Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-28
CoMMissloN MERCHANT.
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Many Memphians have left for the sum
mer resorts.
Knoxville is proud because she has her
ice-Cream made by steam.
Ira Harris, a well known business man
Of NOrristOWu, died there last Monday.
Knoxville has an eight year old colored
! girl who weighs one hundred ana sixty
| pounds.
J.E. Dyer, one Of the detectives who
/ worked up the whisky frauds in the North
/ vest, is an East Tennesseean.
Hon. J. N. TLOru5urgh will deliver a
1 literary address a. the closing exercises Of
/ Messy Creek College, June 4.
| 4The engine house Of the East tennessee,
| Virginia aud Georgia Railroad shops, at
Knoxville, barely escaped destruction by
/ fire Tuesday.
Hon. JnO. NJ. Bright was serenaded in
! Chattanooga, wednesday night, at the res
ideuce Of Col. HOskins, whose guest he
has been since his return from North Caro-
lima.
Mr. Bliss and wife, have left Memphis
for Alton, Ills , 10 be absent 4 week. Dur
inc their absence the revival services Will
be conducted daily and nightly by Mr..
Wbittle. assisted by the church pastors.
Cant, L. c. Dunn, OF Leadvale, has
Skinned East, from MOrristOWn, twenty
head of cattle. for which the Gazette SAYS
he received 81 200. Aud yet there are
thousands Of farmers in Tennessee who
cannot be convinced tlat there is money i'm
raising live stock.
And now it is Charley McGhee's turn.
The coI0red men Of Knoxville have hon
oreI him by organizing the "MCGhge
Guards" OF curse, they expect him 20
come down as handsomely as Tom OCOn-
ner. Knoxville has four military comp.
uIes-two while and two colOred-all
formed within tie past month.
A meeting Of the merchants and business
men generally Of Knoxville was held on
Wednesday, and arrangements made % re-
ceiye in beGttiug and hOsEi-able manner
the DELEGATES from the Oranges throughout
Fast Tennessee, who will meet in that CITY
ON the Sd Of June, 10 adopt measures for
successfully Carrying into operation the
pIan for a grand Eastern Division Fair
next fall.
I'm view Of the extreme high price and
scarcity of bacon, the Ney Market Nars
SUGGESTS to those who consider it next 10
J an impossibiliiy % get along without
something with which 20 grease their
Threats. 10 cut a small. strip Of fat side
meat. tic a GOOD, stout string 70 IL, then tie
il TO The ceiling overhead, at . distance
that they can stand ia q chair and swallow
il about half way down, and then jump Of
and. unless the string breaks, they can
repeat the operation al the next meal
time.
An agreed decree was entered in the
Second Chancery Court az Memphis,
"Wednesday, in the Memphis Waier-vOrks
Injunction case. By its terms new sale
will be made in sixty days from date, by
the trustees, at which the minimum bid
shall be $4,000, being SlO,OOO-the adj
vance offered by Mr.. KllgOU-abOye the
sum at which the works were knocked
down to Mr.. Wallace. Meanwhile, the
water-worzs will remain IN possession OF
the trustees.
4 gentleman residing in the country a
few miles south of Memphis, found his
place infested with dogs every night the
prowlers having come from Memphis. Il
few nights since he planted poisoned meal
for their benefit, and next morning eleven
CANNES, Of all breeds, cOlUrs and sizes
were found peacefully sleeping on Their
backs around the dwelling ant out houses.
The Ledysr thinks this. gentleman should
be employed to enforce the dog law through
ont the state. rs a dOg-deslrOyer he IS
splendid success.
TIE JTaapIis ACGlmcbe Of Thursday
states that James Lynch, in the employ Of