Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-08
STATE NEWS.

A colored man named Thort Alden had
his house burned up in Paris on the night
of Sunday the 2Sth ult
DR.. BoyntOn, Pension Agent at Knox
vile, paid out to pensioners during the
last month near $3.50, 900.
A large and handsome church edifice is
to be completed at Henry station, in Hen
ry county, by the first of December.
A very interesting revival has been in
progress during the past week at the Meth
Odist church in Paris, under the ministra-
ton of Rev. Mr.. Pritchett.
The census reports show a population
for Knoxville of 10000. This is a most
gratifying increase, as the population in
1860 was but 5000.
Marion Cole, says the Paris H,atelH-
Qencer, charged with killing young Nc
Cullough during the war, has been re-
leased from Jail upon S., 900 bond.
One or two cars and the caboose of a
lumber train were badly smashed to pieces
at Ooltawsh Station on the Virginia, East
Tennessee and Georgia railroad, on Satur-
day evening last. Nobody hurt.
The Paris hatelyigencer has been shown
a sample of tobacco raised by DIR. J. viii
Porter, near Paris, measuring three feet
and two inches in length, and two feet
and six in width, which is fair sample
of the entire crop.
The Paris I1atelIi9eYcer states that
Col Porter, Circuit Judge elect, Capt.
Harris, County Judge elect, and J. p.
Dunlap, Attorney-Gcneral elect and all
the magistrates elect of Henry county,
have each received their commissions
from the Governor.
A Deputy United States Marshal has
gone to Paris with warrants for the arrest
of the gentlemen in this county whose
tobacco and factories were seized some
weeks since. They are ordered to either
give bond for their appearance at the next
term of the Federal Court or go with the
Marshal to Memphis for safe keeping.
The unfortunate man, who was found
insensible from murderous wounds, in the
freight car, at Jonesboro, Thursday morn
ing the 1st inst, died of his injuries at 5
o'clock Monday afternoon Nothing has
yet been ascertained as to the manner in
which he came to his death, by the au-
thOrities at that place.
A fiendish and diabolical attempt was
made to burn the Presbyterian Church
and Odd Fellows Hall at Dyersburg on
Saturday night, Aug. 81, by unknown
incendiaries, who poured coal oil over
the floor and ignited the same Luckily,
the fire was discovered in time to prevent
much damage. .-.
The Chattanooga Times Of the 9th
inst Gays the Radicals held a convention
at Harrison yesterday, at which p Mon
ger, Esq, presided. Delegates were APP
pointed to the State Convention of Sep
TENDER %. No delegates were appointed
for Congressional Convention, as it was
stated that candidates for Congress would
be nominated at Nashville, as it was done
two or three years ago.
The Paris InteIligencer of the I'd
inst. says: Since our last issue we have
learned that Mr.. Pack Boyd, near COnyers,
vile, shipped the first hogshead of this
wears tobacco, and received his returns
more than week before Col. Lilly ship
ped his. Mr.. Boyd sent his to Evansville
and received one hundred dollar premium
for the first hogshead sent to that market
this season. The tobacco was sold at ter
cents per pound.