Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-08-23
STATE NEWS.

died AZ his residence six miles South
of Paris, on the 1lth inst.
The Nashville Union says the
Post Office money order business
in that city, amounts to about
100000 annually.
The Bulletin wants a fifty or a
hundred thousand dollar bank at
Bolivar. That paper says such a
bank would make money.
The Murfreesboro news says the
stock in the Nashville and Chatta-
nooga railroad has been ''watered"
from 81 ,800,O 900, to s6,400,000.
Capt. Hugh Lawson White Lit
tie, of Shelbyville, died at Hurri-
can Springs, Middle Tennessee last
week.
Young Austin, who killed his
father in Lauderdale county last
week, upon a preliminary trial,
was acquitted, as the act was pure
ly one of selfdefence.
There is to be a conventions
State conyention-of the farmers of
Tennessee at Nashville on the 18th
of September next. A full alton
dance is desired.
The steam and water mill of Sam
uel UtIey, near Goodletsville, Da-
wilson county, was destroyed by
fire on the 10th inst, supposed to
be the work of an incendiary.
There being no election by the
people of Haywood county OF dis
trict school commissioners, the
county Superintendent is now APP
pointing them, as provided by law.
Lauderdale county is about to
erect new jail-a much needed in
stitution over there we suspect
from the numerous killings that
take place.
The Winchester Home Journal
says the hogs at the various distil
leries in Moore county, are dying of
cholera. 1t would nearly kill cold
Nick" himself, to drink the pro-
duce of those distilleries.
The Superintendent of Public
Schools for Lauderdale county, in
consequence Of failure to elect, is
now appointing the district school
commissioners for that county.
The Ripley News says some I'M
known incendiary last week, set
fire TO, and burned to the ground q
school house occupied by the col
ored people, three miles from that
place.
Mr.. Blankenship, who resides
near Murfreesboro, last week eele-
brated his one hundredth birth day.
He had one hundred of his oldest
neighbors and friends, and had reli-
gious services on the occasion.
The Lebanon Herald says there
are two old maid sisters, twins, liv-
ing in Wilson county, nearly hun
dred years old, both are totally
blind, almost entirely deaf, and
nearly helpless, physically.
Two little sons Of Mr.. VIM. Gill
lespie, of Bedford county, who re-
sldes near Rover, were drowned in
Duck river las: week, at Halls
mill, where they had carried grist,
and went bathing while it was be-
ing ground.
1T is source of regret that we
notice the failure of the large gro
Gerry and produce house of TooG
Phillips & CO., of Memphis, which
took place last week. We learn
that their assets amount to fifty or
sixty thousand dollars more than
its liabilities.
Capt. VIM. r. Handy, editor of
the Union City Courier, had quite
serious attack of cholera, at Full
ton station, Ky, week before last,
but we are gratifed to learn that
nc resisted the attack, and is now
nearly as "good as new"
There are two sides TO all ques-
tions. The Avalanche assailed Col.
Sam tate with what seemed a good
deal of violence, and that gentle
man "came back" at the Avalanche
with recriminatiOn. That paper
now replies, sustaining all the main
points of its charges; and we sup
pose Col. Tate will reply in kind.
The Shelbyville Commercial nom
mates Hon. Geo. w. Jones, of Lin
cola county, as the next democrat
ic candidate for Governor Of Ten
nessee. Does the Commercial wish
Mr.. Jones defeated for the nomina-
ton? Wait at least eight months
yet, before agitation.
Twenty names are already men-
toned as "Grange" candidates FOR
the one seat in the Legislature of
Tennessee, to which Rutherford
county is entitled The legislature
meets in January, 1875, and the
election takes place fifteen months
hence. Verify no man may charge
the Oranges with being political"
The Winchester Home Journal
records tae death of MIR. JAS. Rey-
nolds in franklin county last week.
In company with many others, he
was about going on deer hunt.
a shot gun loaded with buck shot
~as set against tree, and accideE-
tally fell, one shot entering his neck
and tue balance hitting him in the
region of the heart.
The Memphis papers are seFious
ly discussing the propriety of fenc-
ing the Mississippi river out of that
city, by driving piles down at the
waters edge along the whole river
fros4t. from Wolf river to Fort Pick
ering. they say something must
bs done, aHd speedily, to stop the
aggressions of che river upon the
city.
Chancellor George IL. NixoH, of
Lawreneeburg, has written very
sensible letter to Gen. Marcus j.
Wright of Memphis. in regard to an
abundant supply of Iron and Mar
bic for the building up of Memphis.
Ho says railroad eighteen miles
ioag, from Florence, Alabama. viii
tap unlimited IRON aud marble quar-
ries, ia Lawrence county.
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