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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE'
Chartered by the General Assembly Of the State.
TINE above stittion is permanently located, and IS
i not surpassed BY any similar establishment IN the
United States in point of facilities for mparng thorough
practical knowledge of the duties OF the Accountant
bookkeeping.
THIS Department is under the lmmedlae supervision OF
the President College who is practical book Keeper
having had many years experience III some oil e largest
counting houses in the Unlon
Commercial Law.
This Branch is under the superniendenee of JOIN A
McEwsS Esq Member of the Nashville Bar, who Is too
widely known lawyer and orator To require any further
notice at our hands
Lectures
Lectures will be delivered at night not to interfere
with his professional engagements.
Mercantile Calculations
by WV FERREL NJ Under this head IS embraced every
species of calculations necessary for book Keeper OF bs
to UNDERSTANDABLE Interest Discount Loss and
Gain, Equations Exchange, &c &c
Terms of Tuition.
bookkeeping, by Double and Single Entry, as applied
to every variety of business, both prosperous and
Commercial Law Lectures including the Of books. SIS
Penmanship-For twenty lessons, 10 be taken within
For fly lessons to b. taken within three months. 10
~ The above fees payable invariably, IN advance
The importance of this rule must appear obvious students
enter for an unlimited period with the privilege Of
ing at any time during life, without extra charge
This School is in perpetual session, having no vocation
hence students may enter at any time and pursue their
studies without interruption.
Merchants and business will be supplied with COM
peteHt book keepers by applying at this establishment
Good board and lodging Can be obtained for 3 per week.
No student will be taken for less than iuli course, ia
whatever branches he pursues.
Time required for full cOurse-TOm SIX To ten weeks
.sg- Address Southern Commercial College, Nashville,
Tenn ap2I-dtw&wly
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sr,re AGRIcuLruRAL BUREAU,

The pamphlet referred 10 in the following arti-
Gle from the Tras IFhiy is now ready for delivery,
to county societies chartered by the State Bureau,
at this Office Those entitled to receive copies will
please s,n for them:
TRANSACTIONS CT THE STATE AGRICULTURAL b.
REAU CT TEENE>sEE FOR THE YEAR lS54,-Nash-
Vile q. q. Torbett {; Co.
We are indebted to the Secretary Of TIE State
Bureau, b. G. EASTMAN, Esq, for a copy of the
above publication. Just issued It is published by
order ofihe Bureau, and makes book OF 1876 pages
eomprehending history Of the important Agrcul-
tnral movement set on loot by the last Legislature
by the passage of the law charterng the State
Bureau. The result thus far is highly CRAFTY ing,
in many respects. Besides the immediate practi-
cal benefits which have resulted from the iorma-
ton of State, Division aud county societies, and
the holding OF Fairs, the most important considers
ton the act that the bali is fairly 10 notion and
Agriculture in Tennessee is looking up. The i1di-
cations of feeling and interest in regard to the
success of these sosieties and fairs such to
warrant the belief that but few years will elapse
before their beneficial influence will be appreciated
IN every part OF the State and it will be no longer
justly said that Tennessee Farmers are a quarter
of century behind their neighbors
We hope the farming community and the press
throughout the State will not flag in their praise
worthy efforts in supporting this great movement,
and that the next Legislature will give them add-
tional encouragement
The book before us contains the programme Of
the State Agricultural Fair, to be held in the city
next October, under the direction of the State
Bureau, and also Of the Fair and Exhibition of
the Mechanics Institute of this city which is to be
held at the same time at Odd Fellows Hail. These
two Fairs, together with the assembling Of the
Legislature; will attract large numbers OF people
to the capitol on that occasion.
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y-Ths following is the description Of the Polka, by
ALEXANDER AxEL1REE of the Boston P9s 1t is too
rect to go uncEroricled in this part of the world:
Oh SUSAN swells The orchestra, the very music now,
Which long ago deprived of life venerable cow
Jump jerk skip. scrape, whirl and then spring;
the thiney'
or course she will-who ever knew maiden at ball,
Refuse chance 10 spread herself ami wrggle round the
. hal.s
So her little apering dexter hand in his is gently placed,
her upon his shoulder and his light about her waist
Around which softly siealirg each waon finger stFays,
And counts the yielding whalebones in her paiptating
Her head gaiust his is beating the crystal bis
vest 4- u.
And like moistened napkin she has fallen on his breast
The roses on her cheeks grow PALE save the pink Ones
And admrug NATIONS watch the while how gracefully she
faints
Then ply with all lheir chva v for fear she'd miss the
waltz
Their FANS their uss and feather fumes their sympathy
aud salts
SO she teach again Der fascinated swans
Lake tore and o.iN oikaing IS dleiys turning brdns!
WE WATCHED HER BREATHING.
We watched her breathing through the night,
Her ealhing soft aud l)w,
As on her breast the wave OF lie
Kept heaying to and fro.
So silently we seemed to speak,
So slowly moved about,
As we had lent her half our powers
To exc her being out.
Our very hopes beied our fears,
Our fears belied our hopes
We thought her dying when she slept,
And sleeping when she died.
For when the morn came, dim and sad,
And chill with early showers,
Her quiet eyelids clOsed;-she had
Another morn tLan ours
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The relative strength of the Catholics according
to this statement, is in the number of churches as
to3l, of accommodations as l to pol, and of
wealth as 81 to about 49, compared with the
Protestants. 1t should be remembered that this
view comprises only adults, upon the hypothesis
that each accommodation is filed by member.
Again the population of the United States, in
1850 was, 23,2G3, 4SS. The churches of all denom-
inations provide seats for l3,849, 896 leaving
9443, 592 unprovided for of course large portion
of these were children but it is fair to presume
that the same ratio holds good here also so that
the Catholic population about CO. ,24 and the entire
Protestant population, including negroes, %, $685.
794, but if we leave out Of the question the slave
population, which in 1850 amounted to ,204, 389,
the Protestant power in the country is l9 39l ,6l5
with clear majority over Catholicism Of Is, 723.
9I7, in 1850.
Now, for the sake OF the argument, suppose we
admit that every foreigner in the United States in
1850, was Catholic, and every one knows that
more than half are Professionals; the Catholic pop-
uation being almost entirely composed of the Irish
and Germsns and many from those countries are
Protestant but allowing that all are Catholics how
stands the case
Native (whhe) population In lojO, I7,737-575
Foreign 2,2lDh39
Natives Foreigners; - 20
Ia thus statement We have left ont of tue ques-
ton All the slave and free negro population, and
supposed every foreigner to be Catholic, and every
native Protestant. May not the question be asked,
do not facts and figures refer TO the proposition at
Catholicism is endangering the rights and liberties
Of the American people.
NATIVE PROTFsTANT
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New York, April 28-In the U. S. Circuit
Court, Judge Nelson in the important cases of
Mccormick versus Wood, Marcelus, and Jeromes,
deciced three cases for the Infringement of the plain
tits reaping machine by manufacturing and selling
the reaping and moving machines Motions Were
made for injunctions in each case. The defendants
acknowledged the. validity of the plaintiffs patent,
and the infrigmelt of their own machine, and
agreed with the plaintiff and took license under
him. Injunctions were ordered il the last two
cases, but was waved in the first Kinney was
held to bail in $4,000. Fabers also charged in
the Indictment has not been arrested
SYRACUSE, April 28.-Water commences to be
let into the Erie canal on to morrow evening.
1t commenced showing at o'clock p NJ, but
1t continues to melt as fast as it falls.
BosToN, April 28-The Hiss investigating COM
mite adjourned until Tuesday next It is rnmored
then that the real Mrs Patterson will be produced
as witness
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pleasure in testyng in regard To A. FahnestOcks Yer
mifge because two of the firm haze used it in their pr
vste practice, as physicians, for number Of years. and
they have known il, by observation, to be good.
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10 instance have We ever any evil results following
its administration but always has answered the purposes
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Believing that every thing that has been set forth in
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Mr. EDIroR | believe Of the cardinal pitt
cples o. The new patty, now t5h d the American
Party, is to make war upon Roman Catholics; and
the members Of this new organization give as one
Of their reasons for this oppos ton, that The Catao-
lie Church is becoming too powerful, and that IL
permitted to pursue unastnrbed the tenor oil us
way it will destroy our liberties. Indeed, say lhey'
our institutions are daily more and more Jeopa'o-
lied because Of the great numerical susn "a -
that religious sect and Of its peculiar doctrlnes-.
Weu cir LET rs look at few figures from an au-
,ban,ic Protestant source; presume Uncle Sam
,oauy,e n,onery called both authentic and Protest
ant PROTESTANT in his education, but liberal in his
nroclisities.) We will pit Uncle Sam against Sam,
and think we hazard nothing in saying that Uncle
Sans figures will demonstrate most clearly to the
unbiased mind the relative strength of Catholicism
aud Professionalism; or the weakness of the one
and the strength Of the other Let us look at the
statistics OF Churches as collected by the Govern
ment of the United States for the last Decade, 1885,
According to that census we find the following
facts:
The most numerous and wealthy sect in the
United States, is the Methodist. 1t has IL, 467
churches with 1909 333 accommodations or seats,
and has $l4, 636 GIL worth of church property
The next strongest is the Baptist with 1871
churches, 3,l30,S79 accommodations and $lO,93l,-
$50 worth Of church property.
The Pfesbyterians have 1854 churches, 2,O4O, :
GIG accommodations and $l4 ,3G9, $50 in church
property.
The EpiscopaEans have ,422 churches, CO, 2l3
accommodations and 81, 26l $40 in church pro-
perty.
The Congregationasts peculiarly New Eng
land sect, have GA churches, 795, III accommo-
datons and 81 ,973, 1852 in church property.
Each of these five denominations is superior in
numbers and monied power Except the last which
has not quite so much church property to the
Catholics, who have i II churches, GO $50 accom-
modations and IS, 973, 1913 in church property and
there are other Protestant denominations whose
strength approximates closely to that of the Cath
ocs. BUTT is no one of the Protestant denomina-
tons that is arrayed separately against Catholicism
but as many of them as join in this crusade. Let
then examine the entire strength of both parties
and this the census statistics enable us to do
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A Prediction MADE BY DR.. DUNCAN TEN
YEARS AGO, FULFLLED. The late DR.. DUNCAN,
who was well known all over the nation as a
thorough going and indeiatgable Democrat, ten
years ago made speech in the House of Repre-.
sentatlves that contained a prediction which is
now in the progress Of iulillment Said Dr. Dun
CAN, in spirit of prophecy, speaking of the Wing
party:
begin with the unprincipled practice they
have OF changing their name. They have changed
their name with the periodical return of every
Presidential election; and this for the purpose OF
conceang their principles and deceiving the peo-
pie. Their last name was wing, and that name
they kept as long as it would answer any purpose,
but they will never fight another battle under the
banner of "Wbig" again. Having exhausted
the political vocabulary, they will return to the
abuse and persecution of the Irish and Germans
which characterized the party a the administra..
ton Of the elder Adams. Nothing is longer to be
feared from change Of name. The people con-
template them as they do a stranger, who gives
himself new or different name in every town or
village through which be passes.
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

NE LAWS OF the Corporation IT Nashville make It
the duly Of all persons using Weighs Measures or
balances, IN the City, for Buying Selling TO have all
sneh articles Proved Scaled by the Standard Keeper Of
me City once IN each year. and IT, after due roice being
gwen, person persons who may buy or sell any ar
uces by weight or measure without having their weights
measures or other apparatus proved and sealed
ding 10 su n laws are liable to fine Of less than FIVE
DOLLARS fOr every sueh offence. l have now in nv
possession, at my Office No g. Broad street. full set OF
copies Of the United States Standards Of Weights and
Measures adopted BY the Coz pOraOn the Standards Of
the City, and prepared and seal all s1ch
cles as may be brought to for the present year.
ap 26-3t. JOHN HERIGES
Standard Reeger Of kLe 9th Of Nls!EtA
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LARGE SALE OF sEAsONABLE STAPLE & FANCY
Dry Goods,
Hats, Bonnets Boots Shoes Brogans Ladies Kid Shoes
and Boots, Chdren's Shoes, &c.
BY RARUE 81 LCCUS


No. "a Public Square, Nashville, Tennessee.
VNIE will offer at Auction, on TUESDAY and WED
w NESDAY, the sTH and 9Th Of MAY, with
out reserve large stock Of New and Fashionable Staple
and Fancy Dry Goods Hats B0nnets Boots Brogans &C
which We have just received and opening They
consist in part, follows:
Black French Cloth, fine; Blue do; Brown do; Black
Doe skin Cashmere superne assorted Vest Patterns in
great variety; BLACK Silk good assortment large
sortment Of Ladies Dress Silks Printed Beeges CAV and
solid cOlOrs large stock of beautiful French and Amer
can Lawns White Jaeonet Gloss bar Muslin Window
Curtain MuSlns Swiss MuslnS, &c BE; French Needle
worked Collars Chemisetts. UndeFseeve de- 100 pieces
assorted Linen; - dozen Linen Cambria Handkerchief
assorted So pieces Bingham landkerchieis. assorted
quaes the largest and most beautiful stock Of French,
English and American Prints have before offered
Brown Linen Drill, Brown and Straw-cOlored Linens
Bay Linens, Check Linens; so pieces Drill Cashmere
Sly les beautiful pattern Black, Brown and Blue Cashme
refs; real French Drap Etc. Ga wide loco Hosiery for
Ladies, Men, Boys aud Children assorted qualities GeOr
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Plads and COitoDades; bales Bed Ticking; Apron
Checks; Brown and Beached Drills; Brown and Bleached
Domestics; Toweng Diapers; Table Cloths; Spool Cot
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great variety Of small articles.
CLOTHING.
White Linen Duck Coats, extra trimmed Fancy. colored
Goats. extra trimmed French Drap d'Ete Coats extra
trimmed French Cashmeret Coats extra trimmed beau
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Linen Coats Black paea Coats White Marseies Vests
500 pairs ASSERTED Pants.
BOOTS. SHOES, HATS AND BROGANS.
90 cases Fine Calf Boois cases Chtlren's Shoes 10
Boys Calf BoOts cases Misses Kid and Morocco
Boots; 80 Ladies Kid Boots; 10 cases Ladies' Mo-
rocco Boots; so dozen Leghorn aud Pam.Ieaf Hats; 90
cases Hats, consisting Of Fashionable SILK Hats Soft
White and Black Fur Hats
All the above Goods have been bought since the ls day
OF March, expressly for the Nashville trade We respect
fully request city and country Merchants to attend this sale
ap27 TRABUE LUCUS.
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TEXAS LAND FOR SALE have about thir-
tyone thousand of land for SALE lying in CauE
man, Wood Hunt, Miam Vans 4ndt Shelby and Orange
counties, Texas satisfy any gentleman that these
lands are very desirable they located in the
pest cotSn ana gram growing portions of the State and
many OF them hne sugar lands. Titles indsputable.
sp4-u REFS W. PORTER.
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A WTSEss.-A boy, eight years old, being Of
Tered as witness at Justices Court in Boston,
was examined as to his understanding the nature
OF an oath The Justice inquired, "Do you know
anything about hell" The boy scratched his head
lor moment and looking the Justice in the face in
nocent'y replied, mo sir, never was there in
my lie he was allowed to testify.
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SOUND UoCTRINE--A friend from Lafayette
county, informs us that one of the congregations
81 the Primitive Baptist Church Of that county
have expelled a member because Of bis connection
with the Know-Nothings. This is in accordance
with a uniform custom which has prevailed in that
Church, time out Of mind. Apart from the OBJ
lection on the ground Of secrecy WI ich is deemed
valid by the Primitive Daptists the spirit of in
tolerance advocated and practiced by the Know
Notmngs would seem to indicate that they are de-
hcent IN those Christian graces-"but the great
est of these Is charity which are known 70 con-
sItute Christian character This venerable church
IS the one from which, it is believed. Mr.. Jefferson
borrowed his idea OF democratic government, and
from the earliest days of the Republic to the nres.
ent hour they have always sympathised with free
dom of thought and speech, each member internet-
ing the "holy volume" for himself and Oh his own
sponsibity-lfenphis Appeal.
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ERESII ARRIYAIS.

SOUTHERN STOCK PEAS.-Just received, fresh
- supply sale by BIS WELLER,
BLACkEYE and LADY PEA A fresh supply by re-
cent arrivals, at b. s. WELLERS
SEEDS. Tomato Seed, Pumpkin Seed, Hemp Seed,
Buckwheat Canary Seed Ossge Orange sup
ply in store and for sale by b. s. WELLER
N BY the next steamboat arrivals my stock of Gar
dep and Field Seeds will be complete. ape
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SrRiNG PRosPrcTs-The fine showers during
the week past have been of incalculabe advantage
to the growing wheat and other grain and vege
tstion generally. The prospect OF wheat espec-
ally, was never better. The peach and cherry
trees are in blossom, and grass and garden
truck are thriving finely JerseyUiRe Pra'Te
tate,