Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-24
stats NEWS.

. FROM the rayeitefAfc ODserfef, Mafcn n
THE WEATHER. =. I.ast Wednesday evening
the 18th, the mercary tumbled toward zero
in a hurry, snow commenced falling, and
by night we had real taste Of Siberian
weather. The result is, the peaches, which
were in bloom, are probably killed, bnt
the wheat, il is Thought, is not materially
injured. A gentleman of Intelligence in
forms as that tie 18th Of March, IS43-
iweniy.four years ago-Was just such an
other day. The fruit, he remembers, was
Killed, but the wheat was uninjured, and
the earth responded in generous profision
TO the efforts Of the farmer. Corn, wheat,
rye, oats, cotton, etc, eaehand all showed
full crop.
Eremtbe sheibyyilIee Union. March p.
DEATH OF Thomas Bs LAIRD.-Thomas
y. Laird, Esq, senior publisher of this pa
per, died at his residence ia Shelbyville.
yesterday morning.
He had long been in bad health, and al
though his loss is deeply lamented by
large circle of friends and relatives his
death was not altogether unexpected. He
bears with him TO the tomb an unblem-
ished reputation, and fhe present genera
ton must pass away before il is forgotten
He leaves disconsolate widow, and three
distressed children
From the Murfreesboro Monitor, March %,
We are pleased to observe the enterprise
which is exhibited in our city. Within the
past week several new stores have been
opened for the reception of goods, and the
streets present quite business like air for
these dull times. We wish them all an
abundant success.
FrOmthe Winchester Journal. March q.
Weregret 10 learn that Mr. Alien Young,
clever old gentleman Of this county, died
very suddenly few days since. He had
beento the houseof Mr.. j. w. Custer, started
from there in apparent good health, but in
a few hours was found on the ground in
speechless condition. He was cared for i'm.
mediately, but soon expired.
From the Chattanooga Union. March q.
{ HELP FOR THE PooR.-Gen. Carlin,
Chief of the Freedmen's Bureau for Ten
nessee, has ordered Col Church, the agent
for this city, 10 draw on the Commissary
Department for a sufficient quantity OF
rations to feed the destitute, and if the
Commissary cannot supply him to pur-
chase, and il he is unable to purchase, 10
seize. With all the efforts made at home,
and the contributions we are receiving
from abroad, we think that the poor people
here viii be enabled to live comfortably
until summer. aa
f THE MAIIs.-The back mails from the
North and West arrived yesterday on the
Cherokee, and the mails for the same points
were sent off last night on the Mary Byrd
The Eastern and Southern mails are now
regularly received and sent, and hereafter
there will be no trouble with those arriving
over the Nashville road.
From the Lebanon Herald, 23d.
THE WHEAT oP-Notwithstanding
the cold weather and the freezing of the
ground, we are assured by the farmers that
the wheat crop is moi injured. Barring the
risk, which we always run, of the rust, we
see no cause now why the wheat crop for
the year 1867 viii not exceed that of any
previous year. The breadth of land sown
i'm this cereal is immense, the farmers gen.
orally risking all on good yield this year.
That their hopes will be more than realized
we see no reason 10 doubt.
BACKWARD SPRING--Our farmers are
generally complaining of the backward
ness of the season. More of them have
as yet done anything toward breaking up
ground for the new crop Of corn, oats, etc.
However, they comfort themselves with as
from old head" that a late
spring always presages good corn year.
The weather continues damp, in fact, we
have had but two or three dry days since
our last report In addition to the rain
the weather has been 50 cold as TO require
overcoats and fires every day for the last
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