Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-03
STATE NEWS.

robertson county was uestrOyeu Oy
fire on the 14th January. Loss 81, 800.
The Clerk Of the Fayette County
Court issued 358 marriage licenses
in 1871. The market was brisk.
Rev. John A. Jones, of the Ten
nessee Conference, died at Sadlers-
vile, Robertson county on the 18th
of January.
The Nashville and Chattanooga
railroad has declined peremptorily,
to purchase the Manchester and Nc
Minnville branch road.
There are fifiy-two Insurance
Companies doing business in this
State, with as estimated aggregate
capitol of $226,572,7S.
The Trenton Gazette rejoices in
the prosperity of that town which
is every where evident. Glad TO
note the progress of the town.
A hack line is about to be opened
from Culleoka, on the Nashville and
Decatur railroad to Lewisburg, in
Marshall county.
A. A. Steel, member of the legis-
lature before the last, from Marshall
county, has become editor of the
Lewisburg paper.
Mr.. Hinton Hall, an old citizen OF
Fayette county, died at his home on
Wolf river on the 18th OF January,
aged So years.
The McMinnville NeO Era of the
18th ult., says the wife of Mr.. Jar
Wis Sharkey, of Warren county pre-
scented him a couple of fine boy ba-
bies on the 22d ult.
Carroll county is to vote on the
first Saturday in March, on the pro-
position TO levy a tax equal TO the
county tax for the cause of educa-
ton.
The Trenton GaSette of the 9th
ult., says a daughter of a. M. G..
simmons, of Kenton, was thrown
from a horse u few days before, and
had her thigh broken.
The dwelling of Mrs. Margaret
Wells, widow of the late Tho. p.
Wells, 14th district, McMinn county,
was destroyed by fire. on the 26th of
January.
The white population of Tennes-
see is 6,llS, and the black popula-
ton 800, 1881. There are 278, 200
whites and 1S5, 900 blacks in the State
who cannot read or write.
Rev. w. L. Caldwell, pastor of
the Bethel Presbyterian church,
Giles county Tennessee, has accept
cd call to the Corpus Christi
church, Texas.
Hutchinson and one of his accom-
plices, who killed an Irishman nam
ed Thompson. at Hollow Rock, on
the Northwestern railroad, last
week, have been arrested.
The Somerville Falcon says
Fayette county gulps down annual
~ $500, 900 worth of mean whiskey
and yet some people there talk about
voting against 800, 900
railroad to connect them with
Jackson, Memphis and Bolivar.
They are discussing the feasibiIi-
ty of building a railroad direct from
Clarksville to Nashville-an extern
sion of the Princeton road. II
Nashville does not go for this road
literally, she will be blind TO her
The Memphis Committee to make
arrangement for the reception and
entertainment of the Grand Duke
Alexis, will take rooms at the
Peabody" for him, but the ball and
banquet will be given at the cover
ton"
Two illicit distilleries, she pro-
perty of Geo. ii. Hamilton aud Dan
iel Copeland, in Sumner county,
were broken up by revenue officers
last week, and both the proprietors
arrested.
Pulaski has on big scare about
small pox. There are half dozen
cases in Lawrence county, within
fifteen miles of Pulaski, and the cit
izen wants 'cm to fortify against
the disease-by vaccination, we sup
pose.
Two freight trains collided-or
rather one run into the other, about
twenty miles from Nashville on the
Northwestern road last week. Two
cars were smashed, and brakeman
named Pat Martin, had an arm bro
ken.
A special to the Banner from TuI-
lahoma, under date January 26th,
says Andrew Martin, a quiet citi-
zen of that town, was shot dead in
the streets of that town that day,
by Matt Darwin, desperate. Oar
win escaped.
Wm. Stewart, the oldesti iron mau-
ufacturor of Nashville, died in that
city, where he was universally
known and respected. He had re-
sided in that city more than fifty
years.
The Nashville and Chattanooga
railroad stock has appreciated un-
der the energetic aud intelligent
management of Col. f. w. Cole,
within the last three years. more
than one hundred per cent.
The Clarksville Chronicle of the
eth says Mr.. Mac Phillips, of Mont
gomery county recently committed
suicide, by placing the breech of his
loaded gun in the fire, and the muz-
zle against his head. Up went his
hair.
The election which was to be held
at an early day in March, I'm the
Shelby and Fayette fractions of the
new county of NeshOba, TO decide
whether the county should be estab-
lished, has been indefinitely post
poned by the resignation of the
commissioners appointed to hold
the election.
Nashville is going to repeat her
Exposition of last May-Only on a
more magnificent scale-the coming
MAY. The spirit of that city is
aroused, and when they set about
accomplishing a work, il is mighty
apt TO be done. Success TO the May
1872 Exposition.
The Columbia Herald says Esq,
Flanagan, of Lewis county, carried
n load of goober peas to that place
last week and sold them for 81 so
per hushel. The land they were
raised upon cost him two dollars per
acre; and the peas gave him 500 per
acre, for working them.
\ destructive lire occurred I'm the
wholesale grocery house of Ewing &
Co, ON south Market street, Nash
vile, last Saturday morning, de-
strOying their house, the flour depot
of Noel Il Platter; the leather es-
tablisbmeut of John Lumsden Il Co.,
and the Agricultural implement es-
adjustment of A. NJ. Perrins & Co.
The total loss is about $4,000, with
about $4,000 of insurance,
A man named Baker, who was
moving, was taken sick in theVicin-
ity of Macedonia, Henry county,
recently, and continued to grow
worse, till he died, and the fact was
disclosed that the family. CONSISTING