The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-08-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

II n Nawscomb one of the wealthiest
o;t;zoDs of ouisyille, died in that city the
otbar dow For many years he was presl-
dent of the Louisville and Nashville road
and belned to extend the borders of that
cornoration. 1t was mainly through his
enterprise and public spirit that the North
and South road was built. BY speclal
act of the Legislature, Mr.. Newcomb got
a divorce from his first wife, who had
been in the lunatic asylum about twenty
five years.
"Fellowcraft," young horse, has run the
best four mile heat ever made I'D the "OIlI'
beating the great Lexington ume' winch
is 7:l9.
Geo. C. Harding, a popular newspaper
man of Indianapolis, shot a prominent
merchant of that place the other day,
named Moritz, because the latter had
seduced his daughter The poor girl
poisoned herself, and died. MorItz Will
probably get well
A recounter between two gentlemen OF
civil rights proclivities (negroes) and two
white gentlemen, occurred at the LANDING
near Savannah last Friday. The ferry
man had refused to put the negroes over
because they did not have money to pay
their ferriage, whereupon they threatened
to embark in a skiff belonging to the ferry.
The two white men referred to entered
their objections to the usurpaton, winch
resulted in a short but not fatal engage
ment. in which rocks were freely handed
One of the white men was struck IN he
breast by a whizzing stone and knocked
down, while pressing one OF the dafkles
with a knife. The negroes were arrested
after a short pursuit and bound over TO
court, and in default of bail were LODGED
in jail.
A negro man, near jackson, Tenn,
ATTEMPTED to violate the person of seven
wear old white girl last week, but was
prevel.e by the girls parents. 1t is
suppo ed the negro was lynched. Rapes
by regroes have greatly increased since
the agitot lion of the civil rights question.
Northern papers are greatly exercised
over the platform lately adopted by the
Tennessee Democracy. OF course 1t
fails to suit the organs of the rich bond
holders of the east
The Constitutional Convention of
Arkansas allows married men $500 worth
Of property, and old bachelors only $500.
The Democrats are instructing dele
gates for Baker for Governor at the
coming election. This is right-never
20 back on friend. Baxter has united
he hands of the white people of Arkansas
and they should elect him Governor.
A regular wGr took place between the
negroes and the white people at Lancas-
ter, XIV, last Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day. 1t commenced in this way: AS
Fred Yeakey, white man, was crossing
the Square Wednesday night, volley
was fred at him from behind an old ruin
Boss smith, a colored Democrat who was
with Yeakey, fell, shot In the groin. DIR.
Burdett, while going to Smith assistance,
was shot in the leg and Mr.. Kennedy
was wounded at the same time, as he
stood in the door of the hotel, and Geo.
Griffin, white boy, was struck in the leg
bv a bullet, While DR.. Burdett was be-
ing carried away he was again wounded,
this time in the side. A house belonging
to a brother of the wounded Kennedy,
was fired into nearly the whole OF next
day, and an attempt was made to burn
1t. Mr.. Yeakey was again fired on, and
was slightly wounded, and spent ball
that few into Kennedy S house wounded
Kennedy's son, a boy nine years OF age.
These persons, and perhaps two or three
Others make up the list of wounded. In
the meantime, the negroes had entrench-
ed themselves in a house belonging TO
man named Sellers, which was burned
Saturday night, and three negroes with
It. One other negro was killed during
the fight ofthree days. The U. s. troops
who attempted to put down the riot were
fred into by both sides. The war was
brought to an end by the militia and the
government troops. The origin of the
whole trouble is traced to an old grudge
between two men, Sellers and Kennedy
Upon the part OF the negroes the affair
appeared to be regarded as strictly war
OF races, for they not only fired on their
adversaries but shot at every white man
they saw in any portion of the town. The
white men, on the contrary, allowed all
peaceable negroes to pass unframed.
Another war was started in Owen coun-
~, on Saturday.