Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-03-29
STATE NEWS.


Chancery Court has been in ses-
sion at Lexington this week.
The Lexington Reporter says that
town is in want of a "tonsorial ar
tist"-or in other words, a barber.
John Walsh, an old and valuable
citizen OF Gallatin, departed this
life on Wednesday, 10Th OF March.
The Presbyterian Church at Som
erville is at present without pas
tor.
The Somerville Falcon has entered
upon its seventh volume. Success
to il.
Fayette county Is now cashing all
warrants issued in 1872, as fast as
presented.
The Dyersburg Gazette says the
small pox is raging in portions Of
Dyer county.
The States of last week says
Brownsville has three cases of
smallpox at the present time.
The Marshall Gazette mentions
the death of Mrs. Garrett, wife of
Elisha Garrett, near Lewisburg, on
the 10th, of paralysis.
Mr.. Neander Hoskins, aged IL
years, died at his home in Montgom-
cry county last week. So says the
GAINESVILLE Chronicle.
Oar friend Tom Berry, who re-
sides near Claybrook, in this county;
is about establishing a saw mill near
lima Hau6argon cOunfv
Miss Ella Scarboro, late of Will
lianicon county, has charge of an
interesting music GLASS at Decatur
vile.
Mrs. Tilman, the wife of Josiah
Tilman, of McKenzie-says the
Times-fell from a scaffold last
week and broke one of her arms.
The Mckenzie Times announces
the death of Mr.. Ezekiel Thomas,
one of the oldest and best citizens
of Carroll county.
The store house of Messrs. Haw-
kins &Matthews and the post office
at Union City were destroyed by
fire last week.
The Lexington Reporter of last
WIN AAC OCull Vi !.
Verbin III. Trice, near Jacks Greek,
and of Mr.. Mark Murphy, six miles
southeast of Lexington.
The residence of James l. Barger,
ono mile from Wildersvillc, Hender-
son, was destroyed, together with
its contents, by fire, on Tuesday,
18th inst.
The foolish-because uscless-bill
before the Legislature to REGULATE
the fees of clerks, attorneys general,
&C." has been finally disposed OF
by being rejected.
Rev. j. NJ. p. Otis, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church at Columbis,
announced to his people the other
day, his determination to remain
with them, much to their gratifiea-
ton.
The Troy Times says President
Smith promised to go to work gra-
ding the Holly Springs, Brownsville
and Ohio railroad between Union
City and Troy, the present week.
Mrs, Sarah Wendle, wife of our
friend, David ID. Wendle, of Muir
freesboro, died at her home in that
place on the 18th inst, in the SSH
year of her age. She was true W O.
man.
The Troy Times says the priso-
ners in the Troy Jail concluded last
week that a little exercise would dc
them good, and 'tlit out" for walk,
but utterly forgot to return. The
effect of short memories.
Ul,o Ctio.I-o,-sIr< l,.o,..:..g- f...u (.
negro was torn to pieces and killed
week by being caught and carried
around by a belt and shaft attached
to the machinery.
The Ripley Weekly News of tn,
2lst chronicles the burning of Cole
mans store house, five miles nortI
west of that town, together will
it's contents; and also the loss By
fire of the gin house and grist mil
of A Lea & Co., at fulton.
The Legislature has fixed the az
valorum tax in the funding bill, a
fifty cents on the hundred dollars
while the interest falling due b,
reason of the funding bill will re
quire eighty cents on the hundre,
0OilUI1 W lACCb lNs CIAiN VIC
progressing backwards.
The Humboldt journal is delight
ed at The passage of the fundin
bill, so called, and says that 81
meets the hearty appreciation Of a
most the entire press Of Tennessee.
Where does the Journal get its il
formation? Not from the pres
certainly.
Last Saturday night Gov. Brow
wined and dlned the members {
the Legislature at the Maxwe
House, Nashville. In the languap
of the Avalanche, he s'placed a gres
deal of champaign, turkey, oyster
and SIGH, where he thought the
would do most good"
The Union City Courier says a 8
rious if not fatal difficulty toe
place recently at Harris static
Obion. county, between Jo. Lac
we'll and Ed. Davis, in which Dav
struck Lacewell on the head with
Ratchet, crushing the skull. II
blow was given in self defence.
Calvin Stevens, Register of IIa
wood county, died at his home
Brownsville on the Goth of Marc
The writer of this notice knew CT
win Stevens in Williamson coun
more than forty years ago. He W
true man, and a minister in q
old Baptist Church.
A live alligator was captured ne
the junction of the Holston al
French Broad rivers, the other da
by Mr.. James C. Swagerty and
son. 1t was about six feet long, al
was wounded by a gun shot, and 8
forwards carried to his hous
where it is still living.
The Knoxville Press and Messe
ger says that old Judge Folsol
who was magistrate for twent
four years in Carter county, tri,
Just six thousand civil suits durir
his official life, and that there we
but three appeals from his decisio
and that two of the appeals we
erroneous
George W. Bridges, Esq, of At
ems, died on the 10Th inst, at b
home there. He was a Union m,
during the war, and Colonel
cavalry. For several years befo
tie war he was Attorney Gener
of the 4th Circuit, subsequent
Judge of the same Court, and
member of Congress at the brea
ing out of the war.
The Louisville Courier-JoRrn
says, Tennessee is peopling b
peuitentiary with horse thieves Sc
up for twenty-one years. Thin
have come to such a pass in tn
State that it is now cheaper for
needy Christian to go to work al
buy horse than to steal one.n V