Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-10
TENNESSEE NEWS.

SonerVllle Is TO be graced Win heH
courthouse.
j. G. Hendon has been elected Mayor Of
Somerville.
III. II. Faulkner was elected Mayor OF
McMinnville on the 10th ult.
F. NJ. Taylor, an estimable young lawyer
of SOmerville, died on the 10Th ult.
Paris had damaging fire Christmas In
one of the rooms of the Paris House.
The Teachers Association Of Dyer
county is getting to be an influential asso-
citation.
The children of Springfield gave a very
interesting concert at the Courthouse New
Years night.
The county Jail at Woodbury. has been
repaired and the people feel comfortable,
because disgrace has been abated IN this
| Improvement.
The Athens Post of the Sth inst. says:
John j. Dixon, an old and highly respected
citizen of this county, died of paralysis last
| Tuesday morning.
The CIdrkSrile Tobacco Leaf says: Mr..
W. p. Lindley's slaughter house was de
stroyed by fire about half past two O'Clock
on the morning of the 4th.
There were two hundred and ten mar
riage licenses issued in Robertson county
last year against one hundred and eighty
two for 1S72-an increase of twenty-eight.
The Paris IRteliigencer states that on
Wednesday, the oath of December, Mr.. Al
bert Pryor was severely wounded by the
accidental discharge of a pistol in the
hands of his friend, MIR. B. F. Williams.
The McMiHaUuIe Ne,g Era says: We
are informed that the total Indebtedness Of
our county amounts to about three thOus-
and dollars, with about four thousand dol
lars of uncOllected revenue out Of which to
pay it.
The AuIeis Post says the depot agent at
that place shipped during the month of De-
cember, 1873, 6S0,6S4 pounds of freight.
This, We believe, is the largest months
work at the Athens depot since the war, if
not since the road was built.
The Athens Post says: One Of our pa
irons, r. n. Clack, who lives near Pin
Hook Landing, Rhea county, killed hog,
on the 2Gfh of December, which weighed
500 pounds net. 1t was two years old, and
our friend says ''the clover field made the
hog"
The Kingston Ne1cs says: In the 18th
district OF this county, near Carrnichael'S
Mill, a serious difficulty occurred on Christ
mas morning, at about o'clock, between
former was choked and the latter badly
cut, receiving IA flesh wounds.
Ii appears that Knoxville begins to think
seriously of reaching out after the southern
terminus of the Cincinnati Railroad. 1t
believes it can get the road for a time, if
not for good, by connecting itself by rail
with ChitwOOd, Tenn, point of the great
thOroughfare already located.
!, ! 81,
to decline and final decay. The County
Court resolved to check the progress of
slow ruin which was fast disembOdying
the public spirit ard enterprise of the place,
elected dictator, and pressed into service
all the male inhabitants over Is and under
-, to inaugurate and prosecute the work of
reconstruction.
We learn from the Kingston Nelrs that
Capt. j. I. Harris, of lockwood, is to take
"a of the miners lately discharged at that
place to Rising Fawn, Ga, on the Alabama
and Chattanooga Railroad, TO open the coal |
mines for the gentlemen who are erecting |
an iron furnace at that point. Capt. Har- |
riS, however, does not give up his position |
at lockwood.
The Paris IRtejligeRcer has the follow |
ing: On Christmas day Mr.. ". W. RAM |
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were riding along a neighbOrhOOd road to- /
gether, Mr.. johnson carrying a shotgun /
across his lap in front of the saddle. By /
some means the gun was accidentally dis
charged, the load passing over the neck of
Mr.. Ramsey's horse, and little in front of
bis body. We understand that our friend
Ramsey was most terribly frightened by the
accident, and that it took him three days to
get his nerves quiet.
y lockwood correspondent of the Kings
ton NelcS writes: This community was
shocked Sunday morning. the 9th inst, by
.he sad intelligence from Pine City of the
shooting of Samuel d. Eddy by John Ken
ner. The latter is a resident of Pine City,
and the former a resident of PENNSYLVANIA,
who came to the above named place on 4
visit to his father, not long since, and eX-
lected in few days to return home. 1t
appears that the parties had a previous
and bad state of feel
nc existed. On meeting Saturday night
hey got into a row, and the serious, if not
atal, wounding Of Mr.. Eddy was the
'esult."
The following items are from the FdlJ-
7tterHie Express: Mr.. James Kirkpatrick,
If this place, gave a dining New Years
lay, at which five generations of his family
we're represented. Mr.. Kirkpatrick was
lanked on one side by his grandfather, and
N the other by his grandson. -
Here is a remarkable family history: |
samuel Jones, aged 9S years, and his wife.
Rachel, formerly Rachel Brown, aged IS
ears, were married in 1900, removed to !
lincoln county about 1859, and settled |
N COldwater creek, where they now reside.
The venerable couple, who, notwithstand-
nc their advanced age, enjoy excellent |
lealth, have had II children, 81 grandchil-
iren, Il great grand and Z great, great
all 153.
The KHorriHe Chronicle, of the Sth inst,
avs: On Tuesday night, about IL o'clock,
difficulty took place in the outskirts Of
he city, between VIM. Larew and Charles !
Weaver, which resulted in both parties be-
NJ wounded. 1t seems that Larew
lad made some remarks about Weaver to
young lady, of which Weaver did not ap-
'rOve, and calling at his house in the
uburbS, near Maj. GRATIS residence at the
lOur stated, last night, he demanded an eX-
'lanatiOn. Larew entered the house after
earning WeayeTs business, and soon re-
Urned with weapon, and firing two shots |
t Weaver, one of which took effect in his
light side. He started to return to the
lOISe, whep Weaver fired, the ball taking
fleet IN Larew's shoulder. Both seemed |
atistied with what they had done and let I
he matter rest.
VOLCANO STORY.
An Associated Press dispatch, some
weeks since, said that volcanic erup-