Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-08-08
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TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
KESruCKY ELECTION. Jones, the
Democratic nominee for Clerk of
the Court of Appeals (the only
State officer voted for Is elected
by very large majority. The
election passed off quietly III most
localities.
Senator Morton has faith in the
Hot Springs, at any rate ne is there
again.
YIcKsBURG.-Thc whites carried
Vioksburg by 800 majority on Tues
day last.
Az Greensboro, n.y., on Monday,
Senator SwoopeskiIlod a man nam
cd Perry Riley in the Court House
yard.
GAINESVILLE in this State on
Saturday negro named Clark was
killed at a pic mic OF the Baptist
colored church. In this row sever
al others were badly beaten.
1t is reported in Brooklyn that
Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker has
advised her brother Henry to con
icss publicly.
Eleven villages and five towns
were devastated by the recent floods
in Nevada. The government has
sent troops to assist the mhabi-
tapts.
The Texas and Louisiana oxcur-
sionists were driven around Mem
phis on Monday last, and shown all
points of interest, and at night
were banqueted at the Peabody.
Nearly two hundred dwellings,
and about one hundred places of
business were burned in Muskegon,
Michigan, Saturday; bcing olrIost
half the city.
New 0RLEANs.-A square of
small buildings between Music, Mo-
raj, Spain and Urquhart streets
burned Sunday. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $4,000.
A special dispatch to the Calves
ton (fox.) News says that the Con-
sentative Convention at Fort Worth
nominated j. w. Throckmorton
for Congress from the Third Dis
trict.
The Newport and Cincinnati
Railroad Bridge Company has sued
the louisville and Cincinnati Short
Line road for $4,000 arrears for
rent of bridge, and asks that re-
ceiver be appointed for the road.
There was terrible steamboat
disaster on the Ohio river, near Au-
rora, Ind a few days ago The
steamer Pat. Rogers was fired by
AZ inceDdiary, as is supposed, and
twenty lives were lost, We noticed
in tho list of the los the name OF
no ono from this portion of the
country.
1t is rumored that tho Catholic
diocese of Chicago is to be made
an aTchbishopric, with Assistant
Bishop Ryan of ST. Louis ar the
prime ecclesiastical officer; also,
that Bishop Foley is TO be trans
ferred to the diocese of Omaha, va
Gated by the decease of Bishop o.
/ German.
\ special to the Courier-J Journal,
from Oil Springs, KY, reports
| fight that occurred there Monday
between negroes aud whites, in
which one white man and one ne
gro were killed, and seventeen ne
groes wounded, two mortally. The
fight was brought on by some dis
turbance at KidvilIe precinct on
election day.
At Faribault, Minnesota, on Sun
day last, in the bishops cathedral,
an insane divinity student named
Nimms attempted to assassinate
Bishop Whipple. Just before the
sermon Nimms advanced rapidly
to the chancel, but before the pis-
/ toll which he held in his hand was
discharged, the bishop seized the
man and forced him into a chair,
when he was disarmed. The cause
of the attempt was the refusal of
the bishop to ordain Nimms priest,
because of his unsound mind.
The Arkansas constitutional con-
vention Saturday adopted the fran
chise article of the new constitu-
ton. 1t provides that every male,
a citizen % the United States or
who has declared his intention of
becoming a citizen, 81 years of
age, and who has been a resident
of this State twelve months, of the
county six months, and of the pre-
cinct one month, shall be :. qualified
electOr.
Ex-Governor Piuehback was bad
ly defeated by Marshal Packard in
the primary elections at New Orl-
cans, Saturday, for delegates to the
Republican State convention
PInebbaek was supported for the
craftsmanship of the Republican
State Central Committee by Collec-
tor Casey and Senator West. and
Packard was supported by Cover
nor Kellogg and Congressman
Sheldon and SyPher.
PITTsBURG, PA.-Subscriptions 10
the relief fund for the sufferers by
the food are pouring in rapidly.
The total amount subscribed now
reaches about $4,000. The total
loss of life so far as known foOts up
133 drowned. The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company have rendered
the services of 100 laborers for duty
to help in clearing away the. ruins
There is every reason to suppose
that additional bodies may be recov-
cd. The damage to the streets and
sewers of tie district will reach
$4,000.
LONG BRANCH, n. Mrs. VIM.
Weaver was accidentally killed at
the Highlands Saturday. She was
crossing on the side track when
the down train for New Yerk came
along, and before she had time to
get out of the way she was struck
by the engine, and received iDju-
ries from which she died in few
minutes. Her husband, in attempt
ing to rescue her, was also knocked
down and seriously injured.
A widow named Siias resides
with her fourteen-year old daughter