Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-14
TENNESSEE NEWS.

section 30 long, all the water streams are
!, remarkably low aud sluggish.
Z BuiLetin, July H.. ,
/ RkIN.-This- locality has been visited
: by several heavy showers of rain during
the past week, which was sadly needed,
{ and will prove of incalcnlable benefit to
the corn croP.-Kingston East TtHHessean,
July 9. -
MILITARY.-A detachment of thirty men
! Of the 5Lh United States cavalry, under
, | command Of Lieutenant Schenoffski, ar
rived in this city on yesterday. They have
the same instructions as the former de-
! tachment-Knorrilie Press and Herald,
JUiy II.
The WEATHER.-For the past week the
weather has been very warm and dry,
though in some localities there have been
good rains. In the dry spots crops are
suffering. AT this writing, Wednesday,
P. NJ, we have had but little rain here
Huntington West I6Hnessedn Jdy9.
Since our last Issue portions at the coun-
ty have been visited with refreshing rains,
We learn from farmers that a large pro-
portion of early corn has been greatly
damaged by dry weather. Cotton is look
ing well and promises an average crop
Bolirar Bulletin, july IL.
COMMISSIONER OF lREaIsrRA ALTON MUIR.
DERED.-A party of twelve or fourteen men
went to the residence Of L. Francis. Com.
missioner of Registration for Overton
county, o. the 1st inst, and murdered him.
They carried him mile and half from
his house and shot hira twelve or fifteen
time5.-lfelfnngiiie Enterprise july IL.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.-Mr. Reuben
| Sloan, living six miles North of this place,
| was killed by lightning on Tuesday eve
ming. His wife who was standing in the
door by his side, with her hand upon his
! shoulder, was not hurt. The house was
not injured, but all the glass and crockery-
ware was shattered into fragments. Harris.
rllc Keaette July IL.
During the present week, rain has fallen
almost every day in some part of the
county. The northern and eastern por-
tlons seem to have been most literally
blessed. The clouds at times described in
their passage something like the figures of
cOtillion, discharging the contents in |
narrow limits, embracing in some loeali- |
ties a strip Of land not wider than one
mile.-JdekSon Wing, July II. /
Bishop Quintard filed his pastoral ap-
pointments for this parish during the pre-
sent week. On Thursday night the rite of |
OF confirmation was administered to a class
Of eleven persons. While here, the Bishop
presented the Pensioners of st. Luke's
Church with a beautiful altar cloth, made
of the finest velvet, whichwas given to him
by a Christian nobleman of England,
during his late visit to that country.-JacL-
son Whig July IL. '.. b., 49,.
RAIN-CEOPs.--UPto TO last Monday great
apprehensiOns were felt in regard to rain.
Many were fearful of drought that would
ruin thisyear'5 crop, but the rains through.
out the county in the past few days have
given the farmers relief. Corn and tobacco
are looking we'll, and in good and flourish
ing condition. With an ordinary season
two weeks hence the farmers of this county
will reap bountiful reward for their labor
- Union Ciig Herald, July IL. ...|
REJOICING OVER MURDER.-At the mo-
ment when the whole community were
shocked with the intelligence Of Col. Ash
hy's death, there was one biped, 80 lost to-
on destitute Of, the feelings Of humanity as
to walk back and forth in front of the
Courthouse and clap his hands for JOY !
That thing was Isham P. Alley, Justice
of the Peace for Knox county. No words
could express the feeling of every Christian
reader-KnorrRle Press and Herald, Juv |
llh.
MURDERED.-Dr. G. Mason Saunders,
of Dyersburg, was waylayed and shot off
his horse near Dyersburg on the morning
of the 3rd inst. He had been to see a pa
tient, and on his return and within one |
mile of town, he was fired upon by the |
murderer from behind a blind erected by |
the murderer's own hands, and died almost |
Instantly. No clue to the person commit
ting this vile act has been had Dr.
Saunders was an intense Southern man.
onion Oily Herald, Judy IL. ..
KU-KLUx-We understand that on Sun
day last band of Ku-Klux early in the
morning surrounded the house of negro
man, living on the premises of James At
kinson, near Trezevant, arrested, whipped,
and robbed him, after which they left,
spending the day in drunken carOusals. ,
During the afternoon, as our information ,
goes, pistol in the hands of one of the ,
party, said to be Jno. Null, was discharged, |
killing Mr.. Murry, another of the party. {
Whether the killing was intentional or ac-
cidental does not seem to be known. The {
body, as we understand, was buried with q
out an inquest. Huntington West Ttnnes- a
sean, July g. '
SOUTHWESTERN RAILRoAD.-A meeting $
of the executive committee of the South |
western Railroad Company was held here
on Wednesday of this week. We under
stand that the claim of Clark, Martin & |
Co. against the company on contract made 9
before the war has been settled and the suit /
withdrawn, which relieves the company of &
a considerable embarrassment. We further |
learn that the engineer is busily engaged I
in preparing the route for letting out con- g
tracts, which will be let about the 1st of q
August. And we are informed by the
President that work will be commenced
in next month.-Mc MinRUille Enterprise, I
July IL.
The burglars are still at work in Jack
son. An effort was made on Wednesday
night to effect an entrance into the boot
and shoe store of +. Y. Gentry. The thief
managed the affair with considerable :
sdroitness, but failed 10 accomplish his
purpose. The store has three doors in
front. The middle one alone remains
open after dark. short true after sup.
per some one succeeded in obtaining the
key to one of the side doors, which always
remained on the inside, and was never
used for unlocking from without. Some
time during the night the thief returned I
60 find TO his chagrin, that the keyhole was
tightly plugged with wood, which had j
been put there as precautionary measure {
some time before. He commenced to cut | q
ont the plug but reliuquished his purpose a
before proceeding far with the work. !
Jackson Whig July II.
HEAVY RoBBERY IN THE COUNTRY
Mr.. ThOs. Pierson, residing two miles out on !
Raglan avenue, reported at police head
quarters this morning, that his residence !
was visited by burglars during last night,
and articles of furniture, clothing and pro- :
visions, to the value of $500, stolen. Mr.. !
PiersOn, together with his family, had gone
from home TO spend the evening, and the !
thieves, availiug themselves Of the oppoF- /.
lunily afforded BY their absence, carried
into execution their nefarious plans with s
out molestation or discovery. Among