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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-09

From the Galveston, Texas, papers we learn that
fearful explosion occurred on board the steamboat
Bayou City when near Lynchburg-between Calves
ton and HoustOn-On the night of the 18th ult. She
was bound from Galvestn to Houston, and when
about to make a landing at Lynchburg, one of her
boilers burst with terrific explosion and fearful
suit. The Galveston Ne,os of the 18th says:
The boat left Galveston about half past six o'clock
yesterday evening The explosion occurred about a
quarter to o'clock this morning. The centre
boiler the that exploded and blew up at the
top. The first engineer had just gone forward and
scOlding the tiremen and their strikers for not
getting up steam enough as they were making slow
time. The boilers were new, having. with the boat,
been about six months in They were cleaned
out the last trip to Houston
The jury then adjourned to meet tomorrow morn
ing at O'Clock, at the Mayors Court.
There were, as far as we could ascertain from
various sources. about sixty seventy passengers
the Bayou City. including five or six ladies' and
some children. None Of the ladies or children were
hurt, though piece of iron flew in their part of the
cabin. Two boys were saved by the stewart
colOred man, who stopped them they were run
ming to the DOW, alarmed by the noise took them up
in his arms, ran down back way and placed them
on the barge.
Several of the passengers, with some of the crew,
jumped overheard, and we have not yet any means
of knowing how many were saved and how many
the point where the accident occurred. those who
could swim and jumped overheard. unirjured by the
steam, had good chance to save their lives.
The explosion injured the boat. we understand
only Immediately above the boilers.
Captain Sterrett sent the Mary Hill back to the
wreck at once and will go up early in the Neptune
this afternoon. great many of the passengers
and several Of the officers remained with the wreck
and the former will doubtless go up the Neptune
The physicians of Lynchburg, and its citizens
generally, we are informed, FASTENED to the scene
OF the disaster and did all they could to alleviate
the suferiDgs of the wounded
DR.. Potter went out through the ladies' cabin to
get into the fresh air He in the ladies' cabin
the piece of iron spoke of in extra 1t was
red hot, and he thought, amid the smoke and steam
that the boat on fire. He, with others, pre-
vented several ladies from jumping overheard; and
he then poured water this piece of iron until it
was cooled
Mr.. J. T. Irwin, Speaker of the Georgia House Of
and one of the most prominent
men in the State, was on board with family of |
nine negf oes and his brother-inlaw, Mr.. o. L. Bat
tie, of Egypt Wharton county. He was seen rush !
ing aft and it is believed he jumped overheard and
was drowned. None of his negroes were injured. |
By this accident seven are known to have been |
killed. and eleven wounded, one of whom died af /
forwards.
There were sixty cabin passengers on board, but |
here is no list Of the deck passengers and it
Tot be told who of them are lost.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-09

The BENTON STATUE-MIss HosxER.-NoticiuQ the
arrival in St Louis of MSS HARRIET HosSGER the dig,
tinguished sculptor, the Bulletin of that city saws
she comes to gather material and data from which
to execute the great BENTON statue, which work was
assigned her some months since. Since Miss Hos
MER LETT this city where she received her early edu
cation she has travelled extensively in other lands
and by lndOmitable energy and rare talents has ac-
quired name which will live through all time in
the catalogue of noble women. What she has done
only illustrates what woman can do, when she cuts
loose from dependencies, and works out the great
problem of life for herself We would not however
by this intend to convey the idea that fair scup-
tor has had no friends. Few ladies have ever had
truer frieuds than she but she has not plead the
weakness of her sex as an excuse for depending on
friends for support.
The works of Miss HOsNER-"Bea:rice Cenci, y
"Wenoni," Puck" &C., are worthy to be placed be
side those of PHIDIAs, MICHAEL ANGELO, Powers anC
CRAWFORD. Nor does she alone possess intellect Of
skill with her chisel-better than all she has warm
woman's heart that sympathizes with the poor and
distressed. and the affections of which encircle
multitude of friends.
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The Late Rrembrandt Peale.

The Nestor Of American painters, says the Gin
natl Gazette, died at Philadelphia on the 4h instant
| aged eighty-two years. REMBRANDT PEALE, tho son
of CHARLES WILSON PEALE, the eminent Revolution
| airy artist was born in the camp at Valley Forge
| near Philadelphia, on the 23d of February IT78-
the forty-sixth anniversary of WAsHNGToE's BIRTH
At the age of eight years he watched his father as
the latter pointed out of his many portraits of
WASHINGTON, and was early fred with a zeal to
transfer to the features of the same great
subject In September 1895, this desire was graft
fed. President WASHINGTON granted him three sit
tings, of which the youthful artist gratefully but
tremblingly awaited himself To give him conf
dence sufficient for the proper performance of his
work he induced his father to sit beside him and
take portrait at the same time, and also to keep
the President in conversation. He succeeded in
making capital picture, copies of which he sold to
good advantage
He soon after married aud Travelled in Europe
but was constantly haunted. while engaged on other
works, with the desire of painting a portrait of
WASHINGTON, which should equal his lofty ideal
When at last the task completed his friends
who had dissuaded him from attempting it, were as
tonished at his success. His father exclaimed
You have it now-this is indeed WAsHIYGToxr1
LEWIS WASHINGTON, a nephew of the General Chief
Justice MARSHALL and others layished upon it the
most unbOunded praise. 1t was placed on exhibit
tion and crowds focked from all sections to gaze
upon it. Its reception in Europe, whittier Mr. |
PEALE afterwards carried it, was very fattering.
In 1882 it was purchased by Congress, and now has |
a place the work of arts in the National Capitol
Mr.. Peale's latest work. The Court of Death. is |
well known to the public by the engraving that has
been taken from it. As scene painter he has per-
haps been overated. 1t is certain that whatever
merits his landscapes and allegOrcal representations
may possess, they do not manifest the genius as
they did not arouse the enthusiasm-whieh charac-
terised his triumphant reproduction of the features
of the Father of his Country Still, the name of
Rembrandt Peale will always be lovingly associated
with the early years of American art By his death,
one of the last links that connect the present with
the last century has been severed
writer in Ha7per's Weekly, who visited Mr..
PeGe early in 1857, thus describes his appearance
at the age of seventy nine
He Is of medium height, well proportional, and
not at all oent by the weight of years; his har-hls
"pumes,D as he payfully called his loeks-is white
and abundant; the expression of his face Is exceed
ingy pleasant for it beams with benignity and earn
estness, and his mild blue eyes were brilliant with
the glow of feeling, as he spoke with much emotion
Of the portrait of Washington which he had been
permitted to paint from the living face.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-09

PAUCfrY OF THE BEILEyERErT1TEs AND DOUGLAS
TIES n THE CoUYTRY.-To those who have hereto
fore witnessed Presidential contests in this state the
present election is a wonder. In most parishes,
men who have heretofore differed in political opin-
ions yieing with each other IN their Jealous
support of the Southern Constitutional ticket repre-
scented by Breckenridge and Lane. In fact there IS
but question in this canvass and that is the de-
Tense of the rights of the people of the Southern
States to protect their rights of slave property as
guaranteed them by the Constitution, and be CO.
equal with the citizens Of other States. No wonder
then, that any citizen in the country should bury
his past political prejudices, and unite with his
neghbOrs for the defense of his sacred rights
In such large agricultural parish ours, there is
no telling what will be the majority for Breckenridge
and Lane. In fact, it borders unity. In some of
the largest precincts hesitate not to say that the
color OF an Opposition ticket will not be This
intuitiye enthusiasm of a whole community Is sure
sign of the correctness of principles and justice
of our cause-PoiHte Coupes La Democrat.
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From ueiRs County.

a correspondent of reliability and intelligence
writing us from Decatur, Meigs county, says:
An anonymous correspondent of the Memphi,
appeal says that DoUGLAs is gaining here every dav
there are now about 200 DOUGLAS men in this (eir.
county, and we are well organized and believe tina
by proper effort We will carry the county fol-
DOUGLAS Of the above have only to say that it !,
utterly false DOUGLAS according to best account,
will not get fifty votes in the county of Meigs. anG
some gentlemen Of unquestionable veracity calcu
late that he will not get twenty, and think it proba
bic that he will get none. The 4th civil district
polls over 100 votes and so far as We know the cor
Of the appeal IS the only DOUGLAS man
in it,
Our best information from East Tennessee is that
DOUGLAS is losing fast and BRECKENRIDGE gaining
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RETIRNg

In Jacksonville, the Opposition candidates for
Governor and Congress havesa majority of SO votes
over the Democratic ticket
In Mandarin, the vote stands Milton % Hopkins
%; Hilton SO Allen %.
Nassau county has gone for Milton and Hilton by
about $50 majority. The East FLorididr says
The returns, so far received, warrant US in ex-
pressing the belief that East Florida will give the
Democratic candidates for Governor and Congress
twelve hundred majority. The returns from the
few precincts already received place them about
four hundred ahead of their opponents. The strong
est Democratic counties in the East are yet to be
heard from. Alachua, Marion. Levy, fernando,
Hillsborough, Sumpter St Johns and Putnam, will
roll up heavy majOrities for Milton and Hilton. We
honestly believe that these gentlemen will carry the
State by 900 majority
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The position of Chier Justice T.uev

In the earlier part Of the canvass it was indus
triOUsly and vehemently asserted by the Squatters
that the venerable and distinguished Chief Justice
Of the Supreme Court was supporter of DOUGLAS
We could never have credited so supremacy absurd
story as that the author of the bred Scott decis
ion had turned Squstter Sovereign and the asser-
ton, like many others from the source proves
TO be falsehOOd Perhaps the Douglssites founded
their claim to his support upon the fact that Judge
TANEY is a member Of the Catholic Church; if So
1t is high time that they learning that the in
teligent Catholics going to uphold the pre-
tensions of the little giant merely because he mar
ried lady who belongs to the Church of Rome.
The following paragraph from the Baltimore Re
publican, published in the city where Judge TANEY
resides, has gone the rounds of the press without
contradiction from any quarter
"The Washington States, now under the control
and management of Miles, Taylor Il Co.. has started
the absurd story that Chief Justice fancy is ian
earnest advocate of the election of Mr. Douglas"
The story is utterly false. The venerable Chief
Justice Is not the earnest advocate of Mr.. Douglas
election nor even quiet supporter of his preten-
slons. Judge fancy with that true dignity and
proprlety which has ever marked his course has
taken no active part in political affairs since he has
occupied his present high position and it would be
utterly impossible for him to sustain Mr. Douglas in
his direct opposition to the recorded opinions of the
court. and 10 his Individual opinion as rendered in
the bred Scott case. We speak adyisedly, when we
emPhaucally contradict the assertion of the Doug
las organ IN this matter. If Chief Justice Taney
votes at the Presidential election it will not be for
Mr.. Douglas. but for that true Democrat and up
holder OF the Constitution, John c. Breckinridge.'
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DOUGLAS on FUsION-When Douglas was speaking
at Erie, Pa, few days since, some one cried out,
ave want you to tell US little about fusion"
Judge Douglas replied-'YOu look as if you were
pretty well fused out there now. Laughter and
applause.l Well, will give you my opinion as to
fusion. [Cries of 'Good1 think that every man
who believes that slavery ought to be banshed from
the halls OF Congress, and remanded to the people
of the Territories subject to the Constitution ought
to fuse and act together bit that no Democrat can
lcitbOad diShonOr, and forfeiture Of Serespect and
principle fuse ,oh anybody 'ohO is in favor Of itece
ton either for slavery or against slavery Immense
applausej Lincoln and Breckenridge might fuse, for
they agree in principle. Laughter and cheers.] /
can neUer fuse nth either Of them, because differ from
both. Three cheers for Douglas.l l an in favor
of all acting together who o. posed to this
slavery agitation, and banishing it from Congress
forever but, Democrats, FUSE either
'oi Norter AbOlitionists Southern boilers and So
cessioHiSts." Loud cheers1
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SOLID SILVER AND SILVER WARE
Diamonds and First Class JeweIrT at Auc-
ton.

RyHIs Stock comprises full assortment equal In variety and
STYLES to any the The Silver Ware consists ~
mart of Tea -es Servers Phes Creams, take basets
breakfast and Dinner Casters, Wine Stands Egg Stands syrup
Cans, and Pessr Jerks Tea tsos Dessf' s
Knives and Fork, etc .-..,- -,
WaIcheE-God CronOmeters (genuine) Setting Ladies
G,an Lever Duplex Double Timers, God Silver and Plated
JeweIry-sets from $500 down, Diamond Crosses Rings
and Pins ..
CutIeryPcee Tea Desert and Dining Knives. IN short
OF other goods usually founf in frst class
Jewery Establishments. All OF which will ss to the high
bidder Wednesday evening" OcJ
Der early light snd continuing day and night IN
til the whole stock IS disposed Of
guaranteed represented tae money refunded
IAdes and gentlemen viii please call and examine the
sooda BENZ. = SHIGLDS 4 90.
Central Auction Rooms, No. q, College Street,
sets-a Opposite ssHanee Hotel.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-09

We are glad to learn that Mr.. S. A DowNRE, the
efficient Waterman at the Capitol is doing all he can
to rid the Capitol Promenade and Grounds of the
improper characters who have heretofore made
that place of resort Those who cannot conduct
themselves with prOpriety while upon the Capitol
Grounds have business there. Two of these
characters found themselves in Mr. DOwNERs clutches
Sunday night and one Of them was made to feel the
force OF the law he had disobeyed. Mr.. DOwNER
viii keep sharp lookout for all such characters,
and they may rest assured they will not get off easl-
ly if he gets his hands upon them.
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What docs this Meant

The Montgomery Nod of Saturday evening cong
tains the following:
DOUGLAS W WITHDRAWN IN MoBmEl-As we go to press,
We receive the following from the Telegraph Office:
MOBILE, Oct. 9th 1S60.-Tell Hooper and the
editors of the Advertiser, that the Mobile REGISTER
has this day withdrawn the Douglas ticket and the
election matter in its first column cithola comment
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Col. Theodore O,Hnrn

This gentleman passed the last week in our city.
He has been connected with the press of Louisville
and Mobile for several years. We are glad to see
that he is as handsome" when he was one of
fthree handsome ColOnels' of the Louisville Times.
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ELECTION TICKETS.

We are prepared to furnish Tickets
for the Presidential Election, in any
quantities, at One Dollar and Fifty Cts.
per thousand, cash in advance.
The Postage, when tickets are sent by
mail, will be 50 cents for each thousand.
1t is important that all the counties
be supplied early, and We hope Commit
tees and Clubs will look to this in time
to save trouble.
sg@ Send in your orders with the
Cash. -@a IT,
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j. III. Brewer, ESQ.

At the Democratic meeting on Saturday, this gen.
leman, by appointment and in response to loud
calls, came forward and stated that his preference
was for Judge DOUGLAS but having reviewed the
whole ground, he had concluded that the State could
only be saved to the Democracy by their uniting in
support of BRECENRIDGE and LAM. He, therefore
periodically surrendered his personal preference
and cast his fortunes with the favorte of his party
in Tennessee
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The following is from an extra from the Office of
the Tallahassee FOridian and Journal dated the I'd
instant:
FIVE HUNDRED GUS FOR LEoN-DEMOoRAcY TRI-
DETERMINATIONS AND HmToN SWEEPING THE STATE.
The Democracy of Leon send greeting to their
brethren throughout The State
ave have met the enemy and they are ours!"
After the most arduous contest within recollec-
ton the glorious Democracy of old Leon have
achieved a complete victory over theforces of the
Opposition.
We have carried the county for Milton by from
40 to so majority
We have given Hilton about one hundred mqiOrtg
We have elected Brokaw to the Senate, over the
strongest man the Opposition have in their ranks,
by about fifty majority;
And have elected the entire Democratic ticket for
the House by an average of at least seuentyJive!
GLORY ENOUGH FOR ONE DAY.-lt is the greatest
victory ever achieved by the Democracy of Leon.
GLORIOUS News FROM JEFFERsoN.-By the ears
this morning we have received the result in Jeer-
son, with the exception of three small precincts:
Mlltons majority, far. is 223, and Hiltons 25O!
This result entities old Jefferson to the proud posi-
ton of the Banner County, Huzza!
We also learn that the regular Democratic noml-
nee for the House, viz: Messrs Burton Bellamy, T.
B. Bird and Dr.. Russell, are elected by handsome
majo-ites
HURRAH FOR NADIsoN.--A private letter, dated
Madison Z. IT,. 81 O'Clock last night, gives the re-
turns from three precincts follows: Milton 359,
Hopkins lS6-majOrIty so far, l72. Hilton 35o,
Allen lSI-majority III.
TIE vote for the House at the same precincts
stands thus .---s
Democrats. Opposition.
Mays ...............32 1923 Church POP
Coffee ..-.......-...32 6V ann ..........I 1877
Collins ............ 27OScaveP .16 100
The letter says: 1.-TWO more precincts to hear
from, which will not vary the result much Two of
our county candidates, Mays and Coffee are elected
sure, and the third will run them up to the hub.
| we have fought good fght'n
RESULT IN THE STATE.-The returns so far receiV-
ed leave no doubt that Gen. Milton has been trium-
| phantly elected Governor and Mr.. Hilton chosen to
| Congress.
| Put down Florida for Breckenridge and Lane by
| thousands
We find the following dispatch in the Augusta pa
| pers
| SAVANNAH, Oct. 5-We have received returns from
| Nassau county, Florida and the returns show ma
| jority of 25O for Milton. trs
Fernandina and Jacksonville papers estimate Mil
toms majority in the State at 2,000
| From the Savannah News, October 6
The Florida exchanges bring us very few add
tional returns from that State We take the follow
ing from the Fernandna East Florididn of Thurs
day:
ELECTION RETURNs-Below we give the election
| returns so far as received:
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FiendIsh Act-ThrOEinR VitriOI-A WO.
mans Revenge.

A Mr. Barger, a cutter by trade, and for some
years in the employ of Mr. Durham, was made the
victim of a womans revenge yesterday in manner
that will result in the loss of his sight and may
cause his death. The facts. as we can gather Them
are about these: Mr.. Barger married last spring.
and his wife has recently opened millinery estab-
lishment on Illinois street, Just across the alley.
north of the Bates House. In a back room Mr.. Bar
ger carried on his business as a cutter. 1t appears
before his marriage, he lived with a woman who
had one or two children by him. On Thursday she
was in the shop inquiring for him. and it would ap
pear he afterward saw her and gave her some
money Yesterday morning she again entered the
shop and inquired for him. having in her hand
yellow bowl covered with piece Of paper. Mr..
Barger entered from the back and stood at the
west end of the shop, at the end Of and rather be-
hind the counter near where his wife sitting.
The woman handed him bill, saying it was cOun-
terfeit and Immediately claimed that she was his
lawful WIFE and as he handed her another BILL she
threw the contents of the bow-vitrol in his face,
exclaiming. Take thatl'' The bulk of the liquid
struck his forehead and eyes, and down over his
breast and shoulders the sprinklings from it flying
on several articles, and drops falling on the
clothing of Mrs Barger. The woman made of in
the confusion, and had not been arrested at late
hour in the afternoon. Mr. Barger carried into
the back room, where he soon under the care
of Dr. Boyd, who pronounced the loss of one eye
certain and had but faint hopes of saving the sight
of the other The suffering of Mr.. Barger was ter
rible until the acid was neutraliZed. The affair
created great sensation in the neighbOrhOod, and
4 thousand stories were ahOat respecting 1t. The
version above given we believe to be cOrrect.-LH-
diGndpOiS (ld.) Sentinel, Oct 3.
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Religious Rocks.

AN receiving my Fall Stock Of Piano Fores from the
following Factories, which will be the largest offered in
the city, Sten#ay Sons, Gale Co HAYNES Prothers,
Hazston Brothers, VIM Knabls Ca Peters Webb, Light
Bradbury seebbeller chmdt, all Of which will b, sold at
small advance cost for cash negotiable All the
popular Music together with Accordsons
Voliut Drums Instruments &c FOR bargains
'come me-" at Number SO JAS MCCLURE.
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IsRAELTEs IN New YOKK.-The Israelites in New
York, it is said, are wonderfully increasing. They
have no fewer than forty synsgogues, and the de-
mand is for more. The congregation of Rev. DR..
BOSDI now wOrshipping in the Cooper Institute, is
multiplying so rapidly that another synagogue in
hat vicinity will soon be a necessity.
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AUCTION SALE OF GROCERIES
Found,

q a. suon turnpike, .he Hermitage Pocket
sih several prOuisory notes and other zap
thi adverlisene nt. s :. '"is onee ana paSios w
Get dH-tf.
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Miss Lander, the sculptor, has returned to this
country.
Garibaldi was a candle-maker on Staten Island
New York during his exile.
Tamberlik the tenor, will not come to America
until September, 1861
yFJapanese Tommy expects to return to this cOun-
try and study English and navigation.
The English papers report that the youthful wife
of Macready, the tragedian, is about to appear on
the stage.
Rev. John Mallory, who was admitted to the Yir
ginia Conference in 1911 died Oxford, n c.,
the 22d ult.
There is a rumor that Garibald has become re-
cUnced to his wife, and that they about to live
together