Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-12-20


A tract of land in Maury county,
was lately sold for s54 20 per acre.
The Memphis Exposition, closes
to-day, Saturday.
Corn is selling in Chattanooga at
from So to 81 cents per bushel,
shelled.
Mr.. J. G. Davis, a prominent cit
izen of Brownsville, died in that
city on the evening of the 18th.
DIR. J. B. Murfrce was elected
Mayor of Murfrcesboro last week
by a largo majority.
The Tiptou Record asserts that
married lady in that county re-
Gently gave birth TO tripletts.
A Mr.. Saunders of Lebanon,
shot II negro man dead on Monday,
because said negro, had threatened
his life.
Oranges are being organized in
nearly every county in the State.
The organization is growing very
strong IN Tennessee.
A. a. Freeman, of Brownsville,
has bceu appointed Consul at
Prague, in Bohemia, by the Prcsi-
dent.
Ex-Aldcrman Cicallu, Of Mem
phis, has three indictments against
him. He was arrested but gave
bail.
The Sunday morning Appeal
furnishes more good instructive
reading than any Sunday daily in
tho State.
The Trenton Gazette says that u
Mr.. j. Short. Of Marshall county,
raised this year on half acre,
1890 pounds of cotton.
The Gazette says that eggs aro
selling in Trenton at 20 cents per
dozen. They sell in Jackson ut
30 cents.
During the session OF the Teach
crs'. Association of Tennessee, IN
Nashville last week, the establish
mcnt of Teachers Institute, for
the education and training Of
teachers was warmly urged.
One Mr.. Newman, of Bells De
pot, attempted TO commit suicide
on Tuesday last. The ball lodged
in his shoulder, instead of his
heart. Unrequitted love is :he
cause assigned.
y Mr.. w. NJ. Marshall, who re.
sides near Dyersburg, was drown
cd in II small creek between that
town and his home one evening
last week. Foul play is suspected,
and three men have been arrested
on suspicion.
The Memphis papers say that
Ex-County Trustee Woodward's
account will show that he is short
$4,000 in cash, S55 sos in register
cd warrants, and 100000 in unreg-
istered warrants, total say, Sl7O,.
sos.
The Rev. n. L. Powers, Of
Franklin county, says the Winchcs-
ter Journal, "Gathered this fall, off
of four acres of ground, sixty-tbrce
barrels of corn and ten wagon
loads of pumpkins" That Parson
watches as we'll as prays.'
The Nashville Banner of tic l4th
says: At O'Clock last Wednesday
night, Thos. Young, worthy and
respectable farmer of Bedford
county, while walking along Cher
Ty street, met with an accident that
may yet result fatally. He has
brought suit against the city for
$4,000 damages.
Tho Knoxville Chronicle, Of the
18th says: a negro who had been
employed on the Dalton branch of
the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad, and discharged
for some cause or other, made two
Intellectual attempts, on Wednes-
day, at throming trains off the
track The wretch was arrested.
There are 2,749 public school
buildings IN Tennessee, and 459
houses rented for school purposes,
making in all, in use, 3,20S build
ings. This is splendid showing
for the State, considering the fact
that an effective school law has but
recently been put in operation.
Ganum Mynatt, one of the chiefs
of the East Tennessee bandit, was
arrested last week, and lodged in
the Knoxville Jail. Loudermilk
is the only one of this desperate
band, now at large-all the rest
having been either killed or cap
tured.
The McMinavilc New Era has
the following: "Last Monday a
week, in DeKalb county, near the
Warrenlinc, Dicky Ellsworth,
committed suicide by placing the
muzzlc of shot gun in his mouth
and firing it. His brain was filled
with small shot, and death immcdi-
ately ensued. Mr.. Ellsworth was
quite an old man, being some sew
onty.five or eighty years of age.
The Nashville Banner of the 18th
says: wv. A. Mckee, Suporinten-
dent of the 'Tullahoma Wooden
Mills was caught by belt in the
factory yesterday, was carried up
the main shaft and became entan-
clcd in pully and was revOlved
several hundred times before the
machinery could be stopped. He
was horribly mangled, and died in
about two hours after the accident
The Appeal Of Wednesday, says {:
Mrs. Sarah Leake, from Morning
Sun, died with heart disease on
the Charleston railroad, near
this city, on Monday. She was the
mother of DR.. Lcale, our represen-
tatiye to the State Assembly. She
leaves behind her large circle OF
warm friends, some of whom have
known her for over generation.
Meals Gazette, of the 18th, says:
While out hunting Monday, Willie,
son of our esteemed friend and tel
lOw-countyman, E. \. Dunevant,
received gun shot wound from
which he died last Wednesday,,
Willie was hunting with his broth
er. Coming to fence ne climbed
over, and while taking the gun
through tho rails, the hammer dew
lack and q load of shot was fired
into his groin.