Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-11
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The cotton crop of Lincoln county is
unusually promising.
Large quantities of fruit will be dried
in Lincoln county.
Two interesting religious revivals are
in progress in Lincoln county.
The grocery trade is good in Springfield
and Saddlersville.
There was 8 fine rain at Franklin on
the Sth inst. ~.
Corn looks badly, with prospects of a
light crop, in the vicinity of Triune.
Corn crops in portions of Robertson
county are suffering severely for want of
rain. t-
A new Baptist Association will be
formed in Robertson county on the 18th
day of September.
There have been several very success
ful dramatic entertainments at Fayette.
vile recently.
The Agricultural Fair of McMinn
county will commence on the Sd of De-
tober.
The Morristown Gazette of the 9th
inst. Gays that farmers in that region are
suffering very much for the want of rain.
The School Commissioners of Lincoln
county have adopted the University Series
as text books to be used in the Schools.
A party OF the gallant beaux and fas-
cinating bellies of Williamson county start
this week to the Mammoth Cave.
Corn is worth 80 cents, meal 80 cents
per bushel, and flour 81 so per barrel in
the Cleveland markets.
The kitchen and one room of Rev. N
ID. Crawford, near Fayetteville in Lin
coin county, was destroyed by fire on
Friday, the 4th inst. rrr
Mr.. J. w. Fort has left with the Spring
field Record the minutes of 8 Baptist
Association held in North Carolina, in
ITO. LtFs |s
A farmers club has been organized in
the first civil district of Robertson coun-
ty, to be auxiliary to the county club res
Gently organized.
The Agricultural Fair of Williamson
county will commence on September the
10th. The list of premiums offered is
exceedingly liberal
The Masons of Nolensville paid high
tributes of respect to Cornelius Afford
who died at that place on the 26th of
July.
Frank Bland, of Triune, has been ap-
pointed by Hon. Atha Thomas as one of
the three students from Williamson
county to the East Tennessee University.
Samuel Moran of the 9th civil district,
Williamson county, had one field of wheat
which averaged 80! bushels to the acre,
the best wheat crop reported in Middle
Tennessee.
A great religious revival has Just closed
IN Robertson county, at Pleasant Grove,
under the ministrstion of Rev. Mr.. Miles,
resulting in 20 conversions and ~ acces-
sions to the church.
John Whirlwind, one of the remnant
of the Cherokee Indian tribe, who still
resides in the mountains of North Caro-
lima, has been one of the attractions in the
town of Cleveland for the past week.
John has quite an appetite for fire water.
The Cleveland Banner of Aug. 10
says: ''We learn from our physicians
that considerable sickness is prevailing
throughout Bradley county, caused 10
doubt by the dry and oppressive hot
weather we have had for the last few
weeks. Our town, as far as we can
learn, remains remarkably healthy"
The foundation for the new National
Bank building at Cleveland is being dug
out, and work of laying the brick will
be commenced this week. The material
for building the new Methodist Church
in the same town is being hauled to the
site preparatory to commencing the work.
The Cleveland Banner is informed
that the school at Blue Spring, in Brad
ley county, opened on the 3lst ult., with
1875 scholars, and closed on Friday even
ing following with 40. The Chatata
Seminary, on the same day, opened with
126 scholars. We are also informed that the
school at Flint Spring opened under quite
favorable auspices, the number of STU
dents being liberal.
We Clip the following from tie Cleve-
land Banner of the 10th inst: The dry
spell hereabouts continues. With the
exception of very light shower on
Monday evening, we have had 10 rain
for three weeks. We have heard of good
rains in some portions of the county, but
they did not reach this place. Since
Sunday the indications for rain have been
good, but as yet none has come Late
corn and gardens stand in great need of
it."
The Athens Post of the. 10sh inst,
says: Rains have fallen in different por-
tions of McMinn within the last six days,
much to the relief of the just and the un-
just, who were beginning to cultivate Sc
rious apprehensions in regard to the corn
crop. But now, though their pockets
may be empty, their hearts are full of
joy at the cheering prospect of plenty of
hog and hominy. We had fine shower
at this place on Saturday, and heavy
rain Monday night.
The Springfield Record of the 10th
inst, has the following: At a dwelling
near Forts station, a few nights since,
lamp filed with oil was lighted up and
placed on the centre table by a party of
young folks-fTOm which it fell, breaking
the lamp-causing the oil to ignite as it
spread over the carpet. The flames ran
up in frghtful manner, threatening de-
struction to the building, when the gen.
tleman of the house ran in from the porch,
pulled off the coat he had Cd, and in an
instant whipped out the fire before it had
time to damage the carpet on which it
was burning.
On Friday, the 4th inst, the people in
the neighbOrhood Of Rock Hill met at the
grove of Mr.. Jamison, in Williamson
county, to engage in general picnic
and bran dance. From the peaceable
character of that neighborhood, we
expected to hear Of no unpleas-
ant occurrence; but on such occasions it
is very difficult to prevent the circulation
of the whisky bottle. Late in the after
noon several parties engaged in general
melee, resulting in the death of MIR.
Fount Robb, and the serious wounding
of Esq. VIM. NcMahon. Mr.. Robb was
killed by blow from stick in the hands