Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-11-22

will not be completed TO Cairo before IN
first or middle OF next week. Trains vii
not be running to Cairo much before thu
middle OF December.
Kunz & McKinlay keep the best selected
stock Of Wines and Liquors ever retailed
IN this city; the quality Of their domestic
and imported Wines, Whiskeys. Brandies
Ale and Porter il unsurpassed; it gives sat
isfnction 10 everybody.
A GOOD sERAION.-The sermon Of Bish,
Cd Miles, OF the Co,ored Methodist Church
in America, on Sunday last, is pronounced
by number of white persons who heard
it, an able and eloquent discourse. We
learn that the members Of his church de-
sire its publication.
COTTON BUYER.-L. W. Lancaster has
opened a Cotton Office in Tomlinson &
Howard's Livery Stable opposite Woolard's
Cotton Shed on lafayette Street, and pro-
poses to buy or ship cotton. Planters will
find it TO their interest to call on him before
selling or shipping.
nOy23-3m
Kunz & McKinIay's place - crowded
every evening. Why's They know how 10
entertain their guests.
RoBBED.-On Monday night burglars
entered the gunsmith shop OF Mr.. J. J.
Taylor, on East Lafayette Street, and car
ried of several fine guns. pistols, and other
things Of value. The Police are on the
qui yive, and will doubtless unearth the
rosues yet.
SPRING CREEK-We spent an hour in
this pleasant village on Monday-met most
OF the merchants, and our old friend
"Jolly" Rogers, and hence had a real good
time generally. The storm Of Sunday night
unrOofe severaT houses aud sraUIes IN that
vicinity and leveled innumerabie fences.
A Cuisines Directory Of this village will
appear in our columns soon.
The Georgia Ministries, company OF gen
uine darkles, played in Tomlin's Hall, on
Monday and Tuesday night, to large au-
dionces.
Fresh oysters tor sale by the Can at
Kunz 81 McKinlaJ's chea
No GAs.-on Monday and Tuesday
nights Of this week, the city was without
gas, and the streets wrapt in total dark
ness. Putting in new "retort" was the
excuse OF the Gas Company, for not fur
nishing the usual light.
STORMY Sunday evening late an Sun
day night, fierce storm swept over this
city and section, levelIBg trees, demolishing
fences and in some localities unroofng
houses, stables. etc. All day Monday and
Monday night heavy winds prevailed, but
no serious damage has been reported to us
beyond the work on Sunday night men,
toned above.
AN IMPORTANT WoRK.-Mr. NJ. b.
Hillyard, Secretary Of the Mississippi Val
ley Company, Of McCombs City, Miss.
was in the city this week gathering status
tics Of the resources Of the country along
the line of the Miss. Central Railroad from
New Orleans to Carlo. with the view OF
publishing the same in book form for cir
culation in Europe. The book will be
printed in several languages and circulated
In Europe for the purpose Of inducing en-
igration TO this section, No country on the
continent presents more natural advan-
tages than that along the line OF the Miss.
Central Railroad, and tributary to il, and a
proper advertisement ofthose advantages in
Europe. will result in heavy emigration.
Every possible facility should he offered
Mr.. Ilillyard in collecting the necessary
statistics.
If you want something nice to eat, go to
Kunz & McKinlay's, their cook Is a master
Of his art and serves up meals at any hour.
PUTTING on AIRs.-A citizen OF this
city, and prominent one at that, who had
been in the habit of buying flour by the
twenty-five and fifty pounds, was urged by
his wife to purchase barrel, on the
grounds that it would be cheaper and al
together moro convenient. lie was con-
WINGED, and went down to his grocer TO or
der the barrel. But it seems lac had rather
loose IDEAS as TO the amount of flour a bar
rel held, and being too proud to inquire
about IT, and wishing to make the most
capital possible OUT Of his big order, he
told his grocer to send him ''hve hundred
pounds Of -four" shortly afterwards a
delivery wagon, loaded down with flour,
stopped at his house and the darkie driver
appologeticaliy remarked, ''dis is all could
bring at one load, but will bring the bal
ance this evening" The sequel TO this
story the Imagination of the reader will
readily supply.
Good wholesome Beer and Ale fresh from
the Brewery, always on draught at
KUNZ & MCKINLAY's.
THAT OvERCoAT.-Somc re HESS theft
has stolen the overcoat of our friend
Brooks, Of the Herald. A man that could c
Of guilty such 4 crime, at such time. Will
certainly need nc oyercoat IN the world to
come, but he does need the prayers Of ouI
friend Brooks, and doubtless he is gettiug
them in volumes.
PAID UP.-The President and Secretary
Of the West Tennessee Agricultural and
Mechanical Association, authorize US to
say that they have paid, or are ready 10
pay, every dollar owed by the Association,
and that its prospects IN the future ave
brighter and more encouraging than ever.
Il is one Of the few Southern Fairs that
has proved able to weather the storm,
thanks 20 a wise and liberal management
THAT'S NoTHING.-The editor Of the
Humboldt Journal is ''riled" because we
dubbed him ''captain," and gently informs
us that his fighting WEIGHT is lone hundred
and seventy pounds" and that he has neat
ly polished of some twenty-five individuals.
Why, that's nothing. Our fighting weight
Is two hundred pounds, and the ''polishing
of" OF TWENTY-FIVE men" wouldn't be
"breakfast spell" with us. Behanged if
we couldn't polish or five hundred such
captains as the editor OF the Journal, with
out the least fatigue.
MARE SToLEN.-On Thursday morning
before daylight fine BAY MARE, about
sixteen hands high, in good order aud in
foal, black name and tail, name short,
marks OF gear, and skin disease in both
ears which makes her foolish when at
tempted TO bc bridled, heavily shod, cookie
burs in name and tail, and about ten years
old-was stolen from Mr.. John G. Robin
son, at his residence in West Jackson. Any
information leading to her discovery or the
arrest OF the thief VIII be ltOcI ally reward
ell. Address
JOHN c. ROBINSON,
nov32 II jackson, Tenn.
How He DID lT.-A friend oil ours,
whose financial status is sadly affected by
the 'erisis," walked into fashionable
Main Street Saloon one morning this week
to get "a nip" On his entrance he OBJ
served standing around the Steve, a large
family of friends who would not have hest
tated, on invitation, "to take sugar in
ther'n," but unfortunately for them he
only had fifteen cent stamp, and hence
did not ask them to help him nip" But
around the bar was large number OF
"nippers' and when he called for "his'n"
the stamp he laid down upon the counter