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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-14
GLEANINGS.

Good words for the young-"Dinners
ready"
Free bathing rooms for women have
been established in Philadelphia.
If you are buying carpet for durability
choose small figures.
Mississippi expects 100000 cotton
crop. .-.r7rs
What 10 the greatest curiosity in the
world? Woman's. tst
Half cranberry, it is said, bound on a
corn will soon kill it.
"Words that burn"--Cayenne pepper
and Dutch mustard.
Many of the richest planters in Jas
maica live on coffee grounds.
Floating capitalize heiress bathing
at Long Branch.
A bit of glue dissolved in skim milk
will restore Grape.
Scotch snuff put in holes where crick>
cts come out will destroy them.
The New York livery stables are now
known as "Hotels de Horses"
The Woman of Rome-"Here are my
jewels" The woman of the PERIOD
go to my house aud Katrine will show
you the little brats.'
A Camden, New jersey, policeman
should be called dead shot," He only
had to shoot twenty seven times to kill q
little mad dog. The, dog got tired of the
e. III al
The latest smartness of a New York
pictorial is cut representing railroad
conductor sticking his head in the car,
and shouting: Indianapolis-Fifteen
minutes for divorces"
A young lady in Neenah, Wisconsin,
was lately very much provoked at the
rain, and accused it of familiarity because
it began to pat her (patter) on her back.
An aristocratic lady Of Lennox, after
anxious inquiry as to what would re-
move some paint spots from her window
glass, was told that "elbow grease" was
the best thing known. Whereupon she
naively exclaimed "Oh, Pm so glad to
have found out wonder if they keep
it at Lee?
A fish vender recently sent to Toledo
for a box of white fish, which were sent
to him by express, the box bearing the
cabalistic letters &C. o. d. The some.
what illiterate ishmonger waxed very
wroth, and swore he wouldn't receive the
box, as he had ordered white fish and
didn't want cod. ... ........
An inebriated individual fell down a
flight of stairs in Bellows Falls, Vt, the
other night, and passer-by fearing him
seriously injured, ran to pick him up.
But the man maiestically staggered to
his feet, and in response TO the protfered
aid, roared out Now, you jes femme
lone. Wan no slobberin' aroun' me.
alters come down stairs that way"
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AND HER RESOURCES.


To the Editors of the Union and American:
A community may do much that has
only few leading public-spirited men.
But it cannot keep pace with that one
the large majority of whose members are
brim full Of energy and public thrift.
Nashville is awaking to new era, and
so we all hope. But her sleep has been
so long and profound that she must ex-
pect to be little dull at first. But we
believe we are all agreed On one point.
We want a thriving, growing city-with
a rapidly growing and happy population
plenty Of money and reasonable share
of fun. But there is one question at
which many of US look serious How
much work and lChO is to do it
There's the rub. When schoolboy, we
were true to the first lesson they all
learn, viz =: to love the little girls. One
day we all went walking down a grassy
meadow, to a noted spring, not that we
were so dry, but we came to a small
creek. The foot log had fallen down 10
the mud and water. Gallant es
could be, with breeches rolled u2,
a part of US smaller boys Waded
in, and after much Juggling the log
was fixed, when to our chagrin
the big boys, who had on their Sunday
clothes, took the girls by their pretty
hands and helped them over, leaving us
to wash the mud off our legs, roll down
our pants and follow along after them. |
remember Just how l felt. did not like
it, and don't like it yet. But still ''let us
have peace" Now we are out Of the
woods, and on our way we have come to
the branch; who will put up the log!
Too many of US have our Sunday clothes
on. We have considerable mud and some
hard lifting. A few cannot do it. If We
are all willing We can do it easily at once,
and 20 right on. Now for an application.
We have watched with the deepest in I,
terest the untiring efforts to establish our
cotton factory. such enterprises have
been splendid success both north and
south of us for fifty years, and they have
in that time enriched the nation, and in
the midst of millions of capital and q
people who want to make more money, it
has required unceasing toll to bring it to
what it is, and yet it hangs for want OF
$4,000 to complete the 100000. Were
it in many cities of one-lourth Of our
wealth, that money would have been
made up in less than five hours Yes, it
would have been in operation by this
time.
We have money and plenty Of it, but
we are waiting until the log is up. There
is, however, one feature about this en-
terprise that cannot fail to interest any
man that will look into it, although many
are standing with open hands to catch
| the fruit when it falls ripe and ready FOL
use. Along with the rich capitalist is the
name of the young merchant, and th'
sturdy mechanic, who, for the public
good, have spared from their slender stock
though lily able to do it. This however
will give it energy and power. And this
united effort will move, and is now NOV
ing to build up many manufacturing es
adjustments of different kinds. In oul
next we shall talk to our friends standing
upon the bank, and insist that they rol
up and wade in, for we must get acros
and 60 on. CITlzEN'
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MEETING IN THE TENTH WARD.
Citizens Unanimously Declare Them
selves Outside the CITY.

Citizens Unanimously Declare Them
selves Outside the city.
A large meeting of the tax payers OF the
70 called tenth ward was held last night.
Sam Pritchett was called TO the chair and
Edo j. Thompson appointed Secretary.
p. McGovern offered the following reso-
buttons:
Resolved by the citizens ard Taxpayers
of that portion Of civil district No. 10
sought to be annexed TO Nashville, called
the tenth ward, That the said territory
has never been legally annexed to Nash
Vile, that we have a bill pending 10
Chancery Court at Nashville, and which
was carried to the Supreme Court
in which that pretended election was at
tackled for fraud and the illegal manner In
which it was held; and whereas, the Su-
preme Court has enjoined the corporation
Of Nashville from collecting taxes from
citizens and property holders Of said tel
ritory sought 10 be annexed, and we in
tending TO resist said annexation, the said
hill and amended bill having been taken
for confessed, therefore it is
Resolved, That We take no part IN the
election of two councilmen and alderman
for the said so-called tenth ward, regard
ing ourselves as no part Of the city O
Nashville; and it il further ordered thai
a copy of these resolutions be handed e
the Mayor and City Council of Nashville
After some discussion, in which J 1
Weakley, L K Spain, X H McEweD, n
| Carrigan and Judge Wbitworth took part
the resolutions were unanimously adopted
Ga motion, the chairman, Sam Pitt
| Chef. P McGovern, Judge Whitworth
and J L Weakley were appointed com
miaee to serve copy of tine above reso
lutions on the Mayor and City Council
The meeting then adjourned.
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INTIMIDATION.
A Fatal ARray-How the Stokes RadI-
Gals Carried Union Comfy.


Gals Carried Union Comfy.
We learn the following particulars OF
an ARRAY at Haines, in Union county,
from an old and respectable citizen of
that place.
Itappears that on the day Of election
q number Of Stokes Radicals, armed
with clubs and pistols, gathered around
the voting place, and swore that no man
to whom the registrar of the county
had granted a certificate should vote.
The Order-loving people of that vicinity
have, for so many years, been governed
by the lawless spirits coincident to the
Brownlow rule, that, at the time of the
recent election, they had not yet fully re.
gained their former confidence and de-
termination to fearlessly vote according
to the dictates of their consciences
Quite number of them were afraid to
use their undoubted right to vote under
the certificates granted by Senter's reg
istrarz Those who dared the armed mob
of leaguers did SO at the peril of their
lives. G~E .s.-.r ~
Our informant says that toward noon
an old and venerated citizen, named
Leigh, advanced to the polls with the
evident intention of voting. One of the
armed Stokes men, named McCre cry,
told him if he voted he would knock him
down. The brave old man fearlessly
handed in his ballot, and as the judges
pronounced the word "voted," McCreery
knocked him down with a huge club.
The poor mans nephew,a young man
named Hodges, was SO incensed at the
brutal attack on the old man, that he
naturally resented it. Advancing to-
wards McCreery, he drew knife.
McCreery hesitated moment, and as
the young man came toward him he
pulled revolver from his pocket and
fired, the ball entering Hodges breast
On Saturday, when our informant left.
Hodges was still living, but no hopes were
entertained of his recovery.
In different portions of this county the
same game of intimidation was attemp-
ted, and in many instances successfully
carried out. Ledgewood, the Conserya-
tive candidate for the Legislature, was
beaten but seventy-six votes in the
county, and there is no doubt but that
on fair election he would have beaten
his opponent over hundred votes.
We favor the utmost liberation to these
misguided men McCreery may have
shot Hodges in self-defence, but accord
ing to our Information he provoked the
quarrel bywanton insult on the old man.
1t is sincerely to be hoped that young
Hodges may recover, and that his blood
may not rest upon McCreery's head.
The latter is we'll known in Knoxville as
a deputy U. S. Marshal. Although an
extreme Radical, he was believed to be a
young man Of generous impulses, who
would not stoop to al assault on an old,
gray.headed man. If our informant
did not state the case accurately, we will
cheerfully make any proved corrections
We sent for McCreery yesterday, he be-
ing in Knoxville, to learn his statement
of the case but he refused to call on us.
-KnorpHe Press and Herald, Aug. II
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AN ENORMOUS SNAKE ATTACKS A

From the Lancaster (Pa) Intelligencsr. Aug 7.
A large black snake, over six feet
long, made an attack on Tuesday last,
the Sd inst, on little boy between
seven and eight years Of age, son OF Mr..
U Strickler, OF Conestoga Centre. Mr..
S. had gone "black-berrying' on the
forge hills, near ColemanVille, in Cones
toga township. In the afternoon one Of
his little boys lay down and fell asleep
under a tree, where the basket had been
placed, while Mr.. S. was picking berries
about ten or twelve yards distant. Mr..
S. finding some May apples, called the
boy and threw them to him, who picked
them up and put them in basket, and
then lay down again. In few minutes
after the boy uttered q pierre
ing scream, jumped up, and cried out
that he was attacked by a big
snake. His father fastened to
his assistance, and soon despatched the
snake, which made no attempt to escape.
The boy says he was awakened by feel
ing something moving at his arm and
side, and looking to see what 1t was, ne
saw the snake and jumped up. 1t IS
supposed by persons who are acquainted
with the habits of this species OF snake,
that it was on the tree under which the
boy was asleep, and that it dropped itself
from some low branches of the tree on
| the child, intending to coil around and
crush or choke him, but that the snake
| was prevented from accomplishing its
object by the child lying fiat on the
| ground and suddenly jumping up, From
the short time which had elapsed after
the child lay down, the second time, il
is supposed that he could not have
been very soundly asleep. If the child
had been sleeping very soundly, the
consequences might have been more
serious; as it was, the child was moi
hurt. Mr.. s. had no way to measure
the length of the snake accurately; bu
from such means as were at hand, it wa
found to be between six and seven feet il
length.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-14
BOSTON.
SsekIy Caucus, of PrOhIbttory

sIekIy Caucus,of PrOhibttOry Men.
BOSTON, Aug. ia caucus meeting of
the .prohibitory liquor lawss party was
held in the fremont Temple last night to
make choice Of delegates 10 the coming
prohibitory convention. Although it was
an aggregate city caucus, not more than
sixty men we're present, who made choice
Of about double that number of delegates.
Complaints we're made that there was no
apparent interest on the part of the general
public, in the object of the caucus. Sew
eral noted anti-prohibition men were
Nominated among the delegates.
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PRATT,s CASE.
Conflict between Civil and Miiitar,
Authority.


Authority.
New YoRK, Aug. ia company Of
United States artillery, under Capt Show,
issou duty in the United States District
Court room, fully equipped, each man
having ten rounds OF ball cartridges. They
were furnished by Gen. Vogdes, at the re-
quest of Marshal Barlow, who, under or
ders from President Grant, intends to hold
prisoner Pratt in spite Of the State court,
and protect himself from arrest.
1t is rumored that Judge Mccain d.
rected the Sheriff 10 call out a posse it
necessary to enforce the order in dis
charging Pratt; also that the 9Th regiment
is ordered under arms to enforce the Sher-
if's authority. McCunn will il lie said en-
deavor to avoid breach of the peace, but
will sustain the dignity of his court.
Barlow is confident he has sufficient
force to resist any attempt to rescue the
prisoner. Result not yet apparent.
LATER.
New YORK, August 13-Judge McCunn
announced to-day that he had adjourned
proceedings in the Pratt case TO Monday,
to await the action of the United States
Commissioner. The warrants against Mar
shall B Irlow have been returned, but not
issued.
By this action the danger Of coils on
with the federal authorities will probably
be avoided. a report that federal soldiers
have been returned TO Fort Hamilton is I'M
founded, they being still in the United
States court room. The marshal does not
any attempt to arrest him, but
is determined not to be caught mapping,
He left for his home, at Staten Island, this
evening, guarded by soldiers to the ferry.
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Artbe late convention offemale Suflra,

ATthe late convention offemale Sufira~
gists, Mrs. Love read a paper in which
she said that, if every servant was going
to vote, she would not. "And if female
Papists are TO be allowed the same
privileges as feminine Protestants, in the
day of feminine independence" she res
specially desired that day to be indefi'
nitely postponed. We suppose that Mrs.
Love represents fair share of feminine
suffragists. They do not want suffrage
for ali women, but only for select and
aristocratic few. They want suffrage
for the parlor, and not for the Kitchen.
And, moreover, they are intolerant
enough to wish only certain religions TO
be allowed to vote. This kind of reform
may be feminine reform, but it is very far
from being reform in the sense in which
the word is used in the dictionary.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-14

The Reformed Church in New York
have been very fortunate in their real
estate transactions. They rented the old
church in Nassau street for a postoffice,
and for many years drew rent Of TWEEN
ty thousand dollars per annum. They
then sold it for two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, and bought six lots in
fifth avenue for thirty thousand dol>
lars, now worth two hundred thousand
dollars. They also bought about thirty
years ago, four lots in lafayette place,
on which they also built church. For
these lots they paid ten thousand dollars,
They now ask four hundred thousand
dollars, and will probably get their price.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-14
CHICAGO.
let Railroad Connection with New
Orleans.

Dire ct Railroad Connection with New
orleans.
CHICAGO, Aug ga committee is now
ia session at the fremont House having
under consideration project for direct
and continuous railroad communication
between this city and New Orleans via
Paducah, Ky. The committee consists Of
the following gentlemen
Hon L S Trimble, Kentucky; Judge J
NJ Bigger, Psducah; James Piguet, Hill
nois; DIR J A Powell, illinois X Boyer,
Illinois; Samuel Shy, Illinois; John S
Robinson, Illinois; Hon Samuel Tate, ef
the Memphis and Charleston railroad, and
Gen A NJ West, President of the Missis-
sippi Central railroad.
The committee formally closed a cons
tract for building the line. A Chicago
man Is the contractor. The committee
will meet again tomorrow
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-14
MAUCH CHUNK.
moVement of Coal Operators.

MAUCH CHUNK, Penn, Aug l3.-The
Mauch Chunk Gazette contains the fol-
lowing:
A meeting of Lehigh coal operators was
held at Mauch Chunk yesterday, which
will probably lead TO the suspension OF
work for some time TO come in the mines
Of .this region. They are to offer their
No a new sliding rule, based upon the
price Of coal at Mauch Chunk, instead Of
the price At New York, and making the
wages paid in April last stationary
point They will allow a certain percent
age-ten per cent we hear stated, on all
advances on coal beyond 50 so per ton
which was at Mauch Chunk the April
pTI,r
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-14

WHAT NEXT ?-The searching man
ner Of the government is illustrated in
the announcement by telegraph that base
ball clubs are liable to taxation, and must
take out licenses ! The regatta and
QUOT clubs, the little girls and their doll
babies, may next look out. What was
the stamp act on which our fathers
fought the Revolution, compared with
the present American system
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FREIGHTS.
Greatly Reduced Rates.

New YORK, Aug. 13.-The war between
the trunk lines Of railroad to the West is
low being waged with greater intensity
than ever, and freights To Chicago have
been reduced TO lSc per cent. Merchants
are taking advantage of this low rate, and
the different railroad depoIs are crowded
with merchandise awaiting transportation.
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THE EARTH'S CRUST COLLAPS-
ING.
Five Acres of Ground Sink to a Depth
of Eighty Feet.

OF Eighty Feet
The town of Stockport, near Hudson,
in this State, was the scene of considers
bic excitement last week, on account of
a gigantic land slide. The place where
the phenomenon occurred is located on
the old post road, near the confluence Of
the Undertook and Clayerack creeks,
about five miles nCrth of the city. Ii
comprises nearly FIVE acres, and was on
an elevation above dry raVine A hill
interyenes between this rayine and the
creek on the cast and north of little
less than the altitude of that which caved
in. The crash took place about 6:30
last Monday afternoon. The movement
was very gradual, and the surface of the
earth undulated like the waves of the
ocean. No noise was heard until the
moving mass struck the base of the in
teryening hill, when there was q dull,
rumbling sensation, like aslight shock OF
earthquake. The earth caved in to
distance of eighty feet, and the surface,
as indicated by trees and fences,
moved a distance of six hundred
feet So gradual was the moves
men I Thai III OCCup1C0 hOOub AuAA az hOoAl
and the sight is described by those who
Witnessed it as sublime in the extreme.
Among the most marked incidents Of the
phenomenon is the fact that an oak tree,
by the roadside, was moved, with a sec :
ton of the fence, to the bottom of the
ravine, distance of six hundred feet,
and the tree and fence now stand as firm
and upright as ever. The weaker trees,
such as pine and hemlOck, were snapped
like pipe stems, and some trees OF this
nature, two feet or more in diameter
| are doubled and twisted like wisp Of
straw Tho ground is clay, founded on
quicksand, with q soil surface OF moi
more than two feet in thickness 1t Is
understood that the quicksand has beer
gradually washed away from beneath
and passed off into the stream. Tit
copious streams of last spring left the
surface mere shell, and the dry wealth
er which followed caused this shell t
crack and finally fall into the vacuum
below. A crevice of several inches II
width, fifty feet in length, and deep be
yond soundings, has appeared on tn
land adjoining the sunken portion on tn
south, and fears are entertained that thu
tract will soon fall-Nea0 York Demo
crGt, dug. 10.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-14

MARRIED AND SINGLE.-lt is asserted
that marriage operates as a bond to keep
the peace and obey the law, since the
police statistics of New York city show
that in 1868, of 5S.943 men arrested by
the police for violation of the law,
80, 700 we're single and 20, 243 were mar
ried, and of 81, 5S9 women arrested,
1914 were single, and S,445 were mar
ried, making total of 1864 single and
326SS married, or a majority OF IL l56
single persons
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GEN. JOSEPH A. MABRY.-This gentle d
man, SAYS the Knoxville Advertiser of
Aug IL, left for Nashville a day or two
ago, and, as usual, on important business.
In this connection we feel perfectly safe
in asserting that the people of the entire
State owe the General debt of gratitude.
He has undoubtedly, by his innumeraS
BILE acts of liberality, fOrethought and
and strategy, done more to bring about
the late political reaction and salvation
than any man we know Of To deny that
he is a man of extraordinary common
sense, courage and determination, is
simnly to deny the truth.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
WASHIN ON.
MONEY SAVING INSTITUTION.
New Duties OF the Treasury
Department.
Reduction In Frelghts West.
Conflict Of Civil and Military
Authority.
MONEY SAVING INSTITUTION.
Reduction in FreIghts West.
WASHINGTON.
Condition of the Freedmen'E Saving
and Trust Company.

anu Trust Company.
WASHINGTON, August l3-At the meet
ing Of the Board of Trustees of the Freed
mems Saving aud Trust Company Thurs
day afternoon, it appeared that the deposits
for July were SAL, 672 80, and drafts
$3.50, 543 81; total deposits amounting to
Sl,2S5,275 Al, snd as to 81 ,364, 1873 6S
This large sum is held by about Is, 900 de-
posltors, being an average of less than one
hundred dollars each.
The War and Navy Departments have
Transferred to the Treasury Department
the power to contract for the recovery of
all vessels, both Confederate aud federal,
which were sunk during the late war in
Southern and other waters
San Domingo advices to August 2, say
that the United States steamer Semi
mole did not fnd the pirate steamer Tele-
graph at Semana, and was expected soon
at San Domingo.
Republication I'm Tennessee.
WASHINGTON, August ia sensation
dispatch was published yesterday predict.
ing an effort at reputation of the Tennes,
see State bonds by the incoming Legislar
ture of that State. A telegram received
to-day from prominent Conservative at
Nashville asserts in the strongest terms
that the members elect Of the Tennessee
Assembly are gentlemen Of personal in.
tegrity and, are pledged to the mainten-
ance Of The State credit at all hazards. No
whispers Of repudiation will be for a mo-
ment tolerated. Gov. Senter is also pledged
10 the prompt liquidation of the interest
on the State bonds, and il is asserted that
it will be promptly met.
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One of the best signs of the times is
the formation of agricultural societies all
over Georgia. That is right. Let the
planters bring together their collective
wisdom and experience, and they will
soon learn how to make two blades Of
Grass grow where but one grew before. !