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OHIO RIVER DISASTER.
The United States and America
COllided al Warsaw, Indiana,
on the 9Th Inst, with the
Most Fatal and Heart
Tendlng Results.

As tho two magnificent dOnble-deck-
ed steamers Of the mail lino were car
rying thcir loads Of human freight to
aud from Cincinnati. at two miles
above Warsaw, near Rails Landing,
on the lndiaua shore, they met. Both
boats are supposed 20 have sounded
their whistles NJ tho same time, 50
that neither pilot could hear the other
signal; then the second whistle sound
ed, il was, also too late. The Ladies
Cabin of the United States had thai
evening been the scene Of unusual
gnyety. There were bridal parties
on bard full OF the happiness OF their
nsw love, young and beautiful girls
inst bIUshing into woman-hood, gal
liant, cavaliers paying homage nj
boauty's shrine
In a minute tho scene changed from
the gayoty ofyouth 10 a carnival OF
death. People, old and young, mon
women and children rushed into the
cabin, partly dressed husbands and
wives, brothers and sisters, fathers
aud children looking At each other iR
agony, too many, alas taking u 6nal
WOW Of loved ones
From tho shOro. could DO seen wo-
pen. with.nothing bat their robe8 NJ
nat toprOtect them, rushing about in
tho names screaming for help moth
ors with their childrea In their arms,
most of them babies, rushing about
fnntically Ono mother holding her
baby ia her arms ran 70 tho guards,
bot the water seemed 10 her only o
chilly gravos thoh she Jumped 10 the
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cabin again, then to the guards. The
last that was seen OF her she was
standing mp with her baby hugged
closer to her ia her awful death burn,
ing up.
Relatives hurting for each other
the wounded screaming with pain
people, who at home we've blessed
with wealth, hcmoaning their sad
plight. The ladies generally had per
force 10 90 to bed while their linen was
being dried. Clothing was brought
by the open-handed and warm.heart-
cd citizens of Warsaw, and every
thing was done 10 render them as
comfortable as possible under the cir
cumstauccs. The Bridal Parties on
board lost everything but their sleep.
ing apparel.
That the America was so little dam.
aged while the United States was
made a complete wreck by the COLI
sion, is explained by the fact that the
bow Of the America struck the Uni
ted States fairly on the side whilo the
latter was backing aud could give no
corresponding blow. Tho America
had only inst prepared for backing
when the collision came,
TuE LusF,
The following are reported lost !;
Mrs. r. A. Jones and daughter Eva,
Of WayucsyilIe, Ohio Eliza Ford,
colored /; Revs. Messrs. Parviue aud
Rising, Of New York ; Harriet War.
ing, of Now Albany, and young lady
in her employ Mr., Bighy, John f.
j.. NJ. Ledowor, VI. J Cook,
Mrs. Geo, w. Con, VIM, Garvin, Louis
Johnson, Mr.. Spcigelberg, DR.. II. II
Burkholder, Miss Mary l., Johnson,
Mrs. Jack Pierce, aud son, James
Johns, third clerk of Estates, of Louis-
yilIe Steele Bught, q, B. SappiugtOn
,ud T.. Ii. Vince OF Madison John
Fcnnol steward Richard Marshal sec
md steward James Eenuel, bar,
Mrs, Commodore Thompson
md a lady travelling with her; Mrs.
has. HAYS. Nashville John Mascot,
)wenSviiIc Ohio Harvey Brunswick,
table manufactures, C;ncin-
,ati Smith, Cabin-boy, Madison ;
anne gentleman aud wife, New lamp-
hire gentleman and sister, Match
toches, and two ladies', put on board
he States by NJ. Whaicn, Of Phil
delphia-nameS unknown, Seven
,%llicers and cabin ciew, aud eighteen
Ieck hands AFRO supposed to be lost.
The body Of an unknown man was
w at Novay.
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School Teachers.

There are in the United States about one
hundred and fifty thousand teachers, and out
Of this number, it is asserted, that one hun.
dred and twelve thousand FIVE hundred are
females, In the city of Boston, Mass, there
are five hundred and ffty-three female to
siy,y-two male teachers. The reason that a
greater number of females are employed 40
teachers, doabtless is, they are more adapted
to impart Instruction, and as a general thing,
they are otherwise better qualified.
We are coguidsnt Of the fact, however,
that there Isl prejudice in the minds Of some
people against female teachers but certainly
there is no good reason for this, We have
in our county many young ladies who are
willing to teach our public schools, ard un-
less this prejudice is overcome, hundreds Of
young people win be deprived OF an educa-
ton as there are not a sufficient number Of
males Qualified under the law, 10 teach. The
late unholy rebellion deprived many Of our
young men from receiving an education, and
those who are qualified can do better fuon-
cially, than TO teach.
W; are in favor Of giving good salaries TO
qualified teachers and females who have
the requisite qualifications, ought to receive
the same wages as males. In many towns
and cities there are female clerks in mercaH-
tile establishments and in post-ofices, aud
other public Offices, who are receiving the
same compensation as the male clerks. This
is as it should be. This is an age Of progress,
and of womeu's rights, and uuless we
keep step with this advanced age, We viii soon
be left behind to associate with the " old to.
gies,' As we belong to " Young America,
We shall ever advocate the cause Of "progres-
sion in religion, politics, education and
% womeRs rights
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LATEST NEWS.
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

-
Petitions from Hamilton and Smith
counties, asking that the school law
be not repealed, were read in the
Senate. a bill was Introduced to
create the Tennessee Agricultural Col.
lege, and locate it on the Hermitage
lands, which are to be set aside, with
the exception of forty acres, tol tho
use of said College. The students are
to be selected by the members Of the
Assembly, each district to DO entitled
to twice as many students as it has
members of the General Assembly.
The students are to be elected by the
Legislature. No distinction will be
made in regard TO color. The bill
passed one reading and was referred.
Charles Robinson, VIM Shane and
Mark Il. Murrell were nominated by
the Governor rs directors of the Pen
itentiarv, Il concurrence in the nomi.
nation was the order of ii u. m. on
Wednesday.
House joint resolution placing add
tioual members ON the committee to
investigate how bonds loaned to rail,
roads have been expended, was de-
featcd by u vote Of 10 to s. Some
discussion in regard to the resolution
was had, those who opposed IL con
tending that tho special committee on
which it was proposed to place addi.
tional members, had already reported
it's Investigations and ceased TO exist
Several Senate bills, were passed
second reading One amends the
charter of the Tennessee and Pacific
Railroad so as to extend State aid to
the Tennessee aud North Carolina,
and DucktOwn Railroads.
Another incorporates tho Nashville
Manufacturing Company.
A Joint Resolution to adjourn from
2lst, 10 January It'll was
adopted by both Houses.
Information in reference to the &C.
count Of the State against the lesSeos
Of the peuitentiary was called for by
be House,
A bill passed second reading chang
Nc the law OF petit larceny so as to
make $50 instead Of SO the limit.
rhc object of the bill is 10 keep tho
%,enitentiary from overflow ing,
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From Washington.
CONGRESS
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

A report from the Freedmen's Blu
reau Agent was presented in the SEN
ate, asking a committee to investi-
cato the operations of the Bureau
from It's organization. Referred To
Military COMMITTEES
A petition from colorcd persons in
Georgia asking a remedy FIR the out
RACES to which they were recently eX.
posed was received and referred.
A bill providing for a return to spe-
Gle payments, was introduced by Mr.
Morgan.
The resolutions of tho Tennessee
Legislature asking appropriations for
the improvements OF the Tennessee
river, were introduced in the House
by Mr.. Mullins, and referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
Mr., ArncIl introduced II resolution
conforming Kuklux outragos practiced
in Tennessee and elsewhere, aud in
structing tho Reconstruction Com
mitJee to make a careful inquiry into
the matter.
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SHERIFF SALE.

Tn obedience 70 an order IN a Deed ofTrust
made by John Blair ST., now decd, on
18th day Of January 1861, to John L. Blair
and WIN. r.. Blair, to Secure sertain money
md debts to the said John l., Blair and VIM.
p. Blair aud others, and the conditions of
said Trust Deed are such that VI the said
John Blair ST.. should well and truly paw 10
the said John l.. and WIN. 2. Blair, the said
moneys and debts with a~cruing interest With.
In two years then the said John h.. and VIM.
P. Blair TO re-eonyey said hoase and lots
mentioned in said Trust Deed. Bot should
the said John Blair ST., ful to pay and salts.
" said moneys and debts mentioned In said
Trust Deed within two years from the date Of
said Trust Deed, then the provisions OF said
Deed are snoh, that any time thereafter at the
request Of either John j.. Blair or VIM. p,
Blair, the then acting Sheriff Of Washington
County is empowered acting in his official
capacity, after advertising the same at the
Court House door, and in a newspaper 10 the
town OF peterborough forty days, shall pro-
coed to sell the said house and lot, known rs
tue Eating House At the Depot in Johesbroagh
and the lot lying east Of The same, and adj
oining the same. In obedience 10 ,he pow.
rr vested IN ne by the provisions OF said
trust Deed, ] will proceed 70 sell The above
named property AZ the Court House door 10
the town Of Junesboro, on the 73d day Of
January 1862 for cash IN hand, 10 The high
est bidder. This SIN day Of December. fse8
5. 2. GRIFFITH sberin.
lsGsdecistds.
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lFrom The nashville Pres and Times Dec. liih. 1sf'
Norfolk and Great western Il. r..

The progress which has been made
of late in locating the Norfolk aud
Great Western Railroad Is Sufficiently
encouraging 10 deserve a briet notice.
Il is to run from Norfolk Duo west
to Bristol, and is to bring the North.
vest sixty miles nearer to Norfolk
than any other route. The company
which was organizrd on The lst Of
June last nov represents u capital
stock Of foar millions Of dollars,
principally IN land along the line OF
the road, the land beiEg valued at
ono dollar 10 three dollars per acre.
The road will pass through the iron
mountain al Battleham q %. and then
tunnel the Hulston mountain at the
beaudlul cave Of Shady; thence IL
will proceed TO Bristol Two engineer
CORPS are now locating tho road; his
likely TO bslst some time in Maygh.
In this State. in johnson. county u
passes through onesOf the finest tim
bered and watcred oOmties, add viii
he the Means ct developing iis great
mineral wealth, of employing it's
water power and Of furnishing a more
ready market to itA rye, buekwheat
and barley. Little did ] think when.
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Peace.

The following from the West Ten
ncssccan, shows how tho roughs of
Gibson county love peace
The gang of desperadoes who in
fest the l~owerend at Carroll and the
upper end of Gibson county are sill
at their villainous work. A few days
siuce a bind Of them waylaid and
murdered Mr.. Longworth, a constable
Of Gibson county, living near the line
Of the two counties, under circum-
stances of great atrocity The state
ment, as given TO us, is substantially
as follows: Mr.. Longworth had
mado himself obnoxious TO the out
laws by assisting in the arrest of
Ballew and Andrews, who were some
weeks since committed TO jail in this
place and afterwards rescued by their
confedorateS. From his participation
in this arrest he became 4 doomed
man. On the day Of his murder the
assassins took possession Of a ruinouS
old church neat his residence, and
waited for him to pass by. Upon his
appearance n fire was opened, and
Mr. Longworth was mortally wound
ed, Surviving, however, long enough
10 reach his home. lie recognized
his murderers and gave their names
with his dying breath. Others who
we're engaged in the arrest have been
threatened, and are now living in
momentary expectation Of the assas-
SINS hullpt.
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Written for the Jonosboro' Tenn Cnion Flag
B0ST0N-GENERAL GRANT.
Adventures Of a Little Girl from
East Tennessee.

A little daughter Of Secretary Fletcher
now at Mount Holyoke Seminary, Mass, thus
describes her visit to Boston, and a shake Of
General Grants hand
ave went everywhere and saw pverythiar.
climbed {" old Bunker Hill" 2g5 sieps-walkrd
upon " the commons visited the Museum.
Athsnium aud Natural History HAN rs
we'll as every studio OF ART in towu-saw tho
famous Mrs. Scott Siddens, in Romeo and Ju-
liet, aud heard the grand 4" o]ratorir Of Eli
jah' in Music Hall, where the magnificent o.
gan reaches 10 the ceiling and there to cap
the climax o! all my desires. While we we're
at breakfast in st. James Hotel Yesterday
morning THE 80 a very PLAIN looking gentle
man walked into the dining hall oil alone aud
took his seat st n table just in front Of US.
In a moment / knew " our hero but no one
else in the hail seemed to. I've been taught
ia my youth that staring is rude, but keep my
eyes of Of the President elect would not.
and ouce be smiled Al me as il be knew nv
intentions. ! consulted my friend Lizzie, aud
wbaI We arose from the table I went directly
up % him aud said, " a Southern girl wants
TO shake hands with General Grant have
thought since VI Il thousand better speeches
/ might have made, but j.; answered my pur-
pose. He arose from his seat aud shook
hands with as, saying, " I am very glad" &c.
&c, and we left the room, aud ! can't help
but consider II q grent honor, for am an eu-
thuslastic adnirer Of General GRAFT. lie was
very much amused that we two little girls
were the only osO5 In that great hall 10 re-
cUgnizs ain. ] know he shook hands with
us the more cordially, because he knew we
could have no interested motivgs-no need Of
little Offices at Wnshiugton-Ho desires tor
cou-nlshiPs OF aspirations to Do postmaster
in a country village.
His pictures, ! think, DO not DO him justice.
Tie is living very qsietly at the 81. Jumrs, re-
ceiging no visitors and having no display
which does him honor. ! looked AZ my hand
to see If it looked different after the hard
grasp Of the great hero, but could not see
that it did, and then / remember that he nte
his breakfast like any other man-said break
consisted Of bsef-stake md emrlet.
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OUR PLATFORM.

"LEr ouR LAWS AND oUR INSTITUTIONS sPEAE
NOT OF Wits MN NOT OF RED MEN, NOT OF
BLACK MEN, NOT or MEN OF ANY COMPILATION 4,
BUT LIEE rHE LAWS or GoD-ruE TES COMMAND,
AEETs AND THE LoRD's PRAYER-LEp THEN
SPEAK or THE PEOPLE. '-HORACE MAYNARD.
No. Treason must be made odious. Traitors must he
punished and Impoverished they must not only be
punished, hat their social power must he DESTROYED; and
ater making tIeasnn odious, every Union mRn aud the
Severument should be Reimbursed ont NJ the pockets Of
thOsr who have Inflicted this great suffering upon the
COUNTRY ANDREW JOHNSON. April !. 1861.
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Tennessee PcnltenIlarY.

The report OF the Directors Of this %lnstitn-
ton furnishes the following statement in re-
gard to It's inmates Out Of 394 conyjcts,
9AO have no education whatever, SO a moder-
ate one, IA only can read and write, and one
with a good education, 3i3 have no trade.
This exhibit is not so startling aud discred-
table to our State as appears at first thcught,
2lS Of these conyicts are c%olored, the great
majority Of whom were slaves and enjoyed
no opportu mites Of learning Il trade or ar-
quiring the least degree Of knowledge. The
fact, Of there being l76 white conyi,ts and
only one Of this number with a good educa-
ton shows hat our scholastic privileges have
been very limited, whilst the NJ Cber who
have no trades exempliGes the truth Of the
old adage, that idlsness is the mother OF
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New York.

- d.
NEW ALBANY, Doc l2-Betwecn 3
and 4 o'clock This morning from sixty
to seventy Seymour rcgulators.mask-
ell and heavily armed, arrived here
via the J~ctlctsanyille Railroad. Inn
medialcly upon their arrived they
proceeded by u direct route TO the
county Jail, placing guards at every
street and alley to guard against sur
prise
They then entered the office Of the
jail. They then took Frank Reno,
Simeon Reno, Bill Reno aud Chas.
Anderson, the express robbers, out
and hung them to tho iron failing or
posts supporting the walk around the
outside Of the cells.
Tho victims were placed in chairs
the ropes adjusted, and tho chairs
kicked from under Them, both
hanging to one post, Simeon in front
and Frank behind him, tho other
brother hanging at q corner post, and
Anderson backwards ia the rear ot
the Jail.
Alter boing satisfied that their vic.
Tins wcre dead, the, bold marauders
quietly locked up the Jail and all lis
occupants, took the key with them,
and taken one of the County Com
missioners to the depot, gave him the
key as they started away.
NEW YORK, Dec, l3.-Advices from
Bogota to November ! report the
civil war increasing. Recruiting was
going ON with yigor, and trade was
paralyzrd. Gutierrez had 1000 luep
under arms. Tho Liberal party was
divided, some supporting Gutierrez,
aud some MOsQuera. commissioners
had lett Bogota for Panama to obtain
an advance OF ono million dollars
from the railroad company, to
strengthen tho Colombian govern
menl.
Great excitement prevailed in Chill
over The Impeachment of the supreme
Court Judges by Congress. The
people have espoused the cause Ut the
court against the government, and
tho situation was becoming critical.
Slight shocks of earthquake were
still felt il Ariquippa, but had oc-
casionud no damage.
The small pOx Is raging in Lima
and Ualloa, aGd yellow layUr has bro.
ken out in Northern Peru
BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. l9.-Adyices
from the rcgioo of the Allegheny coal
company state that since the assas-
sination there OF Douglas Love, a
highly respectable gentleman, by I'M
known parties, intense CONSERVATION
prevails throughout tho whole cuun.
Try. 10 has been discovered that a
secret organization is existing among
,he Irish Iaborers, who have sem
threatening notifications to many oiti.
gems. on the principle OF the kuklux.
10 leave Immediately at tho peril Of
their lives. Collins were sent 10 some
with threats OF aeath, and others have
been similarly warned
A committee is now in Baltimore
endeavOring 70 gct Governor SWAMI
10 offer a reward Of $4,000 for the
suppression Of the Klans. Yhey offer
20 pay TIE largest share oftAe reward
themselves. This affair has partially
suspended mining operations.
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HanDy Persons.

There are persons who may be call.
ed fortunate, if not elect, namely
lhos~ who from felicity of their natu.
RAJ constitution, desire only what is
good, who act for love, aud show
pure morality in their actions. In
th'so happy beings, the superior feel
ing predominant much over those
of common men and animals.
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l was enjoying last year the seclusion
Of Shady that that seclusion was
likely to be so soon broken into; but
what it win lose in that respect il
will abundantly make up by the
ready transportation il will shtain for
its mineral and agricultural products.
IL BoKUN
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INSOLYENT NOTICE.

HAYlNG this day sngreited The insoten
III W Of the estate Of Samuel Bare, deed.
- the eierk ofthe Couoy Court Of Sullivan
Coan,y Tenn this 10 therefore 10 give roses
10 All persons having clsims against said es-
tate 70 Die them properly authenticated with.
ihe CLERK 81 the County coir for Sullivan
Conniy, a Blountviile, on or before the SD
day Of April, 1889, or they viii be forever
barred 30 law add equity. Dee. sih, 1868.
JOSEPH BARE.
lsesaseis Admr. o. said Esiatas
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Scholarships

WANIsp- want a man 10 take ths AgENcY
W ~ BOYD great Double nsvolvins MAPS III
hntape and America, with tbs 1000 county eolnrai
naP ~ ihe lniisd Sfaica on the hsrk. issasi ta.a,y'
w heeatd every amiy, school and lhury n tha
nv sith PATENT r%etcis-rs, ~ which slfhtr NAP esn
De thfoNn fonfa Zach mar \ olrGf inches hrrs.
~ ribbon binding and doahle lhttd rslen so.i
lV'i1io and three year, Labor. Price a. nofh 81.
,a,n s,pita WI 20 70 starr vth go copy oap
so.iQf thcfe great marf- seni for circular. faraa,
tweny Deu maps under ray. ]. I. NIl0YD.
" ~ Beg i2g ATLAHTA, GEORGIA.
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In Chancery at TNIOEnilIe, Tenn,

Joseph Wagner, Complainant vs.. Thos. wa-d
and wife, Deliah, aud Others, heirs At law
Of James aud Catherine Bradley, deceased.
respondent
TT APPEARING TO the Clork and Master.
j. from the allegations ia complaipants
ball, that A. J. Shell aud wife Hsnor. Jesse
Bradley, Daniel Bradley, Jacob Mast and wife
Evallno, Nathan Shipley and wife Caroline,
and klyi1a Bradley, The las. seven are heirs
at law Of Daniel Bradley, deceased Tarlton
Digger, Alvin Digger, Catherine Dnqge,
James Digger, Samuel Ward and wife Orpba
benjamin Baker and wife Polly and Geoyge
Bradley are non-resldents Of the State ef
Tennessee. IL q ordered that publication be
made in the Union Pfag, Published at Jsnss-
boro', Tennessee, for four successive weeks.
notifying said defendants 70 appear al tbe
Court House in Taylorsville, On the fosrtb
Monday IN March next, ls68, at a Chancery
Court, then and Ihers %. be held for the conn
y OF Johnson, in the lt Chaneery Distriet
IN said state, and plead, answer Of demur 10
eomPlaihsri's biu, or the same viii be taken
as confessed and set for hearing erparle.
November n, 1854
J. ~ SMITH, 9 4 n 4
pEa n ?. BERhf, D. o. &M
bodecl6W4pf98 .ffI
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n9- Many who have wept upon the
mountains of Zion have sung aloud in
the valley Of the shadow of death.
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E5f~ Every one complains of his
memory, and no N complains of his
judgment.
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ta~ Pack your cares in as small q
space as YOU can, so that You can
carry them yourself, and rot lot them
annoy others.
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"a When autumn Is married TO.
Winter The wedding oakois always
frosted
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FOB PR1NT1NG OF ALL DEscRiP-
81 tont Ncaly Execnied Al the Union Ffsg
0hcsl No. (, cozs Dloek Up-Sliifs, Jones
borouxh, Tsn6essee.
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n Union FLAG HAS
A larger Circulation than amy other pR-
per In Upper East Tennessee.
THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL
Pr The First Congressional District ihe State Of Ten,
ncsee, and toe United States