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STATE NEWS. The Commissioners' Court for Fayette will adjourn sine die after the session of next week. Mr. E. H. Shelton has been nominated by the people of Fayette county, represent them in the Constitutional Convention. The Nashville Banner of Friday says: " A very interesting suit against Planters' Bank is now in progress in Court. an assignment, with a the accordance Bank the Chancery made legislative The two Planters' and, years' enact- in ment, gave the required notice to its creditors and note-holders to file their claims or else be barred from their collection. The two years, in which the bank was required to give notice, expired January 1, 1869. The present complainants did not file their claims within the time specified. They now file them and allege that the act of limitation of two years is void." The Consular Agent, Peter Straub, Esq., has recently returned from Grundy county, whither he had gone to look after the interests of this people, and he informs us, says the Knoxville Whig, that he found them all and contented. a body of land, are happy very They own it rapidly. to divide it one and have dred proving wise enough large acre tracts, They into and it have beautiful- hun- been imoff. They are ly laid building about comfortable houses, and everything them gives evidence of thrift and prosperity. The most notable feature of their operations is that they are making ample preparations to go largely into the dairy business. They will make cheese altogether. The rumorso unfortunately put afloat that the titles to their lands were defective, is all false. There is not, and has not been any foundation whatever for any such reports. They have sound titles all the lands they have bought. Ir.Straub, while out there, purchased some five thousand acres more for the benefit of new comers, many of whom for next season. land to them at cost is now pending Nashville Banner says the Acause sold Looked prices. Mrs. in of Chancery, This Caroline Friday, brought by the heirs of E. McGavock, deceased, against Miss Miss Louisa A. Pugsley, which inthe entire estate of Dr. Charles deceased. In made a will, the second all the remainder which volves Pugsley, gives 1832, Pugsley, bequest Dr. of Pugs- to his be of estate in his wife, Eliza her enjoyed by her during and sell of the same, any she deem necessary used natural way and and life, might dispose authorizing daughters, for her in the to snpport of herself and tw: married Caroline E. (who afterward isa Dr. David T. McGavock), and Lou Pugsley; and if, at the death of his wife, any portion of his property remained, it was to be equally divided between the two daughters. Mrs. Pugsley took charge of the property claimed, managed and controlled it: and, in 1857, made a will, giving all of it to her daughter, Miss Louisa Pugsley. While George S. Yerger (another of Yerger's Reports) was Atand Reporter of Tenhe was consulted a stating had the power to torney-General nessee, Pugsley written opinion, and that dispose gave Mrs. of estate by will. Mr. on the contrary, gave an opposite to The bill is the ion Fogg, directly present filed Mr. for Francis Yerger's. the opin- will. con- B. struction of Dr. Pugsley's Judge E. H. East represents the heirs of Mrs. McGavock, and Wm. G. The Brien represents Miss Pugsley. cause will have to be tried by a speeial Judge, and will probably be heard next week. If Mr. Yerger's opinion is correct, Miss Pugsley gets all the property; if Mr. Fogg is correct, she gets half.
