Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-06
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Several mad dogs have been killed in the
vicinity of WarIace.
There is not an establishment in Meigs
county in which liquor is retailed.
The residence of DR.. jerks, at Union
Vile, Bedford county, was destroyed by fire
4 few days ago.
The KnOruille Press and Times learns
that ex-PresidentI johnson has not engaged
rooms at the Lamar House, as reported by
the MOrriStO1cn Gazette.
William Hill has been appointed as store
keeper for a still-house In Moore county,
and negro appointed in his place at Nc
Brooms distillery in Cannon.
The ShelbyclLe Commercial states that
there never was more general good health
among the citizens of that town at this
season of the year than at the present time.
One of the men employed in the work
on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad, near
WaTtEurg, was bitten by a copperhead
snake the other day, but his life was saved
by drinking freely of whisky.
Mrs. Hashaw, of Bedford county. had
her house destroyed by fire few days ago.
The house was burning under full head
way when discovered, and the family
scarcely had time to save anything at all.
The CleceLdRd Banner states that Abe
Bates, a colored man, near Charleston, one
day last week, fell dead while making rails.
The cause assigned was becoming over
heated and drinking a heavy draught of
water.
There are great many new houses in
course of construction in Milan, and sew
eral new business houses are TO be opened
The Exchange states that there are at this
time five brick-yards at Milan in full blast.
They will turn out this season from $780,
600 TO 100000 brick. This shows good
prospect for building.
The WGrerLy journal tells of some citi-
zens of that town who went fishing a few
days ago, and one of them, having exhaust
ed his bait, returned to the bucket for
more. 1hrusting his hand into The bucket,
he found something was wrong. Examin-
ing closely, he found that huge moccasin
snake had crawled into the bucket, de
voured his minnows. and was making him
self at home generally.
The Athens Post SAYS: A difficulty oc-
CURED at Bells Landing, Meigs county,
last week, between Van Copeland and man
named Eskew, in which the latter was
fatally stabbed and cut by the former.
Eskew had been abusing his wife (who is a
tlaughte= Of COpeland) and was making an
assault upon Copeland when he received
his wounds. He was alive Sunday even
ing, but no hope was entertained of his
recovery.
The MHItreeSbOrO Ne1rs relates this Incl
slent: "a cyclone struck new field which
Col. Jack GOOch had just opened up for
cultivation last week, completely wrecklng
all the standing timber upon it, and doing
considerable injury to the growing crop.
The Coloners prospects for a crop up to
that time were never better, but were con-
sderably lessened by the misfortune, as il
would have taken him sixty days to clear
up the fallen timber so as to cultivate it.
but his brother Changers turned out Ell
masse with all t.. lands, and in one day
succeeded in ClCs the field of timber
so that, so far as a human power, his
misfortune was ~ to fall light upon
him. So then give the Changers another
score for the good they have DONE"