Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-01-06

ID DEenp., who stabbed
mi h Dotson, a farmer, at
Damn "a, last August, has been
Ientencedu fourteen years in the Vir-
,inia penitentiary.
Jackson, December 30.-The saloon
If w. B. Moss was entered last night
through a window, and 1886 and sew
'ral watches and finger rings stolen.
3loodhounds are hourly expected, and
t is thus hoped to %apprehend the
thieves.
Jackson, December 31.-Mrs. E. A.
Neal, matron of the Memphis Confer
snce Female Institute, died yesterday
after a brief illness. Deceased was 45
years old, and leaves two daughters
orphans. The remains were taken to
Marion, Ind, for interment.
Memphis, Jan. Sarah Stewart,
aged 80, fell dead while singing praises
to God in Winchester Church this
morning during special New Year SER
vice. She IA standing at the time,
going through, what is termed shout
ing" Death was caused by heart
disease.
G~reeneville, Jan. IA west bound
passenger train yesterday struck a
wagon on a crossing, instantly killing
James Artenbury, a highly respected
farmer of Roaring Springs, this county.
The horses were 80 badly injured they
had to be killed. Mr.. Artenbury was
very deaf and probably did not hear
the train approaching.
Nashville, Jan. / Governor Turney,
today p~ardoned Tom Winters, of Stew
art County, sentenced to six years for
forgery; Tom Douglass, of Rlodsoe
County, five years for house breaking;
George Thompson, colored, of Chester
County, ten years for rape; Joe Lock-
hart, of Davidson County, five years
for involuntary manslaghter.
Melvin, Jan. 2.-Miss Kate Lehe,
who lives three miles from here, was
on her way to this place she was way
laid and shot from ambush, four shots
taking effect in her back, one in the
neck and n in the chin. The wounds
are not dangerous. DR.. j. B. Harring
ton picked the shot from the wounds
and otherwise cared for the wounded
lady.
Nashville, Jan. This afternoon
John Henry Browder, alias Crockett, a
negro tough, vas shot and wounded in
the hip by Constable James Hartman,
who had q warrant for his arrest. Ac-
cording to the officers statement the
negro refused to halt at his call, but
continued to advance with a Ratchet,
and the shot was fired in self defense.
The wounded man will cover.
Nashville, Jan. "A message from
Franklin just received, says the north
side of Public Square is on fire and
heavy losses are certain. A request
for help from Nashville, there being no
fire department in Franklin, was about
to be made, but abandoned because of
the confagration in this city. Eight
establishments have already been
burned in Franklin and the fire is
spreading.
Milan, Dec. 30.-Cecil Sloan, a boy
IL years old, whose home is several
miles northeast of Humboldt, was
killed late Monday afternoon by a run.
away team. The boy was riding on q
load of hay, when he slipped off onto
the horses, soaring them and causing
the accident. His head and body were
terribly mangled. Pieces of the skull
and parts of the brain were picked up
from the road, where they were strewn,
Nashville, Dec. 31.-Tonight at a
mass meeting of citizens Governor
elect Taylor and other prominent men
made speeches, and the balance of the
$500. 900 subscription needed to secure
the government building, exhibit and
appropriation was subscribed. The
government appropriation of $3.50, 900
will now be available and proper GER
tificates of the correctness of the
$500 900 subscribed will be forwarded
Secretary Carlisle at once.
Nashville, Jan. 2. AT Ills O'Clock
tonight fire broke out in Lobeck's dry
goods store on the south side of the
square and famed by a stiff breeze
from the east, rapidly spread towards
College Street, and at midnight it looks
like the whole half block facing the
square and extending from Market to
College Streets will be burned. Al
midnight half a million dollars will
not cover the loss. The market house
above which is the city hall, is now
burning.
Milan, Dec. 81.-This morning abouI
D O'Clock one of the porters of tn,
Southern Pacific Hotel went into al
unused room Of that house and to hi
horror found II. P. Miller, the pro
prietor Of the hotel, lying in a pool O
blood with his head beaten almost to ,
jelly. Thinking bin dead the porte
so reported to the family in the rear o.
the house, but upon investigation life
was found to exist. Physicians who
dressed his wounds say he can not live
as there are two fractures of the skull
which evidently were dealt by q power
full hand.
Lewisburg, Jan. 2.-There was a sen
satlonal murder on the Public Square
at two o'clock this afternoon. George
w. Davis had recently attached A. F
McConnell's saloon to secure a deb
of about two hundred dollars and thil
had caused Ill feeling. This afternoon
as Davis was passing the Peoples Bank
Mcconnell came up behind him anC
struck him on the head with a wager
standard, knocking him to the ground
The first blow crushed Davis skull
and probably killed him, Mcconnell.
struck two more blowsand then, draw
Ing a revolver, fred four shots into
the breast of the dead man.