Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-30

Main street, some unknown person assault
ed him Eiih brass knuckle. His right
temple received q fearful cut lard the side
Of his fase was horribly bruised by the vii
lain, who rited bis pockets aud stole over
fifteen dollars. This occurred in fifty yards
Of the Adams street station-house, and yet
no policeman was aware OF the fact.
The Pulaski Citizen Of Aug. % says: A
little five-year old boy, son of DAVID Butler,
eolored, met with singular and painful ac-
cident on Monday evening last, on the farm
of our friend Ton Butler. The child was
seated ON log near the spring, unconscious
of aug imminent peril, when dead tree
standing near suddenly fell, catching the
little fellows arm aid hand between it and
the log upon which be was seated. The
hand was literally torn from the arm and
the arm absolutely stripped of flesh and
muscle from the elbow down, leaving the
bare bones exposed. DR.. Grant was sent
for, and the arm was amputated just above
the elbow at eleven o'clock that night.
The Memphis Register Of Aug. 2S, has q
brace of street car items: Yesterday
morning mule attached to street car,
was suddenly overcome by the heat and
fell to the ground, showing every symptom
of sunstroke. His harness was Immediate
IL removed, and he was dragged to the gut
ter, where large quantities Of icewater was
poured upon him. William Nc
Donough, while riding in street car last
night, became engaged in an alteration
with the driver, Mike Reardon. After con-
siderable scuffiing, Resrdon seized his car
hook, and with one blow spill. McDon-
ough's ear clear through. Both were ar
rested.
The Fayetteville Observer of Aug. 2S,
mentions a narrow escape on the Winehes-
ter and Alabama road: Thursday morning
the train on rounding the curve about
mile from town, ran into q pile OF rails that
had been placed on the road the night be-
fore. The engine was thrown from the
track, and it took all day to replace 1t. We
know of no reason for the outrage. If any
person entertaips any grudge toward the
road or any of its employees, we have no
intimation OF it. But however that may be,
the man who deliberately 0bstructs train
is guilty of an attempt at murder and de-
serves the rigor of the law. No good citi-
zen is safe while such character runs at
large.
The Knoxville Chronicle of Aug. %
locLuc Iudb uuIlnS tnC uOosy ehoAucA SUI IL
on the Tuesday evening previous, the house
of Mr.. Trammel, al Bristol, was struck by
lightning and one end of it demolished. Mrs
Trammel and her daughter being in the
house, the young lady was instantly killed,
while the other was badly stunned. No
one else was hurt. Tie same storm did
considerable damage in different localities.
In Knoxville, car on the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia Railroad was struck
by lightning, and the roof torn off. A fine |
imported bull belonging to Judge M. L.
Hall, which took q premium at the last fair,
was killed by lightning. A window sash in |
Judge Browns agricultural houss was torn |
out by the storm. The Chronicle hopes,
however, that the damage sustained will be |
more than balanced by the benefit derived |
in the atmosphere being purified. The |
roads were very badly washed between |
Knoxville and cambridge.