Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-11
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IEouDleS on inc MeNlCdl bOTuefS are
| increasing.
The plague has appeared in Syria, on
the banks of the Euphrates.
Heavy sleet and snow storm at Omaha
| Sunday night. Roads impossible.
John Butler was fatally stabbed at Bal
timOre Sunday night in an alteration
with some sailors.
There is Il report of the discovery of
rich mines in Big Horn and Owl creek
mountains. in Wyoming.
Robert Meeker and Richarnd Andrews
were killed Monday by an explosion in a
| quarry at Bellevicw, n. c.
A tornado at Lamant, Mo-, Monday, de-
! strOyed several houses and injured sever
al persons.
Half million gold coins goes to Hava-
ma to-day and half 4 million engaged for
Thursdays Steamer.
caught at Queenstown Monday and will
be brought back.
The first train of cars passed over the
Delaware and BOnnd Brook Railroad,
from Philadelphia to New York, Mon
day.
The Wyoming Republicans Monday
tional Convention, and instructed them
for Bristow.
The Platte River rose eight feet in two
hours at FremOunt Ncb., Sunday night,
carrying off both bridges over the river at
that point.
On Friday morning the Revolutionists,
under General Delapina, attacked and
captured the town of Reynas, Mexico,
about sixty miles above MatamOras.
A Vienna dispatch says it is rumored
that sanguinary conflict has taken place
in Servia, between the communists and
the military.
Three young nen persisted in a snow
storm in the woods in New FoUndland
the other day. Two of the bodies have
| been found.
Fessenden, (Rep.,) was elected Mayor
of Portland, Maine, Monday, by 526 ma
| jOrity. Went Democratic last year by
| 425 majority.
The Louisiana Republican State Com
mittee met Monday. Election of dele
gates to Cincinnati will be left TO the Con-
gressiOnal Districts.
The Pacific Express on the Michigan
Central, from Detroit, was thrown from
the track near Hastings and wrecked
Sunday night. Nobody seriously hurt.
At New Orleans, Monday, Robert !
| Stockton, i'll quarrel, shot and mortally
wounded b. Z. Karstendy. Louis Ter
| reboRne, shot and killed a burglar who
was ransacking his store.
Pitts, County Collector of Hickory
| County, No, has abscOnded with about
| 900 of public and private funds.
! The forgery of notes in his private bus
| mess, for large sums, has also been dis
! covered.
! On the night of the 81 some one stole
! three horses from the Arrapahocs' camp
near Fort Fetterman. The ArrapahOes
ran off twenty-One belonging to citizens,
and the citizens in turn ran oil one hun
! dred Of the Indians horses.
Monday, near New Orleans, $50 feet
| of warf and the pier and lcvce head at
| Milneburg were burned. \ threatened
| break in the levee mile above CarTOltOn
/ is reported to the police authorities.
! Paul NIichailoT, an engineer from st.
/ Petersburg, sent out to inspect and report
on the ports and water communications
/ of this country, is 1t Memphis for the
/ purpose Of examining the Mississippi riv-
/ er levccS.
\ few days ago, after the reform iir-
man was promulgated in Northern Bos-
mia, the Turks rose against the Chris
tians in some villages, killed several and
drove away the remainder. Many were
drowned in the river Una.
The fast mail train, which left New
/ York ut twelve o'clock Saturday night,
was thrown from the track near Altoona,
| Pennsylvania. The regular engineer of
the train and another engineer who ac-
companied him were both killed.
The schooner Matte W. Atwood, draw
ing l3is feet of water, passed through
the jetties, At the South Pass of the Mis-
sissippi, Sunday, being the first merchant
tie works were begun there was but
eigh feet of water where there are now
fourteen.
The annual report of the Pennsylvania
road shows the gross earning TO be Sos
O76, 965; gross expenses, $50, 574,liO. The
report states that the Company Is now
seven years, without any floating debt
and had on deposit To its credit, on Jduu-
airy LIST. a total of 81, 924 POS.
The authorities of Mount Moriah Gem
etery, 1t Philadelphia, last autumn re-
fused TO allow the body of Henry Jones.
= cOlOred man, TO be buried in the Gene
terry, although his widow owned lot
there. The matter was taken into Court,
and the authorities were ordered to per
nit the burial. They appealed, and the
Supreme Court Monday affirmed the fin
ding of the lower Court.
Edward Deal, who was arrested at
Fosters Crossing, Ohio, Saturday, for
robbing the United States Express mes
Senger on the North Missouri Railroad,