Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-14


lawyers in Memphis.
The Fayette county jail is being so re-
paired that prisoners cannot escape as here
tofore.
There are forty-tWo life, accidental and
hre insurance companies represented in
Memphis. OF these thirty-six are foreign
and six home companies.
: Orr FOR NASHVILLE. 5. Perry,
Sheriff Of this county, started on Monday
last for Nashville, having in charge four
individuals of the sable hue destined for
the penitentiary. -SomergiIle Falcon, April 9.
Some of the Radicals elected to Office in
quite number Of the counties have rather
hard time in getting up their bonds. Mr.
Henry Parker, Tax Collector of Gibson
county, is among the number.
More attention is being paid to market
gardening in the suburbs of town this
spring than ever before. The result will
be an unusual supply of vegetables and
fruits during the season.-Memphis Ledger,
April IL.
A four-legged chicken may he seen at
the office Of Drs. Moore q Tate. We learn
il was Matched on Col. Folks farm, near
this place, and that while living it used all
four Of its legs like any other quadruped.
II was perfect in every spect.-BoIirar
Builefin, April IL.
INJURY TO FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
There was a boar frost on the morning Of
the 8th inst. 1t did much damage to the
young fruit and many varieties of yegeta-
ton. IL is believed, however, that a sufi-
cheney of fruit is left upon the trees
10 yield good crop Trenton Gazette,
AprI II.
FROST AND SLEET.-A heavy frost GOV
cred the ground on Wednesday morning.
The damage done, hogever, was alight,
killing only the most tender vegetables,
and Just enough fruit to increase the size
and flavor of what was left. A gentleman
from Obion informs rs that recent heavy
sleet in that county has destroyed the fruit
almost entirely.-Jdckson Wing, April II.
An afray between two brothers, by the
name Of Jim and Matt Davis, occurred in
the fourth civil district Of this county, on
Thursday, the eth inst, in which the for
meT had his throat so seriously cut, that il
is thought his recovery is doubtful. The
precise cause of the difficulty we have not
been able to ascertain. We have heard
enough, however, to satisfy us it originated
from some trivial di1erence.-Pdris Intel
Hgeneer, april IL.
The city of Memphis has been fixed as
follows: One dollar and ten cents on every
| one hundred dollars worth of taxable pro
perty, for the purpose of defraying the ex-
penses necessarily incurred in administer
ing the affairs of the city; fifty cents on
every one hundred dollars worth of pro-
perty, for the purpose of paying the inter.
est on the past due indebtedness of the city,
and twenty cents on every one hundred
dollars worth of property for the purpose
Of defraying the expenses necessarily in-
CURED in carrying on the city schools.
The market gardeners are almost in de-
spair over the loss sustained by the frost OF
last Tuesday night Memphis Post, March
| 10.
| AMUSING INCIDENT.-Some little ex-
element prevailed a few nights since,
caused by the appearance of three mounted
| horsemeG, clad in white cdp-a-pie, riding
| furiously through the principal streets.
Whence they came or whittier they went
no one ventures to say. Several amusing
incidents occurred on their first appear
ance. We learn that one of our citizens
was 80 completely surprised that he could
not find the adjusting screw to his lamp,
and in his extreme fright and haste TO ex-
tinguish his light, deliberately threw his
hat at it, completely demolishing chimney,
lamp, scattering fragments OF glass to-
| gether with the burning oil over the floor.
| We hear of another person who declares
he found a winding-sbeet in a neighboring
graveyard, which he asserts was left when
| they returned to their graves. Ku-Klux
was the topic of conversation the follow
ing day.-BoliUar Bulletin, Apra IL.
RECOVERED HIS PAPEPs.--Mr. Daniel
Ball, owner of the valuable papers found
near the Mobile and Ohio railroad depot
at this place, some weeks ago, made his
i appearance on Tuesday and recovered his
property. Mr.. Ball is a very wealthy man,
and was on his way to New Orleans when
the papers were stolen from him. He
thinks the theft was committed at this
place, and in the following manner: Ar
irving on the II o'clock NJ. train, Mobile
| and Ohio road, he started out of the car to
take passage on the Mississippi Central,
when he was met in the narrow aisle by a
man whom he recognized as one of the pas
sengers At the same time he was crowded
in the rear by some one who appeared very
| anxious to pass him. To escape from be-
ing crowded Mr.. Ball took refuge in one
of the seats, when the two men passed
each other and went out of the car Hav-
ing often been huBtled about before in the
same manner, he did not suspicion that
there was anything wrong 10 the men, but
attributed their conduct ndhurried move
ments to desire to obtain eligible seats in
the Mississippi Central train. 1t was
several hours before he missed the package
containing the papers. He :hen recalled
the hustling movement on the Noble train
and was satisfied it was there the papers
were stolen. He states that two notes, for
three thousand dollars each, are still miss
ing.-Jdcksoa Wing, April IL.
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