Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-01-20
FROM THE STATE AT LARGE.
FRESH Items of News Culled from our
Exchanges.

butler, Tenn, Jan. 14.-Geo. Main,
kachel Dunn and daughter were com.
mltted to Jail on the 18th inst. for the
murder of Alex McEwing, a highly re-
spected citizen of Osborne, Tenn.
Bristol, Jan, 12.-Tbe sale of the
Bristol iron furnace to the Home Iron
Company for $50, 900 has been con-
firmed. The property is estimated to
be worth upwards of S40O, 900.
Bristol, Jan. ID. NJ. Crowell, who
recently purchased 100000 worth of
paper mill machinery, expecting to es.
tablish a paper mill here, says that the
prospects now are that the mills will
be located at Big Stone Gap, Va
Sweetwater, January 14.-Mrs. Sam
antha NJ. Snaed, widow of Rev. Robt.
Sneed, long one of the most prominent
Baptist divines of East Tennessee, died
at the residence of her son in law,
Col. Sam E, Young, Tuesday evening,
aged SO years,
Dyersburg, Jan. 13-J. w. Watson,
doing q gents furnishing and millinery
business at this place, made an assign
ment last night for the benefit of his
creditors. Liabilities will exceed as
sets. NJ. NJ. Marshall is named as as
signee.
Postoihce Inspector Whiteside Thurs.
day received instructions from Wash.
ington to proceed against C. II. Slack,
editor of the Bristol Courier, for an
obscene and vulgar editorial which
was published in that paper last Sat-
urday over The editors signature.
Knoxville, Jan. IA general fam.
lily row in the Davis family in Clai-
borne County yesterday afternoon re.
suited in the killing of Miss Jessie
DaSi5, the oldest daughter of Thomas
Davis. The father threw a rock Mt his
son which missed him and struck his
daughter in the back, breaking the
spinal column and killing her almost
instantly. He is 10 Jail at Tszewell.
Gallatin, Jan. 14.-Burglars are still
on the rampage in and around Gallatin
and almost nightly someone's house OF
snokehouse is entered. This time the
smokhouse Of Henry Dunn, of the
Second District, was entered, and
twenty two pieces of meat stolen thsre
from. There is no clew to the perpe
traitors, but Mr.. Dunn has offered &
reward of S25 for their apprehension
and the officers are on the alert.
Knoxville, Jan. 14.-There was @
rumor on the street last night tina
Sam Hensel, confidential man OF Hope
Bros jewelry house and head of the
stationery department of the same, haC
defaulted and left town. Investiga
ton proved it was only too true. The
firm thinks it has been systematicall =,
robbed of money and jewelry to the
amount of nearly $1,000. The discov
cry of the loss a few days ago caused
Hansel to leave town Tuesday night.
Union City. Jan. 14.-While E. L
Pewett vas on his way down to wn a
an early hour this morning two un
known robbers made an unsuccessful
attempt at holding him up. 1t seeml
that MIR. Pewett got very very muct
the best of the argument, judging
from the prints in the mud on tn,
streets of the todies of the would b,
robbers, where he threw them. H,
then into his residence to secur,
his revolve but before he could return
they made their escape.
Messy Creek, Jan. 1.-THE residenc,
of Henry Barby, of Carsonville, caugh
fire from paper decorations about tn,
mantel in the kitchen just after tn,
fire was made about 8 o'clock thi
morn ing and ere the family was awak,
the whole building was ablaze. Tn,
building and most of the contents wer'
consumed in about half an hour
Fortunately both the building anC
furniture were fully covered by in
surance.
Chattanooga, Jan. 13.-Jep Lawson
a 10 year old boy, was fatally hur
this morning at the Southern Queer
Range mandatory. Young Lawson
was at work in the mill and his cloth
ing in some way caught in the beltinI
of a mammoth fly wheel and he wa
carried around by the rapid, revolv
ing wheel for some time before b,
could be rescued. Both arms and boil
legs were broken, and he suffered
many other injuries. He is living, bu
must die.
Nashville, Jan. 14.-Gov. Turne,
today pardoned Eugene Logan of Wal
ren County, who was under sentenc,
of twenty years for raping an II yea
old girl. This is n of the most inter
esting cases ever coming before thu
Governor. A mob was threatening t.
lynch Logan and his trial was held q
McMinnville, He pleaded guilty; ne
evidence being heard and Judge Small
man instructed the jury to bring in
sentence OF twenty years, which had
been agreed on. Logan was at ono,
started for Nashville in a buggy.
Murfreesboro, Jan. 14.-Three hun
dred and eighty dollars in gold eagleI
represents a lucky find that is reported
to have been made on the farm of d
P. Rankin, two miles southeast O
here. 1t seems that a negro boy wa
driving a cow to water and found al
eagle on the ground, and after search
ing around a little picked up sever
others. These he carried and showed
to Mr.. Rankin, who Immediately sough
tae spot, and, after digging a while
uncovered enough to run the total sun
up to $3.50. AS the latest date on an
OF the coins is 1856, it is supposed the.
were buried during the