Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-29
TENNESSEE NEWS.


McMinnviIle New Era: We can fine
/ no fault with senator Key for his vote
! We believe he did right.
Col. L. D. Myers, one of the abIest
! lawyers in the state, and resident Oi
/ Columbia, died last week, from erysipela'
brought on by vaccination.
1t is thought that bic heavy eolored
/ emigration from Middle and West Ten
| nessee during the lgst two years will
largely reduce the Republican vote at the
Shelbyviile Gazette. BandIs o. tiisktised
men have appeared in this county, du-
] ring the past week in divers places, and
for divers purposes, to the terror OF
/ peaceable, lGw-abidinS citizens. Public
Sentiment in Bedford is emphatically OPP
posed to such proceedings.
Knoxville Tribune The County Court
yesterday iacrersed the tipplins license
to $3.50. The total tax now TO each keep
er Of whisky mill will be: State tax,
$50; county tax, $50; railroad tax, $50
school tax, $3.50, and corporation license
so. Making total Of $3.50.
Humboldt Herald: Last week detach-
ment OF soldiers from this place assisted
Internal Revenue Collector, Patterson, of
Memphis. in making = raid upon the IL
licit distillers in Henry county, Tenn,
and Galloway county, Ky. They cap
tured several Of the guilty parties.
Dresden Democrat: We regret TO hear
this week still more dishsartening reports
of the raVages of the fiea-bug among the
tobacco plants i'll this county. If some
thing is not done to check their ravagss
the prOspecs of Il full crop of Tobacco
will beyery greatly lessened.
The Memphis Avalanche says Tennes-
see which stood second in grade in the
States for illiteraey, now holds the sixth
place. She has moved forward, and pro
poses TO continue in the same line of bus
iness at the old stand. Just wait a few
years.
Secretary Fish has forwarded to Gov
Porter the resolution adopted by Con-
gTess, requesting every county i'll every
State to select some gentleman to deliver
a speech on the Fourth of Suiy, embrac-
ing its entire history. This is a COED
idea and ought to be acted upon. The
history of the State could not be written
in a better way.
The Republicans are holding meetings
and organizing in the different counties
of East Tennessee, and, in fact, in every
portion of the State where there is the
least hope of success. From present in
dications they will have little trouble in
securing an increased representation in
the State I4egislature-nOt sufficient to
elect Senators, but to hold the balance of
power between contesting Democrats,
Columbia journal: John NJ. Dillon,
known 10 this community as Bud Dillon,
was arrested last week for an aggravated
assault with intent to kill, on a gentle
man of this city. lie was fined by the
5-aanrflar for H. sin fnIa g
the city ordinance, leaving the greater
offence to be dealt with by the Grand
Jury.
Dyersburg Gazette: The jackson sun
advocates Gen. j. ID. c. Atkins re-elec-
ton to Congress from the Eighth Dis
trict. Gen. Atkins is one Of the most
faithful and efficient Southern members
of the House, and by his reelection the
people will keep at his post 4 public SER
want who can ably represent them in ev-
cry way. His labOrs in behalf of the
Texas and Pacific railroad entitle Gene
raj Atkins to the thanks of the whole
Southwest.
Dresden Democrat; Between , O'Clock
ana daylight on yesterday morning our
jailor, Mr.. J. 7. Smith, was called up to
give some medicine to one of the prison.
ers, who had been complaining for some
time The cage that has the cells in it
stands in the center of the building and
las passage areundit. Mr.. Smith went
around to the back cell where three pris-
Oners were confined, but ere he reached
it, he heard the door that led from the
passage to the main building slam, and
he found himself a prisoner. They had
slipped around on the other side and had
fastened it from the outside with an iron
pin. The TAILOR was confined about ten
minutes, when he gave the alarm and
was released, but it was too late, the
birds had flown,