Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-30
STATE NEWS.

We clip the following particulars OF Q
horrible death on the rail from the
Knoxville Chronicle, of the 2Sth inst. As
the Sunday morning train from Chatta-
nooga was rounding a curve three miles
west of Riceville, the engineer discovered
q man lying on the track. The train was
stopped as soon as possible, but not until
half the cars had passed over the body.
Upon examination il was found to be the
body of coiored laborer, and had evil
IDENTIFY been dead some hours. Il is sup
posed that the man was killed by the night
freight train. The body was so frightfully
mangled that it could not be recognized by
the train hands. The wheels had cut and
crushed the head so that only the chin and
a portion Of the lower Jaw remained. The
wheels had also passed over the abdomen,
nearly severing the BODY. The clothing
was nearly all torn of, and altogether, il
was horrid and narrowing sight The
body was lying between and parallel with
the rail and SO terribly crushed that the
pilot and trucks Of the passenger train did
not touch it.
Some time ago, says the Knoxville
Chronicle, Messrs. Clark, Quaife 4 Co.
leased the celebrated Cranberry Iron
Works, in Carter County, which, we are
informed by an old railroad man, is tho
only iron in this county known at present
10 be adapted to the manufacture of car
wheels. 1t is the best quality of brown
hemstite, and when mixed with other iron
is equal to the best wheels manufactured
al Wilmington, Delaware, and are sold
cheaper. When mixed this iron retains its
toughness and chill, and will wear twice
as long as those made North.
The funeral of Mr.. j. G. Moses, who
died last Friday afternoon, took place at
Knoxville, on Sunday afternoon. The ser
vices were performed by Rev. Mr.. Lloyd,
of the Baptist Church, and Rev. James
Park, of the First Presbyterian, at the res
idence Of the deceased, after which the re-
mains were taken TO the Baptist Church,
where the funeral was preached, and from
thence borne to the cemetery for inter-
ment, followed By a large concourss Of
mourning friends.
The Knoxville CBTonicle says: We are
glad to learn that the East Tennessee, Viz
ginia and Georgia Railroad has reduced
the local rate on wheat over their road.
This is move in the right direction by
the officers of the railroad in the interests
Of the farmers of East Tennessee, which
viii enhance their profits considerably
over that Of last year. In day or two We
will publish the reduced tariff, as 1t viii
be officially prepared ...
The Knoxville Wig is informed that
farmers in Campbell county, who soved
their wheat on oat stubbls last fall, have
had their crops seriously damaged, in that
the winter was not cold enough TO freeze
the oats out, and the consequences is, their
crop of Svheat is about half oats This
may be suggestion to some Of olr own
farmers, and We hope the farmers Of Knox
county will not suffer from similar indis-
cretion.
The Knoxville Wig understands that on
Sunday evening last, just before sundown,
a heavy rain storm, accompanied with hail,
visited the vicinity of Coal Greek, and
lasted nearly an hour. The thunder and
lightning was most sublime, and came
fully up to any exhibition ever before Wit
messed in that section. We are gratthsd to
say that the wheat and clover crop in the
vicinity of the place had been generally
gathered, and the damage that might have
ensuea was greatly relieved by this fact.
The Knoxville Wig learns from passen-
gers on the Knoxville and Kentucky train,
from Careyville, that unknown citizens
surrounded that place, and demolished
three houses of ill-fame located there, on
Saturday night. The regulators injured
no one so far as we could learn, content
ing themselves by running out the male
habitues Of the houses, and dismantling
the roofs. No arrests were made,
The Jackson Tribune of the 9th inst
has the following: we regret very much to
announce the death of the sweet little in
fant, aged about eight months, and the
youngest daughter of Samuel McClanahan,
ESQ, of this city. 1t seems that the little
colored nurse who had the child in her
arms, was in a back gallery Of Mr.. Nc
Clanahan's mansion, and incautiouslyI /
approaching the railing, the child making
spring, went head foremost to the brick
pavement below, distance Of some seven
Or eight feet. Its skull being fractured, it
fingered until Tuesday morning, when it
fell into sleep that knows no waking and
now sports with the angels in Heaven.