Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-09-01
FROM THE STATE AT LARGE.
Fresh Items Of News Called from our
Exchanges.


wartrace, Augukt &-charles L. Can
o died ut his home, four miles south
OF here, last night He was nearly 30
years OF age.
Nashville, August H.-Goy. TAYLOR has
pardoned Page Smith, OF Hamblen
County, serving eighteen months for
selling stolen chickens.
Bell Buckle, August 3d-The late rains
have assured a bountiful corr crop, and
farmers are busiiy engaged in preparing
their lands for wheat, Of which there
will be a large acreage sown.
Nashville, August 28-Mrs. Richard
Burnett died this morning from an over
dose of sugar of lead, taken with suicide
intent. Family troubles are supposed to
have rendered her temporarily insane.
Nashville, August 2S-The first bale of
this seasons cotton was received TODAY
by j. f. Gilbert d Co. 1t graded mid
ding and sold for eight cents. Last year
the first bale was received about three
weeks earlier. :
The people OF, Lewis County, by a vote
Of SIS to 81, decided to remove the county
seat from Newburg to Hohenwald. The
contract for the erection of o new court
house has been let, and work will be
commenced at once.
Nashville, August 2s-Only nine coun-
ties are missing in the constitutional
convention election, as follows: Sequa-
chez, Macon, Lawrence, Bledsoe and
Hamilton. The majority in opposition
now stands ut about 10000.
There is q ten year old girl in Greene
County, by the name of Susan Hum
phreys, who is. only thirty six inches
tall and weighs thirty six pounds. She
has not grown any for two or three
years, and is in splendid health.
Union City, August 27.-This morning
the son of Dave Turner, living about
four miles southeast OF town, was shot
by the accidental discharge Of a shot
gun, from which he bled to death be-
fore medical aid could reach him.
Bristol, August 2S-After a search of
two weeks, w. Ambrose Collins, of
Blountville, this county, has found his
beautiful young wife, who recently ran
away with what she was pleased to term,
in a note she left, "a handsomer man,
Dyersburg, August 26.-An unsuccess-
full attempt was made last night to as
sassinate w. G. WEIGH, a thrifty farmer
in this county. He was shot at through
the window, four shots taking effect. He
will recover. Hounds have been sent
for.
Knoxville, August 2S.-The serious
part Of the miners situation at Jellico
may come yet. AT a conference the
operators and miners failed to agree, so
now the operators are fixing o scale to
submit, and IL 1t is not accepted trouble
will follow.
Nashville, August 2S.-Hon. Jas. M.
Nolan, n of the wealthiest and best
known men In Humphrey County,
died this morning at Waverly after a
long illness. Mr.. Nolan was State Comp
troller in 1882 under the Hawkins ad-
ministration.
C~larksville, August 25.-James Hardy,
colored, man of family, aged about As,
was killed yesterday evening while un-
dermining q wall of a business house.
Thirty five feet Of wall fell, burying
him from waist down. He died in two
hours, from internal injuries.
Wartrace, August G.-Grant Erwin, a
negro, Lying at Bell Buckle, while at
tempting to steal q ride from here on the
trucks of a passenger train, fell under
the wheels. Both arms were cut off, one
eye knocked out and his head badly
bruised. He will probably die.
Bristol, August 28.-The Philadelphia
parties who purchased the pyrites ore
beds in Carter County have ordered a
large quantity of machinery and will
soon begin extensive developments. If
necessary they propose to invest half a
million dollars in the enterprise.
Knoxville, August 2.-The Little Flat
Creek Baptist Church will celebrate the
one hundredth anniversary of its ex
istence Friday Saturday and Sunday
next. The celebration will take place
at the church, about fifteen miles from
this city, at a station on the Cumberland
Gap railroad. An interesting program
has been arranged.
Chattanooga, August &.-Trade was
closed tonight whereby Miller Bros, the
well known dry goods men, paid $4,000
cash for the lot on which the burAed
Richardson block stood. They will al
once begin the erection of a magnificent
four or five story structure to cost $751;
200, plans for this have already been
drawn and work will be commenced
within twenty days.