Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-06
STATE NEWS.
( John w. Head Of Sumner wants
TO 60 TO Congress.

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: Doc league OF Henderson has
three stalks Of wheat growing from
one grain.
Hon. J. S. Kerr, candidate for
Governor, delivered a speech IN
Ripley last week.
Col. John II. Savage is mention-
ed in connection with the United
States Senate,
The manufacturing establish
ments of Dyersburg are in Hour
ishiDg condition.
The wheat in Henry county is
very fine. This is pretty much the
case throughout the State.
Hon. J. C. Kerr, candidate for
Governor, delivered q speech IN
Paris last week.
Mrs. John Warren, Of Crockett
county, was thrown from her horse
recently and seriously hurt.
james ]. Hughes, of Sullivan
county, has a son seven years old
who weighs one hundred and three
pounds.
Candidates for Circuit Judge in
the Paris district arc making stump
speeches. The whole batch Grated
in Paris last week.
Gadsden has shipped this season
six thousand gallons of straw ber-
ries, which netted the handsome
sum of $4,000.
Memphis Ledger: The growth of
Memphis during the past five years
Is said TO be like a trec-markcd
by the number of its rings,
Logan Perry. col. was arrested
at Mitchelville, on Friday of last
week, for numbering n white man
named Saunders, near Smyrna, in
the fall of 1870.
Dyersburg wants the Lunatic
Asylum. Indeed every town and
hamlet in West Tennessee wants,
and we don't know but they need,
the Asylum.
Franklin Reviow: Mr.. Jack Hood
killed a Tattlesnakc on DIR. Sam
Fleming's farm, in this county,
few days ago, that had tWenty-sev-
en- rattles.
a Mr.. Winchester Lake was
robbed and murdered on Poplar
street turnpike, in Memphis on Sat
urday morning last. The murder
er has not been apprehendid.
Lexington Reporter: A Lodge
If Good Templars was organized at
on the 22d ult, undor
he most hattering auspices. Twcn-
y-two members enrolled their
iames.
A crazy negro woman was arros-
ed in Carroll county last week,
Eith a six months old child in her
possession. The negro was placed
n the county Asylum, and the
hild in the family of Mr.. w. J
edwards of Carroll.
Speaking of Shelly county, the
lemphis Ledger says: There will
70 no more Combinations here
The Nhito vote will 90 solid for
7hite ticket, be it called Democrat
G, Conservative, Bartlett or what
IOt, and that ticket will be elected.
lark the prediction.
Huntingdon Republican: We were
hOwn an old Spanish coin 163
ears old by our friend Mr.. J. J.
'hristonbeTTy; a few days ago. It
) said to have been left by one of
% Soto's men when on the march
rom Florida to discover the Mis-
issippi River.
Murireesboro Monitor: A sad in
tanco of death by poisoning occur
ed near Smyrna Tuesday evening.
Irs. Moody, the sister-in-law Of
no. S. Trigg, Esq, has been affiic-
ed with pneumonia for about ten
weeks, but was recovering when
ONE one brought morphine and
laced it near the bedside of the
atient, and it was given to the un-
ortunate lady as dose of quinine.
Crockett County Sentinel: The
Union Sunday School at Gadsden
J preparing for a big demonstra-
ion in the way of public process
ion and picnic to take place on
thursday, the fourth day Of June.
nipple preparations will be made
Or all who may attend. The Trep-
On Silver Cornet Band has been
to make music on the oc-
aston, and a good time generally
J anticipated.
From the Greenvillo American
'e learn that Mai. John MeGaugh-
y, an old and universally respect
d citizen of Green county, died at
is residence two miles east Of
on Wednesday evening.
10 was about eighty-twO years old.
lie was the father of Hon. w. S.
LeGaughey, Speaker of the last
ennessee House of Representa-
YES. The deceased was a soldier
/ the war OF 1872, and has been on
le pension rolls for several years.
Savannah Transcript: Mr.. Stoke
, Hurst was accidentally shot
trough the left thigh, at the resi-
ence of Mr.. John Balm, in 3rd dis
let of this county. Mr.. H., in
)mpany with several ladies and
entlemen had assembled at Mr..
3. residence, when young VIM.
ain, while. carelessly handling a
IN, fired it off with the above re-
Its.
Savannah Transcript: On Satur-
ny nigh 23d ult., Mr.. Park Bar
w, living in the Ist civil District
Hardin county, was assassinated.
he particulars, as we learned
lem, were about these: After sup
er, about dark, he and his broth
'-in-law walked out a short dis
lnce from the house and were seat
/ on log in conversation when
Lr. Barlow was shot and instantly
illed by some unknown party in
nbush.
Savannah Transcript: Jim Woods,
colored citizen of Jersey, did it
-ith his little gun. 1t was thus
GEMS had an old rifle with a loose
reech pin, which he loaded and
-icd to shoot, but il refused to go
f. as the charge had pushed the
reech-pin partly out and Of course
as beyond the tube. Jeems blow
d in the gun, and finding a clear
ent at the tube concluded he had
iade 'leetle mistake and sent