Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-01-06

| courage Qlsplayeu, WElle the fence was De-
tween them, could only be described by
Homer. Little cts wife was terribly
| alarmed as she witnessed the furious ARRAY
! through the blinds, lest her brave little lord
| should come 10 harm. After while. from
| sheer lung exhaustion, the gallant gladiatOrs
| separated, caTpet-bagger shaking his um-
| brellas deiantly as he retreated. Citizens
loving wife, 50 soon g The field was clear,
came forth. and in her loving arms bore her
gallant but exhausted little lord back into
his castle, poker and all. IL w7s, altogether,
! a most terrific ARRAY, as the trampied grass
and bruised earth, along the line Of that
/ now classic fence. amply testify. to say no
| thing OF the painful exhaustion Of the
heroes. Since the affair above imperfect.y
| described, the little citizen aforesaid has
/ been compelled 70 have his unment1onaDles
| greatly enlarged, and the buttons sewed on
| with triple-twisted fax thread.
HONE FIRE INSURANCE Co.-Last sum
mer our live insurance agsnt, Col. John o.
McGehee, agitated the establishment Of 4
| home fire insurance company, with head
| quarters in this city. He obtained all the
subscription to the capital stock desired in
this county; but the other counties around
US failed TO respond as expected, and hence
the scheme languished. In November last,
| Capt. Yeatman, Of Nashville, proposed to
merge the subscription or our home COM
pany into the Equitable Fire Insurance Co.,
of Nashville, with q branch at Jackson,
the stockholders here 10 elect one director
for every $4,000 stock taken. Surprising
that the $4,000 subscribed in the city and
county to the home company is transferred
j =
I'VE directors, who will elect an agent to
canvass the counties Of West Tennessee for
| policies. This scheme will give US all the
! advantages with none Of the disadvantages
| OF a home company. First, the territory
tributary to the company viii embrace the
whole South. Second, the premiums On
| policies taken by the Jackson branch VIII
be deposited here, and the money loaned on
| good security, to planters, merchants, me-
ehanics, and cotton men, at not more than
ten per cent. interest per annum. Third,
the stakeholder Is sure Of at least ten per
cent. per annum, now; and when the whole
capital stock IS paid up, Of twenty per cent.
on mis- investment. The Nashville Equita-
bic has chartered capital Of Sl,000,0O0 and
paid up subscription CT $4,000, and have
declared on business done in six months,
an eight per cent. dividend. They now
propose and will pay five per cent. semi
annual dividend on the twenty per cent in
stalmeAt, which is ten per cent per annum,
the residue Of dividend TO 20 to liquidate
the remaining $50 Of stock. Each share is
800, $40 Of which is called for. Many
who subscribed TO the home company have
transferred TO the Equitable. The history
of fire insurance is that It is the best stock
in the world. II we get up this branch at
jackson it will be an important agent IN
developing ali the interests Of the city and
county, for the money realized on the pre-
mIums of this office will be used in our
midst. Twenty-Five thousand dollars has
already been taken, and we hope that the
other twenty-five thousand asked for will
be promptly subscribed. For particulars
call on Col. John o. McGehee at the Bank
OF Madison.
SrABBED.-NIr. Jas. 4. Harris,
step-son of W. w. Bruce, of this
city, was stabbed in the left side
one night last week by one James
Wood. They had been to frolic in
the northeast portion of the c0un-
ty, and fell out about something
connected with a dance. Harris
held a stick in his hand while quar-
reling, and Wood an open knife.
Harris proposed to lay down his
stick if Wood would put up his
knife, and did so. But so soon as ne
did, Wood rushed upon him and
plunged his knife deep into his left
side. Harris was carried to neigh
bors house, and although painfully,
it il not thought that he is mortally
hurt. No arrests.