Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-03
STATE NEWS

The line of the Memphis and st. LOUIS
Railroad is being rapidly surveyed by a
corps Of engineers, under Mr.. Ike Hood.
Grading has already been commenced by
Mr. Russell, the contractor, who has one
hundred and fifty men at work throwing
up embankment. Mr.. Russell IS well
known as one of the lightning contractors
who built SO rapidly the Union Pacific rail
road. - -
At the Law Court, held in Chattanooga
last week, there were several cases tried
in which the plaintiffs claimed damages for
the destruction of goods in the great food
of March, 1868. Three verdicts were given
against the Nashville and Chattanooga
Railroad, two of which were in favor of
two citizens of Knoxville. The court
charged the Jury that the company was re-
sponsibls, notwithstanding the freshet was
unprecedented, if they found from the
proof that it was guilty of negligence in
anticipating the food, or in protecting the
property from It. E
The Knoxville C5r0Ricle Of June "a, says
that while engaged in removing an old
house on the corner of Prince and Reser-
voir streets, Capt N. d. Bearden dis
covered the skeleton of an infant about
five months old, apparently, judging from
the size OF the bones. The vertebre, legs
and arms were in a good state of preserva-
ton, bat the head, feet and hands were
wanting. It was found in dry place, en-
tirely covered with dust, and one can only
sur1nise how long a time has elapsed since
the remains of the scarce formed child
were consigned to their hidden resting
place, with none but the All-seeing Eye and
the perpetrator of the crime to witness the
deed.
At meeting held in Covington, Upton
county, on Saturday, June %, the follow
ing gentlemen were appointed delegates to
the Convention at Nashville for the NOM
ination of Judges for the Supreme Bench:
DIR N Bell, DIR ] Il Sanford, Fed Maelin, P
] Smith, Capt Sam Rose, w II Wo0ten,
Henry Turnage, Isham Roberts, + A Enochs,
E W Massey, Charles Stockly, Henry Nc
Cain, B Payne, G Rhodes, T w Roam,
W A Smith, L B Ysrbro, Ben Sherrod, Z
7 Maclin, Il B Somsrville, u Mccall,
Col G H Hill, Henry Sanford, ] II Cum
Minis, W II Frazor, JW Owen. F A Archer,
Overall, A W Freddie, d Wood, Rufin
Smith. - .---E -.. ...
A correspondent from Mill Springs, JEFF
ferson county, communicates to the Knox
vile Chronicle, of the 24th nit, the intelli-
gence of the death Of very old colored
woman, known as '.Aunt Dolly" near that
place, on Sunday, June 26. She was with
| out doubt the Oldest person in the State,
and though her age was not exactly known,
she is supposed to have been upwards Of
one hundred and twenty Eve years DR..
Jarnagin, of that county, says that ''old
Aunt Dolly" belonged to his father when
he was born, and that she was his nurse,
being then too old to do much besides
nursing, and he is now in his sixtieth year.
! She had become so old as to lose all recol
j lection of the past. She knew those that
stayed around her just as child would
She had forgotten how many children chs
had ever had, and their names. But it i;
known that she raised large family o
children, and the youngest one, who is nov
living in North Carolina, and was here last
year to see her, is now seventy-iye year