Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-13
TENNESSEE NEWS.


Dylr county has pig with six well de-
yeloped feet. s' 7r...-.-. 81 -..-f
The corn and cotton in Henderson coun-
ty promise well. III
A white crane was caught in Hunting
don on the 4th inst. - ~ ~ st.rsss
Crops in Coffee county are looking niue b
better since the late rains. ,,-f. Ia ..Yo,9
Crops throughout Fayette county are
greatly improved by the late rains. ~
The Reporter suggests that the public
square at Lexington be soWn in turnips.
The Haywood County Agricultural fair
commences on Oct. q, and continues to
the 18th.
+ The Manchester Democrat reports that
marriages have about Played out in that
community. -ea
The ClarFsville Chronicle says the chol-
era reappeared at Erin last week, and six or
eight died.
A little boy and a young lady were re-
Gently bitten by snakes in Carroll county.
Both have recovered. -'-.----.---
The Lynchburg Pioneer learDs that hogs
at the different distiIleries in Moore county
are dying with cholera.
The shipment of cotton from Hunting
don this season foot up 4, 1S2 bales, against
S,462 for the corresponding period last sea-
sen. 'l so COLI
The crop prospects in Lincoln county
continue to improve. All parts of the coun-
ty have been favored with good showers OF
rain.
The Dyersburg Progress of the It'll inst
says: We had saries of delightful show
ers scattered promiscuoasly through the
nights and days of last week.
The Manchester Democrat states that
there has been great deal Of German mil
let grown in Coffee county this season, and
it is becoming very popular with our farm
ers. gl ......a5ala t47l r
The Greeneville Neuc Era states that the
mortality from cholera during its prevalence
in that town AID immediate vicinity, shows
a total of 53-37 white and 10 colored.
The Alamo Sentinel of the 9Th inst. re-
ports the crops in Crockett county as look
ing much better since the late rains, with a
prospect for pretty fair crop of both corn
and cotton.
The GreeneVille Union of the 7th inst.
says: The wheat crop is turning out much
better than was anticipated in the spring,
though not large yield. Some farmers
complain that 1t was damaged in the shock
by the heavy rains.
The Greeneville Meas Era says: The
wheat crop of Greene county will fall fa-
short of full crop, though generally good.
We have an extra ost crop, and corn from
present indications will be very good. The
hay crop is excellent.
ssThe Columbia Herald says:eMrs Paulina
Greenway, Of Lewis county, killed two rat
tlesnakes on the 5th inst, at Cecil's Camp.
One was in the room that hunting party
on their return from Beaver Dam Springs
had slept in the night before, and the other
just outside Of the door. One had twenty
one and the other eleven rattles.
The Trenton Gazette says: On account
of the colored free schools in our city it is a
very difficult matter to procure a cook or 3
nurse; all are going to school. At almost
any time you can see negro women, some
forty years old, trudging along with spell
ing books under their arms. They certainly
believe in the old maxim, ave are never
loo old to learn" -
The Greeneviile Union of the 7th inst,
says: Mr.. Frank Mercer was driving the
horses attached TO a horse power threshing
wheat, about seven miles from town, at
Mrs. Armintsge's, last Friday, and by acct
dent got his leg caught in the machinery.
Il broke one of the bones and tore the flesh
therefrom in horrible manner. The leg
was amputated and it is thought be will re-
cover.
The Union City Courier of the Sth inst.
says: Crops have been materially improved
throughout the county by the recent CO.
picus rains. We have seen some as good
fields of corn, cotton and tobacco the past
week, as we have known in several years.
We regard the prospect for an average
| crop 10 this County TO be very hsttering,
contrary TO almost every expectation three
weeks since.
The Huntingdon Republican of the S.h
inst. says: a difficulty occurred at this
place on last Monday, between Thomas
Darnold and Nat Darnold, two br; theirs, in
which the former shot at tbs latter, but
missed him. Tom also snapped three
times more at Nat, but the pistol failed to
fire. They were then separated without
either receiving any serious injury. The
cause of the ARRAY, as we learn, was con-
corning lawsuit about some land.
The Union City Courier of the Ssh inst.
says: AS John Gardner and wife, of Weak
ly county, were passing through the city,
Mondsy morning, The horse attached to the
buggy in which they were riding, become
frightened at the cars and attempted to run
away; he was caught and held until Mrs.
Gardner could get out, when he was turned
loose, and starting off at rapid pace, the
buggy struck wagon in the road and up
set, throwing Mr.. Gardner in the mud, but
not injuring him.
The Memphis Agaldnche of the 18th
inst. says: Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Owen
Donnally, living at Shelby and Bsal streets,
raised slight "ruction" in his neighbor-
hood by thrashing his better half. Mrs.
DonDaliy, smarting under the blows of her
liege lord, called boarder named Dennis
Bennon to her aid. With genuine chivalTy
the heroic Dennis waltzed into Mr.. Don
nally and gave him beating, which, for
genuine thumps and smashes, far exceeded
the one given Mrs. Donnally. Both par
ties were arrested and locked up, Dennis
putting up forfeit, while Owen slept be-
hind the bars.
The Ripley Ne,es of the 9th inst. says:
We are Informed that on Tuesday last as
negro named Joe WinnsBs was riding into
town on The Brownsville road, his mule
took fright near John Y. Barbee's place at
two dogs fighting, and Gathering by Col.
Partee and Esq. Roundtree made for the
railroad cut that crosses the street just be-
low their places. When he got near the
brink of the cut, some six feet from it per-
haps, be stopped suddenly at the frightful
precipice before him but the negro went
flying over his head into the cut which at
that point is now near fifty feet deep.
Luckily the bride was strong and as the
negro went over the brink of the cut be
clutched the rein with the energy Of des-
per ton and held on to it and the mule
flying backwards at that instant jerked him
safely upon the bank and preserved him as
it were from the jaws of death.
A TERRIBLE AFFAIR.
We are very snrrv 10 have To Chronicle a