Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-18
STATE NEWS.
The population of Chattanooga is 6, OFT.
An elegant skating rink has heen nnened

The population of Chattanooga is 6, on
| An elegant skating rink has been opene
In Brownsville, and it is literally patron
lied.
A roaring wild animal is loose in tn,
woods near Morristown, which is sup
posed to have escaped from some travel
ing menagerie.
Mrs. Squire Sharp, of Roane county,
"a sed this year fifty-six potatoes, from
the parings of one potato, one of then
weighing fourteen ounces.
The Fayetteville Observer says The
Female Academy IN that town commence;
It's present session under very favorable
circumstances ~
The kitchen of ]. M. Crow, of Cleve-
land, was destroyed by fire Saturday
night, the 10th inst. 1t is thought that ii
was the work of an incendiary.
The cotton of Haywood and surround
ing counties promises fine yield. In
Haywood and Lauderdale counties the
yield will be much larger than last year
A grand concert will be given at the
theatre in Memphis, on the evening of
the 23d inst, for the benefit of the Stone
wall Jackson Monument Association.
Mr.. Lilbum Trigg, son of Judge Trigg,
fatally shot himself in Knoxville on the
night of the 18th inst. The ball entered
the right temple and lodged in the head.
AT the McMinn County Convention on
the 9TH inst, q resolution was adopted re-
commencing convention at Athens on
the 1st of October to nominate candidate
for Senator from that district.
Rev. DR.. T. H. Pearne, United States
Consul at Kingston, Jamaica, left Knox
vile on the 18th inst accompanied by
his family, for New York, where he will
embark for his scene of official labor.
The Lebanon Herald, of the 18th
inst, learns that John H. McLaren's
house, near La Guardo, was burned. The
fire caught from cooking stove. There
was $4,000 insurance on it, in the Phe-
nix.
An election will be held at the court
house in Lebanon on the 18th inst, to de-
eide whether the corporation will issue
81, 600 in bonds, as stock in the turnpike
from Statesville to Cherry Valley.
The total liabilities of Memphis are 81
ST. 1872 10; total assets, $1,334, 1863 IA.
Excess of liabilities over assets, $3,237,-
529 IA. Value of taxable property, $24,-
783, 100. Cost of city government for
1869-7O, 5000, 574.
Mr.. John Lyle, of Washington county,
has shown the editor of the Morristown
Gazette specimen of marble that was
taken from an extensive vein that runs
through his farm. 1t is beautiful spe-
cimen of the black variegated variety,
and susceptible of the highest polish.
Lebanon, says the Herald, is putting
on city airs in earnest. There not being
enough money in circulation there, the
Bank Of Wilson has had itself charged
into the Second National Bank of Leba-
non, with circulation of some $40, 200
or $50, 900 dollars.
The Lebanon Herald of the 18th inst.
say that Col. Price is making arrange
ments TO run daily lines of stages between
Lebanon and Alexandra, and Lebanon
and New MiddletOwn, and tri-weekly lines
to Sparta, Carthage, Cookville and Liv.
lngston.
The Jonesboro Herald and Tribune,
of the 18th inst, says that the satchel of
the young man who was recently SO mys-
murdered in that vicinity has
been found 1t contained come clothing,
a watch and letter from his mother,
Fannie Church, and directed to her son
James Church.
The Huntington Courier, of the 18th
inst, says: A span of horses, wagon and
load of leaf tobacco, the property of A.
d. Valentine, of Henry county, Tenn,
was seized On Monday by our United
States Revenue Collector, Frank Travis,
for peddling without license. Valentine
had also a small lot of manufactured to
bacco minus stamps.
The Brownsville Bee says: sour city
is still improving. New and handsome
residences still going up in various por
tons of the city, and yet the supply will
not fill the demand for houses. Our
business houses are all now doing well;
trade is opening lively with every pros
pect of very large and heavy fall and
winter business.