Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-21
LATEST STATE NEWS.

The Falcon il flying at the Dis
patch Of this city.
Col. 81. Martin is a candidate for
Congress, in the 9th District.
The Supreme Court has adjourn
ed.
The proposition to vote ala in
creased sehOol-tax in Carroll was
defeated by large majority.
Vanderbilt University will be
opened to students by the first Of
next January.
Officer Plummer, OF Nashville,
has been on trial before the Police
Commissioners for adultery.
There was i destructive fire in
Nashville on Tuesday night, in
volving the loss of property to
the amount Of $4,000.
The editor of the Jasper Valley
Herald is named Barker. Bow
wow-wow-do-you-do, Barker
Nash. Banner.
J. 0. Burgess, formerly of this
city, who was burned out by the
late fire in Trenton, has commcnc-
ed the drug business again.
There arc two negro candidates
out for prominent offices in Will
liamson-onc for Sheriff and one
for Tax Collector.
News-Gazette:. Gibson county
can boast Of three very fair cOun-
try newspapers-which Is very
good evidence Of the prosperity Of
the count,
Brownsville Bee: Brownsville
has shipped, to March 11th inclu-
sivc, 1865 bales of cotton, and we
still have some six thousand on
hand and in the county.
Banner: 1--WE are rapidly reach
ing the conclusion that if there
amt an old-fashioued red-hot brim-
stone hell, there ought to bc-for
pigeon shooters, exclusively.
Philanthropist,' writing to the
Humboldt Journal proposes J. NJ.
Coulter as q candidate for Cover
nor. He is a safe, sensible, and
perfectly honorable gentleman.
The Nashville Banner says: Il is
estimated that fifty thousand bales
oc cotton have been shipped here
via the Nashville e. Decatur and
South & North roads since Sep
TENDER lst.
Sumcrvillc Falcon: We regret to
announce the death of Mr.. Henry
Winfield, which occurred at the
residence of his father, at La
Grange, on the 4th instant. He
was al excellent young man.
Moor's Memorial Church in Nash
vile is to be dedicated tomorrow,
the 22d, at 3 o'clock, p. m. At
night (says tho Banoer) Il young
couple who have long been waiting
the completion of the cdifice, will
be married by the pastor.
Banner: "The names of $50 con-
vic,s are now registered upon the
penitentiary books. The highest
number, S3S, was reached last week,
two having since been released on
account of the expiration of their
respective terms"
Dyersburg Progress: We are glad
to announce that arrangements
have been made for the establish
ment in Dycrsburg Of a first class
Foundry and Machine Shop =
Mcssrs. Ycargin g. Wells, who in
tend establishing this Foundry, are
gentlemen of means and energy.
Milan Exchanges: The Tennessee
Central Railroad has been graded
all the distance between here and
McLemoresville, except about two
miles. Work is progressing in the
edge of cur corporation. If the
weather proves favorable, the road
will be completed to that point by
the LIST of April.
The following licenses were issued
by the Clerk of Gibson county last
week:
Samuel Reeves to Kitty Singleton.
Silas Basket to Anna Fields.
Jockson Stocket to Emily Lippit.
w. d. Ramsey to Kidney Shepherd
r. f. Heath to Susan Caldwell.
J. S. Larlin to S. l.. McKell.
Speaking of the Matte Stephen
son monument, the Memphis Led
ger says: 1t seems conceded that
the people of Memphis can in no
manner moro fittingly and deli
cately express their gratitude to
distant communities for aid and
sympathy during the yellow fever
scourge than by tie erection of
monument to the brave young girl
martyr, who so nobly personatcd
the active charities and generous
impulses of the general public.
We learn that one Of the Judges
of the Supreme Court granted a SUI
perscdeas lately, in the case of
MARI VS.. Bank of West Tennessee,
in which judgments were rendered
at Jackson in November against the
stockholders on their subscriptions
of stock. This will operate to stay
the collection of large number Of
judgments against citizens of Mem
phis, which were to have been col
lected by the first Monday in April.
A special to the Union and A.
merican, from Tullahoma, says that
tho saloons of that place were re-
Gently assaulted by youth and beau
~, reinforced by song and prayer.
One of the keepers, being much cx,
asperated, set out bottle of what
was supposed to be powder, with a
fuse attached, and lighted the same.
The crusaders fearing an explosion
retreated. The other keepers took
things more calmly, set out chairs
for them, and treated them kindly.
Alamo Sentinel: Il. J. Williams,
of Gadsden, Secretary Of the West
Tennessee PomologIcal Society, has
given notice that meeting Of that
association will be held in Hum
boldt on Saturday, the 2Sth inst
Some of the largest fruit growers in
West Tennessee live in this county,
and the amount of grapes, peaches,
&c. they ship yearly almost fabu-
lOus. Some of the old red hills
around Gadsden, thai once were
valued at nominal price, are now
invaluable on account of their su-
pcriOr adaptation to fruit growing.