Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-09-08
FROM THE STATE AT LARGE.
Fresh Items Of News Called from our
Exchanges. =

Columbia, September 1.-The colored
Missionary Baptist Church, at Beech
Grove, about four miles from Columbia
was burned to the ground Tuesday night
Manchester, September 4.-Au of our
factories are running on full time, and
have. orders enough on hand to keep
them busy several months.
Manchester, September 4.-Lewis Car
den, son of A. Y. Garden, had his right
arm broken just above the wrist, while
playing at school yesterday afternoon.
Chattanooga, September 2-The Chat
tanooga Foundry and Pipe Works has
secured an order from the Home Water
Company, OF Little Rock, Ark, for 45O
tons.o Iron pipe. :;
Nashville, September 2-Goy. TAYLOR
yesterday committed the sentence Of
Frank Parora, the memphis Murderer,
to life Imprisonment. "
Nashville, September 3.--As a result Of
injuries sustained by the explosion at
Diehl q Lords FIRE Wednesday night
Henry Benton died at the city hospital
about noon today and James Buchanan
died tonight at 1880.
Nashville, September 4.-John Burke,
fiagman, aged 20, was killed by O Cen
tennial train at Park Street crossing this
morning. He was trying to warn pass
ers by off the track, whenhe was sucked
under the locomotive.
Nashville, September -Four short
term prisoners escaped from the state
farm, three miles from the new prison,
yesterday. Only one has been recaptured.
Three are white men.
Sweetwater, September 2.-Burglars
last night effected an entrance into the
residence of Mr.. Haskins and, breaking
open a trunk, Secured $65 in cash. belone-
Ing to his son Ed. There is no clue to
the guilty parties.
Manchester, September A-The con-
tinued drouth throughout this county is
retarding farmers in preparing land for
wheat and winter oats, the ground being
i'll many places too dry to plow. Late
corn is also suffering for rain.
Athens, September 3.-The Decatur IL
Athens telephone line was completed to-
day and the first message passed. The
line extends from Athons to Decatur via
Riceville, Vigor and Piketon. 1t was
built entirely by local capitalists.
Nashville, September 2.-Mrs. Fannie
Hoar Britton was shot in the abdomen
this afternoon by her husband, Pat Brit
ton, at her home in South Nashville.
The shooting was done in q fit of Jealous
passion, caused by the alleged intimacy
Of John Cahill with Britton's wife.
Nashville, September Will Sheriff
Ellis Harper was bringing fourteen con-
victs UP from Shelby County today three
of them made their escape by jumping
through the car window neal McEwen.
They were all handcuffed and fastened
to a heavy chain in pairs but they cut
loose somehow.
Lenoir City, September.4.-The Patton
Manufacturing Company was burned to-
night at ten O'Clock, Loss about $4,000.
The building and machinery was owned
by the Lenoir City Company and was
occupied and used by w. r. Patton, who
operated the plant for plumbers wood
furnishings. ~
Sparta, superintendent OF the wall
Of q we'll which Joe Turney, colored, was
preparing to rewall for e. NJ. Miller,
near here, fell in on him at quitting
time yesterday. Every effort was made
to rescue him lastnight without success.
Persons who went down could hear him
talk plainly, but seemingly failed to
make him hear them. Later they could
not hear his groans and he is supposed
to be dead. The well is sixty five feet
deep.
Knoxville, September 2-George Thur
mer, one of the two criminals who re-
centiy escaped from the Sewer County
jail, has been recaptured. He was caught
In Pinevil1e, KY, today and brought to
this city tonight. He is wanted for sew
eral crimes. Recently he was pardoned
out of the penitentiary, where he had
been sent for thirteen years for the muir.
der of Policeman Hoyle, Of this city. He
will be taken to Seyierville tomorrow.
Knoxville, September A quartet of
moonshiners from the sugar ldnds of Sc
vier County were arraigned before Uni
ted States Commissioner IT. Carter this
afternoon. They were charged with
working in an illicit distillery and talk
ing whisky therefrom for the purpose Of
both private use and sale. The evidence
was sufficient to bind two of them over
to court, and the remaining two were
dismissed. The men who are held to
court are David Ogles and Bruce Sims.
They gave bond for their appearance.
John Cogdill and Julius Sims were dis
charged. IA