Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-18
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The sessions Of the Board Of Loyal Claim
Commissioners Of Lincoln county hav,
ended by limitation, and the claims flet
for indemnity aggregate Sl3 .5l7 S5.-Fay
eiteriLe Observer july 16.
There have been genial and generou.
| showers in almost every direction recently
and we think the farmers Of McMinn gen,
orally have cause to be thankful for favor.
able seasons. The prospect for fair corn
crop is good at this time.-Atleas Post
july II. T
RAIN--After a droaght of over eighI
weeks, this part of the moral vineyard was
visited by tolerable fair rain on Monday
evening. The ground was not thoroughly
wet, but vegetation was greatly benefited
by the quantity that did ALL GersLdnd
Banner, July l6.
Capt. ]. J. Wright, of Hamilton county,
was killed by lightning on the 10th inst.
He was on his way from his residence to
Chattanooga when he was overtaken by the
storm, and was sitting in his ambulance
when the fatal bolt struck him. One Of the
mules and dog were also killed.
BuRNT.-On Tuesday evening last, while
a daughter of Mr.. Douglas, who resides in
South Cleveland, was fixing 10 light kero-
sene lamp, the oil ignited aud set her clothing
on fire, and before the fire could be extir-
guished, she was badly burnt Cleveland
Banner, July l6.
The Swiss Consul. General Hitz, will
reach McMinnvllle by this evenings train.
He comes for the purpose Of looking at our
mountain country, and also to confirm the
contract Of the Swiss Agent, Mr.. Puma
cher, for large body of mountain land,
in our neigbboring county of Grundy.-
McMinnUile Nelg Era, July l6.
WARREN COUNTY SALr.-We have been
presented with sample Of the salt now
being made at the Priest Salt Works in
this county by Mr.. V. B. Smith, under the
superintendence of Capt. John G. Tannatt.
The article is excellent-equaling the
best Virginia salt in strength, clearness Of
the crystals, and fneness of grain.-Mc
Miaarlle Ne,O Era, July l6.
RAIN, RAINY yesterday evening we
were visited by cOpious, drenching rain,
very much to the satisfaction and delight
of every one. In our immediate locality,
we have not been blessed with a suffciency
OF rain recently, as scenes to have been the
good fortune Of ali sections Immediately
surroundingus. The heat yesterday morn
ing was very intense the thermometer at
one time reaching as high as 1902 in the
shade. .-C Chattanooga Republican, Juiy II.
SURPRIsED.-E. Wayne Brown, the ex-
press agent, on returning to his Office, in
the depot, few nights ago, about eleven
o'clock, was surprised TO find two men who
he failed TO recognize ensconeed in the
hall-suppOsed to be awaiting his return,
that they might take his life, sack the
premises and ekedaddle." Fortunately
young Brown was accompanied by young
man. That struck terror to the rufians,
and they fed ont at the back door, locking
the door after them and making off through
the dark.-Athens Republican, july l6.
Some of our wide.awake contemporaries,
who are untiring when scenting "sensa-
ton" are circulating an article headed
Brighton Tragedy" in which it was said
that ladies were insulted and a white man
and negro killed at our recent railroad
celebration. IL is painful to be under the
necessity OF spelling 30 readable a para
graph, but the truth of history must be
vindicated." We learR, then, from gentle
men who participated in the excursion, that
the reported insulting and shooting show
the reporter TO have been a man of fertile
and rare inventive power, as
none of the incidents SO elaborately mar
rated had an existence save in the fancy of
the writer -FdyetteriHe Observer, july l6.
ANOTHER HoMICIDE.-We learn that on
last Friday a difficulty occurred in the
eighth civil district of this county, between
a young man named Knox and Mr. Sam
Womack, which resulted in the death of
the latter. There are several reports afoat
as to the cause of the afiray and the par
ticulars of the killing, the most current of
which is, that on the day mentioned, Knox,
in company with another party whose
name we did not learn, repaired to where
Womack was at work making shingles, and |
demanded that the latter should retract
some disparaging remarks which he al
legeG he had made against his (Knox's) !
mother. An alteration of words ensued,
and the two finally got into fight, which
terminated as above. 1t is said that Knox
struck his victim on the back of the neck
with large drawing-knife, severing the
jugular vein; also stabbed him several
times in the breast and abdomen, killing
him instantly. Knox, it is reported, has
fled the country. He is said to be a mere
youth, not more than seventeen or eighteen
years Of age. Womack, we believe, leaves
a family.-4theas Post July II.