Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-24
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Gas works are being erected in Pulaski.
There has not been a marriage in Hun
tingdon this year.
The sweet potato crop in Robertson
county is an over average one.
Mr. Allen Bowden, one Of the first set
tiers of Carroll county, died a few days
since.
A considerable amount Of late corn in
Carroll county was injured by the recent
frosts.
According to the report of the Recorder,
Just published, Shelbyville owes only
S. &c.
A Elijah Patterson, of Bedford county,
was killed by runaway team he was
driving.
The City Council of Knoxville has ap-
propriated $1,000 for a new building for the
public schools.
A great deal of corn in Marion county,
which had not matured, has been dam
aged by the frost.
The Huntingdon Times reports that
money is becoming a little more plentiful
in that section.
Houston LenOir, a colored man, fell dead
on the streets of Knoxville, the other day,
from hemOrrhage of the lungs.
Carroll county has to import seed wheat,
for which there has been more demand this
fall than was ever known before.
Fayetteville Female Academy has at
present one hundred pupils-mOre than
ever attended the school at any one time
heretofore.
A revival in the Methodist church at
Sha3's Chapel, in Cheatham county, has
resulted in the addition Of fOrty-nine MEM
bers TO the church.
The PmGSki Citizen claims that Giles
comfy can raise as fine fruit, as large veg
etables, as brave men and as pretty women as
any country beneath the sun.
Mr.. Green McCaslin, of Carroll county,
accidentally shot himself through the thigh
a few DAYS ago, while carelessly handling a
pistol, causing serious wound.
The Woodbury. Press says the chestnut
crop of Cannon is fine. No crop in Can
non is a failure. The farmers of that
county have corn enough for home con-
sumption, and to spare.
The barn of Jacob E. Hodges, of Hamb-
len county, was burned down a few nights
AGO. together with one horse and his farm
ing implements. 1t is supposed to be the
work Of al incendiary.
The Henderson AdUOcdte states that F.
NJ. Clayton, white, and Pinkney ROwsey,
colored, got into fight, near MOntezuma,
McNairy county, few DAYS ago, which re-
suited IN the death of the negro.
The ShelbyUiRc Commercial says: From
the numerous droyes of hogs, cattle and
sheep that have passed through this city
during the last eight weeks, we fear that
pork, beef and mutton will be scarce here
next year.
The Paris IltelligeRcer states that a dis
ciple and follower of Joe Smith, of Nor
VOC fame, has opened a PROSECUTING school
at Needmore, a small hamlet in Henry
county, and formed a nucleus for colony
of (so-called) Latter Day Saints, by per-
forming the rite of baptism upon a girl
barely entered into her teens.
The Sparta Inder says: Mrs. Fleming.
widow of John NJ. Fleming. who for many
wears kept the famous Buckhorn Tavern on
The mountain, twelve miles south Of Spen-
,,sT. started last week TO Texas. She is
only seventy-six years old, and avows her
intention to marry the first good looking
youngster that proposes after her arrival.
Those Texas bellies better look to their
1aurels.
The Columbia Herald Uld Mail says:
Major Boiling Gordon, of Hickman coun-
~. tells lis that Mr.. Ferd Russell, Of Little
Lot, is talking of an ingenious project for
the navigation of Duck river from Centre
willie to Columbia. His plan is TO get
boat just large enough TO hold steam en-
CINE, and then hitch train of other small
boats to this one. The only difficulty in
The way will be the Sand-hars, and it is be-
Iieyed that a channel can be cut through
them Of sufficient size to enable them TO go
through Sithout any trouble. Duck river
is a succession of long ponds, interspersed
with occasional shoals. The people were
so much disguised and disappointed with
the lock and dam project. many years ago,
that they will take hold of this one tender
iy. but We trust it will succeed. At any
rate, il will not cost much.