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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-25
THE HAPPY FAMILY.


Radical Convention In GreeneyIIIe-
"a Harmonious TIme'-"Lef us Have
Peace
From the Greenevills Union. April p.
A great day was the 18th inst. in
GreeneVille. A day of pesce; a day
of harmony; day in which the
unity of the brethren" seemed to
be a leading feature. A convention
Of Radicals met at the courthouse
to select candidates for Chancellor,
Attorney General and Representa-
tive-and such q coming together
never before was known. Delegates
from all counties interested poured
az and, at about ten O'Clock, two
delegations from upper counties)
had a proclamation male rallying
the convention together, and hastily
proceeded to a temper airy organiza-
tion, with a manifest intention of
running the machine their own way.
The temporary chairman APP
pointed a Committee on Permanent
Organization, and Mr.. Grisham,
anxious to advise the convention of
his presence, very loudly moved
that all Conservatives, Copperheads
and Rebels be excluded from the
convention. But, alas poor Grls>
ham, he was very promptly, and
very properly, admonished by the
temporary chairman that he was
tout of order" The motion, how
ever, caused a tingling sensation
among the Conservative element
who CHANGED to be in attendance
(oHly, we are happy to say, as spec.
tators,) and they wondered if the
celebrated gentleman was afraid
they would learn something if they
were permitted to remain, But, to
think there were Rebels there was
fearful yet, we were advised that
if any such were in the convention,
none were SO certain to know it as
Dir. Grisham, The prompt action
of the temporary chairman In crush
ing Mr.. Grisham gave Conserve
tives breathing spell, and Gained
their fears; so they remained yet 8
little while. .... 49,.
In due time the committee re-
ported upon permanent organiza-
ton, with Hon. G. j. Mckinney for
permanent chairman, who, upon as
Stunning the onerous duties, thanked
them for the honor conferred, and
hoped they would have q hsrmoni-
GUS time-which they did Seere-
taries were then appointed, and it
seemed as though the machinery
was really in motion, well creased,
when 10 the man of motions, Mr..
Grisbsm, having written down bis
"idee,p offered arresolutiOn, that al
CONSERVATIVES and Rebels be exelud-
ed from the convention, and at.
| tempted to bolster it up by declar
ing yoeiferously that there were
Rebels really in the courthouse in
the convention of Radicals. Mr.
Upton, with a heart full of love
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JUDGE sHACKLEFORD ON THE
90 L1H WAN PATH. oellIF .ll

/ To wan EAhns
Judge Shackleford insists that
he was the choice of the Radical
party for Judge of the Supreme
Court, but that the elements cons
spifed with his opponents to cheat
him out Of the nomination But he
will not stay cheated. He has
nominated himself, and intends
to make the race, unless some Demo-
crat should manifest a too fondness
for the place. In that event, he
assures the editor of the Press and
Times that he will initiate the coon
when he saw Capt. Scott pass the
tree in which he was suugly EN-
seonced-he will not wait for a
summons to get off the track, nor
stand on the order of his going.
The Judge is an accommodating
gentleman, especially is he so to
the Radical party, but that party
does not seem to appreciate him.
Although he shows conclusively, to
his own satisfaction at least, that he
is the choice of a majority Of the
Radicals, there is no apparent dis
position to give him the place he so
earnestly covets. The Press and
Times confesses that Shaekleford
has done the State government
good service" but the recollection
ofthis amounted to nothing when
the nomination was to be made.
Judge Sahckleford has "done the
State government as understood
in Radical nomenclature, "good
service" but the Radicals seem to
understand that that service was
performed under the impulse of
whip and spur, and they are rather
dubious about trusting him further
with power which may be honestly
and constitutionally used to the
detriment of their selfish schemes.
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THE FLOOD.
Destrueti0n of Property and Loss
Life.

Destruction of Property and Loss o
4 Life.
HARTFORD, April 23.-The food in th'
Connections river at noon reached z
feet 8 inches, and has since been slowly
receding. Front Commerce and other
| streets, near the river are flooded and
business there suspended and must be
for several days. There is break in
the canseway on East Hartford side SO
that travel on the highway is suspended.
There is no delay of railroad trains,
The damage to causeway bridge will b 9
about 5000 Loss to business men in
the flooded district will be quite large.
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn April ga
portion of the canal supplying the mans
ufaetOries at this place gave way yester-
day, in consequence of the high water in
the Connecticut river, and all operations
will be suspended for month or until
the canal is reopened. Three hundred
operatives are thrown out Of employs
ment
MONTREAL, April %. The ice began to
move out Of the river last night, and the
water is rapidly subsiding, being now
four or five feet below the wharf walls
Grifintown is left dry but terribly dilapi-
dated DunEille, St Hyaeinth and st.
Andrews are badly flooded. Two men
were drowned at the latter place. At
Longneil several barns were swept away,
and two men drowned, also, two men
drowned at Upton. The Grand Trunk
between Waterville and
Was washed away.
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CUBA.
More Troops to Fight the Patriots.

More Troops 10 Fight the Patriots.
HAVANA, April "a "A Spanish trans
port arrived to-day with 1000 soldiers.
Nothing further heard about the cons
templated surrender Of 600 reVolutionists
near Cienfuegos
The government at Madrid has
ordered the proceeds of the property
Of disloyal parties contiscated in Cuba,
to be applied to delray the expenses
Of the war.
A manifesto is published in the Ga
zetta, signed by large number of native
Cubans and influential and wealthy
planters and others, residents Of the ju-
risdictiOn OF Villa Clara, offering their
personal services and property to assist
the government in suppressing the re
bellion, and cOndemning the acts OF the
reVolutionIsts in the strongest terms.
Captured Americans Given Up-Sy m
patty for the Patriot Cause at New
Orleans.
New ORLEANS, April 90 "A number
Of Oubans and Cuban sympathizers held
a meeting TO- night, and afterwards pa
raded the streets in a tOrchlight process
sion, carrying United States and Cuban
insurgent flags. They serenaded the
newspaper offices. Among the signers tc
q call for meeting was Mr.. Dumas, the
newly appointed Minister to Liberia. A
number of colored men were in the pro.
cession. ~ ......-
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To the Public,

Having made all arrangements to
open the New Theatre" by the 1st Of
May, l in the meantime made arrange
ments with the agent Of Spslding and
MaGning's minstrel troupe-believiOg
from representations madsto ms, thai they
we're first class. They are as artists mol
worthy of patronage. determined (after
witnessing their fret performance tc
close, having no desire to tolerate buff
foonery. To the patrons Of the opening
night, respectfully return 10y thanks
and promise that in the future like dis.
appointment shall not happen,
In justice 10 Miss Schneider and DR..
Berger theJ are talented gestlemen and
therefore not included in the above. 1'.s
-t Mrs. ANNIE ScANLAN.
NASHVILLE. April 23.4,. ~ .HI ..E .
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k,xnty-u,nth B.rihday.

We notice from the Lebanon Herald
and Register that w. L. Barry, Esq, the
well known printer, has celebrated during
the past week the eighty ninth anHiver'
sary Of his birth day. That psper says
that he is as hale and hearty as he Wsi
when the century was an infant. Mr.
Barry has heard the click of type for more
than three score aud ten years, and is be-
yond all question the oldest printer 10 the
United States, He handles cOmposipg
stick with rs much ease and accuracy Al
when he set the obituary Of George
Washington. 80 - 49, i
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CHICAGO.


Sraim Dealers OreatIy EXeretBeu.
CHICAGO, April 23-There has beer
much excitement in the Board of Trade
for the past two days, by the discovery
that the corn in several elevators and
warehouses was heating, and particular
ly so in Mum & SCOTS city elevator
and it is feared that owing to the cOndi-
ton of the corn when brought into the
market, and from the effects of the late
severe storm, that nearly all in the city
will soon be in the same condition.
A meeting Of the executive committee
of the Board of Trade was held this
evening to take action on the condition
of affairs Alter much discussion, in
which, from the tenor of the remarks, it
would seem as if nearly every speaker
was seller, the following resolution was
offered aud passed:
Resolved, That the delivery of ware
house receipts at the city elevator shall
constitute a full delivery for all cash
sales of regular new corn made yester-
day. the 22d inst, if delivered or ten
dered on that day, and also sales of
seller for themonth which were tie ndered
yesterday, but not thereafter
Strong efforts were made to put in
other contracts besides those specified in
the above resolution, but the Board re-
fused to allow ii.
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w Ii Farmer, Jr.

A Compliment TO q Chancellor Elect.
The GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf pays the
following handsome complimentto Charles
G. Smith, the Chancellor elect Of the
seventh district:
The choice Of Charles q. Smith, E4q ,
for Chancellor Of this (the 7tb) district, al
the election on The 18th inst is most graf
ifying to his many personal friends, and
no man has more. While il is the highest
compliment ever paid any man under such
circumstances, it falls upon one none the
less worthy. Mr. Smith is a young man
scarcely 35 years of age) of high moral
training, possessing a well cultivated and
most brilliant intellect, aud stands high in
his profession. Socially, he is one of those
pleasant, kind hearted, affable gentlemen
who makes himself agreeable with every.
body; in every sense Of the word a good
and true man, one who attends strictly to
his own business and never NEEDLES with
other peoples affairs, better fitted for the
high position TO which. he has been ele-
valed for being nan better calculated to
edo unto others as he would that they
should do unto him" $500 F
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Terrible Steamboat accident.
Soldiers Killed and Wounded.
WASHiNGTON.

Important orders frOsR the Treasury
DePartmsni-The President Gone q,
the Country.
WAsHINGToN, April 24.-TreasuIe l
Spinner has issued circular, informing
all National Banks that have deposited
IN the treasury Office in trust TO secure
public moneys in their hands, that all
exchange Of such securities will be de-
ciined, under instructions Of the Secreta~
ry Of the Treasury. The following has
been issued:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, TREAsURER's
OFFICE, April 24.-Hereafter new United
States Treasury notes will be furnished
from this Office only on the following
terms:
l. In return for deiaced and mutilate6
United States notes and fractional cur
rency and convertible issues of United
States notes forwarded to this Office for
redemption;
2. On the receipt of certificates of de-
post of the Assistant Treasures of the
United States DepOsitories designated
under the act of August &, 1866;
). On the receipt for collection Of
Schecks on banks and bankers in the
cities of New York, Boston, Philadel-
phia and Washington.
In the first case the new notes will be
forwarded by express under the Govern
ment contract, at the expense of the
department, provided the amount is fifty
Thousand dollars or more OF a multiple
thereof by less than $500. Ia the two
other cas- IS, the notes will be forwarded
under the contract of government rates,
at the expense Of the Consignee, the
amount Of charges being deducted from
the remittance at this office.
F. E. SPINNER, Treasurer
VIM. 5. Baremore, colored, Of Troy,
New York, was to day appointed to
trst>class clerkship in the Third Audi |
tors office. He was recommended for |
appointment by Senator Fenton, Hon.
+. a. Sawyer and Hon. T. A. Rober.-
son, Of South Carolina.
The Odd Fellows delegation from the /
District OF Columbia to participate in the /
seml-centennial celebration in Philadel- /
phia on Monday, will number from 500 |
TO 100 memberst
1t is stated at the Treasury Depart 4
ment that the rates of gold, in pursue
ance Of the order of Thursday last, will
be, until otherwise ordered, not less
than five hundred thousand nor more
than one million dollars.
On account of the stoppage of work
in the printing bureau Of the treasury,
with a view to reorganization, no frac-
ticnal currency will be issued by Treas
urer Spinner during the week.
The following nominations, which have
been enormously reported as rejected,
were only tabled: Ii. S. Sanford, Minis
ter to Spain; j. Z. Jones, Minister to
Belgium; VIM. A. Pile, Minister to
Brazil.
The effect of tabling differs from rejec-
ton in allowing nominations to be sent in
again at the next session.
A large number Of persons called at
the executive mansion this morning, but
did not see the President, he having gone
IN ha nnuufru
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A SPICY INTERVIEW.
Eek IS Hamilton Gives Attorney Cen
eraI Hoar q Piece of HIS mind.

Correspondence Of the Courier Journal.
WAsEINGFoE, April pa fierce in
teryiew took place between Jack HAM
ilton and Attorney General Hoar on
Tuesday last and the following cOnver>
sation is said to have occurred
HAmilton-"I called, Mfr. Attorney
General, to inquire whether you intend
to appoint Mr.. ~ for the Texas ---?'
Attorney Generally es, sir; have
already made out his nomination. -
Hamilton-"Then think it is nv duty
to say thar he is q bsd map, and not fit
to fiji the office"
Attorney Gsneral-"I had heard that
you we're opposed to him, and was not.sur
prised, as l also hear that you are. going
over to the 'Copperheads,'
Hamilton-"G-d d-n you, or any
man, who impugns my political motives.
Where were you when the war was
raging? What were you doing that JUS
titles your blatant Unionism to-day +?
Dispensing the only law you know
Massachusetts, law-whilst / was risking
my life in behalf Of the Union. AS YOU
do not know what Is decent or weII-brsa
in your intercourse with gentlemen, !
will not trouble you further, but will GO
to your master" -t
So saying Jack struck off, leaving the
respectable Massachusetts, pettifogger in
abewilderment Of rage and astonishmsnt
and proceeding to the White House Iaia
the case before Grant and had the ap.
pointment annulled. Ii Is said Jack i.
pretty certain to be elected Governor 0
Texas, and this interview will net Sc
him back much. .l.sa.r .i,..-t .....--.
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INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT


ST. LOUIS, April 2l-Travel overland
is increasing daily. Trains from the
East and South are arriving crowded
with passengers A heavy Canadian
immigration is arriving for settlement in
Nebraska by this route.
BALTIMORE, April 24-The Provincial
Council of the Roman Catholic Church,
embraced within the province Of the
Archbishop Of Baltimore, convenes here
Tomorrow. A number Of bishops from
Southern States, from Pennsylvania and
Delaware will be present.
A large delegation of Odd Fellows
Leave here Tomorrow to attend the ceie~
bration in Philadelphia ON Monday.
NEW York, April 24-GeO. Dalton, a
well known broker shot himself while in
a carriage on Broadway to-day. The
cause was an unfortunate specuiatloni
In stocks .... , .g ...,.... L ... ..-- ...
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Genuine RecSnstructson Ia Green

While ex-PresiIent johnson has been
nobly engaging himself in a patriotic eff.
fort to reawaken and restore good will and
brotherly love among his fellow citizens,
it is pleasing to note that good Influences
have been al work in his own household,
as more fully appears from the following
notice:
"Married, at the residence Of the bride,
in Greeneville, Tenn, on the 10Th inst, by
Rev. s. P. Crawford, Mr.. William Brown
to Mrs. Mary Slower, daughter of ex-
President johnson" H ''s-Aes "
Mira. Slower shared with Mrs. Patterson
the honors OF the White House, during the
greater portion of Mr.. Johuson's admins
traiion, and will be most pleasantly re-
membered by all who attended The recep'
tions Of that period. The bridegroom hal
been' for number Of years a prosperous
merchant of Greeneville = KnorpAIe Pres.
and Herald. I'D. ..l.E 6. -5.taE.i.. t..
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DOMINION OF CANADA.
Pay Wanted for the Damage Of the
- Fenlan Invasion.

Pay Wanted for the Damage Of the
.s FenIan Invasion.
MONTREAL, April 23-Mr. Goltzs mos
ton for claims against the United States
for indemnity for damages by the Fe>
MAN invasion is creating no little stir,
and gives fresh food for speculation as to
the probable result to the country OF a
rupture between Great Britain and the
United States.
AT special meeting Of the Quebec
City Council the other day, disturbance
took place which, at one time, threatened
to become serious-reVOlvers were
drawn and some blows exchanged. The
Mayor attempted to restore order, but
his authority was defed, and the police
were finally called in and dispersed the
meeting.
OFTAwA, April 23.-In Parliament last
night, in reply to Mr.. Young, the Premier
said it was not true that the government
had employed any person to act on its
behalf to endeavOr to secure the passage
of a new reciprocity treaty by Congress.
A dispatch from the imperial govern.
ment has been received, which with
other papers would be submitted
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Attempted Robbery In sTaury County


Attempted Robbery In Msury County
Ga the night Of the 18th inst, as Polk
Allen was riding home from his grocery
at Duck River Station, he was halted on
the Santa Fepike. The persons hating
him were across the fence, and when Polk
asked them what they wanted, they COM
menced crossing. They replied, that he
must give up his money or they would be
compelled TO send him to the land Of
shades. He had hickory stick in his
right hand, and when he understood what
they were after, he shifted it to his left
hand, aud speedily drew his pistol. The
robbers perceiving this fred on him, which
90 scared Mr.. Aliens horse that he IN
horsed his rider. Mr.. Allen, as soon as he
regained his feet, returned their FIRE. He
emptied three barrels, after which the
thieves retired without their usual dignity.
He could not tell whether he hit any Of
them or not, as it was quite dark. The
Columbia Herald says that there can be
but little doubt that an organized band of
thieves exists on the north side of Duck
river in Many county, who pray at leisure
upon the defenseless people. The Herald
thinks that when these highwsymen are
caught they will prove TO be parcel Of
bad young men. having been brought up
in idleness by their indulgent parents, are
now preferring to steal rather than work
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SPAIN.
No Americas slInisser-siehIes 80 Sue
/. eeed Hale.


NoIAmeriean n mister les 10 sue
eeed Hale.
NEW YoRk, April 24-The Tribune
says: Minister q Hale having rendered
his resignation Of the Spanish mission al
at request of ADMINISTRATION, and ihe same
having been received at the State depart.
meht and accepted tho rejection Of Mr..
Sanfordas his successor by the Senate,
leayesthe mission vacant. 80
Gen. Sicklss within a fortnight will be
appointed by the President as min
lister to Spain, to fill vacancy and COM
Inissioned in accordance with thea eros
vision ofamended ciVil-tenure act. saa
Madrid, April Pain the censtitu-
tioral Cortes yesterday Senior Arenas,
one of the Republican deputies, intro
duced a measure calculated to forever
exclude, all Bourbons from the throne
of Spain.
An amendment was carried, whereby
only Queen Isabella, and children are
excluded. tt &AF g. IL 20
Senior SerVillo introduced a bill for
permitting general education.
Senior Fgurals, Minister of Finance,
proposed to negotiations Of treaty Of
commerce with Great Britain.
AspeII Of Liberal Legislation.
MADRID, April 23.--In the censiiiu.
tional Cortes the amendment for a CENSOR
hip of the press was rejected. The article
guaranteeing liberty of the press, freedom
of meeting in assembly and petition, was
adopted. ..., ,.... ......0,,.4. ...,.
II is expected the duties on cotton and
coal will be abolished.
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FIRE at the Isockwood Iron works

On Saturday last, the engine room OF
the lockwood (Roane county, Iron Works
took FIRE from the jet Of the gas used to
heat the boilers. The woodwork of the
room was destroyed, and some of the ma
chinery badly damaged. The principal
loss, however, arises from the danger Of
the furnaces chilling, as the blowers are
not at work. Ii is expected, If the furnaces
do not chill, to have the works ready for
Operation In a weeks time - - !.
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INTERNAFIoNALAFPAIRs

English and French Papers suspi-
eious of American Intentions About