Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-28
TENNEssEE NEWs.

TENNESSEE NEWS. aaa e..
Crops in this country are suffering great
ly for want of rain. With good rain We
may expect heavy yield.-CbvingtOn Re
coz d. June rs.
We have had almost all kinds Of westher
during the past week. One day was hot
enough for the torrid zone, and the next
was cold enough for fires and overcoats.--
Lebanon HerGld and Register, june q.
WHEAT HARvEsT.--Our farmers gener-
ally have completed their wheat harvest,
and many are agreeably surprised to find
the yield 30 much better than they had
anticipated. Kingston East Tennesseda,
June 25.
The Board Of Mayor and Aldermen
have passed an ordinance Imposing tax
of one dollar upon dogs except one to each
family. Egerybody's "purp" is also
required TO wear q collar Kingst0a East
1ennessedn, June 25. a-.
THE CRoPs.-Some of our planters are
threshing wheat this week. The yield
is quite as good IS was expected, grain hne
and heavy. Oats are beginning to TiPen
and promises we'll. Corn is needing rain.-
Brownsville Bee, Jane 26.
FIRE.-The kitchen and sfnokehouse of
Mark L. Andrews, two miles west Of town,
were destroyed by fire on Wednesday night.
The FIRE originated in the kitchen, and was
discovered about II O'Clock. The dwell
ing although ia imminent danger, was
saVed.-Franklin ReUiep, Jnns 26. ?
An IMMENSE HALL.-Pulaski is to have
one Of the largest and most magnificent
city halls this side Of Cincinnati. 1t is 10
be in the second story of Mr.. Angy Cox'5
two new buildings, and its dimensions are
20 be fOFty-two feet by eighty-one, in the
clear, and thirty-four feet high fildSki
Ci6zeya, june 20. .li. .s.....st3 ssat
DISMISSED in the United States Court
on Thursday, the indictment against Rev.
Mr.. Bates, of the Southern Methodist
Church, for treason, was dismissed without
cost. The day has passed By for treason
trials, and the whole docket will soon be
cleared Of each ease.-KnorUHle Press and
Herald, June &c.
THE CRoPs. yesterday we met gem
tleman from Sale creek, in this county,
who says that the wheat is now all har-
vested, and that there ia more than an
average yield in that section. The corn is
suffering very Iauch for the want of rain,
though in other respects it is doing well,
being clean and entirely free from weeds
and grass.-Chat. Republican, June 81. a,si
NEGRO WOMAN SHor.-DuriDg the
closing exercises of the colered school on
Friday last, pistol, in the 3" carpet-bag' of
the sdiHtly Newton, who for a year past has
been teaching the colored idea how TO
shoot" was by same means discharged, the
contents taking effect in the thigh Of a ne
gro woman, inhictiug a serious, though we
learn not dangerous wound.--SomsrUiie
Falcon, June 25, i. .sg.iaa.J sII
KILLING AT MILAE.--We were panied
to learn, yesterday, of the death of Mr..
William Brown, at Milan, Tenn. He was
shot and killed by man named Wheeler
Brown was vOung gentleman Of excellent
character &Ad splendid standing brave,
true white, man. His murderer il said to
be sort Of desperate. He was shot 10
the back while contending with Wheeler,
his assassin's brother. No further par
ticulars given Brownsville Bee, June 26.
SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER RAILRoAD.-0n Thursday last, the
citizens of Union City met at the Mayors
Office, by ballot, to vote for or against a
subscription by the corporation of $4,000
to aid in the building of the Mississippi
Riaer railroad, through Obion county, to
terminate at this city. Tot he credit OF the
citizens, they voted for the subscription,
without a negative VUte.-- Union City
Herald, June 10.
INCREASE OF TRAVEL During The
past week the trains over the East Ten
nessee and Georgia, and East Tennessee
and Virginia railroads have been heavily
loaded with through passengers and bag
gage from the Southwest. A large number
of passengers are daily passing through,
en- route fof New York, having taken advan-
tage of the liberslity of the railroad COM
panies by purchasing the excursion tickets
that are now for sale at all of the princi-
pal offices of this route.-KnorUilie Press
and Herald, June 20.
LARGE FIRE.-The dwelling house of
our fellow citizen, Mr.. w. Strange, who
lives four miles from town, on Tuesday
night, at 10 o'clock, was entirely consumed
by the deyouring element, FIRE. His house
was new one, just huilt, and he had only
been living il in for a few days We are
informed that he lost nearly or all of his
furniture, clothing, etc. His LOSE will
reach near $4,000. The fire was caused by
a defective stove-pipe in the kitehen-COO
ingtOn Record, June rs.
DEGREES CoNFERRED.-At a meeting of
the Alumni Association Of Cumberland
University last Thursday, the honorary de-
gree of DID. was conferred on Rev. w. +.
Ward, of Nashville; Rev. j. B. Mitchell,
President of McGee College, Missouri and
Dr.. d. C. Kelly, Of Lebanon. The degree
of AM. was conferred on J. l.. Cannon,
Richard Beard, Jr., r. l.. G. White, r. l..
Caruthers, Jr., w. p. Gillespie, r. r. Nc
Claim, 4. M. Goodnight, w. w. Suddarth,
F. A. Shoup and w. Ssars--LsbanOR
Herald and Register, June 81. tr
MASONIC MEETING AT RoME.--The
Masons of the lodge here and in Smith and
Summer counties had an installation Of
officers at Rome last Wednesday, and were
addressed by Grand Master J. NJ. Ander-
con, Capt. Mcconnell and Rev. g. w.
Griffin. From parties who were there we
learn that everything passed of handsome
ly and 10 the satisfaction of all There
were some twelve hundred persons present,
and an excellent dinner prepared for all Of
them. The affair wound up with grand
ball at night-LebaROn Herald and Regis
Ter, Jane q.
BURsIHa OF AsHToN's Mu.Ls-Loss
$l0,O00.-The mills known as Ashton's
Mills, near Columbia, were consumed by
Ere Sunday morning about o'clock. The
mills consisted Of one corn and three wheat
mills and one saw mill, valued at fully ten
thousand dollars, with no insurance.
There was burned in the buildings 3 con
siderable quantity Of corn, meal, flour, and
some 200 bnshels Of wheat and 8 large lot
IF valuSble lumber. The Gre Was undoubt-
eddy the work of an incendiary. John
Ashton and Newton Vaughn were the
renters OF the mill.-P,liaski Citizen, June
26h. s...-s
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT PIKEvILLE-
HALF TUE TOWE IN AsHEs.-By a gen.
tleman from Pikeyilie, who leit there on
Thursday, we learn that a most destructive
fire occurred on Wednesday, completely
destroying almost all the business portion
Of the town. The pOstofice and hotel, and
the extensive business house Of Mr.. III. w.
Hart, were the most extensive losses in
Cured. The fire was supposed 10 be pure.
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