Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-23
TENNESSEE NEWS.

There were 413 bales of cotton and PIT
hogs shipped from the Pulaski depot for the
week ending the 20th inst.
Mrs DR.. Rufus White, Of Giles county,
had her arm badly broken a week ago by
being thrown out of buggy near Corners
vile.
The trial of John Weales, for killing
Marsh Ranfro, in Maury county, resulted
in acquittal, an alibi being clearly establish
ed by the defendant.
CAPT. John w. White,an old and highly
respected citizen Of Wilson county, and
father of the editor of the Lebanon Herald,
died on Thursday, the 21st inst, after
brief illness.
7, Maj. II. @. Bate and Mr.. Reub. johnson,
both formerly connected with the Giles
Press, have gone to Cincinnati to buy an
outfit for a newspaper for Lawrenceburg.
10. D. Willard, of Wilson county, who
was shot by the two Haynes brothers, on
the 9sh inst, is improving slowly, and is
now considered out of danger. -
Three German women went to Lawrence
burg the other day and took the smallpox
with them. One of their children died on
the road and was buried at LawreHeeburg.
The people are considerably alarmed.
A friend at Aspen Hill informs the Pulas-
d. Citizen that cotton has introduced some
money into that locality, and many are en-
abled to settle "that little bill" They had
almost forgotten the looks of a greenback,
but are happy to renew their acquaintance.
Speaking of the appointment by Gov.
Brown of Mai. Thomas M. Jones, as Judge
of the new Criminal Court for the counties
of Giles, Maury, Marshall and Williamson,
the Pulaski Citizen says: ssThere is not
man in the State who could Gil the position
with more ability, or be more acceptable to
the people"
A resolution has been introduced in the
Board of Aldermen at Chattanooga making
it a fine of $40 for railroads to blockade
crossings longer than three minutes at a
time, and if they allow their engineers to
perpetrate such atrocities as squirting dirty
water on pedestrians, making the engineers
liable to Indictment for assault and bat
terry.
The smoke-house of Mrs. NJ. c. Dozier,
of Wilson county, was burned on last
Thursday night, the 2lst inst. a fire had
been burning in it during the day, and had
not been extinguished at night. All of
the bacon in the house was consumed.
The smoke-house is within twenty feet Of
the residence, and it was only through the
efforts of the neighbors that the latter was
saved.
Col. George Williamson, of Green Hill,
Wilson county, died few days since in the
18th year of his age. OF the deceased, the
Lebanon Herald says: "He long occupied
prominent position in Wilson county, and
was universally beloved. In his youth he
served his country as volunteer, in the
war of 1912, and received the honor of the
appointment, at the hands of Gen. Jackson,
of lieutenant in the regular army. He
lived to see his descendants to the third
generation grow up around him, and passed
peacefully away, full of honors as of years"
Ofthe strike in the railroad shops at that
place, the Knoxville Press and Tines OF the
Dist inst. SAYS: eve had hoped and we
doubt not all our citizens had hoped, in
view of all the published facts in the case,
that the disagreement between the railroad
authorities and the machinists, would have
been settled before this time. Yet such is
not the case. The shops were quiet all day,
yesterday, and the workmen spent the time
in consultation or in such other ways as
seemed agreeable. We could learn nothing
at late hour that indicated resumption of
work. No communications have been re-
ceived b. the men from the Railroad Super
| intendent and none was sent"