Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-17
STATE NEWS.

The Dover Record hoists the name |
of Gen w. A. Quarles for Governor.
The Memphis races will commence
on the Goth of April.
Knoxville is to have fine opera |
house.
McKendrel church, Nashville, now |
has a membership of 700.
They have five candidates for Tax |
Collector in Williamson county, and |
three for Sheriff.
Gen. w. G.. Harding has purchas-
cd Col. CockrilPs half interest in
Jack Malone for $4,000.
They have four candidates for Sher-
i'll, and three for Tax Collector in
Lawrence county.
Col. III. G. Bate and ]. Ii. Kirk,
have purchased the entire Office Of
the Lawrenceburg journal.
Ninety-nine tipping licenses were
issued in Williamson county last
year.
The prettiest American lady now
in Paris is said to hail from Savan-
uah, Ga.
The Franklin Journal and ReUteto
refuses to publish Sheri1Ps sales I'M
less some party will become person
ally responsible for the fees.
Widowers seldom die of grief.
However crushed they may be, if
you only let them alone they will
generally revive.
The reports in some sections of
the State, that Smallpox exists in
Nashville, is utterly without founda-
ton.
Conductor Trice, who made an as
sault upon Gen. Maury, has been
dismissed from the Memphis and
Charleston road.
Ed. McLin, young man residing
on the farm of John L. Thweatt,
three smiles west of Franklin, last
week shot anegro man.
Col. Jack Gooch, the noted stock
raiser of Rutherford county, has
sold his horse, "Bob Hatton," to
Col. Brahan, of Memphis, for 81, 900.
The colored people of Nashville
held a public meeting last week, to
protest against being excluded from
the jury box.
The Knoxville Chronicle -repub-
licau-nominates Grant for Presi-
dent, and Horace Maynard, for Vice
President. We pass.
Calvin Logston, who was upon
trial before the Supreme Court at
Nashville, was last week, after hav-
fuar hoaV, 4 mi On H., A. va
cult Court, was last week sentenced
to be hanged.
There will be a grand meeting OF
the Sons of Temperance, at McKen-
zie, on the 21sth inst. Speeches by
Col. A. S. Colyar and others may be
expected.
Rev. r. a. Lapsley, formerly pas
tor of the second Presbyterian
church, Nashville, died ut New Al
bany, Ind, on the 18th inst.
A prominent officer of the Gener-
al Assembly tells the Nashville Ban
ner that Gov. Brown will issue his
proclamation converting the legisla-
ture about the first of March.
Big receipts at the State Treasur-
er's office yesterday-$13,123.34 in
warrants, $21, 1853 in Bank of Ten
nesse money, total 1874, SS1.3I. The
greenbacks taken in did not amount
TO per cent of this amount.
A correspondent to the Lawrence
burg Journal, writing from Hick-
man county, says the average yield
of the peanut crop on good land in
that country is from $3.50 to $500 per
acre.
The first Court for Williamson
county, held under the law creating
separate Criminal Court for Will
Hanson, Maury and Giles, was held
at Franklin this week, Hon. T. IL.
Jones presiding.
The Franklin ReUie,o and Jour
nal chronicles the death eff several
citizens of Williamson county last
week. We notice that of an old
friend Thornton Westbrook, and OF
one younger, whom we had known
from his Infancy, James G. Clous-
ton, better known as Dick.
The following gentlemen have
been appointed as Commissioners OF
Agriculture, representing the three
divisions of the State: Hunter
Nicholson, Knox county; Thomas
Crutchfield, Hamilton county; Robt.
B. Hurt, Madison county; A. b,
Haynes, Shelby county; VIM. II.
jackson, Davidson county; and D.
b. Killebrew, Montgomery county.
An accident occurred on the Nash
willie aud Northwestern road. near
Waverly, the 18th inst, caused by
broken rail. The sleeping car, to-
gether with two passenger cars were
thrown from the track. Several
passengers were injured, but. none
seriously. No blame is charged to
the management of the road.
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