Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-03-07
NEWS

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Wins exults.
Chief Justice Chase is turning his at
tention to agricultural matters.
Gov. Holden's editorial connection with
the Washington Chronicle has ceased.
Carlotta Patti has given over $4,000
within the past year, to charitable objects.
Gail Hamilton has spent the winter in
Washington, the guest of Speaker Blaine.
4 new sleeping coach has been placed
on the Louisville and Nashville road which
cost $1,000.
The Baptists of Tennessee are making
a strong effort to secure the location of a
theological seminary in this State.
1t is believed hat the Ways and Means
Committee will recommend a reduction of
the duty from seven to five dollars per
ton.
The committee appointed to solicit sub
scriptions for the rebuilding Of the Meth
odist Publishing House at Nashville, has
secured 100000.
The first woman voter of Wyoming
was an old lady of 20, who voted OH her
way to the bakers. and went to the polls
with a yeast pitcher in one hand and the
ballot in the other.
DIR. G. Graham, has presented to the
public library of Louisville his valuable
collection of minerals fossils and speci-
mems in Geology and Natural. This col
lection is the result of : half century's la
b,r's and travels and is valued at $4,000.
1t was reported that Mr.. w. B. Dobblns,
Sheriff of Anderson County, was murdered
at Duvalls Bluff Arkansas, on the 25th Of
February last. He arrived in Knoxville
from the land of the fatal toothpick"
on the 2nd inst, in good health and stoutly
denies the report of his death.
The Washington Chroniclcle takes it
for granted 'Hthat General Hancock though
a Democrat, is a loyal man. This is i lib
eral concession from the ex-governor OF
North Carolina, who was furious Con-
federate while General Hancock was
fighting for the union.
CuICAGo, Feb. 23.-The first passengers
who nave reached this city from San Fran
cisco by railroad for twenty-eight days ar
rived here last night at 2 o'clock. They
numbered about one hunderd and fifty,
AMI came from Omaha via the Rock Island
road. They denounced the managers of
he Union Pacific road in emphatic Ian
yuage for the bad treatment they clam to
nave received at their hands.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The Wiscon-
i'm assembly voted 40 to 38, tabling the
resolution endorsing Summers one term "a
Charles Manley presides overthc South
I'm Baptist Educational Convention at
Nashville. Nearly all the Southern States
ire represented.
The steamer Japan took a million and a
lalf inspecie from San Francisco for China.
Rev. VIM. III. Day, for thlrty-fve years
.onnected with Bethel Mission at Cleve-
and, Is dead.
New YORK March 1.-The Tammany
resolved to hold a new election.
It which an entirely new General Com
will be chosen.
The Irish societies willsparade on St.
Patrick's day.
f. Chorley, the celebrated must
ian of London is dead.
Schuyler Crippen an ex-Judge of the
Supreme Court, Is dead, aged a years.
The Times states that Mayor Hall has
hirtynine actions to bring against the pro-
and editors of that paper. as soon
is he is acquitted in the case now pending
him and also that the Mayor offers
o bet that he will nave Thorn in the State
At a meeting of the IRISH societies last
a motion to iuvite the negro
militia to perform as an escort on St. Pat
ick's Day was voted down, and an ardent
~Ienian. fresh from Ireland, who counselled
he cutting of the throats of the Orange
men, was elected.
WvsHINGToN, March 5.--The Judiciary
have reported a supplementary
pportionment bill. 1t proposes to allow
n additional representative to each of the
States New Hampshire, Yer
mont, New York. Pennsylvania, Tenn
ssee. Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida.
uch additional representative to be elect
d from the State at large. unless other
rise provided by the Legislature.
The bill removing the disa abilities OF "a
ieorgians passed.
Other disability bills were passed.
A bill granting half of the Terba Buena
sland to the Pacific railroad for the Wes-
ern terminus was considered, and an
charging the company $4,000
er year, proposed.
Mr.. Banks signifed his objections to the
i'll as ~surrendering a most important de-
snsive position. There was no action.
The appropriation bill was resumed.
The House meets at ii O'Clock to-mor-
DIV to receive the japanese delegation.
Foreign.
Havana, Mach, 3.-The Journals pub
shed the following decree, issued by Capt.
General Valmaseda, and dated at Santiago
e Cuba February first. The white male
r female, or free colored male or female,
no will bring twenty-five free or slave
egroes, now roaming in the mountains,
, headquarters, will receive a full pardon
nd six hundred dollars reward. The
lale or female negro slave who will bring
|, twenty-five negroes from the insur-
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