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TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A milestone Hurled Down Hillside
Kills Horses and Cattle, and Causes
the Death of Several Children

By a private letter from Mr.. j.. n
Mitchell we are informed of most terri.
bic and fatal accident which occurred
near Princeton on the both. A man by
the name of Boot Crow was hauling up
on his wagon two immense millstones,
one of which weighed 1850 pounds
While passing along the side of high
hill the heaviest stone rolled from the
wagon and sped down the deoliVlty with
fearful velocity, crushing small trees and
sbrubbery in its course. The house OF
farmer, named Darnell, was situated at
the foot Of the hill The milestone went
crushing through q fence, and into
the ward of the farmers house, where
were number of beehiVes.
in the yard were playing
bevy of children The beehives were
all upset. The bees, in confusion,
lighted upon the children, stinging every
one of them in frightful manner. The
progress of the great stone was not I'M
peded in the least by its collision with
| lis hives and went bounding into stocE
pasture beyond the house. 1t dashed
| through herd of calves and horses
| killing two of the former and one OF the
| after almost instantly. The children IN
the ward had been completely covered
with bees, and each one was stunS by
them until their persons were entirely
covered with white swellings One o
them died q short time after the terrible
occurrence, and the others are entirely
speechless and blind They can hardly
recover
The bounding milestone finally struel
against large limestone cliff near tht
house, and was broke into atoms by tn
conclnsion.-L Louisville Express, July 70.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
Landing of the French Gable The
Event Celebrated.

Landing of the French Gable The
Event Celebrated.
KINGSTON, Mass July 27.-The people
of Duxbury celebrated the laying of the
French cable in grand style to-day.
Mayor Skutliff, of Boston, received the
following dispatch from Paris:
"To his Excellency, the Mayor Of Bos,
ton. America: The Prefect of Paris, re.
ioicing in this happy occasion of the
closer union between the two countries,
bees that the Mayor of Boston will ac-
cent his best confidence and good
wishes"
The Mayor stated that he had sent the
following in reply:
"DUxBURY, July 27.-To His Excel
Iency, the Prefect of Paris: The Mayor o.
Boston sends most hearty greeting 10y the
new bond of union between the continent
be one of peace, prosperity, and amity
NAV the citizens of the old and new work
rejoice in mutual congratulations on Ih'
great scientific accomplishment
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-28

The amended constitution Of the State
Of New York, adopted by the convention
held last winter in Albany, is to be voted
on by the people at the general election
10 be held on the first Tuesday OF next
November. The constitution IS not to
ba voted on as an entire instrument, but
each citizen may cast four ballots, to>wit;
For or against the amended constitution;
the Judiciary article; the uniform rule OF
.csessment and taxation Of real and per-
sonsl property; and the property qualfi-
cation of cOlored men.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-28
ALBAN v.
The Fight Between the citizens and ~
SherIH's Posse.

q
SherIH's Posse.
ALBANY, July 27.-The attempt 10 dls.
nossess Wm. Whitbeck Of his farm, by the
Sheriff and his posse, at East Greenbush
Yesterday, resulted in some eight persons
heipg badly wounded. With those report
ed wounded last night, are special deputies
Southard and McMenomy, both of this
city. AS we'll IA VIM. Whitbeck, the person
sought to be dispossessed Deputy Sheriff
Gregg and deputy " hitbeck seriously
wounded, and not expected to survive IL
iuries. The first named is reported dead,
though, as he was lelt on the ground his
late is uncertain.
ALBANY July 27.-This morning Col.
Cburch At whose instance writ Of election
against Whitbeck, the East GreeAbush
snti-renter WAS lssued, he went 10 Troy 10
procure warrants for the arrest OF parlles
who are implicated in the assault yester'
d,y. The wounded men are all comiOrta
bIe. Whitbeck claims that one OF The
dspulies fired the first shot, that he OF
fer,d the rent but it was refused, aud ther
ne defended his property.
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CUBA.
..,unrnur MlIiIary order.

HAVANA, July 27.mThe Governor Of
,he jurisdiction Of Trinidad has iS'3ed
90 ,;Soron. orders obliging all SPaniards be-
IN In the agts Of fifteen aud sixty to do
."I .";litsTy dury iu the field OF reserve corps,
III III 1ers,ns unGt for sclive service are
20 garrison the towns.
The press praise the measure, and de-
u ,hst II be made general III It's appli'
nsIinn throughout the lsland'
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LONG RRANCII.

.,-,,, IaurnnI-Ihe Presidential Hop.
New YoEK, July 27.-The ball at Long
D,anch larl night in honor OF The Presldent
vas crowd,d. Among those present were re
'v-S, cretary Borie aud wife, Gen, W. 1.
She,pan and daughter, Gen. Phil. Sheri-
Am An sud lady, Gems IugalIs, Reeves, Ame7,
p"I,sT Comrtock, Walden, Merritt, and
ia,t Gov. Woodward aud others.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-28

A French chemist named Fretrcua has
at last, according to lie GaulOis, discOv>
cred the philosophers stone, and suc-
ceeded by the combination of nitric
acid and electricity, in converting silver
into gold Unfortunately, however, the
cost Of the process is many times greater
than the value Of the metal produced.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-28
curAp RAROMETER.

A Western paper is responsible for the
following: 1t is said that cup of coffee
is sure barometer, is you allow the SUI
gar to drop at the bottom of cup, and
and watch the bubbles arise without dis
turbing the coffee. If the bubbles cOllet
in the middle, the weather will be fine; If
they adhere to the cup, forming a ring, it
will be rainy; and if the bubbles separate,
without assuming amp fixed position
changeabIe weather may be expected.
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THE LIQUOR DEALERS GRIEV
ANCES.
what a Son of Temperance has 30 50
an, fhs. a N - linn

What SON OF IompSrhuoo mas 80 s"J
ON the Question.
To the Editors of the Union and American.
CAMDEN, TENN, July 26.-Gents: In
your paper of the 9th notice a document
from the liquor dealers, stating their grieV-
snces, etc. l, although Son Of TemIe
ance and doing all can in the great and
good cause of temperance, am with the
the liquor dealers in demand, that this
on US tax be taken of. Why, because
Iegl alton on the subject of temperance
has failed and will ever fail TO cure the
evil of intemperance; it must be done BY
,hefnrce of moral suasion and the force OF
example. That man who is forced to
wor,hip God could not claim to be Chrii-
tan. and could not feel any OF
the Divine influences of grace, and the holy
sanction of the church; but must feel like
one at the morning feast without the
wedding garment on. So the man forced to
he temperate could have no approving
| smile Of appreciation for his own moral
| courage. And for other reasons high
| tax on liquor encourages the clandestine
| sale by those who would avoid the tax, and
as much will he drank as though no ts1
| was laid on the sale. Hence ], ss one
dssire that the tax be reduced; that tha
laws of temperance have an open held and
a fair fight with this monster evil, lntem
perance, admitted by all to exist.
P .m vonrs. etc, w. Ed.
PSI do not suppose the high tax
was introduced by temperance msu.
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ST. LOUIS.
Prepnraiions for Coming Mills

Preparations for Coming Mills
ST. LOUIS, July 27.-The second de-
posu Of thee hundred dollars in the
match between McCoole and Allen was put
no Saturday night. Allen took up his
quarters to-day At the Washington House,
about four miles from the city, where be
will be handled 10y Coyne, his trainer.
McCOole will go into training under Tom
Kelly, near the fair grounds in lew days.
Gallagher r. training at the Six-mile
House for his fight with Allen On
the seventeenth of August and is said 10
be in fine condition.
OBId Sin the giant arrived here yes
terday and is receiving much attention
from tie fancy.
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MRs DIR. MARY WALKER. saws Wash.

Mrs. DIR. MARY WALKER, says Wash
ington letter, will soon be on the war
path. She says she is the only one other
sex who has fought square stand-up
fight for the Radical party, and that they
have never accorded her any recognition
whatever. She says she has in her pos
session quantity of private and person.
al information which will be, found
racy reading, even in this warm weather,
and also she proposes to "tO make Rome
howl" The administration had better
"stand from under"
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a CLERGYMAN LOSES HIS SIGHT
WHILE PREACHING.

A singular experience recently hap
pened to Rev. DR.. Kramer, the rector OF
the Episcopal Church as Summit. a few
Sundays ago he Of1iciated in Rev. Stephen
II. Tying, Jr.'s, Church, IN this city;
While preaching ne was suddenly afflicted
with blindness, and obliged to close the
services before their proper termination.
physicians were summoned, among whom
were some Of the best Occulists in New
York, who examined his unusual and
very peculiar case. 1t was decided that
his ewes we re in very critical condition,
and that for a month, at least, he shall
remain in dark room, whera no ray OF
light can reach them. DR.. Kramer Is
highly esteemed by his Gonsregation
During the war he was chaplain OF one o.
the New ersey regiments, and afterwarc
was assistant to Quartermaster Genera
Perrlue, at Trenton.-Net0 York Times
,JuLU %.
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PARIsIAN MILLINERY. - When the
Princess Of Metternich was about leav-
ing Paris, the other day, she submitted
to her husband dressmaker's bill for
10000 francs. lie paid it. Then she
brought out a milliner's bill for 1850
francs. "My dear" said the Prince, as
he opened his purse again, 81 have no.
ticed that in proportion as your bonnets
diminish in size the price of them in-
creases One of these mornings we
shall have the milliner bringing nothing
| but the bill
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False PreielasRs

John Rutter was taken into custody
yesterday, for obtaining goods under false
pretenses from Frank Long. lie was taken
before Justice Brien; but the case WAS COM
promised by Rutter paying for the goods.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-28

James Taylor and Henry Clay, negroes,
sentenced TO the penitentiary for one veal
each for stealing, were released yesterday
their time of imprisonment having ex'
niraJ
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Resisting an Omeer.

Isaac Smell, colored, was arrested yester-
day on a charge of interfering with an Of
fcer in the discharge of his duty, and taken
before Justice Mathews, who compelled
him to give security for his appearance to-
dau
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-28

Henry Cox, who shot and killed Vaug ghn
Lawrence in Edgefeld, last Saturday night,
was bound over to the Criminal Court IN
the sum Of $1,000 yesterday, by Justice
Wilkinson. Security was given.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-28
GETTYSBURG.
Meeting Of Federal and Confederate
Officers

Office -.
GrrrYsBuRa, July 27.-The projected
reunion of the officers Of both the Union
and Confederate armies who fought at the
battle Of Gettysburg ia to be held on Wed,
uesday. August l. This meeting ls called
hv the Gettysburg Memorial Society, for
the purpo4e Of permanently locating the
,,o.ition. of the two armies during tie
S,rious stages Of that battle. A large num-
Ler Of officers will attend, aud Colonel
Bstcheldor, the historian Of Gettysburg,
.ccomusnied by Messrs. Chappell and
Walker, the wellknown artists, will also
H., present. The occasion will he one ol
considerable interest.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-28
Larceny.

Ann Loflen, colored, was arrested yes
terday on a charge of stealing some cloth
ing from d. S. Mundy. She will have a
hearing in the Police Court this morning.
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Assault and Battery.

Vim. Etsell was fined $40 and costs by
the Police Commissioner yesterday for as
sault and battery upon Betty Ewing.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-28
Rnnn,I In Annenr.

Ocea ChIdress, colOred, was bound over
t. the Grim inacourt, by Justice LlPsley,
for assaulting another negroes named Mina
ME Brown
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commissioners Court.

Henry Rodgers and James VintOn,
drunkenness, $3 and costs. Michael Ber-
ger, indecent exposure of person; costs;
+. M. Lucas, drunk and disorderly, s. and
costs.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-28

Adolph Grass has been arrested 10
Columbus for having and living with
three wives. He was buried in jail, and
three Grass widows deplOre their fate.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-28

A ROMANTIC AFFAIR IN COURT
Among the bills of indictment brought
in by the grand jury in the Philadelphia
Court of Quarter Sessions recently, was
one charging a young man with send
ing false Dispatch The District At
torney's investigation Of the matter
showed that the young man was engaged
to be married to young lady whose pa
rents were opposed to the match. In
order to prevent the union, the parents
sent the young lady to some friends IN
the West. The young man, not to De
outwitted, sent a dispatch West setting
forth the serious illness Of the mother OF
his aifianced. In response the young lady
came to Philadelphia, where she was met
by the young man, and both visited a
clergyman, where the marriage ceremony
was performed. This incensed the pa
rents. and hence the charge. Inc DIS
trict Attorney abandoned the case sub
mitting the bill to the jury without eVl'
dence. and a verdict of not guilty was
rendered.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-28
THE CITY.
ENTITLED To CERTIFICATES.

Names of Voters I'm the Elections OF
1864 and '65, noi heretofore Pub
lished.
Commissioned Mulloy furnishes US the
following lists of voters in 1864 and 1855,
who are entitled 10 certificates as voters,
and whose names have not heretofore
been published. If they will come for
ward they can get the documents:
SIXTH DIsTRICT-4TH MARCH, 1865, FOR
GOVERNOR.
John Peay ADNos
NJ d L Goodwin JW McAlpin
X n WhittemOre VIM L Vaughn
N Z Austin w Austin
Thomas Thompson w Austin
w It Moore w Goodwin
J II Austin Jerry Fields
B Gray Vaughn
d G Clark Samuel c Fly
Jackson Samuel Owens
G B Ozment Benz + Vaughn
james Vaughn 1h mpson Austin
SEVENTEENTH (EDGEFIED) DISTRICT, NOV.
8, 1864, FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PREsI-
DENT.
Alexander Joseph J II Horn
Abraham Joseph K McClay
Albert Morris t Jones
L NJ Alexander II Cayee
j II Taylor VIM d Prince
VIM jenkins W Weakley
G W Jenkins Jno Dix
Andrew Walden Abraham Little
N Stanley j N Nicholson
c A Campbell 1T Weakley
Vim Walden Jno II Alexander
w II Alexander James ODonell
w s Hall Thos Crunk
P w Humphreys j B Garfield.
SEVENTEENTH (EBGEFIELD) DISTRICT,
FEBRUARY %, 1965-oN THE CoNsTI-
TUITION.
P w Msxey Henry Sullins
Felix q ClemOns Il X p White
&c Anderson RW Porter
James T Russell E Truett
w G Shaw John Mckinney
Alfred Norris X II Elan
l. A Truett w Ii IL Truet
w NJ Thompson ID e Parneli
John Sullins 8 Miller
] Crunk Leroy Allen
w NJ Allen Thomas l. PoWeil
G. p Watkins Z II Childress
William Pettray William CairngtOn
] T Merritt G III Burney
w I Sanders Taylor Hutchinson
r Thompson james nj Nicholson
james w Stanley = l. Draper
George Watson Wilson Appleton
J z Barthell William Pike
Lewis Dickson Thomas Mays
w w Lawloa w d White
Joseph Myers B + Craddoek
w NJ Murray I J Cole
s f Davidson Thomas LoWery
David Hutchinson II c Jackson
James NJ Stanley Thomas ii Cox
William Little James b Pitts
James Anderson ] N Corbitt
MT Sanders A L Davidson
J P Watkins William Kelsey
] K Bell.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-28

DR RoBERTsoN, distinguished citizen
Of Texas, informs the Galveston News
that he has taken pains to keep record
Of the vital statistics of Washington coun-
tv and the result shows that while the
white population has increased IN the
usual ratio, the negroes have diminished
in number nearly ten per cent. per
annum in the past four years.
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PenIienIIary Birds.

There are five hundred and seventeen
convicts confined in the peniiGntiary at
nreaent
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HIAsTED RYLIGHTNING.

The Columbus Enquirer of Tuesday
last noticed the fact that about half an
acre of cotton on Mr.. Hollands planta-
ton in Lee county, was killed outright
by streke of lightning, and the earth
itself seems so paralyzed as to lose all
power of vegetation. The same paper
of Thursday noticed similar occurrence
in a field belonging to Major A. c. Nor
rison, a few miles below Columbus,
where a plot of about thirty yards
square was destroyed in the same man.
ner.-Macon( { GG.) Telegraph, July q
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-28
VIRGINIA.
Gen. Candy aud the Iat"rest On the
state Debt.


RICHMOND Va, July 27.-Gen. Candy
has ordered that a. much Of the January
interest on the State debt as the Treasurer
is able to pay shall be paid at once. There
il over 100000 in the Stale treasury, a
little over one-half of the amount due on
the January interest.
RICHMOND, July 27.-Gen. Candy has
moditied his order for the payment OF the
Jaausry interest by directing that only
.ope per cent he paid. This will amount
TO S35O0O0.
II ia stated that Jas G. Taylor, Attorney
General elect, is to be commissioned by
Gen. Csnby 10 fill that office, the occupant
having resigned.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS July u
At meeting held here to-day, com
po4ed principally of Soulherners, resolu-
| lions were unanimously adopted express
ing the gratitude Of the Southern people 10
George Peabody for his munlfcent gift IN
the cause Of education in the South. The
resolutions will be formally presented tC
Mr.. Peabody TO morrow.
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AuarsrA, GA, July 27.-The Con'titu-
tionalist states that disguised party visit
ed the ia,l AT Appling, Columbia county,
and took lherelrom negro man aud "o,
man, who were found dead on The road
Sunday morning. The negroes had had
difficulty with white family.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-28

Brigham Young's last proposition is
legislative sumner" lie promises to
cOnfine himself to one woman, if every
member of Congress will do the same.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-28
VIRGINIA

Senator Wilson ON the Election
Interesting Political Statements
Formation of ReeOnsirnctiOp Party
In the SOuIh, etc.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-08-27
Amusing Paragraphs.

An English clergyman tTiedto persuade
II of the black sheep of his flock TO como
to church, on the plea that no had seen his
wife thoro ON the previous Sunday, 81
hopo you'll try and come ROW, James. A"
DWELL, sir, think III try, for u Mary
says you're a hell Of n preacher.
William, thee knows / never call any
body names, but, William, if the Mayor of
the city wero 10 como to mo and say,
Joshua, / want thee 20 find me the big
gest liar in lhiladolphia,' / would como TO
thee and put my hand on thy shoulder and
say to thee, William, the Mayor wants to
see thee. " ...
The following ode to organ-grindors
is going the rounds:
Eternal Romcl who sat on Hoycn h1iG
Big with vast conqucHt an gulLltiun 3 lust
Sent forth logions. tRick as Egypts ills,
To grind opposing nations to the du.t.
And Rome still stands, immortal ana sublime.
Nor H. thcroa city whoro go may not find
Her legionA nOiO, az In the ancient timo;
They stll 60 forth, their mission still to grfHdi
Tho following is n litora! copy Of q let
tor sent TO a medical getlpm0n: - Ell
"Cer-Yole' ohige mo IL yole KUN un
como haYe a Bad Kowld am Hill in-my
Thotan Chess and have lost 10Y Happy
tight"
"A farmer in the remote district Of tho
Yorkshire woods recently met q country
rector who had been two years on travel.
'Alr. Rector" said tho iumar, 'you'yC
been to the Holy Lhud,h I hear" II ht-.,
John, and got beck safe, you see" r.,v ~,
/ often thou't I'd like TO hear "SSn
spot It's q fine country I To- ~ "VvemS
said tho reo.oG ~ saw , aboro, al =,
rusalem, and the tw6iv. noin' 49, "'''u
the wells of watorir, the Great dcseri an,
NJ mvh' "N'N@ The Jordan, and went VI
nnD W., Excuse me interruptnI
VOW mr.. Rector, moo. But IL it be a hi
Hu'S' on, how was turmets Ournips) look
Hg out yonder?"
A friend OF mine, q clergyman, tried Il
persuade an old scamp Of q fellow TO com,
TO church, on tho plea that he had seen hi
wife there on tho previous Sunday. "
nope you'll try and come, now, james.
Wen, sir, Ill try, for our Mary says your,
n hell of q preacher"
An aristocratic lady in Lansingburgh
after anxious inquiry ms to what would 70
move some faint spots from her window.
glass, was told that ''elbow grease" wa
the best thing known. Whereupon shu
naiyely exclaimed, "Oh, I'm so glad I,
have found out l wonder if they keep /
in Troy2"
A Bhrewd old gentleman once said TO hi
daughter: "Be sure, my dear, you nevo
marry n poor man. But remember tina
the poorest man in the world is one tina
has money and nothing else"