Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-18
TENNESSEE NEWS.

f. TENNESSEE NEWS.
All along the road from this place to
Humboldt, and from that point to Browns
Vile, crops are in hourishing condition.
BoIiuur Bulletin. Aug. 15.
REvIvAL.-The Baptist brethren held q
splendid protraeted meeting at Cane Creek
Church, in Madison county, last week.
There were forty professions of religion
and thirty-seven additions to the Church.
Brownsville Bee. Aug. IA. a-.H
The FIRST COTTON OPENED.-Mr. Jno.
NJ. Ament sent us last Thursday the first
opened boil of new cotton we have seen
this season. There were two good sized
bolls on the stem, only one of which was
open.-CoIuHabid Herald, Aug. Is.
ARREsTED.-A young man by the name
of VIM. Hall was arrested on Friday eve
ming for passing counterfeit money. He
was tried yesterday before Esquire Alley
and bound over to the Circuit Court. Be-
ing unable to give the required bail he was
committed to iail.--KRorpiRe Press and
Herald, Aug. Is. "a'E r'.'7 -s
Memo KTLLED.-Last Thursday a ne
gro man named Preston was killed near
Hopewell by accidentally falling from his
wagon, the wheel passing over him, caus-
ing instant death. The wagon was heavily
loaded with recently sawed lumber, making
the wagon very heavy.-COtuBlbid Herald,
dug. Is.
CRors.-Throughout this section the
prospect for abundant crops of cotton, corn
and vegetables holds uniformly good. No
drawback has occurred as yet, and now
that the season has so far advanced, but
little fears are entertained, and all are
hopeful of an abundant yield.-BolirG
Bulletin, dug. Is.
Yesterday Mr. David Wolf, partner in
the liquor establishment Of M. Wolfe q
Co., No. 1884 Front street, was arrested on
the charge of arson. Between two and
three o'clock combustible material was dis
covered blazing on the floor of the store.
The flames were quickly extiDguished by
a private watehman who saw the light and
priced open the door.-Memlphis Avdtatche,
Aug. Is.
NARROW EsCAPE.-As the train on the
Western and Atlantic railroad started on
Thursday morning, an old gentleman
attempted TO get on board while the train
was in motion. Not being accustomed to
railway travelling, he stumbled and fell to
the ground. He still clung to the guard
rails, but was dragged along several rods
before the train was stopped. When re-
lieyed and placed in the train it was feared
that he had met with serious injury and
some bones broken.- Chattanooga Union,
August l6. '
HARD TO KILL-The Nashville train,
which left here yesterday morning, when
near Stevenson, ran over a negro on the
track and never hurt him. The negro ev-
identity intended to commit suicide, as the
engineer says he saw him lay his neck
across the rail as the train approached at
full speed, when it was too late to stop 1t.
Strange to say, the cow-catcher, by some
means, threw the negro around and under
the locomotive, and the entire train passed
over without injuring him. 1t beats any
thing in the way Of narrow escape we
ever heard of Chattanooga Union, Aug. 16.
HORRIBLE AccIDENr.-We learn from
J. Paper, resident of Wauhatchie, that
boy named John Miller, was bruised in
that vicinity yesterday in a horrible man
ner. He was engaged in walking on stills
and attempted to cross the railroad track
in advance of a hand car that was going
swiftly down grade. In his hurry he
stumbled and fell on the track and before
the car could be stopped the wheels had
passed over both feet of the boy, crushing
them horribly. The mangled youth was
conveyed into town where he received
medical attention. Our informant learned
thai the surgeon stated that both feet would
have to be amputated.-C Chattanooga Unto75
august 1G.
A STRANGE AFTAIR.-O One day this week,
as we are informed, man rode up to the
house Of some negroes about two miles
west Of this place, called the old woman
out and demanded that she should get mp
behind him. She refused. He then de-
manded that her daughter should do 10,
who also declined, and ran behind the
house TO hide from him. The stranger
drew pistol whereupou the old woman
attempted to run alsO, but was stopped by
his firing two shots at her-both taxing
effect. Her wounds are not dangerous:
She Is recovering. She knows nothing OF
the man, or the cause which led TO the out
rage. She thinks he sas drunk Fdystte-
uilie NaOs, dug. 10.
SHopTTsa AFFRAY.-Last Friday morn
ing, near the residence of Pleasant Hines,
on the Hampshire pike, Mr.. L. Z. Griffin
yas shot by Mr.. Jas Gray, the shot enter
ing the left shoulder, passing around 70 the
backbone, where it remained until cut out
by DIR. Nichols. Mr.. Griffin went on the
Wednesday morning previous to Lewis
county. and was returning home next
morning, when he was met on the road by
GRAY, and shot. The officially grew out OF
a rep1rt-a false one-cireulated upon the
character Of a young lady, to whom young
Gray was engaged. Mr.. Griffin was also .
little "sweet about a sister of the young
lady TO whom Gray was engaged, and ieei,
| ing naturally interested went TO Gray ana
told him Shat he had heard, and pro-
posed 10 help him ferret 1t out tray no.
only did not accept the proposition, eul
aiterward implicated Griffin as the person
who started the report The result We
have chronicled. After Gray had shoi
GrifEinto the ground, Griffin told HIM ne
had lied upon him, whereupon Gray threat
ened TO shoot him again if he did not hush
Mr.. Griffin is recovering, although he "a.
some bad symptoms. The beneFosen'
father Of young Gray proposed to young
Griffin to compromise the matter by prom
ising TO pay his doctors bill and remnner'
ate him for lost time, all Of which was re-
fused. Young Gray has not beeh arrested
-SoluBibiG Hsuld, Aug. Is.