Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-05-23


ed Illness, or those who at this particular
season or the year are subject 10 jsundice,
habituaI constipation, or any disease arising
from a dIsordered stomach, liver or bowels
will ind in the sherry Wine bitters friend
more TO be desired than gold.
Sold b. all Druggists nay 3 4w.
LATEST STATE NEWS.
Nashvill has a colored ghost and
It's name Is Bill Kelly.
Col. w. F. Kerchival ia a candi-
date for Congress in the 9th dist.
James Galbough accidentally shot
himself in Humboldt last week.
A pillow factory has been estab-
Iished at GAINESVILLE.
And now Trenton wants the Lu-
matte Asylum.
The Rev. Samuel Ringgold, for
many years pastor of Trinity
church, of GAINESVILLE, Tenn, has
resigned.
The oil and lamp store of Hitz-
field & Son, on the 81 street, Mem
phis, was destroyed by fire on Mon
day last.
Hon. w. P. Caldwell, of Weakly
county, a candidate for Congress,
will make political speech at Glea-
son to-day.
The estimable wife of John Mil
| Ter Mckee, of the Nashville Union
4 IN Voc D. 10
Sunday last, after protracted ILL
ness.
Murfreesboro News: An air-liner
informs us that the Memphis and
Knoxville narrow guage will run in
speaking distance of 600 Illicit dis
tilleries.
The members of the Christian
Church at Lebanon, propose erect
ing a new church building at a
probable cost of $1,000. The foun-
datiOn has already been laid.
L. J. Dupree, formerly editor of
the Appeal, lectured in Memphis
recently on the Antiquities of A
merica." The lecture is highly spo-
ken of by the Memphis press.
Troy Signal: We never saw wheat
look finer than il does in this coun-
ty at the present writing, and there
is every prospect for an immense
yield.
Memphis Appeal: About six
O'Clock last Saturday morning, a
planter named II. Clay Golf was
shot and instantly killed by I'M
known persons, near his home at
Frenchman's bayou, in Arkansas,
fifty miles above this city.
The Brentwood Wooden Mills
Company, III boring a few days ago
for water to supply their mill,
struck, at a depth of twenty-five
feet, a sulphur stream of as fine wa
ter as that with ''ice all arOun' it'
in this neighbOrhoOd.
Troy Signal; We learn from a ver-
relible source, that three men
were bitten by mad dog in Padu-
cab, on Wednesday of last week.
The dog was killed, and the city
marshal instructed 10 kill all dogs
found unmuzzled.
Mr.. Barnett was attacked by a
large wolf near his residence, in
Obion county few days ago. His
clothes were badly torn, but he was
not hurt, when a faithful dog, hear
ing his call, came to his rescue and
drove the wolf away.
Horace Maynard is not an appli-
cant for the Enthusiastically made
vacant by the death Of Judge Mill
gan, but will accept the position if
rendered him. Should he not be
appointed, Mr.. Maynard will be Il
candidate for Congress in the Sec
ond District. This, we are assured
by the Athens Post, is authentic, aud
may be relied upon.
a State Poultry Association was
organization in Nashville on the
10th. S. J. Wood, of Davidson, was
elected President. A resolution
was adopted to hold an exhibition
in Nashville on the I'd Monday of
December next. By the constitu-
ton there viii be annual meetings
in Nashville, and annual exhibitions
of poultry.
Crockett County Sentinel: I'D.
Agee, of the 18th civil district of
this county, is the grandfather of
sixty-odd children, thirty-seven of
whom are males. All of his own
sons and daughters live near him
except two daughters who live in
Gibson county. Very often Mr..
Agee has thirty-five or forty Wis
itors of his own family at one time.
Union & American: Sunday af-
ternoon at the First Presbyt
Church, there was a sympathizing
congregation to attend the funeral
of JnO. 5. Spence, of Austin, Texas,
who died at the Nashville UNIVERSE
ty last Thursday. Au only son,
without mother or sister, the lone
father was denied even the sad Of
flee of closing his eyes in death. ar
irving here in response to a tele-
gram twenty-four hours after the
young spirit had taken its farewell
of Garth.
TENNESSEE Press ASSOCIATION
The annual meeting of the Tennessee
Press Association will be held at
Brownsville, commencing on Thurs
day, June II. The business session
Will be of unusual Importance, as the
Association viii then, in accordance
with the constitutional amendment
adopted at Pulaski, lie recognized
upon the basis of representation by
presses instead of by Individuals.
The public exercises will comprise
an Grafton by DR.. George 4. Mathes,
of the Somerville Falcon, an address
by Capt. J. b. Murphy, Of Columbia,
and poem by the editor Of the Leb-
anon Herald.
1t is hoped there viii be full at
tendance of members Of the associa-
ton. Journalists throughout the
State are cordially invited to be pres
ent.
j. o. GRIFFITH, President.
II. L. c. White, Secretary.
FOREIGN NEWS.