Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1875-11-24
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aWAsHINGToN county is in arrears
on this years taxes fully one-half.
COLEMAN, recently shot by May
or Moore, of Mckenzie, is recover;
ing.
HoN e. L GoLLADAY is a canaI-
date for Congress in the 4th Dis
triect' td-Da. aas s-a @ 1oa2 uag
CORN is selling at 40 cents in the
ear at Cleveland. Corn meal so
cents. o. Etal v-F ir t-ts i--F
THE Jonesboro Journal has
changed its day of publication to
Friday. e.
A NEW fountain has been placed
in the southern side of the capito
grounds. -.. lsa Bonn
An interesting revival is in pro
gress at the Baptist church at
Knoxville.
The Gazette mourneth over the
dilapidated condition of the Nor
ristown cemetery f.sfz-r5L sII
TIE marble quarries near Rogers
vile and Mooresburg are doing a
thriving business. i"
The Independent says Maryyille
College never was in a better con
ditlOn than at present.
The Maryville Independent learns
that the cholera is. doing some
damage among the hogs in Blount
county. t=nf
Knoxville municipal election
comes off soon and there are al
ready dark hints about rings and
things,
THE Cleveland BanReF says Brad
ley county has at least $4,000
worth of surplus horses, mules and
cattle. . - ... r..I.sl ualr-
-THEfShcrif of Hancock recently
shot and Killed a desperate fellow
named Bewiy Gibsonlwhile trying
TO arrest him. .tt b.
r THEREs seems to be a general
howl throughout the State over the
nOnpayment of State warrants fer
the school fund, t.... .f....t ST..
APPLES selling on the streets of
Jonesboro for rs cents a bushel.-
Beef at 4 and 5 cents. Fresh pork
at Z and s cents. - -f..-
\ CHATTANOOGA policeman used
his pistol in attempting to quelI a
disturbance, last week, dangerous
ly w~ounding a man in the breast.
A CLEVELAND man has hoisted
the black lag-at least he has had
his mustache and goatee dyed
black-and is running for mayor.
LEEsDuRG has had a revival
which resulted Ill fifteen CONVEX
sions and fourteen additions to the
Presbyterian church at that place.
WITHIN the last three years Sen
ator Cooper has lost his wife,
daughter and youngest SON. Only
a few weeks ago he lost his eldest
son. @rsaH ISIS 30 5GoTa
CLEVELAND is progressive With
IN the next few weeks the town is
to have two new dry goods stores,
q drug store, a family grocery and
a clothing store. 'Ea aa2 noH''
ITEM from the educational de-
partment of the Jonesboro Journal:
Public schools i'll all the districts
except three. Them three have
private schools" ,
-AliNEGRo was shot and killedsin
Nashville last Tuesday. 1t is a
perfect mystery; nothing whatever
being knOWHsOf the murderer, and
no clue left through which to idsn-
tifyEhim. EEE ellis
JonN TRoG1N, of Nashville, a
youth of seventeen, went hunting,
last week, and BY an accidental
discharge of the gun he was wound
ed in the hand and arm. NORTH
cation rapidly followed, producing
death. -
A. A MeRRIsrowN man keeps
flock of geese numbering two or
three hundred. We shudder to
think of that mans hereafter if his
fate should be at all commensurate
with she suffering heainilicts on his
nelghbors. oLa sistfl-la 8aF
8 DE HAvENis show went down the
road last "Wednesday. 1t was a
small affair and only showed in
villages. 1t showed at johnson
City without paying the license,
but was stopped before it had got
oatdof the county and made to pay
$50. .u u-s ~ %
TIE editor of the Cleveland
Herald is rejoicing over the pros
pect of having q $4,000 suit for
SANDER on his hand. His assets,
he says, are a pair of old boots.
The editor who has the privilege
Of tchawing"a fellow $4,000 worth
must be superlatively happy.
THE new county of Chieoi is in
4 very turbulent condition, The
JOnesboro Herald and Tribune saws
it hears of many shooting ARRAYS
That paper gives an account of
the shooting OF n William
Beechield by VIM. GoLrell, and the
killing Of one boy fifteen years old
by another of about the same age
BY stabblng with a pocket knife.
LAST week Nh. Valentine De
vault, of Washington, shot and
killed a gray eagle near his place
which measured six feet ten inches
from tip to tip. The head was
four inches broad across the top.
The ,beak was an inch and a half
thick, and measured three inches
and "a half from the top of the
head to the tip. So says the
Journal. a210Ilj 8 lsI uSTs sIuIt
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