New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-03
VARIOUS WAR ITEMS.

FUypfsH OrTnAGE - FRANSLIS, TENS.-Ihe
details OF the outrage are about 10 iarrate come
Ia n, from "A source which j. guaranty for their ac-
cur,cy ind II the character Of our informant was
not unmu4nrhnble we should find n difficult 10 be-
lieye that even the Lelisb spirit Of Secession could
have stimulated such hendlsh act. No greater
deed Of vandalism was ever pcrpctfutcd IN MODERN
times in "A Christian land than has ds;raced certain
females OF Franklin, Tenn, who, with atrocious
malignity, invaded tic grave yard, and trpc down
and DESTROYED the graves oil our brave Union SOLDIERS
who had died there IN the hospital. IL seems III
credible that women ana these bearing tie name q!
American women, could become 20 degraded, 80 lost
10 shame and to virtue 10 unsex themselves, and
becoming itfused with tie spirit OF ghouis and hye-
mas 10 vent their wicked malice upon the hailowed
graves Of these martyrs TO ther cOunifys glory ami
honor. When Col. Campbell Of the t9tl ONO Regi'
ment, stationed in the neighborbood, beard OF the
cruel and shameless outrage, Gnd had ascertained
the Perpetrators he called meeting Of the citzens
al the courthouse which was largely attended, and
tated 10 hem that he had convened them. not 10
d-cues political other differences but TO state dis
incty that If any further outrages should be COM
NIT ed he would hold the prominent citizens Of the
town responsible. ISouisyllle journal, 18th.
FATE OF A TRAIToR.-Wa'king through one Of
the mort rle,nDt of Hunisvilles beautiful streets,
to-day the baie and blackened walls Of 0nce-splen-
did onse presented themselves TO my view. The
gentleman a my side remarked there ID IA ead history
connected with tbOfe ruins. TIE man who owned
"
ence 10 10 one III The South; with lovely family, a
thorough education, and great wealth IL seemed
that nothing WAS lacking To complete his earthly
happiness. ln one short month he wac hurled from
his T. ous position Of influence III Davs's Cabinet
bis Two young SONS were living dangerously wounded
IN the corinth hosI,is: bis clly and country man
sions laid waste by an inceDdiary torch; an exile
from III. home housc.ess, wiieless Pore Walker IL
turned adIif upon the cold charities Of people
whom lie has been instrumental IN decciylng into IA
cruel rebellion. How emblomatic of Gen. Walkers
fortunes are these dcsol6ie walls
lnuutsylo Cor. Gin Gazette.
From Grs Coxs CONGRATULATIONS from
the camp at Flat Top Mountain shows, that though
tie retrogade movement 10 that point was well
managed, involving far less loss to the rctreatipg
force than they inflicted the enemy, still It was
in every sense forced retreat. The dcsign win
which this and the other movements Southwark IA
Western Virginia had been ret on foot, was TO ieaeh
the Lynchburg aud Knoxville Railroad, IN order 10
cut of tho great hne Of communication bet"een
Richmond and East Tennessee, Alabama, &C, %
important 10 the Rebels. For the present, Ia conee
quence Of the retreat Of Cox, Milroy and Icnehck,
the execution Of this dssign must rsnla,n N aosy'
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