Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-18
LATEST STATE NEWS.
The corn crop Of Lincoln county
: reuorted fine


The corn crop of Lincoln county
is reported fine.
Fine raius arc reported in vari-
Gus parts Of Middle Tennessee.
The negroes Of Shelby county
met in convention on Monday last
and put a full ticket in the field.
Chattanooga recently voted $780,
900 to the Cincinnati Southern rail
road.
P. Il. Marberry, of Obiou coun-
ty, is Frustrated by 4 stroke Of pa
raIysis.
The people ola portion OF Glib
son county desire 20 be annexed TO
Crockett county, but the County
Court Of Gibson refuses its assent.
The Milan exchange reports that
the crops between that place and
Trenton are backward, but do not
seem TO have suffered much yet.
The Somerville Falcon states that
a number of escaped convicts from
the penitontiary are said 10 be
skulking and hiding IN The bottoms
in Fayette county.
Col. n. Y. Cavrtt, OF Henry com
ty, is a candidate to represent Hen
RI, WeakIey, Obion and Lake couu
ties in the Senate of the next Gen
eral Assembly.
The Dyersburg Progress of the
9th says: If VIC get a rain this week
or the first of next, we can save
some parts of our crops, # not we
are ruined.
Mai. Clint Alden, of Henry couH-
ty announces his name as candidate
to represent the counties Of Henry
Weakley, Obion and Lake in the
Senate Of the next General Assem-
bly,.
The Paris IntelIigencer stateS
that serious approximations are now
entertained that the growing crops
in Hanpy- county will be entirely
cut off. The drouth has continued
since the 23d of April.
Judge Turney, Of the supreme
court, was somewhat injured Il
few days since, in Winchester, by
the wheel Of buggy, TO which
was attached 4 frightened niue.
He is recovering from his injuries.
Henry Martin was shot and kill
ed at a bran dance, fifteen miles
north of Gallaten, on the 4th, ov
Jerry Ausbrooks, Sylvanus Brown,
or Jerry Brizendine, all of whom
were shooting at him at the time.
And at another bran-dance, six
miles distant, John A. Barber was
shot on the same day by w. F.
Brown and died the next morning.
Murfreesboro CTenn.) News: we
learn that last week a team Of
horses belonging to DR.. L. Russell,
and which were hiLched to q wager,
became frightened and ran off per
pindicular bluff twenty eight feet
high on the bank of the river, fall
ing upon a solid rock, and further
than breaking the tongue out ofthe
wagon, no damage was done. The
horses did not receive any injury,
and shortly after we're put to work,
and have so far shown no signs of
injury
The Jonesboro Echo states that
a large lump Of silver was recently
found by Mr.. VIM Templiu, on his
farm in Cooke county, near New
port. 1t weighs TWO hundred and
eighty pounds, and if converted IN
to coin would probably be worth a
bout $4,000. There is no other sill
vor in the vicinity, and by whom
and when 1t was buried is an inter
esting question, over which the Gu
rious minded will puzzle and per
pick their brains.
Memphis Ledger, 10th: Early this
morning young man named Elias,
aged eighteen years, was severely
wounded by being shot by his
father, Israel Elias. The old man
keeps a dairy on tho Raleigh road
near the old Fair Grounds. He
and his son have been grumbling
for some time in consequence of
the bad conduct, of the latter This
morning the old man became so
much incensed at his sons conduct,
that he seized q muskot and fired
at the boy as the latter was run
ming, endeavoring to escape and
get out of range. The wound is
very scYera and danperons-