Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-10
STATE NEWS.


bv deluge of fain-all together doing far
mers great injury. A pair Of mules belong
ing 20 Messrs Reel and Ballentine, and used
by them at their steam mill, we're killed by
a stroke of lightning.
Again, on Tuesday night about o'clock,
we had the heaviest thunder storm ever wit
messed by the oldest inhabitant, accompanied
with another flood of rain, also doing great
damage TO farms and fences. One corner oil
DIR. Bates residence was badly shivered by
stroke of lightning. Reed and Ballentlne
lost several thousand feet Of lumber by the
overflow in Pleasant Run.
On Tuesday there was a red fox taken,
after chase of many hours-in the course
of which the animal ran, al one time, eight
miles on an air line before changing his dI-
| rection. Thirty or forty full-voiced hounds
we're in the chase 1t was a splendid affair.
1t is supposed TO BE- the only one in the
county.
WILSON CoUNTY-From the Lebanon
Herald, of yesterday we take The follow
ing:
CIRCUIT CoURT.-This court adjourned
on Monday last, after a session of about two
weeks. But few cases were tried. In the
case of Hooker as. Martin, for SANDER after
much able and ingenious argument from
eminent counsel or both sides, the jury re-
turned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for
5000 damages. We learn that an appeal
was taken by the defendant. We cannot
| permit this occasion to pass without repeat
| ing what we said in a former issue in regard
to the legal ability and impartiality of the
presiding Judge, HILERY WARD. We be-
| lieve that we but re-echo the almost unani-
nous verdict of the people of Wilson cOun-
| ty, when we say, that no Judge who has
| ever occupied the bench in Lebanon has
| given more general satisfaction, not only for
| the qualities mentioned above, but for his
| polteness and urbanity TO all who were
brought in contact with him.
The people of Lebanon are alive to the
! importance Of the Tennessee and Pacific 4.
! r. 4 meeting was held last night, and will
| be convened again tomorrow. Mr.. Camp.
bell addressed the people of Wilson on Mon
day.
| NEGRO KILLED.-Considerabl excite
ment was manifested in our community on
| Saturday, Sd inst, upon the receipt of news
that a negro man, Stephen LigOn by name,
had been killed about a mile from town, by
a son of his former owner, Il. L. Ligon, Jr.
| The investigation of the case has ELECTED the
! following facts, which we give as essentially
true. The negro, it seems, had, since being
mustered out Of the army, taken pains to in
| suit, in almost every manner, the family of
| Mr. Lyon, frequently threatening the life
the defendant. Forbearance at last ceased
! to be virtue, and Mr. r. l.. Ligon, JT., a
| youth of Is years, determined to anticipate
the man by killing him. On the day of the
| killing, Ligon met the negro on the road
and told him he wanted to speak to him.
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Guilty, put his hand in his pocket and at
tempted to draw n pistol, when Lyon shot
him in the shoulder. The negro then ran,
when Lyon followed him and shot him in
the breast, killing him instantly.
| WILLIAMSON CoUNTY-The Franklin
RerieiC, of yesterday, says:
! mysterious black-robed gentleman has
been perambulating our streets for some
| days past. He represents himself as Head
| Centre of the Finnegans" He is a power
full built man, a perfect athlete in his physi-
| cal proportions, and walks with the air of a
| king. He is recruiting for the army in Can
nady" He seems tie have lots of the "need
full " to fling out in the usual clap-trap
measures for obtaining recruits. He has en-
listed several and promises to move towards
the front" next Wednesday.
- Some boys brought deranged man
into town last Thursday morning He
had escaped from his brother from Beechs
tavern where they were lodging for the night.
They were just from the asylum and on
their way to Florence. When caught he was
careering in a perfect state of nudity on a
| horse he had picked up along his route
We are pleased to see that the Presbyte
rian church is undergoing thorough course
of repairs. 1t will soon he completed in a
| splendid and entirely new style.
Our farmers, owing to the amount of wet
weather we have had, are busily at work,
endeavoring to kill the grass and weeds,
| which have gotten considerable hold OF the
| crops. Corn, with this exception, is looking
well. Our farmers think the cotton pros
| spectS are very gloomy.
BEDFORD CoUNTY.-From the Shebyville
| Union, of yesterday, we take the following:
| Hon. HENRY COOPER. - This gentleman
reached home day or so ago from Column
| bia, where he had been for some weeks hold
ing court. We are pleased to see him in fine
| health and, as usual, looking well.
- On Friday the LIST, John W. Trollinger
| of this place, while attending the saw mill
of l.. b. Knott, three miles west of town,
| had his leg so badly crushed by the carriage
| of the mill running over it that amputatiOn
was necessary.
We regret to learn that very des-
| tructive hail storm occurred in the neigh
| borhood of Flat Creek Store in this county
| on Saturday last. 1t is said Jumps of hail
as large as a hen egg fell, which almost
ruined the growing crop Of corn, wheat, DC.
A majority of our farmers speak discou-
| ragingly of the wheat crop in this county.
| Being damaged to some extent by the freezes
| of the winter, not more than a half crop is
anticipated. There are also complaints too,
of the rust, but on inquiry we learn from
| those who have examined, it has only at
tackled the blade and not the stalk, which it
is said does not generally injure the grain.
FRANKLIN COUNTY. - The Winchester
Home Journal, of yesterday, says:
We have not known in many years a
storm of longer duration than the one which
visited this section on Tuesday night last,
| or heavier fall of rain, or more vivid and
continuous lightning. The elements seemed
10 he engaged in an awful battle, and surely
the air must be now cleansed of all con-
tagious matter. We learn that wheat has
suffered considerably by being blown down.
We regret to learn that the residence
of Mr. Paschal Cole, on the river some ten
miles from here, was burned 10 the ground
Monday night last. He lost all his furniture
and bedding, etc. Fire accidental.
- After the coolest spring ever witnessed
in this section, the weather is now uncom-
fortably warm.
SULLIVAN COUNTY.-The Bristol NcCs
of Friday furnishes the following:
"A desperate named Jesse Poor, resident
of the lower end of this county, near Kings
port, was killed few days since by Peter
Weakly, deputy sheriff He had been ar
rested, there being several indictments
against him, and was being conveyed to
Jonesboro for safe keeping, when he attemp-
ed to escape. He was ordered to halt by
the guard, but refused to comply, when they
fired upon and killed him. Poor had be-
longed TO both the Southern and Union
armies during the late war, and had the !
character of being bad man.
job Powell of the same section, who was
mixed up with the killing of Capt. Thorn |
burg, of the 9th Tennessee (Federal) caval- !
~, during the war, was arrested at the
same time, and taken to Jonesboro.
- The Federal guard which has been
stationed in this place Cor some time, under
command of Brevet Lieut. Colonel Chapman,
took its departure for Richmond on Tues
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