Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-02-29
NEWS SUMMARY.
Catacazy is in Paris.
The Emperor William is i'll.

for Mobile
Smallpox is rapidly spreading in
Baltimore.
. An extensive fire has occurred at Worth
ington, Ind.
Agassiz left Pernamduco for Rio Janeiro
: on the 16th ult.
Another Ministerial crisis is in pro-
gress in Spain.
Gov Davis of Texas has been served
with writ of arrest
Two vessels have been sunk in the Del
aware River by ice.
Senor Sagasta has been intrusted with
the formation of new Cabinet in Spain.
The United States frigate Congress has
been ordered to join the English squadron.
The trail of Stokes. for the assaAina-
tion of Fisk is now progressing in Ney
| York.
Over 20 additional deaths are reported
in Nebraska during the recent severe
storm. tr-T
A train on the Mississippi Central Rail
road was lately wrecked but no one WAS in
jured
| The Japs have reached Salt Lake Three
| distinct shocks of earthquake were felt in
| Winona, Mich.
! Further delays are anticipated on the
! Union Pacific from freshets the road is
now reported clear of snow. a baa
1t is rumored that Postmaster. General
Crcswell, is to resign and Col. John w.
Forney, is to take his place.
The London Times still hopes that the
American Cabinet will recede from its
position on the alabama claims. 80
Several Western bound trains on the
Union Pacific have reached Ogden, bat
the road is again blocked at Rawlins.
Kansas and Maine both pronounce loud
ly for Gen. Grant in the election of dele
gates to the Philadelphia Convention.
The Rhode Island Legislature refused
by a large majority TO permit the inter
marriage of colored and white persons.
The last years pecan crop in Texas Is
estimated at over one million of bushels
for export, which will realize to that State
several millions of dollars.
The Monarchists and Imperialsts in
France are again actively intriguing. Min
ister Washburne has been authorized to
negotiate postal treaty with France.
A Minnesota sheriff kindly allowed
convict to step outside the peniteniary
moment to kiss his wife, aud the family
tie proved SO strong he has not yet return
ed.
THE snow blockade on tie Union Paci-
fc is raised Mt last, but the latest advices
bring news of rapidly falling snow and
fair prospect that the relief is but tempo
rary. t
The Chicago Relief and Aid Society re-
ports receipts Jan. G, of $685., 700.75,
and disbursement to same date $f,573,-
636.19, leaving balance on hand on Feb.
3, of $1,314629.70.
Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, who has
recently been called to Christ Church, on
Fifth Avenue, New York. at salary Of
$4,000. was formerly table waiter ut q
boarding house in Cleveland
THE Rev. T.. p. Hammond is sweeping
the Missouri Valley with a revival like
unto the days of the Pcntecost. They
have way of backsliding out there, how
ever, that leaves US grain of doubt.
After the performance of the marriage
of Mr.. G. w. white and Miss NJ. Jennie
Brush. Austin, Texas, the Rev. Mr.. RegaR
extended to the bride her fathers blessing,
and presented her from him with a check
for $4,000.
A man in Robertson country, Texas,
has forty-one living children. Sixteen Of
them served in the same company in n
Confederate regiment during the war. Ee
is now living with his eighth wife, and is
sixty-fve years old.
Mrs. Woods of Millersburg, Holm 90
county, Ohio, is driving n good busirexs
with the aid of the liquor law. She has
$4,000 from dealers who haye
sold liquor to her husband, aud the old
man still sticks to the saloons.
There are 131 prisoners in the Mem
phis Jail. Of the number 81 are white
males and one white woman, Go blfck
males and 10 black women. The ogenornl
health of the prisoners is good. sas..z
George Stewart, of Cohoes, is the pre-
sent champion fainter. When he falls Of
exhaustion he wants to be sprinkled with
brandy. When brandy is not at hand, tho
buttcnd of wagon-trace will bring him
to, quite as rapidly and at less expense
An Irshmap, meeting an acquaintance,
thus accosted him "Ahl my dear, Who
10 you think have just been speaking toa
Your old friend, Patrick faith and be is
grown SO thin l hardly knew him. To be
'ure, you are thin and am thin, but he
s thinner than both of US put together
In Davenport, Iowa, the other day,
woman for " fun" robed herself in ghestly
pparel and went groanipg into the room
II friend Tho scared women shriekea
md fell on the floor in spasms. The
carer then beclme the scared, and she
collapsed in swoon, and their friends had
lively time for while to keep the souls
nd bodies together $50 uiS
Artcmus Ward was on slow California
rain, and he went to the conductor and
that the cow ketcher was on tho
wrong end of the train for, said he, You
will never overtake COW, you know. but
you'd d put it on the other end, it might
'e useful, for now there's nothing on
arth to bender COW from walkin, right
n and btin' the folksw se,s4o.
An editor and his wife, wore walking
ut in the bright moonlight one evening.
ike all editors wives, she was of an ex-
eedingly poetic nature, and said to her
nate 'Notice that moon how bright and
aim, and beautiful % "Couldn't think
{ noticing it" returned the editor, 'for.
nything less than the usual rates-a dollar
nd fifty cents for twelve lines
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