Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-10
UNION AND AMERICAN.
TENNESSEE NEWS.

RAW MATERNAL FOR BLACK COMMUNISM.
TDion CITY Keveille: We earnestly call
the attention Of our State and municipal
authorities to the alarming aspect Of affairs
that has been brought about in our town
recently by attempts to burn and rob. We
are satisfied thai these attempts are made
by individuals living in our midst who
have no means OF sup, OFT except by pllfer-
ing and stealing. (" e nave no1rishing
little town and have as MANY gCUd, eneF-
getie and substantial citiZt rs 10 the square
inch as any town il West Tennessee, but
we are painfully conscious OF q great
manV lOafsrs also, men who nave no
visible means of support and have
no energy to work ard thrive. We also
know that these individuals have TO live
some way, and the question is, how do
thew keep soul and body together? We
hold that un6er the present laws on this
head the authorities have right to inquire
into doubtful cases 70 see what means OF
suppo,t a man has WHO is always hanging
around some corner without evincing de-
sire 10 earn an honest living. We say en-
phatically such cases should be looked into,
and when these idle persons can give no
satisfactory account Of how they live, give
them a good strong healthy job-repaiTing
sidewalks, digging stUmps, etc. In fact,
organized a good chain gang and hire them
out to those who need labor, and thus make
criminals and Migrants foot their own bills
rather than throwing an extra burden upon
the county.
A BRUTAL NEGRO WHIPS HIS CHILD TO
DEATH.
Brownsville Bee: John Thomas, c0lOred,
lies in the Haywood county Jail charged
with the death Of bis son, Robert, a boy
nine or ten years old. Coroner W. Sims
empaunelled a jury on Wednesday and
Sssaf" upon the corpse OF the little boy, who
died Tuesday evening. The verdict VI the
iury was that he came TO his death from
the effects OF whipping, beating and
bruising, at the hands of his father. Re
ports are that the father charged the boy
with stealing little things and telling lies,
and had been habituslly fogging him very
severely. Friday night last be gave him
severe beating, be says, with a rope, which
produced congestion, from which The child
died Tuesday. Coroner Sims says that the
ehild's body is frightfully laceTaJed al over
The hack. shoulders and back Of the head,
up 70 the crown, one ear cut open as If by
q blow from some blunt instrument, and
wound in the temple that looks as II cut
with some sharp instrument.
RAILROAD FIENDS.
Memphis Avalanche, Aug, Z: Yesterday
morning the Il ain going East at $40 O'Clock
on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad,
was thrown from the track half mile east
of Bailey's Station, twenty miles from
Memphis. The locomotive, tender and
baggage car were thrown III the locoHO'
tive was turned over and broken 80 as TO be
unfit for use, he tender and baggage car
smashed 20 pieces. The train was Imo@n
Off by distractions placed across the track.
Two negro men were arrested, suspect ed u
being guilty of the crime Of putting the aD-
strUctiOns on the track.
ECONOMIC SWANS.
Memphis Ledger: Among the mysteries
of the marriage license business is the fol-
lowing: Men have been known to get out
licenses, but the girls failed to respond 10
the call, So the lifted men put the licenses
carefully away as they had paid the sum Of
Sc. so for them. In five years thereafter the
license in one instance was returned exc
Cuted, but the original girl had been dead
some years, so the chap married another
Girl who assumed the maiden name OF the
dead one in order to save the expense Of
procurfng another legal document author
Iziug marriage. This sWindle was discov-
cred not long since in the County Clerks
Office on application Of man 10 discover
when a certain girl had married her
name did not appear Of record, as she had
married under the name Of the former lady
love Of the man.
BELITCO-E BROTHERs-IN J. AW.
Knoxville Press ami Herald, Aug. z:
Yesterday morning, between and
O'Clock, a Cuttiugaiiair occurred on MaDry
street, East Knoxville, growing out OF q
family difficulty. Some time ago, the wife
of James Martin left him and went 10 the
house OF her bTOthe--inlaW, Sll2s Nlnson'
Martin has always blamed NinsOn with IL
terfering in his family affairs, and at the
hour named, seeing him passing on MaOTy
street, be followed him and commenced,
as Vinson alleges, Safeguarding him aud
finally struck him with rock. In the
fracas that ensued Martin was cut ten times
with a pocket knife, but none Of the wounds
are considered dangerous by his physician,
DR.. G. NJ. Drake.
JOHEsON'S BURIAL SUIT.
Chattanooga Times: The suit Of clothes
in which Senator johnson was buried was
made by Bissingcr X Hymsn, Of this city.
Mr.. Bissinger showed us yesterday an au-
torrapb letter from Or. johnson, in which
he enclosed q money order to pay for the
suit. The handwriting Is bold and legible
and free from all errors, As autograph
1,,t,,-s from Mr. Johnson are rare. AIr. Bis