Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-19
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FRIDAY. JUSE is. 1855.
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TENNESSEE NEWS.

/ a@-aesAAA VIVA AA1 Ba&-nGn AFaJ anu
have had no rain. This makes the fltl
week since We have had any rain an,
everything Is suffering badly for the wan
.ofil.-- CtsgeLand Baana, june IS. al
WEAV EER.--Y yesterday was another Cd
/ pressively warn day. At noon the ther
mometer stood al go in doors. About Z
p, ST. however, most refreshing shower
came bp, laying the dust and cooling thl
air someWhai- kHo1Uitls Press and Herald
fame AZ. Ef1gl TT 6
WHEAT The nse crop Of wheat is nov
being harvested We have not heard o.
any being delivered 10 this city yet, buI
We bear % q sale OF one Thousand bushels
81 81, 10 be delivered before Che 10th day
81 July k8oErEs Pe 1ad Henald, Juas
a..
sooy f'lIiog.ls5, ,ooloTe3 ia6,,Jsa lor
murder "a the second degree, by the drown
lng & her infant, WIS sentenced to the peni-
tertiary Tor lerm of ten years by our pre-
senl Term of the Circuit Court Mel i5aR-
.s, ira, June IS.
WHEAT HARvEsT.-Our farmers are
now engaged IA harvesting their wheat
crop Although wheat has been nuch in
iured by rust still every indication a. that
we viii have plenty 10 Fast Tennessee for
home assumption, and some 60 spare
h6,laiiis Wig, Junsl..
RA1rRoAn TAK-YAE buren, COUNTY,
The election which was held 10 Van
BUTen county IN last Saturday to ascertain
whether the people Of that county would
vote upon themselves tax 10 aid in the
building Of the Southwestern railroad. re-
ldlted in the defeat of the tax by a small
majority -McMiaariN- NJ F53 Gus IS.
We learn that on Tuesday fast q son ii
Nj. Joseph Fuqus OF THE county, fell toto
a well thirty feet in depth containing
twelve feet Of water, inlicling a severe
wound on the head By means Of lad
Ser 50 happening to be ia the well, he sue
ceeded in extriCating himself from his per-
lions condition. -Spriagr p Register, Jlne
IS.
CWlpT CsUgr. The State rs. Henry
NJ. Ashby. Treason. The evidence IN
this case was closed yesterday evening
about 3 o'clock Mr. Camp opened the
case upon the part Of the State IN a -peech
oi shout al hour 10 length. tie w1s fol-
lowed hy John NJ. Fleming Esd, for the
defense, ia q speech Of from an hour and
a half 10 two hours hRoaWf Pres AMI
HTold, JIM l..
SnooTISC ATFEAY.-We have 10 record
a shooting affair which occurred Yesterday
10 Ashland, taeslham county, between ".
s. Martin gLJ Tony Low, which ., ailted
ia The woundlng OF the forfaer ia the arm,
after firing tive shots From what We
learn, there has been grudge Of long
atJudiug between the parties, arising from
political differences of opinion. MaIhn
aas attacked by Low, who is about nine
teen years 81 age, aud is said TO be a fell
low Of bad character, il not u desperate -
tuknWc Patriot, June II.
DESTRUCTIVE FRFs.-On last Saturday
night The steam saw aud grist mill of
3 loJieBpyl X Gardner, iYe miles east &C
Wss completely destroyed bv
SIRE. The loss fails heavily upon its owners,
sni B. a calamity 10 the neighborhood and
community. The residence Of john Dugsn,
some twelve miles east Of this place was
destroyed by hre ON last Friday night, a
portioa of the family barely escaping With |
their lives The tire was caased by accident.
The sreateT portion Of the household goods |
Of lbe family were COpsumed by the flames.
N. HmHtNe Nae Eb Jnae Is.
IHr WEAmm,. We have had an an.
precejeuted dry spell Of weather for this
season OF the year having no rain for bet
ter than iouI weeks, The cat crop is IN
iured 10 some extent by The drouth, causing |
the straw to be short add the heads light. |
The wheat cropwill be effected 10y the dry
weather 10 a slight eXtent-having had no |
moisture 10 givethe grain a good size The
corn is not suffering to any extent, but IN
less we have "aess0n" III the next few /
days an injury to the crop must be the re-
suit Vegetables are damaged to some T.
tent McMiunrale N6ir Era, Tiele IS
WHEAT.-We are now in the midst Of |
wheat haryest--lhe crop is turning oct far |
beyond the expectations of the most san |
grain is full and plump--tha |
quality good, and the yield will equal
some say Il will far exceed that Of last |
year. Il is true that some fields proved a |
failure, tut that il the case every wear.
Where the crop was put 40 early snd well, |
and the ground was good middling, il is |
rather over an average this season. Az 10 |
what The opening price will be, at present, |
We are not prepared to say, but suppose il |
will be 10 the neighborho0d of 81 50 per |
Inshel.-Gdsl1Hd Banner, jane IS
PERSONAL COLLISION. The dali mo |
lOtony Of our town was broken on last |
Tuesday evening by little episode which |
ooE place in front Of our post0fhce |
'a the mail was being opened At
Crnev General Mohler me; the Senior |
. e l. Il A.
place above designated, and felt himself |
under the necessity OF taking a ConaideTa- |
bic piece Of shoe leather from beneath the |
editor coat-tail. lis said The editor was |
several inches taller 10 his boots Just ss |
The collision took place. The authorities /
arrested the parties, and further trouble, If /
any was contemplated, was avoided
hcAlalt,Ac Aeg Era, Juas Is,
Tar WEATHER AND CRoFs. oar far.
mefs complain greatly Of want Of rain.
We are now in our third week Of dry
weather The gardens are needing rain
very much. Probably abont one-half of |
the wheat crop is nov cut, and tbe yieid |
is much better than We thought some time |
since Il would be. In quantity IL is fully
up TO the yield Of last year. while the |
grain is decidedly better The turn out IN |
oats " IN be unusually fine We hear of |
90 rust The early cora is very promising, |
bat, without reasonable rains, we haze |
fears Of thst planted late. There never /
vas before Gner prospect Sos large yield |
Of Irish potatoes. The rye and barley. |
also, promise we'll Upon the whole, orr |
farmers should be ia good spirits, and 1
grateful for q pretty fair abundance Of |
he good gifts OF Providence Galiotin
Erp.H0, JtAs IS.
M0RF TAXATION p HEAVIER AND |
HEAylrW.-We imagine that not one ia /
dozen OF the white men Of Sumner county 1
is aware that an election has been ordered /
ly The Radical Board Of Commissioners on /
The 18th day of Jsly, for the purpose II /
voting for az against the county 81 SKINNER I
stock 10 the Lebanon and Gal i
latin Raiisoad Company, In the amount Of 4
tBo hundred thousaud 5000 O0Ol dollars 1
IN bounds Of said county, payable 10 rot
less ihau ten nor more lhsn thirty wears. l
al the option OF said BOARD Of Vommis- /
-iOners, bearing inlefest 81 the rair OF six 4
per cent. PAYABLE sslni annually. This is 4
Radical, all over. Il is Ia tall keeping 4
with sll % the pmndesing schemes with 4
which our down trodden country 81 effect /
ia II IL infamous IN the present poverty /
u onr people 70 grind them with addition 4
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