Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-25
THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
Admitted to Rail.

NEW YORK, July 24.-Michael Bulkiey,
indicted with TWO others for the murder of
Jacob Young, on the 18th of March last,
has been admitted to bail, it b3iDg shown
that he did not infict the fatal wound.
Murder and Suicide.
ST.. LOUIS, July 24.-Frederick Schsltz,
living two miles from Pleasant Hill, Nebras-
ka, cut off the head of his sister, Mrs. Suck
nause, with an ak, and then went into q
field short distance from the house and
cut his own throat. No cause assigned for
the deed. 5
The Express Robbers.
A dispatch from St. Joseph. Mo-, says
been traced into Nodaway county, Mo-,
and that they will be captured.
Likely to Swing.
NEW YORK, July 24.--Notwithstanding
every effort made by counsel for VIM. j.
Sharkey, sentenced to be hanged on the
18th of August, there is doubt if he will
secure stay of proceedings. No Judge of
the Supreme Court has been found who
would listen to the argument. Gov. Dix
has been appealed to for executive clemen-
cy, but every effort in that direction has
failed to elicit response.
UdderZOOk-Cause of the Murder OF
G0ss.
PHILADELPHIA, July PA dispatch to
the EUening Telegraph from Westchester
says: 1t now appears from evidence OBJ
tanned, that Udderzook left Baltimore with
81 800, and was to meet Goss, alias Wilson,
in Philadelphia and give him the money
and see him on board a steamer for a Eu-
ropean port, bat rather than part with the
funds, took Goss to the country and MUIR
dered him, pocketing the money and Ie-
turning to Baltimore.
Defaulttng Postmaster Arrested.
LITTLE Rock, July 24.-H. Merriman, a
defaulting postmaster at Conway, in Frank
lin county, was arrested and tried here to-
day and bound over to appear at the next
term of the court.
ARRAY ON the st. Louis Levee.
ST. LOUIS, July 24.-Three steamboat
hands named Otto Hilbert, Peter Latton
and VIM. Able, who had been drinking
heavily, got into an alteration about Is
cents on the leVee this afternoon. Able
made an assault upon Latton, who, with
Hilbert, left and started up the levee. AS
they were retresting, Able threw rocks at
them, hitting Latton just behind the ear,
inhicting q severe wound. Hilbert then
picked up piece of granite weighing about
four pounds, ard hurled il at Able, striking
him in the forehead, crushing his skull and
knocking him insensible.. Able was con-
veyed to the hospital, where he lies in q
critical condition. Hilbert and Latton were
arrested.
AbOrtiOnist Convicted.
TnI,y Mad,roo AuOua-
tine Frazier, fortune teller of this city, was
to-day found guilty by jury of the crime
OF producing by abortion the death of a per-
SOD upon whom the crime was performed.
A Nashville Negro shoots Another In
Evansville.
EVANSVILLE, July 24.-Jordan Fields, a
negro, was shot aud perhaps fatally wound
| ed by Alex. Webster, also colored, of Nash
vile. Webster was arrested and indicted.
Horrible Tragedy i'm Utah.
SALT LAKE, July PA frightful
| tragedy occurred at the mouth of Bigham
| Canyon this evening. A ranchero named
| Cotton and two sons were killed by another
ranchero named Butcher, with rifle; cause
unknown, probably an old feud. The re-
mains of the deceased were carried home
by the widow and daughter in lumber
wagon. Great excitement in Bigham city
over the affair.
Negro Killed I'm Louisville.
An Irishman and negro at work on the
city sewer, engaged in quarrel this after.
noon, which resulted in the 1rishmAr
striking the negro on the head with q
shovel, probably inficting fatal injury.
| To be Executed.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24.-Gov. Boott
has thus far declined to interfere IN the
sentence of Charles A. Russell, the muir
derer of James Croty, who will be execu
ted tomorrow. The doomed man ex-
presses no hopes; says be wants to die like
| Christian.
After she Fortune TeiIers.
PHILADELPHIA, July 24-Three women
against whom charges had been brought o
fortune telling ard keeping for sale drug
for illicit purposes, etc, had hearing to
day, and were held in $1,000 bail each, TO
trial.