Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-26
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Crockett county has a tailor in Jail,
| charged with stealing goods.
Squirrels and birds are reported abund-
| ant in Carroll county by sp0rtsmen.
There is complaint that the negroes Of
Carroll county neglect to pick out their
cotton
The alamo Sentinel declares that VIM.
Davis sent turnip, weighing 49, pounds,
to that office.
Mr.. Abe Summet, says the Mckenzie
Times Of the 22d, received severe injuries
at that place, in the act of coupling cars.
The GdiLdtin Examiner says DR.. W. X.
Thompson, Of that place, was badly hurt
ley days ago by being thrown from his
buggy.
B. r. Campbell, Superintendent of Com
mon Schools in Madison county, reports the
organization of eight or ten schools already
IN that county; and the prospect Of others
soon.
The Greeneuile Union of the Goth inst.
says; A much larger crop of wheat has
been sown this fall than ususlly. If the
season should prove favorable, there will be
large quantities for sale next fall
The Jackson Wing and Tribune says:
There is more stock stealing going on in
this section now than for many years past.
Every day we hear of somebody loosing
horse OF. mule. , II behooves every one to
keep sharp look out.
The Mckenzie Times says Col. G. W.
Wall not long since had about two hun
dred PANELS of fence burned by being set
on fire with sparks from passing locomo-
tive, the fire first catching in the sedge
grass.
The McKenzte Times of the 22d says:
Welearn that passenger train on the Mem
phis Read, was fired into a few nights since
between Null's Tank and GUMS switch.
One bali passed through the cab of the Ell
CINE. No other datiage was done:
The Mckenzie Times of the 22d inst.
says: Bethel College Library received a
handsome present of books this week from
I. II. Butler & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
Among other books, we noticed a complete
set of Macauly's History of England.
The Jackson Wing and Tribune of Nov.
% reports ''the dickens to pay" as follows:
ain one locality of this county, during the
present week, three wives left their hus-
bands, and went back to their pas. We
suppress names, in the hope all will make
1t up"
The Mckenzie Times of the 22d has this
note: Mr.. r. G. Kyle, Special Deputy for
Weakley county, informs us that he organ
lied two ''rousing' oranges on the 18th
inst. in that county-One at Parmerville,
the other at Wesly Chapel. Great interest
and enthusiasm was manifested at both
places,
The tonesboro Echo of the 22d inst.
SAYS: Owing to the favorable weather this
fall, wheat is looking well in upper East
Tennessee. There has been large crop
sown and our farmers have taken great
pains in preparing the ground, and in the
selection of the wheat to be used.
The GreeneUiHe Union of the 10th inst.
says: The Pottsdale Furnace Company has
on hand over three hundred tons of pig
iron, and are still pushing ahead. They
made about one hundred and ninety tons,
making an average of six and one-third
tons each day. Pretty good business for a
cold~blast furnace
The alamo Sentinel of the 21st inst.
says: The storm last Sunday blew down a
great deal of timber through this county.
Two members of party from Bells, who
were returning from ReelfoOt Lake, were
badly hurt by a falling tree. 1t has con-
tinued windy most all the week.
The Jackson Wing and Tribune says:
The President and Secretary of the West
Tennessee Agricultural and Mechanical
Association, authorize us to say that they
have paid, or are ready to pay, every dollar
owing by the association, and that its pros
poets in the future are brighter and more
encouraging than ever. 1t is one of the
few Southern Fairs that have proved ableto
weather the storm, thanks to awise and
liberal management.
The Columbia Herald of the Dist says:
The train came very near killing deaf and
dumb HALEY at Duck River Station, last |
Tuesday. The engineer saw him on the |
track, and tried to whistle him off, but of |
course Mr.. HALEY did not hear or heed him. |
The engineer supposed that it was some |
one who would Jump off before the train |
reached him. 1t struck him on the head |
and shoulders, and tore his coat in two.
His left elbow was also knocked out of !
joint.
The Ripley Ne,cs of the Dist says: The |
boarding house of Mrs. Musgraves, together |
with large portion of her household and |
kitchen furniture, was destroyed by fire on |
last Saturday night. The sum Of S, 800 in |
currency was burned, which a son of Mrs. |
MusgrOves had in his possession, belonging |
to the CastleberTy estate of which he is adj |
ministrator. He had packed the precious |
article in wooden box and nailed it be- |
tween the ceiling and Misunderstanding. |
The entire loss, including the currency, is |
estimated at $1,000.
The alamo Sentinel of the Dist inst. |
says: 1.-TWO young men, living near town, |
must have slept one day last week, as they |
thought last Sunday was Saturday, and |
worked all day picking cotton. On Mou-
day, or Sunday, as they thought, one of |
them dOnned his go-tO-meeting clothes, |
mounted his horse, and rode over to a |
neighbor's to make Sunday morning call, |
and was greatly surprised to find all hands |
at work. He, however, soon learned that |
it was he who had violated the Sabbath,
and not his neighbor. Imagine his chagrin |
and disappointment at missing Sunday, |
and especially his weeklyvisit to his girl.
The Chattanooga Times of the 25th |
inst, says: "Rev. D. r. Grafton, of this |
city, Past Grand Master of the Grand |
Lodge of Tennessee, leaves to-day for his |
new home in Sherman, Texas. A number |
of his friends, members ofthe Chattanooga |
lodges, wishing to testify their regard for |
his character as a Mason and a man, raised |
a purse of 500 and presented him with |
that amount in silver ware. There was no |
formal presentation. 1t was the regret of |
all that the present hard times prevented |
the Masons here from making their testi- |
monial of greater value"
The LOudOn Journal of the 22d inst. |
says: We learnIthat band of horse-thieves
are operating pretty freely in the vicinity |
of Kingston, not only taking horses but are
robbing the stOre-houses generally through
out the country. They commenced their |
some two or three weeks ago |
by entering Mr.. James Hoods store-house |
and carrying off what money they could |
get, and lot of merchandise also. We |
next hear of them robbing Mr.. Frank |
Welcker, of Roane county, of two fine horses
and also taking two mules and horse of |
Mrs. Perry, of the county, and num-
Der of other depredations in the same vi
entity.
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