Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-04-27
STATE NEWS.

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DIR A. NJ. Prim, of Hardin county,
aged AZ years, died last week.
The Waynesboro Reviesc esti-
mates the loss in Wayne county by
the late food ut 800, 900.
The Ripley Ncaos thinks General
Cheatham would do well to defer
his candidacy for Governor to 1874.
Capt. Jno. G. Lester is spoken of
as a candidate for the Legislature
from Giles county.
Mrs. Scott, widow of Chronicle
Scott, died at her home in Clarks-
burg, Carroll county, last week.
Col. Robert Looney. of Memphis,
has announced himself candidate
for Congress in the 9th district.
The new Court house at Shelby
willie Is so far completed as to admit
of Court being held in it.
e A Stock FAIR will be held Mt the
Fair grounds at Paris. Frilav and
Satur las, oath aud 25th Of May.
There aro fifteen churches, of the
various denominations, in Knox
Vile.
Col. John Walker, aged 70, died
a. his residence in Rogersville, East
Tenn, last week.
The Haywood Fair grounds at
Brownsville, were partially injured
by the late storm.
The residence of DR.. j. w. Clary,
of Unionville, Bedford county, was
destroyed by fire last week.
Paris furnishes her two, and Union
City three candidates for Attorney
General.
They have one candidate for Rep
resentative. "ne for Trustee, and
ore for Sheriff, in ObioR county.
The Waynesboro ReuielO records
q deer ch3se In sight Of that place
last wc-k.
Martin Daley, a well known cot
ton merchant of Memphis, died sud-
denly the other day, of heart disease.
Col. John Nethcrland, an old and
able man, seems to be the coming
man in the second district.
Presswood, the DeKalb county
murderer has made full confession,
and was to be executed yesterday.
Hugh FrizzeI, Clerk of the David
son County Criminal Court, died at
his residence, at Nashville last Mon
day.
Deputy Sheriff of Hamilton coun-
ty, j. j. Ryan, was thrown from his
horse in Chattanooga last Sunday,
and badly hurt.
1t is rumored that Col Prosser,
Post Master at Nashville, is soon to
be removed, and Thos. II. Caldwell,
of shelbyville, is to be put In.
Mr.. Bracken, of Union City, start
ed last week to Louisville, was TAX
ell suddenly i'll on the way, and died
at Bowling Green, Ky.
Cornelius Allen, the famous dis
tiller of Lincoln county clog dis
titled whisky" died at his home
near Fayetteville, on the 14th inst.
The mills and cotton factory near
Lynchburg, Lincoln county, were
recently destroyed by fire. Loss
$50, 900. No insurance.
Z. ID. Edwards, of Obion, is an
nounced as u candidate to represent
Lake and Obion counties in the next
legislature.
There was a heavy fall of hail at
ShelbyYille. 18th inst, smashing all
the window glass unprotected by
shutters.
Waynesboro was severely injured
by the recent storm-several houses
were blown down, unroofed, and
the like; but no life lost.
The -Avaianche suggests the name
of Hon. Elijah Walker for Governor.
No man, in or out of Tennessee,
would make better.
Mai. George . Emack, editor of
the Manchester Democrat, was mar |
ried last week, to Miss Laura ii.
WoodIee.
Mr.. David Lee, living few miles
above Clifton, losr a little crawling
child by drowning in a kettle of wa
ter in the yard, short time since.
The Second National Bank, with |
n capital of $4,000, with the privi- |
lege OF 100000, has been organized |
at Murfreesboro.
Rutherford county holds a Spring |
Central Fair at Murfreesboro, Fri |
day and Saturday of next week, the |
Srd and 4th proximo.
Hon. Jno. V. Wright, of Column
bia, has been commissioned Especial |
Judge to hold Court for Judge Mar
tin, who is in bad health.
Col. Solon E. Rose is mentioned
as a suitable person to be sent to
Congress from he 9Th district
pr~s'u' r.pr ed by Hon. w. &.
Whtfii
t. it "a Democrat thinks
il ~. .-Hf 4ov. Brown for re-
elecuo. uuI aa.s not .TdUOr con-
VepU0at Where is the Shelbyville
Rescued
We learn from the Winchester
Home Journal that Mr.. j. r. Keith,
of Salem, Franklin county, died sud
denly OH the road side few days
since.
y letter from Jonesboro TO the
Knoxville Press and Herald, of n
late date, says snow may be seen on
the mountain, fifteen miles from
there.
DIR. j. w. Hoyt has been chosen
pastor of the Second Presbyteri
Churcy in Nashville, by Unani-
nous vote. IL is understood he will
accept.
The people of Stewart county have
nominated Gen. w. y. Quarles, of
Montgomery county, as a candidate
for Congress for the 9Th district-if
he will accept.
Col. w. G.. Pickens, of Blount
county, who served in the Federal
army during the war with honor,
died suddenly at his residence there
on the 18th.
The East Tennessee and Virginia
and Georgia road paid into the State
Treasury last week. twenty-three !
State bonds, of 81 600 each, in pay
ment for the Rogersville and Jetfer-
son railroad.
Col. Geo. r. McClellahd and VIM.
d. Haynes, Esq, have announced in |
the Bristol-on-the-line papers, that 1
they are willing to serve the dear !
people Of the first district in Con-
gress. .
We assure the Mckenzie Times
that the squib in regard to Spring 2
which it cxcepts-w in {
ended to be both general and spe- q
L.
Hydraulic Cement factory of q
Campbell brothers, near Nc
lille, in Warren county, have
purchased by NJ. j. Wicks & a
at will soon be enlarged, i'm I
and motion.