The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-06
OLD TINES IN TENNESSEE.
GEN yACKsoSs .yRE PoE AN ABUSE oF sHE II


G. Guild. an old and respectable native .
Tennessee. made speech to . very large
meeting held in Houston county, seplete with
interesting "reminiscences. Among them We
!, find the following concerning ''Old Hickory
+. STORY ABoUr GEN. JACKSON.
/, Many are the interesting scenes Of jackson.
! life which hi, biosrapher, Parton, has omitted
and not brou3h: to light. When boy saw
him scare ami put t" fight twenty thousand
, men. The occasion was this: Grey Hound
i Kentucky horse. La' beaten Double Head a
! tennessee horse. and they "er. atterwald
matched for tiv. hundred thousand dollars a
! side. to be run on the Clover Bottom Course.
My uncle. Josef hus H. Conn, carried Inc on
T.. horseback behind him to the race. He sci
. me Oh the cedar tenc. and told NE t. y-lnain
until h. returned.
There must have been twenty thousand
persons present. l never witnessed such
. fierce betting betweeil the Stats. Money and
. negr,.. We're put up A large pound was
result OF this race. Tne time had nov arrived
for the competitors to appear OIL the track
. heard some loud talking, and touchdown
the track. and saw tor the first time G. H.
Jackson riding ,lowl y on a gray horse, with
long pistol, held in each hand. | think they
We're long my arm, and had {, month
that a ground squirrel could enter In his
wake followed my uncle, Conn, Stokely Don
elson, Patton Anderson, and several ot ers,
as fierce as bull dogs. As Gen. Jackson led
the van and approached the ia 'g,s' stand, he
was rapidly talking and gcsticulating As he
came by ME he said that he had irrefrteible
proof that this Wa, to be a jockey race tia,
Grey Hound was in the wheat field the
night before, which disqualified him for the
race, and that Lis rider was to receive tiye
hundred dollar, to throw it Oft, and, by the
eternal God, lie would shoot the first man who
brought hi, horse upon the track that the
peoples money should not be stolen from
them in this manner.
He talked necessarily, while the spittle
rolled from his mouth and the fire from his
eye. | have seen bears and wolves put at bay,
but he was certainly the most terocouS look
ing animal that l Lad ever seen. His ap-
pearance and manner struck terror into the
hearts Of twenty thousand people. If they
felt as l did, every one expected to be slain
He announced to the parties if they wanted
some lead in their hides, Just bring their
horses n the track, for by the eternal he
would kill the first man that attempted to do
-. There was Il" RESPONSE t. this challenge
and after waiting some time, and they failing
to appear. Gen. jackson said it was a great
mistake III the opinion Of some that he acted
hastily and without consideration. He would
give the .coundrei. d fair trial, and to that
end he would constitute court to Investigate.
thi. matter ~h" would hear the proof and d..
ju>tic. to all parties. lherelpon lie APP
pointed 3 sheriff to keep order. and tive
judges to hear th. case
Proclamation W.. made that the court was
open and was ready to proceed to business,
for ,upfIA ia md .l,fn,,
themselves. Not appearing. Gen. Jach,on
introduced the witnesses proving the bribery
Of Grey Hounds rider. who wa, t" receive
5000 to throw off the race. having received
$3.50 in advance. and that Grey Hound had
been turned into the wheat field the night be.
fore. He again called on the parties to Up.
pear and count. Fact this proof and vindcate
their inns enr.. They failing to appear, Gen.
Jacks II told the court that the proof was
closed, and for the.n to render their ju lgment
in the pre- lises, which in few moments was
done i'll accordance with the facts proved. l
was still on the fence forming one line Of the
pound con aiming the property bet on the
race. Each man was anxious 80 get back hi,
property.
Gen. Jackson waved his hand and announced
the decision, and said, Nov, gentlemen, 60
calmly and in or Ter and each take his swn
property" When the word was given the
people came with a rush. 1t was more ter
rible than an army with banners. They came
bullying against the fence, and in the struggle
to get over they knocked it down for hundred,
of yards. l wa, overturned and was nearly
tramped to death. Each man got his property
and thus the fraudulent race was broken NJ
by an exhibition Of the most extraordinary
courage H. did that day what it would have
required 1000 armed men to have effected. All
h bv-t
Of one man. and without the drawing Of one
drop Of blood.
GEN. JACKSON PROTECTING A COURT
will give you another scene in Gen. Jack
sons life not found in Parton. Gen. jackson
was the Attorney General for all Middle Ten
ne~see. The two Kirkendalls were the gr a,
DULLES Of that creek They were spirited and
powerful men. They held that the sitting OF
of the court taking such jurisdiction invaded
their dominions, and they went in bullying
manner and dispersed the court, and ordered
it never to meet again. Gen. Jackson heard
Of it, and attended the next term, carrying
upon his arm his saidle-bags, containing his
long, black bulldogs. He placed his saddle
took the bench, and the Sheriff proclaimed
the court open The kirkendals appeared
and ordered the court to disperse. In the con-
fusion and terror of the hour, the Sheriff
failed to arr ,st the parties and restore order
At this juncture Gen Jackson appeared before
the court and denounced the bu lies and their
conduct. and told the co TT if they would APP
point him their officer he would arrest them
and have order His proposition was readily
accepted. jackson seized one of the Kirken-
dals, who was a terror to the country; they
clinched. and got outside, and being on the
edge of the bluff, the bully threw jackson, and
they roll ID over and over down the bluff into
the creek. When the bully thought he had
conquered Jackson he left him. But the old
game cock came srl,hin: up the hill as wet a,
an otter, i'll search Of his bull dogs He
sraSped them. and pointed one at each OF the
BULL :. arrested them and brought them be-
fore the court. The, were heavily fined and
order was restored, and the thanks OF this
court were extended to Gen. Jackson.
An OLD MAID BADLY FoILED.-A Phoenix
vile maid, quite old. becoming anxious about
her matrimonial chances, recently concocted
plan to deceive young fellow as to her age.
This was the way she tried it: The old family
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