Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-03
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and try, they are unitedly entitled to $50
%peTemptory challenges.
The Memphis Register Of the 10Th gives
the following: AnHgrC maj named Hay
wood Cobb was shot by another one named
Warren Jacobs, about a quarter of a mile
from the Wolf street ferry, in the 18th civil
district, yesterday about eight o'clock. The
weapon was a d~euble-bdrreled shotgun,
loaded with buckshOt, the Whole load pen
e rating the groin, and causing almost In
Simultaneous death.
The Jackson Wig and Tribune Of the
31st inst. has the following: On Monday
evening, the 18th ult., near S~altillO, in
Hardin county, an old lady by the name of
Etheridge, died after a long illness. Early
the next morning her aged husband, the
Rev. Allen Etheridge also died, and huS-
hand and wife were buried on the same day
and in the same grave. They had lived to-
gether for nearly a half century, and DEATHS
dark and mOurnful curtain separated them
but for a few hours.
The Jackson Courier Of the 31st inst.
SAYS: \ young man by the name of Orr,
from Helena: Ark, was arrested in this
city a few days since, on 4 telegram from
his brother at home, charging him with
~sqandering property. The two brothers are
~suctieneeTs, and the one arrested here had
been sent Oat with some goods to dispose
OF, and as he was not making a satisfactory
report of them his brother had him arrest
ed here and detained until he arrived
Thursday night; after an excited dialogue,
in which the elder brother was principal
OratCr, tie yOarc ran was released.
The Trenton Gazette Of the 31st Iit. re-
cords a frightful accident. IL says: Last
Monday morning at Mr.. TaylOr's cotton
gin, near the depot, a little son of Wilson
keltOn, a colOred citizen Of this place, had
both Of his hands so badly mangled by the
saws OF the Gin. thst tney bad 70 be ampu-
tatel. 1t seems that lac little fellow, who
is not but eight years old, was helping TO
get the cotton out Of the saws of the gin,
when the breast Of the gin tame down and
caught both Of his hands, with the above
result,
The Trenton Ne,rs Of the 29th ult. says:
Last Tuesday morning. when Morgan Rob
ism. c1iCred. living in tire northern part
Of town. woke up, he discovered that his
wife, living beside him. had died some time
during the night, apparently several hours
previous TO the discovery. He made known
the fact, and Esquire j. N. Caldwell sum-
moned a jury OF inquest and had a post
m0Iteth examination. The examination
revealed in the right side of the Stomach a
very large tumor and several small tumors,
which was the cause Of death.
The Jackson Wing and Tribune of the
5ISt ult. says: On Wednesday night week,
near Lizards Lick, Henderson county, a
negro mar by the name Of James DOdd,
attempted a nameless outrage on the per-
son of a Miss Griswold. He entered her
sleeping apartment late nthe night, plunged
into her bed, arousing the young woman
from her sleep, who before her cries could
be stiled, aroused the family. The negro
escaped, but not before he had been identi-
fed by the father, the young girl and other
members of the family. He failed of his
purpose, and the officers of the law
speedily upon his track. He was ar
rested, tried before a Justice and committed
to the county Jail in Lexington.