Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-12

II
From this it seems that there are II
more white females than males, and 235
more colered females than males; 80 more
colored inhabitants than whites, and 252
more females than males of both classes
Miytreesboro Monitor.
The annual fair of the Montgomery
county Agricultural and Mechanical Asso-
citation will begin on the 9TH of October
next, continuing four days.
Col. Gus. A. Henry, President of the
Memphis, GAINESVILLE and Louisville Rail
road, has called meeting of stockhold-
ers to vote upon the question whether they
Will authorize any one TO file petition
in bankruptcy for the company. The
meeting comes off at GAINESVILLE upon the
Goth inst.
THE FRosT.-On Wednesday morning
last, this vicinity was visited by one of the
heaviest frosts We have ever seen. This
has destroyed much Of the garden vegeta-
ton, but as yet there is much conflicting
statement as TO the injury done the fruit
and farm UarkspMe Chronicle,
April TO-
THE WEATHER.-During the week it
IL.
knowing ones say the fruit is all killed.
Early wheat has certainly been injured, -
Huntsville Videtfe, april II.
COUNTY CoURT.-QuarterIy County
Court met in session last Monday. The
officers elect presented their credentials
etc but it was decided that there were no
vacancies at the time OF election, and
hence the elect retired, wiser bat no better
men, Union City Herald, Aprl IL.
1t is reported that Judge Hawkins will
socn commence the publication Of paper
in Huntingdon.
FRosT.-lt is generally concluded that
the present cold weather and the freeze and
frost OF several days past will cause an
entire failure of the fruit crop this year.
Union CITY Herald, April IL.
The weather for several DAYS has been "a
varying, changing as April weather could
be. The frost on Wednesday morning has
probably killed the fruii and may be has
damaged the wheat also Cocia9t0n Record.
April TO-
MURDERoR SUICIDE-On Sunday morn
ing, the 9Th inst, negro named Isaac
Greer, was found dead ia the creek In the
suburbs of Murfreesboro: A great many
conjectures are INDUCED in as TO the cause
of his death, but so far it remains mvs-
terry He was an industrious, hard work
ing negro; a man Of family, having but
little to do or say about politics. Ga Satur-
day night previous he attended a meeting
of one Of the colored benevolent societies
OF Murireesboro, OF which be was the
treasurer, and lett there before 10 o'clock,
stating that his family we're nnwell, and be
wished 10 return home. Before doing So.
he called upon negro woman |
named Bell. Baskette a noted character |
Of the city, and requested her 20 pay him |
some money which she was owing and had |
promised. Refusing TO do this words |
we're passed between them, and he gave /
her a lick upon the forehead with piece |
d iron, which at the tine, was thought 10
be fatal, and the police started in pursuit
of him. He was not seen any mere after
ioing the striking until found dead next
Ii is thought that he was muir
iered by an accomplice of Bell Raskette
nstigated by her and under the Impression
bat he possessed a sum Of money belonging
o the society. Others think that he was
lnder the impression that be had killed
he woman when he struck her and had
hected his on death by drowning. !