The New York herald., 1874-09-07

is amusing to read in the newspapers here OF the
IAN concede, )" says the Appeal, that Judge Porter
Is an able man and an honest one. No power can
brbe him; no ailurements seduce HIM from the
pain OF mis- conscientious convictions. No rings or
cllques VIII he able to control his course any
point. He VIII faithfully seek TO know his duty to
the people and to the State, and he viii go forward
and perform 1t, he the consequences what they
may" may. ndaa, OF General George C. Dere the demo
nooga district, the same paper says s:-.'le
served under General Forrest during the late
talent or nigh order." aH Speak Speaking Of Mr. :
John F. House, the candidate in the Eighth district
our old Commonwealth can point once more to
one OF her brightest jewels In the Congress OF the
tempted to believe that House viii be bigger than
the House itself. There are no direct or important
ures taking precedence in the minds OF the people
| The divisions and dssensions OF two years ago are
Johnson Is 10 be resusctated for the United States
Senate IN the place OF the moribund Brownlow
Johnson has many warm friends and many bitter
enemies IN the state. and 1t Is the great purpose
OF his friends TO elect him to the Senate once more
They think or affect to think that he IS needed at
very lively times before that result is accom-
| Pushed
The EMect of President Grants Action
Upon the Peopie-Sentiments OF the
| Press-GOvernOr Browns Determine
| tiOn to Restore Order-Details OF Muir
| ders and Assa SSH ations In THO State.
NASHVILLE Tenn. Sept 8, 1874.
Il ls quite probable that the letter OF Attorney
| General Williams, with reference to stationing
United States troops at different and convenient
points in the districts OF the South Tor the purpose
OF giving the marsnals all needul aid, will proba-
bly, more alarm the people in this State than the
ultimate issue Of the affair may warrant. In an
| editorial to appear In the Nashville Banner to NOR
row morning the following sentiments are ex-
| pressed:-
Meanwhile this action Of the United States
in which recent ouages have heen perpetrated, and
Which to se G 9eT hn Of the sreat mass Of
puScaton pleas OF pali,ation atom
In those communities Where these oI,rages have &C.
s M % S s%os s
Hny me sGs s asS
have once undertaken the matter arrests will be made,
furnished without stnt and the scenes that made North
csas Of Gibson other aniofinnaie eoun
ties In their efforts to those who really re.
sp9ns6e for r. me ne mPe9ans trouble to themselves who
The pressure is now so strong in favor OF Cover
nor Browns going to Trenton and personally con-
ducting the investigation OF the recent massacre
at that point that 1t is not at all improbable but
! that he Will yield to the demand and take upon
bimsel1 that responsibility. In conversation had
with him to-day he said he would spend every dol
lar paid into the State Treasury but what he would
preserve order and bring all criminals IN Tennes.
see to Justice. He would have the law enforced at
any cost and at any sacrifice. Major Wilkes, his
private secretary, was engaged to-day in mailing
| his recent proclamation addressed to the
judicial ministerial and all peace officers
in the State. They were first mailed
to the 200 sherits, chancelors, judges and attor-
ney generals, and to the 500 cOnstabes. He says
that no officer shall 60 uninsLructed as to his
duties If he can help 1t. His course is approved
by the great mass OF citizens, who express q de-
cided Willingness TO support him in any measure
looking TO the final suppression of crime. Ten.
| nessee seems recently to nave been cursed with
AN EPIDEMIC OF HORRORS.
| Outrage, murder and assassination have followed
In quick succession; and yet have to add an
other ana another, and still another, to the roll
OF death. The people are crying aloud "And shall
thlngs m meyer enG ~ ana are tne more deter
spite of all that can be done, to breed contagion
In the Sixth Civil district there lived man,
he had. by dint Of hard labor. surrounded himself.
he mad loving WIFE who had shared In all his
whom had yet gotten far in their teens Lon Bates
was carpenter, an honest workman: After com.
pletlng his days labor at q neighbOr's named
Reynolds, on the lst inst. he started home with all
those happy thoughts which compass the mind OF
coming. That he might the sooner reach his des.
tination he crossed Reynolds farm and stopped
Which was heavy Of pposss oses ees sae
sun had gone down and day was fast fading into
"
the blaze to his pipe. He then mounted the fence,
and while sitting there smoking, and, not having
self in that vicinity, he was suddenly startled by
the report OF gun not far distant In the woods;
~ ~ PASS TnRoroH HIS STOMACH,
grew dizzy ana iell heavily to the earth. By his
ne attracted % the e attention M Of Of his
hlm home where he died soon after detailing the
above above facts. He sa,d he he, had no con-
mitted the deed. He heard neither the
rustling OF the leaves nor the cracking OF twIg.
his ear; he 1elt himself going and fell, though at
tempting in vain to brace himself and prevent the
For some time past q large NUMBER Of workmen
have been employed by Mr.. Hugh Carlisle, bridge
road. These men. like all railroad employees when
working at o distance from city, lived in camp
and cooked their the own meals. Near the camp stood
groggery, the prOprietors OF which induced those
their evenings there's TSe msn a We're SDsfna fass
cease the tra1lc, IN which they were engaged
do so. Finding remonstrance useless, he posi-
lively forbade their selling liquor OF any kind to his
source, concluded to inform the authorities OF the
town nearest to the camps OF their unlawful
oa and WITH his mind fully made up r any
emergency, he started last Tuesday morning
the s at which
neart and started homeward with his mind very
much relieved by the interview he had with the
authorities, who promised to suppress the grOg-
geries. While passing along road noted for its
ruggedness ne suddenly heard a slight rustic in
recess to one side as II Of person using his Feet
was unable to discover the cause. Thinking little
of the circumstance he again started onward,
when, almost simultaneously, the sharp crack OF
several shots was heard, as many bullets, unerr
| ing and swift, sped on their deathy errand the
lonely traveller fell to the earth with dun thud,
the murderer's work was finished and the soul Of
Hugh Carlisle went to meet its God.
QrraQ Tod IN Mails
| county and lodged In the jail at Lebanon yester-
day on the charge OF having murdered julia Hay.
| den, the colored school teacher, at the house OF
Embry Love- near Hartsville. Trousdale county,
| on the night OF the 21st OF August. Bowen Saun-
ders. charged with another murder, who was re-
Gently brought here from Lebanon and placed in
our jail for saiekeeping, Is also implicated IN the
murder OF Julia Hayden. The authorities are now
actively engaged in the investigation OF the mat
| ter. ard furLher deYelnnmenfs are eYnected-