Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-11-17

State. Thus remedying the drain from the Treasn-
ry- Secondly it makes the lease conditional that
such branches of mechanical labor as would CON
fet with our Tennessee mechanics, Shall not be
pursued --.--s'.sa--s. 7-s==-s---as7ss-
If the Penitentiary can Le.gotrid ofwith these 4
restrictions, (and that it can have no toubt) there
iifremain ample fields Of labor IN which the con-
wet can be profablg employees, and no one wronged
or degraded. For instance, rope and bagging
factory would not only injure no one, but would be
the means of inducing our farmers to turn their at
tention to the culture of the raw material which
they can do successfully as our sister State Ken
lucky. Why should not her cotton as well be
baled in material manufactured by her own con-
yiets as to send to the Kentucky and Missouri Pen
itentiaries iorit Doubtless many sources of prof
liable labor might be named, but it is unnecessary
Ithas not been my intention to make any erroneous
statement but if Ihave, am open for conviction.
Yours respectfully, $. P. AMrSr.
THE ARRAY on THE STEAMER DREsDEN-AMAN
AND A WOMAN KILLED, AND THREE PERSONS
BADLY WOUNDEa--GREAT EXCITEMENT. Sc .sa
A day or two since we copied from a Memphis
paper statement to the effect that there had been
an ARRAY on the steamboat Dresden, near Helena,
Ark, in which two men were killed and three
others wounded An esteemed friend, who was
passenger on the Dresden at the time of the occur
renee Of the affair arrived here Saturday afternoon
on the Pike and furnished US full particulars of it.
It appears that about one hundred lrishmen, who
had been employed to work on the levees in Ark,
were deck passengers on the Dresden. An old
lady from Kentucky with her two children, who
were also deck passengers, was greatly imposed on
! by some OF these Irishmep. Her children were
| sha had nrOvidad bar-
| self with were taken and stolen On one occasion
| when one of her children was struck by an Irish
man, a Mr.. James Sullivan of Maysyille in this
| State cigar maker and a worthy, steady and re-
spectacle gentleman, took the part of the lady and
/ demonstrated with the men on their conduct The
Irish forthwith commenced an attack on Sullivan,
| one of them striking him violently on the head
with poker He instantly drew his revolver and
| defended himself as he best could. One man was
shot through the heart and fell dead in his tracks
! Another was shot in the mouth, the ball knocking
out his teeth cutting off his tongue, and lodging
in his throat. Hewas not expected to recover.
| A third was shot in the arm which was badly shat
tered and broken. An Irish woman, who belonged
| to the party, and who was far advanced in preg-
nancy, was shot in the abdomen, and she died the
| same night. She was struck by stray ball. as
the pistol was not aimed at her. By this time Sul
van was overpowered by the numbers who opposed
! him. was knocked down, stamped upon terribly
beaten, and badly cut and was left for dead. He
was taken to the forward part of the boat by some
/ of the cabin passengers, who then thought him to
be dead He was badly cut in five different places,
one on the throat and one or two on the body be-
| ing severe wounds, and his head was very badly
/ hurt by the blow from the poker After he had
| been washed he gradually revived, and was able to
tell his name His injuries appeared to be so severe
| that it thought impossible he could survive dur
ing the night but next day he was better, and when
Ill r1aA
by friend where he could secure proper medical at
tentions there strong grounds for hoping that
/ he might recover. During the night he had to be
guarded by the passengers in order to prevent the
Irish from again attacking him and finishing their
work by killing him.
The man killed was buried at the foot of Clarks
| bar. The wounded men Were taken 10 Vicksburg
| for medical attention.
The affair occurred shortly after leaving Memphis,
and when only four or five miles below that city.
As may well be imagined the affair produced
! the most intense excitement on the boat, and the
| greatest CONSERVATION prevailed among the lady
| passengers in the cabin, in full view of whom the
occurrence took place. There was great sympathy
| expressed for the brave Sullivan, who came near
losing his own life in his manly efforts to protect
| defenceless mother from insult and outrage. The
| only regret among the passengers seemed to be
| that he was not able to do more execution among
! the outlaws who So viIainOusl y attacked him. We
! hope soon to hear of his recovery.-Loa. Courier.
FACTORIES IN Arkansas Fort Smith Herald
says letter was received in that place from Cincir-
rati inquiring about the prospects for establishing
large iron mandatory, with machinery for ma
king railroad iron, &c. The writer wished to know
If there could be obtained sufficient amount ofore
| and coal to carry the business extensively and
whether the State would by any means encourage
the establishment of such mandatory The edi-
tor of the Herald answers these inquiries as fol-
/ lows:
| Wv would say in answer to these inquiries that
! there Is an abundance of ore in the country and
biologists say that in respect to iron ore and COAL
! Arkansas is not second to even Pennsylvania. In
this region, iron and coal are in the greatest
abundance, inexhaustible and we believe in great
many other localities they are as abundant The
iron consumed in this State is all purchased from
abroad, and high price has to be paid for it, be-
sides the charge of transportation. Railroad iron
will be wanted Immediately for the Cairo and Full
ton road and its branches from Little Rock to the
Mississippi river, and from Little Rock to Fort
Smith As to what the State will do towards the
establishment ofthe manufactory, we cannot even
hazard an opinion, she is not able to do much in
any respect out of paying her own expenses. But
we think there IS everything to encourage the
gentleman who desires to engage in this under
taking to go ahead and put up the buildings and
machinery
WHAT IS PoSY?-The correspondence of the
Boston Atsas, in closing the account of the Great
National Horse Fair says:
Yesterday there was quite aninteresting question
settled namely: What constitutes pony?" Some
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