Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-19
TENNESSEE NEWS.

There are thirteen tipping saloons in the
corporation of Pulaski.
Two men from Ohio are in Knoxville for
the purpose of establishing an extensive
carriage and wagon factory.
DR.. 7. II. Benton, Of Dyersburg, was Sc
verely hurt last week by being thrown from
his buggy while the buggy mule was run
ming away.
\ thief broke into the Clubhouse of Mr..
Giles Reynolds, of Giles county, a few
nights ago and stole eight hundred pounds
of seed cotton.
Green apples are scarce at JOnesboro at
one dollar per bushel. Think of that for
East Tennessee, one of the best fruit regions
in the world.
The Pulaski Press says; "The prospects
Of Pulaski were never more promising than
now, and orr citizens have cause TO be
hopeful of the future"
At daylight Monday, 18th inst, Mr.. Z.
Shipman was shot and killed by unknown
parties, near his house, thirteen miles from
Dyersburg, while feeding his horses.
The Dyersburg Gazette says that the ven
cradle Judge Isaac CampsOn, of that place,
has been confined to his bed for several
days with dangerous attack of fluX.
People fond Of hunting are killing a great
many squirrels around Bells station, in
Haywood county. Game is plenty. SOUR
rels are said to emigrating from Arkansas.
The Pulaski Citizen of the 10th inst re-
ports that there were 21S bales of cotton,
Is mules, 50 hogs, sheep, and 80 head of
cattle shipped from that place during the
past week.
Miss Doherty, an excellent lady, who has
10,
Enlistment at the corner of Union and
Main streets, Memphis, died suddenly
Wednesday night, the 1jthFinst.
There is a stalk of corn at the sChamber
Of Commerce, at Memphis, raised in Ar
kansas, which measures over eighteen feet
in height. The fodder alone of such a crop
Of corn would make farmer rich.
1t is now authOritatiyely asserted that
President Norton has declared that the Mis-
sissippi River Railroad will not come to
Dyersburg unless he can get $4,000, over
and above the corporation tax.
On Monday morning, the 18th inst, ThOs.
Finley-lovingly called Uncle Tommy-died
at his home, one mile from Dyersburg; and
on Wednesday Capt. Henry Boon, one of
the earliest settlers of Dyersburg, died, after
a brief sickness.
The West Tennessee Baptist Convention
was held at Milan recently, and adjourned
on Monday, the 18th inst, after a harmo-
NOUS and generously satisfactory session.
| Considerable sums of money were reported
in aid of the various churches.
The premium bale of cotton from Fay
cite county, raised by j. D. Cleaves, was
sold at Memphis Wednesday, the 18th inst,
by J. L. Eerser, his commission merchant,
at q cents-a fancy price. 1t took first
premiums at the Jackson and Humboldt
/ fairs.
The Mouistown Gazette makes a pretty
| fair showing for the chestnut yield for that
section. l. says: From the 18th day of
| October to the 18th day of the presen t
month, one hundred and fifty barrels an d
/ seye 1ty-siX sacks have been shipped from
MOrristOwn.
John Williams, under sentence to the
Pententiary for murder, and who has been
brought to Nashville for trial in the Supreme
Court, made an attempt, with other prison.
ers, to break jail, at Fayetteville, Sunday
night, the 18th inst, and came quite close
to being successful.
A difficulty occurred Wednesday night,
the 10Th inst, between some rolling-mill
men and a crowd of negroes, in Gaines
saloon, at Chattanooga, which came near
terminating in a general roy. A few harm
less pistol shots and the tin. y arrival of the
police suppressed the trouble.
John Williams, charged with the murder
Of Tolliver Garrett, has been tried by the
| Circuit Court o. Lincoln county, and con-
victed of murder i'll the second degree, and
| sentenced to twenty years Imprisonment
in the penitentiary. An appeal has been
taken to the Supreme Court of the State.
The MCMinnVille Nelg Era of the 10Th
inst. saws: On last Saturday night and
| during Sunday the woods east of town
were burning. We have heard of no ma
terial damage to buildings or fencing. The
fire is supposed to have originated from
| carelessness on the part of some hunters.
! he Pulaski Press makes a good precau-
tiOnary suggestion to the municipal author
tiles Of Pulaski. 1t says: "The late dis
aster at Chattanooga should warn our city
authorities to make some efforts toward
procuring a fire engine for the town. Afew
hundred dollars expended in that way
might be the means Of saving vast amount
Of property"
Mr.. James P. Taylor, of Carter county,
! has recently received Letters Patent on his
formidable gun, from the Governments of
/ England, France, Belgium, Russia, and the
! United States. He is preparing model to
! be used in the construction of the gun by
/ Colts Arms Manufacturing Company at
Hartford, Conn. Mr.. Taylor will 90 to
! Hartford this month or next, for the pur-
| pose OF experimenting the work.