Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-02
STATE NEWS


Thomas Il. Maylield, an honored
citizen of McMinn county, died at
his home, October. 18th.
Married, in Williamson county,
October 10th, Mr.. George Even
Cameron to Miss Maggie Russell.
A white coon was killed by par
ty of hunters near Clarksville, a
few nights ago.
w. II. Carrigan is of the track for
the legislature in Coffee and Cannon
counties.
John w. Steele is an independent
candidate fos 1oater from Ruther-
ford and Bedford.
There is talk of publishing. a pa
per at War Trace, .on the Nashville
and Chattanooga railroad.
Another owl, measuring four feet
nine inches, was killed in Lawrence
county last week, by Mr.. Mclean.
Ex-Gov. /. G. Harris and Colonel
John L. House of GAINESVILLE. have
been making Greeley speeches in
East Tennessee. ID
Rev, A. X. Kerr, ID. D., has be-
come associate editor of the Menu
phis Presbyterian. He is vigorous
and sensible writer.
The Dyersburg Gazette says the
cotton crop of Dyer county is turn
ing out better than was expected,
and will prove an average crop.
IL. w. Phelps, Esq, has retired
from his connection with the Nc
Kenzie Times. leaving q. Hawkins
sole editor and proprietor.
Hon. w. +. Caldwell says there
are not enough johnson men in
Weakiey county to man threshing
machine, in harvest.
The colOred Methodist Conference
Bishop Miles, colored, presi ding
was i'll session at Trenton last
week.
Daniel G.. Baird killed Alb. Evans
in the northern part of Gibson
county last week. The difficulty
was an old one.
Hon. David A. Mum, of Browns
vile, is announced in the Browns
vile States, as a candidate for Con
gress in this district.
J. b. Jeup, an eminently sensible
German of Nashville, is candidate
to represent Davidson county in the
next. legislature.
The Athens Post says the corn
crop of McMinn is large-one of the
best they have had for. several years
land is worth 80 cents bushel.
An interesting revival of religion
has been in progress in the Metho-
dist Church at Pulaski recently,-
Quite number of accessions.
John Frierson is the Irregular
and VIM. III. Timmons the hinde-
pendent" candidate for flOater from
Williamson and Maury.
The Springfield Record supports
w. G.. Brien as a candidate for Con-
gress. Brien is Independence
are all the candidates in the field in
that district.
J. ii. Doyle, who was charged
with the killing of w. III. Miller, OF
Cedar Chapel, after an investigation
lasting nearly week, was bound in
n $1,000 bond for his appearance at
the next term OF the court.
Young Gallatin had gay old time
rejoicing over the triumphant sue
cess of the vote of the citizens in
favor of the Greensboro and Rus
sellville railroad.
Married, in Montgomery county,
October 18th, by Rev. j. b. Wilson,
Mr.. S. T.. Alsbrook to Miss Matte
l.. Brewer, daughter of Rev. Ster-
ling Brewer.
He. Caldwell, well-known jew.
oller, of Bristol-on-the-line, was Ia.
ken with smallpox about the LIST OF
Oct, and died last week, and a good
deal of excitement in the place, was
the consequence.
Jacob Doyle, of Knoxville, had
his nose broken by base ball bat 4
few DAYS since. Any man who
would play base ball ought to have
his head broke, instead Of his nose
Maury county has three candidates
for the egislature-Maj. James III.
Akin, regular" Arch. Hughes, j r.,
independent" aud Albert Greene,
cOlored, radical.
The Union City Courier says: AL.
BrcVard sold thirty-one hogs last
week, whose average weight was
25Sf lbs; and Mr.. killough sold
twenty-five whose average weight
was 2I1 pounds.
The Winchester Home Journal
records the death by hydrophobia,
in Franklin county, of negro man
aged about 60 years, in the most
horrible manner. He was bitten
last August, and never showed any
symptoms till within a day or two
of his death.
The Trenton News records the
death, by his own hands, of Wesley
Harrison, near Rutherford Station,
on the 10Th of October. He placed
his foot on the hammer of his gun,
and was blowing in the muzzle to
ascertain if it was loaded, when his
foot slipped, and up went the top of
his head.
The Springfield Record says the
family OF Mr.. Ike Rawls, of Robert
son county, were by some means
poisoned on the 10th of October
ON the day succeeding, Mr.. Rawls
and one daughter died, and when
the Record went to press, the moth
er, son and daughter were lying in
"a dangerous condition.
The Chattanooga Herald says I:
n gentleman from Sequatchie val
lev informs us that there is a great
loss of the apple crop in that vicin-
ity from the rot. His orchard which
would otherwise have yielded l 400
bushels will not now produce much
over 100 bushels OF sound, ripe
fruit.
Judge w. IL. 5. Hill, of Franklin,
well and favorably known in this
city, as having argued an important
case at the last term of the Supreme
Court here, is Il candidate to repre-
sent Williamson county in the legis-
lIture.
The RdHaer processes to believe
that our friend Col. Kellar is the
front man in the race forss Con-
Dress in the Memphis district. Here
Is the position the candidates occu-
DIV in the race, Haynes, Lewis, KEEL
far-a long ways behind both.
VIM. McQuiston, sober, highly
res oectable middle aged citizen of
cambridge, left home to go TO Knox
vile the other day, and walKed-to
within three quarters of mile of
New Market, where he was found
Head. living by the road side. There
we're no marks OF violence, his mon
ev was all on his person, and it is
supposed that growing weary he laid
down to rest, and died without q
struggle.