Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-15
STATE NE VS..

Avalanche: The new county Of Bell
was carried by the popular vote last
Saturday by more than two-thirds
majority.
Appeal: The members Of St. Elmo
AID Cyrenc commentaries returned
Sunday from their excursion TO Chat
/ tarooga, where they attended the
annual couc'ave of Knights
Templar, which adjourned last Fri
day night.
Athens Post: Cleveland, with its
well-improyed streets lined with
shade trees, its neat and hand
some residences, imposing church
! edifces. aud subs antial and com
modious business houses, Is one OF
| the mos tirif5y-lOOkilg aud attrac-
tive towns n TIA" State.
Chattanooga Commercial Of the lIth:
| The graves Of the Confederate soldiers,
buried IN the city cemetery here, were
decorated yesterday. The decoration
was ihformah all ceremony being dis
penscd with. Many a nice bouquet
and basket of flowers was carried to
the city of the dead, and scattered over
the graves of the departed soldiers.
Banner: One hundred aud fiftv-six
negroes were baptized at the wharf
Sunday. Several became incsnsed be-
cause the Captains Of the Kendall,
Green and Bransford would not move
out and give them room for the cere-
mOny. In order to be reyenged they
cut the ropes holding each steamer to
the wharf The deed was noticed in
time, however, to prevent serious dam
age to the boats, and new lines being
secured, they were made fast once
more.
Woodbury. Press: We are credibly
informed that Mrs. Young, a widow la
dy who resided in this county, about
nine miles southwest of this place,
committed suicide on last Saturday
evening, by hanging herself Her
children were absent from the house,
and on returning were Mortified to find
their mother hanging by a rope from
one of the joists. Ii is supposed that
she swung from a table which stood
near BY; and that she had attempted
to save herself after swinging from the
table. When her body was found, one
knee was resting on the table and her
hands were grrsping the rope where it
bound her neck. Mrs Young was a
lady highly respected by those who
knew her, and no cause is assigned for
the suicide.
Athens post: The members of the
Baptist denomination in the South
have proposed to place their general
theological seminary at Louisville,
Kentucky. A Public meeting was
recently held at Louisvills to express
concurrence in this selection. Minis
'ers OF other denominations took
part IN the proceedings. The Blp-
lists of Kentucky intend to raise
$500, 900 of the desired $500, 900 for
the endowment of the seminary. The
citizens of Louisville are to give $50,
600 of the amount. Their contribu-
tons are to be used for the formation
of a library, which will be open to
members of other denominations in the
city.
Banner: The residence occupied by
James NJ Cole, five miles out on the
Brick Church Pike, was fired by
spark falling from the chimney to the
roof, at l O'Clock Sunday afternoon
The wind was so high that it was not
long IN tanning the flames into such
proportions rs to prevent any possibil-
ity of their eXtinguishment The
house was entirely destroyed, together
with a portion of the furniture. The
building was the property of Water
field & Walker. 1t was frame house,
and was burned to ashes within very
short time. Mr.. Cole is a farmer, has
n large family, and was renter of the
place. He only succeeded in saving
his bacon and 4 portion Of his wearing
apparel.
Trenton News-Gazettc: Last Friday
night large crowd of several thou
sand people assembled to witness The
jail-breaking at Nashville. Police were
on hand in force, the riot bell had been
rung, the jailor put on his guard about
the attempt which was to be made on
a prisoners life, and arrangements
generally were perfect. \ Police Off
Ger by the name of Frazier had been
wantOnly shot and killed by negro,
whom the officer was attempting to ar
rest. 4 rush was made, as the Nash
vile papers say, by about ttrenty-tire
persons in the crowd, on the Jail; the
Police were thrust aside, no shots
fired, FIVE Jail doors broken down, the
prisoner taken out and precipitated
from the high suspension bridge over
the river and killed! Verify, history
repeats itself Less than a year ago,
about one hundred armed men rode
into Trenton at night, while people
were sound asleep and forced the Jail,
took out prisoners and executed them.
The Trenton Massacre" was in all the
over the land, and our Peo-
pie stigmatized extensively on account
of it. Nashville, very severe on us
then, has permitted, with full warning
beforehand, a jail-breaking as criminal
in its violation of law rs the force de-
livery here. Every dog has his day; |
Memphis next.