Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-12


NAV be overcome by harvest, which IL
some parts of East Tennessee will com
uIence about June 10.
The Sparta Iader Of the 9TH inst. says
Hubbard Queen was killed last Monday
evening 4th inst, near Bon Air, By
Van Fisk. Fisk was deputized to arrest
him, and iI company with Dayie Little, Jr.
approached him for that purpose. Queen
resisted and Fisk shot him, the ball enter
ing the side of his head just in front Of
the ear.
The Athens Post states that reports from
the wheat fields of McAiinn continue favor
able, except along the bottoms where it has
suffered from inundation. The damage in
the county from this cause will not fall
much, if any, below 1000 bushels. Much
of the wheat is already heading cut and
from present appearances, harvesting will
commence at least ten days earlier than
usual.
a correspondent of the Gdildtin I'enneS-
seedll, writing from Enon College, M
ner county, says: Many of our tax payers
were opposed TO the common school law at
its passage, and some of the advocates Of
the measure are becoming somewhat luke
warm, and am of opinion that if there is
not an improvement in the management Of
that institution, and a opping Off of the
unnecessary expenditure attached to it, that
it will prove failure in the end.
The wind and hail storm of the Sd inst,
appears to have visited every portion of the
State. In the MarbleHil section of Moore
county, the wind blew down great guam
tity of timber and fences. The barn Of
Mr.. James Travis was also blown down
crippling one or two of his horses. On
Coffee's Greek large quantity of hail fell
and the Ly1lchblTg Sentinel says it was re-
marked that the hillsides were as white
with hailstones as during any snow last
winter. The trees were stripped of theiI
foliage, and wheat, rye, oats and clover
fields so beaten as to almost entirely de
stroy them.
A number of young ladies of Washington
county authorize the JOneSbOro Herald ana
Tribune TO announce that they are going to
offer two special premiums to be contested
for by young gentlemen at the next fair
The first is an elegant set of front, collar
and cuff buttons, and viii be awarded tC
the most graceful equestrian. The second
will be diamond pin, but the young ladies
do not intend to disclose upon what &C.
count o. merit this will be awarded, until
it is delivered 10 the young man found tC
be entitled to it.
The Jackson Wing and Tribune says
As an evidence that every road built to a
town adds something to its trade, we will
mention the fact that since the compile
ton of the Mississippi Central Extension
our furniture, grocery, hardware and liquor
merchants have sold quite a number OF
bills to the stations along its line. Mr.. W
ID. Robinson alone has sold to one town,
Fulton, KY, some three or four heavy bills
of furniture. Facts like these are worth all
e theories imaginable, and answer with
over the arguments of those who are al
ways opposed to railroads that cost any,
thing.
The WdyneSbOro Citizen of the 18th inst
says: All 1.-The saloons in WayneSboro, closed
doors for few days last week, because
their internal revenue license had expired,
and had not been renewed. Many persons
coming in from the country to get whisky,
went away with empty jugs; and some OF
our townsmen thirsted much after strong
drink, but on Monday morning last, Mr..
Billy KeetOn, who had been dispatched
post haste TO the revenue office at Column
Did- put III lis WIN uCOcc-
sary documents, and all went merry as a
marriage bell, and some Of our philosophers
say: 1.-THE world still turns
The Jackson Wing and Tribune tells Of
a gentleman Of that city who returned
home rather late few nights ago and was
evidently more than "half seas over" bis
wife had some difficulty in persuading him
to 60 to bed without his hat and boots, and
no amount Of entreaty could induce him tC
leave off his vest and pants. But TO CAP
the climax, after retiring, he insisted OF
his wife's sitting up and watching his head
to keep it from running off. This was toe
much for the good woman, and with sigh
she tangled her tender fingers in his flow
ing locks and in very few moments con
WINGED him that his head could not even b,
pulled or shaken from its firm base.