Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-08
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The Humboldt Journal Of the % inst.
says; We ae glad to report our schools in
a fourishing condition.; and that the inCOm-
ING session promises to be prosperous, and
well attended.
Ii now turns ont that the East Tennes-
see bandits, lately Gagged, perpetrated. some
weeks ago, an atrOciOus robbery in the
mountains near the line of this State and
North Carolina. They halted a traveller
and took by violence his team and more
than $500 in money. The perpetrators Of
this robbery are supposed to be Henry Nv
nat and Mangram. " no are now in Jail at
knoxville. The name Of the party robbed
is Crisp.
The hHOTrdIe Press and Herald states
that on the Slst ult.. a man calling himself
Powell, called at Bell * Bells livery stable
in that city, and asked 10 hire a bJrrgy-he
having a horse Of his OWn-fOr one hour
Tie got his buggy, was gone the hour. came
back, paid for the horse and buggy and then
re-hired it 'till next morning" He never
returned it, and, pursuit being made, It was
found that he had broken down the vehicle.
sold the cushions and harness, and had rid
den the horse away to parts unknown.
The Memphis Ardlmche of the 9th saws:
Last Saturday night, 4 man named Mad
den was robbed by his room mate, a man
named Alexander, of 500. Complaint was
lodged with the police, the only description
being that the thief was a little man wear
inI dirty shirt, with a clean collar. De-
tective McCune. aScertaining that the man
had walked out Is far as Bartlett. where he
had taken the caTS, tel6graphed his descrfD-
ton rs above TO the Chief Marshal al Hum
RnIHf Vr-hR fuavr-fF AH.~-.r,F1..-
night. An officer was sent for him, and
yesterday the man who wears a dirty shirt
with clean collar was brought back and
lodged in Jail
The Chattanooga Commercial of the Ith |
says: Last night about o'clock man by the |
name of Ben. Thomas, an emplOye OF the /
Roane Iron Company, was shot while pass
ing up James street, near Mai. Carliles, in |
the direction Of his home. The circlm-
stances attending the shooting seem to be |
rather mysterious. Thomas was said to /
have been under the influence of liquor at
the time. but has the reputation of being
peaceable and quiet. No one seems to |
know who did the shaoting but Thomas
himself, and he declines to tell for the
present. The unfortunate man was car
ried home by some friends, and Doctors
W l--ill anu DuIllS Cdlltu 10 l-fCaS me
wound. On examination they round that
the shot had taken effect in the left leg, be-
tween the knee and ankle, breaking the
bone and inticting an ugly flesh wound.
The KROrUWe Press aud Herald of the
9Th inst. says: "On Sunday, last, the Sheriff
IF Campbell county came to the city for
he purpose Of recovering a horse which
lad been stolen some. time since, from
ROckcastle county, KY, by a colored man
named Willis johnson. 1t appears that
Johnson brought the animal, three-year-
I'D mare, to Knoxville, on the 24th of Dee |
Lndby fair representations succeeded in sell
lg her to Cal. johnson, also .colored Of
his city. The purchaser claims to have
'aid 500 and placed the mare al livery in
n tho stable oi Alessrs. Daily x Co. Some
lays after Willis johnson was arrested in
ackSbOrO, on the reorganization of parties
rom Kentucky. and the Whereabouts of the
nimal learned from his admissions. Ac-
Ordingly the Sheriff came to Knoxville and |
he mare being identified was taken bv |
i'm to be restored to her Kentucky owner.