Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-12-11

Nevada boasts a volcano in full blast,
Senator Richard Yates, of Illinois, is
dead.
The present Congress numbers 29l
members. rs
Travel and freights are light on the
railroad, BIZ! on the increase,
A new cornico has been put on the
northwest corner Of the Court House.
$4,000 Of the Tennessee State debt
was funded on the goth of last month.
Boss" Tweed, the fallen Tammany
Chief, has been sent to Blackwclfs Is
land.
Senator Brownlow has appeared in his
Congressional seat. His health is excel>
lent.
The wedding excitements are over and
We are "as a painted ship on a painted
ocean"
The recent storm blew down the North>
west NJ. X. Church at Knoxville, The
ruin is complete. a1s
McNelly, of the Cleveland Banner, is
running a Temperance society. "Better
late than never Er E
Enon Church, (BaptistJ on Clark's
Creek, in Mauk's District, is completed
1t isa frame building 30xi0. e.
The opossum is said to abound in great
numbers in our county. This accounts
for the low price of pork.
De.Armond, the Knoxville %jailor, shot
himself in a bird hunting expedition.
Wound severe, but not necessarily fatal.
Sam'l Keebler, Esq has purchased the
valuable farm Of Mr.. Robt. l., GILES, ly.
Ing near Limestone Depot, atS7,OOO cash
down. r s
r.. III. McEwen, q prominent lawyer of
Nashville, recently committed suicide, by
shooting himself through tho he ad With a
pistol. las esq a
Christmas two weeks From to. day. Por-
Har 80 80 49, -
sons expecting ye locale to dine with them
on that occasion will please send in their
invitations at an carly day.
Mr.. Jas. II. POSER has relaid the pave.
ment in front of his s~tore>houses. Others
should do like>wise, as all the old pave
ments are in a wretched condition.
A Missouri darkey, died the other day
aged ll5 years. We know Of a bachelor
in this county who is nearing The close Of
acentary and still he is not happy, ~
$40 0e in County warrants, was re-
GENTLY distracted from the safe of the
County Trustee at Memphis. This Off
tial is out Of town and rumors are afoat.
WE understand that Is Oranges have
been established inthis county, enrolling
over thousand members. The farmers
are moving.
This week closes out our mammoth
Post Office advertisement. We arc thank
fll to our patrons, for their kind indulgence
AMI promise to make up for all deficiency
Of reading matter during its publication.
The Wyoming Legislature has two ie.
male members. They have intro duced
all the male colleagues iasso the Women's
Cuba short stick with 1bunch Of straw
bound to the lower end.
Our blooming young friend, John r..
Sturgeon, sliced the darning>needle from
the BRIDES cake at the wed ling last week
at S. 7, Shipley's, Esq. May the sign
prove false, we softly breathe.
The farmers Of our county, living on
and near the Holston and Watauga rivers
who are dissatisfied with the present rate
of railroad transportation, are agitating
the resumption Of the cold hat.bottom''
boat line. $50 alkg
The dedication of the NJ. E. Church,
in this place, is post poned to some time
in January, to suit the convenience of DR..
N. Il. Cobleigh, Of ATLANTA, Ca, sho
breaches the dedication sermon, and is
compelled to be in New York at the time
first fixed upon. Ample notice Of the
time will be given. 500
The Grange meeting at the Seceder's
Church last Saturday was a grand sue
cess. The Jonesboro' delegation % turn-
ed at a late hoor making the welkin ring
with the loud refrain :
81 want to be a Granger,
Aud with the Changers stand,
A clever blossom on my breast.
Aud a pitekfork in my hand"
The foot log over the creek on Water
street needs attention. Il is a slab-sided
concern aud wabbles from side to side il
the walker does hot plum" the central
line Of gravity. The other day, a young
lady lost her balance. was procipitated
into the water, but fortunately was more
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