Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-03
STATE NEWS.

81. Andrews day was appropriately
celebrated In Memphis.
The Magistrates Courts are dull in
Memphis.
A revival of religion is in progress at
Kingston.
Coon-hunting is the rage 10 Sumner
just now.
Carpenters and masols are doing a
thriving business in Gallatin.
Mrs. Callie C. Cook, formerly resident
of GallstiD, lately died in Texas.
The furniture mandatory has re-
sumed operations in Shelbyville.
The Cattle Comic Troupe are perform
ing at the New Memphis Theatre.
November 80, was the gloomiest day OF
the month with business men in Memphis.
They are talking of organizing divis-
ion of the Sons of Temperance in Knox
vile.
The people around Culleoka, Msury
county, have nearly all finished sowing
wheat.
The 30th of last November was the
sixth anniversary of the battle of Frank
lin.
The hog crop of East Tennessee will be
larger this season than it has been since
the war.
The boys in Gallatin are said to be glad
when their Sunday school papers arrive
they want them for kites.
Prof. H. B. Todd and Mrs. Todd have
returned home from California, and are
now in GallatiD.
A large number of immigrants continue
to cross the river daily at Memphis, on
their way to the far West
Enos White was lodged in jail the other
day at Kingston, charged with stealing
horses in Monroe county.
An eagle was lately killed, about a
mile from Pulaski, which measured six
and half feet from tip to tip.
Better roads and pixies are needed in
Williamson county. So the local papers
say, and they are supposed to know.
Shelbyyille has been considerably dis
turbed, within the last few weeks, by
visitatiOns of the light-fngered gentry.
The Sweetwater Enterprise has been
lately enlarged and is now receiving the
congratulations of its editorial brethren.
Farmers in McNIinn county say they
will ''bacon" rather than sell their
hogs at the offering fgure-six cents
gross.
1t is said that the first and second col
lection districts of Tennessee are to be
consolidated, and to have but one col
lector.
Huntsville is to be the county seat of
the new county of Trousdale-so the
voters have declared at q recent local
election.
A number, of prominent lawyers from
West Tennessee are now in Memphis, in
attendance on the session of the Federal
Court.
Prof r. E. Binford, a graduate of the
University of Virginia, is to be connected
with the editorial management of the
Franklin ReUieU.
The Columbia Herald says: Pulaski is
place of remarkable piety. Stores are
all closed before shutdown, and the entire
population attend prayer meeting.
Sweetwater is Boosting of her enter
prise, and says she is bound to be the
handsomest and most thriving town in
East Tennessee.
Martin Devine who was reported killed
by Joe. Smith, in the Memphis papers a
few days since, is not dead; but is said to
De in fair way to recover.
1t is said that a new brick depot is soon
to be built by the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia Railroad Company at Sweet
water, Monroe county.
There has been, and still is, q heavy
immigration from this State to Texas this
season, large numbers having gone from
Smith aud Henry counties alone.
A contract has been let for carrying the
United States mail from London to Rock
wood and back, and from lockwood TO-
Chattanooga and back, twice week.
Collections for the benefit of the Or
phan Asylum at GAINESVILLE, are TO be
taken up in the various churches through
out the State, on Sunday, the 4th inst
On last Saturday, Nov. 90, there were
mailed in Knoxville, from the Pension
Agency, one thousand and four hundred
letters, the postage on which amounted to
$42.
The McMinn County Chancery Court
recently in session, transacted large
amount of business. Chancellor Key
has re-appOinted James NJ. Henderson,
Clerk and Master.
The total number of prisoners locked
up and fed at the stationhouse in Men,
phis during last month, was 1889, at
cost of $526.45. OF this number 800
were worked in the chsin-gang
A man living in Sweetwster was re-
Gently accused Officiating his wife, but thu
Enterprise says that is not true, as
''every effort he has made to beat her
was rendered unayailing by her superior
knowledge of the game.