Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-27
STATE NEWS.

LINCOLN CoUNTY.-The Fayetteville o.
scrper of Thursday says that the residence of
Thomas Wyatt, ten miles west of that place,
was burned down on Wednesday night
involving the loss of all his furniture and
family supplies. 1t is thought to have been
the work of an incendiary,
A Sanitary Board has been appointed for
Fayetteville, which has ordered the removal
of filth and the use of disinfectants by the
LIST of June.
There will be a sacramental meeting at
the Cumberland Presbyterian church, Fay
etteville, the fourth Sunday in June.
GILES CoUNTY.-The Pulaski Citizen, of
Friday, says: The polls were opened in
this county yesterday, and an election held
in obedience to the Constitution and laws of
Tennessee, for the purpose of electing an
Attorney General for this Judicial Circuit
Major Frank Matthews, Of Lawrence, re-
ceived 1876 votes at this place, and Cowden,
of Marshall, II.
The Gallatin Examiner of yesterday, gives
the following:
The polls for the election of a District
Attorney were opened here on Thursday.
We have not received any returns from the
country, but presume that the polls were
opened in the various precincts. The fol-
lowing is the vote in the Gallatin precinct:
Smith, so; Donaldson, 5; Bond, 3; Smiley,
6; Barksdale, II; Temple, 6; Bryan, l.
The cut worm has been very destructive in
many portions of the county. We also hear
that the rust has attacked the wheat in many
sections.
The net proceeds of the entertainments for
the Ladies' Benevolent Society, at Gallatin,
are estimated by the Examiner at six or seven
hundred dollars.
WILLIAMSON CoUNTY.-The Franklin
RerieU, of yesterday, furnishes the following
items:
Throughout every portion Of the country,
the people are industriously engaging in
working their farms. More land than was
ever known, is in cultivation, and as gen.
eral thing, it is worked better. Our people
are striving with renewed energy to recuper-
ate and we believe they will succeed. Com
plant is made of the cotton dying in some
parts of the country. All other crops are
doing remarkably well, except wheat, which,
owing 10 the freezes of last winter, is gener-
ally too thin on the ground. The fences
torn down during The war have been rebuilt.
On numbers of farms one sees from one to
four or five snug little cabins reared, where
heretofore, but one or more were seen. The
country, on every hand presents flourish
ing and thrifty appearance, and speaks vol
umes for the industry, thrift and enterprise
of the citizens of old Williamson.
A revenue detective, on Tuesday, seized
twenty-eight barrels of whisky belonging to
Boyd & Noen, distillers, eight miles west
of Franklin, for want of license They had
paid the tax to deputy collector, but the
detective refused to recognize the receipt
Upon reference to the authorities in this
The residence of John Il. Ferguson, eight
miles west of this place, together with all
the contents, was destroyed by fire about
three o'clock on Monday morning last. 1t |
is not known how the fire originated. Mr.. |
Ferguson, his wife, and young lady, bare
ly escaped periShing in the flames.
In consequence of the new franchise law, |
there was no election held for Attorney |
General for this district on Thursday last.
1t was rumored on the streets this week, |
that our Representative in the present Lee
gislature had resigned. We understand this |
is not so. He is here collecting the income
tax.
WILSON CoUNTY.-We are indebted to
the Lebanon Herald of yesterday, for the
following:
On Monday morning last quite an excite
ment was raised on the square, resulting
from fight between Mr. Robinson and
Mr. Wash. Jackson. 1t seems, from what
we can learn, that it was caused from an
DID grudge, arising from something that
occurred during the late war Mr.. Jackson
was terribly beaten on the head with
large cane by Mr. Robinson. Robinson was
fined $40 by the Mayor. Jackson's wounds
are very painful, but not dangerous.
The LIST of June is the day set apart for
the Sunday school celebration by the chill
lren of the Methodist and Presbyterian
churches Of this place. The exercises
promise to be very interesting.
The Herald gives the following account of
he escape of prisoners from the Jail, on
sunday night last. Ii seems the jailer, Mr..
Foster, had entrusted the daty Of securing
he doors Of the inner cells TO one of the
prisoners neEro-in whom he had conf
icnce. On the evening in question, beliey-
ng that the negro had done his duty, he
unlocked the outer door, and was about TO
enter the prison, when he was overpowered
~ the prisoners, who uncapped his gun, and
,cven Of them-four whites and three
their escape. We do not lay
he blame for this wholesale delivery at
lnybody's door, but it does seem to us that,
,fter the precautions that have been taken
" the County Court, something might be
lone for the safe keeping of the thieves and
'ut-throats who infest our community.