Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-07
TENNESSEE NEWS.

for the Memphis district, vice Mr.. II. F.
Cooper, resigned.
few days since one hundred and nine
I ty acres of land on Indian creek, in Tip.
ton county, sold for ten dollars per acre, to
DIR. John J. Sherrod.
The interest in spiritualism has been re-
vived in Memphis lately by lecturers and
ministers.
The Union City Herald says the wheat
cropin that section is very promising.
There was quite heavy frost in Obion
county on the morning of the Sd inst.
Morris Mosby was put on trial in the
Circuit Court al Somerville on the 30th
ult., for killing Arthur Reeves. On the
1st instant the jury brought in verdict OF
not guilty. Considerable interest was
manifested in this case on account of the
southfuiness of the parties both being
mere boys, about fourteen years of age al
the time Of the unfortunate occurrence.
THE CRoPs.-A few days ago we had oc-
casion to ride few miles into the country,
on the Dancyville road, and were pleased
to note the promising condition of the
coming crop. Wheat and oats look re-
hdOAy we'll anu uO nOb appear " navy
been injured but little by the severe cold
weather which was so damaging to the
crops in some sections, and should the sea-
son continue favorable throughout, we
think there will be fair crop of both wheat
and oats. Our farmers are busy at present
preparing their corn ground. We learn
that, as general thing, they intend TO di-
vide their crops equally between corn and
cotton. This will enable them to raise corn
enough to supply their own demands and
have some to sell.-SOmerriUe Falcon, Aprl
I'd.
JAIL DELIvERY.-Eight of the prisoners
confined in the Jail at this place escaped on
the night of the Goth, and up to the present
time none of them have been arrested.
Among the number were Sam Hill, who
was sentenced at the present term of the
Circuit Court TO fifteen years in the peni-
Tertiary for the murder of Sutherland, and
Charles Lofts, negro, likewise under SEN
tence for five years. The escape was effected
by means of some files and knives furnished
by some one to Hill. The files were used
in converting the knives into saws, with
which they succeeded in saving out and
removing the plank in the inner part of
the Jail, and then proceeded to pick hole
through the brick wall, and about o'clock
at night bid alden to prison bars One of
the prisoners, a negro named Bradley
Tweedy, charged with stealing or having
in possession stolen beef did not avail him
self of the opportunity afforded him Of
making his escape, but remained in prison
-SomerUille Falcon, April I'd.
FIRE.-On the 28th inst. the gunsmith
shop of Charles Warma in Jackson, was
| destroyed by fire. A large number of citi-
zens rushed to the spot, but the flames
spread so rapidly their efforts could only
| be directed towards saving the surround
| complished, at great personal risk, how
ever, as many of the guns and pistols that
had been left in the shop for repair, were
| loaded, and were continually exploding.
Mr.. Marina had an insurance of $1,000 on
his stock. Mr.. J. Grinberg, who owned
the building, places his loss at $1,000.
STATE AND COUNTY TAX.-The State
! tax for the present year is sixty cents on
the hundred dollars, apportioned as fol-
lows: For State purposes, forty cents; for
| school pErPosea, t--csty Cei1is. The ooanty
tax has been reduced fifteen cents. Last
year it was thirty-three and one-third
cents-a heavy tax, but il was imposed for
building important public works-iail,
| bridges, etc. The county tax for 1863 is
only eighteen cents on the hundred dollars
| This reduction on the part of the County
| Court was just what was needed, and il
stands as a set off TO the additional tax
| laid by the State. The State and county
| o,.,n,,r4aI 10 Irrh
| and one-third cents, for the present year
seventy eight cents.-JdckSon Wing, April 4
LEAD IN HENDERSON COUNTY. We
were shown, several days ago, by Mr.. w
NJ. Barr, of this city, lump of lead ore
which was found in Henderson county
| The specimen has been analysed by good
chemists, who pronounce it very rich
yielding over sixty per cent of pure lead
The mass or lump, from which the speci-
men analysed was taken, is very large, toe
heavy to have been brought and deposited
there by Indians. Where such rich sur
| face bloom appears there must be grea
wealth of precious veins.--JdckSOn Wing
| april L.
| KU-KLUX IN JACKsON.-On last Satur
day night, gentleman and his wife were
returning from church, in this city, TO theil
| home in the eastern suburbs. In passing
near an old house in which family of ne
groes reside, they discovered a negro 40.
man standing in the door, intently peering
ont into the darkness, and in the direction
in which the gentleman and his wife were
| passing along. When the latter had
reached point where the light from the
house fell upon them, the excited watcher
in the door suddenly threw up both hand:
and calculated in tones of evident fright
"My God, Ku-Klux p Jumping back, sh'
slammed the door, fully persuaded that she
had seen one of the graveyard brigade. The
air was chilly, and the gentleman's wife
| had tied a white handkerchief over hel
ears-giying her a spectral appearance
hence the poor darkie's fright.-JdcksOI
Wing, Apra 1.
GuNsHoP RoBBED.-The gunshop of O
Williams, in Memphis, was robbed Friday
night of large number of guns and pis
tolls.
FIRE IN MISUNDERSTANDING afternoon
n row Of tenement houses, nearly opposite
the gas works, in Memphis, was destroye,
bv FIRE, together with a large amount o
lumber adjacent TO the buildings. The los
is estimated atssfrom $4,000 to 1000, OF
which there was partial insurance.
A NOTED HORSE THIEF CAPTURED
noted horse thief Of the colored persua
sion named Isaac Parker, was arrested
Yesterday by detectives McCune and Has
tinps. Parker has long been a terror to al
farmers and planters who reside on tn
Raleigh road, as it was well known that h
has been connected for some time with
gang composed of the most expert hors
thieves. On Friday last he stole coupl
of valuable mules from farmer on tn
fernando road, and this transaction pu
the detectives on thealert. They procure,
certain information regarding the where
abouts of Parker, and getting on his tracl
they succeeded iu capturing MIN a shoT
distance from the city, yesterday. The
also found in his possession two mule
which had been stolen from a farmer onl
a few days ago.-Memphis Bulletin, april
CUMBERLAND CoUNTY.-A correspou
dent writes: The many immigrants VIII
have recently settled in this locality ar
well pleased with the country and climate
and expressed themselves as entirely sati:
fed with their new homes. We learn tina
scarcely day passes but that chronicle
the advent of some new family of imm