Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-29
TENNESSEE NEWS.

There were four marriage licenses
issued at Chattanooga yesterday.
Marshall county has voted railroad
tax of $3l, 900.
There will be grand tournament at
Hickman on the first of September. Hon.
Emerson Etheridge will be the orator of
the day.
c. T. Clark met with serious accident
by falling from scaffold at Mckenzie a
few days since, and receiving a painful
wound.
Great interest is felt in Brownsville and
West Tennessee in the instruction of the
Denmark, Brownsville and Durham Rail
road.
Burr s. Terry's planning mill aud sash
factory was discovered on fire on the Goth
inst. The flames were subdued before
much damage was done.
The Commissioners appointed to select
the location for the bridge across the
Holston at Knoxville, have decided that
it be located at the foot of Gay street.
The election at Chattanooga on Satur.
day for Constable and School Commits
sioners, passed off quietly. Morgan Fry
ar (col. was elected Constable and Tsde
and Wlltse School Commissioners.
The Sons of Temperance gave a bar
becue at Sulphur Spring, near Como, and
three miles northwest of Henry Station,
on Saturday, the 26th inst. Hon. Thomas
Bell and others addressed the assemblage
on the temperance cause.
The Knoxville Chronicle learns from
its Jamestown correspondent that there is
g child in that place, only three years old,
who is four feet in height, weighs eighty
pounds, wears a seven and three-eighth
hat, and has voice as coarse as that of
most men.
Saturday was the day appointed for
grand railroad gathering near Bolivar, in
the interests of the Memphis, Somer-
vile and Bolivar narrow gauge railroad.
Bands ofmusic and distinguished speakers
were engaged, and all arrangements were
perfected for highly interesting occa-
sion.
The Knoxville Press and Herald, of
the 9th inst. says that w. A. Ford,
Supervisor of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, between Washington
City and Chattanooga, finished stretching
a new wire from the latter place to this
city yesterday, which takes the place of
an old one taken down at the time of the
putting up this.
We take the following from the Union
City Courier of the 26th inst: In the
case of the State VS.. Bob Mcdaniel me
gro) for shooting w. 81. Vaughn's horse,
when called Thursday morning the de-
fo,Jo,t xroo onpOunoaJ roo6v for frial
he having escaped from the guard the
night previous. Strenuous efforts are
being made to recspture Robert and bring
him to the bar of justice.
The Paris I1teLLigencer of the Oath
inst learns that on last Saturday most
horrid murder and rape was committed
upon the person of little girl 10 years
of age, near Morse's Station, Galloway
county, KY. The body was most brutal
ly mutilated, and suspicion rested on a
negro man in the neighboThood, who
was arrested, confessed the crime, and
was taken by force from the officers of
the law and promptly despatched.
The Jonesbolo Flag of the 25th inst.
says: Mr.. Jacob Miller, residing on Chero-
kee creek, in this county, whilst laboripg
in his field on FriGay last, we learn, was
suddenly affected by sunstroke, when he
became unconscious. He was convey ed
to his residence, and medical aid called
in, but nothing could be done to relieve
him, and he died on Saturday. This is
the first fatal case of this kind we have
heard of in upper East Tennessee this
summer.
We take the following from the Jones'
boro Patriot of the Goth inst. For seVe-
raj years past, we do not remember to
have experienced such a drought as has
been our misfortune to witness for the
last few weeks in this vicinity. The COIN
crop, except upon the water courses, may
be put down as a failure with but few
exceptions, while the grass, upon which
stock raisers depend at this season to keeI
up thir stock, has presented winter sp-
pearance. We may by hard work, have
sufficient for home consumption, but the
prospect is very slim. Those who may
| have "enough and to spare" should no
forget that in our midst will be hun
dreds, who before another year roll
around will not have enough to keep sou
and body together.
We take the following FROM the Pres
and Herald of the 9th inst: The last
Grand Jury for this county, among othel
important indictments, found true bill
against Marcus D. Lea and Frank Foste
for the murder of James Smith, either
of this county, in 1866, and also q tru
bill against Marcus d. Lee for the muIde
of William Huskey, in 1864, also a Cit
zen of this county. Lee was arrested OF
Thursday by John Swan, Deputy Sheriff
and lodged in Jail. A writ Of habea
corpus was sued out aud bail fixed at lei
thousand dollars, which he failed to pro
cure and is now in Jail awaiting his trial
At the next term of the Criminal Court
Frank Foster (the same who was triet
for the murder of Williston Cox, a res
pectable citizen of Blount county, an
was acquitted, was arrested yesterday
sni is at present in the: custody OF III
Sheriff, endeayoring to procure bal.
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