Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-13
TENNESSEE NEWS,

Humboldt is having festive times.
| Farmers are asking three dollar. Der bar-
| rel for corn, delivered ia Troy.
Mr.. Z. Montgomery and Miss Matte
iaston, OF Brownsville, we've married on
the Sth inst.
The Chattanooga Commensurate the 1Ith
INST. SAYS: One hundred cOlored laborers.
from Georgia, passed through this city last
evening en- route for Arkansas.
The LOUdO8 Journal learns that while
Mr.. John West, Of that place, was out
rldlng, MS horse became frightened and fell
backwards into a gully. falling on him and
brIlSlns him up generally.
1he COrWgtOH Record of the Och inst.
SAYS: While Thomas Pue and Link Over
all, who live in the neighbOrhoOd of Car
lahd' We're returning home from a trial in
tiiaL vicinity, week ago, their horses sud-
denly became frightened and threw them
both, killing Mr.. Pue and severely iniuriRg
Mr.. Overall.
The Chattanooga Commercial of the
Ilth inst. says: On Friday, near Steven
son, brakeman by the name of Caperton,
on the NJ and Z. road, while coupling.
caught his foot and before he could extri-
cate himself the train passed over him.
crushing his leg andshOulder. which caused
death to enSue in a few hours.
HE hHOrCjHe Chronicle Of the 18th inst,
says: \ man named Henderson was
brought in on the Knoxville and Ohio train
by Deputy Marshal Marsh. Walker vestey-
day charged, we understand, with being one
OF the parties engaged in kukluxing a col
oTed man in Anderson county about the
last of September.
The H1Hb0id Journal of the 9th inst.
says: Three individuals giving their names
as Elder, Beard and McGan, are in the cal
aOoose at this place for taking some small
machinery from Leaks planning Mill a few
Gays ago and selling tito Philip and others
Tor mere nominal price-perhaps not
more than ten per cent. OF its value. They
are strangers in this community.
The hROIrHe Chronicle Of the 18th
INST. says; Yesterday, railroad collision
TOOK place on the Knoxville and Charleston
Railroad at the railroad crossing of ASYLUM
street, between the regular passenger train
anu Martin WoOdy's coal wagon. The
v a?oh pas ing when the train came thun-
uerihS along, and the engineer Of the coal
team seeing that he would not be able 10
drive across in time, he abandoned his team
10 the mercy Of the engine. The WAGON
was converted into wreck, but the horses
were not hunt.
The HgOrcWe Press and Herald of the
lOth inst. says: Henry Hodge, about nine
cen years Of age, a fireman on the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad.
eft Knoxville at Z o'clock Yesterday morn
nS on freight engine to the west. When
lbOut mile and half from the Knoxville
lepot, he went out on the running board
o oil the values In the act Of stepDiug
rom the board to the steam chest. his foot
Tipped and he stumbled ON the pilot. one
DOT become fastened between the bars and
throwing him across the pilot, when his
head, hanging over. struck AGAINST the ties
IS the engine ran forward with uns' acked
peed. The engineer cGuld not perceive
he terrible danger which confronted the
fireman, and still the locomotive dashed
inward. Henry managed to loosen his
DOT, and with cOnyulsive efforts he threw
himself of. He fell clear Of the track. but
ms right arm lay under the pOnderous
wheels, which instantly crushed t. Ne
pulled himself away from the track. aud
Using to his feet staggered aIoag for some
distance, until a farmer passing By met
aim, and realizing his condition, took him
n care. y litter was procured, on which
ne was carried back to knoxville 20 his
l;Other's residence His recovery is doubt
al,