Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-08-29
CROSSING OVEE THE RIVER.
A Fearful Tragedy.

From the Memphis Avalanche.
For years the travel from West
and Middle Tennessee and South
Kentucky to Missouri and Moth
eIn Arkansas has been via Nails
ferry, which crosses the Mississippi
river from Darnells landing to
point Pleasant on the opposite
Missouri shore. This is the only
available crossing point between
Memphis and Cairo, and in conse-
quence is largely patronized. Old
Squire Robert Nall had the ferry
for a long term Of years, but Of
late has turned il over TO his son
Albert.
Not long ago, General II. NJ. Oar
nell, from whom the landing takes
it's name, and who is a large planter,
thought the ferry business a good
investment, and accordingly start
ed ono of his own in opposition to
Nails. The General employed two
brothers named Coe and q young
man named Cole TO run his ferry
for him. Both ferries have run
along smoothly, the. Nall ferry, per-
haps, doing the most business.
Last Saturday afternoon a large
party Of movers from this State
came to the ferry for transporta-
ton. Mr.. Nall succeeded iu engag-
ing passage, when one of the COe
brothers came over 10 Nails boat
and offered additional inducements
for the movers TO take his boat.
This caused a quarrel, in the course
Of which Nall and Coe INDUCED in
several harsh epithcts. No blows
were passed, however.
General DarnelI lives within =
short distance Of the ferry, and,
hearing the wrangling, came down
to the boat. When be learned what
was the matter, he turned to Coe
and said: why don't you kill the
damn son Of b-h| This led to an
alteration between Nall and the
General, which resulted in the for
mer drawing IA pistol and shooting
the General, the ball striking in
the left breast near the heart, and
ranging downwards. When the
General fell, the man Cole, who
had come up by that time, drew
his pistol and iring brought young
Nall to the ground. While on the
ground, Nall raised his reyois-cr,
and taking i cool aim Sropped
Cole dead in his track Then Zoe,
the mas with whom he had first
had a dispute, pulled bis pistol and
sbootirq Nall where he lay, killed
hmm. This ended the tragedy. Mr..
Nail and Cole killed and General
Darnell mortally wounded, and IN
all probability dead ere this
General Darnell is 4 gentleman OF
about % years of age mau of
large property aJd~unbounded hos
pitality. He had 4 very vindictive
temper, and when once aroused it
was uncSnirollablc, and has figured
in several deadly fcuds. lie leaves
a large family.
Mr.. Albert Nail, a. stated, was
son of Squire Robert Nall, an old
and highly esteemed citizen of Lake
hounty. lie was 4 man of about 80
wears OF age, and leaves a family.
The Goes and Cole were but little
Known.
The present Lord Mayor of Lon
don has been made 4 baronet as 4
token Of the Queens appreciation
of the honors paid by the metropo-
lis TO the Duke of Edinburgh and
his bride. In his young days the
Lord May was a plowboy in Ayr
shire, ard his first step to the dig
nity of a merchant prince was Ia
ken when be left the plOw and
commenced shop-keeping in a small
way in the town of Greenock. So
it is Wilmington over again who
has become Lord Mayor Of London.