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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-29
SOUTHERN IRISHMEN.
An Appeal 20 their COunIrymen..

New YORK, Oct. 2S.-An appeal to their
fellow-ccuntrymen at the North, is pub
lished from a number of Irishmen hailing
from New Orleans, Mobile and Savannah,
whose names are appended, in behalf Of
the disfranChised lrishmen ofthe Southern
States. They say that they are no longer
citizens; that they have been deprived Of
the right TO vote, and in many places, have
been driven from the Registrars hall that
the Radical Registrars have refused to en-
ter their names on the registration lists /;
and that thousands, and tens of thousands
of their fellow. countrymen in the South
ern States have thus been DISTINGUISHED,
while every negro who presents himself is
admitted TO the rights of citizenship; that
they are regarded by the Radical party as
inferior 10 negroes, and have no rights,
political or otherwise, which theyisre bound
to respect; that hundreds, yes, thousands
Of Irishmen have been deprived of official
positions to which they were elected, or APP
pointed in different cities throughout the
South, ard that 10 Mobile and New Or
leans those Offices were afterwards conferred
on negrOe'.
They say to the Irishmen of the North.
ern States that Radicalism is prescription,
and If that party gets into power for an
other four years, they will disfranchise you
as they have Us, and makes q strong APP
peal to be saved by their votes from negro
supremacy and rule Of the bayonet. That
their northern brethren be not misled by
traitors who have sold out TO our politi-
cal enemies, and your renegades who have
accepted the ever ready bride for the adyo-
cacy OF policy that has made US aliens in
the land of our adoption and subjected us
in this country to all the injustice and out
RACES inflicted upon us in the land of our
birth, down trodden and oppressed Ireland,
and concludes by saying they are looking
TO the success Of the Democratic Candi-
dates, Seymour and Blair, to free US from
political bondage and the curse of Radical
rule
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INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT.

New York, Oct. 2S.-The examination
into the Treasury bond robbery, was con-
tinued yesterday before Justice Hogan at
the Tombs. Four witnesses testified against
the prisoner John Spicer.
Fourteen trunks containg $685. worth
of property, were recently stolen from in
front Of Ball & Blacks, where they had
been sent in car by Mrs. Black on her re-
turn from the country. Six of them were
afterwards. recovered. ,r--rs. d
The Ceroner's jury yesterday foRnd chat
John Congdon, lad Of fourteen, whowas
shot on pier 50 East river, came to his
death at the hands of Mr.. Annie Zenner.
OGe of the witnesses testified that Mrs.
Zenner demonstrated with the boys for
throwing mud at her, and said she had or
ders from policemen to shoot them if they
did it again. -rH
Boston, Oct. est is reported that
prize SIGHT between O'Baldwin and Worm
old, will take place tomorrow morning.
New YORK, Oct. 2S.-Mr. G. W. Vol.
ley was robbed by a sneak thief in real
estate office, on Cedar street to-day, of
100000 worth Of 5-20s railroad stock and
currency, which he had just drawn from
the Safe Deposit Company. The thief
escaped with his booty, but the police ex
peeted TO secure him.
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ARKANSAS.
Particulars or the Kinds Assassination sp


Particulars or the Kinds Assassination
ST. LOUIS, Oct. ga special from Lit
tie Rock to the Democrat says the body of
Hon. James Kinds, who was assassinated
on the 22d, arrived there yesterday, and
was escorted to the State House, where it
lay in state for several hours, and was WIS.,
tied by large number of people. At 8
P. M.-the remains were taken to the depot,
TO be forwarded TO Salem, N. y. The
funeral procession was very long, consist
ing of military, State, Federal, county and
city officers, fire companies colored schools
and citizens generally. All the business
houses we're closed. Kinds and Brooks
were shot by Geo. A. Clarke, Secretary of
the Democratic Committee of Monroe
county, who was drunk at the time. This
is corroborated by dispatch from Mem
phis, which further states that Clarke,
armed with a double-barreled shot gun,
Joined Brooks and Kinds. short distance
from Virgin Bay, announced his purpose TO
kill them both, and Immediately fired,
sounding Brooks. Kinds then attempted
10 escape, and wasshot in the back. Clarke
was subsequently, arrested and lodged in
Jail. He is said 10 have borne the reputa-
zion OF peaceable citizen, but at the time
of the shooting was in a state bordering on
delirium tremens. sa-z.-f
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SAD ACCIDENT.
Three Children BHrHed To Death.

From the Boston Traveller, Oct q
In the rear Of the old Boston road IN
the town Of Peabody formerly South
Danvers) is situated the Pepper Farm, 20
called, occupied now by the family OF
Byron Goodell, consisting of himself,
wife. and six children Yesterday three
Of his children, EnOch and Martha 4,
twins. AGED five and half years, and
Elms G aged nearly three years, started
from the house, hand in hand to play.
They went into small barn, formerly
used "a piggery, but lately for storing
bay. A few moments afterward, an older
child, about eleven years Of age, who was
tending q COW in the meadow in the rear
Of the barn, saw smoke issuing from At,
and heard the screams OF the children.
She ran to the house and alarmed the
mother, who, on reaching the building
opened the door, hut was driven away "
the rush Of flames AMI smoke. She ran
10 the door Of the cellar and tried to enter
but it was utterly impossible tu do so.
The ueighbors hurried to the scene, and
the fremen soon had streams Of water
pouring on the ruins-toO late, however
70 save the lives Of the children, who were
known to be amid the flames.
As soon as possible strong hands and
willing hearts were lent to aid in remov-
ING the ruins. About midway Of the
cellar were found the cOrpsesOf the twins,
but 80 disfgured as to be hardly reeogniz p
able Further search discovered the other
sister short distance from the others
There were many rumors about last night,
but the above statement Is correct The
children we're playing with matches, 1t -
supposed, and set the hay on fire between
them and the door, thus cutting 81 all
chance Of their escape.
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TaE FrTURE OF CAIIFORS9A

The October number Of the Overland
Monthly has leading article entitled
"What the Railroad will Bring Us,
which discusses this question in a point
Of view peculiarly Californian Ii says
that even now the effects Of the compile
ton Of the Pacific railroad are prospects
lively felt in San Francisco. The ave-
nues are more crowded the suburbs are
filing up with new buildings and new
manuactC les, docks and wharis are
erecting The city will be mot merely
the metropolis Of the western front Of
the United States as New York is the
metropolis of the eastern front, but the
eiflj, the sole great city, relatively such a
city as New Y Ork, Boston, Portland, Phil.
adelphia, Richmond and Charleston, with
many a coast and inland city rolled Into
one would be-" = "FOr thousand
miles north and south Of san Francisco
no cities are possible to become her rivals
as the seabOard cities from Maine to
South Carolina rival New York
The new era viii be ian era of steady,
rapid and substantial growth but will
be attended by some compromising dis
advantages. There will be more wealth,
but less equal distribution Of 1t, and
more luxury, but less general diffusion
of comforts and more Of squalid misery.
The rates Of interest and the wages OF
! labor will be decreased The rise of land
| will place hOmestead5 out Of the reach
Of large class Of the poor and men Of
moderate means. MilliOnaires will mul-
tiply. The increase Of wealth will enable
San Francisco to keep and reward artists,
scholars and other men Of special ability.
A home literature VIII spring up. The
present style of journals will have to
make way for newspapers OF equal abil-
ity and enterprise with the best published
on the Atlantic coast San Francisco
will have its university, libraries and
museums; parks and operas; fleets OF
Yachts and miles Of villas and all the
other advantages Of a great metropolis.
With all of these blessings, however,
California will miss what has been the
peculiar charm, (which all feel but few
analvze," and which "has been more IN
the character, habits and modes OF
thought of her people There has been,
| in California, "a certain eOsmOpolitanlsm,
| a certain freedom and breadth Of CON
1 mon LuOuguL anu lEGlAnk-f hAtAAHi - q
community made up from 50 many dit
| ferent sources, to which every man and
woman had been transplanted-aH tray-
eIers to some extent and with native an-
| gularities of prejudice and habit, more or
! less worn off "Then,' the writer con-
tihues, there has been a feeling of pers
sonal independence and equality, gem
eral hopefulness and selfsreliance, and a
certain large heartedness and OPen-heart'
edness which we're born Of the compare
tive evenness with which property was
distributed, the high standard Of wages
| and Of comfort, and the latent feeling OF
every one that he might make strike
and certainly could not be kept down
long"
Such is the mixed prospect Of the iu'
ture, as it occurs to a representative Cal
ifOrnian
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RIBLEsUFFERfNG AND Loss OF
LIFE.

Captain Wilson Searles, who commands
ed the barge Paragon, which suffered dis
aster during the storm on Lake Huron on
the 10th instant, arrived in Detroit on the
10Th, and thus relates the scenes through
which be passed:
On Thursday the Paragon, in company
with FIVE other barges, laden with lumber,
left Bay City in tow of the tug Moore
WhenOf Point au Barque, the Hercules
the last in toW-became water'lOgged,
which considerably impeded the progress
of the tow. When almost within sight OF
Lexington the line Of one OF the barges
parted, creating much confusion and dis
order and placing the entire tow at the
mercy of the wind and waves. An effort
was made to get matters Alright, but while
thus engaged the tug ran foul Ofthe Para
CON. making bad leak, and she soon
water,logged The wind continued to III
crease in violence, and heavy sea was
running at the time, continually breaking
over the barge, compelling those on board
TO seek safety in the rigging Besides
Can't. Searles there were on board at the
time woman named Margaret Darby,
aged FORTY years, her daughter, aged ten
wears, and three sailors, one Of the latter
a son Of Mrs Darby.
The wretched sufferers chung to the rlgs
cing hour after hour, and the scene is de-
scribed by Capt Searles as the most
nainfnl and heart-rending he ever wit,
messed. Finally young Darby, who had
all through the trying ordeal sustained
himself heroically, announced his inabill-
tv 10 hold out longer, and, bidding them
ali farewell, he plunged into tie lake and
disappeared. Shortly after this another
ofthe crew was washed overheard, and
still another was lost in some manner not
known. The little daughter Of Mrs. Darby
| died in the Captains arms, only few
moments before the suHerings OF the
mother were ended by death.
While those who yet lived were await
ing with calm resignation the wave whieh
should engulph them also, the Canadian
runboat Prince Alfred was discovered
making directly toward them, and OF
| reaching the spot, the dead and the sur
yiyors were remO7ad to the steamer, of
hoard ofwhich everything that sailorly
svmpathy and kindness could suggest wa
| dome d..
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CUBAN INsURRECTION.
4 Strike for "a RepublIc--Aid Expected
from the United SIates.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-Some interest
ing facts concerning the instruction, which
has lust been frustrated in Cuba, have been
made public here. 1t was not a demonstra-
ton of loyalty toward the Spanish Queen,
or toward a Republican form ofgoyernment
under Spanish rule, but 4 strike for the in
dependence of Cuba. The conspiracy was
connected with the view of the conspira-
tors availing themselves of the advantage
ofthc troubles in the mother county, which
it was argued would so engage and en-
barrass the opposing force that no force
could be spared therelrOm TO reduce the
Cubans. The conspiracy was couCocted
months ago, and negotiations had been
made in this country for iron-clads and
small arms, and portion Of the latter
have already been furnished to the insur-
gents. A Creole, who had served with dis
unclion in the Spanish army, was the
leader.
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TERMS Used ON CHANGE.

For the benefit of those Of our read,
ers who do not understand the technical
terms used, We viii explain them. An
option is either Sellers " or "buyers,
Nand the difference in their value is regus
lated by the length Of the option, and the
state Of the market at the time the
trade is made "A sells 5000 bushels of
wheat to B, az price named, sellers
option" this week, the "frst" or 'last
half Of the month, or "all the year. y
may purchase the same amount from L,
buyers option" for any of the periods
mentioned The seller may deliver ut
any time he pleases during the life of the
contract, on a sellers option, provided ne
gives so many hours notice, and the buy
er on buyers option, provided be gives
an equal warning
Privileges" are when A gives 3 so
much per bushel for the privilege of de-
liyering grain at a certain price during
certain time If during this time the
grain should be worth more than the fig
ure agreed upon, A does not make any
delivery. He simply loses the money
paid for the privilege. This is called a
put" On the other hand he may pay
b for the privilege of calling for GER
tain amount of grain at certain price.
Should the grain decline in price, ne
does not call, but loses the amount paid
by him for the privilege. This is termed
a "eall." A large number of privilege
transactions are made every dayin gram
and stocks; but they have no recognition
as legitimate business transactions,
either in New Y ork, Boston, Philadelphia
or Chicago
A corner is the result of Oyer-sell-
ing on the part Of the "shorts" As the
time approaches for them to I'll their
contracts, it is discovered that there Is
scarcity, either natural or artificial, of
the article sold "short," and, in the
eagerness Of the "shorts" to hll, an I'M
healthy an extraordinary demand arises,
which naturally advances the price.
In nearly ali instances these CORNERS
are the result Of deliberate plan on The
part of the "longs' who have pur-
chased for delivery in the future. They
buy al the "cash' or spot grain Of,
fering and create a scarcity
As the short" are by their contracts
obliged "to fill, they are not neeessita-
ted to pay the prices demanded By the
combination, which is always composed
of the "longs 1t often happen that
the corners prove disastrous to the
longs as well as to the shorts, as
they are left with load which they can
not get rid Of, except at a great loss.
Generally speaking, there are few corn
ers' which turn out favOrably for their
engineers, but as there is fascination
and excitement about the business,
there will always be found those eIghO
will embark in them, so long as short
selling shall be cOuntenanced
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PANAMA.


New YORK, Oct. 28.-Adyices from
Panama Of the 18th states that the Pro-
visional President of the State Of Pana-
ma has issued a decree closing all ports in
that State on the Pacific coast, except that
Of the capital, owing to the failure Of crops
in Gautamala. The President of that
State has also issued a decree abolishing
import duty on ali cereals, vegetables etc
till 1870.
The force organized in Havana TO sup
press instruction had been disbanded. A
number of the insurgents we're killed
among them their leader.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Disorders :iR the Sfafe-A Stirring
Appeal from the Democratic Central
Committee.


TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CARoLIEA.
FELLOW CITIZENS: As members Of your
State Executive Committee body which
represents nearly every white citizen in
South Carolina-we feel it our duty to in
woke your earnest Efforts in the cause OF
peace and the preservation Of order. We
beg Won 10 unite with US in feprObating
those recent acts of violence, resulting IN
the death of Martin, Randolph and Nance,
by which few Iawless and reckless men
have brought discredit on the character of
our people, though proyocation in these
cases may have been given. The idea OF
assassination" said George McDutie, is
so absolutely abhorrent to all the feelings,
the christian feelings Of modern times, and
Of such pernieious tendency, that l feel 1t
to be my duty thus unequivocally to ex-
press my utter adherence of any proceed
ings that may have the remoiest tendency
to suggest it. Such a course is not only OBJ
noxious to the adherence Of every honora-
BILE man, from lis moral atrocity, but from
its political tendency"
Listen TO the words of that patriot, which
seem TO come from his grave, to warn the
people whom he loved 50 devotedly. We
can add nothing to the weight of this great
authority. We can only appellto you, to
support the laws, TO preserve the peace and
TO denounce those crimes which have SO
recently been comnitted in some portions
of our State. We speak in behalf OF the
conservative and law-abiding portion Of
the people, who constitute, we feel assured,
nearly our entire white population, and In
their name we express emphaticaliy our
adherence of such acts; and We pledge
ourselves TO give all the assistance in our
power TO suppress them. We adjure all
who love their Stale, of all classes,
white and black, 10 be peaceable
and quiet, to lend their efforts
to promote harmony and to quell dlssen-
sion. We ask those who ARE opposed TO
us, politically, 10 unite with US TO check
aud discountenance all iEcendiary Ian
ouage. whether uttered in public or private,
and TO Join us in the efforts we are making
for the preservation Of peace, the suPre-
macy of law and the maintenance OF order.
LawIessness will endanger the peace of the
whole State, and will surely bring disaster
to all classes. Let ia all then, however
we may differ in politics, devote all our
energies to maintain the good character oil
our State and to promote better feeling
among our whole people.
WADE HAMPTON, Chairman.
JOSEPH DANIEL Pope.
]. p. THOMAS.
- y. i. STANLEY.
... VIM NJ SHANNON.
w. d. PORTER.
THE0. g. BARBER.
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The Kinds Assassination.
Foreign Powers Recognizing
Spain.
Quiet Restored in New Orleans.


Especial by the Southern and Pacific and At
lantic Telegraph Line.
NEW York, November 28.-The con
test between Fernando Wood and John
! -Savage in the ninth Congressional district
wakes warm and promises a great enter
tainment The Tammany men are for
Wood, and the Feniaus are for Head Cen
ire Savage.
1t is reported that $4,000 600 more in
greenbacks have been witL drawn. from the
banks, aud that nearly a quarter of mil.
lion has been sent South, so that the ind-
rations are against any relief from the pre-
vailing siringency. Bank officers are I'M
willing to encroach upon their reserve, in
view Of the approaching demand for cur
rency 30 move the pork and cotton crops
1t is reported that Dr. Turner, President
Of the Connecticut Inebriate Asylum, will
bring suit against the Atlantic Monthly on
account Of Parlon's article on Biughamp.
ton Asylum, in which he denounces the
Doctor as an imposter aud swindler. The
Doctor lays his damages at $4,000.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 2S.-The cotton
operatives OF the large establishments at
Rensington are on a strike. About FIVE
hundred hands are ont Of employment
The Conservatives soldiers and sailors
are making preparations fOr the reception
of Horatio Seymour, who will arrive here
on Friday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S. Efforts are being
made by parties here, in connection with
others in New York City, TO take up
Helmbolis protfered bet Of a million
dollars, on the election, which has been ia
the newspapers over the country.
Judge Woodward, Of Pennsylvania, now
here, says the prospects for carrying that
State Tor Seymour and Blair in November,
are very hatlering He insists that the
Radicals cauno. repeat the frauds which
lost US ,he State in the October election.
Congressman Glossbrennero Pennsylva-
mia, exposes the raseality of the Radicals
who are using the franks Of two Demo-
crafts, Judge TrimbIe, of Kentucky and
Aldridge, Of Wisconsin, to disseminate
their vile doctrine.
BALTIMORE Oct. 28.-The election to.
day in twenty wards for members Of the
first branch ofthc City Council, is passing off
quietly All GROCERIES and bar rooms are
closed.
Hon. William 7. Hamilton, United
States Senator elect from Maryland, adj
dressed Democratic association last eve,
ming.
PIrrsDyHe, oct. 2S.-Horatio Seymour
arrived here at nooa to-day, and was re-
ceived al the depot by an immense crowd.
A four hoiss carriage conveyed him to the
St Charles.
The Democrats are making preparations
for torchlight parade.
CIxCIsNATG, oct. 2S.-The consolida-
tion Of The American Express Company
and the Merchants Union Express under
the name Of the American Merchants
Union Express Company, has at length
been accomplished. The general terms
ar, fully agreed upon, and the directors
met a few days ago TO perfect the details.
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STANTON.

STANTON, Va, Oct. 2S.-Commodore
Mathew +. Maury, delivered an address
to-day, before the Valley Agricultural
Society; to an immense audience. He
warmly urged the immediate establish
ment of line Of steamers between Nor
folk and Holland, in order that the South
might reap the advantage Of direct emf e
grafton which would spring up by this
connection.
Ten thousand people visited the grounds
to-day, when General Lee also made his
appearance at the fair. He was enthusiasts
ticallv chCered.
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..crNEeAL MEADE vINDICATED.

From the Milledgeville tGa) Union
In a country remote from this, a very ar
5snt and classical young lawyer was adj
Jrasainp a mixed multitude Of white and
black, favoring Democratic principles and
nominees. In the crowd was long, ban
dv-shanked. rather bald-headed, and elderly
neoro man. who had waited on his young
master. through several campaigns, Till the
close Of the war, but who, since the sur
rspder had become intensely Radi Il.
BiOoted and noisy, he was leader among
The blacks. and fond of controversy. de
stood up conspicuous IN the ao"1, wan
his hand to one ear, 80 that no wor1 OF 'he
orator could escape him, Tor he nad gwen
notice that he intended to make some
pipts" with them Dimicrais, Il " they didn't
nlump the track" So full OF rhetoric and
law was the speaker, that the old negro
had almost despaired OF eomprehending
apy portion Of the discourse, 30 as 10 make
" mint But at last, the speaker firing mp
with his subject, and rising on tIp-toe, ex-
claimed "The truth is, felloW-cltlzens,
we are fighting over the great battle OF
constitutional liberty-nOt only Tor the
nrincipIes established by our revolution
arv fathers-but for that precious heritage
of personal and civil rights, wtesIed by the
noble barons Of England FROM iyrannicai
King John, on the banks of The Running
medeD No quicker said thamdone. Uncle
| simon threw himself erect, and shouted ;
ayyho dat YOU say run? Somebody beea
runripg Meade where at? Was Il Get
t1shnrg2 No stree General Meade
d;dn,t run. / was der-he couldn't run
he couldn't hardly crawl backwards up
5om hills let alone run. Truth IL, both
sides got whipped, and just walked on IN
different 'reclions. Whoever talks aoou'
General Meade as running Meade, from
King John or anybody else, tells DimI-
crat lie" The niggers shouted over thl
triumph Of their leader, general iaugL
eusued, the speaker became confused, and
all adjourned to the barbecue.