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FOREIGN,

HAVANA, Sept. 18.-Foreign advices
ever before. The rebels in Tamaulipas
have given in their adhesion to the gov
eminent,
Three soldiers shot and six sent TO
prison for ten years for conspiracy against
Jaurez.
QUEBEC, Sept. lS-P. r. Harris, mana
ger of the Quebec branch of the Montreal
bank and abrother of Sanderson have alb
sconded taking the funds of the bank, res
port says $4,000.
LONDONDERRY, Sept. 18.-A riot occur
red yesterday between the porters who are
on a strike and others who refused TO Join
them. Both sides were strengthened by
their friends, and the riot threatened TO
become formidable, wen the military APP
peared, and, charging into the crowd Of
rioters, dispersed them. Several persons
were injured, but none seriously.
LONDON, Sept. lS.-The Time, article
on the Byron story says Mrs. Stowe adS
mits she was consulted with by Lady
Byron only on the exPediency of publish
ing a true account of the separation, and
owns that she dissuaded her from doing So
She omits TO produce adequate authority
for her statement. Whatever there
may be behind this resolution Mrs
Stowe was wrong in publishing
information which was supplied in order
that she should give an opinion in regard
to what action should be taken upon it,
NJ. SchlesiDger, in letter to the Cologne
Gazette, states that Wentworth repeated
assured him that Lady Byron desired the
unhappy story Of her marriage to die with
her, and that the family papers contained
secrets.
Thomas John Penn, the last descenda Mt
of the VIM. Penn family, ID dead.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. lS-A letter is pub.
lished from Mr.. David H. Welles, Special
Commission of the Revenue Department,
addressed to Mr.. Dudley, American Con-
sui at Liverpool, on the subject of devOting
surplus revenues of the United States "a
the reduction Of the public debt.
HAVANA, Sept. lS.-CApt' Gen. De.
Rodas has issued an order changing the
name Of the town of Las Tunas to Nictoria
Las Tunas in commemoTaion of the rsceni
Spanish victory over the rebels at that
place.
LoYDoN, Sept 1.-THE Spectator says
a wsr between Spain snd the United
States on account Of Cuba appears like g
moral impos5ibili:y, but it Is universally
believed Just now in Spain. The war en-
thusiasm there Is gathering fast.
LONDON, Sept. lS.-Thomas Graham
Master of the Mint, and one Of the mos
eminent chemists, is dead.
PARIS, Sept lS.-The Empress will de
mart for The East on the % of October.
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RAnICALGREED FOE OFFICg.

Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, Sept, 16.-J j Kinds,
ESQ, of decatur, Alabama, who was the
Republican candidate for Congress in
the sixth congressional district Of that
State, has served upon W G Sherrod, the
Democratic member elect, notice that his
seat will be contested. Sherrod's msjoN
rity was less than seven hundred, and
it is alleged by Kinds that at least two
thousand colored voters were prevented
from voting the Republican ticket by
intimidations and actual violence.
1t is also asserted that SherrOd was
not eligible to seat in Congress, from
the fact that his disabilities were remOV-
ed prior TO the ratification of the four-
teenth amendment. This raises, for the
first time, a constitutional question as
to whether the disabilities of any person
could be legally removed prior to the
passage Of the fourteenth amendment, so
as to enGtle such person TO seat in
Congress.
The friends Of Mr.. Kinds assert that
abundant proof Of violence used against
colored voters will be furnished.
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TENNESSEE CONFERENCE.
Third Day.

MURFREEsBoRo, Sept. IL, lS69.-Tht
conference assembled at So O'Clock
Bishop Paine in the chair.
The devotional exercises were con.
Quoted by Rev. A. +. Driskill.
The journal ofyesterday was read and
approved. DR.. A. S. Riggs, Chairman Of
the committee to divide the the Tennes'
see Conference, presented his report,
which was discussed at length, and with
wonderful ability by Rev. S. P. Written,
Drs. McFerrin and Green.
Rev. S. P. Written offered at the close
of his speech substitute, which, with
the original report was laid on the table.
On motion of DIR. John B. McFerrin,
the election of delegates to the General
Conference of 1870 was made the order
of the day for Monday morning at III
O'Clock.
The Bishop decided that the lay
representatives might be selected from
the church at large, within the bonds OF
this conference. s.-
The annual report of the GAINESVILLE
Female Academy was received and re-
ferred to the Committee on Education.
A communication from Col. Watson
M. Cook, treasurer of the board OF doc
mestic missions, was read to the confer~
ence.
The Rev Albert T Goodloe, transfer
from the Arkansas conference, was intro
duced to the conference, and Rev W E
Mabry, a transfer from the Mobile con-
ference, was introduced also.
The committee on public worship re-
ported the following appointments: At
c P church, O'Clock M, Rev s M
Cherry; at M E church, at Z O'Clock NJ,
E E Wiley, d d; at the Presbyterian
church, at Z P M, DR. d c Kelly; c ?
church, DIR + S Petway; at the African
Methodist church, Rev r P Ganaway.
VIM T Dye, j T w Davis, Burkett
G Terrell, Mathew N Ford, Richard W
Bellany, and John II Nichols were elect
ed to elders orders.
The conference adjourned with the
Denediction by Bishop Paine.
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NEW YORK.
I he Vanderbilt Statde-CarpenIers
National UniOn-Freighfs for the
West and SOuth

The Vanderbilt Statae-Carpenter
National UnIOn-FreIghfs for the
West and SOuth.
New YORK, Sept IS.-Rumor says the
unwilling of the statue of Vanderbilt on
the 18th inst, is to be made the occasion
for union of the Central and Hudson
river roads and the declaration ofthe long
promised scrip dividend
The carpenters National Union adopted
a report in favor of cooperative societies
4 and adjourned TO meet at New Haven next
year.
The railroad lines south Of Louisville,
Kentucky, especially those running to
Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans, are
all blocked with freights; and the agents of
the different lines in New York are, in
consequence, refusing to give notes of re.
ceipt to points beyond Louisville. The
blockade does no; interfere with the pas
seDger business.
The meeting of railroad men held in
this city in the early part of the week, on
the subject Of increased rates of freights,
resulted in nothing.
Two freight trains collided on the Hud-
son River railroad at Eighty-ninth street
last night, and several cars were destroyed.
One train was loaded with oil, but fortu.
nately the oil cars escaped injury.
Thomas Bremmon, confederate Of Reddy,
the blacksmith, in the Graham robbery,
died in State prison last week:
Charles Frnton, United States Guager,
and two employees, have been held for trial
for stealing brandy from casks they were
ssmpling,
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his father, to whom he was greatly
devoted.
| Nellie's fortitude during all these
horrible scenes has been truly won-
derful. The two younger girls,
Isabella and Edith, aged about
twelve and ten, chung to her con-
stantly.
There are fears of a general
Indian war, and the killing of Mr..
Clark created greater distrust than
ever before existed. Many of the
settlers are leaving the road, and it
would not be safe for the family to
return to their ranch until some-
thing more definite is known.
1t is subject of thankfulness that
their lives have been spared, and it
is most fortunate for them that Mr..
Clark had gone out of the house;
had they killed him in the house
there is not the remotest probability
that a life would have been spared,
for the Indians, while under the in
huence of the first excitement,
would have killed them all. Nellie
says that this alone saved their
lives. Horace bears his sufferings
without a murmur, or even an i'm
patient look, and, to use the Ian
guage of the Indian who shot him,
has "a great heart" The ride into
town Of twenty four miles, half of
it over rough mountain road, was
very tiresome, but he bore it all
without complaint. Nathan has re-
turned to the ranch in company
with a few others, where he will
look after the property as long as it
will be safe for him to remain.
Should anything new transpire l
will advise you. Very truly yours,
N p IANGFORD
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MANNNYMOUR.,,

To the Editors of the Union and American:
Who are those political fossils" thos,
partisan impracticables," thick as Ku
Klux ghosts in election times, who s,
disturb the peace Of Rue Deaderick
Where are they? And what are they
trying to do? What 'impracticable'
task is it they have taken on them
selves?
Is it ''impracticable" to hold primary
State convention? The Banner thought
so a few weeks ago-does it think Sc
now?
Is it "impracticabls" to reject the
proposed fifteenth amendment?
Is 'impracticable' to re- establish and
fortify our State credit?
Is it "impracticable' to improve our
judicial system?
Is it 'impracticable" to stay all
useless and criminal expenditures of the
peoples money?
Is it "impracticable" for the Legisla>
ture to elect whom it may please for
United States Senator?
Is it 'impracticable" for the Legis-
lature to decide on doubtful claims to its
own membership
Is it "impracticable" to wipe out t be
records of partizan impeachments OF
honest and honorable officers?
Is it "impracticable" to repeal odious
and oppressive laws passed by an illiboral
and ignorant minority?
Is it 'impracticable" to get our city
out Of chancery, and the clutches OF
Radicalism?
Is it 'fmpracticable'' to secure local
self. government to each community by
a constitutional proVisO against County
Commissioners, Metropolitan Police, and
all such centralizing devices?.
What other measures, besides these,
are being agitated in Tennessee? Are
the men seeking these reforms partisan
impracticables?" Are these proposed
measures-or any one Of them-"im~
practicable?" If any one thinks so, let
him wait the event.
But who are these "impulsiVe i'm
practicables," these political fossils"
whose pranks monopOlise the editorial
attention Of our young progressive or,
gan? Where do they keep themselves!
Is Bale Peyton political fossil" or
Jordan Stokes? or Milt Brown? or John
C. Brown? or T. A. R. Nelson? or Emer~
son Etheridge? or, last, though not least,
Andrew johnson? The political fossils
so prominent in Tennessee just now must
be found among these; for none others
offer themselves for the highest office
now in the gift Of the State. Viii the
Banner tell US, which one or more
of these is either ''impracticable" or
"fossiliferous?' If the last be so stigma>
tized, it must be admitted that he Is q
wondrously liUe fossil" concentrating
all the Radical fire on his own person, and
beset by "curs of high and low degree"
from the apostate Butler to migrate M err
Ger.
Ne more anonymous" than the Ban
ner is "impersonsl," interested in the
future as "young" man-a young pro-
gressive" if you will-with a young
family, as becomes "young progressive"
l hope the Banner will proceed in the
good work of opposing 'impractlcables"
and smashing Fossils but would re-
spectfully request it to be tritle more
definite as to who are FOSSILS and what
is "impracticable," in order that other
young progressives'' may lend it what
little help we may. US.
THE GUIzAIBO, Sept. Is, '69.
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Chatham. Passing over less inns
portant characters associated with
the history Of Stratford, we next
notice the family who have added
lustre TO the military annals of the
country as their cousins had
done to the departments of lite
nature and craftsmanship. Stratford
was the home of Henry Lee,
whose achievements during tho
war of 1776 gave such celebrity to
"Lee's Legion" Gen. Greene
wrote to him: 81 believe that few
officers, either in Europe or Ameri-
ca, are held in so high q point Of
estimation as you are" and Washz
ington wrote him letter abound
ing in expressions of "love and
thanks" 1t was while q member
of Congress in 1899, that he intro
duced q series of resolutions upo
occasion of Washington's death, in
which occurs the famous eulogium:
"First in war, first in peace, and
first in the hearts of his country
men," His public services, apart
from his brilliant military career
and the varied fortunes of his later
years, form a subject of great in
terest, and We hail with delight the
that his memoirs
OF the War in the Southern Depart
ment of the United States" is soon
to be republished, revised, and en-
larged, with a biographical sketch
by his distinguished son, the Presi-
dent of Washington College. Last
to be mentioned in the list of great
names associated with Stafford is
that of the commander of the
Southern army in the late struggle.
Here he was born and lived until
his fifth year. Your readers are
with his subsequent history.
We were gratified to find, contrary
TO our expectation, that the build
Ings here are in an excellent state
Of preservation. The pilgrim chill
1ren of coming generations may sit
beneath the shadow of these vener-
able walls and gather lessons of
iuty and imbibe a spirit of gener.
BUS emulation from the memories
With which they are so touchingly
eloquent. The hours glided rapid
y while we fingered among the
objects of interest at Stratfo-d, and
he rays of the descending sun were
Ilready shut out from, and the twi-
light dews falling upon, our path
way, when the chimneys and tsll
rees Of the old mansion faded from
light on our homeward journey.
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SINGULAR DEATH-Col. Harasthy, q
wealthy Californian, formerly President
of the great Buena Vista Ninicultural
Society, met with his death in q singular
manner not long since He had remoyo
ed to Central America, where he had
obtained from the government valuable
franchise for the manufacture of distilled
liquors for twenty years, and, while
looking for a mill site along one of the
little Nicaragua courses, he fell in the
stream aad was devoured by alligators
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The Mississippi Campaign.
WASHINGTON.

BOufweIl's Return-The Fractional
Currency - Indignant Clerks - The
Chinese Treaty.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-Secretary
Boutwell, was at the department this morn
ing trsnsacting business.
The receipts Of fractional currency for
the week amount to $69l, 200; shipments
$63S, ?64; redemption 1896, 400.
Several clerks in the treasury to day
rather than be catechised as TO their birth,
age, relations, Representative in Congress,
etc, refused to obey the recent official
order exactiDg such information and ten
dered their resignation. The female clerks
were highly indignant, and refused TO tell
their age, who got them appointed, etc
A letter received from a member of the
Burlingame embassy says that Burlingame
had received at st. Petersburg an official
letter from the Pekin authorities fully in.
dorsing his course in the United States,
and thus showing the falsity of the report
that the Chinese government had rejected
or repudiated the treaty made with this
country
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NEW BEDFORD.

Boston, Sept. lS.-An iron-clsd steamer
of 1900 tons, with a large body of men,
about 3O0,was boarded by some of the Gay
Head Indians, near New Bedford, last
night She carries eighteen guns, had
steam up and was taking material on board
from a schooner which was alongside.
The steamer is believed to be a Cuban
privsteer.
The Herald reports that double
ender gunboat was seen off that port on
Thursday, supposed to be waiting for
Enkan e Iihnsfera
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The New Orleans papers give encour1
aging accounts of both the cotton and
sugar crops. They put the excess this
year over last at about 500, 900 bales, and
this crop will be worth more to the South
than in lS60~6l, for it is nearly all sur
plus. The South now raises Tor claims
to raise) as much food as is necessary
for consumption, which was not the case
in previous years. Cotton was then sold
TO purchase supplies. In regard to su-
gar, Louisiana has made nearly 100000
hogsheads, and the price will be kept up
by the troubles in Cuba Sugar lands
have advanced in price and are largely
sought for; and as soon as skilled labor-
ers csn be procured in abundance the
production of sugar can be made to reach
a million of hogsheads. As the mOlasses
pays the whole cost Of cultivation, the
profits are very large.
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LOUISVILLE.
The Commercial Convention Mr..
FEIImOre 70 Preside

The Commercial Convention Mr..
Fillmore 10 Preside,
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 1S-Ex-President
Willard Fillmore has been appointed del
egate to the Commercial Convention, and
will attend. He will organize the conven-
ton, having been elected to do 30. Dele
gates will greatly facilitate the Committee
Of Arrangements by writing TO the
Chairman az once, stating their intention
1of attending and giving the addresses and
Interests which they will represent Suita-
able preparations can thus be made for
the number coming. Proper credentials
should be brought, in order that no diff
Guilty may arise in determining the dele
gstes' rights 10 seats,
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CHARLESTON.

CHARLESTON, Sept, lS.-A terrible ac-
cident occurred TO the night train on the
South Carolina railroad before daylight
this morning A large tree had fallen
across The trestle at Congsree swamp, and
the engine and part Of the train were pre-.
cipitated into the swamp. The engine
blew up, setting the cars and trestle on
fire. About six hundred feet of the trestle
was burned. None of the passengers were
hurt. Engineer HargrsVe and fireman
Gilbert we're killed, and fireman Burns was
ssriouply zUpundad
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MISSISSIPPI.
nent Opens the Campaign

MEMPHIs, Sept. lS-The Avalanche
special Gays Judge Dent, Liberal Republi-
can candidate for Governor Of Mississippi,
opened the campaign at Corinth to day, in
a speech TO a large and enthusiastic audi
ence.
JACKSON, Miss Sept. lS.-A large ems
thusiastic meeting of national Republican
TO ratify the State ticket was held TO.
day. Judge Dent, Gen. Towny and Thos
Sinclair opened the canvass to-day al
Corinih
The State fair is to he held here on
the Goth 10 the 30th Of October.
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CINCINNATI.

Sudden Death of an EdItOr-TaIk of n
Straight Democratic Ticket.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 1S.-George S. Ben
nett, for twenty-eight years on the local
staff of the Cincinnati Enquirer, died very
suddenly this morning of hemorrhage of
the lungs. He was in his usual health
yesterday, and worked.
There is a rumor that the Democrats
are moving TO nominate a straight ticket
for State and county officers. Many Of
them express dissatisfaction with the mixed
ticket made
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WISCONSIN.
Law and order win a VeDge

Law aud order with IA Vengeance.
PORTAGE CITY, WIS, Sept. lS.-Pat
WiIdreck, confined for highway robbery,
was taken from the Jail last night by
party Of masked persons and hung. This
makes two murders and two Iynohing
cases within a week 10 this vicinity.
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New York detectives have got posses
sion of the photographic stone from which
the counterfeit fiyeNdollar greenbacks
that have been extensively circulated in
the South and Southwest have been
struck. From this stone alone at least
100000 of spurious notes have been
printed.
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THE WEST.
Fight with the Indians and Indian
DcpredaIIOns

DcpredatiODs.
ST. LOUIS, Sept ian Omaha dis
patch says: Gen. Augur received infor-
mation from Col. Brisbin, commanding at
Snake river reservation, that a fight &C.
CURED between q company Of his troops
and about one hundred Sioux Indi ans,
Just below his camp. Thursday mornlug.
Two Indians were killed and a number
wounded. Two Of the troops wounde d
and nine hCrses captured.
Three settlers on the north fork of
Snake river were recently killed by In
dians.
Gov. Hsight, Of California, arrived at
Omaha yesterday, en- route eastward.
VIM. Swinburn left for San Frsncisco
This morning
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The Butler scheme is for him to sues
coed Gov. Clafin, after his next term,
DR.. Loring succeed the General in Con.
gress, and the General to be elected
President in 1872, If nothing breaks. So
saws the Springfield Republican.
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1t is the intention Of the President TO
return to Washington on Tuesday next
to remain, at which time the improve
ments and repairs now going on at the
White House will have been completed.
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It is stated that during the delibera-
tons of the jury in the Abrams murder
case, at Indianapolis, one of their number
led in prayer, for wisdom to direct them
in coming to their final conclusion.
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SECRETARY RoBEsoN las been so unwell
for several days that he has been unable
to spend the usual number Of hours IN
the department. lie was unable last
Friday to receive visitors.
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Nichols, Democratic candidate for
delegate to Congress from the territory
of Wyoming, is elected by l, 200 ma
iority, and both branches Of the Terri~
torial legislature are unanimously Demo-
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The failure of Russell, Hayes & Co., a
grocery house in St. Louis, was caused
by the purchase Of four hundred thou
sand dollars, worth Of fancy groceries.
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According to the records of the In,
terror Department, 40,S9l acres of gov
eminent land were sold during August
in Missouri, Michigan and Colorado.
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THE Rev. DIR. Spslding is the oldest
living missionary of the American Board
lie is seveuty-six years old, and has been
a missionary at Ceylon since 1919.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-19

An immense number of Texas cattle
are being shipped over the Central Branch
railroad Of KApsas to Chicago.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-19

THE young ladies of Dover, New York
hGEeformed society for The redemption Of
voupg men Of evil habits.
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IN ALAHaHA VTINIVN'
From the ScottsbOro (Ala.) Herald, Sept. II

The great question that towers above all
others in Tennessee at present is As to which of
her distinguished sons shall succeed Mr.. Fowler
in the United States Senate. We would have
had no particular desire to see Andrew john
son elected. but rather in digniGed retirement,
but for the efforts that have been made to kill
him of. This amounts to another impeach-
ment, and so long as he is impeashed he is but
magnihed, and the question is not so much as to
whether he shall be hOnoTed and promoted but
as 70 whether be shall be prescribed and con
demned. All things considered. We think he
should he elected.