Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-18
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The Hamblen County Court IeJecIed the
new road law by a unanimous vote.
The ost crop of Hamblen county was
never better tnan that of the present year.
From present indications, the yield ct
corn throughout East Teone;s e VIII be
immense.
The magistrates of Hsmblen county
have all been furnished with the new Code
of Tennessee.
Ca1t. c. Coffee, near McMinnviIe, has
plenty of timothy heads in his meadow
m measuring thirteen and hall inches.
Anderson county has discovered that
there is sixteen thousand dollars more
of her bonds afiost than were legally is
sued.
The Murfreesborc Monitor Of The 18th
inst. says; Butler & Co. shipped the first
two car loads of rev wheat last week, the
whea. market opens al Sl.25 per bushel.
The MoIIistOwn Gazette of the l6.h inst.
says: The health Of our town continues
good. There has been 10 case Of cholera
an our midst as yet, with the exception o.
Mr.. Cayson, who contracted the disease a.
Greenevile.
The MorristoWn Gazette of the 16thinst.
SAWS: Our farmers are busy getting outtheir
wheat, taking care of the Osts and Kidding
the corn of grsss and weeds, and conse-
uuently business is dull in town, our streets
presenting rather deserted paaTaUce.
The Fayetteville ObSefyer ssys: TaZe
w. Newman, son Of J. w. Newman, Esq,
of this place, hes received from Hon. John
II. Bright, the appointment to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. We are sure tba,
a better selection could not have been made
The Springfield Record of the 18th inst,
says: A man by the name OF Elllsop, VINO
lives in Cheatham county, died last week
with cholera. He bad labored in the har-
vest field all day, drank great deal OF cold
water, eat quite q quantity of piums and
died the following morning.
The Fayetteville ObSeruer Of the 18th
inst, SAYS: The wheat that is in course OF
hsrvesting, as yield is, we a'e told, about
Two thirds Of al average, but the grain is III
different, the vet weather having caused
sprout ing. The market here opaBed at
$1.25, but has fallen TO 81.
The Bristol Ne1rs CT the 18th irst. says:
AIr. John Oy!er, one Of our most succeSs-
full farmers, informs Us that never since the
country was opsned up to agriculture, mas
there been q tiner prospect for corn and
oats. Of wheat there is more than half
cror, and the quality is fee.
The Kingston NeooSof the 10Th last. says:
Joe SchoOer, of Warjburg, whom we men
toned in our last as having shot himself
while walk ny along the road some days be-
fore, died from his wounds on thursday
last. Before his death he acknowledged his
purpose to have been to kill himself, but
expressed bis sorrow a. having conhllVleu
the deed.
The Mulfreesboro Monitor Of the 18th
inst, SAYS: The farmers having tazen ad-
vantage Of the fair weather for the past ten
days have put their crops IN very good con
dition; they report cotton as looking IS well
as usual at this time Of the season and with
favorable weather until frcst trey antici,
pate good yielt.
Ths Fayetteville Observer of the 17tt
inst Gays: That Fayetteville has not been
scourged by the "pestilence that wskett
al DoOn-dav," is attributable, no doubt, tC
the fact that its citizens sought safety by
leaving the town and scattering through
the country. Besides, the stree Rn(
yards were Unususlly clean, and dislniec
tants were freely used.
The MorristoWn Gazette Of the 10th inst
says; Heck Cain, colOred, CO.. fined in ou
iail On q charge Cf murder, died on SUNDAY
eyeuing last. We are informed by the ply
sician who attended him that his deStl
was, no doubt, brought about f:Om his re
fusing 10 partake of fOOd-he having eate'
but lite of anything within the last thir
teen days.
The Springfield Record saws: In th
month OF May the distillers Of Robertson
county manufactured from grain, 4,65
gallons OF proof whisky-payinC a revenue
on same of $23, ,255. 20. In June the turI
out was So 400 gallOns-and the reVenu
was S34 543. We learn that this is not a
much as would have been made had all IT,
dislilleries filed the time-sOme OF then
having had to discontinue for repairs.
The McMinnville Ne,C Era of ths 1T
inst. says of Grundy county: The last teri
orthe QUARTERLY Court elected John SCrugC
rs County Superintendent of P0hlc lnstruC
tion; and levied 2 tax # ; mills on the do
lar, Is per cent on privileges, and cents o.
the poll for school purposes. The Court 3
s, submitted the question of moving th
county seat from Altsmont to Tracy City
a vote of the people Of the county, the ele'
lion TO take place on the 2DJh OF Septembe
The crops of Grundy are reported as looI
ing well; and Mr.. Scruggs, who was III OF
Office Tuesday, reports The hesl,h OF tn
county as good.
The Murfreesboro Monitor Of the 1T
inst. SAWS: There was a large basket tuu
blue-eyed, stroDg-lunged female (gal) bah.
one or two days old, found on the do
step of the house of a gentleman Of this eli
yesterday morning, accompanied with
note requesting that the helpless wsit
left at the house of another gentleman
town, and that money would
forthcoming in due season for the your
houeful's maintsinauCe and supper
Through what trying scenes has our con
munity passed this year already, the ep
zooty, small poX and cholera, and now
seems that new kind ofafllictioniis destil
ed to be inflicted on our best citizens.