Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-11
sTATR NEWS.

The suspension Of the Freedman
Bank in Memphis Is announced.
The State Convention Of Good
Templars met at Brownsville on
the 4th inst.
The Episcopal Church House,
FIVE miles from Memphis, was burn
ed last week. Loss $4,000.
Ono company of U. S. troops arc
to be quartered in Coffee county to
assist in the execution of the reve-
nue. laws.
The MurfreesborO News says
that the Stone River Utility Works
have suspended operations on &C
count of the scarcity Of water.
Our exchanges from all the diff
ferent portions of the State, speak
favorably Of the healthfulnoss of
the present season
The Fayetteville Express has
run up the names Of A. S. Marks
for Governor, and JnO. NJ. Bright
for Congress.
The District Conference Of the
NJ. Il. Church, Of the Paris district,
met at Huntingdon on Saturday
last, Bishop of McTyre presiding.
Elder Bradley Kimbrougb, one
of the oldest and most influential
ministers in Middle Tennessee, died
at his residence near Lulberry,
Lincoln county, on the 3Oth ult., at
4 a. m.
Columbia Herald: Mrs. Nicely,
who lives near the fair grounds,
owned a large bulldog. A few
days ago he killed a chicken.-
Young Eddie Medley whipped him
for it. The dog took the whipping
which was a very severe one
very submissively. After the boy
got through, and got some distance
from the dog, he seemed TO take
the second thought, and bouncing
upon the boy, from the rear, bit
him very severely, and might prob.
ably have killed him, had he not
called for assistance. They killed
the dog after shooting him eleven
times.
Banner 2d inst: A colored man,
whose name we could not ascertain,
but who, it is reported, resided on
South Cherry Street, left the city
yesterday morning, accompanied
by several companions, to spend
the day picking blackberries.-
They journeyed on and on, until
they reached a luxuriant clump of
near the Nolensville
Pike, four miles from Nashville.
where they commenced to fill their
buckets with the luscious fruit
While thus engaged, amid joyous
thoughts, gay conversation and
needless Jest, common TO such ex-
petitions, and unconscious of all
Danger, two treacherous, venOmous
rattle-snakes, which were conceal
ed in the bushes, darted on this I'M
fortunate man and one OF his com
Danions, and buried their deadly
Iangs in their breasts. The poor
beings hardly realized
their awful situation, and their com
paniOns were Mortified, but finally
one of the poor unfortunates sue
cumbed to the deadly poison and
Dreathed his last. His companion
was not bit so badly, and immedi-
,tely hurried off to procure medi-
cine and brandy TO cure the bite.
Gallatin Examiner: The usually
luiet Court room was rather I'M
Iuiet last Monday afternoon. His
Honor, Judge Guild, was trying an
law suit, involving
claim of DR.. J. NJ. Head, a practi-
cling physician of this county, for
81, 500 for services rendered the
late John Patterson, q wealthy cit
zen. One of the counsel for the
estate, James S. Tomkins, Esq,
was in the midst of his argument,
and made a remark that gave great
offence to the opposite side, upon
which Col. Jno. w. Head was en-
gagged. Col. Head raised a heavy
chair TO strike, but it was arrested
bv Capt. Bennett, who was seated
near by. Then there was gener-
al pitching in of excited parties,
one at another, in inextricable con
fusion, tied and twisted in so curl
ously that nobody got hurt. So
close were they all, that nobody
could strike out from the shoulder
ard hit anybody else. 1t was like
a knot of worms trying to untwist
and couldn't. His Honor raped
for order, and threatened to put,
everybody in Jail, as hot as the
weather was. In u short time or
der was restored. Lawyer Temp
kins proceeded with his speech, and
all was lovely again.