Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-22
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Springfield Record: Reports from many
sections Of our county confirm the fact
that the bulk of early tobacco plants We're
killed by the late cold spell Of weather.
Knoxville Tribune: 1t was not a bad
remark of one of our young attorneys the
other day, in the Chancery Court, who,
when overruled by the Chancellor, apol-
Ogized for having consumed the time of
the court, cOnfessing that he had been
led into his error by several foolish de-
cisiOns of the Supreme Court
Pulaski Citizen: Judge JAS. Fentress,
of Bolivar, is said to have made one of
the finest legal arguments in the railroad
case last Wednesday, ever made at this
bar. Judge East also made very pow
erful and learned argument of six or
seven hours length.
Huntingdon Republican: Sunday a
young man by the name Of Horn, resid-
ing near Maple Greek, was placed in Jail
for maliciOusly cutting Tom Haywood
We learn that HaywOOd's wife died from
excitement caused by the wounding of
her husband.
Pulaski Citizen: Senator Kew has dis
graced himself. betrayed his people and
brought upon Gov. Porter, by his recent
vote in the enate in favor of bloody shirt
Mortoa's Infamous and nefaricus resolu-
tiOn against the peace and quiet eff our
sister State Mississippi.
Pulaski Citizen: The len per cent. law
has not worked well in this State. At
any rate, it Will be repealed, and ought
to be.-What shall be done with the
dog law? win it not be be best to amend
the present law so as to give every free
holder or householder one dog exempt
from taxation, and then tax the balance
like thunder.
Pulaski Citizen Judge TurIey decided
last Monday, that Pulaski's subscription
of $50, 600 to the stock of the Memphis
and Knoxville Railroad was null and
void, for the reason that the company
was not legally chartered. and had not
complied with the statute governing such
eases. He therefore quashed the manda
mus heretofore issued to compel the May
or to subscribe the stock, and the case
was appealed to the Supreme Court.
Lebanon Herald: Certain Tennessee
Democratic newspapers, which are moth
ing, if not partisan, and being partisan,
are of necessity unable to see an inch be-
yOnd the party grindstone, to which both
habit aud INCLINATION perpetually hold
their noses, or to understand that the tru-
est fealty 10 party and to principles does
not neeessitate blind and unquestioning
Obedienc2 10 tie beheSts of party leaders
these Journalists sgald Dalgettys, we
say, are terribly disgruntled because of
the affirmative vote east ey Senator Key
on the resolution to investigate the Mis-
sippi election. ss
Lawrenceburn Free Press: We hear
from source which we consider relia-
bic, that there is a proposed change in
the line of the Memphis and Knoxville
railroad. Instead OF running TO Clifton,
on the Tennessee river, it is proposed to
run from this point through the South
ern portion of the county, crossing the
river at the nearest point to COrinth,
Miss From thence to Memphis the line
would be equally good as ii run from
Clifton, and even shorter.-Since Pu-
laski has gone back on us on the railroad
question, we understand that the pre-
vailing sentiment of our citizens here
viii now be to try to get aid from the
Louisville and Nashville Road, to help
build the road to Wales Station; and it is
thought that enough means could be rails
ed on that route, with what Lawrence
county has already done, aud will do, to
complete the road-bed to that place.