Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-09-09


Harris, Il lad about twelve years old.
got on pile Of gravel near the track,
and cndeavored to get on the flat ear
of the train, as it passed him, his foot
slipped under the wheels of the car.
when four wheels passed over his legs,
below the knees completely crushing
them. The unfortunate lad was picked
up by the switch tender, and taken
home, opposite the new Market House.
by Mr.. Hayse the foreman of the car
shops. Several Doctors soon arrived.
Doct. NJ. l.. Rogers is the attending
physician, and when he left last night
the lads system had not recovered
from the shock of the accident, and
amputation could not performe.-
Press & Herald.
DIED OF HIS IJURIEs.-Chas. Har-
ris, the hoy who had his legs cut Off
by a railroad car, Oh the Knoxville and
Kentucky Railroad, Wednesday morn
ing, died yesterday morning at ! o'clock.
His funeral took place, at three o'clock
yesterday afternoon, Rev q. Taylor
performing the ceremonies. We sym
.pathize with the motheran relatives of
the unfortunate boy, and hope that
his fate may be warning to our city
lads.-PTess and Hcroid.
ARREsTED.-The following is an ac-
count of the truly loyal as, published
in the Memphis AUdLdache
Capt j. Edward Stacy, late revenue
detective of Tennessee, was arrested
Friday at Nashville, and bound over
yesterday, In this city, by United
States Commissioner G. Canning
Smith, in the sum of fifteen thousand
dollars, on the charge of matchmaking
the distillers and whisky men in West
Tennessee, out of large sums of money,
and in default of bail was committed
to the Shelby county Jail late last night.
AN ATRoCIoUs MURDER ATTEMP-
TED!-A YOUNG MAN HAS HIS HEAD
CUT IN A HORRIBLE MANNER Early
on yesterday Thursday morning, see
ing group of persons round a box
car near the old Crouch Salt House,
just below the r.. r.. Depot in this
place, we hastened down to the spot
to ascertain the cause of the assem-
blage commotion, when we held a
sights hooked us with horror!
AGHAsTLY SIGHT.
A young man lay in the open car, APP
of age, weltering in his own blood
with several CHASTITY cuts penetrating
far into the skull, with other terrible
wounds, the blood oozing from his
mouth and ears and his eyes black and
swollen nearly an inch from their
sockets. He 10ds Yet diiUe, and in
great agony, but perfectly unconscious
of surrounding objects.
SUPPOSED STRANGER FROM NORTH
CAROLINA.
We made diligent inquiry as to who
the young stranger was, but could find
no one at that early hour in the morn
ing who could give his name or throw
any light whatever upon the terrible
affair. DIR. VIM. r. Sewer was sent
for. who, upon examination pro-
nounced his Injuries, of course, fatal.
BY his side lay huge car-coupling
link, about fifteen inches in length,
covered with blood. Mr.. Mathes, De
pot-agent, however, informed us that
he had this car placed in its present
position late on Wednesday evening,
and that the coupling link was found
yesterday morning in the same place
in the car he saw it the evening pre-
vious. Some of the by-standers who
examined him closely, thought they
recognized him as being young man
from North Carolina, named Deloach
who was for a while employed as la
borer on the Turnpike near Jonesboro.
by Mr.. S. Il. Shipley, the contractor.
FAINT LIGHT ON THE BLOODY DEED
Late Wednesday night, persons pas
sing near the place where the young
man was found, (which, by the by, is
not over two hundred yards from a
whiskey shop heard considerable loud
talking and fussing, but could not, ow-
ing to the darkness, distinguish the par
ties. We are informed by Esq. A. c..
Collins, who is, with other officers of
the law, investigating the matter, that
there are two women who reside near
the scene, who are cognizant of impor-
tant facts i'm the case, but who fear an
attempt upon their lives if they di-
vulge anything. Ample protection
will be guaranteed them hy the proper
authorities, when light upon the bloody
deed of a most startling character may
be produced, and the party or parties
who committed the atrOcity brought
to justice.
EXPLOSION OF A LOCOMOTIVE
I MAN KILLED - ANOTHER BADLY
/ SCALDED.-About5 o'clock, yesterday
afternoon, as construction train on
the Fast Tennessee. Virginia and GeoT-
gia Railroad, was leaving the station
at Sweetwater, the boiler exploded
killing the engineer, Mr.. Hugh Bar
ger, and badly scalding a. Minton, the
fireman. The remains of Mr.. BargeI
We're brought to this city for burial, on
the train last night, Mr.. Barger leaves
n wife and family TO mourn his loss
| Mr.. Minton lived at Cleveland. IL IL
supposed that The cause of the accident
was from Il defect in the boiler The
engine at the time had the usual head
of steam on.-IreSs and Hcrdtd.
DEATH BY LIGHTNING.-On tho
9th ult., young man named Joseph
! J.. King was killed at Fall Branch
Washington county by lightning. He
was working for Rev. Thomas NJ
| Murrell. and after eating dinner Inc
went 10 "A small building, corn-cril
and stable combined 10 feed the horses
| Under the same roof were Il cutting
/ box aud buggy, both containing
/ steel. which is a good conductor. The
I servant girl went out 10 look for him
and found him dead. His hat wa
torn to pieces, and some of il
| driven into the logs of the crib, his
pants were torn off and part of q
pocket was about fifteen yards distant
one shoe torn to pieces. The light
ming struck the roof then came down
through the crib passing between the
logs, striking the young man about tho
head, passing down to the left foot
decorating the flesh as it went over the
body.
Loss OF A HAND.-On the same day
as above Mr.. f.. Symmetry had hand
caught in Circular Saw i'm Carter
County, and from the injury had e
! sufieramputation above the wrist joint
VIRGINIA.