Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-10
STATE NEWS.

10 StuuentS..
The Brownsville gas-works are to
be erected on a vacant lot near the
depot.
Cumberland river was frozen over
at Nashville last week. The first
time since 1853.
VIM. Kehoe, late chief Of the fire
department of Memphis, died in that
city, last Sunday.
VIM. Calvin, Clerk of the County
Court of Union county, died at May
nardsville, recently.
=Olive Logan delivered her lecture
on "girls" at Nashville last night,
and is on her way to Memphis.
The Bolivar "Bulletin says Mr..
II. A. Parran is now erecting a
building for foundry in that place.
Nashville is on the perilous edge
of coal famine in mid-winter. Not
more than two weeks supply on
hand.
Mr.. David Cook, a well. known
and universally esteemed citizen OF
Lebanon, died in that place last
Monday.
They had high old time sleigh
ing-riding in sleighs-at Nashville,
last week. A rare occurrence in
that latitude.
Deputy Sheriff F. A. Shroyer shot
and killed john Norton, an acting
Justice of the Peace in Memphis,
last Monday.
Col. Jas. r. Scudder, of Shelby
vile, has been appointed by Presi-
dent Grant, visitor to West Point
Military Academy.
James NJ. Goodloe, one ofthe most
esteemed citizens of Maury County,
died week before last, at his resi-
dence in Mount Pleasant.
Mr.. Il. f. Knipe, of Columbia, fell
down flight of stairs the other day
and broke one Of his legs. The same
leg had been broken three times be-
fore.
The magnificent residence of Mrs.
Lucy Williams, at Clarksville, was
destroyed by fire on the Goth ult.
1t cost SIS, 200, and was insured foI
$4,000.
Mr.. Dan Cunningham, highly es-
teemed citizen of Chattanooga, died
very suddenly last Saturday, while
experimenting some work about his
foundry.
The people of Edgefield are il
earnest about tho building of free
bridge across the Cumberland river
at Nashville Tho contract is to bt
let out soon. ~
Capt Thos. III. Easily, republican
is a candidate for State Senator
from the first district in East Ten
nessee. The election takes place Oh
the Goth inst.
Mr.. James Williams, of Bells de
pot, has invented and patented {
car and tender. loading apparatus
which is meeting with favor among
railroad men.
Willie f Price, who lives near Raj
eigh, had his gin house, one bale o
cotton, and about 700 bushels of cot
ton seed burned last week. The re
suit of accident.
Capt Cannon, who was on tria
Mt Memphis lost week, for killing
Hold Morse, sometime since, wa
fully acquitted, having committed
the deed in self defence.
The Grand Duke Alexis left Mem
phis on the steamer James Howard
Wednesday, for New Orleans, nc
companied by several gentlemen anC
ladies of the Bluff City.
The last week in January, and tn
first two days in February, of 1872
win be remembered in this latitud
as the coolest "snap" of weathe
experienced here for many years.
The prospect for large increas
of the population of HAYWOOD Coun
~ is promising. The County Clerk
according to the Bee, issued fifty
one marriage licenses in January.
Duck river, at Shelbyville, wa
frozen over last week hard enoug
for the boys to skate safely upon il
placid bosom. Such a thing doesn'
happen once in twenty years, on a.
average.
The Nashville "Banner" of Sun
day, mentions the death, on Satur
dav, OF Mrs. Ann Il. Cooper, wife O
Hon. Henry Cooper, U. S. Senate
from this State, at her residence il
Edgeield.
a prominent member of the bal
mt Frank in, and a leading officer il
one of the churches in that place
has no family Bible, and keeps hi
family record on aily-leaf of a hand
Some copy of Shakespeare
VIM. Moore, Esq, the eiicien
representative of the floating distric
including Robertson County, wa
married last week; in Cheathan
County, TO Miss Belle Williams
May their highest hopes be realized
Bolivar is going to tax all dogs
four-legged Ones-in that place, tw,
dollars, after tomorrow. Wee
take ours cut into the swamp snt
lose him to-day, after Copfederat
style, if we had one, and1ived in Boil
war.
a negro working about the gin o
Mrs. j. Presley Wards, in Shelb,
bv County, lighted his pipe in In,
lint room with a match, and threw
down. The result was the gin housr
and ten or twelve bales Went up Il
SmOke.
DIR. j. w. ). Frierson, one of tn,
oldest and best citizens of ,Maurl
County, died at his residence in Co
lumbia, of heart disease, Januar,
25th, aged al years. He was 70
forty years ruling elder in tn
Presbyterian Church.
There was a frightIul collision OF
the North Western railroad on Fri
day last, half mile west of Burn
station, between freight and con
struction train. The engineer OIL
one OF the trains was killed, and 9th
ers more or less hurt.
Nose Parish, of the Bolivar s9Bul
Ietin, has quit drinking whisky, ant
saws: No more sick headache, II,
more ridiculous endeavors TO max,
sober fools acknowledge the fac
that "A fellow full of whisky is thu
smartest man in the world" Sensi
bly, said, Nose.
The " Union and American " o
Sunday last. mentions the presence
Of our fellow citizen, DIR. jackson
in the city the previous day, attend
ing the meeting of the Farmer.
Ci1b. The doctor is always about
when there is meeting in regard
10 the agricultural interests of the
country That paper says; HIS re
marks as 10 the characteristic pro
duets of the soil of West Tennesse'
were OF much practical bearing.