Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-08
TENNESSEE NEWS.

A number OF horses and mules have died
in Stewart county from being over-heated
while at work. no
F. A. Hall, an cid citizen OF Upton
enRntyy committed suicide By hanging q
few Gays ago. Sffs EEfil fFsb
| The Troy Times thinks The wheat will
average aeout twelve bushels to the acre in
Obion county.
I w. L. Parroti, Marshal of Union City,
was shot and severely wounded while at
sfmpting to arrest Young man named
Ferrel, on the 18th ulV.
The Dgersburg Progress Of the I'd inst
4 says: We bear many of our farmers COM
! planning of their oats and corn being blown
down by the hard winds Of last week.
| The Dover Record Of the 4th inst. says:
So far we have had no cholera. Several
parties in the country have bad SYMPTOMS Of
the disease, but nol g have resulted T III llys
| The Troy Times of the 4th inst, says: On
last Sunday there fell in this neighborhood
a tremendous rain, accompanied with some
wind which bl W down ard damaged corn
and OATS y 2 q ~
The Dover Record hiss been informed
of several fields of corn in Stewart county
l that have been abandoned on account of
the wet weather. The weeds grew and the
plows stood still, -.--....-...
The Union City Courier reports the
health Of thai town as never having been
better, there having been but two deaths in
/ the last six weeks-one from cholera NOR
bus and the ether from consumption.
1 The Ripley Meas of lie 4Lh inst. says:
The wheat crop in Lauderdale county has
shout all been harvested, and knowing ones
think thatif ground and made into Dread
| there would probably bea buiscuit around
for cur people, but we doubt it. +--- =
| The Ripley Eeaos of the 4th inst. says:
Mr.. A. j. Meadows was up from AshpOrt
on Monday. He reports the crop prospects
| along the river as exceedingly prom sing.
| Cotton is from knee to waist high, and corn
is doing finely. The season along the river
has been very propitious, and Mr.. Meadows
thinks the crop this year looks finer than he
has ever seen it. al
I The Knoxville Press and Herald of the
9th inst, says, AT noon, yesterday,
heavy storm CT wind, followed by torrents
of rain, passed over the city. 1t might be
called tornado, but though it injured
few trees in different parts by the breaking
of b anches, it did no m.terial damage. In
the country, however, the effects of it must
be very e.ious, and from all portions
where it passed, we expect to hear of Sc
rious damage to the oats and ccrn.
The Dyersburg Progress of the Sd inst.
says: For the past two weeks we have had
some of IT, heaviest rains, accompanied
with terrific thunder and tightening, that
we ever saw. The damage done the crops
is very great. We have conversed with
| great many of our farmers, and nearly all
of them tell the same tale, that their crops
we're almost taken by the grass and weeds,
and unless il cleared Gff-to give them a
chance TO plow, it would be almost impos-
sible for them TO raise anythi G. It is GER
tainly sad state of affairs. .-
| The Knoxville Press and Herald of the
| 9th inst. says: The Board Of Equalization,
cOmposedOf the Assessor of each district
in the county, met at the courthouse, yes
teIday, to equalizs the assessments. The
sense Of majority of the Board was TO the
| effect that all returns handed TO them and
| not sworn to by the assessed party, should
be subject 10 penalty of % per cent in
crease, as provided by law. The Assessors
for the country districts reported that the
| tsxsbles in their districts, with scarcely an
exception, had made out Il cir lists. In the
first, second and twelfth districts, however,
there we're numerous deliEquents.
The Manchester Democrat of the 4th
inst. says: We learn of a sad accident in
the western part of our county on Riley's
Creek. A child CT Mr.. Willis Holm was
left alone in a room, and by some mis-
chance got the cork out of a jug of liquor
in the room and drank copiOusly of its con-
tents. The liquor had an instantaneous
effect, for in = few minutes after some
members of the family entered anu found
L. Il. 4 49, IL, a. -,
plete stupor. All efforts were made to
arouse it but they were uuavaning. At
last accounts little hope was entertained of
its recovery. ...-
The Oyersburg Progress of the Sd inst.
says: During the thunder storm on the
10Th ult., two of DR.. Harris faVorite family
horses, on his farm near Newborn, were
struck and killed by lightning, four OF his
plow teams ran away through fright, and
three or four trees Oh his place were struck
by lightui' g also. On the next evening
about the same time, his farm was again
visited by lightning, doing no further dam
age this time, however, than splintering
couple more trees. DR.. Harris thinks that
if electricity has tendency TO neutral;zs or
dispense the cholera poison, that there is
less danger Of cholera at his f nm thsn any
plsce in the State.
The Dyersburg Progress Of the Sd Inst.
says: We are informed that on last Satur
day Messrs. VIM. and ALT. Mcclure, living
near Cairo, Crockett county, were both
killed in a well by its poisonous air. One
of the brothers, William, went down in the
well for some purpose, and after getting to
the bottom, was called for by his brother,
who, receiving no reply, teare1 something
was the matter, and let himself down by
the rope to see what was the matte, with
his brother, When near the bottom be fell
from the rope dead. Some of the neigh
bors were called in aud with grab-hookS
fished the brothers from the Welb both of
them dead.
The Knoxville Press and Herald Of the
9th inst. sSys: On the 4tb, a number of
boys in East Knoxville, were INDUCING in
the usual "patriotic sports of the day." one
of the implements used being an old shot
gun. To add something of reality to the
performsrc &c, one of them added to the
usual Charge of powder a load Of corn
grains. As might have been expected,
very serious accident was the result. The
gun was carelessly discharged while in the
hands of lad by the name of Finton,
sending the charge into the breast Of little
SON VI MI COuh JULES oScN aOOuI LOu
years. Several Of the grains penetrated
the cavity of the breast, producing very
dangerous wound. Last evening, we I'M
derstand, it was thought probably the
wound woul d prove fatal.
The Jackson Wig and Tribune of the
9Th inst says: The bricklsyers aud labor
ers inthe employ of Beverage 81 McCabe,
and Crutch6eld, struck on Monday Tor an
advance in their pay per day. The labor
ers of Corbett also joined she strike. The
bricklayers were receiving 81 and $3.50
per day and the Iaborers $1.25. The ma
sons demanded S. and the labor2rs $3.50
per day. The contractors refused 10 &C
csie to the demands of the masons, and by
Wednesday had supplied their places.
Most of the laborers returned to work on
Wednesday, tie majority of them st the old
price. Ofthe striking masons some are
still idle and others have left the city.
There was not moue than two days, delay
by the strike, and hence the contractors
were not seriously damaged.
The Ripley NeaoS of the 4th inst. says:
AS will be seen from our correspondents,
there is quite difference Of opinion as to
the state of the crops. From our own OBJ