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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Merchants national bank of Little
Rock, which recently suspended, resum-
ed business on Saturday.
Chief Justice Chase is Of the opinion
that the iron-clad oath cannot be exacted
from the members of legislature.
The President has appointed Major
John Hays of Illinois, Secetary of le-
CATION to Spain. Major Hays was Assis-
tant Secretary to the late President Lin.
coin.
1t is now announced that the leading
members of the English government are
in favor of acceding to the demand, if
made, ofthe Dominion, for the independ-
ence. .E
A large number of lottery dealers have
been arrested in New York, for having
failed to take out special license as
required by the revenue laws They
were required to furnish 81 600 bail, and
to answer.
DR.. Cheney, of Chicago, who has been
cited by the bishop to appear for trial on
charge of certain omissions in the read
ing of the church service, has been
warmly Endorsed by his congregation,
who see no hereSy in his course, and de-
precate the coming trial.
In Massachusetts, on June 25, q
a law went into effect which provides thai
any baggage master, express agent, stage
driver, hackman, or other person whose
duty it is to handle, remove, or take care
Of the baggage of passengers, who shal
willfully or recklessly injure or destroy
any trunk, valise, box, package or parcel
while loading, transporting, unloading
delivering Or storing the same, shall b.
punished by a fine not exceeding fifty
dollars. A similar law might be usefu
in this State.
a young man named Joseph Wagner
living in Charleston, West Virginia, pro
fessed to have the power of charming
snakes. Last Thursday, having captured
a rattlesnake, he was giving some friend
an exhibition Of this power. After fond
ling the snake for time in his arms, b
threw 1t on the ground, and switched i
until it writhed with rage. He then too
the reptile up in his arms again, and say
ing, "Are you mad?-kiss me and max
up" he put its head in his mouth. Th
snake bit his tongue, and he died in abou
an hour afterward. In fifteen minute
: after being bitten, his skin assumed tn
spotted color Of the snake.
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FEARFUL DISCOVERY,

Are the Internal Regions I'm Indiana7
Mr.. A. Rabb, q farmer who resides
about three miles west of the city,
brought strange story in on Saturday.
Mr.. L. has son-in~law living on a farm
about four miles from lafayette, named
Mr.. Miller. Mr.. M. has a German
laborer who, in plowing over a corn>feld,
struck the upper crust Of something very
much like the internal regions. A suffo-
eating odor was first emitted, followed by
dense volume of smoke. According to
the Germans statement, the stencil was
several degrees above the flavor Of the
illinois street gutter. A sheet of fame
soon burst from this terrible volcano, and
great conhsgration was imminent for a
time, but the flames were finally sub
dued by few shovelfuls of earth tossed
in the mouth of the crater. The lava
thrown out looked very much like CASTLE
soap-only it was not so highly perfumed.
On the contrary, it was exceedingly
offensive. 1t ignites easily, and burns as
freely as birthstone.
The German was badly frightened, and
after viewing the scene in utter bewildN
erment for time, calculated : "Vel dat
ish HILL" We understand that Profes-
sor Cox will examine the ground, and il
it should prove to be an entrance to the
Internal regions, he will send for Parson
Brownlow to leOk further into it. The
people of Lafayette are greatly alarmed
and already it is said that a roaring noise
can be heard underneath that doomed
city. We await further Developments
with intense anxiety. Many persons
may think this hoax, but it is not. Mr..
Rabb doesn't look like man who would
deceive a whole community about as
trifing thing as the discovery of hell
in Indiana -IHdtanapOHs Sentinel,
T,s11o 90
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MEMPHIS.
The Registrar EBIOIned Terrific
Storm.

The Registrar EBjOIned Terrific
storm.
Special to the Union and American.
MEMPHIS, June 30.-Tbe Chancellor,
this evening, rendered his opinion in the
case of Williams vs. Boughner for the po-
sition Of the office of Comm issioner of
Registration. He decided that the Gov
ernor had no authority to remove Williams
and the act was void, and so necessarily the
appointment of BOughner: an Injunction
will therefore be issued in accordance with
the prayer, ON the execution..of bJnds In
the sum of $500.
A terrific storm Of wind and bsil-the
heaviest felt here in twenty years-passed
over the city this evening about o'clock,
doing an immense amount Of damage
Houses were unroofed, walls and chimneys
blown down, and signs sent flying in every
direction. Trees were snapped of
and uprooted, etc. Among other dis
SISTERS, the smoke stacks of the steam
boat Virginia were blown of, and the
roof of Montgomery's cotton shed was
rolled up and carried sixty yards. Three
men crossing the river in q skiff were
drowned.
A great movement of some sort is on
foot in the Hunter or Stokes wing of the
Radical party here, which has not yet
transpired. They held another secret eau
Gus last night.
The Chinese labor importation meeting
TO day adjourned till July Is. After adopt
ing a series of resolutions inviting cities
towns and counties in this and adjoining
States, to send delegates to the meeting OF
that day, at which Koopmans Choap, thu
agent of the six companies at San Fran
cisco. will be present.
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MEMPHIS.
Destructive stOrm-LOss Of Bife-The
Franchise InjunctiOm-Chinese I'M

Destructive storm-LOss Of Life-The
franchise InjunctiOn-ChInes Inn
migration.
MEMPHIS, June 30.-The storm This
afternoon unroofed and otherwise injured
some twenty buildings in various portions
of the city.
A lady named Withaup and three men
are reported drowned while crossing the
river in a skiff.
Chancellor Smith in the case Of Will
Hams against BOUCHER, recently appointed
registrar, decided the Governor had no
power TO remove Williams. As several of
William predecessors had been removed
by Gov. BroWnlow, the office will revert
to the County Court Clerk.
At a preliminary meeting for the pur-
pose of encouraging Chinese immigration ,
held at the Chamber of Commerce this af-
ternoon, Charles Kortrecht presided. The
meeting was composed of leading men Of
this section of country. The following dis
patch was read by the Secretary:
SAN Francisco, June 3O.-G. W. Gilt :
Does the meeting at Memphis take place
on the 18th of July ? KOoP Manschoop,
principal Chinese importer, will attend II
The answer is favorable.
J, q. EAsTLAND.
Can't. Gift then moved that a committee
of five be appointed to draft resolutions IL
reference TO the same, who reported pre-
amble setting forth the great need OF labor
in the Southwest, the difficulties encoun-
tered by land-holders, and submitted the
following res buttons:
Resolved, That in the opinion of thi'
meeting, the best interests of the Soutt
require that all legitimate inducement
| shall be offered at once to encourage th'
| immigration Of Chinese labOrers In larg'
numbers, direct from China, to supply tn
great demand now existing in the Soutt
for steady and reliable labor.
Resolved, That in order to accomplish
this purpose, a convention to conslde
questions and mature plans Of CO operation
be called TO meet at this place on the l3iI
of july, 20 be composed of delegates froT
all parts Of the South, especially Georglf
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texa'
Arkansas and Tennessee, and that eac
county, city and town, in those States al
hereby requested to send such delegate
without waiting for written invitation
do so.
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THE WEST.
Gold Dust and BuIIisn-Fire in Kan
sas City-Fhe Railroad Bride.

Gold Dust and BuIIIen-Fire in IL an
sas City-Fhe Railroad Bride.
ST. LOUIS, June 30.-Fassengers by the
steamer Silver Bow, which arrived to-day
from the Upper Missouri, brought two
hundred thousand dollars in gold dust a.
bullion.
Five frame buildings and two brick
stores, including the Evening Bulletin
office, in Kansas City, we're destroyed by
fire last night.
The first passenger train crossed the
Missouri river on the new bridge at Kan
sas City yesterday.
A notorious horse thief was found hung
three miles from Shawnee, Kansas, on Sun
day last.
The bodies of two persons, drowned by
the food in Kansas, foated past Kansas
City this evening, and three reported fished
out at State Line bridge.
The rain storm still continues, but no
damage is yet reported in this vicinity, ex-
cept to crops, which are said to be consid-
erably injured.
ST. LOUIS, June 30.-Superintendent
McCheney has authorized the organization
of a special armed force to search for and
arrest the notorious desperate Sam Hide
brand, of ST. Francis Co., and proolama-
ton has been issued by the Sheriff OF
Washinton county, warning all persons
against harboriDg him, and commanding
all per ons having knowledge of
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Pennsylvania.
The Coming EIeetiOn-Grant GeftI ng
Uneasy ..-s

The Coming EleetiOn-Grant GefI ng
Uneasy. s
Correspondence of the New York Herald.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-It appears
that President Grant is extremely anx-
ious about the result of the approaching
election in Pennsylvania, and that be
has an idea Geary will be defeated BE
did not want Geary to take the nomina.
ton, and it is said that just before the
meeting of the Republican Convention
in Philadelphia, he sent a confidential
agent to Geary, with instructions to say
to him that if he would decline the nom-
ination he would provide him with a
"laCa ms Eaod as that of Governor Of
Pennsy'v MA Gearv, however, refused
the Oh '-0.pears that Curtin told The
Pre:ise ls5.rY could HOt carry Penn
sylvania, as he No 1905 the choice oi
either the Cameron OF Curtin faction. and
that his ncrg rltic~ w-9I lupsri. the
auccess Of tho party. This caug6l &-ag5
cousiderabla rneasiness, and led to the
9her vhlyu he ~nf- Tna .hr nv
vode, who was here q 49, a,-,
called upon the President, VIII ra late
ter Immediately introduced the slJJg-s
of the Pennsylvania election, ask
ing Covode what he thought about
it Covode shook his head doubt
fully and said it would be very
close. The President inquired what
the trouble was. "Well," said Covode,
"there's heap of trouble. You see, in
the first place, General, your appoint
ments didn't suit our people. Some of
them were good enough men and Re-
publicans, but they have no strength or
influence. They can't carry rothing. In
the second place, Geary will not be
supported by the Cameron and Curtin
men with any degree of earnestness. Its
going to be tough pulling, General" The
President said he was sorry, for he
would like the Republicans to carry the
State this time by as large majority as
when he was elected
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TO THE NORTH POLE BY BALLOON

A new and daring experiment is noted
by the Pail Mali Gazette 1.-THE invari,
able failure which has hitherto attended
nautical expeditions to the Artic regions
has induced two Frenchmen, MessieuIs
TissIander and de Fouvielle, to UNDER
take the enterprise of reaching the
north pole in a balloon. The machine
ia which the bold adventurers are about
to embark on their perilous journey, and
which is appropriately named LIE Pole
Nord,' is now being completed in the
Champ de Mars, which the government
has placed at their disposal for the pur>
pose. The monster balloon, beside which
even the famous "Geant" would seem 8
mere toy, will contain over 10000 cubic
metres of gas, and is composed entirely
of a cloth manufactured from caoutchouc,
which will allow of great expansion in
the rariffed strata of the atmosphere
The seams uniting the different pieces
form total length Of three English
miles. The car, marvel, it is said, o
strength and lightness, is constructed tC
carry ten passengers, four thousand
pounds of ballast, and provisions for ;
| month"
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After the Election.

Special to the Union and American. EEEsssEs
KNOXVILLE June 30.-There was a
large attendance Of interested spectators at
Clinton to-day to hear the discussion be-
tween the candidates for Governor. The
points discussed were mainly the same
treated at other points in the East Tennes-
see campaign, but personalities were more
freely INDUCED in than at any previous
meeting. In this speech Stokes challenged
Senter to meet him in mortal combat. He
said he had a wife and children, but would
willingly meet Gov. Ssnter after the elec-
tion TO settle their personal differences.
i Gov. Senter said that he wished 10 have
the matter settled without delay, and was
willing and ready to give satisfaction in
any form desired.
Mr.. Stokes said that he would consent TO
no hostile meeting until after The election
There was considerable excitement about
the affair, and great curiosity to know how
il would result.
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possible, has thus disposed of some

possible, has thus disposed of som
of its most eminent professor
of astronomy: Prof Hall, of tht
| Naval observatory, and Mr.. JOSEPH
| A. Rogers, of the photographic
office, left Washington about the
middle of May for Behring's strait,
under orders from the navy de-
partment, to take observations in
| that quarter, at which place the
eclipse makes its advent. sProfs.
Simon Newcomb, VIM. Hardness,
and ], B. Eastman of the Naval
observatory, have been ordered to
Iowa, each to take observations,
acting independent of one another.
Prof. Newcomb will take with
him thelargest object glass from the
Naval observatory he can procure,
and search for asteroids between
Mercury and the sun. Some ten
years since it was thought by Ie-
verrier, a distinguished astronomer,
that a zone of planets existed be-
tween Mercury and the sun. They
have never as yet been discovered,
and no hopes are entertained of
their discovery (if they exist ex,
eept during a total eclipse. In view
of this fact, Prof Newcomb will
have this particular charge under
his direction as part of his duties !
on this occasion.
Prof HarkHess will make obser- |
vations with the spectroseepe, etc. |
Z DR.. Curtis, of the United States |
army, will accompany the observ-
ers, taking with him the large
equatorial from the United States |
Naval academy, loaned to the OBJ |
servatory by Vice Admiral Porter |
for Photographic observations.
Prof. Eastman will have charge
of and make meteorological obser-
yations. All these will 90 under
the auspices of the United States
Naval observatory, Commodore B.
+. Sands, superintendent, and that
institution will have all its profes-
sors in the field along the path of
totality.
During the absence of the sew
eral professors 10 the duty assigned
them, Prof. Yarnell will be in
charge, and make the necessary
observations at the observatory. {
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HOUSE BURNED WITH FOUR
CHILDREN INIT.

The Corydon (Ind) Democrat gives
the particulars Of one of the most dis
tressing and heartrending affairs which
occurred near Cold Friday, in Scott town
ship, Harrison county, on Saturday night,
June 26, that we have been called upon
to record for long time. The dwelling
house of Mr.. James Wilmot was burned
to the ground, with four of his children.
1t appears that the parents went to
church on Saturday night, q short dist
ance from home, leaving their children,
four in number, asleep, and before leaving
locked the door to make everything safe.
When they returned they found their
house snyeloped in flames, and their poor,
helpless, innocent children burned to
ashes. The house was nearly burned
down when discovered. The affair is too
heartrendering to think Of. The charred
remains were found Sunday morning,
and taken out by the neighbors. The
children were all between one and seven
years of age. 1t is not known how the
house caught fire, unless the children
woke and lighted matches.
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A COMPREHENSIVE family difficulty oc-
Cured in Cavendish, VT, the other day.
Mrs. Minerva Brent, after getting her hus-
band Samue's estate decided to her, got
divorce and tried to drive him out of the
house lie held on to the lower part, and
brought a chancery suit TO recover his
property On Friday she fortified her house
against him in his absence, barricaded
doors and windows and formed herself,
two soDs and a daugherin-lsw into a
garrison. When Brent returned he was
violently stoned, but smashed a door with
his axe His son George Immediately
cracked his head with a email bowlder,
his son Walker poured pail of hot water
Oh him, his sons wife Camelia fired re-
volver at him, and the row stopped. The
next day the whole party, together with a
drunken Frenchman who took part under
the idea that it was free fight, were ar
rested and bound over for trial.
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NEW ORLEANS.
Rig seiznre Of sugar-Sweet Busines

Rig seizure Of SUGar-SWeet business.
New ORLEANS, June 3O.-Collector
Casey's Investigations into custom frauds
have resulted in the seizure OF a lar8e
quantity of sugar belonging to August T.
Couturie & Co, and placing under surVeil-
lance the entire stock of imported sugar m
bond in the city, amounting to IL 900
boxes, 3,l57 hcg-h,als, l33 lie oes and
259 barrels. The investigation developed
the extensively organized system oil de
fauding the revenue by false invoices,
weighing, etc, in which merchants and Il
number of custom officers are implicated.
LANCASTER, Pa, June 3O.-A terrible
acoideut occurred in the iron works of Il.
K. Thomas & Co, in this city yesterday.
| While some workmen We're engaged IN re-
moving the lining from furnace a por'
lion Of the structure fell, carrying with II
the fcaffoIding upon which the men were
stsnding. Oae German, named JOIN
SchIeu.h, was Instantly killed, AID two
! n hers were injured in such manner al
10 render their recovery very doubtful. L
IA rumored that Schleulh fell into the fur
mare and W s instantly burned up.
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POWELL'S EXPEDITION.

The RumOred Disaster DIscrediied.
CHICAGO, June SOL. W. Keplinger,
formerly member Of the Powell e1pe-
dition, now a resident of Bloomington and
a reliable gentleman, thinks the reported
drowning of the members of that expedi-
tion must be false in every particular, for
the following reasons:
l. Msi. Powell expected 10 leave the
railroad about the 1st Of June, and pro-
ceed down the stream very slowly so as to
examine the country. He could not have
proceeded so miles and if he had succeed
ed in doing so the man who reports he saw
the pisaster could not possibly have re-
turned in 20 short time.
2. Msj. Powell intended TO send a pio-
neer boat in advance, and have all the
boats provided with suitable means for se-
curing them in case of accident. Major
PowelPs men, says Major K are faithful
and hardy frontiersneD, and understand
their business
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WASHINGTON.

National FInRnce-Arrest of Cuban
ExpedItfOns-The Texas Court Mar
tImi Murder, etc.
WASHINGTON, June 30-The internal
reyenue receipts to-day SS4S, 900. Total
for the fiscal year ending to-day, $751;
2g7, ,176 81.
Instructions we're Issued to-day at the
War Department for the discharge of fifty
general service clerks from the various
bureaus Of the Adiutsnt General,s s Office.
The Secretary of the Treasury has dis
matches from New York to-day that three
steamers with revolutionists had been cap
tured-in that harbor.
The President has positively declined TO
interfere in the case of the sentence of
Weaver, who was tried by military COM
mission for murder in Texas and sentenced
TO be hung. The point in this case is thSt
IL is the first one where sentence of death
resulted fEom the enforcement Of that sec-
ton of the reconstruction law providing
for trial by military commission of cIti-
. zeus of unreconstru tied States. The Pres
ideut says that ths record was carefully
examined and .the sentence approved by
him, and he nov refuses to reconsider the
same.
Secretary Robson has intimated tha
Borie's recent order, changing the names
of vessels, will he rescinded.
Great interest is felt here in regard tC
the Virginia election. The latest infOrma
tion is that there is no longer the leas
doubt that the Walker ticket will bt
elected by heavy majority. Lewis Nc
Kepzie, Conservative, will be chosen Il
Congress from the Alexandria district by
msiority Of four or FIVE thousand. Al
dissensions among the Conservatives 0
that district have ceased. The Conservs
live candidates for the Legislature VIII
are unable to take the test-oath will no
on that account be Withdrawn, as DO sppre
bspsion whatever ia entertained that Graz
or Sherman will sustain Gen. canby's vie'
that such an oath is necessary an a pre-
r.ouisite 10 membership IN the Stat
Legislature. =.
Arrangements are made for serenadin
Fx.President johnson tomorrow nigh
,rb,u he will respond in speech.
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THE ALABAMA CONTROVERSY,

The following extract from a private
letter, dated Liverpool, England, June s,
gives a very clear idea of public senti-
ment in England regarding the Alabama
controversy: --..-........
Business is dull here. The Alabama
question has given the people 8 great
scare, and pending what Mr.. Motley may
say, there will be deal OF uneasiness
felt. The naval authorities have decided
to change all the old line Of battle ships
which do coast>gusrd duty for iron-clads,
so that in event Of any emergency they
will have formidable feet Of iron-ciad
auxilisries to combine with the Chanael
feet, ready at moments notice to dis
patch to any part of the coast Of the
United States for there can be no guess
ton but that was their intention when
the change in this class of vessels was
determined upon. This movement would
not create any suspicion among the
masses, but with Discerning people the
thing is as apparent as MONDAY. Every
thing pertaining to this great unsettled
question coming from the United States
is read with eagerness and anxiety. In
fact, the people of the United States dC
not know how deep feeling prevails
upon the subject. The masses are fol
settling the matter or. almost any terms
| (except Summers basis.")
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SING SING.
Desperate Attempt Of COnvIcIs TO Es-
cape.

Desperate Attempt Of COnVIcts 10 Es-
cape.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y. June 30.-A Sc.
rious revolt occurred at Sing Sing prison
this morning. Seven convicts boarded the
sloOp Ma ,ha Elizabeth, lying at the dock,
and driving the crew ashore, cut the lines
and showed the vessel off. The alarm was
instantly given, but the vessel got off
some distance. The conVicts were hoist
ing sail, aud shower of bullets was
sent after them, when i convict named
Drake fell badly wounded. The rest Of
the convicts retreated to the cabin, when
the sail came down. A small boat filled
with officers then put off to the vessel, and
all the convicts were captured. Drake
was tax en- 10 hospital, and will probably
die The rest were placed in irons.