Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-07
TENNESSEE NEWS.

TENNESSEE NEWS.
The Chattanooga Commercial says: |
Some of the grocery merchants are selling
Western Reserve salt at 40c per pound, and |
call it fresh butter
Married on the 10Th ult., at the residence
of w. L. McClaran, Moscow, Tenn, by the |
Rev. l. Pickips, Mr.. Geo. w. Word and |
Mrs. Mat. A. Ward.
grange of Patrons of Husbandry was |
formed at Fullens' Depot, in Greene coun- |
ty, lately, and one at Fall Branch, Wash |
ingtOn county.
Three men were recently committed to |
the Somerville Jail, the first on charge of |
stealing five hundred pounds of cotton and |
the other two on charge of stealing
hog.
The GreeneUille Union says: Our Trus-
tee and County Superintendent, through
the instrumentality of Col. Patton, have
effected the payment of $2,400 due the
school teachers of 1866 and 1867.
The Jackson Wing and Tribune says:
The gin house of Mr.. +. ID. Theus, seven
or eight miles west of the city, was burned
down on the night of the LIST. Six bales Of
cotton belonging tocOlored employees on the
farm, were consumed with the gin.
The DoUer Record of the 9TH SAYS: A lit
tie girl, four years old, of Pinkney Sykes,
living on Long Crock, was severely burned
last week. She was playing near the fire
when her clothes caught, and before assist
ance could be got to her, her neck and head
were badly burned.
The Paris I71telLigenceF of the 4th SAYS;
On Tuesday night last some bold thief en-
tered the house of Mr.. Henry Greer who
lives three fouths of mile from town, by
raising the window sash of his bed room.
He secured small sum of money and re-
tired undiscovered.
The SOmerUiiLe Falcon of the 4th saws:
A negro girl named Jane Godby, six years
old, undertook to kindle a fire Tuesday,
pouring coal oil on the dying embers, caus-
ing her clothes to take fire and before she
could be rescued she received injuries that
proved fatal.
The Sparta Ilder observes that Mr.. Lv-
man CongdOn came near losing one of his
hands at the saw mill, few DAYS ago. He
was saving shingles, and while pressing
the block against the circular saw his fin
gers were caught by the teeth and several
OF them dreadfully mangled, the index fin
ger being nearly torn of.
The Sparta ITder of the 4th has the fol-
lowing note: The severest storm of the sea-
! son burst suddenly upon us last night about
ten o'clock. The lightning and thunder
were terrific, and the wind blew almost a
hurricane. The only damage that we have
yet heard of is the breaking of window
glass by the hail, and the killing by light
| ming of mule and fat porker belonging
to Mr.. Bryce Little.
The DOrer Record of the 9Th has the fol-
| lowing: On Friday evening last, Mr.
Alex. Clinard, who was employed in haul
| ing logs at BumpaSs' mill, on Saline creek,
was in the act of rolling log off his
wagon, when his shoulder came under the
| log, which rolled over it crushing and
mangling it in a terrible manner. 1t was
narrow escape from death; little more
and his head would have met the fate of his
arm.
The SOmerUiNe Falcon has thefollowing:
| On the evening of the I'd inst, Mr.. ]. NJ.
Jones got into a difficulty with negro
named Rufus Griffin, which resulted in the
killing Of the negro. A cOroners jury was
summoned, which returned the verdict that
he came to his death by pistol or gun in
the hands of j. NJ. Jones. The latter sur
rendered himself promptly to the authori-
ties. He states that the negro attempted
to kill him with three-prong, steel pitch
fork and that he shot him in self defense.
The pitchfOrk was found by the coroner's
jury, lying by the side of the dead negro.
There was no witnesses to the shooting.
Jones were subsequently tried before an
examining court and acquitted on the
ground of self-defense.
The KnOIUiILe Press and Herald of the
9Th says: There was thunder storm early
yesterday morning, accompanied by a htr-
ricane. No serious mischief resulted in
the city, besides the demolition of the
Methodist church, other than the general
ribboning of awnings, displacement of
signs and blowing off of insecurity fastened
window-shutters. During the storm yes
terday a bOX-car standing on a siding at
Concord was blown on the main track.
Freight train No. 6 soon came laundering
along and dashed into the box-car, COM
pletely demOlishing it and forcing the COM
plete wreck off the track and down the en-
bankment.
The Jackson VBig and Tribune says :
On the Seth ult., at Spring Creek, about
sunrise, Mr.. Robert Graham, clerk for
Stone 81 Mills, shot and killed colOred
man by the name of Anthony Walker.
Both barrels of double barrel shot gun
| were tilpIlcu lltLO Tie Negro, anu Ills SKULL
was broken with al axe. 1t seems that
they had difficulty on the Wednesday
previous to the tragedy, and that the negro
had threatened Graham's life. Indeed it
appears that he had threatened to assassin
ate Graham on the first possible opportuni-
ty. There were no witnesses to the TRACE
dy. Graham left Spring Greek immedi-
ately after the killing, but was seen in
Milan on the Sunday and Monday follow
ing, and we understand expressed his de-
termination to surrender to the authorities
and stand his trial.
The SOmeTuille Falcon gives an account
of a sad affair: ''On the Goth ult. Mrs.
VIM. Wallace, of SOmeFville, went out in
the forenoon to pay call. She left her lit
tie girl, Florence, in charge of negro girl
about fifteen years old. About noon the
child commenced crying, when the servant
left it in the room and went out to get an
orange with which to quiet il. When she
returned she heard it screaming, and hasten
ing up stairs found its clothing on fire,
while the kindling flames were rapidly en-
velOping its body. Losing all presence OF
mind the servant turned and fled down
stairs to call for assistance. Before this
could be obtained the clothes on the poor
little unfortunate were burned to ashes.
and the entire body, from a few inches
above the ankles, was a solid, blackened
crisp. In five hours, after frightful suffer
ing, the gentle spirit was set free from its