Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-07
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The first number of the Jackson Courie1
published on the Sd inst, has just reached
us.
Comes the Memphis Ledger and says:
There are three epidemics raging in this
city, yellow fever, unknown" and other
causes. s1 p rr r
The scholastic census Of Memphis gives
total of Is, 1893, divided as follows: White
males, ALA, females, 4,l82, total, 8,296;
colored males, :, 423, females, 1854, total,
5,097. ~ .--.E
The Brownsville States says: The race
for Mayor begins 10 wax warm. 1t will be
seen that three clever gentlemen are candi-
| dates for the Office: j. w. PEBBLES, W. B.
Mann and Henry @. Sangster.
From the Memphis Register of the 4th:
The Odd Fellows relief committee yester-
| day issued an appeal, through the press, TO
all paris of the United States asking the
brother Odd Fellows for immediate assist
ance. E# f
The Greeneville Union Of the I'd inst.
says: q man was bitten by rsbid dog.
near the Green County Furnace. He has
! since exhibited all the signs Of bydrophobia.
| He is in a ETecarious condition.
The Brownsville States praises the Say.
! ings Bank ofthst place, saying it hiss passed
| through the late p'nic uLimpaired and
" thout loss ard has cash capital of $780,
600 and 900 clear and above sll liabili-
ties Of any character.
The Troy NeluS of the Sd inst, comes to
Us looking startliDgly pale, whether from
the fact that it has some terrible news to
announce or from general languor, we know
not, baing unsbl9 to Interpret its inkless
counteDance.
The Brownsville States of the 4sh SAYS:
On last Tuesday, !three prisoners, two white
men and negro, escaped from the equity
Jail. They cut around the iron CRATES in
the windows and in broad daylight jumped
out and fed to parts unknown. sH
From the Humboldt journal of the Sd:
The morning train from Memphis has been
discontinued for short time, perhaps dur
ing the prevalence ofyellow fever in that city.
We have now only one daily passenger
train to and from Memphis. -s-
From the Loudon Journal; of the 4th:
John Kerr, who 1t will be remembered was
charged with Tobbing his grandfather, in
Monroe county, q year or go ago, was
brought to this place for trial last week,
and after dark he managed to make his es-
cape from tee guard by jumping behind
brick wall in dark alley. He is said to
have made $40 time fo- the mountains, |
and has not been heard from since.
Memphis Register of the 9Th: About five |
minutes past four yesterday afternoon, ne |
gro man on the corner of Jefferson and |
Main fell TO the ground, and in few mo- |
ments died. Upon inquiry, we found that |
the deceased had been ayellow fever nurse,
first in charge of Miss Belle Tanner, and
upon her death, nursing Albert S. Andrews
According to Lhe opinion of several medical
gentlemen, the deceased came to Ills death
by over-exertion and fatigue in nursing.
Says the Dover Record of the Sd: A
shooting ARRAY took place in town Thurs
day evening Of last week, shortly after we
had gone 10 press, between Walter Neblett
and l. s. Bsnister, in which the latter was
shot by the former, tie ball entering the
forehead and glaUcing around to the left
temple, the wound was not serious. Neb.
lett WIS arrested, waived an examination,
and gave bond for his appearance at the
Circuit Court.
The Brownsville States of the 4th inst.
thus happily describes the revival in that
town: considerable religious feeling pre-
walls at present in our community; indeed
the like was never known by the oldest in
habitant. The revival, conducted by the
Rev. DR.. Teasdale, is sill in progress-its
Influence widening and becoming more in
teresting each successive day and night.
Many who have been floating csrelessIy
over LIES main, as the frsil passive leaf on
she bosom of the rapids, have been happily
to God; before the hallowed light
Of religion, the shadoWy mists of gloom and
incident to a sinful life, have
AIDED away, as the frosty pencilngs on the
,lass before The rising sun. The church is
hronged day and night with deVout wor-
'"ipers. The lawyer, merchant, mechanic,
ma those engaged in every department OF
life, for awhile each day and night relinquish
II business cares aud repair to Gods holy
anctIary to offer up prayers to their be-
leicient Creator. Tbis occasion will long
le held il pleasant aecollection.