Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-04
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The Methodist Church of Chattanooga
contemplates building a new and splendid
church.
The Jackson Herald boasts of the pc
cuniary, commercial and political welfare
of Madison county.
The Ctarksritle Tobacco Leaf has knowl-
edge of blackberry briar, which measures
nineteen feet and eight inches.
The LdlCreRcebUrg Journal says there is
good deal of sickness, chiefly pneumonia,
in the neighborhood of Marcella Falls.
The KnoTUdle Chronicle of the I'd has
this note: On Sabbath afternoon eighteen
persons were baptized, this being a partial
gress at the First Baptist Church for num-
Der of weeks.
The LGcrencebirg Journal of the 10Th
November says: "Maj. w. ]. Sykes was
in town few days ago. He says if this
county votes tax of 100000 we are sure
of a railroad through Lawrence county. By
all means let it be voted"
The KnOrcale Press and Herald of the
I'd says: Yesterday morning, while out
bird shooting, Mr.. Robert A. Armstrong, re-
siding about three miles northwest of this
city, was seriously wounded by the acct
dertal discharge of his own shotgun.
The KnOrriUe Press and Herald states
states that Mr.. J. X. Love, the captor of
Mangrum, with comrade, has gone into
the "Pines" in search of Loudermilk A
citizen informs us that Love declared his
intention of finding the fugitive, if at all
possible.
The Jackson Herald of the I'd inst. says:
''SOme time since a reduction of wages was
made by the officials of the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad Company, by having their
employees work only twO-thirds of the regu-
lar time. Last week a second reduction of
ten per cent. on wages was made.
The CLdrkSUdIe Tobacco Leaf of the
Sd inst. says: On Monday last the Masters
of all the oranges in Montgomery county
met in GAINESVILLE and discussed some very
important questions of local and general
interest. The meeting adjourned to Mon
day, Jan. ), 1864, for the purpose OF
forming Council and taking steps to carry
out important measures.
The Chattanooga Times of the Sd inst.
says: In the case of Charles Henderson,
before United States Commissioner, D. j.
Duffy, the defendant was held TO answer
the United States Court, on the charge of
passing cOunterfeits in the similitude of
$40 U. S. gold pieces. The bond was fixed
at 5000, and not being given, the accused
was sent TO Jail. Henderson is the trickster
who tried to dupe a traveller at Union
Depot.
The alamo Sentinel says: More corn
and wheat and less cotton should be the
farmers motto in this county. Cotton is
selling at from ten to eleven cents per
I H. Ill
dollars per barrel, but is now demanding
five dollars, and scarce at that. a great
many farmers will actually have to buy
corn and wheat, and even pork, or bacon,
which should not be the case here when
corn and wheat yield so abundantly.
The Jackson Herald of the I'd has the
following: We saw Maj. E. B. MansOn's
hat yesterday, with beautiful and well
defined bullet hole through the brim, about
three inches from his head. We are in
formed by the Major that it was made last
Wednesday night, between three and four
miles southwest of Mason's Grove. The
perpetrators unknown. The Major SuppOses
the act was prOmptedby theenmity of some
adherent to Crockett county, on account of
his opposition to the new county.
\ bold attempt at robbery was perpe-
trated Saturday night, near Gen. Forests,
in the vicinity of Memphis, by three white
men. As John D. Edwards, the game
dealer, was going home in wagon, &C
companied by his son, they sprang in front
of the horse, seized the bride and ordered
him to halt. Young Edwards sprang from
the wagon, and knocked down one, who
had pistol presented, and soon had the
one holding the horse in the same predica-
ment; just just at this moment, Mr.. Ed
wards leaped from the wagon with pop
bottle filed with Cincinnati whisky,
which, in the absence of any other weapon,
he presented at the head Of the other, and
demanded a surrender, which put the en-
tire party to flight.