Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-09-14
STATE NEWS.


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STATE NEWS.
AL Buford has been nominated to
represent Giles county in the Legis-
lature.
a convention meets at Johnsonville
to-day, to select a Greeley electOr
for the 9TH Congressional district.
Netherlands majority for Supreme
Court Judge, as far as heard from,
is about $4,000.
The Maury County Fair, at Col
umbia, commences next Tuesday,
18th inst.
The Ripley News thinks Col. Col
var will make a good Governor,
when elected. Doubtless.
The Dyer County Fair commences
at Dyersburg, October 18th, and
continues five days.
The State Fair, at Nashville, has
been postponed from the 90th of
September to the 8th of October.
Humphreys County Fair, at Wa
yerly, commences October 22d and
closes 26th.
Henry County A agricultural Asso-
citation holds its Animal Fair, Octo-
Der oath and succeeding days.
II. j. Shelton, of Fayette, is an in
dependent candidate for the Legis-
lature.
Col. Henry b. S. Williams, of
Hickory Wythe, died at Bailey's
Springs, Ala, August 25th.
John B. johnson, of Trenton, had
several of his fingers considerably
chawed by buzz saw last week.
Haywood County Fair begins Oc-
iober 18th, and continues TO the
close.
So far as the Tennessee press has
expressed an opinion, forty are for
Cheatham and seven for johnson.
John A. Tinnon, of Giles county
"a man of sterling ability-has been
nominated for the State Senate from
Giles, Lawrence, Lewis and Wayne.
w. W. Outlaw, of Stewart coun-
ty, is an independent candidate for
FloateP from that county and Mont
gomery.
Daniel Mcleod, one of the oldest
and best citizens of Lauderdaie
county, died at his residence in Rip
ley, last week.
j. NJ. Witherspoon, in conse-
quence of feeble health, has with
drawn from the race for the LEXIS
lature, in Maury county.
n. N Richardson and Mai. Tho.
L. Z. Allison, both of Williamson,
are candidates for the State Senate
from that county and Maury.
The Bolivar Bulletin announces
the death, in Hardeman county, Sep
TENDER LIST, of John Caldwell, aged
Sc years and "a days.
Gibson county holds her Fourth
Annual Fair at Trenton, eommene-
ing October Sth, and ending Satur-
day 18th.
Gen. Jas. II. Lane, of McMinn
county, and candidate for the State
Senate, died some days since al his
home. A good man gone.
Rev. j. w. Lupton has been called
to the pastorate of the Presbyterian
Church at GAINESVILLE, and has en-
tered upon his labors.
The GAINESVILLE Chronicle says the
late tobacco and corn in that section
are suffering seriously from the
drought.
Fayette county has contested
election between the successful and
unsuccessful candidates for Sheriff,
at the late election.
The Peoples Bank of Nashville
was unable to meet its liabilities
last week, and made an assignment
for the benefit of its creditors. II
may pay seveaty-five cents on the
dollar.
The Hartsville Vidette has been
removed to Gallatin, and the gallant
and gifted Maj. Frank NJ. Duffy will
bear aloft the Cheatham banner in
the campaign.
The Gibson county jail, at Tren-
ton, was vacant last week, and the
Gazette says 1t is so insecure that
no prisoner who has any aspirations
for freedom will consent to stay in it.
Six had just taken French leave, and
gave leg bail.
Mr.. James Humphreys, of Orange
Valley, Henry county, had the mis-
fortune, last week, to have his to-
baccO barn, with 40 or $4,000 pounds
OF tobacco burnt. The work of an
incendiary.
Rev. j. NJ. SoweH, of Lawrence
county, who was candidate for
Congress against Whitthorne, has
withdrawn.