Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-12
STATE NEWS.

Inc gainesville CfuOhlote, OF friday has
the following:
= Just as we are about going to press,
we learn from Mr.. GOoDHUE, Superinten-
dent Of the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and Louis
vile Railroad, that the line will be open
through on Monday, the 18th inst. Two
through express trains each way daily
without change of cars. Trains North will
leave GAINESVILLE at sos, A. NJ, and 3.35,
P. NJ, making close connection at State Line
for Nashville.
1.05, P. NJ, and 2.05, An.
- Except in one or two spots, the late
rains have been general throughout this
section. In consequence the crops promise
most abundantly. We have heard Of some
farmers complaining Of damage to wheat
from the rains, but these complaints are
confined to few, and where there are
grounds for them, we think the damage
scarcely appreciable Others speak Of
their tobacco Frenching from too frequent
rains. But, altogether from our own OBJ
servation, and that of others more expert
enced than ourselves, the crops of all kinds,
though smaller than usual from the difficult
ty of getting hands and their inferior labor,
as large a yield for the amount planted, as
we have ever seen in any season.
- The contract for building the upper
Red river bridge, has been let to ALLEN J.
HARRISON, and will be speedily completed.
- The Lebanon Herald, of yesterday, fur
nishes the following:
Up 10 the present time some four hun
bred and fifty voters have been registered
Over two hundred certificates were issued
last Monday.
- Our enterprising fellow-townSman, Mr..
d. w. GAsKILL, has succeeded, after much
thought and labor, in producing picture
which, for beauty, excellence and endurance,
surpasses anything of the kind we have
seen. The new picture has been named the
MetalOgraph, and is, as the name indicates,
taken on a metal plate, and can be duplica-
ted in the same manner as the photograph.
-MR. ALLEGOOD WooLARD, died at his
residence near this place on the 9TH instant,
after having attained the age Of los years.
Mr.. WOOLARD was born in North Carolina,
and in early life was a sailor. Some sixty
or seventy years ago he quilted his sailors
life and removed TO Wilson county, where
he has since resided. He was the head Of a
very large family, all of whom, we believe,
reside in this county.
We are informed that Mrs. REED, a
mother of ELI REED, aged ninety-one years,
walked a mile to take dinner with her son
one day last week. Mrs. REED is, and has
been for many years. in the enjoyment Of
perfect health and bids fair now to outlive
many who come into the word when she had
already attained an advanced age.
The Memphis correspondent Of the
Herald says, sour war-eagle, Gen. FORREST,
has leased the splendid Overton Hotel, on
| Union street, for ten years, and proposes to
divide his time between that and farming"
The Shelbyville Union of yesterday, says:
Our distinguished Representative in Con-
! gress from this district arrived at his home
| in this place on Sunday last. Our people
met him with a hearts greeting, and all
were glad 10 see him looking las he ever
does) so remarkably well. He speaks hope
fully of public affairs The people are ex-
| ceedingly anxious to hear public account
of his stewardship, and we hope that he will
designate an early day for addressing the
people. In the present state of the public
mind we think this much is due to the
people.
= In our last issue we chronicled the
| progress of religious revival at Salem in
this county, The revival closed on Monday
last with one hundred and seventy converts,
The Winchester Home Journal of yester-
day says:
There is a big meeting going on at the
Methodist church-at least there are plenty
| of big preachers in attendance. We listen
ed on Thursday night, to highly interest
ing sermon from DIR. BALDWIN. We have
no doubt there will be many able sermons
during the meeting. The ministers in at
tendance are the preachers in charge-Dr.
BALDWIN, DR.. GREEN, and the presiding
elder, Rev. Mr.. WRITTEN. II is quarter
ly meeting.
The Cleveland Bonner, Of yesterday, says:
The price of this article has declined in
this market-purchasers are now only pay
ing 81 per bushel
The editor Of the Banner describing a trip
to Meigs county, says:
Over at Decatur this week-didn't stay
long-PETE MoUNGER was there-the town
couldn't contain two such pretty men at the
same time, and SO we left. Crops between
here and there are suffering much for rain
not so much as they are in Bradley how
ever. In our passage to the good Demo
cratic county Of Meigs, we touched at
Athens-the feaest place out of doOrs-BILL
OWENS and Capt. HOWE are now running
the town, and a nice run they are making of
it-tried to get us to help them, but told the
worthy proprietors we couldn't see it."
Tee many diaries and smoke-hOuses being
robbed to suit us-we are not only honest but
truthful. While at Decatur we stopped
with Mrs. LEUTY, who keeps a frst-rate no.
tel and charges very moderate bills. If you
go that way, and want something good to
eat, call on Mrs. LEUTY.
The Athens Press of Friday, says: On
last Monday night, about y or l o'clock,
the new church, erected by the freedmen of
this place, and used by them for their school
house, was fred, and burned to the ground.
1t is supposed to be the work of an incen-
diary.
= The Bristol Ncrrs, of Friday, brings US
the following:
We learn from the farmers Of this county
that the cholera is playing sad havoc with
their hogs. This is to be regretted as sur
plus would help to bring a supply Of green
backs into the country.
Notwithstanding the scarcity Of money
and the general cry of hard times, we notice
that the spirit of improvement has not aba
ted any. Four or FIVE commodious business
houses, besides several residences, are going
up, and will soon be ready for occupation.
This section was visited by a heavy
storm Of rain and hail on Saturday evening
last, the latter cutting the corn smartly in
some places. During the storm, we learn,
man by the name of DICKINSON was killed
by lightning, on Judge CAMPBELL's farm,
eight miles east of this place. He was in
the meadow moving at the time, where he,
and the two mules that were drawing the
mower were found dead after the storm was
over.
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