Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-23
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Real estate sales in Knoxville last week
amounted to $3.50.
Four marriage licenses were issuel
from t'le Knox County Clerks office for
the week ending Thursday, the 22d inst.
a ppLetOn'S Journal for Aug. 26, re-
Gel sed from the East Tennessee Book
House, contains views of Lookout Noun
tain, which are both correct and interest
ing.
The boarding house of Mrs Speers, in
I Memphis, was ransacked by thieves be-
fore daylight Sunday morning. The
boarders were chloroformed and robbed
of about $40.
Capt. Wynn Cannon, who was arrested
in Memphis for shooting and killing Hod
Morse, was admitted to bail in the sum
of $4,000 on Saturday, and released
from custody.
Luke PaddoD, who killed E. B. Burr at
Magnolia Garden in Memphis, last week,
had preliminary trial Saturday and was
remarked TO jail without bail 10 await his
trial before the Criminal Court.
Mr. Curry, of Memphis, has brought
suit against the street railroad of the city
for $40, 600 damages for the death of his
SOD, alleged to have been caused by 8
hurt rec lived ON the street cars.
Il was understood in Memphis on Mon
day that Wynn Cannon, who was on bail
in the sum of $40 coo, would be re-
arrested upon warrant sworn out by
Coroner Moffatt bsfoee Justice Elliott.
An election for nine Directors in the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Com
pany will be held a. the Office of the
Treasures in Memphis, Tenn, and Hunts
vile, Ala, on Wednesday, the 18th of
September.
An inquest held over the remains of
Hord Morse, in Memphis, on Sunday,
rendered a verdict that he came to his
death from the effects Of two pistol shots
fired by Wynn Cannon. Deceased lived
in Ottawa, Illinois.
Ii is said there never were so many
residences in course of erection in Mem
phis as at present, and it is als1 nOices-
bic that they are up with the times in
architecture and general finish. The
sign is good one.
Saturday was the day selected at Mem
phis for the voting upon the subscription
of 100000 in stock to the Mississippi
River Railroad. a very light vote was
cast. The vote was, for the subscription,
1,6l6; against it, l56; majority in favor
of il, 1,452.
The Bridge Commissioners at KNOX
vile, have secured the services of Mr..
Gallaher, the architect aud contractor who
has just completed the new building of
CoTan, McClung Il Co., to make the
necessary measurements and plans Tor the
new bridge. Mr.. Gellaher has taken the
measurements at the different points sug-
gested and is now engaged on the esti-
mates of cost. The location will be finally
determined upon just as sOOn as they aye
completed.
Speaking of crops, the Knoxville
Chronicle, of the % inst, says: In the
vicinity of Whitesburg, Bulls Gap and
st. Clair, the cora crop will be an utter
failure. But one or two showers have
fallen in this section during the whole
summer. The same is true of the coun-
try for some distance above those points.
the corn crops are very good in parts of
Washington county. The wheat raised
around JOnesbofo this year turns out the
very finest quality of flour, and the mills
sell it extrsvsgautly cheap. The price
seems to be at least fifty cents lower on
the hundred weight, than in any other
part of East Tennessee. And Jonesboro
seems to be blessed in other respects, for
more melons, grapes and peaches are
found here than can be used.