Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-04
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The Lebanon Herald reports business IN
Lebanon s1sls iat as a pan cake.
Mr.. NJ. Miller of Jacksonville, killed 4
mad dog on his premises 4 few days ago.
The MdIlchesteF Democrat reports that
the health Of that town never was better.
DIR. Charles T. New, an old and highly
esteemed citizen Of Cannon county, died
June 27.
The RiagSfOn East TeEneSSeen reports
that the merchants of that town are doing
a brisk business.
Whooping cough is very bad in Spring
field, and some of the Oldest citizens are
suffering with the disease.
A negro woman named Rachel Massey
died in Lincoln county short time ago ~
the age of one hundred and two years.
There are fourteen lodges Of Good Tenn
plars in Giles county, all Of which are
fiOurishing, and average about fifly mem-
bers each.
The congregation Of the German Luthe-
ran Church II Knoxville have presented
their late pastor, Rev. j. Heckle, hand
some cane.
Mr.. Gus. A. Henry, of Henry county,
died on the 2Sth ult. Of congestion Of the
brain, resulting from Oyerheating the pre-
viOus day.
During the wear ending June 80, 1913
money orders were issued at the Fayette-
Vile pOst-ofIice, amounting in the aggre-
gate to S20,791-
The SO,aerriIIe Falcon mentions a Gu
cumber in garden in that town only three
days cd, which is sixteen inches in length
and about eve in circumference.
The Odd Fellows and MasOns are build
ing an elegant Hall AZ Prospect, in Giles
county. The building will comprise a
church underneath and the hall above.
The MiIdn Exchange siales that DIR. n
Harris, of that place, shipped this year Over
one thousand dollars worth hOfstrawbeiries,
the product of one acre and half.
The Rev b. NJ. Taylor recently leld
series Of meetings at the residences Of ci-i-
zens near the Pulaski Factory, which re-
suited in the conversion ef eleyan per-
sons.
Cholera morbus is very prevalent in RO-
bertson county. IL is stated by the Spring
field Record that in some portions Of
Robertson county hogs are dying with
cholera.
The Springfield Record reports that
stock water never was scarcer in Robertson
county. than at present, while pdsturage
has played out in the meadows as well as
on the commons.
The Nc NinnraIe Ne,, Era says that
George Martin killed what is known as a
..bull snake near Shcrt Mountain, in War
ren county, which was ten feet and nine
inches in length.
They are in a had way in Giles county.
The PUlQSki Citizen saws 1t is reported thai
it will be very difficult 20 get men to hold
the August election. Not ONLY are all the
present incumbents candidates for re-elec-
IiOn, and thersf0Fs incaT.aeitatsd. but nearly
every other man who can read is candl-
date.
The FdlletterdIe Express states that Mr..
Jas. T. Moore was walking on the railroad
near Elola.in Lincoln county, a few days ago,
when q young deer ran across the track i'm
mediateiy in front Of him. and insuch close
proximity 70 his person. that he was ELI
abIed 10 give the animal blow on the head
with stick. which killed ir'instantly.
The MOTTidOEH Gdzeiie reports thai a
citizen of Hamblen county, has 4 very
lively and healthy young guinea fowl, with
three Ices and four feet. The third leg IS
about three-fOuTths Of az inch further beck
than The two regular legs, is rather Oger full
size, with the appearance Oi two leg bones
covered with one skin, 20 the lower end
Of which are two flll-sized feet, toes ami
nails.
The PWiaSki Cifisen asks: What is our
sister town Columbia coming to- Judge
McIamore, Judge Hughes and Judge
Wright each had a fight there last week.
The former whipped man who attacked
him upon the streets for some ruling he
had made I'm court, and the two latter tuS-
seled between themselves until separated,
when they Immediately made friends.
The Lebanon Herald reports that diff
Guilty occurred at ! church ia Wilson county
on the night OfJune %, between two young
men named Thomas Martin and :. ID.
Wright. in which Martin stabbed Wright in
the back. iuficting a severe and dangerous
wound. An old family feud IS saidto have
been the cause OF the difficulty. Martin
was arrested.
The Franklin Rerieir GBd journal has
been shown by Mr.. Lumpkin, of William
son county, an egg, with live chicken in il
almost hatched out, which had never been
set under a hen OrSauy other fowl. The
egg, with others, had been laid careleSSly
upon feather bed some time ago, and
bundle Of WOODEN rolls thrown over them.
Imagine the surprise of eveTy one, then, 10
find IN due course of time several well
Geyelrped chickens hatched ont, bearing
upon their bodies stripes the color Of the
rolls which had been thrown over them.
The haOLriic Press and Herald states
that Thomas SeetOn, of Knox county, conf
mitted suicide at divers Springs, Ander-
son county, June -. He had gone 10 the
Springs, in company with his trother, for
the improvement Of MS mental health. On
the day named, he sharpeEeda large pocket
knife, and his brother, fearing that he might
do himself harm, attempted 10 get II away
from him. Becoming enIaged, Thomas
made as if to stab his brother, who then
attempted to get help TO disaTm ihe maniac,
but before that could be done, he stabbed
himself no less than fifteen times, hardly
living as many minutes after committing the
rash act.
The AorrisiOjrR Gazette reports that
violent and destructive storm of rain and
wind visited portion Of Hawkins county,
east of ROgersville, destroying timber and
fencing and seriously damaging the wheat
in its scope. A farmer by the name Of Jere-
miah Gibson was instantly killed by fall
ing tree, while attempting to seek shelter
from the storm. A similar storm visited
the vicinity of Leadvale, Jefferson county.
Ii blew down on the premises Of Capt. c.
f. Dunn. brick smoke house, twenty feet
square, shade and fruit trees, and damaged
his shocked wheat TO the extent CT two or
three hundred dollars.
The Kingston NeirS OF June 80, says:
SUNDAY last, while crowd Of men and
boys were playing marbles under 4 couple
trees near lockwood, seven Of them We're
severely shocked by lightning The trees
stood in close proximity to each other, the
limbs fOne reaching over into the branches
of the other. and the lightning, striking one
of them. passed down them bob. "bark-
ing their trunks distinctly in its course,
then, entering the ground, and, as is assert
ed by some, following the course Of big
root, Il again came 10 the surface imInedi-
ately under the marble players, seven OF
whom were more or less injured by the
stroke. Yesterday we were informed that
one Of the men was not expected to Te-
cover.
ALTHOUGH Congress declined 70
thank a British officer for saving the
lives of several American citizens un-
der sentence Of death at Santiago de