Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-16
TExNEssEE NEWS.

| road went out yesterday morning, convey
/ ing the Boston gentlemen and some Of our
citizens Chattanooga QaiOp, dug. l5s
Hands are at work on all the SEE
tons of The East Tennessee and Western
North Carolina railroad between John
son depot and Dee River Cove About
| five hundred and fifty men are at work, and
in twelve moaths the cars will be running
to the cove.--BristoI NeVs, Aug. IA.
EXCURSION TO MARYvTLLE.- The cars
on the Knoxville and Charleston railroad.
ran into Maryyille yesterday. m Judge
Jones, President Of the Company, took the
grand jury over 10 MaryviIIe on an ex-
ursion.-KRogvhe Press and Herald,
Aug. 4. E.e". tl.' 5000
HURRAII, FOR OUR CITY, Our enter
prising merchant friend, ]. L. Psrkes. sold
and shipped on last Monday, the largest
bill Of goods, perhaps, that has ever been
put up in Franklin. The purchaser was
all the way from Louisiana. Let Nash.
vile wholesale merchants look to their
laurels.-F Franklin Review, Aag. H. 80 ise'
CHILD DRowNEDAOn Thursday, of
last week, little girl, between three and
four years old, daughter of MIR. o. 4. Starr
- i
Of this place, was playing in a shed, out
side the house, in which there was tub of
soap-suds. Ga playing near the tab,
she let a cup fall in, and in trying 70 re-
cover it, fell in and was drowned. The
water In the tub being not more than FIVE
or six inches in depth.--BriStOl NeaUs, IA
gust Ia ...-ss 70. .-. ala9bi.,s.
ExTRAoRDINARY.-W are creditably
informed that j. G.. Fields, a resident of
this county, has an extraordinary mich
COW, or rather mich calf The said calf is
about eighteen months DID,, and is yet un-
weaned and without being a mother, is
giving regularly one half gallon OF rich
milk every day. AS something uRheard
of we guess this freak of nature can be
numbered with the many that have oe-
CURED this year.- Union City Herald,
Aug. To-. 8i. .E t.1H'81 9ai IfIi safeHls
FAILURE AT Messy. CREEK, TENN
We are reliably informed that the firm of
Seller, Meleanes & Co., which has been
working the zine mines at Messy Creek,
has recently failed, and that the people of
that vicinity will lose by them probably
$4,000. The ore is said to be very rich
and in large supply, and there is room for
some lucky and enterprising firm yet to
develop the vast wealth Of that place. We
regret the failure Of the present company.
Bristol Ne'Us, Aug. IA. t'iii,- -ai sos
i' LAFAYETTE CoUKT. Several gentlemen
who were present at the opening Of the
Chancery Court on Thursday, report that
Judge Barry and Judge Lauck were both
on the bench at the same me-claiming
the Office Of Chancellor. This is another
effect Of BroWnIow's disregard for the law.
Judge Steele has decided that the election
under which Lauck claims the Office was
illegal and poid, and yet Brownlow assumes
the power to commission a man who has
never been elected HdIfspiHc Pidette,
August 15.. .-t 80. ~
"TRUE LOWERS. "'---A few days since
loving couple from Pulaski county, Vir-
GINA, arrived at the Thomas House, in this
place, when the Well-knoWn marriage Ii
cense messenger was dispatched to Blount-
vile for the necessary papers. Ia due
time he returned, and the ceremony was
performed. The woman was thirty-hye
years old, and has two children ; the boy
nineteen. IL was then discovered to their
SORROW, that all their money had been
spent, and that they were without funds to
take them home. The woman is still here,
and her husband has sought work en- the
railroad.-B Bristol Nous, A1lglist II. .'.'a
AN OLD WOMAN FRIGHTENED TO
DEATH.-During the recent heavy rains
our little creek was, swollen beyond its
banks, and did much damage to the lots
and gardens in the lower parts offhe town.
It ran through several houses, frightening
and terrifying the inmates. In the west
end there is situated an old wooden build
ing, known rs The Ark tenanted by
negro men, women, children, cats and dogs.
The water rose rapidly, and was soon run,
ming through the building The noise
awakening an old negro woman, she sprang
from her he'd, and was so terrified upon
alighting in the water, that she fell dead
upon the floor, and was buried the follow
ing day in the town cemetery.-B Bristol
NeiDS, Aug. IA. aIf r.a6 Gt .Hl "
FUNERAL OF A NEGIso MAN.--One of
the largest funeral professions ever seen
in franklin passed through our principal
streets on last Tuesday evening. Strange
TO say that the large procession, composed
Of our leading white citizens and colored
residents was attending the remains of
Gustavus Carson, colored, to their last rest
ing place. 1t was a magnificent tribute of
respect paid by our most influential citi-
zens to one, who although belonging to the
race Of Ham, had been true as steel to all
the duties imposed upon him whileia slave
and especially since his freedom. Gus.
Carson had conducted himself in such a
manner as to win the esteem of all. He
engaged in no meeting Of any kind where
hate and malice were preached and engen-
dered against the white people. He
scorned all such things. At his request he
was buried in suit of Confederate gray
FrdalsIin ReDieiV, dug. IA. gsfj A5la if,yz
HORSE THIEF CAUGHT.-A blear-eyed,
crooked-nosed thief named Gillespie, hail
ing originally from Michigan, and who!
has been engaged since the war in driving
mules South from points further North,
suddenly came 10 grief at this place on
last Saturday. II seems that he in some
way got " strapped" on his last trip while
way down South in Georgia, and to "raise
the wind" and return was compelled to
steal a horse from some Rebel or
traitor" This animal he rode to Elkton,
in this State, where he traded it for an
other, after which be proceeded on to this
place. Arriving here, he concluded to rest
a few DAYS, sell the animal, aRd then re-
turn to Michigan. He had, in passing
through this place, since the war, deceived
one of our citizens into the belief that he
was gentleman, and with him as voucher,
succeeded In selling the animal to Messrs.
HAYNES & Jones, Stable keepers, for the
sum of fifty 9l0ffars This was on Friday
last On Saturday evening Mr.. Haynes,
one Of the purchasers, and who is post
mas,er. received letter from Elkton,
which described Gillespie as a thief and the
animal as stolen. Fortunately the thief
vas still in town, and in a few moments
be was arrested and placed in jaik A part
Of the money paid him in the transaction
vas recovered. Such Is the wayBof the
transgressor - FiaSiita Rev'eV, AAg. "A.
4 ell. d" g. - fsi no fts
THE PRESIDENTS POSITION.
The Washington correspondent Of the
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