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Prom Wnnhinrton

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The U. S. steamer Poea
hontas left New Orleans for Vera Cruz last night
taking out official dispatches from both the State
and Navy Departments.
The Interior Department has been informed that
since the defeat of the hostile Indians, Col Landers
wagon road operations have been prosecuted with
vigor, and that they will be completed by the first
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Democrat.c Nomination..

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2s.-The various Democrat,
nominating conventions have been in session to-day
and there has been considerable excitement Johr
Broadhead President of the Camden and Atlantic
Railroad, was nominated for Congress by the Second
District convention. John Kline, Douglas man
was nominated in the Third District. VIM Morgan
Douglasite, in the Fourth District, and VIM E. Leh
man, Douglasite, in the First District. Tom Flor
ence was his chief competitor. There has been no
division in the First District as was supposed would
result from the defeat of Mr. Florence
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Fine Farm for Sale.

FgNHE FARM on which James NJ Tmmins lives, and the
which Maj W Hiekerson formerly lived, is for
sale easy terms
The contains about 1850 of which are about
800 cleared The tract whole Of the
Coffee county being rich and FERTILE we'll situaied-ynC
both sides Of the Nc Miunve and Manchester Rarosdand
also road leading from Manchester Winchester and
about four rifles from the former place. and about
TCllahoma, within mile Of TAX Hill Seminary
the distance from good church; and nghbOrhood
point of morals and intelligence
The improvements almost and consisting Of
story framed house, we'll finished situated beautiful
emnence, commanding Of the finest views Of great por
ton Of the farm and also Of the Railroad and within eighty
yards of the finest Free Stone Springs in the Mountain
District The out houses consist Of kitchens, smoke house,
rn.cribs and stabeS
The tract we'll wstered there being eight springs
the There several fine Orchards the place.
ssng Of the best varieties Of fruit in the State.
There about fifty we'll set in Herds Ire tract
stua ed that be divided int five small farms
giving csared land and orchards Of them The
be be appreciated and those desiring the
will call on James NJ rimmps, on the premises
Tor c call upon, address the undersigned at Man
chester, 0ofee county, Tennessee S.N. BURGER.
may25-wktw Law until LIST sept.
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TIE MASS MEETlNG!


Hon. JoHS G. BEEcKISRIDGE having consented to
address his fellOw-ctizens, arrangements are being
perfected for the largest assemblage ofpeople ever
gathered together in the State. Invitations to at.
tend the meeting and speak have been extended to
D. S. DICKINSON and FRANKLIN PIERCE, and it is be-
lieved both viii be present. number the ablest
men in the nation will certainly make speeches. We
hope our friends throughout Kentucky and the ad-
joining States viii make arrangements to turn out
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Decline of the California Trade

IL department Of has there been great de-
cline shown the California for the past year. and
pecAy since January Rev York that used to send her eight
ten ships month"; sends three four and Boston
about month"; instead OF four, formerly. Re-
marking this subject, eotenporsry says:
Six months hence when the great depression San Francisco
has passed off, and the stocks Of goods there have been cO
cd not specuaed upon and stored look FOR revival of
this important business which for nearly has
been unfortunate Atlantic shippers. California with each
succeeding will need less less Of our bulky articles such
provisions and breadsu and shipments should be regulated
accordingly. As the State grows il will become OF the prn
ciral markets for manufactures, &C.
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THE REPORTED DUEL BETWEEN CAN'T AND MrrcH-
ELL--We conversed yesterday with gentleman
who resided in the district in which Mr. CAN'T has
just been elected, and he informed US that he had
direct and reliable intelligence from rome to the ef
feet that the difficulty between CAN'T and MITCHELL
had been amicably adjusted and that they had not
even left to fight a duel, as was reported.
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The Democracy of old Meury are going to have a
Mass Meeting at Columbia, on the first Monday IN
next month. There viii be large Outpour!ng of
the people. A number of able and popular speakers
will he
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Democratic Meeting at Springfield.

GEO. Nancy. Esq, DIR. THOs. MENEEs, and others,
will address their feow-ctizens of Robertson Ccun-
ty, at the Court House in Springfield, on Monday
next the Sd Of September
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NEv METHODIST COILBGE.-A splendid new col
lege building in the of construction at Bow
ling Green, KY, under the patronage of the Louis
vile Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. Nearly sixty hands at present employees
the building, which it is estimated viii cost thirty
Thousand dollars
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NASHVILLE FEMALE ACADEMY

Founded 1876
TsNHE next session Of this Institution begins first Monday
ing of pupils the last week in August Note the following ads
vantages:
l. The Buildings in extent and fitness for School pur
poses domestic comforts health exercise and
wholly unequaled challenge compar
ison.
2 The Six Acres of Lawn and Shade are en-
closed the greatest privacy pupP
unrerained freedom of childish sports ard innocent
ments
3 NOn.Secta .--The Academy belongs to fifty Zen
temen by of their Of different
nominations, pledged the secaan character
the school.
The Maternal Care of the Boarding pupils i.
entrusted under the constant supervision the Prnrpa
Ladies of culture and education who devote their whole time To
the happiness and comfort OF the pupils.
5. tn Health of the InStitU ton is un7rsce
dented in the history schools Only three deaths have occurred
the pupin forty Thee statistics Of the
Institution are its highest recommendations.
b. The Rooms are large, well furnished, and never
crowded.
Z. Security from Fire--The buildings are by
steam and lighted with that the pupils from
the ordinary accidents from from fire places and
movesble lights Besides the Of temperature adds
greatly to the health Of the school.
g. Regulations which have shown to be most
sautary, will continued in their full force The feWt posi-
BILE will be madein and arrangements
of the Academy.
g. The Faculty is composed Of thirty eachers and
whom associated with predecessor In
Literary Department. the teachers have had long and
ceSsu experience most OF them in the Old Academy In
the Ornamental the Teachers Professors
Artists Of high celebrity superior Harpist has been
recently engaged for the ensuing year
In fact the hghe IN every particular at can DC
similar Institution in the United States fur
nshed the Nash vile Female Academythe Alma Mater
hundreds Of the most elegant and refined adesn the Southern
country.
Terms as heretofore For particular: apply for Crcu
lar to the principal. GEO. NJ. EVERHART,
Nashville, Tenn, June {. '6O-tw&w3m
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Frnm Wnnhinrtnn.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The Hon. A. H. Stephens
writes friend here that he is about to enter the
canvass in Georgia in favor of Douglas.
Flag officer Stribbling of the East India squadron
says Lord Elgin and Baron GrOs are endeaV0ring to
settle the Chinese difficulties without resort to
force.
Arch Duke Max William soon visits the United
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New AND ELEGANT CARs.-The Michigan Central
Railroad Company have just completed sleeping car.
which is the first of six they have under way, sur
passing in elegance anything Of the kline that has yet
been placed their track The berths are all pro-
vided with yentilators and richly constructed of
maple and oak and upholstered with crimson plush.
At one end are a wash room and toilet room for
ladies' both of which provided with all the con-
yeniences Of modern times. a great feature of the
car is a double floor with packing Of dust
eight inches thick which much deadeus the sound
OF the wheels that the noise will scarcely disturb the
sleeper. This Improvement, with the Introduction
of yentilators and very elastic springs is bringing
the sleeping car as tits constructed prin-
cipal roads, 10 point OF excellence beyond which
little can be required. person may sit or lie in
one of them as comfortably in a rocking-chair in
his own parlor. Here is an idea for railroads
They should adopt this new and elegant sleeping
car.
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NeY CigoroUd Tobacco store.

TENHE undersigned aks leave TO Riorm smokers ana
we'll dealers in Cigars aOd Tobacco that he mas Iu
Store at No IS Public Square, n4
door Cahouns old And where he keeps constantly on hsho
general asortmento Of the best brands Of goods SIS
SNUFF Pines, laug9-ul NOAH CRANE.
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night OF the IIth, heavy pacing Bay Horse.
with heavy black and tail, with scars on his shou
der from stula six years old, SHE'D all round WI
give dollars il taken up IN this neigh
6orood and twenty dolss taken out Of The county
and hfty dollars for the thief. THOMAS HARDING,
90 -I9vr Near Nashville.
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puhIic SDealxtup.

We learn that Hons. A o. NICHOLSON, ANDREW Ew-
ING, Gov. HARRIS. and probably Gov, JOHNSON will
address the citizens of West Tennessee Somervile,
Tuesday, August 2sth Brownsville, August 29th /;
Humboldt August 3Oth and Dresden, Sept lst
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-30

NEw YORK Local FACTs.-FrOm the report of the
controller for 1859. learn there in New
city. 367 licensed express wagons 62SS public carts,
200 dirt carts OPS charcoal wagons $50 street rail
road cars the latter paying license Of S44 each.
There 80 licensed boarding houses, which pay
so each; l.74l cartmen; 32S porters, who pay 4
license Of 81 year. and so cents for renewal,
while there are nine chimney-sweepers paying Ii
of IS each, and 772 peders, who pay license
Of Sc per annum New York has So pawn-brOkers,
who pay license of $50 each PIG second hand
dealers, at SIS each; 2Gl junk shops. at S25 each;
664 junk carts and boats at SO each; Si5 hackney
coaches at So each S22 hackney coach drivers, 81
each l,0l5 stages, $50 each; and 1872 stage drivers.
only p cents each and 43 intelligence Offices at S25
each
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BUCKEYE PATRIoT.-One of the census-takers,
while engaged in enumerating the population at
Coneordia, Champagne county, Ohio, encountered a
veteran, aged sixty-ive years. named JESSE HARBOUR
who is the father of thirty-two children, the
youngest being only three months old at the taking
of the census. Mr.. HARBOUR has been twice marri-
ed having fourteen children by his first wife, and
eighteen by his second. The old gentleman is in
comfortable circumstances, and thus far has been
enabled to present each of his children on arriving
at legal age, with eighty acres of land
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nemocratic pree1ing.
Macs Meeting at Columbia.

There will be Democratic meeting in LUsKEY's
Hall on Broad Street next Thursday evening Turn
out and hear some good speeches
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Public Speaking.
Cornersyille, Giles county, Tuesday. August 2s
EIkton, Giles county. Wednesday, August 90.
Iammonds Store, Giles county, Thursday, August 30.
Pulaski, Giles county, Friday, August 81.
Car peelsyie, Giles county, Saturday, September /.
NeEburg, Lewis county, Monday, September }.
Shady Grove, Hickman county, Tuesday, September 4.
Vernon. Hickman county, Wednesday, September s.
Sugar Greek, Hickman county, Thursday September g.
Beaverdam springs Hickman county Friday, September
Ceutrevle, Hickman county, Saturday, September :.
We undersigned will address fellow citizens OF the IN
Congressional District the places and the above pec
Red. JKo. c. BRoWs,
August 9TH, 1850. n. n. Coz.
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From phiIndeInhio.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2S-In the Court of Quarter
Sessions to-day, Passnore Williamson applied for a
writ Of habeaS corpus for the release of Sina Con-
quest colored woman, in the custody of VIM. p
Conquest, native of Virginia, now resident there
After hearing. the case was concluded by the alb
solute refusal of the woman to accept CT freedom,
and her voluntary return to slavery.
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EOR COUNCILmAN.

We authorized to announce Dr. P S. WOODWARD as
aai6 for COUNCILMAN from the I'd Ward, at the ensuing Nu'
ricipal election. -. sSs-S't- :
didate for election Councilman IRON 'he am
al the ensuing Municipal election June'-tu
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DALLEY,S MAGICAL EXTRACTOR

PRcKLy HEAT PMPIRs Day ERUPTIoss and ali IRRTATIoNs
TIE SKIN Jade and disappear after few appic ons OF
this great Save In these cases brisk friction Many
Of the ordney eruptons cauei by SUPPRESSED
and this penetrating unguent
invgoraes the aSorhents, dspates inflammation by
double Ladies, whose faces dshEured
CUTAEEoUs DRAsE. readily the blemsh
the skin TO its natural tnhy the Of this safe powerful
counter rant Sold at the principal depots IL Broadway
" and Chartres street New Orleans, by J. WRIGHT CO.
General Agents Also by all druegi and merchants
twk W
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Bennett of the New York Herald within the last
two months has supported successfully all the four
candidates for the Presidency, Bell Douglas, Lincoln
and Breckinridge. de is evidently determined, no
matter which of the four may be elected, to claim
the whole credit Of the result.-LO1iSUile Journal
A1fG. %
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We authorized to You've candidate for
Mavor Al the ensu TX Municipal election lsuglV-dtde
W. sntscr,Sed to announce john HUsH Smith candi-
date for Mayor sthe eusuiug municipal election juy2ide
We are authorized to announce S. N. HOLLSsswORTH
candidate for re election the Office Of Mayor at The next Mu
nioipsl Election O., , q - yu'S -;
We are authorized announce r. " CHEATHAN as ena
49,, a. No. At the ensuing Municipal election iuyl0
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THE VICE OF WATERING PLACEs.-The editor of
the Baltimore GariStiaa AdUocaie, after a visit to
Saratoga, writes The only visible vice was dane
ing We saw, night after night, performances of
this kind which too indecent for US to describe
Yet strange to say, these polkas were danced with
out the least appearance OF shame and ladies, who
declined to dance sat by and them without dis
gust rebuke.' The Cincinnati Press rather
wickedly adds: The gentleman himself seems to
have gone both eyes 1t, night after night with
out shame or rebuke. Probably he wanted to see
the fully of it."
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REFUSES TO BE observation-disclosures College con-
ferred ths title of Doctor Of Divinity on HESRV
WARD BEEcHER, but he declines the honor and says
he prefers the name which his mother gave him,
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We learn from the St Louis EueRing N.lrs that
the John Bell being unable to get down over the
Rapids Capt voorhees, lightened her cargo down to
the Flora Temple, which boat he chartered for the
TRIP to 81 Louis When at the mouth of the Illinois,
log IN the middle of the pierced of the
barges, causing it to SINK there it contained 1900
sacks of grain, and all but four or five hundred
sacks is total loss, together with the barge.-Ba-
Rer.
Yes JoEN BELL being unable to get over the po-
htIeal rapids his friends have procured STEPHEN A.
DOUGLAS TO Hglda, " for him. They will both be
badly damaged and go under about November, prov
ing rather bad investment.
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TENHAT comfortable dwelling. No I65 South smper street,
formerly tn residence Of RrssELL Roe ToSs y 50
Alao No. North Summer street the preaen resdsnee o.
JAS COREET, Esq. Apply TO j. klRkhAN, president
sug2-u Union Bank Of Tennessee.
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messrs. Haynes and PeytOn.

The following list Of appointments has agreed upon by
the Hon. PKYTON and Hon LANDoE c. HAYNES cxndi
dates for Elecor for the State at large which times
they will be pleased and address the people be
that number Of counties omitted was un
EVOidable, owing to the oil time.
N.
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EXCITEMENT IN TALLADEGA-We learn that much
excitement exists in Talladega on account of the
unfolding Of plot the part of several abolition
cmissaries 20 create servie insurTecuOn. -Four
white men and eight negroes have been discovered
ali well armed, within fifteen miles of town Ne
grOes residing in the neIghborhOOd made eXpOsi-
ton of the dongs of the blackhearted Villains.
None of the party have been arrested as yet but
the camp has been discovered and far everything
corroborstes the statement made by the negroes
The Talladega papers will doubtless bring full
particulars Of the hesh plot, which we well give
10 our readers at the earliest moment possible
Selma (Ald.) Reflector, Aug. p.
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DIR. KINGS DISPENSARY
FOR PRIVATE DISEASES.

Louisville, August 29.-The river is STATIONARY
with feet inches water in the canal
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TEE FRIEND OF = TIE NURSERY

Children frequent sui fererS from extsFnsl niu
especially from Ftsid and CdEpAsas Esp1OsiOns-u
fore every mother should = have ths healing prepsra
constantly at hand. Il heals Brsdss and quickly
Moves the TETTER or RING WORN, prsV1lsnf ~
aHraerU.
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THE GROWTH OF SAN FRANCBcO.-The third annual
San Francisco directory shows the population of
that city to be 0S3 of whom 40 343 white males
1885 are white females. $3.50 Chinese, and COS
eolored. The floating elements Of that city have
decreased during the year, while the permanent
portion has gained. Since June, 1859 nearly 400
new buildings have been begun or completed. of
which l40 are of brick. Several of the latter for
sOlidIy, size and architecture would be noticeable
in any city in the Union. The number of buildings
in the city and county is returned at IG,123. Of
these, S603 are of wood, 46l of brick AZ of iron
s of adobe, and of stone. The number of liquor
sellers in San Francisco is estimated at SEQ.
The THROAT DISEASE AT HNGHAN.-We mentioned
about week ago that disease of the throat was
raging in many of the families at South Hingham
and that in one family, that of Mr.. Edwin Gardner
four children were sick with it, one of whom
girl Of about 10 years, had died from its effects
Oh Tuesday night last another daughter, Elizabeth
Ann Gardner, aged Is years. died with the same dis
ease, after much suffering, and her parents were
obliged to bury her on the day following. Dr. Har-
low. of bingham attended these cases and says they
were the oldfashiOned putrid throat, although
called by another name at the present time The
disease has made its appearance in a number of
other families at bingham, and also at Weymouth,
but we believe without, yet fatal results.-BoS-
ION IrdUeieT, Aug. q.
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10 TRAVELRRs BY ) sBA AND LAND.

The Nachipi.t The Pm. = vsisy AID every other lndi
Vidual whose lot In life = thTGEs hin Glthin us
chance accident epo ssOH IRE or eotsas.o
80 h mind 800 M. No p ErfFscs0r and only
Srsrd NJ hcth DortzbIe and cheap and sh0aid
- ~. a. f-Iepd n innesd there Thousands
~ iI ,sSses 10 testify s 70 marvellous virtue,
&c tSsir sound limbs and mzsces 70 its saving edcaey.
The following lev q belsGdlag dlseasss loE Enteh
DALLEY-s MAGIcALPAIh = EAfkACTOki % PBENkN
TIVE Id veil as CURE
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weakIey County, state of TENNESSEE

IN CHANCERY COURT AT DRESDEN.
Robert Mosely Jr Peter B. Mosely Mason Ezze and
wife Sophia L. John Elan and wife Martha Shannon
Henry Shannon and wife Mary, Sophia Mosey John Nose
y, Samuel Warren and wife Martha Warren Edward Nose
y and wife Aratea J0rder Of Publication From the ads
Wit Of the complainant filed in this cause appearing TO the
satisfaction Of the Clerk and Master said CUu the
filing Of the bill in this the John Mosey has re-
moved the State Of Missouri where he resdes
he has not been served with notice Of This subpoena
sWer 1t is therefore ordered by said Clerk Master
John Mosey appear before the next January
said Chancy Court be held the Court house in DRESDEN
aforesaid, the second Monday of January 1901 and
plea demurrer to said bill the will be
for confessed against him and for hearing expar him
said term of said Court further ordered BY said Clerk and
Master that this order be published four weeks in
the weekly CaiOR and american, newspaper printed in
Nashville, State aforesaid This 30th day Of July 560
a true copy from the Order Book.)
NATHAN N. EDWARDS, NJ,
aug4 go w4t-pr,s fee "a Of said Court.
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Later from TexnH.

WASHINGTON, Aug 27.-The New Orleans Plea
yrne says the Northern Texas papers speak of a
bloody fight in the Choctaw Nation between the Alb
clifton and slavehOdIng parties, in which over one
hundred were killed The story is doubted.
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Public Speaking.


We requested to state that Hon W. H. Polk elecnr
for large pledged 70 the support Of Douglas and
Johnson will accompany Col L. II yves and Hon. Bale
Peyton, and viii l all the above aPpointments with them.
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River News.

New YORK, Aug. 29.-The steamer Persia sailed
to-day taking S45, 900 specie