Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-18

pretty general opinion entertained by citizens
that large portion Of the fires recently occurring
in the city the work OF bad boys, who apply
the torch Of the inCendiary to the stables and ont
houses Of citizens for the purpose OF having an
opportunity of running with the machine. 1t is
thought that the Mayors proclamation offering
ward of one thousand dollars for the apprehension
and conviction of any one attempting TO fire the
premises Of another viii put stop to this terrible
practice. 1t may do so and we hope It will But
something should be done to reform these bad boys.
They should not be permitted to grow up with the
vicious habits they have been cultivatng. The City
Council should pass an ordinance forbidding their
assembling about the engine houses-for they are
generally in the way Of the fremen-and when
caught giving false alarm should be punished Sc
verely 1t is strange that parents will permit their
children to grow up in worse than idleness-in
crime-and it is high time something was done to
remedy this crying evil. The City Council ought
to take some notice of it.
NEGRO SrEAIIyG-AN ExrLoT THAT DIDN'T Ste
CEED.-The attempt to abduct Mr.. McCLUEEs negro
man should cause our police and the people gener-
ally. not only in Nashville but the surrounding
country, to keep careful watch upon all suspc-
ious characters, and whenever one such is caught
in conversation with a Negro he should be arrested
and dealt with as the law directs
1t will be remembered that a couple Of Negroes
disappeared from Shelbyvile a few weeks since
after having been seen in conversation with stran-
ger who had been lettering about the town for sew
eral days The stranger left and shortly afterwards
the Negroes left. " Suspicion attached to the
stranger and he was followed to this city where he
stopped day or two he then went to Lebanon.
and upon the same stage went gentleman to watch
his movements. After spending day in Lebanon,
without any apparent business he returned to this
city. Here he tarried day longer, when ne in
formed the clera at the hotel at which he was
stopping that he desired to go to Louisville ON the
morning train without fail. The morning came and
our wandering hero left but he didn't have the Ne
grocs with him. 1t happened that, as they were
coming to the city that morning. they were sur
prised and one Of them captured by gentleman
who happened 60 have risen early. The other came
in during the day and gave himself up. Now it is
almost certain that there was an engagement be
tween these Negroes aud the stranger by which he
was 70 take them TO some free State lie Is spotted
and should he return hc will probably receive
much warmer reception than ne would consider al
together agreeable
These facts show the necessity of closely watch
ing all suspicious characters who come among us.
Indeed, our citizens cannot Doe too careful on this
point.
Az Exmou or A Nu,mGrA COLONEL: OR WH,r
AuE or .WAENG up THE WRONG PASSENGER Gen.
W,rKER has recently published a work ou the War
in Nicaragua" in which he failed to magnify the
eorloits of a certain Col LocKRrpGE in such a man
ner as to crafty the vanity Of that individual We
take this to be the state of the case fl om card
which We find in the New Orleans Irn. Delta of the
18th INST The valiant Colonel says:
Soon after reading the work suddenly and most
Unexpectedly met VIM. Walker on the street and IN
the presence of Capt e. l. FaysouN, and Capt VIM
Il Scott 1 denounced the bIOk far as il related
10 me- as being totally false IN almost every partcu-
lar, and informed him that would hold HIM. Vim.
Walker. responsible therefor, at an early day. To
this Walker answered. when you please, sir.
This occurred ON the lOA. On the lllh Lock
RIDGE address Gen WALEER a note, which we take
to have been Of hostile character, which in
few hours, by the advice of his friends he with
drew. and addressed him another simply inquIring
whether in crticising his conduct and course dur
ing the war in Nicaragua, Gen WAIKER intended TO
charge him lLocEEpGE) with acting otherwise than
as a gentleman of honor and courage. Gen WALKER
addressed a note % Col. x. ii. FJRDoMr LOoARlp"h
friend, in which he says:
Capt c. l. Faysoux has just delivered me note
signed s A. Lockridge; and from this note, as well
as from Capt FaySouNs verbal statement gather
that yot desire be satisfied as TO certain portions
of a book lately published on the war IN Nicaragua.
For y9ar satisfaction freely say that IN the work
alluded 20 [ did not intend TO impugn the honor or
courage of ) A. LOckridge. When ] aimfto make
charges againsta man. let me assure you IL shall be
in words not cesily misunderstood.
This tu.n in the correspondence was an cNtin-
guishar upon LocERTDGE, and ne writhed under ITS
force. for straightway he had PURDoU to address
note to Gen. WALEEQ asking him his reason for adj
dressing his reply to him rather thar to LoCEEInGE.
ITO that note says Col. PURDoN Il received YER
" bal reply only. through Captain FAYsouN, to the
effect that General WALEEE considered that he had
given meas l frankly admitted iumy note to him
"a satisfactory reply to the question propounded
(Which constituted the matter in controversy and
that while he declined to answer my last question,
he thereby intended no disreslect to me Poor
LocEWDGE! he was completely "done for-his
feathers all stripped oiI-and in retiring from the
field he says his future action in this matter will
be governed by circumstances"