Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-03-16

i&Zclu AlahAE 10y W11lhiSh
benzine abOsr1botnrlay night AMI
the Mayor sent him to Jail to sober
oIai sI9ls0G 9lea9lOh'
The supper given at tho Lane,
House by the membsTs~of tle g..
fyChurclrwh a success, filnnciaDy
,pld p'Nsr% A2AtbE'
The Ladies Alb Society will
give pHaheTfaIr p Ue egriyppt
Of May.i Taley hope to IMPROVE.
on their last Fair 10y one on a great
lded larger Scale 4 II 4
"A keen observer would not
fail 60 note a large number Of cases
of spring fever IN the roWIten-
ances OF our town people. The
palady is aistfesFing'y p%reyhlent.S
Refuse all S. notes of the
National Bank of Usage, Iowa,
numbered over 1000, for they are
worthless. The bills RI genuine,
but we're stolen before being
properly signed.
The advance agent of the box
martins arrived in town Sunday
evening and after spying out the
lay of the land and engaging
quarters for his troup, departed
southwark again.
The timegfor the Cumberland
Presbyterian supper was changed
after our annonncement last week.
1t came of Tuesday night, and
was both a pleasant and a
profitable affair.
The quality of butter brought
10 town within the past few weeks
is of that order that makes us
sigh for spring and pastures
green. Give us q rest on that
hihNi VI SlSdcN'
Owing to the many demands
upon our limited space u CORES
pondents must bear with us pa
ticntly, as it is now impossible forus
to publish all their favors immeui-
ately after receipt.
Mr.. NJ. S. Temple has returned
from Washington, and is now or
ganizihg his force and getting
ready to start in a short time to
North Carolina to finish the survey
of the Indian reservation
All Fools Day is already in
and the practical joker re-
ioiccth muchly at the prospect of
some fun for himself, and may
somebody bust his snoot by WAY
oflittle diversion for those who
don't relish practical jokes.
Fairly Rose potatoes sell in this
market for $3.50 Il bushel. How's
that for high? Why do not some
of our people put in n large crop
Of the best varieties Of potatoes.
We arc sure it could he made prof
table at u figure far below that
given above.
Secretary Bristow will soon
begin the redemption Of fractional
currency in silver. Get your old
stockings ready. If you haven't
the old stockings come to us and
We will swap YOU some for your
fractional currency, as we are iust
out of the latter article.
Tho latest invention is an
"alarm clothes line 1t is made
of wire and is connected with an
electric battery. An attempt to
remove Il garment from the line
sounds an alarm in the mans
bedroom, turns loose four savage
bull dogs and places a shotgun in
position to rake the yard. Science
is still triumphant, you SEE.
The Greenevillc, Texas, Her
aid, of q late date, contains a
lengthy review Of the letters Of Mr..
John +. Mathes, which recently
appeared in the UNION AND AMERT-
CAN. We should like to publish it,
in justice to the Lone Star State,
but it is too long for the space at
our disposal, and the communica-
ton Of Mr.. Bradford in this issue
serves the purpose quite as well,
knoxville is naturally in
earnest on the pistol carrying
question. Two men were taken
before q Justice and fined S25 for
carrying pistols and in default of
payment Of fine were sentenced
to labor and imprisopmentrfo for one
hundred days. This is not enough
punishment for tle offence, butts
an entering wedge that Will lead
yet to the more rigorous dealing
with the pistol carrying class.
There was n unanimous nail
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