Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-25
TENNESSEE NEWS.


Hogs are selling at n cents gross
Bradley county. - -,
| Services at the Cedar Hills campin
ground, in Robertson county, begin o
Saturday, v-it-r IN -e1a'ii,.,-
| A regular eld-fashioDed camp meetn
commences at the Crane Creek ground:
10 McMinn county, to-day. 600 &C bel
A small detachment of United State
soldiers arrived at Cleveland ON Monda
evening, and are now in camp about on
mile south of town. l.t -o1 Af-il-
Ham Russell, who formerly lived tw
miles west of Cleveland, one day las
week, near Sweetwater, in Monroe coun
ty, killed seventy garter snakes upon tel
square feet of ground, and says it WASH
q good day for snakes either.
Daniel Kelley was drowned in tn
HiWassee river, at Charleston, on Tues
day last. He was in swimming at TIL
time, and it is supposed he was attacked
with the cramp. His body has been 70
covered.
James P. Harris, formerly citizen Of
Cleveland was shot and killed by mar
named Howard, at Oxford, Alabama,
about two weeks ago. The deceased
was the youngest son of the late DR.. Ma.
than Harris. No particulars. i -
Abe Lillsrd, up in Polk county, il
realizing $40 per acre from his watermel-
on crop this season, from land that is moi
worth more than S. per acre. This is
another evidence that our poorest soil can
be made to yield handsome profit by
proper cultivation.
The editor of the SWeetwater Enter.
prise last week visited the gold mines on
Cocker creek The prospect is very fine,
and when the companies now there get
their machinery in operation, we look for
an abundant yield of gold. We know
there is gold there, for we saw it. And
it Is as good as any that was ever dug from
the earth. There ia more money needed.
Who will invest a:few dollars there, from
which they are certain to realize many 2
Come along, gentlemen, and help to de-
velop the rich minerals imbedded in the
mountains and valleys of our country.
The Bradley County Agricultural and
Mechanical Association will hold its First
Annual Fair, on the Fair Grounds near
Cleveland, commencing the Sd day of
October next. We learn through the
Banner that the Association has been at
considerable expense in purchasing
grounds and improving them with fix
lures suitable for a first class Fair-the
grounds alone costing So, 900. Especial
ly worthy of notice is the one mile track,
which for length, width, smoothness and
gradual and graceful curvature, is scarce
ly equalled by any in the State.
The Williamson Journal of the Oath
inst. says: A most delightful religious
revival commenced some days ago at Lo-
Gust Valley, near the residence of Col
Tom Moore, about two miles west of
Franklin, conducted by Rev. j. N. Nc
Donald, the popular and talented Pastor
of McKay's Church, assisted by Rev.
James Marshall, Rev. DR.. S. p. Chestnut,
editor of the Banner of Peace, and
others. The Rev. Mr.. Chestnut preached
on Saturday night and Sunday with great
ability, and produced powerful effect.
During the progress of the meeting many
mourners have been at the altar, and a
good manv conversions and accessions to
The church have taken place. Our Cum
berland Presbyterian friends are doing an
immense amount of good in this county,
and we hope their meetings now in pro-
gress may ultimate in the conversion of
whole neighborhOods
We take the following discouraging
crop prospects from tine Athens Post of
the oath inst: From the reports that
reach US the drouth seems to extend over
large breadth of country, and is serious
ly affecting the corn crop. In portions
of this county it will be cut short, many
fields being already damaged beyond re-
covery. We learn it is similarly affect
ing parts of Roane, Loudon, Monroe,
Polk, Meigs and Rhea-the latter not SO
much as the others. A letter from Wayne
county, KY, says they are suffering Ter
ribly for want of rain, and the complaints
from the upper country of drouth are al
most universal. On the farm of brother
Timothy Sullins, a mile below Athens,
and perhaps others in that neighborhood,
the grasshoppers have recently appeared
IN myriad numbers, and are cleaning up
vegetation as they go. For q week or
two the nights have been unusually cool
for August, while the days are clear and
hot and what little air is stirring would
do credit to the great Sahara. At this
journalistic hour there is cloud or two
in view as big as mans hand, and
change of weather in The next thirty-six
hours is not imDOssiblp