Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-27
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Married in Pulaski on Dec %, Mr.. w H
Rose to Lou. Stacey.
1t is said that some person has been pass
ing counterfeit money in Pulaski.
A negro child was burned to death il
| the vicinity of Athens few days ago.
The storehouse of Mr.. +. Clark. il
Clarksville, was burned on the Goth De
| cember.
Married in Chattanooga, on the 24th, Mr.
Charles May and Miss Hattie Mooney, botI
of that city.
Married, Dec. q, in Giles county, Mr..
w. il. w. Wheeler to Miss Amanda A.
| Parsons.
The cotton trade of Memphis is said tC
be now more fouishing than at any time
since the war.
In Memphis, on the 20th inst, Charles
johnson stabbed Sam Clark, killing him
almost instantly. Both colored.
Somerville has a newly organized string
band, composed Of the young men of the
place.
Springfield is to have a large and commo-
diOus public hall, to be built by Mr. George
W. Davis, of that town.
An alleged counterfeter, arrested in Ken
tucky, was carried to Knoxville, on the 23d
Of December, by United States Marshal:
Mrs. Mary B. January, wife of Joseph A.
January, died at her residence. in Murfrees-
borO, on the 10Th inst.
Mr.. James Woodland, of Robertson
county, whose stillhOuse was burned not
long since, is building a new one and will
soon resume his distilling.
The Express states that 4O7 bales of cot
ton were shipped from Fayetteville over
the Winchester and Alabama Railroad du-
ring the week ending Dec. "a.
w. 5. Childress, of MurfreesbOro, was
united in the sacred bonds of matrimony.
on the 18th inst, to Miss Inez Wade, one
OF the fairest Of old Ruthenord's beautiful
daughters.
The Paris hiteiEgelceT of the 25th inst,
says: On Tuesday morning last, Mrs. Oar
nell, the wife of Mr.. Jessy Darnell, went
out as usual to milk the COWS, and on the
way fell dead, without any known cause.
The Springfield Record says: Mr.. Jno.
Bush, Of Newport, Ind, passed through
this place, few days since, en- route for
New Orleans, with l,040 turkeys, 100
geese, and 900 chickens and ducks-a car
heavily ladened.
The Nc MinnrdJe Ne,c Era has the fol-
lowing: We learn that colored emissaries
from Louisiana and Texas are perambu-
lating through the country endeavoring to
entice the Industrious and thrifty among
Our "olored farmers to emigrate TO those
States.
Tie McMiTnriiiP Nclr Era of the 25th
inst. says: Week before last. Matte Turner.
a daughter Of Mr.. Tuner, livingiOn Charles
Creek, a few miles west Of the city, fell
into the fire while in a fit and was severely
burned before rescued. She suffered un-
told miseries a few days, when she died.
The Jackson Herald Of the 25th inst,
says! The first train of cars passed over
the Mississippi Central extension to Cairo,
its northern terminus, yesterday. This ex-
tensive railroad linc is now in splendid
condition, and no change of cars between
Cairo and New Orleans.
The JOaeSbOr0 Herald end TTibWae of
Dec % says: One night last week Young
gentleman of our city got into ''close quar-
tels' rather Unexpectedly, jumped through
a window, and carried the sash collar fash
ion half mile before he bad the presence
Of mind to remove the peculiar article of
apparel.
The NeIJfeesb0r0 Monitor of the 25th
inst, says: The top having been blown of
the barn and crib of Capt. Jack Lytle, by
the severe storm of last Thursday, all his
hay and prOvender was exposed to the
weather,and it was likely to be seriously in
jured if not ruined by the continuous rains.
In this severe strait, some fifteen or twen-
ty Of the members of his grange assembled
on the premises and replaced the roof in
one day,
In MurfreeSbOro, on the 10Th, two OhorseS,
which had been left Wguarded and hitched
to a wagon, moved off with the wagon, and
got to the railroad crossing on the Shelby
Vile pike just as the II O'Clock passenger
train from Chattanooga came along. One
of the horses was killed and the other had
two legs cut of, and was knocked in the
head. The wagon was also broken, and a
valuable. bundle Of goods was lost from
the wagon.
The CIcrelGAd Banner, OF the 26th inst,
says; \ little daughter Of "a. 7. Naples,
Of this place, on Monday of last week, fell
into well while attempting to draw a
bucket Of water-by the covering being
rotten and giving away. The well was
about fifty OF sixty feet deep, and had been
walled up to within twenty feet of the top.
In her descent she fortunately got a foot
ing on the tup OF this wall, which position
she held until assistance came and rescued
her from her peril0uS situation.
The HiGJreeSb0TO Monitor Of Dec %,
says: There was daring theft committed
out on the Jefferson pike, about seven or
eight miles frOW tdwn, last Thursday night.
A window IN the house Of DR.. f. +. Elan
was forced open and burglars entered his
sleeping room and took his pOcket-hcOk,
containing $40, FROM under his pillow,
making good their escape, and not even dis
turhiIg any member of the household, the
theft not being discovered until the follow
ing morning. Tho same night DR.. Gran
vile Pierce, living about mile from DIR.
Elan, discovered some one near and after
wards found that a window Of his house
had been opened and missed s..
The ChdttGa0ogd Times Of the 2jth
inst. says! Dropping into police headquar-
ters last night, we found sitting around tlie
stove, group of eight men, with clothing
in various stages OF dilapidation and bear
ing Ctier mar ks of hard tusSel with fate.
They were homeless, with little to eat and
nowhere to Sleep, yet they asked FOR no
charity, and alFth,y wanted was work and
chance to make an honest living. Two
of the party were from New Haven, Conn.
They are carriage smiths, and when the
shops there closed, they came South in
search of work, but with very poor success.
and row they have walked from Harrison.
burg, in the Valley Of Virginia, to this
city. 800 miles,