Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-04
TENNESSEE NEWS.


A wild bear was seen in Henderson
county few days ago.
The Sumner county fair begins Sept. 16,
and will continue four days.
The lack of stock water is very seriously
felt by the farmers in Obion county.
An effort is being made to establish a
cotton factory at Gardner, in Weakley
county.
Elisha Corley, of Trousdale county. has
produced thirty-four bushels of wheat to
one sown.
A young man named Webb shot and
killed Mr.. Ramsey, in Henderson county,
a few days ago.
The GGllatin TIeImeSSeedn boasts that
Sumner county can produce more beautiful
women than any other county or land of
its size in this universe.
Joe Mansfield was killed at Parker's saw
mill, in CrOcset county. by slab that was
thrown with considerable force, by some
means, from the saw.
A negro namei Edward PaTtee, lost his
life i'm attempting to clean out a well on
the premises of Mrs. JenliSm, in Obion
county, from the effects of impure air.
w. w. Miles, 5. b. Junior and Medlin
Junior, have been'confined in the Jail at
Lexington on the charge Of breaking into
and robbing the house of John Kennedy,
of Henderson county.
A number of tobacco factors in New
York have presented a fine large bell to the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Harris
vile, to be placed in their new building,
now in course of erection.
The WGyReSbOTo Citizen reports a diff
Guilty between two men at Hamburg on the
Tennessee river, which resulted in one
shooting the other, nine buckshot entering
the body of the wounded man.
The HdrtSUjIIe Sentinel states that hams
are scarcely to be obtained in that town,
and are selling at fifteen cents, a higher
price than was ever known here. II is a
pretty huge price for hog raising country.
Mrs. Ann Ward. against whom the cru
saders have been operating for many
months, was ayTaigned last week on seven
indictments for selling liquor outside Of the
regulation hours. Three indictments were
sustained and she was fined S25 in each.
The case goes up.
The GrrcReCWc american states that
during a late storm, Mr.. Wash Lemons
house was struck 10y lightning, tearing one
corner away and running into a room set a
bed on fire in which one Of his boys was
sleeping. He was UniUiured and the house
was but slightly damaged.
The EaiOR city ReUjeiIe reports that
there has not been 50 great a scarcity Of
com in that section for many years. Many
of the farmers are turning their stock in
the woods 10 take care Of themselves since
they have laid by their crops, as they are
not able to pay five and six dollars per
barrel
We learn from the GreeneriIle american
that the recent rains did great injury to the
hay in Greene county. \ great many
farmers had cut their hay and left it lying
in the meadows; was washed away, and
what was left standing uncut was so broken
down and covered with dirt as TO be unfit
for feeding purposes.
The DyerSblTg Progress says: "a negro
barber, living in Newbern, Dyer county,
sent word by a negro girl 10 young white
lady of that place, last week, that he was
going to send her a card to accompany heI
TO church, and that he wanted to call on
her. The citizens heard Of il, and COM
mittee waited on the impudent scoUndrel
and informed him that it would not be
healthy for him to remain long in that
place. He took their advice and skipped
out 10 parts unknown. His name is Cas-
Kimbro.n
The Memphis Ledger saysi At the
CONltliousC uool oi'o uas "A1SL 1'-.'' o 'SLei
able old cOlOred man named Moses. He
was pressman in a printing Office at Knox
VILE in 1910, and served many years in the
same position at Nashville. He is doubt
less the Oldest pressman in the world, be
ing eighty-fve years old. He sells fruit
from a little stand for a living, and appears
to take in about thirty cents a day. No
body supposed he owned dollar in the
world, but the failure Of the Freedmen
Bank revealed the fact that he had Sl45 il
that institution, the frugal savings of man!
years. 1t is all gone and he is penniless.