Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-12-26
STATE NEWS.

Chattanooga, December 2O.-Miss Ida
Maxwell, a young lady Of this city who
was recently adjudged insane over
s%piritualism and sent to the asylum a
few days ago, died there suddenly yes.
terday.
Brownsville, Dec. 2~0.-James Allen,
colored, was riddled with buckshot in
the Fifth District of this county last
night by a mob, which went to the
house of James Clark, where Allen was,
took him out and shot him. Allen was
tried at the present term of the Crimi-
nal Court for completely in the burning
of q barn on the farm of Forney ia
cocks. He was acquitted, but two Of
his a%ccomplices we're convicted and
sentenced to two years each in the PEN
Tertiary.
Shelbyville, Dec. 18.-Just before
dusk yesterday a fatal accident occur.
red. A steel bridge has been completed
across Duck River, within 200 yards of
the Public Square. A bank of earth
was being removed, when suddenly it
gave way and fell, covering and i'm
mediately killing Charles Blakemore, a
negro driver about 20 years old. Two
horses belonging to F. S. Landers were
caught by the falling and crushed to
death. The wagon to which they were
attached was demolished.
The Kerrville lynching cases cost
Shelby County $2,74S.
Jas. T. Rhea, of Carroll County, had
his leg broken in a runaway while re-
turning home from church.
Assemblymen Tom Baker, of Carroll
County, is looking into the poll books
of Fayette County, in the interest of
Evans.
Memphis, Dec. 19.-Brigadier General
A. R. Taylor today appointed Richard
Fl. Allen, of this city, Assistant Adult
ant General. Other brigade appoint
ments will be announced after the holt
days.
The Scimitar thinks it will be diff.
cult to get 200 of the Memphis liquor
dealers to sign the compromise offered
| hy tha Ctofo arthor;t.o,
The declaration in the suit of the
State against ex.Judge J. j. DuBose, of
Shelby County, for $4,000, the costs of
the impeachment trial, was filed at
Memphis Wednesday. Suit was filed
last August.
Miss Rowena McCarver, the IS year
old daughter of Sheriff McCarver, OF
Shelby, while preparing the bed for the
father Sunday night, accidendy knock
ed his pistol from a chair and received
a shot in the ankle, the ball ranging to
the knee. .
Counterfeit nickles are in circulation
at McEwen. Recently a mar from
Tumbling Creek came into town to pur.
chase babbit metal, and after he left
several merchants discovered that they
had taken in o lot of worthless nickels.
The man is well known, according to
the Waverly Sentinel, and will soon be
caught up with.
Gallatin, Dec. 22.-The dead body OF
William Tomkins was found early this
morning by a negro girl, who was 60
ing to work, outside the front gate oil
Col. j. j. Turner's residence, on North
Water Street. The inquest determined
that his death came from heartdisease
He was about twenty five years old
and vas the son of Sam Tomkins. The
deceased was unmarried and had been
on a spree the night beforee.
jackson. Dec. ga horse attached
to a buggy in which j. A. McClanahan
was riding this morning became fright
ened at the accidental explosion of fire
works and ran away, throwing Mr.,
McClanahan out and breaking his leg
The u. S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior 10 all Others.