Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-09
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Corn is selling at $3.50 per barrel in
Lauderlale county.
The shipments of tobacco from Gallatin
are increasing daily.
The Methodists of Bolivar are preparing
to build a new church edifice.
Davy Broyles, of Wash ington county,
Tennessee, is 1OT years old.
This is the year of reyfvals, crlsades
and PRAYERS with the Greeneville people.
Mr.. S. A Thompson, chairman of the
County Court of Lauderdale, died on the
4th inst.
Col, George 4. Mcclellan, of Sullivan
Codnty, is candidate for Congress in the
first district.
About twenty persons were fined at the
late term of the Circuit Court OF Lauder
dale county for carrying pistols.
( 1t is estimated that the ginseng crop Of
White county, for this season, will be
worth at least four thousand dollars.
Fourteen base ballatics were fined seven
dollars each, by the Mayor of Brownsville,
a few days ago, for playing game on
supdayI
The Botirar Bulletin states that the in
dications are favorable for a bountiful sup
ply of mast throughout the bottom lands
adjacent to Bolivar
The residence of Mr.. NJ. G. Rhodes,
near Fountain Head, Sumner county, was
destroyed by fire last week. lie had an in
s,irance OF $500 on tine property.
L. III. Payne. Esq, editor of the SdUGl-
nah Transcript, is a candidate for State
Senator II tile district composed of Me
Marry, Henderson, Benton, Decatur and
Hardin.
The residence OF Lea Harris, of weakley
county, was robbed during the absence of
the family few DAYS ago. The robbers
got between So aud $40. in silver, q Colts
ristol and some other articles.
The church prope ty known as Brush
Creek Camp Ground in Washington
county, has lust been turned over 10 the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, by de-
cree of Chancellor II. G. Smith.
The store-hOuse Of Mr.. Ben Mcintosh, at
| Stewards Station, in Stewart county, was
burned down a few nights ago. 1t is sup
posed to bave been robbed and then fired.
His less is =. 500, on Which he had an in
siirance of $1,000,
The total deaths in Chattanooga for the
month ending May 81; was %; Seven Of
these We're white and Is colored. Eight
were males and Is females. Two were
| stiIl-born, both cOlored, and diedof small
| pOx, of whom were colOred and 2 white.
The residence OF Nation Belcher, in
| Trousdale county, was burned by fire few
nights ago. The family were absent, and
| there are indications that the house had
| been robbed and then set on fire. Most OF
the contents were saved ty nelghbots after
the discovery of the fire.
1
| have been shipments Of several lots Oi
lambs from that point for the New York
market. The enterprising farmers Of Sum-
ner, who had these animals to spare, real
zed handsomely upon them.
Mr.. Shelter, of Union City, who was ac-
cused of setting fire, carelessly or otherwise
10 The business houses of that place that
were DESTROYED lately. has been fully ex-
honerated by all the leading citizens Of the
nlecc, In a card published in the Herald o.
that town.
Aterrible rain, hail and wind storm Wis
tied portion Of Hsrdenan county week
or ten DAYS ago, which did great damage tC
the growing erups. In some instances tho
| glowing cotton. corn and oats were almost
wholly destroyed, so much so that many
fields will have to be replanted.
Steps have been taken by the Contra
Patrons of Husbandry in Sumner county L
organize the Patrons Mutual Life Insur
ance Company. Il is not to be conducted
the TenResSeedn saws, under the auspices O.
the County Council, but by company o
individual members of the Order, and TO
the exclusive benefit of the Patrons.
According TO the Sparta Hader, Whit
county is proving to be veritable Egypt II
this season of dearth. Wagons are now en-
gagged constantly hauling corn to Warren
Putnam and Cumberland, and, in conse
Quence, the price has risen in two week
from fifty to seventy-iye cents per bushel
So much, the Index says, for the SUPERIOR
ty of White county soil.
The Sparta Iader OF June d says: Ate
the hofse-iace at Smithyille, last Saturday
a man by the name of Sweeny; who wa
drunk aud disOrdtrly, resisted when an al
tempt was made to arrest him. SeVera
persons were summoned to assist the off
Ger, while others took the part of Sweeny
A fight ensued, In which twenty or NOR
participated, resulting in some serious Ca:
ualtips. Sweeny was stabbed about
dozen times by w. W. Wade. The latte
was stunned by blow on the head with
| h.
, hurt in the same way, but none Of theI
dangerously wounded.
A party in Henderson county looking fl
, a negro named Taylor Crook, charged wit
committing a rape upon a white girl, wei
l to a house supposed to be occupied by n,
grOes, but in which a white man name
Morris lived, few nights ago, and d.
manded a light to be made in the hous
Morris being slow in complying, they il
| | quired if Taylor Crook was in, TO which L
= answer was made, but Morris took his gu
in hand and run off from the house, 70
/ lowed by vOlley from the pursuers, one
: the shots taking effect. Mr.. Morris is bad
2 hurt, but is not in a dangerous condition
S his wound being in the flesh, no vital pa
+. having been hit.
= a correspondent of the Huntsville Sent
T mel furnishes the particulars of a singuli
: affair which occurred at Rock Creek,
, TrOusdale county. On Tuesday, June
: two men were seen riding i'll the neighbo
: hood of Mr.. E. ID. Newsom's farm on
. bay and white horse respectively. I'll
: horses were turned loose and the SADDLE
e and brides hid on Mr.. Newsom's fam
: On Wednesday the saddles and bridl
b were found by Mr.. A. ID. PreWett, who
= canoe the men had stolen and gone down Il
4 river. Prewett followed them on hors
e back TO Cairo, but found they had passt
r that pOin! two hours before he GOT ther
e The horses are understood to have bee
g taken up by Mr. R, NeN man, on the Loci
: farm,