Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-01

DEATH or A DISTINGUISHED CHARACTER.-The
death of Charles Phillips the eminent Irish barris
ter, says the Boston Journal, which took place in
London on the 3lst of December, seems to have
been almost overlooked by the press. AMI yet Mr..
Phillips enjoyed high reputation in his day as an or
ator and criminal advocate, and extensively
known TO the literary WOrli the author Of that very
interesting book, "Curran and his contemporaries"
He was exceedingly friendly to this country, at.
tested by that oratcrical effort which is the pride
Of all our school-5oys, beginning "Sir, it mat
ters not what Immediate spot may have been tie
birth place Of such q Washir gton." This
ssgeher with that companion piece about BOnaparte
the sceptIed hermit, wrapped in solitude of his
own originality" will long ring in schools aud
academies. But, notwithstanding the rhetorical
exuberance Of Mr.. Phillips, he was an excellent
lawyer and held at the time of his death the Office
Of Commissi ner OF tho Lcndon Bankruptcy Court
He was highly esteemed in private life. His death
occurred ia thc seven'y-secOnd year of his age.
A man protesting to hail from Nashville, Tenn,
aud giving the nane Of John C. Baxter, was arrest>
ed in Philadelphia on the 24lh ults a charge of
attempting to obtain goods under false preences It
that with all the look, air and manners, of
merchant from the Southwest Baxter went to the
firm Of Joseph Middleton, 81 Co, in Fourth street,
above Cherry and bought $4,000 worth of liquors;
then to Gould Co, Chestnut and Seventh streets,
where be bought Two pianos, worth respectively
$1,000 and $500; and to Jacob P. KaoTr, whose
pace a salesman named Anderson sold him Ten pipes,
twenty quarters aud forty Fights Of brandy, besides
fifty barrels of whiskey. An these articles only
TO be delivered Cd payment in cash, so that he did
yofg nd 7 NJ mile he maid
in fall The mystery being to his object in or
dsring 50 much the explanation given is that, I'M
der the suppositiOn of his being such substantial
customer, he was fsted in sumptuOus style by the
various salesm from whom he bought.
$4,000 SAVED by obtaining Policies of the ETEA
Insurance Company of Hartford, " Be ye also rsGdg"
From the Knoxville Wing.
COmmendatOry.
The undersigned has great pleasure in acknowl.
edgug the receipt of Six ThOusond Dollars In fnll
payment Of his loss of stock insured BIZ Mr.. Ray,
the Knoxville Agent Of the E.Da Insurance Compa>
py Of Hartford. This claim, by the terms Of the
policy lot due under sixty days, and its pre-
payment shows the readiness of the Company to aa-
ticipate its engagements. THos. j. PoWELL.
KNOXVILLE, March 70, 1859.
The subscribers acknowledge the receipt of Forty
five Hundred Sixty-One Dollars aud fftyrioIr
CeGtS from the Il uh insurance Company 10 lull
payment Of losses, under their -Esna policy, by
the lste fire, and desire TO commend this sterling
company to the public
WM. G. SWAN & Co.
KNOXVILLE, March %, 1859.
1t affords Us pleasure 10 speak well of the E na
Insurance Company, of Hartford, which has just
paid us a loss of Fifteen Hundred Dollars occssiOned
by the late FIRE. We consider ourselves fortunate
in having held policy of this old and respectable
Company O'HARA s LAMAR.
Knoxville, March &c, 1859.
Nash MAEE, of this city, are the SCENTS Of this
1osH knOUH Insurance CompGuy, that always sup~
plies its customers with the cash. without delay when
misfortune Overtakes them
BARGAINS IN READY MADE CLOTHING We are
selling at Reduced Prices, for Cash, the balance of
our stock of OVER COATs-BgsNEss CoATs-heaCg
Pants and Vests. WARD, BERMINGHAM s. Co.
No. 20, South Side Public Square