Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-30
TENNESSEE NEWS.

It is said that rich silver mine has lately
been discovered near Wilson's postofice,
Anderson county.
The dwelling house Of Mrs. John Clark,
OF Cotton Grove, Madison county, was de-
stroyed By fire last week.
The body of Bennett Jones, the printer
| killed at Memphis by DIR. Cameron, Is to
be taken to Elkton, Nd, for interment.
Mr.. Willo. Haywood, of the Brownsville
States, announces himself ia the last num-
Der of that paper, candidate for the State
| Senate.
The sum of 5000 has been collected al
Chattanooga, for the purpose of erecting
monument in the National Cemetery at
that place.
John Osment, an old resident of Cleve-
land, Tenn, died at his residence in that
place, last Saturday afternoon, of dropsy of
the heart.
Mr.. j. r. Spurgeon, of Washington
county, shipped by river, to Knoxville, one
DAY last week, 500 sacks Of -four and 1900
bushels of corn.
The name Of Haysville postofiice in
Greene county has been changed to Unaka
after the Unaka range Of mountains at the
base of which the town is located.
j. L. Reed, the absconding Deputy Sheriff
of Hamilton county, has been taken back
to Chattanooga, given up $3.50 of the
States money, and been released.
< The City Council of Hickman is willing
to furnish material aid to the building of a
railroad from the city of Hickman, south,
through the counties Of ObioD, Dyer, Crock
cit, Fayette and Haywood.
CaterpllaIs have made their appearance
around Dyersburg in large numbers, and
the all absorbing problem is: Chow shall
we destroy them?" Throwing snuff in their
eyes would be an effective but somewhat
tedious remedy.
The trial at Newbern of the young men
who created so much disturbance a few
weeks ago, resulted in the release of all the
party except McNeal, Rsnnells and Jim
Green, who we're fined $50 each and bound
over in the sum Of $1,000 to keep the peace
year.
w. P. Webb, Esq, Of Germansown, pro-
poses TO convey to trustees eleven acres, q
beautiful lot in Germantown, for tbs pur-
pose of founding church and female school.
He viii execute the deed when thirty or
more gentlemen furnish fifty dollars each,
tn be used in erecting suitable building on
the property.
County Attorney Mcdowell, on last
Thursday addressed note to the Assessors
of Shelby county in which he says: al
have seen decision of our Supreme Court,
at Nashville, in the case of James McLaugh-
lin vs.. Robert Caldwell, tax collector, which
decides that National Bank stock is taxable
like other personal property, but that the
tax must be imposed at the place where the
bank is located. l therefore advise you that
tho ctnaly IN, sI,ooo borlyc
The Chattanooga Herald of Saturday
says: ave are informed that the State Of |
Alabama has concluded to sell the Alabama !
and Chattanooga road, and are now negoti- |
ating With several heavy New Orleans capi- |
talists, and two or three railroad corpora |
tiOns, among whose representatives is Tom |
Scott, as well as others Of like character in |
that line. Learning this, 1t is said, Mr.. |
Stanton started at once for Washington, to |
take measures to stop further proceedings, |
and secure review upon error, before the /
Supreme Court.
Fifty Penitentiary prisoners having lately |
been taken to work in the Vulcan Coal |
Mines, Whiteside county, the miners and |
laborers employed at the Etna Coal Mines, |
four miles distant, called upon Mr.. j. c. |
HaseltOn, the proprietor, for such infOrma-
blOu On JIIc ellJtCG dS hOulu 6IdDlo ln6ui 70 /.
best resist the insult thus offered to them,
and the degradation to which they and their
children were exposed by being placed ona
footing with the convicts. After hearing
Mr.. Haselton's remarks, they unanimously
agreed not to vote for any man for Office,
who is in favor of this system Of convict la
Dor.
The Chattanooga Times of the 18th says:
The passer ger train on the Nashville and
Chattanooga road, due here at 4:30 a. IN.
yesterday, was detained six hours by an
accident to a freight train from this point
for Nashville, at Running Water bridge.
The train jumped the track on the bridge.
Two of the cars fell about seventy-five feet
and were broken to pieces. Fortunately
they were empty. The bridge was so
damaged as to necessitate transfer of the
mails, express and passengers on the down
train. The bridge will be repaired by this
morning and the business of the road re-
sumed. Nobody was hurt.