Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-22
fEktESSEE NEWS.

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The residence of VIM. McCoin, Of jack.
son county, was burned onthe morning q
the 18Th inst, together with he contents.
Il is supposed 10 be the work of an incen.
diary.
Two brothers by the name Of Carter
living in Jackson county, had difficulty
few days sgo, which resulted In one Of
thern getting his 5khli broken, from which
be died. $780,
+ The Gallatin TenneSseeaa or the 10th
inst. says: From information received
from various portions of the county, the
whsat crop Is not only ligh', but what there
is, is not Of the finest quality. The grass
has also, in many sections, materially dam
aged the corn crop.
The Gallatin Examiner says. We NAV
note among the Incidents of the cholera cpl
demic that many knocking birds and cana,
ries III cages siekened and died, while those
which frequented the gardens, instinctively
lied t. the woods, and did not return until
tn g cholera took its departure. o. 90.
ThesLynchburg Pioneer of the 18th inst,
says. Both cotton and corn crops Of Lincoln
and Marshall viii probably be a failure, as
the farmers undertook to save their cotton
during the rains of last thSntb, to The neg,
lect OF their corr; grass and weeds have
such start that it is thought that bO:h
crops viii be of no benefit.
The Chattanooga Times Of the ooh inst
says: About half past IL last night, Charley
WhiIeside, colored, wac stabbed BY Horace
Greeley, colcted, fatally. The wound indi-
cat ed that Charley had been cut with a
butcher or cheese knife. the entrance bein /!
to to irtA nj ho IA .,,eN
under the shoulder blade. Charley lived
but few minutes after the Fatal stab.
The Trenton Teaos of the 18th inst. says:
working for Mr.. Pate Goodloe, in this place,
lsst week within "a hours took twelve or
thirteen Cooks pills, from the effects of
which he died in few days. Medical aid
was called in, but too late, al his whole
system had been 30 thoroughly attacked By
the large overdose of medicine that nothing
could be done TO save bis life, ss
The Jonesboro Flag OK the 18Th inst.
Gays: We are informed that Mr.. A. j.
Campbell, on Saturday Last, whist packing
wheat in Mr.. John Minden's barn, near
Buff do ridge, in this county, accidentally
fell aud fractured his Len lust s5ote The
ankle "a a most frightful manner-the
bones icing crushed to a jelly. DR.. Kirk
patrick was called and set the limb, bat
great fears are entertained that he will lose
bis limb If not bis life. ~ -E
The Dover Record of the 18Th inst.
says: IN this issue we record the death of
s well known ciilsep Of this tonthifity, in
the person OF DR.. W. q. Rutland, whose
death was rather unexpected. 1t So ms
that the Doctor was at DSnyHle, Tenn,
week before last, and while there got into
fracas with one COline, who beat the Doc
tor severely, who Yves at the time suffering
from the effec of q Gsil,th ran into his
foot, and 1t Is supposed that the two &C
celebrated and aided no little towards bis
death.
The CoVington Record of the 18Th inst.
says: Onth night of July 4sh, about three
and bali miles east of town, near the
farm of Mr.. Samuel Green, Junius Bump
and Dick Fitzgerald had difficulty the
afternoon previous about woman, and
proceeded to blows. How the combat re-
suited we have not heard, but shortly after
dark Fitzgerald wsylald his enemy and
shot him dead. The weapon used was an
old army musket. The murderer escaped,
but it is believed he will be captured in a
few days.
On the 14sh inst. party of men in
s. qustchie were out desr driving, when
one was started up, Mr. Tay lor Barber and
Mr.. William Lamb both seeing it about the
same time, the deer being directly in range
between Il EN-, Mr. Ba-ber fred first at the
leer, ard missing, bis ball took tffect in Mr..
Lambs, right breast, near the nipple, and
passed through his lungs and lodged under
MS shoulder-blade, from which place DR.. j,
i. Saims extracted it. A correspondent of
he Chattanooga Times says this ia the sec
md occurrence of the kind very near tie
sme place. About four years ago, Capt.
". d. Stewart was killed by his friend, |
who mistook him for deer.
The Jackson Wing ind Tribune of the |
18th ms. says: One Isaac Hsmilton, col |
)red, living on the farm Of Capt. A. 3. |
Crook, of Henderson Station, was arrested |
IN Thursday, the 10Th, charged with ma
iciously shooting 20 death fine mule be- |
Orging to Capt. Crook. The Negroes poui- |
~ had destroyed about SIS worth of wheat |
or Capt. Crock, and The Captain demand
ID pay for the same, prOpOs ng to let the |
legro off with five dCLars. The negro be- |
anne iDce! sed at this, and On Wednesday |
light gun shots were heard, and on Thurs
lay morning fine mule Of the Captains |
7as found dead near one Of the negro's |
ields. He was arrested, but before going
DtO trial the affair was compromised by the
Iegro executing bis note with security to
jsps. Crook for 5000 ard mortgagiug his
rop Rather expensive revenge.
The Knoxville Press and Herald of
he 20th inst. says: A man named Glib
on, was arrested In CareyTilie, on Thurs
sy, in tie act of selling mountain dew out
f wagon, said cew not having paid 1.-THE
o Uncle Sam. He was brought to town,
nd while be and b cap'oIs were eating
inner at one of the restaurants, the pris-
ner got up and walked of, and has not
cen seen since. The officers went back
D Csreyyille after him On Friday evening.
ome Of the mischievoIsly-i inclined resi-
ents of CSreyyille, worked On the fears of
be officer left in charge of the wsgon and
ken, by informing him that large party
f the friends of the prisoner were gather
lg to rescue the property, and inCuCed him
} employ several men to guard it during
be night it remained at that place. The
'agon and horses were brought to the
ty yesterday.