Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-25
TENNESSEE NEWS.

a fine vein Of coal has been discovered
near 0akdale, in ROane county.
| 9r. Huey, Of ObiOn county, lost a fine
mare last week from the bite of a snake.
The Columbia Herald ard Mail reports
that Hon. w. G. Whitthorne has been sick
with fux.
James Simpson has been arrested in COf
fee county and taken to Arkansas, on a
charge OF having murdered G. w. Franklin
IN that State.
The Milan Exchange states that street
loafers are busy now, settling the Stats of
the negro. Ariel and the bible, are
brought freely into requisition.
z little four year Old son of Ben. Bracey,
Of Robertson county, fell into tab of hot
water, few days ago, and was so badly
sealded that he died from the effect,
The DyerS5lTg Progress states that Ow-
ing to the hot, dry weather of the last two
months, there is more sickness in Dyer
county than usual at this season Of the
year.
Mr.. James Early, Of Marion county,
while out hunting a few days ago, acct
IDENTIFY shot himself one Of his hands being
badly laeerafed and a buckshOt passing
through his nose.
will be more turnip seed sOwn in Robertson
county this season than ever before. 1t
hears of farmers who anticipate sowing as
much as five acres.
The Springfield Record learns that a
young man by the name of Binlkley, former
ly Of this county, was shot and killed. at
his home in Adairville, KY, by a man
named Proctor a short time ago.
Tie Springfield Record thinks it proba-
bic that the POstOffice Department at
Washington will, at an early day, open a
mail route from Springfield to Franklin,
KY, via Adairville.
There is a child in MeMinn county who
has eight grandmotheIs, great grandmOth-
ers, great great grandmothers, great great
great grandmotherS, and great great great
great grandmOtherS, all living.
A man named Ed. Luellen, who is
charged with stealing cattle in Coffee
county and driving them TO Shelbyville
and Wartrace to supply the market at those
places, has been lodged in the Jail at Man
chester.
The Board Of Mayor and Aldermen Of
Columbia have passed an ordinance pro-
viding that the corporation bonds issued to
the Duck River Valley Railroad be re-
NDANAHAI tAIN AtAAA NAtAI pay VI Oil
corporation taxes and dues.
Paris had a mad dog excitement a few
days ago. The dog which created the ex-
element bit several other dogs before he
was killed. Another mad dog passed
through town that day. This excitement
resulted in the subsequent poisoning of a
number Of dogs in Paris.
The store OF l.. ID. HickersOn. Of Coffee
rr1.f,nI Of ~. Of
goods a few days ago while the statesmen
were at breakfast. Subsequently a man
was arrested near Estell's Springs with the
goods and 4 stolen horse in his possession.
The thief made his escape after Deing taken
back TO the store. The horse belonged to
Rev. NJ. Copeland, Of Tullahoma.
Somebody has sent to the Paris IHtelli-
gencer a chicken perfect in form, as 10 the
body and limbs, but with a head having
two distinct mouths, and the brain large
enough for two, yet apparently one. The
little fellow is preserved in alcohol, and
was picked out Of the shell by a lady of this
county, who discovered it labOring under
disabilities, which she removed.
The Athens Pest reports that an enter
prizing colOred man brought in youthful
and vigorous rattlesnake from ChilhOwee
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a Snowman for i've dollars. The latter |
manifested his qualification at the valuable |
acquisition by wrapping the reptile around |
his neck and then permitting it to retire |
beneath the snowy folds of his shirt bosom. |
II is proper 10 add that his snakeship's |
fangs had been extracted by a rural dentist
when first captured.
The particulars Of a Sunday morning
font a. tho h1rrza n a Mr. GfnhhflfiafI ia
COffee county, in which knives were freely |
used, are reported by the Manchester |
Tones. The participants were Ross Jacobs. |
Ebenezer Norton, aud man named Bow |
ers. Bowers and Norton were both severe |
" cut in several places, and the woman.
who attempted to interfere, was also ut in
the hand. \ child, present in the house at
the time, received a kick in the mouth !
which brOse out several teeth.
The Milan Exchange states that in the |
event the State and counties tax
the railroads in Tennessee the coming year,
the following roads will be subject to tax
alton in Gibson county: Mobile and Ohio,
"a miles; Louisville and Memphis, l6
miles, and the Mississippi Central, 20 miles, |
making 10 miles, at $4,000 per mile, 81
100000. This property at a tax Of 80 cents
on the hundred dollars, will produce a
revenue of $1,000 to the State and that
much 10 the county Of Gibson.
The Manchester Democrat states that
while a party were out deer hunting in
Coffee county, 4 few days ago, Bartlett
Stroud cot considerably in advance Of the
crowd, and took his station on a stand"
While there, a Mr.. Simmons, who was en-
deayOring to get the same position, and
whose eye-Sight is somewhat defective, saw
him through the underground, and, think
ing be was a deer, fired on him. The gun
was a large bore rifle, and the ball pene-
trated into the upper part Of the stomach,
inflictiDg q painful, but not necessarily
fatal wound.
In December last, Wiley Taylor engaged
TO work for J. b. Ferguson, Of Dyer county.
On Christmas day, Ferguson gave Taylor
ten dollars and loaned him horse to go to
Dyersburg, since which nothing has been
heard of the latter until few days ago,
when it was learned he was in Gibson
county. He was subsequently arrested, but
made his escape. Pursuit was given and
he was found in the wood. Taylor leveled
his rifle at one of the parties and pulled
the trigger, but the gun didn't fire. One of
the pursuers fired at Taylor, who fell, but
got up before they could reach him, and by
a free use Of his legs, again made his es-
cape.