Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-11
STATE NEWS.

Thievesin Brownsville.
The Brownsville municipal election
| comes off the first week in January.
Hog cholera is prevailing to some ex'
tent in Henry county.
Pork is eight cents pound in the
Paris market.
West Paris shows unmistakable signs
of improvement.
Chattanooga is to have:published new
city directory.
A woman has been selling gold and sill
yer lottery prizes in jackson.
The General-John-C.- Brown hat is the
name of one of the latest styles OF
hats out.
There has been mora drummers in
Knoxville this season than at any time
since the war,
The Ladies' Catholic Fair in Memphis
was a success, and the receipts were large.
A broom factory has been established
at Spring HILL in Maury county.
Small change is more abundant in
Brownsville, and Business is steadily i'm
proving.
The Paris KnteIigencerregards Clarks-
vile as being one of the best tobacco
markets in the country.
Another revival is going on at Memphis
in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
on Court street. The church is crowded
nightly.
In Memphis barrel of flour costs IS ;
after it is baked it costs Spa suggestive
fact for housekeepers.
A little girl, the daughter of Mr.. Simon
Pump, was run over on last Wednesday
by hack in Memphis and severely in
jured.
The timers of Knoxville are busiy en-
gagged in making lard-cans, and find it
difficult TO fill orders as fast as they are
received.
Mr.. Lee Eushton's gin house was des-
trOyed by fire about week ago, in the
Southwestern portion of Henry county.
He estimates his loss at about $4,000.
DR.. Jacob Braswell, one of the Oldest
and most respected citizens of Henry
county, died recently at the age of al
most seVenty-fve years.
a revival of religion has been in
progress in the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church at Columbia for the past two
weeks. About thirty persons, including
several old and distinguished citizens,
have experienced changeEof heart
A new postoftice has been established at
Parks store, in MauTy county. 1t is
called "Union Postcffice," that being the
name of the old office before the war.
Dr. J. G. Roberts, of Pulaski, recently
removed a very large tumorfiOm the neck
of Mrs. 81. E. Roberts. The tumoc was
situated over and attached to the parOtid
gland over the carotid artery.
The Columbia Herald recently said
that Pulaski was rlsce of remarkable
piety, ETC., and the Pulaski Citizen re-
plies with the statement that the people
of Columbia spent their time ''ridiDg in
buggies, going to Europe and to Black
Thompson's.
A report has been presented to the
Common Council of Memphis, showing
that it appears from statistical informa-
ton received from seventeen or eighteen
cities of the United States, that water
works are paying institution in nearly
all the cities where they have been insu-
gurated and are in full operation.
The election for county officers in the
new county of Crockett, composed of
fractions of Haywood, Madison, Gibson
and Dyer, is to take place on Thursday,
tie 18th inst. A convention was to be
held ON the 10th inst. to nominate candi.
dates.
Bishop Doggett publishes the following
in the Western Methodist elm conse.
quence of private reason unknown tC
me at the time of announcing the ap.
pointments of the Memphis conference,
and at his earnest solicitation, Samuel B.
Suratt is hereby released from the charge
of the Trenton district and w. Fl. Leigh
is appointed Presiding Elder in his place.
And the following changes are also an
nounced, viz: B livar station, S. 3.
Suratt; East johnson station, w. T. Boil
ling; HUMBOLDT and Milan, Edgar Or
gain"