Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-16
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The scholastic population of KooxI
vile is 1850.
Ia MaryYiiie' has been favosed with ,copi.
Gus and refreshing Taius.
Melvin Seat9D, the mad carrier, was
thrown fretn MS horse ID ,1Iaryviile on
the 10th inst, and pretty badly hurt.
Oh: L. L Burton, pastor of the Baptist
Church at Union City, has removed to
Central Kentucky. = al "a .,--..s &c /
WnlisH Hood, q fugitive from justice, !
committed suicide by blowing out bis
brains near Union City short time since.
Reports from various portions of Mon
roe county indicate that the corn crop is
seriously damaged By the drouth. 011 A.,
MI. .. Il. Sparks has purchased the in
terest OF j. l.. Spsrks in the Summer
Vile tdteons the latter retiring from the
paper.
The minerals. of Granger county are
pronounced of very superior quality,
and are represented as being in prolific
quantities.
The revival of religion az the Metho-
dist Church is still going on in Chstisnoo-
ga. There have been 43 conversions and
40 accessiOns to the church. ts.1ili \
Mr.. JOsephus Sumerrow killed large
bear, weighing 400 pounds, with steel
cotton hoe on his plantation in Lauder
dale short time since.
The Farmers Club of Gibson county,
had an interesting meeting on the 9th
instr and was addressed by Gen. At
kins liz 81 % "a
Mr.William Walker, of Union City,
whose jaw received some injuries in the
late Harpeth disaster, has received $500
from the railroad company as eOmpen-
sation. ..---.. .. .-...-.. .. ..
james A. McDearmon, an old and
highly respected citizen of Trenton, died
in that place on the night Of the 9th
inst, in the sixty-fiss year Of his
age. ... ---.-.......
A dispatch vas received in Chattanooga
on the 14sh inst, from Stanton, ststior,
that he would certainly be in that city Dy
the last of the week. Some are ilcredu-
lous. - Ct .-r.l
w. II. Browning, who has been en-
ployed as master mechanic on the Gus
| tomhouse building at Knoxville, has been
suspended and Mr.. Bonnel appointed in
his stead.
There will be an election in Dyersburg
on the 18th of September, at which the
proposition Will be submitted to vote
| $50, 900 in the bonds of that town 10 the
building of the Mississippi River RailroaI
BY order of Grand Commander BlaC' s,e
of the Knights Templsr of Fen ,essee
| the SIR Knights are ordered ia wear the
usual badge OF mourning foS thirty 4 ave
in memory Of Sir knight Iobn ! VIM.
sham.
TIE prospect Of De cotton cron IN
ilpton cou hIy, says the Rec0rj, is better
than IL has been at sny time since the
war. Our people, with prudence aud
economy, vii begin next year in pros
Perlty and. plenty.
40 Union City Courier says: Mr.. Jas.
Lu GILa, matchmaker and jeWeler, offers
Handsome set of jewelry, valued at $50,
, as special premium to the most graceful
lady rIder, al the approaching Fall Fair.
A lively competition is looked for.
| 1. Z. Baker, hiss severed his conuec-
ton with the jackson Democrat, and is
succeeded by Dr.. J. w. Cox as sole edit
or. Mr.. Cox is good scholOr and an
excellent writer, and has much exDe1i-
ence in the newspaper life. He viii make
the Democrat valuable paper.
| A COMMITTEES OF citizens from Troy were
recently in Psducah for the purpose of
raising subscriptions among the mer-
chants Of that city 10 complete the extern
sion of the PadUcah " Gulf RsilFt au
| from Troy Station to Troy town. 1t IS
said twe n;y thousand dollars have already
been raiEed, and only five thousand dol
lars more are necessary TO complete the
route.
A. w. Hawkins, Assessor ot the 9Th
district, gives notice that from and after
The 7th inst, the counties OF Hfmry, Ben
ton and Weakley viii compose the first
| Division, Elijah FdlilneT, Assistant As
sessor, office at Paris. ObOn, Dyer,
| Lauderdale and Lake counties will com
pose the second Division. Assistant
Assessor Harvey Eckley, Office 1T Kenton
station. Gibson, Henderson and Carroll.
counties viii constitute the third Divis
ion. r. 3. Love, offise at Trenton, Team.
The Knoxville Chronicle of the 18th
| inst has the following: "Mr. ]. A.
Rsyl is having the Ill Union Bank
| building, On Main street, fitted up for
| holding the sessions of the Supreme
Court. The sitings viii be as heretofore
in two sections, for winch purpose suit
able rooms are being prepared, on The
| first and second floors with stairways
leading TO the latter, inside and outside
the building"
We take the following from the Knox
vile Chronicle, of fhe: 18Th inst: TIE
! meeting at the North Knoxville, NJ. L.
| Church is still progressing with undated
interest. Ga Sabbath evening, there
were thirty penitents at the altar. and five
or six conversions. The house is crowded
nightly, scores being unable 10 gain adj
mittance. We learn from Rev. Coleman
that the services will probably continue
each evening throughout the week.
The Knoxville Press and Herald of the
18th inst, learns that Mr.. Samuel Fox,
living in the southwestern portion Of
Washington county, East Tennessee,
went into the mountains last Tuesday 10
hunt cattle. Not returning in due time,
search was made for him. He was found
on Wednesday morning, about 10 O'Clock,
near the White Rock in the vicinity ef
the ''Big Bu!t'-dead- No marks of
violence were found en- the body, with
the exception of some slight scrStches on
the arm. The body was much swollen.
Two large rattlesnakes were found close
by the dead body, and the citizens Of The
vicinity have no doubt but that Mr. Fox
was bitten by these yenomous reptiles
and was urable TO escape.
The Rockville Press and Hsrdld hss
the following: We Learn by private lei-
ters from ChaIlestOn, that the understand
ing OF the Columbia Union in regard 10
the sale of the Blue Ridge railroad, ss
published by us the other dag, wss cor
rect. An association OF capitalists, o.
minent smong whom is X. s. Cameron,
son of Simon Cameron has purchased
the entire road, with all its franchises,
aud oh, aine d control of ihe bonds Of South
Carolina appropriated in aid Of its con
struction. The new company propose
Immediate operations. The gauge or the
road viii be altered 10 three feet through
out the entire length. There will be two
lermini ON the Atlantic cOsst-One at
Charleston, the other at Port Royal
Fall confidence is expressed in the ability
10 carry out the undertaking.