Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-26
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Corn can be bought in Sparta at fifty
cents per bushel.
There are twenty candidates for County
Trustee in Washington county.
The Lauderdale County Agricultural
Fair win be held five days, commencing
Oct. Is.
Milan has fine and prosperous college.
The catalogue for the present term num-
berS 334 IN the several departments.
theodore II. Gibbs is announced in the
HdyneSbOrO Citizen a candidate for Con-
gress in the Seventh (Maury) district.
James j. Atkinson, of Jonesboro, has
been appointed a special commissioner 10
take testimony in proof of claims from
East tennessee before the Southern Claims
Commission.
The WdyRsSbOrO Citizen has been pre-
scented with chicken which has four well
developed legs. Its wings are located be-
tween two legs. The Citizen desires to
Know whether it is biped or quadruped.
W. NJ. Helm has shown the Ripley Mems
"a powder-horn used by his great uncle,
Thomas Helm, in the war of the RevoIu-
ton. 1t is large horn, such as was used
by parties in olden times, and inscribed
upon it is ct. H., 1T76," and &C. c. C."
AT the annual distribution of awards to
the students in the several drawing classes
of the National Academy of Design, New
York, on the 10th inst, Lloyd Branson, of
Knoxville, heads the list for Honorable
Mention"
The Sparta Inder states that some dis
guised persons went to the residence of
Rev. Rama Cakes and that of his son a
Jew nights ago, for what purpose is not
known, as they did no violence to persons
OrprOperty.
The .JOReSborO Echo learns that there
are forty cases of smallpox in Chattanoo-
ga, but the Chattanooga Commercial states
that while the disease has prevailed in
that city, there have not been half so many
cases at any one time as reported by the
Echo.
The grass and clover growing on court
square in Rirley has been sold for S343O.
The RtTdey Nelrs states that a colt was
foaled on the farm of Thomas Ralderson,
IN LaU.derdale county, without fore-legs.
Otherwise it was perfect, and lived until it
was killed.
The Sparta IldeI mentions that Walter
Green had his skull fractured a few even
ings ago, but how it was done is not GER
tainly known, but he is supposed to have
been kicked by mule. The fracture is
above the crown over the left temple. The
skull is broken in, and the inner table pres
ses against the brain, so as to paTalyze his
left side and injure his mind.
3 The sexton Ofthe Cumberland Presbyte-
Tian Church at Louder complains that
<lewd fellows of the baser Sort collect in
front of the Church on meeting nights,
and act and talk ugly and exceedingly dis
orderly, and then go in the house with
pieces Of soft pine and white during ser
vice, greatly to the annoyance of the con-
Gregation and himself.
The ,JOReSbOrO Herald and Tribune states
that Mr.. Everett MalOney, of Washington
county, cut down large oak tree some
time since for boards, and in working it up
he discovered that it had been at one time
three different trees, Slle bark and heart of
each tree was plainly to be seen. The
@tsaHjDgs," of course, had grown up closely
together, and being thrifty they had united
and made the large tree.
The JOResbOrO Herald and Tribune SAYS:
We have never known such a general de-
maHd for breadstUff. 1t is not only from
persons living in town, but many farmers
are out Of grain. There is corn enough in
the county to supply the demand, but it is
owned by men in easy circumstances who
are not willing to sell unless they cab get
the money, and unfortunately for most of
those who are out of bread, they do not
have the means TO pay.