Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-08

took Mace on the anniversary Of the sudden death
Of Judge TA1zoURD whose fate was similar He |
too. died after he had completed his charge to the
jury.
FnE BEEvEs ron CHARlEsroS.-Th Fayetteville
Journal states that on the "a inst three very fine
beeves were shipped from that place for Charles 1
ton. Two were fatted by J. L. CLARK, and weighed |
1885 and 1915 pounds, and the other by J. BRESr,
and weighed 1855. These are fine specimens from |
the good old Democratic county Of Lincoln.
SUDDEN DElru.-yr REDDrxa GEoRGE, an old and |
highly esteemed citizen of Bedford county, visited
ShcIbyville on the Sd inst for the purpose Of re-
moving some coins he had purchased the day pre- |
vious and while in the act Of taking them up re
marked to gentleman close BY that he was get
ting blind and almost instantly fell feless corpse
at the feet Of his friend.
TINS CASE OF PncKNEY P. TREwrr.-An applca-
ton was made to Judge Turner yesterday by the
counsel of PNcKNEY TREwET to make an order al
lowing Mr. TnEwITr to give bail for his appearance
at the present term of the Criminal Court. After
hearing, the Judge made order to that effect,
fixing the bail at $4,000 We heard late last even
ing that Mr.. TREwTrT had not secured the bail
In the Criminal Court yesterday, the jury in the
case Of Thomas WELLINGTON, charged with shooting
at Dr. BRIGGs with intent to kill, returned verdict
Of guilty, and fixed the punishment Of the accused
at four years in the penitentiary. twill be remem-
hered that MmLNGToN charged that DR.. BRIGGS, who
his family physician, had been too intimate with
his wife, ard attempted play the ScELEs game on
him.
TIRED or FREEDoN-Abeut five years since wv
Burnett of Mecklenburg county, Va, left his
Ia ~ 41,o;- 10
Ohio. Recently one of them, named Isaac, return
ed from Ohio and applied to be enslaved to gen
tleman n Mecklenburg He said he was tired Of
freedom after years experience in free State,
and that the other negroes who went out with .him
were anxious to return to Virginia any TERMS
If they could get the means to travel with.
THE GLORIOUS UNcERTuNTY or THE LAw.'-The
Cincinnati Enquire referring to the result Of the
great breach of promise case in st. Louis, says:
We once heard tie eminent Judge JACOB BuRNET
observe that his Icing experience at the bar and on
the bench warranted him in saying that, in nine
cases ont of ten in contested cases, he would, were
he Interested in them, prefer that they should be
decided by the tossing of copper rather than by
the instrumentalities of a Court Such his idea
Of the glorious uncertainty Of the law"
TURSrKEs SusPENDED.-The Franklin Rerislg learns
that proceedings have been commenced in the
Chancery Court to test the legality Of the given
last fall by the citizens of Franklin in favor Of
taking stock in several turnpike roads leading from
that town. and the work thereon by the corporation
hands has been stopped. Also that the Cancelor
has granted an injunction to restrain the corporate
authorities from submitting the question again to
the citizens Of the town under the amended charter,
until after the pending suit Is decided.
SEVERE SroRu.-DAuAGE To A RAILROAD BRInGE.-
About four o'clock Wednesday morning, the 4th
inst. a severe storm Of wind and rain visited the
region Of country around Florence, Ala which did
considerable damage in prostrating the telegraph
lines. fences, &c. The railroad bridge over the
Tennessee river. on the Florence branch Of the
Memphis and Charleston road was seriously injured.
nine spans Of that portion which the track is
land having been blown entirely away tits thought
that it will take some 1000 to repair the structure
butno detention will occur to trains the portion
used bv wagons unlnlnred
Tug Frr1r PRosrEcr.-The Franklin ReUs1o says
people from the country report that the fruit has
not all been killed in Williamson county.
The Huntingdon Patriot OF the 9Th learns that the
recent fross injured the peach crop in that section
TO a very considerable extent.
bat section has not been materially damaged by the
frost.
The Louisville Courier of the 5th says, the fruit
ass in that vicinity are now in sul bloom and the
ron of fruit If not cut off by late frosts, viii be al
least faIr, if not abundant
rrsrure-rIys CONFERENCE.-The largest frt
which has occurred in our city for many years
broke out in the Tobacco Stemmery OF h. H. /"
Thomas. between II and y o'clock on TUESDAY
nigbt The building, which was an immense fraIh
structure one of the largest in the state, burned
very rapidly. 4 high wind was blowing from IN
south at the time. which carried the sparks ant
burning fragments in immense volume over the NOR
thicklv settled portions of the town, and drectil
ovarthe Railroad depot, which was only saved VIII
-r,et sifFc1iltv The stemmcrv was full of tObace
al the tine-the quantity we have heard Yarlousl.
estimated at 60O,OOO to 100000 pounds, worth iron
$40 600 10 100000 all of which was destroyed. MI
Thomas we understand has an insurance OF So
zoe The building was new and was worth aoou
Sl0000. NJ.
houses owned blythe Messrs. Bates occupied b.
NJ. Dstas and the ether by Mr.. !. p. Y Whitfield
md 5ostroved them totally Wehavc not been abb
to ascertain that there was any insurance on tn
dwellings. A large tobacco Warehousg owned ..
Mr. TarIiu Bradley, and filed with strips in hhd'
,as also DESTROYED All Of the tobacco except cigt
bbds. worth about $4,000 was saved
a dwelling house just commenced by Mr.. H. /
F},,rplev with a lot of lumber was also destroyed
loss about $500.
WAGON loaded with some two thousand pound
IS t,bacro belonging to MIR. Robert Bell. Of kobcr
-on county. which was standing under the shra
+Ip stpIuulcrv was destroyed with ITS contents
T,,,vinc the nrouress of the cOnfagratun, buH
7n0s' IN various parts of the town, among wine
,ysre tj,a Psst-oflcc Whitfield q Co.'S Foundry, Mr
Eran.'s NcCulloch & Pitmans, +. = beaumont
s,gre. j. " Hales Mr.. Dunlops stemmery' Il
CIV Bridge atfhe spring and other buildings we
frs,,uentiy GA Gre, and were only saved with cons
cradle effort But tnat light shower "L I,,,,' l,
faIIen about a half hour before the fire broke OF
the greater part of the city would have oeen s"e
away. ~;
Since the fire Mr.. Thomas has succeeded IN saw
shout $4,000 worth of tobacco. ana esSIll"'es
net loss at about Sl4OOO.-C ldrksCiHe Jeg@s0n'a
april 6.
The .TsTpsOn,aa states that Mr.. Z. r. W. lhoN
-vaa insured to the amount OF $4,000 IN Yari L
.ompanies of which the Tennessee Marine and II
Insurance Company had $1,000.
Crep Items.
-rns Huntingdon Patriot Of the 9Th, says the lar
srs in thar section are unusually forward in thu
nlanting Operations this spring.
The Franklin Beris5c hears of some fields of VIII
IN Williamson eosE.y that promise half or tV
.ti-5s crop; but generally wheat will be failu
in that county.
The Cincinnati Gazette says.
~ ,,rrts of the condition of ne wheat in
tba,,cb bv no means discOuraging, IL the mi
80 .t,s+ . very considerable injury has bee3 ID
E-afrap5iny out In Southern ana Nestern IN
- as we have already noticed. It is eXtensl
~--- = q, c,,aqta some fears of failure. hide
ei.yLs, fr,e,s are talking Of blowing their VIII
- ,lgnt.ng corn in its place; SO the Evansv
" - 80 In eastern Indiana also, some loo
- sLoyy n pereeptible injury from the same car
the drilled wheat, as Is always me c"ss, to'A