Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-03-16


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PAPER PRINTED BIZ WArER-The Lynehburg
VirgbaB announces thatits edition is printed by the
application of water the motive power Of the press
4 small water wheel, using only an inch stream OF
water drives the press at almost any rate OF speed
required. The water Is conveyed by snlali pipe
from the reservoirs and the whole being encased IN
q wooden box to prevent any splash the waste
water is carried of to the sewer IN the street
We repubIish the following act in a corrected and
correct form:
AN ACT to amend the Revenue ls~s and reduce me STATE tax
sEgIOs J. Be it enacted by the General assembly o. me se1e
Of Tennessee That f.70 and one gaTeg es slAil @ ls.l
upon eacl hundred dol lars Wortf o. uNaole properly LOT e1e
purpos Aa cents fer Common school purposes
and contingent fund.- the remainder OF which,
any, shall be distributed With she school iuna @ lrea ~ lay"
SIC . BE it enacted Thst lax OF toeHtyPgs cents for
Comon School purposes and ten cents Tor stae purposes snail
be LEVIED upon each taxzblepol. 49, . -
Speaker Of the Houseof Representatives.
TAI NEWMAN
Speaker Of the Senate
A true copy: E R RAY, ssoretlryOf State.
any doubt as to the Japanese Ambassador touching at
san Francisco while en- route from JeddO to Washing
ton in the United States steamship Powhatan. Or
dcrs have been received at the Navy Yard, at Mare
Island, from Commodore TATNALL. to have the dry
dock IN readiness to receive tine Powhatan for re-
pairs. She was to leave Japan some time in Feb
ruary, and would thus be here during the month Of
March The arrival OF seventy of these inhabitants
Of strange land will prove great card-especially
as some Of them win be very high dignitaries.
JosErH SMITH, JR.-EFFoRTs To PLACE Ink AT THE
HEAD OF MoENoNIsN.- A correspondent Of the St.
Louis RepuJEcas,, writing from Nauvoo, under date
of the 18th inst. says:
Joseph Smith Jr., son of the prophet, is here, as
are also the other members Of the family. Joseph
is understood among the Saints to be the successor
of his father in his prophetic Office and it is limited
among the would-bg-vise ones that he IS about to
assume the robes of his sacred Office. Be that as It
may II Is true that be Is now entertaining deega
ton from salt Lake. who are using every persua-
sion IN their power 70 convince the young prophet
that he is called OF God forthwith to assume the Of
fee ana proceed to Salt Lake. and take the head Of
the Mormon Council Joseph is a man Of good
strong sense and should he undertake the station.
have no doubt would endeaYOr 10 make reform
among his people. He is decidedly against pOlyga-
my. in favor of obedience to law. and opposed IN
any FORM to milking the Gentiles.
GAHU THEArRE-MR. BoorH's BENEFIT Rich
ard Ill is to be repeated tonight for the benefit Of
Mr.. Boom As this IS the last night that this great
impersouauon can be witnessed, of course his nu-
merous admirers will crowd the house.
There is probably no actor living so adapted by
nature to appear as the representative Of Richard
as Mr.. DoorH; the smooth seductive smile, the Bit
ter sarcasm. the mpctuous wrath, the cruel sneer.
all succeed one another. as if they were spontane-
Gus rather than assumed the couutcnance intellect
ual at once, and fun of unfathoma5le passion
the lgye that no man could confront woman
resist: the stealthy gait the vehement start reprcsen
ting successfully the tigers approach and the tigers
spring. all so graphically realized by this con-
summate artist that for the moment the illusion
so complete we forget the actor and see RICHARD
only.
by the way. Dung Nashville misses. the magnif-
cent aruour which used to be worn In the last act
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