Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-10
TENNESSEE NEWS.

~ Fayettville is soon to have another bank.
n Dwelling houses are in demand In Fay
ntfnvIlle li ~ errata "a aa as
ga There is a mule 10 Murfreesboro over
thirty years old. o1E1s sfz Egle3 sssi'
The recent heavy rains did much dam
age in Maury county. s n
The late rains damaged the farmers of
Humphreys county considerable.
The cut worms are destroying great
desl of corn in Rutherford county.
The Pulaski Citizen says drunkenness Is
quite fashionable in that town now.
DR.. j. I. Baskerville, an old citizen of
Fayette county, died on the LIST inst.
There is great complaint about the rava-
ges of the cut worm in Bradley county.
The apple crop Of Fayette county has
been almost destroyed by the caterpillars.
A grange of the Patrons of Hus bandry
has been organized at Sslem in Rui herford
county. - l1 Ii9l1
A COW in Bradley county gave birth few
days ago to a calf with five legs, but both
COW and calf died. -
LaGrange College in Fayette county, has
an average attendance of one hundred and
twenty five pupils. d
OOAllO VI blG AuCl5 Oi10lCg CO0nby
report that the fly has made its appearance
in their wheat fields. r 49,, s1f
The recent rains have greatly improved
the looks Of vegetation in Lincoln county,
and infused new life into our farmers.
A negro woman died in Humphreys
county, few days since, at the age Of 101
years, having been in perfect health for the
past 80 years. an SD sss 81 -
In the breach of promise case of Green
AGAINST Simmons, in the Circuit Court at
Cleveland, the jury gave the fair plaintiff
81 500 damages.
A little daughter Of john G.. McCauley,
of Big Bottom, Humphreys county, aged
three years, fell in we on the list inst
and was drowned.
Mrs. Margaret A. Plummer, wife of DR..
w. T. Plummer, former President of The
Somerville Female Institute, died in Col
lierville, Shelby county, on the Sd inst.
The Pulaski Citizen is informed that the
fruit is not all killed in the Bethany neigh
borhood in Giles county. More cotton is
planted than usual and less wheat, though
the latter promises large yield.
The Woodbury. Press says the wheat
crop of Cannon Ioots very promising. The
same paper also states that the late frost
killed principally all the fruits in the val
leys and holloWs Of that country.
The bottom lands in many portions OF
Fayette county were greatly damaged by
the late rains. In many instances fences
and newly planted cotton were swept en-
tirely away. The loss to farmers is quite
heavy.
MIR. James W. Bradford, who was mar
ried on the 1st inst. in Jackson 10 Mrs.
Elizabeth Vincent, has been arrested and
lodged in Jail. he having another lawful
wife and two children, living in Madison
county, only about ten miles from Jack
son.
The SomerYille Falcon of the S.h inst.
says: The late heavy rains destroyed mil
lions Of caterpil ars, but millions more inn
mediately took their pieces, and they are
still covering the earth with their hateful
and loathesome presence.
The celebrated saddle mare, "GTey
Eagle" valued at $500, belonging 20 Chas.
Lynn, Esq of Fayette county, was killed
on the 9Th Of April by lightning. The
colt, which was one day old, was unhurt
and is still olive and doing well and is
valued by Esquire Lynn at $500.
The McMinnville Nel1 Era of the Ssh
inst, says: Upon earefulenquiry we are
impressed with the belief that in most of
our mountain orchards there will still Be
considerable fruit, but In the barreas and
lower lands the destruction OF the fruit has
been pretty general.
The Cleveland Banner states that the
jury in the case of Mrs. Foster against the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railroad, for killing her husband, near
Nc l0ual4 IN EradieSv TN
ago, on Wednesday, give the widow $l0,-
600 dsshages. The case will be AIKEN up
to the Supreme Court.
Mr.. William RoldeD,a modest gentleman,
and a compositor at present engaged in the
composing room Of Phillips Southern Far
ner, l., Memphis, has received notification
from bis attorneys that be is one OF thee
heirs to an estate in England, which, one
hundred and sixty-eight years ago, amount
ed to $4,000, 600 in gold.
The McMipnvi'le Nelo Era of the Sth
inst. says: The heavy rains WHICH fell in
this locality last Friday raised the waters
in Collins river and the Barren Fork higher
than they have been in twelve years. We
understand considerable damage has been
done along both stree ms, in the destruction
of fencing and crops.
The Athens Post of the 9th instant says:
We stated last week that sll the young
fruit in this section had been killed ~ the
frost. The remark was too unqualified.
We have heard of several localities where
there is plenty of nit left on the trees
particularly peaches. There are half
dozen farms within three OF four miles of
Athens, where both peaches and apples
escaped, and we presume it is so all along
the range of red hills or knobs from the
mouth of Eastanalle to the Monroe line.
In the valleys, however, there is none left
worth mentioning. On the farms Of John
NJ. Wilkins and VIM. A. Duckworlh, two
and half miles from town, there is an
abundance of thrifty looking peaches on
the trees.