Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-03-14
AROUND
Cold and snow on Tuesday morning.


We hear of two more groceries going
up IN our town shortly.
The Christian Church are going to start
a paper In Joncsborough.
Our moonlight mechanics are paying
their respects to ~chicken-coops.
We saw a man hugging a delusion the
other night. 1t was a l~amp-post. n
Our preachers are all getting married.
A good example to their focks.
Judge r. X. Butler, we are sorry to
learn is i'll at Washington City.
The most attractive side show we ever
saw was the cheek of a pretty girl.
Scarcity of bread stufs and money is
the alarming cry from all parts of the
country.
None are SO poor that they can not take
a paper. Some are SO mean they prefer
to steal it.
Within the last two weeks, snow has
fallen to the depth of fifteen inches and
rain to four.
We nave q ':bully' Devil in our office
now, We have. Oh he's lightning-on the
way to dinner.
The Temperance lectures on our street
last Saturday, if not eloquent were very
impressive.
The "Old Dominion seems to be the
f~avcrite Eden with our preachers searching
for their Ewes.
Did the Attorney who went to Carter
County q few days ago on professional
business set euchred?
The ~"Pennyroyal press are giving the
Nashville dailies particular thunder on
their Retrenchment Act.
On Tuesday morning our Office witnes S.
ed the admirable performances of an i'm
provised Gymnastic class.
A benighted country editor complains
that when he looks at a woman's head he
is not able to tell which is switch.
Horace Greeley once wrote ''let us have
a clear exhibit" The composetor set it
up "let us have a clean shirt"
Donation party at the residence of Mr..
Jas. III. Dosser on last Friday night for
the benefit of Rev. Mr.. French.
A young man went counting one night
last week and lost his horse. 1t was found
next morning in q briar field.
Two of our prominent ministers secured
valuable prizes in Virginia recently. For
further particulars see notice in another
column.
Col. j. b. Cooke, of Knoxville, is a
candidate for the Supreme Bench Uice
Nelson, resigned. We will have nothing
to say.
Washington County is entitled to five
delegates to the Republican State Con
~vention which will assemble in Nashville
May 9TH.
Cramp Smith returned from South
Carolina a few days since. The diet with
occasional dose Of rosin, has improved
his appearance.
DR.. Bowel informs US that the state
mcnt for the week ending March 10th
shows that he sold SO money orders en-
$s6O,57.
Fred Dayault, expects to leave this
place soon fer Texas. Fred is a good fell
low AMI We hope he may yet conclude to
stay in Joncsboro'.
IF you want TO hear a prodigious tale
of the size and weight of a family in
South Carolina, call on Cramp Smith.
He will astonish you.
On Wednesday morning we were cap
tiaated by a rather healthy looking appara-
ton from loyal Carter. He sported the
style of that quarter.
Ry way of e gr.tuitious advertisement.
announce that the farcical Liberal Re
publican Convention of Tennessee will be
held at Nashville June 18TH
Mr.. RLea who, sometime ago, took a
large lot of hands from this section to his
cotton plantations in Fayette County, has
returned for the same purpose.
The authorities of Mt. Zion Church
locked their doors against their colored
brethren of the Christian Church last
Sabbath and refuse to let them occupy
it again.
The latest poet has sweetly sung:
Il caught her softly by the arm,
Nv gentle b~lue-eyed Kate;
She cried, ''let 60, you tarnal fool,
You hurt my vacclnate."
AS the war with England seems to have
been fought without a fight, expectant
masters, Cemmissarics and Suffers
may we'll lift up the doleful lamentlatlon
Our hopes have departed forever"
The other day, a man in the Southwest
of the county in cutting down a
.arge hollow tree 'broke up" the winter
of two monster reptiles, a RATHER
our feet and two inches long. and a
-acer ten feet long.
OK Friday night last the ticket Office
It johnson City was broken opon and a
lumber of Railroad tickets stolen. The
lgent had fortunately removed the money
vsluables before. AS the stamp was
displaced these tickets were in all proba-
,ility regularly stamped.
That thing called the Tennessee Legis-
met the 18th inst. 1t will no
loubt be a blessing to the people that
hey have only twenty days in which to
10 devilment. If nothing more is done
han at the last session this paper will not
prostitute its space to a publication of
heir vile nonsense.
Will some one inform US rs to the
whereabouts of the gentleman who attend
ID our LEGAL friend to Carter County,