Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-21
TENNESSEE NEWS

commenced the manufacture Of nails.
Our farmers are threshing their wheat,
and we understand the yield is very good.
- GreeReUHle Union, july 10.
| RAIN For .two or three weeks past
there has fallen rain enough thoroughly to
wet the ground in most localities. II rocns-
Uilis Bee, July II. - -
| HOr-The weather during the past week
has been oppressively hot, notwithstanding
We have had several heavy rains King
sion East Ieanessean, july 10. 2.
On DIT.-That Sheriff Mayor Bearden,
Of this city, has been rendered the command
of the new loyal mililia.-Kao Press
and Herald, july 16. t-
| The claims presented 10 the Claim Com.
missioner, for Washington county, for
losses sustained by the war, amount TO
100000.
We are informed that the reported fail
ure Of Emory Iron and Coal Mining COM
pany was premature. The works are 10
foil blast as beiore.-Kiagston East Tonnes
sean, July l6.
Several portions Of the county have been
blessed with fine showers during the week.
bat Paris has uniformly escaped, 10 the re-
greet Of its swelgering citizens.-Pa ris Intel
kgeHoer, July IS r.--se.. ....r
RAIN.-For the past week we have been
favored with refreshing showers, which
have revived the dropping hopes of our
farmers most wonderfully. The rains have
been quite partial, yet almost every local
ity has been visited during the week, to
the very great relief of the growing crops.
-HantingdOn West 1eHnesSean, JEly l6.
JAIL DELIvERY.-On Thursday last four
negroes were sentenced to the penitentiary
by the Circuit Court IN session al Camden.
They were confined in jail at that place 10
await their transportation 20 Nashville.
During the night Of Thursday they man
aged to effect their escape by prying of
staple from the door. Two of them. il il
said, are from the vicinity OF Memphis, and
have recently been released from the peni-
tertiary by Executive pardon. Hunting
don IPea 7ellnesseda, july 10. eE.E.sG
BITTEN BY A DOG.-Mr. John Murry,
who resides a few miles from town, was
severely bitten in the left arm by his own
dog on Sabbath evening last. 10 company
with a number Of friends he had started to
chuch, when he discovered that his dog was
following and attempted to drive him back.
The dog became furious and seized his
master by the arm and held on until Mr..
King, who was in company, came up and
shot him dead. Mr.. Murry, we under
stand, il suffering severely from the wound.
-HutiRgdon West Tennessean, july l6.
STRUCK By LIGHTNING. Miss Jennie
Phmmer, daughter Of Rev E. B. Plum
mer, was struck by lightning a few days
since. She was sitting in the door at the
Residence Of Mr. J. n. Gardner, at McKen-
Zie, during a thunder storm when tree
ia front Of the door was struck by the cleo |
trio duid, the shock was communicated to |
Miss Jennie, who was prOslrated and for |
the time being rendered insensible. We
are happy 10 add that she is nearly recov- /
cred from the effects Of the stroke. Mrs. /
Clark, who was in the vicinity, was also |
affected by the shock, though TO a smaller
extent. - Huntingdon West TenHessean,
JuIy l6
CARTER COUNTY We were at Eliza
bethton court the first Of the week. Every
thing passed of quietly and smoothly
except alury, which, at last accounts, was
hung on a barrel Of whisky. Crops look
and promise we'll in Carter. The Demo
crats aEd Conservatives are in the minority
but ~ they are made Of the right kind
IF stuff, make no concessions nor ask any
quarters. In fact, they slill have hopes of
their county, aud, from the fol
owing, We should think their hope was
we'll founded K. G. Grow, eighty seven | ,
,ears Of age, is the father Of twenty chill |
iren (thirteen Of them living) the grand.
ather Of one hundred and sixteen, and the
great grandfather Of seventy-tWo He ia a
Itrong Conservative. - Greenerille Union,
IHiy 16
STRucK BY LIGHTNING. We learn that
IN Tuesday Last, Mr.. John T. Kevea and
ais daughter, Miss Pet. Keyes, living on
he farm Of Mr. J. d. Tadlsck, two miles
vest OF this place, were struck and serious
y injured by hghtning-the daughter
icing thrown into q state Of Unconscious
less ioT come tWenty-iOur hours. The
ather escaped with somewhat less injury /
'eing only made speeches. for an hour or
O. We learn, also, that laborer on the
East Tennessee aud Western North Caro-.
ina railroad, by the name Of Rowe. while :
{ or near the road, was struck and Instantly
lllcd by lightning, on the same day-his [,
cad being bursted literally into atoms. and
Is clothes torn entirely from off his hodv. | ,
'ayihg him a terribly mangled and {
ntirely naked ooFPse.-Joaesboro' Fgao, | I
'ly ~ 4