Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-17
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The fruit was partly killed Ia Carroll
county by the late frost.
The caterpillars are playing havoc with
the trees in Carroll county.
The farmers of Monroe county generally
count on light crop of wheat.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church
at Mex nzie is without pastor.
A wooden factory is being erected in
London county, tive miles east of Phila-
delphia.
WILEY williamson, of Carroll county, &C
cidentally shot and killed himself on the
10th inst.
A runaway team killed a negro man
named Jim Collier, in Murfreesboro on the
9th inst.
A little SOD of w. G. Smiley, of Bedford
county, aged four years, was drowned on
the 10th inst.
The Athens Post has seen some rich
specimens of gold from the COker creek
diggiugs in Monroe county.
During the season AZ 200 bushels of
wheat and 3,079 bales of cotton were ship
ped from Lincoln county over the Winches-
ter and Alabama railroad.
The eut-worm is destroying a good deal
Of young corn in McMinn county. In
some fields its rsvages have been so great
as to render re-ploughiDg and re-planting
necessary.
Prof. Jarman, County Superintendent for
Ruth rfcrd, visited the colored public
school of Murfreesboro on the 9th inst,
and reports himself as being highly gratified
at the progress the children are making.
The Shelbyville Commercial of the 10th
inst. says: On Monday last the house Oc-
cupied by Mr.. James Farris, near Flat
Creek. was burned with its entire contents.
Mr.. Farris was in The field at work aud
his daughter who, for some time had bad
charge of his motherless children, was at
the spring washing, having left little
brother asleep in the house. She looked
toward the house and saw it enveloped in
flames. She ran to rescue the child, and al
though the little fellow had walked and
gone out, she went so far that her clothes
caught on fire, and ia a few moments they
were entirely burnt from her person. She
was taken up and carried to the house Of a
neighbor, where, in spite Of human skill,
the noble girl died that night.
The Somerville Falcon Of the 10Th inst.
saws: Several days ago five negroes, named
Morris MAY, Tinus May, Sam Mcdonald,
John johnson and Brown May, went to the
house of a negro named Stephen Baird,
who lives q few miles from LsGrange, call
ed him out and shot him. II is said that
each of them fired a shot which took effect.
They were all disguised as white men.
Last Tuesday officer McNeal arrested
them. They bad preliminary trial before
Esouires Pulliam and Turner. Thursday,
Friday were spent in the trial. Sixty wit
nesses were examined. johnson escaped;
Brown May was released on bail, and the
Others were committed to the Somervlie
iail last Sunday. Baird was not dead al
last accounts, though his wounds are dan
gerous.
The Kingston East TenResSeedn has this
to say in regard 10 Roane county: owe
have been interviewing number of our far
mers in regard 10 the condition OF the grow.
ing crops. Some give very cheering re-
ports, and others complain that the wheat
is looking badly, and will turn out poorly
From all we can gather, however, the yield
will be an aver age one. The prospect fol
fruit is much better than had been gener
ally supposed. Several fruit growers will
whom we have conversed, who have or
chards in elevated positions, state that the
heavy frosts and recent cold spell affected
the peaches and other fruits but ry little
and anticipate large yield. Although frui
will not be particularly plentiful. we ar
glad to lesrn that it will not be entirel.
"cut off"