Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-27
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Nan and Brother Asserting His
R.gnIs-1 auipuIatiBg the Militia
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Nan and Brother Asserting His
acknowledgements the Militia
-SquabbuDgf for the SpOiIs.
Spec al to the Memphis Appeal.
LIrrER Rock, July 25.-''Some time
ago Senator Macon, colored, was appoint
Cd Probate Judge of Cnicot county. AT
tcrward, Mason not being considered
a good friend of Clayton, Ma
jor Ragland, white, of Jyfferson,
was appointed in his stead. Ma
son refused TO give up the office. The
County Court met, and the Sheriff re-
fused 10 obey Masoh's order, when the
latter had him put ia Jail, raised COM
pany of militia, and ran Ragland and
Barbour, a newly imported negro Asses
s0r, out of the county Since then vaTi-
Gus efforts have been made to compro.
mise with Mason, but TO no effect.
On the l7th, the County Court met at
Lake Village. Raglsnd again made his ap-
pesTance, when Mason brought into town
400 armed negroes, and went for the whole
crew. Rsgaad ard party withdrew,
leaving Nilsson again master of the situa-
ton. Friends If Ragland are now here
in confer euce with the Governor.
White, the coloIed statesman, was be-
fore the Court of Impeachment of the
baptist Convention, but be denied thst
they had jUrisdic,i n, and the court held
the denial TO be good. The liquorice
Senator 3 q friend of Ciayton's, and
bnows Just how to beat al impeachment.
Indignation is being manifested here at
81, 80 l,o.-,
carefully drilled for active service
throughout the Sta'e. The fact that it
was in pursuance of orders from Execu-
tive headquarters, leaked out through a
weak mind. d editor of Radical country
paper. TIE Gazette, of 10 morrow, will
contain the following on the subject: "a
well IL formed Republican told US that there
would b. 2 movement of this kind; that
the militia was TO be thoroughly organ
lied all ever the State; that every officer
unfEcndiy to the State administration was
to be mustered out and others appointed
in their stead; aud there was to be such
thorough aud complete organization by
next election, that the frauds they expect
& commit could he done with impunity.
TIE Z un,y Court met to day. During
I &C. sioa a fire brand was thrown into
tue mp by motion TO elect Lew
couny attorney. The aspirants aye
Pugh, the f1rmer city attorney, and one
Cunningham. Wheeler, a negro, the
present incumban, had the most friends
in the boaId Of magistrates, and his op-
pon.nts turned their batteries on the
cour. Pdgh declared ihst he had long
had in his possession proof that the
counsy Judge and clerk absorbed thirty
thou and dollars of the public mon
ey. Mr.. Cunningham also asserts
that anolher sum of twenty seven thou
sand dollars has gone the same way.
Tne court adjourned in alright and con-
fusion, without coming to an election,
but meets on Monday, aud will probably
throw Wheeler overheard. Pugh lost
his position rs city attorney by being inn
plics ed ia election frauds in this counvy
last sutumn. Some rich developments
VIII probably be made in day or two,
~ Pggh and Cunningham declare that
Mh, elcr mus 90 out