Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-04
SEIrnfshin the west,

An express arrived at Fort Smith on the 22d from
Col. Stan Waite. bringing news Of q battle between
a company Of CherOkees Of Col. Ratieia regiment,
and number of Kansas JsyhsWksrs. in which the
Cherokees killed tWenty-six and three killed Of the
Cherokees, one Of whom was Capt. James Bell,
younger brother of the late well known Jack Bell
The Herald of the 23i learns by a letter from
Camp Jackson that the Jayhawkers are becoming
| troublesome on the Kansas line. A company Of
| them invaded the Usage nation 4 few days ago and
! killed Capt. Matthew'S, white man who was mar
| Tied to an indian woman. He was friend to the
South, and Il thought that was the reason he
was murdered. They also killed an Indian. There
will be three THOUSAND Indians in Kansas in ten
days that will clean out that abolition hoe.-AeHl-
phiS appeal, Oct. 2.
The Illinois wheat Crops.
By the following from the Chicago (abolition)
Tribune, of the 25th ult, it will be seen that the
staple crop of the Garden State" is perishing That
paper says: g..
During the past week or ten days we have had
several reports from the interior with regard to
the damage which the wheat has sustained in ser.
sequence of the recent heavy rain. Hitherto we
have refraned from giving the reports publicly.
lest they might prove exaggerated and Unnecessary
excite our markets; bat yesterday we converted
with several intelligent gentlemen, who confirm
the goomisst statement received. Along the line
of the Dixon Air Line railroad, the damage il the
most severe In that part of the country the wheat
was mostly harvested with " headers" and the
stack imperfectly buit-so that. dreanching rains
have thOroug y saturated them. Along the valley of
the Fox river the wheat in the stacks is nearly ell
growing, and some of them reported to be "a
mass of growing pulp"-the grain growing like turf
en- the top of them. Along the Chicago, BurlisgtOn
and Quincy railroad, also, the dsmsge is extensivo
though not quite so bad as on the other Northern
roads. -t- 81
In confirmation of these reports, it is proper to
state thst during the past three four days very
large proportion of the wheat received is inspected
and rejected in consequence of its damp and poor
condition. One firm in this city had fifteen car
loads of wheat sent him, and eleven Of them were
rejected" Another had twelve car loads, ard
eight were rejected, and some even gave worse
returns --5
This is undoubtedly great calamity to the oouH-
try The crop was at BEST far short Of an average,
and it is feared that this will reduce It to but
small percentage of last years abundant yield.
Effect OF the S.OFm-RaIIroad A, cIdsnt.
We learn from a Letter received by express from
Mr.. BrenuGr, Superintendent Of the Telegraph Line,
that very serious smash up of cars occurred on
the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad, beyond
Marion Q. H. on Friday. during the storm. Some
heaVy trees, uprooted by the gale, were thrown
upon the treste work about hundred yards in ad-
vance Of the train, which was going at full eed
and could not be checked in time to prevent the
accident. The engine and three cars were thrown
Oh the track into the marsh, where they yet lie, an
Unsh8pen mass Of fragments and spnters. Some
other left standing on the track but they
were also badly shattered. The most singular and
most fortunate feature Of the accident 49, that not
withstanding such frlghtful smash up of cars and
engine, nobody was seriously hurt, one man only
having received few slight bruises.
Nj Brenner also stated that the storm did large I
amount of injury to the wires, which were down In
several places He had however, eight gang of work
employed in different sections, and expected to
have the damages repaired in day or two at
farthest.
AT last accounts there was no fee. of Whining
ton Charleston Mercury, Sept. 80.