Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-07-12
STATE NEWS.

cholera in Memphis, Saturday,
July 9TH.
The fence around the Court-house
yard, at Lexington, has been paint
cd.
Somebody has sent the Lex in2tOn
Reporter n cotton bloom and a well |
developed boil.
The City of Memphis is now pay /
ing the interest upon her bonds due |
July l, 1872. Better late than never.
The Lexington Reporter repre-
sents the crops of Henderson county
as having been greatly injured By
the constant rains.
A heavy rain slocm in Moore
county last Monday week blew
down a great deal OF corn and oats,
doing immense damage.
A fire at Clifton, on the Tonnes
see river. lately. destroyed a house
each for Young Montague and Rich
ard Miller
Prof. Thos. G.. Beauman, for Uhir-
teen years Organist at the Catholic
Cathedral at Nashville died last Sat-
urday.
The Jones borough Flag repre-
sents the prospect for n glorious
corn crop in East Tennessee as being
very good.
The farmers Of Obion county are
of opinion that the wheat crop there
will average twelve bushels to the
acre.
Knoxville will soon enjoy luXu-
ry to which she has been a stranger
--to-wit a comfortable depot for
passengers.
Mrs. Eliza Crisp, a well known
actress, who, twenty years ago,
figured in Tennessee, recently died
at Waco, Texas.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ragland, widow of
the late DR.. Nathaniel Ragland, died
ut her home near Memphis, last
week, in the 10th year of her age.
The Gallatin Examiner says the
fine residence of Col. Thomas
Barry, two miles west of that place
was destroyed by fire Sunday NOR
ming, June 10Th. No insurance
William and Alfred McCune, liv-
ing near Cairo, Crockett county,
were both Killed a few days ago by
poisonous air in well they were
working in.
The Nashville Banner is ably urg-
ing system OF sewerage forhthat
city, which will carry Off the filth of
the city to point below lOw-water
mark in the river.
Mr.. VIM. Alternately, of Giles
county, committed suicide at his
home on Bradshaw's Greek, on Sun
day, June goth. lie cut his throat
with an old butcher knife.
Simeon Cannon was shot in the
left shoulder by Thomas =. VALID
rup, at Lynnville, Giles county,
and may prove fatal. An old grudge
was the cause of the difficulty.
The Winchester Home Journal
says that Oh Friday, June 9th, Mr..
Ben. Ragsdale, while sewing up a
snagged place on q horse, was kick
ed to death by him.
The Tennessee River News, print
ed at Savannah, under date of July
1st, says Judge Elisha Walker is
suffering from another severe attack
of paralysis.
Haywood county holds her annu-
al Fair, commencing October Dist
and ending 25th. The Brownsville
Bee says IL is to be put through in
the liveliest style.
The Troy Times learns that Law
son Hall. an old and respected citi-
zen of Upton county, who lived
near Covington, committed suicide
by hanging himself on the Goth OF
June.
The Pioneer man, at Lynchburg
Moore county, enquiries pathetically,
if somebody won't kill sheep once
week, and thinks there would be
no difficulty in selling it. What sell
whole sheep in one week?
A thief named Williams shot Mr.
Parrot, tie City Marshall of Union
City, the other day-it was at the
time thought fatally, but as it now
turns out not very dangerously, a;
at last accounts he was doing well
We learn from the Dresden Dem
ocrat that the Masons and Odd Eel.
lows of that town have purchased a
beautiful piece of ground of Hon
En-. Etheridge, for a Cemetery fol
the use of their orders.
The Mechanics Bank at Nashville
which was nothing but n shaving
shop-owned by Il. f. Wilson, w
Il. Newell and w. N. Duncan, ha,
quit business-Or business quit it.
we don't know which.
The Tennessee River News say
$1,000 were chcerfully paid 70
Circus tickets there the other day
and expresses a doubt whether 50
could have been collected to repai
a Church or pay for newspaper
Such is life.
The Bipley News, in noticing tn
wheat crop of Lauderdale county
says ii is all harvested, and know
ing ones think that if ground ant
made into bread there would proba
bly, be a biscuit around for the PEG
pie, but he doubts it.
The Dyersburg Gazette and tn
Trenton Gazette, in the abundance
of patriotism firing the breasts o
heir editors, suspended for on
week, in honor of the 18th OF July.
The health Of Gallatin, Lebanon
MurfreesbOro and Shelbyville-a
of which have suffered severely frOI
cholera-is rapidly improving an
we hope TO record the fact that Tia
cholera has entirely disappeare
lherefrom.
Our colored brethren of the Metl
Odist persuasion, have got to calm
their churches after the Saints
The corner stone of est. Peters
was laid at Clarksville, last Sunda
week
The Ledger says at least lift
thousand dollars worth of ticket
i'm the Louisville Library Lottery
were held in Memphis. The oil
adage, "a fool and his money 500
parted is already realized by man
OF the said holders.
The Lexington Reporter says, o
Sunday, 22d of June, Mr.. John Ey
erett, who lived near SCOTS Hill
was instantly killed by Lightning
VIM. Brown, and five ladies', VIII
were near, were all more or less IL
jured, but none of them fatally.
Rev. DR.. John T. Wheat, the ven
cradle pastor of ST. Lazarus EpiscC
pal Church in Memphis, in cOnse
quence of iutirm health and advanC
ing age, has resigned his pastoratt
aud preached his farewell sermon.
The Moore county Pioneer say
that there are not less than one hun
dred applicants for the position o