Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-03-30
/ STATE NEWS.
A SOW at Ashland, Wayne county
the other day, killed deer

A SOW at Ashland, Wayne county
the other day, killed deer
Pulaski is baskiBg in all the glory
OF fret "ten pin" alley.
Trenton is agitating for railroad
from that place 70 Memphis.
The Bee represents Brownsville
as hourishing with uRexampled
rapidity.
The Gallatin Examiner reports
the wheat crop of Sumner looking
very we'll
There is a great apprehension Of
freight blockade at NashYille-espc-
eially to the South.
Mr.. Charles Pritchard died at his
residence, near Clarksburg, Carroll
county last week, of paralysis.
Bedford county enjoys calf
which weighed, Immediately after
being dropped, l27 pounds.
Our fourishing young neighbor,
Mckenzie, is about to build a Meth
odist Church-at last.
VIM. l.. Welcker has been COM
missioned Attorney General for the
Sd district, in place of G. 7. Gates,
resigned.
The upper East Tennessee papers
represent the growing wheat crop as
being very promising.
The excellent man who edits the
| Paris LntelligeHceT is afraid Grant
will not be nominated by his party,
| for reelection.
The members of the Agricultural
Bureau called upon Gov. Brown
last week, at his room in the Capitol,
and spent pleasant hour.
Mai. J. 3. Killebrew, Of Clarks-
vile, is now engaged in canvassing
the State in the interest Of free edu-
cation.
The Manchester Democrat favors
the election OF Gen. w. A. Quarles,
of Clarksville, as the next Governor
of this State.
The kitchen and out-buildings Of
Geo. 7. Tompkins, two and half
miles out on the Bradyville pike,
near Murfrcesboro, was destroyed
by fire last week.
The State Agricultural Bureau
met at Nashville last week, and
elected Gen. w. III. Jackson, Presi-
dent, and Prof J. NJ. Stafford, of Leb-
anon, Chemist.
| Mr.. Freeman, representative from
Haywood county, has offered q bill
in the House of Representatives, 20
establish a Criminal Court at
Brownsville, for Haywood county.
There will be held at ClarksviIle,
in May next, commencing Thurs
day, 18th, q Tobacco Fair. 1t will
be attended by all tobacco raisers
far and near.
Miss Annie Edwards, residing
near Clinton, Anderson county,
East Tennessee, is lying at the point
of death from the effects of q small
scratch on her hand by cat.
Col. T. Z. Richardson, Of Dyers-
burg, has been elected TO the legis-
lature, in place OF w. Z. Lynn, re-
signed.
Alb. Brown, a citizen of Scott
county, last week, in a drunken fit,
stabbed and killed his brother, Max
well Brown-and then escaped.
Mrs. Mary Middleton Rutledgc
Fogg, the wife of Francis B. Fogg,
ESQ, OF Nashville, died at the fami-
ly residence in that city, Friday,
Feb. 18th.
The Shelbyville Bedford Bulletin,
says the mechanics of that town are
being forced to leave, on account Of
scarcity of money. They are GO
ing, generally, to Texas.
Jas. L. Rice, of Davidson county,
has been elected to the legislature as
hoater from that district, in place of
VIM. Moore, of Robertson, resigned.
The Supreme Court of this State
the other day decided that selling
prize candy is an infringement of the
gaming law.
The Covingtou Record says there
is moro improvement going on IN
that town now, and more in prospect
than at any time in the history OF
the place. Glad to hear of our
neighbor's prosperity.
-Weatherspoon residing a mile
and half from blooming Grove
Church, Weakley county, met the
misfortune of having his house and
contents destroyed by fire few
days ago.
Joseph w. Baugh formerly amer
chant in Franklin, but for good
many years living retired on his
farm near that place, died unexpect-
edly to himself and family, Tuesday
18th inst.
Elder I. Tanning, of Nashville,
has started a new publication called
"The Religious Historian" Mr..
Tanning is nan of age, experience
and ability.
VIM. r. PEBBLES, Esq, for fifty
years an honored citizen of Will
hanson county, died at his home
there last week, aged 50 years.
The papers at Murfreesboro and
ShelbyVille are quarrelling over
which form one Senatorial district,
shall furnish the first Senator.
It's long ways from here to
Brownsville. They haven't heard
over there yet, that jackson voted
almost unanimously for the Jack
son, Denmark and Memphis Rail-
roadl
Somebody has been trying to "pre-
scribe" our friend Arch Thomas, of
the Springfield Record. He would
! be a bitter pill, or else his proofrea-
I der isn't Wuf a cent.
Mai. Patrick Duffy, well known
: citizen of Trousdale county-for-
merly Of Sumner, died at his resi-
] dence in Hartsville, last week, at the
age of 65 years.
The Columbia Herald says about
twenty families are down with
measles, in the Carter's Greek set
tlement in Maury county, and that
: the Snow Greek settlement in the
| same county, has about one hundred
cases.
The Waynesboro ReUieO chroni-
cles the fact that I. A. Tucker re-
Gently killed a Ichite deer in Wayne
+ county. 1t was as white as snow,
except the head, which was the usual
color.
The Union City Courier very
sensibly suggests that our Agricul-
tural Fairs should offer a premium
! for the best meadow of certain di-
mensions. We hope to see the sug-
/, gestion acted on.
5 brownsville grows ambitious.
Not content with having gas, two or
: three narrow gauge railroads-On
, paper-she now demands a fire en-
2 / oinei We once knew bow whose