Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-05-22
ITALIAN STATES

FATAL RKNCqUNTE8. are permitted to OBJ
t1in from private letters to persons in this vicinity,
the facts connected with a Tencountre of leceni
date in Segln, Texas. Il seems that Capt. Tom
rode up to the Iavemt Mt in frcnt Of Drug Store,
wherein Alexander Ewing, formerly Of the vicinity
of Nashville, TENNESSEE, was engaged in business.
E wing approached him, they being on terms of in
timscy, and Capt Tom proposed game of boxing,
which was accepted, and the game began, the one
! on horse back, and the other en- the pavement
Ewing being sklful gained al advantage, and
struck Tom On toe nose, causing it to bleed; at
which Tom dismounled and becoming enrsged,
knocked Ewing dom several times, and, drawing
large bowic-Iuifs, declared be would kill Ewing if
be resisted, any other person attempting to Erest
/ The knife from hin ~ 10 resent his treatment Of
Ewing. They were separated by those present, all
of whom condemned his conduO', lie was after
/ wards earnestly urged and tn'rested to 60 to Eg-
| ing and straightsn up the MISTER, by making &C
! csptable explanations. This he continually re-
fused to do for a week alleging that he would
run Ewing cut Of The town the first time they met.
Tom large, tall, giant like man. who hal bull
lied i; over almost every he encountered, while
Ewing youth, OF slender stature, and weakly
/
him badly and an explanation was due Tom came
to own Saturday just Two weeks after the first
affair." Ewing approached him AMI asked him to
explain his treatment toward him. Tom began to
curse him, and, drawing his six shooter, fred at
but missed F. wing who then drew and made ready
to fire. bat waited till some ladies could get out of
the range of his shot; during which time Tom
jumped behind Tree and again fred and shot Ew-
ing through the thigh, and Euing shot him through
the shoulder, calling on him to come out from be-
hind the tree. Toms friends called loudly for him |
to get away from the tree but he refused and fired
agsin, shooting E. hrcugh the sdc tAa ball ranging
towards the spine. Ewing fred again aud shot him |
through the heart, from which he died instantly. |
There is great sympathy manifested toward Ewing .
by the entire community, and they all say that he
bore himself bravey, and could not have done less
than hold Tom to account for his brutal treatment
lie is wel-cared for, and is doing well, recovering
from his wounds, Which are not regarded dangerous
We make this detailed statement So that young Ew-
ngs friends and acquaintauees and the public ges-
orally may know the facts as made by gentleman
Of Seguin, wholly disconnected with either Of The
parties.
MONSTER The largest mule ever produced in the world is
now in Cincinnati 1t sa mule nineteen and half hands
high and weighs eighteen hundred AMI hirtyfve pounds
extraordinary ANNA is the property Of Charles Frost OF Wayne
county, Indiana recently purchased Lexington KenucAy
The paeke. ship William Tapsco arrived at New York the
18th, with 2J MOrmons, their for Salt Lake City.
two hundred Of them English hnn and
the balance Scotch Irish WELSH Swiss Swedish Norwegans
There nineteen weddings shp5oard during voyage
It is stated the authority Saa1n's Journal that the
5eques Of Henry L. Ellsworth to Yale College amounting is
estimated 81 O000 50 OoOo sappropriad by the will to
and is, therefore, rather gift the public than
College itself The will be issue doubt
al If sustained, the College will receive from only tuition
and these but little than half the expenses CT in
truction
MORTALITY AMONG Hoes.-Our exchanges received from Hi.
lois, particularly the central PARTON Of that State
diligence Of an alarming mortality among hogs In