Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-09-20

slight frost in Memphis last Sun
day morning.
Mr.. John P. Campbell, a very
promising young lawyer Of Clarks-
vile, died last week.
The Dyersburg Gazette of the
9th says: Mr.. George Wear will
commence the publication of a news
paper at Newbern next week.
Jno. E. Helms, an old time Knox
vile newspaper man, has purchas-
ed from the Speck brothers the
Morristown Gazette.
The import and export trade of
Nashville for the year ending Aug.
31st, amounted to fifty millions of
dollars.
Mr.. Sam E. Jones, one of the
most wealthy and public spirited
citizens of Nashville, is about to
erect blast furnace in that city.
The Gallatin Examiner of the
18th announces the death of Mr..
John Mcdowell, on the 1lth, in the
Seth or S7th year of his age.
The Tennessee Conference will
hold its annual session at Franklin,
commencing Oct. Sth. Its last
meeting there was in 1853.
James Rhea, Attorney General
of the Knoxville district, has re-
signed, and Gov. Brown has com
missiened j. G. J. Williams to act
until the election next August.
David A. Deadrick, one of the
Oldest and best citizens of Knox
vile, died at his home in that city,
August 2Sth, in the 18th year of
his age.
The Athens Post announces the
sudden death, from congestion of
the liver, of VIM. Dodson, aged SO.
q highly respectable citizen Of Nc
Mimi county.
They are forming ''Morris clubs"
in Nashville, in the municipal can
vass between Morris, conservative,
and Kercheval, republican, for
Mayor.
The contest for Mayor of Nash
vile, between X. ]. Morris, conser-
vative, and T. A. Kerchival, repub-
llcsn, wakes warm. Election last
Saturday in September.
The Paris Intelligencer says a lit
tie son of DR.. Braswell, about sew
en- years old, accidentally shot one
of his fingers off by the discharge
of pistol he was holding.
DIR. Jno. d. Bennett, a we'll known
and popular physician at Culleoka,
Maury county, died at his home
there last Sunday week, of fiux,
which has prevailed there almost
epidemically, for some weeks.
A Mr.. Cole, of Chattanooga, has
just opened a new coal mine on
Walden's ridge. eight and a half
miles from that city, and within
two and half miles of the railroad.
The supply is believed to be mex
haustible.
In this State the number of chill
dren of school age is about 100000;
the school fund is s2,512, 500; the
amount available for schools is
S650,000; and the Peabody fund
contributed in aid of ffty-6Ve
schools, $4,000.
A correspondent of tho Columbia
Mail urges the nomination of Gen.
Lucius e. Polk, of Maury, as a can
didate for Governor of Tennessee
next year. Wait, at least till next
year, before commencing the dis
cussion.
The GAINESVILLE Chronicle of the
18th announces the death of Mr..
John Nick Barker, on the 9th, in
the 18th year of his age. And also
of Mr.. VIM. M. Shelton, of heart
disease, in his 10th year, the same
day.
The Gallatin Examiner says the
scholastic population of Sumner
county amounts to 1884, which
will require not less than seventy
FIVE schools, while as yet not more
than thirty candidates have applied
for licenses to teach.
Mrs. Sallie f. White, the wife of
the horse thief, James E. White,
in whose escape from Shelby coun-
ty Jail, she aided and Allotted last
Sunday week, is now in Jail for
said aiding and abetting. She fail |
ed to give a bond for $4,000 for her
appearance before the criminal |
court, to answer.
The Pulaski Citizen of the 18th
records the death of Mr.. Elisha
Vincent, who resided near Kelly's
ford on Richland creek. of hydro
phobia, on the 9th. He was bitten
by dog supposed TO be mad about
two months ago, and had ceased to
regard the matter seriously until a
few days before his death, when he |
was taken with spasm, and soon
died.
Giles county has q total of white |
children between six and eighteen |
years, of $3.50; a total of colored |
children between the same ages, of
3,S4l; and between eighteen and |
twenty-one, she has 500 white, and |
81 colOred; making q grand total |
of persons in Giles county between
the ages of six and twenty-one
years, of 1851.
The Humboldt Journal of the
12tn says that Allen DUNCAN, for
merly farmer of Madison county,
but now q resident of Humboldt, |
has some fodder now on hand
which is over twenty-one years old,
and in good preservation. he has
never been out of fodder since this
was put away in the back part of
his loft, and he is able therefore,
definitely to state its age.
From the warlike words of one
of our Trenton contemporaries week
before last, we expected by this
time to announce flow of gore; but
we are gratified to say that better
sense prevailed, and the man at