Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-12-09
STATE NEWS.

Thanksgiving day was generally
observed throughout the country.
DIR. W. A. Cheatham, of Nashville,
last week sold to Connecticut firm.
the celebrated trotting stallion, Idol.
The wife and child Of VIM. Far
ley. of White county, were burned
to death on the 30th ult.
Pork is selling at Huntington at
SIS per hundred; and corn at $2(9$2 80
per barrel.
There Is a bill before the legisla-
ture to create a new county out of
parts of Monroe, McMinn and Polk
counties.
The snow we had hero last week
was general throughout Middle Ten
nessee, North Alabama and North
Mississippi.
The Giles Press learns that the
dwelling of David M. Gordon, of
Giles county was destroyed by fire
on the Esd of November.
Thomas Hays, a lad, son of Thos.
s. Hays, of Edgefield, opposite
Nashville, died last Saturday OF
what is called Spotted Fever.
The Tennessee Republican says
Mr.. John Grizzard Of that place
was last week sent to the lunatic
asylum, at Nashville.
The Athens Post records the death
ia that place recently, of woman
who was travelling from Georgia to
Jefferson county in this State, in
destitute circumstances
The new German colony at Her
mansburg, Lawrence county, is said
10 be In q 6ourishiDg condition.
They will make that poor country
bud and blossom like rose.
Judge Jesse G.. Wallace, of Frank
Iin-one Of the best lawyers in the
State-has been holding Circuit
Court at Pulaski, for Judge Martin.
The Winchester Home Journal
records the death Of Thomas Finch
one of the oldest and best citizens
OF Franklin county, on the 18th
inst, at the age Of 30 years.
The Huntingdon Democrat re-
cords the death Of Mrs. Mary Rob-
erts, wife of Richard Roberts, near
Portersville, at the ripe old age of
70 years.
The Nashville Union gives an ac-
count of one Andrew Fry, getting
into a stet0 with a couple of amazo-
nian females in the country and
coming out badly cooked.
j. j. Dubose. of Memphis, had
the misfortune last week to lose his
first born child-a little girl-by
death. at the residence Of its grand
father, Col. Geo. w. Polk, in Maury
county. He has our sympathies.
Mr.. George King, of the first dis
trict In Giles county, met his death
a couple OF weeks ago, by having
his overcoat tail caught in the gear
ing of Sam Merrills mill, which he
was tending.
DIR. Hoge, the eminent Presbyte-
rian divine of Richmond, Va, who
has been invited TO the pastorste of
tho first Presbyterian Church in
Nashville, is expected to visit the
latter city this week, and will then
determine whether or not he will
accept the position.
The Gallatin Examiner says the
"Devip' is loose in Sumner county,
and promises TO give full descrip-
ton Of his satanic majesty, as rem
dered by those who have seen him,
in this weeks issue. Why don't yOlt
interview him, Boyers?
Maj. Patrick Henry, youngest son
of Gen. G. A. Henry, of Clarks-
vile, and now a successful planter
in Arkansas, was married last week
at Clarksville, to Miss Helen Barker;
one of Clarksviile's brightest beau
ties.
It is not lawful for any man below
the rank of colonel to register at
any hotel in Memphis. Leastwise
we suppose Ii is; for the Ne,1s of
that city. of a late date mentions
none but ColonePs as registered at
one of the hotels.
President NJ. j. Wicks, of the
Memphis aud Charleston railroad
has gone east TO negotiate the sale of
bonds to enable him to build the
Winchester and Alabama railroad
through from Fayetteville, Tenn,
TO some point on the Charleston
road, near Huntsville.
A man named McKissack, resid-
ing in Spring Hill, Maury county,
Thanksgiving day, in fit of insani-
ty, supposed to have been superin-
duced by whiskey, attempted to
kill his mother and two sisters with
Ratchet, and wound up with cut
ting his own throat with a razor.
At last accounts the man and his
mother were in critical q condition.
A widow lady named Linebow,
residing in Murfreesboro, had occa-
sion to leave her house a few mo-
ments on the 90th November, leav-
ing her little child confined in a
thild's rocking chair near the fire.
When she returned the child was
lying with its head in the fire, and
died soon after, from the effects.
Rev. A. d. Earle, the eminently
successful Baptist revalist, has been
stirring the dry bones of the
churches at Nashville and Murfrees-
boro, lately, with good effect. He
will, we learn, visit jackson soon,
whom a protracted meeting of great
interest to that denomination and
TO the entire community, may be ex-
pected.
The st. Andrews Society of Nash
vile, composed of Scotchmcn and
the descendants of cold Scotia" had
their usual jolly time at Nashville,
November 30th. Our old friend,
Donald Clarke, was on hand with
his Highland Bagpipes. as he has
been annually, to our personal
knOwlenge, for forty years. Long
may he live to gladden. the sons of
old Scotia with his soul inspiring
music.