Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-15
rENNEssEE NEWS.

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( Corn planting preparations are going
on at lively rate in Maury county. 4.
The contract for rebuilding Sequatchie
College, has been let to j. w. Stout for
81, 500.
The dwelling house of MIR. Woods, at
Union City, was lately consumed by
fire. d.G sg lIo a .Esss ~
The farmers of Gibson county will
plant more corn and LEES cotton this year
thanformerly. l uP tlI ~.
A broom factory has been opened at
Humboldt, and farmers can find ready
sale for their broom corn there.
The county officers for the new county
of James, have been elected. The county
site has not yet been designated.
| A cotton gin and fifteen bales of cotton
belonging TO j. T. McKissick, were
burned in Giles county Monday night,
March 6. on sI $3.50.
The people about Spring Creek, in
Madison county, are complaining that
their horses are afflicted with the bin d
stsggers. a- a-
A gentleman named Jake Whitney, was
killed at SpringVille, Henry county, Sat
urday, March 4, by the falling of tree,
while chopping in the forest.
| s A negro named Matt Baily, broke into
trunk and stole 5000 from gentleman
in Paris, March 6, and has not yet been
apprehended. ea --9 t... ~
The large steam engine of Mr.. ii. A.
Boden, exploded in Paris, March 6, in
| flicting damage to the owner, to the
amount Of over SIS, 900. ad l.co 4 10 ti'ga
There were 55 marriage licenses issued
| by the Henry County Court Clerk,
during the months of January and Feb
ruary.
A brilliant Odd Fellows celebration
will be held in Paris on the 26th of April,
it being the SD Anniversary of the
Order in the United States.
MIR. Richard Mallard, prominent men,
Der of the Methodist Church, died of
pneumonia at Chapel Hill, Marshall
county, on the 4th inst.
Mr.. Swafford, who was reelected
Sheriff of Bledsoe county, at the last
election, has resigned leaving his sureties
to pay s., 500 for him.
The Episcopalians had SO clergy, 80
parishes, $50 bsptisms, APO communi-
cants, (2,066 in alp in Tennessee last year.
They raised for missionary and church
purposes SIC, 1893 AZ.
Mr.. J. G. Robertson, of Bledsoe coun-
ty, has brought suit against Loyds' Mills,
for $4,000 for alleged damages to his
farm, from back water from the mill
pond.
Two negroes, placed in the Humboldt
| sofl fnv IrNl-o M tho pfbar Aoxy
having made an opening ith their knives,
which had, through an oversight, been
left on their persons.
Covington had a hail-stOrm the other
day, during which hail stones fell of the
size of small hens eggs. No serious dam
ages are reported.
Chief Justice A. o. P. Nicholson has
moved to Columbia from his country
residence, and now occupies the hand
some house formerly owned by Col. l..
d. Myers.
There is an old negro man named
Peter Pucket living in Henry county,
who is 102 years old, and the father Of
thirty-three children, all of whom are
living.
The Paris Hntelligencer says: ga
child was born in this county recently,
one side of its face being perfectly black.
1t is well formed and to all appearances
healthy child. Can any of our learned
doctors account for this strange freak OF
naturel" What color is the other side2
| A week or two since, difficulty occur.
red between Archibald Davis and New
ton Stanley, in Obion county, which re-
suited in the death of the former from the
effects of double barreled shotgun in
the hands of Stanley.
Last Sunday number Of negroes were
baptised in the river at Memphis. On the
same day, large number of negroes were
plunged into the waters of the Cumber-
land at Nashville, and converts from three
colored churches in this city were hap
tised.
Daniel Gray, negro preacher, lately
stole yoke of oxen and wagon, from
Mr.. james, who lives about five miles
from Humboldt. While taking them away
he saw an officer 10 pursuit, aud the ne
gro then took the oxen into the woods
tied them and made his escape. The
thief has not since been heard from.
The Covington Record say that the
Colorado excitement has prevailed to somt
ex tent in Upton county, and some gentle
men from that vicinity are about to emf
crate to that country. II is to be hOpeC
they will not meet with the unfortunate
experience of the Memphis emigrants
some of whom say that Colorado is a goOC
place-to get away from.
The Columbia Herald says: Mr.. Wiley
Roller, an experienced wheelwright Of
this place, has made valuable improve
ment On carriage wheels. Heretofore
wheelwrights have directed their atten
ton to improvement on wheels at thu
hub, but Mr.. Roller has sought to MAKE
an improvement at the rim, and thos,
best acquainted in such matters inform u
that it is 8 valuable invention, and will
no doubt, be taken advantage of by manu-
facturers of vehicles.
There is a remarkable minister q
Wsynesboro, Wayne county, TIE Rev
w. w. Kimbro, of whom the COlumbit
Herald says: During the year 1870, he
constituted three churches, with mem
bership of about 26O; preached over 25(
sermons; was the regular pastor of foul
churches. He has not been Known tt
spend an Idle day, when well, in sil
years. If she is not preaching, be j
among the high hills with his trusty rifle
The number of deer by him killed oaCl
year, for the last seven, years has neve
been less than sixty. five. In the yea
1870 he killed eighty-six deer, and sol
venison hams and deer skins to the vslu
of $3.50. Since 1865, he has paid for ;
/ small farm, valued at $1,000, by sellin!
game.
TOT FARMERS OF WILSON,
To the Editors of the Union and American:
L 49, T. AI...l 1921