Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-24
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The HRusnally y protracted rains haE
greatly retarded farming operations thi
year. Some Of the farmers are not "
done planting corn and that that is in hs
not been ploWed. The "stand, y both {
corn and weeds, is good.-FdyetteOille Ot
serTer, May 2l. g.13 s-J.Hl a1laiIo ei.i fo
Our AND GoNE.-Capt. w. L. Harrison
who was recently arrested by the militar
at West Point, Ga, brought to Cleveland
and confined in Jail and subsequently re
m0yedto the Jail at Benton, Polk county
made his escape from the latter place Oi
Saturday night last. Our informan
thinks he had assistance from the out
side.-AtIeRs Post, Nay o.. Hi ~
The tax in, Lincoln county is 81 20 OF
the 500 of taxable property and So, OF
polls. The amount to be collected fol
State and school purposes is $23, ,346 anC
for county purposes $2l, 1853, making !
total of S45, ,305. There are 2774 polls anC
$3,0Sl ,943 of taxable properly in the
county. ,a5..g .t,.li rl-.!f
j. NJ. Maxwell, charged with the mur-
der of Maj. John H Hicks, near Stanton'f
Depot on the 2Sth Of Febfaaryss was
brought before Judge Reeves, in Somer.
vile, on the 18th inst, on writ of habeas
corpus, upon an application TO be admitted
to bail The application was denied and
the prisoner remsnded to The Jail Of Tip
ton county. I rs at e4 ee sl4
G WHRAT.-We hear Of several fields of
wheat in this neighborhood-the variety
known as white Wheat-already heading
out" Notwithstanding the croaking, ii is
likely that after harvest we shall all be able
to indulge in the luxury of biscuits for
breakfast at least once a week-say every
Sunday morning. The last few days have
been clear and coOl-jnst what the crop
needed.-Athens Post, Nag %. 81 -l. "
The carpenters have finished their work
Of repairing upon Governor Johnsons old
home. Ii has not been reftted (as some
imaginative correspondents write) to re-
ceive President johnson this summer He
does not expect to return TO Tennessee till
1869, when, az we understand, his farm will
be his home 1t isrepOrted that Mrs. Slower
is to occupy the old mansion. - Greeneuiile
Union, Mdy 2l. aa ~ ls sH.a.aE. a.i
"a AI.aosT A FIRE.-Y Yesterday evening.
Just as the sexton was leaving the Presby-
terian Church, having set il in order for
the evening services, the large chandelier,
which had been lighted up, fell with a
heavy crash, demolishing it and scattering
the oil around generally. The prompt re-
sponse CT the citizens saved the building.
Loss from $75 to $780, Greenerillc Onion,
Mdy2l. .'tai H. h.'F.a 90
CRoPs.-From all sections of the county
We learn that the prospect for good crops
of every kind is very aattering. 1t is gen
orally remarked that there has not been a
better stand of cotton for years, but fears
are entertained that a continuation of cold
rains, such as we have had for some time
past, will seriously injure it. Fruit of eV-
cry kind is. doing well, and there win be
an abundant crop,-Somerpille Falcon, Nay
q. - ..'.'.i'i ..'I, ~ a.,
In LUCK.-We learn that a lady, y,of this
city, whose husband has heretofore been of
limited means, day or two since received
a letter from an attorney in Indiana that an
old bachelor uncle had died, leaving her
the sung little sum of two hundred and ten
five hundred and sventy-fve
dollars in cash, deposited in the Second
National Bank of indianapolis. Besides
a considerable amount of real estate and
railroad stocks, ETC. C2arkspilLe Chronicle
Nay %. -.r.r.-.. ...g III. .rfaf|
The recent pleasant weather has greatly
the growing crops in this coun-
ty. Farmers are beginning 10 wear more
cheerful faces, and say if we have no more
rain for few days they will be out of the
grass. There is considerable improvement
in wheat also. We were informed by
gentleman living two miles from town that
there was frost at his place a few nights
ago, which killed some cotton. 1t did no
injnry.-COpiRG Record, May %.
SUIcrDE.-J. f. Mabry, of this comfy,
suicide on Wednesday morning,
by shooting himself through the head with
a pistol, killing himself instantly. His
wife and some visitors being seated in the
parlor at his residence, heard the report Of
], pistol, and going into his chamber found
him dead-shot through the head and ear.
His motive for committing the act can only
be ascribed 20 an aggravated attack of
dyspepsia, with its ever attendant horror
low spirits. GdrkSriIIC Chronicle, Mdy o.
THE CRoPs.--From the dullness Of times
about town, and the scarcity of men from
he country on our Public Square, we Judge
hat all are taking advantage of the present
delightful spell of weather TO finish their
corn planting, which has been so much de-
ayed by the unusual wet spring. We hear
Iome farmers express fears that the wheat
will suffer, as the rust has made its appear
snce in many fields The complaint is by
anA
IF the present sunshine an abundant har-
7est may yet by expected-Shelbyille
Union, Nay %.
A CHILD WITH Four LEGs.-We are
that a white female child was
born in the western part of this county, on
about a week since, that is
widely different from the shape usually |
.ssigned to such productions. The head, |
lrms, breast, etc, TO the waist are as Is |
common but from the waist down the |
.hild is duplicated is, the lower eX-
remities are four in number, all we'll |
instead OF two The physicians |
ay that, with care, the probabilities are in |
avor of the child being reared.-Fdyette |
iHe Obserrer, Nay 81.
BACON STEALING..-On Wednesday |
light of last week, the smokehouse OF Mr..
:. NJ. Gillespie, three miles south of town,
Tas entered by some one, and relieved OF /
even hundred pounds Of bacon. On the
anne night horse was stolen from the /
table Of Mr.. Charles A. Merrill, and was
pund next morning between his house and
own, literally covered with bacon grease.
n Thursday night some one entered the
mOkehouse of Mrs. Robert Reams, four
niles south OF town, and relieved it of six
r eight pieces of bacOn.-FrankFH Re
ie'O May -.
The Ku-K lux esses are alive in Greene
lille. The out-buildings of the old Col
pge situated on the hill in the edge of the
illage, have for years been used as a re-
lge and resort for abandoned charaetera,
{ all color and ages. On Tuesday, Ku-KlHx,
r somebody else, thinking that thsir
room was better than their company"
etermined TO remove both, and 30 at the
ead hour Of night gently tore down the
iouse and admonished the "frail ones" Of
he deni monde that they could be excused
rom staying there OF anywhere else in the
of loWn.-GreeReriLlc Union,
Way q.
Rich SILVER MINEs.-We have learned
bat some rich deposits Of silver ore have
eceBtly been discovered in Monroe coun-
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