Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-03
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Rev. Mr.. Osborne died at Gallatin, CT
Friday, Aug. 1.
The Pacific and Atlantic telegraph office
| in GAINESVILLE has been discontinued.
The Gallatin Examiner of the ID inst
says: The hay crop of Sumner is large anG
of fine quality. Es
The Columbia Ndil of the 31st nit. says:
Within the last few Gays we have had
some fine rains, and farmers are in better
spirits.
TIE Fayetteville Observer of the 31st ult
says: A branch o. the Baptist Church was
organized in Fayetteville last Tuesday, by
Rev. Mr.. Van Hoose. .,...-.
The Fayetteville Express OF the 31st ult.
says: We have had several fine showers of.
rain lately, and the flrmers a-e looking
more cheerful. ze ~
The Gallatin ErGnlilaer states that mar
rying and giving in marriage almost went
out of fashion in old Sumner, during the
last two months. ,s,-s-
The GreeneviIle Union of the 31st nit.
says: Several families of our citizens have
returned during the past week. The
health prospect was never better than at
present. m
The Manchester Democrat ofthe LIST inst.
says: We had refreshing rain in these parts
last Saturday night, and have been visited
since by several copious showers, much to
the JOY of the farmers.
The Gallatin E1dminer of the I'd inst.
says: A fatal shooting sffray came off few
days ago st Richland Station, in this
county. Press Mayo and John Buntin got
into quarrel and the former was shot and
killed.
Mrs. Hughes presented the Murfreesboro
Neacs with quite novelty in the rose line,
being perfect full sized, well Snapped rose,
with another of 3 different color growing
out of the top Gift. ~v---re. Is cas-
TIE Fayetteville Express Of the 31st ult.
says: Seven car loads of this years wheat
and seventy bales of cotton, were shipped
from this point over the Winchester and
Alabama railroad, during the week endir G
yesterday.
The Murfree sboro Ntacs of the 1st inst
says: No deaths from cholera have occurr-
ed in our city since our last issue, and it Is
the prevailing" belief that the disease has
run its course here. No old cases; no
new; no panic; and no fear of eating.
The GreeneviIle Union of the 31st ult.
says: Services were held last Sabbath at
the Methodist and Cumberland Presbyte-
rian churches. We understand that the
churches will now te open for services as
usual. 1t is to be hoped they will be more
generally attended than ever.
The Greeneville Union of the 31st ult.
says: The fine rains of Friday night and
Saturday have materially improved the ap-
pearance of the growing crops. The corn
crop never looked better. The oats have
yielded remarkably well. The gardens are
loaded down with vegetables of every de-
scription.
The Greeneville Union of the 3lst ult.
says: We want to say in behalf of our
ministers, that men never worked more
faithfully and cheerfully than those pastors
during the scourge of cholera. At any and
all times this trio m ght have been seen just
where they were needed.
The Manchester Democrat of the 1st inst.
says: We were shown one day this week,
by Mr.. Baker, who lives one mile from
town, a specimen of the sweet potato which
is ahead of any thing we have seen this sea-
son. Its weight was two and half pounds,
and the slip from which it grew had been
planted only seven weeks. Who can
beat il? .e
The Manchester Democrat of the LIST iUst.
says: Mr. Charles HicksTson brought into
our office five heads of millet, raised on bis
farm, which surpass anything in the grass
line we have ever seen. They measure
eight inches and half in length and four
inches in circumference, and are well filed
with seed. These heads are the average
size of the crop.
The Clarksville Chronicle of the I'd inst.
says: We have had several tolerably good
showers of rain here within the past week,
and learn that in different localities around
Us there have been good rains. The corn
crop as general thing, is backward, but
where it was veil worked it will come out
and make q very fair yield. Tobacco is
said to be looking very well.
The Clarksville Chronicle Of the I'd inst.
says: Granville Wilcox, negro who es-
capped from the jail in this city in April,
1873, was captured in Louisville on the 10Th
ult., after desperate resistance, and turned
over TO Sheriff Beaumont, who happened to
be in the city. Mr.. Beaumont has returned
with the prisoner, and reports that great
credit is due Capt. Dan Needy, of the de-
tective force of Louisville, for making the
arrest, as the most stubborn resistance was
offered by the negro.
The GAINESVILLE Chronicle of the I'd inst.
says: We understand that Gov. Brown has
appointed, as successor to the late Judge
King, our worthy townsmsn, G. W. Tyler,
who, we feel satisfied, viii spare no effort to
prove himself competent to discharge the
important duties pertaining to his position
as Criminal and County Judge. His stand
ing as high-toned gentleman is guarantee
of bis faithfulness to the trust, and we con-
graduate him upon bis appointment.
The Murfressboro Ne1cs of he LIST inst.
says: On Tuesday and Wednesday fifteen
wagons loaded with cotton, belonging to
the farmers of our county, passed through
here on their way to Nashville. The aggre-
gate number of bales was one hundred and
fifty; and the procession of wagons"
brought up to mind the reeollections ofpast
years, before railroads were known and the
s'horn of the stage-driver was the only
sound that was heard" What could have