Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-20
TENNESSEE NEWS.

COMMITTED TO JAIL.--S. P. Vest, OF
| Goodlettsville, was committed to Jail in this
place on Saturday last, charged with mur-
| der and an attempt 10 commit burglary and
rape Shelbypale Rescue, June 10.
Harvest has come and almost past Our
farmers have been very busy, and but few
have been in town during the week.
Although the wheat was generally thin on
the ground, the quality and yield are fine
We understand a few transactions have
been made at two dollars FTaakim Re
riep, June 10.
HEAVY SToRM.-A heavy storm Of wind
and rain passed over a portion of this
country Tuesday evening. We were lust
on the edge of it here, the heavier portion
passing north of the town. 1t knocked
things round pretty lively for ten or fifteen
minutes. No very serious damage as far as
we have been able to learn.-Athens Post,
| June 10. ---.-......
Dome WELL---We notice 10 a late At
lanta paper a list of the saleH of the forty
leading business houses for the year ending
May 1st, 1868. w. NJ. & r. ]. Lowry,
formerly of this place, stand third on the
list, their sales for the time mentioned
amounting to the snug sum Of $26S, 900.
Their many friends 10 East Tennessee will
be pleased to learn that they are appre-
cialed ia the Gate City," knowing we'll
that they deserve to be GreCnepiHe Union.
CROP ITEMs.-Our county as general
thing is suffering somewhat from the pre-
sent dry spell, though a small shower Wis
tied the western portion of the county on
Monday last. Farmers have been busy
during the last and present week cutting
wheat, and the crop will soon be harvested
The yieldiis pretty fair, though not so good
as last year. We have heard of a Weld of
twenty bushelsto the acre from the Brough-
ton wheat lately introduced in this section.
Corn is looking well, though suffering some
fromthelong dry spell SbelbyglLe Union,
,Jlme 49, .-s f1. .
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING little son of
our felloW-tOwhsman, Jno. Scruggs, Esq,
was accidentally shot by Andrew Atkeison
of this place, on Thursday morning last
They we're cut three miles from town on
the farm which Mr.. Scruggs is running,
and were endeavoring to kill a mink
which they discovered in a pile of wood.
The little boy, Eddie, being on the opposite
side from Atkeison, ran out just as the
former fired, and received the entire load
in his face and forehead. He was i'm
mediately brought home, and has since re-
ceived every attention that can be bestowed
Hopes are entertained Of his recovery, but
it is feared his sight will be very materially
injured. FrankiiH RerieD, June 10.
FREAKS or NATURE.-We have been
Il ,LsrEap ks-, Al r
Sheriff West, and now in the possession of |
DR.. j. +. Grant which is double from |
the neck down. 1t has louF legs, two
bodies, aud only one head. Ii was born In |
a healthy condition, and would, perhaps,
have lived to maturity, but Mira. w con !
Guiding that such monst rocity would be |
better of dead than alive, killed it. We |
have been informed that child was born /
in this county few days ago which was
more snake than hnman. The lower por-
tiou Of the body was snake, and the upper
part human. Ii came into the world hiss
ing and striking about prOmiscnonsy after
The manner of a snake. The humane
physician who delivered il put an end 10
liz existence immediately without allow
ng the mother TO see it.-Ptlagti Citizen.
Tune -.
MAGISTRATES CoURT.-Sherih Gibson
arrested ADD brought to town on Monday
evening, several persons charged with com
hitting the assault upon the premises Of
". Ii. Wetmore, Of this county, referred 10
"A our local column last week. Two off
PARTIES, John Bverhart and Thsmas Elliot,
we're tried before a committing court and
,ound 10 appear At the nextterm Of the Cir
ait Court-the frst In the sum Of two
thousand dollsrs, the last IN the sum Of one
thousand dollars. The othere were dis I
harged. We didn't hear the evidence be-
pre- the Magistrates, bat understand there
7as nothing ELECTED 20 show proyoeation
q the part "a M. We,more or his family.
hough there Is said to have been some bad
seling ia the neighborho0d toward that
growing ont Of the
lct that he was in The Rebel army, OF from
anses Of n business nature and OF more re-
ant date, We don't know-Aaens Post, y
aas 10. =. $500
THE Athens Post and Pulaski Citizen
ave strong articles this week favoring 7
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