Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-29
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Purdy Grange, in McNairy county, has
membership of nearly forty.
An African bittern was captured neal
Jackson since the late storm.
The wheat crop in jackson county i
more promising than for several years past
The Sparta Ilder says the prospect for
an abundance of fruit in White county wa.
never better.
A. G. Martin, proprietor of the Celin:
Hotel, at Celina, Jackson county, died OF
the 18th inst.
A Grange of the Patrons Of Husbandr,
has been organized at Lee Seminary, il
Putnam county.
John L. Mahany was drowned in the
back-water in Martins creek, jackson
county, on the 10Th inst.
Washing on county now has forty five
candidates announced for the various coun.
ty offices. There are fourteen seeking to
become County Trustee.
A negro was arrested in Jackson on the
oath inst. and lodged in Jail, charged with
having killed her infant child by striking it
on the head with brick.
Sam. Ferguson (colored) was committed
to Jail at Gainsboro on the 24th inst,
charged with setting fire to the house of
Ben. Ferguson, in Jackson county.
Ii is stated that johnson, the telegraph
operator at Brownsville, recently shot by
Sam. Oldham, in bagnio, is in fair way
to recover, the ball having been found and
extracted.
Col. John w. Bowen, of Smith county,
has been appointed by the Master of the
State Grange Patrons of Husbandry to or
ganize subordinate Oranges in the counties
of jackson, Putnam, Clay and Oyerton.
The Jackson Courier states that robbers
dead-beats, confidence men, counterfeiters
and scoundrels generally have visited that
city recently, but it expresses the opinion
that they found Jackson s.bad town" for
their business.
A correspondent of the Jackson Whiq
and Tribune says the coming crop of many
Of the farmers of McNaiTy county, though
an average, would hardly pay for tine soil
washed from them during the past three
months.
The present crops in McNairy county,
compared with last years in average, will
be about as follows: Wheat 20 per cent.
more, oats 20 per cent. more, cotton 10 per
cent. less; more attention is being given to
the grasses-a good omen.
The Chattanooga Times Ofthe 18th inst.
says: The river is up within few inches
Of its highest point this spring, and the
back-water is over all the roads leading out
Of town, so that it is almost impossible to
drive more than mile away from the city
in any direction.
Mr.. John CurTier, Mail Agent on the
Knoxville and Charleston Railroad, in
forms the MdryriiIe Republican that not
single employee on that load uses profane
language, and three of them are ministers;
all but two are professors of religion. This
includes even the section hands.
The KROLUiile Chronicle says: J. L.
Castor, of Athens, has been recommended
by Hon. Horace Maynard to the College of
Physicians and Surgeons at Baltimore for
the beneficiary scholarship. Mr.. CASTOR is
a graduate of East Tennessee Wesleyan
University, and worthy young man.
A correspondent of the Jackson Wing
md Tribune states that old grandfather Nc
Cullar, of McNairy county was married a
few days ago. He is quite deaf and very old.
While the ceremony was being performed
he very uncOncernedly drew from his
pocket plug of tobacco and took a chew.
Representatives from the Christian
Churches of West Tennessee will hold
HISS D1CCtlll1 III OdChSoil, vi Tic uisL udl
of May, for the purpose of consulting on
the interests of the Church in West Ten
nessee, and deYising some plan for a more
union of all the Churches, in the
general work of the Church.
The residence Of Mr.. Wyatt Taylor, of
jackson, was burned on the night of the
2lst inst. After the fire was discovered,
those who were first upon the ground, were
forced to break open the doors of the burn
ing house to arouse its sleeping inmates.
Mr.. Taylor awakening amid the din and
confusion, took the crowd to be burglars,
seized his gun and essayed to defend his
castle. But they crowded around him SO
thick and fast that he dropped his gun, and,
pale as a ghost, told them that he sur
and to help themselves. 1t was
several moments before he could realize the
situation, and bring himself to act as be-
came the emergency. Mr.. Taylor lost
everything.