Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-03

A negro man was caught on the night Of
the 33th ult. firing up an engine which was
standing near the depot of Cleveland. he
was captured by the watchman, after firing
| five shots at him. His excuse for-his con-
duct was, that some persons wanted some
things taken up the road, and he thought
he would fire up an engine and take them.
Some weeks ago an engine was fired up and
carried some FIVE or six miles up the road
and left upon the track, and ii is thought
now this negro did it.
WHEAT CRoP.-We have been over this
| country some, within the last week or two,
and we never have seen the wheat
look as well at this season of the
year. 1t is thrifty and plenty thick upon
the ground. If present appearances indi-
cate anything there will be fine wheat
crop raised this season in this section
CleUeIand Banner, Apra 2.
CHANGED HANDs.-The Southern Pres
byterians Of this town obtained the key Of
the Mars Hill Presbyterian Westinghouse
from the sexton, on Wednesday morning
of last week, and held meeting in said
house on that day and the day following.
On Thursday night, we learn that the
house was forcibly entered by some person
or persons unknown and the lock removed
Mr.. Gettys finding the doors unfastened on
Friday morning, again took possession Of
the house, which be continues to hold ae-
cording to last accounts. As both partie,.
claim a right to occupy the house, we see
no way to settle the point in dispute, but
by referring it to the courts.-Ahens Re-
publican, APril 2.
The Board of County Commissioners
appointed for Warren county made appli-
cation to Chancellor TillmaA to dissolve
the injunction restraininglthem from enter
ing upon the discharge of such duties.
The Chancellor has not yet delivered his
opinion.
The McMinnVille Nel0 Era reports the
arrival of party of immigrants from
Pennsylvania, numbering thirty or forty
persons, who intend locating in Warren
county. Another party will visit that
locality in May, and a large number of
families will follow them next fall. The
people of Warren extend them a cordial
welcome
The people of Grundy county are going
ahead in their farming operations, and pre-
parations are being made to plant large
crops of corn, potatoes, etc. There Is a
company of English grape growers now in
Grundy, prospecting and examining the
mountain lands, with view to moving to
that county for the purpose of growing
grapes; and we are glad to know that they
are making some purchases at very reason
able prices.-McMiRnviHe Neg Era.
WANT OFFICE.-Two members of the
"loil' family in this county, ii appears, are
highly incensed at the decision of the
voters on the 7th of March, and are de-
termined TO have an Office whether the
people desire or no. We are credibly in
formed that they have laid their case be-
fore the modern Nero, and desire that he
shall reverse the decision of an honest, law
abiding people, and commission one of
them as Revenue Collector, and the other
something else. Whew What next?-
Springfield Register.
LIVERPOOL DIRECT.-We learn that
number of gentlemen, in the vicinity of
Leadvale, have recently shipped consid-
erabe lot Of corn TO Liverpool direct, via
Norfolk, Va. This is move in the right
direction MoTristOUn Gazette, April 2
There is but little trade going on in
grain and produce in Morristown. A
scarcity of money among all classes of our
people is rendering trade of every descrip-
ton very dull. Some of our merchants
are paying in merchandise 60 cents for
corn. Bacon Is cents. Butter very scarce
at 25 cents. Eggs, an abundance in the
market at 10 cents per Reconsideration
Gazetts, April 2.
CONTESTED EIECTIoNs.-Several disap-
pointed aspirants are beginning to doubt,
either the wisdom of the people who didn't
elect them, or the legality of the procedure
hy which their sad fate has come upon
them.
In Cooke county there is a contest, we
understand, over the Circuit Court Clerk
ship.
In Jefferson county, there is a contest
between Derrick and Baily as to the Sher
iffalty. Baily's majority is about 700, yet
Derrick, who is a good Lacquer, says that
the election was illegal, fraudulent and
void. An issue will be made up at the
next term of the Circuit Court to test the
question.
That all the elections were illegal there
can be but little doubt, but whether the
contestants are likely to gain anything is
another question.-KnOrUiHe Press and
Herald, April l.
We learn that Jos. H. Davis, the present
incumbent in the Bradley County Clerks
Office, has notified his opponents in the
late March elections, that he is going TO
contest the election, and signs his reason
that the said election was not held in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the fran
! chise law.-GeUeland Banner, April 2.