Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-14
TENNESSEE NEWS.

j. B. Conger, of the city of Jackson, died
on the Tth inst. in the S0th year of his age.
Several light cases Of smallpox occurred
at DyersbuTg last week. No fatal results.
Henry Boone, enc of the oldest and most
respected citizens Of Dyersburg died Tues
day, Nov. I.
Thomas Finley, soldier of the first rev
olution, died last week at his residence in
Dyer county. ~
Squirrels are very plentiful in Gibson
county. One man killed 80 in three
days.
The residence of William BransOn, three
miles northeast of Trenton, was destroyed
by tre on Wednesday night, Nov. Z.
). V. Williamson, formerly well-knOwn
citizen OF Madison county, died few days
since, at his residence near Memphis.
The Memphis conference of the Method
ist Episcopal Church meets at Trenton, in
this State, ON the 18th inst.
The Sheriff of Maury county has arrested
and imprisoned, at Columbia, man named
John Rieves, who, it is alleged, has COM
mitted several murders.
Arrangements are being made for the
establishment at Union City of extensive
machine shops for the Nashville and North
western Railroad.
Mr.. Stevens, the express messenger
wounded few days since at McNairy sta
ton, by man named Whit, has been re-
moved to Corinth, and is likely to recover.
Mr.. Henry Reams, who was so danger
Ously wounded at Spring Hill short time
since, by Vim. Carter, ST., has entirely re-
covered from his injuries.
William BOothe, one of the young men
who was arrested in Obion county some
time since, by Federal soldiers, and carried
to Memphis, died in Jail in that city few
days ago.
Gen. Bedford Forrest, President of the
Memphis and Selma Railroad, is pushing
forward the work rapidly. He has adopted
the marrow Gauge" and win soon have it
in successful operation.
The Jackson WHO and Tribune saws the
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be built from Huntingdon to that place, and
the cars running over the road, before the
expiration 70 the year.
Mr., E. p. !Shipman, living just beyond
ObiOn river, 13 miles from Dyersburg, went
out about daylight Monday morning, Nov.
o, to feed his horses, and by some unknown
person was shot and killed.
The mercantile trade of SOmerville
amounts to more than 100000 annually,
not including the cotton bought on the
streets. Last year that place shipped from
1900 to 1900 bales of cotton.
Mr.. Morley and other officials of the
Southern Express Company have been max
ing Union City headquarters since the
robbing Of the train at that place. Assisted
by detectives, they are there for the purpose
Of working up" the case.
From the Columbia Herald we learn that
Rev. j. G. r. Williams, who was bitten at
Hampshire, Maury county, two weeks since
by mad dog, went to Lick creek to preach
few days since, where be was attacked
with symptoms of hydrophobia.
The prisoners in the Columbia jail, on
Monday, of last week, made a desperate
but unsuccessful attempt to escape. Burke
McLemOre and Bob Beatty, omen of ire
mendOUs physical strength, and one of them
Of hideOus MEN, vera the leading conspi-
ratOrS.
A mass meeting of the citizens Of Mem
phis was recently held in reference to the
Memphis, Shreveport and jefferson Rail
road. Addresses were made by Sam Ttate
and Addison Douglas of Memphis, and
Judge McAdoo, of Texas. Resolutions
were adopted, pledging Memphis to furnish
her full quota of the means to carry out the
enterprise.
A short time after the war, a man named
VIM. Dozier shot and killed a policeman
named Nathan Haines, on the corner of
Gay and Main streets, Knoxville About
three years afterwards, DOzier was shot
and killed on almost the same spot, by
John NJ. Anderson, and on Thursday, last,
Anderson was shot at Sweetwater, by an
officer of the law.
The citizens Of Maury county, at public
meeting, held on Monday of last week.
adopted a resolution asserting their opposi-
ton to the law Of the last Legislature, al
lowing a conventional interest of ten per
cent, as tending to discourage the invest
ment of capital in other enterprises than
that of lending money, and expressing the
opinion that the same ought to be modified
or repealed.
In the second Chancery Court at Mem
phis, Chancellor Scott has dissolved the in
junction heretofore granted in the case of
The City vs.. McCOmb, which Injunction
prevented McComb from selling or trans
terring the city stock in the Mississippi and
Tennessee Railroad, amounting to $3.50 900.
This ruling of Chancellor Scott leaves Nc
Comb to dispose of the stock at pleasure for
any purpose.
The Knoxville Press and Herald of Sat
urday says: John NJ. Anderson, who was
shot by an officer at Sweetwater, on Thurs
day, was still living yesterday evening. His
brother Samuel, whose arrest he was re-
sisting when shot, was brought to town on
the night following the shooting and lodged
in jail at this place. He is charged with
perjury in bankrupt case in the United
States Court.
OF the cotton market at that place, the
Columbia Herald says: There has been
very little change in the price during the
past week. The ruling price was 1910 until
Wednesday, when it sunk TO 1876. About
800 bales in town. Lipscomb Bros. have
bought 81 bales; J. B. WoOdside IS; Martin
IL Pickard SO; 900 in storey r. H. Jami-
son "a; T. W. Reese $50; John FriersOn 4
Co. 80; Capt. White FriersOn shipped 300
bales to New Orleans.
At recent meeting Of the Commission
ers of the Jackson and Memphis Railroad,
at Somerville, Col. Jos. r. Mosby, and the
other Fayette county Commissioners, were
appointed a committee to confer with the
Commissioners of Fayette and other coun-
ties, appointed to solicit subscriptions for
the capital stock of the Memphis and Knox
vile Air Line Railroad, and ascertain if ali
can be made by which both
Companies can use and own a common
railroad track from some point in Fayette
or Hardeman county to Memphis.
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