Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-04
SPRINGFIELD.
The Cross Plains Muddle-A Church
in DisPute-Making cold Robert
son., etc.

The Cross Plains Muddle-A Church
I'm DisPute-Making cold Robert
sOn,'' etc.
To the Editors of the Union and American
SPRINGFIELD, TENN, May 2, ISL
Most people remember the Mexican
muddle; few have heard of the Cross
Plains muddle. The corporation is os-
tensibly the bone of contention, and cor
poration or no corporation is about as
unsettled matter as the French govern
ment. First, the respective parties took
tilt at each other through the columns
of the Springfield Record, which re-
suited in fight that brought neither par
ty praise. The last feature of the middle
is shooting sffair between the Mayor
and one Jesse Davis. 1t is said that an
old grudge was the cause of the last
fight, but it is generally understood that
like the fellows drunk, it is the same old
fight. 1t is proper to state that politics
has nothing to do with the middle.
Likewise 'the little church round the
corner" like every dog, has had its day,
and the little church in the corner is as
serting its claims to a sensation. For
some weeks q cannot say how many past
the colortd Bsptists have been conducting
a meeting in what is known here as the
little church in the corner, at this place.
| A congregation of Methodists also have q
church at this place, and during the con-
tinuance of the above meeting, have been
unable, report has it, to obtain an audi
ence to preach to. The said little church
in the corner is owned in part or in the
whole by q society Of Methodists, who
| complain that they cannot get possession
| of their house of worship for the usual
devotional exercises, by reason of the
continuance of the Baptist meeting, and
the Baptists have forbidden the Method
lists to participate with them in their meet
| ing. The Baptists seem determined TO hold
fast to what they have got-that is, the
church-while one society of Methodists
is debating the question of how to get
congregation, and the other, how to get
possession of their house of worship.
Considerable feeling is manifested among
the negroes in regard to the matter. The
trouble may come before the courts, in
some shape, for adjustment yet.
On last Saturday afternoon visited the
distillery of G. 81. Garret. & Co., near
this place, for the purpose of seeing
them make ''7-lE1" as they call it. 1t
means drawing the whisky off in barrels
out of the reservoirs in the cistern room,
the key to which is carried by gauger,
who visits the distillery twice a week and
allows them to make a run. They made
a run of twenty-one barrels Saturday.
The whole establishment is a wonder
and the process of making whisky mys.
terry to me. Mr.. II II. Kirk, a member
of the firm, and proprietor of the patent
by which they manufacture, informed me
that they will increase the capacity of
their distillery as soon as they can get a
new engine, which they have ordered,
but which is detained TO furnish motive
power at the Industrial Exposition at
Nashville. Doubtless many heads will be
made giddy by its works while in Nash
vile, but more after It comes to Robert
son. l understand Gsrret & Co., have
applied for space at the Exposition build
ing to exhibit sample of their whisky.
Another article intended for the EXPOSE
ton, from this county, is sign painting
for Hurt 6 Tanner, by A. Dsret. AS a
specimen of art, do not think it will be
easily excelled. W. B. Adams will ex-
hibit fine saddle, on which he received
premium at our Fair last fall
From every part of this county comes
the complaint that rust is destroying the
wheat crop.
A gentleman asks me to submit this
question to your agricultural editor: Is
coal stone ashes, applied to the ground,
an advantage or disadvantage to garden
vegetables He requests an early answer
for the information of many.
A very interesting, and instructive arti-
Gle on poultry raising could be written
from the experience of W. r. Pope, of
this place. 1 spent pleasant hour in
his yard short time since. He is en-
gagged in raising the pure blooded game
chicken, which is known 70 be more
thrifty than any other chicken. In q re-
cent fight at Atlanta, Ca, two of Mr..
Pope's chickens were interested, and both
came out winners, one in the remarkably
short time of two minutes. He tells me
that his income from this source is from
four to five hundred dollars yearly.
A.