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

Diptheria is prevailing fatally in
a large portion Of Hickman cOun-
ty, Tenn.
The wife and child OF a Mr.. Pate,
who lives near Kenton station, died
last week.
Mr.. Jacob Hoffman, aged ninety
years, died at his residence in Hen
ry county on the 9th inst.
Jno. L. Iron, Of Paris, was the
other day elected Deputy Grand
Master, Of the Grand Masonic body
of Tennessee.
DR.. w. $. Munsey has been
preaching and lecturins in Middle
Tennessee during the present
week.
Dr. l.. w. Jordan, who had been
for some time IN bad health, died
last week, at Kingston, East Ten
nessee.
Mrs. A. q. Williams, wife OF Rev.
j. r. Williams, died at her home
in Henry county, Oct. Both, of ty-
phoid fever aged 80 years.
Mrs. Mary Russell, wife of A..
w. Russell. and daughter of Lesley
Hancock, died at her home in Hen
ry county on the 9th.
Gen. Jno. b. Rodgers, Of East
Tennessee-lormerly a prominent
politician and railroad man in East
TennesseO--died few days ago.
The residence of &. C...Harris, IN
the Cotton Town neighborhood,
in Sumner county, was totally des-
troyed by fire last week.
Nashville has within the last few
weeks shipped one hundred thou
sand pounds of cotton seed oil cake,
to Scotland, by way way of Louis
vile.
An old negro man named Bob
NeWsom, was knocked of a bridge
on the Northwestern railroad at
Harpeth river, on the 14th, and in
stantly killed.
The Paris Intelligencer says Mr.
John Y. Mills fell from new house
he was building, one day last week,
broke three of his ribs, and was
otherwise bruised.
A young man named Mcdonald
brother of Rev. Mr.. Mcdonald
who was drowned a short time
since, was thrown from his horse
last Sunday week, near JOncsbo.
rough, and instantly killed.
Alderman Richard b. Cheatham
has introduced Il bill into the city
legislature Of Nashville, for the city
TO buy the famous Sulpher Spring
Just North OF the Capitol, and make
it free.
George w. Buck, the Junior mem
Der of the firm of Mcclure, Buck &
CO., retired to his bed Uno NIGH
last week, apparently in perfect
health, and died of heart disease be-
fore morning.
Paul A. Cicalla ex-actina
Mayor of Memphis, who, under
cover of his official position, stored
provisions intended for the sick
and poor to his own use-has
been rightaously expelled from the
board of city legislation.
The Gallatin Examiner says the
large frame residence, belonging
to b. b. NJ. l.. Barr, Of Sumner
county, but occupied by Mrs. II. b
Vaughan, on Main ST., west part oil
Gallatin was destroyed by fire
Wednesday Of last week.
The little furry of wind and
rain which passed over the city
Sunday evening, was quite severe
at the ancient Capitol of Shelby
cOunty--Raleigh. The railroad
Hotel was nearly destroyed by it
the damage being about two thOus
and dollars.
Gen. Ed. w. Rucker, who losI
an arm, and was captured in Hoods
raid in 1864, is now citizen Of
Selma, Ala, and was married there
the othor day. He was City En-
gineer at Memphis at the com,
meneement Of the war.
Enoch Cooksey, City Marshal o
McMinnville, was shot, and Ia
stantly killed few nights ago
while in discharge of his duty, at
tempting 10 quell riot in hous,
of ill-iame. 1t Is not known wht
did it.
Mayor Kercheval, of Nashville
who recently married Il beau tifu
and accomplished daughter of judo,
VI. NJ. Brien, of Nashville, an,
spent couple OF weeks not on
bridal tour, leaving Alderman Pen
tceost acting Mayor. He has nov
returned, and the day of Pente
cost is over
The Paris Intelligeneer want.
Tanneries and Shoe factories estab
lished at Paris, to manufacture shoes
and other goods made of leathel
for the people of Henry county,
That paper wants one hundre,
men to form a company for such
purpose. Will they do it? There.
big money in it.
The Nashville Banner, of tn,
l4th says: Thieves entered III,
residence of Z. B. Mechanism
night or two ago, while he ant
family were at church, and robbed
itof silver ware and other valua
bles worth 500. They even stol,
the lace curtains from his windows.
The Supreme Court of this Stat,
met at Knoxville last Monday
The first Monday in December il
the regular day for the meeting il
Nashville, but the probabilities ar,
that they will not get to Nashville
till the first Monday in January.
The Newbern Bugle, puElishe,
ut Newbern, Dyer county, comes t
US asking an exchange. 1t is
patent outsider and like all of III
sort, the "outside" is a great dea
better printed than the inside. Gee
w. Wear is the publisher and edi
tor. Subscription 50 per annum.
The Memphis Exposition opened
last Tuesday, 18th. From tht
z notes of preparation, We predict fol
. 1t brilliant success. It is in the
hands of men who never fail at any
thing they undertake; and although
Memphis has passed through a pc
Rod of gloom unparalleled, She