Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-22
TENNESSEE NEWS.

There are thirteen candidates for tax-eol-
lect or in Franklin county.
The Humphreys County Fair this year
commences on October @.
Granger hats are very popular among the
candidates in Hamilton county.
West King, a prominent citizen Of Ben
ton county, died few days since.
The caterpillars are disappearing in
Madison county in consequence of the dry
weather.
Mr.. j. ]. Lane, of Warren county, had
large lot of hay burned by an incendiary
on the 18th inst.
The residence of Mrs. Francis WYNN. of
Wilson county, was destroyed by fire few
days ago. together with the entire contents.
4 number of burglaries have been COM
mitted in Murfreesboro of late, houses
having been robbed of silverware and other
YaluableS.
A revival in the Cumberland Presbyte-
rian Church in Pulaski has resulted in
twelve conversions and ten additions to
the church.
The members of Sulphur Spring Grange,
in Lincoln county, have contributed SIS
for the relief of their suffering brethren in
Louisiana.
Capt W. y. Cowden, of Marshall, is a
candidate for Senator from the district COM
posed of the counties of Lincoln, Franklin
and Marshall.
The Winchester Home Journal has been
presented with an almanac printed at Fay
etteville, Tennessee, in January, 1885,
when William Carroll was Governor of this
State.
Mrs. Matilda Garvin Kerr, widow of the
late Judge B. L. Kerr, and mother of Hon.
John 5. Kerr, died in Memphis on the 18th
inst-the Seventy-fourth anniversary of her
birth day.
The dwelling-house OF Madison Holden,
OF Rutherford county, was struck by light
ming few days ago. Several members of
the family were severely shocked, but the
building was not injured.
The Springfield Record says: Knowing
ones say there are more snakes in the for
ests this year than has been known for
long period. They, however, say nothing
| Of the crop in mems boots.
The Lebanon Herald says that States
vile Grange, in Wilson county, numbers
| about forty members. They are talking
| of establishing a cooperative store. Part
of the stock is already subscribed.
There is considerable excitement in the
Southern portion of Montgomery county
\ about mad dogs. Some two months ago,
| no less than fifty dogs were bitten by a
| mad dog, and several dogs have since gone
i mad and were killed.
The Fayetteville Express states that the
1 Executive Committee of the Lincoln
| County Council Of Changers recently con-
! ferred upon Capt. 7. j. Gray, of Fayette-
\ vile, the Office Of General Purchasing
Agent. Capt. Gray will also handle, ship
4 e. IL, n
The Chattanooga Times says: At
| Daugherty's Gap, about 80 miles from this
| city, on Lookout Mountain, Jesse Corn
was killed by Ben Hughes, his son-in-law,
on the 18th inst. The parties were en-
| gagged in a game of cards and a dispute
| arose about how the count stood, which led
to blows. In the fight that enSued
| Hughes used a mallet on Corn, with fatal
! effect.
The Fayetteville Observer states that
| about two weeks ago Mr.. w. A. Thornton,
of Lincoln county, cut down a dead tree
about sixty feet tall, for fuel. One % the
top limbs happened 20 be hollow, and he
cut it off, and af.e. supper put it on the
house fire. In about an hour, the wood
becoming warm, snake about FIVE feet in
length crawled from the cavity OH the
hearth, where il was quickly killed.
A negro was prosecuted in Pulaski the
other day for theft, and the evidence was
very strong against him. His lawyer
thought the only hope of saving him was a
resort to the insanity dodge, and the PU-
laski Citizen says gave him a paper to read,
and argued that no sane man would be
found carelesSly reading a newspaper while
cause was in progress which involved his
| liberty and Well-bein1. The attorney spoke
at some length and with great vehemence
upon what a cusSed fool his client was,
until at last the negro could stand it nc
longer, but throwing aside the paper, he
exclaimed: "You can hang me, or send me
TO the penitenchry, or say Use a rascal. but
Mister, please don't say Use a fool agin."