, 1866-03-06

Guerilla 0utF8EcH Ill Icn0CS&ee-FActs
About t1.c OFT fkr:.tnnn of Tennet%ec-
Franchise III Davidson COnntJ-:1n
Apparent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. f:ns-
pioyeH Voting Against tie Union Cam
lIdascH.
Especial Despatcl TO tho Chicago Tripune.1
NASHVILLE, March ).
Mr. Ransom, an intelligent and wealthy land hoad.
or, lives IL Mar-lall couuty, about thirty miles
from Nashville. Here he has large farm, upoa
which be har had at work about Forty negroes, 10
whom he has rented land In eInali tsat!s This his
given offence to gang OF rebel eneftllas and bush
wbntkers In that recian who declare negroes shall
not rcnt lands in the county. Five or SIX taya ago
party Of them rent to the house Of
ono ol alr. Rausom't rcn,e1s and, pistol In hsnd,
carried away colosed hoy, whom they kept by
force tor three days, before he managed 10 esespe
Carrying OF tits hoy second time. they were fol-
loved by half . dozen necroet, who burst opcn the
door Of the house in which the boy wa. detained.
and rescued h.n,. fc1t day gang OF scoundlels
made regular attack uron ~ Raosqme @ honis ;t;;
as1as 5s o. md ono FS1e ereb.s1 = os tn
@ 1sn:on tssa I'D ..eFssd ~ % %Sa!hs Ss
armed men on horseback, attacked the negroes:
ofGis of lie '1S psee. .o 4his s meas II hasi
commanding the post I! Nashville, detailed tysenty-
I've sUdcIp and two G1ta{S 10 pfpceCt1 Al once 70
'hr fcat Of war, and al Ill Aazazts tle2s cut tho
bauditts. Nj. II. vent n company with the 'roops+
/ have before me large anonnt Of interesting
correspondence from the oil regions os Tcunncsece,
| irom vh1ch condenst The following:
Under the i.auencc Of capital and enternnse, the
country along the Cumberland I: rapidly ehanEl3g
/ lis character. t.ayc r0use Is about being opened
t IRON Burkesyie 10 Eagle tree<. rartes a1e con.
teup!atrn- putting s1oal steamers On the o5ed
River, q tans poss oil frnm the fels IN the fesson
c,ycs The most fa,orap}e indications. In evers ID.
stance where wetlz have been drilled to sufficient
sl,th. oil ha- neen found. Well No l. OF the Ten
nessec = Cumberland on aud Mining Company,
have ben much annoy ed with gns. aad operstion4
| urc partially suspended until the arrival OF .as
pfpe~. Gen. Copeland claims to have Just struck q
inc stream ot oil IN the creek. Gulck we'll. on
TIC Robertson, On Ubel river, AMI at Wfdow
Cratt'1 place. the company mentioned Is rapidly c1
| tending operations. and purchasing much land
Transportation 70 Nashville Is goot. 53t the eos
which can sail up The east aud vest fo:Ss
Barrels can be ma3e chcapy on the spot: Fla1boar
can be brought IN 10 aid the steamer In the lns
pottasion; and altogether the o.prospccss up iher
. or The numerous oil companies ro,v Operating II
| Tennexsee tie Tennessee i En.nbcrland. the Ten
| ne*see 4 Alabama, and tue Tennessee Petroleum
. Nlpins companies seems 10 have very fair r''"-'
! | csc1s Of enccess. 1-~
:. | The number Of peIs"-
aal7, yei uea5v X III III ~ geta,. ~ "a. ~
il III. Ffet1ous 70 tue eiec,inS ~ tnrns m
diefesnctI4tt 3TSaiee Law evcrYwuet. ia shameful
.as oniy parry diy[.hon wa upt
u | .se ee1n'f ''ussee: Gas'o1t: ,ron;szratise, 81
sfta 5sn ~ q ess % esnass @ass wes hs Dss s s,
= tmp!oyrs Of the t2nartcrmaeter's Department 70
Il ing soliG Rga1ne: him.