Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-23
TENNESSEE NEWS.

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Stealing horses and cattle is progressing
in lively manner throughout Shelby anC
adjoining counties.
Only three marriage licenses were issued
by the County Court Clerk Of Hamilton
county during the past week.
Martin Daily, a well-known cotton mer
chant of Memphis, died suddenly on the
18th inst. of disease of the heart.
DR.. j. G. Gillispie and family, who were
poisoned at Louisville, Tenn. last week
are now considered out of danger.
By the middle of July next the grain and
freight elevators, now in progress of cree
ton at Memphis, willsbe finished.
The graves Of the deceased Union sol
diers in the National Cemetery, Knoxville,
will be decorated ON the 30th of May next.
Mr.. D. P. O'Brien, of Washington coun-
ty, lost valuable mare few days ago, by
feeding her on dry oats, which choked her
to death.
Maryville continues to improve. The
debris of the late fire is being removed, and
enterprising owners of vacant lots preparing
to build thereon.
At Chattanooga the Good Teynplars have
six active lodges, with a total of 1862 mem
bers. The Sons of Temperance have two
splendid Divisions.
Mrs. Thompson, who resided four miles
east of Maryville, retired to bed on We'd
nesday night, the 18th inst, in good health
and was found dead the next morning.
Hon. W. W. Vaughn, member of Con-
gress from the Memphis district, has been
summoned from Washington to see his
brother in Hopkinsvile, KY, who is reported
dying.
There'was a severe hail storm in Blount
county on the 18th inst. 1t is stated that
the hail was almost as large as hens eggs,
and did considerable damage to the trees
and vegetables.
Sergent VIM. Porter, of the United States
army, died in the barracks in Chattanooga
on the Goth. His disease was consump-
ton, from which he has suffered about six
months.
In the general appropriation bill which
has passed the House of Representatives, is
an item giving 5000 for the further i'm
provement of the Tennessee river between
Knoxville and Chattanooga.
An old man residing at Buffalo, Carter
county, saw the cars on the 18th inst. for
the first time, and made his first trip, going
through from johnson City to Chattanooga.
He thinks railroads are good institutions.
The Chattanooga Herald of the 2lst inst.
states that there has been shipped from that
place over the Nashville and Chattanooga
Railroad since the first of April 1882 sacks
of corn, 396 bales Of hay and other freight
to correspond.
cleveland has made marked and substan-
tial improvement in the last four years.
Her manufacturing enterprises, however, at
present are but few. The DucktoWn Cop
per mines ship from that point about 10000
OF copper per week.
The funeral of Robert TOlmie, formerly
Of Nashville, who was killed at Knoxville
last week by man named Hammet, took
place on the 10Th, and the body was inter-
red at Gray Cemetery. Mr.. Hammet, who
was badly wounded in the rencountre, is
getting better.
Mr.. II. B. Plant, President of the South
ern Express Company, and a prominent
member of the Southern Security Compa-
ny, has, by his associates of that company,
been elected President of the consolidated
lines of railroad from Bristol, on the Vir-
ginia border, to Memphis, on the Missis-
sippi.
Senator Brownlow has returned to his
home in Knoxville. The Press and Herald
44C OCLd5OI ID IGbOIbcu W NC III Ills
usual health, and we understand does not
contemplate returning to Washington again
during the present session of Congress-
which will probably close in May"
The Jonesboro Flag of the 10Th inst says:
Our wheat crop looks well. Owing to
the late spring it is somewhat backward; so
also with other crops. The oat crop is do
ing well. Our farmers are planting consid-
II nd 80 =.
good season, grain in abundance will re-
ward their toll. The fruit crop viii also be
heavy, if no blightning frOsts shall come to
nip the blooms.
The celebrated Jolly Island case is now
on trial in the Circuit Court at Athens. 1t
involves the title to the Jolly Island in the
Tennessee river, near the mouth of the
HiWasSee. 1t is fertile and q very extern
siYe island, and worth many thousand dol
lars. Hon. j. G. Gaut, of Nashville, and
J.!H. Gaut, Esq, of Cleveland, are counsel
for the Galloway heirs.
The Chattanooga Herald of the 10Th
inst. says: ''We saw a colOred woman
yesterday beat a small child in a most
shameful manner. She had large sprangle
bush with which it would be a shame to
strike dog, and with it she beat the child
over the head and face until its face was
literally covered with blood. 1t is shame
that such cruelty is allowed in a civilized
community"
a sassafras root was dug by Mr.. Jesse |
Oliver, on Cherokee creek, in Washington
county, measuring six inches in circumfer-
ence at the trunk of the tree and extend
ing in length forty feet clear of any fork,
but after extending forty feet he came to a
fork and did not pursue any further. At
the end of forty feet it tapered Off to three
inches in circumference.
The JOnesboro Flag of the 10Th saws:
Gen. George Nancy, President of the Ten
neSSee and Pacific, and Col. Thomas S. |
FlOurnOy, President of the Danville and
TaylOrSville, contemplated lines, met in
johnson City, the proposed termini of the
latter enterprise, on Monday last, and had
couple of days consultation in regar to their |
two great projected lines. They gave every
assurance that the work would soon 90 on |
to completion, and both the roads would be
built within reasonable length of time.
Edward Shipley, son of S. Z. Shipley, of |
Washington county, was killed by the fall !
ing Of tree on the 18th inst. 1t appears
that he was out with his father engaged in |
clearing a piece Of land, when very sudden |
ly a severe storm approached. They did |
not pay any attention to it, however, until
it burst upon them with all its fury, when
young Shipley started for the nearest house, !
about two hundred yards of, but he never !
reached it alive, for while on his way he
ran under large poplar tree, which uproot-
ed by the fury Of the gale fell directly upon
him, crushing his head to a shapeless mass,
rendering his features utterly unrecogniza-
bic, and scattering his brains upon the
ground. He was running at a right angle
with the tree when it fell, and a seconds
time, sooner or later would have saved his
life.