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Il Ro1Js
The report made BY A. s. Colyar, Prssi-
dent of the Tennessee Coal and Railroad
Company, which has been laid upon our
table, shows that the Company il shipping
% cars, or about 5000 buahsls of coal per
day; that the capacity of the mine at pres
snt Is 10000 bushels per day; that the
Company has 80 cars, engines, q miles
OF railroad, besides A miles of track under
me ground; that the Company have 49,
500 acres Of land, and have at the mines7i
dwelling 'houses-52 of which have been
Dn'lt since the war; that the permanent
Improvements made upon the property
since the war amount to S21O,65e; and that
the entire floating debt is $4,000. The
report closes with the following reference
to matters Of general interest and to chr
enterprising fellOw-citizsn, Mr.. Sam D.
Morgan:
Believing that coal was to be the great
basis Of wealth in TENNESSEE. as it is in
Pennsylvania, and knowing that this could
never be while the coal trade here wss
confined 10 sort of hucks;ering business,
as II has been for twenty-five years, / have
struggled through difficulties which bus
ie" persons will appreciate, to make The
company what 1t nov is-capsble Of sup
plying the present demand, and az it NAV
increase, of great and growing manu-
iacturlng State, sndaof supplying that de-
mand upon the well established basis in
enterprlsing communities, that money in
coal L. to be made by selling large quaint.
tips at small profits, ia-lead of small
quantities at large profits. Coal can be
supplied at Nashville for manufacturing
purposes as cheap As in most towns ia
Pennsylvania, and cheaper than in the
manufacturing towns of New England.
In the struggle which have made foe
coal In Tennessee, among the many difficult
ties was the supposed want of Incorporation
among railroads, whose general policy has
not been favorable to low rates Of even
such great staple as coal; but beg leave
10 say thai L have found the officers of the
and Chattanooga Railroad Cons
pany, with whom have had most to do,
as well under the new as old Board, uni,
iormly polite and accommodating, and
July alive 10 the effect Of cheap coal upon
all the material interets Of the State.
Among the many gentlemen who have
assisted me in various ways in this effort
% meet she wants of a people whose
wealth must be based on manufactures
trust will not be regarded as unmindfgl
of others, by returning my special &C
TO my friend, Mr.. Samuel
D Morgan, whose sympathy for me in the
struggle which L have made, has been a
consolation more valued even than the
invaluable facts which he has furnished
me in regard to the pioneer enterprise in
which had embarked"
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to the party policy, and of allaying
the irritation produced by the con-
test. The Stokes Republicans are
in duty bound to join hands and
help them. The country is in no
mood to waste time upon quarrel
which should have ended at the
ballot box. And the Republican
party has quite sufficient causes of
anxiety without entering anew into
a struggle which the people of
have already determined.
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PENNSYLVANIA.
The GALLERY Disaster.


| SCRANTON, Pa, IL A. NJ, Sept. THE
donkey engine and fan were put in orera'
ton about an hour since driving in fresh
air TO the shaft. Messrs. Carson and
Davis then went down one hundred feet
ant then lowered lights within fifteen feel
of the bottom Of the shaft. The lights
burned freely. After making such obser.
vations as were possible, they returned and
the miners who have formed committee
to 20 down, are now preparing to descend
to remove distractions and explore in
search Of their brethren.
Thousands of miners
Women and Children.
Cover the hills and grounds in the vicini-
/ ~. Committees are in circulation among
the immense throrg for subscriptions for
| the widows and orphans who number over
six hundred.
Hopeless Efforts.
SCRANTON, Pa. Sept. Two sets of
men have gone down the shaft, but failed
10 reach the main door way. The third
set of men, in number, went down and
came back in fifteen minutes, two Of them
were so overcome with the effect of gas
that they will be restored with difficulty.
The gas is coming out of the outer mine
very fast since the passage way was
opened.
The Widest Excitement
prevails, and the mass of people are kept
back with great difficulty. r.
Later.
100 P M.-The two miners are saved at
last. 1t seems idle to peril life by any fur
Their attempt to 60 down ss long az the gas
is 90 strong. No attempt can of course be
made to reach the main door or penetrate
the mine until the outer gaEgway is clear
ed Of gas.
1t is uncertain how long this will take;
there ia really no ground to hope a single
life remains of those who went TO work in
the mine. Everybody gives them up, and
nothing probably remains to be done but
10 recover the bodies. -
SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. 7.-3:15 p. m.
Four men descended and returned in good
condition, and reported the air much
pUrer.
$50 P. NJ, four men went down
with the water hose to the bend of the air
pipe and over the furnace to put the water
on and deaden the fire in the furnrce.
They returned in ten minutes, saying that
the water hose was landed in one shaft and
they could not find the hole by which they
expected TO enter. They were not serious>
ly affected by foul air.
~ still Burning.
7:l0 P. M.-Another relay of four men
went down. They returned in about |
twenty minutes, reporting that they had |
been at the furnace and found every thing
all right except FIRE in the furnace, which |
was still burning. They could not arrange
the water hose until it was hoisted up a
little. They were not seriously affected by |
foul air.
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BALTIMORE.
MurderOus Wall.

BALTIMORE, Sept. THE partition walls
OF the large new brick building on the
southeast corner OF Charles and Chase
streets, gave way this morning wrecking
the building. Several bricklsyers and
bod carriers We're at work in an upper
story and four were buried in the ruins
Three men have been rescued. They were
severely cut and injured The fourth
named Benz. Seeks, colored, a hod car
rier, was dead.
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bsh II AOVOi ''' ''''''''''''''''' A'N''''oN
The stock on hand at all the American
shipping ports, at the close of September
l, 1869, was only about 1900 bales,
against 5000 bales at the same period
last year, showing a reduction Of 81 600
bales in round numbers. OF the limited
stock of the old crop at date, probably
the bulk of it is consigned directly to
Eastern manufacturers, thus leaving
only very slight proportion for exporta-
ton. The new crop cannot be available
for American consumption until October,
and for European until November.
These figures are very remarkable, and
show that the supply of cotton now IN
the world is only one half of what exist
ed at the close Of 1866. They also ex-
plain the cause of the steady increase in
the price of cotton. At the close Of the
cotton year for 1869, the increase aver
age from q to 40 per cent. over the
EQUATIONS at the same period last year.
A review of the whole cotton trade
iustifies the planters in anticipating large
profits on their new crops. The supply
of cotton, from all parts Of the world, is
plainly not equal to the requirements for
consumption. The English papers con~
slider that the supply from India will not
equal previous anticipations. In cOnses
quence, the competition for the Ameri~
can staple, on both sides OF the Atlantic,
is likely to sustain present quotations,
or at least prevent any material reducs
ton. Many of our Eastern manufacS
turers have been compelled to abridge
or suspend operation, in consequence of
the difficulty Of obtaining supplies. 1t
is the same in England, and perhaps to
larger extent. The extraordinary eff
forts Of the Manchester manufacturers
to stimulate production in India are
based upon real apprehensions Of insult
ficient supplies. The effects of these
efforts upon American producers are
somewhat remote. The gradual and
,teady increase Of cotton production in
the United States since the close of the
civil war, is not equal to the universally
increasing demand for consumption. For
g series OF years to come it is probable
that cotton will constitute tho most prof
liable, if not the largest feature Of Amer
lean industry.
From the Macon tGa.) Telegraph. Sept l.
"HAVE YOUR SOLD YOUR COTTON2'
This was the inquiry addressed yester>
day by one good old farmer to another as
they passed, each perched upon his cot
ton wagon which had brought in a few
few bales of the early trophies Of the
crop. 1t will be the question Of the day
for six months hence. "Have you sold
your cOttOn2" 1t suggests in advance a
multitude of ideas. What is to be done
for cottOn2 Where will prices rise tot
This terrible failure Of the cotton crop is
bad thing for the world as we'll as for
ourselves
Two months ago we were in high hope
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COCHIN CHINA.


LONDON, Sept. 7--Dispatches from
India state half Of the municipal council
of SOgan in Cochin China is hereafter to
be chosen from the French and Ameri~
cans born in the country while natives
and Chinese are made eligible to the
council.
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A Cotton Compress.

A. Z. Burr & Brother, Of Louisville, are
at present in the city, endeavoriDg to make
arrangements for the removal Of their ex-
tensiye by draulic steam cotton compress
to this city. Our cotton factors seem to be
greatly in Gavor of the movement, and it
i. probable that it will be brought here.
and if so will be located at the depot o
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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HOnnrarY Members.

We are pleased to learn that our fellow
citizens, President f W Cole, John NJ
Bass, Esq, and Col. s D Morgan have
been invited TO attend the commercial
convention at Louisville October IL, as
honorary members; and that they have
accepted and expect to be present on that
interesting occasion
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FRANCE.
Napoleon quite Weak .

LONDON, Sept. THE condition of
Napoleon's health commands universal at
tention. The most reliable reports re-
CeiVed from Paris, in this city to day,
represent the health of the Emperor as
unaltered and not improved. He has been
quite weak during the couple of weeks
past. He is not 10 sufficient strength 10
attend TO business of any sort.
Nothing but Rheumatism.
PARIS, Sept. THE Journal Official
to-day contradicts the alarming rumors of
the Emperor's health, saying that the Ems
peror attend TO his affairs daily. He suf-
fered some from rheumatism, but at no
time has his condition been such as to
cause the least anxiety.
The sessions of the Senate has closed.
Later.
PARIS, Sept THE Emperor will come
to Paris tomorrow. The La Presse says
the condition Of the Emperor has improved
little since yesterday. His strength has
increased and his pains have diminished,
but it is not believed he will be able to go
out doors to-day. The Emperor yesterday
signed the DEGREES presented TO day. He
received Mr.. Rouher and the ministers
bearing the Senatus-consuitum, which has
Just passed the Senate.
The MOniteur Complains
that it il difficult to obtain any aulhen.
tic advices of the Emperor's condition to.
day. No doubt the temperature has ex
ercised an unfavorable influence regard
ing the progress Of his convalescence, and
rendering the pains more severe. The
Emperor was unable TO walk out yester
day, but he passed an easy night. DIR
Ricord has again been called to attend
his majesty.
Got scared-On.
Prince Gortschakoff has arrived in Paris
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SAN FRANCISCO.
Charges of Fraud.

SAN Francisco, Sept. 6.-At meeting
of the board of supervisors Mayor No
Cappen and other defeated candidates de-
manded a recount of the entire vote of the
city and county of San Francisco, and
brought charges of fraud against the COM
mission appointed to count the votes.
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Auother Neu RaIe.

A. Tyler & Co. yesterday received
another bale of new cotton from Ruther-
ford county, shipped to them by Hodge n
Smith, of Murfreesboro, and raised by 8 ii
Singleton. 1t was sold to NJ Carsey, Son
& Co., and by that firm shipped direct q
a manufacturer in Pittsburg.
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Academy Of Music.

The audience at this temple of mirth and
amusement last night was lot az large as
on previous nights owing to the inclemsn-
icy of the weather. The singing aud dane
eng Of Miss Henrietta was loudly applaud
d and she was frequently encored. There
are others deserving of popular favor and
We shall notice them in due time.
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ALBAN ".
Railroad middle

ALBANY, Sept 7.-Indications are that
the Susquehanna railroad election will go
for Dought; both parties held separate polls
and had seperate inspectors; and received
votes twice from certain towns.
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For Mrs. RaWIIns.
New YORK, Sept. AT a meeting Of
citizens held at sub-Treasury 10. day, q
proposition to raise fifty thousand dollars
for Mrs Rawlins wasi carried mem. con-,
and fifteen thousand dollars subscribed on
the spot, intending that of Gen Grant for
one thousand dollar, received by telegraph
from Washington,
All the public buildings will be closed
tomorrow and Thursday.
The purchase of United States bonds adj
vertised for omorrow is postponed till
Friday.
NEW YORK, Sept. Sheridan Shooke,
collector Of Internal Revenue has
been arrested and held TO give bail on
a charge Of fraud.
Another officer named Abrahams il no
der arrest on the came charge. Mr.,
Shooke declares his innocence
Judge McCunn has been discharged TO.
dayunder a writ of hsbeas corpus Martin
Leland, charged with forging Philadel.
phia city warrants, on the ground OF
syidence not sufficient 10 hold him
Personals
James II, Cafferiy, prominent painter
died to-day, sged fifty years
Mics BatemaD, the actress, was pas
seBger per steamer Russia.
Geld,
The steamer Saxonia took 100000 il
specie.
cattle Epidemic.
An epidemic, the exact nature o
which is not known, has broke GU
among the cattle in Orange county.
Changes.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Isthmus, have changed their line to tw,
in place Of three steamers month, thcl
sailing days 10 be the list and 10th.
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Penitentiary convicis have been engaged
for several days in cleaning up the Capt..
toll. The desks and chairs have been new
ly painted. Figuratively speaking, they
have been washing out the imprints Of
Radical rule and getting ready for thenew
Legislature elect.
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CROP REPORTS.
Tennessee.

LCnueS9ets
The McMinnville Enterprise of the
4th, inst. says: "The long drouth has
seriously effected the corn crop in this
part Of the State. The rains have been
partial and the corn has greatly suffered.
In this country it is believed but little
over half full crop will be made. h
White, Putnam and DeKalb it is pretty
much the same. In those portions OF
Dekalb, Putnam, Jackson and Smith
lying on the Cumberland and Caney
Fork rivers rains have been more fire.
quent and there is q pretty good yield.
We understand sales have commenced
in Putnam at $3.50 per barrel in the
field at an estimated measurement. The
price will rule high when the crop is
gathered"
Alabama.
The Athens Pos, of the 81 inst. says:
"Disconraging reports still come to
US from all parts of the county in
reference to both corn and cotton.
In some localities cotton is fair, but
IN others very poor. Our young
friend Robt. B. Malone q few days
ago sent US an average stalk of
portion Of the crop on his planta-
ton near Elkmont, which is over
five feet high, well limbed, and contains
24O boils and squares. 1t was taken from
Mr.. Thomas Strunks crop. Our Ala
bama exchanges furnish unfaVorable acs
counts Of the cotton crop throughout the
State, and say not more than half crop
will be gathered"
Glorious Prospects.
The New York Herald of the 81 inst.,
says: "The report Of the crops which We
Published yesterday from the great farm
ing region of Ohio is most prom.
Using. From all quarters we read such
phrases as thee: "Wheat crop
magnificent, oats splendid, hay crop un-
equalled; wheat, oats and potatoes have
not been equaIled in the last twenty
years. harvest labOrers receive two dollars
day and found. field hands average twenty
fruit crop, too, with the exception Of apples.
which appear to be short in quantity this year,
is quite as abundant as it is in our own vicinity
and in the States south OF US SO far the pros
poets of the agrieulturists in the great West are
beyond all expectation. Reports from Europe
state that the haryests are very prosperous. In
England the grain crop is regarded as fair
average, and if there be any more needed we
can supply it at moderate prices.
With these facts before us we may
safely calculate that popular disturbances are
not very likely to occur during the coming
Hintar, for cheap bread makes happy people.
The cereal productions Of this season must Sc
cure that boon to both continents. 1t is true
that some shOrt-sighted farmers may groWl
because the prices are low, for they always do.
without gratefully considering the blessing
which has been shOwered upon them in an
abundant harvest. Dry goods and other me-
eessaries Of life. we observe, are also declining
toward prices within reach CT the poor. so that
if the coal monopOlies wOu only abandon
their horrible conspiracy to defraud the public
in the sale of that article there would be no
reason to anticipate that dread Of the working
Glasses, a hard winter"
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CINCINNATI.
L. O.O.F.

CINCINNATI, Sept. THE Grand
Lodge of the United States, Of ancient
order Of Good Fellows will convene here
here tOSmorrOW
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RICHMOND.
Loss

RICHMOND, Sept. Loss by fire last
night was $4,000. Insurance $4,000,
about one third in Northern companies.
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FESSENDEN.
Favorable SYMPTOMS.

New YORK, Sept. IA private dis.
patch to Commissioner Delano states Of
Senator Fessenden that his symptoms are
more favorable, and some hopes are enter"
tanned of bis recovery.
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EGYPT.
ERffnn

LONDON, Sept. 7.-Dispatches from
Alexandria, report the cotton crop in
the interior of Egypt as excellent, in
quality and quantity.
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SAN Francisco. Sept PROF Davidson =
scientific party has returned from Alaska. Tho
result of the expedition l. satisfactory. The psr
4 ty visited a region OF TIE country never before
ueuetrated by white men.
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Mrs. Amelia Burch, a German, laboriDg
IN Ter delirium, induced by sickness,
drowned herself in a cistern to-day,
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PRUSSIA.
Progress,
IOWA.

BERLIN, Sept. AT the next session of the
| a proposition of Ministerial responsibility.
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In England the deficiency in the stock
of cotton is rapidly Increasing, the margin
between supplies and consumption ex-
hibiting a constantly widening disreS
pancy. The following is a statement of
the total stock on hand in Liverpool and
London, and a1oat at the dates named,
economically.
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will consist Of four companies of artillery,
battalion Of marines, Co. K, 9Th Cavalry,
and battery of the 9Th Artillery. The
executive departments are to be closed
Wednesday and Thursday, and be draped
in mourning for thirty days. The inter
ment takes place Thursday forenoon. L rye
numbers of military officers have been
designated pall-bearers by the President.
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BOSTON.
Charles.
ALASKA,

BosToN. Sept. Senator Sumner has been
invited TO preside at the State Republican Con
I Ventlon, which meets on the 22l
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SAN Francisco, Sept. 7.-Oficial re,
turns from the LIST ward haze been counted
and give McCsppen, Mayor, msjOrity Of
Is. The board of canvassers adiourLe
until to.mrrrow morning. Tie Democrats
are confident that McCappen is elected
The independents threaten that McCap,
pen will not be permitted TO assume The
office if he is counted in. Much excite
ment
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UniVerS0IiSun

CHICAGO. Sept. THE Iowa State Universal
list Convention met at DesMOines this morning.
Quite a large number are present and many
more are known to be on the way. the con =
ventiOn will continue in session three or four
days.
Commercial.
KEOKUE. Sept. The Mississippi Valley
Commercial convention assembled here this P.
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GEORGIA.
Draining Cotton.

NEW YORK, Sept. IA Georgia letter
states that the damage in that State to
the cotton crop caused By the exces.
sive heat and the drought of the latter
half of August lie extended and irreparable.
The yield of the State has been dimin-
ished to one-hslf, and in many places
more than that. The effect upon the for
tunes of the planters is disastrous, though
il il at leIst probable that the higher
prices in consequence upon an abridged
supply will in a great degree compensate
for The snparent loss.
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SPAIN.
Last Of the CarlistS.

MADRID, Sept. 7.-E'cartus at the head
of 80 Carlists, was defeated yesterday by
the national troops, near Gerana. E5tar-
tus himself escaped TO the mountains, but
many Of his men were captured. This is
the last Carlist band known 10 be on Span
ish soil.
More of En-.
1t is reported that 400 Carlists are at
Peapquan, on the French border, ready
to enter Spain. The government has taken
measures TO prevent their entrance
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STATE TREASURER.

To the Editors of the Union and American.
| was truly gratifed to see the name of
that sterling patriot and true gentleman,
Col. r. S. Woodland, announced in your
paper yesterday as a candidate for State
Treasurer. His name is the synonym of
integrity and if elected he will discharge
the duties Of the position in such man.
ner az to render satisfaction 10 our whole
people. For ten years he filed the high
and responsible Office of Circuit Court
Clerk of his county in a manner highly
creditable TO his people and left it without
a stain upon his fair escutcheon. Lincoln
county, the place of his nativity, has con-
tributed largely to the fame and wealth
of our State, and during my recollection
has had but one State Office, and it is
not only due 10 the county but to the
moral bearing of the Colonel, that lie
should be honored with the position.
bespeak for him the support OF our next
General Assembly. DAVIDSON.
Ourwell known citizen John o Treanor
who has been rurslizing for some time
past, has established headquarters at the
house of Orr Brothers, South Market street
where he is registered for the season. We
welcome him back to the city.
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NEW YORK.
EuIOgy.
For Mrs. RaWIIns

NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-All the papers
Eve eulogistic obituaries on Gen. Raw