Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-08
sHELBYVILLE.
Items from nsdsora-orop., school

Items from ReaFOrd-Crops, school
Tax, etc.
To the Editors of the Union and American
SHELBYvILLE, March 6. 1872.--Mareh
"came in like a hon," and we sincerely
hope will ego out like lamb" Th5 snow
began to fall the first day of spring and
kept falling until sierra firma" went out Of
sigh! six inches.
CROPS.
Our farmers are more hopeful than they
have been for several years. They are at
work with a livelier energy, and confidently
expect good yield. The frequent SHOWS
aBd few wet freezes this winter are believed
to be specially favorable to the wheat crop.
The capture of a supposed
''wILD MAN,
a few evenings ago, produced considerable
excitement in town for little while; but he
turned out to be nothing more than we'll
known "colored CITIZEN" named Lewis
Cannon, who, through fear of the laws re-
venge, has inhabited the woods for some
time. His meat does not seem to have been
''locusts and wild honey" but rich varie-
ty of yiands, canned fruits and wines, from
pantry and cellar of the best livers in tie
community. The searching officer found
in his possession quite variety of articles,
missing from dwellings and storehouses,
recently entered by night. He has been
committed to Jail to await trial by the
Circuit Court in April, and if he is proven
to be the thief, we hope his Incarceration In
the penitentiary will put final end to the
wholesale thievery that has been practiced
upon the people of Shelbyville for some
time.
"DEADn DOGS.
The dogs in and around ''Shelbyville"
commenced dying night before last, aud
kept it up all day yesterday and last night,
until there is scarcely one left to howl a
melancholy requiem DER the dead. Some
think these wakeful night watchers have
been poisoned by thieves who Glove dark
ness rather than light because their deeds
are evil" Alas poor, sever faithful Tray!
Robin hunting is engaged i'll good deal
by the sportsmen in these parts nowadays.
1t is said son of Nimrod killed sixty-tive at
eight shots.
CANDIDATES.
Last Monday our streets swarlned with
people; candidates for the various county
offices turned out en- masse, and had gen
eral hand-shaking with the "sovereigns."
THE SCHOOL TAX.
The election last Saturday in the school
tax was almost afailure in the country, and
a complete failure in town. The sheriff
says there were no judges and clerks to be
had in the town district. The vote stood
For the tax, 297; against the tax, 429. a
full vote of the county is about 100.
This seeming apathy does not result
from a want of interest in the cause of edu-
cation, but the people of this county are
already groaning beneath onerous burdens.
Besides the taxation common to other
counties of the State, they have since the
war built a city Jail, a city work-hOuse, and
are now putting on the finishing touches to
an tncOnlmOnly expensive court house, for
all of which they are bleeding at every pore.
1t is hard to persuade dying man strug-
ling for life TO take more of the stuff that is
killing him. And for this reason Rev. DR..
Provine, of your city, with all his logic and
eloquence, failed to persuade enough voters
in this county to carry the election.
ATTEMPT TO ROB.
There was an attempt to break into the
grocery store of Elliott 81 Co. las night but
the would be burglar failed to effect an en-
trance. lTEMizER