Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-10
STATE NEWS.

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a large stock-yard is being erected q
Humboldt.
From our exchanges it appears that tn
election passed off peaceably and quietl,
throughout the State.
The earnings of the Memphis and Charles
ton railroad, for the quarter ending june
30, 1870, were 1911, ILLS; total expenses
$3l2,O57.0l deficit, S339.S3.
The Huntingdon Republican of the 5tI
INST says that Mrs. McKinsey was, few
days since, thrown from wagon near Big
sandy switch, IN Benton county, and killed.
The Henry County Agricultural Associa-
ton, owing to a conflict of time with sew
| eral other associations, has changed the
time Of holding the Fall Fair 20 October
18th.
The third annual exhibition of the Ten
nessee Fair Association will be held on
their grounds near .Murfreesboro, COM
mencing on Monday, Sept. 26, and con-
time for six days.
The Winchester Home Journal gives the
particulars of shooting ARRAY that oc-
Cured on the 10Th ult., near that place.
between MIR. Hiram Zerbe and Louis DAYS,
In which the former was severely wounded
with pistol ball.
The residence Of, Messrs E G and James
johnson, at Loudon, was destroyed by fire
on Thursday rio' RE b inst, the in
mates narrow 49,. : with their lives.
Loss $1,000.
The Milan Times says that no rain has
fallen In that section for over month and
that everything in the crop line looks
gloomlly. The weather is intensely hot.
The city of Milan, says the Times, is i'm
proving rapidly.
A correspondent of the Loudon Star
says that Mrs Ann Coltharp, who lives in
Roane county and who is one hundred and
years of age, is the oldest inhabi-
tant OF the State. She and her husband
came to the United States Just 100 years
ago, when she was young bride of nine
teen summers.
Last Saturday night, says the Dyersburg
Gazette, at party near Dyersburg, two |
negro men, named Taylor McGaughey and |
Jack Connell, got into fight, when Taylor
shot Jack with a pistol, killing him almost !
Taylor fled the country but was
arrested in Missouri, on Monday, by Sher-
ID Ilgrett. On reaching Dyersburg Tues
lay night, which was dark and rainy, the
Sheriff placed Taylor in the custody of
-hree colored men, when the prisoner I'm
led himself, fell off his horse and ''got up
md busted"
We clip the following from the Murfrees-
Doro Monitor of the 9th inst. ''We had
he pleasure, few days since, of meeting
Mr.. Hubert, of Chattanooga, who was
here making arrangements to open a skat-
ng rink at an early day. We know of no
move that will meet with greater approbas
ion, especially by the young people of on
and it will, no doubt, meet
With great success. Aside from the enioy-
nent of skating, it has been highly recon-
nended by physicians everywhere as being
he healthest exercise young people can
axe"
The Greeneville National Union of the
tn inst. in speaking of the abundance of
he crops IN that locality, says 1--WE should
'e thankful for the abundant crops that
Providence has been pleased to give us this
ear. Wheat has been harvested and re-
,orted good from almost every section.
he oats crop is better than has been
nown for years. The corn fields indicate
tine yield if the season continues as it
as been so far. Potatoes are very large
nd have yielded well. The berry crop has
lore than supplied the demand The
meadows have turned off their share of the
rolifc harvests of the season. Apple and
each trees are bending with their luxu-
lous fruits in many neighborhoods, and as
1r melons we expect them by the wagon
Dad, and enough to supply the wants of
very one"
The following account of most dis
ressing accident is taken from the Knox
lie Wing of the 9TH inst Yesterday af-
ernOon, while two small children of John
'Donnen were playing near the banks of
ne Holston river, one mile this side of
trawberry Plains, they accidentally fell
lto the stream and were about drowning,
hen an older sister of the children, an in
eresting young lady about eighteen years
f age, attempted to rescue them. Be-
omlng overpowered by the stream in her
umane endeavors to save her little sisters,
hey were all borne down the stream and
rowned. Conductor Elmore, from whom
re learn the above facts, and whose train
assed there yesterday evening about six Z
nd half o'clock, says the bodies of two !
the children had been found, and parties S
ERE still dragging the river for the third.