Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-19
UNION AND AMERICAN
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Capt. o. T. Plummer and Mr.. John A.
Cooper have been appointed Railroad Com
missioners upon the part of Lewis county.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church
in Jackson has succeeded in securing the
services Of Rev. G. W. Mitchell, D. D., OF
Pulaski, as their minister.
Thousands of bushels of goober peas
have been the past season taken to COlum-
bia from Hickman and other counties, and
sold at Nashville prices.
SOmerville is steadily improving. Some
new buildings are going up and quite a
number in contemplation, which the be-
ginning of spring viii find in progress of
erection.
There is a great influx of negroes to
Memphis since cotton-picking ceased down
the river. There are almost as many OF
them there now as at any time during thd
past ten years.
The Mississippi Central railroad win be
extended from Jackson, Tenn, to Evans
vile, and branch of the Nashville ane
Northwestern road from Huntingdon to
jackson.
Thos. J. White, in the days of slavery a
barber, and for several years after the war,
q teacher of colored school in Columbii :,
was recently elected County Court Clerk in
the county of Noxubee, Mississippi.
Maj. Geo. Lipscomb, of Cross Bridges,
Maury county, has shipped during the last
week or two, sixteen car loads of fattered
hogs to Phillips, Hooper 81 Co., pork pack
erS at Nashville.
The Huntsville ViGette says the wheat
crop this season never looked finer than at
present, and everybody is looking forward
to the time when they will harvest an i'm
mense yield.
The Union City Courier says the cotton
crop Of Obion county for 1871 is estimated
at not less than three thousand bales,
averaging five hundred pounds to the bale,
making total of 100000 pounds.
A subscription paper is now being pre-
sented to raise the necessary means to
build line hotel in Jackson. Some of the
largest property-holders are taking an act
i've interest in the matter.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Shelton, of Columbia,
received on the night of their golden we'd
ding" fifteen dollars in gold from different
friends. Mrs. Shirley gave Mrs. Shelton a
gold ring, which was brought from England,
and was one hundred years old.
Wade Lang, alias Wade Hampton, a ne
gro, recently stole a trunk from the house
of John Melton, six miles from Lagrange,
Tenn. The trunk contained $1,000 in cur
rency, 800 in gold, an Open.faee gold watch
and quantity of ladies' apparel. The ne
gro was subsequently arrested, and most of
the property recovered.
There are five men in the E4th district of
MAury county, who drew pensions from
the government for military services rein
dered in the war of 1872. Their names
are Elijah Reeves, Hugh Griffin, Bobbey
Jackson, Arthur CraffoTd and James Will
liams. These veterans are nearly all of
the same age, and have always been among
the best citizens of our broad land.
The Commissioners Of the Duck River
Valley railroad met in Columbia on the
18th inst. Although the meeting was slimly
attended, yet some important business was
transacted. The Executive Committee
have appointed Maj. E. F. Falconnet Chief
Engineer of the road, and have taken the
necessary steps for the survey of the road.
The survey is TO take place at an early day.
1t was also determined to change the ter
minus of the road from Tullahoma to
Fayetteville, and the necessary legal steps
win be taken at once to that effect.