col. Horace Rice, NJ.
S. Edwards, A. III. Rhodes, Judge
G.. Il. Foote; Gen. j. w. G. Jones,
L. S. Woods, Rev. James McCraw,
f. j. Timberlake aud Maj. John M.
Taylor, of Lexington, all or some Of
them will address the people Of
Henderson on the subject of the
jackson and FsaneSsee Rirar Rel
road at the following times aud
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Decatur County AbIazel
Grand r. r. Barbecue,
At DecatIIryille,
On the 10Th of August.

Judge Brown, Hon. Micajah Bull
lock, Gen. A w. Campbell, Major
Robt. B. Hurt, Maj. Sykes, Judge
I. c. Muse, Col. Rhodes, Maj Tay-
Tor, Milton Edwards, Judge Foote,
Col. Rice, Hon. CIV. Walters, A.
Stegall, j. NJ. PoterfeId, and others,
win address the people
The Jackson Silver Cornet Band
viii furnish Music
Everybody, the ladies especially,
are invited TO attend.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29

No Yellow Fewer ta New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, July 2S.-Tbe
first through train over the Nsw
Orleans, Jackson and Great Nsrth-
ern railroad, after and INTERRUPTION
of over three months, will he started
from the depot at the Eotof Ca'-
|liope street Tomorrow morning
The damage to the roed by the Bon
net Care crevasse extended over
distance of thirteen miles THIS
portion of the road is now -
r. he in n better condition than4t
anv time previous 10 the food
Tbe weather here is warm, but
the health oftbe city continues gooc.
So far there has not Deeh
case ofyeflow fever heard o. 20 TINS
vicinity.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29
Card from Hon. jefferson Davi..

MEMPHIS, July p, 1S71.-Before
and since my arraival in Memphis,
this day, my attention has been call
ed 70 slanderous articles in certain
Radical newspapers which attack
my private character, in connection
with that of a lady who, il is falsely
stated, was travelling under my
charge.
1t is deemed due TO my self, as vel
as to my personal friends, to state
unequivocally, aud without delay
that she story, in whole and in al
its essential parts, is unmistaka5ly
the instigation of malice, and is here
by pronounced utterly false.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29
At Mifflin, Henderson Co.,
Thursday, August Sd, II.
Everybody Invited.

Judge Milton Brown, Gen. Alex.
W. Campbell, Judge T. c. Muse,
Maj. r. b. Hurt, OF Jackson, and
Maj. Sykes, Of Memphis, will adj
dress the people on the occasion.
Col. A. III. Rhodes, Maj. John NJ.
Taylor, NJ S. Edwards, Judge
Foote, and others from Lexington,
will also be present and address the
people, The Jackson Silver Cornet
Band, led by Prof. Millen, viii dis
course music on the occasion. The
ladies are specially invited to at
tend.
The following named gentlemen
are the managers of the Grand Rail
Road Barbecue at Mifilin, August
Srd 1871.
Robt. Purdy, Rev. JAS. McCraw
Z. G. Scarborough, Esq, W. l. Ste
gall, James Poddy. w. e. MeHAney,
j. X. Jones, Abner Lawler, John
Brown, John ii. Galbraith, Hon. S.
L. Ross, Hon. Horace Rice, DIR. w.
j. Cook.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29
California.

The democracy of California have
receatly been divided into four fac
tons; but last week q compromise
was effected, and now alIportions ok
the democracy viii unite in the sup
port of the party candidates.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29

CT en. Hornberger, of Clarks-
vile, who was recently killed in the
railroad disaster on the North Wes-
tern railroad, by his win left to
the Corporation of GAINESVILLE, at
the death of his widow, the bulk of
his fortune, which amounts to about
$75- 600
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no sUnsoRinEns.

Look out for the X mark. 1t will
indicate that your subscription to
the Vino AND TRIBUNE has ex-
pired; and IL also means that we
would be pleased to have you renew
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DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
A Freight Train Wrecked ON the
LsuIsvIIIe and Nashville Road.
one OF che Brakesmen Killed and
aLarge Amount OF Freight
Damaged and Lost.

Yesterday morning, between three
and four O'Clock, q heavy southwark
bound freight train on the Louis
vile. Memphis and Nashville Rail-
road, while going at full speed be-
tween Rocky Hill and Glasgow
Junction, struck broken or defec-
tive rail and was raised from the
track, eight OF the cars rolling
down an embankment Of twenty
feet or more, on the west side Of the
road, and dashing them to pieces
The freight, consisting in most part
of whisky, pork, bacon, etc, was
scattered in confused leaps and lie
almost q total loss. In spots the
whisky lay in pools Of foot In
depth. One man, brakesman, met
instant death, being smashed to a
Jelly under one of the cars, where
the body was held so firmly that IL
was necessary TO use an AK IN It's s2-
trication. 1t was a sickening spec
tacle. from which the stoutest
hearted turned in horror. The name
of the victim was John Boien- lie
came recently from Ohio, where, X
is said, he leave family. 1t Is said
that only two or three days ago he
signed q paper, which the company
exacts from all of their employees,
relieving the road of all pecuniary
or other responsibility in the event
of injury or death while engaged at
their posts, no matter how hazard
Gus the duty. The rails and ties
were torn up for q considerable dis
lance and caused delay OF several
hours to the express trains north
and south. The engine and several
cars passed over safely, while several
cars in the rear escaped damage by
becoming detached from the shock
of the accident. The bulk OF the
freight was for New Orleans and
Mobile, but considerable Was for
Memphis, Nashville, Macon, Jack
son, etc. Ii lies in a mixed and hope
less condition on and under the en-
bankment. Yesterday afternoon a
force of laborers was employed in
removing il and other debris Of the
wreck, asiwelI as in repairing the
track No other casualties than the
one reported occurred--BGRRer.
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Au IrishuIan named Tom
ing was shot and killed at 3
Mjls, Giles constg, last W. ".
p. Sandcrsons. Sandersd Eped
and has not beer arreste, says
Pulaski Citizen.
We learn from tho bmeryille
Falcon Of the 10th tina rs Tucker
wife OF Hon. f. j. It'd ker had the
misfortune the other day to break
ore bone in her ANGLE, and fracture
another, by stepping upon loose
brick which turned, and threw her
whole weight upon the unfortun-
ate limb.
Marcellus Turner six miles East
of Lebanon had his barn struck
by lightning last week, and utter
ly demolished, burning new wsg-
on and harness, and about go
berrels Of corn; and the dwelling of
Pink Smith, eight miles east of
Lebanon, was struck by lightning
by which the house was considera-
bly, damaged, and the family con-
sideFably shocked.
A young man named VIM. g.
Carringhan, aged Is years, living at
Morristown, East Tennessee, lost
his life by standing on the platform
of train holding to the railing and
talking to a young lady at a window
in one of the cars last week, going
out on a Pic Mic excursion. In
crossing a bridge, he did not no
tice, he was struck by the timbers
from. the effects of which he died.
The Nashville Union gives some
doleful accounts of the wheat crops
in Montgomery county. One man
had ten acres ofgoo5 land in wheat,
and after threshing, he had one Jag
full of wheat. Another bad in
twenty acres-paid out $50 for har-
vesting, and $40 for threshing and
put his entire crop in nine two
| bushel bags; and still another sowed
eight bushels, paid IS for harvesting
and $40 for tbreshing, had half a
bashel of grain.
DIR. A. W. Hawkins, one of the
founders Of the Tennessee Republi-
can at Huntingdon. recently pur-
chased the Courier OF that town, and
is coon to enlarge the paper, Of
which ne nov becomes sole editor.
DR.. w. w hurry, retiring. DIR.
Hawkins is man of education, and
writes with ability, and is by all
odds the ablest republican editor
Tennessee has produced. But It
will require more ability than he
possesses to make the radical party
popular in this end of the State.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29
Ths Virginia AIR Line.

The daily shipments of merchan-
die over the Virginia Air Line
from Norfolk to Nashville amounts
to about six car loads, which con-
sidered very good business for the
season. A very large quantity OF
sugar has been shipped here over this
line during the past week, to ouI
wholesale grocery merchants, and
there is every reason TO believe that
the business during the Fall and
Winter Will be very materially in
creased as compared with last year.
At Norfolk the line connects with
steamers running to all the Eastern
ports and, is making itself a very
formidable competitor with north
ern railroad lines 5. w. Edwards
is the agent of the line in Nashville.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29

C. Handy, of that capital paper,
the Union City Courier, thus states
an interesting local occurrence in
that place. 1t is unique in manner,
certainly:
Matured.-The Coupon attached
to the marriage bond of our friend,
E D. Edwards Esq, dated August
18th 1871, matured on the Sth inst,
bearing eight and half pounds in
terest- 1t is boy Since the adj
vent of this young, handsome and
gifted son of promise, the happy
sire presents quite q '1patriarchai'
aDDearance
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29
Preaehing.

Elder II. G. Booth, will preach at
the Christian Church, this (Friday)
night, July 2Sth, at early lamp light
inc.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29

MENPHIs CONFERENCE FEMALE INsTI-
-UTE.-The announcement OF the opening
OF this old Institution OF learning. which
mar be found IN our columns this week,
will attract the attention OF our readers
The Institute. under the Presidency OF Rev.
A. w. Jones, ID. D., Is too well known to
require any more than u passing notice ut
our hands.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29

BAPTIST FEMALE SEMTNARY.-We take
pleasure in caIlins public attention TO the
advertisement OF this Institution in our pa
per to-day. The Principal, Geo. w. john
s.ou, A. M comes TO his position with the
prestige OF success enstamped upon his past
career. May success attend his efforts in
our midst
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29
Resolutions.

Resolred, That F. ID. Theus, w.
Z. Robertson, james OsCeRDor, w.
NJ. Dunaway, w. w. Gates, II. b.
Hurt, w. D. Robinson, A. X. Reid,
James Nicely, I. III. Newborn, w. a.
Morgan and 5. p. Caldwell be APP
pointed and requested to apply to
the next term of the Chancery Court
of Madison county for a charter for
a narrow gauge railroad from Jack
son to Denmark, and thence to Mem
phis or Brownsville, and that they
are hereby instructed to have stipu-
lated and provided in said charter
that there shall not be any discrimi-
nation in favor or against either ter
minus, or any point on said railroad,
in the charges for transportation OF
freight or passengers, and that the
violation of said provision by the
said railroad company or its officers
or agents shall work a forfeiture Of
the charter.
ResolOed, That we pledge our
hearty and earnest support 20 the
construction of said railroad with
the provision in the charter pre-
scribed in the first resolution.
Resolved, That We regard the con-
StructlOn or continuous line OF
narrow gauge railroad from Men,
phis to Knoxville, rsd jackson, of
the first Importance; and that, in the
opinion of this meeting, the con-
struction of narrow gauge railroads
viii develop the resources of the
country to q much greater extent
than the more costly broad gauge
roSds.
Mr.. Robt. Gates read list of
some of the leading citizens of Jack
son who pledged their support to-
wards building a railroad from jack
son to Denmark.
On motion the Memphis, Somer-
vile, Brownsville and Jackson pa
pers were requested to publish these
proceedings. Adjourned until 1st
Monday in August.
THOS. Fl. NEWBERN,
Chairman.
TIL. BAKER, Secretaries.
J. w. GATES,
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29

He who thinks better of his neigh
bors than they deserve, cannot be a
bad man, for the standard by which
his judgment is formed is the good
ness of his own heart. Ii is the base
only who believe all men base, or in
other words, like themselves. Few,
however, are all evil. Even Nero
did a good turn to somebody-for
when Rome was rejoicing over his
death, some loving hand covered his
grave with flowers
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29
s.Rectify,,-ed.


Our brother Handy, Of the Union
City Courier, complains-that we CO.
pied an article incur last paper,
from bis, and gave credit to the
Union City Herald. 1t was an in
adverssnce of the types, for which
we ask pardon, and promise that 50
god a paper as the Courier shall not
again be mistaken by us for another.
VT The Southern Express Com.
pany's Office at Lebanon was robbed
of $1,000 on Thursday night, 2Otf,
inst 1t was said that the robbef'
went to the dwelling of the Agent,
got the key of the safe, went to the
Office, raised a window, got in, un-
locked the safe, took out the pack
ages and left without disturbing the
slumbers of ayoung man who was
sleeping with his head within two
feet of the safe. Suspicion subse-
quently fell upon A. c. Johns, agent
at that place, who was arrested, con-
fessed the crime, and is now in jail,
after restoring the money.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29
INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT
MEETING.
A Charter for the Proposed Jack
SON and Denmark Road 20
be Applied for. -

The interest manifested by The
friends of the Jackson and Denmark
Railroad, at a public meeting in This
city ON last Saturday augurs most
favorably for the complete and
speedy success of the enterprise
Denmark and vicinity sent up a
strong delegation. Jackson was
we'll represented, but many warm
supporters of the road did not at
tend the meeting until after il had
been in progress some time, having
been told that nothing would be
done but the selection of a commit
tee TO apply for charter.
On motion of Maj. r. ID. Hurt,
DR.. Thos. III. Newbern was called to
the Chair. Col. t. H. Baker and j.
w. Gates were requested to act as
Secretaries.
The Chairman confessed his ig-
norance as to the precise object for
which the meeting had been called,
and asked for information
Maj. Hurt replied that he under
stood the object of the meeting to
be to get the opinion of those pres
ent as to the propriety and practica-
bility of building narrow gauge
railroad from jackson to Denmark,
looking to an extension from the
latter place either to Memphis or
Brownsville, as the interest of the
people along the line may determine.
The Chairman then expressed the
views of the Denmark delegation,
as agreed upon at an informal meet
ing. They were in favor of all rail-
roads, especially those that included
Denmark in the route. They were
almost unit in favor OF the narrow
gauge system, and viii unite with
the people of jackson in building
road of that character, either from
Jackson to Memphis, by way of
Denmark and Someryille, or by way
of Denmark and Brownsville. The
people of Denmark preferred q di-
rect line to Memphis, but as that
appeared far in the future, Denmark
would meet the citizens of Browns
Vile at the county line-thst place
having proposed to build a road
within four and a half miles of Dem
mark.
Mai. r. B. Hurt offered the follow
ing resolutions, which, after discus
sion, were unanimously adopted:
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29
BASKET DINNER,
Saturday, August 9Th.
The whole County Invited!
Mass Meeting of the Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical
Association.

The Hon. Emerson Etheridge, Col.
Griffith and Col. KilleDrew will ad-
dress the people.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-06-01
Proceedings Of the Town Council in Rels-
tion to the Air Line Railroad.

ANpERsoN H, S. O., May 81, 1871.
At a meeting of the Town Council of An
derssoh, held this day, the following Preamble
and Resolutions were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, at public meeting of the citizens
Of the town Of Anderson, held in the Court
House on the 9Th inst, the Town Council was
requested to subscribe the SUM of Fifty Thou
sand Dollars to the capital stock of the "Atlan-
ia and Richmond Air Limo Railway Company" )"
bayable in the bonds of said town, WIN oe-
Dot within its corporate limits. Therefore ).
L. Be it Resozoed, That the Town Council &c
will, if a majority of the legal voters OF tne
town vote in favor of such suDscriPIlon' sup
canital stock of said Company on the condl-
ti6ns specified in this preamble.
.r2p Resolred, That an election be held on
$nesday. the sixth day of June next, in the
Court House, from o'clock 8. m. until
O'clock o. M, and that all in. favor OF said cub,
scription will vote "For Subscription" and
those opposed "Against Subscription, and
that all legal voters shall be entitled TO cast
one ballot in the election.
s. Resosred, That Vim. McGukln, Thos. III.
White and W. W. Humphreys be appointed
managers to conduct the election, who at It's
close shall count the ballots and certify the re-
bnltto Council
Notice is hereby given that an election Will
be held on Tuesday next, the 9th day OF june
in conformity with the second resolution OF the
above series.
j. s.. MURRAY, Intendant.
W:H. NARDh, Clerk
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-06-01

-oa- The tide of immigration into Texas con-
tinues unabated. 1t is estimated that four hun.
Glred thousand persons have arrived since the
LIST of last July. Thiry-one thousand one nun
tlred and twenty three marriages we're celebra-
ted during the last year in that State -.
The money recently stolen from tne
Adams Express Companys, office. N onch, ssho
natl, has been recovered. The employee Who
wss in the Office, and pretended to nave Deen
Shloroformed, is implicated.