Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-08
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The grocery trade of GAINESVILLE is
quite lively and looking up.
The continued dry weather is seriously
injuring the corn crop in Blount county.
the Robertson County Agricultural
Fair commences on the 10th of October.
The near approach of the cotton crop
is making times more lively in Memphis.
GAINESVILLE is improving vigorously. A
large number of new and substantial
buildings are going up in the city.
It is said that the Mississippi Central
Railroad will soon be extended to Padu-
cab.
The Gibson County Agricultural Fair
will be held at Trenton on the 10th of
October.
Paducah and Paris, Tennessee, are
discussing a railroad project to connect
those two places.
An enterprising youth named Joseph
Hodson sucked fifty well developed eggs
one day last week at jackson.
B. A. Pearson, living six miles east of
Jackson, realized this year off of sixteen
acres of clover, first cutting, $500.
The Huntington Republican has been
enlarged snd otherwise improved, and
presents very neat and prosperous sp-
pearsnce.
There is great demand for lumber in
Lewisburg, Marshall county, and i'm
provements are retarded in consequence
of its scarcity.
The Memphis appeal says that labor
ers on the Selma Railroad will begin to
stretch out countrywsrd directly and that
the work progresses rapidly.
The residence of w. +. Morley, in
Jackson, wss robbed of a quantity of
valuables by q number of negroes last
week. The thieves were apprehendld.
Col. ]. G. FOgg, an sged and veteran
soldier of the Mexican war, died at
MaryVille on the 4;h inst. He was buried
the following day with Masonic honors.
A new German society is about being
organized in Memphis to be composed of
all Germans favoring good feeling, unity
of sentiment, and thorough brotherhood
among those of that nationality.
The CoYington Record has been shown
by w. f. Miller, of Upton county, two
stalks of cotton, one of which had fifty
well grown bolls, and the other one hun
bred and f1fty-five squares.
An interesting revival season, under
the ministration of Rev. William Gilbert,
resulting in number of conversions,
has Just cloaed at Bethel, near Hunting
don.
One day last week Mr.. Moses Swim,
living near Hollis Corner, in Marshall
county, lost his dwelling and smoke
house by ire. All his furniture and pro-
visions were consumed.
The corn crop in Gibson county was
never more promising and the cotton
crop promises TO be unusually large. The
peach crop is the largest ever known in
that county.
A drunken negro named Henry Lyons
was run over and killed at the depot at
Trenton on Saturday night. He was
killed outright and his body was horribly
mangled.
A rousing barbecue was had at Mifin
on Friday last in the interests of the
Jackson and Tennessee Hiver Railroad.
1t was largely attended, and great inter-
est and enthusiasm exists in regard to the
enterprise.
A protracted meeting has been going on
for some time at the Christian Church, in
Lewisburg, Marshall county, under the
ministration of Rev. J. NJ. Morton.
There have already been over forty con-
versions.
Brownsville is now constructing mar
row guage road to Friendship, and is
sgitating the necessity of one to Durham
vile in L2uderdale county. Also one to
Denmark in Madison county and to Holly
Springs, Miss. These projected roads
are nearly all to be narrow guage.
The Huntingdon Revenue District has
been reorgsnizedfand the number of As
sistant Assessors reduced from five to
three. The official estimate of the col
,ections of Internal Revenue from that
district during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1872, is $50, 900.
At Knoxville on Saturday, Aug. 5,
Chancellor Temple rendered his decision,
on the application for the appointment of
Receiver Of the Gas Works. The
Chancellor held that the case, as pre-
sented, was proper one for the appoint
ment of Receiver. By agreement of
parties, Cornelius LuckeY, ESQ, was ap-
pointed Receiver. Under present arrange
ments the operation OF the Works will
proceed, we presume, as heretofore.
Two men named Potts and Lowther
were arrested near Huntingdon on We'd
nesday, Aug. 2, en- route South with a
wagon load of contraband tobacco, bear
ing revenue stamps which had been pre-
viously used. The wagon, team and to-
bacco were seized by Collector Trsyip,
and the two men were taken before Uni-
ted States Commissioner, Murray, and in
default of bail were committed 10 await
their trial at the next term of the United
States Court at Memphis. Before being
locked up, however, Lowther made good