Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-21

SC'Situ MAT the Dlple Is numOug, ana
churches are an imposition on an inteli-
gent community. These gentlemen meet
once week and ventilate their advanced
ideas and read chapter from Tom Paine's
Age Of Reason.-KnorriUe Ifess and Her
aid.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING During the
severe thunder storm that passed over this
place on Sunday afternoon. the Methodist
church building was struck by lightning.
Fortunately the bolt took down the steeple
and passed through the cupalo and vest-
bule into the floor and ground without in
dieting any serious damage to the build
ing. The sexton, Just abous TO ring the
bell, was severely shocked and terribly
frightened, but not hurt.-COlum5iu Herald,
April IS.
lNCENDIARY FAILED.-On Sunday night
last, about IL o'clock, as daughter of w.
{. Porter, of this county, opened the back
door OF her fathers residence, she dis
covered man near the house with chunk
Of fire in his hand, which he was in the act
of applying to the house. On seeing her
he threw the chunk against the smoke
house near by and ran rapidly of. The
extreme darkness of the night prevented
her from distinguishing whether it was a
white or black man.-C0ilm6id Herald,
April Is.
ILLEGAL ELECTIoN.-The contested cleo
ton case, continued from last Tuesday week
to last Monday, has been before the Quar-
terly Court sincet that time. Ithas consumed
almost the entire week with the testimony
and argument. About six o'clock on yes
terday evening, the question was presented
to the court: "AVas the election held in
the county of Lincoln on the 9Th day of
March last, legal ?' There were twenty
seven Magistrates present; two excused
from voting. The vote stood four yeas
and twenty-One nays. The election was
therefore declared illegal, and void, and set
aside as to those over whom the County
Court had jurisdiction fayetteville NeOs,
April IS.
THE CHOPS IN MAURY.-The Columbia
| Herald, of the 18th inst, says A CORES
popdent at Cross Bridges informs us that
'the wheat at Bigby Bottom, up to date is
all right, and looking fine. The fruit crop
is much injured in all bottom orchards,
and hurt bat little ON uplands" We are
informed by several Bear creek residents
that the wheat crops in that neighborhood
are more extensive and look finer than
ever known before-afer so severe a vim
ter as they passed through. Many good
| farmers have made glad our hearts during
| the past week by assuring us that their
orchards still make a very liberal show for
fruit of all kinds. Others again, say that
all of theirs ia dead.
INJUNCTION DISSOLVED act was
passed at the late session of the Legislature
by which the Magistrates were relieved
from the duty of holding the County Court
Of this county, and substituting in their
place Board of Commissioners, to restrain
which from entering upon their duty an
injunction was granted by Judge Barry.
The case came up at the recent term of the
Chancery Court on application to dissolve
the injunction. 1t was argued by r. Mp.
Smith, of Nashville, for the defense, and
Messrs. I. B. hurry and ]. H. Savage for
the plaintiffs. His Honor, Judge B. NJ.
Tillman, on yesterday, rendered his deci-
sion, Diminishing the e.-Nchinagille En-
terpriss, April Is.
ARRIVAL OF Immigrants Gen. Wild
er, with about forty persons, and over one
hundred tons of machinery, arrived here
on Friday morning. He informs us that
he embarked at Portsmouth, Ohio, and
came down to Louisville on fat boats,
thence to Chattanooga by railroad. He
was husily engaged yesterday in unloading
his machinery, preparatory 10 embarking
for Kimbrough's Landing, Roane county
He expected TO leave last evening on the
steamer Cherokee she failing to arrive in
ts,,o h.. Ii L. 1
until Monday, as boats are not allowed 10
leave the wharf on Sunday. This is one of
the largest accessions Tennessee has yet re-
ceived, at one time, in Immigrants and cap
ital, his machinery being valued at $50, 900.
Chattanooga Republican, April 49,
on LAMP ExPLosIoN.-Last evening
Mr.. NJ. Steindler, residing at No. 1876 De-
soto street, lighted a large parlor lamp
filled with petro oil, and, placing it on the
mantlepiece in his sleeping apartment, left
the room. Ia moment after he was star
tied by a terrific explosion, and returning
to the chamber, found the entire apartment
in a blaze. The lamp had exploded, scat
tering fragments of the glass aud the oil
which it contained in every direction. The
latter being thrown upon bed near the
mantle shelf, had set it on fire, and also
ignited the wood work in several parts of
the room. A desperate struggle with the
flames ensued, and not until he had severe
" burned himself in the effort did Mr..
Slender succeed in mastering them and
rescuing the house from destruction. Mem
Phis Ledger, April Is.
AN ORGANIZATION OF HORSE THIEVES
The Memphis Avalanche learns that West
Tennessee and North Mississippi are in
tested with a large, thoroughly organized
gang of horse thieves, who recognize one
leader, are under strict discipline, and work
together for a common interest. 1t further
learns that the operations of this large and
formidable gang, composed OF both whites
and blacks, extend from Cairo, Illinois, to
Grenada, Mississippi, extending through
the river tier of counties in Tennessee and
Mississippi and those also on the line of
the Mobile and Ohio railroad. Cairo, llli-
nois, Jackson and Lafayette, Tennessee, and
Grenada, Mississippi, are the points from
which orders mainly issue, the former be-
ing understood as the general headquarters.
There are members who perpetrate the
robberies, and others whose business il ia to
dispose of the booty. Generally, white
men are selected for the latter branch of
this business, although there are exceptions
to this rule.
A NIGHT OF TERRoR.-Last Monday eve
ming two able-bodied freedmen, well-known
10 this community, had occasion to go into
Spring creek bottom a short distance south
east OF town. While in the bottom they
were suddenly surrounded by back-water
from the creek which had become swollen
from the effects of the heavy rain that fell
Sunday night, and were unable to return to
point of safety. After many attempts,
and after wading hilher and thither, crop
ing about in she darkness of night, they
reached a point that was considered safe,
and concluded to await the dawn of day be-
fore making any further efforts to reach
high land, which was only few hundred
yards off The waters continued to rise at
a fearful rate, and soon covered the spot
which the luckless gentlemen of color oc-
cupied. As the night grew darker the
muddy, angry waters increased, and con-
tinued to rise until they were having the
brawney shoulders of the seemingly
doomed, who, at the top of their voices,
cried all the live-long night for help. By |
clinging to the branches of tree they kept |