Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-12
TENNESSEE NEWS.


Maynard, who died at Turks Island some
months since.
The Holston river rose ten feet st
Knoxville during the twenly-four hours
ending Thursday evening, the 9TH int.
The river was too high for the ferry boats
TO run.
We are informed that a Young man by
the name of Terrell, shot and killed his
step-father, (Seth Hail. near Eaton, on
last Sunday morning. Harsh treatment to
his mother was the provocation, as rumor
has it.-TrentOn Gazette, May 9.
The wheat crop looks remarkably we'll
and promises fine yield. Fruit, too, will
be abundant While the spring has been
such as to enable the farmers TO put in a
good crop. The prospect for fruitful
season was never better.-McMRnpale En-
teJprise, Nays.
We understand the machinery TO run the
newly erected cotton factory has arrived
and will be put mp rs soon rs it can be done.
THIS vail employ considerable capital and
labor, and will add materially to the bust
ness interests of the place. -AeMiRnrille
Enterprise, May 9.
The County Court has declined TO receive
the official bond of Mr.. Parker, the Tax
Collector for this county The amount of
the bond required by the law, is one hun
dred and ten thousand dollars, the property
represented by the securities in the bond
offered is said to be about seventeen thou
sand dollars.-TretOa Gazette, Mag 9.
DRowNED.-A negro was drowned last
evening at the river. He was out in the
middle of the river attempting to secure
some drift wood, when large log came in
contact with the canoe and upset it. He
chung to the log short time, but the log
finally turned, and he lost his hold and
went down.-KnorriIIe Press and Herald,
May s.
KuLED-Last Saturday VIM. Bachel-
or's celebrated black stallion "Peter Whet-
stone" while being led from his stable,
reared up, fell backward and struck his
head against the ground with such force as
to produce death in few moments. The
horse was worth at least $1,000. The acct
dent occurred about eight miles west of
DECENTRALIZATION Bulletin, Nay 8.
A MAN MURDERED.-We learn that an
old man by the name Of John Bradley,
was killed in the lower edge Of this county,
near the Alabama line, on Tuesday morn
ing last, before day. He was called out by
some one unknown to him to help catch n
horse. and few moments after he left the
house, his family heard two pistol shots,
and after daylight, his body was found
short distance from the house and 4 bullet
hole through the head, and one through
the breast.-Fdyetterale Nelcs, Mays.
SEVERE HAIL SToRM.-A very destrue-
tive hail storm passed through the south
ern portion of this county last Wednesday
evening, doing a great deal of injury TO
the growing crops, timber, etc. An eye
witness AYERS that some of the stones were
as large as goose eggs. The timber was
entirely stripped Of its foliage, and for a
space of two miles in width, where the
storm ragged fercest, it is now as barren
and bleak as winter. We are not informed
as to how far the storm extended, but fear
that great damage was done.-F,yetteriH
Necs, Nay 9.
ESCAPED FROM JAIL.-Fonr prisoners
escaped from the Jail in Knoxville on the
Sth inst, two whites and two blacks. The
two white men managed, by the use of
some case knives and cold chisel, TO cut
the bolts in two that fastepo9 the IRON door
of their CELL They then released The two
dackies in a similar manner. Tie four
prisoners then secreted themsely.s in
small closet in the hall near the door
which opened into the yard. When their
breakfast was taken to them they made
their escape.
SHOT HIMSELF y esterday afternoon
man named John King while talking to
man, remarked that he intended killing
himself No attention was paid to the re-
mark; but few minutes after he placed
the muzzle of pistol at the back of his
head and deliberately pulled the trigge..
The ball passed through the head, coming
ont at the temple, and inilicting a mortal
wound. He was alive an hour later, but
no hopes were entertained of his recovery.
We could learn no facts relative to King,
nor of the motive prompting the rash act
Memphis ApaLdnche, May 9.
WOLF SCALA large brown wolf,
measuring five feet and a half in length,
was recently killed, in the eastern portion
of this county, by Esquire Stevens. The
skin was exhibited to the County Commits
sioners on last Mondy, who issued an order
to the Tax Collector to pay Mr.. Stevens
the reward (six dollars allowed by the
State for killing wild wolf over six
months old. The law requir the scalp
to be cut off the skin, after the reward is
allowed, and burned, as a safeguard, we
suppose, against the practice Of Davy
Crocket's coonskin joke. We learn that
there are large number of wolves in the
hill country lying east of Cotton Grove
Jackson Wing, Nay 8.
DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.-Abou six
o'clock yesterday evening, while Mr.. C. w.
GOyer was driving out in his buggy, on
Brinkley avenue, with his sister-in-law,
Miss Charlotte Hampson, and Miss Byant,
some one drove up rapidly from behind
and frightened the horse. The animal
commenced rearing and plunging and run
ming, turned over the buggy, and threw
Mr.. Cover and both ladies violently to the
ground. Mr.. Goyer's right shoulder was
dislocated, and he received injuries inter
nally which il is feared will prove fatal.
Miss Byant's hip was dislOcated, and her
body considerably bruised. Miss Hamp-
son fell on her back, which was much
bruised. The injuries of the ladies were
not regarded as seriOus.-Memphis Apa-
Idnehe, Nay 9.
SINGULAR DEATH. - Last Sunday a
freedman, aged twenty years, by the name
of Lee Sain, and who was in the employ of
our fellow-citizen, w. Macon, Esq, met
his death in the following singular man
ner: Deceased was digging for fish bate
with a spade, and at the same time he held
in his hand large navy repeater, unfortu-
nately the muzzle ofihe weapon was point
ell upward thrusting the spade into the
earth somewhat hurriedly, the pistol struck
the upper part of the instrument with such
force as to cause discharge Of one Of the
chambers, and this too, while deceased was
leaning over the handle Of the spade. The
ball took effect in the left breast, in the
region of the heart, ranged upward, and
produced wound which caused death
within less than twenty minuies.-BoIirar
Bulletin, Nay 9.
The County Court has had great annoy
ance for the last few weeks, relative TO the
many vexed questions arising out Of the
late elections, IN deciding who the county
officers were. The decision of the question
"a TO the validity OF the election was all
right, and settles matters as far as the
County Court had jurisdiction over the
claims Of certain officers. But some days
since the Sheriff sent in his resignation
which caused a vacancy 90 be filled by app
l.