Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-06

evening.
The Cleueldnd Banner says: Money is
easier than il was few weeks ago, and
that trade is reviving. We think by the
first of the incoming year the times will be
flush again. -
The young people of Rutlege have organ
lied an association for the purpose of giving
the citizens of that town a series of even
ing entertainments, to consist of charades,
tableaux, etc.
The Fayetteville Express of the 4th an
nounceS that the engineer corps of the
Memphis and Knoxville Air Line railroad,
reached that place several days ago. and
completed their survey.
Kingston has organized stock company
under the title of the livingston Foundry
and Machine Works" and the Ne1cS boasts
that that town will soon have the long
needed enterprise in operation.
The PulGSki Citizen of the 4th says:
'Seventy bales of cotton were sold in Pu-
laski on Monday last from Lauderdale
county, Ala. And we learn that one load
was from three miles below Florence"
Forty-two bales of cotton passed through
MurfreeSboro on the Sd, per wagon, en-
route for Nashville 1t is said that four
thousand bales were shipped from that
place during the month of September and
October.
The ShelbyUHe Commercial of the 9Th
says: Last Monday night We understand
that a night prowler visited the residences
of VIM. farrell and VIM. OliEer-stole Jar
rell's new boots and ate and took off all
the victualS at divers.
The Athens Post of the 9th inst says:
'.At the recent term of the DeKalb Circuit
Court at Smithville, Miss Maliss A. Tubb
recovered ia judgment against Charles NJ.
Williams for $1,000 for breach of marriage
contract"
The MoTriStoua Gazette observes that
while Mr.. Hleasant Rogers was engaged in
blasting rock near that place, blast was
prematurely discharged, by which his left
hand was seriously lascerated by a small
drill passing through it.
The RnOrUdIe Chronicle Of the 4th inst.
says: Some time since young man named
Solomon Story, living about nine miles from
this city, was kicked on the leg by horse,
and the latter part of last week it became
necessary to have the leg amputated.
Occasionally we note an instance 6f the
fact that emigrants from Tennessee to the
West sometimes become immigrants and
return to their old homes. Two families
have Just returned to Greene county, and
are said to be mighty glad to get back.
The Fdyette ObSerUerriie of the 4thc ordser
the following exports: About 200 hogs for
slaughtering have been shipped from this
place to Atlanta within the past ten days.
In the same time about $50 bales of cotton
have been sent off, nearly all of which went
to Nashville.
The Fayetteville Observer of the 4th
says: An alteration last Saturday night
between two cOlored men, James McCOwn,
of this place and John Williams, of Nc
Minnville, resulted in the cutting of the
former in the side, and the lodging of the
latter in Jail.
The educational statistics of Warren
county are as follows: The county is di-
vided into sixteen school districts, with so
white and 16 colOred schools organized,
and II employed teachers. The report
shows 3,272 scholars enrolled, and that
there are Go houses employed for school
purposes.
The KnorUiUe Press and Herald of the
4th says: The Supreme Court rendered a
decree yesterday, in case of State VS.. Man
grIlm, ordering Sheriff GOsset to take Man
grIIm to penitentiary in Nashville, as
soon as he shall have sufficiently recovered
to be moved.
Near Kingston another robbery has been
committed, which is attributed to the
famous Loudermilk A little boy was 60
ing to town, armed with ten cents and sew
eral squirrels, with which to purchase some
indigo. He was attacked by a fierce man
and forced to give up his funds.
The Columbia Mail of the 4th says: We
regret to learn that a little son of Mr..
Queen. who lives with Mr.. Sam Isom. in
the Bigbyville neighborhoOd, was instantly
killed few days ago, while driving the
team attached to cotton gin. His head
was caught between the cogS on the beams
and was crushed to atoms.
The Columbia Mail of the 4th says: II.
p. Figuers, of the Herald, was married this
morning at o'clock to Miss Lille Dale,
daughter of our well-known merchant, w.
J. Dale The groom and bride started i'm
mediately on a pleasure trip to st. Louis
and will be absent several days.
The KpOrUiUe Press and Herald traces
an important similitude, as follows: "JOhn
saws that the harmonious way in which the
difficulty with Spain was settled, reminds
him of the mutually satisfactory settlement
Of the recent railroad strike. If Spain would
now surrender to the United States the
charter by which she holds Cuba, he thinks
the resemblance would be complete"
The Chattanooga Commercial of the 4th
saws: The creditors of the Alabama and
Chattanooga railroad held a meeting yes
terday in the City hall. 1t was largely at
tended. About sixty of the creditors were
present, and represented about $4,000.
They appointed an Executive Committee of
five, whose duty it is to appoint sub-com-
mittees to collect and list the indebted
ness for presentation to the new receivers
for settlement.
The M,rfreesboro NelcS of the 9Th inst.
SAYS: On Saturday, the 22d ult., an old
man named Thos. X. Haynes, who resided
about twelve miles west of the town, near
the Williamson county line, committed
suicide by hanging himself with a trace
chain. Mr. Haynes had been in bad health
for long time, and was subject to periodi-
cal fits of insanity. 1t was while labOring
under one of these fits that he hung him
self. He leaves large family to mourn
his untimely death.
A couple of accidents are noted by the
CIeueldRd Bonner of the 9Th: "On Fri
day last, while Mr.. g. I. Parker was at
tempting to dismount from his horse, his
foot hung in the stiITup, his horse took
fright and ran away, dragging him some
hundred yards, hurting him badly but not
seriously. On Sunday evening last horse
in buggy-belonging to Mr.. VIM. Cate
ran away, in the vicinity of town, smash
ing up the buggy and badly injuring the
horse"
The MOrristO1Un Gazette of the Sd inst.
saws: Nathan Stubblefield and Samuel
Hufimaster, boys aged respectively Is and
Il years, while hunting near this town last
Saturday, became involved in some bOyish
dispute, which eliminated in Huffmaster's
approaching Stubblefield tmeateningly with
an open pocket-knife in his hand, when
Stubblefeld struck him blow across the
head with the barrel of his gun, telling him
senseless to the ground. We understand
the wound is serious one. Stubblefield
was arrested, and is on bail awaiting trial.
We have an emphatic misgivingthat odd
er fiction was never known to the Dickens
mind than the following assevelation of the
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