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Another Attempt 10 Throw II Raiir8a
Train from tho Track,


The Knoxville Wing Of Sunday last has
the following:
Ga Friday, a. the train going east on
the EIst Tennessee and Virginia railroad
was approaching point Just beyond Bulls
Gap, near the scene Of the accident which
happened something more than two weeks
ago, a fence rail was observed lying across
the track, first by Mr.. Maxey, the fireman,
and almost simultaneously by the engineer,
who Immediately reversed his engine, but
not in time 10 avoid RAINING over the OBJ
struction. Fortunately, the rail, although
a large one, was rotten III the center, aud
was crushed by the cars without causing an
| accident. This was in sight of where the
| section hands ON that section OF
| the road were at work Colonel
| Young, the conductor of the train,
| remarked TO the oyerseer Of the section,
| that il WAS someW hat strange that such an
| obstruction shonld be placed upon the
track in sight of where he was at work.
| The oVerseer then remembered that he had
seen a man near the road at that place, and
we'll grounded suspicious were aroused
that he was the guilty party. The whole
| party of hands then started at once 10 pur
suit Of the wretch, and in very short time
came upon and arrested him, he confessing
his guilt. He was taken 10 GreeneVille
where his case was to be investigated yes.
terday His motive for such a fiendish
act, az he il said to have alleged, was lC
have revenge for having water thrown
upon him by an engine Il few days since
lie is colored man by the name o
Jim Crow RAIDER. Such acts as thi,
have become entirely too frequent in tina
locality, and vigorous MEASURES should a
once be enforced for their punishment
with the extreme penalty Of the law
Great excitement exists among RAILROAD
men, as might be naturally expected, anC
il has been with difficulty they have beel
restrained from deeds of violence toward
this man AID the wretches arrested fu
having thrown the train above alluded I,
from the track. We are in favor If allow
ing the law 10 take ils course, but lis Wig
Orous execution will be expected, TO tn
end that all such monsters may DC deterre,
from committing, with apparent impunily
such horribly atrociOus acts.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

J. W. Crawford, Esq, a prominent
citizen and lawyer of Mt. Sterling, Ken
lucky, is dead.
NeW-fashioned shoes for young gentle
men are made with curved toss, and
called "Grecian Bends"
Dir. Salter, formerly of Gen. Cox's
staff, is said to have been promised the
Collectorship at Memphis.
The President told Hon. Job Steven
son he certainly would appoint Mr..
Thomas Ii. Foulds postmaster of Cincin~
natl.
Rev. L. J. Breckenridge is quite i'll at
his residence in Danville, and his friends
have some apprehensions concerning his
recovery.
Sugar planting has been very success
ful in Louisiana this season, and the crop
is estimated at from 100000 to 100000
hOgsheads.
During the past twelve months the
| French customhOuse returns show that
100000 worth Of Velocipedes have
been exported.
There is said to be 4 movement on
foot in New York to put Pinkerton, OF
Chicago, into Police superintendent
kennedy's place.
| The richest young man in America is a
son of the late Edwin A. Stevens, resid-
ing in HOboken. His property is valued
at $I50,0OO0O0.
The Richmond Examiner says I'VE
regard the selection of Federal spy to
manage our PostOfice as deliberate in,
suit to our people"
The impression still prevails that
Santiago de Cuba has been taken by the
rebels, and it is reported there are fresh
outbreaks near Matanzas.
Philadelphia has Last Man Brother,
hood" consisting Of thirty-three printers
They hold annual festivals, to be kept VI
until the last man. has to sit at the ia.
BILE alone.
The New York Sun says of the decap
itsted Chief of Police in that city: I'VE d.
not remember that he was ever the cause
of having any unfortunate man convicted
Of crime"
The New York Tribune thinks tina
FOR any decisive action designed TO ex-
tinguish and effaco the hates and wound:
of our late civil war, The country mus
look TO the President alone"
There are no less than three Demo
cratic candidates i'll the field for the May
orally in Louisville, Kentucky. TIT
campaign is very active. The RePubli
cans have made no nominations.
The famine in Sweden shows no sigI
of abatement, and the Diet has voted tn
sum of $4,000 to relieve the pOpula
ton in the province of Smaland, wher
great distress prevailed during the las
winter.
The Mason. DoreG, gorgeous restau
rant in st. Louis, has burst up after a ca
reer of few months. The fixtures
which cost seven thousand dollars, wer
, closed out at auction for about tire
thousand dollars.
The Council of New Albany, Indiana
has legally passed an ordinance author
izing the Mayor TO subscribe for 81
thousand shares of the New Albany AL,
st. Louis Air Line Railway Company
/ amounting to $500 900
CONCORD, N. H., March 9th
American house and adjacent building
t in Hillsboro', burned last night. Tn
furniture was saved. Loss $4,000.
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PRECOCIOUS INFANT.
Child Commences Talking at 3EG
Age OfIhree Months.

y
Age Of Three Months.
From the Chicago Gid Herald, March 10.
From the following letter, written and
vouched for by DR.. Sudduth, one Of our
most respectable and successful ply
sicians, our readers will see that we have
ia eur midst one of the many wonders Of
the world. Several parties, since the
knowledge Of this came to light, have
visited the family, and agree in pro-
nouncing it true in every respect and be-
yond their comprehension :
Mr.. Editor: | wish to make known
to the public one of the most remarkable,
indeed, wonderful instances of MANTLE
precocity in the line OF talking that l ever
heard OF. | doubt, indeed, if anything
like it is to be found in any of the records
of strange things. was called upon a
few days ago to attend 4 sick child
daughter of William and Mary Jane
Hearsey, living in the southwest part of
st. Charles township. | found the child,
aged few days under five months, very
i'll. After administering some medicine
to the child, was startled to hear it say
very distinctly, Mamma, baby don't
want any more" Completely nOnplussed,
| inquired Of the mother how long the
babe had talked. As though it was no
unusual occurrence, she cOelly said it
commenced talking a .Jetg days before
it t0aS three months old! Deeply inns
pressed with this unheard-O of and prema-
ture development, | watched the child
with tho deepest interest. 1t does not
prattle, as is usual with infants when first
trying to talk, stumbling upon and strains
ing at words. 1t speaks clearly and CO.
herently, a regular sentence that clearly
expresses its thoughts or ideas. 1t seems
to think, and then expresses its thoughts
calmly and clearly. II seems TO note
the anxiety and wishes of others. A lit
tie fOur~year-Old brother was out of the
house, and several members of the family
inquired where he was. He soon came
in, when the baby, seeing him, said 10
the mother, "Otty has come home" II
| will lie quietly in the cradle while il:
mother is at work, and when hungry il
will say, Baby wants dinner" or
Mamma, take baby up" az plainly as 8
child five or six years of age. may a;
well mention the fact that another OF III,
children commenced talking at s month:
old. Altogether, | consider it phenom
enOn worthy OF public record. Nor do
think it any the less incomPrehcnsiblt
that this talking wonder is girl.
j. II. SUDDUTH, NJ. b.
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CHI Ma.
Outrage Upon English Naval Forces
The Loss Of the Steamship Her

Outrage Upon English Naval Forces
The Loss Of the Steamship Her
man,
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Rear Adj
miral Rowan, commanding the Asiatic
squadron, writes from Hong Kong under
date January 20, giving an account of
the difficulty between the English naval
authorities and Chinese near SwatOw.
The commander of the English gunboat
Cockchafer, took his boats some six CT
eight miles from the anchorage to ezerS
else them and in passing the village Of
Pulling the villagers commenced pelting
them with stones. Liz u.enant Kerr then
landed and demonstrated and finding the
| Elders OF the village decided to take the
| head man Of the party in one OF the boats.
the villagers resisted and fired on the
Lieutenant, who returned fire and soon
! dispersed them. The Lieutenant r,r
| embarked, and when IA short wav on his
return, was interrupted by villagers who
had cut across the country, and who fired
on the boats, wOuuding eleven men-two
seriously. The fire was returned, and
eleven OF the villagers we're reported
killed aud thirty wounded When the
news reached Hong Kong, Vice Admiral
Keppel dispatched two corvettes and two
gunboat7, with four hundred seamen
from the flag ship Rodney to Swallow, to
redress the unprOvoked outrage on the
Engl sh flag.
SAN FEANCIsoo, March 27.-The
steamer Great Republic arrived Tonight
bringing dates from Hong Kong Feb 49,
Yokohama March and signaled China
March Il, all we'll
The Herman was wrecked Feb L., on
an unknown reef outside of the harbol
of Yokohoma; two hundred and seventy.
nine lives lost vessel total loss; nothins
whatever saved, Chase, first officer, ant
Whitewater, tender, are among the lost
The Herman was under Japanese char
ter, and had 400 passengers for a por
near HakadOda.
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INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT

TnoMAsToH, Ne, March 29-At the
Episcopal Church last evening, the floor
ing gave way, owing to the dense crowd,
preclpjtating one hundred and fifty per-
sens into an'uDtinished basement. Two
persons were seriously injured and many
slightly wounded.
EurFALo, March %. - Payne and
Weston walk tO,morrow for purse of
500. They start from Walnut creek,
bove Erie, Pa, and walk to
miles On time. Ii is Speci>
first man 10 wins the purse.
Conn, March "a fe-
of the State Insane Hospis
O. toHa. was beaten TO death
u with the iron castor Of 6
b, other female inmate
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-30
A HUMAN MONSTER.
AtrOeIOus Murder by a Black FIend Ina
DO0Iy County, Ga.-A Little Girl
Eight Years Old has Her Throat Cut
from Ear 10 Ear-The Murderer TIA
ken from Jatl and Hung

| from Ear 10 EAf-Ine mufueFtf HI
ken from Hall and Hung.
From letter received from Mr.. s.
GOode, of Vienna, and from converse
ton with Mr.. Madison Jones, of thi
place, who reached Macon yesterday af
ternoon, direct from the scene of tn
crimes below related, we gather the par
ticulsrs Of one of the most horrible affair.
we ever heard of:
On Tuesday morning last, about eigh
O'Clock, two little girls, aged respectively
eight and twelve years, and named Mar
tina Holland and Emma Stancill, were
passing on their way to school, by field
distant from Drayton some four miles,
and in which field there was at work a
negro man named Needham Brown, aged
25 years. AS they came close to him he
leaped the fence, and seizing them in his
arms commenced to kiss and fondle them,
saying, as he did so, that if they screamed
or made the slightest resistance, he
would kill them. The younger one,
Martha Holland, frightened almost to
death, did scream, and lie instantly
seized her, drew his knife from his pocket
and cut her throat almost from ear to
ear, severing windpipe and arteries. The
poor little thing gave one groan and fell
to the ground dead.
The scoundrel then dragged the corpse
a short distance and covered it with pine
tops. Returning to the other girl, he
gagged and bound her, and taking her to
q thicket drew her in. During the day
he returned at intervals, and attempted
to add another crime to the one already
committed Towards evening he went
off after a spade, with the supposed in
tention of first killing the bound girl, and
then using the spade to bury both bodies
in one grave.
While he was absent, the girl, who had
been picking all day at the rope that
bound her wrist, succeeded in freeing
herself and tOttering to the nearest neigh>
ber's house, told her story. The alarm
was given, and instantly the neighbour
hood was aroused The negro, learning
from another that they were after him,
fed, and was holly pursued. The chase
pressed on, and soon bullet brought him
" u Sldnu-Stlii. OtIOhS aims SOiHOu Num-
and securely bound, he was dragged to
JAIL where he now lies. lie has cons
fessed the crime, and says that he can
only account for its preparation by the |
fact that "the devil got into him."-Na~
con (Ga9 Journal and Messenger,
March 90.
A gentleman who came up the Souths
western road yesterday afternoon reports,
IN the authority of DR.. Austin, well
Known citizen of Fort Valley, who had
ust returned from Dooly county, that
he negro murderer, Needman Brown,
vas taken from jail, on Wednesday night,
~ party of unknown men, and hung.
The negroes of the county, who were as
leeply enraged as the whites, were
amorous for his deliVerance to them in
rider that they might burn him, but their
wish was overruled and he was hung in
tead.-NacOn Journal ard UeSSeR-
,sr. March 81.
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NgEMPI
4 Brutal aud CoWnrdIy Mar

Brutal and C"WhrdIy Murder.
MEMPHIS, March "a brutal murder
was committed last ni@ht at the corner
of Third and Madison streets. Peter
Crawlcy, while Loing 10 church with L
lady, was deliberately rhut in the back
by John Kennedy, who lied, and thus far
las not been arrested Kennedy was
the rival of Crawley, aud jealousy IS
supposed to have been the cause
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-30
NEW YORK.

Ihe Oad fciiJHS CelebrRtlOn-b ehth
Of AN IA -MRyOr-HOW the Hanks
stand On the Expansion QuestIOU.
NEW YORK, March 2g-fhe order of
Odd Fellows have completed the ar
rangements for fitting celebration OF
the iiltieth anniversary Of the establish
ment OF the order on this continent The
addresses will be delivered at Steinway
Hall, on the evening Of the Doth of April,
by the Rev DIR Edward ii Chaplin, z. p.
G.. Smith, of Buffalo, and others
Ex-Mayor James Harper who was IN
iured last Thursday by being thrown
from his carriage, died Saturday night
lie was II years old.
IL is stated that since the vote taken
on the question Of the expansion of the
currency, there are now twenty six bank;
opposed to such expansion to fourteen il
favor. while four are neutral
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-30

THE authorities of Vienna were petit
toned by a married lady, residing at
Pesth, to be allowed to return from
Roman Catholicism to Judaism, in which
she was born. Permission however, was
refused, on the ground that Roman law
does not extend to persons only temper,
arily staying in the capital. Upon this
the lady appealed to the Ministry, when
the desired authority for the change Of
religion was forthwith granted to her
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-30
CUBA.
A q. =. Consular Agent In u Bad Fix
A Chance for UnPIeasanfness.

A Chance for UnpIeasantness.
HAVANA, March 2S.--The Spanish war
steamer MOnteZuma arrived here to-day,
having on board, in irons, f. r. Codring-
ton, Consular agent of the United States,
at the port of Ciibara The cause of the
arrest is said to be that he was suspected
of completely with the insurgents. Rich
ard Gibbs, Consular agent Of the United
States at Nuevitas, has arrived here from
that port and leaves on the steamer for
New York to day.
The U. ). steam frigate, CJnsoeket,
has returned from a cruise
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-30

The Directors OF the Atlantic Cable
Company have resolved to reduce the
tariff on messages to four shilings sterN
ling per word, which is about one doll
lar and twenty>seyen cents in currency
The reduction will commence on the lst
of June next. The present rates are
nearly two dollars and twenty cents IN
currency for each word.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-30

During the recent fights at the barri-
cades in Jeres de la Frontera, Spain,
over one hundred soldiers were killed
and wounded The loss OF citizens was
heavy, but the number of their killed is
not known. The country is now trans
ouil,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-30

THE Trustees of Union College, n. Y,
invited Gen. Mcclellan TO the vacant
Presidency OF that institution and a com
mittee waited on the General, who dee
clined the offer mainly on the ground
that he was for many years to come
pledged TO other business enterprises OF
the highest importance, from which he
could not consistently disengage himself
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-30

IT is Tumored that Mrs. Grant desired
the appointment of A. T. Stewart that it
might bring her friend, Mrs. Stewart, to
Washington. This is joke, of course,
but it would be a nice thing if all the
cabinet officers were selected, not for
their own merits, but those Of their wives.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-30

Mrs Paulina w. Davis writes to the
Providence journal to deny a silly story
that she had been poisoned in Florida.
She speaks severely Of the sensational
writers who send on such tales OF malls
cious temper and violence on the part of
the residents of the South, and saws:
Throughout the South, for the a t
three winters, have met only kindness
and courtesy from all classes, and by
some ! believe my visits are gladly wei
coined"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-30

Miss Mary Grant, of Richmond, Va
was married in that city, on Thursday
last, to Mr.. Ford, of GOOchland county,
Va. 1t will be remembered they were
the subjects Of the article in The South
ern Opinion, which resulted in the
killing of the editor, II. Rives Pollard
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-30

Dispatches state that the Union Pa
cifc railroad track is completed l,O7G
miles beyond Omaha, and 70 miles west
of Ogden, leaving a gap Of but l2G miles
between the ends Of the two tracks-the
Union Pacific and Central Pacific.
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INDIANAPOLIS.
The sentence Of Mrs. CIcrn

indianapolis, March 29.-The Criminal
Court to- day overrulei the motion for
arrest Of Judgment 10 the case of Mrs.
Glenn, and sentenced her to the peniten-
tiarv for life.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-30

FANCY PRINTING,
In anyS.style or Color.

tcuIar attention given toIlu
legal Blanks,
Lawyers Briefs,
Letter Heads,
cards,
Checks,
Railroad Receipts,
BILLS Of Iading,
Shipping Tags,
Circulars,
Programmes,
Posters,
Dodgers,
HandbliIsL
Books,
Pamphlets
....-
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Senator FentOn Threatened.
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Posters and Show Bills

For which, we have the best facilities IN the
City.
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Why shermAn's Order was ReV6k ed
charges of Corruption Against Senn-
tor FenIOn-Threatened Impeach-
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AtrOciOus Murder at Memphis,
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Special attention gwen to printing
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Steamboat Fire at ST. Louis.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-30

OUEC CAN EXECUTE On THE SHORTEST
w Notice and VERY LOW EST terms, IA
the very neatest lyle OF the art, All kinds ana
descriptions OF
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qreat destruction of Property.
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Grant on Foreign Affairs.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-19
was transmitted by him, without blemlsh, to bis


children.
His characteristic trait as citizen was the
paramount love he bore to his native State. In
prosperity and adversely, in sunshine ana In
storm, in good report and in evil report, he ad-
hercd to her with unfaltering fidelity, and pre-
ferred her to all the world beside In the early
part of the late civil war; he volunteered TO ner
defence, and, although exempt from service oy
his office, raised and commanded regiment OF
cavalry in service. 1t was OF his nature and train
ing that the first and best affections Of his heart
should be given to the soil from which he sprang
and In which he hoped to repose. He lived and
died In that faith. He could no other.
Above all he was religious man. He lived in
the fear Of God, and eonformed his life with all
diligence to His holy word. His preparation was
made long in advance for the great change that
comes to all, and when at last the dread summons
came to him, may we not confidently hope ana
believe that this mortal who had strlVen on eartn
to ft himself for Immortality beyond the grave
made good the victory over death, and realized
the blessed assurance OF that hope which Is full OF
Joy and fadeth not away.
Reso1red That in the death OF the late General
WILLIAM E. MARTIN, we deplore the loss OIL a pro
tQer, whose CidfdCtet anu Nonuuos ~. -, -
est respect and reflected honor upon the pr0ies'
sion of which he was conspicuous ornament,
and that we tender our heartfelt sympathes TO
those whose bereavement is more immediate and
cannot be repaired.
The resolutions were seconded by the Hon. G. G.
Nemminger in an earnest an eloquent address.
Bulogies upon the life and character of tht de-
ceased were delivered by Mr.. Thomas NJ Hanckcl,
Hon. j. B. Campbell and Mr.. q. R. Miles.
On motion OF Mr.. Miles, it was
Resolued, That copy Of these proceedings be
furnished to the family Of the deceased, and, on
motion of Mr. Clancy, that they be lublished ID
the daily papers OF the city.
NJ l.. WILKINS Secretary.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-19

A SPECIMEN OF RADICAL TOLERANCE
Everybody will remember that at the time OF the
recent strike Of the longshoremen in behalf Of
stevedore stoddard, great stress was laid by the
Radicals on the circumstance that Mr.. Stoddard,
holding the ofilce OF Harbormaster, had retained
in his employ young Mr.. Turner, the son OF the
former Harbormaster, and citizen Of anti-Radl-
cal sympathies. The truth of the matter, we
suspect, was that Mr.. Turner's services could not
well be dispensed with at the time. How much
real political tolerance there was in Stoddard's
&C ton may be inferred from the fact that Jester-
day Mr.. Turner was dismissed from his position.
without any pretext whatever, and without q
moments warning, and his place supplied by
ex-Alderman 7. ]. Mackey