Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-22
STATE NEWS.

GILES CoUETY.-In the Circuit Court for
Giles county, three negroes we're, during the
past week, tried, convicted and sentenced to
the penitentiary for three years, for the
crime ofstealing hogs. Two others were I'M
plicated as the receivers of the stolen pro-
perty, and are still held for trial on that
charge.
There was a very successful concert given
in Pulaski on Thursday night, for the ben
benefit of the Episcopal Church of that
place.
A letter from Cornersville to the Citizen
says: "Our grasses are doing well-farmers
busy planting--soil generally well prepared;
late wheat a failure; early looking very
well; oats up and looking well. There will
be more cotton planted in this end of the
county than last season. Nine-tenths will
be planted ithis week, the weather per-
hitting"
LINCOLN CoUNTY.-The Fayetteville
Observer informs us that Thaddeus Bu-
chanan, aged nineteen years, son of T.
w. Buchanan, formerly of that county,
accidentally killed himself with pistol
near Richmond, on Friday, 9th instant
On rising in the morning, he told his aunt
he had slept the night before better than
usual. Washing his face, he went up stairs
As soon as he grasped the pistol, which was
under the bed, itfred, killing him instantly,
the ball entering his breast. 1t is supposed
that negro woman, who made up the bed
in the morning, while handling the pistol
cooked it, and not being able to let the ham
mer down, put it back cooked under the pill
low. The deceased was a member of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church, and lived
pious life.
SHELBY CoUNTY.-In Memphis the ne
groes are still troublesome. The Appeal of
Friday says:
Another of the edifying episodes so fire.
quent of late in the negro suburb of South
Memphis, transpired on Wednesday even
ing in this wise: Officer Sweat, who has
been indisposed for some days, was out for
the first time, merely for walk; but on be-
ing earnestly entreated by 4 lady to assist in
experimenting a female negro thief, went to
a house in the negro quarter for that pur-
pose; after arresting the wench, he was met
by party of negro soldiers, who, with many
oaths, declared he should not arrest any one
in their part of the city. The officer attempt
ed to demonstrate, bat they set upon him,
knocked him down, inhicting a severe cut
On his head and otherwise shamefully NAL
treating him. and at length, finding that he
was unarmed, several fired at him more than
once with pistols, very nearly inhicting more
than one serious wound. In the confusion
the thief escaped, but one negro man was
mortallv wounded, whether by an acciden-
tai shot from his friends or some outsider,
We could not learn; but we are informed that
he died during the night. These very fire.
quent Outrages on the Lart of the lawless
freedmen. who are congregated like so many
beasts in South Memphis, and are too lazy
to work or do anything but steal to support
themselves in an idle and vicious existence,
is becoming past all endurance, and should
be suppressed by the strong arm of the law
at any and every hazard.
WILSON CoUNTY.-From the Herald of
of yesterday, we take the following:
LADIES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.-As we
mentioned last week, several ladies of this
place have been authorized to establish a
branch of this society for Wilson county.
These ladies have gone energetically to
work. The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation propose, on next Friday evening, to
give tableau at the Methodist church, the
proceeds Of which shall be given to the
association.
We are sure our citizens will enter a
heartily into this scheme, and will lend to
the ladies engaged in it all the aid, pecu
niarily ard otherwise, that may be re-
quired.
The ladies will have meeting at the
Methodist church on Monday next. The
citizens generally are invited to attend.
THE CRoPs.--The corn is up in a great
many places in the county, and is very
promising. The wheat is average, and the
fruit crop is very promising. Without some
providential interposition, we look forward
to a good harvest and fat time next fall.