Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-16

The Greeenevi lie Ne1v Era states: OWING
to the recent visi alton of cholera our Di
rectors Of the Farmers and Mechanics As
ISOLATION OF the county have seen fit to post
pone our annual fair until the oath, 25tf
and 26th of September.
The Fayetteville Express of the 18th inst
says: Wheat continues to come into this
market ia large quantities and commands
good prices. About three thousand bushels
were shipped from tbi, point over the Win
chester q Alabama railroad during the
week.
Gen. A. E. Jackson, Charm IN ofthe Re-
lief committee at Jonesboro, reports on the
18th the receipt up to that date of 1916 5S
from various neighboring towns in this
State and Virginia, Including one donation
OF 500 fro Baltimore, Md, for the sufferers
from cholera.
The Gainsboro Nears states that Prof. a.
Q. Carnes, of Livingston, Oyerton comfy
has secured letters patent for new kind of
harrow, which is said to be the most COM
plete "Clod Washer" ever known. Il not
only mashes the Gods bus cuts the turf in
to very fine particles.
The Fayetteville Express Of the 18th inst.
reports fine rain in Lincoln county on The
18th inst. 1t also says: sThe mail contrac-
tor, Mr.. Hess, informs US that heavy rains
have fallen along the route from this place
to Shelbyville, and the farmers adjacent are
jubilant in consequence"
The Murfreesboro Monitor of the 18th
inst. says: A good deal of cotton has been
brought to town this week, nearly the whole
OF which has been shipped by the raisers.
Some OF our farmers have ia sen their cot
ton to Nashville on wagons, as of old, con-
tending that it Ia cheaper to do so.
The Kingston East Te1lneSseean of the
14th states that little Miss Ford, of the
neighbour G county of Meigs, of the tender
age of twelve, was united in the holy bonds
of wedlock, a few days ago, to Master Geo.
Greer, aged sixteen, of the neighborhood of
Half Moon Island of this county. A rather
youthful couple.
The Memphis Register of Aug. ID states:
For nearly a month portion of the bluff
lying between Union and Beal streets has
been gradually sliding into the Mississippi
river. The break is very large one, and it
indicates speedy destruction of a great
deal of valuable property lying along on the
bluff in South Memphis and Fort Picker
ing.
A colored rascal by the name of Henry
Ingram stole fine young horse from the
public rack in Paris, in open daylight, saws
the IRteLligeacer, and deliberately rode Off
to Weakley county. The horse was the
property of DR.. Joe Travis, who followed
the thief and recovered bis horse. The ne
gre has teen arrested and is now in our
county jail. .....
The Pulaski Citizen of the 18th inst. saws:
''Some men boast of big ears of corn, but
Col. McKissack can show larger number
on one stalk than any man in the world.
We think there must be at least q hundred
shoots on one stalk he left at our Office yes
terday, and the stalk is not very large one
either. Who cSn beat that?" Hadn't you
better "fall a snake or two?"
The Knoxville Chronicle is informed by
reliable gentleman that Mr.. Edward
Legg, near McMillan's station, has from
three and half 10 four acres of tobacco
that will average over 1000 pounds to the
acre. Ii the owners expectations are re-
allied it would pay him to put bis whole
plantation in tobacco next year, for there is
nothing else that will bring him from $3.50
TO $500 per acre.
The Fayetteville Express of the 18th inst
says: We are informed that species of cat
erpillar, very destructive to cotton, has
made its appearance on several farms rear
this place. This dangerous little insect
plays havoc with the stapl by strip NO the
leaves from the stalks, and we are afraid
it will very materially injure the crop. This
caterpillar has never sppeard here so early
before.
The Falcon states that ior the year en- d.
ing July 1, 1873, eight Thousand and thirty
bales Of cotton were shipped from Somer-
vile, against seven thousand two hundred
and fifteen bales last year. In the month
OF July ore hundred and thirty eight bales
were shipped, and two hundred and twen-
ty-six in August, making the total number
of bales shipped to date eight thousand
three hundred and ninety-four.
Athens mourns the ruins of its Areo-
pa9us. Hear the Post: The old Courthouse
is down a. lSst-prostrate with the earth
a heap of broken brick, dirt and rubbish.
1t is melancholy sight, and we saw several
Il our venerable country friends, on Mon.
day, gazing at tbdpile in sadness, and weep
ing like exiied M&rius DER the ruins of Car
thsge. The Courthouse was erected in
1928, aud has stc5d the battle and the breeze
for full half century.
The McMinnville Neau Era of the 18th
inst. says: Mr.. j. A. Coughanour was found
deadipn the railroad between Tullahoma and
Msnche ter last Sunday. He was at TuIla.
homa Saturday, and it is supposed he started
to walk from that point to Manchester. when
he was attacked with cholera morbus. or
cholera Gas he was just from Cfattanooga)
and died on the road side. While at TuIla-
homa we learn thai he was considerably
under the influence of liquor, and his svs.
tenn well prepared to yield to the heat of
the day, and give way under an attack of
The disease.
The Cleveland Banner of the 18th saws:
The Irish potato tops having died down the
potato bugs have commenced on the cab
bage crop, and our farmers say they are
very destructive upon it. On Wednesday
evening this neck of the woods was visited
by real old-fashioned rsin-a ground soak
er and gully washer which las very badly
needed. Mr.. Geo. L. Tucker, who resides
upon the Tennessee river, in Rhea county,
informs us that the corn crop of that section
is better this season than it has been for
many years. Except few localities, where