Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-13
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The Jonesboro Herald and Tribune says
the fruit crop is light this year, nothing lik'
an average.
Hon. G. A. Henry, of Montgomery cou n
ty, has head Of timothy grown on his Red
river bottom land this year, which measure:
III inches in length.
The Dover Record Of the 1Ith instant
Says: The wheat in Stewart county is
treshing out fine, many crops having
| doubled from last year. This is encour-
aging.
The GAINESVILLE Chronicle of the 18th
inst. says: We learn that the physicians OF
Erin left the place, when the cholera was
raging, and that DR.. T. D. Johnson, Of this
city, went down last week, and gave all the
time he could spare to the alienation OF
hose who were suffering from that terrible
| disease.
The Jonesboro Herald and Tribune says:
There is disposition on the part of our
farmers to buy improved agricultural imple-
meuts and labor saving machinery. This
is one step toward better farming which we
are glad to see. We must have good farm
ing utensils before much improvement can
be made.
The Trenton NelcS of the 10th inst. says:
On Wednesday of last week, as Mr.. VIM.
Turner, residing near Eaton, was returning
home, he was thrown from his horse, and
becoming entangled in the stirrup, was
dragged some distance by his frightened
animal, receiving injuries from which he
died the next day.
The Jackson Wig and Tribune Of the
18th inst. says: The oldest business house
in jackson was the frame building on the
corner of Main street and Centre alley, now
torn down to give way for new brick. 1t
was erected in 1923, and the rafters, scant-
lings, stills, Plates, ETC., were all sawed out
with whipsaws, there being no saw mills in
all this country. The timbers were quite
sound.
The Jackson Wing and Tribune of the
18th inst. says: An additional tax OF ten
cents on the 500 was levied by the County
Court of Madison county for school pur-
poses. This, with the State tax and the
Peabody fund, it is thought, will be suti-
Gent to sustain good schools throughout
the county. However, if the school fund
from all sources should prove inadequate,
we feel certain that the Court will prompt
ly increase the special tax.
The Dover Record of the 11th instant
says: A young tornado passed over town
Monday night about len o'clock, coming
from the northwest. For about twenty
minutes the wind blew teTrifically, scatter
ing things pr0miscuously in its path, b.eak-
ing .rees, upsetting fences, tumbling bricks
from chimney tops, and just playing smash
generally. We learn that between here
and Tobaccoport the timber suffered severe
ly, the corn crops more CT less, and oats
were damaged considerably in places.
The Jackson Wing and Tribune of the
18th inst. says: Notwithstanding the an
pual and chronic croaking which the farm
ers more or less indulge every year about
this time, the crops in this section are
rather promising. Now and then in every
neighborhood crops seriously injured by
grass may be seen, but as rule is the re-
suit of over cropping or neglect. Informs-
ton gathered from all parts of the county
justifes the statement thst the cotton crop
this season in Madison county bids fair TO
yield fair average, while the early corn
was pretty well made by the rains this
week, and late corn as rule is looking
well. Without a severe drouth this month
all will be well with our farmers.
A correspondent Of the Knoxville ChrOn-
Gle writes from Campbell county as fol-
lows: "The wheat crop has now all been
cut. The wet weather has injured the
grain very much. Not mora than half an
average crop will be saved. The oats crop
was excellent; but the storm of July the
4th aud 9TH has 30 blown down the oats and
tangled the straw that large part Of it will
be lost, and much of it will have to be
mOwn. Tee corn has also been badly
damaged bV said storm, being blown down
and broken of. The clover crop was very
light, and the grass crop, except for pas
ture, is also light. There are very few
apples, and almost no peaches. Vegetables,
however, are plenty; and milk and butter
and honey in abundance"
The JOnesboro Herald and Tribune says:
Mr.. S. G. Oakley, our obligiDg Depot Agent,
has furnished us with the amount Of freight
shipped from this place for the year ending
June so, 1873, which is as follows, viz: