Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-10
FROM THE STATE AT LARGE,
Fresh Items of News Culled from our
Exchanges.

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Public Works has accepted the plans of
Bauman Brothers for a new market
house to cost 100000.
Knoxville, February 3.-The Knoxville
Brick Company secured the contract to-
day to furnish l0,000,0O0 brick for the
Middlesboro tunnel.
Knoxville, February 3.-An ice gorge
in the river above here is causing appre-
hension among the river men. The ice
Is piled fifteen feet high.
Bristol, Feb. Will II. Fain, mer-
chant at Blountville, and a prominent
citizen of Blountville, died last night of
pneumonia after an illness of three
weeks.
Nashville, Feb. 3.-The house commit
tee on finance, ways and means today
decided to recommend the Senate bills
cutting down salaries of State officers
for rejection.
Coal Creek, Feb. "a dust explosion
occurred in the Knoxville Iron Com
pany's no 2 mine today, in which three
miners, Will Scroggins, Will Price and
n Smith, were badly burned.
Nashville, Feb. 3.-Comptroller Harris
said tonight that he had collected ST.
600 during the past three days, and that
the treasury now held $l22,O00 subject to
check. This is outside of special funds.
Nashville, Feb. 3.-The Senate Commit
tee on Elections decided today to recon-
mend the passage of the bill extending
the election law to all counties of oyer
fifty thousand population and towns
over twenty five hundred.
McMinnville, February Mrs. Green,
on of the oldest residents Of Warren
County, died at her home on Mountain
Creek, Tuesday, and vas buried the fol-
lowing day at Concord. She was 81 years
OF age, and was a member of the Baptist
Church.
The Centennial gets from the Senate
just one half of what was asked. The
Senate cut the 100000 down by an
amendment to $4,000, and in this Shape
the bill was passed by a vote of q to II.
An effort was made to get $4,000, but
this failed.
Wartrace, February 6.-The safe in the
office of Davidson d Cos mill was blown
open last night by burglars. 1t contain
ed, however, nothing but books and pa
pers. The office was visited yesterday
by a tramp trying to sell a device for
calculating.
Chatt& onSa, Feb. 3.-N. w. Walker,
President Of the Colored Board of Trade
and former editor of the Chattano1ga
journal, has disappeared, leaving num-
erous creditors. He is charged with
shady transactions that may land him
in Jail if caught.
Nashville, Feb. Ex-Governor Tayior
today issued commissions to the coal oil
inspectors: Sam b. Williamson, Nash
vile; William Caswell, Knoxville; c..
IL. Powell, Chattanooga; j. n. Nancy,
Dresden. The terms nf thn ip.t ttrna
do not begin until June "A.
Knoxville, Feb. 5.-The report of the
State Board of Charities as 10 the acct
dental deaths of Ben Hoff and Joe Brown,
of Chattanooga, at the Lyons View Asy-
lum, has been sen to the Governor. The
authorities are eXonerated and the insti-
tuition praised for goou government.
Knoxville, February 3.-Bessie Bush,a
white woman of the town, who has been
living with a negro named Harrison
BurdOck, shot him this morning and he
will probably die. The man was Jealous
and attacked the woman on the street
and followed her to her room, where the
shooting occurred.
Springfield, Feb. G.-The jury in the
case of n. L. NichOl, charged with patri-
eide, after being out twenty four hours.
returned a verdict yesterday fixing pun
ishment at three Years in the peniten-
tiary. The sentence is regarded as very
light, and not commensurate with the
young mans terrible crime.
Kyle Ford, Feb. "a report has reach
ed here that two of Sheriff Butuy's sons
were at play on the gallows where the
murderer, Hatfield was recently hanged
and one proposed to play hangman. The
moose was djusted and the trap sprang
an nd tlp 1sftln fnII,,,v ,-,, aaaI- I'LL
when the cord broke. He had a narrow
escape.
McMinville, Feb. 4.-The McMinnville
Foundry d Machine Works at this place
owned by Thomas II. Eastwood, were
destroyed by fire at 7 O'clock last night.
Nearly all the machinery and patterns
were saved also the ware houses and
their contents, which stood near the
foundry. The loss is placed at $1,000, with
$4,000 insurance.
Nashville, Feb. 5.-Under a recent act
of the Legislature the penitentiary COM
m~issioners have contracted with u local
firm who take one hundred convicts to
be used in the manufacture of shoes.
The present employees will be employed
as foremen. "A New Hampshire hosiery
factory has also proposed to employ one
hundred convicts in manufacturing hos
iery.
Nashville, Feb. 6.-Gov. Taylor today
pardoned j. U. Carter, of Jackson County,
who was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary for attempting to exort
money by threats. Carter had appealed
his case to the Supreme Court and that
tribunal this morning affirmed the sem
tence. Carriers attorney at once pre-
scented the Governor with a lengthy pc
tition for pardon, which was favorably
acted OF.
Nashville, Feb. 4.-Miss Mollie Cronin
and Mollie Lynama, two young ladies
employed in up town stores, were held
up and robbed by a negro highwaymen
on McNairy street tonight while en-
route home. The ladies screamed, aud
the negro was only able to get a package
out of the hands of Miss Cronin. He
choked her, and endeavored to get her
purse, but was frightened off. one negro
Is under arrest.
THllahoma, Feb. 6.-Marion Gossage, a
highly respected citizen of the Four
teenth District of this county, met with
a fatal accident a few DAYS ago. Nh.
Gossage was splitting a log when the ac-
cident happened. He had the log partly
split n had driven a wedge into it. In
some way the wedge flew out, striking
Mr.. Gossage in the adomen with great
force inflicting internal injuries. He
died last night after terrible suffering.
A Carter County citizen died at an adj
Nwn nod 400 1AA s.Aaa a l. II - r..