Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-01-22
STATE NEWS.
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The Sabbath-schools of Jonesboro ar
ina fourishing condition. X HssG "a
The Lebanon Free Press is in favor o
forming farmers club in Wilson county
"A revival of religion has been in pro
gress for sometime past at the old Pres
byterian Church in Shelbyyille.1ss a,''e
1t is estimated that ten thousand gal
Ions of brandy were distilled in Washing
ton county last fall o. NN ssaE
1t is stated that five hundred negroes
have left the vicinity of gMurfreesbort
since last Christmas, to work upon cottor
farms in Mississippi and Arkansas. ~
/, 1t is difficult thing to get the correc
time in Memphis. Each sjewelry stor,
exhibits the standard city time, yet they
differ from each other. - s, < -, s.
The Davenport Brothers have gener
ously consented to give se0nce for thu
benefit of the Confederate Relief Asso
citation at Memphis.
The only article in Memphis that has
not felt the depressing Influences of low
cotton Is the unciious one of 'sboard. ,
1t still holds its head up among the clouds.
In the last number of the Lebanon Free
Press, Mr.. Zach. Thompson announces
his withdrawal from the editorial depart
ment of the paper, to devote himself to
the practice of the law. z TIA ET7E a
The Somervillc F'dgc0a says that during
the year 1870, the County Court Clerk OF
Fayette county issued license to marry to
297 couples. OF this number SO were
whites and 1913 negroes.
Memphis, :.even incorporation to the
relative population of the two cities, had
fewer violent deaths last year than New
York. In New York there were forty
one homicides last year and l, ESQ violent
deaths. 400
p A troublesome disease has been raging
In Shelbyville for some time past, accord
ing to the Rescue. That paper says:
'9The number that are now afflicted with
the mumps amounts to at least one humid
dred. No one has been seriously affect
ed that we have heard of. Cd,
Two negroes, George Hill and Ham
Baker, have been arrested by the police
of Memphis on the charge of being &C
cessories to the murder of Kelly, which
took place on Front street. some days
since, in that city. .stz..rs#
The tide of immigration from Tennes-
see and Georgia iS heavier than at any
previous season. Texas seems to be the
main destination. The number of wagons
which have crossed at Memphis since
Sept is l, 564, and the number of peo-
pie over 5000.
A mandamus has been Issued by the
First Circuit Court in Memphis, to COM
pei the County Court of Shelby county to
pay about $75, 900, due Amy s. Co., of
New York, in bonds heretofore issued by
the county to the Memphis and Ohio
railroad. -
The Memphis Sun of the 18th says
"Wisener, Poston and Graves, who are
charged with hanging young man at
Cuba some months since, had hearing,
On habeas corpus, on the question of bail
before Judge Ray yesterday. Bail was
refused, and the prisoners were sent back
to JAIL"
The Memphis Sun says: "At this sea-
ION of the year our city las heretofore
been filed with pickpockets, steamboat
and hotel thieves, confidence men and
professional scoundrels of every descrip-
ion, but owing to the vigilance of Chief
ODonnel and his expert detectives, they
nave been 'thunted down. and made to
seek other and more friendly cities.
The Morristown Gazette of the 18th
,ays: "Miss Rauseher, the young lady
who was badly burned some weeks since
by the breaking of coal oil lamp, in her
fathers ten pin alley in this place, near
which she was sitting, and whose suffer-
ngs therefrom have been very great, We
ire pstned to announce, departed this life
IN Saturday morning last. Her body was
AIKEN to Christiansburg, Va, for inter
nent."
The Knoxville Chronicle of late date
Jays: By reference to the proceedings
If the Federal Court, it will be seen that
Eli S. Anders has been convicted of robb-
ng the mail. He was sentenced to serve
i've years in the penitentisry. The
prisoner pleaded intoxicstion in extenua-
ion of the crime The money was re-
covered. Tie robbery took place on the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railroad, some time ago, an account of
Which we puDnshed.
The Memphis Appeal of the 18th has
he following paragraph in reference to
,oal and coal dealers: SIT is said to be
wing to friendly competition between
he leading coal firms in town that the |
treasure is even as cheap as
t is. We were fondly hoping that the |
commodity would fall to seventy-fiv
ents, but the small dealers all over town |
ay that a combination must be effected |
y which they can get the decent price of |
1875"
The Knoxville Press and Herald of |
he 10th says: 'Isst Tuesday, Mr.. Thos. |
Northern, of jefferson county, came to |
knoxville in search of a MAJ named 81. |
Acuff, who was charged with the murder
f Mr.. G. Msghee, short time since, in |
efferson county. Mr.. Northern had been |
eputed to arrest Acuff if found. On ar
wing in the city, he applied to the po- |
ice for assistance. Yesterday morning
Ulcers Harper and Cole succeeded in find |
1g the man in East Knoxville, and assist |
d Mr.. Northern in making his arrest. |
he prisoner was taken to Jefferson coun-
? on the morning train, yesterday"
The Huntingdon Courier of the 10th |
Instant says: 'Last Monday Mr.. William |
'raywick was killing some hogs and |
anne very near killing himself. A hog
OF at large. Traywick gave chase, and
4 pursuing the flying porker, fell. He
ad a large butcher knife in his coat |
ocket. When he fell his coat tail flew
onward, and the knife blade penetrated
is right breast, between the fifth and
ixth ribs. 1t ranged forward under the
reast bone and severed an artery in the
1ngs, from which he came near bleeding !
D death before medical aid could be pro-
ured. DR.. Wright was called in, fished |
p the artery, Ggated it, and left Tray
Tick doing we'll. but very feeble from
oss of blood. Moral, it is dangerous to
un with butcher or any other open
nifs in the pocket"
The Sweetwater Enterprise says: |
here is an immense amount of produce |
till in the hands of our farmers, who |
eem to be holding 1t in view of rise in 1
rices. The result is great scarcity of |
money in the country, and dizziness in |
usiness circles generally. Dealers here
nd it difficult matter to supply the de-
hand owing to the holding back of pro-
uce by the farmers. 1t is to be hoped |
nat the farmers of East Tennessee will |
ee the great error they make in holding |