Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20
AFFAIRS IN WILLIAMSON.
Bits Of Live News from a franklin
Correspondent

correspondent
FRANKLIN, July 10, 1S75.-The weather
IS lrightfully not out here. The thermOm-
eter marked 81 at O'Clock this morning.
A difficulty occurred across the river,
short distance from town. this morning, Ue-
tween ThOs. Z. Stephens and a fellow
named Whitley, in which the latter wss
shot and slightly wounded by the former.
Stephens is running steam thresher, and
had Whitley for engineer, who came over
to town and took an overdose of "bust-
head" and went back to his work in a very
riOtOus cOndi.iOn-the result above stated
ensuing. Whitley got out a warrant for
Stephens arrest, which was served, and as
all parties were very busy, they agreed to
delay the trial for some ten days.
Officer Mckay, of the Eighth Civil Dis
trict, arrested a negro woman near Bucks
old stand, on the Nashville pike, for threat
ening to barn a house, and it being too
late TO bring her to town, he locked her up
for the night az his house, and short time
afterward a crowd Of negro men appeared
and expressed determination 10 rescue the
prisoner. Mr.. Mckay, however, was equal
to the emergency, and prevented them from
carrying their threat into execution. He
brought the prisoner in next day, and in
addition brought in several of the rioters.
They will have a hearing before ESQUIRE
Malone tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock.
There is no doubt but they will be bound
over till the next session of the Criminal
Court.
A bashful Franklin youth went 10 Nash
vile few days since, and put up at the
Commercial Hotel, taking dinner, supper
and breakfast there. He says he noticed
some young ladies' laugh every time he
left the table, who sat opposite at the
table, and could not account for it till af-
ter be got home, when he found three nap
kins in his coat tail pocket, and then be
understood all about it. They we're laugh
ing at him for 'purlOTning' Mr.. Fulghum's
napkins. He asks the UNION AND AMERI-
CAN to Tell Mr.. F. that he Will have them
irOned and mailed TO him in a registered
letter soon.
Judge Wright is still holding Circuit
Court here and hopes to complete the
docket this week. The attorneys at this
bar are highly pleased with his way Of ex-
pediting business, and the farmers who are
attending court say he can get their suffrage
for any Office he wants.
Merchants complain of dull business,
notwithstanding She splendid crop pros
poets. However, II IS easily explained BY
the fact that the farmers have been so de-
layed by wet weather in their wheat thresh-
ing, that they are all at work saving their
wheat, and don't have time to come to town
to trade.
Quite a number Of our citizens have car
ried their families out to Puett's Springs to
spend the cheated term"
Miss W, an accomplished and beauti-
full young lady from Louisiana, is visiting
Col. John McGayock's family, near this
place.
Miss NJ. P, one of Columbia's most
charming and accomplished daughters, is
visiting relations in this place.
Rev. f. A. Thompson, pastor Of the
Presbyterian Church, filed the pulpit Of
the Methodist Church last night. He has
had no services at his own church for some
weeks, as it is undergoing repairs. 1t will
be very attractive house Of worship as
soon as 1t is finished.
a young man of this county, and men,
Der Of prominent family, has gone de-
ranged on the subject Of "SpiriGualism."
1t is much lamented by the friends Of ne
family. T.B.M.