The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-06-03

and are generally heard when, on the one
hand, no mule is about, and, on The other.
when no one is hunting mule. Ii seems
not to lie understood by anyone, though it
is a peculiar Confederate phrase. and as
popular as Dixie" from the Potomac to
the Rio Grande. IL remained for Fuller, in
the midst Of this exciting chase, to solve
the mysterious meaning OF this National by
word or phrase and give it practical APP
pication.
All of the eight men were captured and
are now safely lodged in jail. The particu-
lars of their capture we have not received.
This we hope to obtain In time for post
script to this, or for our second edition.
They confessed that they belonged 10 Lin
coins army, aud had been sent down from
Shelbyvlle TO burn the bridges between
here and Chattanooga, and that the whole
party consisted of 10 men, II of whom were
dropped at several points Oh the road as
they came down to assist in the burning of
the bridges as they went back.
When the morning freight train which
left this city reached Big Shanty, Lieut.
Coils r. F. Maddox and G. p. Phillips took
the engine and few cars, with so picked
men, we'll armed, and followed on as rapidly
as possible. They passed over all diff
they learned the fugitives had taken to the
woods, and were pursued by plenty of men,
with the means to catch them if it were
possible.
REWARD OFFERED FOR EACH MAN.
One gentleman, who went up On the train
from Calhoun, who has furnished US with
| many OF these particulars-and who, by the
way is one of the most experienced railroad
| men in Georgia-says too much praise can
not be bestowed on Fuller and Murphy, who
showed cool Judgment and forethought in
| this extraordinary affair unsurpassed by
anything he ever knew in a railroad emer-
| gency. This gentleman, we learn from
| another, offered on his own account 500
| reward on each man for the apprehension of
| the villains.
We do not knoW what Gov. Brown will
| do in this case, or what is his custom in such
matters, but if such a thing is admissible,
we insist on Fuller and Murphy being pro-
noted to the highest honOrs on the road
if not by actually giving them the highest
positions, at least let them be promoted
by brevet. Certainly their indomitable
energy, and quick, correct Judgment and
decision in the many difficult contingencies
| connected with this unheard-of emergency
|
Ringgold from being burned; the most
daring scheme that this revolution has de-
veloped has been tsfwarted, and the tre-
mendous results which, if successful, can
scarcely be imagined, much less described,
| have been averted.
Had they succeeded in burning the bridges,
the enemy at Huntsville would have occu-
pied Chattanooga before Sunday night.
Yesterday they would have been in Knox
vile, and thus had possession of all East
| Tennessee. Our forces at Knoxville, Green
vile, and Cumberland Gap would, ere this,
have been in the hands Of the enemy. Lynch
burg, Va, would have been moved upon at
once. This would have given them possess
sion of the Valley of Virginia, and Stone
/ wall Jackson could have been attacked in
the rear. They would have possession of
the railroad leading to Charlottesville and
Orange Courthouse, as well as the South
Side Railroad, leading to Petersburg and
Richmond. They might have been able to
unite with McClellan's forces and attack
10 Jonston's army, front and flank. It is