Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-10
STABBED.

STABBED.
VIM. Lynch and John 7. Webb, who
live in the Fourteenth District, we've las
Saturday engaged in a friendly wrestle
perhaps for a wager, when the former
after having thrown his antagonist and be-
ing on him, treacherously stabbed him sew
eral times without any known cause OF
provoca' ion. Several lockers on knew
nothing of the stabbing until Lynch told
them 20 take him off of Webb as he had al
ready ruined him. II seems, that although
the wounds are severe, Webb was unaware
of the stabbing until Lynch was taken of.
He will probably recover. Lynch has been
committed to jail.
Should the increase Ia crime continue we
likely to have
FULL JAIL
before the meeting of our court, the first
Monday in October. There are two ne
groes and four or five white men now in
Jail, three of whom are prosecuting appeals
to the Supreme court from sentences here
tofore pronounced against them.
POSTPONED.
The Robertson County Fair has been
postponed from the Sth to the 18th of Oc-
tober, to avoid a conflict in time
with the Nashville fair. This Association
never has failed to have successful fair,
and efforts are being made to bring this,
their fifth, up to the standard, if not ahead
of former fairs. l learn there is to be a
balloon ascension, with flying trapeze at
tachment, on the first day. While would
be heartily in favor of placing in solitary
confinement all trapeza performers until
e. 10 runt,ld
many others, this announcement will, no
doubt, attract large crowd. We hope to
see full attendance from Nashville, and
will eDdeavor to trest all who come fairly.
TERPsICHoREAN.
Last night a number of the bea uty and
chivalry of Springfield, with a fair sprink-
ling of visitors, gathered at Masonic Temple
and until late hour in the night, or an
early hour in the morning, tripped to the
strains Of delightful music in the may
dance. The occasion is said TO have been
in the highest degree enjoyable; in fact,
the Springfield "LiOods" seldom fail of sue
cess when they undertake an affair Of the
kind, and our ladies are beautiful enough to
grace and make agreeable any occasion. l
learn Nashville was represented.
THE CONGRESSMAN.
Robertson county is moving in earnest
in the matter of Congressman from this
district. Her almost unanimous choice,
Col Stark, is in the field and we are glad to
know with fair prospect Of election. An
old county, Robertson has never had hut
one representative in the National Con-
gress. She claims it as mater of right,
and then she presents the name of one in
every way worthy aud capable. Col.
Stark is man who must be Intimately
known to be fully appreciated. One of the
most charitable men in bis judgment
it has ever been your
correspondents privilege to know, modest,
dignified and of tine moral character. The
young men of tie county, especially of the
Springfield Bar, look upon him with de-
gree of respect that is the lot Of only the
purest and best men in the profession,
among those with whom they come NEST
in contact. He contends for nothing only
the right and for that with an ability that
not often fails Of its object. He is one of
the men whom it would be safe TO trust as
Judge, one of counsel and yet to have your
law suit decided according to its merits. In
the halls Of Congress few men could COM
mand more respect or do greater service.
YOUNG ROBERTSON.