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Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28
CONTESTED ELECTIONS.
The Cases BEFORE the County Com
missiOaers-NOvel Facts Brought so
Light

The Cases Before the County Conn
EnissiOners-NOvel Facts Brought 90
light
from the Memphis Ledger, March %.
The cases under judicial investigation
before the Board of Commissioners Of this
county, involve a number of questions not
only novel, but highly important in a legal
point of view. The case which was taken
up by the Board last evening, and was still
being heard this morning, is especially in
teresting. 1t will be remembered that at
the recent election, colored man whose
name is Hayden, among others, was elected
Constable for the 18th civil district as the
successor of Norton, who has for years
been the Constable for that district. On
the presentation of Hayden's certificate,
Norton gave notice of his intention TO con-
test his (Hayden's) right to be indicted in
to office, on the following grounds, as indi-
Gated by the testimony presented by the
counsel for Norton:
i. The ineligibility Of Hayden, in con
sequence of being OF African descent, as
defined in the Code.
2. The illegally of the cleo ION. aa held
on the 9TH day Of March, 1868. on the
ground thai Captain Sears, the acting
Commissioner of Registration, had no
competent authority to register voters and
hold the election under the existing "fran-
chise law"
The law requires that before Commits
sloner can proceed to register voters or to
discharge the duties devolving on him, he
must be commissioned by the Governor.
The facts and proof in this case show
that the commission by virtue of which
Mr.. Sears discharges the duties of Com
missioner of Registration for Shelby
county does not bear the genuine signature
OF Governor Brownlow. Judge Lewis,
John w. Smith and Col. Casey Young,
"well acquainted with the chirography of
the Governor, say that the name of VIM.
q. Brownlow, affixed to the commission of
Captain Sears, is not in the handwriting
of Gov. Brownlow." The name ia not
only in some other chirography, but is
very neatly written, which is incompatible
with the idea that it was done by the
palsied hand of the Governor, who, it was
proved, in his better days, never wrote a
smooth hand
The legal proposition is that the Cover.
nor, who receives the powers with which
he is invested by virtue of his Office, can
not delegate to any other person the legal
right TO discharge the duties which the
law specifically devolves on him. Hence
the commission of Capt. Sears, though
bearing the name of Governor BrownloW
written by some other person, was not
signed by the Governor as required by
law, and is consequently void-totally in
validating all the official acts of the so
called Commissioner of Registration.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28
In the Political Interests of
the People,

Fhe UNION AND DISPATCH. as hereto
fore, will take the Constitution and laws for its
guide; and in the discussion Of all the new and
intricate questions and issues arising out Of the
extraordinary condition in which the country
placed, Il will adhere to the principles an
teachings Of the founders and exposiiors Of our
government and institutions. II will endeavor
10 guard with vigilance and defend with unwa-
vering earnestness and faith the rights and inte-
SITS Of ELI Toe States. and the essential princi-
les which constitute the basis Of the Republic.
We shall oppose all invasions Of these. and
Iphold, 10 the utmost Of our ability. the union
of the States under them. Feeling that they
70 endangered by the revolutionary schemes OF
Radical politicians who now hold the Legis-
niive power Of the Government, we shall abate
othing Of our past opposition to their mea-
urs with these views which are no less thai
,,nound convictions. we cannot and will no.
hesitate 10 defend the unfortunate South
the aspersons and impositions heapeo upo ts
people. and urge that jusTIoE and kIsHT shall
meted out q them.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28
Our Financial and CONNER.
cial Column.

Every department Of business has an immo
date interest in the markets Of the country, and
in its financial fluctuations and condition. The
man who fafls to keep himself properly ad-
vised rs to the rise and fall Of the markets. as
controlled BY the laws Of demand and supply,
and the relative condition Of the currency. IL
exposed to constant loss. and must necessarily
fall behind his more intelligent and enterprisine
nsiehbors. In order to make our paper valuable
as well as interesting, we shall continue to
make this a SPECIAL FEATURE. Our Daily
Market Reports domestic and foreign. by tele-
graph. and our City Reports, gotten up at heavy
expense. have challenged the communication OF
our hest business men while our current Finan
cial Reports from all the leading u.oney centre
Of the country are fuller than have ever
published by any other journal in. Tennessee
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28
For the Family Circle,

And for the special pleasure and profit Of ihe
young. each week we will give general literary
and religious miscellany. Nothing shall find
its way into our columns unfit for the perusal
.he mothers and daughters Of the land. Depre-
eating the demoralizing sensationalism of many
contemporary journals. We shall oschew that
character; striving to give the reader substantial
matter. preforring to be useful rather than
ensstional.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28
Our Manufacturing and DO
NESTLE Interets.

We shall constantly adinonish the Southern
peopie 10 be selfreliant. and shall do what we
may bo able 10 induce the establishment OF
manufactures In cur midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end we viii pay special attention
10 tho COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing.
and exert ourselves 10 encourage the diVersih-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
uent OF Southern resources.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28

IT Is a curious fact that the demand for
children for adoption is in advance of the
supply. The number Of fondlings received
by the police was one hundred and seventy
six in 1867, and this is an increase on the
previous year; yet the authorities of the
Home for the Friendless and other benevo-
lent associations assert that they are I'M
able 10 meet the demand for healthy infants
for adoption. The number Of persons
without children Of their own, who wish TO
have a child to bring up, is large and in
creasing. Girls are preferred TO boys, and
even crippled children are not refused. -
Ner lnrk Erenina Paa.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28

State Of Tennesee-OIice Clerk and Master.
ChaBcery Court at Nashville. February he
oath, 1868
A. 4 } Lewis, compliments. vs.. Meyer Lusky
q ais. defendants.
TT APPEARING FROM AFflDAYITFI FILED
Il in the Cross Bill Of Lena H. 00ldstein IN
this cause that the Il defendants. Abram Lewis
and J0seBn Lewis, are nOn-residents Of the
State Il Tennessee il IS therefore or
dered that they enter their appearance herein
before or within the Grs. three DAYS Of the
next term Of said court. 10 be held on the
first Monday ia April next lsas and
plead, answer OF demur 70 sail cross bill. or
the same will be taken for confessed AZ 10 them
and set for hearing eE parte and that a cong Of
TINS order be published for four consecutive weeks
IN the Nashville Union aud Dispatch
A eopy-Attes': VI. Il. HOWELL
Clerk and Master.
Brown 4 Martin. Sol'rs for e0mpl'ts.
maf.r Wit
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28

We receive two copies Of the McAiinn-
vile Enterprise one published at McMinn-
vile and entitled the McMRHriiie Enter
prise, the other published at Cookeville,
and called The Cooksrile Times. They are
very much alike in size, appearance and
naiter-sre twin brothers. VIM. Baker is
editor Of both sheets. -McM;aarlle Neg
Era.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28
Subscription Price Reduced.
rar PAPER OF THE PEOPLE AND
ron FHE PEOPLE.
Now is the Time to Subscribe,

by A CONSOLIDATION OF THE ,rAsE
VILE UNION AND AMERICAN and the
DISPATCH, and by the generous and united
support Of the UEtos AND DISPATCH by the
patrons Of both the former papers, the Proprie-
tors are enabled to present a Newspaper hiths
10 unsurpassed in this city or State.
IN FULLNRsS AND ACCURACY
NEWS. our paper will compare favorsbly ith
beet in the entire country; and in sayin"
we only repeat the expressions Of many
patrons. who are most capable Of judgins 10
matters.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28
BROWN DICK.

VYHIS DISTINGUISHED RACE HORSE
i and Stallion win make the seeason Of lsf,.
at my stable, four miles west Of Nashville on
Charlotte Pike, at Fifty Dollars for Thorough
bred Mares, and twenty-five Dollars for Grade
Mares No mare will be served By the horse
that is not accompanied by the cash or a COED
note Al sixty or ninety days. Mares kept a
One Dollar a week during season, bat no habii.
ity for escapes OF accidents.
mars I'm lB.l B.R. C0CKRILL.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28
Upon the Subject of Agriculture

And kindred topics, we shall also give an OK
tensive variety Of valuable and interesting mat
,er-the best adapted to the farming classes o.
our State, which will. in a great measure, sup
ply the place Of = family agricultural paper.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28
SHERIFF'S SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF A Fl. FA. TO ME DIRECT
ID ed and delivered, from the Honorable Cir
cult Court of Davidson county. at its May Term,
1867, | will expose to public sale to the highest
bidder, for cash. at the Courthouse door in the
city of Nashville. on SATURDAY, the 2Sth day
est and estate which j. Shelby Williams then
had, or may have since acquired. in the follow
ing described real estate. tO-wit A number Of
lots in Williams addition, bounded by SEWER
street, Minnicl street, Shelby avenue and FOs-
ter street: within those bounds are lots Nos.
l63, l6i, l65, l66, $50, lS1, 1872. 26i. 25 266 25
2S3, 279. $50. 2Sl, 232 81 and 80, or so much
thereof will be sufficient TO satisfy this Il IN.
being levied rs the property of j. Shelby
Williams, to satisfy a judgment rendered in
favor Of Atkins, Bros. Il Co. against j. Shelby
Williams.
mars I'd PATTERSON. Sheriff.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28
Removal Of Cify DIspensary.

THE eITY DISPENsARY HAS BEEN RE
4 moved from the kirkman Block. Church
street, into the Union aud American Block.
corner ChGFch and Cherry streets. Ne. 81. 40
stairs where charity prescriptions will be issued
a. heretofore. j. b. MITCHELL,
JAMS Il Health Ohieer.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28
Decisions of the Supreme
Court.

In view the necessities Of the legal profes-
sion. and the general public interest Rttachins
10 the many new questions coming before our
udicial tribunals, We will publish all the i'm
portsnt decisions of the Supreme Court from
official sources. which may be relied upon as
ntirsly Trustworthy.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28
In Chaneery at Nashville.

State Of Tennessee-Oflice Clerk ard Master,
Chaneery Court at Nashville. February the
9th, 1868.
X II, Douglass, Trustee, etc, complainant, vs..
james w. G0Ostree ct ais, defendants
Kin this cause that the defendants Charles /.
Campbell, Emma Campbell, the unknown sister
OF Mary A. GoOstTee. and the unknown children
Of said unknown sister Of said Mary A.
Goostree. are non residents Of the State Of
Tennessee: IL is therefore ordered that
they enter their appearance herein before
or within the first three days Of the next term Of
said Court, TO be held on the first Monday in
April next, 1868. and plead. answer or de
muir TO compliments bill. or the same will be
taken for confessed as to them and set for hear
ing eN parte and that copy Of this order be
published for four consecutive weeks in the
Nashville Union and Dispatch
A cOpy-Attest: NJ b. HOWELL
Clerk and Master.
Jordan Stokes, SOl'r for compit marc 4tw
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28
In ChancerY at Nashville.

State Of Tennessee-Ofice Clerk and Master,
Chancery Court at Nashville, February the
25th, 1868.
Terrass Bros, compliments, vs.. +. S. Cheatham
ct ais, defendants.
ITAPPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT FILED
in this cause that the defendant, Henry
Blood. is a nonresident of the State Of Tennes-
see it is Therefore ordered that he enter his
days of the next term Of said Court, 10 be held
on the first Monday in April next, 1868. and
plead. answer or demur to compliments bill, or
the same will be taken for confessed as to him and
set for hearing ex parte, and that a copy of this
order be published for four consecutive weeks in
the Nashville Union and Dispatch.
A eOpy-Attest: M. b. HOWELL
Clerk and Master.
Willo. Haywood. Sol'r for eompts feb2} wit
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28

State, parish and municipal officers are
to be elected in Louisiana az the same time
the people vote on the proposed eonstliu-
ton.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28
REDUCTION OF RATES

grati6ed at being able TO state that
very large increase in the number OF our
Daily and rri- Weekly subscribers enables us to
reduce the price Of subscription to these editions
We do 50 the more chserfully because the neces
stiles Of tho people, in the impoverished eondi-
ton Of our stricken section. requires such con
sessions can be reasonably made in their in
terests. From and after the lst January, there
fcre. our
FIRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION WILL BIZ
In ADVANCE
TRI-WEEHLT ...-......................-...... 8 90
WEEAt.h --.--.----'-----.-..-- 90
And for shorter periods at the same rates
az Sc earnestly appeal 10 our friends 10 Al
- erte ding oar circulation; and in thereby in-
.reasins our means Of usefulness. copy Of
amer viii be sent gTatuitously 20 any one
q ten subscribers TO either oiGths editions.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28
TWENTY LOTS,

In Hobson & Wheless' Addition to kdgefield
the sale 10 be continued from day 10 day until
all Of said lots are sold. A map Of this prOperty
can be seen at my Office.
This will afford one Of the finest opportunities
ever offered for valuable investments IN Edge
field.
TERMS ~ SALE - Credits Of six. twelve
eighteen. twenty-four. thirty and thirty-siS
mOnths-nOtes with approved security required
with intsrest from date. and lien retained. Pur-
chasers paying one fourth cash. viii not De re-
guired TO give personal security. SHE free from
redemption. MORTON Il. HOWELL,
Clerk and Master.
ANDERSON. JOHNSON. a SMITH.
marl0-tds Agents
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28
BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY
AND wOOD MARTHA.
THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN SAVED AN
hualiy rom an untimely grave by using this
UNRIyALED PREPARATJONf

IL cures etfectually all diseases Of the Throat
and Lungs CONSUMPTION in its incipisnt stages
Asthma, BroHehitis, Colds. Coughs Catarrhs
Creup, WhOOping Cough, Sore Throat. and mi
diseases on the respiratory Organs are immedi-
atey relieved by its use.
Extract from letter from DR.. B. Robinson.
long practicIng physician in Northeastern
Tenn, under date Of September g. 1867 from
Chrstana, Tenn:
| shall always take pleasure in reeomu,cnd-
ing your Balsam, because 1 feel rs good eFeefs
IN my system every day, and am auite sure II
has extended my life. Hoping You NAV succeed
IN doing good TO the human race. and recon-
pense yourself thereby
am, respectfully your friend
). ID. ROBINSON, NJ. D."
From DR.. J. W. Nelson. under date OF Muir
treesbOro, September 8. 1867:
DR.. CHARLES WILLIAMS, Memphis, have
had 2 great many calls for your Wild Cherry
and Wood Naptha, and OF course could not fur
nlsh II; and my Oiect in writing TO you Is 10
request that you send me few dozen as soou AS
convenient. and forward your bill and / will
send you check for the amount
Respectfully yours
JOSEPH W. NELSON"
Sold wholesale by Berry, DemoviHe 4 Co.
and by all druggists in the city of Nashville and
throughout the Southern States Price per Rot
tie, 81 no. Please address an wholcsals orders
To DIR. G. WILLIAMS * Co.
Memphis. Tenn.
And they shall receive prompt attention.
a liberal discount made 20 the trade
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28
EXECUTRIX' NOTICE.

I ETTERS TESTAMENTARY HAVING
l. been granted to the undersigned by the
Honorable County Court of Davidson county,
under the will of John q. GFeener deceased +,
this is to netify all persons indebted to said
estate to make immediate payment, and those
having claims against the same to present them
duly proven, within the time prescribed by law,
or they will be forever barred.
MARY CATHERINE GREENER,
mar5 m
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28
CHANCERY SALE.

Nicholas Hobson, ct al. VS.. Washington
Barrow, ct al.
IN PURSUANCE OF A DECREE OF THE
i Chancery Court in this case. / will sell 0u
the premises commencing on the 0alat'n
turnpike. on TUESDAY. MARCH 81, 1858. at
III oclCck A. NJ
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28

COMMENCING APRIL 70. FOR THE BEN
" eft Ct St Mary's Orphan Asylum. Tickets
Five Dollars each. 20 be had Of any Of the Ca.
thedral Sunday School Teachers: Mrs. Win
bourn. City Hotel; Mrs. Barry. A Public
Square: and X. Dorinan at his Music Store
Masonic Hail building. where the Piano will
be on exhibition till the Fair opens. Persons at
distance may procure a ticket BY addressing
either Of the above and inclOsinR the money
The rafting will take place under the superyis-
ion Of Mr.. X. D0rman, Capt. j. NJ. Thatcher and
L. T.. Jones, the public being previously mott
fed through the press Of the day and hour
The following certificate speaks for itself:
Having had the pleasure Of repeatedly play
ing the Geo. Steck & CO. Piano, we DO unhes-
itatingiy pronounce It among the most perfect
instruments OF Its kind. Especially is il remark
able for its evenness Of tone, which, although
wonderfully powerful is exceedingly rich and
smooth. The promPtness with which its damp
ers operate, have never seen e4uailed.
Henry Weber, Vim. Herr. Emil krutch, j.
W. Won StrontE. J. NJ. Thatcher. DR.. J. c.
Minor, Miss l.. A. FitzhuEh, A. r. Reese, and
Mrs. II Priestiy. Teachers ~ Rev. W. 4. Wards
Seminary. mars
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-28
PRICES REDUCED!
TENNESSEE IRON STORE.
NOs. 52.and % North Market 81.

Az L HAVE THIS DAY REDUCED PRICES
w of Tennessee and Kentucky. or b Iron.
Merchants, manufacturers and farmers will find
It to their interest to purchase of us. Weare
the only manufacturers of the old reliable Ten
nessee Charcoal Bloom Iron. We are also
making a superior quality of cheap iron. all
sizes-bar, band round and square sheet, etc ,
branded Kentucky. This iron is far superior to
any Puddled Iron made on the Ohio river.
All iron sold by us is branded II. b. X $ Ky,
and II. b. x $. Tenn. Charcoal.
A liberal discount allowed to wholesale dealers
jams Bun HILLMAN BRO. IL SONS.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-05-30
Honor Your Calling,

We commend this paragraph, from the Lon
don Economist, to all who have vocation :"
1t is good thing when man is proud
of his work or his calling. Yet nothing
is more common than to hear men find
ing fault constantly with their particular
business, and deeming themselves un-
fortunate because fastened to it by the
necessity of gaining the in livelihood. In
this spirit men fret or they change
their business, and go on miserably, shift
ing from one thing to another till the
grave or the poor house gives them a
fast grip. But while occasionally man
fails in life because he is not in place
fitted for his peculiar talent, it happens
ten times oftencr that failure results from
neglect and even contempt of an honest
business. A man should put his heart
into everything sthat he does. There is
not profession that has not its peculiar
cares and vexations No man will es-
cape annoyance by changing business.
No mechanical labor is altogether
agreeable Commerce, in its endless
varieties, is affected, like all other human
pursuits, with trials, unwelcome dnties,
and spirit stirring necessities 1t Nvery
wantonness of f. lily for man 10 search
out the frets and burdens of his calling
and give his mind every day to con-
sideration of them. They belong to hui
man life.' They are inevitable. Brood
ing over them only gives them strength.
On the other hand, man has power
given him to shed beauty and pleasure
upon the homliest toll if he is wise Let
man adopt his business and indentify
it with his life, and cover it with pleas
ant associations, for God has given us
Imagination, not alone to make some
poets, but to enable all men to .beautify
Aomely things. Heart varnish will COW
er ipnumerable evils and defects. Look
at the good things. Accept your lot as
a man does a piece Of rugged ground,
and begin to get out the rocks and roots,
deepen and mellow the soil, to enrich
the plant. There is something in the
most forbidding avocation around which
a man may twine pleasant fancies, out
of which he may develop an honest
bride,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-05-30

An AFFECTING SsENE.-Could we ool-
lect the wives and children of drunkards
in great amphitheatre, and place the
manufacturers and venders in another
circle and fix them there until each moth
er and child had told the hiatory of their
grief-could the blows of the sworn and
once-loyed protectors be made to sound
in the ears of these venders with the
shrieks of these mothers and the cries Of
their children-couid they describe their
days of toll and their nights of anguish
could they throw into their countenan-
ces all the agony they have ever known,
all the terror and trembling, all the dis
gust and loathing which the conduct OF
husbands and fathers and brothers has
cost them-could these ven6ers hear the
prayers and see the secret tears OF these
wives and children-is there soul not
absolutely in league with the great Ad-
versary and Tempter who: could continue
for a dav, or for an hour in this unholy
business Yet all this is seen by the eye
of Omniscience, and these grOans and
cries and prayers have entered into the
ears of the COP of Sabbaths.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-05-30
Independent in all things


should have an ending so peculiar
should terminate in some hidden recess
of the arcana of nature, some process OF
translation, and pass silently and unseen
away. The poetic justice of Mr.. Dickens
led him to believe this probably le-
gend. Impressed by the shrewd com
ment and quick observation of Mr..
Weller, I, as did Mr.. Pickwick, gave a
willing "credo" to the story. Alas that
it should not be true : but the bones that
bleach, and even the turkey-buzzards of
the air, that fatten on our friend, tell us
it is mighty vagary-a delusion!