Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-09-04


The Memphis AppuaE SAYS that the bridge the bayou, he
low the gas works city broke down the 3i ut Il
the morning half past ten o'clock with wagon lead
wood drawn steers, went on The lot Of twenty hv
cattle driven by the owners CHks NIE JkCoB BENrLE and
third gentleman. passed other side The approach Of tn
caused the cattle collect together the consequence
that tEr Of bridge fell, carrying with
and cattle. Fortunasy the butchers who driving, had
scarcely sot on the bridge weetcfore safe The had
st narrower escape fell into The bayou, but in t
fall the harness that attached them to the wagon gave way, v
ing The pole projecting four feet the easm and the negro sit
ta most terrified negro he Was-upon the load Of wood. None
n te cattle killed. Of them had tr horns knock
Cd o. and received other severe bruises and wounds
GREAT SHOOTING MATun.--e learn from lungs spirit
of Tie Sop that great shooting match Cd the
I'd Of October the Oakland between Capt John
Travis and james T. Brecnrdge Of Keutucky Capt Travis
to shoot with pistol distance o. hundred yards,
Breckinrige with rifle hundred yards The match
S200 aside Capt. Travis too we'll known accomplished
pistol for us to speak Of in this community but we arc in
opinion he caught tartar this time
and foeman worthy Of his steel, from that it is gen
orally known that Breckenridge is cac shot, and bulls eye
ringer with rifle. The following a challenge from Mr. Travis
TO any in the United States to shoot with him:
PsroL sHooTTys-GRAND CHAMENsE.-I will shoot with any
in the United States for from five Thousand dollars,
with pistols distance fifteen paoes competitor
one hand only to shoot backwards the pistol upside down. be-
legs twenty shots each string measure
the is closed As place, propose pay competitor
$500 Louisville KY require S90O pad to
and place in the United Staes Except in California;
Do selected Any desiring accept the challenge,
address the Crystal Palace, Louisville, KY Forfeit
Of putting up the stakes and all other preliminary
Engagements:
presume that am sufficiently known throughout the United
States any references my responsibility
JOHy TRAVIS, Louisville, Ky.
Memphis is taking rapid strides towards winning notore
such New York enjoys. Here incident related by the
appeal Of the LIST instant:
Early yesterday morning named Anthony Sruup, car
pener Of German descent, who this from New York
state and who boarding the Exchange Hail. kept by Mr.
Newman in Exchange Building Row. lying
dying condition. opposite his boarding house His head hurt
and bleeding, and res Of hair OF which the skin ad
hrrei lying the spot dabbed blood DR..
for, who discovered probing the wound which
done till evening that the mans skull completely
evening and not again his boarding hons during
night. fellow boarder Davis, who
drinking during the night, and who sitting the door step
the ming before dawn be thinks probably about four O'Clock,
that that wheeled
horse The driver stopped opposite him, took
from the vehicle laid him down the ground where Soup
be struck by the singuy Of the proceeding and he
bed leaving the man lying upon the ground.
On the first discovery Of the supposed that he had
fallen from the awning above but the scattered hair and the o
told By Davis make sch superstition unlikely, besides the
landlord Newman he could the
without jumping from window VIC sorTy learn,
night police had accepted supposton Of falling
the awning without invesai0n and that the day
Iasse By any We hope diligence
will he used to bring the criminal to justice crime has been
committed, which extremely probable Stroup, we learn
extremely quarTels0me when liquor, though the
when sober The aserained by inquiries
that he had been drinking at the Apollo Hall which place he
then intoxicated but appeared to have been drinking
Tie Doctor states that recovery IS impossible