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Miss Judith Russell, of New Bedford,
writes: I have been afflicted with severe
prostrating cramps in my limbs, cold feet
and hands, and general disordered system.
While visiting some friends in New York,
who were using PLANTATION BrrERs, they
prevailed upon me to try thetn 1 COM
menced with small wine glass full after
each meal. Feeling better by degrees, in q
few days was astonished to find the cold
could sleep the night through, which I had
not done for years. L feel like another
being My appetite and strength have also
greatly improved by the use of the PLANTA.
TIoN BrrrEHs
MAGNOLIA WATER to tho best
imported German Cologne, aud sold at hall
the price. AIT t1t3
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Chelly's French Kid Gloves.

I store, another fresh lot OF the above popular
GLOVE. Only six woeks ago. we introduced
this hne warranted Glove, popular with first
already gained fine reputation here-seling
freely and giving full satisfaction.
April IT Il. @. SILVER.
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True Brotherhood Lodge No. "a. AIM

THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS of True
-, brotherhood Lodge will assemble at Masonic
SfY, Hall, at half-past o'clock, to pay the last
W sad duty to deceased brother L.. b.
BECRW1TH. BY order Of w. NJ
s. l.. LEAPHART, Secretary
T.: Members of Sister Lodges and visiting
brethren are invited to attend April ~
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Closing Quotstions OF Hoyt Il Gardner,
Brokers and Bankers, No. 5 New street
New York, for Week Ending Aprl13.

li STOCK. RID
Adams Express ................ 3916
new YORK Central ........ 164M
Erie .... .................. 33A
Hudson River. .................. 149
Heading. .:.................. 93%
Michigan Central. ................. 1907
Michigan Southern. n.... 983I
Cleveland and Pittsburg. .... 91T
Chicago and Northwestern 93
Chicago and North western, Preferred 95
Cleveland and Toledo. :............ 1O83
Milwaukee and ST. Paul ... 10
milwaukee, and st. Paul, Preferred. 85L
Lake Lt Shore: ............ 1879
Chicago and Rock Island. ... 1877
Toledo, Wabash and Western $3.50. 7OA
Toledo, Wabash and Western, Pro-
ferred ..................... 771a
new Jersey Central. -. ........... HE
Pittsburg and Fort Wayne. .. 1917
Ohio and Mississippi. pi........... 33
Hannibal and st. Joseph .... 112%
Hannibal and st. Joseph, Preferred. 90
tennessee, Old. ............... 6719
tennessee, New. Observation-Disclosures. &C
georgia Skies. ........... 30
georgia Sevens. ::............ 931G
North Carolina, Old. 6O35
North Carolina, New 90
Alabama Fights. ........... S916
Alabama Elves. Ga
Virginia Skies, Old .. ..... 56sI
Missouri Skies. 865%
Taoihc Mail: ...... 9216
western Union. .................... Az
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pr A II * Z II $,
BY ELE G X APH
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
HAVANA, April 16.-Sugar firm; snles
$4,000 boxes No IL quoted at o. Sterling
1134@122f; Federal long 241ICG24aa dis
4 NEwYoRK, April 16-Noon Cotton quiet
Apiiddiiugs 2824c. Gold 1885. Flour 50
1qe. lower Wheat dropping. Corn dull
and 1c. lower. Pork lower, at 3lc Lard
lo@ver-steain pressed ed1sH(01s56 Freights
P. M.-Cotton without decided change
-3middlings 2824cts; sales 1.800 bales. Gold
dq9ll, Money easy. Southern securities
fiAm. Flour dull. Wheat dull Corn heavy;
yellow Southern 81. Pork lower, at $50 97l
@aS3l. Lard lower, at 1928(9191s. Whskey
n&nainnl. Sugar firm; Muscovado 11%M
~; Havana 12s9l2A Coffee firm.
OEher groceries dull. Freights frmer
IBAITIMoRE, April 16.ICotton dull-mid-
dFings 2e11sc. Flour dull and weak. Wheat
d3rooping.-good to prime red 2.OO@2 TO-;
Bacon firm; shoulders 141s. Lard firm, at
n9H! Whiskey firm, at 92
II New ORLEANS, April 16.-Cotton dull and
kunchang nged--middling 2SI@2S1lc; sales
~ 900 bales. Flour frmer-superfne g.;
double $50; treble 6.75. Corn scarce and
d.higher-white 80. Pork held ut 49, Ba-
con retailing Mt 13H@17h. Molasses So
Coffee tirm-fair 151h; prime 17l@.
| SAVANNAH, April 16.-Ootton dnll-mid
dlings 27%c.; sales 300 bales; receipts 746
AUGUSTA, April 16.-Cotton qniet and
easier r-middlings 27c.; sales 244 bales; re-
ceipts 140.
CHARnEsToN, April 16.-Cotton Quiet
middlings 2731 C028; receipts 21G.
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S HIP NE WS

New YORK, April 16.-All the coastwise
hnd gulf steamers are in as late as due.
| CHARLESTON, April 16.-Arrived steamer
James Adger, from New York.
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FOREIGN. NElxx.s

HAVANA, April 16.--A bloody revolution
ls raging in Caracas San Domingo is
again INVADED. ,
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Thompson's Glove-Fitting Corset.
VUST opened another ent OF these lust
- Iy popular and HANDSOME GOODS, so suita-
BILE for the present style and seasons dress-all
numbers. r. @. SHIVER.
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The last pensioner of the revolutionary
war has died again. This time he was
Daniel Blackwell, Of New York State, aged
Ill.
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MARRIED.

On the 12th instant, by the Rev. VIM Martin.
at the residence of DR.. A. Wallace, T.. w TAYLOR
to Mis- G. d. BURROUGHS, all Of this city.
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In Bankruptcv.

11t o1HNf UPtCys
In the District Court of the United States for the
District of South Carolina
1t Columbia, tie 16M day Of Aprit, A. D. 1869
TTNHE undersigned hereby gives notice of his ap-
"A pointment as Assignee of G. P. REMSEN, of
Columbia, County of Richland, and State If South
Carolina, within tho said District, who has been
adJudged bankrupt, upon his own petition, by
the District Court Of tho said District
April II s3 THOS. j. LAMOTTE. Assignee
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Funeral Invitation.

The friends and acquaintances OF l.. b. BECK
WITH and family, are respectfully invited to
attend his funeral services, at Trinity Church.
TIL Is MORNING. at o'clock
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In Bankruptcy.

In bankruptcy.
In the District Court of the United States for the
District Of South Carolina
At Columbia, The 18Th day Of Ap,a, A. d. 1867
THE undersigned hereby gives notice of his ap-
4 pointmnnt as Assignee ofGILBERT GARNER,
OF Columbia, County OF Richand, and State Of
South Carolina, within the said District, who has
been adjudged Bankrupt, upon his own petit
tion, by tho District Court of the said District.
April II 80 THOS. j. LAMOTTE, Assignee
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WA SHIN aTON, N,E,ws,


sENsIBLE CoLoRRD INSTRUMENTATION
oEnEBRATED WITH FREE FIGHTS -pRATA OF
DISTINGUISHED MEN.
WAsHrNGToN, April 16.-J. K. Clay, the
colorad man from New Orleans, has declined
the mission to Liberia.
d, A M, Ciapp, the new Congressional prin-
ter. assumed his duties to-day
The colored people celebrated the emapci-
patton proclamation day. Grant appear
ed Of window Of the White House but did
not speak. Several rows occurred but no.
body was hurt. Qa ~
a large number of combinations we're
mats by the Senate to-day.
Abrilliant Aurora Borealis appeared north
ward tonight and interferred considerably
with the operation Of the telegraph lines.
tol Edwin Might, Superintendent of
Lehigh University, and Major Charles E.
Rogers, principal proprietor of the Boston
Josr7dI, are dead
efSERAL DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
Tbs VIRGINIA PRoBLEM-A CANDIDATE FOR
kDNGREss-THE GOLD HILL MINE DIsAs-
HER.
EWAsHrNsToS, April 16.-As at present
arranged, the election in Virginia will occur
ohthe first Thursday in May. Under a new
registration, the disfranchising. test oath,
Goanty organization clauses aud possibly
sene others, Gf good cause be shown will
bhsnbmitted to special vote
sacHMoND, April 16, ,-Col. Joseph Segar
hhslannounced himself as "a candidate for
Qsngress from the State at large.
ISAN FRANCISCO, April 16. 6.--Nothing more
has been heard from the Gold Hill mines
Atheatrical performance given in Virginia
City for the benefit Of the sufferers, netted
$4,000.
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Wood! Wood!

I AN now prepared to supply Oak and Pine
Il WOOD to any one, on short notice and at rea-
sonable terms. Apply at c. HAMBERG'S,
April 1mO* Near Charlotte Depot
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PHYSICIANS USE THEM IN THEIR PRACTICE.
IL is almost universally the case that Physi-
clans condemn what are generally known as
"Patent Medicines" Although DIR. TUFTS
Liver PILL IS NOT a PATENT MEDICINE, vet
its composition (the result of years of study
is known only to himself, and 80 palpable
are their valuable curative properties, that
very many OF the first Physicians in the
South and West have adopted them in their
practice, and recommend them to their pa
tients. A176
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ICE CREAM THIS DAY

" c X T. ZIE'!S ISALOO
April II 9
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Hoop Skirts and Balmorals.
A LII the New Styles of HOOP SKIRTS and
N BALMORALS, just received at
April G. +. JACKSON'S.
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HAAyANA, April 16.-Sugar firm; sales
l134@123f; Federal long 241a(G24ai dis
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cow PEAS.
SOO BUSHELS Sound COW PEAS, for sale
WV by l.. 4 G. d. HOPE
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Cutting Cheese.
SN BOXES GOSHEN CHEESE, for sale by
c\O Feb ID E. 4 G. d. HOPE.
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Croquet.

Croquet.
A NEW supply of this popular game, in neat
"A boxes, at different pricos, just received and
April Ii
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Price 10 cents per No.. or 81 per annum, in ad-
vance. For sale by all News Agents throughout
tho United States. Terms for clubs may be OBJ
taned of the Publishers. Specimen copies sent
gratis upon application. April H. sw2
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New Orleans syrup.
= BBLS. Choice New Orleans SYRUP, for sale
y by Il. & G. y. HOPE.
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NEW ADvERTIsEMENTs.- Special attention
is called to the following dvertisements,
published for the first time this morning:
Appleton & Co.-Prospectus Of Journal
4: Q. Shiver-Another Opening To-day.
Meeting True Brotherhood Lodge.
Thos. j. LaMotte-Assignee Notices.
j. Mckenze-Ice Cream This Day.
Acts Passed by the State Legislature.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-08
Nl.I| -4flI a-a.E
NASHVILLE
Blood Horse Association.
Commencing Tuesday Maya.
FIFTH DAY-saTURpAY. MAYS

/ q. FIFTH DA1-bAIUhDA1s MAY ..
FIRsr RACE -CUMBERLASD STAKE. No. 2-For
three year olds; two mile heats; subscription
$50. p. p.; Association to add 500; Eve or more
to fill. Closed with the following entries:
/. W. X. Thomas enters b Louisville by
Lexington, dam by Boston. = ~
2. K. S, Patterson enters eh c Signal Light by
Bill Cheatham. dam Nesper Light by Childe
Harold. ...-. 90 .ll- l--s. +.
8. Cheatham 4 Woods enter b f Mamie
Douglass by Rogers. dam by Wagner.
4. A. Buford enters 6 Versailles by Vandal,
S. Richards / Kilgour enter oh f by Mickey
Free, dam Blonde by Glencoe.
Same day-Association Handicap Purse $500;
milo heats: for ali horses that have not won
during the meeting; second horse to have $50
out of the purse; horses to be handicapped the
day preceding the race. All entries must
be made and weights accepted as announced by
the President ofthe Association.
Half the money offered in purses will be given
for walk over. Entrance money for Assoeia-
tion purses, per cent. --- ' -
BELMONT STAKE-FALL MEErTse, 1s69-For
three year olds; two mile heats; 800 entrance,
p p; DR.. w. A. Cheat ham adds $500; Associa-
ton adds SA- Closed with the following en-
tries: I'D.
/. A. Buford enters Q Versailles BY Vandal
dam by MarRrsye. T. so.
2. r. c. McNairy enters br by Bill Cheatham.
dam Lady Barry by Sovereign. -t-
3. Cheatham i Kirkman enter br f Mamie
Douglass by Rogers. dam by Wagner.
4. Zeb Ward enters CHI Riot by Rhynodiae,
dam Cottage Girl. By Ainderby,
5. II. Biandy enters Oh Jno MeIntire by
Frank Boston. dam Buckeye Lass. by Admiral.
g. G. W. Stewart enters ch Berry Williams
by Lexington, dam Volga Sister TO VandaI.
7. Jackson i Co. enters HertzOg by Tandsl
dam Dixie by Sovereign. a-
5. George Cadwallader enters b POmpey
Payne by yandal. dam Magnetic bylMahomet.
9. Richards i Kilgour enter ch BY Mickey
Free, dam Blonde by Glencoe. 49,. III =
10. A. Keene Richards enters S. Y. Keene's oh
by Mickey Free, dam by Glencoe.
Privilege for sale Of pools will be let to the
highest bidder at ii o'clock. on Saturday previ-
Gus to the races, at the Merchants Exchange
Members will please call on c. W. Hummer.
Treasurer and obtain their badges.
II lib r.-. w. ii. JOHNSON, President.
R. B. CHEATHAM, Secretary. ap1s-td
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Mr.. W. K. HALL, by courtesy
Judge Hall, Of Columbus, KY, who
represented one of the senatorial
districts of West Tennessee in the
Legislature of 1867, although
then q citizen of Kentucky, has
been appointed postmaster Of the
town in which he resides 1t
was by his vote and the exclusion
Of the Senator from Knox and
Roane, that Judge Frazier was con-
vieted of the trumped-up charge Of
high crimes and misdemeanors,
preferred against him by the Radi-
Gals. He has been rewarded fer the
part he played in that infamous plot
to destroy the independence of the
judiciary.
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NASHVILLE UNION AND AMERICAN. SATURDAY MAY s. 1869

our laboring masses. This is the SUBJ
stance Of the interview, and Il Judge
Hunter denies IL thousand times its
truth viii remain mistaken. - 4
Here is the testimony of a Radi-
cal organ that Judge Hunter en-
deavored to bride its editor to ad-
vocate a Radical scheme of pur-
chasing u certain piece of props
erty for courthouse for Shelby
county, out of which certain Radi-
Gals expected to make handsome
sum. But he is not q whit worse
to-day than when Gov. Brownlow
appointed him to the Office he now
fills. He is essentially corrupt
man, very bad man, and that is
the reason why he was appointed
Judge of the Criminal Court OF
Memphis. Had he been an upright,
honorable citizen, who would
have administered the law without
fear or favor, he would not have
filled Gov. Brownlow's bin, and Of
course would not have been appoin-
ted. 81 3
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A VERY important election is to
occur in a few days. In some
portions of the State tho registrars
have been at work registering such
citizens as are entitled to vote under
the franchise law, but in this county
no step has been taken by the
registrar. 1t has been stated that
he intends opening his Office three
or four days before the election, in
order to give applicants a chance TO
present themselves for registration.
There are alarge number Of citizens
IN this county who are fairly en-
titled to vote under the franchise
law, who have been unable to
secure certificates of registra-
ton, solely as they are ine
duced to believe, because they are
Democrats. This is an outrage. II
is no part of the duty of the regis
trar to deny certificates to men
simply because they will not vote as
he may wish. No impeachment
should be thrown in the way of
men who come within the provisions
Of the franchise law; Oh the con
trary, every facility should be
afforded to such men to establish
their claim. The registrars office
should be opened at least ten days
before the election, and kept open
until every man in the county en-
titled to vote has had an oppor-
tunity to register.
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A DECLINE in governm ent bonds
and an advance in gold was the
financial bulletin ofyesterday. The
cause--Sumner's speech on the
English question as it was received
abroad.
There was but one man in the
United States Senate who voted for
the johnson Stanley Convention for
the settlement of this question
Thomas C. McCreery, of Kentucky.
The country will be fortunate, if in
less than twelve months, it does not
have reason to believe that he had
more sense than any other Senator.
We have no cause to fight upon
any thing at issue with Great
Britain. There was nothing per
mittod 10y that power, or done by
its citizens during the civil war
that this government, under similar
circumstances, in any part Of the
British dominion, would not only
permit but encourage, and the
same men who are now urging
matters TO PXtremities, would ap-
plaud it TO the echo, and he the
first to fit out privateers to prey
on her commerce The i'm
pending devilment about the
Alabama claims, is cOncOcted
in the cupidity and avaricc Of New
England ship-owners. They insti-
gated the civil war, and lost
by it in the matter Of shipping and
trade. Some other people who didn't
instigatc il, lost also. There would
be Just as much propriety and JUS
tice in the Southern slave owners,
who lost ten times as much as these
New England ship-owners, demand
ing that England should be made
to pay for their slaves, on the
ground that the encouragement and
assistance given by the Lairds and
others of Liverpool, induced them
to prolong the contest 10 point,
which if it had not been reached,
would have prevented the military
emancipation of slaves.
This may be a somewhat novel
view of the case, and certainly does
not accord with the prevalent opin-
ion either Of those who have or
have not thought about it. But it
is the plain English of the matter;
and in offering it, We may remark
that we are not q British Wing"
nor do we mean to betray any I'M
due sympathy for the lost cause
We simply see no reason for going
to the expense of a war with Eng
land, to remuneratc the losses of
particular class, in a common
calamity.
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Ear, to 60 to the stable. Z

GOLD advanced fully two cents in
New York yesterday, while United
States bonds declined one cent and
quarter in London. Our bonds
sold in London on the 18th ult. at
8l3 and yesterday at 78a, showing
4 decline of three cents in three
weeks. This advance in gold and
decline in government securities is
attributed to the war like feeling
produced in England by Senator
Summers speech on the Alabama
claims question, and the impression
prevailing in Washington, and of
course telegraphed to London, that
Mr.. Motley's instructions will en-
brace substantially the positions
assumed by Mr.. Sumner. While
our bonds declined in London,
English consols advanced, showing
that the holders of American Sc
curities are disposing of them and
investing in English.
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OSEOF HROwNLOw.s APpOINrEEs

Gradually we are getting light as
to the character of the appointees
of Gov. BrownlOw. 1t will be re-
membered that BrownlOw ostenta-
tiously declared that he would APP
point no man to judicial office
until he knew he would fill the bill.
According to Radical developments,
he knew exactly what men to select
to carry out his ideas of the duty
Of a Judge. 1t may be remem-
bered that he appointed one VIM.
Hunter Judge Of the Criminal
Court of Memphis. When This ap-
pointment was denounced by the
Democrats, it was stOutly defended
by the Ra ideals When his cor
rupt practices were exposed by the
Democrats, the Radicals declared
that he was pure and upright
Judge. Now behold the man
The Memphis Post, which was one
of his bravest defenders, says of
him in its issue Of May 4:
Judge Hunter in card in the Sun,
pronounces the statement that he Offered
the Post s., 800 to advocate the purchase
Of the OVertOh Hotel for courthouse
an unmitigated lie The facts in the case
are simply these On the morning of the
day, some weeks since, on which a card
appeared in the appeal, from Architect
Cook, showing the impracticability Of
attempting to transform the OsertOn into
q courthouse, Judge Hunter called at
our editorial rooms, coE planned Of the
accommodations tor our courts, stated
that all the papers were out in favor of
purchasing the OvertOn Hotel, and
wanted to know why we were not. We
deIided the plan, and after other CONVEX
sation he left In about fifteen minutes
he returned, and called the editor of the
Post into the hall for a private interview
lie there stated that he meant business,
that a scheme had been gotten up ior
the purchase by the county of the Over
ton Hotel for a courthouse, and it had
been arranged that the papers should
have s. 500, and he would be personally
responsible to us for the money if we
would advocate the scheme, and 8ll he
would ask of us at first was to publish
the card of Architect Cook, in the appeal,
opposing it. We told him at once that it
was simply an enormous swindle upon
the county, that it would damn the party
forever, and that we could have nothing
to do with any thing of the kind. lie
argued in justification of the scheme,
and we against it, stating that whenever
the county was in a condition to build
good Courthouse We SHOULD be in favor
Of it, and in favor of giving the work to