Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19

The Kingston East Ie11esseeGn urges
the farmers of Roane county, to organize
a farmers club. -, $50.
The Jonesboro Union Flag reports
large shipments of pig iron manufactured
at Embreeville, in Washington county.
The growing wheat in Carter county
looks beautiful, and the prospect for q
large yield for the number of acres sown,
is encouraging.
Jesse Gilbert, a son of the late DR.. E.
ID. Gilbert aged ten years, was thrown
from horse, in Meigs county, on the 9th
inst, and instantly killed.
A patent has been granted to w. ID.
Robertson, of Knoxville, for a sad and
fluting iron, for which superior advanta-
ges are claimed.
The Winchester Home Journal says:
''There is Frenchman in this county
who is said to be making money rapidly
at farming. Hsy and Irish potatoes tell
the secret
There is negro man, Familiarity call
ed ''old Randall" living on Bradshaw
Greek, Giles county, who is 108 years
old. He has recently walked from his
home to Pulaski, distance of ten miles.
The question of leVying tax for school
purposes was submitted to vote OF the
people of Washington county on the 18th
inst, and was defeated by about one hun
dred majority.
McMinn county boasts of seventeen
fine Touring mills, all running at this
time. Besides these, there are several
smaller establishments engaged in the
manufacture of corn meal.
Some of the leading citizens of Suli-
van county are agitating the proposition
of releasing manufacturing establish
ments from taxation for q number of
years.
For the month of January last there
were shipped from Sweetwater zoe, Alb
pounds of freight, and for the month of
February, 828, 995 pounds. Making in
all fo= the two months, l, 583, 408 pounds.
The residence of Elijah Hester, near
Brighton, IN Lincoln county, was burned
TO the ground with all the contents on the
10th inst. Mr.. Hester and wife were
away from home at the time, and it is
supposed that the house caught from Goals
or sparks dropped by the children, who
were burning briars near the house.
The Kingston East Iennesseeon of
the 18th inst says: Upon recent visit
over the railroad between Bristol and
Knoxville, we observed the wheat fields
along the entire route looked unusually
fine, fresh, green and promising, and the
present year bids fair TO prove one of the
most productive wheat crop for many
years.
The Fayetteville NeaOs of the 10Th
inst says: We are panied to learn of the
death of John Henry Bright, brother of
our late Representative, James NJ. Bright.
Some two weeks ago he was riding in
wagon, which was, by some means, turn
ed over, throwing him out, injuring him
seriously about the head, of which wound
he died on last Monday morning.
Sometime since the Board of Trustees
of King College, at Bristol resolved to
endow two Prof essorships in the same,
and, to that end, appointed Rev. g. A.
Caldwell, as agent to canvass for sub
Mr.. Caldwell has already Sc
cured subscriptions amounting to $685.
900, and is confident that he will get the
remaining $27, 900 in a short time. This
will place King College upon firm and
permanent basis, and enable it to do
much good in educating the young men
of the county.
Duncan Biggs, of johnson City, Wash
ington county, during trip over the Iron
Mountains into Mitchell county, N. c.,
had his team poisoned, and thereby lost
two of his horses, and came near losing
the third one. 1t is supposed, by Mir.
Biggs that the poisoning was done by an
old lady in Mitchell county, who had
some particular grudge against a family
whom Mr.. Biggs had gone over TO move
from there into East Tennessee.
The people of Bristol, and the citizens
of that vicinity, both in Tennessee and
are about to organize an Agri-
cultural Fair. Noticing this movement,
the Jonesboro Herald and Tribune
says: "We hope our people will give
hem every encouragement, and con-
tribute what they can to make it sue
3ess. We believe Washington county can
AXE the premium in flour, hogs, and fine
'heep. Will some of our farmers try for
II Take hold gentlemen, and don't let
I'D Washington lose her ancient prestage
q this line"
Geo. Roberts, a negro, was arrested
ome time since in Memphis, for ''sleep-
ng out" He told the judge long story,
md said that five months ago he left
Satchez, Miss, to go to New York, on a
teamer. he was badly treated, left the
tcsmer, and having no money, he walked
o Philadelphia, thence to Baltimore, then
o Norfolk, and thence to Bristol, Tenn,
leeping out at night, and eating what he |
ould beg of people along the road. The |
recorder discharged the negro, and he
rent on a boat to work his passage to
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