Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-09-25
Outrage and Murder in Tennessee


We published from the New York Evening
Post, in August last, a letter from Elzabethton,
Tenn. detailing under the above cation tn
circumstances ot what pnperTed to be moSt
villianous outrage aud murder in that pace
The circumstances. stated, fhe reader will
reeoleci, that man named Moses W. Nrl=
son had committed in his own store violence ON
the daughter Of Mr.. Hsmltua and then, after
a slight difficulty with the father, had sought
him out and shot him down on The street unarmed
ami unressting. We published this letter
item of news but Us act Of justice refer ~
it now simply to state, e. appears frem rcliube
accounts, that the whole version Of the affair,
particularly es 20 the cause OF ii was UNANIMOUSLY
lbellous aud false. We cheerfny make the
correcton,too, as our paper has been the medium
of circulating the story among the relatives and
friends of Mr.. Nelson in this State.
1t appears that on the trial of Noses W. Mel
ION. there proof as to my rape or attempt
10 commit one and that the whole story origina.
ted in his carelessly lifting little girl, six or
seven years of age, on his counter, b. which sic
became alarmed, cried and ran ne her fathers
house. The father, who it seems was drunk at
the time. threatened 10 shoot Nelson; aud from
these circumstances grew the difficulty, the next
morning, in which Hamilton received II pistol
shot from Nelson Hamilton, it appears, has
recovered from the wound.
A version of this AHA ,prejadieial 20 Nelson, as
growing out of IAN insult Offered the little dnugh
ter of Hamilton" was published at the time N
the Jonesboreugh Journal Ii was, however
subsequently, corrected in an article accompany
ing the following communication from the ceun-
sci of Mr.. Nelson, ON account Of which correc-
ton suit instituted against the paper was dis
missed
"fLlzABEuuoS, Aug, ID 81.
Thomas A. Il. Nelson, Esq
Dear Sir In the last udmber Of the Rail
Road journal, ] pc notice of the difficulty be-
tween Capt. Nelson aud Mr.. Hamilton, which
does great injustice to the former gentleman -
The facts there stated are incorrect, in alma st
every particular shown by the evidence ON
the trial. ] was Capt NJ counsel, and make
this correction act of justice to him. he
and his brother being absent n johnson county
at this time, aud IN order that public opinion may
not be prejudiced by misstalement of facts
You may have the correction made upon my nu-
thority. II will nj present, he unnecessary 10
make public use OF my name, unless what say
Is conroverted then it may be used.
81 am very truly, &c.'
Since the arrival Of the Atlantic the Now York
papers OF Wednesday state TINT the prices of flour
eaEd breadstufs generally in that market contin-
-ue to show decline. The Herald SAYS: Com
mon brands of State flour were without change
yesterday, being sustained chiefly by maturing
contracts, made previously for delivery the pres
ent month They closed ut 1915 and 50 Fan
cy medium and extra brands were about % cents
hnrrn oh -
at %. H. Canadian free wheat sold at - 90
Indian corn sold to the extent of about one hun
dred thousand bushels at 79c. aud soc. for un.
sound, and Soc and Sc but chiefly at Sic and
sld c. for sound"
The Express says; THE favorable reports
as to the harvests abroad, and lower prices in the
British market, added to the improved prospect
OF our crops at home, are rapidly reducing price,
down to much lower standard, There were
some State brands Of -four sold yesterday at s. 10
and only the very best descriptions of Gcnesee
brought more than SO"
We quote from the Richmond Wing of last
Friday. the following remarks ON this subject
The reader will observe, however, under our
felegraphic head, that by the more recent arrival
otthe Arabia there is . reported advance of j
Shih5s the quarter III Wnet anu y shilling III
-four. The Wing says:
"a Those Of eur farmers still holding their wheat
must sean the foreign and domestic news in res.
pect to the crops and the prospects ahead fol
themselves and then determine whether 10 hold
on or let go. Quite perplexing question, w
submit, but one which they are more competent
to solve than ourselves. Without always EXPIRES So
ing a decided opinion upon SO intere sting a SUB
Ject, we prefer simply to place within reach %
our readers the tacts and leave it to them 1,
draw their own conclusions. Many of them ar,
deeply interested in the results, and will of cours
investigate the matter thoroughly
MEXICO is in a sad state of anarchy and IN
subordination, and matters continue TO gro,
worse and worse. The existence of the govern
rnent seems to be seriously threatened. Power
full rebel factions have sprung up in several q
the States, seeking the overthrow of SAINT
Anna, and which it requires the utmost exertio
on his part to suppress. Sen. Alvarez, twh
was reported dead.) Carvajal and Vadomar, ar
the most formidable leaders of the insurgents
The newspapers record numerous victories
the government forces over their opponents
the official bulletins never falling to manufao
ture the requisite amount of'tglory" out of eac
separate affair. In the various conflicts,
considerable number of lives are lost Sue