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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-08
+ TEL SOUTHERN, PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC lIS
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
An Argument Against Uniting the
TeIegrRphIc and Postal Systems.

An Argument Against Uniting the
TeIegrRphIc and Postal Systems.
Special to the Union and American.
WASHINGTON, Jan. TIT is expected
that the Senate Postofice Committee will
Fson take up the subject of the proposed
postal telegraph system. Hon. Geo. II.
Thurston, President Of the Southern and
Pacific And Atlantic Telegraph Company,
has laid his views before the committee,
and their publication to the country
would be a matter of public interest.
Mr.. Thurston says:
The plea of the cry for the government
to do the telegraphing Of the country, is
that the people should have telegraphing
cheaper. Now, sir, who are the people
who use the telegraph Why, sir, nine
tenths Of all messages are sent by mer'
chants, manufacturers, bankers and
spectators, who use the telegraph be.
cause they can make transactions quicker
and more profitably than they can by
using the mail. Ii is mere matter o
dollars and cents If then there is al
over taxation for the use Of the wires
where does it fall but in the right place
On those almost exclusively who use th,
wires, because it is profitable 80 10 dc
and who would not 10 any extent Wer
1t otherwise. The great mass Of labOrin
men, agriculturists and mechanics rarel
have need TO resort TO the TELEGRAPH
office. Why then should the governmeG
rush into an experiment, at a probabl
loss yearly, TO the increase Of the taxa
ton Of the great mass Of the people, VIII
seldom use the wires for any purpos,
for the benefit Of the immediate commel
Cial masses, who. as before observed, US
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-08
ENGLISH EMIGxANTs FO. TEXAS.

We find in the English papers a notice
that Messrs Patton, Jr., IL Co, of Lon
don, and Messrs Patton, Yickers d Co.,
of Liverpool, are about to dispatch a
steamship, the Kaffraria, for Galveston,
Texas A large number of emigrants
would go out by this steamer, in spite of
the misrepresentation of the Daily NelCs
and other London journals, expressly in
tended to prevent emigrants from locating
in the Empire State of the South" The
firms mentioned had previously dis.
patched the steamship Lord Butte, of
whose arrival out at Galveston they had
Just heard A London paper says
when we see the miserable, idle thrOng
shivering through our streets without
bread, without work, without hope, we
can wish them no better fate than that
they were all safely landed in that broad
and fertile land where there's bread and
work for all. But there is not one of all
the thirty seven American States that
offers more inducements of all sorts to
settlers than the great State of Texas,
which is very likely, during the next ses-
sion Of Congress, to be divided up into
three or four States
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-08
THE BUTTER CASE.
The Demurrer OyerruIed by Judge
Hunter.

Hunter.
The Rutter habeaS corpus case came
up Tor hearing again on yesterday, before
Judge Hunter, Of the Criminal Court,
upon the demurrer of the counsel for the
defense to the return Of the officer. AT
ter lengthy and protracted argument
OF the various questions of law Involved
IN the case, the demurrer was overruled.
and the case continued for further hear
ing relative to the question of bail, until
this morning. An application will
then be made to admit Mr.. Rutter to
bail for his appearance before the Crimi>
nal Court of Nashville upon the first day
OIL the next term. The capias under
which the arrest Of Mr.. Rutter was made
presents the singular anomaly of con-
tanning no less than four distinct and sep
arate charges, each constituting an Of
tense oil different degree ard each pun>
iShable In separate and distinct man~
ner. The cours, in conseque ace of this
manifest defect in the capias, found it
difficult to determine upon which of these
several charges it would be proper to act
upon in binding Mr.. Rutter over, but
finally determined upon the charge of
embezzlement, regarding the others as
mere surplusage and having no legal eff
feet. Messrs. Brown & Griffin, Yerger
q Sale. Judge L. V. Dixon, and Col.
Gee. CAN'T appeared for the defense.
Judge ThOs. r. Smith and Attorney
General Thorne for the prosecution
Memphis appeal, Jan. 6.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-08

THOSE people who suppose that Cali
fornia is combining her strides toward
greatness to such commonplace efforts as
her last years expectation of eighteen
millions OF dollars worth of wheat and
other agricultural and mineral develop,
inents, are mistaken, She is also advan-
cling in the science of government The
people Of San Francisco have been talking
about getting up a park The Board of
Supervisors thereupon instructed their
Committee COT three) on Outside Lands
to draw up an order meeting the requires
ments Of the case They did so, appoints
ing themselves and two others as Com
missioners. The cheerful five then spent
sixty days Cor such few hours of them as
were conveniently for a few pleasant
drives around the suburbs and an oeea
siOnal committee meeting, and after re-
porting against the park scheme, brought
in little bill to the county Of $4,000
apiece for services. Fifty thousand dol
lars for-nothing
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TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BY THE WESTERN
Union LINZ


Union LINE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. THE report of
Postmaster General Randall on union of
telegraph with the sostal service will
be sent to Congress to-day. lie recon-
mends the government to unite the two
systems. lie says a thorough examination
Of these subjects has satisfied me that
the department can arrange for the re-
ception and delivery of messages, the
furnishing stamps and keeping the ac-
counts without any great increase in
number Of clerks, that the business may
be made the source of revenue to the
government and the efficiency of the
country pOstmasters may be increased
by employing them IN connection with
the telegraph. He recommends that Com
eress charter a company to contract with
the government to transmit and deliver
messages at low and fixed rates, or plan
submitted by Gardner &. Hubbard and
submits bill to carry out the plan.
The Republican Senators held caucus
this forenoon on the financial question
involving consideration Of Morton's re-
sumption Ofspecie payments bill, and
Edmonds resolution declaring the 500
bonds should be paid in gold. No cons
clusiOn was arrived at About 40 MEM
bers were present
Senator Stewart received telegram
tO>day informing him that he was unans
imously nominatedin Radical caucus for
recollection to the Senate from Nevada,
The Legislature consists of GO men,
bers, nine only Of whom are Democrats
The warrants issued by the Treasury
Department during December to meet
the requirements Of the government
amounted in all to the following
sums Miscellaneous and foreign inter.
course, S4,14S000; interest on debt
1905 600; war, S1,S57OO0; interior
pensions and Indians, Sl,3l3,0O0; total
Sl7, G67, 600 This does not includ,
warrants issued for the principal of th'
public debt.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-08
PRERE6RES

The elevation of Mrs. Disrseli 10 the
peerage, as Viscountess of Beaconsfeld,
has called to the public mind other ladies'
whose merits have won for them similar
honor. Lady Bryan was made Baron
ess by Henry VIII, at the birth Of Prin-
cess Mary. In 1929 the wife of Chief
Justice Richardson was created Countess
Of Cramond, with remainder not to heirs
Of that name to the children of her first
husband, Sir John Ashburton, by his
former wife Ths fsvorites Of Charles ii
and Gerge |, who were made Peeresses,
are hardly worth mentioning. Lady
Castlemain was made Duchess Of Cleve-
land Mile. de Querouaille was made
Duchess Of Portsmouth, but only for her
life. Duchess Of Kendall was one Of the
many titles conferred on Madame de
Schulenburg. The widow Of Sir Ralph
Abercrombie was created Baroness Aber-
crombis. The widow of Mr.. Canning was
raised to the rank of Viscountess. The
wife Of Sir John Campbell was made
Baroness Strstheden, but their son
elected to be summoned to the peerage,
after his fathers death, by the title to
which his father had Attained-LOrd
Campbell. The most singular case Of all
was that of Miss Wykeham, to whom the
Duke Of Clarence made an offer of marri-
age and refused. On his becoming
William " he showed 3 gallant respect
for the lady by raising her to the dignity
of Baroness Wenman, which she still en-
joys. In 1886 Mrs. Bollss was created
Baronetess, and became Lady BOlles &C.
co'dingly, and the mother Of George
Viliers, first Duke of Buckingham, was,
in 1918, made Countess Of Buckingham
/ for life.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-08
THE SCHOOL FUND.

| IhE SOhOOL FUND.
| Mr.. Rust, State Treasurer, sent in tht
following report
In obedience to House resolution No
=, herewith respectfully report, thai
there was placed in the hands of +. n
Brown, attorney at law, by my predeces.
sor, the following claims for collection
viz:
No. 1,049, note of Henry C. Haver, in
dOrsed by r. L. Dalton and Geo. r. Rut>
ter, for SlS3 80; No. l ,247, note of NJ. N.
Cluskey for $1,000; No. 1879, note Of
Ralf s. Saunderson for $3.50; No. 1913,
note of s. s. James for $1,000; No. I,2O5,
paid, 81, 1876; No. !, 160, note of T. Y.
Taylor for $1,000; No. 1904, note Of
Mancourt & Bryson for $1,000; No.
I,262, note Of Robert Grist for $500; No.
l,O37, note of Thomas Leonard for 81 600;
No. 742, note of E. w. Wickersham for
$500; No. IL, notes of E. W. Wicker
sham for $500; other notes to the
amount Of about S37, 900, of which he re-
ported collected the sum of S15,546 t.
of which amount he paid to Mr.. Henry,
Treasurer, as per his receipts, $S.72 80,
leaving in his hands balance of 81, 822 II.
The report was referred to the Commits
tee on Finance.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By MF. McNair A bill to establish
special court at Humboldt in Gibson
county.
By Mr.. Prosser A bill providing for
collecting the indebtedness Of the Nash>
vile and Northwestern railroad to the
State by selling the road, and for this
purpose directing the Attorney General
Of this State to file bill in chancery, in
the name of the State as complainant,
against the road.
Mr.. Richards sent in another bill on
the same subject.
By Mr.. Bosom A bill to regulate the
sale Of liquor. The bill provides that it
shall not be lawful for any County Court
Clerk to issue licenses authorizing the
sale Of spirituous liquors, unless the ap-
plicant be provided with petition signed
by majority of the legal voters in the
district in which he wishes to take out
the license.
u MI. DOSoOB n DILL ~ Incorporate
the Manchester Manufacturing Company.
By Mr.. Thompson A bill to incorpo-
late the Farmers Bank at ShelbyVille.
By Mr.. Mynatt: A Joint resolution
providing that no bills be introduced afte
the third Monday in the present month,
and for the adjournment of the General
Assembly on the first Monday of Feb
ruary, 1869. Laid over under the rule
A resolution by Mr.. Kerchivsl, author
izing the Governor to employ counsel TO
prosecute G. A. Rutter.
By Mr.. Bosson--A resolution asking
the Comptroller to supply the House
with information Of what railroads have
paid their January interest Passed.
By Mr.. Kerchival-A bill authorizing
the Governor to employ an Assistant Adj
jutant General, at a salary of $l25 per
month
By Mr.. Ryder A bill to authorize the
election of delegates to convention to
amend the constitution Of the State, the
convention to be held on the first of
April, by proclamation of the Governor,
in the event of majority voting therefor.
During the debate on the passage of
this bill, Mr.. ProsSer moved to adjourn
till 10 A. M. tomorrow. Carried.
The House accordingly adjourned.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-08
SCENE MURDER TRIAL.

The Philadelphia Press of the q
inst. reports the scene at the conviction
of Twitchell for the murder Of his moth
er-in-law in that city:
Mr.. Galton-Gentlemen Of the iury,
how say you, is the prisoner at the bar
guilty of the felony of murder whereof
ne stands indicted, or not guilty?
The loreman-Guilty.
Mr.. Galton-Os what degree?
The fcremsn-0f the first degree.
Mr.. Cation Endorsed the verdict on the
bill, and said: Gentlemen of the iury,
hearken to your verdict, as the court
have it recorded. You say you find the
prisoner at the bar guilty in manner and
form as he stands indicted, and so you
say all"
The prisoner stood unmoved until the
verdict was pronounced, when he cIasped
his hands On his heart, and raised his
eyes as person would do in supplication.
Young McCully, who had been con-
stantly with the prisoner, rushed forward
and threw his arms about him, both fall
ing over. McCully was in deep anguish,
and gave vent to his feelings by outward
cries in a manner that could not be mis-
taken.
The prisoner maintained his nerve,
although he seemed bewildered for a mo-
ment at the verdict, he having evidently
expected an acquittal. His father leaned
his head upon the rail of the dock and
wept bitterly.
The intense excitement in getting the
dense mass of people out of the court
room made very great noise, and it was
sometime before silence was restored.
The court having recorded the verdict
before the motion to poll the jury was
made, it was too late to do so.
The counsel for the prisoner conyersed
with him, and he maintained the utmost
cOmposure, but not more than could
reasonably be expected ofone who would
batter in his mothers aged head for the
price Of bloody heritage. He was sub
sequently removed to prison by the
SneritfiS officers
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The Election I'm MissIssippi-AfIairs I'm
AIabama-Matters tn COngress-ThG
Proposed Postal Telegraph-RadieaI
Caucus on the Financial Question.
Special to the Union and American.
WASHINGTON, Jan. THE Recon-
struction COMMITTEE still have under
consideration the question whether the
election held in Mississippi for the ratifi-
cation of the new constitution was fair
one. Gov. Sharkey was before the COM
mittee this morning. 1t is believed the
Committee will make a report TO the
House recommending that the election
be set aside.
Advices from Alabama represent that
affairs in that State continue in deplOra>
BILE condition. Gen. Grants attention
has been called TO this condition
of affairs, and it is expected that
he will give the necessary or
ders to the military to arrest all
yiolators Of the peace, it being repre-
scented that the civil authorities are un-
able to afford protection to Union men.
powerful lobby is being organized
here to defeat Sherman's railroad bill,
which provides for chartering of three
new railroads leading out of Washington
Nearly all the officers of the roads be-
tween here and New York are in the city
endeavoring, through personal efforts
and use of money with the lobby, to de-
feat the bill, which takes out o. their
hands great monopoly controlling the
entrance to the national capital. The
feeling is very strong this afternoon, and
from present indications, Sherman's bill
will be passed by large majority.
The House took up the bill fixing the
rank of surgeons in the navy the same as
line officers. There was more opposition
manifested than was expected by its
friends and a motion to lay upon the table
prevailed by a vote of "a ayes to 81 nays.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs re-
ported bill appropriating $1,000 to re-
move the bodies Of the late Minister
CoggeshalI and his daughter from Ecua>
dor to their homes in Ohio.
ARamendment to pay his family : 600 |
for the services Of Miss Coggeshall at |
Quito after the death of her father, be-
fore her own death three months after |
wards, gave rise to considerable debate.
Opposition came chiefly from E. B.
Washburne, who endeavored by filibust-
ering to defeat the bill, but it passed
with only few dissenting votes.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-08

The Paris Patrie in the course of an
editorial on the Chinese Embassy, SAYS
that China, observing her international
obligations, comes to trial with the great
commercial nations, and expresses the
belief that, in the negotiation of treaties
with her, the powers will find that ad-
ditional markets for the commerce of the
world will be developed in the new
regions which will be opened to civiliza-
ton. The Patrie, consequently hopes
Burlingame's mission will prove success
f,1
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-08
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.
Eight Persons Killed and Thirty DAN
ger0us1y Wounded.
Special to the Union and American.

Special to the Union and American.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Jan. IA shock
ing accident occurred in this city last
evening by which eight persons were TO-
stantly killed and thirty dangerously in.
jured The aoor of a schoolhouse con-
nected with st. Peters Catholic Church,
gave way while crowded with people att
tending holiday. Three hundred or
more persons went down amidst the
ruins. The widest excitement pre-
vailed, and it was sometime before the
wounded could be recovered from the
debris. The following were fatally in,
jured: Bernard Downer and wife, Mr..
Geo. Rink, Mrs. Chas. Sparl, Geo. Hass,
Kate Lawrence, Emma Beers and Mar
garet Weiss. Many surgeons are at
tending the wounded, many ofwhom will
probably die. The building was erected
last summer.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-08

A little girl, some eight years old
daughter Of Andrew Tuft, of Newcastle,
Indiana, was burned to death on Monday
last. She was in the practice of waiting
on bed-ridden old lady living near by,
and on this occasion, was fixing up the
fra, when the flames communicated to
her clothing, and she was soon burned
almost to crisp, and died in most terri
bic agony in about two hours.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-08
NEW MEXICO.
Fight Between White and Negro Sol
diers-Several Killed and Wounded
Horrible AtrOeitIes-MOre Indian
DEMONSTRATIONS

Fight Between White and Negro Sol
diers-SeveraI Killed and Wounded
Horrible AtrOeitIes-MOre Indian
DeHredatIOns.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. IA Santa Fe dis
patch of yesterday says correspondent
of the New Mexican from Fort Bayard,
Nsw Mexico, reports an ARRAY between
the white and colored troops stationed at
Central City, near Pinos Altos, in which
two white and three colorsd soldiers
were killed, and large number wounded.
The difficulty occurred at ball given by
he white troops. The negroes claimed
the right to dance, which was refused,
hence the difficulty. After the fight the
colored troops obtained reinforcements
from the fort and returned to the ball
room, numbering a white soldier on the
road. 1t is also reported that they burned
the building and ravished the wife and
daughter Of the owner. Great excite
ment prevails and further troubles are an
ticipated. Fort Bayard is only few miles
from Pinos Altos. Another correspondent
a New Mexican from San Miguel county,
states that party Of armed men, sup>
posed to have been Mexicans, entered
he town of Estirilos, in that county,
taking all the men prisoners, and carried
thcm off about fifteen miles, where they
hung one and shot two others, and then
succeeded in making their escape. It is
believed this was done in revenge for the
murder of two Texans killed near Apa~
che Springs, six weeks ago, for their
clothing and few head of stock. This
neighborhood in New Mexico is infested
with powerful gang of MexicaAa, half
breed Indians, white horse-thieves and
murderers, whom the civil law is unable
to suppress.
A Denver dispatch says the Board of
Trade last evening unanimously passed
resolutions endorsing Gems. Sherman
and Sheridan in their policy towards the
Indians.
Gold shipments from this city for 1868, |
through Wells. Fargo & Co., were about
two and half millions. A large amoun-
was also shipped through private part
l;oo
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-08

THE "bee cholera is an epidemic in
Clinton county, Ohio. One bee raiser
has lost thirty out of eighty hives. He
has discovered that the bees are attack ed
with violent purging, the matter evacu-
ated being of q glutinous quality, clings
to the bees in such manner as to retard
their motion. Their wings become glued
up, and in attempting to fly they drop
down a short distance from their hive
and perish.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-08

The announcement has just been
made to the Royal Astronomical Society
of England of the discovery, by means
of the spectroscOpe, of a hitherto un,
known envelope Of gaseous matter sur
rounding the sum, of a thickness Of
seven or eight thousand miles Its pre-
else composition has not yet been de-
termined, but will probably before long
be ascertained. At the same time Mr..
Higgins who has made so many i'm
portant discoveries in reference to the
composition Of the heavenly bodies by
means of the speetrOseOpe, presented a
communication, stating that at least one
comet contains carbon in a state of igniS
ton
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-08

The late Western Distributing AssOci-
alton organized and located at Kansas
City, Missouri, and which has sold tickets
throughout the West, has failed, its
manager disappeared, and his office and
effects have been seized by the Sheriff.
DR.. William Daniel, prominent citi>
zen of Savannah, died in that city on
Sunday last, aged 76 years. He served
several terms in the Legislature as repre>
sentative from Chatham county, and was
Mayor of the city at one time. He
assisted Lafayette in laying the corner
stone Of the Greene monument, on the
occasion ofthe visit of that great patriot
10 Savannah.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-08

The report of the Fire Marshal of Chi
cago for the year just closed, shows the
total loss by fire to be $2,90OOO0. The
police of the city, during the year, have
mode $4,000 arrests, and there was $27,-
500 worth of property stolen. During
the last year there were $3.50 deaths,
4,0S4 marriages, and 6, 34S births.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-08
NEW ORLEANS.

Negro Equality Demanded In Louis
lama.
New ORLEANS, Jan. IN. Pinckback,
a mulatto, yesterday gave notice of his
intention to introduce in the Legislature
bill requiring all public conveyances,
places of business and public resort, for
which license are required, to be open
to all, without distinction of color
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-08
LOUISVILLE.
Financial Matters-The Hog and To-
bseeO Trade-Iarge Operations In


baeeO Trade-I Operations In
Flour.
Special 10 the Union and American.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. TN monetary af.
fairs the tendency is more favorable to
parties who had previously invested in
the hog products, as their present sales
are large at very remuneratiye rates for
cash or its equivalent. This lessons the
urgent demands of borrowers, but the to.
bacco buyers are now needing rather
more money than usual, as the daily sales
of all for cash are increasing.
Transactions last evening and this
in brea1stuffs were large, in
GLIDING sales of 2,575 barrels flour.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-08
MEMPHIS.
Municipal EIectiOn-A Tie I'm the Beard
of AIdermen-AnOthe Murder by che
Arkansas Militia.

MEMPHIS, Jan. THE municipal
election to-day was quiet affair, and but
little interest was manifested. Five
Democratic and five Republican Alder
men were elected.
Last night while two young men, named
Robert Dillon and John Organ, were
going to the house of planter in Critten
den county, Arkansas, opposite this city,
were met by squad Of mounted militia,
who ordered them to halt. The COM
mand not being understood, and instantly
complied with, the militia fired, instantly
killing Organ, who was buried to day at
Hopefield.