Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-05
TENNESSEE NEWS.


There is not prisoner IN the jail a
Winchester.
Gibson county has chain-gang for the
punishment Of offenders.
Six Numbers of family named Britt, in
Carroll county, are Frustrated with fux.
The new steamb boat, City of Knoxville
which is being built at Kingston, has been
launched.
During November eleven hundred and
eighty-six bales of cotton were shipped
from SOmerville.
James Smith, of Dyer county, has re-
ceived pension of 1910 from Texas, for
services in 1886.
The hog cholera is playing havoc among
the swine around Strawberry Plains, in
Jefferson county.
Clinton McGregor, of Warren county, &C
cidentally shot and killed himself a few
days ago, while hunting turkeys.
Sullivan county reports one hundred
thousand bushels of surplus wheat, and
Sewer county an amount almost as large.
Bonnie Dorset, Of Gibson county, was
. accidentally shot and killed few days ago
while returning from hunting excursion.
The Milan Exchange states that the
Grangers at that place are making arrange
ments to ship a car load Of cotton to Liver
pool.
The Chattanooga Times remarks that
travel on the railroads is very fair nova
days; better than usual at this season Of the
year.
The wheat prospect in Gibson county, it
is said, was never better than now. A
much larger area than usual was sOwn
this fall.
J. Bevel, of Carroll county, has been ar
rested on the charge Of Ku-KluXing, arson
and assault, aud committed to Jail to await
his trial.
Daniel Mayberry, aged 10l years, went
to the polls in Rutherford county, at the
last election, and voted the entire Demo
cratic ticket.
Twenty-Five mechanics of Shelbyville
have organized a shop of the Ecumenic Or
der of United Mechanics, which will soon be
in good working order.
The safe Of VIM. Shepherd, of Milan,
was robbed tie other day, while he was
temporarily absent, of about six hundred
dollars. No clue to the thief has been OBJ
tanned.
Thanksgiving day was observed in Som
eryille this yea for the first time since the
war. The stores, offices, etc, were all
closed, schools dismissed and business Of
every kind suspended.
The ,Jasper Herald mentions the pas
sage through that town of ten wagons with
North GeorgianS, who had emigrated to
n Missouri some time ago, but became dis
satisfied and were returning to their old
homes.
a gentleman Who has been up in the re-
.1a, Nav +lr1rf nfp
Chattanooga Commercial that work on the
line of the Cincinnati Southern is being
vigorously pushed by the largest force that
can be hired by the contractors.
The residence of Col. Isham Young, Of
Rcane county, together with the greater
part of the furniture, was destroyed by fine
on Sunday night last. The fire is supposed
to have been the work of an incendialy,
andthe loss is estimated at 5000, on which
there is insurance for s., so.
The MlufreeSbOrO NelrS says it is esti-
mated that the cotton crop Of Rutherford
county will fall sh1rs near Sl,OOO,OOO this
year in comparison with last year. The
entire crop will not, it is said, exceed 5000
bales, which, allowing an average Of $50
per bale, makes it worth 100000.
The Huntingdon Times says: ". A.
Britt, the defaulting Tax Collector Of this
county for the years 1866 and 1868, was ar
rested at his residence, four miles from this
place, last Tuesday, by officers Douglass
and Woods. He was confined TO his bed
at the time by a severe attack of tluX, and
they were unable to remove him.
The SheIbgUaIe Gazette says: We learn
that a consignment of q bales Of cotton
was received at the depot at this place,
Wednesday, from Giles county-IiverpoOl
England, being its destination. If we
heard correctly, it is a shipment made by
Changers. We would like to know the re-
suit Of the experiment.
Where are Uncle SANS miniOns? Ac-
cordiDg to the MGJreeSbOrO NetrS the
amount of "wild cat" tobacco sold in Ruth
erfOrd county would astOnish the most ar
dent lover Of the "UniOn and enforcement
of the laws" while the total amount of
''sour NASH that gallOps down thirsty
Threats without the blessing Of being
''gauged and stamped" surpasSes the imag-
inatiOn of man.
The DyerSbUrg Progress reports that a
little daughter of DR.. Simmons, of that
place, four or five years old, was fatally
burned, few days ago, while her parents
were absent from home. 1t is supposed
that she and her little brother were playing
with the fire when her dress caught. The
screams of the afIrighted child attracted the
attention of the neighbOrs, who FASTENED
to the scene and succeeded in putting Ou
the fire, but she was so badly injured that
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