Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-22
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The rea. estate sales in Huntingdon last
week amounted to $1,700.
The drawing for the prizes in the Mem.
PMS heal Estate distribution takes place
on the S1st inst.
Twenty widows and as many widowers
are planning an excursion from Sumner
county.
There were ten marriage licenses issued
from the Clerks office in Carroll county
last week.
Trenton was visited by terrible storm
of rain, lightning and thunder on the IL lh
inst.
Garland Sneed, Esq, of Mckenzie, was
thrown from his horse few days ago
and severely injured.
The Hawkins County Sabbath-school
Convention will meet st Rogersyille on
Friday, the 18th of October.
The Bolivar Bulletin has been greatly
enlarged and improved. 1t is now one
of the best country papers in the State.
The new Cumberland Presbyterian
Church at Mckenzie is in rapid course of
completion, and will be very handsome
edifce.
The Gallatin Examiner, in order to
accommodate its country subscribers, has
changed its day of publication from
Thursday to Saturday.
Robbers and housebreakers are plenti-
full about Union City. Two stores were
entered last week and robbed of goods
and money, and other houses were rob
bed.
A negro, named Thad. Williams, was
lodged in jail at Huntington, last week,
for breaking into the house of T. NJ.
Palmer and abstracting therefrom lot of
ladies' jewelry.
The negro, Jack Fuqua, charged with
having committed an atrocious murder in
Huntingdon on the 18th inst, had an ex-
animation on the 18th, and was lodged in
jail to await his trial.
Mr.. Samuel Fox was found dead in the
woods on Chucky Greek, East Tennessee,
where he had gone in search of his cattle,
one day last week. 1t is supposed he had
tit of apoplexy.
Edward r. Burr, of Batesyille, Ark,
was murdered by desperate named
Luke PurdOn, az the Magnolia GARDEN,
Memphis, on the 18Th inst. Purdon sur
rendered himself and was lodged in jail.
A Broom factory is now in operation at
Oakland and is turning out the very finest
quality. of brooms at three dollars per
dozen, as cheap as they can be bought in
Memphis or any of the northern cities.
At q meeting of citizens of Bolivar on
the l4th inst 1t was resolved to give q
grand barbecue at that place on the 26th
inst in behalf Of the proposed narrow
gauge railway from Memphis to Savan-
nah via SOmervile, Bolivar and Pufdy.
On the 2lst of August EIizabetht0n is
to be the arena of religious discussion,
between Rev. Ii. d. Atwater of that place
and Rev. J. I. Kincaunon, of Bristol.
The question is, "Whether Baptism by
SprinSling or Pouring is valid"
The body of Harrison Atkinson, the
| negro who fell overheard from the tug
Litlle Giant few days since while lying
at the foot of Adams street, Memphis,
was found floating in the river at the foot
of Beal street on the morning Of the 18th
inst.
The stockholders of the East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia Railroad are
notified that they will be furnished trans
| portstlons to the convention of the same
at Knoxville, Tennessee, on the 9th day
| OF september next.
The Huntingdon Republican, of the
18th inst, says that r. Ii. Carter, Esq,
| Surveyor of DIstilleries has been con-
stantly engaged for the last three weeks
in making surveys of fruit distilleries in
tlis Congressional district. From present
| indications the quantity of fruit brandy
made in the district will be larger than it
has been for many yesrs.
Friday morning, in Memphis, when
| Mrs. Jacob Renman went TO the crib
where her little baby was sleeping, she
was Mortified at seeing it cold in death.
| She had seen the child but few hours
before, when it was apparently in the
best of health. An investigation by the
| Coroner showed that it had died of con-
gestion. The baby was six months old.
A party of gentlemen were engaged in
working the road short distance from
Ripley on last Saturday when wrestling
match was made up between Mr.
Thomas and young man called Bud
Wells. The latter was thgown and in
falling broke his neck, SO that almost in
slant death occurred. We tender our
| sympathies to the father and family.
A difficulty occurred at Denmark on
Friday, the 18th inst, between James
Rice and John L and James TAYLOR.
Rice drew pistol and commenced firing,
hitting James Taylor in the mouth and
wounding his forefnger. The difficulty,
we are informed, grew out of a misun-
derstanding about the hiring of some ne
groes by Taylor who had been living with
Rice. Taylor is said to be seriously
wounded. Rice was held in bond of
s., 900 foF his appearance at the next
term Of the Circuit Court.
We take the following from the Rogers
vile Reporter of the 18th inst. The
United States Commissioners Court wss
in session the present week. Several
parties charged with violations of the
revenue laws in making and selling
whisky had their cases disposed of by the
just and excellent commissioner. The
general and seemingly well grounded
complaint of the accused violatOIs is that
the revenue Laws, lice Caligu az, are so
obscure, complex and numerous that a
knowledge of them cannot be acquired.
The Ripley Ne1OS of the IL inst,
says: There are not less than ten thousand
acres of number one land on the northern
bank of Cane Creek, between the head
waters at the county line and its mouthOn
the Hatchie river, upon which the print
tive forests are still standing. This land
is capable OF producing so bushels corn
per acre, two tons of hay, and much of
it ], 800 seed cotton to the acre, and thus
it is inexhaustible.
The JOnesbOro Patriot of the 10Th inst.
says: On Saturday evening last as Hon.
j. w. Deaderick with his wife and daugh-
ter were on their way to the residence of
their son, MIR. A. V. Deaderick, the horses
attached to the vehicle became frightened
and the bride coming off one OF them
they ran considerable distance over a
rugged piece of road, with mill race
along side of it, before they could check
them. Fortunately no one was hurt ex-
cept slight injury to Mrs. Deaderick
from being wedged between the trunks.
The Greeneville Sentinel of the 18th
inst. has the following. Joseph White,
son of Cornelius White, living in the 17th
district of this county, met with sad ac-
c1dent on Last Saturdau Mr. D,,tbariJra