Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05
TENNESSEE NEWS.

New Early Rose potatoes have appeared
in jackson.
Miss Clara Robinson, the heroine of
the mysterious jar, has been lecturing in
Memphis.
A revival is going on in the Christian
Church in ClarksVille, which is exciting
especial interest among the young.
The Clarksville Tobacco Leaf says:
"There are many complaints of the raw
ages of the tobacco fly, and rust in
wheat"
1t is said that Horace Greeley, Henry
Ward Beet her, WendellPhillips and Fred
Douglass have been invited to lecture be-
fore the Memphis Agricultural and Mech
anical Association.
A number of the ladies of Chattanoo.
ga met in Kaylor's Hall on the I'd instant,
and organized the Confederate Memorial
Association of Chattanooga
The Hon. John R. Flippin, Judge of
the Criminal Court of Memphis, was
married on the I'd instant, al Brownsville,
to Miss Psttie Nelson, one of the fairest
and loveliest of Haywood's daughters.
The Springfield Record says: ''We
have taken great deal of pains to en-
quire about crop prospects and the uni
verssl complaint comes up that the wheat
will be failure-While the fruit and to-
bacco crop will be limited one."
The Alabama and Chattanooga Rail
road Company, who it appears got largely
in arrears in the payment of clasAs for
labor, etc has announced that they will
resume payment, ss of yOIe, of all claims
standing against them.
On the I'd instant difficulty occurred
between Dan American and David MullOy
in Memphis, arising from an old quarrel:
shots were exchanged, and Mulloy was
shot in the lungs, the ball producing
wounds which the attending physician
thinks will prove fatal.
Jesse Thompson, residing across the
river from Chattanooga, has taken an
cath that he will not drink or cross the
river into the city-except upon strictly
legitimate business for one year and one
day from date. He restrains himself
from drink by an oath, which he could
not do successfully by promise or other
wise. Alasl
The Franklin ReUiet0 says thai on the
night of the 25th of April, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. E A. Kinnard, five miles
from Franklin, negro named Ryal Can
non was shot and almost instantly killed,
by party of disguised men, who are
supposed to have been negroes, from the
fact that Ryal had frequently expressed
fears that negroes would kill him, and
also that he was on good terms with his
white neighbors.
The Chattanooga Times has the most
discoursging news relative to the pros
poets of the wheat crops in two or three
counties. 1t says: s'The wheat crop in
Roane and Rhea counties, has been ruined
by the recent rains, and is taten up with
rust. A few weeks ago the prospects
were good for full crop. Now quar-
ter Of crop is doubtful. The wheat in
this county (Hsmilton) has also suffered
from the excessive rains.
The Morristown G0zette of May 3
says: s'Some vile rascal, not having soul
nor sense enough to appreciate anything
but his own meanness, attempted to burn
the Masonic Hall, at Rutledge, on MoH-
day night of last week. There can be no
reason assigned for the rascally trick, un-
less he thought to get the citizens to leave
their houses to put out the fire and give
him an opportunity to rob. Fortunately
the fire was discovered before any great
damsge was done.
a large meeting was lately held IN
Memphis. in the hall of the Chamber OF
Commerce, TO listen to an address by Col.
]. E. Gowen, q distinguished civil en-
gineer. who presented q plan for tighten
ing vessels of heavy dranght over the OBJ
8 ructions and bars Of the Mississippi
riv,.r and It's irihuiafits A resolution eas