Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-26
STATE NEWS

The survey by the Memphis and Charles
ton railroad of the route for the Tennessee
and Alabama road to Guntersville has been
commenced. Operations have begun at
the Huntsville depot, and viii continue N
the direction of the Tennessee river. The
survey is under the direction Of Chief En-
gineer Merriweather, assisted by ENGINEER
DeFurniae, and Messrs John L. Steele and
Simpson Walker.
The Milan Times says that crops in that
section are very backward, owing to the
cold rains after planting, The cool morn
ings have prevented a good stand of cotton,
but it is to be hoped that the past few warm
days will bring it right The wheat crop
is generally fine.
/ The first number of the Aemphis Cores
pendent, the new German paper, has been
issued. 1t presents fine appearance, and
his the Democratic nominees at ifs head.
The latest intelligence from Riordan,
who was shot by Sell Howard at the dance
house embroglio near Memphis, is TO the
effect that he cannot possibly live. Howard
has been arrested and held to bail in the
sum Of $4,000 for trial before the Crimi-
nal Court
The shipments OF cotton from Memphis
by the Memphis and Louisville Railroad
for the month, will be near 1900 bales.
The total shipment over this route for the
season is estimated at 10000 bales which
is in amount near double that of last year.
= The Jackson Wig says; The Grand
Jury report the Madison County Jail
wholly insecure The building is new,
and cost the county about 100000. There
is blame belonging somewhere, and in our
opinion, large share of it evidently lies
at the door of Spence, the builder, who
seemed to take more delight aud spend
more time in presiding over Radical meet
ings, and attending Radical eaucuses, than
in the superintendent of his contract to
build an important public work. He, no
doubt, had the interest of his friends at
heart when engaged in its construction.
The Knoxville Chronicle has been shown
a specimen of very superior iron, made in
Carter county, Tenn, in furnace which
has been lying idle since the war. II is
now in the hands of Messrs. Clark, Quaife
& Co. The furnace produces four tons Of
iron per day, which is said to be of the
very best quality for casting car wheels,
and will give our foundries new advantages
in this kind of work, This is the same
furnace from which Shepherd j. Maxwell
obtained their iron for car wheels before
the war. Their wheels were pronounced
by all railroad men as superior to any other
made. The iron is certainly very superior
for such uses, and commands high prices,
and has ready sale in New York.
The picnic of the Sabbath Schools near
jackson last Friday was q grand affair. Ex-
celIent addresses we're delivered by Hon.
jefferson Davis, Bishop Quintard, Revs.
Osborne, Henderson, Mays and others,
in the midst of which dinner was an
nounoed The dinner was spread upon
tables and upon the grass, and indeed was
a most bouniiful one. Everything tempting
to the palate 10 he found in the city was
spread ont in lavishing abundance,
and when all had been satisfied there was
still plenty left.
During the past week several thousand
gallons Of strawberries have been shipped
from Knoxville TO points below, including
Chattanooga.
Through the kindness of the committee,
the Knoxville Wing gathers the following
facts concerning the Customhouse in Knox
vile: The lots offered are as follows: DIR
Z o Curry, whole lot at $40, 1000, on Gay
street; or for 80 many feet, $4,000. Judge
4 Il l. l1dAAf RAt1bJp1 1AAOoe. - ~
Psrham, dwelling house, $4,000, corner
of Prince and Asylum streets Smiths
stable lot, $4,000, Prince street. Wilson
4 Bartons stable lot, $4,000, corner Of
| CIinch and Prince streets. Mr.. Parks lot,
corner of Pine and Cumberland, 80, 600.
| Col. Crozier, back lot, corner Clinch and
| State, $1,000. Hamden Sidney Academy lot,
| So, 900. A l. Maxwell, lot on Broad st. free.
The Knoxville Press and Herald Of Sat
| urday says: At one o'clock this morning it
was evident that John Y. Stumpf, aims
Dover, was dying rapidly. 1t will be re-
membered that he was injured in the head,
on Tuesday, by the bursting of an ale bar
rel The case took an unfayorable turn
last evening, and the patient commenced
sinking rapidly. At midnight the physi.
clans declared there was no possibility o.
his recovery. 1t is probable that, ere thii
is read. death will have claimed victim.
p. S.-Since writing the above, Mr.. Stump
has died, and will be buried to day at foul
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