Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-16
STATE NEWS


Governor BroWnlow has commissioned
B. M. Tillman, Esq, as Attorney General
for the circuit composed of The counties of
Bedford, Rutherford, Wilson and Cannon.
Mr.. Tillman is we'll known TO the people of
his circuit as an able lawyer. -
- Steps are being taken, with every
prospect of speedy success, TO rebuild the
Baptist Church in ShelbyVille. la
A Monumental Society has been or
ganized, the object of which is to collect
the Confederate dead in the vicinity of
Shelbyville inter them in a common grave,
and erect over them a suitable monument.
Samuel H. Whitthorne is President, and
W, S. Bearden, Secretary. OOntributions
are solicited.
tt Appropriate notice was taken, on the
9Th inst, of the death Of Capt. c. b. Word,
by his comrades in the Mexican var
among whom were soldiers of both the
Confederate and Federal armies in the late
war. $50 e II g-] Hor.e4 u
Tn Lebanon Herald and Reg;;slel, 18Th
inst, has the following: % .HyIgfus
TENNESSEE AND PACIFIC RAILROAD
We learn from DR.. Owen that our citizens
have taken shares to. the amount of about
one thousand dollars in the above road for
the purpose of making the survey. We
hope the friends of the road will come. up
and subscribe literally, and give the COM
pany all the encouragement possible The
Legislature the other day passed a bill
authorizing the Governor to issue bonds Of
the State, amounting to 100000 to this
road. fr,u5sa 4.4fi 40 gsss
= We have heard of only two deaths
from smallpox for two OF three weeks.
Mrs. Ware died last Sunday, after long
illness. We heard of a negro dying with
it few days since. '' vi 81 +. O. 4 go
AT the late municipal election, r. Is
Thompson, Esq, was elected Mayor A.
r. Fonville, Recorder, and j. C, Glenn,
Town Constable. aHfEfE 'As
The Franklin Reviel0 Of yesterday SAYS:
Our chancery Court has beeen in session
for the last eight or ten DAYS, and the btIst>
ness done has been very heavy for the
length of tiIae. DEGREES for the sale of a
great deal of real estate have been rendered,
which we suppose will be upon the niarket
as soon as the clerk gets little rest. The |
important case of R. A. Graham US. Clife
and Merrill, upon motion 10 dissolve the |
injunction and dismiss the attachment. was
argued ably and forcibly on both sides BY
Hon. w. F. Cooper and Chancellor Camp
bell for the complainant, and Hons. E. II.
East and Judge T. w. Turley for defeha-
ants. The counsel on both sides acquitted |
themselves with much credit, evincinR legal,
attainments equal, if not superior, TO any
legal gentlemen in the State. After dis |
cussion of about one day, the motion was
pverruled and the ease Stands as before.
- On Friday evening, the 18th inst,
man named Dick McCray was run over
BY wagon, and instantly killed, about
eight miles from this place on the Lewis
burg turnpike .ha1 iiiiaf Die
- PoRK.-At the opening of the season,
a few sales were effected in this market at
as high figures as twelve and twelve and
one-half cents. During the past two weeks
the price has settled down at about eight
cents. A great many have killed during
the present week, the weather having been
very favorable IaI4s ,glilEEIS ~ -
The Pulaski. Citizen, Of ( he I4lh says
Horse stealing seems to be the order of Che
day in this locality st present. We have
heard of several coming up missing in this
county within the past week or two.
The Murfeesl,oro Monitor, of the 18th,
says: Our city is at present infested by q
gang of small calibre thieves, and from
their operations, are more than likely 20
be deeply and darkly STEPPED in crimes and
colors. They commit many deeds Of small
stealing, and display great deal of energy
and discretion in procuring the winter ne
cessities with but little labor and a small
loss of sleep. ....-.,i
7 Henry WilGon, cOlored practioheF
N the Eight fingered art, . was arrested last
Wednesday for stealing horse from Isaac
Winston, col. He was committed to Jail /
b await his trial before the Criminal
Court. Er<a
We would suggest in, time to our new
Board of Aldermen, the 'necessity Of doing
with the public well ON the
lquare. II not used Otherwise, we favor
he throwing in Of q half gross more rats
md the few remaining dogs around the
,ity, and lease it out 70 some enterpTising
bologna sausage manufacturer. Il
The MeMinnville Nsp Era, Of the 18th
Iays: @ ta .e..s
. AlutC AuAAbcA VI ouA NlAAoSAS A4AfN DCciA !
-eceiving their pork during the past two or
hree days; the ruling prices oFwhieh have
1een 7A6G8 cents net.
In jackson county the demand for !
,orn seems to be limited shippers are OF
sriRg two dollars per Dbl, abut the farmer
8 unwilling to sack il a. that price There
5 quite number of hogs in the country, :
,ut the market continues duh, and there
ire but few buyers 81 O. 81 - 81
The Chattanooga AmericdH, Of the 18th I
avs: ga a q q =
The Metropolitan Police force will be !
aid of to-day. The men feel in good I
lumor, as there is two or three months
'ay due them, 1WA-E 90 NAE
The cause of temperance is gaining [
reat strength in this community, and the I
division of the Sons of Temperance is in
ressing rapidly. aaea s.
Death Of Mrs. .FOHler, etc - 81
WASHINGTON. Dec. l5.-The. wife ol !
enafor Fowler, Of Tennessee, died las
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