Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-30
TENNESSEE NEWS.

| One hundred and seventeen Of the citi-
zens Of Humboldt pay poll tax.
The number Of taxable real and per-
sonal property of Humboldt is SOL
| $40.
The ClarksrWe Chronicle states that
Mr., Jno Dickson has become hopelessly in
| sane.
The receipts Of cotton in Jackson during
the past week reached about two thousand
| bales.
Twelve persons united with the First
Methodist Church of ,ckson Sunday
morning, Nov. %.
VIM. l. Lowell, of Maury county, was
married on Nov. 10 to Miss Josie Darnal,
Of Maury county.
The DOUeT Record states that the body
| Of Scott PeniX, who was drowned near that
| place some time ago, has lately been found.
The Jackson Courier Of Nov. 80 says !:
From our windows we counted tfty-twO
wagons loaded with cotton yesterday at one
| time.
A number Of leading merchants of Jack
son .have signed paper agreeing to take
Mobile and Ohio Railroad payroll warrants
due at par, for goods.
Gen. Forrest rendered his services to the
government in the event Of foreign war,
coupled with the desire that he MAJ also
FURNISH 5000 men.
On Nov. 26, Alexander Person, oldest
son of B. r. Person, while hunting near
his farm, six miles east of Jackson, acct
dentally shot himself in the right leg, caus-
ing a serious wound.
Jackson shows a remarkable health bill.
The Courier of Nov. % says: "There
have been seven intements, two whites
and five blacks, i'll the city cemetery for the
three weeks ending Wednesday.
The BOIirGr Bulletin of Nov. q says:
''Last Friday morning an old man was
found dead in the road a short distance
north Of Grand junction. No one knew
the unfortunate, but it is supposed that he
was homeless and houseless wanderer."
The PinsOn correspondent of the Jackson
Wing and Tribune writes: 'EAbOut a week
ago. Jerry Jones, colored, living near this
place, got into quarrel with Alex. Jones,
colored, when Alex. Jones drew a pistol
and fired on him, infictinga painful wound
in the shoulder.
The Sparta Inder of Nov. 81 says: Col.
John Motfit was in town last Tuesday, ac-
companied by Judge Garrison and Mr.. Cur
It's, Of Ohio. They are on tour through
the Eastern counties of Middle Tennessee
looking at the country with view particu-
laTly TO the advantages that it offers to i'm
migrants.
The Columbia Mail of Nov. 9th says:
The recent term of our Criminal Court
lasted more than four weeks, during which
time vast amount of business was disposed
of-the whole docket, containg nearly two
hundred cases, was called. All the murder
cases on the docket were continued, not
being ready for trial.
The Jackson U'4ig and Tribune of Nov.
20 says Mr.. Lewis Kell, an engineer, who
was arrested for having run his train over a
man, was brought before Judge Flippin, in
Bolivar, on the DIST, on question of bail.
He had been indicted by the Grand Jury
for murder in the first degree. After the
presentation of the case, Judge Flippin adj
mitted Kell to bail in the sum of $1,000,
which was promptly given.
The Jackson Wing and Tribune of
Nov. 20 says: On Saturday evening last
rather good looking young man by the
name of Henry Woods, who lives in the
northern part of this county, under the in
fluence Of whisky, drew pistol on officers
Sewell and Rawls, and but for the prompt
ness of those officers would have perpe-
trateC most unprovoked tragedy.
The Jackson Wig and Tribune says:
A large and beautiful pecan tree, planted
from the seed by Mr.. A. Jobe, deceased,
over forty-five years ago, was cut down re-
Gently in preparing the foundation for Park
er's mammoth cotton shed. The body of
the tree has been procured by the descend
ants of the worthy gentleman who planted
it, and will be worked into walking canes,
and divided among them and their friends.
The Jackson Courier of Nov. 80 says:
Mrs. Jno. G. Birdsong, placed us under OBJ
legations yesterday, by sending us issues of
the West Tennessee Wing of 1850 and 1851,
and the Jackson Republican of 1912. In
the price list of cotton in September 1851,
we see that middling brought to u cents;
whilst our planters now get IA, Is and even
more, and 1tstill they are not happy"
The Jackson Courier OF Nov. % says:
Rev. David Leath occupied the pulpit of
the First Methodist Church, i'll this city,
Sunday morning, and deliveredan able and
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