Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-07
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Inc CteCet0hu Dulutef reports new corn
worth sixty cents per b0shel in that mar
ket.
The residence of Hiram Bailey, in Roane
county, was burned down with nearly all
its contents, few nights ago.
The MuEfreesbOrO Neaes reports that
sweet potatoes, cabbage and tIIrnips in that
. section have attained greater perfection
this season than for many years past.
The residence of j. II. Lowe, in Cleve-
land, was burned a few nights ago, to
gether with portion of his furniture. 1t
is supposed to be the work Of an incen-
diary.
A bale of cotton exhibited by VIM. Viii
r. liams, of Henry county, at the Cincinnati
: Exposition Cotton Fair, took the premium
of 500 for the best bale of cotton from this
State.
w. j. Woods was shot ia the face with a
load Of squirrel shot by VIM. Smith, in
Lincoln county, a few days ago. The
wound is an ugly one, but not considered
dangerous.
The Pulaski Citizen reports that there
are mole buildings being erected in Pulaski
now than at any time since the war, ex-
cept Immediately following the three great
fires. Some of, them are very fine, and
The Pulaski Citizen says: George
Smith, coIored, the incendiary who some
time ago burned the residence of Mr.. Jas.
Perry, in which his son was lost, escaped
from custody several weeks ago but was
re-captured at Culleoka few nights since.
The barn of Mrs. Kuhn, who lives near
Wanburg, in Morgan county, was destroyed
by fire a few nights ago. A negro boy who
was sleeping in the barn at the time, was
burned 10 death. The FIRE is supposed to
have been the result of caIelessness on the
part of the boy.
The Chattanooga Commercial says: The
river is so low that the boats can't carry
much freight, and the steamboatmen have
been for some time anxiOusly looking for
rain. The one just passed has probably
been the most profitable summer for boat
ing since the war.
i. The athens Post states that the parties
engaged in surveying route for a railroad
from the mouth of the Hiwassee to connect
with the Rabun Gap line, report favOrably
as far as they have progressed. The corps
# engineers engaged in the work are act
ing under government orders.
The two Graigs and MeSsengill, convicted
al the last term of the Circuit Court Of
Claib0Tne county Of murder, and sentenced
to be hung, and who appealed to the SUI
preme Court at Knoxville for new hear
ing, have had the sentence of the Court
commuted by Gov. Brown TO Imprisonment
In the penitentiary for life.
Gen. John T. Wilder, of Chattanooga,
who recently returned from a trip to Eng
land, made in the interest Of mining and
manufacturing enterprises, says there
would have been large investments of
English capital in mineral lands in this
portion of Tennessee this summer, but for
our law prohibiting an alien from acquir-
ing title in fee to land in this State. The
General estimates that, but for this imped-
fment, English iron makers and coal men
would have bought about g, 100000 worth
of iron and coal lands in East Tennessee
the past summer.
The MOTristOaCR Gazette learns these
particulars of a recent occurrence in the
neighborhOOd of Social Circle, Greene
county. a man named SnOwden was &C
cused of seducing the sister of Mr.. Fer
guson, a girl said to be only - years old,
though well grown. Ferguson sought
SpoWden and demanded that he should
marry the girl. This Snowden refused to
do, and fearing personal harm, started to
run. Ferguson drew from his pocket re-
yolyer but before be could use il on Snow
den he was caught by Sam. Edwards, by
stander, who attempted 10 prevent blood
shed by taking away the pistol. In the
struggle, one barrel of the pistol was acct
IDENTIFY discharged, the load passing through
the ieshy part of one Of Edwards hands,
causing an ugly looking wound.
The PulGSki Citizen states that few
DAYS ago the lightning struck the house of
VIM. Dorister, Giles county, and played a
dangerous freak upon the person of his
little son, aged about five years. 1t struck
the top of the chimney and split it open
from the top TO the fireplace in the family
room, so that you could lay your hand in
The rent, then followed the arch bar to the
side of the fireplace, and bounded off to
the shoulders of his little boy and passed
down both of his legs, tearing his boots all
to rieces and leaving a black streak down
his back. The child is not thought TO be
dangerously hurt, unless his spine is in
iured. Mrs. DOrister was struck down,
but not injured, and jumping up, she threw
a bucket of water on the boy, whose clothes
were burning. The soles Of the boots
were torn off and the legs and uppers lit
orally riddled.