Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-11
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Corn planting is progressing rapidly in
Madison county.
Farmers have commenced planting cot
ton in Rutherford county.
There are now living in Knoxville only
ten men who were living there fifty years
ago.
The real estate transfers in Giles county
for the week ending the 9th inst, amount
TO S35, ,952.
Wheat is looking very well in Rutherford
county, though a smaller area was sown
than usual
The farmers of Robertson county are
very much rejoiced at the improved condi-
ton of their wheat.
The county tax for Madison county has
been fixed at thirty-ive cents on the 500
of taxable property.
The residence Of A. N. Spiro in Knox
vile was destroyed by fire with all its con-
tents on the Sth inst.
Mai. S. a. Mccall, of Knox county, sold
ten fine cattle in Knoxville on the Sth inst,
which aggregated IL ,240 pounds.
Marriage licenses were issued to eighty
four couples in Giles county during the
three months ending the lst inst.
The Giles County Court has appropri l.
ted $500 for the benefit of the pOorhouse OF
that county during the present year.
The grocery store of George Dodson in
Columbia was destroyed by fire with all its
contents, on the night OF the 7th inst. He
was fully insured.
A new iron furnace has recently been put
in blast at Cumberland Gap which is now
producing eight tons per day Of the best
cold blast charcoal iron.
The plan of the new courthouse at
Athens, Tenn, as furnished by A. G. Bruce,
architect, was adopted by the County Court
and ordered to be built, as soon as pract c.
able.
The family of Col. Alex. Hall, who left
Rutherford county for Arkansas about six
weeks ago, took the smallpox on the way,
while aboard steamboat, aud one daugh-
ter died.
Hon. j. NJ. ThOrnburgh, Congressman
eject in the Knoxville district, is booked for
a trip to Europe, by the Cunsrd steamer
Russia, sailing from New York on the 2lst
of May.
The Woodbury. Press complains bitterly
at the way Cannon county has been treat
ed In being taken from the fifth and added
to the third district in the newCongressional
spportiOnment.
The union revival conducted by the Pres.
byterians, Baptists and Methodists Of
Springfield, has resulted in the conversion
of fifty persons, embracing some Of the best
and most substantial citizens of the place.
Rev. T. a. Thompson, for many years
the pastor of the Presbyterian Church at
Spriag Hill, has accep.ed call to the Pres
byterian Church at Franklin, of which the
Rev DR.. Rics, who is DOW engaged in
teaching, was lately the pastor.
Mr.. G. G.. NenDy, of RussellVille, Jeffer-
son county, lost a fe Y days ago fat boat,
loaded with about niue hundred bushels of
wheat, on Clinch river. His boat was "ties
up" and another boat attempting to land,
ran against and sunk Mr.. Nenny's boat.
Two respectable young men were found
guilty by The Criminal Court al Murfrees-
boro under an indictment for disturbing
public worship, and fined $50 and costs
each, amounting to about $75. Their Of
feBse was whispering to young ladies in
church.
Miss Rebecca Richey died in Giles coun-
ty On the 20th ult., aged ninety-eight
years, after ten years of confinement to
her bed. She was one among the first who
emigrated from North Carolina to the
neighborboO where the city of Nashville
is nov situated, when the banks of the
Cumberland were covered with cane.
Knox county at its recent session, that each
ciyikdistrict in The county be declared \
road district, in accordance with a recent
act of the Legislature, and that wherever a
public road is the dividing line between
civil districts, it shall be kept up and be un-
der the control ofthe commissioners of the
several districts.
Two little children of Mr.. VIM. Gregg,
living near Campbsllsville, Giles county, a
week or two ago were poisoned by chew
ing preparation of tar, beeswax and resin,
made for a strengthening plaster. DR.. R.
r. Roberts was called in and administered
an epetic, which produced the desi red eff
feet, though it left their thrOats and stom-
achs badly infamed.
John Murphy, of Giles county, saturated
his horse with coal oil few days ago to
kill the lice. A chunk Of fire happened to
come in contact with the horse directly sf-
forwards, setting him on fire. He broke
loose and ran, in blaze, and while he was
frantically rubbing himself against a tree.
Mr.. Murphy, by means of fresh dirt. extin-
guished the flames. The horse was badly
burned.
Dr. w. II, Montgomery, father of the
Rev. W. A. Montgomery, pastor of ths
Baptist Church in Lynch6urg, Va, died at
the residence of his SOD on the 2d irst.
Dr. Montgomery was born in Jefferson
county, Tenn, and lad attained to his 77Lh
wear. He read medicine with the celebra-
ted Dr.. Wyatt, of Knoxville, and practiced
his profession for more than forty years
with eminent success; be was also soldier
of the war Of 1872.
Miss ANNA E. DICKINSON is such a