Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-11-25
STATE NEWS.

Miss Fannie jerks, daughter OF
Dr. VIM. Jelks, aged about Is, died
at Bells Station, on the 9th inst.
Memphis has voted fax Of $780,
900 to the Memphis and Raleigh mar
row gauge railroad.
A Mrs. Monroe, of Nashville,
drew a watch and chain in the re-
cent Memphis swindle.
Maury county people are still NOV
ing to Texas, They had better stay
at home.
Corn has been bought at Column
bia ut 81 so to 81 75 per barrel,
within the last week or ten days.
The grocery of Capt. Wiley
George, of Columbia, was recently
burned down.
Columbia has shipped since Sept.
lst-according to the HerGId-2204
bales Of cotton.
y negro man, named Robertson,
was killed near Nashville last week,
while in the act of stealing cabbage.
The Mckenzie Times, says DIR.
John MattheWson, of Como, Henry
county, is soon to take up his resi-
denee in Mckenzie.
Corn is selling at MeKenzie-se
saws the Times of the 18th-at 81 rs
to 50 per barrel, and plenty of it at
that.
The new and handsome residence
of DIR. j. L. Brown, at TrezeVant,
was destroyed by fire two weeks
ago.
They had big "small pox" scare
at Dyersburg week or two ago.
1t Is all over now, and everything is
serene.
The Middle and East Tennessee
papers concur in the belief that
pork will be abundant at 3i(94 cents
gross.
j. G.. Wells, Esq, has taken an
equal interest with f. NJ. Holbrook,
in the Trent on Meas, and announces
himself as editor of that paper.
E. NJ. Wydeck, a wagon maker in
Dyersburg for several years-so says
the ProgreSS-left that place lately
between two days, greatly to the
grief of sundry creditors.
Col. Munford last week delivered
in Memphis, before a large and ap-
preciative audience, a lecture on the
life and services Of Gen. A. Sidney
Johnston.
Mr.. Gibson, Senator frSm East
Tennessee, last week introduced a
resolution declaring the new Con-
stitution oppressive, defective, and
inefficient.
Major John III. Bills one of
the most enterprising and public
spirited citizens of West Tennessee,
died at his home in Bolivar on the
10th inst in the list year Of his age.
Memphis political lazaroni win be
in q state of excitement amounting
almost to white heat, from this TO
the first of January touching the
municipal election therein.
John Butler, who resided on Bear
Greek, Maury county, died on the
18th, aged nearly So years. He died
in the house he built in 1908, and
had resided there ever since.
The MOrristown Gazette says that
j. NJ. Moody has discovered a silver
mine in Granger county, East Ten
nessee, near the foot of ClincI
Mountain.
The Dover Record says the hog
cholera is prevailing to an alarming
extent there abOuts, and farmers are
availing themselves of the favorable
weather to kill their pork before
the cholera does ii for them.
The Brownsville Bee learns that
two ladies residing near Cageville
were shot at just after dark, a few
nights ago, and both slightly
wounded with bird shot. 1t is not
known who the cowardly rascal
was.
Mrs. Eliza Roberts, widow of the
late John Roberts, and mother OF
Albert Roberts of the Nashville
Banner died at her residence in
Sumner county on the 18th, in the
6lst year of her age.
Saml. Northern, aged 81 years
died at his residence in Williamson
county, on the HillsborO pike, OIL
the 10th inst. A few months since
he and his old wife celebrated their
golden wedding, in the same house
and same room they were married
in fifty years before.
The Columbia Herald says large
quantities Of wheat, barley and rye
have been sown in that county, and
are beginning to show to advantage
the breadth of land sowed TO small
grain is largely in excess Of that Of
last year.
"The Bartlett Enterprise" is the
title of new paper just commenced
at Bartlett, Shelby county, by j. l.
Shotwell and II. l.. Priddy, at 81 81
per Year. 1t is an exceedingly neal
and well arranged paper, and We
wish it success.
"The Enterprise" is the name o.
new paper recently commenced
in Nashville, devoted to immigra
ton, real estate, mining and manu-
featuring interests, and the genera
development of the resources o.
Tennessee" by John Moffat, editor
Terms 81 so in advance.
At a meeting of the stockhoderl
of the Mississippi River Railroad il
Memphis last week, +. NJ White
a. L. Lacy, j. &. N. Robertson, A
N. Mckay, N. II. Sledge, N. How
ard, W. r. Rayburn, II. p. Nicely
and a. NJ. West, were elected direc
tors for the ensuing year.
AS usual, the discovery of oil il
Dickson CO., last week, has created
great sensation. The well is upoI
the land of q man named Brown
and is worked under a lease, by
company of Northern men, named
Hudson, Ennis, Brown, Ayres anC
Yates. Others win go to work L
hunt for oil in the same neighbor
hood, Immediately.
We have received the first mum
Der of new paper published a
Huntingdon, and called the YES
Col. Thos. ii. Baker, late of thii
city. As its name indicates, it i
democratic in politics. Success L
the new candidate for public farvor
VIM. Ingram and J. Harvey Cecil
residing in the neighborhoOd o
Shady Grove, Hickman county
while out bird hunting recently, go
separated, and one got on one sid,
of thicket and the other on the op
posite side. Ingram fired at a bird
and hit Cecil in the face, putting on
one eye, and seriously wounding tn,
other.
We have received the first mum
Der of a new paper, called the Bed
ford Bulletin, published by j. L. {
j. b. Russ, at Shelbyville, Bed orc
county. 1t is large, handsome pa
per, with q patent outside. W.
wish the young men success-thoHgl