Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-23
TENNESSEE NEWS.

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be erected in SWecswater.
The Sumner county GrangeE are agitat
I ing the subject Of establishing q tanneTy.
Machinery has been ordered for the
Southern Blacking Factory at Gallatin.
A considerable amour. Of counterfeit
money is in circu' alton in Humboldt. It
is mostly in fifty cent bills.
The salary Of the Greene county SuDer-
/ intendent Of Public Instruction has been
reduced from $500 to $500.
The discovery Of a rich Indian silver
mine is one Of the latest sensations in the
mountain regions Of Polk cOunty.9
Farmers from Meigs and Rhea counties,
at Chattanooga the other day, reported
plenty Of corn on the river ready for ship
ment.
A good many citizens Of Humphreys
| county have caught the Florida fever, but
the emigration in that direction is not vet
large.
1t is reported that Hon. j. NJ. Thorn
burgh, member Of Congress from the
knoxville District, viii soon lead to the
altar Miss Laura PettibOne, Of Washing
ton.
The residence Of VIM. Station, in Milan,
was burned few mornings ago, together
with nearly all his furniture and cloth
ing. Il is supposed TO be the work Of an
incendiary.
The GdllGtiR Examiner suggests the es-
tablishing Of county WOrk-houses, and that
the persons confined in such establishments
be compelled to work the public roads Of
the several counties.
The WGUerly journal boasts Of the law
abiding character Of the citizens Of Hum
phreys county. Less than a dozen pre-
sentiments were made by the grand jury at
its last session, and they only for mlsde-
meanors.
The ladies Of Cleveland are petitiOling
the Legislature to pass 4 more stringent
liquor law to suppress drunkenness, and
have requested the CleUeldnd Banner to
ask the ladies Of other towns to make a
similar move.
The total outstanding debt of the corpora
ton Of Gallatin Jan. /, 1915, was SI2,-
517.70, showing a decrease during the year
1874, Of SI7lS7. The total assets, includ-
ing uneOllected taxes for 1873 and 1874,
were S2,6SS.JS.
A man named Upton shot and killed
Mills, on COnasauga creek, Monroe county,
a Few days ago. Both parties were partial
ly intoxicated, aud got into a quarrel over
some trivial matter.
The Monroe County Court at its last
term ixed the rate Of taxation for county
purposes at IS cents on the 500, and 20
cents for school purposes, and 80 cents for
county purposes on each poll. That cOun
ty has Sl,OO0.75 net balance to her credit.
The CIereldld Herald says: The Pres
ident has pardOned a man by the name Of
Smith and one BY the name OF HixOn, who
were sentenced at Knoxville to paw a fine
Of one thousand dollars and be imprisoned
for six months, at this place. Sheriff
Lowe turned them loose last Monday eve
ming. Smith 5ays'he is for Grant for q
third term.
a few mornings ago, when the door Of
the Methodist Church ia Milan was opened,
a couple Of desperate looking fellows were
found, who lodged there the previous night, /
keeping up big fire meanwhile. One Of
them had a long string Of keys and the other
a six-shOOter. On leaving the church they
hurried away rather pFecipitately.
The gin-hOuse and stable of John NJ. /
Rushing, Of Henry county, were burned a
few nights ago, together with two mules, |
two wagons, gearing, corn, hay and cotton, !
involving a loss ofabout s., 200. There has, |
Of late, been a great deal Of stealing Of |
corn, wheat and cotton in Mr.. Rnshing's |
neighbOrh5Od, ard he has been very active |
in feTTeting out the thieves, some Of whom |
have been arrested, and he attributes this |
act Of incendiarism to the course he has |
taken in this matter.
The SbelbyriLle Gazette says: At or near
Lewisburg, one day last week, q difficulty |
occurred between jim EdmundsOn, for |
merly Of that county, and man named |
Rambo, Of MARSHALL county. One or two |
pistol shots were exchanged, when Ed !
mundsOn fell, severely wounded, and while |
he was down a brother Of RambO's, who
was by, as we are informed, ran up and
stabbed the wounded man 10 death with
knife. It is said that the pistol shot would
not have proved fatal without the knife
wounds.