Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-29
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LOUISVILLE. q
Sudden Death of Gen. j. T..
Boyle. aool
President OF the Evansville Road

President of the Evansville Road.
LOUISVILLE, July 2s-Gen. j. T
Boyle died suddenly of apoplexy at his
residence in this city this evening. He
had been complaining of cramp in the
stomach since last night, had taken some
medicine, but thought the case not of
much importance. At three in the eve
ming be was lying on bed, when be
remarked to his wife, 81 believe its go
iug-my head" and almost Immediately
threw his hand to his head exclaiming,
SIT is"-and died.instantly. 90
Gen. Boyle was fifty-three years old,
a leading lawyer ard one of the most
prominent and energetic citizens in this
city, identified with many important
public enterprises. He was chief mover
and President Of the Evansville and Hen
derson, and Nashville Railroad, recently
completed. and was actively engaged in
promoting a narrow gauge road from this
city to Westport. He was Bigadier
General in the Federal army during the
war, and at one time Military Governor
of Kentucky. His father was Judge
John Boyle, former Chief Justice of
Kentucky.
Morton at Weisegcr Hail.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July ga large
audience assembled TO- night at " eiseger
Hall to hear Senator Morton. He sat
during the entire speech. The Senator
commenced by referring to the changes
which had taken place in Kentucky since
he was last here, and proceeded to com.
pare Kentucky with Indiana, declaring
that the former is far behind the latter
owing to the incubus of slavery.
He characterized the new departure as
a sham intended to lift the Democracy
into power, SO they could do away with
the new amendments. He claimed that
if State rights in the sense of State SOW
ereignity were right then the rebellion
was right.
He criticized the use of alleged sectional
school books and restrictions upon the
blacks in the public school laws of Ken
lucky, arguing that the blacks should be
put on the same footing as the whites,
and that the idea of the inferiority of the
black race was an old fogy notion.
The main part of his speech was SINH
lar to his other recent speeches already
published.
Earnest attention was paid to the
speech throughout, and the Senator was
frequently and heartily applauded. He
was serenaded tonight after the speech.
He leaves for home tomorrow morning.
Changing Gauge on the Cincinnati
Short Line.
LOUISVILLE, July 2S.-The proposed
change of gauge on the Louisville and
Cincinnati Short Line Road, which was
to have been made on Sunday, the goth
inst, has been postponed until Sunday,
August Is. Everything along the line is
prepared and ready for tie change, but
the narrow guage rolling stock could not
be got from the East in time. The road
will, when The change is made, conform
to the guage of its northern connections,
making a through line from Louisville to
Eastrrn cities without change of cars for
freight or passengers. The change will
be made over the entire line, los miles,
in one day, employing 450 men. Only
one rail will be moved, except on bridges
or trestle>woIk, where both will be
moved The change TO be made lie from
d Te feet TO four feet nine inches.