Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-12
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HETAu PBICEss
,1sa- nss' 'ess $50 Z hss s.
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err rss Der bael. Sc. asi1ea Brsn. per 100 ls u
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NArIcxaL HoTEl- LocevIIlg-This hotel has rs
Gently been taken charge Of BY Messrs- hAl'Ho"
PHu1Hs, twoas clever landlords as can be ioun
anywhere in Kentucky. We hope our eitzsni W
ting Louisville win give mem q trial
TIE RirArs.-.We have received from the pull
lishera Messrs. j. 3. I.HFnc0rF Co.. of thiiaae
mia. .T1e Rigais. A Tale Of the Times Of AARo
Buzz and ALEXANDER HAMILTON, By Hon JER
OIzEESs.a We have not yet read T. but propose
speak Of It when We do i is fer sale by AesSrs
". Z. BHRRr Co
I'm TamrSr AIanAc-We are indebted to th'
publishers. Nessrs. Il GREuEY & Co, for the 9e0
uss 1lnanae for 1860 It's election returns, which
are very fan and complete are Invaluable, while y
contains much other interesting and valuable Stats
teal Information
We take pleasure in directing attention to the
oardof8ar. DoIBEAR which viii be found among our
City Notices His qualifications as e teacher Of pen
nanship are wen known in this community, and
during the past summer he gave ample evidence Of
his ability 20 teach photography, one Of the most
Important branches Of education man can study
We mentioned the other day, says the Memphis
Avalanche, that match had been made in New Or
leans for sl00oa that RoUSDTREE and STOVES Bill
Alexander could beat anything in Louisiana. D. +.
KEaEEs br. ni Sigma. by Epsilon, dam imported
MARIETTA was pitted against the hitherto invneioe
BIZ but as he was "out Of fix % his hackers paid for
8eii-s2,509
NEw OmEANs RscEs.-1lessrs. RoUNDrREE & SHER-
RODS b. f. sally Woodward was third in the sweep
stake race for two year olds. run in New Orleans
on the lfh inst. @sid Story and @Yiola" were her
competitors. "sida won the race in two straight
heats Time 1872 -l:52l.
Oh the 9th, JAS J1cKsoN's br. m. Tennessee, won
club purse OF 500; single dash Of two miles, in
tbe good time Of 3:l63. Her competitors were M
NoR's Voucher colt "Mario," and PopSDEzTER's
'Fot-s-oes0 mario" had the call and we trustcur
friends have reimbursed themselves somewhat
SERVED Hm RiaHr.-Mr. SANFORD editor Of the
World Ws Lire n, published at Cincinnati, Ohio,
fixed up, few days since, bundle of about fifty
Of his Abolition Sheet and SEM it per Adams Ex-
press * tho Postmaster in this city sending also
laser containing fifty postage stamps, and requested
him to place them in the boxes Of prominent read
ers, so as to enable the World We Lire n to get
list Of subscribers in this city and around here.
Upon examination Of the papers, the Postmaster
e., a.. -,,.r---sy- ,,sv,-s ,rsra
exactly suited to this latitude owing to their ey-
dent Abolition doctrines, and he so informed the
said editor by letter, sending him lis papers back
per express, and his stamps per mail Let every
Northern sheet that smaci-s in the least Of such
doctrines, be promptly returned by southern sub
seribers. and by Postmasters when thus sent, and
very soon we shall see reformation that shall
work great good. We hope all viii take note and
profit by the prompt action Of our city Postmaster
THE MAHs-The mails continue very irregular,
particularly the Southern For weeks the New Or
leans m2 j have been behind time We seldom
get cur Kew Orleans exchanges until they are over
week Did land then four or i've Gates come az a
time fhc same irregularities exist with the mails
from Nashville Memphis and st. Louis Washing
ton Safes jan g.
There has been very great irIcgularity on the
route through Virginia and'East tennessee for two
weeks past Yesterday we received New York pa
pers Of the 4tl jth 9Th and 18th being the first We
have received since Saturday msrning when we
got :he papers of the ID those Of the Sd being still
out. We do not know the cause Of this irregularity
Il may have been unavoidable on the part Of some
% therailroads However this may be- we believe
If our New York mail were sent by way Of CincIH-
matt aud Louisville it would reach
with greater regularity and in a shorter time At
least this appears to US ODE tie result Of the expert
ment made on that route a short time since, and
should like to see the matter more fully tested; at
least during the winter and spring months, when the
roads that route do not seem to be subject to the
same casualties as on the Southern routh
siausasERx az STOLEN PRoFERrY-WHolzsALg
EHLEyNG.-Fhe Recorders COURTROOM presented
, lively appearance yesterday morning. Between
three and four hundred dollars worth of goods were
spread out on the floor, for the identification of
ers. The stock consisted in ready made clothing
silks shawls, belts of domestic and lacOnet. hats
and several other descriptions of articles in that
line together with a lot of tinware and about third
of a box of fine manufactured tobacco. All these
goods had evidently been stolen, but the merchants
mark had been carefully removed and cOnsequent
ly. except in few instances, II was impossible 10
identify them with certainty.
We learn that some of the Wholesale merchants
on tie Square had been some time suspcctng that
their goods were being purloined a gentleman
connected with the house Of a. J. Duncan d Co, on
Monday found goods in possession, under suspicious
circumstances of negro man belonging to Mr. Felix
Compton. The boy was, detained, and investigation
led TO an examination of the premises Of Aft. a
slave Of Mr.. Hammer. Livery Stable keeper on
Front street The police proceeded to ms house,
which is opposite the stable, and found Aft extend
ing the Inequalities CT his mansion to his cOlored
friends fine table was spread. and feast was
IN prospect hurried examination, however, put
a stop TO these proceedings. Quite quantity OF
goods were found in the house, all evidently stolen
Aft and his wife, free woman nearly white. and
s3ne of their guests were arrested, and the supper
room locked up
From dat rcceiveda as the investigation progress
ed. the police proceeded 70 the residence OF Gen.
Harding five miles from the city. where they found
in the cabin of one of lis women servants large
amount of stolen goods. These goods were taken
there by Henry smart yellow man. who belongs
10 Mr. David McGaYOCk. and is the husband Of the
woman occupying the cabin. Henry appears 70 be
quite a Spectator He processes 20 have purchas-
ed those goods from Aft 20 sell again. He has been
very successful as trader. In addition TO two or
three hundred dollars in money found in his cabin
ne has promissOry -Otes of white men and negroes,
all GOOD 10 the amount of Sl.50O upon which he had
loaned money. lie says he has been engaged in
TINS business many years. Henry was arrested and
Thought to town.
The porters of the houses of A. J. Duncan Co.
ana Furman & Co, are implicated in the business,
and probably did most of the stealing. They wore
INIT i'm iail. There were about a dozen negroes un-
der arrest yesterday morning three of whom were
free ana were among the guests at the house of Aft.
r State warrants were sworn out against them all
I and the examination set for this morning at 10
o'clock before Recorder Glenn.
Il impossible conjecture how long this system
has been going on. Henry says he has been buying
from Aft about eight months. There can be no
Joubt thatthousands of dollars worth of goods have
been stolen and sold by these parties Banner Of
yesterday
The parties implicated in this series of transac!
tiops were taken before the Recorder yesterday
when further developments were made duplicating
other parties and It was deemed advisable to post
mono the trial until Friday, with the view Of making
further Investigations and having these other parties
before the Recorder