Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-07-27
STATE NEWS.

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Mckenzie wants laundry. What
has become Of Jackson's?
The Dyersburg Gazette COM
PLAINS of too much rain down there.
The rains which prevailed in this
region last week, were general
throughout the State.
A. S. Goodwin, of AIaury county
is candidate for flOater from Will
Hanson and Maury.
Thirty-fve, thirty-three and thir-
ty-one bushels OF wheat to the acre,
are recorded in Maury county.
The Mckenzie Times says the
Improved order Of Red Men at that
place, has played out.
Nashville rejoices in free musical
concerts at the capital every Mon
day night.
The Covington Record reports
crops in Upton county as being
first rate.
Jake Mills, well known East
Tennessee printer, died at Morris
town last week.
n. p. Hight is a candidate for the
Senate from the 9th Senatorial dis
trict. aE
Governor John G. Brown is now
at Epperson Springs for his health,
which has been feeble Of late
Peyton j. Smith has been nomi-
mated for State Senator from Fay
cite, Upton and Shelby.
H. Clay King, of Memphis, has
been nominated for State Senator
in the 25th district.
DIR. G.. A. Mathes of SomervilIc,
has been nominated for hoater from
Shelby and Fayette counties.
HID. Greer and A. b. Haynes
have been nominated for County
representatives in Shelby county.
II. A. Wiley, of Woodbury., is a
candidate for the Senate from War
rem, Cannon, Coffee and DeKalb
Jno. B. Bond is called ON by thir-
ty-four citizens of Maury county, to
become candidate for the legisla-
ture.
There is a considerable quarrel
over at Dyersburg, something about
ga town ring" We've heard of the
like before.
Rev. j. E. Bright, D. D., of this
city, preached at Durhamville in the
morning, and at Ripley at night,
last Sunday.
The Ripley News, in consequence
of having to print tickets for can
didates, only issued half sheet last
week. a
The Mayor of Mckenzie receives
one hundred dollars per month, be-
sides the perquisites of Office, for
his official services. Well paid.
At the primary election in Mem
phis and Shelby county last Satur-
day, A. Il. Lacey was nominated for
Congress in the 9th district.
j. NJ. Crews has been nominated
for State Senator from the Path dis
trict-including the city of Mem
phis.
Several saloons were raided upon
at Union City last week, by bur-
glars. In one they got $40, in an
other only So.
They are suffering for brick
mason at Dyersburg. A dozen
more could find constant employ
ment in jackson.
Eugene Cook, who stole horse
from Jos. A. Irvine in Maury coun-
ty in 1871, was last week captured
on snow creek, and put in Jail at
Columbia.
Maury county challenges She world
to an exhibition of Berkshire hogs
at the Fair at Columbia, this fall
Entrance $100-the best hog takes
the pile.
Fifty-one citizens of Warren
county call upon Col. John III. Saw
age to become a candidate for Con-
gress in the third district. He'll be
a candidate. sffr
One of our Tennessee exchanges
says: "The katydid has put in its
appearance. When shall we have
frost?" When il comes; and we're
in no hurry about that.
Obion county has been blessed
with copious rains lately; but the
Union City Courier reports the ear
" corn as being much injured by
the preceding drouth.
Jno. Overton, Jr., S. r. Cannon,
Jas. M. Harris and Jos. Barbierre,
have been nominated as representa-
tives of the city of Memphis in the
next legislature.
Only one vote was cast in Dyers-
burg in opposition to the PROPOSE
ton to Issue bonds to the Memphis
and Paducah railroad. That's the
WAY to do itss-r. IaF h.
The Brownsville Bee always aud
on all occasions advocating conyen-
tions-is now willing to let the peo-
pie do the electing of candidates to
office, instead of putting that oner-
Gus duty on the political managers.
Rev. Jno. w. Nein, the pastor of
the Presbyterian Church at Muir
freesboro, has been called to the
pastorate of the Church at San An
tonia, Texas. We do not learn
whether he accepts.
The two men, Wick and Overall,
who killed Col. Bill Hathaway, in
De Kalb county, about two years
ago, were recently tried before spe-
cial Judge, B. J. Tarver, and ae-
quilted. @
H. NJ. Hill, Esq, OF Bolivar, de-
clines to become a candidate for the
legislature, and protests against the
corrupt and corrupting practice of
conventions to nominate candi-
dates.
Esq. Mccoy, of Obion, who has
been experimenting ''smally'' as a
candidate for the Legislature, de-
clines any more electiOneering, and
says he don't want to go to the leg
islature.
The Union City Courier, of the
Goth, records the death by drown
ing, of little SOD of Oliver Ander-
son, near Shady Grove, four miles
northeast of that place. He was
attempting to draw a bucket of
water and fell into the well, and
drowned before assistance could
reach him.
Mrs. L. Virginia French, of Nc
MinnYille, has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver a poem before the
Tennessee Press Association at
Chattanooga, in November next
May we be there to hear.
The Cleveland, East Tennessee
Banner says; ''Never within the re-
collection of the oldest inhabitant
has the promise of an abundant
corn crop been so good as they are
this season.
The Gallatin Examiner of the