Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-03
FROM THE STATE AT LARGE.
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his attentions to Wavland's sister. The
wounds are painful but not fatal.
Lebanon, Jan. 36.-The trial of w. r..
Hale, Cashier of the defunct firm of A.
Bryan II Co., bankers, of Watertown,
has ended in a hung jury. The bank was
broken by s~peculations in Chicago, SILL
600 being lost in that way.
A special from Coal Creek saws: Thos.
Odell, of B~riceville, was frozen to death
on the mountain road between Clinton
and Briceville last night. Odell, with
some friends, were walking from Gin
ton, where they had attended court.
Pikeyille, Jan. 27.-John Hall, ST., one
of the oldest citizens OF Bledsoe County,
died at the residence of his son in law,
a. Farmer, yesterday, aged Sc years. He
was born in the county and has been
prominent in the management of its af-
fairs.
Wolf Creek, Jan. 27.-The residence of
Mary Wilkie was burned to the ground
this morning at 4 O'clock, In the hurry
the furniture that had been removed
from the burning building was allowed
to catch fire and was consumed. Mrs.
Wilkie was not insured.
Knoxville Jan. 27.-Frank Turner, son
of ii. II. Turner, of Knox County, was nc.
cidentally shot and killed at Crossyille
today. Young Turner was connected
with the Tennessee Central Road. No
blame is attached to anyone for the kill
ing. The remains will be brought here.
Greeneville, Jan. 2a.-Myron Lane,
aged seventeen, was drowned at four
o'clock this afternoon in q pond near
Greeneville. He was a son of w. Il,
Lane II a highly respected young man.
Holland Russell, a son of Rev. II. Rus
sell, nearly drowned, but was rescued
by friends.
Huntsville, Jan. 30.-George Luttrell,
aged 40, foreman of Stegalrs livery sta
bles, died at the Tweed Intirmary this
morning after IA protracted illness. Lut-
trell came to this city from East Ten
nessee and was for a long time a freight
conductor on the Memphis IL Charleston
Railway.
Springfield, Jan. 2s.-Bob Powell, a
young negro bootblack, was discovered
badly frozen in a Main Street livery
stable this morning. He was carried to
a neighboring gocery store and given
medical attention. 1t is thought that
amputation Of beth feet will be neces-
sary to save his life.
Chattanooga, Jan. 2S.-Dr. II. A. Davis.
a prominent physician who drives a
swell turnout, has been bound over to
Circuit Court on the charge of perjury.
Col. George +. Fry, to whom Davis owed
a fee, charged that the Doctor took the
paupers' oath when he had "money to
burn" Davis is out on bail.
Memphis, Jan. 2S.-Claude Lamb, aged
p, who claims Kansas City, Mo-, as his
home, was shot and seriously wounded
thls morning by w. ii. Lee, who asserts
that he found Lamb in a compromising
position with his wife. The woman in
the case was shot twice by the husband,
who surrendered to the police.
Lawrenceburg, Jan. 27.-The Deputy
Sherllt Danley brought to town q heart
less fellow yesterday and had him placed
in Jail. lie is charged with having
caught one of John Wade's mules, sew
eral miles south of here, and mutiiated
the animals ears in a frightful manner,
splitting them from the tip to the head.
Livingston, Jan. 30.-The Forest Oil
Company struck salt water at the depth
OF 1900 feet at the Reynolds well near
Little Crabb, Fentress County. 1t is un-
derstood that the company is going to
pump the well and exhaust the salt
water. II this a be done, and there is
any oil in the country in deep sand, this
will find it.
Columbia, Jan. 27.-George Fierson,
charged with murder, was tried in the
Circuit Court Monday and Yesterday,
was found guilty and sentenced to fl
teen years in the penitentiary, the jury
remaining out only a short while. Geo.
killed his aunt, Sallie Frierson, last Feb
rury because she would not allow him
to have a pound party at her house.
Clarksville, Jan. 2S.-While they were
skating on a pond the ice broke and
seven young men-Clarence Major, CLAY
Stocker, John Graham, Lewis Brave,
Henry Bringhurst, Roy Smith and Chap.
pell Glll-were precipitated into the
water. They all had a lively scramble
for their lives, but finally escaped with
nothing more than a very cold bath.
Chattanooga, Jan. 29.-This has been a
day of startling happenings and sensa-
tions in this city. The people were
hardly over the shock of the Moore rob-
berry n attempted assassination, when
1T became known on the streets that
Capt. Wilton S. Porter, Captain of Fire
department No. !, had suicided by shoot
ing himself with a pistol in the morn
ing.
Nashville, Jan. 3O.-State Treasurer
Cralg's books today showed that during
January the receipts of the treasury
were $6l ,4S6 rs. The disbursements for
the month were 1880 50. The receipts
Tor January, 1896, amounted to about
$4,000 more than was collected in Janu-
airy of this year. Among the expendi-
lures were $2lS,957 on the State debt and
S26,695 81 interest on the school fund.
Clarksville, Jan. 29.-P. II. Williams.
who iVpG inst nNvnr tla D,Jn,I.n,, ....A
line, near Port Royal, this county, died
a few days ago, and thirty six hours
later his wife followed him into the UNI
known beyond. Both were the last mem
Ders OF large and prominent families,
inc had been married for half a century.
lie had been a Baptist fifty years and
she fifty seven. They leave three chill
dren.
Lawrenceburg, Jan. N.-The weather
Tor the past three days has been freezing.
tuesday morning the mercury register
ed ii degrees above zero, Wednesday
morning three above and Thursday
morning all records were passed, the
mercury going down to u degrees below
zero. This is beyond a doubt the coolest
morning ever experienced in this town,
water freezing in houses where the like
was never known to have occurred be-
fore.
Nashville, January 3O.-The Chancery
Court OF Appeals today affirmed the de-
clsion of the Chancellor Of Davidson
County in the case of the State VS.. the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Com
pany. The decision brings into the State
treasury $ii,034 "a, with interest from
June !, 1896. This is the case which
Comptroller Harris ~endeavored to COM
promise for $4,000, but which compro-
mise was rejected on the motion of At
torney General Pickle.
Jackson, Jan. 29.-Fire was discovered
last night in the servants room of ID. A.
Lyerlas' home and the house and a por-
ton of the household chattels were
burned, entailing n loss of about $1,000,
with 81 800 insurance. The fire likewise
destroyed the home and q part of the
household effects of H. Baum. Loss
about $1,000, insurance $500. The resi-