Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-17
FROM THE STATE AT LARGE.
Fresh Items Of News Culled from our
Exchanges.

Kyle's Ford, Feb. l0.-There is n tide
in the river now and a number OF fine
logs going down.
Alpha, Feb. l0.-James Travers, an
aged man, died near here Feb. I. The
remains were inferred at Messy Creek.
Memphis, February l0.-Thomas, the
II year old son of II. Davis, of Covington,
near Memphis, was kicked to death by
n vicious horse yesterday.
Nashville, Feb. l3.-Contracts were
signed this afternoon by which the
labor of 297 state convict is leased for a
term OF six years, at n minimum price of
S35,OUO per annum.
Knoxville, February l0.-Horace Keith
was bound over to the Criminal Court
without bond today by Justices Sellers,
Hines and Knabe, for the murder of S.,
IL. Tucker last Sunday.
Nashville, Feb. ll.-Hon. VIM. J.. BRYAN
has accepted an invitation to speak in
Nashville, extended by the Woman's
Centennial Board. He will speak March
8, and during the visit will also deliver
an address before the Legislature.
Knoxville, Feb. III. ii. Mcdonald,
preacher from Sweetwater, who passed
n forged check on u Messy Creek mer-
chant was today arrested at W~aynevillc,
n. {. where he was conducting a revival
He will be brought back for trial.
Mountain City, Feb. l0.-Col. Daniel
Slimp, an aged and highly respected
citizen who resided near Bakers Gap,
was found dead in his room last Sunday
afternoon. He had fallen in the fire and
was badly burned. He was about so
years of age.
Chattanooga. Feb. IA man giving
the name of |. y. Johnson, claiming 10
represent the 1.-TWO Jacks" theatrical
company, worked the railroads for
passes and various citizens for q goodly
number of dollars, and skipped out in
the direction of Nashville last night.
Knoxville, February 9.-Miss PAYNE
Woodruff, a beautiful and very popular
young lady of this city was accidently
run over by a wagon driven by a careless
negro this morning. She was struck in
the back by the pole and two wheels
passed over her body. The injury was
painful but not serious. The negro was
arrested.
Nashville, Feb. l0.-Governor TAYLOR
today pardoned James Boley sentenced
from Knox County for six years for
robbery. The pardon was granted on
recommendation of Judge Sneed, Attor-
ncy General Mynatt and others. Three
men who We're convicted at the same
time with Boley had been pardoned by
Gov. Turney.
Chattanooga, February l0.-An cleo
trio car on the Harrison Avenue line
this morning ran into a wagon at a street
crossing, in which five PERSONS were
seated. The occupants Of the wagon
trnrn tNrn tUT ~ IN arI all hail.. .D-l
VIII Robson being seriously, If not fatal
ly hurt. The street car was derai!ei and
several occupants bruised.
Columbia, February lO.-An incendi-
airy set fire to the fine barn of John C..
Sowell, OF the Lipscomb neighborhood,
at 2 o'clock this morning, causing the
total loss of the building, also n large
amount of feed stuff, the farming impie-
ments and seven head of valuable
horses. The loss amounts to $500, the
only insurance be s. 900, in the Guardian.
Apison, Feb. 10. Mrs Anna Eliza
Woodward died yesterday, aged 81 wears.
The immediate cause of death was the
formation of an abscess on the lungs.
Mrs. Woodward was born in Virginia,
and had resided in Apison since its ex-
istence. She was a member of the Nj. T..
Church, South, and was esteemed by all.
Rev. j b. without officiated at the fun
eral.
Wolf Creek, Feb. ll.-James Caldwell
died yesterday, aged nearly 100 years,
certainly over % years. He had been
married four times. He married his
first wife when he was notquite Is wears
of age, and his eldest son is nearly so
years of age and looks older than his
father. He was the father of twenty
seven children and twenty four of them
are now living.
Morristown, Feb. 2l.-Van Huss, the
young man who passed a bogus silver
dollar on a Knoxville man, was on trial
here today. He said he got the spurious
coin from a man named Louis Zere-
baugh who is a mechanic of repute. Wit
nesses swore that Zerebaugh had tried
on sundry occasions to pass bogus dol
lars, n the evidence was strong against
him. The trial will be continued to-
morrow.
~Tullahoma, February l2-W. M. Ray,
formerly a resident of this place, but
now a resident of Chattanooga, arrived
here yesterday afternoon with the re-
mains of his wife, who died at Chatta-
nooga yesterday morning, after a long
illness, from consumption. Her maiden
name was Agnes Lufer, daughter of the
late DR.. Lufer, of this place. She leaves
one child, a daughter about4 years old.
Raiding Deputy J. II. Taylor, of the
revenue department, made a successful
raid in Morgan County at a late hour
Tuesday night. The raid was made neal
Wartburg. A sixty five gallon still was
captured and a considerable quantity Of
beer and mash was spilled. The still
was destroyed. No arrests were made.
This is the first raid that has taken
place in Morgan County for several
months. Moonshiners are not given to
inhabiting Morgan County.
Franklin, February 13.-Recent dis
coveries bid fair to revive the phosphate
excitement in Williamson County. 1t
will be remembered that there was
quite a stir created q ear or two ago
when the mineral was thought to have
been, ana perhaps was, discovered in
greater or less abundance on the lands
of Col. John b McEwen, in the vicinity
of Fernvale Springs. This excitement
was permitted to measurably die out,
but more recently some important dis
coveries have been made on the lands of
Messrs. W.. a. Fleming and Toe Green,
and now it is expected there will be
further Investigations, which will prob
ably bring fruitful results.
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