Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-12
TENNESSEE NEWS.

healthy.
robertson county boasts gosling with
four legs.
Henry county has negro candidate for
the Legislature.
Giles county boasts 1 grape vine that
measures fifty inches in circumference.
The Franklin Rerielc reports a great
amount Of sickness in Williamson county.
Oranges have been organized in the first
and sixteenth civil districts of Williamson
county.
The woOlen mills at Brentwood, Will
hanson county, are manufacturing very
superior article of cloth.
The Huntingdon Peoples Paper says
the convention system of selecting candi-
dates seems to be growing in favor again.
Marion Ballinger, of Jefferson county,
died few days ago from the effects OF a
blow on the head by a st0se thrown by Joe
AllSup.
The people of Robertson county have
voted down the proposition TO levy tax
for common schools. The Springfield
Record saws civil rights did it.
Gustavus Grestle. Postmaster at Midway,
Greene county, has been arrested for open
ing a registered letter addressed 10 his
father aud taking therefrom eleven dollars.
The FFulkIiR Reriesr reports the burn
ing of the residence of Mr.. VIM. Ii. Nc
GOwan, near College Grove, in William
son county, with all is contents. on the
9Th inst.
The Peoples Paper claims that Hun
tingdon has sold more reapins and moving
machines this season than ever before.
This shows that the people are turning their
attention more TO the growing Of grain and
grass.
-Four men. named JOpy COffey, Clinton
Collins. James @. Collins and Osborne
| Wolfe, were arrested in Granger county,
few days ago, for outraging the person Of
young lady in that county. They are now
in jail at Rutledge.
The proposition to remove the county
seat Of Cooke from Newport 10 j. C.. Muir
phys. was voted on on the 9th inst. There
were y23 for removal and $40 against.
| TwO-thirls not voting in favor OF removal
the proposition failed.
A subscriber of the Nii,m Exchange re-
quests Us 10 say that "A splinter from
| tree struck by lightning is 4 sure cure for
the toOthache. All yOu have To do is 10
pick the aching tooth with it," We imas-
inc a mans faith w0uld have 10 he very
strong.
A few nights ago in Milan man who is
represented as a ..tOe-dentist," who had
been drinking and making himself gener-
| allv obnoxious. was pelted with rotten eggs
and had his face black, by some unknown
persons. The MildR Exchange protests
strongly against this conduct.
The WGreTlg Journal learns that an old
man named Hall and his wife, living in
| McEwens Station, in Humphreys county.
| were recently attacked and bitten by dog
| supposed TO be mad The dog was killed
| by a neislIbor. at whose house il gave every
appearance of hydrophObia, swapping at
chickens and everything that it came near.
The Milan Exchange Of the 18th inst.
SAYS: A young man by the name Of JAS.
Baker stole Sl20 from a gentleman living
| in Greenfield last Friday evening and came
| to this place the next morning, remaining
| here until evening. when he left for parts
| unknown. He came from Benton county,
| and had been in Greenfield only a few
| weeks.
The Fayetteville Express states that
| James Luna. who died recently at his home
| in MARSHALL county, at the advanced age Of
| eighty-seven years, was one Of the pioneer
| settlers of Lincoln county. He leaves be-
hind him IL children, 122 g andchildren,
2J9 great grandchildren. and 10 great-great-
gIandchildren-in all 400.
| A correspondent Of the HEOrCIte Press
/ Gad Herald, writing from Mounts Cross
Roads, in Jefferson county, says: We have
like OF water from which are leaving a
| vast number Of little toad frogs. They al
most cover the earth One-fOurth Of a mile
away from the water, and near it they are
| innumerable, in places. hiding the earth
Men sixty-five wears Of age say they never
saw such a sight.
The CkdttmOOgd Commercial states that
Mr.. Branch, mail agent on the Western
and Atlantic Road. sometimes takes his
little son with him on Z trip to Atlanta and
return. The other night the little fellow
went TO sleep on the platform of the mail
car and fell out. when the train was run
ing al the rate Of forty miles an holr. For
tunately he was not hurt.
The Frdnkia ReCietc md Journal re-
ports that q team, driven by ThOS. Hicks
became frightened, the other day, about
two miles from town. ON the CaIier's creeL
pike, and ran away. Hicks became entan-
gleA in the gearing and was dragged some
distance. and when reached by assistance
was found in 4 terribly mangled condition
His bowels were literally torn across ant
the entrails prOtruded. His head and body
were also badly bruised. and his recovery ]
very doubtful.
Tie Milan ETcl,tHtge expresses the opin
ion that that town las already subscribe,
enough to the Tennessee Central Railroad
and adds: 'There has been money plenty
raised, our people think, to complete TIM
road from Huntington 10 Trenton. If it ha'
been judiciouSly used. We think our peo
pie would he willing 10 make the Chalta
nOoga Road a present Of the stock Uf Milal
in the Tennessee Central if she will bull
the road to this point and staIt it 10 run
ming.
The Springfield Record reports that Jas
SherrOd. Of Robertson county. was tatall
injured, it is thought, on the 6th inst, 4
this way: He plOughed 4 mule in one
| his fields until noon, took him ont an
started for home. The mule became fright
| ened, threw him off, but leaving him er
tangled i'm the gear. He was terribly kIeke
by the animal. several Of his ribs haVin
been separated from the backbone; III
| muIa then ran about three hundred yarC
to a gap. dragging Mr.. Sherrod, at whic
place his sons intervencd, and by means
cutting the hame-string released him.
The SDTiHqfeld Record states that Lean
der Mantle. who Inv in the jailin that tow
: for some time last year, charged with ha'
! ing stolen halter with mule attached
: | the end thereof, and who was released b
! compromise, has again turned up in a ne
, | role A few nights since he embodied Inn
selfin lady's night-gOwn and visited III
/; residence of the Misses TraughbeT, and G
! fected an entrance to their sleeping-roOn
Here a tussel enSuel-the Young lddii
: | coming ont victOriOus-after his hayin
choked one of them numerically. As !
: retreated. one of the Young ladies Iii
CHARGED the contents of a dOuble-barrei shO
| GUN nj him. which, however. failed 10 hi
! him. He is now in the clutches of the Ia
I 4 L.. Il