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

AMr. Laycock, aged 93 years,
died at Huntington, Dec. 3lst.
Corn was selling at Chattanooga
last week, At 6S and 60 cents per
bnshcl.
Mrs. Mary Murray, aged 50
years, died at his home in Hunt
ing6eD, on the 9th inst.
Bradley county is out Of debt,
and has $1,000 in her Treasury
Good for Bradley.
Weakly county levied tax at
It's January term, for the purpose
of building a new Jail.
There are about three hundred
and fifty applications for positions
now pending before the Mayor and
city Legislature of Memphis.
According to the report Of the
Clerk of Shelby county court, the
indebtedness of that county to
January lst, : S4S7,93i 43.
Mrs Lucy Carver, aged Sc years,
died at the residence of her son,
S. X. Carver, near Mifilin, Hender-
son county, on the 26th of Dec.
Jas. IL. Fuller, John Il. league,
and W. B. Wadley, compose the
Quorum court of Henderson coun-
ty for 1874.
Obion county has one candidate
each for the Offices Of Sheriff, Cir
cut Court Clerk, and two for Tax
collector.
Rev. a. .. Stanley, late Of Pu-
laski has accepted cal! to become
Rector otSL. AIMS Church, Edge
field.
w. q. Horton, Esq, was elected
chairman of McMinn county court,
and 0. NJ. Liner, A. J. Kirksey
and J. d. Castor, Quorum.
Laudcrdaio County Court elect
ed S. \. Thompson, Chairman, and
Esqrs. Meadows and Fitzpatrick,
Quorum.
Fred Barield was elected Sheriff
of Lauderdalc county, by the coun-
ty Court. on the first Monday in
January.
DIR. ]. B. Murirce has been elec-
ted aud installed Mayor of MUIR
freesboro, and John Bell, Jr., Re-
corder.
Col. &. w. Charlton, of Knox
Vile, recently interviewed EXPIRES
ident Johnson in regard TO the Far
mcrs movement. Andy favors it,
and says they arc right.
The Lexington Reporter says
that during snow balling at that
place recently, Mr.. Jordan f.
Smith was hit upon the nose with
brick bat, by l.. 4. Stanford,
/. NJ. Darlington is Mayor Of
Bolivar, l.. B. Adams, Recordcr;
Il. l.. Lightfoot, Treasurer, and J.
s. Osborne town Constable, and j.
w. Macon first assistant Police
man.
Garland p. Ware has been elect.
ed Mayor of Brownsville. VIM.
T. Sherman is City Marshall, and
Wm. Sangster, Recorder and Treas
urcr. Out OF eight Alderman clec-
ted, two are colored.
The Bolivar Bulletin, in It's issue
of the 9th, pays 4 well deserved
compliment to our friend T. a. Flu.
tral, the accomplished principal of
Cloverport Academy, in Hardeman
county.
VIM. IL. Crouch, Esq, we'll
known citizen Of Williamson coun-
ty, died ~ the residence of his SON
in-law James North, in William
son county, on the 9th inst, in the
10th year of his age.
Johnson Jordan for fifty years a
resident of Williamson county,
died at his residence in Ruther-
ford county-though he had never
moved-on the 5th instant, aged
Sc years.
Maury county rejoiccs in four
candidates for Circuit Court Clerk;
four for County Court Clerk; five
/ for Sheriff; three for Tax Collec-
tor; three for Trustee, and three
for Register-and yet they are not
all happy.
Bolivar pays her Mayor $50 per
annum; the Recorder gets 500; and
the Aldermen each 81, for every
attendance at regular meetings.
The town constable gets $500, ten
per cent on collections and 81 for
each arrest and conviction.
The Cleveland Banner says the
/ Grange movement is very popular
in Bradley county; rebels, union
men, radicals and democrats are all
joining In the movement, aud says
it must be a good thing because
nearly all the good men Of the
! country have gone into 1t.
w. T. McCarley has retired from
the business management OF the
Bolivar Bulletin, and is succeeded
/ by Prof. j. NJ. Hubbard, as busi-
ness manager and associate editor
VI Nose Parrish, who founded the
paper nine years ago. Success to
you.
Somcrville elected town officer:
on the Sd. J. q. Herndon was
elected Mayor, T. G. Mcclellan.
r. VI. Moore, W. J. Rivers, g. n
Christian, w. r. Thomas and J. \,
Reaves, Aldermen. J. G. McCar
. ", Recorder, and &. J. Boyd, town
| constable.
The Lexington Reporter com,
plains that the mail carriers be.
tween this city and Lexington, has
ceased to perform his duty in that
respect. because as he alleges, j
bridge on the route is out of re,
pair. He ought to be fined heavi-
| il for his failure. The bridge be-
ing out of repair does not hinder
ordinary hauling over the road.