Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-25
TENNESSEE NEWS.

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There are seventeen churchesin Knox-
vile. a-l sta e. $50
Knoxville is to have a Hibernian
Base Ball Club % ~
It's proposed 10 build cotton and
wooden factory at Lagrange.
Mosquitoes were never so bad in Mem
phis as they have been this spring.
The work on the Brownsville and Ohio
Railroad is progressing rapidly. 4
Bishop Quintsrd lately delivered an
able discourse in Brownsville.
Jasper is TO have two new Methodist
churches. MO. a... lajz
A German in Knoxville has imported a
needle-gun to exhibit to his friends. y r
1t is said that $50, 900 hotel is to be
built in Jackson this summer.
There are fifty horses at the Memphis
race course, and more are expected.
The bug, or vegetable flea, is destroy
ing the tobacco plants in the GAINESVILLE
tobacco growing region.
Mr.. r. a. Taylor, of Hsywoo county,
has gone into the business of importing
fine Berkshires from Europe.
The City Council of Memphis has sp-
pointed committee to invite proposals
for the erection of two elevators.
A little child was burned to death in
: MenPbis-an-the 18Th inst. Playing with
coal oil was the cause of the calamity.
A short time since, son of Mr.. John
Louderbsck, of Hawkins county, hung
himself to tree with plow line.
Another survey of the disputed line
from Gallstin to the western boundary of
Trousdale county has been commenced.
A rattle-snake, two and a half feet
long, was recently killed within three
hundred yards of the Square, in Jackson.
The office of the Jasper Sun has been
presented with fine ripe strawberry
measuring three inches in circumference.
, The Pulaski Press says that marriages
are all the talk in that town, and that
three or four are spoken of from one
house.
The Haywood and Lauderdale farmers
have planted much larger corn crop
this spring than ever before since the
war.
A deer and fox chase, after the English
style, are said to be among the proposed
attactions at the Industrial Exposition at
Knoxville.
A young son of James NJ. Whiteside,
about five or six years old, was recently
kicked by horse in Gallstin, and had
his leg broken.
A brilliant display of meteors was OBJ
served lately in Liberty Valley, situated
partly in Bedford and partly in Marshall
county.
Some burglars recently breke into the
store of Dyer, Haggard 6 Co., in Shell
byVille, and ransscked the drawer for
money, but found none.
The agent of the American Bible So
ciety says there are $4,000 persons in
Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas,
who never see Bible at all.
There are encouraging reports in regard
to the growing crop in East Tennessee,
though in a few localities the fly has
made some attacks upon grain.
On the 22d inst. q horse ran away in
Memphis, dashed toward millinery store,
through crowd of women and children,
and seriously injured lady and her
child.
The Columbia Herald says that the
residence of Mr.. st. Ledger White in
Maury county was recently consumed by
fire. The loss is estimated at about eight
hundred dollars Glib. .....a ..........
The recent fair and supper at Jackson,
for the benefit of the Baptist Church, is
said to have been one of the most elegant
entertainments that ever came off in that
city. ..l. ~.
We have received the first issue of the
Reporter, published at Rogersville by j.
G. Stusrt & Co. The editors are w. H.
WsttelSon and 81. 6. Kyle. It Is neat
and spicy sheet.
jackson, with population of $500,
has twenty-one dry goods houses, forty
eight grocery stores, four drug stores,
nine boot and shoe manufactures, two
flour mills, and five saw mills.
1t is proposed to establish Mechanics
Building Association in Memphis for the
purpose of finding homes for the wo TX
ing people. This plan has worked wei
in other cities.
George Cowan, an escaped Penitentiary
convict was recently arrested in Sc
ouatchie county. He is accused of rob-
bring the mail and various other offenses
and will shortly be brought to Nashville.
In the case of the State against Brock
well, charged with the murder of young
Hale in Washington county, which has
for some time past been on trial at Jones'
boro, the jury has rendered verdict of
tnot guilty" s.5o-..
The Somerville Falcon states 'thst the
committee appointed by the County Court
have decided to take immediate steps to
enjoinany portion of Fayette county from
being detached in order to form the new
county of Bell.
In Sparta few days ago. Miss Lucinda
Young, a lady just returning to her home
in White county from visit to Indiana,
had the misfortune to fall while trying to
get on her horse, breaking the left arm
below the elbow and dislocating the wrist.
Judges Emmons and Whitney left Mem,
phis on the goth inst. for a trip to New
Orleans for the benefit of their health,
and for the purpose of general observa-