Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-16
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Montgomery county IS to have teachers
institute.
Several new building are going up in
Lexington.
Pulaski has a literary society entitled
the Pulaski Lyceum.7
Last year there were 50 marriage licenses
issued In Lawrence county.
Married in Fayetteville on the 18th inst,
Mr.. j. W. Barnett and Miss Julia c. Cor
don.
Married on the Sth inst, in Robertson
county, Mr.. Robert Gardner and Miss En-
ma Baxter.
The Lexington Reporter says three horse
| thieves were taken near that place not
| long since.
The Jackson Herald says: 4 premium
bale Of cotton sold in our city, on the 18th
inst, at 20a cents.
The Fayetteville ObSerCeT has infOrna-
ton that there are a number of people in
Illinois DESTROYS Of migrating to Tennessee.
/ The EtRgStOa Meas says there are about
| forty students enrolled al the RittenhOuse
Academy at that place.
The farmers OF Crockett county have
| picked out all, or nearly all, OF their cot
ten, and are ready to sell whena good price
! is offered.
At the residence of Mr.. James Cushion,
near Fayetteville, there was a few days ago,
| 4 reunion Of certain eX-messmates Of the
Confederate army.
The residence of Gen. J. L. Wilder, in
Chattanooga, was destroyed by fire on the
morning of the 18th inst. The furniture
was saved. The property was valued al
| 5000.
The LG,rrcHccbUTg Journal of the 10Th
inst. SAYS: Sheriff Garner brought to town
| last Wednesday evening, a young man
| named RObt. Scott, aged about 20 years,
who has been Cerun-ed for some weeks,
and las to be confined.
The Jackson Herald Of the 18th inst,
states that, on the previous Thursday,
brakeman attempted to climb upon the top
| Of car while in motion, at Union City,
and was thrown under the car which passed
over his body, arm and thight, killing him
almost instantly.
The Ptfaski Ctti-sr, Of the 18th inst.
saws: We are authorized to say that if the
people of Giles and Lawrence will subscribe
| SIS, 600 in money and labor, the Memphis
and Knoxville Ia road Company will build
and equip the road from Pulaski to Law
renceburg this year.
The KiagsfOa Sc.rS Of the 18th inst.
says: OneOf the y.ai:s Of the stockhOuse at
| Oakdale sell In one day last week, The
accident was occasjOned by piling the ore
too heavily against the wall. The damage
sustained viii not exceed 500,
The hnOJrWe Press es,d RerOld reports
the death or o. The 18th inst, in Knox
c0Insy, OF 3ev. Samuel Weishaupt, deacon
in the Reformed Church in America, aged
50 years. He was an eminent divine, both
in this country aId switzerland,
Tho K5.sgSt9R NsjrS Of the 18th inst.
says: Mr.. Samuel Eddy, of Pine City, who
was shot or last Sunday week, as annOunc-
ed in our last issue, died from his wounds
last Tuesday night. kenner, who shot
him, has not been heard from since the
shooting occurred.
The Ld,craceJlTg I0ur3tGl Of the 10th
inst. says; Tie house Of Mr.. Dan. l.. kel-
LEI, ia the 18th district, came very near be
ing burned down by FIRE one day last week,
a bed in the upper room being Tired by ac-
cidcnt. The bed and bed clothing were
entirely consumed.
The Morrid0IrR Gazeitg Of the 18th inst
says: We learn that man by the name
OF MasssBgalo, living in Hancock county,
near Mulberry Gay, was called to his door,
after night, about the Sd or 4th instant, and
shot dead. The perpetrators of the c;,t=
rage are unknown, and at large,
The Fayetteville EIP,sss says; 'Our
sister town Of IyHchburg las ilOuriShiug
Base Bali Club, the uniform Of which, con-
s:sts in part, of scarlet tTawsers. When
the club is IN the Geld q thoUghtleSs specta-
tor Ike ourSeif IS apt 10 think that the
r,Clabers have Just finished ''skinnine the
cat on the aurora borealis.
The Jackson He.dld of the nth inst.
saws: 4 man, whose name we did not
learn, was killed last Sunday night near
Atwood's station on the Nashville and
Northwestern railrcad. Ii is thought that
lie had been drinking, and while in an in
toxieated condition he was run over by
train and his body horribly mangled. \
gentleman who wSS . passenger on the
train, saws the limbs and portions Of the
unfortunate mains body were scattered
along the track for nearly q hundred yards.
The KnueUiL6 F.~Ss dad Herald Of the
18th inst. SAYS: ~ esterday morning,
Mack Bates, who is about eighteen years OF
age. was at his wOEted work as 4 labOrer
in Whites steam saw mill, located on the
Nlaryyille read, about four miles froan the
CITY. As lie was bearing humber away
from the saw. no undertook to throw a
slab over the main belt, TO the Menlan OF
the mill But the slab was not thrown
with sufficient force, and it fell back on the
main belt Instantly the momentum o.
the belt caused the slab to he thrown yiO=
lentIy back towards Rates, whom it struck
on the back and shoulders. Forced for
ward Ii the blow, be barely missed the
saw, and fell With his right hand on a cog
wheel, which In e moment severed the
thumb and all he fingers, excepting the
little one, from the hand. AT the same
time, his head striking a steel projection, .
severe cash was cut in the left temple"