Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-17
STATE NEWS.

Cannon county wheat promises a
good yield.
Mrs. Haislip, of Lincoln county,
committed suicide last week.
White Bluff, Dickson county is
soon to build an Odd Fellows hall.
The Pulaski Citizen thinks the
fruit is not all killed in Giles co'ty.
George Beck, a well known Nash
Vile printer died in that city Thurs
day, May sth, aged As years.
Col. Prosser, Post Master at Nash
willie, is going to attend the Vienna
Exposition.
Jno. N. Glass, local editor OF the
Trenton Gazette, retires, and goes
as q cadet to West Point.
The Law Court at Nashville last
week granted four divorces in one
day. Lively times over there.
A fifteen year old boy named Nc
Daniel, at New Market, Jefferson
county, East Tennessee, weighs 100
pounds.
There are sixty-five newspapers
in Tennessee, exclusive of the small
fry published in Memphis, Nash
vile, Chattanooga and Knoxville.
The Ripley News represents Lau-
derdale county as in fourishing
condition generally, despite the cry
of hard times.
The Athens Post says in breach
of promise case at Cleveland, East
Tenn, Green against Simmons, the
jury gave the plaintiff $4,000.
Martin, son of w. II. NARROW, of
Troy, in climbing a fence last week,
let the top rail turn, throwing him
to the ground, breaking his arm.
John S. McCulloch, an honored
citizen of Trenton, died at his home
there last week, at the age of 81
He died of paralysis.
The Lewisburg Gazette annOun-
ces the death of DIR. j. l.. Rice, at
his residence, near Lillard's Mill, on
Duck river last week.
A we'll known sign painter named
VIM. Hearn, fell from a scafiold iii
Edgefield last Saturday, aud died
soon after.
The late frost effsctually killed
the fruit of Moore county, but did
not hurt the wheat, which it is hop
ed will give an abundant yield.
BY the decision of Judge Halsey,
of Memphis, it is contrary to law for
Barber shops to be kept open for
shaving and hair cutting on Sunday.
The City Council of Memphis last
week exonorated Mayor johnson
from charges preferred against him
by Maj. Geo. r. Phelan.
Rev. G. w. Charlton, one of the
livest men in Tennessee, has been
appointed Assistant Secretary of the
Agricultural Bureau Of Tennessee.
Light upon the world. The Boli-
var Bulletin says the city dads of
that thriving city have ordered eight
street lamps wherewith to illumin-
ate its inhabitants.
The editor of the Ripley News
wants a calaboose, TO put whisky
guzzling vulgarians-white and
black in. Let him have 1t, city
dads.
Greene county has any amount OF
the usual annoyances of life. A
mong her present Affections may be
reckoned the Army worm, in count
less thousands.
Capt. Jno. NJ. Taylor, of Lexing-
ton, who has been absent in Texas
for some weeks, we are glad to learn
has returned in his usual good
health.
Fine white marble has been found
in Greene county, East Tennessee
The variety is now complete, as al
other colors had already been found
in that county.
The Athens Post thinks the fruit
crop in that section, on elevated
ground, is not materially hurt, while
that in valleys is effeotdally "donC
for"
Quite an interesting revival of re
ligion resulted from the assembling
OF a Quarterly Conference of the
Methodist church at Dandrige, Eas
Tennessee, a week or two since.
The Murfreesboro News says thu
house in which President Polk wa
married, in that city, is now used al
a carriage nOuSO anu SttUiC. \
what base uses" &c.
Two mad dogs were killed on tht
place of j. b. Johns, 9th district o
Rutherford county, few day
since. They are all madrid thu
world Of them.
Knoxville grows ambitious. Sh
now wants q street railroad. Won
1.v.ounA Af Aha kfA4fhnro
Home" wouldn't answer her purpo
ses.
The Moore county pioneer say
that between forty and fifty barrel
of whisky are made every day il
Moore county, but that the deAanC
is far greater than the supply. The,
must be thirsty over in Moore.
The Methodist Church at Spring
field, Robertson county, narrowl,
escaped obstruction by fire the 9th
err night. One of the chandeliers
consisting of six lamps fell down al
ter being lighted.
In the Circuit Court at Clevelan,
the other day, Mrs. Zilpha Foste
recovered a Judgment for $4,000 a
gainst the East Tennessee and Viz
ginia and Georgia railroad, for kill
ing her husband.
Charley Woodward, the cleve
editor of the Sweetwater Enterpris
was last week married 10 one o
McMinn county's fairest daughters
It's been Just that way ever sine
'sAdam delved and Eve span"
Mai. II. G. Bate, who has so abb,
presided over the editorial column
of the Lawrence Journal since il
foundation, has retired. and is sue
ceeded by the Messrs. Malone. Sue
cess TO the out-goer and the in
corners.
The Missionary Board of thu
Methodist church South, which me
in Nashville last week, resolved I,
raise $3.50, 900 for Missionary purpo
ses within the next year. VIVA
they resolve they are very apt to do
On the Sd inst. difficulty occurr
ed in Loudon county, about sever
miles above the town of Loudon, be
tween w. r. Long and DIR. A. John
son, in which Long killed johnson
with piece of scantling. Long il
in Jail at Knoxville.
Nose Parish of that lively sheet
the Bolivar Bulletin, apologies yer,
gracefully for not attending thu
meeting of the Press association a
Lebanon last week. lie says ''iI
fact, our financial affairs are entire
" too thin 10 spread as far out a
Lebanon"
The two papers at DyCrsburg al,
disputing upon railroad matters. =
The Progress calls the Gazette thu
anti-railrOad paper. In that il co
taotsCg A. l.