Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-24

Ulcu III DculOIu county on tue JLu
inst.
Mr.. Jacob Reese, aged 81, died
recently in Moore county. Of bill
lious cholic.
One hundred and thirty marri-
age licenses were issued in Crock
cit county in 1873.
The Commercial says there is a
great deal OF Sickness in Shelby
vile and Bedford county.
Mr.. James Yancey, highly re-
spectcd citizen of Bedford county,
died suddenly on the 18th inst'
Pork was selling at Troy last
week at 6 cents per pound, and
corn ut So per barrel.
They arc going to celebrate
'Mardi gras'-whatover that may
be, at Nashville this year Short.
Col. Geo. r. Mcclellan has been
unanimously elected Chairman Of
the Sullivan county court.
Tho common school fund for
each person in Hardeman county,
between 10 and Is years Of age, is
80 so.
Lincoln county is still ahead. -
She has a man and wife, named
Samuel and Rebecca Jones, aged
respectively 90 and SO.
Gen. i. NJ. rharpc, of Paris, is
ofIicially-paid for-announced in
a late issue of the Nashville Ban
ner, as a candidate for Governor
Shelby county last week sent
forward twenty-sevcn of its inhab-
Itants to represent it in the peni-
Tertiary for a number Of years.
Jacob Staub has been elected
Mayor oe Knoxville, by hand
some majority. There was no pol
itics in the election.
The SheIbyville Commercial, in
noticing that the Senior Of the
Courier of shis city, is on. visit
to Washington, thinks Grant Will
hardly appoint him 10 an Office.
The Nashville Gas Company has
reduced tho price of its gas from
SO 30 per thousand feet, to So
Nashville gas is Us good as any city
in the union furnishes
Tho first side walks over built in
Dyersburg, ut the expense of
the town, have just been compile
ted. That comes of having an edi.
tor-Mayor.
A man in Memphis, who was
keeping bar for widow. left for
st. Louis with $500 of her money.
\ detective brought him back, aud
he settled the matter by marrying
the widow.
The 'Shelbyvillc Gazette is the
per which las Just been commenc-
cd at Shelbyville, Tenn, by the
Russ Brothers. 1t is Il spicy, live
" sheet.
The town of Bolivar shipped s.
240 balos OF cotton during the
months of September, Octo Der,
November and December, 1873
against 2lS7 bales for the same
months in 1872.
Now Post offices have been es-
tablishcd in this State, at the fol-
lowing places; Kimball, Gibson
county; Roaring Falls, Shelby coun-
ty; Hiwasse College, Monroe coun-
ty, and Holmansville, Robertson
county.
Tho Memphis Register suggests
that Col. John q. Burch, chairman
of tho Democratic Executive COM
mittec of the State, call meeting
o! the committee and determine
upon time for calling n State
convention.
There is row in the city Gov
crnment of Memphis, between
Mayor League and the General
Council, in regard to the appoint
mont of Chief of Police. The May
or nominated A. r. Droescher for
Chief, and the council voted tor p.
r. Athey, the old incumbent.
w. II. Daniel has been elected
Mayor of Paris, w. l.. Pryor, w.
S. Holshouser, A. @. Trevathan, S.
IL. Caldwell, Soloman Kahn and
@. r. Stevens, are the Aldermen;
J. S. Moore, Recorder and Treas
urer, and p. r. Orr, Town Mar
shall.
Col. Tom Bakor, of the Dresden
Democrat, opposes any Congress
sional Conventions to nominate can
ddates for Congress. He wants
all the candidates to announce
themselves, and let the people de-
eide, at the August election, by
primary vote, who shall be the can
didate in November. Why not
elect in August, at once?
The Post Mastership at Nash
Vile is still in doubt. Col. Pros
ser, the incumbent, was so far SUI
perceied, that the President sent
to the Senate the name Of III. w.
Haslock, for the position. His
name has been withdrawn, which
appears favorable TO Col. Prosser's
continuance in office.
4 young man named VIM. Escue,
residing at Hill Top, near Hender-
sonville, Sumner county, last Sat
urday night shot and killed two
brothers named Bloodworth. 1t
seems the Bloodworth's had threat
ened Escue's life, and went TO his
house at late hour of the night
for the purpose of executing the
threat, and had broken open the
door, and were approaching his
bed, when he fred, first on one, and
then on the other, killing both al
most instantly.
Henry Adkins, an honest, hard
working farmer of Carroll county,
recently sold q bale of cotton at
Nick enZie and started homo with
the proceeds. Two negro men, Us
he was leaving town, asked him to
let them ride in his wagon, which
he did. After going a short dis
lance one of them produced a bill,
and asked Adkins to change it,
As soon as he produced his pocket
book, it was snatched, and the ras-
Gals got off with the booty.
The Chattanooga Commercial
grows nervous over the state of
things in the first Congressional
1:.?. u y Ru+le1. will he n