Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-06
GENERAL NEWS.

drowned at Louisville on Saturday
last.
For the first time in the history
of Tennessee, there has occurred an
escheat 10 the State. The case Is
that Of an administrator of an
estate in Weakley county, and the
sim s26 IS.
Out of ninety-seyen aspirants for
military honOrs at West Point,
thirty-two were sent back to school
Saturday, because they could not
write, spell or cipher, OF were not
familiar with maps or grammar
The cOlored candidates all failed.
The Protestant Episcopal con-
vention of the diocese of Maryland,
lately in session at Washington, has
refused, after an earnest discussion,
by a vote of 1l9 against 50, to per-
nit the Church of the Holly Com
munion to organize, on account of
its ritualistic character.
The Louisville Courier says there
are hundreds of young men in that
city fooling away their time in the
practice of law, medicine and Jour
nalism, and clerkIng in stores and
banks, when it is known that a
good baseball player can make
$4,000 year by his art.
The Jefferson (Ark.) Republican
says: The only freight discharged
by a steamboat at Chicot recently,
was ten barrels of whisky and ten
collins. The whisky is to prepare
the bodies to fill the collins. What
desirable place to die in. We
suppose the salOon-keepers furnish
the burial cases.
a special to the Appeal, from
Decatur. Alabama, Saturday, says:
Last night q man named John
Howe, late of Morgan county, cut
the throat of Il niece of Tom Ter
ry, at CORTLAND, with a barlow
knife, because she refused to mar
~ him. He was put in jail. and at
late hour a mob took him out
and hanged him.
Last Saturday, at Freuchman's
bayou, in Mississippi county, Ar
kansas, two brothers by the name
of Chair shot and killed an aged
gentleman named Campbell. The
parties visited Mr.. Campbell's
house and committed the murder
in the presence of their victim 5
family. They used a shotgun and
rifle in order to make sure their
bloody deed, the old man whom
they killed being sixty years of
age. This fearful murder created a
great deal of excitement, which led
/ to the arrest of the mHrderers, who
were taken to 0sceola, and arc
now in Jail there.
From published reports of the
proceedings of the decoration of
Union soldiers graves at the Mem
phis Cemetery Saturday, the affair
was the most disgraceful ever wit
messed, and the scenes enacted by
drunken negroes were n disgrace to
the occasion. There were probably
not more than a dozen white per-
sons present; and Tom Swan, col
ored president of tho pole bearers,
had taken charge of the ceremonies
in the cemetery, which is situated
some five miles out on the Louis
vile railroad.
On Saturday night last as the
Atlantic express, which leaves Chi
eago at 5:15, was between New
Buffalo and Niles, two unknown
men priced open the front door of
the express car, knocked down S.
B. Heath, the messenger, who was
sorting his money packages for the
different stations. One of them
grabbed packages containing ST.
200, jumped from the car and es-
capped, leaving the other robber
struggling with Heath for the mas
terry. In the darkness, the candle
having been extinguished, Heath
finally drew his pistol ard shot the
scoundrel, and then he, himself,
fell insensible from his injuries. =
As the train was approaching Niles
he recovered sufficiently to call for
help, but was unable to rise. The
robber lived only a few seconds af-
ter being taken from the car.
The great bridge has already be-
como a famous place of resort.
The average number of visitors
daily will amount to more than two
thousand. On Sunday about 25,-
900 persons passed over. There
has been a constant stream of foot
passengers, nearly ali the time
since the highway was opened to
the public During these warm
evenings there is a perfect throng
of people, from the going down of
the sun until late in the night II
has already become the favorite
promenade of the city. 1t is charm
ing to stroll out over the mighty
current OF the great river, beneath
the moon. Thousands of young
gentlemen, and young ladies, too,
for that matter, could testify to the
soothing effects of a walk over the
great structure by the light of the
moon.-St. Louis Republican.
Rochelort has been interviewed
by reporter who telegraphs from
Niagara Falls the following as a
part of what he said: 'When Mac
Mahon and Dc Broglie heard that
L had escaped they said it was i'm
possible. The news was, however,
true. De BrogIie fell sick, and Mac
Mahon tried to conceal the fact as
long as possible. Poor marshal, he
has a mortal dread of me. He
thinks / weld some occult power.
1t is ridiculous that such man
should rule France. He was put
forward by the Right to advace the
interest of Henri v, but the Left
will never submit to his rule. They
have too many able statesmen, to
oppose this buugling general.
What could be expected from 4
man who had spent thirty years in
in the way of governing
France. Events it appears, are
marching on rapidly in Europe.
Within three months MacMahon
shall be overthrown. France can
not continue to be ruled by that
stupid soldier
From ShelbyvilIe letter to the |
Banner: The political sentiment /
of old Bedford is ruffled beyond |
measure over the civil rights bill.
If there is any difference in the
strength of the denuneiations on
this question, it is certainly in