Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-23
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The LawTencebUrg Cornet Band are to
have picnic on the Ih Of July.
JOnesboTO is TO have an Episcopal Church
with Rev. Mr. Smith, Of Knoxville, for Pas
tor,
Doc Wright, alias Ransom, attempted to
escape from the Memphis Jail on Thursday
might last.
The wheat crop in lower East Tennessee
is good. The local papers boast Of thirty
bushels 10 the acre.
Joseph Hicks, a well known blacksmith
Of Ro-ersviIIe, died last week in the seventy
third year Of bis age.
Gen. s. W. Campbell, Of Madison cOun-
t., is announced as q candidate for Con-
gcss from the eighth district.
The Bristol -NClcS says the wheat crop is
be,ag harvested and is quite a good one.
TIE Dat crop is the finest we have had for
very many years. Corn looks late but its
color is good.
The Bristol Courier says: A merchant
doing business in Kingsport, in this county,
informs Us that be had engaged near 1000
bushels Of wheat, TO be delivered after har-
vest, at Si.O9 per bushel.
The S1merVille Falcon says: The first
cotton bloom that we have seen this season
was sent us on the I4.h inst. by Mr.. w. l..
Alexander, of Hickory Withe. Mr.. Peter
Nosby handed US one on the 18th.
ThOs. q. Boyd, a claim agent at Sweet
water, has been arrested by the U. S. Mar
shal, and taken to Knoxville for trial. The
writ for his arrest was issued on an aiida-
Wit Of Ar. Whitney, a special agent Of the
Pension Bureau.
The Athens Post says the field of wheat
of JO. Matthews, in that county, has been
tnreshcd, cleaned and weighed, and the pro-
duct is thirty two and one tenth bushels per
acre. This at $l.jO per bushel, the OPEN
ing price, would give Mr.. Matthews SIS as
lac gross product Der acre.
4 The MurfrGeshOrO Monitor SAYS: ''The
practical benefits Of life insurance has been
fully illustrated in the last few days, by the
prompt payment Of S5,l43.63, to the heirs
Of The late Sterling II. Smith, son-in-law of
levi WaGe, Esq, Of this county, 10y the
old New Life Insurance Company, repre-
scented in Middle Tennessee BY j. II. Far
lar, Of Nashville
The Irish potato crop of Lincoln county
is very fine this year. The Lincoln coun-
Il N7-g adds: The corn and cotton crops
Of tl S county are looking as flee as ever
Was kuOWn for this season Of the year. The
season Las been one Of the most favorable
vy.r known in this county for Cultivating
tie grogiag croD. The yield Of wheat is a
fun average, the quality extraordinary.
Clover hay very fine, timothy meadows very
short.
The Kingston East TerpcSSccaH states
that The property belonging to the Wilcox
Mining Company, located on Emory river,
about eight miles north Of Kingston, which
las been in litigation for some time, was
sold, under deed Of trust, on Thursday last,
By the trustee, W. p. Washburn. There
were but few bidders, indeed, but few, if
any, in this locality, says the TcaneSSccan,
"kneW that the sale was coming Off or that
day, until the trustee and parties interested
made their appearance, and notwithstand-
ING Col. Wilcox, the President Of the Com
pany. forbid the sale, because, as We were
informed, the terms Of The trust deed was
not complied With, it was put up by the
trustee aud knocked of TO John Baxter at
$4,000.