Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-26
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The REVTVAL.-ReY. Mr.. Patty has
been laboring recently in the Methodist
rivival in this place. Since the meetings
began about dozen persons have protested
religion.-Atleus Republican, April %.
Ten negroes broke into q store at Bloom
ton, Upton county, and stole about $500
worth of goods. Four are now in Jail for
the offense. They were found wearing some
OF the goods. The rest of the goods they
had buried in boxes in the earth.
STATE AND COUNTY TAx-The State
tax on real and personal property, besides
privileges, amounts to sixty cents on the
hundred dollars. County and Railroad
tax, seventy-fVe cents. So the State and
county tax together, amounts to 81 80 on
the 500 worth of taxable property. State
and county poll tax So ClarksgiUs Chroni-
Gle, April "a.
ALMOST A FREsHET.-The very heavy
rain storms of last week and the week be-
fore came very near inundating many of
the places along the rivers. The Hiwasse,
at Charleston, threatened to wash away the
railroad bridge. The Tennessee at Chat
tanooga rose more than ten feet in single
dsy, and came near overlooking its banks.
At Nashville the Cumberland was so high
and muddy that its water was scarcely lit
to use.-Athens Republican, April %.
THE RIyER.-In addition totheimmense
amount of produce the steamers are con-
tiuually carrying South from this section
OF the country, we noticed an Saturday
morning last, five large Aat-boats heavily
ladened with bacon, corn, lard, etc. The
five boats contained some 10000 pounds of
bacon, 1000 bushels of corn, and several
thousand pounds of lard, ETC., etc. They
we're going to Chattanooga Kingston East
1enaessedn, April %.
ANOTHER ONE OF THE LOVELY
Spencer Turner of Granger county, lately
snointed by Governor Brownlow, by the
application of pardoning liniment, a few
weeks ago, was arrested and committad to
Jail last week for the small offanse of in
discretely appropriating the bacon Of poor
white man to his own use. Ii was the mis-
fortune of the white man to live in that
neighborhood. He couldn't help that He
had large family and was not able to OBJ
tain means to get out of the neig hborhood
when he found out that Turner was re-
generated through the pardoning power OF
the Governor. Poor white man !-RnOr-
gile Press and Herald, April "a.
HORSE THIEVES couple of profes-
SIGNAL horse thieves, named respectively
William Thomas and Marion Head, re-
Gently made their appearance in the neigh
borhood of Ellis Bend, in this county, and
hired themselves out to some of the farm
ers, ostensibly TO earn livelihood, but in
reality to await an opportunity to steal
horses, as the result has proven. On Sat
urday night last, the opportunity present
ing itself, they made haste to secure two OF
the best horses in the neighborhood, one
the property of Mr.. Thomas Day, the other
that Of widow lady by the name of Sud
| oath. Pursuit was made as soon as the
theft was discovered, but without effect
Kingston East Tennessedn, april %.
BURGLARY AND ATTEMPT TO MURDER
On Tuesday night about l o'clock the
residence of Hon. Chas. Ready was entered
by some burglar, and after wandering
| through the passages of the house, he at
tempted TO gain All entrance into the sleep
ing room, when Mr.. Ready awoke and up.
on unlocking the door, he stepped out up
on the passage, when the burglar fired up
| on him, the ball passing near him and
| lodging ia the door PANEL. Mr.. Ready
being unarmed did not FIRE, and the burglar
becoming alarmed fed. No clue has been
| discovered to fix the guilt upon any one at
present, but it is thought to have been a
white man, from the bold and fearless
manner in which he operated.-Murtrees-
boro Monitor, april %.
New vegetables are now making their
| appearance in our markets in considerable
quantities. Young cabbage heads and
turnips of considerable size, raised in
this vicinity, were brought into market
yesterday for the first time this season.
The latter retail at ten cents by the bunch
and the former at the same price per head.
New potatoes from New Orleans, though
of diminutive size, are selling at fifteen
cents per quart. Spring chickens are also
coming in, but they are held at rates which,
considering their size, are not in keeping
with the hard times, their retail price be-
ing seventy-ive cents a piece. Producers
sell them at Sc % per dozen. The fruit
crop il looking propitious in the surround
ing country. Peaches and apples are now
| about the size Of common marbles. Mem
phis Post, Apr1 %.
DESPERATE AFTRAY.-An old grudge
existed between james Spears and Samuel
Small, Of Montgomery county, and on the
18th inst, according to Mr.. Smsll's state
ment, on the evening above mentioned,
James Spears entered the back room of
Captain Herndon's store, locked the door
and attacked him with an AK. About the
time that Spears struck him with it, he
| shot Spears with small pistol in the left
breast. The parties clinched, but were
soon after separated Spears wound is
considered fatal SmalPs skull Is badly
cut aud fractured, aud while strong hopes
are entertained Of his recovery, his con-
dilion is such as to excite the apprehension
of his friends and relatives Spears and
Small both formerly belonged to the Con-
iederate army. Small was employed az
clerk in the store Of Capt. Herndon, and
Ippars 40 a laborar On the farm