The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-10-24
State News.

Knoxville has new daily paper called
the Reporter.
DR.. W.T.. Irwin a prominent physician
of Memphis, died a few days since In Min
neSotl.
The small -pox is said to be in Brl'tol'
Tenn. numbcr of persons have left the
place in consequence oflt
Mai. John McManon' aged nearly eIgNey-
ciyht, died at his home in McMinn count!
last week.
GAINESVILLE follows the example of Nash
vile, and elected a republican Mayor.
Rev. j. ii. Bryson, Pastor OF the Pres
byterian Church at SIclbyyillc, has re-
signed his pastoratc.
The Lebanon Herald announces the
death. in Wilson county, Of Jas. Martini
aged 20 years.
Pryor Lea Rogers, Cashier OF the Knox
Vile Bank, died OF E~resypclas, ut Tate's
Springs, East Tennessee, on the l4th inst,
aged ~ years.
The Knoxville Chronicle says the farm
ers are busy sowing wheat since the late
rain.
Richard Bradshaw died at his home in
Jefferson county on the Sd instant, in the
S5th year of his age.
d. John Z. Glcavcs, of Wilson county,
has been nominated as Il candidate tor
Joint Senator from Wilson and Davidson
county.
Col. John Bell Brownlow, son of Sena-
tor Brow slow, was married in Knoxville
last week, to Miss Fannie + uche.
The Morristown Gazette learns that Il
much larger breadth of land will he SOWed
in wheat this fall, than was last and the
work is going On now lively.
The residence Of Col. D.. NJ Daily, one
and Il half mile sfrom Knoxville. on the
Scvicrville road, was destroyed by lire,
October Sth.
Thomas Taylor periodically withdraws
from the canvass for representative
from Upton county, rather than risk the
election OF Il radical.
a little daughter Of VIM. Young, who
resides a short distance North ofGrcrnvillc,
was thrown from her horse II few days
ago and killed.
Mr. j. &. Wells. who has been connect
ed with the Trenton News for II year past,
has retired, and Il. NJ. lIolbrook is now
sole editor and proprietor OF thar paper.
Hon. John NJ. Carmack, OF Memphis
declines to yield to the soft Impeachment
of the Johnson Is to become n candidate
for the State Senate.
The Comptroller gives notice of the suS-
pension of payment Of interest ON bonds,
tor the present, all the cash receipts being
necessary to meet loans negotiated here
tO'ore.
The bonded debt ofthc State was re-
duccd more than Il quarter Of million OF
dollars 10y two East Tennessee railroads
paying heavy in ,talmcnts upon their in
dcbtcdncss, last week.
William d. McCuiStion, of cambridge,
was found dead by the roadside. neal
New Market, on Tuesday a careful rX-
animation showed no signs OF violence
and it is supposed he died from heart dis
ease.
:. A. Parsons, who wa a candidate lOl
the Legislature in Giles county, declines
a further prosecution of the canvass. W
Ncwbill also withdraws from the canvass
which leaves Il clear field to Capt. Will,
WOrley. the regular nominee.
They have got up adi!licuIty in llamil-
TON county, about the ShcriltIlity->om,
OF the securities Of Sheriff Conner hav,
Withdrawn from his bond, aud he oiicr'
others, but the Judge refuses to receive
them-and 50 the matter stands.
William ii. Davis, son of GX-Presidcnt
Jefferson Navis. died at the family resi-.
dence, in Memphis, OF Wednesday last
The youth was, it is said, a boy OF fin,
promise and many noble traits of charac.
ter. lie was only eleven years of age al
the time OF his death, but having had {
strong native mind and unusual advan,
tageS, he evicncd unusual mental develop
mcnt for one so young.