Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-07
SEPTEMBER 7, 1873.
TENNESSEE NEWS.


Knoxville seems infested with night.
proving burglars. aa $50
Dyersburg is organizing chamber Of
Commerce.. ~ ssF rH CE,t CO
The Columbia Maa reports the fax cpl
de1nic at Culleoks still unabated. ass
Murfreesboro complains that it has no
depot building, and ladies are dumped out
in the mud and wet Whenever it rains.
The Cleveland Bonner states that DR.. o.
81. Leonard, of Bradley county, was kicked
by horse about ten days ago, and died OF
the injuries inflicted on the second day fol-
lowing. -i sa ofs'
The Chronicle reports the death of a
negro in Knoxville on the Sd, some affir M
ing it to be cholera and others denying. 1t
also reports case at Coal Creek the same
day, but the patient is recovering.
The Mnrfreesboro Ne1cs reports at that
place regular shower of fodder blades,
leaves, etc. A wdirlwind had struck corn
field somewhere, and carried the fodder and
leaves to great height.
The WaYerly Journal of the All says:
The first death in our town for over twelve
months was the death of an old negro man
on Sunday last; he, however, was not res
ident of the place.
The Columbia Herald says the last dry
spell will damage crops ali over Maury
county. We much fear that neither the
yield of cotton nor of corn, in the county,
will be over an average. The hay crops
were good.
The Knoxville Press and Herald gives
the following classification of the scholastic
population of Knox county: Between six
and eighteen years of age: white males g.
900, white females 3, 1853, total white 1859;
coiored males 737, colored females 6S7; to-
tai colored 1,434. Grand total between
six and eighteen, 9,l93.
The Pulaski Citizen says Maj. 3. +.
Matthews brought us the other day a speci-
men of marble that has lately been attract
ing attention in Lawrence county. 1t is
found on Shoal Creek in inexhaustible
quan.i tiles and has been pronounced by ex-
perts TO be a very fine specimen either of
marble or granite.
The GAINESVILLE Chronicle says: The
State has brought suit against A. T. Smith,
Revenue Collector of this county, for the
taxes for 1870-1 Mr.. Smith says he can
no longer indulge those who have not paid
their taxes for these years, and he will at
once enforce the collection of all arrsar-
ages.
The Kingston East TenneSSeedn is in
formed that a large company OF capitalists
have bought the Mabery farm, a few miles
from this place, with large body Of adjoin-
ing lands, and are going to work at once to
put up large iron furnace. The valley
along the Clinch and Emory rivers is des-
tined t. be one regular line of iron manu-.
factories at no very distant dsy. Those
mountains on each side of the rivers are in
beds of coal and iron ore.
The Savannah NelCS of the I'd makes
this curious statement: An old gentleman
who is Justice in the lower part of this
county, and a man Of culture, called at
this Office yesterday and informed us that
out of half dozen school commissioners
in his neighborhood not more than two
could write their names, and he added that
the best material in the districts had been
selected to serve as commissioners. This
is deplorsble truth, yet we must confront
it. II is the best that can be done at pres
ent.
The Chattanooga Times says: The floors
Of the cotton factory building have been
laid, and the plastering of the ceilings is be-
ing put on. 1t is expected tn commence
putting up the machinery next week, and
by the first Of January the mill will be 10
operation. 1t will have at the
start about 1000 spindles, and will make
yarns, domestics snd jeans, employing
about fifty hands. The buildings for the
WATSON Car Company are nearly all COM
pleted, and part of the machinery is on
The ground ready to be set up. The COM
pany expect to commence operations ABOUT
the first of November. This enterprise
will employ about 500 skilled mechanics,
adding to our population at least 1000.
With such prospects before Us, it is folly to
talk about Texas. As the boy said, "Texas
is fool to this place."