Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-22
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Trenton proposes to compete with St.
| Louis as a cotton market.
A gloomy individual of Stewart county
predicts hog cholera next spring in an az
gravated form.
Mr.. l.. Stanford, in Lexington, not long
since, gave Mr.. Jourdan Smith a brick-bat
for SNOWFALL, breaking the latter's nose.
In Jackson the other day a little girl five
or six years old got possession of a pistol.
accidentally discharged its load, and the
ball just glanced the head of a little broth
er. No older persons were present.
The Jackson Herald makes known a
new invention by Mr.. B. Pitcher, of that
city. He has invented a horseshoe,
which it is said by knowing ones, will
supersede all other shoes now in use.
The DOUer Record reports a general dog
slaughter near that place recently. One
dog ran mad and bit about twenty other
dogs and they all had a commune demon
StratiOn. The people rose up and slew
most Of the dogs. The pitiless Record
does not seem to have given any attention
to the question, whether or not some of
them were innocent, as is most likely in so
promiscuOuS case.
The KnoJruIe Chronicle, of the 10Th
inst, says: Saturday night, some sneak
entered a window of the railroad ticket
Office at Strawberry Plains, and carried off
the ticket desk and contents. The desk
was found at II O'Clock on Sunday, by ne
gro man, in a field, about a mile from the
depot. The lock was broken, but nothing
was missed except a car and a switch kew.
Mr.. Meek, the agent, thinks the thief had
an idea the desk contained money, but in
this he was mistaken, and so ran a great
risk and carried a heavy load for nothing.
The Chattanooga Commercial of the
20th inst. says that four car loads of eOlored
emigrants passed through that city on the
two previous days, and says: The Western
and Atlantic road has taken down several
extra coaches for their accommodation. and
if reports he true, the entire cOlOred pOpu-
lation Of the GOOber State will be trans
feTred to Arkansas. We learn from the
agents who are getting up these labOrerS
that the people of Arkansas intend to raise
cotton on a large scale.
\ desperate battle took place in Jackson
on the 18th inst. between two colored mer-
chants, Henry Davis and Monroe Mitchell.
They were both occupying the same house
when disagreement arose concerning the
payment of the rent. After INDUCING in
profane literature for a few moments,
Mitchell struck Davis a severe blow ON the
back of his head with shovel, fracturing
his skull. causing him to stagger, but not
bringing him to the floor. After Davis had
recovered from the blow, he caught Mitch
ell around the neck and broke several
whisky bottles over his head, literally cut
ting his head and face to pieces. At this
juncture, the timely interference of the pO-
lice put an end to the wOUld-be fatal affray.
The Jackson Herald, firm which We get
the item, reports both parties in a critical
condition.
b. A. Smith, Of Rutherford Station. adj
dressed the following letter to the Trenton
NelrS: AT rutherford Station, on Dec. 30,
while the freight train was going South
there were several large mortarS on the
train and from curiosity to the children. L
took my oldest daughter, aged |, and little
boy. aged 6, to show them the large guns.
And when the train had stopped put them
on it to look at them and had not more than
got to look at them before the whistle was
blown to start. / at once got off the train
and took off my little daughter, and started
to take off my little boy, but before l could
do so the train started and my little boy fell
from the train, and after hitting the ground
his head fell back upon the rail, Just under
the wheels while they were in motion and
almost upon his head. l at once caught
him 10 pull him away, but the wheels Of
one Of the cars caught his left hand and
cut off his three fingers and terribly mashed
his hand. His hand will probably be
saved, but with a great deal of difficulty"
The Jackson Herald of the 10th inst. has
the following; Intelligence reached the
city authorities Sunday morning that a
man had died during the night at a negro
cabin on the corner Of Shannon and Col
lege streets. At an inquest held, it was
decided that the deceased came TO his death
from natural causes. We learn that his
lame was DR.. Prince, and that he came to
Jackson from COrinth, Miss, last Spring.
He is faith doctor" and has been per
forming miraculous cures among our color
ed citizens. His practice was not remuner-
| alive We understand, and it is probable
his death was partly caused from want of
attention. On examination it was found
| that all his earthly possessions amounted
to eleven cents, which was found in an old
worn out pocket-book. He went TO the
| house, i'm which he died, Saturday night,
about o'clock, and begged something to
| eat. The woman Of the house told him,
| '.they had nothing but some cake" which
voured. Soon after eating the cake, he
went to bed, and about y o'clock, little
girl in the house went to his bed, and to
her surprise, found that he was dead. He
was buried by the city yesterday evening.