Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-29
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Maryville had a two hundred dollar fire
Saturday night, Feb. a.
There are thirteen prisoners in the Chat
tanooga jail, mostly negroes charged with
larceny.
a negro girl in Memphis was burned to
death on the 26th inst, while pouring coal
oil on some shaVings in a cooking stove.
Charles Nelson, who attempted to shoot
a policeman in Knoxville last week, was
fined fifty dollars for the offence. Hopes
are entertained of the recovery Of the young
man he wounded.
Thirty-tWO colored BaptisLs were i'm
mersed in the HolstOn river at Knoxville
Sunday, Feb. %. One of them, an old
negress, opened her mouth While under
water and was nearly drowned.
A aatboat, owned and managed by Jas.
Spencer, of st. Louis, struck a snag and
sunk, twenty miles below Memphis, on the
Mississippi. Spencer lost all his property
with his boat, and barely escaped with his
life.
A little daughter of Mr.. Harvey Clarke,
of Knoxville; narrowly escaped a fearful
death Monday, Feb. 20. She was standing
near crate when her dress caught fire.
She ran out of the room and was caught by
her father in time to save her life.
The Tennessee portion of the Memphis
and Selma railroad is graded from Memphis
to the Mississippi State line. The work on
the Mississippi portion from Holly Springs
toward Memphis is being vigorously carried
on, and the entire distance from Memphis
to Holly Springs will be finished no doubt
The present year.
MessTs. Geo. NJ. Emack Sc Co. have pur-
chased the Tullahoma Times In their no.
tice they say that they have reduced the
size of the paper, and in future both sides
of it will be printed in Tullahoma. They
do not propose to be neutral in politics, but
are determined to be independent. Their
design is to make the Times a re,rs paper,
and in the first issue since they have OBJ
tanned the management of it, they have
succeeded in doing 80.
The two negroes, Henderson and Hodges,
arrested near Memphis the 18th February
on the charge of participating in the muir
der Of white man near Stewards Landing
last Christmas, have been committed to jail
for trial. They confessed to their guilt, but
denied that either of them fred the fatal
shot. A fellow named Reynolds did that
part of the business, though they-fOur or
five of them-Went to the boat to murder
the man. They got dollar each for their
trouble when the work was done. They
did not do any robbing, having become
scared at the startling results of their first
wickeduess.
The Chattanooga Times Of the 2Sth says:
"Five men left here yesterday who were
objects of pity. One had lost two of his
legs below the knees; another one below the
knee, and the three others were hopeless
victims Of consumption. All of these men
have been for some time in charge of the
city officials, and have received from Re-
cOrder Sharp and the Police Department
every kindness. They received their in-
juries while in the employ of the Alabama
and Chattanooga Railroad during the time
Of its construction. To all Of them the
road is indebted. One of them left $500
claim here against the road for collection.
Four of them were sent to Virginia, and
one to North Carolina"
There's something wrong about Knox
vile. Not long since the bottom of the
town was falling out, and last Monday
morning it was shaken by an earthquake.
The Press and Herald of Feb. q SAYS:
"About four O'Clock yesterday morning,
many Of our citizens were awakened by the
Earring Of the houses, rafting of the win
dows, and loud noise resembling a roll of
thunder, which seemed to come from the
northeast and go away to the southwest.
That the strange noise was the shock of an
earthquake is the general impression. The
same mysterious noise and jarring were re-
marked in different places in the vicinity of
the city. To the inmates of the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad build
ings, it seemed as if some heavy, solid mass
had been cast against the structure, or two
ponderous masses had come in contact, the
conclusion causing the building, which is
very long, to creak and strain"
Sunday night, Feb, %, the residence
of Mr.. Wiley Mann, about five miles from
Brownsville, caught fire and was entirely
consumed. 1t was fine building, and with
the furniture was valued at twenty thous-
and dollars. When the fire was first dis
covered Mr.. Mann and his family were
asleep. The flames spread with such rap
idity as to preclude the possibility of the
family saving even their clothing. All the
furniture was lost, as was the wearing ap-
parel, except such articles as they could grasp
while fleeing from the burning building.
There was no insurance upon either the
house or furniture, both of which are
total loss. A defective flue was the cause
OF the fire. Mr.. Mann, who is an aged gen
tleman, came near losing his life, and was
saved only by the fortitude and presence of
mind OF an old negro body servant. When
aroused by the cry of "iirer' he started to
go out the front way, but the flames had
possession, and he was turned back. The
house filling with smoke, ne became con-
fused, lost his way and wandered around
the building uutil, overcome by smoke, he
sank senseless to the floor. His servant,
noticing that he was not out, ran into the
building after him, and only succeeded in
finding him after a long search. In saving
his old master the negro was badly scorched,
bvt escaped any serious injury. The re-