Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-12-09
FROM THE STATE AT LARGE.
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The Redwood Daily Herald has
madeiis appearance
About 8 O'Clock Monday night the
hodse of Henry Hewitt, a farmer living
IN Campbell County, near Pioneer, was
burned to playground and with it per.
ished his thikteen year old daughter.
Tullahomas Dec. 3.-Gillum Bros.
proninents stock dealers of this county,
passed through Tullahoma this morn.
ing with twenty six head of fine horses
and mules which they had purchased
in st. Louis.
The wifsof George Jones, living on
Rock Greek, this county, gave birth to
triplets a faw days ago. One is a boy
and the other two are girls. The par.
ents arctic belcongratulated and pitied,
oo.-Erwin Magnet.
Sparta, Dec, bob Austin and Sam
Moore had a difficulty last night, in
which Austin shot Moore with a double
barrelled shotgun, filling his face and
breast full Of squirrel shot. Both are
farmers and good citizens. The wound
is not serious.
Clarksville, Dec. 1.-George Major
and Miss Bessie Kenner eloped from
their homes near Beverly, KY, last
night. They arrived in this city this
forenoon and were married at 1913 at
the residences of L. e. Elkin.
MKenzie, Dec. I'D. A. Mcdonald
and Company's steam gin caught fire
from the machinery this evening, and
was burned. Loss to the company is
about $1,000, insured. The Fletcher
Mercantile Company lost about IL, 900
pounds OF seed. cotton.
Jesse Welton, q lad II yea of g
was run over by a freight train 10 tie
yards of the Southern Railroad In
Knoxville, and instantly killed. He
was walking along the track when he
saw an engine approaching and. in
stepping aside, he stepped in front of
another train.
The salaries of Presidential post
offices In East Tennessee are as follows:
Athens, S1,400; Bristol. SO. 400; Chat.
tapooga, $780, Cleveland, $1,000;
Dayton, $1,000; Greeneviile, 81, 700;
Hartman, s$1 $50; johnson City, ST.
600; J%onesboro, 81, 100; Knoxville, So,
200; Maryville, $1,000; Morristown,
$1,000; Rogersville, 81, 100; Sweetwater,
$1,400.
%Tullaboma, Dec. 3.ATullahoma was
visited by a disastrous fire tonight.
The loss is estimated at $50, 900. The
lire started in the st. james Hotel and
spread to buildings occupied by E. G..
Reck's meat market; John Eaton &
Co., wholesale whisky dealers; w. W..
Couch, groceries; j. ID. Lawson, hard.
ware: ALI these buildings were COM
pletely destroyed, but some of the
stocks were gotten out, though badly
damaged. The First National Bank
building was also badly damaged. The
st. James Hotel was insured for S1O.-
600, and the other buildings we're par.
tally insured.
Union City.-News reached here of
u u Del OF outrages perpetrated by
White Caps on negroes near Reel
loot Lake last night. 1t seems that a
great deal of stealing has been going
on OF late in that portion of the coun
try and several negroes. had been
warned to leave the country or suffer
the consequences. As stated, a number
Of them were visited last night and
given severe w~hippings and again or.
dered to leave, or they would be lynch.
ca. II is stated that a negro named
beasley was 80 brutally beaten that it
is quite likely he will die. Those of
them thatcould leave did SO, and others
nave promised to do so Immediately.