Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-01
TENNESsEE NEWS.

manufacturing nails Of every description.
The Warren County Agricultural and
Mechanical Association have determined
to hold their Exhibition on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, October 1st, End
and Sd.
The Robertson County Agricultural and
Mechanical Association will hold their first
annual fair at their fair grounds, at Spring
field, commencing on the 18th of October,
and continue five days. "A. .s5.
Refreshing showers Of rain have fallen in
our community for two days past, which
will pretty well complete the early corn
crops. In some localities the crops had
been already injured, but generally the
drouth had not injured crops to any serious
extent within our observation RHorville
Wing, July 90.
The WEATHER.-The weather for the
past six or seven days has been somewhat
remarkable for this latitude. 1t rained on
Friday, on Saturday, on Sunday, on Mon
day, with occasional showers between times.
No man saw the sun for five days. But at
present he is shining forth, looking all the
more brilliant for the temporary obscura-
tion.-Athens Post, july 81.
The RIvERs.-There is good tide 10
the Tennessee, and some of the smaller
tributaries have been swollen to unusual
proportions by. the recent heavy rains.
Conasauga, Chestua, and the classic
Estanallee have all been full to overflow
ing, though we have heard of but little
damage being done along their WATERS
Athens Post, July3l. ......
RAIN RAIN During the week just
past we have been blessed with an album
dance of rain, thing which the crops 10
this section stood in great need Of. The
rain, however, came in time, and lnsures a
fair corn crop. The sweet potato, cab
bage and turnip crops, promise we'll.
Enough of rain has already fell to make
the early corn crop Ciepeland Banner,
JlRg so.
Discovery OF MORE CoPPER-A few
weeks ago vein Of copper ore, Of yellow
sulphuIet, was discovered at Vinona, Polk
county, on the western slope Of the Frog
Mountain, by Capt. A. Chable. The rock
containing the ore is slaty quartz, protru
ding or forced upwards by volcanic agency,
through a strata of clay and talcose slate,
itself traversed by veins of quartz mixed
with iron ore and iron pyrites. The rock
containing the ore has been opened only to
the depth ofthree or four feet from the sur
face, but more work will be done shortly in
order to expose more fully the vein, and
thus establish, beyond doubt, the mineral
wealth of that section Of Polk county. The
whole basin around Vinona, the former
residence Of the late N. E. Guerin, is thick
ly covered with mineral outcroppings in
the shape Of iron ore or gossan, and it may
be safely asserted that this part of the
country, under the judicious management
of capitalists, will bring to light untold
treasures of the yet hidden wealth. -Gepe-
land Banner, july 80.
STATE OF SOCIETY IN KNoXYILLE.-On
would suppose from reading great many
of the public journals of the day, that
Knoxville is perfect pandemonium, every
man being arrayed in deadly hostility
against his neighbor, and that nobody's
life was safe here. This is owing to great
ly exaggerated accounts of previous diff
culties, which are familiar TO all. We are
glad to state that these rumors are, in a
great degree, false. The kindest feeling
prevails among a majority of the people, of
whatever party or sect, and any outbreak |
or serious difficulty, such as has been by
some predicted, is among the remotest pos.
sibilities. 1t is true that we have, like ali |
other communities, few hot-headed, in |
discreet men, who would not care to bring |
about a collision, but we are glad TO know |
that they are few, and not countenanced by |
the respectable portion Of any party
KnorUills Wing, July 90.
A CAT HAS A LITTER OF KITTENS AND
RATs.-A few days since a favorite feline |
belonging to one of the household gods
of Mr.. Feldman, who resides on DeSoto,
near Monroe street. became the "parient"
of a litter new to catdom. The progeny
comprises seven, four of which are kittens, |
and three, marvellous as it may appear, rats
Both kittens and rats are of the usual size.
Nine days not having elapsed, the eyes of |
the former are still closed; but the latter
are wide awake and lively as crickets. All
play together as though their ratships were
veritable kittens, and are sucked at the
same time. Aunt Tabby bestows as much
attention on the rats as the little creatures
formed in her own image; and it is fair to
presume that the young Norwegians i'm
agine themselves first-class kittens. This |
is the most practical illustration brought to
bur knowledge of the lion and the lamb
lying down together. Mr.. Feldman is quite
proud of this astonishing accession to his
household, and we hope will succeed in
rearing the "happy family" to maturity.
Such contamination will disproVe the
SolomoniC adage that "there's nothing new
lnder the sun.-Memphis Apdianche, July