Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-03
TENNESSEE. NEWS.

The West Tennessee Baptist Conven-
sion will meet at Milan, Nov. 10.
VIM. Cummins, an old citizen of Frank
lin, died in that place last Sunday. @
The workingnen of Memphis have Or
ganized Building and Loan Association.
Mr.. Sarah Barnes, of Williamson county,
died Sunday, Oct. 29, in the SD year of her
age.
New depots are contemplated by the rail-
road officials for both Athens and Sweet
water. MI -
The fine residence of Col. John A. Nc
Kinney, at Rogersville, was destroyed by
fire Saturday night, Oct. %.
A charter has been granted for the con-
struction of railroad from Memphis to
Jackson, by way of Somervile.
The woods in the lower end of East Ten
nessee, especially in James and Hamilton
counties, are filed with wild pigeons.
The Springfield Record says some of the
solid men of Robertson are taking steps for
the establishment of bank at Springfield.
There are 105 prisoners in the Memphis
jail, II of whom are women-64 negroes
and IL white-and 10 for the crime of muir
der. .s#
Frank Smith raised three hundred and
thirty-six bushels of corn on sixteen acres
of ground near Athens, McMinn county,
this year.
DR.. R. Thummel, physician in charge of
the city dispensary at Memphis, committed
suicide Monday night, Oct. 80, with an ov-
er dose of morphine.
Up to the 3Oth of April, 1870, there was
due Obion county, for COMMON schools, the
sum of $6,9S3.20, for which a warrant has
been issued to the County Trustee.
A citizen of Putnam county, said to have
been man of bad character, was, a few
days since, while gathering chesnuts, shot
and killed by some unknown person.
Mr.. Henry Forgly, an old and highly
respected citizen of Shelby county, died at
his residence on Sunday, Oct. 20. He was
buried with Masonic honors, at New Salem.
An exciting trial, of several days dura-
ton, has just closed in the Circuit Court at
Greeneville, before Judge Hall. One j. F.
Dobson was charged with having violated
the person of Miss Caroline Davis, an Or
phan girl, by administering to her stupe-
flying drug. The jury failed to agree.
The mechanics and manufacturers of
Williamson county have organized an as
ISOLATION with the following named officers:
John NJ. Cayce, President; Jacob II.
Sweeny, Vice President; Thos. E. Haynes,
Secretary; John I. Andrews, Jr., Treasur-
er.
The Union City Courier says: DR.. Black
of Gardner station, who was arrested few
days since by Marshal HARRISON upon re-
QUESTION from the Federal Court at Mem
phis, escaped from custody at this place
Monday night. DIR. Blacks offence was his
failure to attend the Federal Court as a
witness. he was on his way to Memphis
! when he escaped.
The Franklin journal states that there is
| very general desire in that Judicial Dis
! trict for the establishment of separate
/ Criminal Court. Outside of Williamson,
| the people are almost unanimous in sup
/ port of the proposition. 1t is contended
! that the costs thus prevented would obviate
| the necessity Of imposing any additional tax
! to pay the expenses of the new court, en-
tirely devoted to the trial of criminal causes.
The Jackson Wing and Tribune says: On
Monday, Oct. 80, man by the name of
/ Whit got into difficulty with some United
States soldiers, on the south bound Mobile
and Ohio Railroad train, which resulted in
the serious wounding Of one soldier, and
the probable mortal woumding of an express
messenger by the name of Stevens. 1t ap-
pears that Whit was returning to his home
III hSNdiiS COUNTY, IOih 4uISSOuIlf hHCIC
he now resides, and was drinking consider
able at the time. He and some Of the sol
diers, who were drinking with him, got into
dispute, about what we have not learned,
and high and violent words passed between
them. Whilst the train was stopping at
McNairy station, Whit got of, went into a
saloon, procured double-barrel shot gun,
and fred both barrels into the train, wound
ing one soldier, and MORALLY wounding ex-
press messenger Stevens. The soldiers
fired about twenty-five shots at Whit as he
ran into the woods, but with what effect is
not known. Whit made good his escape
and up to this writing has notbeen heard
from. These are the facts, as far as we
have been able to ascertain them.