Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-20
rame county, Mr.. ]. W. officiating as

same county, MIR. j. w. officiating as
postmaster. ~
Books for subscription to the Duck
River Valley Narrow Gauge railroad,
have been opened at Columbia. j. I. L.
Cochran, ESQ, has been appointed by
the Executive Committee, Commissioner
to solicit subscriptions.
The fruit crop in Warren, Grundy and
the mountain counties of Middle Tonnes
see, is over an average this season; and
under the liberal orders from Gen. Stokes,
the Internal Revenue Supervisor, large
quantity of apple brandy will be made.
Capt Charles B Wallace, formerly of
Knoxville, has resigned his position as
superintendent of the Montgomery and
EufaulA Railroad, and acc pied the Su-
peIintendency of the AabamA Central
r abroad.
Mr.. d. H. Elliott, General Ticket
Agent of the Kansas Pacific Railroad;
Mr.. w. Fl. King, General Ticket Agent
of the Louisville and Nashville road, and
Mr.. DALEY, General Ticket Agent of the
Iron Mountain road, were in Knoxville
yesterday.
On the 2S,h inst, the publication of
the Memphis Daily Press will be COM
menced by the Memphis Press Company.
LIS editors will be Maj. w. H. Rhea,
formerly of the AUdldnche, and Mai.
Will. .. Woodsoe, formerly of the Ap-
peal. Both G itlemen are well and
favorably known in journalistic circles.
Isaac Taylor, Esq for several years a
number of the County Court of Knox
county, died at his residence in the Tenth
Civil District, on Wednesday night, at
the advanced age of SO years. He had
been as well as usual through the day,
and went to his bed at the usual time in
the evening after supper. At IL O'Clock
he died.
J. B. Nelly & Co. shipped from Knox
vile about 100 hands Thursday, by the
l o'clock train, to the works On the North
and South Alabama railroad. A consid.
eIable lumber have already gone, and
many are yet to go. The majority sent
are colored- Fourteen white hands from
Maryville failed to obtain passage yester-
day, owing to the press. Wsges are
81. so der day.
The Athens Post states that Mr.. w. A.
Duckworth, of that vicinity, is putting
up one hundred cans of peaches per day.
A gentleman near Mouse Creek Depot is
now st work and will put up 10000 cans
for market. Parties at Calhoun and in
some other portions of the county are
largely engaged in canning. One Athens
house has sold an immense amount of
cans.
Under the head of personal the Column
bia Herald of the 18th inst. has the fol-
lowing: Our former distinguished fellow
citizen, Gen. Gideon J. Pillow, arrived
in our city last Wednesday, and is looking
in fine health and his usual high spirits.
He was the counsel for the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad in the case of the
Fayetteville snd Winchester Railroad,
which they gained few days since. Gen.
Pillows speech in that case is spoken of
by the Nashville bar, as the ablest and
most powerful effort of bis life.
About 8 o'clock, Friday morning, fire
broke out in the loft of stable, on an
alley leading from Main to Cumberland
street, 10 Knoxville. The stable was
owned by J. A. Rayl, Esq and was Oc-
clpied by Mr.. VIM. Jenkins. The ers
gines were promptly on hand and done
good service in keeping the fire from
spreading to other buildings. The fire is
supposed to have originated from the use
Of candle in the loft, where drayman
slept The loss sustained is about $3.50.
The new Methodist Church It Neapo-
/ S, Maury county, was dedicated last
Sunday, Revs. Burr and Linn officiating.
Rev. Mr.. Burr preached q powerful ser
mon, at the c.Ose of which he infonnCd
the people, that, though they had all COM
tributed very generously and literally,
there was an outstanding debt against the
church, of sbous $500, and he hoped that
tine smount would now be made VI.
About $275 was subscribed, and a good
deal paid in. The church was crowded
10 ovelflJwing. 1t is very nicely finished,
though rather small.
The Knoxville Chronicle of yesterday
has the following: A msu by the name
of Jamison wss arrested at Careyville on
Thursday night. He had committed
murder in Kentucky, and the Governor
and other parties had offered rewards
amounting TO 81. $50 for bis apprehension.
He is said 10 have been here at Knoxville
and on the Knoxville and Kentucky
Railroad frequently, and has stopped off
at Powell's Station number of times.
He acknowledged his guilt, and will
doubtless meet full measure of pun
ishment.
The following is the assessment of city
property of Knoxville, made for the year
1871, as made By the corporate author
ities:
Total valuations. ..........S s., 1874, sos 90
City tax on prop
erty per ct...S41, 68l 81
City tax on polls
80 cents...... 54l so