Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-19

AHauS aIaieu enterprise ID tn2t section,
shipping large lot of Marble to St. LOU,
six car loads or 1S0, 900 pounds.
Not single marriage license, says th
Memphis Ledger, was returned by whit
persons to the County Court Clerk DARN
The last week. Eight colored couples, how
ever, embarked on the dread mstrimonia
| ocean. ,.......s =
The Mckenzie Times of Aug. Is, men
tons the conYeping there of the Distric
Conference Of the Colored Methodist Epis
eopal Church South. There were s5ou
thirty ministers in attendance and man,
more expected.
Is the tice turning? The Humbold
journal OF Aug. 10 reports our Tennessee
caravan aries taking new direction. .
says: Several movers passed through her
few Gays since from Texas or Arkansas
or somewhere else.
The Bristol Courier SAYS a valuable de.
post of mica has been discovered on the
farm OF NJ. j IN Wagner, four and a hal
miles west of Union Depot, Sullivan county
Workmen are employed in developing tb,
extent of the deposit. -
We learn from the Gainsboro Ne1os tina
James Anderson, tried at Carthage last weel
for killing James A. Bradley in March, 1872
was convicted OF murder in the second CO
gree and sentenced to ten. years imprison
ment in the penitentiary. Il.
The Aoatdncbe tells of Memphis Bene.
dict who seeks divorce because his wife
sold all the furniture and invested the pro.
eeeds ia handsome tombstone, which she
had engr we'd with her name, and then,
Toodles-like, took it home with her, piacinp
it under her bed.
The Press and Herald describes the Ma.
tionsl Campmeeting Grounds four miles
from Knoxville. The location is ore of the
most charming retreats 10 be found any,
where. Tai and stately oaks cast then
shadows over The whole place, rendering
every thing delightful, while the grounds are
smooth and well cleaned.
The Knoxville Chronicle learns that IN
he evening Of the 16-h Thomas Mar5in's
SOP, aged ABOUT 10 or II years, met with a
serious accident, near McMillan's Station
by which he lost one of his hands. Il
seems that the b. y was feeding a feed cut
ting machine, when his hand by some means
was Drawn on the knife.
Of crops the Trenton Gazette has this:
Our old friend j. NJ. Hamilton, sr., near
Rutherford Station, informs US that the
crops in his neighborhood and along the
road leading to this plscs were never better.
The corn aid cotton are unusually lux1ri-
Gus. We believe we will vet make a suf-
heieneY q corn in this county.
According to the Memphis Ledger, there
Is III west tennessee e great sect of pro-
tossing Christians known as the Thomas
ties, whose distinguishing belief is the an
limitation OF the wicked after Christ shall
make his second advent to reign over the
earth thousand years. This second COM
ing they believe will take place in 1880 or
1881.
The Memphis Appea, OF Aug. 16 men
tons "a incident of modern civilization:
For two days Aisle Graey's dead infant has
been lying in her house on Pontotoc street,
near Causey. Annie Foster, another color
ed woman, yesterday vainly sought aid from
the colored neighbors, but none would bury
the child. The mother is moaeyless and
too III to leave her bed.st sxgcsa Irs1E
The edftorof the Trenton Gazette saw
near Memphis last week, for the first time,
a narrow gauge railroad and train of cars
with engine. It was the Memphis and
Raleigh Narrow Gauge. 1t looked more
like cGild's plaything than a highway of
travel ard trade, although the little coaches
were filed with passe gers. We would
nos however disparage these narrow gauge
roads for they are doing well.
The Memphis Ledger says: Whether or
not the owners OF property on which are
clste1ns connected with adjoining sinks, can
be compelled by law to clean out such els
terms, is tie legal question at present, from
a sanitary standpoint, The water in hun
dreds nf cisterns in this city is horribly i'm
pregnsted with filth scoring in from sinks.
To drink such water is death. The next
Grand Jury will ventilate all these nui.
sances. v --.s .
The Rip ey NeacS of Aug. Is Gays. We
learn that the school house of the colored
peope, located near the place of ]. p. Jack.
son, Esq, some three miles from town, was
burned TO the ground few days ago by the
hands of some unknown incandiarY. This
is most inexcussble outrage. The coiored
people ere showing some interest in the
cause of education, and are organizing
schools and building sch 'oi houses in some
localities. This spirit should be fostered
and encouraged, aud every incentive furn-
ished them to persevere in their work.
A Maryvile correspondent of the Knox
vile Press and Herald writes that on the
18th inst. squad of men returned from
North Carolina, with Monroe county man.
who, In passing through theloHer end of
Blount county, few days previous, on a
tired hoTse, swspped it off for fresh one
which be saw grazing in pasture, When
the owner of the fresh horse saw what
kind of swap had been made, he followed
the fellow to North Carolina for rue. And
the fellow says he rues it. He's in Jail
now.
TIE Knoxville Chronicle of Aug. 1G saws:
Some excitement was created yesterday
among the portion Of our colored ptpula-
ton, by trial before Esquire Ochs, of a
trespsss suit brought in by the trustees Of
Eas'port Zion Church against Thos. p &c
and others. 1t Sc ms thSt the dsfen iants
have been in the habit of meeting ia this
church in the shape Of 8 benevolent society
for the last two years, until a change Oc
Cured in the Board of Trustees, who, with
on. giving thErn the proper notice to discern
time their meetiags, brought action against
them for trespsss. The suit was decided
in favor of the defendants. ... s
The Sparta Inder tells a story of mis-
placed confidence aud Ethiopic vengeance:
A log house at Spencer, was burned on the
night of Tuesday, the 9Th. 1t was occu.
pied By negro woman by the name of
Mollie Sparkmsn and her two children.
The mother had given some off nse TO an
other negro, LIE Ramsey. Aollie, not
knowing that Lie was seeking revenge,left
her house and children in the carr of the
latter. The feDdish negro robbed the
house Of everything of value, aud then Get
fire to it, intending to destroy the two help
less children in ihe flames. Fortunately
tn eldest swoke in time to save he life Of
both. The inceadisry wss arrested, but
through the negligence of the officer in
charge, she was suffered to escape.
The Sparta Inder of Aug. IA relates:
On Monday last negro named John Mat
thew came Lear losing his life in well at