Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-31
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Mr.. G.. w. Ward, of Cincinnati, was
robbed at the Overton Hotel in Memphis,
on the night Of the Goth inst. of S442 in
money. besides a number Of valuable pa
pers. The thief had secreted himself in
Mr. Wards room or entered through the
transum over the door.
About Ten oefock Friday morning
lady in Memphis who had been out shop
ping, was accosted by stranger az she was
returning home, who seizing her by one
hand snatched from the other her pocket
book, which contained about $25, and made
his escape before the lady recovered from
her fright.
SINGULAR DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN.
On the evening Of the oath inst, Mr..
Robert Banks, an old and we'll known cit
izen of Memphis, while driving from Elm
wood Cemetery, where he had repaired to
strew flowers upon the new made grave of
his deceased wife, was suddenly thrown
from his buggy by the overturning of the
vehicle. He fell upon little boy who was
playing in the street, but the latter received
no injury. Not so with Mr.. Banks. He
never spoke after the fall, and fingered in
great pain until the evening of the 26th,
when he died. Though no outward marks
of injury were discovered upon his person,
his medical attendants expressed the opin-
ion that in the fall his spine received some
unusual strain or shock by which his ner-
vous system was shattered.
DEER. - The Chattanooga Republican
says the mountains are filled with deer,
and that hunting parties return TO town
daily, laden with venison. A gentleman
informs the editor of that paper that a
party of four, which he accompanied, re-
turned the other morning from a three
days hunt after killing eleven deer.
BoDY FoUND.-The remains of man,
supposed to be Woodson Hodge, of Jeiler
son county, Tenn, we're found near Du-
Wallis ford, in this county, on Saturday last.
Hodge was missed in November last. 1t
is supposed he was foully dealt with. Isaac
Crawford, of Scott county, Va, was arrested
and tried as being his murderer, but no
proof was adduced to convict him with it,
and he was discharged by Esquires Hodges
and Latture, who heard the case.-BristoI
/ NelOs, March q.
A MosT INFAMOUS UsURPATIoN.-The
! Conservative candidates for county offices,
in the adjoining county of Fayette, were
fairly and squarely elected in the late cleo
tions three weeks ago. Nevertheless it is
anthoritativey announced from SOmer-
Vile that the Commissioner of Registra-
ton for that county ia fellow named Will
son, one of BrownlOw's inscriptions
minions, had determined to throw ont the
votes of all the Conservative precincts in
the county, counting only those which
gave Radical majorities, in order to de-
clare elected all the Radical candidates.
Among those candidates was a member OF
the notorious Reeves family" who was a
candidate for Sheriff, and in whose inter
est, it is understood, that this high handed
outrage has been resolved on. Whether
the Infamous usurpation, by which the will
OF the people is thus sought to be stifled
and set aside, will be sanctioned by the
Governor, remains to be seen.-BollpaT
Bulletin, March. %.
HORSE THIEVES AT WoRK.-A band OF
horse thieves has been operating in the
counties lying along the west bank of the
Tennessee river, for some weeks past. Some
of the rascals ventured into two OF the
thickest settled neighborhoods of this
county a short time back, and succeeded in
making A big haul. We have heard Of
several citizens who lost each a horse OF
mule, while one gentleman, Il. NJ. Mason,
Esq, residing near Spring Creek, had
stolen from his stable, in one night, three
very valuable young mules, all he had
This is too bad. Yet we may expect an
increase in the number of these marauders
since their lives and liberties are under the
especial care and pardoning grace of oul
merciful Governor. When the fear Of
punishment is removed from the path o
the wicked, thousands will venture OF
errands of mischief and crime, where, be
fore, only few of the boldest dare go
--Jdckson Wing, March 2S.