Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-01-13

The Paris IntellGgencer Of the 4th
says there is a great deal of sickness
in the 9th district of Henry County.
An old man named Mobbery COM
mitted suicide in Gibson County
during the holidays. Supposed to
be insane.
Some fellow at Paris, about the
Christmas holidays, in firing ro-
man candle, shot Jas. A. Long in
the eye, very nearly putting it out.
The Upton Record records the
birth of three girls, by a Mrs. O.,
residing near Belmount, Fayette
County, on the 9th of December.
The wife Of Professor Magofhn, Of
Covington-says the Record-pre-
sented him on New Years morn
with an eleven pound girl baby.
The Bolivar Bulletin complains
that the old graveyard in that place
is the worst neglected spot of ground
on earth.
S. S. Wilson, Esq, has been elect
ed Chairman OF Wilson county
court, and David Young, Jr., and
j. w. Shreeve, Quorum.
Squire C.Goad was elected Chair
man of the county court of Obion
county, and 'Squires Jones and Wat
son, Quorum.
Lauderdale County has agreed to
issue one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars in bonds to the Men,
phis and Paducah railroad.
We sympathise with our friend r.
W. Thomas, Esq, of the Clarksville
Chronicle, in the death of his second
son, on the 4th inst.
DIR. Waddy, of Gibson County,
aged az, was married on Christmas
eve to Miss Ann Turner, of New
bern, Dyer County.
Holmes Allen, youngest SON of the
late Sam. f. Allen, of Montgomery
county, accidentally shot himself in
the head on the ed December, from
which he died.
Alfred Wynne, son of the late
Bruce b. Wynne, was shot and kill
ed by young Howell, SON of q widow
near Castalian Springs, Sumner
County, on the 30th of December.
John w. Ford, Esq, an ex-editor
at .McMinnville, whom we have
known for nearly forty years. was
reelected Chairman of the Warren
County Court on the LIST inst.
In Carroll County, on the 1st inst,
G.. w. Humble was elected Chair
man of the County Court, and +.
w. Williams and j. j. Brooks, Quo
rum.
The Huntingdon Democrat says
the wife of Walter Grizzard, Clerk
OF the Carroll Court, presented him
on New Years day with nine
pound boy.
The cleveland Bonner says the
people of lower East Tennessee are 9
unit for Col. j. B. Cook, of Chatta'
nooga, for the Supreme Court, in
place Of Judge Nelson, resigned.
Some whisky-headed fellows al
Paris, about Christmas, undertook
to make more noise than anybody
else, by firing an-old cannon, ano
came near having their heads blown
off-as the old thing busted
The new county of Moore, formed
out of portions of Franklin, Lincoln
and Bedford, is likely to be estab
lished, and the villages of Tullaho
ma and Lynchburg are contendins
for the county site.
The President of the Memphis anC
Raleigh railroad says if the subscrib
ers pay promptly and the weather II
favorable, the road viii be gradeC
and ready for the cross ties by thu
1st Of March. Push on the column
The Huntingdon Democrat says I
boy named Muscious S. Gordon, ;
nephew of Bernard Gordon, witt
whom he lived, was thrown from |
mule on Christmas day, and dice
soon after, from the injuries.
Comptroller Pennebaker wishe
TO notify the tax payers of Tennes
see, that the Legislature has repeal
ed the law authorizing the use o
the scalps of wild cats and red foxe
in the payment OF taxes.
The thriving (?) town of Winches
ter, in the grand old County o
Franklin, is, as we learn from tn
Winchester Home Journal, withou
q hotel to accommodate chance Wis
itor.
A man named Albert Gibbs wa
killed near Dresden a few week
since by falling amongst the hound
of q wagon attached to pair o
horses, which run away. He ha'
been drinking.
Bethel College has been removed
from McLemoresville to Mckenzie
and will soon be in full blast. Pro
lessor Hendrix has been electel
President, Rev. Mr.. Lisle, professo
of Languages, and DR.. j. Z. Mat
thew son professor of Mathematics
The Nashville Union of the 9tl
states the particulars of the killing
of q young man named Burns, by
Young man named Christian, sol
of Capt. Thomas Christian, VIII,
lives on Buffalo, in Lewis County
last week.
j. L. Winfield, Jr., was electel
Mayor of Brownsville last Saturday
and A. B. Eaton, City Marshall, Jno
Clinton, S. A. w. Moore, j. w. Pee
bles, Jas. Kelly, S. B. Hotchkiss, Jas
Read, DIR. Jas. Haywood and 2
Yancey, Aldermen.
There were PSI marriage license
issued by the Clerk of the Henri
County Court in 1871. This bein
leap year, and the ladies having tn
privilege of proposing, an increases
amount of happiness may be conf
IDENTIFY looked for.
The Paris IRtelligencer says Mrs
Peden, of that place, being old, an,
suffering from paralysis, accidental
ly fell in the fire, and but for tn
timely assistance of her daughter
Mrs. Rogers, would in all likelihood
have been burned to death.
The people of the proposed ney
County of Neshoba, composed q
portions of Shelby and Eayette, ar
10 vote on next Saturday, Januar
10th, to determine, whether tn
County shall be called into existenc
or not.
The Colliersville Weekly Jouy7ao
IL the title of new and handsomel
gotten up paper, the first number 9
Which is Just to hand. DIR. j. T
PIeasants is editor and proprietor
CoIliersville will, in all likelihood
6ecome the County site of the neN