Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-01-26

hardened negro who fell beneath the pis-
tol of revengeful comrade In the other.
The child was evidently born alive, and
had, as is 'surHised, % been placed in an
open lot to die ofSexposure, being found
in the lot dead. 3 Treyis Craig, negro,
was shot on Wednesday night after leay-
ing negro ball, by Jerry Johnston, ac-
cording to the verdict of the coroner's
jury. 20 iLsF tEqississlfE ed =
The Knoxville Wig and Register of
the oath says: ''The exhibition given by
the members of the East Tennessee Fe-
male Institute, at the Methodist Episcopal
Church, last night, under the direction of
Prof. Butler, for the purpose of more
completely furnishing the rooms of the
Institution, was attended by large and
appreciative audience, and was alike
credItable to teacher and pupil. Several
of the recitations, by some of the younger
pupils, were rendered in q manner ,ex-
hibiting careful study of the text and q
real heart sympathy with the sentiments
expressed" 5l -s-.1la b r9ugcls
The Covington Record of the Goth
says: ''The grand jury of this county,
on Monday last, returned true bill of
murder in the first degree sgsinst Hardin
Bateman, Long Bateman and - Mills,
for the murder of Furguson at the DEVILS
Elbow last week. 1t seems that Furgu-
son was tsquatter' on the land of Bate
man, and Bateman with his son, Mills
and another man whose name was Furgu-
son also, attempted to put the squaiter
Furguson out of the house; a row ensued
and man named Keefers, who was with
the Bateman party, was hilled, and some
one of the Bateman party killed the
squatter Furguson. The court fixed the
bail of the two Bateman's at IS, 900 each,
and Mills at 81, 600. = p
The Lebanon free Press of the Doth
inst. has the following notice of an ad-
dress delivered by Col. Ed. l. Golladay,
the member elect to Congress from this
district, to the Law School at Lebanon:
'We were highly entertained and edited
by the address of our distinguished friend
and lawyer, Col. E. /. Golladay. His
address was excellent-never otherwise.
His counsel to the young lawyer was su-
perior. May he continue to be able to
counsel, advise and defend. We hope to
feel the effects of his ability in the coun-
Gil chambers of our nation, where we
trust he will soon be. We would not for
get Cumberland University-it is Alma
Mater. May she become the University
The Memphis Appeal givesthe follow
ing particulars concerning grand scheme
for reform in that city: SIT is rumored
that movement is on foot to inaugurate
among the churches Of this city sort of
evangelical alliance for the purpose of
wiping out all the immortality that has
made ours an unenviable name abroad.
The combined churches are to meet by
representation and form general plan of
operations for the total suppression 1st)
of drunkenness, (2d) of gambling, (3D of
mackerelism, (4th) for the suppression of
lewdness, (5th) for the extirpation of
swearing, and (6th) to infuse a more
thorough religious sentiment into the
heart of the community"
The Memphis Ledger, of the 23d inst,
says: "Last evening Mr.. Gwynn, clerk
at the hardware store of Messrs. Simpson
s. Barbour, on Second street, was at
tackled in Chelsea by band of negro men
and boys, and robbed of his hat and pis-
toll He was struck several times, and
while escaping from his captors, after the
robbery had been committed, several pis-
toll shots were fired at him. We regret
to state that the negroes in North Mem
phis are becoming unruly and aggressive
in the extreme, because we are certain if
such conduct continues it will result in a
eoroner's inquest and first-class negro
funeral. Up to II NJ. to day no arrests
had been made by the police, but the
authorities were Investigating the matter. F"
The Memphis appeal has the follow
ing in regard to the origin of the name of
Maury county: Maury county, ID this
State, was not named in honor of a dis
ting lished physician of this city, or Gas q
correspondent suggests) of Lieut.. Maury,
who makes ones head swim In ocean cur
rezts, or of a famous Confederate Gen.
eral. It's name is not derived from Mauri-
tania, whence the Moors came, where
| Syphax and Msrrinissa and Metellus
waged lively war in the olden time. On
the contrary, there was an honest, pains
taking old surveyor, who planned the
county and gave it his name, Maury. He
may have been the ancestor of the Doc
tor, the philosopher, of the General, and
of all Mauritania, for sught we know.
The Rogersville Journal of the 21st
| inst. says: ''Capt. Sawyers, of New
Market, passed through this place last
Sunday morning with a man by the
name of Davis, who, during the year
1864, with five other men, went to the
residence of Col. Cannon McBee, near
Strawberry Plains, and murdered Col
McBee and plundered his house. The
next day, while engaged in skirmish,
three of the men were killed, one is still
at large, and Davis is resting in Jail at
cambridge. Capt. Sawyers commanded
| company of soldiers in the Federal
army, and Davis was one of them. This
| fact goes to prove that all the animosity
| and bitter feeling has left East Tennes-
see, and that reason has assumed her
throne and vindicates justice"
The Memphis. Appeal of the oath has the
following in reference to the Mayor of that
city: Mayer johnson has collected .arge
sum in excess ofthe amount required topay
the city interest that became due on the
1st and 4th inst. The energy and good
sense of the Mayor has given him great
and deserved popularity with business
men. Last year the largest property
holders. were slow to pay, now they are
foremost. The Mayor himself went
abroad upon the highways delivering lee.
lures on the necessity for promptness,
and, commanding public confidence, he
has been most successful collector. Il
has been said that the Mayor borrowed
| from the banks to meet the city's liabili-
ties. TIE Union and Planters offered to
loan him all he needed; but he has not
borrowed a penny. Would it not be
well to have a little one-man power
manage public affairs in some other places
| hereabOuts
A rumor was prevalent in Memphis on
Saturday that Squire Giles, who had
been in attendance on the County Court
| during the past week, while proceeding
homeward on Friday night, was assaulted
and maltreated in terrible manner. Il
is stated that while within a mile of his
own residence, which is situated near Big
Creek, he was suddenly set upon by a
number of men, who had been concealed
in the woods. They rified his pockets,
stole over fifty dollars in money, cut off
his nose, violently opening his mouth, cut
off about tWO-thirds of his tOnCua The