The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-06-10
TENNESSEE ITEMS.


CIacurr CouRT.-This Court adjourned on
Monday last, after session Of about two
weeks. But few cases we're tried. In the
case of Hooker VS.. Martin, for SANDER, after
much able and Ingenious argument from
eminent counsel on both sides, the jury re-
turned a verdict in faver Of the plainth Tor
$500 damages. We learn that an appear
was taken by the defendant. Several cases
of minor Importance were disposed Of
We eanno. permit this occasion to pass
without repeating what we said in former
issue in regard to the legal ability and inn
partiality of the presiding Judge, Hilery
Ward. We believe that we but re-echo the
almost unanimous verdict of the people. OF
Wilson county, when we say, that 10 Judge
who has ever occupied the bench in Leba-
non has given more general satisfaction, not
only for the qualities mentioned above, but
for his politeness and urbanity to all who
were brought IN contact with him.-LebG-
non Herald.
HOMICIDE NEAR LEBANoE--NEGRo KILLED.
Considerable excitement was manifested
in our community on Saturday, 3D. instant,
upon the receipt of news that negro man,
stephen Ligon by name, had been killed
about mile from town by son OF his for
mer owner, r. L. Lyon, Jr.
The investigation Of the case has ELECTED
the following facts, which we give as essen
TALLY true:
The negro, it seems, had, since being mus
tered out Of the army, taken pains to insult,
in almost every manner, the family OF Mr..
Lyon, frequently threatening the life Of
the defendant. Forbearanee at last ceased
to be virtue, and Mr.. r. L. Lyon, Jr., q
youth OF Is years, determined to anticipate
the man by killing him. On the day ofthe
killing, Ligon met the negro on the road,
and tod him he wanted to speak to him.
The negro, believing there would be diff
Guilty, put his hand in his pocket and at
tempted to draw a pistol, when Ligon shot
| him in the shoulder. The negro then ran,
when Ligon followed him and Shot hun in
| the breast, killing him nstaRtly.-Herald.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. John Branner, President
of the E. I. & Va. r. R., and Mr.. Charles
McGee, President of the X. & X. R. R., are
in Washington, attending the Convention
of railroad Presidents, now in session in
that city.-Kn0rUille Commercial, Sh.
On Friday last, John w. Trollinger, of
this place, while attending the saw mill of
LIB. Knott, three miles west Of town, hsd
his leg SO badly crushed by the carriage of
the mill running over it that amputation
was necessary. The operation was per-
FORMED Dy DIS. u 7 &. DlakSmOf6 ana b. M.
| Thompson. We are glad to learn that Mr.
Frollinger is doing as well as could be ex-.
pected.-Shelbyvitle Union, 9th.
We regret to learn that very destruc-
| tive hail storm occurred in the neighbor-
hood of Flat Creek Store in this county on
Saturday last. Il is said Jumps of hail as
large as a hen egg fell, which almost ruined
the growing crop of corn, wheat, &c.
A majority of our farmers speak discour-
agingly of the wheat crop in this county.
Being damaged to some extent by the
freezes of the winter, not more than half
crop is anticipated.
A desperate named Jesse Poor, resident
of the lower end Of this county, near Kings
port, was killed n few days since by Peter
Yoakly, Deputy Sheriff. He had been ar
rested, there being several indie tments
against him, and was being conveyed to
Jonesborough for safe keeping, when he at
tempted to make his escape. He was order
ed to halt by the guard, but refused to com
ply, when they fired upon and killed him.
POOR had belonged to the Southern and
Union armies during the late war, and had
the chartacer Of being bad man.
Job Powell, of the same section, who was
mixed up with the killing of Capt Thorn
burg, Of the 9th Tenn. (FederalJ ayalry,
during the war, was arrested at the same
time and taken to Jonesboro. - Bristol
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