Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-10
.TENNEaSEE NEWS.


TENNESSEE NEWS.
Never in the town Of Franklin was trade
and business generally SO gloomy. Money
is scarce, weather is wet; prospects rather
bad.-FrGnkliR ReUieW, May s.
Never, in the history Of the oldest in
habitants, has there ever been known
wet season equal TO this. 1t has seriously
retarded the farmers in their crops
Franklin ReUietD, May s.
There seems to be no end TO the rain this
season. It has been coming in torrents
several days during the past week. A
great many of our farmers have not got
half their crops in the ground yet
Lebanon Herald and Register, Nay 9.
A few nights ago party of burglars
visited the residence Of George w. Allison,
postmaster at Union Depot, Sullivan
county, and robbed his house of many
valuable articles, eighty dollars in money,
all his postage-stamps, stamped envelopes,
etc.
FRUIT.-We are glad to know that the
fruit is not all killed as was at one time
feared. An abundance of it still remains
uniniured, and the indications are that
there will be an abundant crop of fruit of
every kind.--SomervilIe Falcon, Mdy7. a
WHEAT.-We learn from number Of
farmers with whom we have conversed in
the last few days, that the wheat crop is
very promising. There has been large
quantity sown, and if nothing befalIs it in
future, there will be larger crop raised in
this county than ever before.-,SomerVille
FaLcon, May7.
A great many of our farmers have SO far
been unable TO plant their cotton, owing to
the continued wet weather, and crops gen
orally have been delayed on this account.
The wheat crop SO far is doing very well in
this county, and promises an abundant
yield, but the cotton crop from present
prospects is not very encouraging. g.-Mut-
freesbOro Monitor, May 9.
A young man named Samuel NJ. Price
was killed in Washington county on the
I'd inst. He was riding through piece of
wood that day during the storm, whena
falling tree crushed him and his horse to
the earth, killing them both instantly.
Young Price was accompanied Ned Jen'
kins, an old colored man, who barely
escaped with his life-the falling tree
bruising him as he passed.
RAIN-HAIL.-A very heavy rain fell
for a short time on yesterday, and some of
the largest hail ever known in the memory
of the "Oldest inhabitant." One lump
measuring six inches in circumference, and
two and a half inches in diameter, was
picked up on the Square. We are having
rather too much rain to suit our farmers,
and planting operations are somewhat re-
tarded on account Ct it.-SOmerrHe Fdl
con, May z.
ADVANCES IN FREIGHTs.-W learn
that the rate of freight from this city 10
New York has been advanced from fifty to
seventy-fve cents per hundred pounds on
tobacco. Shippers, however, are not dis
posed to make shipments at this price, and
there is consequently very little being
shipped. The agents contend that the net
cost of shipping from here to New York is
seventy-two cents, Notwithstanding the
rate has been as low as fifty cents for the
past ten days. GukwWe Chronicle, May s.
Destructive SToRM.-A fearful wind
storm passed over the country about two
miles north of town on Wednesday evening
last. We are informed by parties living
near that they never witnessed anything so
terrific. Captain Locke's house was un-
rooted and his entire orchard blown down.
DIR. HilPs place was almost ruined. 1t
will take at least a year 10 repair il. All
the rails were either blown into the woods
or trees blown down on them. As far as
We have been able to learn, the wind started
about eight miles west of town, and covered
space of halfa mile, sweeping everything
in its course. The damage done in this
county will not fall short Of $l0,000.-
COuington Record, Nay 8.
MARRIAGE UNDER DIFFIcULTIEs.-Mr
j. w. Roach, of Louisville, and Miss En-
ma w. Chambers, of Christian county, KY,
we're married at the Henry House, in this
city, on the evening of the 5tb inst, by
Rev. j. ID. Chambers, the father of the
bride. We learn from the party them
selves that they are first cousins, and that
during a recent session Of the Legislature
of Kentucky a bill was introduced, and
probably passed, prohibiting the marriage
of cousins. The marriage agreement had
been entered into by these parties before
their knowledge of such a law, and having
no disposition whatever to violate the
marriage agreement" the bridegroom
consulted a number of the legal profession
of his State in regard to the law, but found
a diversity of opinion in regard to its
legality, and finally The happy pair deter
mined to have the ceremony performed in
free Tennessee" The bride and groom
left on the z. NJ. train for Louisville.
May the choicest blessings of Heaven rest
upon them, and may they live long,
happy and prosperous life.-GarkspaIe
Chronicle May s.