The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-28

A NEGRO HUNG.
After'they had oeCasioned as much
trouble as they thought advisable, they
turned their attention 10 large force
Of men near the Second division, Gen.
Neil, who had assembled to witness the
execution of a negro, who had been
tried and sentence by court martial
for committing a heniOus crime on a
woman near New Kent Court House.
The culprit, and not the sentence,
was suspended in spite of their shells.
GENERAL WEIGHTS HEADQUARTERS sHELLED.
The shells then began to drop about
General Wrights headquarters, and one
of them carried away the legs Of one of
the provost guard, bat otherwise moth
ing resulted from the FIRE, although
about one hundred shells fell almost
within headquarters limits. Our bate
ries in the vicinity replied, and finally
silenced the enemy's fire.
TIE BRIDGES ACROSS THE APPoNArTox MADE
DANGEROUS.
The railroad and common bridges
across the Appomattox, connecting Pc
tersburg with Pocahontas and Rich
nond. are now shelled daily by two
batteries which are placed in q rather
warm position. Both enfiladed and
taken reverse by the rebel batteries on
the opposite bank of the river but are
so well protected by strong traverses
that but little damage has yet been re-
ceived Our guns opened yesterday
morning on the railroad bridge and the
pont9on bridge to Pocahontas, and after
the range was obtained effectEally
closed them to rebel use. One long
train went into the city just before the
batteries opened, and a second had
reached half way across when ours shells
began to drop about it. The loeomo-
tive whistled down the brakes and
after coming TO a sudden stop, backed
rapidly of, and since then not q car has
passed over during the hours Of day
light The pontooE bridge is equally
as unavailable TO tine enemy, as it is quite
as much exposed and Is equally danger
Gus road to travel as the railroad
bridge has been foudd to be- All that
now crosses the river must sneak across
under cover of the night when our ar
tillerists cannot detect their move
ments.
INHABITANTS aoYIsO OCT OF PETERsBURG.
From information that we get, and
from other evidence. that is brought to
Us by our lookouts, it is certain that the
inhabitants Of the town are moving
away as rapidly as they can with safe
ty. The town cannot be regarded as a
very cafe or desirable locality for 3
Quiet inhabitant who is unaccustomed
70 the rude and bloody aceompani- !
ments toa siege Although We have
not vet regularly shelled the city, vet
there are occasional shells dropping in
to the town; and doubtless some lives
lost from their explosion. Such acct
dents cannot well be avoided when our
lines are within milo and a half Of the
town and our batteries in range.
HEAVY GUxs
A heavy siege gun battery VIII be
opened soon and directed upon the
rebel works across the river, which viii
doubtless be the signal for heavy duel
all along our line.
The enemy are very busily engaged (
in enIarging and strengthening their
works on the other side OF the Apo 4
TpGttox, and in constructing new enes, |
By which they hope 70 check our adj /
vance towards the city Their efforts I
viii be IN vain. All their heavy works I
are but little service % them after they I
are completed. They build only 70 I
eyecuste.
Az TScIDESI
A very singular occurrence vas noted Il
in the Tenth Massachusetts, yesterday q
A sergeant had been engaged in the +
Second division hospital the day prev
Gus IN placing upon a number Of head
boards the names Of members Of his
who had been killed IN the
late fight or had died il battle, which
were 10 mark their last resting place
There was one beard IN excess, and, ia
s sporsive vein. he placed with lead
pencil his own name upon IL and the
date Of his demise, 20th Of June, - his
term of.segviee had then expired and
be vas about 70 leave for home des-
terahy moving, while near the front
bidding BE sofnpanions in other regis
ments 4 fzgewefF ae was slruck IN the
breast By atwenty-poundsF farrottSpo /
instantly killed BIS rsneins were IN
tsr-ed to-day, and the very headboard
ae had unthinkingly inscribed with MS
owrs name, was placed QTer his grave
and with date. corFeessg marks Tor q
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