Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-01
KINGSTON.

Peach PrOsPeefs-Three srraveliE@
DrygOod st6ress en- the Ram,a<eE
AIm0st n Tragedy-A Lively negro
y wedding Ia High Life.
To the Union and American. a1ts1FN
KINGSTON SPRINGS, March 2S.-Every-
thing deaOtes aR-eaEly spring. The peach
trees are IN fan bloom. "A portion Of the
peaches have been killed by the late trusts,
put II no mare7arekiheds there viii be a
plentiful harvest.
The high waters have done considerable
damage to the fences along therriyefs nj
Turnbnn aud Hafpeth, but ths farmerssrp
taking time by the forelOck and are repa;r-
ing the damage early, PREPARATORY TO ptst-
ting / n their crops o7E 81 eN-l.'
We have a squad Of conYicts and a con-
struetion train CHARTERED here for the pur-
pose OF removing the buAksof dirt which
started TO slide m on the track in what Is
called Cut %, who are expected to do some
good as theyhaye set in to Put tbe
cut in good and safe order. This crew saw
they never stopped at 4Oplaee where thew
were better treated, got better board OF as
eheapin their lives, and they PROPOSE 10
light 1t on this line ii ittakes aifsnm--
mer 70 clear Cut29s Kingston Springs Is
Jolly place, anyway, for sport ard general
amusement, thoughYeLeame very near
having
A LIVELY RUNPUs
here yesterday at the hotel. Three travel
ing dry goods stores stopped for dinner. and
the good lady of the house SAYS they acted q
very funny, clawing victuals out of the
dishes with their hands, and one actually
put his hand in the butter, helping himself
without the aid Of any artificial congens
fences. Afser all this they only wanted to
pay twenty cents each for three meals.
When confronted with a bill of fifty cents
aeh,which was very reasonable, they syore
they would shoot the hearts Of the whole
family before they would paw il. Mr..
Drake was informed at this STAGE of the
game, ami he immediately appeared on the
scene, telling them It was not their board
bills he wanted settled but their eonduct
ana threats, wiiereupon one of them took
mold OF Mr.. Drake, the other two drawing
their pistols. DR.. Carter happened to be
present, and seeing a Ratchet lying close BY
told them TO return their pistols to their
places or he would spib their heads. which
order they Obeyei ~ihstanter. This gave the
alarm, ami sOme friends being close by ran
up and demanded of the three traveIing
dry goods men what they were raising this
tC-do about, one Of the tallest of them ruiz
bling his fist along side one of their noses.
and one or two others with a club. They
said they wanted to pay their bills and 90
which they did in less time than it takes TO
write il, and there was a number EIGHT
boot followed one Ofthem, which aided him
in getting of the platform. They were told
70 git and they got.
Welded ON II TURF-GREAF CRY Am
LITTLE WOOL. @
a wedding and big ball occurred I'D town
amongst the cOlOred persuasion on Che niObt
OF the 10Th inst. The marriage was per-
formed out under the starry heavens, with
candle holders, and was witnessed by a
large crowd, the white men walking M inst
in the nick of time to see the fun. There
was one yellow girl that dindn't seem To
it much, for when the Justice came
to the clause asking if there is any person
present who has any legal objections WHY
this couple should not be made one. 70
speak or forever hold their peace, this vel
girl remarked that she had '~jecti0us.
The Justice asked her what they were.
She said: "Cause that gal standin' da-
dressed in dem weddin' close was not a fit
niger to be her brothers. wife, The jus
tice asked if she could prove any legal OBJ
j~ectiOnS. She said, Il no she's nOt.o The
Justice said: ave will proceed regardless
of your JectiOns, as YOU call them, unless
you can show something better than you
have said" There was a murmur of stake
dat yaller gal out for she knows not what
she sayeth.' So the solemn
oath was administered, binding
the Two together for better as rood
for life. The crowd of cOlOred dancers then
repaired 70 a suitable house for the purpose
OF shaking the fantastic, and all seemedto
go on orderly enough until the he dancers
got too much of the ~wOuld-be-jOyful and
.sudden-death aboard, when there COM
menced a powerful noise and caused the
white folks in the vicinity to think the old
boy had been turned loose among the
negroes. They cussed so loud and so Wig
OrOus that a row seemed imminent. So a
Of US went down TO see. Coats flew in
the air, and a heap Of vile threats were
made, but no blood was shed or any one
seriously hurt, except the strain 70 their
which must have been powerful.
There was one game rooster created cOnSid-
cradle fun. Being asked, do you know
what this row is all about? Says he, ats
No arrests.
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