Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-04-25
STATE NEWS.

I l5elEu from IItLlOB. biH-H q Dlit-
well, Publishers.
The Masonic Orphans Home,
for West Tennessee, has been loca-
ted at Trenton.
Congress is expected to make an
appropriation for the improvement
Of Hiwassee river.
The rain fall throughout the
State is unprecedented, and crops
Of every description unusually late.
East Tenn. has III, 1885 school
children between the ages of 6 and
Is years
/ Buffalo gnats are very bad in the
| bottoms around Dyersburg.
On Sunday the 18th, an earth
quake was felt at Dyersburg and
Huntingdon.
w. P. folly is announced as a
candidate for Congress in the 9th
District
Rutherford county Democrats are
going into primary election to
settle the claims of aspiring candi-
dates.
a Mrs. Craig and her sister, Miss
Daniel. were struck BY lightning in
Memphis last week, the latter re-
cciving serious Injuries.
Knoxville is taking every pre-
caution against q visitation of chOl-
era this season.
Judge Lucien L. Hawkins is q
candidate for Circuit Judge in the
18th Judicial Circuit.
East Tennessee is shipping mar
Bile to Cincinnati and Chicago
And middle Tennessee IS shipping
iron to San Francisco.
Professor John Powell has re-
signed the charge of tho Paris
| High School and accepted a call
from the Chelsea Baptist Church
in Memphis.
The Nashville folks are conf
dcnty asserting that more houses
will be erected 10 Nashville this
year than any year for the last de-
cade.
Prof w. B. Jones, who has pur-
chased the Female College in Paris,
has removed to that town with his
family and will become a perma-
nent citizen.
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Tho Lincoln county Jail, accord
ing 10 the Fayetteville Express, is
crowded to overfowing with pris-
oners, a handsome majority OF
whom are behind the bars for using
knives and pistols too freely
Paris Intelligencer: A negro man
who lived near Cottage Grove, in
this couRty, was shot and killed
while sitting by his Preside few
nights since by some unknown
party.
Paris Intelligencer: \ Mr.. Harris
field in this county was shot in the
thigh few days since by the acct
dental discharge of pistol in mis-
own pocket. The wound, it is
thought will not be serious, al
though severe.
the Paris Intelligencer says: On
last Saturday q little son OF Mr..
James Beeper fell out Of a wagon
in which he was riding and had one
arm broken, by the wheel passing
over it.
Chattanooga has FIVE trunk rail-
roads finished and in operation.-
She has about 100000 invested
in manufactures. Railroads first,
then manufactures, population and
wealth-so it is the world over.
Paris Intelligeneor: The Direo-
tors of the Henry county Agricul-
tural Association have concluded
to hold another Fair this fall, on
condition that the merchants of
Paris will consent and pledge them
selves to close their business hou-
ses for two hours in the forenoon
and two hours in tho afternoon du-
ring the Fair.
The town Marshall of Newborn,
Mr.. Odell, one night last week, shot
and dangerously wounded man
by the name of NJ. Green, whom
no was trying to arrest. The Mar
shall was shot at first. The friends
Of Green and the Marshal took a
hand in the affray, but no one else
was hurt, although several shots
were fred.
Memphis Ledger; Tho Office of
/ Railroad Tax Collector has been
abolished by the Quarterly Court,
and the duties of the office devolves
again upon the State and County
Tax Collector, thereby saving the
county near $4,000 per annum.
Progress: Newbern is hourishing
like green bay tree. New houses
are going up in every direction. Col.
Wyatt has built one of the neatcst as
we'll as one of the largest store houses
in Dyer county. He was III Cincin-
natl last week buying his Spring and
Summer goods.
Brownsville States: A singular
termination Of a courtship occurred
at Stanton, in this county. 4
gentleman from North Carolina,
who many years ago, knew a lady
now living at Stanton, wrote to the
lady, after an absence of fifteen
years, asking her to marry him, and
TO keep il a profound secret. She
complied with his request, and was
making the usual well-knowu pre-
parations; and he came from the
, Old North State the other day to
carry out his part of the transac-
ton, and on arriving ct Stanton, he
met a gentleman who congratulate
ed him upon his approaching hap
: piness to his astonishment. The
aged North Carolinlan became
wrathv; went to the hotel and
wrote his aflianced a note, with
J drawing from his engagement
, Tho trouble with the old gent was
that, she had not kept it a secret as
he requested-as if any woman
r could keep such a thing secret
He left instanter for n. Carolina.
Bolivar Bulletin: For several
| months man by the name of II.
V. Miller has been employed as
! mis- hit operrtor at the depot. He is
a man of quiet and unassuming
manners and filed his position ad-
mirably. He is q married man
without children and was living