Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-15
TENNESSEE NEWS.


There are eleven prisoners in the Jail at
Ripley.
Business is said to be brisker in Greene
Vile now than for some time.
Napier Furnace, in Wayne count Y, is
making ten tons of car wheel iron per day.
1t is estimated that the brandy made in
White county this year will be worth more
than $1,000.
The WdyleSbOrO Citizen reports that
Wayne county has been blest with abun-
dant crops this year.
WaynesborO has no house in which to
hold religious services, that heretofore used
having become unsafe.
The wheat in Moore county looks very
promising, and fully a third larger area
was sown this fall than last.
One johnson, who claims to hail from
DeKalb county, stole horse in Sumner
and is now in Jail at Gallatin.
John w. Garland was killed by the &C
cidental discharge of gun 10 the hands of
. friend, in Carter county, few days ago.
Shelton Taylor, of Washington county,
lost one of his hands by the accidental dis
charge Of his gun while hunting few days
ago.
Mrs. Walter captured two thieves who
grocery store in Humboldt a few nights
ago.
VIM. Griggs killed Richard Trotter in
Upton county few days ago in an alter
cation growing out of settlement of ac-
counts.
The residence of w. L. johnson, of
Lsuderdale county, was destroyed by fire
a few nights ago. He saved most of his
furniture.
Deputy Marshal Clingan sgobbled up a
couple of illicit vendors of the "ardeDt,"
in the upper part of Bradley county the
other day.
The Jonesboro Herald and Tribune says
this is the first year Washington county
has failed to make pork enough for home
consumption.
Vim. Gillian shot and killed negro
man named John Elliott, in Gibson county,
on the 10th inst. The difficulty grew out
of a business transaction.
The Greenerille Intelligencer states that
the wheat in Greene county was put in
better this year than usual, consequently
the prospects are very fattering for heavy
crop next year.
At a temperance meeting in Bristol the
other day a committee was appointed TO
wait upon the corporate authorities on both
sides to induce them to close up the bar
rooms after night.
Considerable numbers of horses are said
10 be dying with blind staggers in Carroll
county. The Huntingdon Republican
hears Of one gentleman who lost four, and
divers others who had two or three to die.
The GreeneUiUe Union learns that Mr..
D. X. Mitchell, gauger, was set upon by
three rufians in Greene county few days
AGO, dragged from his horse and severely
beaten by them with a piece Of fence
gail.
The official bonds Of the newly elected
officers Of Sullivan county were stolen from
the room of Judge Gillenwaters during the
week Of Circuit Court. As they have not
been recovered, duplicate bonds will have
TO be made.
The Llnck5uTg Sentinel reports that the
revenue officials arrested two men named
Cantrell and Redding at that place, and
seized a wagon load of leaf tobacco. They
said they were from Limestone county,
Ala, and were carrying the tobacco to a
factory in DeKalb county. They were
taken to Shelbyville for trial before Com
missioner Galbraith.
fhe Memphis Ledger reports that two
BARRIERS of that city were fined fifty dollars
each at the police court on the charge OF
drawing a pistol on a countryman from
whom they demanded two dollars and
half for shaving and hair dyeing, but
which the rural gentleman refused to pay.
Collecting debts at the muzZle Of a pistol
is not a popular thing in Memphis.
The WdyResborO Citizen judges from
recent occurrences that teacher in the art
of pistol-shooting would do a lucrative
business in the south part Of Wayne county.
a short time ago there was fight in that
section of country, in which four men par
ticipated-twO on each side. Fifteen shots
were fired at short range and only one man
slightly wounded in the little finger.
The CldrESUilie Chronicle states that at
the last meeting of Burton's Creek Grange,
No. 36S, in Montgomery county, the views
Of the members was taken in regard to the
tobacco crop Of the coming season. Out OF
thirty members present, twenty-four were
In favor of small crop. The idea seemed
TO be 20 raise plenty of everything else, and
ifthey have spare land and time, then raise
tobacco.
The Jackson Courier Herald tells this
story: An old hen in Madison county re-
Gently abandoned her nest Of eggs, and
driving an old cat away from her kittens,
took possession Of them and persisted in
lowering them at night and caring for them
through the Gay. She is still raising the
kittens, and they seem to have grown ex-
ceedingly fond of her. They respond 10
her cluck as promptly as chickens, and
when night comes, take shelter under her
wings as naturally as they would.
Mrs. Bobett, convicted of shop-lifting IN
Memphis, was sentenced TO twenty-fouI