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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-10
MARROW GUAGE RAILROAD IN
MARSHALL

This narrow guage railroad is
no new thing. 1t hiss been tried in Eu-
rope, the Northern parts of the United
States, and is now being introduced in the
Western and Southern States as the
cheapest and best way of connecting in
land towns with the markets Of the outer
world. The road can be built and rolling
stock supplied and every equipment fur
nished at cos something like five or SIX
thousand d'llars mile and can easily
transport a.. Of the produce from fifteen
to twenty miles around, runDinL at the
rate of ten or twelve miles an hour. So
evident is the ed of railroad connec-
ton in MarsFa all county, either with the
Nashville a. Chattanooga or Nashville and
Decatur road, that our people have only
to be satisfied that such thing is praci-
cable and they are ready for the under
taking. 1t is estimated that the cheap
ness of construction, the greatly reduced
prices for rolling stock and keeping up
repairs, etc, will insure a dividend to
stockholders, to say nothing of the ad-
vantages to be derived from such q medi-
um of transportation for the abundance
of pork, cotton, wheat, corn and other
produce annually raised in the county.
We understand that a charter has been
granted, and corporstors nominated and
approved from CullcOka to Lewisburg,
and that many of the citizens of Marshall
county bave been alive on the subject of
connecting with the Nashville and Chatts-
nooga road by extension of that branch
to Cornersviile via Pennington and Lew
isburg. Marshall is rich, productive and is
more than an average county in the State,
and yet has no railroad advantages.
Why can there not be meeting at once
and take this matter into consideration,
and go to work in earnest9 What is to
be made by delayingl
If the people of Shelbyville and Bed
ford county want the connection let them
say so, and cooperate with Marshall in
carrying out the work. Commence, and
bring the road through to Cornersville,
and let the people of Giles county extend
it through to the Decatur road. If they
are not willing to assist, let the people
along the line from CulleOka to Lewisburg
build the branch road authorized by the
charter granted some time sir &C. Let the
people of Marshall county speak out at
once. The narrow guage railroad is 8
success wherever it has been tried, and
will meet our wants admirably well, until
the necessities of the county require 6
main trunk road.-MarshdU Gazette.
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SHELTER FOR CATTLE.

In cur journey through the various
counties in the State, we are panied to
see so little attention paid to the care of
cattle. Exposed through the winter to
the cold drenching rains and SHOWS, with
out protection against the bitter winds,
and oftentimes knee deep in mire, with
their scanty supply of food given them
on the ground, the wonder is that any of
them are able to endure these seventies
until spring. With a good shelter one
half the quantity of food would suffice to
keep them through winter. We suppose
10 one was ever impoverished by pro-
viding good shelter for his stock, while
we do know of many who have smsssed
fortunes by 80 doing. We hope our
farmers will provide, during the coming
summer, shelters for the poor dumb but
useful creatures if not from motives Of
policy, then from a sense of morality
aud pity.
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TENNESSEE NEWS.

Houses for dwellings are in great de-
mand in jackson.
The farmers of East Tennessee have
been busily engaged lately in sowing
oats.
Another colony of Swiss Immigrants
lately arrived in GAINESVILLE, and intend
settling in Montgomery county.
A large and interesting meeting of the
friends of temperance was held the other
night at the Northern Methodist Church
in Knoxville.
Gardeners and sgriculturists are now
very busy throughout the State, the plows
are running almost everywhere. and
great preparations are being made for
this years crops.
The people of Sewer county are mani
Testing considerable interest in the pro
posed narrow guage road from SevieryiIle
to Knoxville.
An interesting religious meeting has
been going On lately at the Methods
Episcopal Church, South, at Athens,
which is largely attended.
The Athens Post says that, during the
the past week, the mail from Athens to
Sulphur Springs was twice turned back,
in consequence of high water in the Big
Sewee.
On the 7th inst. the remains of the late
Edwin NJ. Yerger, Chancellor, ETC..
were inferred in E!mwood Cemetery,
at Memphis. The funeral ceremonies
| were conducted by Bishop Ouintsr,J as-
| sisted by other divines.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
AGRICULTURAL ITEMS.

The increase of corn in the northern
half of New England in 1870 over 1869
is five bushels per acre, while the south
ern half shows small decrease owing to
a severe drought. The Middle States
show an increase of five bushels. Vir-
ginis aad the Caroliass having suffered
from a drought shows decrease, while
the Southern States have advanced in
their yield from one to six bushels per
acre.
The yield per acre in the principal corn
States is: In Ohio SO bushels Indiana
1915; Michigan 81; Wisconsin 9s; Min
nesota SO; Iowa 80; Illinois 80 2; Mis-
souri, S1.4; Kansas %; Arkansas SIS;
Tennessee 25.S; Kentucky s2.1; Vermont
reports yield of 1913, which is the great
est of any of the States.
The yield of wheat is uniformly less
than that of the previous crop. The
average yield is 10 bushels in Ken
lucky; 8 in Tennessee; IS in Missouri;
1872 in Minnesota; 19 in California, the
largest reported yield.
Texas is entitled to the premium for
the largest yield in sweet potatoes-15O
bushels per acre. California bears off
the palm for Irish potstoes-l4S bushels
per acre.
Connecticut Valley and Pennsylvania
show the largest yield in tobacco-from
1,10) to 1850 pounds per acre; Ken
lucky is placed at 500 pounds per acre;
$50 in Missouri,-S4O in Illinois, $50 in
Indiana, GIG in Ohio, 637 in Maryland,
757 in Virginia, 1856 in North Carolina.
The average yield of sorghum sirup is
nearly one hundred gallons per acre, and
sells for &c cents per gallon.
The price of wheat in Maine, New
Hampshire, Tennessee and Kentucky is
generally lower than In January of last
year; elsewhere it is higher. Potatoes
of all kinds are higher; cotton and to-
bscco are much lower; so are corn and
oats, while rye, barley and hay show
some advance.
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of Mr.. Sadler, of Wiltshire. They ale
beautiful animals and have every quail
ity to challenge the admiration of
the most enthusiastic farmers of the
country. They are in disposition amiable
and gentle, and have every Characteristic
of the Berkshire above mentioned. They
are about eight months old and weigh
about two hundred pounds
The Messrs. Bell have also many very
fine American Berkshires which they are
constantly sending off to fill Southern
orders. Inotich on the farm of Mr.. G.
@. Bell, young boar by an imported
boar, which is perfect model of hog,
and the world can't beat him.
If agreeable to you we will write
further on the hog question in future. h.
SPRNGFIELD, Tenn, March s, 1871.
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TESTS OF GOOD LAND.

1t not unfrequently happens that per-
sons removing from one section of the
country to another are DESTROYS of learn
ing what the natural indications OF good
land are. These indications vary very
much with latitude and formation. For
instance, clayey soils in Pennsylvania are
carefully avoided, while the next best
lands in our State are of this character.
OF course slluviA deposits, when suffi-
GENTLY high to assure good drainage, con-
stitute the best soils, because they are
made of the washings from the richest
earths and the decay of vegetable matter
intermixed with a suficiency of alumina
to insure consistency and give the neces-
sary mineral substances, such as potash,
soda, lime, phosphoric acid, ETC., which
constitute sensible portions of all clsys.
In the selection of lands the most i'm
portant point to attain is their suscepti-
bility to improvement Many kinds of
lAuuS WuCu bllCC 6AudusbCu Cau uCNSA NC
restored. All land having a porous or
sandy subs)l is of this character. Every
rain carries the fertIlizing elements deep
er and deeper until they get beyond the
reach of tie roots of the plants and of
course are lost as plant-food. Such lands
often make good crops for year or two,
but the expense of keeping them
up costs more than the land
is worth. All such soils both for the
good of the State aud good of the own
ers, should be laid to grass or left in tim
Der. Constant cultivation renders them
unfit for any purpose, aud makes great
barren wastes that are positive disgrace
to the farmers Of any country. On the
line of the Memphis, Clsrksvile and Lou
isville Railroad, in West Tennessee, may
be seen hundreds Of acres washed into
millions OF gullies, which deepen and
widen with every rain; and no species
Of vegetation known to our climate can
check these washes and restore the land
to its original fertility. The subsoil being
of sandy, light and porous character, is
not susceptible Of improvement. No
amount Of manure can reclaim this land,
and for what useful purposes they may
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sections 1881, 1862, gives the action to
the person to whom the money is made
payable, and makes no provision for the
assignment of the order, his Honor's
charge. was clearly not erroneous as TO
the plaintiff in error, and we do not feel
called upon to declare whether it was En-
roneous as to the defendant in error.
1t seems from the record that Luther
Betty executed a note, on the 9th April,
1858, payable to Fl. c. Sadler, on or be-
fore the 24th December next thereafter,
for one hundred dollars, drawing inter-
est from date;n that Sadler assigned the
note to plaintiff in error, who endorsed
the same to defendant in error, In part
payment of the amount due him; and
there appears to have been a controversy
between the parties as to whether Aren-
del took the note at discount, or re-
ceived in payment at its nominal value.
Among other things, his Honor charged
the jury that, if there was no proof of
contract between the parties as to the
terms upon which the note was taken, ct
would be governed by the principles ap.
piicable to property taken, with
out a contract, upon cash contract;
that is, defendant should suffer
such discount upon it as was
reasonable, or usual, upon such paper at
the time it may have been taken" In
this there was error. The note was for
dollars and is made negotiable by statute.
1t stands upon the footing of all CONNER
cial paper, and, in the absence of proof
to the contrary, is presumed to have
been taken at its nominal value. Had
the court, without this addition to his
charge, left it to the jury to determine,
from the proof, on what terms the note
was taken by the contracting parties, the
charge would have been correct.
For the causes herein stated, let the
judgment be reversed and the cause re-
manded. NELSON, Judge.
A true copy. Attest:
F. C. DUNNNGToN, Clerk.
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In Chancery at Nashviile-No. 6,72O,
C,TATE OF TENNESSEE, Office Clerk and
= Master Ohancery Court, Nashville, Febru-
ary the oath, lS7l.-Priscilla d. Williams, y ~.
Kendrick ct ais. compliments, VS.. Worden
p. Hahn, defendant.
1t appearing from afidavit filed in this cause
that tine defendant NOrden p. r aim, is nor =
resident of the state of Tenness zee; and 1t
further appearing that an attachment has Is
sued in this case and has been returned levied
upon the fol owing property, viz: The estate
OF Worden F. Hahn and particularly tive lots
on Criddle street, Nashville, Davidson county,
Tenn. each fronting "A feet on the east SIDE OF
said street. and running back 80 feet, Attached
TO secure the payment to the said cOmpls inants
of about s5Oe.5O, justly due them by said Hahn,
undera contract of lease entered into between
said complainants and said Hahn
1t is therefore ordered that said defendant
enter his appearance herein before or
within the first three days OF TIE
next term of sail court, to be held
on the first Monday in April next, ps7l, and
plead, answer or demur to compliments Dill,
or the same v i'll be taken for confessed as 70
him, and set for hearing ex parte, and That a
COPY OF this order be published for four con
secutiye weeks in the Nashville Union ana
American. cOpy-Attest:
NATHANIEL BAXTER, JE.,
Clerk and Master.
Andrew Allison, Solicitor for Complainants-
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MEDICAL.
THE BRIDAL CHAMBER.
10 Newspaper Publishers.

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UtION AND AMERICAN,
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STATE OF TENNESSEE, Once Clerk and Mas
- ter Chsncery Court, Nashville, February the
Sd, 1871. Benjamin f. Cook, Admir-, etc, Com
plainant, VS.. Adam b. Owen and others, Defend
ants.
1t appearing from affidavit fled in this cause,
that the defendant, Adam Il Owen is a non-res-
ident of the State Of Tennessee; and 1t further
appearing that Sn attachment has Issued in this
case, and has been returned levied upon the fol-
lowing property, viz: The estate Of Adam q.
owen, and particularly the one-fourth undivided
interest of said owen in tract of land in the It'll
civil district OF Davidson county, Tenn, known
as the Home Place of the late Chss. Cook, bound
ed north by the land of A ]. Baker, east by +. B.
Hope, south by g. Steger and A. W. Whittemore,
and west by W. Redder and the Proyine heirs, at
t. he'd 10 secure the sum Of $3.50 due by note Of
said owen, dated april 20, 1868, and payable to
Chas. Cook, and justly due faid took, as Admin
istrAtor, etc.
II is therefore ordered that said defendant enter
his appearance herein before or within the first
three days Of the next term of said court to be
held on the first MoId y in April next, QS71,) and
plead, answer or dAmur to complsinant's bill, or
the same will be taken for OLfessed as to him,
and set for hearing ex parte, and that copy of
this order be published for four consecutive weeks
in the Nashville Union and American.
copy-Attest:
NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR.,
Clerk and Master.
Rice 4 Thompson, Solicitors for Complainant.
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MARSHAL'S SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF AN "ALIAS FL FA," TO
ID me directed by the Honorable District
Court OF the United states for the Middle Dis.
trict of Tennessee, I have levied upon and VIII
expose for sale, at the Courthouse door in the
city of Nashville at 10 O'Clock A. n, on the
ltth OF March, 1871, al Of the right, title, inter
est and sssetts of John NJ. Nash in and TO the
partnership business and property In the firm
of Nash n COlley, at place called blue
Springs" in the county Of Coffee and state OF
featuring business OF furniture, agricultural
implements, etc, etc, connected with which
are saw mills, ETist mills, carpenter
blacksmith ard wagon shops, lumber and iron,
with every facility for manufacturing and
transporting everything which can be made
from wood or iron, together with full stock
of dry goods and groceries, for the aecommO-
datiOn OF employees. 49,
'-''''O'' +. !. HARRISON, O. Marshal,
NASHVILLE, Feb. q, ISL feb25 tllnchlS
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CHERRIES SALE.
No. 1900

By virtue of writ of venditioni exponss to me
directed, and delivered from the Honorable Cir
cult Court OF Davidson county, Tennessee, st its
January term, 1871, 1 will expose to public sale,
to the gnest bidder, for cash, at the Courthouse
door, in the city Of Nashville, on Saturday, the
18th day Of March, 1871, certain piece or parcel
of land, situate in the I'd civil district Of Davidson
county, enn., and bounded as follows: Beginning
at a stake at the corner or T. FsLningis, in the
original line between the two tracts Of land given
by Henry White, Sr., to his sons, Henry and Levi
White, running with said line east poles and II
links to a stone corner, in E. H Easts west boun-
dairy line; thence north with said East's line 95
POLES, l3 links to stake, corner of land belonging
to J. r. Estes thence south with J. I. stes' est
boundary line 81 poles and 10 links to said Estes
corner in T. Fannings line; thence with said Fan
ning's and East's line south 80 poles and Is links
to the beginning, containing 81 acres, more or
lSss, and being levied as the property Of W. G..
Estes, to satisfy an execution against him aud
others, and 10 favor Of G. B. HAMLET, originally
use, etc. for s2s7.S5, besides costs and interest
from oct. 10, 1860.
Dated this 18th day Of February. 1871.
feblS-dlaW4t O. n, DONALDSON. Sheriff.
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JNO. @. JONES & WIZ. o. THOMAS,
Practical Slate ROOfers,

RE NOW PREPARED TO PUT ON PLAIN
a and ornamental Slate Roofing, with toe ut
rnost dispatch and IN the best manner. large
Quantity Of virginia Slate on hand, Which Is su-
erior to any other in America Prices as follows:
Plain roof, S13 per square; Ornamental, with dill
ferent coioss, f14 to s16 per square An work
warranted Add ess BOx.76, Nashville, Tenn.
orders from any portion Of the South, prompt
IL attended TO, fenlA sms
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In Chancery at NashviIIe.-No.s, n


Q TATE OF TENNESSEE, Office Clerk and MSS
- ter ChaDeeFy Court, Nashville, February the
18TH 1871. Long L Bernheimer and others, Com
plainRnts, vs. L. J. Noah and others Defendants
1t appearing from affidavit fled in this cause,
that the defendants, Dorm, Bsrkhouse & Co.,
whose individual names are unknown, are non
residents Of the State of Tennessee; and that the
name and residence of the holder Of a note for
81 ,Ss3 or thereabOuts, given by 81. NJ. Trecy 10 J.
J. Gillice, for part of purchase money for land
conveyed by said Gillice to said TrCcy, are also
unknown.
1t is therefore ordered that said defendants en-
ter their appearance herein before or within the
fret three days of the next term Of said court, to
be held on the first Monday in April next, ClS7l, }
and plead, answer or demur to complainants bill,
or the same will be taken for confessed to them
and set for hearing parte, and that copy of
this order be published for four consecutive weeks
in the Nashville Union and American.
A cOpy-Attest:
NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR.,
CLERK and Master.
R. Mop. sInlth and others, Solicitors for Com
plainabts. febl9 1aw4t
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CTATE OF TENNESSEE, ONCE Clerk and
- Master Chancery Court, Nashville, February
the oath. 1871. Priscilla ID. Williams, Complain
ant, vs. Worden P. Hahn, Defendant.
1t appearing from affidavit fled in this cause
that the defendant, Worden P. d hn, is non
residen. Of the state of Tennessee and it further
appearing that an attachment has issued in this
case, and has been returned levied upon the FOL-
lowing property, viz: The estate of WOrden P.
Hahn, and particularly two lots on Criddle street.
in Nashville, Davidson county, tennessee, 'front.'
ing A feet each on said street, and running bsek
80 feet attached to secure the payment to the said
complainant Of about $3.50, justly due by said
Hahn, under contract of lease entered into be-
tween said complainant and said Hahn.
1t is therefore ordered that said defendant
enter his appearance herein before or within
the first three days of the next term OF said
court, to he held on the first Monday in April
next, lS7l,) and plead, answer or demur to
compliments bill or the same viii be ken
for confessed as to him, and set for hearing
ex parte, and that copy of this order be pub
lished for four consecutive weeks in the Mas h.
vile Union and American. A cOpv-Attest:
NATHANIEL BAXTER, Jr.,
Clerk and Master.
Andrew Allison, Solicitor for Complainant.
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In Chancery at NashviIIe-No. 6,724

In ChancerY at NashViIIe-No. 6,724.
CTATE OF TENNESSEE, Office CLERK and Mas
= ter Ohancery court, Nashville, February the
oath 1871. FIR d. Iaitenberger and another, Com
plainants. VS. J. Ferris, Admir- de bOnis non,
ETC. ard others, Defendants
1t appearing from affidavit h'ed in this eau Q,
that the defendant, Charles Nam mel, is a non-res-
ident of the State of Tennessee, and that the
names and residences Of some Of the heirT or de-
yisees of John Manned. deceased, are unknown:
1t IS therefore ordered that said defendants
enter their appearance herein before or v thin
the first three days Of the next term of said
court to be held on the first Monday in April
next, QS7l,) and plead, answer or demur TO
complainants bill, or the same will be taken
for confessed as to them, and set for hearin g
ex parte, and that copy of this order be pub
lished for four consecutive weeks in the Nash
willie Union and American.
A cOpy-Attest:
NATHANIEL BAXTER, j.,
Clerk and Master.
John Ruhm, Solicitor for Complainants.
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ADMINISTRATIVE Notice.

ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST
N the estate Of Maryland Cox, deceased, are
hereby notified to p esent the same TO me for pa5
ment in the time prescribed by law, or they Will be
forever barred and all persons owing SAID estate
will please cone forward and settle.
March 8, ISL 2aY2W' CATHAR1AE OVAs
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I OSr.-On Lebanon Pike, between Nash
y n vile and McWhirtersville, on March 4,
1871 one gold bracelet, with a name and date
engraved inside. The finder will be literally
rewarded by returning the same to Nd. BURNS
& CO., No. 60 North Market street. mar5-'h
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Dwelling for Rent

THE RESIDENCE AT PRESENT OCCUPIED
i by The Misses Barry, on North summs.
street. between Church and Union VII pc rensed
for the ensuing year 8 D. MORGAN,
ec4tf No. 16 North Summer street.
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I'm Chancery at NashviIle-No. 6,7n

Rice Thompson, Solicitors for Complainant.
febl9 1Aw4t
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In Chancery al NashviIIe.-No. 6,69'

R. Mop. smith and others, Solicitors for Com
plainaLts. febl9 1av4t