Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-06
TENNESSEE NEWS.


Dyersburg Gazette: We have been
shown an immense potrihcd tooth,
found last Sunday in a creek near Dyers-
burg. The tooth retains all oS its matu-
raj characteristics, weighs two and a-hslf
pounds and is over seven inches in length
Some of our savants are quite confident
that the tooth belongs to the extinct race
of MastOdens.
Crockett County Sentinei: Farmers in
the eastern portion of the comfy COM
plain of a little bug, commonly called
the flea bug, which Is destroying the
corn as fast as it comes up. Some fear
they will have TO plSw up their corn and
plant again, the ravages of the bug are
so great.
AIaryville Republican: Silver and lead
ore have been discovered in the woodland
one-half mile northeast of town, on Mr.,
Jas. w, Everett's farm. The indications
of rich veins of silver are good An In
dian informed a white man of the place
and the hidden riches there, many years
ago, in return for a favor. DIR. j. w.
Hmnum has leased the land aud Is pros
pecting for the vein of silver for the pur-
pose of opening mine
Clarksville Chronicle; John Black,
who lived just across the river, was run
over bv passenger train No. ,, going
at the Cumberland river bridge. lie was
drunk and lying on the track when the
train ran over him, breaking both legs
and striking his skull, infiicting injuries
from the effects of which he died in about
three hours.
Humboldt Grange Journal: \ little
girl apparently six or seven years OF age,
with her little brother about four or five
years old, was found at the depot one day
this week, in search offher grandmother,
Mrs. Elizabeth BroteT. She gave her
name as Nancy Lucas, and said that her
mother and father were dead; that she
did not know where her grandmother
lived, but thought she lived near Union
City. She left this place for Union City,
where she may be found, if this article
reaches any of her relatives.
Ripley News; The citizens of our
town and vicinity were greatly shocked
Tuesday morning upon receiving intel
Iigence that Nathan Ferguson, son Of
samuel Ferguson, young man about
twenty-one years of age, had been mur-
dered a few hours before, near his home
three miles from Ripley, by John Curren
q negro tenant on his fathers farm.
The murderer succeeded I'm making
good his escape, and has not yet been ap-
pretended, notwithstanding the citizens
of the neighborhOOd turned out in large
numbers and secured the country for
miles around. The deceased leaves
young wife and numerous friends and
relatives to mourn his sad and untimely
fate.
Pulaski Citizen: Ignorance will get
things mixed. A Pulaski physician
wanted a needle syringe the other day,
and he had to use the German name in
ordering it. He had heard TeutOns here
abouts talking of it, calling it HOddle
schtcfcker, and when he went TO get his
he had forgotten it exactly, but he
thought any sort Of gibberish that sound
ed something like it would do, and so he
told his druggist 10 bring him lebeR
scht-dTger. The druggist went to Louis
vile for it, and Judge of his cOnsterna-
ton when he asked for il and the dealer
told him he didn't have any brOther-in-
law. Reader, ROddle SchJoicker is a needle
syringe, and lebeR SchteGTgeT means 81
love my brother-in-law."
Paris Intellgencer: An able corps of
engineers, with Mr.. J. L. Postlewaithe,
as chief, and J. NJ. Henderson and Frank
Williams assistants, commenced the sur
vey of the Cairo and Tennessee River
road, at the public square last Monday,
TO run to Johnsonville on the Tennessee
river.-The work will be pushed through
with all the dispatch compatible with
accuracy. We shall give condensed
summary, with estimatS, when 1t is
complete.
We congratulate our people on the pros
pects of the road.