Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-10-25

vIlle, Lauderdalc county.
Mr.. Geo. lyme, young man
who was tending the saw mill Of
Mr.. Johnson, in Shelbyvillc, the
other day stumbled and fell with
enc hand against the saw, and lost
two fingers and 4 thumb by the op-
Grafton.
The Moore county Pioneer c1-
presses its preference for Chanccl-
Tor 4. g. Marks, of Winchester, as
It's candidate for Congress Il year
hence. Judge Marks is worthy of
any honor the people can confer on
him.
The Nashville Banner thinks
that our friend Willo Haywood, Of
the Brownsville States must be
having his "baclI hair" packed for
visit to Nashville, Judging from
the compliments he bestows upon
tho ladies of that city. What a
bout his front hair-Banner!
We occasionally still sec notices
in our exchanges, OF citizens of
Tennessee pulling up stakes here,
and moving to Colorado. They
all wish themselves back here be-
toro they are long there; and those
who can get back, are eitectually
"cured of sucking eggs"
One man in Wilson county has i
Parrot which is thirty years old,
another in Nashville, has one that
is twenty years old. Now any
man who would be annoyed by
parrot for that length Of time, de-
serves to Ec kicked to death by
grass hoppers.
Rev. w. d. f. Sawric, of Nash
VILE, while ut Franklin last week,
attending the Tennessee Annual
Conference, mounted a horse to ride
out to the residence of his father
in-law, Willis G.. Jones, about four
miles South of Franklin, was thrown
violently to the ground, and his
left shoulder badly crushed.
Capt. James Duncan came to
sudden death at Saundersvilie,
Sumner county, last week, by tax
ing morphine, instead of Quinine.
He went to the store and asked for
auinine, and the merchant doubt
less thought he was delivering qui-
nine, but the sequel proved that he
had made Il mistake--a fatal one to
the purchaser.
The residence of Thos. Scott, near
Clarksburg, Carroll county, was
destroyed by fire, Sunday, October
18th. Three children persisted in
the house. Mr.. Scott was not at
home, and Mrs. Scot: had Como to u
neighbors on an GRAND, and on her
return found the house so tar gone,
that any attempt TO save the chill
dren was fruitless.
Miss Emma Nash, daughter of
our friend Mr.. Jos. Nash, of Nash
willie, and a niece of WILD Hay
wood, Of the Brownsville States,
died at Washington City, Monday,
Oct. 18th, OF congestion. She was
the Washington correspondent of
the Nashville Union and Amcri-
can, and woman of remarkable
talents.
The Memphis papers propose to
erect 4 monument over the remains
of Miss Matte Stephenson, Il hero
ic young woman who came from
Illinois, on the breaking out Of the
Yellow fever, and who lowered u
round the beds of the sick and dy-
ing, like 4 minisIering angcl-as
she was-until she died a martyr to
her philanthropy.
The churches in Brownsville
have been considerably strengthen
ed by the recent revival there. The
Bee says: Ferty-fve additions were
made to the Methodist church;
twenty-thrce additions were made
to the old school Presbyterian
church; and twenty seven to the
Baptist church-all, we presume,
the fruits of that revival.
A lad Is years old, son of Mr..
A. G.. March, in Lincoln county;
the other day, in mounting a mule
he had been working TO q slide,
slipped, his foot became tangled in
the traces, the mule became frantic
and dashed about with him, until
,x.lor C,,,,J ,ao, ,hn b1uga time
entangled, the boy was quite dead.
The "Independent Nottingham"
published at Nashville, hoists An
drew Johnson, rs "our candidate
for Governor" and characteristics
the Bulletin, the republican organ
as the "National administrations
advertising sheet" and the Union
and American; as "thc ofiicc-bro
erS toOter.'
"The Workingman' claims to
have converted the Nashville cot
ton factory, by its advice and STRIFE
lures, from a concern that did not
pay expenses, to a profitable and
paying establishment, and claims
some credit for it. If the managers
of that cotton factory credit Brooks
the editor-for any large amount,
they will be swamped, as sure as
they do it--and they ought to be,
if they are so foolish.
OUR IMPRUDENCE THE CAUSE OF Cox
SUMPTION How many of us can date the
cause of our last sickness 10 either a crow
ded room, and then coming out in the cold
air. or wearing damp clothes, causing
cough which settles upon the lungs, Produ-
cling seated pains IN the chest. Aliens
Lung Balsam will check the disease and
restore health To the ~ stem, if only used IN
time.
Remember and call al the Drug stores
for Aliens Lung Bal>am. Every fJmily
should keep 1t at hand. oct 4-Im
pag~ Tho Rev. VIM. f. Muusey,
we'll known to many citizens of
Jackson, as one of the most clo-
Quent Methodist divines in Ameri-
ca, is represented by the papers to
be paralyzed and insane, and in
destitute circumstances. His was
= towering and commanding ge-
NOUS, but he was only Il man, with /
all OF mans weakness and infrmi- /
ty. The love ofapplausc, which is
common to all, and gratifying to
people call it vanity
stimulated HIM to extraordinary
mental and physical cxertlons,
which in their turn required arti- /
fetal stimulants and opiates. and /
the two causes, operating upon a