Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-28
STATE NEWS.


The Methodists of Dccaturvillc are
erecting new church ediilco, which
will be an ornament to the town.
The Columbia Herald utterly de-
mics that there is any cholera IN that
city OF the beautiful Duck"
PickeItsviIle, few miles east of
Humboldt, is TO be incorporated
If it has not already been.
Rev. Hamilton Smith has taken
charge of the Cunt 3rland Prcsby-
terrain church at Fayetteville.
Eighty-onc families had fled from
Gallatin on account of the preva-
lenco of cholera, up to last Satur-
day.
II is estimated that ten thousand
persons had left Nashville on ac-
count or the presence of the cholera,
up TO last Saturday.
The work house at Nashville has
been taken as a hospital for the sick
being the only building they could
get that was suitable.
The foundation Of the Presbyte-
rian church at Humboldt has been
finished. Soon the superstructure
will be reared
Our old friend, w. ID. Fisher, of
Humboldt, has recently been ON a
visit TO his relatives and friends at
Lewisburg, Marshall county.
VIM. G. Charters, Of Hickman
county, was drowned two weeks
ago, while seining for fish near the
mouth OF Leather wood creek.
The Mckenzie Times reports the
wheat crop In that region as being
all harvested, aud better yield
than common.
The Crockett county Sentinel says
j. w. Williams, of Gadsden, sold
strawberries TO the amount of 81 800
this season.
The Ripley News announces that
our friend Capt. w. &. Penn is the
happy father of bouncing boy
Light upon the world, Captain.
The papers are beginning 10 dis
cuss the coming Fair season. We
shall await a little fair weather be-
fore we cutter upon the discussion.
We learn from the Paris Intelli-
gencer that a son of Noah Rushing
OF Benton county, was killed by
lightning on the Nth inst.
The Columbia Herald announces
the death OF Lewis Amis, former
Sheriff of Maury county, and Mi
chael KinZer, both venerable citi-
zcns.
The Upton Record, over at Cow
inston, is to be printed on entirely
new material in three or four weeks.
We gladly note this evidence OF
prosperity.
The Springfield Record says Mr..
Henderson, who is employed at the
marble yard of Mr.. Patterson of that
place, fell from a swing last Sunday,
and broke one of his arms.
The local OF the Appeal says a
family of four persons on Thursday
of last week, about six miles North
west of Memphis, ate rayenously of
raspberrics, and were every one
dead within twenty-four hours.
ReY. DIR. John III. Rice, of Frank
liu, Svas- lately sworn IN as q practi-
sing lawyer at that bar. We Learn
he 10 also engaged as stated supply
to preach TO the Presbyterian Con
gregatiou at Spring Hill.
On Friday of last week thre
deaths from cholera occurred a
Shelbyville, one white and two col
orcd. The dispatches representa-
great excitement-the town in
measure deserted, aud the.druggist
worn out from excessive labor.
Humboldt Circuit Court con
mences the first Monday in july
aud an adjourned session of tn
Chanccry Court at that place, wi
be held. commencing the bird MOI
day in July.
Last week the farmers of Robert
sou county were harvesting thei
wheat, and the prospect for a goo
yield was iattering. The Spring
field Record says ii saw one farme
in town for "four quart bottles c
working implements"
Rev. S. o. Woods, who has bee
pastor of the Cumberland PresbytC
rian Church at Lewisburg, Marshal
county, for two years past, will g
to Winchester, July list.
We learn from the Lewisburg Gs
zettc that Mr.. +. Aldridge, who re
sided near CaDey Springs, Marshal
county, was thrown from his hors
few days since, and instantly kill
ed.
The rains which have flooded Yves
Tennessee for weeks past, aud hav
done irreparable injury to the grow
ing crops, seem to have eXtendc
into portions of Middle TennesseG
and made the grass grow very fas
there, as well as here.
Two little boys in the neighbol
hood of Memphis last Sunday at
Unfortunately of plums, and both die
by the roadside within a hundrc
yards of tho trees, where the plum
grew. or such things come chOl
era.
Two brothers near Belfast, MAJ
shall county, got INTO person,
quarrel few days since, about
scythe, when one dangerously stall
ers in the same county quarrelled d
bed the other dangerously.
Meyor Kercheval, at the suggei
ton of the Sanitary committee {
Nashville, has issued a proclaim:
ton forbidding the sale of all veg
tables in that city, except onion
tomatoes, and old, mealy Irish pot
toes. All kinds of fresh fish are a
so prohibited.
The printing business is dull :
Nashville just now, and while IL
papers are greatly sought after, an
their circulation is quite equal I
the flush times, the Banner believe
they could make money by not pul
fishing any paper until business T,
wives.
During tine prevalence of choleI
in Nashville, the benevolent poop
there have reorganized the Rober
son Association, a purely benev,
lent organization, intended to visi
wait upon, and relieve the sick poo
of the city. IL is so named IN hOnC
of Duncan Robertson, benevoleE
Scotchman, who literally "went
bout doing good" during his Ion
life in thar city.
The Mckenzie Times represent
the farming prospects in that regio
as exceedingly bad, owing to col
slant rains for nearly two month
The good weather we are now ha-
ing, will, in some measure, alton
for the long wet weather; but car
not wholly retrieve the losses inflic
ed. A great deal of cotton, an
some corn, will never do any goo,
The many friends and admirers {
Hon. Thos. j. Freeman, i'm this Cit
will regret to learn from the follow
ing, which we clip from the Trcr
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