Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-20
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Johid Brooks died in Henry county a
few days ago, aged LOT years.
Maury county boasts a chicken with four
distinct wings aud four legs.
The Columbia Herald suggests Maj. w.
]. Sykes, of Shelby county, for Governor.
A young man named williamson was
killed by lightning in Marshall county a
few days ago.
Harrison Shackleford is a candidate to
represent Cannon and Coffee counties in
the next Legislature.
The Dyersbug Progress reports trade in
all its branches as dull, with no visible
sign Of improvement.
Hunting and fishing are still popular
amusements in Dyer county, notwithstand-
ing the excessively warm weather.
A correspondent of the Memphis appeal
thinks Judge T. w. Brown ought TO be
elected United States Senator.
The Winchester Home Journal reports
that the bonded warehouse in Owl Hollow,
Franklin county, was robbed few nights
ago Of four barrels of whisky.
The Secretary of the Eastern Division
Fair Association, at Knoxville, announces
a premium of so for the best and largest
yield of wheat on one acre of land.
The CIereldld Banner reports the total
destruction by fire of the dwelling-hou
kitchen. crib, and other outhOuseS, Of \.
Swafford. BledsOe county, with the entire
contents.
The Columbia Herald reports that the
Patrons of Husbandry have increased with
remarkable rapidity in Maury county. In
almost every neighborhoOd Oranges have
-. NH of no
most respectable citizens and best farmers.
Rhea county can take the lead on delin-
uuent taxpayers. There are three tracts of
land advertised for the taxes of 1873, and
tine owner of one of these is unknown,
while for the taxes of 1872 there are six
tracts of land advertised. This speaks well
for the county.
Chattanooga owes $50, 1860, and is val
ued at five millions; the debt being frac-
ton over one and Seven-tenths of one per
cent of the taxable property. This, the
Commercial says, is independent Of the
assets of the city in the shape OfschOol and
other property and uncollected taxes, which
amount in the aggregate to about S45, 900.
The MunfreeSborO Nelcs says: There is
some talk of consolidated company Of
merchants of Shelbyville and Murfrees-
boro being formed for the purpose of
bringing suit against the Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad Company for dam
ages they have sustained by the discrimina-
ton in freight tariffs.
The KINGSTON East TenReSSeedR reports
that Deputy Sheriff Underwood, in at
tempting to arrest a man by the name OF
Bacon, in Hines Valley, in ROane county,
was resisted by brother of Bacon. Sew
eral shots were fired at the Deputy and a
man by the name Of Hines, who was as
sisting in the arrest. Fortunately all
missed their mark. The Sheriff was I'M
armed. The arrest was not made.
The bill filed by the taxpayers Of LaI-
deriale county vs.. the Paducah and Mem
phis Railroad Company, TO prevent the col
lection of one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars of subscription. was last week dis
missed by the United States Court. The
bondholders, upon application, were made
party defendants, and the suit has been
compromised so as to Obviate further litiga-
ton. This is beneficial to the Railroad
Company.
The DyerSbTg Progress states that DIR.
GOshOrn, the defaulting postmaster at that
place, has been sentenced by the United
States Court at Memphis to the peniten-
tiary for one year. The Progress remarks
that there is some little difference between
Tennessee laws and United States laws.
For instance, in Memphis week or so ago,
under State law, Joe Craig was sentenced
to the penitentiary for three years for OBJ
tanning about $50 under false pretenses,
and in the United States Court, at the same
time, DR.. Goshorn was sentenced TO twelve
months in the penitentiary for embezzlins
$500. Quite difference.