Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-05
STATE NEWS.

Pure Petroleum Oil has been discovered
near Peters burg, in Lincoln county.
There will be a meeting of teachers OF
Washington county, at Jones6oro, on the
10th inst.
Samuel Baker, an aged and respected
citizen Of Rhea county, died at his resi-
dence last week.
A convention will be held in Shelby
vile, on the 18th, for the purpose of nomi-
mating county candidates. /
Work is going on well at The new reser-
voir at Chattanooga, and water viii be let
into it by the last Of next week. |
The examination at the Soule Female
College will commence at Murfreesboro
on the It'll inst, and continue three days
There is 10 be meeting at the Court
house in Athens on Monday next, for the
purpose of forming an Agricultural Asso-
citation.
Com and cotton are growing finely and
the people busy with their crops, in Hay /
wood county. So says the Brownsville
Bee. svr -..---, .4,r
J. T. Barnett has withdrawn from the |
Greeneville National Union. Mr.. A T. |
Naff being now sole proprietor of that
paper. T
Considerable excitement has been created |
in the vicinity Of Riceville, McNIinn county,
caused by reported heavy coal discoveries
n that region t.a-
1t is feared that the wheat crop which
was unusually fine, of Rome county, has
been severely injured by the heavy rains Of
last week.
The Winchester Journal says that the
wheat in Franklin county is looking better
! than it ever did before The prospect Is
| splendid for rousing crop. ...
The residence of Jerry B. Morris, ON
Beaver Greek, in Knox county, was de-
stroyed by fire about 10 o'clock on Tuesday
morning, the 31st ult. -.t,.--.
A robbery was committed IN Union City
last Friday night, by which Mr.. Braclin
and DIR. Massingale lost large sums of
money No clue to the perpetrators.
The East TeRRessena says that from all
| indications we are pleased to learn that the
| tillers Of the soil have an encouraging pros
pect for the most abundant crops this ssa
son.
We learn that the Western Union Tele-
graph Company are contemplating erecting,
in short time, line over the Knoxville
and Kentucky Railroad as far as com
pleted- -.- r..-.. .v
There will be meeting at the Court
house in Huntingdon, Carol county on
Monday next for the organization of
Mechanical and Agricultural Society for
that county. -.-..
| The Pulaski Citizen Of the 81 inst. says:
The farmers throughout the country report
an abundance of rain, and everything looks
encouraging for fine crop Of cotton and
grain.
The GreenevilIe Nec Era Of the I'd inst.
save Much damage was done to crops in
the upper portion of Greene county, and
in other portions of the Stale by the hail
storm last week.
| Gen. Wilder, who had his arm so badly
hurt near Murfreesboro, by its protruding
through a window and coming in contact
with a bridge as the train was crossing, IS
rapidly recovering of his injuries
Il j. b. Weaver, for long time agent Of
: | the Memphis and Charleston Railroad at
, Chattanooga, has been offered and has &c
cepted the position Of superintendent o.
the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad.
The Knoxville Chronicle says: Wher
, the proposition now before the Legislature
to tax dogs in order to raise a common
school fund, becomes q law, Knoxville vii
contribute largely toward popular ednca
: ton
The tax list of ROane county for the
present wear has been made out, and the
total amount of taxes foots up SIS, CPS. 81,
against S2G, 514O % for the preceding year
; "a clear loss, under the new law, of &c.
4 1856 43.
L The Knoxville Wig of the Sd inst. says
The continuous rains of the last six days
: have swelled our water courses in every di
y rection. The river at this point is aboui
; seventeen feet above low water mark, anC
4 is sill rising.
The Executive Committee of the Knox
3 vile Agricultural Society, have selected
' the farm of A Mabry, as the place fo
o the coming contest between the several
rsapers and mo yers. The day of trial ha
q not yet been set
If The Memphis AoalaRche says tn
r Memphis Ice Manufacturing Compan.
Il made its first ice last Saturday. 1t is de
J. scribed as of superior quality, hard, com
t pact and clear. The present capacity c
Of the concern is eight tons day.
10 The jackson Wing favors the holding c
t a State Convention in Nashville on the frs
,e Monday in July to nominate candidates 10
s. the Judges of the Supreme Court. Tn
'r Paris IlItelligCHcCr fayors the convention
s. but suggests the second Monday as tn
y time for holding it.
The refreshing rains that have fallen re
Gently in Fayette county, says the Semen
:. vile FdlcOn, have had a salutary effeC
I, upon the crops Both corn and cotto
&c e look well, and are growing rapidly. Tn
a. prospects fer good crops was never bette
= or more promising that they are this season
to A son of Squire Bunch, of Caro-
It, county, in taking a shot gun from under
to he'd on the morning Of the LIST inst, acc
e. dentally fred the gun, receiving the entil
i" contents in his thigh, breaking the bone
ill some ten or twelve pieces and making
Ie- chastity wound, and rendering amputatic
Iot necessary.
nd The Huntingdon Republican, Of the
Ias inst saws Some few days since a We
ne bound freight train run of the track ne
a Hollow Rock, killing one Mr.. Pitman al
[lll woundinp two other men, whose names '
ST. dill not learn. Mr.. Pitman leaves q wife
ne mourn her loss The damage d ne q
So, road was not serious.
~ Dresden district will hold its amt
- Sunday School Convention at Mckenz
"A Station, commencing Friday, June 10, Al
on Sunday, June II, and great gatheri
of the Sunday School children of the
trict and surrounding country is expecte
DIR. A. L. p. Green. of Nashville, and Re
3IJT G. Collins will deliver addresses
9 the children.
The wife Of Harbert Barham, living ne
Henderson Depot, Greene county. di
suddenly, on last Sunday night, with mel
:, disease, which has been troubling her
. wears Mrs. Barham was very aged a
very Aeshy. She ate hearty dinner
day before she died, and was in usual hea
mn to a short time before her death.
The Greeneville NsO Era Of the I'd in
'cls saws; Three or four of the young men
~ GreeneyilIe and vicinity departed on l
- n' Monday, intending to make their homes
Missouri and Kansas. We wish them mi
ier' luck in the West; but believe that the sa
70 pluck, energy and enterprise which Is
oe auired TO make fortune in the West wo
'ny secure the same result here in East i
NOS nessee.
the The Greenville NatioHa! Union lea