Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-11-28
STATR NEWS.

C Miss Fannie Hoover, over whose
=. virgin head only eighteen summers
have glided T'fhe ueighbors illu
, minated aud tire-eracked in cclo-
. bration Of the happy event.
: Memphis Ledger: The Supreme
Court Of the State has adjourned
at Knoxville. The lawyers tax
case and the railroad freight case
were held under advisement.-
The Court will meet at Nashville
on the second Monday in Decem-
her.
The following, letters patent
we're issued TO citizens OF the State
Of Tennessee bearing date Tuesday,
F, Nov. 10Th, 1874: Bee Hives, J. r.
and l. r. Moseley Greenfield, No.
l56 303; Churns, Jones and
Wilkes, CulIioka, No. l56,357;
Screw propeller, n. A. Patterson,
Cleveland, l50,ST5.
/ Brownsville Republican: The Re
| publican party mas been redeemed
by the election OF a live Republican
TO the important position OF Super
intcndcnt Of the Water Works in
town OF hve hundred inhabitants
in Rhode Island. SO it is evident
that our Democratic friends have
crowed two quick.
I Bolivar Bulletin: Our reighbpr
DIR. Moore has a hog that is L
king among his tribe. He Is
armed with fearful tusks aud is
not sparing Ia their use. With
these he killed one fine mule last
week aud severely injured another.
The stock We're ia IA large field
aud no danger was apprchended.
Memphis Evening Ledger: Tho
stockholders OF the Memphis and
Selma railroad will assemble In
our city On tha 9th OF December.
for the purpose oftaking action on
the demand made by the bond
holding creditors for the appoint
ment OF trustee and a transfer
of the property Of the company
10 the same, with view toward
putting some lita 10 the almost
dead corpora,io1 AMI building the
road, II possible.
We heartily endorse the comp!i-
ment below to Mr.. Z. A. Letting
well, from the BrownsviileaState.:
We learn that MIR. &. A Letting
well, ot Memphis, will probably be
u candidate before the next Lcgis-
lature for the position of Comp,rol-
Ter He is gentleman of fne
ability, and II c.ected would fill the
position ia a manner highly satis-
factory To the taxpaying people
of the State. His fidelity TO the
party has been answering in its
darkest hours OF defeat o. we'll as in
the brightest days OF victory,
and all in all ne il a man well calcu-
lated 20 discharge the duties Of
Comptroller
Memphis Ledger: That company
of United States troops which has
been Camped At Alexander Park
since Before the November election,
left yesternay for kentucky. No
more will the suburban residents
in South Memphis hear tho drum,
bugle and fife from early morn till
dewy eve They were sent here
at the request of Radicals in order
to aid and assist in electing the
Barbour Lewis crowd TO office,
but the people vetoed that resolu
ton and invited the Lewis people
Ia stay at home and work for
living in this Democratic land Ol
ours. II they don't want TO work
they can adorn the chain gang.
Tennessee Transcript: DIR. Iar
din, assisted by Drs. Seaman, IRWIN,
McD9ugal an Kelly, on Friday
last, prcfoymrd successfully the
difficult operation of taking a stone,
or rather several of them, from
the bladder OF Mr Martin Franks,
OF this county. Mr.. Franks is
now doing well, and every hope
is Oow entertained by bis physicians
OF his speedy recovery. The larg-
est stone is about two and one
fourth inches in length by three
in circumference; the other two
being about the SIZE of an ordinary
chestnut.
SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE,
NASHVILLE, Nov, II, IA
=. ~. WILLIAMS, sheriff, CarroH.Co:
Enclosed find your return for
correction.
Gov. Brown requests ne TO nOtl-
fy you that be received the follow
ing telegram from Attorney Gener-
al Heiskell IN answer TO your let
ter: "rhe Sheriff must act, Co le
sI3, is impcrative) No provision
is made for refusal.
So YOU must decide the tie
Please certify your vote on the 9th
er page aud declare one elected and
return 10 me.
Respectfully.
CHAS. n. GIBBS,
Sec.'y of State.
In obedience 10 the foregoing,
Sheriff Williams gave the casting
vote for 7. b Broozs.-Huuting-
don Times.
Knoxville Chronicles: The Su-
preme Court yesterday decided
important case from Chattanooga,
entitled Piegus, Manner Il Hall ".
the Vulcan Works. The plaintiff
resides in Nashville. The defend
ants own the Vulcan Iron Works
OF Chattanooga. II seems that in
1913, certain partners or stock.
holders of the Vulcan Works exc
cuted a mortgage upon all the
property TO secure themselves for
about $4,000. The plaintiff on
behalf Of themselves aud Othei
creditors Of the Vulcan Works,
filed a bill in the Chattanooga
Chancery Court to set aside the
mortgage and distribute the proper.
ty among the creditors. The Court
held the bene6ciaries under the
mortgage took no interest under
il, and that i; was null and void.
Nashville Banner: We hea-
through the Republican circles that
tho adherents 10 that party have
determined 10 run candidate in
the fourth Congressional district
if FOR ne other purpose than that
of keeping up is organization.
They assert thut they had allowed
the late Hon. J. W. Head 10 have
a walk over the track, but they
doubted the policy in future. They
will probably trot ont Peter
Wilkerson or Col. Waters. As
there arc said 10 be a round dozeu
oi Democratic uspirants already in