Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-15

ing the subject, at length, yesterday morn
ing, agreed to disagree, and by the consent
of counsel a mistrial was entered. The
jury stood eight for the plaintiff and four
for the defendant. E8l
The Giles County Council of the Pat
rons Of Husbandry have adopted resolu-
ton requesting the Executive COMMITTEES
of the State Grange to call a meeting i'm
mediately of all the Councils of Middle
Tennessee Ito meet at Nashville) to take
into consideration the building of sup
ply House for the. Oranges OF the Middle
Division OF the State.
The Nc MinnriHe Neu Era Of the 18th
inst, says: Mr.. r. n. Randolph killed and
brought into our Office Monday morning a
snake Of the scopper headn persuasion,
which had two well developed legs. The
legs protnded from its body about six
inches from the end of its tail, and each leg
was armed with eight bony looking nails
about the size of a cambria needle, and a
sixteenth. Of an. inch in length.
4 iiovel suit has been tried in Salem,
Franklin county. James Simmons had
some sheep killed by dogs sometime ago.
Suspicion attached 10 two do belonging to
Sisk and Faris. They gave their dogs UP
and they were killed. Simmons brought
suit against Sisk and Faris to recover pay
for his lost sheep, and the case was tried
before EsqrsI Bowling and Rutledge, who
rendered a judgment In favor of the plain
tif, Simmons. The defendants have APP
pealed the case.
The Memphis Audldnche of the 18th
inst. says: The celebrated racer Emir,
also Edwin Adams, belonging to Green
Morris stable, and John Mccormack, Of
VIM. Brady's stable: also Captain Hutchin-
son, Port Leonard and Mary L., all left on
the steamer Belle Memphis last evening.
They go to pass the summer among the
prairies and grass fields of the Northwest.
Bob Britton, Captain JACK and Chris
Doyle, of Lloyd's and Alcorns stables, left
on the steamer Viessburg for Iheir owner s
home at Vicksburs.
Richard Bewiey, of Hambien county, is
now in his one hundred and fifteenth year.
The AoTrtstOlcn Gazette says he Is of pure
African blood and has always lived in the
Bewley family. He cuts his own wood,
raised last year Nearly hundred dollars
worth of tobacco, besides his truck patch,
and the discharge Cf much voluntary labor
about the farm. He has not a deeayed
tooth in his head, and the only defect in
his general make up is a damaged eye, in
jured seventy-fiye years ago by a chip Of
wood striking il while he was ehoppine.
The Chattanooga Commercial has re-
ceived from Hon: VIM. Crutcbfield a copy
Of the river and harbor bill, which besides
the appropriation for the Improvement of
:he Tennessee river, apprOpriates $4,000
Tor examinations and surveys of rivers and
harb0rs for which there is no special ap-
preparation. In the disposition of this
fund, the bill directs the Secretary of War
to canse examinations or surveys, or both,
OF the tennessee river, above the mouth of
Holston river, to the Chilhowee mountains,
and of HiEassee river below Benton.
The Lebanon Herald states that anCther
Of the fatal accidents which result from the
CARELESS handling of loaded firearms oc-
CURED near Mount Juliet, Wilson county,
on the 18th inst. During the absence from
home OF the family Of Mr.. Frank Walpole,
with the exception of his two children, a
little boy Of eight aud little girl Of six
years OF age the former by some meals OBJ
tsined possession OF 4 loaded tisthi. b.
longing to his father. While the children
were playing with it, it was DISCHARGED,
the ball striking the little girl in the face,
and coming out at the back of the head,
killing her instantly.
EThe Jdcksor Courier Herald, of the 18th
inst, says: 4 daslardly murder was con-
United upon the body of man bythe name
OF Fred Blake, Saturday night, about two
miles Of Spring creek, BY an unknown as
sassin. Blake was in his house reading a
paper, about 8 o'clock, when be met his
death by discharge Of load OF buck-shYt
into his bresst. lie came to this county
io1r years since, and married Miss Mayes
ABOUT one year afferward. He was com
paratively young man, and was regarded
as rather fractions, having had several quar-
rels with his neighhors. No clue has vet
been obtained as to the cause of bis assassi-
ration, OF the perpetratOr OF the fearful
crime.
The hnOruale Chronicle of the 18th
inst. says: Senator Brownlow received a
telegram from Hon. William Crut .hfield
on Saturday, asking him to use his in.
hueuce to have A. G.. Sharp at once con
frined as Internal Revenue Collector for
the Third district. The Senator, VIC Ies1i,
answered Mr.. Crutchfeld to the effect that
he would intefpQse no Objections To such
confirmation. He does rot intend 10 In
tertere in the matter, but will let the re-
sponsibility Of removing Mr.. Wilkinson
and the confirmation of Mr.. Sharp rest
with the Representative from that dis
trlct. In the meantime, Mr.. Wilkinson's
friends are making an effort 10 have him
retained.
The AUrfreesboro Monitor says! We
were shown; the other day, three charred
bank notes one, SO aud two -. on the
First National Bank OF this ritV, which
were quite curiosity. They were burnt
N the safe of the Adams Express Office,
Holidays Cove. W: Va. the, ashes care
fully gathered together, pasted on a paper
and then sent to the Treasury Department,
at Washington, for identification. No part
OF the bills could be identified with the
naked eye. The Comptroller of the Curren-
ccy sent them TO the Cashier of the First
National Bank here, with the following
pote attached til each bill, for redemption:
Sir: The accompanying charrsd s. note,
presented at this Office for Identification.
has been recognized as the issue of your
bank, and if redeemed by you, will be &C
cpufPd hprp for ifs faca x-aI,,o