Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-24


The resignation of John A. Gard
ner as Director Of the West Tonnes
sec Insane Asylum, has been accept
ed by the Governor, who has ap-
pointed II. F. Cummins, of Paris,
20 fill the vacancy.
Savannah Transcript: Mr.. c. w.
E Wills died at his residence at Nell
sons Landing on Sunday morning
last OF pneumonia.-Jesssie Brown,
son Of Geo. Brown, died at his IA
ther's residence on Saturday morn
ing last. He was an estimable
young man and leaves many friends
Memphis Avalanche: Planters
have taken advantage Of the ex.
tremely favorable weather, and are
picking out their crop of cotton
with grand rush. Hands receive
from so to 75 cents per ewt for ga
thering. This is much less than
was paid last year.
Nashville Union and American:
Mr.. Yancy Turner. living in Bacon
county, near the Kentucky line, is
nearly l2S years old, having been
born Oct. 80, l746. He counts 81
grandchildren, 1926 great-grand-
crildren. 1t is said that he still
rides horseback occasionally.
We hear says the Dyer Coun-
ty Progress, referring to the Padu-
cab road, 'that the iron ties will be
laid between this place and Trimble
station at an early day. We do
not vouch for this, but simply give
it as the papers have it, and as rn-
NOR tells IT.
Avalanche: The remains of Mr.
Tbos. Wood, who was killed in the
affray at Mariana, Ark, on the
night Of the l4th, passed through
Memphis yesterday, en- route 70
Bolivar for interment. He was
tho son of DR.. George Wood, of
Bolivar, and a nephew OF Colonel
Wood, CT this city.
Lodger. Oct. 18th: The following
executed marriage licenses were re-
turned 10 the County Clerk during
the week; JOAN NJ. Mccain and
Miss Ida Dooly. Aug. Zweifel aud
Miss Mary Herr, VIM. Pleitz and
Miss Mary Weis, r. II. McIlwain
and Miss Jenny Tart, John A. II.
Rutherford aud Miss Mary Moore,
Charles r. Hunter and Mrs. II. G.
Hyatt Thos. O'COnner and Miss
Jenny Whitehead, Kendall Smith
and Miss Clara Willis.
The st. Louis papers from which
We took the list Of cotton premiums
awarded to Tennessee, did not give
the name Of the producer of tho
bale that received the $500 premi-
um. Tho Gazette OF last week
supplies the omission, in the fol-
lowing paragraph:
fMr. VIM. Mcknight took tho
5000 premium on cotton, at the
great ST. Louis Fair last week. Mr..
Mcknight is one Of the best and
most successful farmers in Dyer
county. We know that bis success
is merited.
The following Tennesseeans we're
reported as members Of the Chstta
nooga earpet-bag Convention. They
may be representative men, tax
payers and all that, but we never
heard of more than two or three of
them before. Tennessee Republi-
cans knew il was n farce and were
ashamed 10 attend: A S Prosser,
Jno w Ramsey, + NJ Wight, A G
Sharp, II NJ Mitchell, Parks Foster,
K S Jones, II b Bryant II S Cham
berlRin, A ID Ouorson, w II Still
well, + q Camp, VIM Martin, J G
Napier, w Abbott, J I Wilder, V
A Gaskill. K Fisher, Geo Han
nings, w S Marshall, Jake Brown
and VIM Wood.
Banner: The following named
Methodist ministers have been trans
ferred 10 the following named Con-
ferences by the Tennessee Confer
enee: John p McFerrin, CIaadius
Buchanan and Paul G. CASTOR, to
the St. Louis Conference; d. D.
Moore, TO the Louisville Confer
enee; w p Owen. to the Louisiana
Conference; Willis NJ Doyle, Thorn
ton p Haynes and James A Her
man, to the Columbia Conference; "a
OveTton W Ransom, to the Florida
Conference; g e Mayhem, to the Ill
inois Conference.
Crockett Sentinel: Col. John Ev-
ans ami Miss Bette Black were
married last Wednesday at Friend
ship. Quite a number of friends
followed the bridal pair through
town TO Col. Evans residence, and
we understand everything passed
of merrlIy.-Aunt Polly Rob
erts died yesterday at the residence
Of Il. III. Klyce, her son-in-laW, at
the advanced age of so years. -
People will marry, rain or shine,
hard or prosperous times. Before
going TO press yesterday, as disa-
greeable a day as it was, we heard
Of Eve marriages TO take place IN
this county that afternoon or night;
but the following couples only had
procured the necessary papers up
TO 3 o'clock p. m, viz: Glenn Civ
ems and Miss NJ. E. Fewell, j. N.
McGee and Matte A. Ray, j. r.
Whitson and Miss s. G. Jenkins.
Gallatin Examiner: The Method
st Conference adjourned at noon
asst Tuesday, after a weeks session
Il was marked with the gravity
with the importante
1f so large and influential a denom-
nation. Bishop Marvin, presided
With an unostentatious dignity that
was pleasant to behold, and dis.
patched business with great rapid.
". During the week our citizens,
IS well as the members of the Con-
ference, were greatly edited with
his preaching, and at once assigned
him a high position among the
great pulpit orators of the day. And
.wice each day the churches Of the
place were crowded TO hear other
distinguished ministers. The dele
yates we're kind enough to speak
y pleasant terms of the hospitality
,f the citizens of the town and
and We but represent the
general voice of our people in say
ug that we are amply repaid in
he goodly company of our guests
luring their brief soJourn with us.
A disastrous fire occurred in Muir
freesboro last week, originating in
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