Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-24
STATE NEWS.

The measles among children are very
prevalent in Robertson county. So says
the Springfield Record.
A sausage factory is loudly called for in
Komo by the Democrat. There are three
dogs to every family there, nOtwithstand-
ing the tax.
The Lebanon Woolen Mill Company are
putting up coIamodious and handsome
storehouse on North Cumberland street, in
front of the mills.
The fixtures of q steam saw mill, planning
mill and sash and door factory, are at the
depot in Fayetteville, and are at once to
be put In operation. In Lincoln county.
The third quarterly meeting of the
Methodist Church at Fayetteville, viii be
held Saturday and Sunday, July 3 and 3
Rev. J. B. McFerrin, d. D., Of Nashville,
is expected to be present.
The EXAMINATION exercises in Fayetteville
Female Academy will begin on Wednes-
day, Doth inst, and continue through that
and the following day. Compositions and
music by the young ladies on Friday night.
Specimens of the marble recently dis
covered in Lincoln county have been tested
by experts, and by thorough examination
in this city, and pronounced a superior
article. The marble exists in large quan-
titles at the quarries.
Thomas z. Williamson, Esq. q promi-
nent and useful citizen of the western par!
of this county, died last Saturday morning,
aged about fffty-two years BE leaves q
large family to mourn his loss. The funeral
services were conducted By Rev. Mr.. Pro-
vine.
For about three weeks, says the Fsyette-
vile O6SeTreT, showers have been Of al
most daily occurrence, aud harvesting and
the attention deemed essential 10 the vel
fare of the growing cotton and corn have
been much retarded thereby. SeliOUs
damage will be inflicted, unless we are
soon favored with settled weather.
Rev, j. B. Tegert, Of Cane Greek, ac-
cording to the Fayetteville O6seTrer, was
distressingly unfortunate last week. His
little son, an interesting boy Of eight years,
fell from fence on Friday last, and in his
descent detached q pole or piece of timber,
which fell upon him, causing injuries from
which he died on Saturday evening. The
distressed family have the public sympathy.
We learn from the Fayetteville O5sergcT
| d
insly scalded Friday last. Three or four
children had discovered some partridge
eggs, which they were engaged in boiling,
when the vessel was overturned and lhe
child burned on the right arm, breast and
abdomen.
The Mcaiinnyille Enterprise has changed
hands-WilliRm Baker retiring and Mr.. J.
g. Livingston and Mr.. Rufus Baker taking
charge under the firm name Of j. g. LiV-
ingston 4 Co. William Baker, IN the last
isspe of the paper, publishes his farewell.
The new firm will issue their first number
next week. ....
The Knoxville Wig of the 22d, says
about thirty colored men left this city on
the western train yesterday, in charge Of
M. A P Calhoun. who has employed them
as laborers on the Baton Rouge, Vicksburg
and New Orleans Railroad. We understanf
the wages offered are $50 per month and
found. Such wages ought to induce more
than thirty freedmen to leave the city, if
they appreciated correctly the worth of
money.
The NcMinnviIIe Nec Era of the 23d
inst. says that the farmers are busy in their
wheat fields. Harvesting machines and
grain cradles are leaving town on every
road Favorable reports come in from all
all quarters The wheat crop is excellent;
in some parts there is little smut, but
generally the grain is plump and the heads
well filed and will yield abundaHtly. The
Boughton wheat is proving very satisfsctO-
nv, coming in before the Walker Ii has
already been cut, and it is believed by
those who have tried it, viii produce more
per acre than any other wheat on their
farms. .s.-.-. -.a 90
We clip the following account Of a high
handed outrage from The Fayetteville o.
serg6r of the 23d inst: ga high-handed
outrage was committed about three miles
from this place, on the Petersburg road,
on Sunday last AIR. Marcns L. Mars, on
returning from a brief cal at his brothers,
about Q o'clock in the morning, was ac-
costed by stranger in his own yard, who,
with presented pistol, robbed him OF his
watch and fifteen dollars in gold, and then
left. On being released, Mr.. IL hurried
into the house TO possess himself OF his
| pistol, with a view 10 regaining his proper
| ty; but lol the thief had been there before
| him and stolen the weapon Mr. Marrs
says the robber was stranger to HIM, We
hope he may be caught