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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25
HAPPY CONCEPrION.

We understand that che History Of
American Bastiles,' soon to be published,
contains some most cruel narratives of
cruelty and wrong, that would disgrace
the annals Of the lnquisitiOn. Il is being
prepared under the careful superinten>
dence of John A. Marshall, of Phila-
delphia, and Mr.. Wall, of New Jersey,
and will be dedicated to General Ulysses
Grant, with the earnest hope that this
record Of wrong and outrage by one of
his predecessors will intensity his zeal in
behalf OF the constitutional rights Of the
citizens under the Constitution. The
frontispiece will be ornamented with two
bells-the first a steel engraving of the
bell of Independence Hall, with its time
honored inscription" Proclaim Liberty
to all the Land" Over it the sentence
This 2UaS the Bel Of 1776." Over
it smaller engraving of that little belr'
Of Stewards with a hand reaching forth
from the murky clouds of despotism
toward it, and beneath Stewards speech
to Lord Lyons: Il can touch a bell on
my right hand, my Lord, and arrest q
citizen Of New York: on my left, and
arrest citizen Of Ohio. Can your mis-
tress, the Queen, do more?" The work
will also contain three steel engravings,
of Forts Lafayette and Warren, and. Of
the Old Capitol Prison.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25
NEW YORK.
Proposed Settlement of Erie Central
Troubles.

New YORK, Dec. PA report was
current last night that the msguates Of
krie and New Yuik Central Railroad had
.ormed an alliance, hut noihirg has been
made public vet. 1t il stated that the basis
Of the settlement is to be the Withdrawal Of
all iriut lone in the Erie and Central
r. ads anu d combined effort 10 lsgliiza The
scrip dividend Of the latter.
Chief Justice Chase has cOnseated 10
preside at the banquet TO be given to Prof
Morse at DelmonigO's on the 29.h iust.
Col. WynCoop, in his address 10 the His
toYical Society last evening narrated the
history of The IGdian troubles, aud ex.
dressed the opinion that war could have
isen prevented if Congress had made the
AUTHORIZATION asked by The Department Of
the Interior. to be used in subsidizjDg the
indiana. The remedy would be the re-
demp,iou Of cur pledges and the fulfill
ment # contracts with the lDdisns.
Peter Cooper made 4 brief address, ad-
y,cating sll privileges Of citizenship ss
the tue cure Tor Indian evils. which was
apr,audId 10y the audience.
AuHERsTBURG, n. y. Dec. 2i-At q
6re last night iG the south wand Of the
Iuuaiic Asvlum, one woman wa4 sGtiOcu
ted and Two others badly burned The
builiingagas saved with difficulty.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25
GREECE AND TURKEY.


New York, Dec. 24.-The Herald's
spec;al from Athens of the 23d, GAYS the
Greek government has asked of the Cham
hers an extraordinary levy of troops. The
National Guards have been Modified.
LONDON, Dec. 24-It is regarded as al
most certain that France aud England will
Join in the conference for settling the
Eastern question.
The following dispatch from Constant
nople OF the I'D is just received; NJ. De.
III aunis, the !recian Minister, has formal
" retir, +, rrn his post, and returned TO
Athens.
Edward Jay Morris, American Minister,
has consented to extend the protection OF
his Legation to Greek suhjects in Coustan-
| tinople.
The Porte declines 10 recog1iZe the P'o-
pOsed confert nee OF the great powers.
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So IETY.
The Gay Season at Washington.
A correspondent writes from

A correspondent writes from
Washington:
The coming gay season bid
fair to be one unequaled in splendol
as compared with the winters past
In two weeks more it will be al
high tide, and then parties, levees
and receptions will be of nightly
occurrence, transforming night into
day. The Presidents first recep-
tionwill be given during the holi-
days, and the ladies of the White
House will soon thereafter resume
the afternoon levees for the ladies',
which were so popular last season.
These are to be given twice a
week.
1.-The different cabinet ministers
are expected to give their evening
receptions as heretofore.
"Gen. Grant will not in all prob
ability have more than two or three
general receptions during the sea-
son-and this will prove to be far
more satisfactory to the lovers Of
society. Speaker Colfax and lady
will entertain in a handsome man
ner, and their receptions will be
among the most popular given
here.
Several of the foreign ministers
arc to give elegant parties during
the winter which are expected to,
exceed in brittany of toilets dis
play any ever seen in the Ameri-
can Capital.
Society is ON the qui ciUe just
now over the announcement that a
very fashionable and aristocratic
wedding is to take place during the
early part of the new year. The
gentleman is Count Luttem, of the
Prussian Legation-a fine looking
man, who has, it is said, a very
handsome fortune. The lady of his
choice is an American-Miss Pour
tales--Of perhaps nineteen sum-
mers. Extremely beautiful, and re-
garded as one of the bellies of So
ciety during the past two winters,
she is to bid farewell to her repub-
lican home and henceforth to live
under a monarchy. Her father Is
pure French, and q descendant of
one of the most aristocratic families
in old France"
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GENERAL AMNESTY!
Pardon Of Davis, Breckenridge,
and all Others.
by the Presidents eff the United states
OfAmeriea:
a PROCLAMATION.

A-NON In VI lAVNs
Whereas, the President Of the United
States has heretofore set forth several pro-
clsmaliors Offering amnesty and pardon 10
persons who had been or we're concerned
ia the late rebellion against the lawful su-
ihoriiy Of the government of the United
S;ater, which proclamations were severally
Issued On the Slh day Of December, 1868,
Gu the 26h day of March, 1864, on the
% day Of May, 1860, on the 7th day OF
September, 1867, and on the Alb day Of
July in The present yen; and whereas, the
authority Of the Federal government having
been established in all the States and
Terrjiori,s within the jurisdiction Of the
Uni',d Sea &c, il is believed that such
prudential reservations and exceptions a.
at the date Of raid several proclamalious
were deemed necessary and proper, may
nov he justly and wisely irquished, and
that 90 universal amnesty and pardon for
partici patica so said rebellion extended 10
all who have borne any part therein will
tend to sesare permanent peace, order and
prosperity throughout the land, and 10 re-
new and fully restore confidence and fra
terDal feeling among the whole people, and
their respect for and attachment TO the pa
Sional government designed by its patriotic
founders fos the general good:
Now, therefore, be it known, that |. Aa-
drew johnson, President Of the United
States, by virtue Of The power aod author.
ity in me vested by the constitution, and
10 the name Of the sovereign people of the
United States, do hereby proclaim and de-
clare, Internationally aud without Tcstr-
walton, 10 all and to every person who di-
reo;ly or indirectly participated in the late
instruction or rebellion, fall pardon aud
amnesty for the ofense Of treason against
the Uaiiei Siates, or Of adhering 10 their
enemies during the late civil war, with the
restoration Ct all rights, privileges and i'm
munilies under The Constitution and the
laws which have been made in pursuance
Thereof.
In testimony whereof have signed these
presents with INV hand, and caused the
seal OF tie United States TO be hereunto
affixed.
Done at the City Of Washington, the 25;h
OF December, in the year Of our Lord
one thousand, eight hundred and sixty
eight, and Of The Independence Of the
Uniied States of America the ninety
third.
lSigned ANDREW JOHNSON.
BIZ the President
+. W. SEWARD,
Ac,;n, Saoratorv IF State
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INDIANS.
A soldiers Opinion of tae V,xed
Question.

A soldiers Opinion of tae V,xed
Question
New YORK, Dec 24.-Col. Wyueoop,
10 an address to the American Geographical
Society last night, defended the Indian Bu-
reau against certain charges made against
them, and said: "As the bureau exists at
present, do not know how it can be bet
tered. have failed TO see, so far, how the
Department of the Interior or the Office Of
the Indian Bureau has been to blame for
any Of our Indian troubles. Let The SYM
paIhies of the people of lhls great county
be aroused for the Iudian as they have teen
for the African, and, irrespe Give Of the In
dian Bureau or Congress, there will be such
radical change in The condition of the
Indian as will bs an incredible benefit to
him 10 future, and consequently TO our
wholee1untry."
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25

BLACK KETTLE, the head chief Of the
Cheyenne nation, killed by Gen, Custar's
command, was man of more than ordi-
nary natural ability, and has held dis
tinguished position for years among the
tribes of the West He was more noted
as a leader in the council than as a war
rior, and many years ago received the de-
signation Of the Orator Of the Plains
His age must have been about fifty-six.
He was theson of the High Black Wolf,
and forty three years ago, at the treaty
with the latter, on the Little Missouri
Gen. Harvey was presented with the
boy Black Kettle, and adopted him as his
son
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25
suicide i'm Macon County

young man named Josephus Mead
ows, son Of Moses Meadows, of Macon
county, about eighteen years Of age, shot
him.elf on last Friday morning. He got
up from a hearty breakfast, and went into
an adjoining room, ard was found few
minutes afterwards lying upon the door
with the gun across his body. The load
entered his forehead. Singularly enough,
no one of the family, although in the next
room, seems TO have heard the report Of
the qua. No cause is assigned for the deed,
The suicide was Of sound mind, and the
action alto0ether unaceountabIe.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25

A VETERAN Parliament reporter, giving
an account of the gallery speaks of the
DAYS when Mr. Dickens sat with the rest
as a member OF the reporting staff Of the
Morning Chronicle, and says: "Mr.
Dickens viii not, we hope, be offended
when he hears that the verdict of his old
colleagues is that, as general reporter,
he was unequalled for the speed with
which he could turn out great quantities
of work, but that this was done in a
rough and ready style, and was by no
means characterized by that neatness
which IS, at all events, aimed at in all
good Parliamentary reporting
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25

THERE is champion eater in Paris,
who goes about dining at "prix fxe'
restaurants, and is like Oliver Twist,
always asking for more. Recently be
went to dine at the Restaurant du Grand
Opera. 'if you will give some one else
the turn to day" says the proprietor, 81
shall be really obliged, and here are ten
francs" Cant be done at the price"
was the reply; "the Diner dc Europe
gave me fifteen francs to come here
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25
THE CITY.
wAfcH pREsENrArroN.

A Faithful Nail Carrier the Recipient
| A goodly number of the merchants o
South Market and Broad streets we're pres
snt at the store CT James Lumsden & Co.
yesterday evening a; 2 o'clock, TO witnes.
the presentation of watch to Jerry Buck
ley, the mail carrier. R. S. Bugg, on the
part Of the merchants, made the presenta.
tion speech as follows:
Mr.. BUCKLEY:-I have been called up
on by the merchants Of Broad, Church aud
South Market streets 10 perform the pleas
lag duty Of gesenting you this watch, 10
token of your faithful and valuable SER
vices as their mail carrier. 1t is not pre-
scented simply "a peeuniary consideration,
but in that spirit which prompts all true
men that "true merit deserves its reward.n
May you ever wear it with feelings of
pleasure, and when old age shall have
wrinklrd your brow, aud You be called
from the duties of this life to enter upon
that to which we are all travelling, then
your children can pint to this testimonial
as one which was bestowed upon their
father by his fellow citizens. May you in
the future ever watch their interests as you
have in the past.
To which Mr.. Buckley replied as fol-
lows:
GENTLEMEN: | AN ia receip. of your
valuable favor accompanied With the watch
referred to. You were pleased 10 refer to
my mission, and to the promptness with
which | have discharged my duty as car.
rier. 1t 10 pleasing duty to me to say to
you gentlemen that though kind express
sloDs are more valu BILE to me than
precious jewels, | shall continue, BY the
help of a kind Providence, to discharge
my duty as heretofore. The beautiful
WaIch | will ever cherish az a precious
memento, made more valuable TO me zsso-
cialed as il is with the names Of so manT
whose names will be cherised by me 80
long as | may be permitted to live. Wish
ing you all merry Christmas and happy
New Year, l am, gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
JERRY BUCKLEY, Letter Carrier.
The presentation passed off pleasantly,
and Jerry Dear was deeply affected. He
is an old timer here, AMI in his present
position Of mail carrier, has rendered him.
self great favori,e by his promptne5s 10
the delivery of letters and by his urbaniiy
of manners. The watch is a very hand
some, purcha. ed at cost Of $l65. The
following Inscription was engraved in Dan.
Adams best style on the inside Of the case
Presented by the merchants Of South
Market and Broad streets, Dec "A, 1868. 10
Jerry Buckley, as testimonial" etc.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25
LOUISIANA.

Lieut. GOV. Dunn not 80 Uneasy as
Reported.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 24-Lieut Gov.
Dunn denies having sent the dispatch to
the Louisiana Senators, attributed 10 him
by Tribune Washington spscial, about
the apprehended troubles upon the meet
ing of the Legislature. He sent no dis
patch 10 them, or any other TO any one
else; but some lime sgn writing TO
Senator, he mentioned incidentally
that there were vague rumors of appre-
hended trouble. bat that he attached no
importance 10 them, ard had forgotten the
circumstance,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25
ARKANSAS.
.rrivaIoTUni,ed STATES Officers

ATfiVhI OF Initeu StAtcs VihceFs'
MEMPHIs, Dee. 24--The Ayalanche's
Little Rock special tonight, says there is
great rejoicing over the arrival of two Of
Gen. Grants stat, TO investigate militia
outrages.
Refugees continue to arrive.
A coroner's jury, made up Of militia,
cha. &c J. O. Breeder with the murder Of
old msn Casey, At LeWisburg.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25

According to a German saUaRt, the
decay with which the trees in the prone
nades and gardens Of Berlin, as we'll as
of other large cities, have recently been
affected, arises chiefly from the tremuo
lous movement communicated to the soil
by rapid loeomotion; the perfect adho-
renee between the roots and the earth,
so necessary for the absorption of nourish-
ing juices, is, he declares, Destroyed by
this continual agitation.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25

The play folk" of Chicago are very
proper set of people. Three or four Of
the prominent actresses are church menu
bers, two managers are constant attend
ants at church, and several of the lead>
ing ladies are attached to the most ex-
emplary and respectable families in the
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25

Dickens During Dickens visit last
winter, the sale of his novels was greatly
stimulated, and probably no author was
ever at one time multiplied in so many
editions, or so extensively sold and read.
Nearly six hundred thousand volumes of
Appleton cheap edition alone have been
printed, although the publication cons
menced less than year ago. The same
publishers have had great success with
another set Of novels. The popularity Of
Louisa Muhlbachs historical novels in
this country has been so remarkable
that the sixteen of her books which have
been published have had an aggregate
sple Of nearly 240000 copies.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25

The Mayor Of that city has given pub
lefty to an announcement that there are
nearly go, 900 of population in St. Louis.
They are classified about as follows:
Irish, $4,000; German, 81 600; French,
$4,000; English, $500; American, l44,-
900; other Municipalities, 5000.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25

PROFESSOR CARL NEUMAN, Of Mum n,
a diligent student of Chinese antiquities
and biography, has discovered from the
Chinese .year-bOoks that a company Of
Buddhist priests entered this vast cons
tinent via Alaska thousand years be-
fore Columbus, and explored thoroughly
and inteIlgently the Pacific borders,
penetrating into ''the land of Fusung''-
for so they called the Aztec Territory,
after the Chinese name of the Mexican
aloe
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25

The Swiss watchmakers are steadily
approaching perfection. In 1862 the
average deviation Of the Neufchattel
chronometer was 81 seconds per day;
but one was recently finished and tested
which gave only 164 of second yaria
ton in twenty four hours.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25

A nephew of Sir Walter Scott-Wil-
liam Scott, son Of Sir Walters brother
Daniels an inmate Of the charitable
"Home'' of the St. Andrews Society CT
Montreal. He came to Canada in 1928,
was injured by an accident some years
ago, and is in feeble health On week
days this nephew Of the author OF wa
verIey" saws and splits firewood for the
Home. He is Ga years Of age.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25

In Genesis, 7th chapter, 9th verse, we
are informed that Noah was 600 years old
when the food of waters was upon the
earth. Add 600 years, his age, 10 l056,
gives the date Of the tlood 1866. We
learn from the 9th verse, 9TH chapter Of
Genesis, that 'all the days of Methuselah
were 500. years, and he died" By refer
ence TO the foregoing table, it will be
seen that Mathuselah was born Ammo
Mundi 637, to which aid his age, 969,
and we have 1856, the date of the food,
which proves to a mathematical certainty
that Math lseIah was drowned for his
Wickedness.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25

Tbs British government has ordered
the Fortress of Gibralta to be placed on
war footing, which has so annoyed tho
the provisional government of Spain hat
they have addressed note of complaint
to the Cabinet OF St James,
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WHEN DID MATmUsELAm DIE:

The Hartford Times has a contributor
who has made startling discovery in re-
lation to Mathuselah We will not vouch
for the correctness of his conclusions, but
submit the whole subject for theological
discussion:
The chronology used by the civilized
world is founded on the dates furnished
US in the Bible. We reckon the date Of
the flood from the date found in the 9th
chapter Of Genesis:
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CTJBA.
Troops Concentrating TT pec.slVc
Action.


HAVANA, Dec. "A No reliable inform
alton can be obtained 10 reference to The
ip.urreCgion, bat many rumCr5 are IN cir
culation. II is is stated that troops in the
Z stern Depar ment are concentrating 10
attack B1yama, and if possible make ! de-
cisiye battle. Commerce is iauguishing,
and credit is low. Merchants and artisans
are all DESTROYS Of an end 10 the present
condition. Prisoners continue 10 arrive,
and prisons and forts are already well TILED.
A letter says that two telegraph operators,
who accompanied BIlnUz seda from Puerto
Principi. we're shot By his orders for hsy-
ing acted 10 The interests e The insurgeBis.
Hartford. Dec 24-S! Johns EpisyC-
pal church at Waterbury, was destroyed
| by fire this morning,
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HEMP

4 Distressing Accident from u Shy
Rocket.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 24.-Rufus Pattison Of
the firm of George Paliison & Sons, while
waikir mp Main street tonight, had HE
right leg almost carried away by a sky
rocket. He is ROW in dying condition.
A stranger was also seriously wounded at
10 ..Yy, Tina
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25

"CAsTLEToS," the country. seat of the
late Richard Higgins, near Lexington,
Kentucky, containing five hundred acres,
has been sold to Mr. Ihs4up, Of Ohio, for
SLIPPER acre,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25

The sales of the Duchess de MoFney's
jewels, in order to carry out the will OF
her late husband, took place recently in
Paris, and realized the sum Of $4,000
iu gold.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25

4 correspondent thinks the latest the>
otrical sensationOught to be the drowning
Of some of the actresses in real water"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25

B sTo:,, DC. a Geo. Motif, scene
shifter at rler'er Cyu.jqne, 81 years OF age
was instantly killed last right .by falling
10 the stage. s" '''
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25

TIE University Of Michigan has total
of 1882 students, of whom So are from
the Safe Of New York
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25

Queen Victoria has another grandchild
--seR OF the Princess Alice, Of Hesse
DaFmstadt,
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A RADICAL soL0N.
from a Tennessee Law-malss,

Letter from a Tennessee Law-malksr.
The Lexington (Ky.) Observer and
Reporter of the 23d inst says:
The subjoined letter is an exact copy
Of the original in the possession of a
prominent citizen Of this county. 1t is a
genuine naOPceoM from the fountain head
Of wisdom and learning monument to
the perfection Of the allsedncation and
all>morality kind. The writer, a deleetas
bic creature, whose name we will give on
demand, was rusticating in Clark county
Eve think be was lieing there, though
not positivo), when the election took place
in Tennessee. His opponent, DemO>
crat, was duly elected. The gent from
Clark, not relishing such state of affairs,
fastened Ia la carpet -bagger) to Nash>
vile and had the Democrat ousted. Orna-
mental substitute
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs,I
Ma shYille Dec 5tn 1868 {
DEAR SIR l succeeded in getting my
seat we didant have much contest in the
matter my competitor did not make
much defence he seen at once the whole
thing was against him Col have no muse
Of importance you at present we have a
great deal Of Legislation before the house
/ great deal Of it is upon the finance Of
he State / guess the house will be in
session til February or march l would be
pleased tn have you call to see me should
you visit our city while we are in cession
you will please write to me as soon as
'ou receive this the muse generally l am
'ery respectfully yours
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WASHINGTON.

Acting Secretary Of State.