Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-23
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Humboldt now has permanently or
ganized fire brigade.
1t is said some land was sold near War
trace recently for $500 per acre.
Mr.. Allen Herald, one of the best citi-
zens of Obion county, died on the 18th inst.
Ii is understood that the manager of the
Memphis and Charleston railroad designs
reducing the wages of all employees twenty
per cent, because of the hard times.
DR.. L. Russell was selected to represent
the Changers council of Rutherford county
at the convention of cotton planters which
met in Atlanta, Ga, on the Goth inst.
The Huntington Republican says ''cOtton
pickings" are frequent in that section. They
sometimes wind up with dance, but one
was ended by religious services lately.
The DyerSb1gg Progress says: There is
some little sickness of the measles kind in
our county yet. Unless people can have
such a disease twice there is little likeli-
hood that the measles will circulate here
any more.
The M,gfreeSbOrO Ne'rs says: Mr.. Thos.
NJ. King received the premium offered by
the Georgia State Fair for the finest Me
rino buck Messrs. Hodge q Smith were
awarded the premium for the finest speci-
men of country hams.
The Memphis Acdldnche says: BY re-
quest of the Medical Society of Savannah,
Ca, DR.. A. j. Semmes, of that city, is now
engaged in preparing report Of the yel
low fever epidemic, as he observed it while
on his recent visit to Memphis.
The Huntington Republican of the 21st
inst says: The oldest house perhaps in the
county was unroofed and greatly damaged
l. Il
lOnged to Mr.. Jimmy Wilson, who is no
doubt the oldest man in the county-he is
ninety-eight years old.
The Memphis Register of the 21st says:
Yesterday while a hack was being driven
at rapid rate down Main street, it ran
over negro man, which upset the hack
and tumbled the driver and several trunks
upon the pavement. The negro who was
run over was badly hurt.
The Memphis Ledger of the Goth says
The total value Of property in the city of
Memphis, according to the report of the
Clerk of the County Court, is S35,47S,004,
divided as follows: Real estate, SIG, $780,
725; merchandise, 81, 207, 542; other person.
al, 81, 463, 1871.
The Jackson Dispatch of the 21st inst.
says: On last Friday night, 18th instant,
the residence of Mrs. S. A. Lewis, II miles
north of this city, in the 10th district, to-
gether with all her household and kitchen
furniture and two bales of cotton, was to-
tally destroyed by fire, causing loss ofone
thousand dollars to Mrs. Lewis, who is a
widow lady.
The McMinHUliIe Nel1 Era of the Doth
records the first assassination that every oc-
Cured in that town. Policeman Cooksey
was shot in the breast and instantly killed
on the night of the 18th, by an unknown
party. An inquest was held and the coro-
ner's Jury arrived at conclusions which re-
suited in the arrest of five persons.
The Dresden Democrat of the 21st says:
On Tuesday last, at Harrison's Mill, near
Sharon, in this county, VIM. Cannon, Esq,
was caught by some portion of his clothing
in the gearing, and was drawn Inland litter
allv sawed into. He went in feet foremost,
ripping one of his legs from the knee along
the bone, passing through his body and
coming out near the neck.
The ShelbyriHe Commercial gives the
recent school report of Bedford: "There
are 100 schools i'll the county, 70 white and
81 black; there are 1850 pupils enrolled
in the schools between the ages of and
Is. 179 between Is and 81, making total
of 5000; there are 106 teachers employed
50 whites, &c blacks; average per month
paid teacher, 1910. Forty-two public
school houses in the county, twelve rented,
balance supplied by private parties, or
church houses"