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| CIV Etf IHtE STATE
Knox county instructs for William
Rule of the Chronicle for Republican
candidate for Governor.
Recorder Duling released the work
house prisoners in Nashville last week
on account of the Centennial.
Judge Alvin Hawkins, of Hunting
don, is the choice of the Davidson
county republicans for Governor.
A correspondent of the Nashville
American says vein of silver ore has
been found in Dickson county, on the
line of the railroad.
Murfreesboro News Some politi-
cal genius suggests "Grant and Key"
as a suitable Republican ticket.
Grant and whis-Key would sound a
deal more natural.
The recent storm in Dyer County
blew down an oak tree four feet in
diameter, striking a house occupied
by Mr.. Somers and wife. The lady
was killed and the man fatally injur-
ed.
Mrs. Kinda Baker, the wife
of the editor of the Paris
Post, will have several pictures exc
cuted by herself on exhibition at the
centennial. She is said to possess de-
eide talent.
1t appears from the McNairy Inde-
pendent, that there is not a place for
the sale of liquor in Purdy, the voice
of the people having at last been
heard aud needed against the traffic
in intoxicating drink.
Jackson Whig:-Aunt Peggy
Merritt, who lives in McNairy county,
is SO years old and walks to Montezu-
ma, a distance of three miles, OIL bus
iness. She will be carried to the
Centennial by prominent citizen of
Purdy.
The annual convention of the Epis>
copal church for the Diocese of Ten
nessee will convene in Memphis on
May 2Sth and will continue two days.
1t is feared that Bishop Quintard will
be unable to preside, he still being in
New York under treatment for seri-
Gus throat affection.
A bold robbery was committed on
a freight train from Memphis, which
arrived here at ten o'clock a. m. yes
terday. 1t seems that man going
by the name of Thomas Leonard was
the robber. Both of the men, robber
and loser, were brakemen. Seventy
dollars in cash, gold watch and silver
chain were taken. Leonard got of
the train here, and hired horse and
buggy to go to Jackson.-Browns7ilie
Bee.
Dresden Our Country On Satur-
day, the 18th of April, DR.. Tom
Moore, of Gibson county, son-in-law
of Major Ed. Tansil of this county,
had little boy three years of age,
kicked by a mule, on the head, Just
behind the ear. The skull, was bro>
ken and about teaspoonful of brains
run out. On the 18th, just one week
from the day he was hurt, the little
fellow was up, playing with the kit>
tens.
Nashville American - Between
twenty-five and thirty military COM
panies are expected to be here daring
the military week of the centennial.
1t is said that the Chicago company
which made it so hot for the Chicka-
saw sat ST. Louis, have made prepara-
tiCns to march. and will be here to
engage their old antagonists. The
crack companies of St Louis, compa-
nies B and K. will also be on hand,
and notice has been received from
the Chickasaw Guards and Howard
Reserves, the latter of Lebanon, that
they will come.
Brownsville States: There is con-
siderable interest in different commu-
mites throughout the county OH the
law touching the sale of whisky.
Wherever grogshop is located, those
who are opposed to it establish a
school and charter it and break up
the sale of Intoxicating beverages. In
some localities the feeling grows really
excited between the opposing parties,
and various threats are INDUCED in.
Only last week chartered school,
Woodland, ten miles East of town
was burned because it was known that
efforts was being made to have it char>
tered.
jackson Dispatch At the exam
ination of applicants for the cadet
ship TO West Point Military Acade
my, held in this city Saturday for the
district, there were four applicants,
viz: Ed. q. Brannock, of this city; j.
G. Mccall, Of Clarksburg; r. j.
Sewer. of Hardin county; and w. A.
Hawkins, of Huntingdon. The ex-
animation was thorough, according to
the requirements of the law, and
continued till o'clock Sunday morn
ing, resulting in favor of Ed. G.
Brannock, sen of DR.. J. NJ. Brannock,
of this city, who was only 2 8 marks
ahead Of Mr.. Mccall, his closest CON-