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THREE CHILDREN FROZEN TO
DEATH.

We learn from gentleman just re-
turned from Bloomington, that family
consisting of the parents and three chill
dren, the eldest about fourteen years Of
age, living abont eight miles from the
above named city, started in wagon on
Friday last for that place to take the cars.
As it was extremely cold, the children
were put down in the bottom of the wagon
in some straw, and wrapped up in buff
falo robe, the parents thinking they would
thus ride comfortably. Nothing was
heard from them until they arrived at
Bloomington, but, when uncovered they
were found to be frozen to death. They
had thus passed away without struggle,
and, while the parents were pleasing
themselves that they We're warm and
comfortable, death came and bore away
the angel spirits, leaving nothing tut the
cold and stiffened bodies. Sadly the be-
reaved ones returned to their home, bear
ing the lifeless bodies of their children,
who, but a few hours before, had been
full of life and enjoyment.-PeOria
(ULS.) Democrat, Dec. Is.
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TIE ST. THOMAS RUsfNEsS.

Gen. Raasloff, formerly Minister to
this country from Denmark, and now
Danish Secretary of War, has arrived at
Washington to see what can be done
about the St. Thomas treaty. He is
anxious to have it ratified, but is not ber
lieved to have authority to make new ar,
rangements. The treaty, it will be re-
membered, was made eighteen months
ago, and ratified by the Danish Rigsdad
about year ago, after the inhabitants OF
the Island had voted almost unanimously
in favor of being transferred. 1t has been
before our Senate for year. bat was
never acted on, the Foreign Committee
being all but unanimous in opposition
thereto. Raasloff will now urge that
comfy between nations requires that we
should do something with the treaty,
either ratify or reject it.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-24
LADY CLERKS.
A ResOiute Woman after AN once.

A kes0iute Woman after AN Once.
AS an illustration of the sever
ordeals through which the heads o
departments and bureaus have t.
pass in complying with the edicts o
Congress, may relate what trans
pired between Gen. Spinner, United
States Treasurer, and one of the
fair victims of reduction of the force
of employees.
! Among the ladies discharged from
the Register S Bureau was one who
had obtained her appointment on
the recommendation of General
Grant and Commodore Porter.
When notified that she was one of
the unfortunates this lady did not
accept her resignation in a very
amiable way. Instead of stating
her necessities to the head of the
bureau, and requesting to be re-
tanned, she took it in high dudgeon,
and informed that officer that she
would deal with his superiors.
She then applied to General Spin
ner for position in his bureau, and
he told her he could do nothing for
her. f.
A short time afterwards she re-
turned to Mr.. Spinner with a letter
from Gen. Dent, written by direction
ofGen. Grant. This letter she pre-
sented to Spinner, who read it and
replied, "But have no vacancy and
cannot appoint you"
Fooled again, she retreated in good
order, and in day or two returned
to the attack with renewed vigor,
armed with another letter, when
the following dialogue occurred be-
tween Mr.. Spinner and the lady:
"Now, Mr.. Spinner, will you do
me the favor to read this letter ~
''There is no use; / can do moth
ing for you"
But, General, this letter is from
Gen. Grant"
at matters not who the letter is
from, yon have my answer"
"But what shall say to Gen.
Grant"
"Tell him just what 1 have said
that there is no vacancy"
"Well Mr. Spinner, L wish you
would read this letter, for l have
just come from Gen. Grant"
81 have no place for you, Madam,
and couldn't give you one if you
were an angel from God"
At this blunt but decisive reply
the lady was for some time speech
less, though she still fingered, reluc-
tant to give up the coveted prize.
While she stood there who should
step in but Gen. Grant.
He had scarcely entered the door
when the lady flew to him and
poured forth her grievances.
Cant you find a situation for
this lady, Mr.. Spinner - asked
Grant.
Spinner turned to the General,
ana, ankee Ike, answered his
question by asking another
General, if a man came to you
with a whole cart load of the very
best recommendations and asked |
you to appoint him a captain in a
regiment ofinfantry which was al
ready supplied with its full comples
ment of officers, what would you
say to him -
Il should tell him there was no
vacancy, think"
THAT is precisely the case, Gen
eral, in this instance"
81 SEE" said Grant; cit is impos-
sible and you are certainly right
So the lady did not find a situation
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A LIVELY TIME IN MEMPHIS.
HE PickpockeI Harvest.

n
Uder the head of day Of crime the
Memphis Avalanche of Tuesday, has the
following items:
While a gentleman named /. Ozanne
was on South Court street yesterday his
pocket was picked of a wallet containing
$50.
Paddy Callahan, well known mackerel,
managed yesterday, on the levee, TO relieve
Mr.. J. c. Ketchum of a purse. It's con-
tents were $3.50 in money and $500 worth
of notes.
On Front street a package with $500 was
extracted from the pocket of Mr.. 5. A. J..
Mauk. He had received it only a short
time ago, and the robbery was so adroitly
performed that he had no knowledge of
the loss until Re endeavored to place his
hand on the package 10 assure himself that
il was safe.
Mr.. ID. 3. JsTnsgin, Of Lexington, Ten.
nessee, who left for Arkansas yesterday
evening, allowed himself to be beaten out
of $50 by the exploded bogus check"
game. He made the acquaintance of a
''nice" young man, all whose money was,
of course, locked up in the clerks safe
aboard, who needed a small sum and had
check for $50 in his pocket. Would Mr..
Jarnagin cash it2 the clerk would give
him the money on il when the boat got
under way. OF course the money passed
to the nice" young man, who soou
passed from view. Too late Mr.. ] dis.
covered that The check was bogus.
Yesterday a negro known as Joseph Sig
Ter represented himself TO Messrs. Judsor
& Co. as one Reuben Hicks. He offered 8
check in payment of sotne goods, and in
stead Of money in change, desired an order
on Messrs. Howell, Wood & Co. for goods
Il was afterWard discovered that the checL
was bogus, and that the fellow was no
Hicks He was arrested before any los
had been sustained, and locked up. Tn,
case will come before Esquire Griffith
this morning.
A boy about fourteen years old, name,
John Daddy, managed 10 get himself int,
Jail Yesterday, for stealing twenty dollar
| from a boy named James RaihroCk.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-24
SNOM-EtalIINn.

1ne Union racine railway IS re
ported 'blOckaded with snow" Such
is the announcement from San
Francisco.
From Salt Lake, the President of
the Central Picific telegraphs as fol-
lows:
SALT LAKE, Dec FL think it inev-
table that we must pass through this
valley, and in succession the i've valleys
south, and make a connection with the
Smoky Hill route, as the only practica~
bic winter line. For a short distance we
pass through deep snow We can easily
pass by covering; but the distance of
great elevation on the Union Pacific road
is too long to make covering practicable"
"The difference between Union"
and Central is one of organization
merely. The former is the Pacific
railway proceeding from Omaha to-
ward Salt Lake. The latter is the
Pacific railway proceeding from San
Francisco toward Salt Lake. 1t is
the former that is blockaded with
snow, in the high ATTITUDES of Chey-
enne pass, and beyond.
1t is manifest that the embargo of
mountain SHOWS is an obstacle more
serious in the pathway of the Pacific
railway than the mountains them
selves. The Union company de
cided to adopt the Lodgepole creek
route, because it presented fewer
and easier mountain obstacles than
any of the more southern routes
| through the mountains that were in
vestigated. 1t was the question of
cheap construction-the fact that
more millions of profit could be
realized from government aid-which
probably had more influence in de-
termining the adoption of the Lodge
pole creek and Bridger pass route
than any insurmountable mountain
difficulty on the Smoky Hill route "
Thus, while the company gain vastly
in profit by the location, the country
is subjected to the costly inconveni-
ence of a national highway that is
liable to be suspended on the fourth
day of December by avalanches of
| snow.
| The Smoky Hill route, which it is
now said must be accepted as the
only practicable winter route, is the
route over which the eastern divi-
sion" kansas line) is already built
rs far as Fort Wallace. From that
point the purpose has been to di-
verge southwark to Santa Fe and
the "thirty- Fourth parallel" The
inevitable necessity spoken of by the
president of the California company
may yet alter that purpose, and lead
to continuance of the line from
Fort Wallace westward, by way of
Denver, or by some more practica-
BILE route yet to be found through
the mountains, near, the line of Ere
mont's route in 1875. That q
practicable passage through the
mountains can be found on the head
waters of the Arkansas and the Col
orado, is confidently believed. And
it is certain that, whatever mountain
obstacles must be overcome, the
greater obstacle, snOw,will be avoid.
ed. Wisdom and prudent foresight
would have dictated the choice Of
the Smoky Hill route in the frs
place, but, when the spirit of north
ern speculation is left to make the
decision, wisdom and foresight arr
not apt to have their due weight
Present gain, and not future loss, il
the more frequent source of inspira
ton in this country.-C Hjcag,
l Times.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-24
GOVERNOR WISE's PROPERTY RE-
STORED 10 AtEM,

An order was issued day before yes
terday, signed by General Butterield
and General 0. Brown, restoring to Gen>
eral Henry A. Wise his property in Prin-
cess Anne county. The only conditions
made in the restoration Of this farm are,
that General Wise shall not demand of
the Presidents Bureau payment for dam
ages done his land, or rent for it whilst it
was in the possession of the bureau.
The order is to take effect on the LIST of
January. One of General Wise's sons
will 90 down next week to look after his
fathers interests. We learn that if it is
necessary the assistance of the military
will be furnished to remove the negroes
who have been quartered on the farm
Richmond Enquirer, Dec. 10.
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ARKANSAS.
Newspaper Accounts of Affairs in that
Radical hidden state.

| Newspaper Accounts of Affairs ina that
! Radical hidden state.
The latest numbers of the Little Rock
Gazette furnish the following relative
to the militia outrages in that State
The following extract from private
letter to one of our citizens is confirma-
torysof the many statements we have
heretofore published of the outrages com,
mitted by the vagabond militia in the
Southwest: .tffE q
ARKADELPHIA, ARK, Dec. 10, 1865
DEAR SIR: About one week since | met
the Rev. -, who had just returned
from Texas, where he had gone to re>
move widowed sister to this State, and
he came back through Sewer county and
surrounded Paraclifta, where the Cover
nors militia were then. He says that
they have robbed aad plundered the peo-
pie generally, and that there was per-
feet "reign of terror there. He passed
many houses that were robbed and plum
dered, and he was informed by every
one whom he talked with that the mills
tia would ride up to a mans house and
call him out and ask him if he voted for
or against the constitution, or for or
against Grant and Colfax. If they am
swer that they voted against either
or both, they would curse him for
did rebel, demand his keys and
walk Ia and take everything they want
about the house and all his horses and |
mules, shoot down his hogs and scatter
things around generally. He is satisfied
that they have stolen between four and |
five hundred horses and mules, and they |
generally lead them off, with all the |
goods, clothing, saddles, etc, that they |
could pack off. There have also been |
reliable men here from the northern part
Of this county and Montgomery county,
and they say that they have seen horse
lead after horse load" of goods passing
from Sewer county to Montgomery, sent
BY the militia back to their homes. All,
Dr. very nearly all, of the militia, when
they went to Sewer county, were mounted
On ponies, were poorly dressed and gem
orally with pack saddles Now they
IRE all finely mounted on stolen horses
md fine saddles, and dressed up in stolen
clothing.
learn from two letters that saw this
morning from Rondo, Lafayette county,
hat the citizens about there are all NOV
ng off into Texas and elsewhere, and
bat the militia have robbed and plum
Tered Little River county in the same
way that they did in Sewer. Some six
n eight negroes who belonged to the
militia went to a mans house by the
lams Of Jones, and two of them guarded
him while the others in succession raw
shed his wife and plundered his house
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-24
THE yEL0CIPEDE IN NEW YORR


The New York correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer writes:
Such place for new-iangled notions as
New York is, you wouldn't find in the
universe. Its present caprice is the
velocipede. A school for instruction in
the management Of this continuance has
been opened at the corner of Broadway
and Twenty-second street, and the place
is crowded nightly with riders and spec
tators. A large number of young men
have learned to use the velocipede as
deftly as though they had been born upon
it, and some OF the most expert will soon
try race on the ice, if the Central Park
Commissioners allow them the use of the
large pond. The ladies have not yet
mounted the new vehicle, but doubtless
they will be cavorting upon it before
long. The velocipede for men has only
two wheels, but the one for ladies has
three. This obviates the unpleasanteSs
Of abandoning crinoline and setting
astraddle, which none but very reckless
young lady would have courage to do. 1t
is reported that Susan B. Anthony and
Anna Dickinson ride the velocipede mans
fashion, and do it nobly, but as the story
may be a foul SANDER on these ladies,
notify you to swallow it cum gTGnO
SAILS and some pepper.
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NEW YORK.

An Effort 20 Bias che Supreme Court
Against the Legal Tender Aet-sheras
dan 10 Command at New Orleans, ETC.
New YORK, Dec. 23 The Times says
the letter of Spauding and the report of
McCulloch, are invitations to the United
States Supreme Court to decide against the
constitutionality of the legal tender act at
lie present session.
The Tribune says that Gen. Sheridan
will certainly be appointed 10 command at
New Orleans, on the 9th of March next
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-24
SOCIAL FESTIVITIES WV YORK.

Notwithstanding complaints of the
dizziness Of business and scarcity OF
money, New York is whirling in a maze
Of social delights, and enjoying itself
nightly with the most reckless extrava~
gance. THE upper class7 fashionabIes
have their afternoon and evening recep-
tons, at which none but the most
Stylish" and refined pleasures are
allowed on the card. For the "next cir,
Gle" there are parties, German opera and
concerts innumerable, but when these
grow tiresome the art galleries can be
visited, and Laura Matilda can utter
pretty criticisms to her hearts content.
For the third class"-the comfort
able" people. who are not particularly
fashionable-there are plenty of balls,
jolly parties, and plays of all sorts, which
aregenerally better enjoyed than the more
elevated entertainments Of the top circle.
All the bathrooms are engaged for the
winter, and more would be engaged if
they had them. The multitude of people,
young and oil, who have nothing but
their days or weeks wages to live upon,
plod on in the hard old way, and some of
them are likely to suffer before the win
ter is over, but for those who can afford
enjoyment, the season is certainly as
brilliant as the giddiest could desire
This is life in New York.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-24

Mr.. Horace GREELEY has taken the
trouble to go to Montreal and give the
information that "ihere was one thing in
the United States that he had no desire
to be, and that was President" As Nj.
G. has been mentioned for nearly every
other office, and declined them all, after
his fashion, in the Tribune, we may now
consider that his ambition for official
place is finally clean gone. As he refuses
The Presidency, we cannot now hope to
zee him in any other Ofiice.-Neic York
Times.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-24


TIE THEORY OF GETTING BOoZY.-
Most Of that class of persons who in
dulge in tipping are fully acquainted
with the practice of getting booty, but
are unacquainted with the theory Of how
it Is done. For their benefit, as well as
those who have never INDUCED in the
practice, we give the following theory,
from the North British EeCieiU:, "At
the beginning Of csrouse of a drunk
ard, alcohol stimulates the action Of the
heart, which now sends blood RAPIDLY to
the lungs for aeration. A large supply
of blood disks consequently reach the
brain, which is stimulated into activity
at first coherently, but without con-
troll the brain matter wastes too rapss
idly, and delirium ensues. During this
time the volatile alcohol is ditfuSing it,
self through the system, converting arte~
rial blood into venous blood, and load
ing that tiuij with q spirit which has a
tendency to prevent change in the It's
| sues, so that the drunksTd becomes stu
pid, falls off his chair in the stupor OF
sleep or, if too far gone, dies Of venous
| anODleNV'
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-24

A HERoINE.-The Brussels correspon-
dent of an English paper says a subscrip-
ton has been opened in that city in favor
of a poor crippled girl named Eliza Spill
mark, who, TO save her sister from
weeks imprisonment, to which she had
been condemned for some slight offence,
went there instead of the offender. The
fraud was detected after she had suffered
the punishment, and when brought be-
fore the Judge she was sentenced to
three mOlths' imprisonment, which, how
ever, she will now escape. Her answer
to the question what induced her to sub
stitute herself for her sister was, that,
being cripple, she could not maintain
her aged mother, which her sister had
done for lung time, and therefore, >
she added, " it was better for me to go to
prison, and let her be free"
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THE PLAINS.
lsareh OF sheridan TO Fort

March of sheridan 60 Fort Cobb.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23.-An Arkansas City
dispatch says that an army guide just from
the Plains, reports that the Kansas yolun-
leers Joined Gen. Sheridan OF the 10Th
inst, on his march 10 Fort Cobb The
General intended TO eat his Christmas din
ner in Camp Supply, where Major Inman
ia quartered with a large train OF supplies.
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INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. 23.-l1 the
case Of DIR. Brennan, charged with the
rape of Mary Ann SheeaD, who died after
~giyiDg birth TO a child, the court refused
10 admit the dying declarations of the
mother as evidence. A nolle pros was
entered and Brennan discharged.
New YORK, Dec. 23-James Watson
Webb ard ex-Miuister C. A. Waghburn
arrived to-day on the steamship MeTrimac
from Rio Janeigo.
WILMINGTON, DBL, Dec. ga. b.
HiCken, Of Philadelphia, aud Pete Nc
CURE, Of PeeksviIle, n. Y, two we'll
known Tougbs, had a prize fight for 81, 900
3 side, in the vicinity Of Stump's Wood,
on the line Of the railroad near PerryVille
this morning. After FIVE rounds Hicken
broke MCiuire's jaw aud gained the fight.
TORONTO, Dec. 23.-At public meeting
last night 10 hear the report of the COM
mitioe with the government on the ques.
ton Of the Huron and Ontario ship canals.
Speeches were made by a number of citi-
zeIs coudemning the action of the OntaIiI
\ Government in refusing 10 receive the
] petition in favor Of the project Resolu-
lions passed that the discrimination of the
government was opposed TO the interest Of
the province.
PHmADELPHIA, Dec. 23-The trial Of
the Twiickeil murder case continues. All
the evidence given tends to disprOve the
theory Of the de,euse, which il understood
10 be based upon the assumption that the
deceased WA murdered by a robber, who
entered the house 10 steal mouey.
BosToN, Dec. 23.-The jury in The
United States District CourI to-day rer'
dered a verdict Tor the government againsI
dislillery IN South Boston, carried on by
the Suffolk lead works, Of which Samuel
Ward ~ treasurer, iorleiuUg to the govern
ment the entire properly Of the works
valued at Slj0,O0O-the bond required BY
law not having bsea given to she Collector
CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Rev. DR.. Dunn
for a long time, and up 10 a few month
siuce, Vicar General OF the Roman Catho
lie Diocese and Que Of The dismissed prics;
in the coutroyeI 81 with Bishop Duggan, die,
this morning in the forth fifth year Of hi
sgs. He had been in bad health for msn,
years. lie had been in this diocese sine
lS4S, aud in this city fifteen years. lie wa
suafIye Of Ireland, but came TO this countr
at an carly age. DR. Dunno was very ger
erai,y respected by all classes Of people
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&E0EGIA.

More GnIrages by Negro Ku-KInx.
SAyASNAH, Ga, Dec. 23.-There is
further trouble on the Ogechie river. Two
white men were shot last night by an
armed body of negroes, who then took
possession of their crop, amounting TO
about 81, 500 and carried it off The plan
tiers declare they will be compelled TO leave
the country and come TO the city unless
they are protected or permitted to defend
Ihemselyes
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CUB
,7iIitnry Msyesner

Important Military Movements.
HAvANA, Dec 23.--The steamer Moo
ttzUms, which left Neayitas on the 17th,
has arrived with eighty sick and wounded
soldiers and thirteen prisoners. She brings
intelligence that 1000 troops sud ten
pieces Of artillery had started by various
routes to attack the town OF Bayas. Ne
ayitas and Port aU Principe, are still in
communication.
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TEXAS.
Murder OF Government Officers by
Robbers.

Robbers.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Secreiary Nc
Culloch this morning received a dispatch
from the Collector at Brownsville, Texas,
dated yesterday, stating that two Inspec-
tors Of Customs had been murdered in that
district by a gang Of robbers, and another
Inspector, named Robert II. Payne, badly
wounded. The names of The killed are
Geo. F. Hammond and VIM. II. Phelps.
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1t is said that few memorials have
been received by the Ways and Means
Committee, asking Tor an increase of the
tax on whiskcy, but there does not APP
pear to be any truth in the story that a
general movement is ON foot To urge CoR-
gress to again raise the tax. The House
is belie,ed TO be unanimously against it.
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ST. JOSEPH.
A Fatal Fight Between two Prom mel

a Fatal Fight Between two Prom nent
Lawyers.
ST. LOUIS, Dec, 23.-An encounter took
place at st. Joseph between John E. Early,
pro ninent LAWYER, and Col. T. A. Green,
also a lawyer, in which Mr.. Early was shot
and killed. The affair grew out of an
article publish ed in the Herald yesterday,
rejecting upon Mr.. Green as a lawyer, of
which Green supposed Early 10 be tie
author.
The weather tonight is very cold and
navigation north closed again.