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obey her. His wife's name
was Devil. Man says Adam and
Eve were in the paradise, and 1
swear that he who follows me will
get there. Man says there was
certain apple tree in paradise, to
eat of the fruit thereof God, the
Father, had forbidden his children.
God, the Father, died of grief and
sorrow. He was an industrious
man and a good gardener. His
divorced wife left Him and went to
another land, and left Adam and
Eve with Him. After the Father
died the devil returned TO paradise
and desired her children to obey
her. She took an apple from the
forbidden tree and gave it to Eve to
eat. She took it and ate it; then
she gave one to Adam, but Adam
would not eat, he would not obey |
the devil, and, therefore, he became
odious to all persons-that is, to the |
devil and the woman, and so am |. |
Man does not believe in Christ be- |
cause he was not as firm as l. He
did not complete his work. He
was coward, and was not the man
that | am, to follow up what He had
promised His Father, to wit: To
catch the devil. He was not firm,
the devils have caught Him and
He had to die. If you do not be-
Iieve me do not let me die, but
have me beheaded, and if my head
rises, then 1 have told the truth;
but if it falls / have been liar.
The paradise or death is open to
me. There are but two ways
life and death. He'll is the earth
heaven the paradise. When you
have beheaded me bury my body in
The middle of my garden, my feet
toward the East"
The poor maniac, after drinking
The blood of the child, said that he
would never again want for food or
nourishment, that the blood had
given him life everlasting. We are
informed that since the perpetra-
ion of the deed he has not partaken
If mouthful of food. The caseis,
indeed, a remarkable one, and the
statement he has made is, we be-
ieve, one of the most singular pro-
AUCTIONS we ever read.
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UNION AND AMERICAN.
mY HEART rs IN THE 1ouNrArNs.


Right nobly flows the River James
From Richmond to the sea-
And many a hallowed memory clailns
A tribute Of love from me;
But Western Tempe farther on
Mother of limestone feuntainsl
My heart goes back with the setting sun,
My heart, nay heart is in.the mountains.
There. where the fringe tree mods his plume.
Beneath the white pines shade
There, where the laurel drops his bloom
Ger many wild cascade
There. where the eagle seeks bis nest
Mother Of limestone fOuntainsl
List TO an eXiles prayer for rest
My heart, my heart IS in the mountains
The wide expanse of the boundless sea,
Is sight to stir the soul, .r
And there is breadth ofmajesty -s--
In the W eStern prairie's roll
But give me the heights that milk the clouds.
And gather the dew in fountainsi Il
Give me the peaks with their mistv shrouds-
My heart, my heart is in the mountains.
There's something blank in the landscape here,
And tame in the waters flow
pine for mountain atmosphere
And crag in the sunsets giOwi
King of the hillal Blue Ridge that ieyel
Feed still the vale With fountains.
From rock and dale and mountain cove 81
My heart. nay heart is in the nouatains. 49,
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A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT.
Confession, or Statement, of Sebastian
HuDfer, the Maniac Child Murderer.
From fbn Duinrv I'M ! Wing

Hupfer, the Maniac Child Murderer.
From the Quincy Ull) Wing.
Some days ago we published an
account of a horrible tragedy that
occurred in Hannibal, Missouri,
wherein a father strangled his
daughter, a little girl aged about
eight years, and then cut her little
heart out and drank the blood from
it while yet it was quivering. Since
the perpetration of the crime the
man has been declared insane, and
the authorities of Hannibal have
sent him to the jail at Palmyra.
Day before yesterday he penned
the following statement Of the affair
in German (his native tOngue),
and requested the jailor to give it
to the highest Judge in the country
to he translated" Mr.. John Baum,
a Justice Of the Peace, and a very
intelligent German, at Palmyra,
translated the paper, which we
| give word for word:
81, son Of God, formerly Sebastian
Hupfer, wish to say few words TO
the world. Tbelieve | was the father
of five children one Of them died,
another was strangled by its mother.
She was crazy; that was the cause
Of the death ofboth children. God,
our Father. willed it thus his will
was done, and she is free. She has
secured a divorce from me. l be-
lievo this to be the cause of the
death of the third child. / killed
| it, it is true, but / was not the
cause of her death, and, therefore,
| do not feel myself guilty of the
crime. believed TO have seen the
devil in her (the child / had made
| a covenant with God, the Father
10 catch the devil if | should have
an opportunity. / now believe hen
Hmother is dead, and ] have seen hen
mothers devil in her. After she
was divorced from me, she wanted
to marry me again. l had sworf
bv God, our Father, never to i've
with her again. ! did not wish t.
change my good spirit for a ba'
f one. and therefore did not wish Il
f break my word l still have TIVE
children; they belong TO the mai.
: sex. and are, therefore, sons OF God
| The three that are dead were of tn
5 female sex, and were daughters Q
| their mother 1t came into m.
r. mind, God, the Father, gave 1t t
Y me, that He was once married, an
e His wife secured a divorce troI
h Him because He did nc
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-18
Our Financial and CONNER
cial Column.

Every department of business has an imme-
diate interest in the markets of the country. and
in its financial fluctuations and condition. The
man who fails to keep himself properly ad-
vised as to the rise and fall CT the markets. as
controlled By the laws Of demand and supply
aRd the relative condition of the currency. is
exposed TO constant loss and must necessarily
fall behind his more intelligent and enterprising
ncighbors. In order to make our paper valuable
as well as interesting. we shall make this q
SPECIAL FEATURE. Our Daily Market Reports.
domestic and foreign, by telegraph. and our
City Reports. gotten mp at heavy expense. shall
challenge the commentator Of our best bust
ness men; while our current Financial Reports
from all the leading money oenters of the cOun-
try shall be fuller than have ever been pub
lished by any other journal in Tennessee.
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EAST TENNESSEE.
B. 6. Manard, Bristol.
s. N. Fain, Messy Creek.
G. Austin, Austin's Mills.
Win. McCampbell, Knoxville.
Patten & Payne, Chattanooga.
II. Liggett, Kingston.
James B. Reed, Athens.
Hugh L. Fry, Sweetwater.
Capt. w. d. Haynes, BIountville.
Marsh Ingel, Union Depot.
Col. DUNCAN, Jonesboro.
Col. VIM. Springfield, Rogersville.
Middle TENNESSEE.
Chiffon & Yates Haley's Station.
Ogilvie q Lakewood, College Grove.
John W. Faxon, GAINESVILLE.
NJ. V. B. Ingram, Springfield.
K. F. Ferguson, Peacher's Mill.
w. r Saddler, Forts Station.
G. B. Wright, Gallatin.
J. III. Brockett, Lafayette.
A. A. Swope, Carthage.
DIR. S. c. Bridgwater, Dixon's Springs.
w. G. Cox, Gainsbor0.
P. Turney and J. A. Fancher, Sparta.
T. Whaley, SmithvilIe.
R. Kirkpatrick, Buffers Landing.
Z. R. PennebaEer, Lebanon,
A. o. II. 2. Sehorn, Murfreesboro.
w. II. McFerrin, Woodbury..
Howard W. Newman, Winchester.
H. l.. Walling, McMinnville.
o. II. P. Harris, Livingston.
Z. F. Hunt, Tullahoma.
D. P. Rathbone, Manchester.
E.G Curlle, Bradyville.
VIM. Barton, Readyville.
John Laws, Pennington.
A. A. Steele, Lewisburg.
McCord and Ogilvie, UnionviIle.
G., P. Baskette, and NJ p. Norman &
Bro, Shelbyville.
Geo. w. Morgan, Fayetteville.
DR.. J. 3. Mathews, Edgefeld.
Simpson & ClelaDd, Brentwood.
7. J. Watson, s. B. Rozell, franklin.
J. B. Stephenson, Spring Hill.
Banks & Drake, Thompson's Sta ion.
d. Shelton, Columbia.
w. NJ. Irwin, and J. s. Griffith, Mt
Pleasant.
A. Il. HigdoD, Lynnvile.
VIM. Harris, Cornersville
w. J. Ridgeway, Elkton.
+. e. Tignor, Pulaski.
f. W. Holt, Bunker Hill
II. Denton, Cookeyille.
Matthews q Davenport, Lawrenceburg.
Mai. Brashear, Linden.
W. l.. Morris, Waynesboro.
A. q. McDougal, Savannah.
Col. l.. McCullum, CenterviIie
w. w. Hobbs, Waverly.
Thoa. C. Morris, Charlotte.
q. B. Hughes, Clifton.
John Larkins, JOhnsonville.
A. j. Shemwell, Dover.
J. NJ. Vester, Ashland City.
E. w. Yates, Mulberry.
&. II. Barry & Co., Lynchburg.
Thos. Conner, McMinnville.
DR.. A. NJ. Hall, Petersburg.
w. X. Loving, Richmond
WEST TENNESSEE
|. M. johnson, Cageville.
w. A. Steele, Camden.
VIM. Laudrum, Dresden.
Louis NJ. Williams, Newbern.
ID. P. ShOfiner, Union City.
Cab. Shull, Purdy.
A. S. Currey, Trenton.
WI. Westbrook, Brownsville
Maj. John H. Bills, Bolivar
N. Y. Cavitt, Paris.
Scales & Seward, Humboldt.
]. F. Davis, Hickman, Ky.
John L. Webb, Dyersburg.
w. c. Vail, Chestnut Bluff.
Capt. w. Wheeler, Ripley.
w. J. Pitts, Double Bridges.
John #. Douglass, Covington.
DR.. D. H. Thomas & Co., Lanefeld and
Mason's Grove.
Mai. JIG. II. Bradford, Woodville,
George II. Prince, Mckenzie Station.
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JOB PRINTING.

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need job-work in any department of print
ing, We would state that we are thoroughly
prepared to execute all orders at The short
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ighest ambition to please our patrons.
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Carolina and Alabama, and under
commanders taken indifferently
from the Union and the Rebel arm
les of Eve years ago2 If it would
be safe and proper then, why is it
wrong or dangerous NOTWITHSTANDING
field (lafass.) Republican.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-18
TERMS CASH I'm ADVA> CE
In the Political Interests of
the People

Tue UNION AND AMERICAN will take the Con-
stitution and laws for its guide. sdhering to the
teachings Of the founders of our government. It
will guard with vigilance and frmness the
rights of all the people, urging upon all. modera-
ton, forbesrance and steady adherence to
and order, thereby enabling the people to
develop the resources and advance all the mate
rial and other interests of our State and com
mon country. Feeling that these are endan-
gered BY the revolutionary schemes of the Radi-
cal politicians. who now hold the legislative
power Of the government. we shall abate moth
ing Of our past.Opposition to theirmsasures.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-18
Our Manufacturing and Do
nestle Interests.

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people to be self-reliant. aud shall do what we
may be able to induce the establishment
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end We will pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing,
and exert ourselves to encourage the diversi6-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
ment of Southern resources.
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Administrators Notice.

HAVING QUALIFIED AS ADMINISTRA-
IL tor of the estate of John l.. Page, deceased,
to come forward Immediately and make pay,
meut; and those having claims against said
estate are notified to present them properly
authenticated, within the time required by law.
febI7 IW ROBERT L. WEAKLEY. Admir-.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-18

STATE OF TENNESSEE. CONPTROLLER's OFFICE,
NASHVILLE. Jan. /, 1859.
l, g. W. BLACKBURN. Comptroller of the
Treasury. do hereby certify that the Knicker-
boxer Life Insurance Company, located in New
York. has produced to me satisfactory evidence
that said Company has complied with all the
nessee imposed on Insurance Companies and
further certify that Isaac LittoD, Agent of said
Company, has also complied with the require
ments of the laws of the State. made and pro-
vided in such cases:
Wherefore, said Knicksrbocker Life Insur-
ance Company has authority to take risks and
transact the business of insurance in this
State, at Nashville, Tennessee.
G. W. BLACKBURN,
Comptroller of Tennessee.
By PLUNKET.
feb a3g
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Schools and Education,

We will take especial pains to ascertain the
true situation of all our school and educa-
tional interests, so as to keep our readers fully
posted in rega.d to those important matters
Too much consideration cannot be given to the
educational interests Of our State
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70 our Frlsnas ana Patrons.

The generous interest Of cur friends in
extending the circulation of the UEIoN
AND AMERICAN is such as to call for the
warmest possible expression of our thanks.
We feel that the best return we can make
is to pledge increased exertions to make the
paper worthy, not only of the patronage of
present list but of a place in every
counting-room, professional Office and fire.
side in the State This, we are STRIVING TO
do. The more readers we have the better
paper we can make and the more good we
can accomplish. We want to double the
circulation of the UNION AND AMERICAN.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, l.,
State of New York, City and County of N ". %
Be it remembered. that en- this 23d day of
January in the year one thousand eight hun
bred and sixty-nine before me. the undersigned,
Edwin +. Corey, Commissioner. resident in the
City of New York. duly commissioned and
qualified by the executive authority, and under
the laws of the State of Tennessee, to take the
acknowledgements of deeds, &c.. to be used or
recorded therein, personally appeared Erastus
Lyman, President, and George +. Snifin, Sec
rotary. of the KnickerbOeker Life Insurance
Company, of New York, who being by me sew
orally duly sworn, did depose and say that the
matters and things as set forth in the annexed
statement by them subscribed, were true to the
best of their knowledge and belief
In WITNESS whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal. the day and
year aforesaid.
EDWIN, F, COREY, Sur.
Commissioner for the State of Tennessee.
Office 81 Wall street. New York.
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EASILY DONE.

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send US enc more name, the list
will be doubled at once zA@%
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take it, and to that young man who
greatly needs something Democratic to
read. Just try if you fail, try againI
We feel confident that nearly every one of
our present subscribers could send us one
more name, if he would only try. 1t
would be small item to each one, but the
aggregate would be of great importance to
US. One more will you try?
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Upon the Subject of Agri-
culture,

And kindred topics, We shall also give an ex-
tensive variety of valuable and interesting mat
ter-the best adapted to the farming classes of
our State. which will. in a great measure. sup
ply the place Of family agricultural paper.
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The following gentlemen are authorized
and requested to act as Agents for the
UNION AND AMERICAN, and to receive and
eceipt for subscriptions and advertisements
the same:
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In Every Thing.
TO ADVERTISERS.

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medium shall not be surpassed by any paper in
the State. In enterprise and energy it shall be
second to none.
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TyANTRD--AGENTS- to $500 per
w month, everywhere. male and female. to
introduce the Genuine Improved Common
Sense Family Sewing Machine. This machine
will stitch, hem, felt. tuck, guilt, cord, bind,
braid and embroider in a most superior man
ner. Price only SIS. Fully warranted for five
wears. We will pay $1,000 for any machine that
will sew stronger, more beautiful. or more
Lock Stitch. Every second stitch can be cut,
and still the cloth cOnnot be pulled apart with
ont tearing it, We pay Agents from SO to 500
peT month and expenses, or COMMISSION from
which twice that amount eau be made. Ad-
dress, Secomb y Co, Pittsburgh, Pa, or Boston,
Mass.
Caution-Do not be imposed upon by other
parties palming off worthless cast-irOn machines
under the same name OF otherwise. Ours rs the
only genuine and really practical cheap ma
chine manufactured. feb 2-t :
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BEST FAMILYPAPFR IN TENNESSEE
DAILY, sEMI-wEERY AND WEEKLY

Tri-Weekly and other subscribers, having
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supplied with either of the other editions of til
UNION AND AMERICAN at the reduced rates, if
hey will notify US of their choice.
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FRESH GROCERIES,
K. J.. WEAkLEY,
No. @ North College Street,
Cc,o,o-,o. - IL a uil

Successor to Weakley 4 YarbrOugh.)
rs JUST IN RECEIPT OF A FRESH STOCK
a OF groceries and Liquors. consisting in part
p hhds New Orleans Brown Sugar.
10 EARNED an, sugar.
100 bags choice Rio Coffee. -
W bbls Golden Strip.
Is '' Crushed Sugar.
% Powdered Sugar,
50 hlf-bbls Mackerel assorted.
~ boxes Soap.
200 a. Star Candles.
100 . Starch.
100 Cove Oysters.
100 casks Soda.
3 boxes Soda, ID. papers.
50 dozen Brooms.
100 Painted Buckets
lO0 caddies assorted Teas.
y boxes Mustard, assorted sizes.
% Kumtord's Yeast Powders.
- cases Richardson's Matches
100 boxes Pickles.
ItO,0O Cigars, assorted brands.
200 bbls Magnolia Flour,
100 Black Lick Flour.
50 boxes Cheese.
Spice. Pepper.
Ginger, Maader.
indigo, Candy,
Fancy Soaps,
kufmegs, Mace,
Wrapping Paper, Pepper Ssuee,
wines Liquors,
All Of which will be sold cheap for CASH only.
In store small lot of Mess MackereI, as fne
as ever brought to this market
R. L. WEAKLEY,
novl2 If No North College street.
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To the Friends of the Old Union and
American, and others,

We ask the f7iends!ot the Old UNION AND
AMERICAN. AMI all supporters of Constitutional
liberty without regard to past party affiliations.
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ERASTUS LYMAN. Pres't.
GEO. +. SN FIN. Sec'y.
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-12-17
The Air Line Railroad.

We elearn from the Grcenvillc "Entcrprisc,"
that public meeting was held at that place
on last Saleday, to confirm the action of the
County Commissioners in subscribing $780,
600 to the capital Stock Of the Air Line Rail
road. Gen. Easlcy made one of his best
speeches in favor Of the subscription. He
was followed by Rev. Il. Il. Buist on the same
side. The action Of the County Commis
sioners was confirmed with few dissenting
votes. Thus Grecnvillc has subscribed in
this manner and by private subscription some
s35C,OoO. Grccn,illc fully appreciates her
condition. Would that Oconcc and Pickcns
could act in like liberal manner.
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Gold Prizes.

The fifth number of the "Carolina Farmer"
new series, is before us. It is, as usual filed
with choice original and selected matter for
the farm and fircsidc and at $500 per year
IS ono of the cheapest Family Weekics in the
country. In the number before us the pro.
prictor announces prize Of Twenty five Dol
lars in Gold for tho largest, Fifteen Dolers
in Gold for the second largest, and Ton Dol.
lars in Gold for the third largest club Of sub.
scribers sent by any one person between De-
ccmbor 18th, 1869, and March 18th, 1870.
Parties wishing to compete for the Gold
prizes may obtain specimen copies of the
"Carolina Farmer" and blank subscription
lists by addressing VIM. II. Bernard, Editor
and Proprietor, Wilmingtonc, N. G.
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Legislative.

We give tho important proceedings of tho
Legislature up to the latest hour:
Mr. Doyle introduced tho following joint
resolutions
BE 1t resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives of tho State of South Carroll
ma, now met and sittingin General Assembly,
and by tho authority Of the same, That the
provisions of the joint resolution relating to
tho payment Of free school accounts, approved
Maroh 26, 1869, be SO amended as to extend
the timo for presentation Of accounts for pay.
mont to 18th day of February, 1870
Mr.Drifle moved to reconsider the vote
whereby tho enacting clause of bill to pro-
vi,lc for the payment Of the principal and in.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-12-17
Emigration.

\ Since the termination of the war, VIC have
Heard much on tho subject Of emigration, but
have seen very little done in that direction
In Newberry, better success has attended the
labors of the entcrprising. Three hundred
ublc bodied men have been introduced into
that County in the last three years. This is
result of tho most cheering character
There are thirty onc Counties in the State
Each could have accomplished what New
berr. has, and this would have given us
$500 able bodied cmigrants. A few years
of such work would give us the State with
out doubt. 1t is not too late to succeed yet