Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-03
TENNESsEE NEWS.

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see-Crom Johnson to HamiltOn-and we
can safely say we never saw more excel
lent prospect in our life for a splendid
wheat crop. II looks rank and green, and
although thin in places from being frozen
ont bv the severe winter, it will only make
the grain larger aud better. Unless We
have some unforeseen blight, our wheat
| harvest will be most abundant-JOHcSborO
Flag, Nay l.
THE FRUIT CEoP-About one-half Of
onr fruit was killed by the frost in the
blossom. This leaves us plenty, and will
make the fruit larger and finer without
| breaking the trees to pieces, a. Is the case
when there is a more prolific crop.-Jone8-
5oro Flag, Dag l.
During the month Of April the Clerk of
| the County Court Of Roane issued but two
/ marriage license, against twelve or fifteen
the preceding month
ARRIVAL or THE KU-KLUx.--By a
| flaming proclamation, which was placed
under our Office door on Sunday morning
| last we were informed that this mysterious
| organization had made its appearance in
our midst. The proclamation was sur
| rounded with figures of skulls, collins, dag
gers. etc. A fifty dollar Confederate bill
| was inclosed, with orders to "print." The
whole was signed IL. c. H., the Grand
| Cyclops. "-K ingstos East Teanesscan, April
80.
| REVIVAL great revival of religion
| ia in progress at our neighbOrIng town,
London, under the suPerintendence OF Rev.
John n. Moore. The entire population OF
London and Vicinity appear TO have been
aroused to a full sense Of their situation,
aud nightly crowd the altar, seeking saliva
ton. Some forty souls have already been
saved, and as many more are seeking
consolation. -Kmgaf?a East Isqnessean
| april 80
INA HURRY.-A gentleman chartered a
special train on the hast Tennessee and
Virginia railroad yesterday in order to
make the connection at this place for Mem,
phis, he having been left behind at Greene
yille.-hnorrWe Press and Herald, liay |
The TIolston river at Knoxville is higher
than it was ever known at this season o.
the year.
| CoNsoIING.-Th Sweetwater Foreruanei
extracts the following consolation from the
recent rainy spell Of weather: people
hereabouts feel uncommonly safe. There
is promise recorded that the world shall
never again be destroyed by a food, and
our part Of it won't be dry enough to burr
for some time to come
The COURT HoUsE.-The committe,
have given the contract for covering III,
courthouse to Messrs. j. W. Wilson ~ Co.
Nashville. Their bid was thirteen hun
dred dollars, we believe. We learn tina
they will go to work on it Just as soon a
they can get the tin here.-LeJdnoa Hrai.
and Register, Moy2.
The scholastic population of Nelson
county is as follows: Whites-Male
1859 female, 23l2; total, 1871. ColoreC
Male, 77S; female, 1862; total, 1870
Total white and colored, GAIL. The 1st
%, 18th and Odd districts are not embraced
in the above.
CURIOUS DEFoRMITY.-We were shown
one day this week, the strangest specimen
of a chicken we ever saw. 1t had thre
eves-one in the middle Of the forehead
aud the others in their proper places. 1t
heak, or bill, was divided into three part
the upper part a natural shape, and thu
lower forked at the root, so as to give itthr
1
lower Jaw. This little stranger was tn,
production Of Lebanon hennery but die
not live.-Le5uaoa Herald and Register
lHay /.
DoGs.-Some forty or fifty dogs, we un
dersland, are assessed for taxes by our cor
porate authorities Each dog, We believe
subjects the owner 10 a tax OF oue dollar
Huntingdon ITest Tnneseu, APrd 80.
The measels prevails quite extensively
among the Juvenile population of Hunt
ingdou. The form of this disease is ofdi
narily mild, nevertheless some fatal case
have occurred.
| HoRsE STEALING. Horse stealing seem,
to be quite prevalent in some. portions O.
| the country. Some ten days since somt
horses we're stolen in the neighhorhood @
| Mckenzie. A we were informed, the
thieves three in number after riding ia,
| horses for some distance turned them loose
Four young men followed in pursuit of TIA,
rogues, but unfortunately divided into two
parties. Two of the pursuers finally came
up with the thieves, and easily succeeded
in capturing them. They started will
them to this place. Ga tho way, however
the thieves, not having been disarmed
turned upon their captors and commence
firing upon them, inaicting upon one
dangerous wound, and thus succeeded an
making their escape. One Of the thieve,
wac thought % be wounded. Further pur
suit was made, but so far az We are
informed AT this writing, unzuccessfully
Since these events we hear Of two more
horses having been stolen III the vicinity oil
Oakwood, in Weak,ey County.-Ha1aaqiJr
Wef I6IHee1n, -4pyI 30.
| WHFAT-Preseut appearances indicate
the wheat crop in this vicinity, the present
season, will not be large one. Much OF
the wheat sown on htt lands suffered
severely during the winter, by freezing
ont Hntp5d Us3 T,aae tla, April
30
| FRUIT-From some observation and ex-
tensive inquiry, We learn that the prospect
for 3 crop Of fruit, ia this section, this
season, Is upon the whole rather favorable.
In a few orchards the peaches we're mostly
| killed toy the late trosl7, but as general
thing a sufficient number escaped to load
the tree. Apples are uuiniured. Ounces
| and pears appear 10 have suffered to a
| greater extent than other kinds of fruit
| hntagoas h.et IeEma.esgu, igT8 80
lNFANrICmE.-S5me two or three weeks
| since, white infant was found near the
residence Of Major y. W Allen. on the
Trenton road, apparently having been de-
! posted there at, or soon after It's birth
! When found, the dog we're devouring the
| body, having already eaten of the arms.
face and other parts Of the body The
whole affair Is shrouded in mystery, no
clue being found to indicate the perpetra-
tor of the inmunan deed H,rnfIagIon
| Hsa TUlcasm, April 30.
DESCENT on TIN GAMBLERs.-Six
gamblers, who gave their names as T. II.
Horn, w. 4. Taper, d. r. Kay, Bob
Conners, Bill jenkins and VIM. Bronson.
, we're arrested last night by Capt Simons,
and compelled 20 pat HP forieits Of 500
each for their appearance at the Police
Court this morning. All neglected to APP
pear and their ioFteits went into the police