Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-04-06
STATE NEWS.

Mr.. VIM. Ferguson, generally
known as "Uncle Buck" died st hi
home in Trenton last week, aged II
The Winchester Home Journal ia
vors the nomination of Hon. JohI
V. Wright for Governor.
The Methodist Church at Unior
Grove, Carroll county, was destroy
ed by fire 21st ult.
Phil Blakemors, cOlored, shot and
killed Jno. Brown, also colored, al
trenton last week.
The dwelling of Geo. IVefuIal,. -
Union City, was destroyed by fire
Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. VIM. Larkin died at the age
of 81 years, at his home in Franklin
county, last week.
Thos. Daniel, citizen of Frank.
lin county, aged S3, died at his home
last week.
The Marshall county Gazette
comes out unequivocally for the re.
election of Gov. Brown.
The Mckenzie Times learns that
steps are on foot to locate n II. S
Court at Huntingdon.
The Legislature has remedied the
difficulty about the County Court in
Carroll county.
A Mrs. Vanskiver, in Memphis,
committed suicide last Sunday, by
taking an over dose ofmorphine.
The Lawrence Journal saws that
the town of Pin Hook, in the South.
crn portion of Lawrence county was
visited by serious fire last week.
Our neighboring town of Savan.
nah, Hardin county, wants n rail-
road and a newspaper. We wish
they may soon get both.
The Springfield Record sees no
need Of "a change OF Governors at
the present time, while it speaks
kindly of Gen. w. A. Quarles.
The State Industrial Exposition
comes off at Nashville, May LIST, till
June LIST. 1t will be a more glori-
Gus success than that of last year.
Dalton's Mill-we learn from the
Huntingdon Republican-was des-
troyed by fire last week. it was on
Sandy river.
Col. Z. II. Glass, of Ripley, is a
candidate for the State Senate, from
Haywood, Lauderdale and Dyer
counties.
The Columbia Herald Of the 24th
inst, represents the wheat crop of
Maury county as being unusually
promising.
Capt. Jno. l.. Carney, of MUIR
freesborO, retires from the race for
the Legislature in Rutherford
county.
w. Matt. Brown the right man
IN the right place-has been appoint
ed by the Governor, warden of the
peniteEtiary, vice John Chumbley
removed.
Jno. Haflord, who resided be-
tween Ripley and Double Bridges,
in Lauderdale county, was killed
Sunday, March oath, by dead tree
falling on him.
4 difficulty occurred at Union
City, March 23d, between William
Ownby and a young man named
CHUNKY, in which the former cut
the latter with knifc-not danger
ously.
We learn from the Winchester
Home journal that Il young man
named Asa Phillips was shot and
killed near that place, March 2Ist,
by man named Joel Z. Branch.
Rev. Addison Kerr, of the Cum.
berland Presbyterian Church, while
on his way from home in Giles
county, two weeks ago, was taken
violently sick on the road, and died
at the house of Mr.. III. III. Hancock.
in Lawrence county.
The SomerVille Falcon records
the death of the father of Rev. w.
ID. +. Haflord. on the 24th ult., by
the falling of a limb from burning
tree, while putting out n fence on
fire.
The Bolivar Bulletin of the 29th
of March says that Mr.. Harvey
Meadows, of Glover Creek, died Of
small poX on the preceding Monday
night. The house and all the furni.
ture was Immediately burned, to
prevent the spread of the disease.
Col. Alex. Darden, who resided
near Little Lot, at the mouth of
Lick Greek, Hickman county, died
at his residence two weeks ago. The
writer of this notice was his guest
at various times during the '1ate
unpleasantness," and knows him to
have been a perfect gentleman.
Chancellor Nixon has appointed
our friend Gen. j. w G.. Jones
Ghancery Clerk at Lexington, Hen
derson county. He will make a
good one, as he was Clerk of that
court before the war.
a petition is in circulation for a
mail route from Lawrenceburo 10
Clifton, on the Tennessee River.
via WaynesbOro. Let il be granted,
and then let route be opened from
Lexington 10 Clifton, 10 meet it.
The Lawrence Journal says the
house of Mr.. John Goodman, who
lived on Shoal Greek, in Lawrence
county, together with its entire
contents, and his smoke-house, in
which was stored his corn and meat
were entirely consumed by fire last
week.
The SomerVille Falcon saws:
There is residing in the southern
portion OF Fayette county a family
consisting of three mothers, two
grandmOthers, one great-grand-
mother, a son, a father and a grand
father, and there are only five per-
sons in the family. Will anybody
beat that?
Gen. VIM. Wallace addressed the
people in Fayette county, at Somer-
Vile, last Monday, in favor of the
construction of the jackson and
Memphis railroad, opening, as it
will, the shortest and best route to
Nashville, st. Louis, Evansville and
Cincinnati.
The Bedford Bulletin of the 18th
says VIM. Campbell, residing eight
miles Southwest of Shelbyville, re-
Gently killed forty-two birds at two
Shots-twenty-eight at one, and
fourteen at the other. Pretty good.
The Gallatin EralaineJ. of the
S0th records the death of Col. Hen
rY w. Bugg, brother-in-law of
Gov. TrOusdale, on the next morn
ing after Trousdale died, at the age
of seventy-nine.
GY1We are indebted to that clever
and obliging gentleman, Sam Col