Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-07
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Huntingdon has shipped 4,GgS bales Of
cotton since Sept. 1, 1875.
Cheese of 4 tirst-rate quality is being
manufactured in Landerdale county.
Stock water has become very scarce on
most of the farms in Summer county.
DR.. j. o. Church, of SOmerville, has ac-
cepted the presidency of Sa annah Col
lege.
NJ. NJ. Dickson is candidate to repre-
sent Hardin and Decatur counties in the
next Legislature.
The Washington County Fair offers
premium Of $50 to the best brass band that
performs at their fair this fall.
The dwelling house of Mr.. John 3. Hib-
bett, near Castillian Springs, in Sumner
county, was consumed by fire a few DAYS
ago.
A short time ago, little son of Thomas
w. Morgan, of Decatur county, only two
years old, fell into spring near the resi-
dence and was drowned.
Horses and cattle can now be bought at
very low prices in Trousdale county, owing
to the slim prospect for corn and the burnt
up condition of the pastures.
1t appears that John Pryor and David
Cox, of jackson county, have had a series
latter shooting the former dead.
The Greenerile Union complains of the
scarcity of butter, eggs and chickens in that
market. A number of papers in other
county towns in various portions of the
State contain similar complaints.
The Sdrdanah Transcript states that
John V. Morley, of West Hardin, has ex-
tracted within the last seven weeks one
hundred and fifty pounds of pure honey
from the surplus frames of two "Buck-eye"
hives.
Capt. George Mcpherson, of Washington
county, has fine Ayrshire COW, which has
given from May IA TO June IA, by accurate
weight, 2,04Os POUNDS of milk. The small
est amount given any one 1ay in the month
was 56a pounds and the largest amount in
a day was II pounds.
The HGTtSrtlie Sentinel tells of lady i'm
TrOusdale county who has brood of young
turkeys, the incubator of which it is diff
cult to decide. 1t was kind of stock COM
pany business. An old turkey first took
the job on hand, but got disguised sitting
so close these hot days and quit about two
weeks ago. Old Sol cared for the deserted
eggs during the day and an ambitious
mOtherly chicken took pity on them during
lttG Bttl " d uiidOiC give tllclll ally
attention in the day, as she had engaged to
assist in dry nursing a neighbors brood.
The young turkeys came out all right, how
ever, notwithstanding they were left un-
covered for about fifteen hours each day for
at least two weeks.
The Jackson COWieT. Herald states that |
an alteration occurred there on the I'd |
inst. between Hugh Mott, Deputy United |
States Marshal, of Memphis, and L. |
Highlander, of Jackson, growing out of |
charges alleged to have been made by the |
latter deTUgatOry to the character Of the |
former. Mott endeavored to force Highlander |
to retract, which he declined to do. Upon |
his refusal, Mott drew two pistols, pre-
scented them one at each side of England |
er's head and attempted to fire, but failed |
on account of the coTOsiOn of the caps
both Of which exploded harmlessly. Fail |
ing in that, he let in with the muzles Of |
the pistols on Englander's head, and sue
ceeded in cutting several pretty severe
wounds.