Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-19
TENNEssFE NEWS.

The venerable and reverend Reuben
BurroW, OF the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, died at his residence, at Bartlett
Station, on the 18th inst.
There are sixty-one soda fountains rum
ming in Memphis, which pay an. annual
city tax of eleven dollars each. The num-
Der last year was only forty
William Weiner, a well known. German
citizen Of Memphis, was drowned in the
bayou in that city on the night of the 18th
inst. O. e rB9J 15EJ1 :
An election was held in the fifth civil
district of Maury county, a few days ago
for Constable, eight votes were cast, six
for one candidate and two for another.
MOORE TRooPs.--We are informed that
a company of cavalry, under Col. Leib, will
be here in a few days. He ranks Col.
TrOtter.-COlumbid Herald, 9fay rs.
STORE Broken OPEE.-On last Saturday
night the grocery-store Of James Shepard
was broken open, and about one hundred
and fifty dollars worth of goods stolen.
Mr.. Shepard has as yet no clue to the rob
ber.-0 0otambia Herald, May 16. E'-.el
IMAneRATIoN.-M George Arnold, Of
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, called at our
office yesterday. Mr.. Arnold informed us
that number of persons in the vicinity Of
Lancaster, contemplate immigrating to
East Tennessee in the faIl.-Rn0Tpille Press
and Herald, Nay 16.
4 AoCIDEET.-On Wednesday evening the
i up passenger train on the Mobile and Ohio
| road ran over an OK, about seven miles be-
| low this city, resulting in considerable
4 damage TO the engine and express car, and
detention of ten hours to the train. The
/ engineer and fireman received slight
| bruises, which, however, did not unfit them
for duty.-JacksOn Whig May l6. .s
| CoLLAPsED.-Thes steamer Minnie, owned
by our energetic citizen w. p. Dale, which
has been plying between Decatur and Gun
tersville, Alabama, as a mail boat, met
l with a considerable accident while round
ing out at Paint Rock few days since.
Her Aues collapsed, rendering new boiler
neeess AIRY before she will be Of any more
service TO the owner She will be ready
TO resume her trips in abont two weeks
Chattanooga Republican, Nay H. 5aI rad
MUsIcAL-Mr. Henry Farmer leaves the
city this evening TO join Prof Leo Wheat at
Columbus, Mississippi, where they Will give
aconcert during the coming week. Thence
they will proceed together through Missis-
sippi, Alabama and Tennessee, on musi-
cal tour. Both getlemen are thorough
masters of their respective instruments,
and II we mistake not, their efforts abroad
will be as highly appreciated and rewarded
as they have been at home They have
| our best wishes for their success.-M Memphis
Ledger, May Is.
| THE RADICAL CoNyENTIOEs.-Th Rad
icals of Maury have split Last Monday
they held two conventions, one supporting
Buck and the other Arnell for Congress
SO far, Buck has the prestige, we believe
The native, or Arnell faction, composed of
such as Lieut.. Harris, G.. S, army, General
Jere. Gilmer, Jim Beard, Aus. Hays, Tom
White, etc, passed the most violent reso-
Iutions, indorsing Grant and fayoring inn
peaehment The imported, or Noah-Fnl-
Ter faction, was more mild, and pledged
themselves TO support the nominee of the
Chicago Convention Columbia Heralda
May Is. ---. -
7 A correspondent of the Columbia Herald
gives the following as the result Of the late
storm in portion of Maury county ;
David Dortch, who lives on 'RandalPs
river had his barn blown down, fencing
destroyed and orchard ruined. Mr.. Wat
son had the top of his house thrown oil,
and Mr.. Murphy's house was destroyed and
the clothes of the family blown away.
Throughout the entire neighbOrhood the
amount Of fencing and timber blown down,
is immense. On Carters creek, DR.. Whites
place was much damaged, timber and fenc-
ing blown down."
CROP NEws.-Our farmers are much
depressed in spirits by the continued rains
that have fallen since the opening of spring
Many of thell, even at this late day, have
not finished planting their crops, and in
fact, will never be able without few days
of sunshine to put their grounds in plowing
order. Evil fOrebodings, too, are beginning
to prey upon their minds, of a drought tC
follow the continued wet. Wheat crops
are promising, if not seized with rust, OF
injured by the beating rains the yield will
be large. Fruits Of all kinds will be
abundant Fayetteville NarS lldy l6.
/ DIDN'T WANT TO Go THERE.-Thii
/ week Reuben Wright was tried for stealing
horses, and finally sent TO the penitentiary
for twelve years. During the argument
the Attorney General, Noble Smithson
. elected by negro votes, made allusion t
sending Reuben "to the LegisIature"-
T lapsils ling,n. AT first no attention wa:
paid the mistake, but after it was repeated
several times, human nature could stand
it no longer, and Reuben cried out, "Send
me 10 the penitentary, or anywhere else
you please, but for Gods sake don't send
me to the Legislature. F." The good Jury
had compassion, and granted his petition
-C Coltanbid Herald, lIay l6.
PEACE AND PLENTY.-This section o
the State is measurably recovering from th'
war The farmers are cultiyating theil
farms, and have a ilattering prospect of {
good crop the present season. The grow
ing wheat was never better, now heading
out, while we hear no complaint in re
gard TO the young corn. Aud there ap
pears TO be no lack of breadstuf1s and pro
visions; while shipments of grain are con-
iinually being made, indicating that thu
country is well supplied. And batting th'
old anti-war debts we presume the peopl'
owe fewer debts thaa at any previ0as periOC
within the past quarter of a century. A
few of our citizens have made application
for the benefits of the bankrupt law. 9th
erwise we hear of no pressure in the wal
Of enforcing the collection Of debts. AnC
we believe we can safely say, peace anC
plenty prevail. Then the country wa.
never more healthy. Upon the whole
there is little ground for complaint.-Me
MHnriHc EHteTprise, Kay l6. I
During the war, Charles Davidson, ne
gro, committed rape on nice young LADY
Of Many ceHBty, and was sent to the pen
iten6ary for tWenty-one years, for GRIM
that realty deserved hanging. The othe
! day he was seen by friend of ours,
2 | very reliable gentleman, who knew hin
p we'll, turned scot free by BrOwnlOw. There
, were no extenuating or palliating circum
! | stances in his ease, the testimony and th
sentiment of the entire community con
demned him and demanded his punish
: ment, and after putting of his trial upoi
2 one pretext and then another, he was tries
and sentenced 10 the penitentiary for twen
| ty-one years. Nostronger evidence of hi
| guIit could exist than the fact that he wa
= kePt in prison during large part Of th
var, surrounded alternately by Confeder
= ates and Federals, and yet no one was 3
' low as TO turn him ont. IL was reserves