Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-05-19
Tennessee News.

y tobacco manufactOry is 10 be eS
| tablished in Knoxville.
A new map has been made of the
city and suburbs of Memphis.
A large pelican was lately seen on
the HnlstOn river near Knoxville.
Green apples (iast years. arc selling
in the Knoxville markets at two dol
lars a bushel.
Knoxville papers report that rust
has appeared in the wheat on Beaver
creek, near Powclls State, and also
| near the mouth of Little river.
Rev. b. G. II. B. Avery recently
died at his residence near Quincy, Glib
son county, of apOpleXy. lie was six
ty-cight years OF age.
The CIGrksriHe Tobacco Leaf says
"The revival services at the Methodist
Church is still progressing with great
| interest. Up TO writing there has been
over fifty conversions and thirty-twC
accessions to the church."
The Board of Trade Of Clarksville
held meeting recently; and decided
to hold tobacco fair on the 11th oi
July next. Nearly So ,00) have been
offered in premiums.
The Clarksville Tobacco Leaf says
''TObacco plants are very promising
! Just now, but we have some com
plants of the fly"
DR.. John a. Arlington, Of Jackson
has been elected to a Professors chair
in the New Orleans Dental College.
The editor of the Trenton Gazette,
who heard George Francis Train lee
ture in Memphis recently, says that
'he is the embodiment OF egotism and
eccentricity gone to seed"
The Memphis Appeal has the fol-
lowing to say Of the telegraphic wea-
ther reports received from Washing
ton: The prognostications Of wea-
ther changes which come 10 US daily
| from Washington, so far as they con-
Germ this section of the country have
turned out correct up to the present y
The Memphis Appeal says that
Judge Emmons will 90 to Nashville as
soon a. he gets through with the busi-
| ness at Memphis, which viii occupy
him about two weeks.
The Fayetteville Observer says a bet
ter prospect for fruit and grain has
seldom, if ever, been had i'm Lincoln
| county. The trees are ladened with
fruit, and the wheat isvery promising.
A number of Cherokee Indians have
camped short distance from Loudon
for several days, preparatory to going
westward.
Gen. Atkins recently had the misfor-
| tune to lose his fine residence near Par
is which was destroyed by fire, the
furniture only being saved.
Rev. A. ID. Sears, of Clarksville, the
! eminent Commander of the Grand En-
campment of Tennessee, recently ad-
dressed large audience at Mckenzie
on the history and principles of the
knights Templars which was well re-
ceived,
New relations are established be-
| tween Tuscaloosa and Chattanooga,
| and those cities are now united by the
Alabama and Chattanooga railroad
1t is proposed to celebrate the event by
grand picnic.
The creditors Of the Alabama and
! Chattanooga Railroad have Fl ed a pc
| tition that the road be declared bank
rupt.
A mad dog was killed in Nashville
on the 10th.
Mr.. II. B. Howell. OF the grocery
house of Harrington < Howell, and an
old and much respected citizen Of Mem
phis, was attacted and severely injured,
on the 7th, by a young bull. Mr.. II.
was hurled several feet in the air, COM
ing down with such force, as to frac-
tuTe his left leg.
A wild Man iE McNairy CsGnsy,
Tennessee.
We learn that between Sobby and
Craiusville, on what is called Piney
in McNairy county, strange and
| fright.ui being has been observed for
| several weeks. He is said 10 be seven
| feet high and possessed of great mus
cular power. His eyes are unusually
| large and fiery red his hair hangs in