Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-19
TENNESSEE NEWS.


Triune and Murfreesboro, has just recover
ed from cholera. Two negroes on his fam
died with il. r-.
A letter from Strawberry Plains, Jeffar
con county, to the Knoxville Chronicle
says: The wheat crop is rather light, while
oats are good, and better prospect for 8
corn crop don't remember of ever seeing
The Athens Post of the 18th inst. says:
Our latest date from Decatur represents
that there have been no new cases of chol-
era for the last week. Also, that the ex.
element had abated, and the town was be-
ginning to resume its usual appearance.
The Athens Post of the 18Th inst. says:
Our old friend, David Cleage, whose farm
is in the Mouse Creek Valley, left bunch
of clover at the printiog office last week,
which measured feet 8 inches in hight.
The average of the field is reported feet
inches.
The Waverly Journal of the 18th inst.
says: On Saturday morning last, coloreJ
individual by the name of James Thornton,
was brought to and lodged in the Jail at this
place, accused with having attempted rape
upon young white lady living near Cuba
Landing. ..
says: Mr.. Erby Boyd, Of Polk county,
garnered something over seven hundred
bushels of wheat from 10 acres of ground
soWn. This is what we call first rate farm
Ing for this season. Erb is mighty hard to
beat when it comes to raising big crops.
The Paris InteLigencer of the 18th inst.
says: We have been informed that coal of
a very fine quality has been discovered OPP
posite the mouth of Sandy river, on tue
banks of the Tennessee river. Parties are
now engaged in sinking q shaft to ascertain
the thickness of the bed. This coal has
been pronounced excellent.
The Franklin Reuielo of the 18th inst
says: Our citizens have great cause to be
thankful, inasmuch as not q sin gle case of
cholera has yet appeared in Franklin. We
are assured that this is the result of the
early sanitary measures taken by our excel
lent Mayor, together with the marked prU-
den3e in diet that has been practieed by our
people.
The Waverly Journal of the 18th inst.
says: The farmers of our county are bust.
ly engaged just now harvesting their wheat.
Tho crop is not as good as was at first
thought to be. Reports say that the pre-
sent crops throughout the county will be
only about one-half the usual yield, except
ing Big Bottom, where they promise more
than an average one.
The Columbia Null of the 18th inst. says:
Last winter young man calling himself
Charley Mason, and hailing f.om Louis
vile, attempted to pick the pocket of Mrs.
Gibson at the circus here, and was caught
in the act and sent to Jail. His trial took
plack before Judge McLemore few days
ago, and he was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for ten years.
The Columbia Mail of the 18th inst.
says: We are reliably informed that the
Narrow Gauge Railroad will soon be put
under contract from Columbia to Lewis
burg. We hope that the su 1scription will
soon enable the managers to push it through
to Fayetteville. We are satisfied that, with
proper energy, the requisite amount Of
money will soon be obtained.
a gentleman writes to the Athens Post
from Cotton Port, Meigs county, July 3,
as follows: ''In reference to the yield Of
wheat here, On the Tennessee River, 1 can
inform you that as to the quantity it is
little over half crop, compared with the
crop of last year; but in regard to quality it
is not near half crop. The white has
some sick wheat in it-eIough to make
it pretty quick and active emetic."
The Columbia Mail of the 18th inst.
says: Some of our farmers raised pretty fair
crops of wheat this season, in spite of all the
drawbacks they had to encounter. We
were told yesterday by gentleman living
near Duck River Station, some five or six
miles northwest of town, that Rev. r. G..
Irvine, of that neighborhood, gathered 100
bushels of wheat from nine acre field, and
would have gathered 200 bushels if the field
had been carefully reaped.
The Columbia Mail of the 18th inst.
says: Our Wayne, Perry and Hickman
friends who cold their crops of
goober-peas at from thirty-fve to fifty cents
a bushel some time o,.must now feel as If
they had accidently let bird loose, or, to
speak more classically, like poor man at
cash sale; for there is just now an advance
in the market, and from ninety cents to
dollar and fifteen cents may be had for the
asking, and buyers are anxious to trade. A
lot consisting Of some eighty bushels, was
bought by one Of our merchants yesterday
at ninety-twO cents.
The Waverly Journal of TIE 18th inst.
says: We learn that on Sunday last the
entire residences OF Mr.. James r. Allison,
living on Halls creek, in this county, was
destroyed by fire. His last years pea and
wheat crops were burned also. Nothing
was saved excepting some of the furniture,
bedding and wearing apparel, which was
badly damaged. Our informant stated that
Mr.. Allison and family were visiting
neighbor, there being no one at home when
4, l.
81 800 to 81, 800. The fire is supposed to
have originated from stove.
The Knoxville Chronicle says: We are
pleased to know that Mr.. Henry Ludlow,
Of Knoxville, now in bis second year at the
Military Academy at West Point, at the
June examination stood first in his class in
Mathematics, and thlrd in general merit.
This is a very high grade, and if our young
friend continues TO do as well, he will carry
off the Valedictory. First in Mathematics
Z West Point, in class of about one hun
lred aud fifty, is great honor, and we take
pleasure in announcing that itfalls, through
hard study and real merit, to a Knoxville
BOY.
The Cleveland Banner of the 18th inst.
says: A young man, named Polk Hick-
man, was killed in the western portion OF
his county, on Monday evening last, under
he following circumstances: He was driv-
ng thresher and coming to hill where
t was necessary ito lock the wagon, he
got down for that purpose; after locking,
md while attempting TO get on the wagon,
he horses started down the hill-the wagon |
'un into gully-this threw young Kick
nan forward upon the horses, which |
,aused them to run away. he fell upon |
,he ground as one of the fore wheels passed |
over him, while the locked hind wheel |
taught his body and dragged it some dis
,ance. He only survived a few moments |
after assistance reached him.
The Columbia Mali of the 17thinst.ssys:
The crops of cotton and corn in this part
of the State are by no means as promising
Is they sh0uldbe. s. FL. Timmons, .Esq.,h |
ng on Knob creek some three or four miles
beyond Duck River Station informs US that |
he corn in his section has been much in
ured by the drouth and want OF proper
and that scarcely more than |
half crop will be made. Something over
4 crop of wheat was made while the yield |
Of oats was very good. Cotton just now
ooks somewhat promising, and if the sea
son should be favorable, pretty fair crop
will be made. There are some fine lands
on Knob creek, and the farmers who Guilt
vate them seldom fail to to raise excellent
crops of corn, wheat and cotton.