Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-15
TENNESSEE NEWS.

There is a good prospect forifruit in Sum-
ner county.
The Indebtedness of Gibson county is
stated at 81 ,472.
Obion county is out of debt and has
81 500 in the treasury.
The wheat promises well in Greene
county for an average yield.
The fruit in OoiOn county has been ln-
jured by the cold weather.
The road law is popular in one part OF
SumDer county and unpopular IN another.
The Examiner says large number OF
buildings will be erected IN Gallatin this
year.
The Union City Courier reports the
wheat prospect in ObiOn county unfavora-
BILE.
Loudon county bas levied tax Of ten
cents on the S10O of taxable property for
schools.
The new Welsh Presbyterian Church in
Knoxville was dedicated on Sunday, the
18th inst.
A farmer in Sumner is trying to grow the
cow-pea, which he procured from west
Tennessee.
About $40, 900 has been subscribed to-
ward establishing a cotton factory at
G Greeneville.
The Blount County Court refused to tax
dogs by vote of eight for taxing to six
teen against.
S. q. Mulky, of Hardin county, killed a
turkey few days ago with pistol at
distance of 100 yards.
The residence of Mr.. Sims, of Hardin
county, has been destroyt by fire, together
with a portion of his furniture.
The revival at the Methodist Episcopal
Church in Greeneville has resulted In the
conversion of nineteen persons.
There is considerable freight in the depot
at Greeneville waiting shipment, besides
several car loads of iron and slaves.
Mrs. Edith Layman, residing in Crockett
county, near Quincy, died on the 7th OF
March at the good old age of one hundred
and fifteen gears.
The tax for county purposes in Obion
has been fixed at twenty-five cents on the
500 of taxable property, and twenty-fiv
cents for schools.
The farmers on the north side Of the
Ridge in Sumner county are making more
than ordinary preparations for "rousing"
tobacco crop this year.
The barn of L. Hullett, of Sumner coun-
ty, with its contents, was destroyed by fire
Sunday morning, the 9th inst, at about 3
O'Clock. 1t was the work of an incen-
diary.
The County Court of Washington has
withdrawn from the suit instituted in the
Chancery Court at Morristown against the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail
road Company.
The Obion County Court has voted tax
of 20 cents per hundred on property, 100
on marriage lieanses, State tax on privileges
and so cents on polls for common school
purposes.
The steamer HISTORIAN arrived at Nor
folk on the Sth inst, bringing seventy-one
passengers from Liverpool, about fifty of
whom are emigrants, who propose to settle
in Tennessee.
The Union City Courier reports the
death in Obion county OF VIM. Edwards,
colored, at the advanced age Of 108 years.
He was the Oldest person in the county at
the time of his death.
The tax fer county purposes in Sumner
has been fixed at twenty cents on the 500
of taxable property, forty cents for railroad
purposes, and ten cents to provide sinking
fund to pay the outstanding county bonds.
-
nessee in the interest of agricu lture, and
will address the people of every county in
that division of the State on the subject.
The receipts of the East Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and Georgia Railroad for the past nine
months show an increase Of $150,OO0 over
the corresponding period of last year, while
the liabilities have been decreased 81 1926, :
636.
The Hardin County Court has refused to
make an allowance of S130, assumed and
paid by the citizens Of Savannah for the re-
lief of those afflicted with smallpox, in the
second district of that county, during the
winter.
On the 29th Ult. an ore-bsnk, at Wayne
furnace, felfin, killing man named West,
and badly wounding another. A few days
afterwards terrible storm of wind blew
down five cabins at the furnace, but fortu-
tunately nobody was hurt.
The Knoxville Iron Company is building
a new mill Immediately adjoining their old
one. The new building is to be 10OxS0
feet, and will be used merely for the manu-
facture of merchant iron, the old mill being
retained for pudding furnaces.
Maj. S. Hambright, Deputy Collector, as
sisted by Capts. VIM. Hays and d. Nc
Connell, captured large amount of corn
whisky near Calhoun, McMinn county, on
Friday night about midnight. Several shots
were exchanged, but no one was injured.
Four or five kegs containing ten or twelve
gallons each with good yoke Of oxen were
captured.
Mr.. James Ellis, respected and well-to-
do farmer residing near MeadOrsVille, Ma
con county, about 65 or 10 years Of age,
committed suicide on Sunday morning, the
23d ult., in his own house, cutting his
throat with razor. He made three or
four strokes with the razor, nearly severing
his head from his body. 1t is stated that a
protracted sickness had impaired his mind,
and dependency led him to take his own
life.
Blount county proposes to purchase the
Knox and Charleston Railroad if the State
will accept 100000 in the bonds of that
county. Judge Mckinney, one of the
State Railroad Commissioners, informs
committee of the Blount County Court
that if the bonds were made to bear eight
per cent. interest he would submit the pro-
position to the State authorities, and thought
it probable the proposition would be &C
cepted.
The GreeneVille Union of the 10th inst.
saysi A young man by the name of Harri-
son went to the Greene County Furnace
one day last week and was belated and did
not get home until after night. He vas be-
set by msn who attempted to rob him on
his way home. The man struck at him
with a large knife and cut his clothes
through to the skin without doing further
injury. He was riding young horse with
no girth to his saddle, and the animal made
a sudden spring sidewise as the man came
out and attacked him, and be was thrown,
but he still held to the reins as the Iaan
struck him and succeeded in extricating
himself and getting away without being
much hurt.