Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-01
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The Paris IGeYigecer reports conSid-
cradle sickness in That town.
The AfheRS Posi- learns that there is a
good deal of sickness in the Sequatcl.ie Val
ley.
Hon. w. &. Whitthorne. who has been
seriously i'll with flTx at Columbia, is now
out of danger and VIII soon he ont.
Burritt College. at Spencer, Van Buren,
county. has opened with a larger number
of pupils than at any time since the war.
The Kingston East T,eRReSseeda states
that the grasshoppels have appeared in i'm
mense numbers near lockwood, in ROane
county.
4 negro has been lodged in the Jail at
Paris for maliciouSly shooting and killing
a mule belonging 10 a citizen OF Henry
county.
The Sparta Ild.c states hat a gentle
man BY the name OF Carter, Of Jackson
county, had both legs nearly torn off by a
threshing machine few days ago.
At the late term of the Circuit Court OF
Rutherford county there were ninety-three
cases tiled and disposed Of. The jury fees
amounted to $3.50. and constable fees $50.
The CIeUeldnd Bonner learns that Cal
Vest, a deputy sheriff for Polk county, shot
a HAL DN tic 4ldllC VI LCAlO4As dN DNNh'
town, few DAYS ago. Vest had him under
arrest at the time, and did the shooting to
prevent Ledford from cutting him with 4
knife.
The Athens Post learns that a very en-
thusiastic railroad meeting was held a
Ducktown. Polk county, 4 few DAYS ago
and Gov. Smith and other gentlemen from
Georgia who We're there, in connection
Il nr-,T-~~-r-v, Ta1airraH Z
the completion of the Marietta and Duck
town road in two years.
Wm. Rice, his wife and five children
have all died Of malignant fever prevail
ing in Roane county. leaving but one child
Of the whole family. The physicians have
been unable 10 give the disease name, bu
the HnOrUHie Chronicle is informed tha
persons taken with il turn yellow afte
death. which usually occurs in A short time
after being attacked.
The MluTTeCSbOrO Ne,rS reports that the
gTasshoppeTs in large numbers attacked tn
growing crops on the farm of Mr.. :. Il
Saunders. in Rutherford county. and wer,
devouring everything before them, eveI
stripping apple and peach trees Of theil
leaves. He mustered all his force and be
can war Of determination upon them
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the bUshel. with'a strong hope of sayingsom
portions of his crop.
The McMiRHuiHe Nclr Era learns tina
Lavender Stroud and a Mr.. Cunningham
We're out turkey hunting in Coffee count
a few days ago, neither party knowing In
other was i'm the woods. Stroud ma
killed one turkey and scattered the fiOcl
In hunting around for them he heard
sturkev call and began cautiously 70 AZ
prOach the call. Soon h. saw an object /
the bushes from which the cali proceed
ed. and Immediately fired at il, whic
turned out to be Mr.. Cunningham. Fo
tunatelv the gun was loaded with squir,
shot. several of them taking effect in IL
body of Cunningham. The wounds Al
not serious.
The Chattanooga Times has the follow
ing curious piece of news from Smith
Cross Roads. Rhea county: "a Mrs. Mo
gan. who IS hOpeleSSly insane, was contint
in a wooden structure at her home ne
the Cross Roads. The floor of the roo
was Of inch and a half plank. This 81
cut through by perSeveringly scratching
with the point Of a nail, and effected n
escape through the opening thus mad
The day after the escape three hundr'
men Were in the woods. among the hi
and mountains. in search Of her, but up
Tuesday She had not been found. $
made her escape last Saturday night. II
party in pursuit killed twenty rattleSnake
One man was bitten by one Of these We
omous reptiles. An application of so
and whisky to the wound cured the /
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