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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-26
RICHMOND.
The Murder of Ii. Rives Pollard


RICHMOND, Nov. 25.-The first an
nouncement of Pollard being shot by
young Grant was received with much sat
isfsction, but upon its being known he Was
killed without warning, the deed was de-
nounced as cowardly. Pollard was heavily
armed as usual, but unconscious Of danger
Chief Justice Chase, in his order to-day
dispensing with the test oath for grand
Jurors, explained that the additional oath
pressribed by Congress to be taken, unless
the court in its discretion directs other
wise, added: Scruplos at taking it, entei-
taiLei BY some Of the grand jurors known
to be among those best qualified for the re-
sponsible duties of the position, have in
duced us to Inquire whether the public in
terests now demand that the taking Of it be
REQUIRED, and we are satisfied that while
the matters affirmed in it are proper cause
of challenge in particular cases the ends
of Justice will be hindered and defeated
rather than forwarded and secured by
directing il to be administered unless
special occasion shsll demand il. No
such special occasion now exists and
iuasmuch as the required number Of grand
jurors have not yet been sworn, let those
summoned be discharged and the Marshal
Summon another grand jury 10 the usual
manner. 10 his charge to the grand jury,
he spoke as follows Of the revenue frauds:
eve admonish you, gentlemen, TO exer-
else your utmost vigilance upon the sub
ject of frauds on the revenue. They are
an evil which the land cries out against,
and frauds upon the revenue are frauds
upon the whole body of tax payers, and no
one who eat7, drinks, wears, or is shell
tered under any roof, however humble,
now escapes taxation. Whatever the dis
honest escape paying, their worthier fell
low.citizens must make up. Do you in
vestigate thoroughly and spare nobody,
least of all those in the highest and most
responsible positions? 1hoso who are
worthy will welcome an inquiry which
must turn TO their praise.
The sum of two millions and a half
dollars tax was paid on tobacco manufac-
tured and shipped from Richmond for
nine months ending the first inst
A telegram to the Wing from Lynch
burg, announces the arrival TO day of a
large party Of Maryland and Pennsylvania
land buyers. They leave tomorrow and
go as FAR South as Atlanta, Georgia.
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GRANTS SECRETARY OF STATE.

From the Chicago Tribune, (RadicalO Nov. Il.
In the British Government the SeCre-
tary of the Treasury stands at the head
of the Cabinet; but in the American
Government the Secretary Of State, who
has charge of foreign relations, is con-
sidered to hold that exalted rank,
The President of every administration,
from Washington down to the present
day, has selected the ablest Obtainable
material in the party as Secretary of
State. Look at the bright constellation
of stars which have shone in the State
Department in the order Of their success
sion: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison,
James Monroe, John @ Adams, Henry
Clay, Martin Van Buren,, Edward Living
ston, John Forsyth, Daniel Webster, John
C. Calhoun, James Buchanan, John NJ.
Clayton, Edward Everett, William l..
Marcy, Lewis Cass, William H. Seward.
Six of these men were afterwards Pres
ident, viz: Jefferson, Madison, Monroe,
Adams, Van Buren,, and Buchanan; and
four Of them were candidates before the
people for the Presidency, viz Clay,
Webster, Calhoun, Cass, and almost Sew
ard
Gen. Grant must find cOmpeer who
can average with these All Presidents
put their best foot forward in the selec-
ton of Secretary of State. Let US see
There is the courtly and suave Senator
Charles Sumner; the accomplished, pol
ished. and learned j. Lothrop Motley,
late Minister to Austria Charles Fran
els Adams, late Minister to England, of
aristocratic mien and manners, cold,
naughty, talented, and high bred,
and lastly, Edwin NJ Stanton, late
Secretary of War, man of great brain
power, fearless, direct, unyielding, and a
scorner of diplomatic intrigue and by
pocrisy. If he were Secretary of State,
Great Britain would settle the Alabama
and other claims without much more cirs
cumlocution, evasion, insOlence, or pro,
crastinatiOn. As President Grant will
lay his finger on a frst-class man, il he
takes either of these men, and as he can,
we presume, command their services, we
cannot see the force of the statement
made by contemporary, that he would
not be able TO find u man for Secretary OF
State who would compare favOrably with
those who have filled that Office.
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AMERICAN SECURITIES IN FRANCE.

The following from the Paris Echo de Ia
BOurse shows that the capitalists of France
are gradually opening their eyes to the
value of American securities:
"For two years past the attention of
European capitalists has been strongly
drawn to American affairs and obligations.
At the present time American funds are
better appreciated than ever before in
France, as well as in England aud on the
other side of the Rhine. Fer although
nearly all the intelligence to be derived
from the journals Of the United States Is
tinctured with craftsmanship on the one
side or the other, it is not difficult to OBJ
tain a correct estimate of public opinion in
America on the Federal finances.
The Germans, thanks to a better IN
Outstanding of the resources of the United
States, have invested large sums of money
in American funds, aud that at times
when the rate of exchange being against
America, they could realize much greater
profits, the lack of confidence in the SOL
VenCy Of Washington Government having
still further depressed them. OF upwards
of six hundred millions dollars, or three
billions Of francs worth Of American Sc
curities held in Europe, four-Gths at least
are in the hands Of the Germans The
| daily sales of these bonds at Frankfort,
Hamburg, Bremen and Berlin will com
pare favorably for amountHwith the
! transactions on Wall street, New
York. Rotterdam and Vienna operate
in these funds on a large scale, perhaps
larger than London itself In Paris, a.
though admitted to the Bourse, the trans
actions in the American bonds are still
| small, and it is to a certain extent true
that they are measured by the operations
/ of Americans themselves passing through
or sojournipg in Paris. If the rules of the
| Bourse were more liberal and more upon
the plan of the Change in London and
| New York, it is evident that our visitors
| from the United States would bring a new
| element Of activity into our market.
'The American funds, or bonds con.
tinue to advance steadily, notwithstanding
| the fluctuations which 10 the last three
months have affected other European val
ue5, and to -day they are quoted at q higher
| figure on the Paris Bourse. This is to be
attributed, undoubtedly, to the admirable
system adopted by the Treasury Depart
ment Of the United States, which sends, at
great expense, to all the bankers of Europe,
a monthly circular showing the financial
coalition of the countrv."
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FLOR
More AbOut the GubernatoriaI DID
GUILTY.

TALLAHASSEE. Nov. 25-In the So
preme Court this morning Gov. Gleason
was granted unlil o'clock this Afternoon
TO show cause why writ Of inquiry should
not be issued, after which the court adj
iaurned until ten % clock tomorrow morn
ing, out Of respect to Gen. Waddy Ihomp-
.on, and to allow members of the bench
and bar to attend his funeral.
Advisory opinions were delivered this
morning on the questions submitted by
Gov. Reid some DAYS since. The opinions
are lengthy and well fortified bv prece
dents and au,horiiies, and sustain Gov
Reid's position.
They decided that there waa no LcgIsll-
ture assembled under t,Cv. ReiGs pToCl&'
nation for q session, sad that if there had
been a legal assembly the form Of I'M
peaChment is irregular aud no; IN accord
ance with the law or precedent, and de
clare that the mere passage Of resolution
ui Impeachment does not impeaCh. !
colured Senator who was presen
stated that when resolutions Of i'm
parchment were presented TO the Senat
% called, not a quorum Of member
we're in attendance on the session Of tn,
senate. BIT little GoGb; exists that a VII
fqu1-waTrsnto will be Issued, Int the tria
will begin tomorrow and may couGnu
several dave
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TIE roRTUGAs PRISONERS.

The Boston idrertiser, speaking Of tie
men now confined in the Dry Touugas on
the charge Of completely in the assassiHa-
ton Of President Lincoln, says Nobody
ever conceived that Arnold was guilty OF
anything beyond the plot to sbduct; there
are grave doubts whether OLaughlin, now
dead, was implicated further than that, and
the commission which tried them under,
stood this fully, or they would have been
sentenced to the gallows, instead of for life
in the Tortugas. SPsngler, whose si1
wears term il now more than half expire !,
as undoubtedly an innocent man, knoTing
nothing Of either plot; but every man who
ever examined this matt T, except Presi
| deaf johnson, became convinced Of thi,
! long a5o." The Alexandria Gazette add
| to the alb I'VE: we believe DR.. Mudd to b'
entirely innocent 1t is time that this out.
rage upon juarice aud humanity should
! Celse'
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SHOCKING ACCIDENT.
fail OF a Brick Arch-FIVe Men Buried
ana the RufHas

From the Louisville Democrat, Nov. q.
A terrible accident occurred at the brick
yard of Mr.. S. Mccullough, on Twenty
sixth street, between Bank and Duncan, at
about o'clock yesterday morning, result
ing IN the instant death of one man and
the injury of four others.
1t appears that they had constructed
patent brick kiln to bura brick in this
winter. 1t was built with an arched top,
and, being completed, five ofthe workmeD,
three white men and two negroes, undertook
to remove the frame from under the arch.
On displacing the timber, the entire top,
or arch, fell in, completely burying the un-
fortunate men beneath the massive weight
of bricks.
The lsborers at work in the yard set 10
work Immediately to remove the bricks and
give relief, if possible, 10 the men. They
labored with almost superhuman efforts,
and after reaching the victims, discovered
that one of the white men, Mr.. Thomas
Curran had been shockingly mashed, and
met with instant death. Another. Mr..
Andrew Stevens, who resides on Fourteenth
street, near Broadway, had both legs broken
above the knees, and his right thigh terri
bly, mashed. His wounds are very serious,
and but little hopes are entertained Of his
recovery. The other white man and the
two negroes escaped with some very severe,
but not dangerous wounds.
Mr.. Thomas Curran, the unfortunate
man who has thus met with such a ter
rible and untimely death, leaves a wife and
several small children to mourn his loss.
He had been an invalid for about one year,
and this was his first days work 10 that
length Of time. His almost heartbroken
wife and children are deserving of the deep
sympathy ofthe whole community in their
sore afliction.
We understand that Mr.. Stevens is also
man of family, and the sad calamity has
brought grief and mourning 10 his once
happy household. Even if he RECEIVERS, he
will be helpless cripple for life.
We have heard this terrible accident &C
counted for in several ways, but the most
likely reason given for the caving in of the
arch, i5 that the mortar had not had time
to dry, aud the frame work was therefore
prematurely removed. We are not pre-
pared 10 express any opinion at this
writing regarding the character of the
work or wisdom Of removing the frame
yvorb an earlv
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4I,lBAM
THo Legislature on stay 5.0W- b.
seucc at Judge BUstecd, Ctc.


seucc at Judge RUstecd, Cie.
MONTGOMERY, Nov. 2j-The Legita-
ture ia discussing the bill 10 stay the COL
lection Of debts. Two Judges have already
decided the a,-.aws now in force uucor
stitutional.
A bill fixing the time Of election for
members Of the Alsl Congress ia under con
sideration. Some favor the election in
February, and others not until next Sep
TENDER.
The bill for suppressinE the alleged Ku-
Kluy disorders is made the special order
tor Saturday.
Both Houses adjourned ull Friday 20
observe tomorrow az thanksgiving day.
The United States Court was to convene
here last Monday, bu, Judge Rustoed has
not vet arrived from New York. Large
numbers Of lawyers and other persons 10
terested ia the court from different parts
ofthe State, have been here sIuce Monday
awaiting his arrival and the opening of the
court. II is nov thought that he will not
hold this term of the court, az the charge
against him will likely require his presence
at Washington during the session Of Con
qrPas
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la regard 10 the funeral of Ros3Ibi, a
Paris dispatch If the 22d says After the
celebration Of the requiem mass and the
last offices Of the dead at The Madeline
yesterday, the remains of Rossini we're
taken to the cemetery of Pere la Chsise.
The funeral was rather Of private and
domestic character. The procession was
not large, nor was the display unusual, but
immense throngs Of people lined the stIeets
through which the cOrtege passed, aud
testified their respect for the great compost
nv the profoundest silence.
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AN ARMY GOYERNWENP

The words of Gen. Schofeld, Secretary
of War, at the Evarts' dinner attract at
tentioz, az showing too much dependence
in Republic upon the u ct drmis of poll.
tics. "The Army" we are told sis the
Republic" just as it is said abroad the
Army ia he safety of the Empire" If
this is true then, just so much the worse
for the Empire and the Republic The
Army ia cOmpoIed of hired soldiery, and
always necessary in war, it is to a certain
extent, also, necessary in peace But the
true defenders Of country, as time has
proved, and both from foreign and domes-
tic foes, are a citizen soldiery, such as we
have now 10 this State, armed and
equipped to the number of $4,000, and
such as exists in every Well-regulaled State
of the Republic. The United States Army,
Of which Gen. Grant is the official head,
we trust will ever be subordinate to that
other Great Army, taken from the ranks of
the People, and composing the State mill
tia. Neither the army maxims of the old
or new world belong to Republican govern
ment. France is kept in order by four
hundred thousand active men in the
army, and Russia by twice that
number. Every aspiration Tor true hber-
ty, free government and free press, is
suppressed in both Empires. A hireling
army rules now in one-fourth of the States
Of this Union. which, such as it ia to-day,
il pinned together by bayOnets. One army
officer (Sickles) suspended the payment Of
debts IN South Carolina, and his successor
(Canby) turned out without cause, a mu-
nicipal government OF thirteen white men,
and put in a majority of negroes. The
wretched reconstruction governments OF
double headed Florida, emasculated Ar
kansas, excluded Virginia, Mississippi and
Texas, disfrsnchised Tennessee, West Vir-
gi0ia and Missouri, badly governed North
and South Carolina, afflicted Georgia, Lou
isiana and Alabama, are all States gov
erned by soldier-straps instead of States
regulated by the civil law common to and
essential to a true republic. Spare us,
then, Gen. Schofeld, if you please, from
that kind Of an army which you tell IA is
''the safety of the Empire" and also from
what you call "the maxims of the Old
World" Standing armies are the bane Of
a free people and a true republic.-NeG
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INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT

WORCESTER, Mass, Nov. 25.-At the
siver wedding Of John b. Young last night
over $4,000 worth Of presents in silverware
we're displayed, from Western friends.
New YORK, Nov. 25.-The ship Law.
renee, from San Francisco for N,w York
was burned at sea on the 22d Of Septen
Der. The Captain and crew were saved
and brought here by ship Valparaiso.
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ceiyer was charged with malfeasance in
Office. he might make that charge upon
him and have him dismissed.
Mr.. Smith: The Nashville and North
western Railroad has fallen behind So, 0GO
in paying its expenses for the month of
October. He was in favor of selling out
every Railroad in the State that
did not pay its interest at once
to the State What good is it
if we do not run it and make money, and
what good are they to US if we have not
got the money to pay for them. Then let
us invite somebody here that has money,
from England, France, Germany, or any
place. who have the money and energy to
take hold of things right. If this was a
movement in the right direction he was for
it.
Mr., Sentet There are some very i'm
portrait questions involved in turning this
road over to the stockholders and are of
interest to this State. Who are the stock
holders of this road? How much money
have they turned over to the State? Are
the stockholders friendly to this State gov
eminent? In the next place would il de-
stroy the power of these stockholders to
lease this road to some other company.
Could the Louisville and Nashville Rail.
road lease this road from the stockholders
and make Nashville nothing but a passen-
ger stopping place, railroad depot?
Mr.. Lindsey: The stockholders of the
Nashville and Northwestern railroad are
the citizens of Davidson county. They
are the very men who want to save the
road from getting into the hands of this
giant corporation, which is nearly eating
us up. The citizens of Davidson county
are bleeding to death from such enormous
taxes being put upon them. The directors
of that road are honest men, and would not
defraud anybody. The object of that re-
solution is to protect the State and the
creditors of that road.
The resolution, after more discussion,
was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Elliott: A resolution appointing
an additional committee Of five, to be
called the Committee on immigration.
under a suspension of the rules.
The Speaker appointed the following
peraons: Eckle, Cate, Elliott, Lindsey
and Smith.
Mr.. Elliott entered a motion to recon-
slider Senate bill No. l4S.
Senate then adjourned until Friday
morning at 10 o'clock, in accordance with
the proclamation Of the Governor appoint
ing Thursday as thanksgiving day.
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IMPORTANT GEOLOGICAL
DISCOVERIES.
Supposed Traces of Humanity ira the
PaIeOzoic Age.


There is now on exhibition al the rooms
of the Society OF Natural Sciences, in this
city, two of the most remarkable discoVe-
ries recorded in the annals of science.
That is, of course, if critical examina-
ton By the leading savants Of the scientific
world shall prove them to be what their
discoveries claim. One is the fossil i'm
print of the foot of 4 man, or rather the
cast of such an imprint. 1t was discovered
bv workman, in a colliery in Western
PennsFlvauia, in the shale everything run
of coal and underlying two other veins
which were being worked by the company.
| The spot where it was found was nearly a
| mile from the pits mouth, and some three
| hundred feet FROM the surface The rock
in which it was imbeded belongs to the
paIeozoic age. 1t is the cast of the left
| foot of a man of ordinary size, aud il per-
| fectly defined. The foot was evidently
| protected by a sandal or mOCCasin, the
| heel. the arch, and the ball of the foot, aud
the slighter depression made by the toes
are perfect, and whether produced by the
foot of 4 man, or freak of dame Nature
the cast Is as perfectly defined as if it were
the work of a sculptor.
~ a curious COlnCiu6iIS AhC So'iV'JB 2
few days before this donation, received
the second specimen from the Rev. sam'l
Cowles, of Towanda. It's large slab o.
sandstone, on which, stamped in the solid
rock, can be seen the imprint of horses
hoofs, as perfectly preserved as though
thew were formed but yesterday upon th'
muddy bank of sluggish stream. There
are at least half a dozen Of these impress
siong, varying in size from the track Of {
full grown horse to that of young colt
They point in different directions, a
though the animals were leisurely waikiki {
about cropping the luxurious grasses o
that tropical period, some of them belr
partially obliterated by the more pertec
form Of fresher imprint, MIR. CoWle
has sent similar specimens to the Pro'es
sors of Yale aud other colleges, and vi
look with interest for the theories of thes,
high authorities respecting the nature an,
character Of the tracks, by what formed
and the condition Of the earth at the dat
of their formation. The fossil footprint
was presented to the society by John Mage'
ESQ, now in Europe.-Butdto Co1ris
Non. ~.
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Secretary Seward declines to furnish any
details of Minister Johnson'5 dispatches,
but assnres inquirers that the Alabama
and Shenandoah questions had been ad-
iusted in manner entirely satisfactory to
the government, or at least in accordance
with the Instructions given our Minister
by the President and Secretary of State.
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The crooked and narrow streets Of BOs-
ton have at last become nuisance not to
be borne by the inhabitants, and energetic
efforts are being made to open wide thor
oughfarcs in the business par. of the city,
to remedy the present blockade OF vehicles
10 carry out this measure effectively, some
of the old landmarks of Boston will have
to be removed.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-26

The New York Herald saysthat the Treas
ury Ring in Washington are connecting a
scheme to extend the banking privilege
and profits of national currency to all who
choose to combine and deposit United
States bonds with the government and re-
ceive ninety per cent. of the national bank
notes for circulation, as the existing
national banks do at present. Itdenounces
the movement, and Gays it will be specially
Objectionable to the South and West.
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NEW YORK.

Arrival of the New Governor General
ofCanada--The Muss about Erie Rail
road stock. etc.
New York, Nov. 25.-Sir John Young,
newly appointed Governor Of Canada,
Lieut.. Col. Mcneil, VIM. F. Turnel, Lord
Alex Russell and Lieut.. Col. Barnard, o.
England, arrived here yesterday.
The Office Of the Erie railroad company
in West street was closed yesterday and a
clerk tells all visitors that the business
is suspended. The transfer office in Pine
street however, was open as usual.
Judge Fallcrton has issued d card deny
ing any completely in the blackmailing o
Collector Smvthe.
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There is a prospect of bridge being
built acr, IS the Mi sssiPpi river, at Han
nibal, Missouri, in connection with the
Pike County railroad, running west from
Naples, the road-bed for which is already
laid, aud on which some three hundred men
will commence laying track this week.
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The rice crop of Plaquemine parish, La,
is this year the largest and best ever made.
The rice planters will ship TO market over
25.OOO barrels, go lbs. each, OF clean rice
The sugar crop Of that parish is expected
10 amount to 10000 TO 1900 hogsheads
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The Weld of sugar in St. Mary's parish,
La, is generally excellent, and the quality
good. Had il no: been for bad seed cane
last winter, the planters would nearly all
of them been placed fairly on their feet by
the present crop.