Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-11
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Dog poisoning is quite prevalent in Pu-
laski.
The Record says the cholera has diaap-
peared from that town.
The Mayor of Knoxville has prohibited
the sale Of melons in that city.
Capt. G. ?. Jones has been elected
County Attorney by the County Court of
Giles.
A young man named Barnhil was drown
ed In the Tennessee river, near Savannah,
on the I'd inst, while bathing.
a man named r. Fl. Meynatt, Of Union
county, committed a robbery in Knox
county on the 7th inst, for which he was
arrested and committed to jail.
The Murfreesboro Monitor says all of our
farmers of Rutherford county, have about
finished harvesting their oats, and they re-
port that the crop is good deal above the
average.
The County Superintendent of Public
InstcUctiOnfor Roane county is allowed a
salary Of $40O, besides 81 for each teacher
be may examine.
The kitchen of Henry Brann&n, of Giles
county, was burned down on the 9th inst,
and with it was destroyed the greater part
of his kitchen furniture and table ware.
The Savannah Nelgs of the Sth inst.
says: Irein S. DeFOrd killed rattle snake
last week, in the vicinity of Savannah, that
measured six feet FIVE and one half inches
in length, four and five-eights inches through
the center Of the body and had fourteen
rat.les.
At meeting of the Directors of the Nc
Minnville and Manchester Railroad, held in
Tullahoma Oh the Sd insU., for the purpose
of electing officers for the ensuing twelve
months, resulted in the election Of Col. p.
IL. Msrbury as President, and Col. John Il.
French as Secretary.
The Kingston NelCs of the S.h instant
says: A union revival meeting is said TO be
in progress in the valley short distance
above lockwood. We learn that some
twenty-five persons have already made a
profession Of religion, while many more
are manifestly Interested.
The MuTnSesboro Monitor Of the 10th
inst. says; Crops, both cotron and corn,
| sre still involved in weeds and grass, but
the farmers have taken advantage of the
| favorable weather the past week, and are
| making some progress towards getting their
| crops in good growing condition.
The Springfield Record of the 10th inst
| says: The cat crop of Robertson county
was never better than the present year
From presentindications the Yield of corr
in this section will be immense. In some
sections of our county the reports from The
! wheat yield is anything but encouraging.
The GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf of the 9th
| inst. has the following from Erin, Houston
| county: "There .hSve been twelve deaths
| from cholera since June "a, eight white:
4 and for1r aOloraI FrhOo
| mission merchant, died there of cholera last
week. w. j. Thomas, freight agent, wa!
attacked with cholera, but IS recovering
Business houses are nearly all closed. The
doctors have fed the place and left the PEG.
pie to take care of themselves"
The McMinnville Neoo Era of the 10tl
inst. says: Our cid and greatly respected
fellow citizen, Thos. Kell, was in town las
Thursday, wearing pair Of cotton pants
the cloth Of which was spun and wOve, anC
the pants made by his wifs fifty years ago.
The pants are perfectly sound in all theil
parts, never having been patched or mend
ed in any shape since they were first made
in the early days of the ancient couples
married life. Mr.. Kell is now eighty threI
years old, and walks as spry and as erect al
most of our young men; and we hope hi
may last as long as the pants, which, loof
as though they had quarter of century,
good service in them yet.
The Pulaski Citizen Of the 10Th instant
says: The following is vouched for by re
sponsible parties: Mr. Jas. Paisley, VIII
lives near Pleasant Hill. in Giles county
has hen that has been upon the plac
twelve or fourteen years. She layed eggs
Matched and scratched for chickens, and at
tended to all the business that usually fall
to the lot of hens during all this time up 3
few weeks ago, when she suddenly qui
al these habits aud commenced to be
rooster. She dropped the cackls aud com
menced to crow, her comb grew up brigh
and red and her tail sprouted msgnifcen
suit Of dropping variegated feathers, an
she now goes Though the whole routine I
business that ROSTERS generally attend tt
She has likewise become young again, :n
struts about with the alacrity and vim of
young rooster not out of his teens.
The Pulaski Citizen says: A PulasE
lawyer rusticated in Lawrence during tn
cholera scare, and while there spent b
time in angling. One day friend cam
across him quietly sitting upon the bank {
one ofthe beautiful streams THAT meande
through the county, his pole firmly wet
ged under rock and his eye fixed on tt
cork. The usual questions elected the fac
that he had been fishing there three hour
hadn'C got bite, and that he baited with
frog. The friend sat down to talk and bel
watch, and during the time noticed achun
sticking out of the water and frog quitei
ly SHINING himself on it. "Did you sa
you were fishing with frog?" ayes; AM
it's powerful poor bait, or there's might,
few fish here" swell, yonder's your fro
on that chunk.n The lawyer raised b
pole, and sure enough the frog fell from tn
chunk and came to the bank with the hooE