Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-08
To THE BENEVOLENT PEOPLE OF
NASHVILLE.

absolute want; and hundreds. many hundreds.
must perish. unless quick relief is furnished them.
In population OF less than ten thousand, there
are twenty-one hundred and eighty persons
women, children and infrm mcn-without any
means Of support. OF persons who are able to
! work, but who hive no means to purchase sup
plies for farming operations. there arc families
embracing about two thousand more. 0fthe res
idue, not twenty have the Of helping others.
This terrible condition Of things is due to the
war and the severe drouth Of last summer. which
prevented the making Of crops. Famine is ready
TO destroy what tie sword has spared.
| am in Nashville to solicit aid for my suffering
people. In the mime Of God and humanity, help,
OF VIC perish. Louis WYErH.
NovFt DIFrIcULrY-THE SHREwDSEss OF A
! JEw-IIE GETS THE WuRsT oF IT.-Quite q novel
case of litigation Is before one Of the Courts Of
our city. The follCwing are the particulars touch
| ing il:
few days since Mr.. 4. l.. Simons, Of this
place, went to Louisville, Ky. to purchase horses
! FOR speculative purposes. to be shipped
to this point. Afcr remaining there for a few
/ days he made the acquaintance ola Mr.. Young Of
/ Horse Cave Station. Kentucky, who had also gone
there for the purpose Of purchasing stock. A day
| or two passed and they became somewhat init
mate for the length Of their acquaintance, in the
meantime both having purchased what stock they
wanted. Mr.. 5. proposed to Mr.. Y, who had
| only five horses, that they would ship their stock
together he (Simons) having already chartered =
car. Mr.. Young inquired what he would charge
| him FOR the privilege proposed. Mr.. Simons re-
piled go. The proposition was accepted, with
the understanding that Mr.. S. was to put of the
horses Of Mr.. Y. at Horse Cave, point sGne
/ where this side Of Louisville. Mr.. Simmons had
nine horses and had TO pay $45 freight on
them. or there had been only one in the car
the freight would have been the sane.) But in the
acceptance Of the So, from Mr.. Young, it only
made the freight cost him S25. However he
claims that the officers Of the road promised to
that the five horses were put of as before ndi-
| Gated, but at the fame time the freight bill"
shows that all the horses were to come to this
| place.
Mr.. Young no more Of Mr.. Simons and pro-
ccedcd to Horse Cave Station. to await the arrival
! Of the stock. The train was +" on time" but
dashed by, notwithstanding the signaling Of Mr.
Young, who was III waiting for his stock OF
course he felt that he was swindled and criticised
himself severely for want Of caution. He went
at once to the nearest telegraph Office and tele-
graphed to the detective police at this place,
directing them to take charge Of the stock and
retain Mr.. Simons in custody until be could
come on next train. On the arrival Of tho
freight train the horses were taken into
custody by the proper authorities, to await the
arrival Of Mr.. Young. On his arrival he and Mr.
Smons had an interview. when the latter agreed
to pay the formers expenses, to and from Horse
CAVe-aso the freight on the stock back to that
I /. L
hcrses put of promised, but that the officers Of
the train refused to stop; and that so soon as he
learned this he telegraphed him at Louisville
The proposition was accepted. But in a few min
utcs Mr.. SiTnons refused compliance with his own
proposition. Mr.. Young then sued him before
Esquire Mcacham. claiming one hundred dollars
damages. Judgment was rendered in favor oftho
plaintiff. Mr.. Simons not being satisfied, mp
pcalcd from Esquire Meacham's decision, and
sued Mr.. Young, claiming one hundred dollars
damage FOR the retention Of his stock, which has
been in the hands Of tho authorities since their
arrival Thus Mr.. s.. who thought to save $40 |
By shipping the stock together, as far as Horse
Cave station, has lost thribbe the amount taking |
the judgment rendered against him. with court
and lawyer fees into consideration. Thisis doubt |
less his first experience in litigation and we would
will be a severe one, pecuniarily.
BEFoRR Esquire MEAcHAE.-Mr. Young, Of |
Kentucky, obtained judgment against A. l.. Sim |
ons for 800, damages for not complying with |
his contract in reference to the shipment Of some
stock from Louisville. We understand Mr.. Sim |
onI has appealed from Esquire Meacham's de- |
esion.
Il
Criminal Court on "A charge Of larceny, has been |
acquitted.
THE soldiers and the negroes in Montgomery |
Ala. do not get along together quite rs lovingly |
Thad. Stevens and Fred. Douglass. Last week |
n soldier gave q negro n beating. That night the |
beaten negro found tn. soldier in \ store Ho |
i, arshallcd a number Of bis colorcd friends in |
font Of the door and called him out" A squad |
ofothcr soldiers came NJ, and charged the coorcd
battalion. All the negroes rcrcatcd except one. |
who was armed. lie stood his ground and refused |
to give up his arms. Soldiers retired little way
to consult Of the campaign. Observing that the |
rctreating darkc5 returned at charge clubs, |
the soldiers gave way il confusion. followed by |
a storm Of brick-bats, etc. How many were killed !
and wounded will duly appear in the complete |
annals Of Southern garris0ns."
A NOVEL INvENTION.-Tho patent granted for
paper collars was deemed a great novelty and i'm
practicable. But its success was hardly chroni- !
ced before the world is Startled with the invon-
ton Of socks another evidence Of the superior in
vcntiye genius Of the American people. From
the Scientific incrieaa we learn that the object
Of this invention consists in producing n new ar
ticie Of manufacture. viz Socks made Of paper
and muslin combined. IL is well known that pa
per is one Of the best materials for keeping in or
causing the body to retain its natural heat; in
other words it prevents cold air from reaching
such parts Of the body may be cnvclopcd in it,
The inventor designs his socks particularly for
use over under u pair Of ordinary socks or
stockings. to be worn in cold weather. but it il
obvious that they can be made Of kind Of paper
which will last as long ordinary pair would
keep clean, and thoy can be made so cheaply |
their cost will not equal the price Of washing"
Paper shirts will, we sappose. como in vogue
next Why not? We now have paper collars. |
paper cuffs. paper Irvine. paper rules and paper |
socks.