Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-09-23
TENNESSEE NEWS.


The eolored people have Organized Il
The Democratic convention at Green
vile, Tenn, Tuesday, nominated Hon.
VIM. Mcfarland for re-eleetiOn to Con-
! gress-
Interested parties broke into the Knox
Vile Circuit Court Office Monday night,
stole all the indictments and threw them
into the river. They were recovered.
Hon. David T. Paterson, ex- United
| States Senator and sOn-iH-law of Presi-
dent johnson, has openly avOwed his
purpose to vote for Yarnley for Cover
nor.
Dresden Democrat: Assye 90 to press,
we learn that the grist aud saw mill be-
longing to A. j. Swains was destroyed
by fire on Wednesday night. Said 10 be
the work of an incendiarf.
Dresden Democrat: Tie Dresden cor
net band has been engaged TO furnish mu-
sic for the Hickman fair, ,lnd are in daily
training, having procuret a PrOfessOF 70
instruct them in some eaeelient pieces.
Dyersburg Gazette: Jelln Wright, for
cQunferfeiting nickles, VS. se1tenced 70
three year. lnTf5fisonfnenT ~ Ne
penitentiary by the Circuit Court, last
Wednesday.
Chattanooga Commercial, Sept. 18th:
Julius Brown, a German, suddenly fell
dead while sitting in front of Mr.. Shu-
enemann's saloon, about O'Clock last
night. Or. G. Wheeler was called and
gave it as opinion that the cause was
some organic disease Of the heart.
Appeal The business outlook for Men,
phis was never better, and merchants
were never so much encouraged as they
are now under the impressions which
reach them from all quarters that the
worst is over, and the evil days have
passed away forever.
McMinnville New Era: We learn that
Miss Lydia NOrthcut, living On Collins
river, in this county, committed suicide
last Saturday by poison. Some parties,
it is said, started a slanderOus tale on the
young lady, and, rather than live with
the tongue of SANDER lashing Innocence,
she sought relief in death.
Dresden Democrat, Sept 10: Hon. En-.
Etheridge will speak here next Monday
for Hayes and Wheeler. He will be fol-
lowed in few days by W b. Scott, col
Ored, editor of the Maryville Republican,
who viii speak for Tilden and Hendricks.
Scott is for Yardley for Governor, but
says he knows Tilden and Hendricks are
the men to Oust this crowd of corruption
lists from around our National capital.
Benton Banner, Sept. I5: Miss Martha
Parker, of the seventh civil district, while
out one day last week getting an armful
Of wood near the house, was shot by some
one from the bushes, about seventeen
buck-shot taking effect. 1t is thought
she viii recover. We can give no furth-
er particulars.
Murfreesboro News: The Shelbyyille
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ent of big sweet potato, which he says
lays our little three-pound tuber in the
shade. His potato weighs 4 pounds, and
measures 1315 inches in circumference
and IL inches in length. Rutherford
won't let you off that easy, friend Russ.
Wait till we get our premium potato.
Murfreesboro News, Sept. 10: Mr.. Jas.
HerrOd of this county killed two large
rattlesnakes wednesday morning about
five miles from town on the Bradyville
pike. He was coming to town in his
wagon, when his attention was called by
a negro TO the snakes in a field. He got
out of the wagon, and with the assistance
of the negro, Killed the snakes with rocks.
One of these had seven and the other six
rattles-
Rutherford Herald: Rufus Todd, born
in 1878, fought the Creek Indians, and
was at New Orleans. Five years ago his
children, grandchildren, great-grand-
children, &c. amounted to one hundred
and eighty. He has been married twice,
and is the father of twenty children
His last wife, with whom he is now liv-
ing and by whom he has had ten children,
is seventy-tiye years old. He says he
cuts his own wood and does his own
work. He is well and hearty has never
used tobacco or drank coffee, and but
very little whisky; has lived on his pres
ent farm, amounting 10 one hundred and
fifty acres, for siXty-twO years. The on
ly medicine he ever took was given him
by surgeon in Gen. Jaekson's army,
and heregrets that he ever took that. He
lives twelve miles from town, and rode
horseback to town yesterday, arriving at
the toll-gate just as the sun was rising.
Murfreesboro News, Sept. 10: Last Fri
day morning Chas. Ferrill and Jas. Car
neham got into a difficulty which result
ed in the death of Perrill. 1t seems that
the two the day before had 4 misunder-
standing at a picnic in Cannon county.
After CaFneham and his brother had re-
turned from the picnic, Ferrill rode up
to the house and called for item. Mrs.
Carneham, the mother of the boys, told
Ferril to 60 away. As he started OF Jas.
Carneham followed him, overtaking him
a short distance from the house. Here
they renewed the difficulty, and were
soon joined by Carneham's brother
Mrs. Carneham saw them scuffiing, and
afterwards saw Ferrili fall to the ground.
She Immediately went to the spot and
found the brothers pouring water on Fer
rill's head, in the vain attempt of reviy-
ing him. One of them had struck Fer
rill on the head with large rock, caus-
ing his death. The Carnehams left soon
afterwards, and have not yet been heard
from.