Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-13
TENNESSEE NEWS.
The County Tax Leyies-DOg Law
Horse ThieVes-DisEUsted Texan En-
grants.

The County Tax Leyies-DOg Law
Horse acknowledgement Texan En-
grants.
The Crockett County Court refused to
levy a tax on dogs.
Tie Montgomery County Count has fix
cd tie salary Of the tex assessor for that
county al $50 a year.
Now that we have a dog law, the diGmO
Sentinel asks whether iJ woulE not pay
Crockett county farmers 10 turn their al
tenti0n 10 Sheep-raising. .
The initial steps have been taken for the
organization Of the proposed county Of
Wisdom, which is TO ~ mace up from
fractions Of Madison, HEdeRan, McNairy
and Henderson.
The SGCgHHdh Transcript reports a large
number Of raids On smoke-houses in Har-
din county. An attempt was made to burn
the residence Of Mrs. Sewer, after an upper
room had been entered and robbed.
The Athens NelCS says: We have re-
ceived reliable information from DucktOwn
70 the effect that the copper mines at that
place are not yielding sOwel as heretofore.
Considerable woR is being suspended, and
many Of the leading miners aIe preparing
TO leave.
lDE uNLfE AAfNDIt 4EolLo lIaE LAI CA@AA-
tv Court Of Houston has ordered an cleo
ton relative to the changing Of the county
seat. Erin, Stewart SahOn, and Iennes-
see Ridge, are ~Coutending for it, and We
suppose the 6niZeus Of Arlington Will
also lay claim.
The Jackson Sun saws: Not content with
Hitting cattle, hogs and sheep, invading hen
rCOsts and breaking into sto-e-rOCms, The
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beuIrD 10 raid on horses and mules. ANe
have heard Of several Of the latter being
stolen in Madison county within the past
ten days. % g %
Tie Ja4.soR Sun relates this incident:
A fine litter Of six weeks pigs, balOngrg
&, q LAFAYETTE street man, lost their mother
fhe other day and evgT since have been
aszlckiug" a cOuDIe Of neighbOTing cOlrS.
The COWS seem TO have a great affection for
tEepiEs a~ndTeEularly every day hunt them
D.. mp to be sucked.
The CIerstuidB Banner says the Quarterly
aCour. on Monday fixed the county tax at
fifteen cents on the hundred dOl'a S, and
tpn cents for school purposes. This makes
The State, County and school tax aggregate
eeyenty-fve cents on the hundred dollars
The same thatit was last year.
We see it ~st9teddLat the East Tennessee
and Western Northe Carolina II ilroad,
leading 0ut faom Johnson City 10 Wash
iugton counts, Las Changed hands, the
Q PENNSYLVANIA Steel Company having pur-
CHASED il. The .f8ad will probably be ex2
p tented so she Cranberry Iron Works, in
North Carolina.
The McMiun CzInty Court has levd the
q following taxes for lS7SS Courthouse, -
p cents on the one hundred dollars county
proper. - cents on The one hundred dol
lars: GorsChoQl purposes, 81 On each poll.
The court also levied ajax on all privileges
equal to The privilege tax levied by the
state. The lax Tor 1oI5-including the
tend cents levied by the State for sChooI
purp8soo aggregate the same as for the
s fast two veE enc dollar on the M hun
died. Nlgehants' tax is Sl.4O IN the one
d hundred.
The Jackson Sun says Some weeks agl
a party of ten or uyS.ve young men left
this civ foI Texas, intgIpiug, if pleased
with t6e country, 10 scJtIt. Nearly all 81
6 Them have EetuTned. and tie rest ares eN'
rected back IN a few days. % They repor,
eyervbranch Of industry or trades and every
ur~afsssi0issave that Of farming, IS greatly
crowded. The towns and cities everywhere
1lfs1uahout theStah are filed with idle ne
Slarfss. moneyless adventures who eN.
SeCted tOslive by their wits; unemployed
clerks. 5riefless lawyers and seedy doctors
THE. Earnprs alone offer, Or'can afford en-
2loyment9rU che crowds that are rushin.
INTO the Safe.