Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-15


THE MURDER n PUTNAM CoUNTY.-We
learn from a gentleman who has just re-
turned from the oil regions, full particulars
Of the murder in Putnam county last sun
day, mentioned in our paper yesterday.
Two men from Indiana, whose names our
informant did not remember, were riding
horseback, when they overlook two others
on foot, and gave them lift Near a church
in the woods, at a distance Of near two miles
from any dwelling, the men who bad been
kindly permitted to ride, shot, from behind,
their benefactsIs, leaving ono dead and the |
other badly rounded They then rifed the
pockets Of their victims, obtaining in all,
but S25 and rode rapidly back on the stolen
horses.
The wounded man succeeded in making /
the facts known to the residents of that Vi
einity, who Immediately organized force
and started in pursuit. The robbers had so
much the start that it proved unavailing
They we're traced to Trousdale's Ferry,
crossing Caney Fork at the ford thence
through New Middleton, where another pur-
suing party was organized, and at Lebanon
they turned aside toward the river, proba-
bly, crossing and escaping into Kentucky.
Il is hoped they will be captured, as their
names are known.
1t is but justice to the citizens along the
road where the murder was committed to
say that they did everything in their power
to capture and bring to justice the perpetra-
tors Of this cowardly and dastardly outrage.
There is no more peaceful or hospitable
people anywhere than those residing in that
region. The murderers were strangers, and
said to be from Illinois
FREE BRDGE-A meeting, in reference
to the construction Of free bridge, was held
yesterday at the Office Of WmTEsIAN Bros,
but did not do anything Of any Importance
as the Committee, to whom was referred, at
a previous meeting, the plan and location of
a bridge, was not ready to report. They
asked for further time, with the request that
the Commissioners under the charter for the
construction of free bridge, will meet them
next Saturday at the same Office, at 10 A. N.
They will then be prepared to report plan
with location.
The following gentlemen are the Com
nissioners under the charter:
NICHOLAS HoBsoN, w. B. A. RAMSEY, J.
MESIcH WILLIAMS, MICHAEL VAUGHAN,
GEO. Nancy, Z. TRuErT, r. W. Brown,
J. B. MCFERRrN, f. H. CmLDERs A. V. s
5. LINDSEY, p. w. MAxEY, JAMES
W. F. BANG, JOHN CowEN, :
J. n. CoRBErr, VIM BOYD WIN. HARMON, \
Z. o. Gross, J. T. FORBES and GEO. L.
FRUIT IL TENNESSEE have before
allied the attention Of the merchants of y
Nashville 90 the fruit crop in Tennessee,
We are again assured by gentlemen who IL
ave just returned from the mountain dis i,
riot, that the fruit crop, apples particularly, i
s very large-larger than it has been for
many years. The crop in Smith, DeKalb, d
)yerton, Putnam, Jackson, and Fentress
will not fall short Of half a million
ushels The apple crop in New York, Ohio, F
pennsylvania, and New jersey, being, as is
conceded, entire failures, the G
rice Of this fruit will necessarily be greatly n,
nhanced. We call attention to this, not n,
imply as a good speculation, but for the
eason that if it is attended to in time it will
ct only pay the buyer, but will bring a
lrge amount of money into portion of the
tate that has been stripped almost entirely al
f everything during the war. We are sure III
nat they can be bought from the farmers at =,
n almost nominal price, as the only use hu
ley expect to make Of them is to make NJ
der Of them and feed their hogs.
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