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cONFEpERATE MONEY.


Some MISREPRESENTATION exists as to the
tenor Of the decision Of Judge Busted, last
week, in relation TO Confederate issues as
a consideration for contracts made during
the war.
The facts Of the case before him, and his
decision, may be stated as follows:
The defendants, on a certain DAY during
the war, received from the plaintiff a GER
tain amount Of Confederate Treasury notes,
and in consideration thereof, executed to
the plaintiff a written instrument, in sub
stance as follows:
Received of 1.-THE plaintif) a specified
number Of dollars for specified number
Of pounds Of ginned cotton, this day sold
by me to the plaintiff; and j agree to keep
said cotton for the plaintiff and to deliver
it to him when called for, he running all
risks, except only that i am to be liable
for any loss resulting from my own negli-
geDce or malfeasance."
There was never at any time any actual
delivery Of the cotton by the defendant to
the plaintiff.
The plaintiff contended that, although
there was no actual delivery, yet there was
a sufficient constructive delivery Of the cot
ton, to entille the plaintiff to treat the con-
tract as an extended contract.
The court decided in the case before it
LIST. That the consideration for the con-
tract was illegal. In other words, that
Confederate Treasury notes was an illegal
consideration for contract made during
the war.
%. That whenever a party to such con-
tract was forced to call on a United States
court to give him any aid in carrying out
such contract or recovering its fruits, the
court could not give such aid.
Sd. That the plaintiff in this case was
calling for such aid when he invoked the
doctrine of constructive delivery; for a
constructive delivery is a delivery made
OUT by the mere judgment of The law, upon
the special facts, in the absence of an act
ual delivery.
4th. That in the absence of an actual
delivery, the court could not, by its mere
judgment, make out delivery from the
terms or Accomplishments of the contract
which was before it.
1t will be observed that the court deci-
ded nothing as TO contract which has
been completely executed in all respects
by the parties, although the consideration
for such contract was Confederate Treasu-
ry notes. A contract is completely execut-
ed when all the terms Of il have been
complied with by all the parties to it, and
the purchase money has been paid; and
there has been actual delivery under and
in accordance with the contract.-M ontgOHl-
en- Maj.
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VOL. XXXIII.
THE KIND OF EVIDENCE COL
LElTED"
From The New York World.

From the New York World.
Is is stated that the Congressional Com
mittee appointed 10 collect evidence
about Louisiana, has started for New Or
leans. The journey is necessary only to
warrant the appropriation OF the large
sum Of money 10 be drawn from the Treas
ury ostensibly for this trip. But prelimi-
nary 10 the collecting tour the committee
has already examined number OF eE
parfs witnesses, calling themselves South
ern loyalislsD and claiming TO have been
at some periol Of their lives Temporary
residents in New Orleans. The kind Of
evidence collected to warrant subverslon Of
the State government Of Louisiana and the
substitution of territorial control, is shown
in the following from Washington special
Telegram, December IA, TO the New Or
leans Times. The report Of the examination
is verbatim:
Mr.. Taylor-What remedy do you pro
pose ior the condition Of affairs which you
assert TO exist at present in Louisiana?
Waples-I propose that the negroes shall
be universally enfranOhised, and that all
Rebels shall be forever disfranchised.
Mr.. Taylor-In whom or what do you
understand State sovereignty to reside?
Waples-In the people.
Mr.. Taylor-What proportion do the
white population, TO whom under your
proposition the suffrage would be restricted
as far as whites are concerned, bear to the
negroes 20 whom you would concede the
State sovereignty
Waples-They are Inferior in numbers
10 the negroes.
Mr.. Taylor-Then, in fact, you desire TO
invest the sovereignty Of States of this
Union in negroes
Waples-Yesl
NJ. Taylor-Is this opinion held by
all Of the Louisiana loyalists, whom you
profess to represent2 4
Waples-By nine ont of ten Of them, at
least.
This witness is Rufus NAPLES, who is
one Of the numerous Judges, y" doctor"
or "cOlonels" who haze mushroOmed on
the surface of that State within the last
four years, and, of course, he is one Of the
Louisiana loyalists whom, according to
Mr.. Taylor, he "professed to represent"
Mr.. n. G., Taylor was put on the commit
tee in place Of an appointee who declined
to serve; and, Immediately after his exam
nation Of NAPLES, he expressed great
regret that "the pressure of other business
would compel him TO forego the honor and
pleasure Of serving on the COMMITTEES" and
he at once resigned.
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THE APPEAL FOR CHRISTMAS DIN
NERS REPUDIATED BY THE FE-
MANS IN TORONTO,

MANS IN TORONTO.
ToRoNTo, G. w, Dec. 2I.-The fol-
lowing letter was this evening sent TO the
reporter Of the Toronto Daily Telegraph:
ToRoNTo JAN, Dec. 2l.--To the FeniAu
Brotherhood, and the friends of Fenian
prisoners in New York city and vicinity
The undersigned has been authorized by
his fellow prisoners under sentence OF
death, and those yet TO be tried, TO caution
their frienos in New York city and vicinity
against responding to the appeal made to
them by Col. Roberts, President Of the Fee
procuring Christmas dinners. %.
This appeal might with propriety, be
made for paupers and conYicts on Black
wells Island, or some institution OF the
kind, but il Is gross insult TO the Irish
men, as political prisoners, in Canada.
Never having received any aid or as
sistance from Fenian headquarters during
their long confinement in the Toronto Jail,
they consider this last appeal Of President
Roberts as adding .Asult to injury.
They earnestly entreat their friends 10
not now outrage their feelings, and that
they may be spared this cruel humiliation.
On behalf Of, aud by the request, Of thir-
ty-eight of my fellow prisoners,
ROBERT BLoss LYNCH.
most cheerfully concur with Mr.. Lynch,
on behalf Of the prisoners now in this Jail,
in protesting against this insulting appeal
of Col. Roberts, TO the citizens OF New
York, for contributions for a Christmas
dinner for the Fenian prisoners; and fnr-
Their consider it an insult to me, personally.
The prisoners will not be the recipients Of a
Christmas dinner from any source.
IoHN MCMAHON,
late r. F., Anderson, Ind.
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REVERSEs OF FORTUNE.
From the PitsburE Commercial.

From the Pittsburg Commercial.
The sale Of the famous Steele oil farm,
on Monday last, for the government debt
Of eleven thousand dollars, il one Of the
most striking Instances Of the reverses Of
fortune, says the Erie Dispatch, that has
occurred In some years. In 1864 this farm.
when left TO John w Steele, was returning
an income of two thousand dollars per dsy,
aud the safe kept BY Mrs McCIintOck, who
left him the property, was forty thousand
dollars in gold aud one hundred thousand
dollars in greenbscks. Steele and Slocum
(Steele's psrtner) were famous names in
the oil rekion, while their money lasted.
To-day Steele Is impoverished and Slocum
Is serving out a term of imprisonment for
being concerned in 8 brutal assault upon
an unodending man. The descent Of these
soil prince hiss been As rapid as was their
acquisition Of almost boundless wealth. A
history Of the past three wears Of their
lives would resd very much like romance
and show that truth is stranger than
fctionn Ea hHhE
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Lots Nos. &c and a. in Fosters Addition to
Edgefeld, each fronting 50 feet on Smiley street,
and running back 10 feet to an alley.
TERMS OF SALE-Credits Of six and twelve
months with interest from day Of sale Notes
required with approved security, and lien re-
tanned. Sale free from redemption.
MORTON b. HOWELL, G. and NJ.
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PoRTLAED is being so rapidly rebuilt thai
over $4,000 a week are paid in wages to
the mechanics employed on the new builds
ings which are being erected in the burnt
district. Her citizens, in so soon and 50
rapidly recovering from THAR great misfOr-
time, exhibit the aniiring energy and in
domitahle spirit Characteristic Of Ameri-
cans.
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Saturday, January 8. 1867
Sale of Valuable Lands.

David G. Love ct ais VS.. Alex Matthews ct. ais
A s DIRECTED BY A DECREE OF THE
N County Court Of Davidson county, at its
December Term, 1866, in the above cause, viii
offer at Public Sale, at the south end Of the
Court House, in Nashville, on SATURDAY, the
9TH day of January, 1861, certain tract or par
eel of land belonging to the estate Of Amelia
Love. deceased, and described as follows. viz :
" Being Lot No. 10 IN the plan of the division of
Andrew Castleman's lands, situated about ~
Turnpike Road" Said land is unimproved, but
fertile and heavily timbered, and contains 623z
acres.
TERMS-0ne-third cash. and the balance on
q credit of one and two years, with interest from
day Of sale. Notes with personal security re-
quired for the unpaid purchase-money. and lien
retained. P. L. NICH0L, Clerk.
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"a WEsrfRS man speaking Of the Paei-
&c railroad, says i i one Of the funniest
ooincidenees 10 theworld that alnos, everv
alternate seriioR Of land: on either tide Eof
the Fosd, belongs to some member Of Con
eres,S which Is probably not true
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DIssoIuffon Of ParfnerslIIp.

0lHE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE Elk
il isting between John DOugina and Bavid Dun-
can Is this day Dissolved by mutual egnsent. Mr..
Douglas retiring rom the concern. fthB business
viii be earried On By ilarid Duncan and al
indebted % the eid nrm Will please settle with
either party. and an having claims aKsiHlt same
viii present them % Mr.. Duncan ior settlement
within the next thirty days dscls-fws
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Saturday, january 5, 1867,
A tract of Land on Suggs' Creek, near the Will
son county line, adjoining the lands of VIM.
Hagar, and containing about sixty acres.
TERMS OF SALE-SiX and twelve months
credit, with interest from day of sale, Notes
required with approved security, and lien re-
tanned. Sale free from redemption.
MORTON B. HOWELL. C. and M.
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4 HAVE REMOVED MY Law OFFICE TO
y NO 4e PUBLIC SQUARE. ap staira, four
doors north Of Cedar street.
dec20-21 b. MICHAEL VAUGHN.
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LOUISVILLE. KE, October u. 1855.
To 3. Wilder. Esq. G,y,

To E. Wilder, EsQ.. CITY:
was good deal afflicted with Indigestion,
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yised to use your Bitters Ysearcely used one
bottle when felt relief. and from the use Of the
feel the same energy and viYacity and cheerful
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pleasant tonic and cordial. and as they are pre-
pared from pure ingredients and good old Bour-
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afflicted as was. would say to such persons.
keep your minds easy. yonr bowels open, your
head eeol, your feet warm, and use Wilder's
Bitters, and never mind the Doctor.
Respectfully, J. c. B0CKLES,
"0ld Reliable" Agent Erie R. r.
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THOAaPS0N'S RESTAURANT,
Corner College and UnlOa Streets.


A LARGE 8 PAGE CATALOGUE, TEACH
~ ing how e remove Tan, Rrsekles. Pimpfes.
hlotches Moth Patches, 6alloWneS, Erupti0ns.
and All impurities Of the skin; how 10 force
HhiskeFs, restore. curi and beauty tie hair;
renew the age, cure drunkenness nervous debit
it, and other useful and valEabls Information
kyery body send for il. Address BERGER,
ShUI us = CO., Chemists. IS River street.
Troy, n. n. decl8-Wlm
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Rock HAVEN, MEADE County, KY.
October q, 1866.
M. Edaoard Wilder, Louispille, Rn.

Dear Sir: take pleasure in saying that / was
suffering from Ag1e and Fever, or Chills and
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and after using two bottles I am entirely re-
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and would say to all those similarly afflicted
that if they would be cured and have the disease
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your Bitters, and be convinced Of their wonder
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remain yours respectfully,
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ME ARE NOW PREPARED TO STORE.
w ship or purchase Toeacoo. either loose or
in hoFsheads Call at cur Warehouse, No. =
Market street. Nashville.
asciI-tf fB.l HUGH McCREA 4 CO.
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r. g. DUNNTNGTON & co.
EDITORS AND PRoPRIEToRs.

Voluntary communications. containing inter
osting and important news. solicited from any
quarter News letters from the various eoanties
Of the State especially desired.
All communications should be addressed to
liz Editors offhs UNIos AsD DIsP4ToH."
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ONE AND ALI
Administrator's Notioe.

UHE UNDERSIGNED HAVING QUAIL
j fed as Administrator Of tas Estate Of +.
Achtxehner, deceased hereby n0tifes al persons
indebted 20 said Estate TO come forward and set
tie and parties having claims against the Estate
wiz preseAt Them for payment. F
dsI32w F. ATIENEh, Admir-.
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II r M o AL.
DR.. L. L. COLEMAN

HAS REMOVED FROM CHERRY STREET
II to No. $40 corner of Church and MeLe-
more streets, where ell who may desire his ser
vices as a Physician may find him.
DR.. Coleman has. in connection with his Office
a neat and elegant Drug Store containing a well
selected stock Of
DRUGS, MEDICINES, PERFFMERY,
FANCY GOODS,
And other articles usually Kept in such estab-
lishments, which he offers at the lowest cash
prices. The Goods are fresh and genuine.
Mr.. CHARLES E. RISTINE, formerly Book
keeper and PrescriptiOnist at the Drug Store Of
X. p. jenkins 4 Co., IS with DR.. c.. and wiil
take pleasure in waiting upon his Numerous
friends.
Prescriptions promptly and accurately COM
pounded az all hours. dees-tf
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DAVID WHITE,
DIR. Il. n. SHAW. Master.
DR.. 7. j. SHAW. CLERK.


A s. EXECUTOR OFTHE LAST WILL AND
"A Testament 81 John kiubra. daeea1ei Il IN
91er AZ public sale On the premises, % sATUK-
DAY DrH DAY OF JANUARY. Rsd7, Hnder
the dlrecliqus o. he testatar. OuR Hundred Acre
q yaiaabie tlrm Lands. twelve miles ffom
hasayille. en NIL Creek. bsinEthe dover trace
Of labitha himbfo, aoe deceased and includ-
iuE t1a hQfulsiead % Sad john kimbro. This
tlFefy Valuable land. aud VIII BE- sold without
reserve.
IARAs-une and two years, with interest
AQtes With ptrsunal security and alien retained
decs-tt SAMUEL AlAlBR0, Executor.
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Mr.. Ed,Oard Wilder, Cty :

Dear Sir: My wife and child have been suffer-
ing for several months from indigestion. NY
wife, seeing your advertisement requested me 10
bring her q bottle Of your Stomach Bitters, which
i did and on using one bottle, i am more than
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most heartily recommend its use in every family
remain yours respectfully.
f. M. SWAMI,
0fCrRig, Truman Co., 2l5 Main street
Lv isVille October 20, l566
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Fer Rent,

STORE ROOM on CHURCH STREET,
"A opposite the Stacey House" An excellent
staad Cor businesz. Apply 20
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elOO to 30 De- HIoufIa.

9AWO 70 100 per Mouth.
WAETED. A6RNTs RYERYwHERE.
w Male and Female. % sell the Genuine
lmproVea Common Sense Family Sew
ing Mnehtne. Prics only sls This Maekine
viz stieh. hem, fell, tuck. bind, guilt BRAID and
embrOider. The cloth eannOt Be pulled apart
even aiter every second stitch IS cut. Every ma
chine warranted three years. SEND fDr circalErs.
BLISS & MoEATHRON,
Manufactnrers' Southern AgentS
Gecf-Sm Louisville. ~.
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ROYD,s ADDITION

A ND. COCKRILL SPRING TRACT.-WE
~ have large number OF beautiful Buiiding
Lots 90 Boyd's Addition. AMI IN the Immediate
yieinifyof Coekil Spring. that We y ~ sell pr
vataiy on liberal terms. Persons dezirng hand
some suburban locations would 90 well y give
.i.-sia-Ia, e Agenfs.
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LAW PARTNERsHIP.
JUDGE JOHN s. BRIEN & JNO. C. BIRCH
ATTORNEYS AT Law,
Nd. Ga CHERRY STREET.
LOCK BOX 81 ..............EAsHVTLLR. TENN.
ID. a CMERRY
For Rent.

1--WE STORES on COLLEGE. STREET.
~ Messrs BriEss Co.. Link. Hummer and
Dolin. Possession given lst January next
Applyto jos. ". ALLEN. Agent,
deel8-lWr No. - Narih College street.
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Jennie 8. Fleming vs.. D. D. DiGkey nd
others.
IN PURSUANCE OF A DECREE OF THE
i Chancery Court in this case will sell, at the
Court House at Nashville, on
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saturday. Ianuary 5. Issz.

The two Houses and Lots Nos. 30 and 81, on Nc
Lemore street, between Union and Cedar streets,
owned by Jennie S. and Z. T. Fleming.
TERMS OF SALE-SiK, twelve and eighteen
months credit, without interest Notes required
with approved security, and lien retained Sale
free from redemption.
MORTON B. HOWELL C. and NJ.
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Letitia J. Harris, Admr'x, VS.. Robert Hair
ris and others.
IN PURSUANCE OF DECREE OF THE
L Chaneery Court at Nashville in above named
cause, win sell. at the Court House at Nash
Vile. on
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A tract of about Is acres of Land, lying near the
NOlensyille Turnpike. about twelve miles from
Nashville. This is the same land formerly sold
by Sam1 Kimbro 10 Thomas Russell, ana his
bond for title is recorded in the Registers Office
in Book No. 80, page 657.
TERMS OF SALE-Six months credit, with
out interest. Note required with two good secu-
rites, and lien retained Sale free from re-
demption.
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Personal.

Gov. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, was in Washing
ton on the 30th. Report says he is to have for
eign mission, and rumor says he will contest Mr..
Cowans seat in the U. s. Senate.
Brevet Major Gen. James H. Wilson, of the en-
gineer corps, has been ordered to survey Rock
river, Illinois and Wisconsin, in accordance with
the recent act Of Congress.
A New York letter to the Boston Commonwealth
furnishes the following bit of gossip: A fresh
portrait of JEFF. Davis has just been autographed
in our city. It is the largest published since the
beginning of the war. Memminger pronounces it
the best that has been issued. This ex-rebel off
cal was in our city three days SINCE making calls
on certain publishers and sympathizers."
Dean Richmond the New York railroad man
and politician, has an income of $l0S,721. The
estate of the late DR.. Jayne the Philadelphia pa
tent medicine proprietor, is assessed on an income
of 97,264
To .ex-Goy. Pollock, director of the United
States mint at Philadelphia twice year comes a
stumbling, ilclad man, who claims to be entitled
to the interest on some millions of dollars. Every
usher at the mint knows him, and treats him with
sympathy and tenderness. Gov. Pollock con,
verses with him kindly, and, with the assurance
that the government must very soon be ready to
settle with him, the unfortunate monomauiac takes
his leave, He does not reappear for six months
The London Saturday Review, of July 14th, has
long criticism upon Biersadt's Rocky Mountains,
The critic is favorable on the whole, but thinks
the artist some what weak in the drawing and de-
tails of mountain forms.
John Niblo, the founder Of Niblo's Garden in
New York, diediu that city on the 10th ult., aged
sixtyseven years. He left large and valuable
property.
Since Earl Russell succeeded Lord Palmerston
in October last eleven names have been added to
the roll of the peerage of Great Britain VIZ: One
royal duke, two earls, one yiseount, and seven
barons Nine were creations, and two-the earl.
doms-were promotions. Prince Alfred has been
created Dube Of. Edinburgh, Earl Of Kent, and
Earl of Uisteri Lord Wodehouse, English peer,
has been promoted to the earldom Of Kimberly;
Lord Cremorne, in the peerage of Ireland, sat as
Baron Dartrey, of the United Kingdom, and Is now
promoted to the earldom of Dartrey; Sir Charles
Wood has been created Viscount Halifax; Sir
Francis Thornhill Barring, Lord Northbrook; Sir
John Romilly, Lord Romilly; Earl of Caithness,
Scotch peer, Lord Borrogill; Lord Clermont, Irish
peer, Lord Clermont Of the United Kingdom;
Lord Athlumhey, Irish peer, Lord Meredyth; Earl
Of Dunrayen, Irish peer, Lord kenny; viscount
honck, Irish peer, Lord Monck Of the United
Kingdom. During Lord Pamerston's six years.
administration-from 1859 10 ls65-he created ten
peers. Lord Russell was in Office eight months,
and ~ that time created niue and promoted two,
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even though the movement proposed might
terminate in change of existing institutions.
he interposed his power to prevent the sheriff
from executing the orders of the court in the
premises. His first act after declaring martial
law was to release those who had participated
in the instruction.
The civil authorities did well to suppress
the attempted revolution. The correctness Of
the view taken by them of the character OF
the movement is confirmed by the Judgment
of the President, the head of the government
who did not think the attempt at revolution
50 "harmless o pleasantly" as Gen. Baird
seemed to regard it.
The mayor and the police suppressed the
widely organized instruction, In so doing
they sustained the established government OF
the State, and showed true Loyalty" to
the government of the United States. Who
aided the instruction? And if there has
been any rebellion, who are the "rebels?"