Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-28
TENNESSEE NEWS.

"N~ R1BLAo ANlGoAL AISf
damages from tie late rains.
A large hote' is being built at White
Cliff Springs, on the Chilhowee Mountain
sixteen miles from Athens.
The Manchester Democrat REPORTS that q
calf was rescued unhurt 1, om the bottom of
a well sixteen feet deep into which it had
fallen.
The jasper Herald states that the pros
pect for an abundant yield of wheat and
oats in the Seguatchie Valley was never
better. Glover also looks fine.
The Springfield Record observes that
after two-thirds of a century the people of
Robertson county have discovered that they
have n of the finest fruit-growing dis
tricts in the South.
The KnoIcdle Press and Herald of
March 20 reports the. sinking in Clinch
river, on the 21st, Of a grain boat which
was bound for Chattanooga Two boat
men, named Monaghan and Gillem, were
drowned.
A. o. Allen recently shot and severely
wounded Isaac Congo, or Homes creek,
DeKalb county. The GdinesbOro Nelcs,
which furnishes the item. states that it is
thought Congo will recover. Allen made
his escape.
On the night of the 10th of March the
residence of Mr.. Hawkins Herndon. in
Somerville, was totally destroyed by fire.
The house furniture and all valuables were
saved. The kitchen furniture was destroy
ed. Mr.. Herndon estimates his loss at
5000.
The Milan Exchange of March 90 says:
Two colored children were kindling a fire
yesterday afternoon, and poured coal oil on
it to make it burn better. Both of them
were badly burned. One has since died,
and the other, we understand, cannot live.
On the oath of March in Jasper, a colored
girl aud child were so badly burned that
the girl died and the child was not ex-
pected to recover. The child,s clothes ac-
cidently took fire and the girl picked it ND
and ran out of doors to extinguish the
flames, when her Own took fire and both
were burnt.
The ShelbyriUe Commercial claims to
have found the oldest person in the State.
1t says There is a negro woman living in
the twentieth district of this county, by the
name ofFillis Price, who is one hundred
and twenty years of age, and is a sprightly
old negro yet, and has her second eyesight.
James n. Pucket, of Rutherford county,
charged with the murder of Vim. White,
his father-in-law, has had a preliminary
hearing before Judge w. II. Williamson, of
the Circuit Court at Murfreesboro, and was
bound over in the sum of 5000 to answer
the charge of murder.
The Columbia Herald and Mail, of
March q, says: A good many cedar RATS
came down Duck river last Saturday. Capt.
Jim Cundif brought three large RATS, COM
posed of telegraph poles, destined for Mis-
souri,. They will be taken 10 Cairo by
rattsmen, and then will be towed up by
steamboats,.
The Kingston East TenneSseedn, of
March 26, reports that there was in that
town, on the Sunday previous, a large tenn
perance mass-meeting and that resoluti ons
were unanimously adopted approving the
"Woman's Temperance Crusade" and ten
dering thanks and sympathy to the heroic
band of Greeneyille ladies-the piOnee rs of
the movement in Tennessee.
The Kingston East TenReSSeeGn OBJ
serves that Mrs. Eliza Riddle, the woman
who killed the man Dodson, at lockwood,
a few days ago, has been arrested by Dep |
uty Sheriff Underwood, who surprised her
in her hiding place, six or eight miles north
of lockwood. An examination was had
before Squire Underwood, who, after hear
ing the evidence, committed her to iail
without bail.
The Kingston VALLEY Ners says: We
see among our exchanges a good deal of
grumbling about the bad prospects for the
peach crop. In this section, though we
have had some cold snaps since the peach
trees commenced blooming, we learn but
little damage has been done, and the pros
poets are that We will have an abundant
crop.
Tba Eor-sUo D. IL Hi r
Mitch % says: ''Thirteen boats had arrived
up to dark, last evening. They bring adj
vices that fOrty-six boats now on the river.
will be due here by the end of this week,
with between 10000 and $4,000 bushels of
corn, besides other produce, bacon, etc.
corn is o quoted at 90 cents loose. and 70
cents sacked, on board cars"
The Chattanooga Commercial notes
''the last of the hog CROP as follows:
''There were about twenty-five which
would Hrobablyaverage one hundred pounds
gross. Not one one in the lot had two ears.
some had one, others none, but all appear
20 possess more than usual amount of
Snout. They were a rough looking lot,
and evidently took many lessons in cube
root to obtain their winters grub;
We learn from the MOrriStOWR Gazette
hat the series of prayer meetings in the
temperance cause have been kept up every
night for three weeks. Ladies have thor
canvasSed the town, and nine out
Of ten of the voters, together with the
and children, have signed the
binding themselves in all prudent
ways TO use their influence to secure the
passage of al 'Foption law.'
March "a passed off at Knoxville without
any one being killed, shot or stabbed in
consequence of the Reynolds horror. The
)nly item of interest was that Henry En-
nerick ''careleSSly trimmed Dave Jack
sons hair with a shovel" The Press and
of the 18th SAYS: SAT one O'Clock
his morning, Kendrick Sartin, shot Mon
night by VIM. Lewis, was resting easily,
Ind there are chances for his recovery. The
went too far to the right to cut any of
he large arteries"
The Fayetteville Express relates: A
cry felicitOus incident of a cOlored we'd
ling at the Methodist Church last evening.
vas the sudden entrance of a dusky Venus.
Who first accused the bridegroom, in the !
ace of the whole congregation, of having
ri1ed with her affections, and then forbade
he bans. The h~alf-ledged benedict, adj
lressing himself to the officiating minister.
exclaimed: 1Per-ceed with the nup-
ials, sarr" and the nuptials per-ceeded.
The local work done by the late flood in
henry county is reported by the Paris
Rteliigencer as follows: "The heaviest rain
Lat has been observed in this section for
hirJy years fell on "Wednesday night the
9th. The destruction to the roads, farms, {
ances, bridges and mills are immense. But /
ew of the oldest inhabitants everwitneSsed {
uch a flood. An immense amount of =
encing was swept away, and common (
over our smaller streams We're the
lerest p~laythings of the flood, which dashed
hem into fragments.
The Kingston East TeHReSSeedn of March
. has the following: Marshal Forester i
lade a violent assault Thursday morning :
lst upon Lum Renfro, a lad 16 or is years :,
f age, striking him over the head with the h
utt end of a gun, inflicting wounds which, l.
a time, were a~pprehended to be fatal. :
lie is recovering, and is now considered out I
f danger. Our Town Marshal promptly t
BOX Forester into custody, and upon a ?
earring, the prisoner was held to bail in =
sum of $1,000, in default of which he n
Tas lodged in Jail. a
Tie SheLbyUaie Gazette of March 81 saws: e
lr. w. Ill. Claxton, near U~niOnville, last /
aturday evening took his gun down from n
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