, 1866-07-10
FROM NASHVILLE.

The Fourth Of July Dlasnr bnuce-
Trouble ON u Railroad Truts.-A SNir-
EnIth az Fort G1tscIs-N1ns Negroes
k1lte<a-A Picnic Hkokrn up By U. y.
Soldiers.
fEtom tho Nashville Pres and Times, July II
THE AFFAIR At srRISG HILL.
This Is another case in which We have
found it difficult TO arrive ut MI tho facts. It
appears, however, that some negroes planned
o Fourth Of July excursion to spot two
miles beyond Spring Hill. For this purpose
3s soss. "sas eas Leaving sass:esa & @ esssE ssass
in tho morning, and another at
II O'Clock following. One hundred aud fifty
dollars were paid for the use Of these trains,
aud those charterlng the cars charged one
dollar and fifty cents apiece for passengers.
It Is estimated that more than one thousand
eolored people Of both sexes took passage on
these trains. On arriving at the ground, m
additional sum OF twenty FIVE cents was chug-
ed for the dinner set on the OCCASION
Liquor was freely used On the occasion, and
large numbers OF persons became intoxicated,
The cars started to return ut ia.e hour.
Meantime the conductors had claimed and
demanded an additional sum Of one hundred
and fifty dollars for tho return trip. On tho
other hand, the negroes Insisted that the lrst
payment had included the expenses Of
going. and returning, and they consc-
Qucntly refused to pay my more.
This state of Affairs continued until
tile train reached q point about one mile
this side Of Spring ELL, when the conductors
had the locomotive unconpled. leaving the
cars on the track. md they returned With the
engine to Nashville Then ensued scene Of
upronr and confusion. It was found that the
treasurer OF the excursion had abscontled
with the funds. The passengers on the cars
begun to quarrel, ind pistols we're drawn and
13HrAn R1 hal hrn
through the body, and 4 woman severely cut
On the arm.
Numbers left the cars and walked back to
Spring Hill; others set ont through the
woods for franklin, which place they reached
at midnight, and some slept on the train. L
portion Of the e1cursfonfsts were brought to
this city on the O'Clock q. m. cars another
train.
sK1RMIsu AT FORT G1LLEM.
Members Of the Colored Soldiers National
League, with number Of friends, asscrnhi I
to the number Of two h1ndreA> se z:yrt ~
lem, un the Fourth 10 celebrate the day with
speeches nnd I .lirper. They had with them
y tanl 2ss3c. which enltveued the occa-
sio2~WjtA tle rational airs. Early IN the
hy same white soldiers from the Eitth
r3:nitc,l States Cavalry appeared on the
grounds. int they did not then otler
any interferc"se, and every thinE
':.iter the delivery Of tho speeches, anu the
party had Isken reese for dtnnGr; bnring
the absence a. inc tanle, IT,. soldiers
possession OF me m4sicas ms.luEsee
longing TO the cololeo DaI'., sG,
reiuseu 70 gre a sasM ~, TX, m1slYs .
this had been aone r,1ao los -
TIC c9lofca psoil - XIX nE laG.., any
tor tae snfrenass s,.onaai.s, uI seEeu h lt.y.
enmo cunt h,gn Molus; susiJeuso .h,.oS y ps, s
rom ~ 4umuer - lug Wuaaes y, "no |ese; ,.;u
tIe aoat, Gus Nno Ius1Su 1l ~ On ncalnS
atteteaL.on' sesesal "uats sehieants Psssth. ~
were entIeaIed 70 interfere, anu 10 cause Ing
Iestotation o. INC musieai lnst1u:aenIs, ~ oat
tns aPpucatson "as Met py nlL Ielusa!: ~
ane melee msleasto; NY ~ s"o PARTIES lotnls" ,;n
n ree9lT iiae OF qaltle, and oesan sklfm-
ish In tue eait1e-aelu st{ie. sesesa. persons
Welc "oNhaeG on eaen slue' out ,1 noae unnSel-
onsly- FlnuliV GIG Wldlc aolAlefS we're re-