Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-01
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The Norristown Gazette of the 30th ult.
says: A fine shower of rain on last Friday
night, helped the corn crop along amazingly
in this section.
The Murfreesboro Monitor of the 31st
ult. says: Dor streets present livelier ap-
pearance this week than they have for
many weeks past.
The Murfreesboro Monitor of the 31st
ult. says: The accommodation train will be
put on the road again tomorrow. Our
citizens will be glad to hear this as they
miss "Berry Holt's train" very much, in
going to and from the Rock City.
The Pulaski Citizen of the 31st ult. says:
Rev. Mr.. Hughes was sent for and went to
LaWrenceburg yesterday morning to assist
in carrying on a revival that is in progress
in that place. 1t is said that it is sweeping
the whole vicinity clean of sinners.
The Pulaski Citizen says: The colored
people of Pulaski and Giles county contem-
plate holding fair at this place beginning
October IA, 1873. They exhibit cOnsidera-
bic enterprise in their endeavors, and if
they succeed in getting it started, no doubt
they will make it q success.
The McMinnville Nelo Era of the 3lst
ulS. says: The rains of the past few days
have been pretty general throughout our
county, and have secured to our farmers the
almost certainty of a fine corn crop. A
good season at sometime during the next
two weeks will make heavy crop a GER
tSiDty.
The MuIfreestoro Monitor of the 31st.
ult. says: The frequent showers that have
fallen during the past week, came in good
time, md the crops everywhere already give
evidence of the great benefits caused by the
timely rains. We learn from our farmers
that as general thing they have their cot
ton in good growing condition, and 1t pre-
sents an encouraging appearance, but the
corn crop is seriously injured for want of
work.
The Kingston Netcs of the 10Th ult. says:
From friend at lockwood we learn that
the Council of Friends of Temperance, or
gaDized at that place last November, is sue
ceediDg finely. The membership is now so
large that it is impossible to seat them, and
the formation of new Council is talked of
as means of securing accommodations for
the members. This speaks we'll for the
place and well for the order.
Criminal Court begins here next Monday,
There have been SO true bills found, six of
which were for murder, eleven larceny,
moe carrying weapons, nine assault and
battery, twelve gaming, four for disturbing
public worship, one for riot, one malicious
stsbbiDg, one assault with intent to kill, ono
tippling on Sunday, one for breaking house.
Twenty six cut of these fly nine ara white
and the remainder, thiriy-three, are colored.
From this statement it will be seen that
gambling is INDUCED in to a greater extent
in our coun y than any other or me.
The Kingston Ne1Gs of the 29th ult. says:
John Bell, son of Mr.. A. L. Green, living
about mile from town, died on last
Wednesday morning from lockjaw, after
two or three days of most painful suffering.
We learn that about 3 week before bis
death, while bringing The cows home Fl ON
pasture one evening he jumped from a
fence 10 "hesd Off some cattle, and, being
bare-footed, ran sharp stick into the bot
tom of his foot. TIE wound was consid
cred quite Insignificant at the time, and
little attention was paid to it for several
days, when, upon examination, it was found
that the point of the prong still remained in
the foot. Medical assistance was at once
called in, but the wound became more Sc
rious day after day, until on Wednesday
morning it resulted in his death, as above
stated. He was about thirteen years old.