Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-17
TENNESSEE NEWS.

DyerSburg was visited by SHOW Of two
inches depth on the 18th.
The late T. A. r. Nelson's law library
sold lately in Knoxville for 50, 1925.
Mr. T. S. Welliford and Miss Matte NJ
| Warmoth, of Gibson county, were married
on the 10th inst.
| The Trenton Neirs announces the mar
riage of Mr.. Cornelius Thompson and Miss
Cornelia Barnett.
| Col. S. B. Crawford of the East Tennes-
see University was married ON the 18th to
Miss Matte B. Echle.
The Ripley Ne,cs announces that Mr..
Eddie Gleayes and Miss Josie Hale were
married on tn 18th.
The Brownsville States says Mr.. ]. G.
| Davis, a valuable citizen of Haywood coun-
| ty, died on the 18th.
| 1t is said to be surprising how much cot
| ton there is in the fields still unpicked in
| Dyer and Crockett counties.
The CldrkSrdie Chronicle announces the
marriage on the 10th inst. of Mr.. b. D.
johnson and Miss jamie Moore, both Of
| teat city.
The Trenton Gazette says: Cotton is still
brought to Trenton in large quantities, and
| the platform at the depot as a general
thing is always crowded.
Ganum Mynat, one Of the East Tennes-
see brigand heroes, who was captured in
| Kentucky, has arrived in Knoxville and is
now an occupant Of the Jail.
| The Gdlldtill Examiner mentions the
marriage, on the 18th, Of j. 2. Frakes and
Miss Addie Franklin; also, Of j. d. Vance
to Miss Z. V. Vance, of Milan.
The GdlLdtin Examiner now eOntradicts
| the report that the missing idiot child was
| found buried under the house of its parents.
Still nothing is known Of its whereabouts.
The Trog Meas of the 18th says: The
waters of the creeks and rivers are unusual
| high for this season of the year. 1t has
| been raining here, at intervals for the last
| ten days.
The KROrraIe Press and Herald of the
| 18th says: Early yesterday morning, an
accident occurred on the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia Railroad, about five
miles east of Knoxville, by which an en-
| CINE and three freight cars were more or
| less damaged.
The DyerSbuTg Progress of the 18th
| says: A little son Of Emanuel Dunavan,
| accidently shot himrelf near town about
noon last Monday, with shotgun we I'M
derstand, the load taking effect in one of
his legs, near the hip. The wound is
| thought to be a dangerous one.
The DyersblTg Progress of the 18th
SAYS: Caldwell, from Lauderdale county,
who has been confined in Jail here on the
| charge of horse stealing made his escape
from Jail last Friday morning. With a
splinter he scratched the plastering from be-
| tween the bricks, and removing them he
made good his escape.
! The DyerSbTg Progress of the 18th Ie-
cords the death, which occurred in a mys-
FERROUS manner, of Mr.. w. NJ. Marshall.
On returning home from Dyersburg he dis
appeared, and after long search his body
was found in the bottom of Lewis creek.
Strong suspicious of foul play prevail
The JFdrerly Journal of the 18th gives
the following: The freight andaccommOda-
ton train which left Grand Junction last
Monday evening met with an accident one
mile east of Moscow, Fayette county, by
which one man was killed instantly and
five or six cars badly wrecked.
The IVUUerIy Journal of the 11th says:
One day last week while Rev. Alex. G.
StOckard and Mr.. Peter Downes We're en-
gagged in cutting some saw logs on White
Oak, Houston county, and in trying to roll
very large one on the side of a hill, it got
the start of them, running over and badly
Gripping Mr.. StOckard and instantly kill
ing Peter DOwnes.
The SheIbUHle Commercial of the 18th
says: Last Monday night Mr. Noah Evans.
residing at Oakland, two mi es north of
Shelbyville, shot George Hardeman, col
ored, as he was coming out Of his crib with
a sack Of corn, wounding him in the hand.
elbow and side badly. He ran to negro
cabin half a mile distant. Mr.. Evans had
been missing his corn for some time pre-
viOuS.
The Jackson Wig and Tribune says:
Conductor Webster Of the Louisville and
Memphis Railroad, was thrown from his
train on the 4th inst, near Humboldt,
breaking his right leg III two places, salsO
breaking his left leg and fracturing his
skull by the fall. He is at Humboldt I'M
der medical treatment, and his condition
is regarded as very serious.
The Jackson Courier of the 18th says:
During this week fifteen car loads of heavy
ordnance, including bOmbshells, grape and
canister shot, passed here on the Mobile
and Ohio road, going from St. Louis to
Pensacola. Several companies of Federal
troops passed down the Mobile and Ohio
road Thursday, en- route for Pensacola,
from st. Louis.
The Humboldt Journal of the 18th says:
Last Friday night party of men consist
ing Of Barker and Owen, from the country,
and two soldiers from the barracks near
this place, met at Hills Hotel, and en-
gagged in a game of cards, which they con-
tinued until about 2 o'clock, when a dis
pute arising the game was broken up by an
alteration between Barker and one of the
soldiers, a few words passed between the
parties, when the soldier left the house,
few minutes afterwards the quarrel was re-
sumed in the street, several blows ensued
between the parties which ended in Baker
drawing pistol and firing four shots in
quick succession at Burket, one Of the sol
dierS, which resulted in his death three
shots taking effect. Barker and Owen
were bound over to the next term Of the
Circuit Court.
THE SCHOOL LAW.
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