Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-03
TENNESSEE NEWS.


Ten I Iaptists were immersed in the Hols-
ton last Sunday.
The Ia re hotel which is being built In
McAIinn vile viii be opened the Isl June
next for the reception of guests.
There are I08 prisoners in Shelby county
iail--a % hsller number than has been con-
fined thei e for a number of months past.
The n agistrates composing the County
Court of Coffee county assembled at Man
chester ] kst Monday and imposed tax of
Is cents on the hundred dollars worth of
property for school purposes.
John Hafford was recently killed near
Dry Hill, Lauderdale county, while engaged
in rem ewing portion Of his fence to pre-
vent it's destruction by fire. a falling limb
from burning tree struck him on the
head with such force that he died in two
hours after the occurrence Of the accident.
The County Court of Warren county, b /,
a vote of is to II, have decided to tax -: -
There will be a wall and lamentatiOD $50 So
the car,ines of Warren at this, to : ,or, ~
warraritable action. Hon. : % EnIl,n al
w. G. Smart and other gent ave., do itr,
aide speeches on the occ" sion '-'-' ''o-- ~ "
The Knox County ,oTrt has iunossd .
I Ak on dogs. TIE provisions of the law
eAelnpt one w for each head of the family
ana linPoS' a tax of one dollar per head on
All o!ne' dogs. The vote was nearly two 10
one N favor Of the tax, being % for and ID
-.eainst.
The store of Smith & Tomlinson, Whites
burg, Jefferson county, was entered last
Sunday night and robbed Of $25 in cash and
quanty Of sugar, tobacco, candy, etc. $40
belonged TO the postoffice, which was kept
in the same building. The thief cut an
iron staple with cold chisel and entered
through window.
James Milton Smith was captured in
Blount county recently. H. was supposed
to be one Coppage, who had murdered his
uncle some two years ago, and for whose
arrest a reward was offered. Smith re-
sembled COppage very strongly, evento ascar
on the forehead. The prisoner was recog-
nized as a man Of desperate character,
against whom several indictments were
pending in Clinton county, KY, to which
place he was taken and handed over to the
authorities for trial.
Mr.. Charles FL. Llewelen, of Morgan
county, was kicked in the abdomen by
mule on Saturday, March %, receiving in
iuries from the effects of which he died on
the night of the Path, living only about
thirty-six hours after the accident. Mr.. L.
went from Morgan TO Kansas, and being
dissatisfied with the West returned to
Morgan county and settled down to farm
ing about a year ago, and was in comfort
able circumstances. He was about twenty
five years Of age, and leaves a wife and five
children.
Joseph P. Grovenor, a recently discharged
soldier of the United States army, was run
over and killed by train at Chattanooga,
last Monday. He was one of the passen-
gers on the train and was bound for Knox
vile. While the train was slowly leaving
the city, he walked out on the platform aud
sat down on it with his feet dangling be-
tween the cars. A brakeman saw him
drop down between them, and run along
the track holding on to the platform with
his hands. As the speed of the train in
creased he suddenly let go his hold and was
run over. The train was stopped and the
dead body picked up and taken back to
Chattanooga.