Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-04
STATE NEWS.
A revival is in progress at Gallatin.

A revival is in progress at Gallstin.
| The Presbyterian church at Gallatin has
a. pied the envelop system.
A much larger crop of corn was pro-
duced in Tennessee in the year 1870 than
in 1869.
Farmers in the vicinity of McMinnville
are beginning to move their surplus pro,
duce.
Knox county has voted against the
proposition to take $50, 900 stock in the
bridge across the Holston river.
On the night of the 18th ultimo the
dwelling house and distillery of Mr..
David Kurn, of Wartburg, were consum-
ed-loss, $40, 1000,
On Friday night, Jan. 81, says the
Knoxville Chronicle, Joseph McMurry,
a young man living near cambridge, was
thrown from horse and killed.
A brakeman, named John Clark, was
killed near Midway, on the East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia Railroad on
the Goth ultimo by falling between the
cars
The Colored immigration Society of
Gallatin has sent a committee to Arkansas
and Kansas on prospecting tour. The
society has seventy-five members, mostly
heads of families.
A man in Robertson county lately paid
one hundred and twenty-four dollars for
a box of shaVings and small piece of
iron. Re had been corresponding with 8
firm in New York dealing in the ''queer, {"
and they gave him sample of new and
queer way of making commercial ex-
changes which he is not likely to forget.
The Cleveland Banner has the follow
ing in reference to the new county of
James: 'tBradiey viii lose small portion
of the 18th district only-not enough for
us TO make fuss about. AS the upper
portion of Hamilton was treated badly
by the removal of the county site from
Harrison to Chattanooga, we are right
down glad that that people have got a
new county. 1t is thought the county
site will be located at Ooltewah, on the
line of the railroad"
The following are extracts from a
speech purported to have been made at a
recent meeting of the Bachelors Club in
Springfield: TBrothers in bachelorism,
l would love to see the storm of adversely,
the bowling winds of desolation and de.
struction, sweep over our land and coun-
try, and carry away the last old maid in
the community. The public policy of
Robertson county demands it. come
before you tonight, brothers, in this mil
itary uniform to show you how the old
maids will look upon their departure for
France. 1t is a solemn matter to think
that before to-morroW's sun will set TO-
600 women soldiers on their way to
France, clad in like habilimeEts to your
humble Tycoon, will line the road from
Izor's bridge to the Edgefeld and Ken
lucky depot, so bid long farewell to
their fathers and their mothers and their
sisters and their brothers,
During the heavy storm on the night of
Jan. so, a sad incident occurred near
Memphis, by which an unknown f1atboat
containing an unknown crew was lost.
Loud cries were heard proceeding from
the bosom of the great river, by those
persons who inhabit the boats nearest the
mouth of Wolf, and all eyes were strained
in the direction whence they came. A
flash of lightning revealed to the watchers
the cause of the criee. A flstboat, appa-
rently staunch and strong, was bearing
down toward the shore, seemingly trying
to make landing, as several men were to
be seen manning the oars on the upper
deck. The flat gave a sudden lurch, and
in almost an instant turned on its side and
was carried beneath the angry flood,
going down in twenty fathoms of water,
and sending to eternity without warning
every person on board.