Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-08
OUR CLARKSVILLE COR
RESPONDENCE.

Made-SchOOIs. Dogs and Sheep
Railroads and Railroad Speeches
To the Editors Of the Union and American:
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, April 5, 1871
There was quite serious disaster on tn
Memphis, GAINESVILLE and Louisville Rail
road near Corbondale on Monday last
Your correspondent visited the scene o.
the disaster, and found it to have &C
Cured on one of the most dangerous
and frightful places on the road. TIL,
accident was caused by cow having lai(
down on the track. When the engine
came along it threw her up against roch
bluff just on the side of the track, anc
she fell back just under the ash-box,
which threw the engine and every one OF
the cars off the track, and rolled then
down an embankment about twenty
feet high. There was but one mar
killed, Ambrose Norris, bridge carpen.
ter, who was asleep, and who was killed
by the wood box, which struck him or
the head fracturing his skull. Thirteen
were wounded, three OF four seriously.
If the train had fallen on the side next tc
the river, it would either have killed OF
drowned every person on board, as the
embankment is about hundred feet high,
and its base is in the river. Robert
Meek, ESQ the superintendent of the
road, went Immediately to work and has
cleaned up the wreck, and the trains are
running regularly.
HOUSTON COUNTY.
Judge Thomas w. King and F. o.
Anderson, Attorney General, with a
number of the GAINESVILLE bar, among
whom was your correspondent, attended
the opening of the Circuit Court of Hous-
ton county on Tuesday, April T. Judge
King, upon whom the last Legislature i'm
posed the duty of holding this court OPP
ened the court, and after few well-timed
remarks proceeded to business and swore
in the officers of the court and took their
respective bonds. There being no further
business before the court the Judge sug-
gested that we should have some remarks
from the lawyers present. Hon. ]. G..
Hornberger being called for arose and ad-
dressed the audience at some length in
his usual happy style. He said that Hous-
ton county was his birth place and that
he was proud of it, and that if the peo-
pie with all the natural advantages they
had would wake up and be alive to their
own interest Houston county would soon
take her place amongst the best counties
in the State. He said that the Legisla-
ture had changed the lines of every
county in the State, except Davidson and
Shelby, and had made great many new
counties, but that Houston county was
the only one out of the whole lot that he
voted for, and he did this because he
thought they deserved county of their
own and that it would be to their inter-
est.
After Gen. Hornberger had concluded,
Judge R. w. Humphreys being called for,
arose and addressed them upon the sub
ject of the free school system. The
Judges remarks were 10 the point and
seemed to convince every one present of
the Importance of the system. He said
that nature had distributed talent and
genius very sparsely, and that we must
rake up every hill and hollow in the State
in order that none might be lost. F. O..
Anderson, the Attorney General, also
made short speech in which he prom
ised the people that he would prosecute
crime to the full extent of the law and do
all in his power to suppress il, but that
he could not do this without the peoples
help, but that the two working together
could make Houston county dangerous
resort for criminals. The speeches that
were made seemed to have the desired
effect, and one and all were very proud
over their new county and will do
all they can to further its interest. Mr..
DOnaho, the gentlemsnly proprietor OF
the hotel at Erin, did all that was in his
power to make our stay pleasant one,
which he succeeded in doing remarkably
well. We bespeak for Mr.. Donaho 8
share of the patronage of the travelling
public, as he is gentleman and splen,
did feeder. We also return thanks to Mr..
Holiday for the kind attentions besto wee
upon our party while there. Mr.. HOlli
day is gentleman Of the old stamp.
THK DOC TAX.
This momentous subject came up be.
fore the honorable County Court of Mont,
gomery upon last Monday. The subject
was opened by Squire George w. Hamp-
ton, who made quite lengthy speech up.
on the subject, stating that a few years
ago he had flock of a hundred sheep,
but that the dogs had killed all but twenty
of them, and that he was in favor of tax.
ing them to the full extent of the law,
which was two dollars for each dog. His
speech was replied to by Squire Nesby,
who said that if the dogs were killed the
foxes would eat up both sheep and pigs,
and so by keeping the dogs they saved
the pigs, which was better than losing
both. The Squire also said that the whole
thing originated by widow lady in vii
Hanson county, who had one sheep killed
and complained to the Legislature about
it, and they being very gallant set OF
gentlemen, passed the law for taxing
dogs; but he said the greatest objection
he had to the whole thing was that the
Legislature had ordered that all the money
arising from the tax was to go to the free
school system, and the Squire then ap,
pealed to the audience to know if there
was gentleman present who wanted hi
children educated by dogs. At the con-
clusion of his speech he moved the dogs
be laid on the table, which was carried
with but one dissenting vote.
RAILROAD.
The subject of our road was also dis
cussed at some length, and Messrs. JohI
F. House, VIM. A. Quarles, James E.
Bailey and Horace H. Lurton, the attor
news for the road, were also made Com
missioners to look after the interest Of
Montgomery county. Our people, one
and all, are opposed to the sale of the
road, and are willing to suffer any
amount of taxation rather than to have
it go into the hands of foreign corpo
ration.
ACCIDENT.
A very serious accident occurred at the
passenger depot at this place last night,
The particulars, as we learn them, are a.
follows: Col. Mccullough, of the firm
of Sechles, Mccullough & Co., iron mer.
chants, was standing on the track when
the passenger train came along, and being
too close to the the track the engine
struck hun on the head, fracturing it very
badly and to such an extent that his life
is despaired of. Col. Mccullough is ar
excellent citizen and gentleman, and the
accident is deeply deplored by all. Al
last accounts he was still living, and it i:
to be hoped he may recover
MONTGOMERY.