The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-10-03
State News.

l0tn ana closes NOV. ioJn' q.
They formed a Cheatham club ut Somer-
vile last Monday night. Roll on the pail
Gen. Patton Anderson died Mt his resi-
dencc in Memphis last Saturday morning
The residence Of Dr.. ). w. Caldwell
High street, Trenton, was destroyed by
fire two weeks ago.
John Bass, for killing his wife, in default
of a thousand dollar bond, has been sent
to Jail in Fayctte county
The streams and water courses of West
Tennessee were never, in the memory OF
the oldest inhabitant, so low, as ut the
present time.
The Record gives a glowing account oil
the growth and prosperity OF CovinstoN'
We note it with pleasure.
The Trenton Gazette says n Mr. Davis
residing near that place, cut his throat
with a razor on Wednesday of last week.
A colored man named John Eastern, was
committed to Jail in Nashville a few days
since, on a charge of forging government
vouchers.
=. II. Craig, who was announced to
represent Wayne and Lawrence counties
in the legislature, declines a further can
vass.
Robert NJ. Pott', Jr. of Huntsville. has
been appointed Clerk OF the Circuit Court
OF Trousdale county.
DR.. Joseph l.. FARRELL, late candidate for
the legislature in Gibson county, died at
his home in Trenton, lately, in the Glst
year of his age.
The average charge made by the city
Recorder at Memphis for a drunk is
81 30; and the average charge for carrying
concealed weapons is $50.
There is a war of words-a singing of
nixon hand between 7. Bun Carson and
Frank NJ. Wilkerson, candidates for the
legislature in Lauderdale county.
The Brownsville Bee states that the
contract for building the Brownsville Cot
ton Factory has been let out, and will be
pushed to a speedy completion.
The Gallatin Examiner says there was
plenty of frost in that latitude last week
the ground was white with it. 1t appear
ed three mornings in succession.
Col. J. b. Killebrcw, like the modest
and retiring gentleman he is, declines to
enter into IL contest for iioater in the
Clarksville district.
A real mad dog was killed in Somerville
says the Falcon--last Monday week, but
moi until he had bitten aboutltwenty other
dogs and 4 negro child.
DR.. Henry Hearn, OF Wilson, while pay
ing a night visit a few nights since, had
his horse to fall on him, sprainingone OF
his ANGLES, and otherwise bruising him.
The Gallatin Cotton Factory is to be re-
built, right off. The public spirited citi-
zens held a meeting the other day, and re-
solved to aid the proprietors literally in
the noble work.
NJ. l.. Mcconnell, Of Maryville, Blount
county, has been nominated as the radl-
cal candidate for the Senate, from the
counties of Jefferson, Sewer. Cock and
Blount. He was a member of the last
House of Representatives.
East Tennessee is going on prospecting
and to prosper. Northern capitalists have
purchased a large tract of land near Sui
pher Springs, RIica county, and will pro-
coed at once to erect Il blast flrnancc
thereon.
The Grant Republicans Of Fayctte coun-
recently held Il convention to nominate
candidates for the legislature. 1t was
rather tumultuouS, but resulted in the
nomination of j. 7. Latin, for representa-
tive of Fayettc county, l.. l.. Boyd for
hoater. and }. A. Hatcher, cOlored, for
Senator.
A shooting affray took place in Coying-
ton a couple OF weeks ago, between Henry
Fallon and Miles w. Carr, in which Fal-
lon fired both barrels of Il shot gun and
two barrels of a repeating pistol, at Il dis
lance of twenty or thirty PAGES. with the
effect of hitting Carr with four or five
shot from the gun. Not serious. Bad
MISUNDERSTANDING.