New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-05
Young Woman Outraged by nm Entire
Gang of GuerriiIns, aud Anerwnrd
burned to Dcafh-Eser Father Hanged
-nira(riOus Escape.

~ - The Caro- Gdzcffe, hrsHifl6.
We have tie particulars Of q Rebel outrage COM
ni'ted III Haywood County, Tenn, about twenty
miles from jackson, which are well calculated TO
eh,i the blood Of every person who claims the pos
se-slOn Of d human heart.
On tie nigh; Of the 9Th inst, gang OF maraud,
ers beved TO he part OF f0ukners band, visited
the house OF Marsh'll Waters, an old and respected
citizen of the locality, and without anv ceremony
dssbed III the door, seized the old man, ned bis arms
behind bil', and then securely lushed bim 10 the
back Of horse standing III waiting The old nan E
dau. ter the only female ehOut the house, was VIC
lated by less than ten Of the gang, berg fret 30
tied as TO render res stance imJossibl TbIs sLcc h
ing and Aendi buelness accomplished, the house
was burned To the ground the younS woman PERISH
! iDg ID the f4nes.
| In a few minutes the whole party were undsr
way adding 20 the old mans terrible distraction by
rectiug 10 him III detail their shocking Ouirag, 3
uyoo the per.on of lis daughter, ana begging him.
III tantalzing style not 10 take Oh about 1t, as he
ought to know lie deserved l. all for bis trcason to
the SontheIn CObieder4cy. lie protested that he
had tai no part in tie war had si.d neither one
side the other; tina, he WAS an old man, and had
sought to conduct himself in such naDner as TO
avoid any OF the consequences Of the war
The party and prisoner stopped when about
nile distant from tie iuin- Of the bout<, aud uuasp
ng Mr.. Wa.ers - tol1 him to pray three minutes
for he end Of that line they woud oe ready 20 hang
hlu. 1he old man pleaded Ia vain for mercy. TIE
ro,e wac placed about bis neck, then thrown across
proje tug limb, pulled down and fastened to u
conyeri.nt sapling. Thus TIE old man wss left 10
ole by inches-lo choke to desib Scarcely had he
been drawn from tho ground when crashing was
Heard among he underground near by, which caused
the nurdercrs TO IL prtuplta'ely.
1be old man finding biz hands disengsged, made
n effort for life and actually ucceeded in drawing
Himself to the limb above. IL wa. bnt The work Of
a moment now to uDiasteD the rope from his neck
aId TO regain the Rround all Of which he did, thank
ing God for bis escape even thus far. On the sue.
Gee ing day. exhausted by the severity Of the ordeal
he had i1st passed through, be reached Trenton,
where he now lies dangerously i'll and delirious.
These details are furnished ~ by gentleman di'
rect from jackson, who assures NJ that they may be
relied upon US being true in every particular.
TIE FIRsT TRIP OF THx NEw-IRossIDHs.-The
United Staies iron-clad frigate New-Ironsides ar
rived at Philadelphia on Tuesday evening dire t
from Fortress Monroe, to obtain her mass spars and
rigeing-tO be source Of reliance when short Of
coal, and give her eteadiness in a heavy b.eeze.
She left Phiiadelpbia the cd Of August at tix
o'clock in he evening, steamed all night and reach
cd the magazine the next morning. After taking in
her powder ste proceeded down the bay arriving at
the breakwat4r the next morning. She lay OFF there
three days, testing her guns, which were found to
work admirably. She then started for Fortress
Monroe, making The in u hours. All are salts
fed with the working If the vessel and the machinery.
The vibrations Of heI engines are scarcely apparent
With sky revolutions per minute of the propeller
che obtains syeed OF u miles per hour. Her speed
can be incretsed TO knots per hour.
All her ppo. ltrnonts On board are made with taste
and nestness The guns are removed from the pCrts
and placed nearly possible in the center Of The
vessel and ere properly fastened 30 that DO motion
or rolling can loosen them. The armament consists
Of IA ll-inch Dahlgren guns end 2 200 pound Par
rott guns the gun-deck, and two smaller guns on
the spar deck.
Little or nothing is allowed OH deck except the
necessary ropes and cordaRe In front of the wheel
IL the pilot lookout house, constructed Of iron
plate six inches thick.
a GALLANT OFFICER DEAD.-Tbe telegrapb thia
iovaoon announces to his family ana friendr, thai
Col Thornton r. BrDcbead, Of the lat Michigan
Cavalry, WAS killed 10 battle few DAYS since. near
CenrevIlle. lie vas brought on TO Alexandria
desperately wounded, where he lived but a few
LOurn. linus died gaan, soldier and most 'amiall,
gentleman and mos useful citizen. lie VIA "A native
of Nsw-liaDps shire, OF the Rev. and Hon John
Br0dhead u that State, and was a graduate OF th,
Harvard Law School. Iii, age was forty year..
Nor. than half OF bio life wac spent Ia Dstfot. lie
sered .sih dis i,guisIcd credit in the Mexican war
of 1916 o. and ~ ~ officer Ia tho l5h United Sta.s