Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-07-14
FROM THE STATE AT LARGE.
Fresh Items Of News Culled from our
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Cookeville. July S.-Deputy Sheriff
John jackson was found dead at his
home near Cotton, with a pistol wound
through his heart.
Nashville, July Gov. Taylor to.
day appointed A. R. Blevins, of Rogers.
Ville' warden of the Brushy Mountain
mines.
Nashville, July Gov. Taylor par.
doned Granville Jennings, house break
ing and larceny, sent up for five years
from Blount County.
Nashville, July 8.-Commissioner of
Agriculture John T. Essary has ap.
pointed Columbus Marchbanks, of
chattanooga, to be his assistant for
East Tennessee.
M~orristown, July 1.-THE greatest
excltemenf here in years was caused by
a double tragedy this afternoon, when
Whi BLACK murdered the wife of his
piother, John Black, and then killed
himself. y
Hartsvile, July GA frightful boiler
explosion occurred on the farm of w,
A. Allen, In the Tenth District ofithis
county, this afternoon, by which nine
people were instantly killed and Eve
badly injured.
Nashville, July cat his home near
Columbia, Col. j. w. s. Ridley, for
many years the most prominent handler
OF mules In the South, died, aged about
seventy five years. He was a mar of
wealth and large land owner.
Tracy City, July 1O.-Circuit Court
is In session at Altamont with Judge
d. ID. Smallman presiding. The grand
Jury is busy investigating the case
against Mrs. John K. oRddy for the
murder OF the child of A. J. L. Roddy.
Sparta, July G.-Mont Weaver, who
was pardoned by Gov. Taylor a few
months ago, was arrested today and
tried before Squire A. ]. Green ON a
warrant sworn out by his wife, charg.
ing him with having threatened to kill
her and some of the children.
Jellico, July 11.-Albert Kerney shot
and Instantly killed Ed Montgomery in
A. ID. Wilson's saloon on the Kentucky
side last night. Both were tough char.
acters. Trouble arose about Kearuey
not helping Montgomery work out a
fine. Kearney is under arrest.
Jackson, July S.-Pete Carroll, u poor
but respected white man, whose mind
has been slightly unbalanced recently,
disappeared from his home here yes
terday and could not be found till to.
day, when his body was found in the
Forked Deer River. He undoubtedly
committed suicide.
Knoxville, July 6.-An order has
been filed in the United States Court
here by Judge G. d. Clark d~ischarging
Receivers j. B. Glover and E. s. Spald.
ing, OF the Marietta & North Georgia
Railway. The road was sold a year
ago for 1906, 900, and the last pay.
ment has just been made. 1t is now
known as the Atlanta, Knoxville &
Northern.
Bristol July 10.-A cylinder head of
The engine which runs the carriage at
the Morton Lewis Wiley lumber plant
blew out yesterday afternoon and
pieces of metal were thrown u distance
Of fifty yards. Several of the work.
men had narrow escapes. One man
was knocked down, and another re
ceived scratches on the neck.
Mooresburg, July 8.-Nick Galbraith,
colored, who has been working the
marble quarries of Knox County, came
home, q mile east of this place, last
Friday and died Wednesday night of
heart failure. He went to bed as we'll
as ever, it seems, and was found dead
in bed at two O'Clock next morning.
Dickson, July 8-Peter Shelley, one
of the oldest settlers in Dickson County.
died yesterday of heart disease. He
had lived since early in 1869 on q farm
four miles north Of Dickson and reared
a large family. Mr.. Shelley was eighty
years OF age and came originally from
Germany. He leaves a wife and five
children, all of whom are married.