Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-04
TENNESSEE NEWS.

There was not a single marriage in
Trenton during Christmas week.
During the wear 1873, there were issued
in Bedford county 2ij marriage licenses.
The young folks Of Troy, says the Signal,
Of that town. had a candy-pulling al the
courthouse.
James WofOrd, aged ~ a respected C,,i-
zen OF Stewart county, died on the 24th OF
December,
Henderson Station, West Tennessee,
shipped about three thousand bales Of cot
ton this saaSOn.
In Stewart county, for the year 1873,
there were 10 marriage licenses issued:
134 TO white, and 30 to cOlOred persons.
The first train Of passenger coaches on
the Mississippi Central extension passed
oyer the road to Cairo on the 23d Of De-
cembeT.
The Gdlig.tiH EcGiaiHer OF the Sd inst.
announces the death of Capt. John Y.
Roper, 4 wellknOwn citizen of Trousdale
county.
The merchants Of Dover had some old
time Christmas tricks played on them.
They had their dOOr-wayS fenced ap and
other passages blOckadad.
Amad dog terrified a neighbOrhoOd near
Greeneville the other day and was put 20
death with pelting and battery before it in
serted its dangerous fangs into human flesh.
The Jackson lIhig 0Hd Tribune gives
this note: Or. Outlaw, prominent citizen
of Georgia, was in the city recently, pros
pecting around with a view of making
jackson his future home. We learn tn at
he was delighted with our city.
The GGliGliH Examiner Of the 81 inst.
M - III
about a mile northwest of town, Tas de-
stroyed by fire THURSDAY aignt. ltwas not
occupied ~ thc time. Insurance SI,2O0, in
tie Franklin OF Philadelphia
The Jackson Hhig and Tribvgs Of the
81 inst. says: y iittia girl by the name
of Fredonia i.eid, aged thirteen years, CHE
house servant cf Mrs, Sophia Reid, who
lives with her son nine mi, = north of this
city,) fell into the fire while walking in
her sleep, on Tuesday night. a;;i was 50
badly burned that She died IN lew hours
after be;E. rscUei fsOn the flames.
The Dgcer Record OF the "a i{,st, zays
\ cOloted nan by .ha mamie OF Nathan
ETockerel., vel known IN this se.l ioa as
He'd Aath. was brought "a t0wn Wednesday
evening Nv Constable Cooley, having been
arrested for an assault upon his wife With
intent to Kill, on Tuesday o. christmas
week, at Dover Furnace. tie was brought
heforp Isl. Williams; the State not being
ready, bail was fixed, in default Of which
he was sent 70 ian,
Ihe Jacksaa Herald Of the I'd inst. says:
brownsville has paSSe.,. through another
ordeal Of hno with a loss Of about $500.
Last Tuesday morning St between one ana
two O'Clock flames broke from the coiored
barber shop Northwest OF. the public square.
The flames rapidly spread, consuming all
the buildings from Sangster's corner across
the alley. including the law Office OF i. j.
d J. C.. Read. and j. Z. Phillips X Co.'S
meat house, Jacob Lewis, Joseph Stern
berger's and Moses FelSenthalS' stores, and
the Eclipse Hall:
The following is given BIZ the Jackson
Dispatch: On Monday, the 23d ult., about
ten o'clock p. ~, rs Mr.. VI. Hammond was
returning home from his place Of business,
he noticed that the side gate leading into
his yard was open. lie went to it with the
intention Of shutting it, when some un-
known party, standing behind cedar bush
inside the gate, struck him on the head
with a brick, knocking him down and in
flicting a painful, though not dangerous
wound. His cries brought out the family,
upon which the would-be murderer ran of.
Ii is supposed that the villain intended to
rob him, but was prevented by the timely
appearance Of the family.