Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-24
To Mcssrs. AIIowAY and others.

DurHERIA-This has been pronounced a new and
terribly fatal disease, wholly unknown to the med
zeal profession Dr. \. J. DAVIS, editor Of the Chi
cago Medical ErdIaiBor in a note to the Chicago
Times and Herald under date of the 10th inst. says
noticed in your issues of Thursday and Friday.
each a paragraph on the subject of DlptherIa, well
calculated TO create unnecessary alarm IN the MINDS
of the community Il is not true that the disease is
either new or 20 fatal you suppose. 1t has been
known 10 the profession for half century, at least,
and i as well understood scarlet fever Group or
any other acute disease. Instead Of almost always
terminating fatally, reliable statistics show mat
generally not more than fifteen or twenty OF those
attacked die if they properly treated. Vcca-
siunally may attack two families IN 50 NAL
ignant form 10 destroy several children IN the
same house.
\ Man ARRESTED IN New ORLEANS FOR STEALING
TENNESSEE NlGEo.-A man giving his name as
James Galbraith. was arrested in New Orleans on
the 18th for stealing a negro. who proved to be the
property OF Mr.. Jesse d. Brown well known clti-
of Paris. in tins State. Galbraith had the ne
gro in his possession at the time the arrest was
made, and intended taking him TO Texas. Galbraith
has been committed 30 prison to await investiga,
ton Of the case.
FMsEUoops ABorr GEN WuKER-There is not
the Slightest GlNNNttNt ID DC plt IN the account u
Gen Walkers dta.h. taken from the DidTj0 de IA
MGT7ld or account from sny Spanish source. II
should be TeCOlCvtvd that from the time Gen.
Walker was taken, he was wickudlv. shamefuy
and cruelty denied all privilege of communicating
with his comrades. SO that thCsc mungrCl Gerers
had every opportunity 10 fahricate any story that
suited their purpose. Gen. Walker conscientousv
believed ne was working for grand and glorious
object and he no doubt died like brave man. con.
scious OF the int gritty OF his intentions. The speech
that he Is reported TO have made the time OF his
execution We have no hesitation I'm pron0unciug a
base fabrication. lie never we are sure acknowE
edged that his execution just, Ii is simply pre-
MYSTERIOUS Why did not the base and cowardlv
mong-els allow him an opportunity TO say parting
word 70 the world before they ruthiessly murdered
him. That would have shown at least spark OF
humanity. After committing such an inhumau
butcherv. OF course they will lie to excuse them
selves.-DGy Boot.
LARGE IIED or GouBFR PEAs.-Among the lis
Of premiums awarded at the recent County Fair
which We were unable TO give at the time was thd
of q diploma ID Mr.. ". II. Carothers. of Hickman
county. Tenn. Tor the largest lot of ground-pcas
with statement of yield and cultivation. Mr. Ca
ruhers states that he put in about thirty acres tA
present year from which he received yield Of one
thousand and eight hundred bushels. Nearly one
half Of this crop he has disposed of at 81 per bush
a, and the remainder at s. cents per bushel. l
gives As his mode of cutivatng this exceedingly
productive crop that similar TO cotton the groUnS
being thrown into ridges, the seed dropped from
twelve 70 fourteen inches apart aad covered with
harrow. This gentleman has for several years pas
put in large number Of acres Of these peas, an,
always realized large returns. But year tw,
since he Iuade single shipment of over twelve hun
dred bushels through firm in this city 10 Othel
parts Of the country Memphis Enquirer, oct Is
The Appeal says that Mr.. CIRorHERs crop yielded
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