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rHE PROPOSED cUsro,ruoUsr
A Plea in Behalf Of the Suggestions
of Col. PrOsser.

of Col. PrOsser.
70 the Editors Of the Union and American:
My attention was called to paragraph il
the local columns of your paper on tn,
9Th inst. in reference to the building of
customhouse in Nashville and Of its loca
ton.
1t appears that about twelve years acc
the Congress of the United States passed
an act appropriating 800, 900 to the con-
structlon OF what is properly termed a
enstomhouse, but which is to be, in point
OF fact, building in which the United
States courts are to be held, in which its
postoftice is to be kept, and its customs in
this city collected. The chief use of the
building would be the holding of the
United States courts, and keeping the post
office there. 1t is probably not generally
known that the courts of the United States
are held in the State Capitol, by an ar
rangement of the United States with the
State, by which the courts are held in the
rooms at the Capitol, the United States
only furnishing the furniture, ETC., and
paying no rents. This, however, Is merely
temporary, until the United States gov
eminent can have building of their own,
In which their courts may be held. In
reference to the postofice the United
States government has been compelled to
rent house in which to keep it.
1t appears from the paragraph alluded to
above, that the lot heretofore purchasedby
the United States to locate this public
building upon, on the corner of Cherry
and Church streets, is too small for the
purpose, and in view of that fact Col.
Prosser, our NJ. c., has suggested to the
present City Council that they exchange
enough of the Public Square, say that part
embraced by the lower part of the Market
house, for the lot on the corner of Cherry
and Church streets, and let the work be
comnspced, and our mechanics and the
city generally get the benefit of the ap-
preparation so long withheld from us.
The difficulty that lies in the way of our
getting the benefit of this appropriation
seems to be the location Of the building.
1t seems to us chat the point suggested BY
Col ProsseT, for its location is eminentIy
proper and convenient to the people gen
orally. 1t would be most convenient to
the lawyers and itigants having business in
the federal court at Nashville. II would
be convenient to the Courthouse of the
county, and to the Capitol and the courts
held there
It would also be as convenient. if not
more convenient, than any other point in
the city for the location of the postofiee.
1t would also be the most convenient point
for the transaction of business connected
with the customhouse, as the wholesale
dry goods houses are nearly all in this
vicinity, and very convenient to the whole
sale houses in other branches of business
nTf nd oil he ~,
by all means let the city authorities act at
once In the matter, and let the city have
the benefit of this appropriation. Y
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Another Beecher i'm Another SCAM


Another Beecher i'm Another Scan
dal.
NEw YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Rev. Henri
Ward Beecher makes somewhat lengthy
vindicatory explanation of his participation
in the Richardson McF arland marriage anC
the funeral ceremony which succeeded
The explanation was drawn out by mem
bers of his congregation.
DIdn,t Know the Law.
At the weekly lecture last evening, he
said, after statements similar to those in
his late card, that at the time of the mar
rage at the Astor House he did not under
stand that the laws of New York declared
null and void a divorce obtained in In
diana.
Not n Minister, but n Magistrate
He said if parties were of legal age for
marriage and presented themselves before
him, and required him to marry them,
his duty in that regard was simply a
a magisterial one, and ne was bound to
fulfill it.
Wants che state TO Educate Him i'm
she Ministry.
He had looked through the Civil Code of
the State, and had been unable to discover
any definition of the duties of Minister in
respect to marriage. 1t seemed to him
that there was no defined law in regard to
it in the revised Code.
First Acts, and then inquiries His
Right to Act.
After the marriage and before the fune-
raj Of Mr.. Richardson, he had asked re-
spOnsible party as to the legality of the
divorce, and it was stated to him that the
divorce was quite correct.
Asks Another 10 Keep His Com
science.
He inquired also of another person
whether the divorce had been obtained on
more than legal grounds, and it was stated
in reply, that it was granted not only upon
legal, but also upon moral grounds.
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Another Nashville Printer Conc

Mr. j. NJ. Hatcher, brother of John E.
Hatcher, one of the editors of the Louisville
CouTjer-JourR0l, died at the residence OF
his father in Williamson County, on the 9th
inst. at the age of 81 years. He grew up at
the printers case, and was forseveral years
engaged in his vocation in this city-a pOr-
ton of his time in this Office. He was a
true man, true soldier, true friend, and
was universally esteemed by the craft and
by all with whom he came in contact. He
leaves them all in sorrow. All mingle
their heart-sympathies with those of his
immediate kindred, feel like them, that a
friend and brother has passed away to re-
turn no more. Green be the turf upon his
Gravel and Crean viii Ia his nnarno-u IN
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Horrible Affair.
ALEGIsLATOB

The following from the Huntingdon
Courier, will explain the paragraph in the
UNION AND AMERICAN of yesterday, refer
ring to a murder at Hollow Rock, q small
town on the Nashville and Northwestern
Railroad
There lived in the town, strange as it
may seem, two men of exactly the same
name, vet not at all related to each other
Their names were William A. Green, both
men of families, and both addicted to the
habit of drinking. We will discriminate
between them by giving their names as
| they were known In this community, to
wit: sandy Bill and Marlborough Bill.
Itseems that there had been an i'll feeling ex-
listing between them for a long time, caused
| by the belief of Sandy Bill that Marlborough
| Bill had intruded upon his domestic re-
| lations and utterly destroyed his peace
| and happiness with his wife. With this
belief resting upon his soul, he was ever
ready to strike down the man who he be-
lieved had dishonored his family if only he
could be sure of his guilt On last Monday
night, soon after dark, and before Sandy
Bill had left his residence to go to his bust
ness house-he had business house in
Hollow Rock-Marlborough Bill in passing
from his residence to town went by the
residence ofS-Sandy Bill; and called in.
| Finding Sandy Bill at home, an alteration
commenced between them, which soon ter
minated in Sandy Bill drawing his pocket
knife and stabbing Marlborough Bill one ia
tai and unerring thrust, the blade entering
| his heart killing him instantly The
screams of Mrs. Green soon brought in sew
eral gentlemen of the town, who, asking
-l,oN, H.. Ill i
Bill that be had stabbed Bill Green, but
| did not think he had hurt him badly, and
called upon him to get up. Marlborough
Bill was lying upon his face on the -four
The persons present seeing that he remain
| ed motionless went to him, and found that
he was dead. Green upon seeing that the
man was dead Immediately left the house,
and getting a horse he rode some three
or four miles to a mans house named
| Picker, and there remained the bal
ance Of the night leaving however,
about daylight a foot He was found
dead at 10 o'clock in the day, at the dis
lance of about two miles from Picker S,
with his face in q small branch-water about
sir inches deep. 1t is supposed he had
stopped down for the purpose of getting a
| drink, and was seized with a fit of apo
| plexy, and died, as there was no marks of
violence on his person. Thus he walked
| the earth a murderer a few short hours,
until Power stronger than man called
him into eternity This is the most
strange and melancholy termination of a
| domestic trouble that ever came under our
observation, and we sincerely hope it may
| be the last. The murdered man leaves a
wife and several children-the other only
leaves his wife; although they had been
married many years, they were never
| blessed with children.
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OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION
How 10 Pay the State Debt without
Additional Tax.

Az INC Gu1NN4S - >-~ ~A-So hnQ American.
was very much astonished upon read,
ing in the Banner" of Tuesday morn.
ing the announcement that the State OF
Tennessee ''owes at least fifty millions OF
dollars" Ifthis beso, all that the friends OF
State credit have to do is to fold their
arms in despair, announce to the world
our insolvency, and throw ourselves upon
the mercy of our creditors.
There is nothing SO important in the
present crisis of our affairs as accurate
information of our Indebtedness. If this
Indebtedness, already oppressive, is exag-
gerated to an amount beyond all hope of
providing for its payment, it will unnerve
the friends of State credit and paralyze all
their efforts in its behalf.
With the view of furnishing the public
with accurate information upon the sub
ject, have prepared the following table,
taken from the last report of the Comp
troller. l give the Indebtedness of the
State in detail, so that any one will be
able to test the accuracy of my statements
by comparing them with the report of
the Comptroller:
State bonds issued to railroads including interest
Cd
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Surplus in Treasury Oct. /, 1871 $S17, 21s.00
If have estimated the amount of bank
issues to be redeemed too low, the above
surplus will certainly be sufficient to cover
the error.
To sum up as briefly as possible what |
have suggested: Let the State fund the
interest on its bonded debt up to July
next and the receipts from paying rail
roads without dollar from the Treasury,
will pay the interest on its bonded debt
from that date up to Jan. /, 1871, leaving
balance of $75l, S52 for the succeeding
July interest.
This will relieve the State Treasury; and
the receipts into it up to Oct. l, 1871, will
pay all present Indebtedness, and the cur
rent expenses of the State up that time,
leaving large surplus in the Treasury.
After Oct. /, 1871, all Indebtedness of
the State up to that time having been met,
the future revenues of the State and the
receipts from paying railroads will pay
the entire interest on our debt, and will
pay our current expenses as have shown
in the beginning of this communication.
And all this is accomplished without in
creasing taxations and without relying
upon defaulting railroads for one dollar
But the carrying out of this financial
plan depends upon the railroads paying
their interest in currency, and depends
upon keeping upthe revenue to its present
amount. And what Tennesseean is there
who would not cheerfully pay his forty
cents on the hundred dollars, which is our
Orpapnt rate of fay in order IN raIioya tho
State from its present pressing debt, and
to insure the maintenance of the public
faith for all future time? TAX PAYER.
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LARCENY.

James Williams was arrested yesterday
on the charge of stealing pistol valued at
$50, and taken before Squire Wilkinson al
the instance of Thomas ". Howard He
was found guilty and bound over to the
Criminal Court, and in default of security,
was committed to iail.
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Lend. ZINC and Coal.

Mr.. Aaron Dickson, a Pennsylvania
miner, called at our Office on Tuesday, SAYS
the Jonesboro Herald and Tribune of the
9th, and exhibited fine specimens OF zIno
and lead ores, and bituminous coal, which
he says he found ten miles south of that
place, in the mountains. The surface, he
represents, as being very rich. He is
prospecting for Eastern mining companies,
and assures us he never saw more hopeful
indications of rich and abundant deposits
as he has found in the mountains of East
Tennessee. He claims to be a miner of
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TENNESSEE BONDS.
Our TasIrrnaaters.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1L-There was large
meeting Of bondholders of the State OF
Tennessee this evening. ]. ]. Donaldson,
President Of the Bank of North America,
was made President
Mr.. F. P. James, stated tSat he had
just returned from Tennessee, and the
debt of that State was about $50, 900, 900,
Of which $50, 600, 900, were issued to rail-
roads, and one half of these roads could
pay on demand.
Mr.. Oonklin, President Of the Interna-
tional Insurance Co., corroborated Mr.
James statements. He stated that the
railroads Of Tennessee actually cost
S64, 900, 900.
Coming 10 Sec us.
1t was proposed to appoint committee
10 go to Tennessee, and endeaYor to in
duce the Legislature to place the default
ing railroads in the hands of commits
sioner for the benefit of the bondbolders.
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New Music.

Mcclure, on Union street, favored us
with budget of music yesterday, COM
prising the celebrated Wedding Waltz, -"
composed for the piano by B. Landmann ;
lie Jour D Honneur Quickstep, composed
and respectfully dedicated to the class of
so" of the University of Lewisburg, by
H. F. Eberhardt; Alone, and from
Home, song and chorus, words by Emily
Warden, music by Frank Stanley, dedi-
Gated to Mrs. Carrie V. C. Metz; "A Ray
of Sunshine, an instrumental composition
by Carl 10 Due.
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Bloody Fist Plight.

Quite a sanguine fist fight occurred at the
Nashville and Chattanooga depot at hall
past nine o'clock last night, between John
Wray and j. w. Bridges, growing out OF
an old grudge between the parties. Mr.
Bridges was pretty badly used up, having
been knocked down and kicked and bruised
about the face, eyes and mouth till he was
scarcely recognizable. He bled freely and
was considerably hurt. Both parties were
taken under arrest by those efficient patrol
men Kerngan and Reid, and viii have a
HEARING TO morrow moTDino
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Ho. fnrChriSfmnsI

A. Il ". Rannie, No. "a Broad street,
are fully prepared for the holiday season,
and their establishment is full to overflow
ing with candies, cakes and other confec-
tons. Such another pile of the good things
is rarely ever seen, and little folks, big
folks, and all other folks, including candi-
dates, voters and the rest Of mankind, will
find it agreeable to turn their eyes in that
direction. Their windows, show cases and
counters present attractions which are
tempting in the highest degree, and the
individual who can look on without indulg-
ing in the delicacies there to be seen.
has no taste for what is palatsble to the
inner man
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personal
Disraeli favors the ballot.

DiSraeli favOrs the ballot
Christy's Ministries are trying 10 Chris,
tianize Austria.
Robert Bonner has given bell TO d
church in Wisconsin.
The latest news of Louisa Muhlbach, Is
that she has the dropsy.
Miss Addie Messer is the first American
schoolmistTess in Sitka.
Charles Dickens gives farewell readings
again this week in London.
Victor Emmanuel drives in a blue
chariot drawn by two chestnut horses.
VIM. H. Curtis, a well-known actor,
died in Boston on Saturday, aged sixty
years.
Her deposed Majesty, Isabella, is writ
ing novel of which herself is the hero
inc
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Practical Charity

We hear of ''falgs" and benefits, etc,
for the benefit of the poor, which is all
we'll enough. But the everyday off-hand
liberal charity of our butchers is practical
and to the point. They give away without
a grudge, hundreds of pounds of meat
weekly to the poor who throng the market
house, and with hungry envy look upon
the stalls. They give with an open hand
and free heart, without wish or design to
have their donations sung in verse and
praised in prose. All honor to their dis
terested beneyoience.
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Territorial History.


Mr. Paine, from the Committee on
Reconstruction, reported the following de-
scribed papers in reference to the admis-
sion of Virginia, which were ordered to be
printed:
Gen. Canby's report to the Secretary of
War in relation to the election in Virginia,
in July, 1862 the address of the Republi-
can Central Committee, presented TO the
Senate by C. P. Potter, chairman the
statement of Mr.. Hughes, endorsed by Mr.
Wilcher; statement of Gov. Wells; the
memorial Of a committee of the Virginia
Legislature, presented by Mr.. Turner,
Speaker of the House of Delegates; the
statement of Gov. Walker before the Com
mittee; the opinion Of Attorney General
Hoar on Virginia affairs; the statement
that there were about fifty affidavits before
the committee from various parts of the
State, charging in some instances a fail
ure on the part of registration officers to
register, and refusal of others TO permit
the applicants to vote when registered, and
in others that the calls from persons on the
Conservative side, and intimidations were
resorted to to prevent persons voting the
Republican ticket, and that they we're pre-
vented from voting.
Expenditure.
Resolutions we're offered and adopted as
follows:
By Mr. Dawes-Calling on the Clerk
of the House for a detailed account
Of the expenditures for the present Con-
gress.
Manufacturing Tax on Provisions.
By Mr.. Cox-Requesting the Committee
on Ways and Means to report bill repeal
ing the so-called manufacturing tax on pro-
visions; and joint resolution so explain
ing the present law as to relieve the trade
IN provisions from the present interpreta-
ton of the law by the Commissioners of
Internal Revenue.
Dawning Reason.
A bill was introduced and referred, to
dispense with spies and informers in the
Internal Revenue service.
Aiming at Perfection
Mr. Davis desired to introduce bill for
more perfect neutrality in the Spain Cuba
war, but Mr.. Wood objected.
To SubJugate Tennessee.
Mr. Smith, of Tennessee, asked leave to
offer resolution to annul the late Ten
nessee election, but Mr.. Wood objected.
The Census.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole on the census, and adopted the
9TH section.
The subject of allowing census officers
the franking privilege and compensation
was debated without result 4 new print
ing Of the bill as amended was ordered.
Trial by Jury.
Mr.. Knott introduced bill to amend the
l., -, a. ~,
in federal courts Referred
Adiourr al
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Off For the South.

The Peak family who have been enliven-
ing our people with their wonderful bell
music, having closed their entertainments
here last night, leave tomorrow. May
they soon come again, as they are sure to
meet with the success their merit deserves.
The troupe goes from here to Murfrees-
boro, thence to Columbia and Pulaski, and
to Huntsville and Chattanooga, and on
through the Southern cities and towns.
We can heartily commend them to the
press and the people, as liberal and high
toned in their general intercourse, and
chaste and elegant to the highest degree in
their entertainments. Their GUGRt courier,
Mr.. Harris, is especially commended to
our friends of the press.
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THE MISSISSIPPI.


ST. Louis, Dec. 1.-The steamer W. r.
Arthur hence TO New Orleans sunk yester-
day at Benefits Landing, rs miles below
here. She lies in fifteen feet water, with
her stern six feet lower than the bow. Sup
posed to be total loss. She had a very
valuable cargo and about $50 head Of stock.
The boat was valued at S75,OO0 in St
Louis, Chicago and Pittsburg companies
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CHINA.
BurIIngamc's Treaty Ratified.

LONDON, Dec. l1.-Mr. Burlingame has
Just received information assuring him that
the Chinese treaty, lately concluded be-
tween the government of the Emperor and
that of the United States, has been ratified
in China. Mr.. Levi Brown, Secretary of
the Americon Embassy, is on his way to
Washington from Pekin via California,
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SUEZ.
sill HaTDinE,

LONDON, Dec. IA report from the
Admiralty Office says that for a distance of
thlrty-tve miles the Suez canal is subject
to sand drifts, reducing the depth, and
thick fogs, bewildering the pilots.
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ATTACHMENTS.
The Peak Family.

This renowned company, or family,
everywhere known as the ''Swiss Bell
ringers" closed their entertainments in
this city at Masonic Hall last night. The
three nights, though the weather was ex-
tremely bad, formed for them a brilliant
success. Each evening has seen large au-
diences present, delighted with the tuneful
harmony of the bells-''bells, bells, bells,
bells. Stormy as it was, the matinee was
well attended yesterday afternoon, and the
crowd of youngsters present enjoyed the
occasion The bellringers Will meet
abundant success wherever they may 90.
They deserve to do so, both for the chaste
entertainments they afford, and for the
lady-hke department on the stage and else
where Of each member Of the company.
They appear at Athenaum Hall in Muir
fraasbOrO naYt week
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BIooded Horse Association.

This Association had meeting at the
Merchants Exchange yesterday. The at
tendance was not large nor were the pro
ceedings protracted, though they were of
considerable interest as affecting the Asso-
citation.
On motion of Mr.. R. B. Cheatham, it
was agreed that an Executive Committee
have discretionary power to rent out the
race course on the best terms that could
possibly be secured.
Mr. G. W. Hummer, Treasurer of the
Association, reported that the receipts of
the fall races we're:
From all sources. Sc, 459 80
Dlsbursements...,...... ..,....S6, 2i6.7O
Balance on hand. S212. 10
The report was adopted and the meeting
adjourned
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Napoleon Wants TO Rule Heaven
Earth

PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE French govern
ment has made known to the Ecumenical
Council that infallibility is an inopportune
question from religious view, and politi-
cally places the French government other
wise than according to the Concordat, and
releases her from the obligations then ac-
cepfed
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1l.-Mr Ingersoll' s
bill authorizing The issue of $4,000, 900 of
additional legal tender notes was introduced
A motion to lay it on the table was lost
& a GO
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uuDIcipaI Election

Yesterday week the people of Lebanon
had an election for municipal officers, which
resulted as follows:
Mayor Matt Woodland.
Aldermen-W. H. Orr, H. c. Stiles, J.
A. Lester, S. G. Stratton, r. E. Thomp.
son, G. W. Lewis and Jesse +. COe.
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Chanccry Court.

The time of this court was taken up yes.
terday in the investigation of divorce
cases, the day having been set apart fol
that speciee of litigation.