Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24
FROM THE STATE AT LARGE.
Fresh Items Of News CulIed from Oul
Exchanges.

Huntsville, Ala, February l7.-Mrs.
Rebecca Davis Dufiield, aged "A, died
suddenly today at the home Of her son,
DR.. A. NJ. Duilield, from a stroke of apo.
lexy.
Nashville, Feb. 1.-THE supreme court
today decided the case of W.. p. Moore
against John d. sharp, which was the
contest over the office of Sheriff of Da-
wilson County.
Knoxville, Feb. lS.-Mrs. j. r. Earnest,
a prominent lady of Greene County,
with a wide East Tennessee connection,
died at her home on the Nolachucky
river this morning.
Wartrace, February 1.-THE house of
Mr.. Archibald Mosley was DESTROYED by
fire and most of the household goods
were consumed. The house was partially
covered by $500 insurance.
Jackson, February 1.-THE open,
spring like weather for the past few
days has inspired early gardeners to
plant seeds, and if no unfavorable
weather follows, early vegetables may
be expected.
New TaZewell, Feb. l5.-C. C.. Cloud, a
citizen of this place, and e~x-deputy
sheriff became involved in n quarrel to-
day with Play Carol, which resulted in
a shooting ARRAY, but Cloud being a
poor marksman it resulted in nothing
serious.
McMinnville, February l7.-Robert
thurman, a young man of this place,
while resting a target rifle on his foot a
Few days ago, accidently discharged the
weapon, the ball passing between the
bones OF the foot, inflicting a painful
but not serious wound.
Nashville, Feb. 49, Sam Rock, of
Union City, was making his first run as
a brakeman on the Mobile and Ohio last
night, when the train broke in two neal
Falcon, Tenn. Rock fell from the cars
and was crushed to death.
GAINESVILLE, Feb. ia good quantity
OF iron ore has been found in the neigh
borhood of Louise, in this county, which
was not before known to exist. The find
is in the vicinity where the Gracey-
woodward Iron Company have been
mining for the furnace at this place.
A very unfortunate accident occurred
at the Coal yards Of j. X. Butler Il Co.,
Tuesday afternoon in Knoxville in
which Lee Earle, a colored driver was
Killed. 1t was a very remarkable acct
lent in that Earle was killed by falling
from the rear end of his coal wagon.
Nashville, Feb. l6.-"Jack" Woods, son
OF Chief Justice Woods, of Mississippi.
cut his throat at Jackson at an early
hour this morning. Young Woods was
employed in the Mobile and Ohio shops.
He had been addicted to morphine, Gig
arettes and dime novels. He may re-
cover.
Nashville Feb. l6.-A private dispatch
from Washington States that President
Cleveland has pardoned Frank Porter
field, former'cashier of the Commercial
National bank of this city. Porterfield
was convicted December IA, 1893 and
was sentenced to the Brooklyn, n. Y,
penitentiary.
Nashville, Feb. lS.-Will Hunter, col
ored, a Shelby county convict, in for tif-
teen years, today exchanged his convict
garb for a suit worn by a workman in
side the walls, and walked out through
the gates. B~loodhounds were put on his
trail, but he could not be found. He was
brought to the prison last September.
Wartburg, Feb. II, via. Lansing.-An
explosion occurred this morning about
six O'clock, at a saw mill three miles
from Wartburg, which seriously and
probably fatally wounded several per-
sons. Those most seriously hurt are
Tribby Hughes, Lewis Howard, John
Anderson, Mart Howard and John Mas
sey.
W%artrace, Feb. 1S.-Mattie Lyde, the
2 year old daughter of Wiley Isom, met
with a very sad accident this morning.
She and an Older" sister we're running
around the room when the little one
tripped and fell with hands and breast
into a pot of boiling water, ~scalding
herself so terribly that she died in a few
minutes.
Chattanooga, February 1S-PatO'Brien
a bricklayer, whocame here four months
ago from Fall River, Mass, attempted
to commit suicide this morning. He was
found in his room nearly dead from
morphine, with the veins in his arm
cut open. He will probably recover.
Dependency from the ingratitude of
his children was the cause.
Knoxville, February 17.-John D..
Heck, manager of the Royal coal mines
at Coal Creek, was shot and killed by a
party in ambush there at noon today.
When ne had come in from his work for
dinner he was outside the house, when a
shot rang out from the brush nearby
which killed him almost instantly. 1t
was not known that he had an enemy
in the works. He was married only
four weeks ago. He was very popular
and the excitement is high. The MUIR
derer is being traced in the direction of
Careyville.
Murfreesboro, Feb. 16.-Mink Slide,
which has withstood the ravages of war,
pestllence and time, yielded tamely Sun
day night, and now, instead of houses
that trembled to the roar of artillery
in 1862, there is nothing left to tell of
their existence save smoking ruins. The
buildings were all frame and were occu-
pied by negros as eating houses, billiard
rooms, etc. AS no insurance was carried
the loss is complete. The damage, though
not great, affects a class of people who
will be seriously inconvenienced.
Sewer County comes to the front again
with another tragedy. The last one
heard from was enacted in the first dis
trlct of Sewer County on Saturday
night and As a result VIM. Grayson is