Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-19

General Gillem has returned home 4
spend the HOLIDAYS with his family

General Gillem has returned home to
spend the holidays with his family.
DR.. Smith, whose long stay in Nashville
has been rendered notorious, for the length
of time he has spent in prison and the
workhouse, was yesterday released from
the latter institution. The Doctor, it will
be remembered, is the celebrated Balti-
more physician, who when you meet him
again is to be in such different cireum-
stances" The unfortunate man has doubt
less seen better days, but he is now
sad spectacle of what continued dissipation
cen accomplish. He is beyond the power
Of reform, and will probably be again ar
rested in few days for vagrancy or drunk
enness.
On Friday person, giving his name
as Charles Moore, and hailing from Clarks-
vile, put up at the Rock City Inn, with
young, and progressing woman, whom he
stated he had married bat few days be-
fore. On Sunday morning, Mr.. Moore LEFT
the city on the Chattanooga train, and the
evening of the same day woman stopped
at the Inn searching for Moore, who il
seems il her husband of several years stand
ing. There is a matrimonial middle in
the case somewhere, it is very evident. The
woman learning the direction the fugitive
couple had taken, left in pursuit By the next
train. We hope she may be successful and
overtake her absconding spouse The
parties, from their appearance, all be-
longed evidently to the better class Of So
eiety.
An old and we'll known German who has
resided in this city a number ofyears, died
very suddenly at his place of residence on
Deaderick street. Sunday morning.
Gen. w. B. Lewis, of the Freedmen's
Bureau, has returned from his trip to West
Tennessee, whittier he went to inquire into
some Iumored outrages against the colOred
people Of Obion county. The General has
not yet heard from the officers who were
sent to inquire into the alleged impolitiOns
upon the negroes. The shortness Of crops
in many counties Of this portion of the
State has made il impossible in many in
stance for the farmers and planters 10 full
fill their contracts with the negroes, and
the result has been numerous civil suits.
From our exchanges We learn that in
many portions of the State, especially in
the more removed and out of the Way dis
tricts lawlessness seems to be on the in
crease. Judging from the amount Of ras-
cality which is perpetrated in the best set
tied districts Of the State, we can imagine
something of the condition of the country
where the facilities for enforcing the laws
are far less effective than in the well pOpu
lated districts.
Lieutenant Alexander, of the night Po-
lice, a most faithful and efficient officer,
will be a candidate for the captaincy of the
night police at the election in the City
Council, Thursday night week.
Yesterday was an extremely damp, dis
agreeable and lowering day. The temper
AZURE has moderated considerably, and is
anything bat like wintery now.
The iiremen Of GAINESVILLE are to give a
magnificent ball on Wednesday night after
Christmas.
Business at the several magistrates Of
fees yesterday was duller than ever. Civil
suits to the exclusion of criminal cases,
was the order of the day.
The steamer A. Baker coming down from
the upper Cumberland ran into some over
hanging trees yesterday, knocking down
both her chimneys and producing other
damages.
The steamer Havana, going through the
bridge at GAINESVILLE, collided with the
pier and sustained some considerable dam
age. She escaped without damaging any
Of her FREIGHT however