Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-19
TENNESSEE NEWS.

There are no prisoners in the Jail at Jas
per.
The Baptists are building a new church
in SomeTville.
The Jasper Herald reports great deal
of wheat in Marion county unsOld.
An average Of two carloads of wheat is
shipped South daily from Murfreesboro.
The store of j. o. Graves, at Lagrange,
has been burglarized out of about $500
worth of goods.
The SReIbyuille Gazette boasts that the
merchants Of that town have been very
busy the past week.
The wheat in Sumner county looks very
promising, and there was a much larger
area sown than usual.
Bill MeTrett shot George Little three
times at dance in Carroll county, wound
ing him very dangerously.
Mrs. Anderson, of Marion county, died
a few days ago from injuries by her clothes
taking fire some time since.
Contrary to the saying that few die and
none resign, the postmaster at lockwood
has handed in his resignation.
Austin Harwell was accidentally shot
and slightly wounded by John Cooper,
while hunting in Roane county.
The Changers of Carroll county are agi-
tating the question of establishing store
and boot and shoe mandatory.
Efforts are being made 10 get up a joint
stock company to manufacture boots and
shoes on a large scale at Shelbyville.
A saloon-keeper named GLASGOW. in
Dresden, was shot and slightly wounded
by Burnett Presswood few days ago.
A difficulty occurred between Ed and
Dan YARN, brothers, in Roane county, in
which the latter was stabbed to death.
-Four firms in Shelbyville shipped during
the past week T,1S7 pounds dressed poul-
try, GOO pounds butter and 2,720 dozen
eggs.
A son of Henderson Moore, of Rozne
county, was killed by tree which he and
two other lads were cutting falling upon
him.
The cotton gin of Mr.. Thomas Jones, of
DYER county, was destroyed by fire a few
days ago, together with large amount of
cotton.
David DOVE and Archie Campbell, late
of BellefoDtaine, Ohio, have located at
Knoxville and gone into the boot and shoe
business.
The Shelbyuile Commercial says large
numbers of hogs, cattle and turkeys are
Dclil- cillppCu lLoLA lldOC ~ TIC
ern markets.
The MdryriVe Republican claims that
no portion of East Tennessee is better
adapted TO the raising Of sheep than the
county of Blount.
The Kingston Independent says hogs are
exceedingly scarce in Roane county. No
year since the War, perhaps, has witnessed
such ''hOg drOuth."
"a.
that a New York party has offered Col.
Rolfe Saunders 81, 800 for one Of his fine
young Golddust mares.
The athens Post says that business of
ali kinds continues to improve, and the
faces of merchants ana produce men are
rounding up handsomely.
Mrs. Caverhill, charged with being &C
cessory to the murder of her husband, who
has been confined in the Trenton jail for
some time, has been bailed out in the
amount of $4,000.
The Winchester Home journal states
that 2,6l9 mules have passed through that
town on their way to the Southern market,
during the past three months, and more are
coming.
Several leading tobacco planters Of Vir-
ginia, have determined to locate in Knox
v. @
move there by the first Of the coming year,
to engage largely in the culture of the
weed.
The MurfreesbOro Monitor learn that
many farm hands, both white and colored,
are leaving Rutherford county and going to
adjoining counties to live, where bacon and
corn are more plentiful, and times are not
6 hard.
The MlufreeSbOrO NeirS says: The en-
tire State and county taxes of Rutherford
county amount toSI5, 900, of which amount
there has only $4,000 been collected so
far. We reckon the number Of delinquent
taxpayers this year exceeds that OF any
year in the past.
The WdUerlg Journal says the Tennes-
see river is now in excellent boating stage,
with full line of packets running regular
ly from St. Louis, Cincinnati, Evansville
and other points. These boats find freight
in reasonable abundance.
The Fayetteville Express reports the
death of Abram Washington, a venerable
negro, at the advanced age Of ninety-seven
years. He came TO Lincoln county about
fifty years ago, but previous TO that time
lived in Virginia on the estate Of Bushrod
Washington, a nephew of General George
Washington. Abrams proudest boast was
that he had on one occasion, early in life
stood face to face with the 'Father of his
Country"
The jasper Herald SAYS: Some idea Of
the scarcity of hogs in Marion county may
be had when It is remembered that by this
time last year there had been about five