The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-19
Amusements.


theatre begin tonight with the drama Of
4" Don Cesar de Bazan," Miss Helen
Western as Don Cesar. The closing piece
IS the "Wept Of Wish-ton- WISH" in
which Miss Western plays Naramattah.
Both pieces are well cast.
New THEATRE-This is the last night Of
the grand dramatic alliance. The "Iron
Mask" received with so much satisfaction
Thursday night, will be repeated, with the
same cast. No other piece will be played.
Mrs. Elite Henderson has been engaged,
and will appear Monday night. In better
days she was a great favorite in Nashville.
DEATH OF LIEUT. SAMUEL NJ ALLEN
A telegraphic dispatch from Cairo, to the
Louisville papers, Of the 18th inst, giving
an account of a guerrilla fight in Shelby
county, Tennessee, says:
One was named Contrigal, a daring rob-
Der, who had a repeater which he fired.
Forrest ordered his men to fire, and Contri
gal and his companion, Samuel Allen, for
merly Of Nashville, fell dead.
The Samuel Allen spoken of is Lieut..
Samuel NJ. Allen, son of Mr.. Joseph W.
Allen, Of this city. Instead of being con
cerncd with robbers, as the foregoing para
graph intimatcs, he was the victim Of rob
bers, having been killed and robbed by
them, as we learn from private letter from
Memphis, received in this city, and written
by VIM. n. Harrington, Esq, of that place.
The murder and robbery took place near
the residence Of Mr.. JHmison, about twelve
miles from Memphis.
1t. Allen was captured at Yicksburg and
paroled. He was subsequently taken sick
at the camp for paroled soldiers near Ma
rietta, Ga. and was permitted to leave there
ON furlough He went to the residence of
Mr. Geo. /. Holmes, formerly a member Of
Tennessee Legislature, who lives some
fourteen miles from Memphis, and sought
Of the commander Of the Post at that city,
permission to visit his family in Nashville,
furnishing him with a frank and candid
account of his position and the circumstances
attending his presence in Tennessee. The
permission asked, having been denied, he
remained with Mr.. Holmes. observing his
parole honorably and was, with the consent
Of Gen. r. S. Granger, commander Of this
Post, furnished with means by his friends
here. lie was enjoying the hospitality Of
Mr.. Holmes up to the day of his death
1t. Allen was an honorable, high-minded
and chvalrous young man, greatly beloved
by a large circle Of friends in Nashville.
We had the pleasure yesterday of a
call from Capt H. j. Vanneman, Topo-
graphical Engineer, Of the I'd Brigade, 1st
division 4th Army Corps, and attached to
the staff Of Brigadier General Whitaker
We were gratifed to learn that the General
is in fine health, and his brigade, now sta
toned at Cleveland are in tip top condition,
and anxious TO "move against the enemy's
works" The General sent us a specimen
of the copper ore of the East Tennessee
mines,-a beautiful specimen of the riches
Of that noble section of our State, which
osly wants continued peace to make it the
garden spot Of North America.
The indianapolis Journal of the
10th says-"six Infantry Regiments have
been turned over TO Gen. Hovey, who viii
lead them at once to Nashville. General
+ Darlington is busily engaged in getting
the cavalry regiments ready for the field.
As has been stated, these regiments have
/ been authorized TO furnish their own horses.
Let them be careful TO get good ones. They
are as good regiments Of men as have been
raised in Indiana, and they should, If pos
/ siblc, be well mounted"
The reader will fin q in our columns
this morning an advertisement of the Hard
ware store OF Mr.. J. r. Breast, No. 90 West
side Of the Public Square. The stock Of
/ goods on hand is large, and embraces the
usual variety. It's Of the best quality, hay
ing been selected with great care. Tie as
sortment Of pocket cutlery is particularly
/ fine, comprising some Of the most elegantly
+ finished pen-knivcs ever brought to this
market Nothing superior to them is man
ufactured.
The Chattanooga Gazette comes to us
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