Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-30
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Diarrhea, to a considerable extent, pre-
walls throughout the city and county, and
an occasional case Of fux.-Jucksoa Wing,
June q. .s.t.rf- ar. ..... -.l .5 SOD.
BUILDING.-Building is very brisk all
over town at present. Quite Number of
mechanics from Chattanooga have recently
come to Knoxville and gone to work.
RnOrUille Press and Herald, June q.
T No RAN.-The crops Of our county are
suffering severely for the want of rain. If
we do not have good season" soon, the
tobacco and corn crop will be cut short,
while the gardens will be entirely ruined
Gazette, June q.
AN OLD AND VALUABLE REIIC.-We
are informed that Bishop Quintsrd, on his
recent visit to England, was presented by
a parish there with a silver aims basin,
made four hundred years ago, and that he
has kindly given this old and cherished
relic to st. Luke's Episcopal Church, in
this city.-Jaekson Wing, june q.
THE STEAMER REsACcA FIRED UPON.--
Capt. Jim RoWlings, clerk of the steamer
Resacca, informed us that as the steamer
Resacca arrived in the vicinity of Louis
vile, number of shots were fred at her
by some unknown persons from the shore.
Two Of the shots that were fred struck the
hurricane deck.-Knoroille Press and Her
aid, June o. -- ...r.. ..
BROKE JAIL.-John Ridden and Geo.
Hodge, two negroes confined in the Jail at
this place, made their escape ope night last
week by saving through two Of the iron
bars placed across the windows Ridden
ischarged with borse-stealing He formerly
lived at Dyersburg, Tenn. Hodge is
charged with larceny. They we're furnished
with implements for making their escape
by some person from the outside, jackson
Wing, June q. b. a..a..a...
THE WHEAT CRoP.-From reports
furnished by reliable farmers in various
portions of the country, we find that we
must come down considerably from the
high niche in which we placed former
estimate of the wheat crop. The yield will
not be more than half crop. SO large,
however, was the acreage sown that even a
fifty per cent. yield will more than supply
the quantity necessary for home consump-
tion.-JacksOH Whig June q.
The erection OF Catholic Church, with
the view of inducing a settlement of foreig.-
era, is the latest sensation, over which our
enterprising neighbors, 10 West Paris, are
begniling the long summer days by dis
cussing. We hope it will not end in dis
eussion. A Catholic Church in this town,
would be an agency Of development, than
which, we can conceive of none greater.
We say, let sectarians mouth as they will,
let us have Catholic Church -Paris In
teIligsncer, June q.
DEATH OF Mr.. PATTON Yesterday in
the forenoon, Mr. Patton, pattern maker at
Webster's foundry, died from the effects of
an accident which he met with some two
weeks ago. He was saving a piece of
board, when one end of il struck him in
the side, the effects of which produced bis
premature and lamented death. He was a
thorough mechanic, and we are Informed
that Mr. Webster will have trouble to sup
ply his place. All who knew him are
unanimous in the expression Of profound
regret Chattanooga Republican, June %.
ADJoURNED.--The United States Cir
cult and District Courts, Hon. G. +. T1rigg
adjourned on Friday till court
10 course. A number Of important cases
have been disposed Of at this term, and a
number Of still more important ones will
come eff next term growing out of the de-
made in the Harris trial. Sew
eral parties have been indicted for de.
frauding the government at Chattanooga,
and two of the witnesses 10 Harris case
are indicted for ury.-KnorUiHe Pres
and Hsrald, jane "a.
RAILROAD EXTENSION learn that
Col. Sam Tate, the President Of the Miasis.
sippi Central railroad, is daily expected
home from his visit East, where he has
been on business connected with this i'm
portant thOrOughfare. We farther learn
that it is his intention very soon 10 put
5000 labOrers at work on the line Of the
road from this place to Milan, distant
twenty -one miles, and have the same con-
pleied in four mOnths.-Jdcks0a Who.
June q
BARBAKOUs AND SHAMEFUL.-We learn
4 white uOmdH vas chained BY the leg on
Dor streets last week, 10 piece Of casting.
We did not see the barbarous act, nor do |
We know the parties who did it, bat il was
In act ihhumsn and disgraceful 10 a civil |
Hed community. IL matters not how de |
'raved and fallen she may have been, the
nan who is guilty Of such an act deserves |
he scOrn and contempt Of all respectable |
'eOple. We trust such another scene will |
lever be Witnessed again on this continent, |
much less on our streets---JORssBOro Flao. |
lane 26
Han SToRM.-On Friday afternoon.
bout four O'Clock, one Of the most terrific |
Iailstorms accompanied by rain, thunder /
nd lightning, occurred which was ever |
nown in this neighborhood. For about
aeen minutes the hail fell necessarily and
he stones we're Of a very large size. We
licked up several about twice the size Of /
'igeon's egg, and heard OF several others
eng seen as large as a ANAL hens egg