Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-11-20

road.
The new county of Crockett is orga-
nizing, and takes fine slice off from
Haywood.
The Conference of West Tennessee
was in session last week in Brownsville,
Bishop Doggett presiding.
The County Clerk of Stewart county is
doing brisk business in the way of is
suing marriage licenses.
The GAINESVILLE Skating Association viii
give three grand exhibitions for the bene-
fit of the Tennessee Orphan Asylum.
A German of Knoxville recently sent
$500 to the relief committee in Berlin, for
the German widows and orphans.
A broom factory has been established
at Bristol, which is now turning out near
ly one hundred brooms per day.
1t is reported that the Cinnamon who
are working on the Alabama and Chatta-
nooga Railroad, do not give satisfaction.
Theyare playing the 'Gady of Lyons"
at Knoxville, to obtain funds to alleviate
the sufferings of the wounded soldiers of
the French Republic.
1t is proposed in Knoxville to take steps
at an early day to raise funds to contrib
ute to the tIee Monumental Association, y
of Richmond, Va.
Mr.. N. T. Henson, of Knox county,
raised on his farm, in Lyons Bend, the
past season, mammoth pumpkin, weigh
ing 1904 pounds.
The Bristol Courier says: The world
renowned DR.. George W. Saul arrived in
this city Saturday night, having COM
pleted his annual journey round the
earth.
The Embree Iron Works, in Washing
ton county, are said to be fast opening up
the iron interests of upper East Tennes-
see. From four to five tons of that metal
are turned every day.
At a meeting of the citizens of Han
cock county, lately held at the Courthouse
in Sneedville, right of way through The
county was granted to the Bristol and
Cumberland Gap Railway Company.
The Old Mems Association of Hay
wood county held meeting lately, and
appointed a committee to report at the
next meeting short and correct memoir
of any members who might die before
the second Monday in October, 1871.
Hon. c. F. Trigg, Judge of the Federal
Court is at present sojourning in Knox
vile. After taking brief respite on his
farm, near Bristol, he leaves for Memphis,
where he will hold the next term, COM
mencing the fourth Monday in November.
Mr.. w. II. Parker, foreman of a
planning mill IN Knoxville, was seriously
| injured on Thursday, in consequence of
some timbers in the mill falling upon him
and crushing him to the earth. At last
accounts he was lying in critical con-
dition.
The Knoxville Wing and Register
says that, during the past month, large
number of negroes have passed over the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad, on their way from Virginia and
North Carolina to the cotton fields of Mis-
sissippi and Arkansas.
Cattle raising is fast becoming a lead
ing business in Wilson county. Several
enterprising farmers in that section have
lately introduced several kinds of valuable
blooded stock upon their farms, and other
counties might with profit follow their
example.
The Murfreesboro Monitor is response
bic for the following: ga wonderful
natural phenomenon has been found on
the place of Bill Sims, near Christians.
One of his pullets laid an egg last Satur-
day, with the words and figures perfectly
legible, Signs and wonders, 1870 dis
iinctly raised on it.
The Memphis San, of the 18th inst,
says: owe understand that the Grand
Jury will soon indict all persons who dis
play copies of sensational periodicals be-
fore their doors. Such publications as
The Days Doings' and the Sporting
Times ough never to be exposed to
public SALE"
The Knoxville Press and Herald of
the 18th says: eve learn that informa-
nation was received in this cityyesterdsy
that Judge Emmons, United States Circuit
| Judge, will b. here to hold the United
States Court in January. The Radicals,
last evening, were Boosting that Judge
Emmons would hold court during the
trial of cases arising out of the alleged
violations of the fourteenth amendment.
Andy Williams, the negro who muir
| dered Adolph Deutscb, of Chattanooga,
| some two years ago, and who was SEN
fenced by the Supreme Court, at its re-
| cent session in Knoxville, to be hung at
| Harrison, in Hamilton county, on the
10th of next December, was removed
c-os,, Knax-u.fla 5afI h.
and taken to Chattanooga, to be delivered
to the Sheriff of Hamilton county, who
is charged with the execution on the day
above named.
The Bristol Courier, of the 18th inst.
says that the various railroads extending
through Virginia from Norfolk to Bristol,
together with the projected road from
Bristol to Cumberland Gap, have been
consolidated, aud now constitute what is
known as the Atlantic, Ohio and Missis-
sippi Railroad Company. The organiza-
ton of the company was effected at
Lynchburg, Va, and Gen. Malone cleo
ted President, with g salary of $25, 600.
His Hon. Judge Flippin, of the Crimi-
nal Court at Memphis, who was not at
Court at the usual morning hour, but who
! arrived 81 oltly after, is said, after taking
his seat, to have remarked, ''Mr. Clerk,
enter up a fine of $40 against this honor
| able Court for being late this morning."
The lawyers present were very much sur
prised, and moved that the fine be set
| aside, but the Judge was memorable, and
the fine was entered as ordered, and there
upon paid.
The Knoxville Wig and Register of
the 18th inst, contains an interesting
communication in reference to the Swiss
colony in Grundy county. This colony
has been in operation nearly two years,
| and under the supervision of the Con-
sular Agent, Col. Staub, it has expanded
| in population and wealth till it now num-
bers over one hundred families, all occu-
pyiug neat and comfortable houses of
lheir own. They also have several stores,
saW-mills and machine shops, where they
manufacture the most of their agricultu-
| raj implements and many other articles of
| handiwork.
The Brownsville Bee pertinently re-
| marks: "There are a great many me-
chauics at work all the year round in
Brownsville, drawing pretty fair wages in
greenbacks every Saturday evening, and,
most generally speaking, spending all OF
| it before the middle of the next week.
| This all comes of your trying to keep
your money in your pockets. Now here
| is your remedy: We have savings
bank in Brownsville, and all you have to
do on Saturday evening is to draw your
money, and after paying your board bills
and other necessary expenses, go immedi-
ately and deposit the balance of YOU
money in the bank" Tbs advice is just
as good anywhere else as in Brownsville
GADSDEN. ALA.