Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-18
TENNESSEE NEWS.

A literary society has lately been or-
gained In Greeneville.
Ca the 18th instant the mercury was
80 deg. in the shade at Knoxville.
Extensive Improvements are progress
ing in jackson.
A foundry, lately started, is now said
to be one of the institutions of Jonesboro.
1t is said that the yield of wheat in
Dyer county will be from one-third to
one-half of an average crop.
1t is said that there are six men in jack
son whose aggregate weight is fifteen
hundred pounds.
1t is said that an aged citizen of Mar
shall county lately lost his eyesight while
suffering with attack of the chills.
The Maryville Republican says that
''the prevailing disease this season is
kind of bowel complaint, which has as
su med an epidemic form"
The Greenyile Nec0 Era Of July Is
says: ''A colored man was put in jail
here this morning, for committing rape
on q daughter OF Lewis Malone, of this
county,"
For week or two past, disease simi>
lar 10 brain fever, has been raging in the
neighborho0d Of Bethesda, in Marshall
county. The disease has proved fatal in
most instances, and about fifteen persoIs
have already died.
The Sweetwater Enterprise says that
General John @. Vaughn wants one hun
dred hands to work in the gold mines of
Coco creek; 10 Monroe county; and adds
that two or more veins have BEEN found
that will pay five dollars to the bushel.
Jumps of gold worth from one to two
hundred dollars have been found in that
county.
The jackson Wing and Tribune OF
| July Is says: awe learn that on Thurs.
day night Freezing Sutton, whilst crazed
with whisky, attacked his father and beat
him severely. Sutton is now under bail
bond for killing John Yancy, and unless
he quits drinking and curbs his turbulent
spirit, he may have another great crime
to answer for at the bar of Justice anC
| Heaven"
The Chattanooga Times says: "The
excavation for the abutments of the bridge
across Chattanooga creek, on the Lookout
/ AASuhtelu 4OeS1, E<hfC OSOA NOLAA4OAASSNAf
and we understand that the greater part
of the stone is QUARREL. Sand stone from
Lockout Mountain will be used. The
bridge is TO be an iron truss, with II,
feet span and IS feet wide. 1t viii be {
credit to the county, when completed.
The Jonesboro Patriot says. ''Df,
Ephriam Murray, of this county, has g
young heifer not two years old, that has
never had calf, and is giving one gallCI
of good milk per day-while Col. A j,
Brown, of this lace, has a yearling
heifer that is giving one quart per day,
and has never had a calf. Our Miller haf
found large bee tree rich with honey
near town, and we have reasons to be-
lieve that the day for milk snd honey
is certainly approaching
The jackson Wing and tribune Of
the 18th instant says: ''Wm. Hampton
and Sam Hampton (negroes,) met 10 {
public road, near Mason's Grove, on Fri
day afternoon last, one John Fletcher
and in cold blood murdered him. The
murdered negro was driving wagon a.
the time, attending to his legitimate bu
siness, and was met and murdered BY
these fendE, on account Of an old gTudge
The murderers were lodged in the jail il
this city on Saturday last TO wait the mex
term of the Circuit Court.