Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-08-31
STATE NEWS.


The late fruit Exposition at Pu-
laski was a pecuniary success.
There were four deaths by sun
stroke in Memphis last Sunday.
Col. Jos. S. Motley, of Lebanon,
has been chosen elector for the fifth
district.
Capt. JnO. @. Lesteris called up
on to become a candidate for the
legislature in Giles county.
The Murfreesboro Monitor learns
that there is a great deal of sickness
in Rutherford county.
Chattanooga has thus far failed
TO make arrangements for Fair
this Fall.
The Chattanooga Herald of the
Esd says the health of that sink hole
is good.
Gov. Brown has appointed and
Commissioned DIR. Thos. Menees,
Inspector of the penitentiary.
The Dover Record says Upton
county has eolored candidate for
the legislature.
Haywood county-the West Ten
nessee home of the Bourbons-has a
colored constable and two colored
school Commissioners.
G.. W. Henson withdraws from
the Senatorial race in the Wayne
Senatorial district because he is un-
der the requisite age.
The largest water melon on exhi-
bition at the Pulaski Fruit EXPOSE
ton, weighed one hundred and
twelve pounds.
The Waynesboro Review says
there is considerable sickness in all
that region of country-mostly
chills and fever.
The thirteen grand jurors at Bart
lett, Shelby county last week,
weighed in the aggregate, 1856 lbs.
Three of them weighed 705 lbs.
Col. j. r. Mccall, of Mason, Tip
ton county, sent the first bale of
Tennessee cotton to Memphis last
week. This is the seventh year in
succession he has accomplished this
feat.
Frank, a son of Mich Jones, liv-
ing between Humboldt and Gibson
Wells, while loading a saw log, let
it roll back on him, killing him in
short time.
Gen. J. d. c. Atnins, in conse-
quence of political engagements, de-
climes to address the Agricultural
Association at Union City, at its
next meeting.
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Thermometer rose in Memphis to
9S degrees in the shade-by four de-
grees the hottest day known there
this season.
There is pretty general complaint
in our exchanges, that the present
drought will cut the growing cot
ton nearly, if not one third short.
The Dyersburg Gazette says the
Forked Deer river is lower than for
some months past. Not enough wa
ter for keel-boats.
There are five candidates for the
State Senate for the district COM
posed of the counties of Haywood,
Lauderdale and Dyer.
Col. Jas. II. Hughes, of McMinn-
Vile, is announced for reelection to
the State Senate, from the counties
of Warren, Coffee, DeKalb and Can
non.
There is a factory in Humphreys
county, owned by Hillman 81 Good
rich, which makes as good bed blan-
kets as are made anywhere. They
also make an excellent article Of
Jeans.
The Battle House at Nashville,
will not be closed in consequence of
the death of Gen. Battle. Mrs. Bat
tie, with the corps of able assistants
heretofore in the house, will contin-
ue the business in future,
Hon. j. L. Morphis, formerly of
McNairy county, in this State, has
been nominated by the Liberal Re-
publicans and Democrats of Missis-
sippi, for Congress for the State at
large.
The Sweet Water Enterprise
notices the deaths-all in one day
of three of the oldest citizens of
Monroe county, viz; Mrs. Penning-
ton, aged IS; Mrs. Reagan, aged 80;
and DIR. F. IL. Gregory, aged SO.
John Hasson, who is working an
excellent quarry of fine variegated
marble on his farm near Rogersville,
East Tennessee, recently shipped to
Baltimore a single block weighing
5000 pounds.
Our newly appointed Chancellor,
III. Livingston must be greatly fiat
tered by the general notice taken of
his appointment. One of the Trenton
naners calls him William, and the
4 vaIanche calls him IL. d.
VIM. :. McLemore, of Franklin,
,yas elected Judge of the Criminal
Court for the counties of William
som. Marshall, Maury and Giles.
lie has received his commission,
and will take his seat the first Mon
day in Septemb