Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-23
TENNESSEE NEWS.
George Francis Train is to lecture il
Memnhin in mil


George Francis Train is to lecture in
Memphis in April
The new Baptist Church in Uuion
City is rapidly approaching completion.
Mr.. D. Wright, of Blount county, re-
Gently brought to the Knoxville market q
calf, two years and two months old, that
weighed fifteen hundred pounds.
- The Chattanooga Base Ball Blub recent
ly played match game with the Reveille
club, and the Chattanooga club won the
victory, the score standing Chattanooga
Runs 81, Outs Of; and the Reveille
Runs 26.
The Memphis Ledger of the goth says:
"a thousand and twenty-five pound bale
of cotton came to this city a few days
since over the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad, which, in Difference to its
size and Importance, carried it free of
charge"
On the 18th inst a little son of Mrs. A.
G. Jackson, residing about two miles
from Knoxville, was kicked by horse,
and severely though it is hoped not fatal
ly, injured. The boy was hit over the
eye and on the cheek, and was senseless
for some time.
There are only two bridges in Shelby
county stsnding-thst north of CollierYille
and one over the Big Hatchie All 9TH
ers are said to have been swept away
by the recent flood. The estimated loss
is between thirty AID forty thousand
dollars.
The Memphis appeal of March 81
says: "On Friday evening young man
called Bud Manus, while going home
Raleighward, was drowned off the levee
beyond Raleigh bridge. He was driving
team, which was in great danger of be-
ing lost also, but that was hauled out be-
fore it went under"
The Knoxville Wing and Register of
the 2lst inst says: ga woman created
some sensation at the Methodist Church,
in Shieldstown, on Sunday night last, in
an attack uron gentlemrn and lady as
they were leaving church. She struck
him with both fists, and threated the lady
with whipping too, but did not carry
her threat into execution. Cause, the
green, eyed monster"
On the 21st a difficulty occurred at a
barber shop in Chattanooga, during which
Rowland Harris, the keeper of the shop,
fired a revolver at Payton Gray, and
wounded him, but physicians pronounc-
ed the wound not dangerous. 1t is said
that Harris is well known and industri-
GUS and that Gray had previously called
him rough names and drawn a slung shot
upon him.
The Knoxville Wing and Register
says: mo better evil ence of the growth
and prosperity of the country can be Civ
en- than that afforded by the records of
the freights transported by the railroads
especially the staple products of the soil.
Of four articles the East Tennessee, Vir-
GINA and Georgia Road transported last
year fifty-one millions nine hundred ard
four thousand eight hundred and sixteen
pounds, divided as follows, viz Salt,
10, 664, 800; Corn, 1855, 22S; Wheat,
IA, Sol. 556; Bacon, 3,793, 532."
The Memphis AU0Ldnche of the 2lst
inst says: ''Persons in from the interior
yesterday report the rains of last week
the heaviest ever known since the first
settler made his appearance in the coun-
try. Small streams, branches, creeks and
rivers suddenly became raging torrent
many hundreds of yards in width sweep
ing off In their mad career fences, and,
IN many cases, turning whole fields into
open commons. Water ponds on planta-
tons were overrun, breaking through en-
bankments and pouring their deluge of
waters over farmers fields. Newly work
ed roads were suddenly transformed into
impossible gullies and bitches. Saw and
grist mills were damaged and many were
washed entirely away. Bridges were
swept down with the raging torrent and
incalculable injury was done throughout
a large extent of country over which the
heavy rains extended and country people |
were entirely unprepared for such a sud
den deluge."