Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-27

Vim. Fox, near Milton in this county, was
destroyed by fire on Wednesday night last
We could not learn the particulars, nor
amount of loss.
The Columbia Mail states that Joshua
Delk, near the Whirlpool Island in Duck
river, in Maury county, gathered from four
bushels OF wheat sown, over two hundred
bushels. This wheat was sown on land thai
was sown 10 peanuts last year.
The Jackson Wing and Tribune says:
The sentence of William Sturgeon, who has
been lying in Jail in this city since the last
term of the Supreme Court, under sentence
of death for killing boy in Memphis, has
been commuted by Gov. BroGn to impris-
onment for life in the State penitentiary.
The Murfreesboro NeocS of the 25th inst.
says: The revival which began before the
close of the war among thu negroes, and
which has been continued without inter
mission ever since, excepting few we ks
when the cholera ragged and "parsons did
not PREVAIL" is again under Roadway, and
every night until midnight, we hear their
voices in the bottom, singing their hosan-
mas.
The Jonesboro Herald and Tribune OF
the oath inst, says: The demand for
houses has not been so good this summer
as heretofore. The consequences is that
there are several desirable houses vacant.
We hope, however, that change will come
with the ''frost" and that houses now va
cant will then find occupsn,s. Lively times
are expected in the fall.
The Murfreesboro Netus of the 25th inst.
says: A negro woman recently gave birth
to a child in Williamson county, near the
Rutherford line. northwest of this place,
which she cruelty murdered. The author
tiles of Williamson subsequently kindly
furnished her apartments in the Franklin
jail, where she will remain until elected to
fill a position in a higher institution at
Nashville. A negro man named Grundy
is implicated with her in the murder.
The Columbia Mail of the 24sh inst. says:
Sickness is abating in Culleoka, and it is
hoped that very soon the community will
be restored to its usual healthy condition.
There seems to be no local cause for the
present unhealthy condition of that vicin-
ity, as it has always previously been blessed
to a remarkable degree in p3int of health.
We hope that the report of sickness there
will in no way affect the interests of the
Male and Female Institute established at
that place, for the disease that h Is been M
usuallV prevalent in that section is of such
nature as might affect, for a time, any
community.
The Jackson Wing and Tribune says:
In 1860 Mr.. Horace Bledsoe worked into
the foundation ofthe three-story brick on
Lafayette :street, consumed in Sundays
fire, big black bottle of old rye whiskey.
On Tuesday, Col. Garland, Mr.. Thomas
Beverage and Mr.. Bledsoe instituted search
among the ruins, and soon found the bot
tie, safe and sound. We got smell Of the
old rye and pronounce it very fine spirits.
1t was presented to Mr.. Thos. Beverage, Sr,
and DR.. Robert Fenner, two of Jackson's
Oldest and best citizens. This may be
termed q practicle "raising of the spirits"
The GAINESVILLE Chronicle of the Goth
inst. says: Nj. l. Dean, who lives near
Corbandale, Tenn, sends US a sample of
his oat crop, the heads alone measuring two
feet in length. In NOE to us he states
that be has one or two acres of his present
crop that he thinks will yield 60 bushels to
the acre. The oat crop of this county has
been very inferior for many years, and we
are glad to note such promising yield as
in this case on Mr.. Deans farm. He states
in his note that corn in that section is toll
erably good ct present, but will prove a
failure unless it rains soon. Wheat is rath-
er Indifferent, not yielding as well as was
first supposed. The tobacco prospect as
yet is very poor.
Tie Jackson Wig and Tribune Of the
26th inst. says: On Saturday night last on
the farm Of Mr.. Thomas Reid, in South
west Madison, a white man by the name OF
Ham was murdered by a mob of fifteen
negro men. The negroes charged Ham
with having violated the person Of an old
negro woman in the neighborhood. They
took their victim out and hung him amid
yells of triumph and demoniacal glee. The
murderers are unknown, being as thorough
ly disguised when executing their fearful
revenge as any band of first class Ku-Klux.
Ham was an East Tennesseesn, working
on Mr.. Reds farm, and the negroes say
was in the habit of Boosting that he was q
bushwhacker during the war, and that he
hid killed more than a dozen 'secesh."
The Trenton Ne1cs of the 24th inst. says:
Last Tuesday evening between five and
six O'Clock, Frank Walker, son Of P. Walk
er, living near this place, while on drunk
en- spree overlook negro man named
Henry Clarke, on bis way home out on the
Troy levee, and shot him with deringer
pistol, from which he has since died. The
facts are as follows: Walker was under the
influence of liquor and had started to New
bern, and when about quarter of mile
out on the road mentioned came across the
negro, Clarke, who had stopped to water
his team, and handing the negro bottle of
whisky ordered him to stop it up for him.
The negro did so and handed it back, but
Walker was not satisfied and sgain ordered
him to stop It up. The negro told him it
was stopped as good as he could do it,
which seems to have enraged Walker, and
with the remark that he "would stop hiG ;"
or something to that effect, pulled out his
pistol and fired, the shot taking effect jus!
above the left groin. Word was immedi-
ately sent to town of the affair and party
of men, with an officer, went out and ar
rested Walker and lodged him in Jail at this
place.