Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-25
TENNESSEE NEWS.
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tanooga.
There are between forty and fifty public
schools in operation in Hickman county.
The Brownsville States of the Doth says
there is much sickness in the vicinity of
Brownsville.
The Gainsboro Neacs, of tia 18th, says it
notices wagons starting for Nashville after
new goods. .-..-
The Lynchburg Pioneer says q stirring
revival is progressing at the Methodist
Church in that place.
The house offs. III. Harris, of Knox coun-
ty, was entered and robbed of $17.45 in
money on the 18th ms. -.......
The Columbia Herald of the 10Th inst,
says, young Robert Foster was killed near
Mt. Pleasant by being thrown from mule.
The Gallstin Ter,neSSeedn, of the Goth
inst, states that typhoid fever is prevailing
to considerable extent in Sumner county.
The Columbia Herald of the 10Th inst.
says: The Male College opened last week
with sixty pupils, which is tolerably fair
opening.
Gravel, wagons, shovels and stone ham,
mers are all the go between Columbia and
Hampshire, reDOVating the old Hampshire
turnpike.
The Lynchburg Pioneer says the Metho-
dists of that town have about completed
very neat and commodious church, at a
cost of about $2,700.
The Mckenzie Times learns that a young
man, Jse Dollyhite by name, shot and kill
ed Mr.. Stegall, at Pillowville, Weakley
county, on the 18th inst.
The Gallstin Examiner says: The Free
High School at Gallstin is 8 great success.
1t numbered 225 pupils the beginning of the
second week, with steady increase.
The Gsllatin ErGminer says: Among the
deaths at Shreveport, La, we notice that of
DR.. j. L. Hibbitt, formerly of Sumner
county. He died on the 10th inst.
The Ripley Ne1Cs of the 10Th inst. says:
The first bale ofnew cotton sold in the Rip
ley market was purchased on the 18th, by
Wheeler & Co. 1t brought 17i cents.
The GalIatin Examiner of the Goth inst.
states that Jack Frost paid his first visit to
Sumner county on Sunday morning, the
18th, and his second, Monday morning.
The Galatin Ie7lneSSeedT says: Gallatin
and suburbs can beat the universe in the
number of babies and baby wagons. They
almost block up the streets OH pretty even
ings.
From the Memphis Register of the 21st
we learn that the Odd Fellows, the Mssons,
the Howard Association, The Printers Re-
lief, and the Citizens Committee are work.
ing assiduously against The epidemic.
The Memphis Register of the 2lst inst.
states that uhe Board of Health Of Mem
phis have resigned, owing TO the fact that
some of their most earnest recommends
lions had been ignored AMI for other reas-
Ons.
The jackson Herald of the 23d inst says:
Mr.. T. F. Lane, farmer in this county,
has twenty-six acres of cotton, from which
he has already picked Ii bales, and he
thinks there are as many more yet in the
field.
The Ripley Ne1os of the 10Th inst. says:
Ripley is threatened with water famine.
Nearly al the cisterns on the square have
been pumped dry this week, and there
seems to be but little prospect for their be-
ing filed soon.
The Ripley Weekly NetoS of the 10Th
says: We feel Inundated al having to re-
cord the fact that the additional tax of one
mill on the dollar for school purposes was
defeated on Saturday last by vote of al
most two to one.
The AppeGt gives Memphis incident: A
gentleman in the Lee block, on Union
street, had case of bilious fever few days
ago, and caused the immediate flight Of
thirty poor lawyers and business men, who
believed he had the yellow fever.
The JAG son Herald of the 20 h saws:
Expensive preparations are being made in
the way of commodious fixtures for the
Fair of the West Tennessee Mechanical
and Agricultural Association, TO be held
during the last week in October.
The Msryville Republican of the 10Th
inst, says: The bridge across the Holston
st Knoxville will be opened for public travel
on the 7th day Of October, at which time
there will be a grand celebration of the
event by the citizens CT Knox.
The Columbia Herald of the 10th says:
Mr.. Arthur II. Crawford and Miss Elizabeth
Tucker, eyed respectively, IS and 20 years,
were united in wedlock Wednesday. We
wish they may live long and happily togeth-
er. Maj. JACKIE Fleming was invited to
the wedding.
This Jackson Herald of the 29d inst says: