Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-04-13
STATE NEWS.


The Gallatin Examiner favors the
recollection of Gov. Brown.
Vines L. Collier, aged 81, a widely
known citizen of Sumner county
says the Ecdminer, died last week.
The radicals talk of running Hor-
ace Maynard, of Knoxville, for Gov
crnor.
A Spring Fair-a nuisance-is TO
be held at Mckenzie, commencing
May 18th.
The Tobacco Fair at GAINESVILLE,
has been postponed till the 18th of
June.
II. j. Anderson is candidate to
represent Jefferson county in the
next legislature.
f. G.. Ridgley proposes to start
new paper at Waverly, Humphreys
county, in week or two.
John Prestwood will be hanged at
Smithville, DeKalb county, Friday
26th inst.
The new hotel ut McMinnville APP
proaches completion, and will be
opened about the 1st of May.
Warren county raised the school
tax to 20 cents on the 800 worth
of property.
Geo. II. Prince has been commits
stoned Judge of the county court of
Carroll county.
We learn from the Mckenzie
Times that a Baptist Church was
organized in that place March 30th.
The Greenville Sentinel says the
wheat crop in Green and adjoining
counties is not promising.
The Lawrence Journal learns that
there are seven or eight cases of
small poX in Lawrence county, a
few miles North of Lawrenceburg.
The Chattanooga Herald repre-
sents the wheat and fruit crops in
East Tennessee as being very prom
ising.
The Brownsville Bee-judging
from its last weeks issue-is going
to rival its neighbor of the States
in the matter of wit.
The Union City Courier says that
John Stout was drowned in Reel
foot Lake one day last week, by
falling out of a boat.
The Union City Courier reports
that paper is soon to be started at
Troy, the county seat of Obion
county.
The Springfield Record says the
wheat crop in Robertson county is
exceedingly fine--and large
breadth sown.
Warren county, by her magis-
trates voted to tax each dog within
her limits one dollar, for this year
in excess of one to each family.
The McMinnville Nelo Era repre-
sents the growing wheat crop in the
mountain country, as being very
good.
Frank Luscombe has been APP
pointed Post Master at Dyersburg,
vice DIR. Goshorn, runaway-but
now in Jail.
Gen. Pat Anderson was elected
Commissioner of the Delinquent
Taxes due the State, for Shelby
county, at the April Court.
The Knoxville Chronicle repre-
sents tho growing wheat crop of
East Tennessee as being extensively
promising.
The MurfreeboroI M0aitOr chroni-1
cles the suicide of Mr.. Sam Cart
wright of that vicinity on the 26th
of March. His father committed
suicide just twenty six years before.
Horace Maynard will, il is under
stood, viii be the republican candi-
date for Governor of this State-if
he feels Ike making the race-for
glory.
The circulation of the WING AND
TRIBUNE has increased with unex-
ampled rapidity for the last four or
five months, and is still going on
conquering and to conquer.
Judge w. p. Martin, of Columbia,
who was recently threatened with
appoplexy, has SO far recovered as to
be able to hold court last week at
Pulaski.
All the prisoners in the jail at Gal
latin recently escaped on Sunday,
while the jailOr was gone to church.
They were all caught and safely re-
turned to their places.
The Gallatin Eramiaer saws:
Farming prospects were never more
promising than now. The farmers,
somehow or other seem in good
spirits. The wheat looks finely.
McMinn and Knox counties at
their April County Court, each lev
led tax of one dollar upon each
family, for school purposes.
The Huntingdon Republican of
the 5th says: Miss Faiba Cawthon,
daughter of Nathan and Susan Caw-
thon, both lately deceased, died on
Saturday last, being the third one of
the family within about a weeks
time.
John Simmons was called on in
the usually complimentary style to
become a candidate to represent
Franklin county in the legislature.
lie appreciates the compliment,
but cant see" the candidate part
of the matter.
The Pulaski Citizen chronicles
the meeting together in a drinking
saloon in that place, of three men
whose aggregate age was POI years.
They were, Messrs. Aymett, IS;
Sanders, 50; and Wright 81. Curl
Gus place for the meeting of such
men.
The Gallatin Examiner mentions
the names OF some of the older citi-
zens of Sumner county. They are
Green Berry Williams, aged so: Jno.
Bell, aged 80; DIR. George Thompson.
Is; and Robert Hallum, aged "a.
Rev. II. b. Boude, who has been
pastor of the Presbyterian church
at Gallatin for some years past, has
resigned, and accepted a call to the
passionate of the Presbyterian church
at Columbus, Miss. He left Gala
tin last week, universally esteemed.
The Trenton Gazette in speakino
of the Nashville Industrial Exposi9
ton, and arguing in favor of mann
featuring in the South, says: Tim
Der we have, cotton is a staple pro-
duction; iron abounds, and our coal
fields would supply BceLze6u6 aoitk
fuel till the Millennium.