Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-28

CRUSHED To DKATE.-Thc up pas engel
train On the Mobile & Ohio Railroad on
"wednesday evening, ran over an unknown
man eleven miles this side Of Csrinth, Mss
crushing him 70 death.
WHsT TT2SNEssEE COLLEGE.-Thc Com
menccmcut Exercises Of this school lasi
week were quite interesting. Few abler
Commencement Sermons were ever preach
cd than the one delivered By tho Rev. c. b.
Caldwell, on this occasion, and the address
Of the Rev. W. Z. Hall, TO the Graduates,
was superb literary production. The
patrons OF the school were highly pleased
with the efficiency displayed by the stu
dents during the Examination and Ezhibi-
ton. High compliments were paid the
young men who detained and grated on
the occasion. Tho following young gen.
tlemcn received DiplOmas-Sam'l II. Jack
son, Ernest MaePhersOH, ID. Lindsay Muir
reil and Thomas W. Murrell. Their adj
dresses were highly ereditable, and won
from the audience generous applause and
showers Of bOqucts. DR.. PattOn's address
was a learned and finished production
worthy OF the head and heart Of that dis
tinguished scholar. a grand Party, given
in the College building, closed the weeks
Entertainment. West Tennessee College
should be sustained by our people, and we
hope win be. For the next year il viii be
presided over by Prof. Hawthorne, an able
and successful educator, and we hope wiz
increase in popularity and prosperity I'M
der his administration.
ANOTHER BELIZE sENT DARKIE.- Mr.
W. p. Haley, Of the 10Th District, and one
Charles Wood, cOloTed, his hired man
have not been living tremendously together
for some time. On Saturday last there was
an open rupture and a fight, in which Mr..
Haley received severe blow on the arm
from a spade in thDhands OF CHARLES. AZ
forwards Charles attacked Mr.. Hale, at his
house, with a gun and pistol, and we
learn fired on Haley. coming very near hit
ting his wife and daughter, who had inter
fered 20 prevent serious consequences The
whole party. Witnesses gnd ~ were IN the
city en- Monday, but compromised the diff
heulty y .thOut going into q trial The
statements We heard were rather conHiet-
ing ahd very meagFe. However, the above
gives n pretty fair ''inkling'' into theaH;nr.
A sTANPEDE.-During the District Con-
ference at PiHson recently, somebody was
taken with cholera mOrbus. The news
spread like evil t'dings always do, gather
ing volumes a. il Travelled from mouth to
mouth, and causing the widest excitement.
Il was cholera sure. Saturday evening late
some Of the preachers held a conference as
70 whether they bad better stay over aud
hear the Bishop on Sunday. or go home AZ
once. They finally concluded 20 stay. AZ
Ter ret ring 10 bed that night, several Of
them IN the same room, one Of their NUM-
Der who had with true "parsonian" ali
mcntatiVeness placed himself outside OF a
little too much chicken and other good
things, was taken with the cramps. A
yell or two and all the parsons were up.
AboEt that TINE the train whistled and the
last one OF the preachers lit out or the ears
and home, carrying their brooches in Que
hand and holding their stomachs with the
other. When the stampede OF the shepherds
became known, OF course the sheep were In
4 high state Of Generalization. If those so
well prepared TO die were so terribly afraid
to face the king OF terrors, what could be
expected OF their disciples? If those who
50 often picture the sublime courage Of the
true christian amid pestilenee, disease aud
death, flee like veritable sinners. at the first
approach Of danger, what could be expect
ed Of their less pretentiOus brothersg Well,
we don't pretend to know what, but this
much is certain, that on the occasion re-
fcrred to, the lay brothers and the sinners
stayed to hear the bishop