Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-30
STATE NEWS,

The Knoxville Commercial Of Thursday
says: We regret to hear of the death, on
Tuesday evening last, of JAHEs NJ. HAIR
GoUs, an industrious citizen, living on the
CAswELL farm, ten miles east of the city.
We learn that when the storm came up, Mr..
HARGoUs and his two sons were at work in
the field, and took shelter from the rain un-
der large tree. The lightning struck the
tree, and descended till il reached Nh. H..
when the fluid passed TO his head and thence
down his back and legs, killing him instant
ly, but without breaking the skin. The two
boys were greatly stunned, but not otherwise
damaged. This is another warning to keep
from the shelter Of trees during thunder
storms
The Chattanooga Union, of yesterday, has
the following; The Summer term Of this
Court, which has been in session in this city
for nearly two weeks, Judge ADAMS presid-
ing, adjourned yesterday morning There
was good deal of business disposed of du-
ring the term, and we learn there is vet on
the docket quite number of cases not reach
ed. AT public meeting on Thursday night,
steps were taken to celebrate appropriately
the approaching Fourth of July. The fol-
lowing committee was appointed to make
the necessary arrangements: VIM. CRUTCH-
FIELD, J. L. DIVINE, Do. MCLEOD, ID. MUIR
Rim, J. II. VAN, DIR. JOHNSON, H. F. PAR
RIsH, X. CHURCH, L. A. JAMES and Captain
NICKLIE. ToNIIIEsoN Fort was nominal
ted to read WAsHINGToN's Farewell Address.
From the Fayetteville Observer of Thurs
day, we take the following:
The Masonic Celebration at Pleasant
Plains, on the 23d inst, was grand affair.
The crowd was the largest we have had in
the county for years. The procession of the
Masonic Fraternity was imposing. The
dinner prepared was sumptuous, the speak
ing excellent, and the ceremonies impress
sive. All passed off quietly and harmo-
niously, the crowd being remarkably order
ly, and the day not without profit, it is be-
lieved, to all present. The orators of the
day were Messrs DOWNING and BuRNAM,
of Lincoln, and DR.. STEVENSON, of Giles.
While two boys, brothers, named RHODES
twelve and fourteen years Of age, were scuf-
fling, last Sunday, near Pleasant Plains, the
younger stabbed the elder-accidentally it
is said-in the right side, with knife The
wound is severe, but thought not to be NOR
tai.
The Shelbyville Exposition, of yesterday,
says:
1t is announced that WIN. HoUsToN,
magistrate in this county, has received the
appointment from BRowNLow, of Register
of Voters Of Bedford county, under the abom-
Unable franchise law. We opine the Gov
ernor ESQ called has mistaken his man. Mr..
III. ranks as a gentleman, and a man of con-
science, from which fact we seriously doubt
whether he will accept the appointment or
not
1t is acknowledged by farmers generally,
that the wheat crop will turn out much bet
ter in this county than at first anticipated.
The wheat is said to be in quality most ex
cellent The corn crop bids fair to be an
over yield.
We learn that the Ladies of Fairfield and
vicinity have organized Benevolent Socie-
ty; and that they will give supper at the
Fairfield Male Academy on the night of the
9th of July next, for the benefit of disabled
Confederate soldiers A joyous time is an
ticipated. Let all be there, who can.
We take the following from the Pulaski
Citizen, of yesterday:
SAMUEL DRAKE, (colored) attempted to
murder his wife at COPELAND WHITFIELD's
farm, on Tuesday night last, by cutting her
throat. He had previously fallen out with
her and taken up his quarters at the adjoin-
ing plantation of Mrs. SKII.LEN, for what
cause we are unable to state; but he was so
highly offended at her for some reason or
other, that he boldly threatened and deli
berately planned her destruction. Accord
ingly, on the night above mentioned, about
the hour of midnight, he stealthily entered
the cabin where his wife and her parents
were sleeping, and fiendishly cut her throat,
infiGting CHASTITY wound, from which she
is not likely to recover.
The bold rascal told his mother-in-law
that he would kill her daughter and make |
his escape to Huntsville before the deed |
could be discovered, and if necessary would |
murder white man for money to bear his |
He was formerly Federal soldier, and his |
discharge is now in the hands of an officer, |
from which we learn that be was private in
Capt. w. II. WILEY's Co., (H.l 18th U. S. |
G. l., "a years old, 5 feet and inches high,
black and born in Macon county, Miss, but |
claimed Huntsville as his home.