Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-09-27
CITY ANDCOUNrY ITEMS.

HATS at GATES Lave Ciothtng store COZ
ner Shannon and Lafayette streets.
ELECTED.-Mr. J. J. Birdsong was elect
ed Magistrate, at the special election oil
Saturday last, in the sixteenth District.
SOME COTTON PICKING. Robert Slate
fifteen years Of age, resident Of the It'll
District. and who weighs only about Il
pounds, picked one day last week 2O6 lbi
Of cotton
The largest assortment Of Cook and
Heating Stoves ever in this city, just reeeiv'
ed by J. w. Smith & Co.
1T Gents KID GLOVES and full line
OF FURNISHING GOODS, at GATES L.
Clothing Store, corner shannon and Lafay'
cite streets.
| NEW GooDs.--The advertisement Of
Robertson s. Bolts appears in its appro-
PIRATE place, and tells its own tale in re-
gard TO their mammoth stock Of goods. We
need not add a word TO it.
IN DEMASD-COw tails, for soup, are
now the rage in Jackson. No frst-elsss
dinner is complete without cow tail
soup. The consequence is, bobtailed
Bovines are sadly on the increase.
FULLERTON HEARD FRoM.-Mr. W. D.
Fullerton OF the 10th District reports that
his little son, W. T., nine years old, picked
on Friday last, 100 lbs. Of cotton; and that
another son, j. A D., aged fourteen years,
picked PA lbs, and that the cotton sold for
1sc in this market.
AN ERRoR.-We were in error in regard
TO Mr.. SamueIs paying all the expenses Of
purchase and improving the Jewish Gene
terry. He superintended the work and got
up the money, bnt our citizens generally
contributed to the purchase and improve
ment.
II you want your boots or shoes TO last
three years, go TO J. ". Smith & Co.'S and
buy a set OF those patent Heels and shoes.
" A fun line Of BOOTS, SHOES and
HATS, at GATES Live Clothing Store,
corner shannon and Lafayette streets.
DIckInsou, williams & Co.,
Cotton Factors and General Commission
and Produ Merchants, 268 Front street.
Memphis.
MOVED! MovEDli-Young & Exum have
moved their stock OF Groceries from Royal
street near the Mobile and Ohio Depot, to
No. 7, Lafayette street, in Anderson q Tay-
lor's blsck. Their customers, and the pub
lie generally, are requested to govern them
selves accordingly. sep Colin
SCHOOL DIRECToRs.-The School DIree-
tors of the county met Superintendent
Campbell IN the court house on Wednes-
day, As per call published last week. Be
You'd free consultation upon the school
interests of the county and determining 20
put the schools in operation as soon as pos
sible, no important action resulted from
the meeting.
The enterprising firm, J. W. Smith q Co., !
have just received large and complete
stock of Lamps.
NARROW EsCAPE.-Dudley Rogers, a |
little son of Esquire A. s. Rogers of Pin |
son, ten years of age, came very near los
ing his life on Tuesday. He was running |
4 horse at full speed, came to a turn IN the I
road, and the horse attempted to pass the /
tree on one side, while little Dudley tried to |
make him pass it on the other, resulting /
In the horse plunging against the tree,
which hurled him to the ground, infiicting
only a slight scratch on his rider.
The horse died from the blow.
SIX OF 'EM.-One man, three boys and
Two young women, rode bale Of cotton to
own one day this week, sold it, spent the
money and returned home happy as million
Hires. We wonder If 1t took 'em all to
raise that one balea
FRUIT TREES IN BLooM.-I In a recent
walk through the suburbs of our City, we
noticed large number of Cherry and other
ruit trees, In their second bloom. Another
we also noticed, that the bios
IONS were not as fragrant as In the Spring
line.
A full line OF Lamps just received at ].
W. Smith & Co.'S Hardware Store.
STILL TaEY CONF !-Rufin H. Brown,
o years old, son Of A. w. Brown of the
9th District last Monday, Sept. 18th,
'icked 200 pounds Of cotton.
VISITED THE AsYLUM.-One Of the edi-
ors Of this paper being in Nashville short
ime since, celebrated his birthday By
listing the lunatie asylum.-[ Lexington
reporter.
And why he didn't stay there is mys-
cry to US.
THE ExTENsFoN.-The Mississippi Gem I
raj Railroad Extension has reached the ,
'aducah aud Memphis crossing, and trains
will in few days run through to that |
'oint. Those in charge Of the work are ,
Onfdent of being through to Cairo by the
st Of December. Speed the day. {
~ Don't fail to examine the SMITH '
cotton Gin nc J.. w. smith & Co.'s Hard I
ware Store.
SURRENDERED, ETc.-William Lyons,
rho was released from custody early last
Feek on $500 bond, was surrendered by
is bondsmen ON the Saturday following
nj lodged In Jail. He had not been out OF !
risOn but day or two before he raised
oW with his wife and accused her OF In.
deity and announced that he had LEFT her
brewer. For this, and talking too much
fifth his mouth, be was surrendered by his
aud remanded to Jail, where he
an mediate at leisure upon his ingrati.
ude and folly. We pity his wife, for she
lung to him with answering devotion
throughout his confinement and trial, and, !
DOR woman, is even now trying 60 raise ,
mother bond for her ungrateful husband.
IN THE THORN BUsHEs.-On West La
lyette Street there Is hedge. extending
- and down the street about one hundred {
ards from one wagon gap TO another. It's ]
very tall hedge, with wide-spreading, {
endant branches, and full OF keen, search
az thOrns. A few days ago an innocent
olorsd man hitched his mule near this .
edge and went up town. Shortly, the !
mule slipped his bride and walked under ,
he thorn hedge 70 nip the young grass - {
The eolored man returned, walked close to ,
he hedge and called to Balaam to come {
ut. He didn't come. The eolored man I
tarted under the hedge to bring him out, :
'ut the thorns drove him back sadly de- Z
nOrallzed- He sat down and meditated; l
hen eoaxed Balaam, then medltated again. !
lie walked over to brick pile, filed his !
pockets and hat, and opened fierce bonn
on Balaam's position. BALKAN
walked slowly from one end Of the hedge !
o the other; up one side and down the
'iher, never FOR moment exposing his ,
'Ody, iercely followed by that enraged ,
olored man and his flying artillery. The
elorea man became desperate after ex- ,
lausting his ammunition in vain, and
hrowing himself upon all-fours, rushed