Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-11
TENNESSEE NEWS.


mates.
An eagle measuring six and three-quar-
ters feet from tip to tip was killed in
Maury county recently.
Hon. Jno. A. Rogers, of Dresden, is an
nounced candidate for Circuit Judge in
the 18th judicial circuit.
Burglars entered store in Milan on the
night of the 9th and appropriated SO
worth Of articles. Noclue.
Il Is said that the Circuit Court docket
of McMinn county is very light. The GRIM
inal side has two cases in larceny.
EMOst of our country exchanges have
notes of the storm and heavy rains Of the
early part of the week, beginning on the
9th.
The ShelbyrilIe Gazette is responsible
for the statement that sixteen red foxes
were caught in one day.recently near Bell
buckle.
In Rutherford county cotton stalk was
pulled up, the root Of which was thirty
eight inches long and penetrated the ground
perpendiculariy.
Prof. w. B. Jones, who has purchased
the Female College in Paris, has removed
to that town with his family and will o.
come a permanent citizen.
The ClereldRd Banner Of the 10th says
Henry Green was committed to the jail of
that county, for stealing a horse from his
grandfather, Elisha Green.
John A. Tinnon, Esq, lectured to large
audience at AntOiaette Hall, in Pulaski,
on the Sd, on the subject Of ''COnSeva-
tism, Viewed from Fossil Standpoint"
The notorious Clint LOudemilk, who
has been confined in Jail at Athens for some
time. has been removed 10 Kingston, where
he will be tried in the Circuit Court.
A couple of surveyors arrived at Jasper
recently, for the purpose of surveying the
mountain land, which the English compa-
ny of capitalists have recently purchased.
The MurfreeSborO Monitor of the 9th
inst observes that Mr.. VIM. Carney was
thrown from his buggy the day before, re-
ceiving serious if not fatal injuries.
The citizens of Murfreesboro held an in
formal meeting on the Sth inst, looking to
measures of securing the location of the
Southwestern Baptist University at that
place.
The ShelbyriIte Gazette remarks: The
revival of religion that has been going on
at the African Methodist Episcopal Church,
in this place, for the past two years, is still
in progress.
As ESQUIRE Moses Marshall, of Shelby
vile, was descending a stairway he lost his
footing and fell to the floor below, bruising
himself severely and breaking one his OF
ribs.
The first pleasure excursion yet pro-
jected, We believe, is that reported by the
athens Post. 1t says: There is to be
steamboat excursion from Charleston, on
the HiWaSsee, to Bells Landing, on the
Tennessee, ON the first Saturday of May.
The athens Post of the 10th inst. states
that the dwellings of James Hale and Mrs.
Enix, both of Rhea county, were consumed,
with all their contents, on last Sunday.
The fies occurred in daylight, during the
absence Of the parties, and are supposed to
have been accidental.
The Kingston TenneSSeen reports the
caging of darkey whose Ofiense was strik-
ing a defiant attitude and flOurishing a
loaded pistol. The feat was performed in
the neighbOrhoOd of Half Moon Island.
Another was Gagged for the more private
caper Of entering smOkehOuse.
Sometime in February last, John Doug
lass, living near Milan, met Geo. Patton
and after some alteration shot him, inflict-
L.. eight wound. Douglass left imme-
dsately for AL.sOuui' "Aeie iiS
until lately when he returned home and
delivered himself up for tTiar.
Tie Pulaski Citizen Of the 9th liz saSs
The Circuit Court has been upon the csSe
Of Hill vs.. the Railroad, since last Thurs
dav. The relatives of Mr.. Hill, killed IN
1872. by the train near Pulaski, are suing
for So. 900. The case has been ably han
died on both sides, and has elected much
attention.
The Lincoln county Jail, according to
the FduetteuiUe Express, is crowded TO
oyerfowing with prisoners, a handsome
majority Of whom are behind the bars Tor
using knives and pistols too freely. Among
the inmates are two strangers, giving their
names as Seigler and Winn, who were ar
rested on suspicion and found unable TO-
give a satisfactory account Ofthemselves-
The Fayetteville Express Of the 9Th inst.
chronicles fire: ''Friday morning last, al
about 4o'clock, the blacksmith shop in rear
Of Vaughn & Acklin's carriage manutac-
tory, was discovered TO be on fire, and as
the building was an old frame, it was con-
sutned with great rapidity. Fortunately
for that portion Jf the town, the wind was
not blowing at the time, and reasonable
the flames from spreading"
The Paris InteliigeRcer states: MISS
Liza Allen. daughter of DIR. j. A. Allen,
near Monnt Vista, while lowering a buck
ct, a few dzys ago, for the purpose OF draw
ING water, lost her balance, falling into a
well about sixteen feet deep. On hearing
the alarm, the Doctor ran to her rescue,
who. after being assured that she was not
seriously injured, but would hold to the
rope, safely drew her from the well.
The ChdttdaoOga Commercial Of the
10th inst. observes: Yesterday afternoon,
at o'clock, James Montgomery, employed
in the shops of the Nashville and Chatta-
noOga railroad, met with an accident Dy
which he lost his right leg. As the switch
engine passed the shops, he made and effort
to board it, but fell on the track. the drive
wheels passing over his right leg Just above
the ankle. Drs. Hamilton, Spiller and
Reeves were called, and amputated the leg
between the knee and ankle
The next commencement OF the East
Tennessee University is looked forward TO
with great interest. II will be held on the
27th of June. The State Convention OF
Superintendents, and the meeting OF the
State Association Of Teachers will be held
during the same week. The Alumni OF
the University will meet on the evening OF
June 10. Many distinguished men are ex
pected to be present.
From the Milan Exchange OF the sth
inst. we clip the following: The County
Court last Monday had an exciting debate
ON the school tax question. After several
speeches for and against the tax, Esq. Jor-
dan. of this city, moved that it be fixed at
twenty-five cents on the hundred dollars:
He said that the different districts wanted
it fixed at figures ranging from nteen 10
forty cents, and he thought it would be 1alr
10 compromise on twenty-five cents. Inc
vote stood "A for and p against the propo-
sitiOn.
The Sl.elbyuille Gazette Of the 10th inst.
saws: Wednesday night last DIR. Shannon,
Jim Norville, VIM. McAdams, and negro
man. prisoners in our Jail, made good their
escape, by working out a hole under the
door of their cell. The floors Of the cells
are made of stone, and as theprisoners had
to have stoves in their cells all winter II
was but an easy job to burn the rock and
,brovv cold wafer uDOn IL TO make il shell