The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-12

w. Il. Sims, Union.
j. NJ. Allen, Greenville.
Affairs In Tennessee.
Dates from Nashville of the 9th
John Trimble, candidate for Con-
gress, and two candidates for the
State Legislature, all radicals, had an
appointment to speak, yesterday at
franklin, Williamson County. A
large number of persons-white and
black assembled; among the latter,
members of loyal league, about
eighty in number, who paraded the
streets in regalia, with q band of
music, andarmed-in some instances,
firing salute. The candidates we're
heard without interruption. Subse-
quently, however, Trimble, when not
present, was denounced on the public
square, and one of the Legislative
candidates badgered for something
he had said. Much excitement arose,
and symptoms of ill-feeling between
some of the whites and .colored
leaguers were developed. The
leaguers retired in bad humor to q
grove, where they were followed by
a son of DR.. Cliffe, who, in q con-
ciliatory address, advised them to
disperse. They agreed to do this,
and marched back to their hall. BY
this. time, night came on, and after
slowing away their regalia, &C., they
left the hall and returned to the pub
lie sqnare, where collision imme-
diately occurred. Itis alleged that
they were fired on by q party of
white and colored conservatives-a
man named Cady, q livery stable
keeper, firing the first shot. The
fire was instantly returned. The
affair lasted but few moments
half minute, perhaps. There ap-
peared to be volley in attack, and a
scattering reply, resulting in the
y death of Cady, who was shot through
the heart, and the wounding of eight
whites and eighteen blacks. Three
of the latter !are mortally wounded.
Some of the wounded blacks are
conservatives. The radical blacks
were much exasperated, and threat
ened to return and renew the fight,
but DR.. Cliffe interposed and pre-.
vailed upon them to desist. An
official investigation will be necessary
to fix the responsibility for this mur-
derous affair. 1t was apprehended
that the difficulty would be renewed
to-day, but all is quiet. A company
OF the 18th Regiment left this place
this morning fer Franklin, to main
tain quiet. The affair is deplored by
all parties.
n despatch, dated Sth, says:
Gov. Brownlow's proclamation ap-
peared this, morning. 1t commands
the commissioners of registration to
appoint clerks and judges of election;
commands the sheriffs to open and
hold elections on the first Thursday
in August, and to make returns rs
vouched for by the said clerks and
judges; instructs the clerks and
judges to make out and report sepa-
rate poll-books, record votes, and
send them to the Executive and State
Departments as provision against
neglect or death on the part of the
sheriff.
He concludes by ordering COM
manders of the State Guard to arrest
Judge Cant, Chairman of the Con
servative Central Committee, or any
OF the snid committee or agents, if
they shall persist in their efforts to
defeat the execution of the franchise
law as construed by him, and also to
break up and dispense all assemblies
having In view the holding of illegal
elections OF the defeat of any regular
election. ''T
Judge Cant and the Central Con-
servatiye Committee he'd previously
Withdrawn their recommendation to
County courts to appoint judges and
clerks of elections, and advised all to
conform to the Governors construc-
ton of the franchise law, though be-
lieving it wrong. No collision is
likely to grow ont of this subject.
The Chicago Journal knows of one
firm in Southern Illinois which sold,
the present season. in sly Counfiaa