Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-04
ALABAMA AND CHA
RAILROAD.
Another Train stopped and an At
tempt to Burn Bridges.

Another Train stopped and an At.
tempt to Burn Bridges.
The Chattanooga Times of Oct. 3 has
the following article relative to new troub-
les on the Alabama and Chattanooga rail
road:
"The section hands employed on the A.
& G. r. R., discovered early yesterday
morning, that an attempt had been made
to burn the long trestle just below Trenton.
1t had been set on fire in two or three places,
and one bent was almost entirely destroyed.
They at once commenced repairing it, and
by the time the down train arrived, it was
so nearly repaired that the train was only
DELAYED about one hour, The down train
which left here yesterday morning was per-
mitted to pass through the State of Dade
unmolested, but when the up train due here
last evening arrived at Trenton, the en-
gineer found the switch turned, and the
rails spiked so that the engine must run of
the track if it proceeded. As soon as the
train stopped, the Deputy Sheriff Of the
State of Dade, with his posse, took posses
sion of it in the name OF the State OF
Georgia, and showed as his authority tel
egram iGstructing him to do so, signed by
Gov. Smith, of Georgia.
The names Of the parties who stopped
the train are reported to US as follows:
McKensey Nichols, Deputy Sheriff, and j.
Woolright, ]. Henderson, Millin Goss, and
one other whose name we did not learn.
We are informed that warrants will be
obtained for the arrest ofthese men.
Deputy United States Marshal Spencer
came up from Atlanta yesterday, and re-
turned last night, taking with him M5ssrs.
Graham and Wilkinson, who were arrested
the daY before. Sheriff O'Neil did not re-
port, and so was not taken to Atlanta.
The officials of the road seem to be taking
matters very calmly and appear confident
of ultimate success. They do not propose
to resort to force in any event, as their an
tagonists have done, but rely entirely upon
the law, and the officers of the law for pro-
lection in their rights. The people of the
State Of Dade, who have been guilty of at
tempting to burn the bridges on the railroad,
have incurred very serious penalty. The
following is an extract from the code OF
Georgia:
Section 4SI7. e'The willful or malicious burn
ing. or attempting to burn, any railroad bridge,
within this State (Georgisl shall be deemed aud
adjudged arson, and shall be punished with
death; but the punishment may be committed in
conformity with section 4,257" (Which pro
vides for the circumstances under which the
punishment may NC SO4nAAueSNf W
ment for lite.)
We presume this will be accepted as law
in the State of Dade, although it may be
that even the code of Georgia has no force
in that independent sovereignty.
We repeat, what we have said so often
before, that the people of Dade county and
the Governor of Georgia are not pursuing
the proper course to maintain their RICH s,
and it is our earnest hope that the matter
may be adjusted before further complica-
lions arise.
In consequence of the interruption at
Trenton, no train will leave on the A. and
G. Railroad this morning.
1t is fortunate that the construction train
was permitted to pass on Tuesday, for the
work of repairing the breaks between At
ITALIA and Birmingham is going steadily for
ward, and by the time the State of Georgia
permits the trains to run it is probable that
the track will be in order so that connec-
tons may be made at birmingham"