Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-09-15
FROM THE STATE AT LARGE.
Fresh Items OF News CulIed from our
Exchanges.

Knoxville, September l0.-J. L. Lowe
a Co, Druggists, failed here today. Liza
bilities about $500.
Bristol, Sept. S--Mrs. DR.. Baker. a rela.
tive OF Mrs. N. j. Burson, of Bristol, was
thrown from a horse at Chilhowee, Va,
yesterday, and sustained serious injuries
Nashville, September S-James Hehir,
30 years of age, committed suicide early
this morning by taking morphine. He
had been out OF work and was despond.
ent.
Benton, Sept. 1.-THE telephone line
from Cleveland to Benton has been com
pleted several days, except the tele-
phones being put in, and the people are
becoming anxious to have them put in,
Mnrfreesboro, Sept. a-Farmers OF
Rutherford County report that the cot
ton crop has been cut off fully as much
as half by the unfavorable season. The
corn crop is also reported as much dam
aged.
Clarksville,S Sept. l0.-John Moss was shot
through the bowels with q revolver, and
pronounced fatally wounded, by An
thony Roach, at the home of the latter,
on Ford street, about IL O'clock last
night.
iAotO DCPt D-Ltt IDlOultNliiO yt6tCl
day evening Charles Massengill, aged
Is, was thrown from q young horse and
seriously injured. The horses hoof cut
an ugly cash in his head and he was in
jured in the back.
Maryville, Sept. Sat a negro ball
given in this town last night, Henry
Armbruster, colored, shot a negro by the
name of Grady, through both jaws, the
bullet taking effect on the right side of
the face and coming out on the left.
Knoxville, Sept. S-This morning
about 7 o'clock Walter Felts, a young
laborer, met death while at work on the
new Briscoe block. Felts was stationed
on the fourth floor, and by an accident
was precipitated to the first floor, break
ing his neck in the fall, and death was
instantaneous.
Bristol, Sept.IL.-A sensational trial has
been in progress here since 10 o'clock this
forenoon. John Shaw, aged q, who has
O wife and two children, was arrested
yesterday evening, charged with alb.
Quoting Lizzie Osborn, the II year old
daughter Of Isaac G. Osborn, Of Big
Creek Park, this county.
Bristol, Sept "a handsome six room
cottage belonging to w. J. CarmacB
burned this morning, entailing q loss Of
5000. The property was insured for $500
The fire caught from a defective flue In
the kitchen. w. A. Russell, an assistant
express agent, occupied the house. HI
saved all his household goods except thu
contents of the kitchen.
Sparta, September 9.-News reached
this city of the burning of the steam saw
yesterday. There was considerable lum
| har in thu ward Gayaro1 1ornn Cfonkc n
which were burned. The amount of los
is not known, and there was probably
no insurance. The cause of the fire 1
unknown.
Memphis, Sept. Suite A. Lyle,
twenty three year old negress, with
bright, round face and an intelligen
eye, entered the criminal court room thi
morning and presented her duly authen
ticated claims to the privilege of praC
ticing law in the courts Of Tennessee
She was admitted to the bar without
question.
Murfreesboro, Sept. 1.-THE Tobacco
factory, residence and all the adjacen
buildings, belonging to eX.Sheriff w. I
Smotherman, together with the content
Of both dwelling and factory, located O
Christiana, ten miles south of Mprfrees
boro, were wholly destroyed by fire at
o'clock this morning. The loss is abou
$4,000; insurance about n half.
Memphis, Sept. 0.-Rev. w. M. Smit
: started to preach in Harrison Chapel, a
Corona, Upton County, last night. Hi
text was: "The wages of sin Is death
After talking about eight minutes h
fell down in the pulpit from heart fai
ure and died. He was a magistrate an
o school director, as we'll as the deaco
~ M Embellishments Churnh
Brownsville, Sept. 0.-The preliminar
trial of Bate Bond, charged with the xii
I, ing Of Il. b. McInturff last Monde,
) ended today in a discharge Of the dl
PENDANT. The trial occupied two days b,
! fore Esquires Scott, Carter and Hara
, son. At 5 o'clock this afternoon til
| prosecution closed the case and the coui
(: soon rendered a decision Of acquital.
Pulaski, Sept. 9.-The livery and sal
stable of Stone, Porter u White on til
northeast corner of the Public Squar
was partially destroyed by fire at II;
o'clock today. Over fifty horses wero /
. the stable and all are supposed to b
l saved. The fire is not yet extinguisheC
but is under control.
Columbia, Sept. 0.-Elias Wheatle,
. colored, was arrested Tuesday on til
r charge of setting fire to Beech Groy
q Colored Baptist Church, on Tuesda
q night of last week. He was tried befor
a Judge Coleburn yesterday morning an
bound over to the Circuit Court. II
made no defense for himself. The proc
is strong against him.
. Knoxville, Sept. 9.-Charles Ritch, VIII
: two years ago killed Thomas Breene /
Q a row on the bowery of the city, was t
r day convicted of murder in the first dt
gree and sentenced to twelve years i
q the penitentiary. This is the second tris
/ for Ritch. At the first he was convicte
a of murder in the second degree, and ser
: fenced to ten years in the penitentiar,
{ His attorneys entered q motion for
new trial, which was denied, and the
t then appealed to the Supreme Cour
That tribunal remanded the case.
Knoxville, Sept. S.-Judge C. T.. Clarl
OF the Federal Court, today entered
record breaker in the way Of a sentenC
upon n violator of the Federal laws. "
M. Russell, of Cooke County, was a
: raigned on the charge of counterfeitin,
The evidence was SO strong against hi
that he submitted, and asked the coul
to be merciful. The court assessed hii
> a fine of $1,000 and sent him to the pen
tertiary for four years. Russell wa
. until a few month ago, an inmate of TIL
+. Stntn npnitppfiary Ha mazda hio aooa,