Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-02-18
OUR NGEGUaoRs.

johnson CA. ha-aa1es. .u.l Wy.u..
l3 before -tl. d. W. owm,cy. Var
iacJs are about these; A citizen from the
rural deestricts' come to town and got
too full Of 'pizen' TO know what he was
doing, While in this condition The town
officer arrested him and directed one of
his assistants to take the mans money
and keep 1t till he got sober, While the
money wa in the hands Of the second
party, a creditor of the drunk man came
along and had it attached, The question
is was money taken from a drunken man
for the purpose Of keeping it for him,
liable to attachment? The Justice thought
that it was liable but decided the case on
another controlling question ,-JohasoH
city Comet,
The ladies Of the W. C. 7. L. Of Rog-
e~rsville have in circulation among the
voters of Hawkins county q paper con-
tanning the following pledge: 1--WE, the
undersigned, pledge ourselves to support
no candidate for the next Legislature who
does not publicly promise to vote for the
submission to the people Of the proposed
amendment on the prohibition" This
paper, it is said, is being signed by a
great many men Of both political parties,
and will no doubt have much weight in
the coming election - orristowa &C.
zete
\ difficulty took place between VIM.
Morriset and man by the name of Up
ton, at Beach Grove in Hawkins county,
near the Greene county line, on the 9Th
inst, in which Upton received a fatal
stabb in the bowels. Morriset fled and
has not been arrested. Liquor and bad
womcn were at the bottom of it.-Grecae-
ellie Buileta.
Eli2abethton correspondent JoaaS0H
city Comet: Carter county court has de-
termined to put a bridge over Doe River
at Hampton. Some of the magistrates
think an iron bridge would be cheaper in
the long run.
The excitement over the taxing district
election and contest before the county
court, has about subsidized. Justice Van
huss decided the taxing district was le.
gally organized. 1t is thought an i%njunc.
ton bill will be filed to restrain the COM
missioners from acting. The commits
sioners elected are w. b. Carter, DR.. En-
inert and r, C. Johnson. They organic
ed by e%lecting Mr.. Garter President. VIM.
Toncray was elected town Marshal.
Two United States officers from Vir-
ginia came down quietly on Tuesday,
looking for q man named Nolan, a mail
carrier who had investigated the sacks
on his account, and had got away
with $75. They suspected that he was
hiding with relatives near Morristown
and enlisted Sheriff Maze in the affair.
He ran the game to earth forthwith, and
the officers left with their man as quietly
as they had come. 49,. Horristora Pilot.
n. J. Phillips, who has been at New
port, Tenn, for some time was called to
his home, at Blo~untville, a few days
since, by the illness Of his "better half"
We are glad to announce that Mrs. p.
was not seriously i'll. It is likely Mr..
Phillips will stay at Blountvillc and work
in the office of the c. & NJ. His paper,
the star Journal, has been suspended
Bristol Courier.
The cards are out for the marriage of
Mr.. j. II. Thomas and Miss Kate NJ,
Grant, of Abingdon, Feb. "a,
There is an effort being made by some
influential citizens 10 have two new
bridges erected over Nolachucky river
one at Loves Ferry and the other at
B~uckingham's ford, six miles east of
Greeneville. -BuNetin.
Mr.. Sam Britton and Miss Mollie Nc
Amis were united in marriage on Satur-
day evening, last, at the rsidence Of the
brides mother, Mrs. Wilson McAmis,
five miles north of Greeneville. We wish
the happy couple a long and prosperous
. 1;co Io,,,ouU, D,,y,J,,