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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-18
KENTUCKY.
Bad News from the Border.
Prescription and BlOOdShed In
Harlan County.
Peaeeable Citizens Driven from
Their Homes by Armed MObS
A Reign Of Murder and Rapine.
Women BuFying the Dead.


A gentleman who arrived in this city
yesterday from Helena county, brings
some stirring news from that quarter of
the State. His statements are believed
to be entirely true, and from what is al
ready known of that section there can be
little doubt that affairs there have as
sumed q very serious aspect
1t is said by this gentleman that the
Loyal League, under the leadership of
'Lige Baker, Rice and others, gather at
Mount Pleasant on public days, and,
with drums, ffes, flags, muskets and
pistols, drill and parade, and reeklessly
shoot into the houses of pei ms known
to be of Democratic principles, for the
purpose Of frightening and driving them
from the place. Mills and other property
are destroyed, hen-roosts robbed, and
every conceivable mischief is praeticed
that may serve to keep honest citizens in
constant dread Democratic merchants
have stopped the Shipping of goods al.
ready purchased and are afraid at
present to risk anything 81.
A few days since, the ieaguers eneoun-
tered Mr.. David Middleton on the road.
and literally riddled him with bullets.
Such was the terror everywhere reigning,
that not even the friends of the murdered
man dared venture to undertake his bu-
rial Some kind-hearted women Of the
neighborh0od finally assembled, and
digging a rough grave, performed the last
sad rites which otherwise would have
been denied the victim Of the murderous
gang. No arrests were mSde, although
the murderers were well known. Mid
dleton was good, peaeeable citizen, and
in the late war was not engaged on either
side.
Most Of the few Democrats remaining
are hiding in the mountains OF have fled
to Virginia.
Harlan county is on the Tennessee
border, and is very rugged and mountains
Gus, ahording a safe asylum for assassins
and murderers. An effort will doubt
less be made to secure the presence of
troops in the neighbOrhoOd where the re-
cent Outrages have occurred, though it is
said that some Of the Radical members
Of the Legislature have promised Cover
ner Stevenson that all outrages and dep
relations shall be stopped if the troops be
kept away.-LOHisUilie C0uriereJoHrR0l,
Fgb II
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SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Careless Use of Firearms Again

Careless Use of Firearms Again.
1t is but a short time since we read an
article from some philosophic old fogy,
bewailing the fact there were no more
boys The animal once called so, is ex-
tinct, and his place has been taken by
precocious, premature men-things that
at twelve years of age drink whisky,
smoke cigars, chew tobacco, talk "horse"
and woman and swear with the best
BLACKBOARD in the business. Another
amiabIe propensity of this pleasant ami
NAL is to carry firearms He is not
happy unless he is the pOssessor of
pistol of some sort, as much like his
daddy's as possible, however, and the
bigger the better, One consequence is
the frequency with which we hear of aca
eidents to life and limb resulting from
the careless use of firearms among them.
Yesterday about one clock the school
of Mr. Mitchell, on Lincoln street, was
thrown into an uproar by the discharge
of pistol, and the cry Of one Of the boys,
Eddy Bannon by name, that he was shot
On examination Mr. Mitchell found that
a lad named Mike Harrigan, sitting
next to Bannon, had shot him through
the left elbow with small cartridge
pistol, carrying ball about the size of a
squirrel shot The wound, though pain
fuI was not dangerous Harrigan was
terribly frightened at what he had done,
and protested that he did not mean to do
it-that it was an accident, etc. Mr..
Mitchell gave him sound thrashing,
and the police took his pistol away fiom
him--which hurt him more, we wager,
than the licking OF sympathy for his
companion, wounded by his carelefs-
s-Memphis Appeal, Feb. 10.
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THE CABINET.
Radical specuTafIOns About Grants
Views.

Radical specuIafIOns About Grants
Views.
Correspondents Of the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-It should not
be inferred from the language used by
Gen. GRAFT in his brief speech Of Satur-
day that he refuses to talk with bis
friends about Cabinet appointments. He
does not call into his cOunsels the great
body Of Congressman and politicians,
but there are gentlemen, both Senators
and Repr ssentatives, with whom ne fire.
quently speaks on the subject. "
made many inquiries, n a quie
about the personal standing Of
persons, and has asked how the 2
ment Of such and such men We
received by the country. Il MAJ
said that while he has been less
by delegations than most Preside S Of
late years, he has been ready to hear the
suggestions Of those whose position IS
such as to entitle their views 20 weight,
as being the views Of any considerable
class of citizens. Il can properly Do in-
ferred from remarks he has dropped that
his Cabinet will be made up Of men who
StOOu SIOully IOi tuo OOf0ihAOus NuAIH5
the war, and who have strongly
supported the Congressional policy
of reconstruction since the war. 1t
can also be inferred that certain gentle
men whose names have frequently been
mentioned by the President in this COM
nection, will not be called into the Caoi-
net, and in this class may be included
Senators Sumner, Wilson and WHde.
The General has a very high regard for
Mr.. Wilson, and it may without any in,
propriety be said that he has signifisd
this regard lately in delicate but un~
mistakable manner. Its confidently be-
lieved, however, that he will not tender
him q Cabinet seat. The New England
member seems likely to be either MT.
Motley or Mr.. Boutwell,, and the opinion
of well informed men is about equally
divided between the chances Of these two
gentlemen. There is reason to warrant
the assertion that Gen. Dix was rendered
the privilege Of remaining at Paris and
that he has declined the appointment for
personal and business reasons, in a letter
expressing the strongest confidence in
Gen. Grants devotion to the best inter-
ests Of the country.
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BALTIMORE.
reinforcement of J. WIRES Booth.

A~CanASAAAACNe VI - sNAAANS Ah~SsAa
NEW York, Feb. ia Baltimore
special says the remains Of j. Wilkes
Booth was not inferred yesterday, but
will be to-day, in the presence of Mrs.
Booth, Edwin and Julius Brutus Booth.
The skeleton has been put in metallic
coffin. Hundreds:of people viewed the re-
mains yesterday evening. There is
nothing but bones left. Upon one foot
was an old army shoe and on the other
boot cut open at the top. This covered
the left foot, the leg having been broken
in his leap from the stage box of the
theatre after he had killed President
Lincoln. There is a disposition to get
up demonstration, but the family Bit
terly oppose any thing Of the sort, and
arranged to bury him beside his father.
Several Baltimor clans have contributed
to defray the expenses Of the reinterment
of Payne for whose remains there have
as yet been!n no claimants.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 17.-The remains Of
John Wilkes Booth will be reintered to-
morrow morning at 6 O'Clock in the Bali
timore cemetery. The mother and
younger brother Of the deceased are
here The mother identified the remains
beyond doubt by a peculiarly plugged
foofh
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PARAGRAPHS.
Special to the Union and American.

Epeclhl 70 lhe Union anu American.
CHICAGO, Feb. IA convention Of the
grape growers of Illinois, Iowa and Mis-,
sour, is to be held 10 Peoria on the 18th
inst
James Marks, a well known cattle
drover of Illinois, was accidentally
drowned near his home in Carroll coun-
ty, yesterday
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. I7-Julius Neiderf
long connected as reporter and war
correspondent ofthe German papers here,
was found dead in his room this morn
- An empty laudanum vial lying by
him induces the belief that be committed
suicide
The Missouri Legislature mas sustained
Secretary Rodmans action in throwing
out the vote of eight counties at the last
election, for alleged frauds
CoLUMBUs, O, Feb 1.-The House Of
Representatives was petitioned by five
hundred and forty-siZ persons from diff
ferent parts Of Ohio yestsrday,to tstdbo
lish homes for soldiers orphans \ like
petition, numerously signed, was pre-,
scented in the Senate
OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 1.-The Ne
braska Senate passed House bill giving
10000 acres ID lgad for the construction
Of every mile of track within the State
boundaries
New GoES, Feb. 1.-The steamer
City of New \ ork, from Liverpool on the
4th, arrived at this port this morning
She passed the racing steamers Russia
and City Of Paris 90 the 10TH The
y ussia was four miles ahead.
A pardon was received to-jay from
the President by Marshal Murray for
John Disbrow, who was convicted Of
counterleiting some two years ago and
sent to Sing Sing for twelve years He
will be released this afternoon.
The fine new propeller, City of Mexico
yesterday made her trial trip down the
bay and proceeded below SANDY Hook
She was built by John Englison, and is
one OF the finest steamers that ever lief,
this port Engaged in the Mexican trade
she will be placed on the mail and pas
senger route from New York to Havana
Sisal and Vera Cruz. She made in going
down the bay twelve kuots on twenty.
two pounds Of steam.
New York, Feb. 1.-THE news from
Havana to-day Indicating probable col
lision between the Cuban and United
States authorities, causes much excite
ment 1t is thought our government vii
ave to Sc ii powerful feet to Hayani
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banking circulation, etc, was adopted
Yeas-94, noes 66.
A motion TO reconsider the vote on Mr.
Coburn's amendment was tabled-yea,
30, nays "a. This made the action Of tn,
House final.
Mr.. Miller moved to lay the bill on the
table, remarking that the adoption of that
amendment destroyed the bill. Motion
rejected-yeas 65, nays l02.
On melton Of Mr.. Griswold, the second
section was amended by extending the
time for payment, by liquidating bonds to
the amount of their circulation from 80
to 80 days after the passage of this act.
Mr.: Buffers amendment wac rejected,
yeas 60, nays 81.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Inger~
soil was to strike out sections and 4,
substituting other sections for them.
The point of order made was, that the
House having already adopted a.substi-
tute for the fourth section, it was not in
order to strike it out.
The Speaker pro TEN. Mr.. Blaine, of
Maine, oYerruled the objection and ruled
that as the motion was to strike out the
other matter besides the fourth section,
it was in order.
The House refused to order the yeas
and nays on Mr.. Ingersoll's amendment,
but agreed to it on count by tellers,
81 to SO.
So the second and fourth sections were
struck ous, and other sections substituted
provide for circulating notes, provided
not more than one.sixth part of said
notes shall be Of less denomination than
five dollars, and that after specie
payment shall be resumed there
shall be none of q less denomina>
ton than five dollars; also of issue
by the Secretary of the Treasury of
sixty millions Of coupons or registered
bonds, payable after twenty years, at
per cent. interest, i'll coin; said bonds to
be issued at not less than par, and to be
deposited by banks, with Treasurer of the
United States as security for circulation,
and government deposits in lieu Of other
bonds held by them.
Banks failing to comply Herewith in
SIX months, to be wound up.
The Secretary of the Treasury is
also authorized to buy up any
gold bearing bonds of the United
States with money received from the
sale Of those hereby authorized. Bonds
80 redeemed to be cancelled and des,
troyed, and prohibited from otherwise
using said money.
Mr. WOOd's amendmant nrovidin0 for
place of central redemption of the notes
was repealed, Is to 149.
MIR. Wood moved that the bill and
amendments be tabled, which was
agreed to by go against rs.
MIR. Wood moved to reconsider the
'ote and lay that motion on the table.
Mr.. Ingersoll moved to adjourn, and
pending the vote by yeas and nays the
lour of half past four arrived and the
House took recess.
The bank bill comes up tomorrow on
he motion tn renOusidar
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MORE PECULATToN s
Gigantic SwindlIng BY a Raai-
cal Official.
How he was Caught.

About ten days or two weeks ago
we gave notice in short paragraph
that prominent ex-county official
had been detected in huge swind-
ling operation. A few days subse-
| quent we stated the fact that in
structions had been issued looking
to his arrest. The telegraph from
New York yesterday morning
brought us the intelligence Of the
arrest and detention of Fhos. E.
Leonard, ex-County Trustee Of
Shelby county, Tennessee.
Leonard was County Trustee
prior to April 8, 1868, retiring from
the position on that day. He re.
NAMED around Memphis but few
days, and then vanished. The next
that was heard of him he was in
New York, at No. "a Liberty street,
in the wholesale wine business.
Some two months ago, aetuated by
some motive not clear ct that time,
but now easily understood, he sold
out his interest and retired from
business.
just about this time, by what
means we are not at liberty to state,
it was discovered that five hundred
$500 coupons, of $50 each, of the
Memphis and Ohio Railroad, had
been forged, and $4,000 collected
on them. How many more than
these, if any, has as get not trans
pred, but this number Of coupons
are known to have been forged.
This discovery was made by Mr.. j.
B. Woodward, and be went imme-
diately to work to trace out the au-
thor of the crime Certain circum-
stances pointed to Leonard as the
guilty party, and Mr. Woodward
Immediately telegraphed to trusty
officers in New York to have him
put under surveillance, which was
done Mr. Woodward then went to
the Board of County Commission
ers and laid the matter before them.
They afforded him every facility,
money and otherwise, in their
power, and about week ago Mr..
Woodward thought he had matters
in proper trim to make the arrest,
and accordingly made arrangements
to send on a trusty man with
requisition to bring the eulprit back
to Memphis
The detectives in New York were
instructed, meanwhile, not to arrest
Leonard until this party arrived,
unless he attempted to make his es-
cape, which, by the way, the officers
were informed he intended to do.
On Sunday last, just as the Liver
pool steamer was getting ready for
sea, Leonard sent his baggage on
board, and as he wss about follow
ing it aboard himself he was ar
rested
Capt s S. Garrett, Deputy Sher-
id, provided with proper requisi
tons, etc, started North on Thurs
day, and arrived in New York on
Sunday night. He will probably get
back here tomorrow evening
Meanwhile the proof against Leon
ard is positive as to the lost Sl5,-
600, and, as we remarked, no one
knows how much more. He is said
to have had from S25, 900 to 100000
in cash on his person when arrested.
Memphis Appeal, Feb 16.
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THE WEST.
Indians Coming ln-KRnsas SeBRt'
Against Negro Suffrage.

Indians Coming ln-Kansas Senate
Against Negro Suffrage.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. l7.-0ficial intorma-
ton from the Ouachita mountains ofdate
of Jan. %, says that with the exception
of four or five lodges, all the Kiawa Indi>
ans had come in. The General in com~
mand would immediately settle them
upon the reservation. The advances of
the Arapahoes and Cheyennes had also
arrived. The remainder were approach
ing. They, also, will be placed upon the
reservation.
The Kansas Senate yesterday de-
feated proposition to amend the consti-
tuition by striking out the word white by
a vote OLA to IL. Three Senators voted
no because they wanted the word male
stricken out before the word white
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WEST VIRGINIA.
ropOsed Location of the Capita:

Proposed Location of the Capita;
WHEELING, Va, Feb. l7.-The bill
locating the capital at Parkersburg passed
the House Of Delegates this morning, by
vote of % to %, and was reported to
tho Senate.
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FOREIGN,

MADRID, Feb. 17.-COnsiderable ex-
element was yesterday created by an
unsuccessful effort to assassinate Gen.
Prim. Three arrests were made.
HAVANA, Feb. l7.-Gen. Dulce still
continues to use vigorous measures for
the suppression Of the instruction. Per-
mission to carry arms has been revoked,
and all arms have been ordered delivered
up to the government within four days
LONDON, Feb. Ian address in reply
to the Queens speech was agreed to
unanimously by both houses Of Parlia.
ment
In the Commons last evening, NJ De-
Israeli expressed his sorrow that the
ratification of the convention with the
Unitdd States was not announced lie
hoped, however, for a speedy completion
of the treaty
NJ. Gladstone was sure the negotiations
would end in the same spirit in which
they commenced and the fual issue
would doubtless be satisfactory to both
countries.
HAVANA, Feb II A grand parade of
volunteers takes place here Sunday
next.
To day Alcsl Devaz and several
prominent notaTies were arrested on sus-
picion of being concerned in the con-
spiracy.
The Banco has subscribed forty five
thousand dollars to aid volunteers.
Steedman has arrived.
TntalIigance from Neuvilas datad tha
Ilth, mentions a severe encounter, in
which the insurgents lost thirty men in
Guiding De Argitagas.
HAVANA, Feb. 1.-THE United States
Consul having applied for passport for
naturalized citizen, the latter was ar
rested and the Consul informed that the
government could not recognize his right
to apply for a passport The Consul tele-
graphed to Washington for prompt inter-
vention of the government to protect Its
citizens and in case of refusal tender his
resignation.
Gen. Dulce released a native of Cuba
who was arrested yesterday, on his pro-
ducing his American naturalization pa
pers The principal American residents
in Cieniugas appealed for a war-vessel
for their protection. The answer was,
that it was impossible to send them a
war-vessel at present
Havana is practically in a state Of
siege
The revolution is spreading very rapid
| ". The Spanish government is Selling
all the funds it can reach.
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Speaking of the pardon Of Sanford
Conover by President johnson, Wash
ington special says The President has
repeatedly reflected on his conduct IN
showing clemency to one who, by per-
Jury, tried to secure the Presidents lm>
peschment. Conover's wife has persist
emily entreated the President for mercy
in his behalf, and it is charitable to be-
leve this enlisted sympathy, and secured
tina nardOn
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A WOMAN named Reed, in New Lisbon,
Illinois, recently brought suit against
James Burdeek for selling liquor to her
husband The jury gave verdict in her
favor for twenty dollars and half The
verdict would have been larger, but it
was proved in the case that the woman
had been in the habit Of drinking with
her husband at tie same saloon.
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One of the leading merchants of Shang~
hal, China, is a genuine live Yankee.
He ships twice as much tea as any other
firm in the county, attends two churches,
leads the choir at one, is treasurer Of a
missionary society, member of the Phil
harmonic society, engineer of a fire com.
pany, member of a regetta club, teacher
in Sunday School, assistant editor of a
newspaper, member of the Asiatic So
ciety, and debater at the debating So
ciatv
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p,ofassor Sweet of Proyideuc

Professor Sweet, Of Providence, K. l.,
a well-known pedestrian and rOPe~walk-
or, is to commence on the first day CT
June next the unparalleled feat Of prO-
pelling a velocipede, Of his own manu-
facture, a distance Of three thousand
miles in thirty days, averaging one
hundred miles per day, for q wager Of
$1,000 During the trip he is to ride the
velocipede one hundred and fifty miles in
twsnty-four hours, aad one trial will
only be allowed.
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Fort MoULTRIE, in Charleston harb, T,
is deserted, being without = garrison. It's
dllapidated condition shows that it will
soon become one of the things of the past
The chain of rebel earth works and bat
teries extending al ing the entire front of
the island facing the city and James
Island remain undisturled.
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A prominent Western Senator related
that a few evenings ago, while at Gen.
Grants residence he asked him what in~
formation he felt at liberty to give as to
the composition of his cabinet. 81 have
decided" says Gen. Grant, upon three
things in the selection Of a cabinet; the
first is that Mrs. - will not be ten
dered a position secondly, that my
cabinet will be composed of seven mem
bers; and, in the last place, have de~
termined not to select two members from
the same State"
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A hired man on a farm near Edwards
vile, Illinois, in the absence of his en-
ployers, took their little son, aged eight,
to the barn, tied him hand and foot, ban
daged his mouth, and piled two. sacks OF
wheat on his chest and stomach, after
which he robbed the house. When the
parents returned thsy found the CHILD
dead and the murderer gone
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By private letter from friend in
New Orleans, says the Grenada (Miss.)
Sentinel, we learn that Gen. Sherman
is now in that city--having refused all
military Unconstitutional that there
is no doubt but that place is being fitted
up for rendezVousing large army for a
descent on Mexico.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. l7.-According to
a report current to-day the confidential
relations heretofore existing between
Gen. Grant and his confidential Secretary
Gen. Badeau, have been broken off and
t0,day Badeau was instructed to remove
his desk from the room occupied by
Grant to another department. The cause
of the rupture is not known.
New YORK, Feb. 1.-THE World
prints Circumstantial account given to
the writer by an officer to whom the con-
fession was made by Charles Jefiards,
who afterwards killed John Walton and
John Mathews. and was himself MUIR
dered by a felloweconvict at Sing Sing
about year ago. Jetfard's declarations
do not release Mrs. Cunningham from the
charge Of completely with his crime.
This throws additional light on the long
concealed mYsterf Of the DR. Burdell
murder.
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GEORGIA.
TIE WhiIeWRshing Process AppI ed TO
Gov. B0IIOck.

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 1.-THE report
of the Finance Committee, which has
been investigating charges of robbing
the treasury, against Gov. Bullock, was
made to the House to-day and ordered
printed. 1t deems him guiltless of
fraudulent intention in using the funds
Of the State, but asserts he acted wilh>
out authority of law. They recommend
a new law defining the duties Of the
Governor and Treasurer in financial mat
tiers, to avoid further difficulty Of like
nature
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The Lynchburg (Va) NeWS learns
that the Rev. Hugh Roy Scott, a promi@
nent minister of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church, is collecting materials for the
history of the celebrated division of Gen.
Pickett, which immOrtalized its name
during the late war by many deeds of
chivalric daring on nearly all the battle
fields in which the Army Of Northern
Niryinia was ENGAGED.