Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-04
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The Pulaski C3ttzen staLeS tnaL Ln6re nAS
not been q Iezth In that town sincs the I'd
of June.
The Pulaski Citizen of the Sd inst, states
that the Clerk Of the County Court Of Giles
has issued 10 marriage licences since the
9th of June.
The Springfield Record of the Sd inst,
saws: There was no Sundsy-school or
preaching in our town last Sunday. 1t
rained ard it pour 90.
The Pulaski Citizen states that the Afr
can Church at that place has increased It's
membership to such proportions that the
demand for mole commodiou5 building Is
Imperative.
The Pulaski Citizen of tht Sd inst. says ::
We have had no cholera in Pulaski yet,
according to the physicians with whom we
have talked. Several severe cases OF chol-
era morbus have occurred, none OF them
fatal.
The Pulaski Citizen of the Sd inst. says:
A young man named Simeon Cannon was
shot in the left shonlder last Saturday at
Lvnnville by another young mn named
Thos. p. Waldrup. The wound was very
severe one and may prove fatal. The diffi-
Guilty, we understand, was an old grudge OF
long standing.
The Pulaski Citizen of the Sd inst. says:
Little Pointer Brady, the little boy kicked
by mule last week, is still alive and his
physicians entertain very strong hopes OF his
recovery. His ssull~ was broken clear across
the forehead, but strange to say he has never
been unconscious and his symptoms are
entirely favorable.
The Murfreesboro Monitor of the 81
inst. says: A negro woman living out on
the Franklin road, about five miles from
town, last week gave birth to tUiEs that
were loined together from their shoulders
down to their hips, their heads, necks and
limbs being separate and perfectly formed.
| They were born dead.
The Pulaski Citizen of the Sd inst, says:
| Rev. DR.. Stoddard came to this place lasi
Saturday 10 preach the next day at the Pres
| byterian church, but was attacked with
| cholera morbus the evening of his arrivs
| sind was not able to fill the appointment
He had very serious attack and is quitt
fee bile yet, but we are glad TO hear is con
vale scent.
| TIE Pulaski Citizen of the Sd inst, says
| A gel ,tleman living on Bradshaw had hi
ward fence and smokehouse washed away
one daV last week, Notwithstanding he live:
upop be side of a hill remote from any
creek or branch. The rain was so hare
that it came down from the hill on the sld'
of which he lived in such torrent rs Il
produce the above result.
Tloe MurfreesbOro Monitor Of the Sd
saws: The incessant rains for the past two
or three weeks has caused the grass to grow
with such rspidity and hindered the farmer
from working to such an extent that many
fields of cotton are so overgroWn will
weeds and grass that they will probably b
as one farmer expressed it, "turned out.
We hear that many Of our farmer friends
ave hung woite flags here and there owe
Il ,eir fields in token of surrender to the IN
vineible conquerors, the weeds and th'
grass.
The Knoxville Chronicle of the I'd inst
saws: During thunder storm last week, il
Greene county, the residence Of Mr. Johl
! E. McGaughey was struck by lightning
and one corner of the building was de
! stroyed. The chimney was knocked down
| and the mantle-piece, on which the famil.
clock found a place, was torn to pieces
The clock ceased to denote the time OF day
and it would have been terrible under
taking to gather together the fragments;
will doubtless never ornament mantle
piece again. 1t is fortunate that the entir
family were on the porch at the time th
house was struck, and consequently re
, ceived no damage, with the exception OF
: slight shock.
, The Pulaski Citizen of the Sd inst. says
Mr.. VIM. Abernathy committed suicide a
: his residence on Bradshaw, about twelv
f miles east of this place, last Sunday morn
/ ing, by cutting his throat with case knife
The family were all absent at church excel
t himself and wife. She saw him go int
: the smoke-house and pick up the old knit
: that was used to cut meat, and followe
: him to prevent him from killing himsel
D | but he told her that if she came in b
? would kill her, thus forcing her to witne'
, thu terrible deed. His throat was cut frol
!, ear to ear. He has been partially dersnge
8 sine, Christmas, and was insane at th
:. time he took his life.
The Morristown Gazette of the I'd inst
SAYS: On last Sunday, some drunke
J, roughs put in an appearance in our tow
9 and behaved themselves in most boisteroI
and disgraceful Misunderstanding loudly an
: firing two shots from pistol, near the Gel
tire of the town, much to the disquiet Al
disgust of all good people. On Nednesds
5 last, two men got into row near the dep
Il when one of them drew pistol and shot
e the other, but doing no damage. On WeC
a nesdsy night, some unknown parties wa!
? laid Henry Walker, the barber and gav
+ him pelting with rocks. Almost evel
r week we have straet fight and yet tho
9 has not been an arrest made by the oOcp'
9 rate au horities for months, unless, perhap
it be some poor fellow who Was too drur
TO resist. .....rs .... ....