Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-17

The Dover Record Of the 18th inst. says:
Daniel Lowry, living near Cumberland
City. brought down Wednesday, boat
load of vatermeloBs. The arrival brought
the Board of Aldermen together, who at
once passed an ordinance against the SELL
ing of watermelons, fresh fish, and other
articles. in view of the surrounding sick
ness which meets US on all sides. This act
of the Board raised quite fltTore.
The Memphis appeal tells how a young
mans coat was stolen. The larceny was
practiced by a Main street clearinghouse
clerk, who, being rival of the unfortunate
youth, stole the coat in order to gain pcs
session of twenty-seven love-ietters just re-
ceived from fascinating lady in Georgia.
1t seems be merely did 1t in order to see
how far his rival had progressed.
The Covington Record learns from par
ties from Lauderdale county that q most
terrible tragedy was enacted near Gimp
vile on Saturday afternoon, Aug. o. Mr..
Gus. Aston, well to do and respectable
farmer, in an alteration with his son, Sam
Aston, was shot to the heart by the latter
and instantly killed.
A correspondent of the Gallatin Erdn,.
iser writes: Crops on Bledsoe's creek and
its various tributaries, in Sumner county,
ara in general, tolArably gocd. Corn has
improved in its appearance since the last
rains. We have the largest yield of hay
per acre hava ever seen; and there is an
unusual large acreage in, and very favora
BILE weather for hsying. What fruit sea is
the sorriest have ever seen; injured by the
cold weather ID the spring.
We learn from the Jackson Wing and
Tribune that on the 18th inst. a little girl
of Mrs. Gilfoil, five years old, was bitten in
the face by large dog, and frightf0lly
msngled. The unfortunate child, with sew
ersl little companions, were chasing chick.
ems for amusement, the dog got in her way,
she struck him with small switch, and he
jumped upon her, biting her in the FACE,
crushing her nose and tearing the flesh from
her right jaw. She is fearfully hurt, per-
hsps manned for life, but we hope, not
fatally.
The Jackson Wing and Tribune says:
The School Directors of this district have
proposed to the Trustees Of the West Ten
nesse College to take that Institution, under
certain conditions, and open it as free
school. Their plsn, as we learn, is to
employ teachers sufficient to conduct the
school from the Primary up through the
High School grades, teaching every branch
laid down in the School Law, free of course,
only charging q nominal price for the
higher branches. Ths teachers all to be
paid fixed salaries, and the fund raised by
teaching the higher branches is to 60 into
the permanent school fund If the district.
The Upton Record in az article on the
burning of the negro Dan Calhoun, near
Brighton Station, informs US that the three
men "hsd nothing against the negro. They
were not known as bad men. They had
friends and business relations both Of whic1
il was their interest to keep undisturbe d.
But, partially brutalized by whisky, they did
not object to torturing tha Legro little for
their temporary amusement. Of course
they did not dream of the consequences
they were not in a condition to care m2ch
about them if they did. The fatal match
was applied and they became murderers.
We are glad to learn that the reports Of
armed bands Of negroes going about, threat.
ening revenge, are unfounded. OF course
they ale most deeply touched by this mos5
unfortunate and terrible Business, and it is
but natural they should be. So is every
white man in the community"
Of crops the Columbia Mail Of Aug. IA,
says: "The time has never been in our
recollection when the prospects for good
crops were as varied as they are at present
in Msury county. In some sections the
season has been quite favorable, while in
others there has been no rain Of any con-
sequence for nearly two months. In some
localities the corn and cotton crops never
looked better, while in others the corn is
nearly ruined by droutb, and The cotton is
seriously damaged. Even in the same
neighborhcod, in some sections of the
county, some farms have suffered severely
from want Of rain, while others have suf-
fered but very little" In another para
graph the Mda saws: "Within the last
twenty-four hours, heavy rains have fallen
in this vicinity, which proved grateful to
the dry earth and withered vegetation, but
the crops in several sections If our county
are too far gone to be restored by these
rains"
The Dyersburg Progress has information
that week or two ago, about half an hour
after sunset, a couple of men called at the
house of Mr. Dunlap, nesr Hurricane Hill,
in Dyer county, and pretended to negro
MAJ named Wharton, who is living and
cropping with Mr.. Dunlap, that they were
lost. They wanted to find certain house
in the Deighborhood, and persuaded Whsr-
ton to 60 with them and show them the
house. When they had gotten over the
field fence one Of the men drew pistol,
and pointing it at the negro, Informed him
that he was their prisoner. They kept the
negro there until af er dark, when seven
other men arrived. They then took rid
ing whip and with the big end of it whipped |
the negro until his life is despsired of. On
the next day several of the men returned
and threatened the negro and his whole |
family with such whipping if be or any
of them should inform on the perpetrators
of this brutal outrage. The negro says he
knew five of the men concefned. This
matter should be looked into by the proper
officers, and punishment visited upon those
desarViDp of nuDishmant