Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-15
TENNESSEE NEWS.

the goodness Brownsville Bee.
Chattanooga is to have a factory for
making artificial ice. AmmOniated
vapOr is the freezing agent.
Doyle discharged on trial for kill
ing Oscar Burton in Fayetie county.
l-[Falcon.
Saturday, the 18th Of Nay, is the
day appointed by the Commissioners
to hold the election on proposition for
Z New County. Il Henderson AdvO.
cate.
Sheriff Nichols has finished the new
tonce around tie Court house. It
looks fiust-raie, but We don't know
what the numerous ''bOss ses' viii nOu
lavish their suggestions upon. II Ivs
ersburg Gazette.
Two hundred aud srvrniy-iive halea
of cotton were shipped from the SOM
vile depot during the month of April.
For the same month last year the
shipments amounted 10 thrt hundred
and eighty bales Faleon-s
1t is now estimated tia. the number
of horses and mules killed ia this
county by the gnats will amount to
between SIX and eight hundred. We
| are inclined 10 think these figures are
rather high. = Falcon,
Oh. do let Us have n spelling match
JacSson, Brownsville and Pulaski have
the Spelling mania" and Savannah
still behind. We've got bush of
"hard words" on hand 10 discharge
at the first match.-lSavAnnah Trans-
eript.
The Courthouse is to have first a
roof made Of pine plank dressed and
laid down like hoor with tongue
and groove, and then a covering Of
tin on the top Of this. 1t will certain
ly be impervious TO wateer, and last
ing. All horse-racks have been re-
moved from the square lCrockett
Sentinel.
We learn that a mother and six
children were recently seen upon one
n our Toads pulling iisti- trtfess-
wagon; upon which were placed all
their cffcct> They had no provisions
and were travelling entirely upon tho
charity OF those near the road MUIR
freesboro News.
A gentleman living a few miles from
town Informs us that one third of his
fruit crop escaped injury from the
late cold spell, but that the catterpii-
lars have made their appearance on
his place. and he fears they may do
serious damage to the young truit.-
Brownsville States.
The graves Of the Confederate dead,
,uried in Rose Hill Cemetery, will
,e decorated on Friday, May 2lst, at
o'clock. We hope everybody will
pare the hour, aud 60 and take
lunch of flowers. Let every boy aud
RI bring a bouquet Of fiowers.-[ [Co-
umbia Herald.
There is varie Of opinion in
his county on the wheat crop. tits
.retty certain that the very forward
rops have been seriously injured. II
5 believed that the balance is all saw
d and will make a good yield
Franklin Review.
Some OF our people were recently
truck with very sudden panic, on
ccount of the Kansas fever raging
mong the colored population, but
heir places have been supplied with
'hite laborers, which. l hope, will
rove a successful change ~ Frauklin
.eview.
Esq, Bowman informs us that the
heat on Boone's Greek WIS ruined
y the recent cold weather. He has
ne field which looked promising be-
,re the freeze but now there is not a
We stalk or germ IN the field. We
e sorry to hear of this and fear that
ie damage is more serious than our
.rmers inagine. - lJonesboro jour
Al.
On last Friday night large tree on
ie farm of w. a. CoZarb, WIS struck
y lightning. II was shivercd in the
PIPER part, wi lie the lower part of
le body was split in two. and one of
le pieces was thrown about 70 yards
ON the tree-while some Of the small
r paris consisting of limbs were
lrown even further, something near
ne hundred Yards Lexington Re
orter.
A TOUGH Calf. Mr. Thos. Brisen-
ne Of this cou ty has a fine cOw,
hich had a calf in the woods, and
hen il was about day old, the co,v
ent home, and was shut up in a lot
Y her owner, who did not know what
ld happened. Six days after this
Ir. B. found the calf ia the woods,
Id being still alive, he put il with
lie mother, and II has recovered from
le long fast and is quite hesr.y.--
Paris Inielligenccr.
Crops are in a good condition
stwcen here and Ripley. Wheat
oks very fac aud there l.
eat deal of IL, not beiug damaged
all by the late frJ~ts, aud is head
& up nicely. Corn is nearly all up
"a looks healthy and green. There
no co ton up screely, aud an idea
entertained by great many farIa-
s that the seed that has been sown
III rot in tde ground, and, cJtton
ed being sea ce, they will thus be
mpelled TO plant C irn in its ste al
townsville Bee.
The Marshall County Gaz.t says,
We are informed that Esq. J. w.
alahan proposes TO be one of ten
no will advance 81 900 to aid wor-
Y INDECENT farmers in his district In
occurring grain to plant and proven
II for their stock until they can raise
crop on WHICH a lien will be retain
until the money advanced is re-
nded. II such an arrangem mt
uld be effected in every district of
c county, il would result in good
tn to those assisted and to their
nefact lrs.-[ [Murfrecsboro News.
The Columbia Journal is the name
q new paper TO be started in Co
mbia. A. b. Upshaw & Co, have
ued a circular, announcing that
cir paper will be out on the 18th of
II -.
srly connected with the Memphis
'gister, and the Jackson Wing and
r-ibune, is to be Editor. Mr.. Upshaw
8 also had considerable experience
the newspaper business. We well
me them into the field, and extend
them the right hand Of fellowship.
( Columbia Herald.
Six Hungarian immigrants, destin-
for Loretto, a German settlement
Lawrence county, Tenn reached
by the Louisville, Nashville
I'd Ureat Southern Railroad, under
,nduct of Hon. Carl &. Giers, last
eek, and passed on for their new
lmes without stopping. The idea
settling in Loretto was suggested
them by a Catholic Priest IN New
ork, who was acquainted with the Ger
an settlement IN Lawrence county.
I Columbia Herald
One night last week AZ late hour,
T. NJ. I. Cox was aroused from sleep
? an unusual noise in the direction
his smoke house. He looked our
a window and saw some man, black
white, he thinks the former, at
mpting TO force an entrance thro' the
,or. He quietly waited until the
ief had broken down the door and
tered the smoke house, intending
cut off his retreat and capture him;
opening the door a noise was made
d the fellow jumped out and fled
r. Cox fired two shots at him with a
uble-6arrelled gun Humboldt
erald.
We learn that near Browns steam
II, on the Taylor place, in McNairy,
m RrOWn ond Holm Goocb I,I