Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-03
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Fruit in Lincoln county is partially
killed.
Half the peach crop is reported killed in
Warren county.
The police of Memphis made 545 arrests
during the month Of March.
There are forty-eight candidates run
ming for the different offices in Obion
county.
The MorTiSiOlra Gazette says there is a
great bear sensation in the vicinity of Rut-
ledge. A huge black bear sswas seem and
the people are scared.
Squire McAlister, one of ObiOn county's
Oldest and most respected citizens, fell from
his horse on the Goth ult., dislocating his
shOulder-blade.
The Ledger declares that the only news
paper man in Memphis who captured the
Louisville lottery, was Dave Philip, of the
appeal, who got away with nine hundred
dollars.
The prizes Won by Memphians in the
Louisville lottery amount to over two hun
bred and fifty thousand dollars. The Ap-
peal remarks: This ought TO have some
effect TO ease up the money market.
The delectatlOn Of the holders of 55,104
in MemphisSTas considerably marred April
l, by the circulation of q report that this
was not the number OF the big prize. The
report proved to be an April fool.
The McuRariUe NeIC Era, of the %
inst, reports a destructive fire in that place
Tuesday night. W. ii. Lanes stOrehOuse
and its contents, East Main street, were to-
tally consumed, eItailing a loss of about
5000, which is covered by a policy in the
Planters company, of Memphis. Williams
nat shop adjoining was consumed.
The Bristol NeIcs cOmplacently remarks:
"The town that beats Bristol must be the
terminus of w railroads of national i'm
pOrtance, have seven churches, twenty
stores, five graded schools, two wooden fac
tories, one cotton factory, one tobacco fac
tory, one sash and door factory, one furni-
ture factory, one boot and shoe factory,
three newspapers, three thousand and three
hundred people, and a score of beautiful
young ladies'"
The Memphis appeal of the LIST inst. OBJ
serves that Mr.. T. 5. Jukes, a well-known
citizen and leading merchant of Memphis,
left there about ten DAYS before for the pur-
pose of visiting St. Louis to purchase a
stock of stoves and tinTare. Since leav-
ing nothing had beer heard Of Mr.. Jukes,
and il is apprehended that he was foully
uCdlL I'LL LIS DA1Ae AACAAo dC 4uAeC
respondent on account of his mysterious
disappearance.
The Fayetteville Express of the I'd inst.
gives the following statement: A man who
gave his name as Baldwin, was brought to
this olace from Lynchburg, last week, and
lodged in Jail as a suspicious character.
He was fully equipped, when apprehended,
with burglars tools of every description,
- -, o+sav,pf ON hfc VarE 80 DarSnaIa a
Moore county man to act his confederate
in a felonious enterprise, led to his arrest.
The Memphis appeal of April l says:
When the incoming train of the Memphis
and Charleston railroad was near Salisbury
last Monday, a pile OF brush was noticed
on the track. The engine was fortunately
moving az a slow speed, and being stopped,
it was seen that the brush covered up sew
eral pieces of lumber which ha6 been
placed on the track in order TO wreck the
train. \ little boy has been arrested for
the act, and states that he was instructed
to ObStruct the track by his father, who had
been put off a train on the Memphis and
Charleston road because he had no money.
The Milan Exchange of the I'd inst.
has the following: Last Friday John
Galbraith and-DennisOn were arrested
for drunkenness and disOrderly conduct and
carried before his honor, Mayor Jordan.
Galbraith was fined and remanded to the
.calabOOse until he could find bail. DENIM
son was very bOisterOus while in the court
room and was sent to the lock up for con-
tempt. Between eight and nine o'clock
p. NJ, flames were seen issuing from the
prison and screams were heard within. The
alarm was raised and efforts made to break
open the doors without avail. Just as the
prisoners were almost ~suliocated with the
smoke, the Marshal made his appearance
and released them. From what we eau
they set fire to the building, eN-
peeting to burn a hole through the wall, SO
could make their escape. They were
held for arson.
\ cruel desertlOn is reported by the
Fayetteville Express of the I'd inst, rs
a Father progressing gentleman
FROM the cooler side Of Mason and Dixon's
line, made his appearance in a certain
neighborhOOd Of this county, q short time
ago, and succeeded in winning the aflec-
tiOns Of a very eStimable lady, who yielded
to his persuaSiOnS, and married him. After
the honeymoon was over, and the sober re
alities of life began to iutrude upon cOnju-
gal bliss, the apparently happy husband ac-
.companied by his really happy and eonfid-
ing wife, went in a private conveyance to
MurfreesbOrd, intending to take the cars at
that place for the home Of the former in the
North. The rather progressing gentle
man aforesaid lodged his ~unsuspecting wife
at a hotel, where, upon some frivolous pre-
text, he cruelty abandoned her, and has not
been heard Of since. The unhappy victim
of this heartless desertion, returned to her
home in this county yesterday.