Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-19
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The Sons of Temperance are gaining
strength rapidly in Giles county.
DIR. Thomas c. White, highly respected
citizen of Giles county, died of paralysis
on the 18th inst.
Two white and two negro prisoners broke
Jail at Murfreesboro on the 18th instant.
Three of them were subsequently recap
tured.
The immense rains that have fallen this
week have seriously hindered the planters.
The creeks have all been to high water
mark, and fencing in many places is washed
away CoriRgtOn Record, April II.
An ARRAY occurred on the 1lth inst, on
Richland creek in Giles county, between
Robert Mitchell and William Hammonds
during which the former was shot dead.
Hammonds hed but was subsequently,
captured.
Jacob Rowan, baggage master on the
East Tennessee and Virginia railroad, has
been arrested at Knoxville for forging an
order from +. Hoxie, the Superintendent
of the road, to a merchant of Knoxville for
goods.
A respectable citizen of Mason's Depot,
Upton county, Mr.. James Culbreatb, was
shot at and wounded by some unknown per
son, while riding home the other evening.
The wound is not of such a nature az to
endanger Mr.. Culbreath's life.
Mr.. William Rucker, residing six miles
from Murfreeshoro, was assaulted Friday
evening by a negro, who fired upon him,
but fortunately the shot did not strike him.
The negro then beat Rucker over the head
with his pistol, knocking him senseless and
inhiciing serious wounds. The negro fled
and has not yet been apprehended.-Mur-
treesbOro Monitor, April Is.
RAIN.-We have had an unusual fall Of
rain during The past week. All day Sun
day, Sunday night and Monday, it poured
down. Ga Tuesday the black clouds
cleared away, bat Tuesday night il again
clouded up, and all the forepart of Wednes-
day the TaiE fell in torrents. Consequently
the river and creeks are considerably
swollen, and soEse approximations are felt Of
another freshet.-hiHgstOa East IeR1esssaa,
ABrli 10.
HORSE THIEvEs.-We learn that on last
Sunday night, Messrs. Rep. Hoskins, John
Craddock, and - Davis, each had
morse stolen lEOui lltiE ldfNiS On the MIL
ton pike, about seven miles from this city.
Mr.. Champion pursued the thieves beyond
Jefferson, where be lost trace Of them.
Several days previous the persons supposed
70 be the thieves were prowling around the
country with the professed intention of
buying land. They have not yet been ap.
pretended MmtrccsJoro Monitor, April Is
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-A negro man
named Tom. L0oney, who was recently
porter at the Tennessee House in this city,
has for sometime been ensmored Of the
charms of a duskY damsel who Is living at
the parsonage, but has utterly failed 10
make any impression upon her coquettish
heart. Driven to desperation, he went TO
her last Wednesday and frankly told her
that Il she didn't marry him he would kill
himself The obdurste heart of the dsmssl
was not softened, sud she lsughingly told
him TO pitch in" The disconsolste
'lovyer" Immediately repaired to the side of
the hill in foil view, and commenced a
vigorous saving on his throat with jack
knife, and but for the interposition of med !
dlesom parties, might have made a bad |
sore place, bat he wss persuaded 10 desist, |
and is now doing we'll. His dusky charm.
er hiss not relented Ch=ea, !
April l..