Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-04
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The Tobacco Leaf ia authorized to an
nounce Perry Rogers, colored, as candi.
date for Mayor of Clarksvllle.
The Jackson Herald afirms that q young
"Chinee," all the way from Pekin, selling
artificial flowers in that burg.
The Dover Record says Mr.. w. M.
Cooley, on Overs creek, recently had three
finger: cut off in shingle machine.
The Mckenzie Times says there will be
more grass sown this fall, in that section,
than ever before. The merchants have
adopted rule to sell grass seeds at actual
cost, to encourage production.
The Dover Record of Aug. 20 says: Our
corpor. tion departed this life on Wednesday
of last week by general resignation OF
Mayor and Board of Aldermen; the copart-
nership was dissolved by mutual consent,
AMI we are again adrift.
The Savannah Ne1cs says: Thomas Mar
tin, son of Judge Martin of this place,
while hauling stocks to bis fathers mill
eighteen miles above town, had his LEG
broken about midway between the ankle
and knee.
The Chattanooga Times says: Mr.. VIM
Crow is having glorious luck with the coal
shaft he is sinking on the other side of the
river. The vein promises to average about
-four feet in thickness. The coal is of excel.
lent quality.
The Jackson Wing and Tribune says:
There is strong probability that the ma
chine shops of the Mississippi Central Rail.
road will be located in the western portion
of jackson. This would do US more good
than \ narrow gauge railroad.
L. AaR 10 0f
Daniel McSpadden, a colored blacksmith
who resided about one mile west of town
went to bed last Tuesday night in good
health, about 3 O'Clock in the morning he
fell out of bed, AID was found to be dead.
His wife was not aware that there was any.
thing the matter with him up to that time
We learn from the Memphis Appeal that
the cows in several neighborhoods are suf
fering with an affection of the eyes. The
first and only symptoms are disposition to
keep them closed, and a continual flow Of
water from them. The eyelids appear
swollen. The cows that are thus afflicted
do no. lose their appetite or fail in their
milk.
The Knoxville Press and Herald states
that Mrs. Mary Eliza Shehan, while on her
way to the II O'Clock train Sunday night,
fell on Gay street, inseDsible, and despite
medical attendance, expired in few min.
utes, from heart disease. She had received
telegram announcing the serious illness oil
daughter in Chattanooga, and was about
to take the train for that point.
The Knoxville Chronicle states that the
Clerk of the Supreme Court has received a
letter from Chief Justice Nicholson, saying
two of the Judges would not attend the
Court st Knoxville. The Chronicle figures
up total of 243 cases awaiting hearing:
81 from the first circuit, "a from the sec
ond, 1872 from the third and Sc from the
fourth--th great majority coming from the
chancery courts, while the State cases sum
up only %.
The Savannah Neocs of Aug. 20, says,
John L. Fariss, Esq, of McNairy returned
from Hampshire Maury county yesterday.
He informed US that Fletcher Fariss, of
Hampshire was attacked with cholera last
Thursday night. The services of DR.. Left
witch and Binghsm were employed who
brought their entire skill to the case and
after several hours careful attention subdued
the fearful disease. When our informant
left Sunday morning the patient was con-
sidered out of danger. One other case in
tie same neighborbood that night.
The Dover Record of Aug 20 says: On
Tuesday evening last Ms. Margaret Estes,
living near Iron Mountain, of our county,
had just sat down to the supper table, and
put some rice upon her plate; while doing
so her husband spoke to her; she answered
him as usual, when suddenly she threw her
hands above her head and slid out of Ike
chair. Her husband rushed to her assist
ance, but she was desd. She had been IN
well for some time with dropsy and rheu-
matism.
From a tabulated statement OF the indus
tries of Chattanooga, published by the Com
merciGL we learn that there are five iron,
ma 'hine and foundry works, with capital
sggregstiny $1,670,000, employing 937
hands and disbursing ST. 800 in monthly
wages; one car factory, capital $500 900,
employing 100 hands; tour saw and planning
mills, representing $50, 900 capita, employ
ing 124 men; besides one furniture, one
leather, one fire brick, one wagon and car
riage factory and Touring mills, aggregating
$4,000 Of capital and employing 81 work.
men.