. Guide des voyageurs à Louisville et Nashville Railroad .. . ghtning speedover une piste qu'il pourrait trouver à tout moment obstrué.le danger avec lui était constant. Du temps qu'il a eu la gauche à Louisviie jusqu'à ce qu'il atteigne Nashville, il a été, à tout moment, susceptible d'être jeté de la piste, ou percé avec des balles. Les moteurs ont été lancés plusieurs fois par le guerril-las pour courir dans des trains de banlieue; et déchirer la piste fortfie but de les jeter, a été de presque daih^ se produire-rence. Aucun employé n'était en sécurité le long de la ligne wlien suchmen comme Magruder, Sue Munday, et Harper a tenu souverainwa

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. Travelers guide to the Louisville and Nashville railroad .. . ghtning speedover a track which he might find at any time obstructed.The danger with him was constant. From the time he leftLouisviiie until he reached Nashville, he was, at any mo-ment, liable to be thrown off of the track, or pierced withbullets. Engines were several times started by the guerril-las to run into coniing trains; and tearing up the track fortfie purpose of throwing them off, was of almost daih^ occur-rence. No employees life was safe along the line wlien suchmen as Magruder, Sue Munday, and Harper held sovereignsway. Yet all stood nobly to their posts, performing theirduties faithfully, and with alacrity under the most tryingcircumstances. They were neitfher unconscious nor un-mindful of their danger, but they also knew that they wereseconding the etfbrts of the nation to restore the Union., andthey willingly risked their lives in the perfoimaneeof theirduties. These veterans have seen hard service without re-cei^ ing bounty or land warrant. Let the nation honor them !. HON. JAMES GUTHRIE. NASHVILLE KAILROAD. 35 HON. JAMES GUTHRIE. Hon. James Guthrik was born in Nelson Countv, Ky., in 1793, and is of Scotch-Irish descent. His lather, GeneralAdam Guthrie, emigrated to tlieWest from tlse State of Vir-ginia at an early period, and was a very active, energeticman, and very generally beloved. He distinguishedhimself in the Indian wais, and afterwards devoted histime to civil pursuits, serving in the Legislature of Ken-tucky for four or five sessions to the entire satisfaction ofhis constituents. Mr. Guthries education was partly conducted by thelate James I. Dosier, and was completed at McAlistersAcademy, Bardstown, Ky., one of the best institutions oflearning of the time to be found in the West. After com-pleting his course in the Academy he embarked in the Mis-sissippi River trade, buying up the produce of the countryand taking it to New Orleans in tlat-boats, returning byland either on ipot

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