Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-13
TENNESSEE NEWS.

During August eight whites and clever
blacks died in jackson.
The free schools in the neighbOrhOod O.
Milan, Gibson county, have suspended.
The Gibson County Court has reduced
the school tax from twenty-five to fifteen
cents.
The dry murrain has made its appearance
among the cattle in Hardin county, and
quite a number have died.
The Jackson Wing and Tribune states
that there have been about seventy conyer-
siOnS at the East Jackson Methodist Church
during the meeting now in progress.
The Gdlldtia Examiner states that a
young man named Pennington was caught
in pump belt near Aitehellsville a few
days ago, and so mangled that he died inn
mediately.
The residence Of William Wagner, in
Hardin county, was destroyed BY fire, to
gether with all his household furniture, a
few days ago. The fire is supposed to be
the work Of an incendiary.
Two children of Isaac Mccoy, of White
county, attempted To kindle a fire with
coal oil. The can exploded, burning the
little boys clothes entirely of, and causing
death in few hours. The little girl was
severely but not fatally injured.
The Jackson Courier Herald says: Gov.
Brown has approved the requisitions for
arms Of companies A and B, of the Battal-
ion lately organized at Jackson. The
arms for company 4 have arrived, and
those for company b are expected soon.
The BOiirar Bulletin states that few
days ago large carriOn crow. while at a
great height over that town, was suddenly
overcome with some strange affection, his
wings ceased to beat the air and he fell i'm
the center Of Market street as dead as .
stone.
a personal difficulty occurred between
Wilson Appleton and Tom johnson, Of
Sumner county, few days ago, which re-
suited in the fatal stabbing of the former
by johnson. 1t was done in selfdefense,
as Appleton was advancing upon him with
4 drawn knife.
The GGlldtiH TsHneSSeeGn says: We
have talked with a large number of farm
eIs from various portions Of the county and
the testimony Of all is shat they never saw
the grass grow as finely and rapidly as it
has since the recent rains. This they
think will largely help to supply the place
of bad crops in feeding through the winter.
there is a colOred child in Greene county
which has but one finger ON each hand,
the whole number Of fingers having grown
into one, having but one nail; the toes are
in the same fix. The child is now about
five weeks old, and in healthy condition.
The Troy Netrs gives an account Of a
man who starved to death at Crockett Sta
tion, and was found dead in AN empty car
on the side track. An inquest was held,
when the following discoveries were made:
upon one aIm-ourii does not Ie-
member which-there were pricked in
India ink the letters IT. NJ" and a cross,
on the other arm was the picture Of a dog,
In bis pocket were found three pictures
one Of fine looking woman and the 9TH
eIs of two interesting children.
The CldrkSUille ChrORicie states that on
the night Of the Sth inst, negro man,
named Dick Laprade, was prOwling around
the premises Of Mr.. Ivory johnson, near
Tait's Station, Montgomery county, and
was run into the granary by the dogs. Mr..
johnson and his sOnI Lewis, procured
light and went to see what was the matter.
Mr.. johnson found the negro in the grana-
~, and told him to come out. He refused,
saying they wanted to kill him. Mr.. j,
assured him he would not be hurt, and
again asked him to come out. The negro
told him if they intended to kill him, he
wanted time to pray. Mr.. j. told him to
pray as much as he pleased, but to come
out, and he should not be hurt. He still
refused to come out, but saying thay
might take him out, but he would get two
Of them befoIe they did 1t, and as Mr..
johnson stepped in the negro struck him
with joint-plane and felled him to the
ground. The young man. Lewis, then ran
up, when his father told him to shoot the
negro, which he did, inhicting two wounds,
one in the left shoulder, the other in the
hand.