Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-23
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The depot at Trenton is stiIl crowded
: with cotton. a.tk
A"Grauge" of the Patrons OF HusbsndrY
has been organized at Mckenzie -.
0The Clerk Of the County Court Of Glib
son Issued 3S2 marriage licenses last year.
There viii be larger amoGnt Of corn
planted IN Greene county this year than
The apple trees In Lzuderdals county are
suffering narfully from the raV2ges of cat
erpillars. 1laT
A "Grange" Of the Patrons Of Husband
~ has been organized at Mount Zion, In
Gibson county, ITFf n =
There are eight churches and four
schools in Trenton; it also boasts Of eiQh-
teen lawyers and ten doctors.
The residence of Hugh Gwynn, Of Cofae
county, was destroyed by fre, together
| with large portion Of the furniture, : few
days ago. frssF.r--F.- -.-----a
Rev. Nj. Meade, grandson Of Bishop
Meade, Of Virginia, has accepted the call to
become Rector Of st, James Church,
| GreeneviIIe.
MI. Ed. -TolliTer, living near Manehest-
er, died OF small pox on the 18th inst. His
| was the last case Of the disease not now
convalescent in Coffee county.
The Greene county Agricultural fair Is to
De enlivened by pols-climbing contest, in
which all who desire may engage, the per-
son who reaches the top of the pole being
rewarded by the prize which crowns it--a
silver cup.
The finances Of Lauderdale county ap-
pear to have got into tangls OF some sort
and at the late session OF, the County
Court three Unofficial gentleman we're ap-
pointed to investigate the accounts Of all the
financial officers of the county backto the
year 1860.
The Trenton Ne,os reports the success
full removal of the greater portion OF the
upper jaw bone of q negro woman, AGED
about twenty years, by DR.. j. P. McGhee,
OF that town, on The 16th inst. Il was re-
moved on account OF an trtrd-OSSeoss tl-
NOR of semi malignant character. rra
OF making many newspapers in Tenues-
see there appears to be no end. A new
one shortly IS to be established at Alamo.
Crockett county. There are now about
seventy-i7e newspapers in the State out
side of Knoxville, Chattanooga, Nashville
and Memphis. Before the war there were
less than forty IL the whole State. azaas-e
The Trenton Ne1Cs of the 17th inst. saws:
"a s1usdiof Federal blue-eoats were st
the depot this morning, having in custody
Jack Martin, Frank Hodge, Faystte Ward,
Jim Order and another person whom they
called "Shack," arrested as We understand
upon Information, true or false, we knew
not, lodged against them By niger. We
presume that they were arrested under the d.
Ku-Klux law. 1t is said Trey were tr.ed some
time since before magistrate Of coun-
ty upon charges Of rape, outrage, etc,
eonIAitted upon eolored citizens, and haE-
ing proved an abb were discharged. The
YAnkee officer with them says the magis-
trste was intimidated. They were carried
under an armed guard of United States
soldiers Oh this friday MORNINGS train to
Memphis to be tried again his time be-
fore United States Commissioned Garrett.D
A lad ten years old named James Brown,
living with Mr.. Thomas Mcpherson In
Lsuderdale county, was carelessly handling
an old rusty muskeL on the 9th inst, which
had some time before been heavily charged
with buckshOs, to be used In hunting turk
les. Young McPherson, who. vas sitting
with bis face TO the lad, amonished him to
put the gun down and let it alone, but be-
fore tbs sdvice could be needed, the musket
was accidentally DISCHARGED and the whole
of its contents emptied into his own and
sisters person. Miss Mcpherson received
eighteen of the bucksh9t in her side, some
of which passed entirs. through Der body,
coming out at the breast, and infiieting in
juries from which she died on toe foli0w-
ing day. The remainder Of the charge took
effect in the arm Of her brother, tearing the
muscle and flesh from the bone. His wound
is quite serious and painful, but not dan
gerous.