Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-06-03

Tennessee RIser News.
EEi,ors Eafq qud gribuas; ,e
W. r. Power has declared Himself 5
candidate for County Court Clerk, ID. To-
nv Street is also candidate. Either of
these gentlemen would make a good
Clerk, both having filed county offices.
Mrs. L. D. Martin received the ordinance
of baptism by immersion at the hands Of
Rev. John Moore last Sunday, near Lloyd
Straun's. The Missionary baptists wash
ed feet at Pleasant Ridge Sunday. ST.
mon Martin lost his poeket-bOok a few
days ago at AdamsYiile-it contained a
bout forty dollars in eurrency-he thinks
it was stolen. Mr.. J. X. McAfee, Beth
el Springs, has furnished me the hles Of
the Tribune for April, 1870, which enti-
ties him to my thanks, and a dollar. F.
NJ. Freeman and j. B. Williams have
purchased the buildings formerly Occu-
pied by Thrasher's mill. They expect to
put mill in there this Summer.
The following gentlemen have regis
tered for the Centennial from Adams
Vile: Mark H., d. A. IT,, E. T. p, +.
NJ. F., J. c. w, and NJ. r. A. They
have not decided how they viii go. The
plan agreed on now is TO walk, each ear
rying quilt TO snOoze on at Phlladel
phia, thereby saving a good large hotel
bill. They will not start until blackber-
ries ripen. Persons desiring TO 90 with
this crowd will send in their names,
fighting weight and starving capacity by
the 18th of June. They viii give blast
of Centennial music At all the important
towns on the way. The following instru-
ments have been selected TO stir the Da-
tions; Three tin bugles, four oow-bells,
two gongs, three repeating rifles, and
a bushel of miscellaneous noise. Its the
avowed purpose of these gentlemen TO
make a noise in the name of the ''old vol
unteer State" loud enough to be heard.
at the Centennial. Mark II. will now
and then, as occasion may require, givs:a
squirt of Centennial OnatoFy. ID. A. II.
has written a poem on the value OF on
ions as an American product. He ex-
poets to read it on the 4th, ia Indepen
dence Hall, just after LOHgfellou says his
little piece. f. I. p. viii do the cheer
ing for the whole Layout A bottle Of
patriotic eye-water viii be taken along
to be used on occasions reqairing a good
deal Of gush. Boom BoOmli
Capt. c. +. Lewis. late Of the ''Tennes- /
see River News" collapsed, writes from
Golconda, H., that political excitement
is high at that place. He thinks Hayes
is the coming man on the Republican
side.
Any person desiring a walking cane,
made from the timber Of Shiloh church,
can procure che one by applying to A.
V. Mcdaniel, Pittsburg Landing.
The amount of school money apPor-
toned to Hardin county this year will be
about one dollar per scholar. This means
that there viii be about one month of |
free school in each district.
Substantial evidences of regard, re-
ceiyed at the hands of G. W. Sipes, are
herewith acknowledged. Long may he
live to bless humanity, and measure cali |
co. BY the way he is receiving, weekly, !
fresh lots of goods, and is keeping his |
stock fully recruited.
This section was visited Sunday by
splendid rain. Crops are looking unu-
sually promising just now.
Quite a sensation was produced in the
Gilchrist neighborhood recently upon the
TT there would be |
gathering of the neighbors at a certain |
mans house, for the purpose Of raising /
smOkehOuse. This individual had al |
ways held that smokehOases were nuis-
ance, and detracted from the appearance 1
of a nice home. He had always argued !
vehemently, and sometimes eloquently, 4
against smokehouses, and when it was I
circulated that he had concluded to build |
one, everybody thought that he was YER
ging on mental alteration, OF that some |
body was trying to perpetrate a huge |
joke at his expense. At any rate the |
houss.went up, and therefore another
wife is made happy In her old age. THE |
wise may change, but fools never do"
The question, ''Does the Bible uphold
and teach plural marriage, as practiced
by latter day saints:" is being fuAy dis
cussed in these parts have not seen
woman whose mind was not fully salts
fed that the bible teaches no such doe I
trine, but the men hold different Opin-
ions from their wives upon the subject. |
Just now the family discussions are not |
rs pleasant as they sometimes are. can 4
hardly think that there viii be a start /
ing westward movement to the paradise 1
of American POlygamy as the result OF /
the teachings Of its disciples in these !
parts. An old preacher held shat he
could always estimate the amount of good I
his preaching accomplished by the stir it |
produced in the DEVILS camp. IL this be /
a correct standard OF measuring results, 1
the old ormMOn follower, who has been /
preaching through this country for a
month, can sOlace himself with having |
done a good work, for he has caused /
stir in the camp Of his foes. One old la |
dy, in a rage Of passion, produced by dis /
cussing the subject Of plural marriages, |
with her nearly converted husband, said /
she would like to be favored with the Op- I
portunity of tying the rope around his 4
neck. At another time there WAS strong 1
talk of closing the doors of church a.
gainst the old hereto as they styled him. 1
but reason prevailed and he was suffered i
10 preach. L am not an advocate Of plu- 4
raj marriage, l don't believe that Joe.
Smith was prophet, or that Brigham
has any such gifts, but do believe that
the Mormons have done more to demon
strate the capacities of fallen man to Ia
Dor, endure and suffer, than any sect or /
race Of people now living. They have |
exhibited daring willingness TO bear (
the severest hardships, and the most un- /
relenting persecution for .he "faith that /
is in them" They have been tried in /
the fire, but have not been found want /
ing in determination tn do and die for
the maintenance Of their principles. BY