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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-18
rEThe conscience fund in the Treas

1The conscience fund in the Treas
urv Department was, on Wednesday. in
creased by contribution of 50 900 from
a gentleman 10 Boston, who says he
made improper returns of his income
few years ago, and defrauded the Gov
eminent out of the amount returned.
He desired that no mention might be
made of the restitution. and humorously
signed himself |" l. NJ. Square" About
400 were received from other sources.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-18
Egypt.

Let no one hurry through Egypt. 1t
was the birthplace Of ancient and modern
civilization. Greece and Rome sat at the
feet of Egypt and learned wisdom. From
the land went forth an army of fugitIves
whose history is the most wonderful and
romantic of aIi the nations, with whom
God has dealt as with no other people ;
who were wanderers in the desert; con-
querors Of the Land of Promise; mighty
as nation; who. though scattered now,
are unabsorbed by other natiouaIlties
who, whether in the United States. Rus
sia, India or China, are Hebrews still +;
ghcss affections for Jerusalem. for their
father Abraham, are rs true and tender
to-day as ever in the past; from whom
come Jesus Christ aud the Christian
Church, and all the glorious future of
this life and that beyond the present,
seen by the eye of faith.
Let tie traveIe- sit down upon the top
of the Great Py amid, and look out up
on the delta Of the Nile, or. leaning
against the obeiisk of Heliopolis, unrol
the map of human history at his leisure.
There is no place on the whole earth
where he can look SO far back into the
past or discern with so clear a vision the
changes which hove taken place since the
appearance of the human race in this
world Egypt is older than India or
China-or if not older, its early history
is not SO obscure. To the student Of
history, to him who would obtain com
prehensive views of all the past, there is
no place in the world to compare with
the Pyramids, or Old Memphis.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-18

The life preservers oftenest used in
the battle field-legs.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-18

| have just received large and we'll selected
stock Of + all and WINTER GOODS. pur-
chased in the Eastern market. which will
sell low for Ready Pay.
Thankful for past favors. / ask continue
ance. of the liveral patronage l have had for
the last year.
lam agent for the American Scale Co. All
sizes, from small balance to the largest Hay
and Stock Scales.
DAN,L j. DILL.
Prescott, Sept. .s5, ls6s s1-if
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-18
WHITE & BUTTON,

q TTORNEYS and Counselors at LAW Broad-st
N All business intrusted to us win be promptly
attended to.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-18

WTHOLESALE and Retail Dealer in Foreign
w and Domestic Wines. LIQUORS and Cigars.
Third-st.. second door above JacksOn-st.. ST. Paul.
Mimi Also. agent for julius Balke's Excelsior
Billiard Tables with Phslan's Patent Combination
Cushions. lift
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-18
Rates of Advertising :

square will be counted the space OF one inea.
Business cards s lines or less. $500 year. -
LegSls charged at the rates prescribed by statute.
Special notices IS cents per line for first inseruoRs
and 10 cents for eaeu subsequent Insertion
Transient advertisements must be paid for in adyanse
al others quarterly.
Advertisements not otherwise ordered III be con-
tinued until ordered out, aud charged accordingly.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-18
WALTER Nv. WEIR 4 CO.

OHAs. vIERLING. Proprietor. Good stabling
~ &C. always TO be had. 316m
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-18
'IEACHAM g. CO.,
MRS. NJ. N. BIARIGLE,

MANUFACTURES of sash Doors Binds
vi MOuldings. &c. BrOad-st
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-18

nEALER in Millinery and Fancy Dress Goods.
~ All kinds OF Millinery and Dress Making done
10 order Store in Cooks building on BrOad-st 81
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-18

DLACKSMITHS. All kinds of work I'm our line
I'D promptly executed, and on reasonable terms.
shop on Broad-st. y
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MILLER g. wEsTFALL,
FARMERS HOME

DANKERS. Do a general banking business
ID Second story Dudley's block. Main-st.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-18
Iowa Correspondence.

Then--will it be wellf
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27
THEwAYTuE PUBLIC FUNDS GO.

Dispatches from Washington state that
large defalcations of public officers have
recently been developed. Here are a few
more interesting items for taxpayers:
Another case proving the inadequacy
of naval paymasters' bonds was discovered
to-day. Upon the settlement of the &C
counts of an acting assistant paymasier it
was found that his account is S26, 900 short,
and that he has absconded. His bonds
are for S., 900, and his endorsers have been
called upon for the money.
"The last session of Congress appro-
priated twenty-five thousand dollars TO re-
pair the marine barracks throughout the
country. Paymaster Marcy, of the navy,
whose accounts have lately been found to
be about a hundred thousand dollars
short, drew twenty thousand dollars of the
appropriation for repairs on the Pacific
coast, but did not use it, and has failed TO
account for it, The marines must, there
fore, suffer for it, unless Congress at once
supplies the deficit by another apprOpria-
ton.
at is found that Marcy's accounts
amount to over million dOnaIS, aDOuI
tenth of which has not been accounted
for. His bonds amount to twenty thous,
and dollars.
No wonder that the oEerburdcned tax
payers become FESTIVE under the public
burdens they are compelled to bear, when
facts like the foregoing find the light OF
day. Is it not high time, asks the India
napolis Sentinel, in view of the extrava
gance and corruption that characterize
the administration of our public affairs,
for change in the administration OF the
government? The people looked for
better condition of things under Grant
but in response to their cry for bread they
rct stone.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27


nearly $4,000, and that too at time
when we are moi ableto pay the interest
ON our bonds. The Radical Legislators
seemed to regard the money of the people
of Tennessee as being subject to confisca-
ton aud division among themselves and
their co-conspirators in the work of
running the State, and it was
drawn from the tax payers in the most
rnstinted and most Inscriptions manner
that has ever characterized the accession
to power of a political party in this coun-
try. While this was going on the debt of
the State was being piled up in a reckless
manner and in almost fabulous amounts,
until we have been brought 10 the very
verge of bankruptcy, until honest, thought
full men have gravely considered whether
reputation is not the only remedy for the
evils which the reckless men who con-
trolled the State for four and a half years
left as a legacy to the people they so
faithfully labored to ruin. And now our
legislators and the delegates to the COnsti-
tutional Convention must address them
selves TO the work of relieving the State
from the terrible condition in which the
Radicals left it.
The people have been taxed heavily, as
the very large amounts collected from
them yearly show, but they complain
that there has been no proper equaliza-
ton of the taxes imposed. The mer-
chants and business men generally
complain that they have been taxed
unusually heavy, while real estate has not
been assessed at the value fixed upon il
before the war, notwithstanding it is now
held in the markets at about as high fig
ures as then. We find, for instance, by
reference to the Comptroller's report that
the average value of land per acre
throughout the State in 1851 was IS. 30,
and in 1869 the valuation is only Sc. IA,
which is seventy-four cents per acre les
than in 1865 Let us take few com
ties to show how this decrease occurs:
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27

EXPENDITURES AND TAxES-
SOME FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS.
We have heretofore shown that more
revenue had been collected from the peo-
pie during the four and half years that
the Radicals held control of the State, than
in the ten years beginning with 1852 and
ending with 1861. All of the money thus
collected was expended mainly to promote
Radical ends, for the treasury was turned
over to those who wrested the State from
Radical rule without means TO meet the
current demands upon it, 1t seems almost
incredible that in the impoverished con-
dition of the people for two or three years
after the war, party could be found to
engage in such reckless extravaganza as
marked the career of the Radicals. 1t is
curious to see how the immense amount of
money they collected from the people was
squandered. Let US contrast a few of the
expenditures of the Radicals for four and
a half years, with the expenditures for
similar purposes during ten years preced-
ing the war, Here are few of the
items:
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27
EAST TENNESSEE.

II will be seen that in some of the cOun-
ties in East Tennessee an increased valua
ton has been made, but in most of them
the valuation falls considerably below that
of 1861. In Middle and West Tennessee
the valuation is uniformly below that of
1861. These comparative figures are sug-
gestive. Another fact in this connection
is that the aggregate of taxable property
assessed for the year 1869 is 1928, S62,-
243, while for 1861 it was 1896, 979, 400.
If the increase in the valuation fixed upon
property since the war had been any
thing ike the increase in the rate Of
taxation, the revenue of the State would
be enormous. The fact that the revenue
from privileges has been so largely in
creased, while that from property shows
but slight increase, seems to justify the
position of those who complain that taxa
ton has not been properly adjusted. The
following table from the COmptroller's re
port to the present Legislature is sugges-
tive of needed reform somewhere
East Tennessee has paid into the Treas
ury in two years ..........-.........$ 63bsSb "a
Tressnrv IN the same time -. s1s,O42 90
S3Is,ss4 65
Tressnry in two years. 45O,67 80
Middle Tennessee has received out OF
the Treasury in same time -. 339,562 30
slO5l,l 40
Treasury in two years. ,137 s54 10
West Tennessee has received out of the
Treasury in the same time M. 8I3, l3l 46
ss24, 500 81
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27


ors fee 81, Printers fee 81 so, Clerks fee 81 so.
know nothing Of the bounds.
o. Conner Co., tract Of land Of 1000 acres, II
District No. 6, yslHed at 5000. Taxes $40 30 Cot
lectors fee ST. Printers fee 81 So Clerks fee 81 50
Bounded south by W. A Putram's heirs, west by
John Mankin, and known as the Prairy farm.
b c. Perry tract of land Of 70 acres, in Dstrici
No. 8, valued at 500, and lot, valued at $40, IL
the aggregate 500. Taxes, including poll tax
81 1S, Collectors fee 81, Printers fee 81 50, CLERK
fee 81 so. Bounded west by widow Bowden, east
by Joshua Yell
James l. Perry, tract of land of IS5 acres, in
District No. 6, valued at $500. Taxes "a 50, Col
Bounded north by the Poorhouse tract, east by ].
Il. Bashaw.
George Randals heirs, tract of land of acre, in
District No. 6, valued at $500. Taxes 80 81, Col
lectors fee ST. Printers fee 81 So Clerks fee 81 90
Bounded south by Manchester, east by Wiley Hick-
erson.
Whereupon it is considered by the Court that
judgment be, and it is hereby entered against the
aforesaid tract tracts, Of land, town lets,
the may be, in the name of the State, for the
sum annexed TO each, being the amount of taxes,
costa and charges due severay thereon for the year
1861 and it is ordered by the Court that said
raj tracts Of land town lots parts of town lots
50 much thereof as shall be sufficient of each OF
them, to satisfy the taxes, costs and charges an
nexed to them severally, be sold as the law di-
reefs.
Witness, D. Mclean, Clerk of said Court, at Office,
This 9th day of October, 1869.
DANIEL MCLEAN, Clerk.
In pursuance of the above order of sale. will.
at the Courthouse door, in the town of Manchester
on the first Monday OF January, 1870, sell to the
highest bidder, for cash, the aboyedescrjbed town
lots and tracts of land according 10 hw to satisfy
the costs, taxes and charges annexed to each this
the 27th day of November, 1869.
no27 Il. W. CASEY, R. @.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27

THERE is a large migration of persons
In the older States of the South-Vir-
ginia, East Tennessee, the CaroliDas and
Georgia-to Mississippi, Arkansas and
Texas; but the movement to Texas is the
largest and most significant. At Nicks-
burg, Memphis and Natchez, where the
streams cross the Mississippi, hundreds of
movers wagons every day wend their way
TO the river, cross it and take up their
course through Arkansas and Louisiana to
the broad State where fertile lands are
cheap, the climate mild, and living costs
less than anywhere else in the land. Dear
lands with US and cheap in Texas has
much to do with this movement. Cheap
lands will draw.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27

No PROOF Of the fact that the Mormons
are ;ls, becoming a large and influential
sect among us is SO positive, or will carry
with II one-haIf The assurance which ioI-
lows the simple announcement that Inc
saints are ahort 10 erect temple IN
New York, al a cost Of five hundred
thousand dollars. This building is to be
81 house Of reception for Mormon emf
Grants from Europe, and a resting place
for the travelling brethren Of the United
States. Apartments viii be furnished
also for the Use OF missionary SAINTS
and elders sojourning in this section TO
watch over the religious welfare OF the
faithful scattered throughout the Eastern
States. This temple they viii make Their
Eastern headquarters, whence they VIII
Journey from time to time 10 make a cir
cuil North and South among the various
Mormon communities.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27
Real Estate for Sale.

TWO BRICK HOUSES ON LINE STREE
l one with four rooms and kitchen. and the
other with eight rooms and kitchen. both In
No | condition.
As feet of ground on Gay street. opposite ths
capital.
% feet Of ground on Water street. small
shanty on it.
An1ndivided half of a feet on Water street
n small lot on Capitol hill. near the Capitol,
size not remembered.
40 feet on High street, South Nashville.
All the above property is in the corporation OF
Nashville.
the corporation.
80 feet on Bass street, Edgsfeld.
10 acres on MurfTees bOrO pike. on Nashville
side of Mill creek very desirable for a residence
for a Nashville business man.
= lots in BrOOklin. each containing from 8 to
q acres: q stone house on one. and a new frame
on another the balance vacant
BOO acres on Whites Creek and the Ridge.
II includes the Piper Mill properly and all i'm
prOvements thereon.
All the above property is clear Of all ineum
brAnces except this years taxes, as the records
will show. The money for y is badly wanted
for improvements and business at Manchester,
Tenn All or any portion OF it will be sold at a
great sacrifice
I also offer for sale a steam engine, % inch
cylinder. foot stroke slide valve, With two
double iue boilers. a inches. IS feet long; FIRE
fronts, crate bars AID all complete.
Also one small engine. S-ioch, - inch stroke.
Said engine all complete, but 10 boiler.
Said eugines / USE At the paper mill on " bite
creek, and believe the machinists of Nash
vile know I always used the best OF machinery
For examination, etc, of any OF tue above
property, call on Ct. Whiteman. at White
man Bros paper store. Nashville, Tenn
Cetl4 Iianl ". =. " HIIE aAN.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27

If we had law on our statute DO Ok
fixing the price of wheat at 81, how many
of our Legislators would advise farmers to
sell at that price2 If the farmer can get
more than six per cent year for his
money. why should the law forbid IT'D
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27
REPRESENTATIONS YESTERDAY


Bills were introduced by Speaker
Thomas, to en- ourage the importation OF
blooded fowls, requiring persons keeping a
regular pit for the purpose of fighting game
fowls. TO take out a license, paying 800
therefor; by Mr. Etheridge, to reduce the
taxes on real and personal property; by
Speaker Thomas, to repeal section
I. 74l Of the Code, and SO much Of section
l.744 and /, 756, of the Code as requires
the publication in newspapers Of the re-
moval OF dissolution Of limited partnership.
House resolution providing for the APP
pointment of a committee to investigate
the, condition of the Agricultural School
Fund was amended by the Committee on
Common Schools, by striking ont the two
last sections. The resolution was adopted,
and Messrs. Bryant and Greene appointed
as the committee on the part Of the Senate
House bill to remove the Supreme Cour
from Brownsville to jackson, was passed
on its third reading. Ayes 10, noes l.
House resolution to investigate the af
fairs of railroads in the hands of receivers
was concurred in.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
House resolution authorizing the Treas
urer to borrow a temporary loan of $25, 200
TO meet pressing wants of the State, wa
adopted.
House bill to amend the usury laws wa
rejected-ayes 81, noes Al. .
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27

Ex-PREsIDEST Johnson declines to be
a candidate for delegate from Greene
county to the Constitutional Convention.
This determination will be a source of re-
gret to thousands throughout the State,
who earnestly desired that the convention
should have the benefit of his ripe expe-
rience and powerful mind.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27

The New York Times says, as it has
"intimated for several weeks past, the
prospect is that Congress will reopen the
national bank system, for the accommo-
dation of the West and South" The
Times means that we are to have more
nanpr money
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27

THE total amount paid to army pen
sioners, during the last fiscal year, is
81, 1872, 86S OF, and to navy pensioners,
S43O,Ol8 GA grand total of S2S, 422,
S84 OS. The whole number of pension,
ers is 1877, 963, and they are paid at fifty
,,i-a araycipe
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27

The House of Representatives yester-
day rejected the bill to modify the usury
laws. The vote stood ayes 81, noes Al.
We still cling to the idea that money is
worth no more than six per cent a year,
notwithstanding it is sold on the streets OF
this city, ana perhaps of every other city
and large town in the State, at from one
to five per cent. a month. The law for
bids such transactions, but it Is practically
a dead letter, except 10 the few, the very
few, who think that even an unreasonable
law should be Obeycd.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27

DEATH has been busy among the men
of mark recently. Within two months
the country has lost by death one ex Pres
ident, two cx-Secretaries of the Treasury,
the Secretary of War and ex-Secretary of
War, two ex-Senators, one ex-Postmaster
General, the Rear Admiral and a Major
Enr,n,.nl
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27

SoMEof the Washington correspondents
sIe getting after Treasurer Skinner. One
Of them mentions the fact that for some
months there have been inquiries made as
10 why General Spinner, United States
Treasurer, has not published from time
10 time a monthly report showing the
condition of lis Office, as required by act
Of August G, 1864, section eighteen.
Being reminded by She inquiries OF the
requirements of the law, General
Spinner ordered a statement for
the mouth of October to be pre-
pared. It was done and sent to the
Secretary of the Treasury for approval,
hu, was Suppressed in the Secretary s
Office, because il did not agree with the
m6n,hly statement Of the public debt
issued on Nov. l. II was not pre-
tended that the figures were not correct
as taken from the Trcasurcr's books, but
The sole fault was that they did not back
up Mr.. Boutwcn's published figures.
This Is certainly very singular proceed
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27

GRANT has been trying to palm off upon
The unsuspccting some of his financial
knowledge. lie is reported to have eX-
pressed himself in conversation recently
as in favor of some reduction of taxes,
and said that even with these reductions
we shall he able, according to present in
dications to pay of nearly or quite one
hundred and fifty millions Of our public
debt next year Wise is our ruler.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27
et-ANeAA ~ 49,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The Grant administration gives an indi-
cation of its purposes, as well as of its
sympathies, in regard to the Republic of
Cuba, by putting its veto on the sailing
of the Spanish Cunboats.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27

Az effort is being made in official
quarters to sustain the national bank sys-
TEN. The Washington correspondent OF
The Cincinnati Gazette states that the
Comptroller of the Currency will, carly
in January, present a special report to
Congress on national banks and their rela.
ton 10 the varied interests and industries
Of the country. He some time ago sent
circular letter to each of them, asking
information on various points, and the
report will be based on the replies to Tho
document
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27

Two cases involving Confederate
contracts have recently been decided
in the Circuit Court at Lynchburg,
VA. One was that Of Wood rs. Meri-
we,her, TO recover the face value of three
bonds of $4,000 each, given 10y the de-
fcndant in 1863 for a certain tract of land,
payable in one, two and three years. The
defendant pleaded a Confederate trans&c-
ton, and sought to have the debt scaled
accordingly. The jury, however, under
the instructions of the judge that they
might render verdict for the value of the
land. allowed the plaintiff s., 500 in gold,
with interest. The other cases was that
of A. T. Wills rs. VIM. II. Rose, being
a suit on three bonds of SS72 each, given
in January, 1868, and payable in four,
eight and twelve months. The verdict in
this case was that the bonds be scaled to
the value of Confederate money at the
lime that they sevcrally fell due.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27
WANTED,

An AGENT FOR THE SALE OF THE CRLE-
"A brafed Bartram & Fanton Sewing Machine for
tins city and 10 parties Of enterprise and ability We
offer terms more liberal than any other company
The machine is superior to any other in the mar
ket--hrst-cass IN every respect, and has some en-
tirely new features
can and examine at No. los Church street
noy27-4ts II. C WILCOX, Travelling Agent.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27

THE Cincinnati Commercial says it is
not so much interested in knowing who
shall possess the swords of Gen. Twiggs,
as TO ascertain who has them in keeping
now
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-27
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
For RENT

NOR THE YEAR 1870, ALARGE FAMILY RESI-.
L dence No. SO South High street, containing L
rooms and necessary outhouses, bath room and
ali modern convenience. 1t is admirably situated
In central part Of the city, and is in all respects
desirable Call on J. NJ HAWKINS,
No. 40 South High street,
n,v2--u b Between Church and Broad.