Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-10-18

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Mrs. Shane, wife Of Sapt. WIN.
Shane, OF Memphis, Of the house of
Shane, Harris & Co., died Mt Hum
boldt, of Yellow fever, last Satur-
day night. No danger Of any
spread Of the disease at Humboldu
Mr.. II. A. Littlcton, II we'll known
insurance agent in Memphis, left
there and went out TO Gown gton,
to avoid the fever, was taken sick
ut the latter place, and died of the
yellow fever last week.
Gen. Marcus J. Wright, editor-in-
chief of the Memphis Register, has
been quite sick with Yellow fever,
but VIC are glad to learn is now
much better, and will be all right in
a few days.
The Ledger says that less than
ten thousand white people sleep in
Memphis now. Very many do !
business there in the day, and go |
to tho country in the afternoon, to |
sleep.
The Brownsville States says
Chancellor Livingston and \. d.
Bright, Esq, of that city, have
made a profession of religion du
ring the revival which has been
progressing in that place for some
time past.
The Appeal calls earnestly for
the abatement of the hog nuisance
in Memphis. 1t is a matter of pro-
found surprise that any city the
size of Memphis should allow hogs
to run at large.
We stated a week or two ago
that the people of Grundy county
had voted by an overwhelming ma
jority III favor of moving the coun-
ty seat from Altamont to Tracy
city. They voted against the pro
posed change.
At an election for Mayor of
GAINESVILLE the other day, Mr.. G.
A Ligon was elected by 103 votes
majority over G. r. Harris. He
has ample time to prepare his inau-
gural, as he does not take his seat
until February next.
Gen. Jno. T. Swayne, one of the
most prominent lawyers, us he was
one Of the best citizens of Mem
phis, died at his home in that city,
last Saturday, of Yellow fever
Mr. Geo. E. Montgomery, also a
we'll known lawyer, died of tho
same terrible disease.
The present season has been ia
tai amongst the landlords of Paris.
Only week or two ago we an
nounced the death of Col. Carter, of
the "Carter House," and now the
Intelligencer announces the death
of Col. r. S. Russell, of the "Thomp-
son House"
A son of Mr.. YIN. Rule, post
master at Knoxville, in boyish
quarrel with another boy named
Charles Douglass, on the 9th inst,
shot him through the stomach, and
the ball was taken out of his back.
Young Rule was about IA years
old. He was arrested, and held to
bail for trial next morning in
bond of $4,000.
Bishop of Quintard the other day
issued bull of communicated
against Rev. VIM. j. Ellis, of Nash
will, Opposing him from the Minis
try of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. Mr.. Ellis had months be-
fore, we believe, voluntarily with
drawn from his connection with the
Diocese Of Tennessee.
The survivors of the Seventh
Tennessee Confederate regiment,
held q reunion meeting at Gallatin
last week. 1t was numerously at
tended, and great good feeling pre-
vailed throughout. 1t wound up
at night with a ball. A good ma
ny of their former comrades were
wound up with ga ball" some years
agone.
Mr.. John Wilson, of Memphis,
last Saturday evening while out
hunting on the premises of Col.
Hugh Greer, about six miles from
the city, his gun was accidentally
discharged, the contents tearing a.
way his temple and the side of his
head, from the effects of which no
died in few hours.
The press of Memphis, with one
voice-and doubtless rejecting the
public will-demands a thorough
cleansing of the city, and that it be
kept clean, no matter at what cost.
They argue that it is better to tax
property than life; and that if they
do not tax property to make life
and business secure, the property
will become worthless in a very
few years.
We ure panied to learn that Col.
Jas. w. Gillespie, of Washington,
Rhca county, died last week at his
home. Col. Gillespie served gal
lantly in the Mexican war, and was
a Colonel in the Confederate army,
and, before the war, repeatedly
served his county in the legislature.
Ho was true, high-hearted gen
tleman.
Things must be In bad way in
Weakly county. The Democrat of
last week gives an account of eight
or ten men, some of them married,
goipg TO a house On Knob creek,
9ndisguised, and taking a eolored
nirl a short distance from the
house, where they all successfully
violated her person. The girl,
when found wasdead
In another article the Democrat
says that a young lady of respecta-
bic parentage, living not far from
Dukedom, a short time ago, gave
birth to an illegitimate child, and
when the Doctor, who was sent for, !
arrived, she denied having the |
child. He examined the premises
and found the body Of the child |
nnder the house, with its skull bro
Ken. The child was buried, with
out notifying the Coroner. No ar
tests in either of the above cases. !