Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-24
TENNESSEE NEWS. .

The work on the depot at Athens has |
been completed, and the building presents |
first rate appearances.
Col, G. w. Charlton IL to deliver an adj |
dress, at Athens, on Monday, the first day |
of September, upon the agricultural inter-
ests of the State.
And now the Somerville Falcon trots out |
a pig with six well developed feet. This |
strange specimen of the hog kind viii soon |
be placed upon exhibition.
An Oakland correspondent of the Somer- |
vile Falcon writes: The crop prospects are |
very gatherings ince the recent rains and the |
farmers predict good yield iof cotton and |
corn. The peach crop is very good.
The Clevelsnd Banner of the 23d inst.
says: According to the information which
we have received, the corn crop of Bradley
county, the present season, will be better
than it has ever been known to have been
before. s
Athens is generous. The Post goes out
of its way to say: With the great adyan-
tages it possesses in respect beth to manu-
features aud commerce, IN fifteen or twenty
years Chattanooga ought to be the largest
city in the State.
The jackson Wing and Tribune of the
23d inst. learns that the flux Is quite preva-
lent in some portions Of Madison
and adjoining countiss. IL is said to be
raging With all the force of an epidemic in
Crockett county, and with unusual fatality.
SomerVille seems infested with sneak
thieves, The Falcon reports that Mr.. j.
T. Champions room was entered and his
pants sto,en containing $50 and county
warrant for $43. The same night the resi-
dencs of DR.. w. A. Eally was entered and
bis watch stolen.
Tho Cleveland Banner of the 23d inst.
says: On Monday evening last this section
was visited by another fine rain, which will
be OF vast benefit to the sweet potato and
| turnip crops. We are glad to see our far
mers taking advantage of the late rains by
| turning their clover and stubble lands for
| wheat.
Mr. David Morse, of Henry county, killed
one hundred and fifty-four snakes on his
| farm few days ago, three of which were
old females, all of the Others were young
ones, supposed to be the progeny of the
three old ones. The Paris Iltelligencer
insists that this is no Joke and that there are
| reliable witnesses to the killing.
The Athens Post says: We received
through the mail, few days ago, from
some thoughtful friend in Texas, a horned
| frog of full proportions and alive and kick
| ing. He is q vicious looking little cuss,
with an eye like Kansas Jsyhawk, and
reaches out after flies with as much vim as
Radical Congressman for the back pay
steal.
The Knoxville Press and Herald of Aug.
81 has this heartless item: Some boys
tramping near the Fair Ground, Tuesday,
| found mule in well. The animal had
probably been grazing in the vicinity, and
had accidentally fallen in. The boys, very
o6ligingly left him there and be Is probably
there yet, unless some one has accidentally
discovered him. n
The Athens Post gives a detailed table
of the assessment of McMinn county under
the new law, which shows net increase in
taxable property over 1872, of SIPS, 1926.
The county tax is Is cents on the one hun
| dred dollars; school tax, 10 cents on the
one hundred dollars; tax on polls for school
purposes, $2.00-$1.00 State and $1,0O
county.
The Huntington West TennesSeean of
the 22d inst. says: Daniel McSpaden, a
| colored blacksmith who resided about one
| mile west Of town went to bed last Tues
day night in good health. About O'Clock
in the morning he fell out of Ted and was
found to be dead. His wife was not aware
that there was anything the matter with
him up to that time
The Jackson Wing and Tribune of the
23d inst. says: We speak knowingly when
we say that the cotton crop in this county is
| fully as promising as that of any crop since
the war. The corn crop is below average,
but more corn will be made than many of
the farmers of the county now estimate.
Madison and West Tennessee have nothing
70 complain OF.
The Paris Iltelligencer Of the Dist ms.
says: The prospects of the Cairo and Ten
nessee river railroad are Frightening every
| day. The people of the country through
whose sections he road proposes to pass
are daily becoming more DESTROYS of help
ing it. 1t will soon be an assured, success,
full and noble enterprise, ard will develop
| the wealth of these sections in a wonderful
manner.
The Fayetteville Observer of 21st inst.
says: Col. A. T. Nicks died very sudden
IL at his home, about four miles South of
Ibis place, On last Friday night. He had
been to church, returned home, and
died soon after without apparent ailment.
| Many of our readers knew him. Before the
war be was postmaster in Fayetteville for
many years, and since the war he was regis
ter of the county.
The Kingston East Terlnesseedll, of Aug.
21st, narrates a marine disaster; A keel
boat belonging to Captain Charles Feguson,
loaded with freight, consisting Of goods and
merchandise for Oakdsle, was sunk in
Clinch rive one day last week while at the
Cooper landing. She "went down" during
the temporary absence of the man in
charge, with all her cargo, valued at some
$3.50 or 5000. The boat was subsequently,
raised and portion of the cargo saved.
The Cleveland Banner says: Our friend,
Asa Pendergast, was ont squirrelling the
other evening, and he reports that he saw
one hundred squirrels on the trip, fifty of
which were up one tree. Fearing thst
somebody might doubt Asa's statement,
we dispatched Esquire Frank Hardwick, a
gentleman of known verscity, to ascertain
the facts in the case. In due time he re-
turned and reported that he found the tree
"a scalybark hickory-saw no squirrels,
but that the bark was all wore off the trunk
where they had been running up and down
it. Well 60 our pile that Asa's squirrel
tale is as true as preaching.
The Cleveland Banner of the 23d inst.
says: The price of hogs appears to be
looking up. For No. hogs, holders are
asking and refuse to take less than 5 cents,
gross, per pound. Buyers are offering A
cents for medium hogs. We are not much
of hog m IN, but there is one thing we feel
sure of, and that is, there is no money in
hogs at cents, gross, per pound; they
may pay out at 4 cents, butEit will be with
tight squeeze. To pay $3.50 for hog that
will weigh $50 pounds, then feed him II
bushels of corn to make him net $50
pounds, and sell it at 5 cents-the very
highest figure it can possibly sell at-and
We would like to know what the profits
would be.
The Fayetteville Observer of the 21st
inst. saYs: Boon's Hill and vicinity had a
little local excitement few days ago. A
stranger appeared there with a $50 bill to
buy goods. Close scanning showed the bill
to be counterfeit, and the holder, by
way of explanation, said be had received it
from an excellent citizen in the vicinity,
whose name he gave. Leaving the Hill,
he came to Clifton, one mile this side,
bought FIVE dollars worth of goods, offered
the bill, received $45 in change, and left.
Later in the day the whole transaction be-
came public and a States warrant was
talked of, hearing which the stranger, who