Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-26
TENNESSEE NEWS.

"HOrace Greeley smashes" are riveling
the "Dolly Warden cocktails in Memphis.
The GAINESVILLE Chronicle reports a three
legged chicken 10 that vicinity. The third
leg comes out directly on top of the back
in all other respects it is like the old fash
-oned biped.
"Yarg" and other letter writer's in the
Dover Record are agitating general, public
education. The same subject was the basis
of nearly three columns of correspondence
in the Trenton Ne10S on the 22d instant.
While three boys were engaged at work
in field in Dickson county, on the 10th
instant, dispute arose, when the lar
gest, about II years of age, struck one that
was smaller. The younger one then picked
up bar, and struck the older one on the
head, the blow producing death. The
Sheriff arrested the younger and committed
him to jail. rs
A citizen of Sullivan county recently
went to Bristol, hitched his horse to an
awning-post, and when he came back was
halted by constable as he was driving
away. Failing to shear" the order to halt,
the constable fired 'by' him twice with
revolver. He heard the shots, halted, was
arrested for not having otherwise hitched
his horse than he did, and taken before a
magistrate.
The Stewart county farmers are iubilant
over the prospect of good crops. ave
have fine prospects for a large crop of
wheat" says the GAINESVILLE Chronicle. The
Gibson county farmers Hcame to town."
says the Trenton Ne1oS, "with faces
wreathed in smiles in anticipation of good
crops this season. We think there is as
usual more cotton than anything else plant
ed, though we learn that a great deal of
grain has also been sOwn."
The Trenton Ne1CS hears that five per-
sons have died in Skull bone, Gibson coun-
ty, in consequence of eating fish caught in
a river into which caterpilars had fallen
and been swallowed by the fish. Also, that
an infant while crawling on the floor picked
up caterpillar, and before its mother could
prevent it, swallowed it, from which the
child died in less than two hours. The
family, to test whether caterpiIlars were
poisonous, put one in some dough and gave
it to a dog, which also died in few hours.
A letter from Rutledge, in the Rogersville
Reporter ofthe 10th instant, says that a
Mr.. Wood of that place had hired King
Dotson, negro maniac, to make sweet
potatoe hills. He seemed to be intent on
his labor, when suddenly he dropped his
hoe and left the lot, going round to the
east end of Mr.. Woods house. In
the meantime he drew his pocket
knife, and standing by the fence he passed
it across his throat. Mr.. Wood, witnessing
this, fastened to inform Kings brother.
While he was gone eolOred acquaintance
of Dotson's came up. The usual saluta-
tiOns passed between them, and King, in the !
friendlieSS manner conceivable, reached out
his hand, as if to give an amicable shake.
but no sooner did he get hold of the others |
hand than he drew him unexpectedly down |
on the fence, and with quick, nervous
stroke, cut his throat from ear to ear.
Then, as if fearful of retaliation, |
or feeling assured that his work was com |
plete, be dropped his hand and ran off a |
short distance, but soon returned to his
former position. Attempts were thennade !
to persuade the maniac into submission; |
but he threatened violence, and refused to
surrender his knife. Finally, his brother,
followed by several ofthe citizens, after a
severe hand to hand tussle of perhaps two
or three minutes, succeeded in binding
him. In the struggle, he managed to give
his brother, who was the first to him,
slight wound 10 the breast with his knife.
He was finally lodged in the Rutledge Jail,
where he awaits further disposal"