Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-05-02
STATE NEWS.

district.
Simon Kirkpatric, colored, died
near franklin on last Sunday, aged
about ninety years.
The corner stone % the Wander
I, bilt University, at Nashville, was
| laid on Tuesday.
Hugo gullics threaten TO cDtomb
the town Of Lagrange, Faycttc
county.
The Home Journal thinks the
late rains have damaged the wheat
crop in Franklin county.
The Methodist Church at Colum-
bia was burned last week. Loss
$4,000.
Jas. T. Bell, formerly city editor
of the Union and American, is a
candidate for County Court Clerk.
The races at Memphis have been
postponed to the 9th Of May and
the Nashville races to the 10Th.
Elisha Baxter, one Of the bellig-
erent Governors of Arkansas, Is an
elder brother of Col. john Baxter,
of Knoxville.
VIM. Benner stabbed Nat Ewing
in Paris on Monday night last
Ewing was drunk, and assaulted
Bcnner. Wounds not dangerous.
The Alabamu and Chattanooga
Railroad has been reduced to a tri-
weekly concentrating three
trips each way per week.
The Progress evidently thinks
that the roads in Dyer county, are
as bad as those in Madison. They
must be in q fearful condition.
The Union and Americans Pu-
laski special dispatch says that Ro-
ger Green was shot by Sam Weav
er, tax collector, at Lawrenceburg
on the 22d at II o'clock.
The Maury County Court have
agreed to submit to the vote of the
people, next September, the ques-
ton of the issuance of bon Is to the
amount of s125, 600 for railroads.
Morrislown Gazette; Says a cor
respondent, writing from Newport,
April II, There were three pairs
of twins born 10 the vicinity of this
place last nightp
Nashville Union & American, %:
Nine-tenths of the Illicit distillation
cases to be tried at this term of the
Federal Court are from Lincoln,
Franklin, White and Jackson coun.
ties.
Governor Brown, OF Tennessee,
has offered q reward of $500 for the
apprehension of Anderson, the
murderer of young Breckenridge at
Lebanon. This is the highest sum
that the Governor has autho rity to
offer as a reward.
The GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf, of
the Esd inst, says: Thursday night
last, burglars made most daring
raid on Guthrie, KY, and feeced
the place of upwards of $780,
They made several attempts to en-
ter private houses but disturbed the
families and were driven off.
ICONS Station, Hardeman coun
ty, on the Mississippi Central rail-
road, has been Incorporated. 1t
contains % residences, business
houses, shop, l saw mill, l depot
house, church, l school house and
log inhabitants. There is also a
Masonic Lodge and grange, both
large and fourishing.
Mckenzie Times: There will be
grand Granger's barbecue and
speaking on the second of May, at
what is known as the Meadows
School House, near the Swayne
farm, seven miles north of Hunt
ingdon, and an equal distance east
of this place. Col. w. Il. Travis,
of Henry county will address the
meeting, and other distinguished
Speakers are expected All are in
vited to attend.
Memphis Avalanche: Mr.. John
d. Coffee, of Surrounded Hill, Ar
kansas, formerly of Memphis, and u
nephew-in-law of Gen. Rufin. was
killed Wednesday, by Mr.. lack
Taylor, also formerly of this coun-
ty, and nephew of Maj. Britain
Taylor, who. thirty years ago, was
Mayor of Memphis. The difficulty
which resulted so fatally, was con
nected with business transaction.
Murfreesboro News: We are inform
cd by a gentleman who lives in the
1 Northeastern portion of the "Choc-
| taw line," that n duck was killed in
that neighborhood on last Saturday,
and on the inside of its gizzard was
found several pieces of female hoops
and half-dozen hooks and eyes.
The gSntleman who made the discov-
cry is unable to account for it, and
very naturally supposes that mt some
period of its life, the duck must have
swallowed a girl.
Athens Post: We have eight or ten
heads of wheat from the farm of Andy
McRoberts, in this vicinity They
are full but not large, In all the
fields we have seen the wheat stands
unusually thick ON the ground, and
some of the farmers think that the
heads generally will be short, but well
filed. The acreage in the county is
immense, and with a dry, cool May,
the chances will be good for a larger
harvest by at least one third than we
have had for a number of years.
At the railroad convention in
Memphis last week, the following
well-known gentlemen were appoint
ed to raise by private subscription,
in the city of Memphis and county
of Shelby, the sum of $4,000, for
the Knoxville and Memphis rail
road Messrs. L. Nj. Apperson, w.
w. Guy, J.R. Goodwin, J. w. Clapp,
w. +. Moore, A. d. Langstaff. ]. G.
Nicely, Jerome Hill, w. p. Proud
fit, J. w. Moons and IL. NJ. James.
On The morning of tho 23d a
fire broke out in one of the princi-
pal business blocks of Union City
and before it was arrested burned
three brick buildings and damaged
others. Tho tottl loss was S17.10O;
insurance, $4,000. ] o Stanbrough's
loss is Sl2,500; insurance $500.
Schaefer's loss, Sl,800; insurance,
81, 800. Cannon x Sons loss 81, 500
no insurance. w. G.. Moss, drug
gist, removal and brcakage, $500
no INSURANCE. Lukins, joweler, and
Stanfeld, grocer, 5000 esch; no in
surance.