Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-11-01


The States says the West Tennes-
see Baptist Convention, will assem-
Ele at the Baptist Church in that
place, Thursday night before the
second Lords day in November
next Thursday week.
They are putting plank floors in
the Executives office in the Capi-
tol, at NashyiIIe-to prevent the
"hunidity' winch ex-Comptroller
Hobbs talked so much about we
suppose.
The Columbia Herald learns
that the extensive Tannery Of Mr..
HorepcIs, near. Linden, Perry
county. wa. destroyed by fire two
weeks ago. Loss 3l5, 900. No
insurance.
\. Cam. TerrlII, OF Maury county,
was married Oh the 18th Of Oct,
to Miss Laura, the lovely and &C
cOmplished daughter Of our friend
Mr.. Thomas II. Bond, Of Thomp-
SON station, Williamson county.
The Dyersburg Gazette has
heard the name OF SpI. Hill, of
Trenton, mentioned in connection
with the race for Congress q year
from now. It would take an m
common stout man 10 hold up ia a
canvass of a whole year Wait.
Dr. r. !. Freeman, Secretary 81
the Board of Health in Memphis,
after performing his duty faithfully
for so long - time, became last
Tuesday Il victim Of that "pesti-
lcmce which walketh in darkness,
and wasteth at noon.day"-Iellow
fever.
Howard Female College, under
the management Of Howard Lodge,
No. l3, /. .. o. f., Gallatin, Tenn,
il reported free from debt, seli-sus-
| tanning, and educating the female
orphans Of all its members free OF
charge. 1t is good school.
I Capt. w. p folly, formerly State
[ Senator from Lincoln county, and
/ also late editor of the Lincoln COun-
/ ty News, got into an alteration
with a negro, and got chopped on
the head with an axc-probably IA
tai.
Mrs. McGavock, widow Of the
late Col. Frank McGavocll, and a
sister of Gen. VIM. g. Harding,
died at the residence of her son-iu-
law, Archer Cheatham, in Davidson
county, Friday, Oct. oath, in the
Goth year Of her age.
The Mckenzie Times, says Il
stranger, named j. Z. Carl hailing
from Des Moins, Iowa, died last
week at Milan. From card in
possession, it was ascertained that
he belonged to 81 brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers.
A. A. Templeton, Tax Collector
of Upton county, died last week, OF
| Yellow fever, contracted in Mem
phis. w. J. Rogers, Esq, Il mem
Der of Upton County Court, dieC
last week, of Yellow fever contrac
ted in Memphis; and Il. b. Cara
way. 4 law partner Of Col. |. NJ
Steele, died Of bilious fever.
\ drunken negro named Burrel
Williamson, in the employ Of TIT
Nashville and Northwestern Rail
road, last week laid down upon thu
track OF the road about three mile
East of Huntingdon, and both hi
legs were cut off by the train run
ming over him. fl died in an hour
The Lexington Reporter is Re
spOnsible for the statement that
rattle snake, twelve feet long, nav
ing II rattles, was killed the othe
day by DR.. Warren on his farm
five miles from that place. Let u
see the papers on that, if go
please.
The papers OF Memphis, We be
lieve with one consent, nov advo
cate the issuance OF half u millio
of dollars OF bonds for scwerag
and sanitary purposes. 1t will ia
the property Of the city teartully
but they argue that it is better I
tax property than life; and that III
less the property is taxed to pre-
serve life, it will not have life t,
make it worth the taxes.
\ crazy or idiotic negro name
Jas. Firbee, near Nashville, las
week cut his wife's head off wit
an axe, and threw it out Of door,
This occurred two or three hour
) before day. He then went 10 HI
} fathers, short distance, and wen
( to sleep until the sun was we'll up
He then told what he had done
and his father had him arrested
He is in Jail.
The following persons have bee
married in Henderson county du
ring the month Of October: SamI
G. Barr and Nancy Meals; ID. l
Nichols and Sarah Ann May; ia.
Hart and Eliza West; J Il. TaIbo
and NJ. A. Roden; }. d. Davis an
Rachel NJ. Woods; G.. w. Parkc
and Sarah Jane Smith; John "
= Yates and RebcCca a. Haw kin
, Moses w. Wadley and +. +. Gri
; well; Saml. n. Wheatley and Ma
thu j. Johnson; W. G. Maness an
Ellen Sellars; James Prince ard {
p +. Martin.
, To CORRESPONDENT
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