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The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-09
TIE OLD AND THE NEW.

The completion and opening Of the
Suex Canal will form an epoch in the
history of the Old World. Various are
the revolutions predicted. Not the
least among them is the rapid decline
and the speedy restoration of Egypt 10
something like her ancient grandeur
India, TOO, and all the outlying debris
of nations bordering the Persian Gull
and the Enphrates, are to be revolution
Ized-Europeanized-and brought I'm
der the sway of Western manners and
civilization. The very last rumor in
this connection is that Sicard, iu behalf
of France, Is engaged in exploring the
region OF the lower Euphrntes, with
view 10 having 1t opened up TO COM
meree and brought into close relations
with France. This excites the jealousy
OF England, who Im"gines she can see
future French rivalry threatening her
empire IN India. Nevertheless, the ex
piora'ions Will go on, by France on The
one bahd ana Russia on The other, VII
the most ancient country known to his
tory Is e-lted with railways, and TIL
small steamers shall traverse the land
OF Cyrus and penetrate perhaps to the
Old Capital OF Haronn Al Raschid.
Commerce, the railway, the steamer,
the snip Canal. are the levers OF modern
conquest, and tnis TACT all inteiigen'
men and rulers are beginning TO com
preheno In tue oio as Wei as the New
oric- Europe Is, In ruin, out prom -
lhg rom 'he oo>er'ation OF progress IN
tue united States The Sutz tanai
vas NOV SO mucn inspired oy any mug ID
'ue eAaup'e oi tue cary eoh9"er"fs, ms
u! uesire 70 maxi th't vast region
onee huo"u us Tue Ihp're OF fers'a'
"ut no" uesef' peop'fu oy roaming
nraos, Popuious win eh'erpriSing men
NC o'u "oiiu Is progressing aier Us,
'ut no'nihg ike even Win u.s. urand
Is are some OF ner pr'J-ctS' they
,hfihh INTO Tue compass OF small en-
erPIrses IN COMPARISON Win what
ue oni'eu states mas zone ana Is
projecting WITHIN ihe next decade
I hi'ose'ner pro""oie tnat raii"ayS
VIII connect Tue "'t"rS OF the caspian
Sea, oy way OF the llgris ana
huphfaies, WIN the ietSian unIf ana
ndian ocean But wi'hin the same
lime we shall have by the same means
brought o'rthe DOMINION OF eivlIiZa
ilon all the vast and virgin region from
The Red river of the North and The Sas
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-09
SHADOW AND SUNSHINE,

Shadows never far from sunshine,
Night is never far from day,
Pain treads in the path of pleasure;
Never is the whole year May.
Sunshine's never far from shadow,
Day is never far from night;
Pain is followed still by pleasure;
Snow makes not the whole year white.
Meg's perpetual signing tires me,
Meg eternal smile is bad;
Give me Mol, VIII Is always changing
Sometimes merry, not Ion. sad.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-09

THE Pail Nall Gazette reports that
in that one large village in Russia sew
enteen hundred persons, members Of
new faustical sect, bursed themselves
10 death.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-09

THE Sue Robinson Troupe are play
ing at the Metropolitan Theater in San
Francisco during the time of the State
Fair
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-09
SPECIAL NOTICE.

No larger amount than FIVE DOLLARS fS5)
in Silver coin will be received at the Banking
Office If " ellis Fargo 4 Co at one time except
at a discount OF One per cent.
Carson, September eth, 1859.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-14
IECIDENT AND ACCIDENT.

New YORK, March l3.-Louisa
Eighnny, who is the gIrl that Cunning
ham, the White Plains prisoner, referred
to as the former mistress Of Logan No.
>, denies all the allegations he made
lately in relation to her connection with
the Rogers murder She says that she
never knew Rogers or Logan, was never
in New York city but few days, and
has friends in Dutchess county who will
confirm her statements.
BALTIMORE, March l3-Judge ". i.
S. Moore, formerly United States Sen,
ator from Maine, died at Lynchburg, Va,
Thursday His remains are to be taken
home for burial
PoIST LEVI, March l3.-An avalanche
of snow fell from the cliffs on f house
containing fifteen persons, four Of whom
were crushed to death
MONTREAL, March l3.-The exodus o
French Canadians from South Sam
Lawrence parishes to the United State'
still continues. Many families are goins
even without dispOsing Of their farms.
Efforts are being made on the part o
the Dominion government and military
authorities to retain larger number o
troons in Canada than the official Orde
contemplates.
PHILADELPHIA, March ia rumo
prevailed tits morning that Twitchel
had escaped from prison, but it is no
credited, and cannot be traced to an
reliable source,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-14
CUBA.
The InsurG cHIs Gaining-PrOtecti0n
Afforded Americans and IheiT Pro

The Insurgents GaIninE-PrOiecti0n
Afforded Americans and IheiT Pro
perry.
WASHINGTON, March l3.--In letter
dated Havana, March /, Admiral Hofi
says the revolutionary party seem to be
obtaining successes in the neighb0rhOOd
Of Trinidad and Cienfugo5. la the central
department at Guampa there is good
deal Of excitement, however, growing out
of arrests which are constantly being
made of parties suspected OF complicity
with the reVDlutiOnists
American citizens aud their property
have thus far been protected, and ample
precautions have been taken to prevent
our citizens from being mOlested The
Spanish authorities seem to be desiI Gus,
the Admiral says, of atiording every
facility in protecting our interests
HAVANA, March 1.-THE insurgent
forces propose concentrating their forces
and establishing q seat of government at
Mayor or some town in the jurisdiction
of Santiago. Aid is now expected from
Yucatan aud other places
Advices from Neuvitas TO the 9th inst
have been received kThe insurgent Rep.
resentatives in the Assembly of the Gem
trail Department have decreed the abso.
lutte abolition of slavery. Patriots are
however, to be Unidentified for losses Of
slaves The freedmen may become coll
diers or remain in the country and cul.
tivate land.
An iron clad, with Armstrong guns on
board for the insurgents, has been Gig
nailed of Grand Key, and Spanish cruis.
ers sent in search Of her. The govern.
nent refused to permit Cubans OF Amer
leans to leave the country.
The troops have committed many out
r ayes on plantations in the neighbor,
hood Of Neuyitas.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-14
AREpORToRIAL EXPLOIT

This story is told of the notorious
Painter by the Washington correspondent
of the Cincinnati Commercial
when the funeral ceremony over
Gen. Baker took place at the White
House, through neglect or design ticket
Of admission failed to reach the indefatis
gable Painter. He tried all the known
entrances in vain, and at last went in
search Of the uHguarded openings. He
found one in the shape of coal hole.
Lowering himself through this he landed
on pile of wood, CROPPED his way along
into the kitchen, up into the diningsroom,
and eventually made his way into the
east room, directly in the rear Of the
clergyman, who was about kneeling in
prayer. Down Topped the reporter, and
while the minister addressed the throne Of
grace, our friend, with an eye to business,
saw sticking from the hat of the divine a
suggestive roll of foolscap. To seize it
while the poor minister's eyes were
closed in earnest appeal, and the congre~
CATION bowed in prayer, was the work of
minute; to escape as the congregation
rose was the work Of the next minute.
He passed out as he came in. The poor
minister searched in vain for his written
sermon. He gave up the search, and at
tempted to repeat it from memory. Un~
happy man he stood before the highest
dignitaries of the land, on a most i'm
portant and touching occasion. He per-
spired, he stumbled--he diVed in and
staggered out, creating the impression
that he had lost his reason. The next
morning he had the satisfaction, if such
feeling could come up out of bewilder-
ment, to read in the New York Herald
| believe, the entire sermon that he was
To haliuerU
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-14
GEORGIA.
Abe constitutional Amendm emit In the
LEGISLATURE

! lhe constitutional Amendm emit I'm the
Legislature.
ATLANTA, Ca, March ia resolu>
ton was introduced in the Senate to-
day to reconsider the vote on the ques-
ton of the 18th amendment, which was
sustained, IS yeas to IL nays. Its adop-
ton or rejection was made the special
order for Tuesday Bext. No action was
taken on the reconsideration in the
House, but it is asserted the amendment
will pass both houses next week by tho
votes of the Conservative Republicans
and Democrats.
The Republicans who oppose tearing
down the State government but believe
Congress has the power under the fourA
teenth amendment to unseat all holding
office in violation of the constitution,
voted for the fifteenth amendment, with
the determination to uphold Grant and
Congress. Twenty-Five Republicans
voted for it, and A against it; AZ Demo-
Gratis voted for it, and So against it.
Twenty>four Republicans absented them
selves and did not vote, but IL of the "A
absentees voted for a reconsideration.
On q subsequent motion to suspend
the rules and take up the 18th amends
ment, the House refused-yeas 60, nays
AS; III votes were cast out Of IT'S mem
bers in the body.
In the Senate discussion to-day the
Conservative members declared the ex-
tremists Of both parties were bent on the
same O6ject-rule or rnin-and appealed
to the conservatives of both to vote for
its adoption.
The General Assembly in joint session
tO~day, elected Samuel Wall for Foreign
Commissioner, and G. w. Lester Home
Commissioner of the Land and Emigra-
ton Bureau.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-14
WHISKY FRAUDS.

During the last week five distilIeries
in the northern part Of this county, have
been detected in an illicit business and
confscated by an officer of the Internal
Revenue. This portion OF our county, it
is we'll known, does all the voting and
claims all the patriotism, and as to their
loyalty, it is par excellence. One o
these distilleries was the property of
Edmund Kelley, a very pink of loyalty,
and a Justice Of the Peace, holding a
commission under his Excellency, ex-
Gov. BTownlow. Another was owned
by deputy sheriff, who had certificate
of his loyalty, which constitutes him a
voter 1t would seem singular to one
unac luainted with the character Of the
loyal element in this State, that the only
habitual and persistent violatOrs of the
laws are those who support the State
government. Loyal East Tennessee, the
home of Brownlow, is the only portion
Of our State which required the presence
Of the Federal army to enforce the laws.
The truth is patent to all that the Radi>
cal party in this State have no regard for
the Union or the peace Of society, and
that their only idea of the government
is, that it was instituted to punish Rebels
and reward loyalty.-IrentOa Gazette,
H0ycb IL
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-14
shooting ARRAY al PmIaski.

On Tuesday evening last, says the Pu'
laski Citizen, difficulty arose at the gro.
Gerry store of Mr.. Malone, between that
gentleman and a negro named Learner
Marks, in which shots were interchanged
Marks was drunk, and had been loungiDg
upon Mr.. Ms. counter for several hours
the latter becoming tired of his presence
asked him to leave, aud at one time led
him out of the house and seated him on q
box. The negro came back almost imme-
diately, and resumed his position on the
counter, when Mr.. NJ. again repeated
bis request and attempted to lead
him out. The negro resisted and Mr.. NJ.
forced him out at the door, when the negro
drew his pistol. Here the evidence is not
positive as TO who fred first, but it is plain
that the negro made the first attempt to
shoot, and in all probability did ire the
first shot. The negro received one shot in
the hand and another in the arm. Mr..
Malone was not touched. Both parties
were Immediately arrested and tried before
Justice Abernathy. Malone was dis
charged and the negro bound over, and in
defanlt of $500 bail, sent to Jail.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-14
DISQUALIFICATION.

The Fourteenth Decision
by the Supreme COurt of North Car
0ltnR.
From the Richmond (Va.) Dispatch, March s.
The Supreme Court of North Carolina
radical Judges has decided that Sher.
ifs are among the officers disqualified by
the fourteenth amendment; for Sheriff,
though he be ministerial only, yet he is
ministerial either in the executive or ju-
dicial department, and his being such,
and taking an oath to support the consti-
tuition, excludes him from office" The
court says: Members Of the Legisla~
ture are not officers" yet that they are
disqualified in terms. This latter states
ment is, we submit, a great mistake.
Members of the Legislature are not Of
ficers," we agree; but we would add,
that Dot being officers they are not dis
qualified. Under the fourteenth amend,
ment no person who was an officer or
member of any Legislature before the
war, and as such took an oath to support
The constitution OF the United States, can
now hold any Office; but any such per,
son may be a member of Legislature,
for, as the court says, members of the
Legislature are not officers" and the
fourteenth amendment merely says that
no person among the disqualified "shall
be Senator er Representative in Con-
gress, or elector OF President and Vice
President or hold any Office, civil or mil
itary, under the United States, or under
any State" 1t seems to US plain that
disqualified man may be member of q
Legislature, since member Of Legiss
lature is not "a Senator or Representa-
tive in Congress, or elector of President
and Vice President" nor according to
the opinion Of the court, Gan officer of
any lind.
We quote some interesting extracts
from the opinion Of the court ON other
points:
"The government Of the United States
is divided into three branches-Legisla~
tive, Executive and Judicial These
three parts make one whole. There is
no other part or parcel 1t follows that
there can be no office in the government
that is not in one Of these departments.
''In the Judicial, we have judges,
SheriffS, Clerks, etc., who are officers ;
and jurors, commissioners, etc, who are
placemen.
every officer is required to take not
only an oath Of Office, but an oath to sup
port the constitution of the States and the
United States; whereas every mere
placeman is simply required to take an
oath to perform the particular duty re-
quired Of him, as in the case Of jurors,
etc, and takes no oath to
support the constitution of the State or
oil the United States"
What will amount to having engaged
in the rebellion?
l. Holding any of these offices under |
the Confederate government.
.. Voluntarily aiding the rebellion by
services, CT by contributions
(other than charitable) or anything that |
was useful or necessary in the Confede-
rata service.
No man should be adjudged disfraE-
chised who does not now hold or did not
before the war hold, an office created by
the constitution of the State. Officers
authorized by a mere statute are not
such as the fourteenth amendment should
be held to disaualify.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-14
CURIOUS MARRIAGE CASE.

A curious case has been brought to
the notice of the State Department, by a
resolution of the Illinois Legislature
which will probably give rise to diplO-
matte correspondence, at least, between
this Government and those of Wurtem-
berg and Bavaria. 1t appears that some
forty years ago q member of the royal
family, having left the State to marry in
opposition to the royal will, law was
enacted declaring all marriages of the
subjects of that State, when contracted
abroad, to be null and void. A similar
law was enacted in Bavaria A case has
now for the first time arisen where a
marriage in the United States has been
pronounced illegal under this law. Not
long since the widow of a naturalized
citizen Of Illinois and a native of Bavaria
returned to that country to claim an in
heritance bequeathed to her husband
when she was informed that the Govern,
ment of Bavaria recognized no marriage.
in the United States as valid, as far as
they related to Bavarian citizens, and
she was compelled to drop the name Of
her husband and take her maidensname
thus virtually declaring her children lille
| Ultimate and herself an adulteress.-
Its claimed to be the duty of this Gov
eminent to have the obnoxious laws re
pealed Immediately, or at least rendere,
imperative as far as they relate to Amer.
| lean citizens.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-14
NtIttIa-ous Oafrnge.

The Lebanon Herald says that some OF
the stragglers of Halhawsy's command, on
their way from Nashville to Overion county,
stopped at Silver Springs, clever miles
west Of Lebanon, last Sunday night, and
Of Monday morning pressed Ito use mild
e1pressiOD) the wagon aud team of Mingo
Peyton, an honest, industrious colored
man, to carry them to Alexandria, where
they said they would get money and pay
him. He demonstrated, and told them he
had rented land at high price, and musI
take advantage of all the favorable weather
he could get to work it but to no purpose
They made him go with them, and on ar
irving at Alexandra walked of and left
him, without even giving him enough t.
pay his pikeage back home.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-14

We were gratifed to hear number OF
our country friends with whom We con-
versed yesterday, express the opinioo that
the peach prospect vas not materially in
jured by the late frosty spells. One gen.
tlemau, who devotes considerable attention
TO fruit growing, says that enough buds yet
remain in healthy condition to insure a
fair average yield, provided they meet
with no bad luck between this and the
hrai If 4 mil
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-14
MAURY COUNTY.
An Advocate for Martial Law and the
Militia

An Advocate for Martial Law and the
| - Militia.
The following letter, addressed to Gen
Cooper, appears in the Press and Times.
the Radical organ at Nashville. and is
spoken of by the editor as coming from
"a prominent citizen" Of this place
COLUMBIA, Feb. 26, 1S69.-Gen.
Cooper-My Dear Sir; There will be a
petition presented to the Governor in a
day or two, asking him to revoke martial
law in this county. say to you that il
such should be the case, that the Radi-
Gals are gone up in this part of the conn
try. To disband the militia is to disband
the Radical party in this county, and
that forever; for the midnight assassins
and Ku-Klux have poured out the blood
OF our men until we can stand it no
longer without assistance. lam as large
tax payer as lives in this town, and all
| ask is protection to life, liberty and
property. | understand the militia is
Only to protect the lives of our people,
and | care nothing about the tax.-Press
and Times, March s."
We have some doubt as to whether
such letter was ever written by any
citizen Of this place. But that such let
ter ever smsnsted from q prominent
citizen, is an absurdity too broad to re-
quire contradiction, except to persons at
distance. or all the mean things that
have been falsely said of US through the
Radical press, this is the first time it was
ever intimated that any prominent
citizen Of Maury county had 80 debased
himself as to be afraid of his own neigh
bors. The falsity of the impression
sought to be made by the above publica-
ton, come from what source it may, is
shown from the fact that every man in
the Radical party of this county-haying
any claim to respectability-has been
active in trying to prevent the enforce
ment of martial law and presence Of the
militia; and is shown by the further fact
that the peace officers of the county
all Radicals, and elected by Radicals
embracing the Circuit Judge, Attorney
General, Sheriff, etc, whose sworn duty
it is to execute the laws, and who are
better informed as to the true condition
Of the county in this regard than any one,
or all others could possibly be, have
unitsdly testified to the folly and mad
ness of this militia movement. In view
Of these facts, how indeseribably base
must be the man, if there is such, who
could have written the letter in question.
He has both the cowardly malice of the
and the vulgar cupidity of the
thief If there is enc so base in
BUR midst, let every honest man put his
hand upon his pocket, and guard his
house against the incsRdiarys torch at
night. CourthOuses, jails, Judges and
Attorney Generals were intended to pros
.ect society against such characters, and
the law ought not to be cheated of its
lesert by the presence Of the militia. |
Columbia Herald, March u
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-14
Rig Prenaraiians.

The Odd Fellows of Philadelphia are
making extensive preparations for the
grand demonstration that is to come of in
that city on the 26lh Of April, in honor Of
the 6hieik anniversary Of the order in The
United States. One lodge has chartered
the baaa Of the New York Seventh Regi
ment, at a cost of one thousand dollars and
paying all expenses, and it is said that
contracts for music alone have been made
to the amount of twelve thousand dollars.
Preparations are being made to aecommo-
date seventy thousand members of the
hrotharhoOd
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-14
THE GREAT AMERICAN GIFT EN-
TERPRISE,

Correspondence of the Philadelphia Age.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-"Mack," the
famous correspondent of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, Formerly of the CONNER
c5at,) says that he has a decided objec-
ton to Grant selling cabinet positions for
S25, 900 apiece, at private sale; that they
are worth more money, and in order to
get the highest price. they should be pat
up at auction. He further says, that the
new President has offered Bonner the
mission to England, if he OBJ will give
him Grant the celebrated trotting horse
"Dexter." Concerning the French mis-
sion, Mack" says Grant offered it to
Pike, of Opera House and distillery noto-
riety, provided he pike would supply
the Executive Mansion with whisky for
the ensuing four years. Pike declined,
on the ground that the capacity of his
distilleries was limited, and if he were
to accept the offer, it would ruin him
financially.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-14
THE LADY GAY sPANKERs OF AC
TUAL LIFE,

An English periodical still keeps up
the discussion as to the propriety of
whipping grown up girls. A marchion-
ess writes, and says she has spanked
her daughters-three girls of sixteen,
eighteen and twenty years respectively,
and all rel oicing in the title Of Lady,
by patent of nobility-aud is deter
mined to keep on spanking them at in
tervals for faults Another correspond
emf, also the wearer of a corOnet,
declares that she has been in the habit
of whipping her grOwn-up daughter on
all occasions of disobedience, with rod
particularly se,ected, because it was
studded with thick, singing bulbs, capa-
BILE of inhicting great pain. A third
adds to this atrocity the refined and yul-
gar torture Of calling up the servants to
witness her daughters disgrace A
fourth declares that she strapped hel
own girl to couch while the whipping
process was going on; and fifth asserts
! the almost incredible fact that sh,
spanked her daughter, ta0enty.One year
old, in Iks presence of her husband ant
| sons