Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-03-24
NASHVILLE.

norigsge bonds Of the Louisville and Nashviiis
'hsiirosd ancuutiug to SI,ols, 900. He las made
these siles right lere aihome among our own cspi-
tsiats without going t. Europe or even 10 New York
for hsp. ush6nanciai ability as Mr. Cub has
shOwn in these sales places the early completion Of
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad beyond a
doubt We shall have the iron horse darting from
here 10 Nashville BY next new year's dsy"
Hsgan, Markets., has just received the largest
aadmost compioe assortmehtof Printers Stationary
ever brought 70 this city, and is prepared to offer
greater iniueeme IS n ever to The country trade
lie iq also sole agent for JOhnsOns celebrated Book
and News Inks, of which be has fun suppy
Tn'sa in want of Stationary of any kind win fad
it to their interest to give him call.
0BTAIEISG MONEY AND GooDs UNDER FALSE Pax
TENAEs.--Oa Moudsy evening last, calling
himself ha Baker called at the store OF Geo
Newell, Market street. ard asked for Mr n. The
clerk informed him that he had just gene to the
bank. ''1es, he replied, Il have just met him,
and he told o call on you for ten dollars" adj
4 dressing the clerk, The young man engaged in the
>piOre thought il all night and let him have the
money MIR. Eorvel, sOan alter returned, ahd be
ing told OF the circumstance, WIS somewhat sur
prised, having head Of the man before. He
communicated the 0currence to some OF his neigh
bors and found that the same individual hal taken
shawl from x e store Of Mr.. LedbeiteT with q view
of sbOEirg il TO some ladies and promised
IT or he money IN a short time, bat failed 10 make
his appearance Being satisfied that Mir. Baker was
not acting altogether in accordance with the pro-
visions Of the code, and learning that he purpossd
stopping for he nigat al house about f'e miles
from the city, Mr. Noryeli procured wilt aud
dispatched an officer ia search Of him The cficer
found him bout / O'Clock yesterday, and brought
him TO the city. On learning that he was about to
be committed Jail, he stated that he in part
nership wit q gentleman in Vicksburg, and he
peoied a large amount Of money in q few days lie
Furthermore represented himself as relative of
very respectable gentlemen Of the same living
~ this county, WHO bad some of his mon Y lie
insisted so strongly that he was innocent of any in
teE'lon to dettaud, that the sympathy Of Mr.. Nor
veil was aroused aud he concluded to prosecute
the case farther. In the meantime, however, the
gentlemen whom he mysterious individual claimed
as relative was sent for, and upon being advised
OF the case vas astoni,hed TO know tina. he bad
N4Sch kInsmsn, ard dec AIRED that it was the fret
time be had kuoSn him TO be such. The accused
Iusls cd however that be kinsmap, sad said that
he had licensees Ct different members of the family
Inc examination continued fer time in private
way, when it consented by ali parties that the
rested party should accompany the senior Ar Baker
TO his residence in order give that gentleman an
opportunity Of satisfying himself Of the pedigree Of
his unfortunate cousin, he the sAmo lime prome>
ing hat if he turned 20 be relative, he would
re'tle all his little ba,aucCs.
II.
OF \. i 4 A. G. Be en- made h s appearance atthe |
count Of inquiry, aud gave n bis Experience TO the
amount OF suUGry dollars which Mr.. BasCr had in
vested ia goods after be fashion Of the elton
a Lcdbetttrs
From the general appearance Of Baker, W, ar.
rather inclined 10 think hp he il title crack sralG-
ed, but not 100 much tfTeoted obtain goods and |
money When LIE taxes q notion for them.-Gazoatee
Of yeStercGy
Mr. Baker, japiOr, failed to satisfy Mr. Iker
senior, CT the RELATIONSHIP which he commended TX
Used 5StEeen the and his examination before the
committing court yesterday revealed the fac that
be is decidedly the - fastest gentleman that has
honOred Nashville with visit for many day
He seems TO understand human nature pretty well,
as the course be adopted to ingratiate himself into
the good graces Of NJ. Baker, senior, fully demon
strate The silk dresses which he purchased Ct
the Mess-s Beech he presented, one 10 the wife of
Dir Baker, senior, and the other two to his daugh~
ters He probably thought if be could get on the
right side of The ladies, the Governor" coull be
mere easily managed, and that was sensible con.
cusiOn. The plot exploded, however, before it had
got fairly under way, and Mr. Baker junior, yester
day vitne sed hs fine castle topple and bury him
in its ruins.
1t seems that Mr. john C Bksr has been
TAI horses and fac buggies, of which enc Of
our livery stable keepers has remembrance in
the shape of a bill for about SIS Baker repre>
scented himself as wealthy Missssippisn, (wesl!hy
Mssissirpans it seems, have credit abroad as well
as at home,) and he was thus enabled TO keep up
the game he playing for several days, borrow
ing mopey from gentleman here and there, whose
acquaintance be had made as WhJ could refuse to
loan the insign fsant sum of teu twenty or cvea
fifty dollars to wealthy MississiPpan, especially
OF dssEinz, deyil>may care manners-With which
he kept up appearances We have lie sri Of three Of
four who thus contrib I'el to keep him aft AT. How
many others n re ara we slau probably may
not be advised, we Judge they are nwiliing the
public should know how cheap, or rather hcw easi>
IL they were sold. However, they console hem
s8ses with the redecton that when they loaned
Baker The money, they supposed him a wealthy
AIssissppian, and there's som,ihilg il tlat at best
to m,telie the loss, especially il they escape
the taunts Of the over wise pb1ut being sold.
Baker eGreseuteI hin.self "a negro trader, and
went 10 brother chip" IN THIS ~ from whom he
purchase likely girl, for waom he was to pay yes
terday by three o'clsc, and here he exhibited his
propensity to trade for, as we understand he swap
ily for cur Nashville rierd he bai not, as We are
informed, conveyed the title to The girl 10 his wel>
thy Mississippi customer, and Lie will lose moth
ing except a trade.
Mr.. John C. Baker, the wealthy Mississi ppiaa,
who visited Tennessee for the purpose of purchasing
a LOT of negroes, failed to receive his rsmittances
from vlcksburg, and finding no one that was
sorry for him il the condition TO which the
pressure Of an ,fJrt to raise the wind on slight
of hand principles hal reduced him, to the Gmouat
of 81 600 the iuex0rable ministers Of the law chs
sslled him off" to the place where, not wealthy
Mississippiaus, but where all swinde1s ought to 20
The jail--and there is good prospect that lie will
yet do The State of Tennessee some service.
Well, there is m raj in all ihis, from which our
q zeBs may draw an Instructive lesson, one that
may last at least until another wealthy" man of
fast habits turns up in cur midst
Married,
In Geenevileat the David Paersonon
Thursday evening March l.h, y the Rev A. Doake,
J. D. ALLEN and Miss NAT. A PATTERSON all Of Greene
county.
Died,