Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-22
STATE NEWS.

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only taxes tipping houses $40 per
annum.
Bolivar shipped from the LIST of
August last, to the 9Th of February,
3,768 bales of cotton.
They have the Meningitis in the
neighborhood of Lafayette, in Fay
cite county.
The Falcon says there is a great
deal of cotton still in the fields
around Somerville.
Somerville-so says the Falcon,
has shipped $3.50 bales of cotton up
to the present time.
A Tailor and Barber are badly
wanted at Lychburg, the capitol Of
the new county of Moore.
Capt. Il. F. Lanier, who was cleo
ted Clerk of the County Court of
Fayette county, in 1870, died at Hot
SpAings, Ark, January 20ih.
There are eighty-two counties
now recognized in Tennessee, by
the Congressional apportionment
bill before the legislature.
Mr.. Andrew Turner, son of the
late b. u. Turner, of Lauderdale
county, died at Hatclie landing on
the 18th, of Pneumonia.
CovingtOn is on tip toe of expec-
tatiOn in regard to the arrival of the
cars on the Mississippi River Rail-
road by the 4th of July.
There is "hitch" in the effort of
the County Court of Hardeman
County to have "free crossing" of
the Hatchie river. It'll all come
right, after awhile, Nose.
w. D. Mask, SON of DIR. j. NJ.
Mask, of Bolivar, died at his faith
er's residence on the 10th inst, aged
about 20 years. lie did of Menen-
gifts.
Ripley is on the mountain top of
hope, in regard to the certainty that
the Railroad will be completed to
that point in time to carry Off the
next crop.
Mr.. G. G.. Ship, who formerly re-
sided at Denmark, Madison county,
and latterly at Ripley, has sold his
home at that place and will move
back to his former home in Missis-
sippi.
Mr.. George Savage, the venerable
father of Col. John III. Savage, died
at his residence in Warren county
on the 8th inst, in the S6th year of
his age. lie had lived on the farm
where he died, for So years.
The Senate last week passed a
bill on its third reading, "authori-
zing County Courts to render de-
crees and issue executions to COM
pei guardians and securities to make
settlements with wards"
More than half the press of the
State, and more than tWo-thirds of
the people, are opposed to the call
ing of new Constitutional Con-
vention at the present time. Go
slow, legislators.
The Female Institute at Somer-
vile came very near being DESTROY
ed by fire last week. The roof was
all ablaZe, but by herculean efforts
of the citizens, the building was
saved.
Our young friend Charles III.
Brandon, has sold out the Marshall
Gazette, at Lewisburg, to Messrs.
Ewing Armstrong and KercheYal,
who will hereafter engineer that pa
per. Success.
The Trenton Gazette says a young
lady, daughter of VIM. Williams
who resides near that place, was
badly burnt last week, while at
tempting to fill burning lamp.
w. III. McNairy-better known as
Pick-died at his homo in Nashville
on the 18th inst, of paralysis, in the
59th year of his age. He was for
merly leading druggist in that city,
but for many years, has been retired
frSm business.
Somebody sent the local of the
Ripley News can of strawberries
the other day, and he goes into ecs-
tactics over the event, and inVokes
blessings upon the head of the
giver.
The legislature has bill before il
to abolish capital punishment. Bet
ter 90 slow on such a proposition
There's many a rascal who ought to
be hanged, and justice will be cheat.
ed if they do not find their end on
the gallows.
Mr.. Williamson, one of the Rep.
resentatives from Shelby county,
has introduced q Revenue bill in
the legislature, which we have seen
printed in the Avalanche, but which
we have not had time to read. II
4 contains one hundred and two sec.
tons.
j. w. Shinault, who resided neal
Hickory valley, Hardeman county
died suddenly on the 10th inst. The
Bulletin says he had been drinking
veryifreely few days before, but
was that morning apparently in
good health, and rode out to look
after some cattle, took chill, and
afterwards a CONFUSION, in which
he died.
The Moore County Pioneer men,
lions the burning OF the dwelling OF
Mr. James Simmons two miles East
OF that place, on Monday, the 10th
inst. The entire contents, together
with the years supply of provis-
ions, went up in the smoke. lie is
poor man.
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vile States, Somerville Falcon and
Ripley News are disputing about
1.-The prettiest girl in West Tennes-
see." The territory is much larger
than they imagine, and contains a
county called Madison and city
called Jackson, in which ''the pref
tiest girl in West Tennessee" lives.
No doubt about that.
We see il stated that the injury
which Chief Justice Nicholson re-
ceived from fall in the capitol
building in Nashville, in December,
is so serious that he will not be able
TO attend the meeting of the SUI
prone Court here in April; and a
bin has been introduced into the
legislature, to appoint two compe-
tent lawyers special Judges, who,
in connection with Judge Nichol-
son, shall sit in Nashville, and try
such cases as the lawyers and par
ties may agree upOn; and that there
shall be a special meeting of the
Court TO enter judgment; and that
the persons thus appointed shall re-
ceive the same pay as the regular
Judges, for the time they arc thus
employed.
GJ" The railroad bridge over the
Memphis and Louisville road al
Clarksvillc, it said, has been wash
eel away or badly damaged by the
recent floods. AT all events the
trains have been interrupted.
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