Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-28
UNION AND AMERICAN.
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The wheat crop Of Fayetts county looks
well.
Sullivan county has voted down the
school tax.
a large Touring mill has just been put
in operation at Paris.
Many negroes are emigrating from Tip
ton county to Arkansas.
Heavy shipments Of eggs are being made
from Bristol to New York.
Seventeen tons Of pig iron were sold in
Greene7ille the other day at Sl4.75 per ton.
A large number Of negroes have emil
grated from Humboldt to Jefferson county,
Arkansas.
The mu1nDs has been the fashionable dis
ease among MoTistown juveniles for sew
eral months.
&c. D. Austin, Of Knoxville, accidentally
shot himself while working with his gun,
and died the next day.
David Cradick has been fined by the
Mayor Of Greeneville for using proiane
language in the streets Of that town.
Henderson couuty's wheat crop promises
a large Weld. There is at least twO-thlrds
more in cultivation than was ever planted.
Lieut.. T. J. Miliigan, United States
NAVY. son Of the late Judge Milligan, Of
Greene7ille, is now on his way to Calcutta,
India.
A few nights ago the postofice at Gov
ington was broken into and robbed OF
about seventy-fve dollars worth Of postage
stamps.
Timber to be used in the manufacture Of
wagon spOkes is being shipped from Gads-
den, in Madison county, to Evansville,
Indiana
Calvin jackson and Alfred Whitaker
have run away from their wives and
children in McNsiry county and HE'D them
Southwark.
A Young man BY the name Of Alonzo Arp
was crushed to death at the lockwood coal
mines, a few days ago, by the caving in OF
earth and rock.
The house Of Barton Webb, in Roane
county. was struck by lightning during
recent storm, and bis son William, aged
about eighteen, was killed.
Two houses belonging to John w. Seay,
in Rutherford county, were destroyed by
fire a few nights ago, and two negro chill
dren persisted in the flames,
A man named Daniel Slater, while cut
ting a tree in Henderson county, was
struck on the head by falling limb, which
fractured his skull and killed him.
Bristol has Two wooden mills, both OF
which are idle for lack Of material to Work
on. although there is no better country Tor
raising sheep than East tennessee.
A correspondent Of the athens Post says
tbat the UNPRECEDENTED rainfall for the last
thirty DAYS has thrown the farmers Of
McMinn county very much behind with
their work
The Washington County Association OF
Wheat Growers offer nine premiums,
amounting to $500, for the largest yield OF
wheat grown in 1876 on five, three, two
and one acre lots.
There is an active demand for horses
and mules in Upton county. Owing to
the scarcity Of money, they do not com
mand the cash readily, but sell readily at
good prices on time.
A negro named Israel Grant, in Upton
county, recently tried TO murder an infant
child Of Mittie Collier, colOred, because,
as he alleged, Mittie owed him a dollar,
and refused to pay It.
The general opinion seems to be that
Washington county will have good wheat
and fruit crops. There is, perhaps,
larger. crop Of wheat growing than has
been sown for many years.
John SlatOn, aged between twelve ana
fifteen wears, has been committed TO jail III
Paris. for trial on a charge Of moving the
train was thrown of the track.
A tunnel Of four hundred feet in length
has be-n completed on the Tennessee END
of the Cincinnati Southern Railway. a
second tunnel will be completed in feW
davs. and a third by the 1st Of May.
The COUingtOn Record reports the death
Of Mrs. Louisa Upton, at the advanced az
of -. She was the relict Of Gen
linton. well-knOwn in his life tint
throughout West Tennessee. He died Il
1887.
Samuel G. Hood, a notorious horse thief
and thought 10 be a member Of the band Z
which the noted Capt. White-recentl.
killed near Henderson StatiOn-belOnged
has beea arrested and is in Jail in Somel
VILE.
A weII-informed gentleman writes to TIT
Bristol Courier that it costs more 10 fee
The worthless dogs Of Sullivan county tha
II does 10 feed and clothe the children
Yet. A candidate who would 60 before tn
peOpIe Of the county in favor Of taxing IN
dogs. would be buried so deep that
would never hear Gabriels trump.
A few nights ago James King, OF Bristol
hearing a noise near a building on his 10
went 10 the place, where be encountered
Young man by the name Of Geo. hutte
and ordered him away. n COLLISION q
sued, in which the young man used
knife, cutting King badly, but not DANCE
ouslv about the face and neck.
We learn from the CleUclmd BdRRe
that a little daughter Of Mrs. Al. Fletche
Of Bradley county, aged five or six year
climbed into a wagon with a span Of mule
attached, left standing near the dwellln
when the mules started, and she either Re
Off or attempted to jump of. and vi
caught in one of the wheels, and ad OF
leg broken in three places, while her DO.
was badly bruised.
The Athens Post states that a lit
daughter Of DR.. James 81. Kelley,
McAinn county, was accidentally sho, az
mortslly wounded by he- brother j
daughter was but three years OF age; q
boy six. They were together iH roo
where pistol had teen left on the man
piece. which the brother got hold OF al
was playing with, when il was discharge
the ball entering the breast Of his Itt
sister