Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-09
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Dresden is plagued with scarlet fever and
measles.
Hon. VIM. Crutchfield has appointed W.
NJ. Alexander, son of DR.. VIM. w. Alexan-
der, OF Athens, cadet to West Point.
The seventh annual fair of the Weakley
County Agricultural and Mechanical society
commences Oct. !, and continues four
days.
The third annual fair of the Humphreys
County Agricultural and Industrial Society,
will begin Tuesday, Oct. the IA, 10 con-
tinue five days.
The Kingston East TeRneSSeedn of the
9TH inst. says; Several heavy showers of
rain have fallen since our last issue. which
were badly needed,
The Cleveland Banner of the Sth inst,
reports the delivery of several lots of new
wheat in that market within the past few
days at $l.25 to Sl.4O per bushel, according
to quality.
The Cleveland Banner of the s.h inst.
says: Fhe-o mas been no case of cholera at
OCiCawah for two weeks. We are informed
that the disease has entirely disappeared
from that point.
The Athens Post says: We notice con-
siderable inquiry for hogs for fall fattening.
Either the crop OF corn promises to be ex-
traordinariy abundant or there ara fewer
hogs In the country than Usual.
The Cleveland Banner Of the Sth inst.
bays Several refreshing rains have failed in
this and adjoining neighborhoots within the
last week, and the crops are looking fine
and promise an abundant yield.
The Athens Post of the Sth inst. says:
The store of the Messrs. Cochran, in the
9th civil district Of McMinn county, was
forcibly entered last Monday night and
goods and other vsluables stolen to the
amount of $3.50.
The Cleveland Banner states that the
stockholders Of the Cleveland and Duck
town Railroad, at their meeting In New
York, on the 26:h ult., agreed to issue
bonds of the Company to the amount of
100000 for the building of the road.
Allen MARROW, of Georgetown, Meigs
county, Tenn, is said to have raised twelve
hundred bushels Of wheat from little over
100 acres of land. That is a pretty good
yield, considering the fact that wheat 80
generally with us is failure this year.
The Cleveland Banner of the 9Th inst.
says: Ga Monday evening the quiet of our
town was somewhat disturbed by difficult
ty arising between M. c. Henry and r.
Powell, in which the former shot at the lat
ter. Fortunately neither party sustained
any injury in the melee.
The Athens Post the Sh inst. says:
Our old frien1, Earle B. Shugarts, reports
20O bushels of good wheat from 25 bushels
sowed. The wheat Ia of the variety known
as the TappahannocB, which Mr.. Shugsrts,
who is one of the most successful farmers
OF McMinn, believes is peculiarly adopted to
this region. His place is six miles south Of
Athens.
The Kingston East TenneSSeedn of the
It'll inst. says: Oar town and vicinity re-
main healthy. Some few cases of cholera
morbus, however, are reported. We how
ever learn that physician, familiar with
cholera, pronounced that of Mrs. Wiley G..
Robinson, who recently died in the -
district of this county, clear case of Asiatic
cholera. DR.. Morrison also reports a case
In the Riley creek neighborhood.
The Kingston East TenneSSeeGn of the
7th inst. says: A MIR. Smith, of Sparta,
passed through town on Monday last, hav-
ing 10 charge a colored man, charged with
theft committed nesr Sparta, White couny.
We understand he had robbed bis captor of
$50 and pistol several days ago, at the
above place. Pursuit being made, he was
overtaken and arrested near Knoxville,
and was being taken back to Sparta for
trial.
A Meigs county correspondent of the
Athens Post says of the wheat crop: The
Agency Creek Valley averages about busb-
els per acre; three or four farms in the
Good6eld Valley made q pretty fair yield
for this season. Take this county over, it
might be safe to state thst Meigs has made
q half crop as to yield, but as to quality l
think il will not be hslf crop compared
with last years. The corn crop promises
well.
The Cleveland Republican of the 18th
inst. says: A close observer having Travelled
over tie counties of Bradley, James, Meigs,
McMinn, Monroe, Blount and Knox, gives
us the following items: Rain needed in a
few localities. Osts over an average crop.
bay not been better for years. Corn crop
the best since the war. Hogs are scarcer
than for wears. There is a great deal of old
corn yet on hands, especially along the river.
The severe money pressure becoming
easier.
The Cleveland Banner says: Mr.. j. D.
Robson, undertaken and furniture manu-
fscturer, at this place, a few days ago, pur-
chased from our county clerk, j. II. Rucker,
who resides three miles west OF town,
walnu tree measuring, at the but. end, AZ
inches in ameter and 50 fee TO the frs
limb, making six It's. This huge tree is
to be sawed in lumber-estimated to make
2,COO feet, and manu-, c'ured mo cofli0s
AID furniture by Mr.. Robson. He paid
$l5 Cor the tree as it stood In the woods,