Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-14
STATE NEWS.

We extract from the Gallatin Examine
of this date, the following
Information has reached this place thai
an atrociOus murder was committed in Smith
county few days ago, on the road from
Carthage to Chestnut Mound. Two travel.
lers, both young men, said to be from Ala.
bama, were riding along and overlook two
! footmen, one of whom said he was very
| tired, and asked them to let him ride a
while.
The horseman took him up behind him,
and after going a short distance, the UNI
| grateful scOundrel shot him in the back OF
the head, instantly killing him. The other
| horseman was shot at the same time
| by the other foOtman. The murderers then
robbed the bodies and left, going west
wardly with the horses. A short time after
ward the bodies was found in the public
| road. One of them was still living and was
removed to a house, and gave the above ac-
count.
On Monday last a Mr.. MCDONALD,
living near Pinkey Lowe, in Wilson coun-
ty, little beyond Huntsville, was danger
Ously, if not fatally stabbed by one BELCH-
Err. The difficulty grew out of breaking of
some stock of BEICHER into the oats field
of MCDONALD, and the latter was chasing
them out with dogs, to which BELCHER OBJ
iected, when an alteration ensued, which
resulted in the stabbing of MCDONALD. DR..
GRAY was called in, and pronounced the
stabbing fatal.
- The jury in the case of CRUISE and
CRENsHAw, indicted for robbery, which &C.
cupied the greater part of last week, and at
tracted much attention, returned a verdict
on Friday of guilty, and the prisoners were
sentenced TO ten years imprisonment We
stated last week that a aOlle psoSegui had
been entered as to CANT, and an indictment
found against him for murder.
The case of the Gallatin and Nashville
Turnpike Company, VS.. the /. & n. r. r.
Co., was heard on Thursday. The Turnpike
Company sues the Railroad Company for
damages, claiming that by the construction
of the railroad on line with the turnpike,
their road has been reduced in value and
has ceased to be profitable. A claim is also
put in for the construction of bridges over
the railroad at the Taylor cut and at Rock
land, and for damages to the turnpike at the
crossing at Saundersville and Gees. The
case was deliberately argued, and given to
the jury, which rendered a verdict for the
Turnpike Co., for $500
The Shelbyville Erpositor of yesterday,
says:
JAMES BRITAIN, Of this county, was in
town on Wednesday, and in the evening,
while in a state Of intoxication, entered the
grocery-store of STEWART & OVERCAST, near
the town spring, when a difficulty took place
between BRITAIN and STEWART. we are
not informed as 10 the nature Of the differ
ence between them, but in the fracas BRIT
TAIN was badly, if not dangerously wound
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Of STEWART From what we can learn,
STEWART was Unsuitable IN defending him
self
- Our Jail has again been delivered Of all
its inmates. On last Sunday night the pri-
soners confined in jail, six in number, made
good their escape by working through the
walls. Three Of them, white men, were in
for Stealing horses. But one Of them, a ne
gro, has been arrested up to this time The
white men were heavily ironed, but did not
proceed far before they removed them, and
went on their way rejoicing.
- We are glad 10 see that several Of our
property holders are repairing their build !
ings, on the square, while here and there a
new house is going up. With two or three |
additional Improvements on the Public |
Square, it will look quite passable.
The Chattanooga Union, Of yesterday, says:
One Of the most singular and efectual |
reservations Of sight was performed by DR.. |
p. ID. SINS, Of this city, within the last week. |
Over twenty-eight years ago a lady lost the |
sight Of one Of her eyes by accidentally run
ming three pronged fork into it. Physi-
clans had tried in vain % restore the blind
ness, but without avail, until, while on a
visit 70 her daughter III Chattanooga, DIR.
SIMS was called upon, aud in month re-
stored sight TO the apparently destroyed
optic.
II any doubt remains, By applying 10 this
1fice the name and address Of the lady will |
be given.