Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-19
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The Knoxville Iron Company have
the manufsetare Of nails.
Our farmers are threshing their wheat,
and we understand the yield is very good.
-GreenerilIe UHiOn, Jug L.
RAN.-For two or three weeks past
there has fallen rain enough thoroughly TO
wet the ground in most localities. = RroWas-
tilIe Bee, Jaly II! a . " - Z
HoT.-The weather during the past week
has been oppressively hot, notwithstanding
we have had several heavy rains.-KiRg-
stOn East TennesSedn, July 16.
,0N DIT.--That Sheriff Mayor Bearden,
Of this city, has been rendered the command
of the new loyal miiisia.--KaOrcilIs Press
aSd Herald, judy Is. Es1aA i.- si~
The claims presented to the Claim Com.
missioner, for Washington county, for
losses sustained by the war, amount TO
100000. t.a a.a.r ait a7I
f We are informed that the reported fail
ure Of Emory Iron and Coal Mining Com
pany was premature. The works are In
full blast as befors-Kin9stOn East TeHRes-
sean, July l6. $3.50. -.ls-
Several portions Of the county have been
blessed with fine showers during the week,
but Paris has uniformly escaped, to the re-
gret Of It's swelIering citizens. Paris Intel
tgenesr, July 49, al, 4.1 Jssieigxs /.
We regret to learn that, last week during
a storm, the barn of Mr.. Walter Keeble, OF
this county, was struck and set on fire by
lightning. The barn, together with large
quantity Of wheat, was entirely Destroyed
MH5rses5OTo Monitor, july is. u .E-il 800
RAIN.-For the past week we have been
favored with refreshing showers, which
have revived the dropping hopes of our
farmers most wonderfully. The rains have
been quite partial, yet almost every local
ity has been visited during the week, to
! the very great relief of the growing crops.
-Huntingdon West TeRnesSean, july 10.
JAIL DELIvERY.-O On Thursday last four
negroes were sentenced to the penitentiary
By the Circuit Court in session at Camden.
They were confined in jail at that place to
await their transportation to Nashville.
During the night Of Thursday, they man
aged to effect their escape by prying of a
staple from the door, Two of them, it Is
said, are from the vicinity OF Memphis, and
have recently been released from the peni-
Tertiary by Executive pardon -Handng-
don West TenRessean, July Is. go.
BITTEN BY A DoG.-Mr. John hurry,
who resides a few miles from town, was
severely bitten in the left arm by his own
dog on Sabbath evening last Ia company
with number Of friends he bad started TO
rchuch, when he discovered that his dog was
following and attempted to drive him back.
The dog became furious and seized his
master by the arm and held on until Mr..
King, who was in company, came up and
shot him dead. Mr.. Murry, we under
stand, is suffering severely from the wound.
-Huatiagdon West TeuaesseaR, July 10.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.-Miss Jennie
Plummer, daughter of Rev. E, B. Plum
mer, was struck by lightning few days
since. She was sitting in the door at the
residence Of Mr.. J. N. Gardner, at Mchen-
zie, during a thunder storm when tree
in font Of the door was struck by the cleo
trio fluid, the shock was communicated to
Miss Jennie, who was Frustrated and for
the time being rendered insensible. We
are happy to add that abe is nearly recoV-
cred from the effects of the stroke. Mrs.
CLARK, who was in the vicinity, was also
affected by the shock, though to a smaller
extent. - Harrington West 'fenne8sean,
July 16
CARTER GoUNTY.-We were at Eliza
bethton court the first Of the week. Every
thing passed off quietly and smoothly
except jury, which, at last accounts, was
hung on barrel of whisky. Crops look
and promise we'll in Carter. The Demo
Gratis and Conservatives are in the minority
but az they are made Of the right kind
Of stuff, make no concessions nor ask any
quarters. Ia fact, they still have hopes of
redeeming their county, and, from the fol-
lowing, we shonld think their hope was
we'll founded K. C. Grow, eighty seven
years Of age, Is the father of twenty chill
dren (thirteen Of them living) the grand
father of one hundred and sixteen, and the
great grandfather of seventy-twO. He is
strong Conservative. = GreenepHls Union,
Judy is. ..-.r...
STRUCK BY LIGHTEING.-We learn that
on Tuesday last, Mr.. John T. Keyes and
bis daughter, Miss Pet. Keyes, living on
Che farm of Mr.. ]. d. Tadieck, two miles
vest Of this place, were struck and serious
" injured by lightning daughter
being thrown into a state Of unconscious
ness for some twenty-four hours. The
father escaped with somewhat less injury,
being only made speechless for an hour or
SO. We learn, also, that laborer on the
East Tennessee and Western North Caro-
lima railroad, by the name of Rowe, while
at OF near the road, was struck and instantly
killed by lightning, on the same day-his
head being bursted literally into atoms, and
his clothes torn entirely from off his body,
leaving him terribly mangled and
entirely naked corpse.-Jonesb6rO' Flag,
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