The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-09-11

frank Mathews, Assistant Engineer, to Mr.
Whinnery Who j. entitled 10 the honor OF
planting and regulating the first large stone
Of the second iallc-t bridge to he built, and
first commenced on this Railroad line
Frank l. nice Young gentlemen, and ere
long will be classcd among the best and
most efficient Railroad Engineers In our
country. Mr. Wiser l. gentleman we'll
qualified aud competent To discharge the
duties IMPOSED upon him, and altho' young,
has had much experience, and Is no doubt
one " the hest Judges VI Railroad mason
~, in the United States, who, after careful
examination, pronounced the first stone
we'll set, aud all right; when Capt, Weeks
made few remarks, followed BY j. W. +.
Parker. in an address to the workmen aud
citizens present, which were in all respects.
appropriate and To the point In the course
~ which, telling W. that this great bridge
was one grand part Of this great road which
was TO connect the two great Commercial
centcrs of the United States, aud which
would certainly make ours one of the
wcalthicst counties in the State.
Nr. Whinnery, an accomplished gentle
man, and one II the most popular and sci
entifc Engineers on the line, did his part Of
this grand work, all Of which, cvincc,l
much skill, and showed his thorough knuwl-
edge Of Engineering.
/ We had the pleasure Of max ing the ac-
/ quaintancc Of =. V. Shields Sup masonry;
Dan Morgan, stone mason; 7. Fiu Will.
Jams, walking boss, aud W. 7. Kearncv.
I time-kcercr, all Of whom we found 10 be
[ pleasant and agreeable gentlemen, and We
feel that Mr.. flannery will, with such
workmcn and Superintendants, as those
above mentioned, succeed in constructing a
bridge that will reflect great credit and
honor upon himself and the workmen en-
gagged, IN future years. Dimensions Of the
, bridgc-two piers, each 1870 Il. high, with
80 #. trestle aud bridge thereon, making
the bridge 100 Il. high from cofferiams 3
spans, each 100 q. in length, followed by
200 r., iron trestle 100 f. high. We spent
the evening very pleasantly. and returned
to Somerset about 10 o'clock, at night.
Upon our return from the Coal mines ON
Sunday, the Both nit, we received informa-
ton of the killing Of - Callahan, bv
Joseph McCabe, on the preceding Friday
evening, at the residence Of VIM. BRYANT,
in our county, and other disturbance. chief
ly among the town negroes and Railroad
negroes. And when returning from church
on this same evening, we found 3 or ~ ne.
groe- standing nj our gate in close CONVEX
sation. without leave or authority. whom
we ordered to move, which they did imme-
diately, and soon after going into the house
heavy firing of guns aud pistols were
heard near to, and west Of the residence II
II. ;. Porch, which explained the meeting
Of the negroes at our gate. The battle had
really commenced between the Railroad ne
grocs and town negroes ut least 100 shots
were fired, to the great disturbance Of our
citizens, but strange to saw, no one was
hurt On the next morning there was much
confusion in town among the sable combat
ants, and many cxtravagant threats made.
and wild rumors set a1oai. but no more
lighting until Tuesday night about half
past 10 o'clock, when about 81 shots were
fired on the public square Of our town, and
rear the Courthouse, generally supposed,
by some Of the same parties engaged on
Sunday night previous, but with no fatal
results. On the same night, some cowarlly
scoundrei run through our yard from the
back stseet to our front gate on Main street,
and fired one shot at Bud Singleton and
Green Porch. who were quietly on their
way home, and run hack in the same direc-
ton which he came-which unlawful con-
duct, disturbances and danger in the dark,
has led to the organization ola Police force
for the protection Of our town and it. citi-
zens, numbering at present, So or 40 picked
men, headed by W. s. Shepperi, as Captain
who are now daily, nightly and hourly,
patrolling the streets of Somerset, and we
give all rufiians, law-breakers and other
desperate characters, due warning, whether
belonging to the railroad or to our county.
whites and blacks, and advise them to be-
have themselves in a peaceable and proper
manner when within the limits Of the town
Of Somerset
We prosecuted Mr. McCabe for the kill
ing Of Callahan, aud upon a full investiga.
ton Of all the facts, we must say that we
never heard established in Court, so iustif-
able a killing Callahan was a very despe.
-. - III. a $500. - l. i II.