Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-02
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Spurious five cent nickes are in circula-
ton at Kingston.
Anderson Campbell is a candidate to
represent the Bradley-Polk district in the
lower branch OF the next Legislature.
James Casey was the name of the young
man recently shot and killed by the Sheriff
Of Shelby county, while Casey was attempt
ing TO escape.
The Springfield Record of May 30 says.
The strangest thing on record is the fact
that we hear no complaint from our farm
ers in regard to the crop prospects. Fact
of the business is, wheat never looked bet
ter, No rust, no smut, no nothing-while
oats and corn are doing finely.
The population of Fayetteville is 921
whites and 679 blacks, making total OF
1906. The whites own taxable property
to the value of SS71, 40, and the blacks
S12,5OO.
There was a severe wind storm at Dech-
erd Friday night, May IA, which moved
two-story frame dwelling about two feet.
The Chattanooga Herald tells this on its
own citizens "a smart little chap not long
since took onion bulbs and sold them for
gladiolus and hyacinth roots. The young
sharper is eagerly looked for by certain par
ties"
There are large quantities of poultry and
eggs being shipped through Chattanooga
from East Tennessee into North Alabama.
Eph Carney, son of Mr.. Legrand Carney,
has received his appointment as cadet from
the fourth Congressional district, to the
United States Military Academy at West
Point.
A correspondent Of the Memphis appeal,
writing from Colliersville on the 2Sth OF
May, said the prospects for corn and cotton
in that region were good, and for oats vast
ly improved.
On the night of May p, Mr.. Pryor Rob
erts, residing in Mechanicsburg, suburb
of Knoxville, heard a shot fired near his
house, and upon going to the pasture near
by the next morning, found the only horse
he had, had been killed. The perpetratoT
has not been discovered.
Apiarists have informed the Cleveland
Banner this is the best honey season they
have ever known. Many of the gums have
been robbed IS many as three times this
season; averaging from 60 to 20 pounds
each of a very superior article of honey.
1t sells in this market at 16a cents per
bound, in the comb.
The colored church at Strawberry Plains
was burned on Tuesday night, May %.
Services had been held in the building in
the early part OF the evening, and about
eleven o'clock it was in flames, As the
lights were carefully extinguished, the fire
is thought to have been the work Of an In
cendiary.
A difficulty occurred at Middleburg, Mad
ison county, on May %, between James
Cozens and Andrew King (cOlOred). II
grew out of the whipping OF Kings wife by
Cozens. After having whipped the woman
Cozens concluded to try King also, and
made an attack upon him with a pistol and
club. King was shaving at the time of the
attack, and gave Cozens a considerable cut
upon the head with his razor. Cozens then
shot King, the tall wOunding his head, but
no. dangerously.
Mrs. Zeddie Thomas, widow, while re-
sid gnear Middleberg, in West Tennes-
sect was engaged in clearing up field, pre-
paratory for the blowing she proposed to
have done, when her dress caught FIRE,
While she ran towards her brother he was
running towards her, but when they met
he could not tear her dress of without
burning himself severely, which be did not
do. and then, becoming frantic, she pari
ran and part walked towards her home,
half q mile distant. But when she arrived
there her condition was such that she died
soon afterwards iSdFlnS lOuA SAuoAA ShALN
rem. who had been dependent on her for
support, to m Ourn her loss.
- The Cleveland Banner of May 81, says:
We continue to receive favorable reports a.
to the growing wheat crop, from our coun-
try friends. They say that the dry wealth
er has somewhat injured that which was
sown late. but that upon the whole, II
nothing happens TO it, it will be an average
crop. The harvest in this section will COM
mence about the 18th prOximO. Corn is
small but looks well, and we have never
seen the crop in better condition at this
season Of the year. When the rain does
come that crop viii be ready for it.
Some four weeks ago, man oy the
name s. Wilson put up for the night at
Mr.. Pleasant Taylor's, in jamestown. Fen
tress county. In the morning, after having
got his horse shod, he said that he had nc
money TO pay his bill His horse was de-
tanned for the bill, and he started back TO
town for writ ofreplevin, but took to the
brush. He was followed by Sheriff Taylor
and brought before a Justice, who, attel
keeping the case open for a week, bound
him for his appearance in a bond Of S1,OOO
in default of which he was put in jail. a
few DAYS afterwards he was followed
from Glasgow, where he had stolen the
horse and clothes he wore. He was han
ded over by the Justice to the tender mer
cies of old Kentucky.