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n flames, clearly showing that some rapid combustible material was used. Two of the bridges on the East Tennessee and Virginia Railways were destroyed--one bridge was over Lick creek, in Greene county, and another over the Holston river, in Sullivan county. The guard at Lick creek were unarmed and overwhelmed, and were tied and carried away, and kept off until some time during the day on Saturday. Three men have been arrested whom the guard identified. The bridge over the Holston river was not guarded, as Sullivan county is known to be strongly in favor of the Confederate Government. The bridge over the Holston river at Strawberry Plains, in Jefferson county, was set on fire, but the fire was put out by the people. The guard had one hand cut off and his skull fractured. The indications are that one of the incendiaries was killed. A gentleman, just from East Tennessee, reports that great excitement prevails there, in consequence of the evidently preconcerted pl