Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-26
TENNESSEE NEWS.


The Criminal Court of Williamson
county tried and sentenced five men to
the Penitentiary in one day last week.
Brownsville States: The residence of
Mr. W. Mann, three miles west of
Brownsville, was destroyed by fire on
Tuesday evening, 18th inst.
GaIlatin Tennesseean: The farmers of
this section are beginning to stir the
rushing crops again this year, if favored
by the seasons.
I iMorristown Gazette: MANY persons
throughout East Tennessee are preparing
TO raise tobacco the present year. No
more profitable crop for this region could
be planted"
Mr.. S. A. BoTell who formerly edited
q Republican paper in Nashville and Is
now q school teacher in Washington
county, was violently assaulted the other
day by the father Of pupil when he had
Jonssboro Herald: We have recently
conversed with a great many Republi-
cans in this county in regard to our Con-
gresham, and find them almost TO 4 man
for Gillenwaters.
Chattanooga Times: About thirty en-
igrants were in the car shed last night
half of whom came from up the the river
on their way 70 Texas, and the remand
er were returning from Texas after a not
very satisfactory residence there for sew
eFal months.
Brownsville States: A few nights ago
some unknown one visited the smoke
house of Mr.. j. r. Mathews and forget
ting that the consent Of the owner was
necessary to transfer of property,
Efa oil off, =
meat.
Milan Exchange: "W. J. Williams
and X. W. Scott killed an otter near J.
A. Gillil2nd's, on Rutherford's fork of
ObiOn river, four miles north of here,
last Saturday. He measured three feet
seven inches In length. 1t has been
many years since one was killed in this
section"
Sparta Index: Most of our State ex-
changes favor the repeal OF the cOnven-
tional interest law, and the restoration
of the rate to six per cent. Ths Athens
Post says the law has signally failed
to accomplish what its friends promised.
Knoxville Chronicle: YESTERDAY
evening about , O'Clock, an ARRAY took
place between Wiley Pearson, white
lad, and Cornelius Niles, colored, in the
basement of John MOrgan's grocery, at
tho corner of Main and Cr0zier streets,
which resulted in Niles being badly
stabbed in the left side"
Ripley News: Messrs Jack Baker and
David Dewals captured a very large she
wolf in a trap one day last week. Major
J. II. Hardlaw informs us that he has has
purchased her wOlfship and proposes
to chain her in the courtyard. We un
derstand that several wolves have been
seen on the Bluff in the last few days.
Under our State laws, we believe a
premium of six dollars is offered for
wolf-scalps.
SAD AccIDDNT.-On last Tuesday, as
Ar. George Tompkins, son OF Robert
TOmpkins, of this city, was engaged in
shOveling saw-dust from under the saw
at j. T. Johnson's mill, one of his arms
was caught by the large circular saw, and
badly fractured in the elbow joint. Drs.
McReynolds and Wright were called in
and amputated his arm midway the ell
bow and armpit.-Clarksville Chronicle.
The following, signed by all the preach
GERS OF Bristol appears in the News of
this week: The nUdesigned ministers of
the Gospel, being deeply impressed with
a conviction Of the sinfulness and lost
estate of multitudes OF cur people. and
earnestly desirous of leading then TO re-
pentance unto life, do affectionately in
VIC JOu ALI ucdI lTAcIluS, 10 Close your
stores, shops, offices, and other places Of
business, on tomorrow, Friday, the 18th
inst, at least until ? o'clock P. NJ, and
devote the day to private and public wor-
ship, fasting and prayer.
Humboldt Herald: In accordance with
a call from Superintendent w. c. Oliver,
a number OF the teachers of this county
met at Trenton, on Saturday, the 29th
of January, and organized the "Teach-
ers' Normal Institute of Gibson county,
the main object of which is the improve
mcnt of the teachers of the county, by
mutual counsel and instruction.