Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-25
TENNESSEE NEWS.

McMinnviIle has a washing-machine fac
tory.
A complaint in the country is that corn
already planted is rotting in the ground.
IL Is reported that Polk county has in the
last two months shipped $4,000 worth Of
beef cattle South. -
The Cfereland Banner gives adiscourag-
ing report as to the effects Of the rains upon
the wheat in Bradley County.
Jno- B. Ashton, whose mill near Column
bla was swept away by the floods win
erect a new NH IN the same site
1t is reported that the streams in the
vicinity Of Meanwhile have been more
swollen lately than since the year 1912.
Robert Allen, a boOt-naker at Lynchburg,
Moore county, was kicked by a horse a few
days ago, and injured so severely that he
died April 81.
Two large distiIleries, with a capacity of
ten barrels per day, are to be erected in a
short while at the Spring Creek Trestle,
Robertson county.
The grandjury Of Rutherford county has
found a true bill against JamesN. Pickett,
charged with the murder of his father-in-
law, VIM. White, some two months since.
A couple Of McMinnville young ladies
became naLtically inspired during the food
III went out to sail on a pond. Through
want Of skill in rowing they upset in the
midst Of the waters.
A Maury county urchin, when asked why
be was digging about the roots of a tree
which had been struck by lightning, re
Piled that he was 'digglng for the thunder
bolt which split the tree-s
Cleveland can boast Of six churches-all
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Cumberland Presbyterian, one Episcopal,
and one Presbyterian. The colored people
have three frame churches.
The McMinnuifle Neag Era says: Thos.
Almond LEFT in our Office a few days since
a specimen of his wheat. 1t was taken
from the field, measured four feet in height,
and had so stalks to the grain.
An article on Fayetteville half a centu-
~ ago. appears in the Fayetteville Express
Of the 23d inst. Apaper called the Village
Messenger was the maiden journal Of Lin
coin county, and fourished from 1923 10
1928.
The local sensation among Rutherford
county yeomen around Smyrna, is the pa
tent "~log-buster," lately introduced there.
1t is a Continuance to blast logs with pow
der so that they can be removed from the
u Al NLCAC oA0 hacGCAs L
Douglass johnson, who lives near the
Blue Spring, MaurY county, owns a calf
which has one leg and a foot exactly like a
mule. The foot IS not cloven, and seems
to have been made for a mule. The calf
is about four weeks old, and looks as 1t
would live to be grown.
The Wdrerfy Journal of the 23d inst. OBJ
serves: Our sister town, Jacksonville, is
entirely submerged. Every house in the
place, with the exception of the depot
building and two or three houses on the
hill sides, are either wholly or partially
under the water. In consequence business
is almost entirely suspended.
r. W. Allen, one of Lynchburg's most
prominent citizens, on the 10Th inst. was
kicked by a horse, and so severely injured
as TO cause his death ON the 21st. Mr.. Al
len had been in feeble health for some time,
and the lick received from the horse was so
sudden and painful that it caused him to
take the lock-jaw, thus producing his death.
At Tracy City, the other day, a fair was
gotten up for the purpose of raising funds
to advance the interests of the church. The
'smoSt popular young lady" was voted for
with twenty-five cent ballots. Onehundred
and fifty dollars worth Of votes were cast,
and Miss Dady Law was elected as the
"most popular young lady" by a heavy ma
jority.
The McMinnville and Manchester Rail-
road Company reduced their freight tariff
to accommodate merchants of White county
who have been hauling goods overland with
teams from Nashville. The latter, having
teams and wagons, cannot at once disuse
them in order to accept the proposition of
the comnauv without a sacrifice
The McMimuille Neto Era Of the 23d
inst. the demise of Mrs. a. G.
Rodgers, wife of the late Gen. John B.
Rodgers. She died at her home at Rock
Island, In Warren county, on the I'd inst, |
in the 66th year Of her age. Mrs. Rodgers
had long been in bad health. She was a
most excellent lady, and leaves a large
circle Of friends and acquaintance 10
mourn her decease.
The Kingston East TeRneSSeedR gives
the results of the spring term Of the Cir
cult Court at that place: Although the
criminal docket was unusually large, but
two persons were sent to the penitentiary.
In the case of the State VS.. John Fritts, for
murder, whose trial occupied a considera-
bic portion ofthe term, the jury found him
guilty Of voluntary manslaughter, and fix
ed his punishment at three years in the
penltentiary. Notwithstanding the above
is true, a notle prOsequd was subsequently
entered and he was discharged.
The Columbia Herald and Mail Of the
24th inst, remarks: "The freshet did
much damage on Silver Creek. The rise
was very sudden in the ceek, and We have
heard of one man, wife, and two children
making a narrow escape. When he was
awakened by the rush Of waters through
the house and under the bed, he bounced
to his feet, and 20 his surprise the water
was high enough to reach TO his brooches
pockets, if he had them on, which he did
not