Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-22
MAURY COUNTY.
observations of Our Correspondent
wheat Not Injured by the Rains
cases I'm the Criminal COurt-A Fish.
ing and Exploring ExeursiOn-Ihe
HeIIcOn Band and Military Affairs.

Wheat Not Injured by the Rains
Gases I'm the Criminal COurt-A Fish.
ing and Exploring ExeursiOn-Ihe
HeIIcon Band and Military Affairs.
To the Union and American:
COLUMBIA, Tenn, July p, 1SI1.-Ihe
news market in old Maury has been rather
dull in the last month or two; very little
doing in Maury's capital, farmers all being
too busy to come TO town. Maury has
nearly finished threshing an extraordinary
crOp of wheat. estimated at from three 10
five hundred thousand bushels. There IS no
complaint at all of the late rains iDIuring
il. A finer stand Of corn and cotton has
never been seen in this country, and the
announcement TO the farmers make them
speak of something besides hard times,
which the people of this county have listen
ell TO for the last year.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Criminal Court is now in session here,
presided over by Judge W. ). McLemOre,
who wore the grey for four years and
made A good soldier. The case Of the
State against Elihu Grimes, charged with
the robbery of II. l.. StOckard year ago
At Mount Pleasant, has been attracting a
great deal of attention for the last week,
owing to its being the third trial and
To the eminent counsel employed on both
sides, among them Gen. j. NJ. Quarles, Of
your city, who spoke six hours for
the defence, making one Of the ablest
speeches ever made before the bar.
The next case of importance was the
case of the State VS.. Jack Davis, charged
with horse-stealing. He was found guilty
and sentenced to the penitentiaTy for ten
wears. Several small cases have been dis
posed of by which Superintendent Jeil
Reeves, of the county wOrk-hOuse, gained
several recruits.
The case of the State against TOmlinsOn,
CHARGED with the murder of Il. G. Jackson,
at MI. Pleasant will probably be called
next week.
TROUT AND RELICS.
Profs. f. Ii. Smith, J. 5. Beecher and
Mai. L. NJ. Hosea have just returned from
/ Lewis county, where they went for the
/ combined purpose of trout fishing in Big
.RutfaIo and opening Indian mounds. They
were very successful in both, especially in
the latter, as they brought back about two
| bushels of Indian arrows, knives aud other
| implements Of warfare.
SILVER HELICON.
w r. Handy. Adiutant General Of the
|
| Silver HeIicon Band to accompany the
State troops to the Centennial next year.
| The General could not have made better
selection in the South, and the boys can
truly say that they will march through the
streets of Philadelphia discussing music
second to none, which is saying great
deal, but l know the material l speak OF
will sustain me. Hereafter, the Helicons
will give moonlight concerts in the Athe-
| n,pum grove once a week.
wATERMELONs.
The first lot Of watermelOns made their
appearance on our streets yesterday ~ .t
| Old saving of being worth their weight IN
gold win apply to them.
MILITARY COMPANY.
The boys will soon reorganize the mill
tary company and change ITS name from
Many to the WhitthOrne Guards, in honol
of w ]. Whitthorne, our Circuit Court
| Clerk.
| CHESS.
Owing to the hot weather bass ball has