Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-03


FIRE AT HUNTSVILLE ALA.-A BLOCK
OF STORE HOUSES BURNT On Saturday
morning last the fine block Of store houses
on the north side Of the Public Square
Huntsville, Ala, owned 10y j.. j. Donegan,
ESQ, was destroyed by fire The stores
were all occupied We lear e-om the
IndeDendeat that the block cost about
$50 600, and was insured for $4,000. The
stores we're occupied by Messrs Donegan
& Mastin, Col J. W. Burke, and Messrs.
Johnston q Seats, as grocery stores. They
had all heavy stocks, and their losses will
be heavy A large amount of the goods
were removed from the burning building,
but we're injured by removal, and many
articles were stolen by thieves, of which
there seemed 10 be a large number on
hand. The Mayor sent word to Maj. DC
cleston that the goods were being taken
away. and that officer promptly sent
guard to protect the property.
Messrs. Donegan & Mastin had about
S35. 600 worth of goods, and were insured
for $4,000 Col. Burke had abont $780,
600, partly insured. Messrs. Johnston q
Seats had from $4,000 to $4,000, aud
were insured for about $1,000
Mcssrs. Mayer, Bone & Co., who had
grocery store in a framed building on the
east side Of the Donegan block, lost heavily
in the removal Of their stock. Thos. B.
Winston & Co, ia the White block, also
lost by removing their goods, as did J.
We'll The White block at the wcss corner
Of the Square was in danger, but was saved
bv the exertions Of the fremen. The old
Democrat Office was also in great danger,
the roof of which was on fire several times,
but il was eNtinguished-th roof was
slightly damaged by the falling walls.
Il seems impossible to learn the origin
of the fire Il was FIRST discovered in the
third story Of tAe store-room occupied by
Messrs. Donegan & Mastin, but gained
Roadway so rapidly among the combusti-
bic materials in the building that i was
impossible to arrest its progress with the
limited supply Of water and inefficient en-
CINE The loss is a heavy one to the gen
tlemen owning and occupying the building,
and is a calamity that is felt and regretted
by our whole city. Where once a mag
nifceut building stood, nothing now re-
mains but smoulderiug ruins and blackened
walls 1t may have been, and doubtless
was. the work of an incendinry, but il Is
impossible to tell.
THE summer County Military Arrests.
The Press and Timss Of yesterday gives
the following account of the action Of Judge
Barry Of Gallatiu, in the case of several
citizens Of Sumner, arrested by military and
turned over 10 the civil authorities The
civil court will do Justice. All concerned
NAV rest assured Of that.
Robert Hester, James Purtle, Wallace
Webb. Payne and Mclaughlin, citizens Of
Sumner county, were arrested several days
ago, bv order of General Thomas, TO an
swer for otienses upon which the civil an.
thorities had failed TO apprehend them
Hester is charged with the murder o.
James BugE a colored man, something
over a year ago, and Payne and McLaugh'
| lin as being accessory TO the crime.
Purtle il is alleged, murdered james
| Warren, also a colored man, in June last,
| and Webb is held accessory 10 this oHense
| The order for thearrest was issued by Gen
| Thomas, upon afhdavits taking through the
] agency Of the Freedmen's Bureau, and up
| on being taken, the parties were brough
| 20 this city 20 await the action Of the civil
! authorities Of Sumner. Judge Barry, Cir
cult Judge OF that district, having indicat
1 ed his readiness TO hold an examination O
these cases, the prisoners were taken 4
! Gallatin last week, and turned over to tn
| custody Of the Sheriff
The examinations at once commence,
before Judge Barry, and were continue,
since last Saturday, the last case being dis
posed Of yesterday. Upon the first name,
charge, Hester was held TO bail on The sun
Of $4,000 for trial at she next term of cour
and the accessories Payne and Mcl.auEhli
I'm q Joint bond Of $1,000
ON the charge Of killing Warren, Purtl
Was recognized 70 the same court, his bal
being put At $1,000 and Webbs as aooe
5orv, at $1,000
I'm the trial Of these cases, Judge Barr
took occasion % highly compliment III
| military authorities FOR their promptne
| in making these arrests, and the courteoJ
manner in which they had discharged a
the duties deyolyed upon them in conneJ
ton with the afliir.
He also talked in plain terms to the pc,
> ple Of Sumner county IN relation TO Oh
iawlessncs- which has been allowed {
exist there BE said that these things mu
, cease. and that he was ready to devote IA
| life 10 the restoration Of law and orde
Some people complained Of the uiliiar
, arrests. bat if che people Of the count
. would not attempt 90 bring offenders again
The laws to Justice, IL was right and prop
that the militar, should DO 80.
This firm stand OF Judge Barry, We a.
2 informed, is having a good effect in th
hitherto lawless region, and Ii Is Sepori'
. that some of the worst men, including TIA
per have let the country.
Chaplain Lawrence and Capt. Walsh a
B prespniel the Bureau NJ the examinatio