Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-11-15
STATE NE WIS.

Mai. W. Vance Thompson, who
died a few weeks since, had poll
cy in a solvent company for 81 ! 900
The residence Of Wiieg Ran
dolph, near McMinnville, was dos
troyed by fire, Oct. 18th.
A large number Of hands in the
Decatur railroad shops were dis
charged at Nashville last week
DR.. p. d. Sims has received the
dem ocratic nomination for Mayor
of Chattanooga.
A.C. Stewart, aged nearly 81
years, the father of NJ. d. l.. Stew
art of Memphis, died at Nesbit Sta
ton in Mississippi, on the 5th INST.
DIR. A. =. Murrill, formerly for
many years citizen Of Memphis,
died in New York, Thursday, No
vember 9th.
Mai. Hiram 5. Bradford, of Hay
wood county, died ut his home
there, Oct. Goth, in the 44th year
of his age.
Mai. VIM. +. Allen, who resided
on Knob creek, Maury county,
died of paralysis last week, aged 6s
years.
Squire Mans, says the Avalanche,
killed white deer on Hatchie
river near Somerville, the other
day.
Mr.. Sam. Scott, post master at
harrisburg, East Tennessee, was
thrown from his horse a few days
ago, and one of his legs was broken.
Rev. w. T. Harris, presiding FL
der of this district, was married
last week to Miss Georgia Wood, Of
Gibson county.
The Trenton Gazette has heard
the name of Col. w. A. Ridley, of
Rutherford station, as candidate
for the Legislature.
Mrs. Aaron V. Brown has been
appointed regent of the Ladies
Mount Vernon Association for
Tennessee.
Il. Il. Osborn, of Mckenzie, the
other day killed a grey eagle which
measured eight feet two inches from
tip to tip.
The Commercial Republican,
published ut Cleveland, East Ten
nessee, has suspended, for want of
paying patronage.
The Alamo Sentinel says the
doctors in Crockett county are talk
ing of forming a Grange, for their
own protection-or in other words,
Il Medical society for the county.
Bedford county last week turn
ed out sixty-four people in one
drove, for Texas. We don't think
any man who can stay in Tennes-
SEQ ought to so to Texas.
Nearly all the industrial cstab-
lishments of Nashville are cutting
down expenses, by the discharge
of laborers, or shortening the hours
of labor.
The Brownsville States is now
under the editorial management of
Capt. r. w. Haywood, Willo hay
ing retired, we suppose to train for
Senatorial honor next fall.
Correspondents of the Nc Mimi
viyve New Era, suggest the name
Of Col. John II. Savage as the next
candidate for Governor, and also
for Congress.
Riley Baker, of Henderson couu-
ty, was sentenced to ten years in
the penitentiary, at the late session
of the Circuit Court at Lexington,
for horse stealing.
The Obion News says Il rich lead
mine has been discovered in the
neighborhood of Wheeling, sixteen
miles from Troy, but does not
know the exact location.
The Bolivar Bulletin rejoices in
the fact that the county of Harde-
man is at last likely to have free
schools. Bolivar has already got
one in motion.
Our young friend Levi S. Woods,
Esq, of Lexington, was married on
the 18th to the lovely and accom-
plished Miss McHaney, of the same
place. Prosperity attend them in
life's journey.
Four families, comprising TWEEN
ty-fve persons, left the 18th dis
trict of Carroll county last week,
for Colorado. So says the Repub-
lican. We say they won't be gone
six months, If they can GET back.
The people of Lebanon are now
attempting to raise funds to build q
monument TO Gen. Robt. Hatton,
of that place, who fell at the battle
of the Seven Pines near Rich.
mond, IN 1862.
The Memphis Appeal gives cur
rcncy to the report that Rev. Geo.
G. Harris, Dean of st. Mary's (E-
piscopaD church is about to leave
that city. His future location is
not mentioned.
Col. W. H. Stokes, Independent
republican, f. A. Garrett, republi
can, and Hon. John II. Savage,
democrat, are spoken of as candi-
dates for Congress in the mountain
district, formerly represented by
each of them.
James Chestnut, of Hickman
county, was recently sentenced to
ten years in the penitentiary, for
horse stealing. Our friend John
NJ. Taylor, the popular attorney
General of that district, brings 'em
from taw.
Rev. VIM. E. Munsey, about
whom various rumO-s have been
ahoat, alleging his apostaey, drum
kenness, &c, has accepted an invi-
tatiOn to lecture at Franklin, Nov.
18th and 10th.
The Pulaski Citizen says rail
road meeting was held there the
other day, in the interests of the
Memphis and Knoxville air line,
but the attendance was so small,
that it served as wet blanket to
the bones of the friends of that on.