The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-12
Tennessee.

Governor Robert l.. Taylor, Oh tennessee
has moved to Chattanooga to-day with his
| family, TO make il his future home. lie
will form "A law partnership with two OF
| Chattanooga's best lawyers, and will also
assume the presidency of a large land com
pany as soon a. his term Of office as Cover.
nor expires. lie has bought pleasant
home, and has already commenced house
keeping.
Charles Reed, the Tennessee ttirfman, Is
still In the field buying stations for his
celebrated Fairyiew stud, near Gallatln.
| His latest purchase is Laggard, the SIN
year-old chestnut horse by Uncas out Of imp.
| Dawdle, byl Saunterer H., dam Moula by
Touchstone The purchase was made from
ID. ID. Withers. of New York, and the price
is not stated. Laggard was good race
horse. the best Of his performances being
his win Of the Omnibus stakes in 1887, when
he defeated Hanover, Kingston and firenZi.
| He will be shipped to Fairyiew ana be
placed in the stud. Uncas, the sire OF Lag
| gard is by Lexington. He was good per-
| former in this country as well as across the
big waters. His best races were the Ken
| lucky stake at Saratoga and Westminster
cup at Jerome park, New York.
The greatest excitement is being created
in Weakley county, Tenn, by the appear
| ance of witch in the family of Frank
HAYS. living near Greenfield. Mr.. Hays
granddaughter, about fourteen years of age,
Is the object upon which the wicked phan-
tom has conferred.
The young lady Is Frustrated, and nun
dreds are fiocking there to see the effects OF
the attack, which, strange to say, no one
can explain. She is perfectly sane until
she hears them coming, when she goes into
violent spasms, and declares she can hear
roaring as like distant thunder, and she can
see animals making their way To her,
Now comes the strangest part OF the
story, and number OF the most reliable
men in the county can v0uch for this as Il
fact, there being eyewitnesses TO the same.
After each attack small roll or bat OF cot
ton il found clinging to the victims neck
Just above her breast, and the most incredi
BILE ones have held their hands very lightly
against her neck and found, after the spell
is over, beneath their hands the mysterious
cotton. When the rum0r first went out that
this strange case was in the country the
people all ridiculed it, but the excitement
is now at its height on account OF all being
at loss 10 account for the whole Affair."
The Buenayentura Stock Farm, near
Clarksville, Tenn, organized in April, lso9,
as a corporation for tue purpose II breeding
trOtting horses, have concluded TO sell out
their farm, their great young stallion kus-
STA and all. The farm contains loo acres.
Upon the place large and commOdious sta
bles have been erected and provided with
box stalls sufficient to care for over 10
head of horses. Training tracks have been
built upon the place, and Rpenayentura is
A model place for the business. The lirst
step after organizing the company was the
purchase of Russia for $4,000 cash, and the
privilege of breeding that season ton mares
to him free Of charge. making in reality
the sum Of $4,000, which was paid for
Russia. The sum of $4,000 was offered
and refused by the new company before
they had got the horse home. Russia Is one
of the best young horses in America. He
ia six years old, and his oldest ioals, OF
which there are sly living, are two years
old. Russia IL by the great NutwOOd,
l2.lsX. Reina Victoria, the dam Of Russia,
is by IlambletOnian. She is the dam Of
Princeton. 3.l0A; Euclid, 2.2&ls, and Mus
covite, 2.2s}a; tho latter being full brother
to Russia There are other stations on the
place, including Cantrell. Ii is not stated
whether or not he is to be sold, but ii is pre-
sumed that all will he offered, as the COM
pany are determined to wind up the bust
ness OF this enterprise that Is just in its
| infancy.
| The second trial at the Southern Steel
| Works, at Chattanooga, Tenn. has resulted
! in the same success that attended the nrst.
| The furnace was charged with low grade
white coke iron instead OF charcoal iron,
and after q lapse Of seven hours a run was
made which, on being tested, proved To be a
higher grade of steel, even more desirable
for some purposes than that made by the
| first trial, being harder, containing more
carbon, and "A steel Of superior quality Tor
| tools.
A special in the Chattanooga Times from
correspondent at Knoxville states that
| Congressman HOuk got fee Of $1,000 Tor
his seryices in getting permission III bill
which passed Congress for the knoxville
| Southern railroad 10 build solid bridge
across the Tennessee river at this place.
and that the agents drew the check in favor
| Of Judge II. N. iOung, who in turn in
dorsed il 10 John G. llouk, assistant door
keeper of the House. The wording of the
special leaves the public To infer that Judge
YOung's part in the affair was grattOus
one simply to shield the l.Ouks hy convey
| ing to them the price OF their job. The facts
are not as stated in the special. The Amerl-
cans representative saw the agent
of the Knoxville southern railroad
this evening and in.or' iewed him.
| He says FCOngress passed the
matter lay0rably, but the War Department
which surveyed the bridge, insisted that 1t
must have draw span Ill IL, costing lhe
railroad S25. 900 more than solid bridge;
that Judge ID. h. Young was then employed
as the attorney OF this railroad to 90 To
Washington and correctly place the matter
lafore the Tennessee delegation and the W ar
| Department and show them that draw
span would be Of no use in the bridge, since
there was a bridge across the riyor not over
800 yarls above which was solid and with
out a draw span. Judge Young went To
Washington and at last got what the rail
road wanted, and they paid him thousand
dollars. II he ever endorsed or otherwise
conveyed the check or proceeds of il TO John
c. Houk it cannot be got at in way t
make it an authorized tact. He is John {
Tlouk's father-mslaw, but strong Demo
crat and a man above suspicion, having re
peatedly occupied the circuit bench in thi'
district.