Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-29
STATE NEWS.

81 STATE NEWS. by o. 20
| Speaking of the Knoxville Custom
| House, the Press and Ht9lad of Thursday
says: We had the pleasure Of a visit, hast
evening, from A b Mulleit, Esq Super
visine Architect Of the Treasury, who Is IN
the city for the purpose Of sslectiiigs site
| for the proposed public buildinss which
the United States Government designs
ereetingfin Knoxville. MIR. Mallett visited
all the Various sites offered in .tner rProc
posals' published by rs few days since.
We learn from him that the Secretary OF
the Treasury is limited to the amount Of
s.. 600 for the purchase, Of the gEound for
the building, Mr. lMullet informs ss that
he has decided 70 make q choice from three
Of the properties- These are Lot, corner.
Asylum and Gay streets, 100 feet on Asy-
lurn and 100 feet on Gay street, S13, 800
offered bv ia. sgaTry.dl Lot. corner
Prince and CIinch street. 50 feet ON
Prince and 100 feet on Ohnch street, So
600. offered by d, 4. Boynton and others
Lot, corner Church and Locust streets, 160
feet on Church and 100 feet on Locust
street, S6,O0Os Offered By VIVA Heisken-
Mr.. Mlllelt prefers either the drst or sec
ond named property, provided the Gov
eminent can obtain either at the expendi-
ture of 5000 This could be done by
the citizens, making mp the difference DO
tween the sum asked and the amount to
which the tcs srtaleiit Is limietd o lsl
e II neither "a these properties can be 50
obtained then the -third named property
will be selected Parties have already
offered TO contribute che additional sum
Necessary TO enable the a owners Of
the lot to. dispose OF it to the Gov
eminent. This lot VIII, therefore, be taken
unless some Arrangement can be made that
will enable the Department to secure either
Of the other sites ~ s., 600. The work on
the building viii be commenced in q few
weeks Mr. Muliet designs building it of
East Tennessee marble, provided the stone
can be obtained at reasonable prices. II
is to be 120x65 feet, three stories in height
and will accommodate all the Federal
Offices in the city, including the postofice,
revenue Offices, courts, and offices Of the
Judiciary and pension agents. Mr.. M1llet
is confident that the entire work on the
building will be completed in three years.
The same paper says that on Tuesday
evening, about eleven O'Clock, man by
the name Of John Carroll, who came to the
city on Sunday, was arrested by the Chief
of Police. Samuel Waddell, upon the charge
OF robbing Thos Green Of five hundred
dollars, on last Friday night, at ChAttanoo-
ga. On arriving at Knoxville no dep sited
for safety S225 with Chas Hodge, who
had previously employed him. Car
roll was arrested at the Railroad Saloon,
while in an intoxicated condition At the
time of arrest, he had only one hundred
and sixty dollars in his pocket. Mr. Hodge
turned over the money deposited with hiIn
to Mr.. Wade, yesterday. The party robbed,
arrived in the city on yesterday and iden-
tilted the prisoner, who was inearcerated IN
the city PRISON. Waddell left "a the IL
o'clock train, with the prisoner in charge,
for Chattanooga.
AT Athens a child Of Dianah Ballard, col
ored. which had been left by itself, On the
night of the 18th. set its clothing on fire,
and was so severely burned as to result in
| its death Saturday morning.
A large pelican was killed few days
/ since by Mr.. B. F. Taylor, near PinhOok
Ferry, on the Tennessee river, which
measured nine feet from tip to tip of the
| wings. 7
Speaking of thu murder Ct young Frank
Woody at Athens on the night OF the 18th,
! the Post of the 2Tth says: IL was one OF
| the most cowsrdly, cold -blooded asssssina-
| tons that has ever been our lot as jour
| nalist to record, and it is the duty not only
OF the officers Of justice, but OF every
| member of the community where the
crime was committed, to aid in tracing out
the murderer and bringing him to prompt
and speedy punishment. II was a terrible
affair to happen in the midst Of a peaceful
hpeople; and we must urge upon all, Whiie
the ends of justice are being sought to
avoid hasty conclusions or the expression
i of ill-groundsd opinions, which might be
instrumental in casting suspicious Of the
crime upon innocent parties.
At an election held by the Warren Coun-
tv Agricultural and Mechanical Association
on last Saturday. tho following oficers
were elected to serve dnring the present
year: lTaa sl.sla - Q. --'-'-'
PresidentlTeorge NJ. SMART. E
| -Presidents-Janes H. Hughes, Geo
w. York and Thomas s. Myers. 20 rt
L Treasurer Park 10
Recording Secretary-David7 f. Wal
lace I. .--..-t4a-. 81 ..,.s -, =, Z, q,
Financial Secretary-Wllllan II. Smhh
Executive Committee William Rarusey
John Duncan, o. f. Bruster, Carol PARK
and Henry NJ. Finger.
Ring Masters-DavidR Ramsey and 'Teorg
Ramsey. -.--..-...... ....-.. -...-..-..-
Marshal-R. H. Mason.
Crier-William Groves
The next fair Of the ASSOCIATION wall b
, | held on the 10th of September, conilnun
three days.
,,.:,i. n. L. 20 ,Il,,,y-sdav
, says "A party Of some twenty Ohloan
: | reached our place on Saturday last SeVt{
/ al of them stopped to examine our lanu
, | and prices, and the remainder went INT
. our neighboring county OF Whit "
. hope they may be pleased with onr loeaili
: and people, aad come to live among us
: This Is portion Of the sane party Wille
was with us during last week.
The Columbia Herald says agents al
I in Maury county, buying sheep for Il
! Mobile market, aud that they are payir
better prices than have ever before bee
paid for such stock. | s
! Large numbers were present {
: the occasion Of the decorate
2 Of the Confederate Graves at Brownsvll
e on the oath, and the event was every WI
$ interesting.
ie The Franklin Regieg has the following
. DIR. A. b. Poyner, living about seve NIL
IN | west of this place, in the vicinity OF we
% Harpeth river, has shown us several spe'
IS mems of what we would denominate ms
BILE. which he had nicely dressed and snap
!. into smooth, flat pieces. From an exam
AZ alton of these specimens, we are inclined
., the belief that it is genuine marble,
ck that of the first quality
he The Shelbyville C0B,Hercidt says
an does the eyes good TO look on the rich ne
of wheat in Bedford, and that there will
apples and peaches in abundance:
r. 4 negro man named ALI Dunlap
severely stabbed in the side at a mel
IN gathering by another negro in MAJ
lis county, on Saturday last.
THE Dover Record of the 9th has
M following: On last Monday night ]
IN i Cook. living on White Oak Greek, had
q mules and horse stolen from his stab
II The following morning shortly after 81
- rise two men rode up to his gate and ca
Mr.. Cook, one of whom he recognl
ave 10 be former citizen Of that section
IN the name of Ivy, the other man he dl'
cpe recocuized. Ivy asked Cook II be wo
me nav him what be owned him, Cook clalI
m that he didn't owe him. Ivy then mic
Fho | al him that he had his mules and no
nan and that they were good for the debt,
are | of Mr.. Cooks sons coming to the door
the seeing the state of affairs got ms
do AIRED on Ivy and his noncompliance;
ost returned the fire without any damage
nu- galloped OF. n eco ..lssL
or Some weeks since, says the Oiai
ow vile Chronicle, negro woman, wife
I man in the employment Of Sandy John