Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-30
TENNESSEE NEWS.

They have mad dog excitement in Lou.
don county.
A rich lead mine has been discovered in
Jefferson county.
A turtle weighing twenty-five pounds has
been caught in FOrked Deer river.
A Masonic Lodge has been organized at
Strawberry Plains, Jefferson county.
The JoaeSbOrO Herald and Tribune re-
ports trade remarkably good for the season.
The chicken trade of Irrelevant. Carroll
county, is said to be worth $4,000 per an
mum.
Horace F. Leftwich is candidate To
represent Carter and johnson counties in
the next Legislature.
The prospect for large attendance OF
pupils at the next session of the Savannah
College is ilattering.!
\ carriage maker named VIM. Day was
drowned in pond near Stewart College, in
GAINESVILLE, few nights ago.
y negro man named Isaac Carney COM
mitted suicide near Port Royal, Mont
gomery county, severali days ago.
The residence of J. NJ. L. Rails, of
Stewart county, was burned down, togeth-
er with nearly all his furniture, few days
since.
Carroll county has three candidates for
Representative in the next Legislature-G.
J. Adams, Hugh n. Swayne, and Ben w.
Moore.
The SdrdRnak Transcript claims that
there are more pretty girls in that town
than any other place Of its size in the
State.
The Knoxville Typographical Union is
to have a grand picnic on the 18th of July,
and Gen. Burnside is to be present and
make a speech.
Moore county boasts heifer calf not yet
j year old, which gives a quart Of milk at
each milking. This wonderful calf is the
property of W. p. BObO.
Pittser White, young man of Madison
county, accidentally shot and killed him
self few days ago, and an unknown negro
did the same for himself.
The Houston County Times is ont in
favor Of Gen. VIM. 4. Quarles for Cover
nor and Col. john F. House for Congress
from the Nashville district.
IL. n. Snyder, who represented Hamil-
ton county in the last Legislature, is loom
ing up as the Republican candidate for
Congress in the Third District.
The Changers of Greene county will
have grand picnic at Greeneville July i,
at which speeches will be made by ex-Pres-
ident johnson and Rev. n. G.. TAYLOR.
There are three Republican candidates
for Senator in the first district Stephen A.
Bowel and i. C.. Nelson, of Washington,
and Wm. e. Emmert, of Carter county.
The dwelling house of the late Stanford
McAdams, near Fountain Head, in Sumner
county, was destroyed by fire few nights
ago, together with most Of the furniture.
q The MOTTiStOlrn Gazette records the mar
Fase in Granger county of Mr.. JOSEPH
Jennings, 4 widower, aged -, and Mrs.
Amy Shumake, a blooming widow of the
green age Of 60.
The SdCGHHnh Transcript relates this
incident: \ schOOlmaster in Hardin couT-
ty attempted to Castigate a little lady of
some twelve summers, one day last week.
Result, she caught him by his chin whjsk-
erS and slapped his face until somebody
''squealed"-at least the little lassie didn't
get whipped.
The JoncsbOro Echo is not compliment
ta.y 10 that town. 1t says: "If we wished
10 turn our paper into gazette Of INSIDE
meauors, outTases and public scandals, we
could fill Our sixteen columns of reading
matter with accounts of the disgraceflll
scenes that are witnessed on our streets
from week 10 week.
The barn and stables of Mrs. Smell, of
Marshall county, were destroyed by fre q
few days ago. Some negro children were
trying to burn snake which had been
seen about the stables for several days,
and thus set fire to the hay, of which a
considerable lot was destroyed, together
with fifteen or twenty barrels of corn. Mrs.
SMELLS residence caught fire several times,
but her ueishbors collected and promptly
oxtinguished the flames.
The Houston County Times says: Capt.
J. j. Buck, formerly of GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
who will be remembered rs tine man who
sued the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
for damages from an accident occurring
while lac was riding on the road on a free
pass, has been appointed Register in Bank
ruptcy for the State OF Kansas. Buck
wcede,! 4 wide rev in this section for a
while until the white man got on top,
when he was weeded out himself.