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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-29
"ROBERTSON COUNTY
Letter from an OLD Tennessee Dis
tuler who knows what he says-Im-
pOTtant 90 DIsttIIeFs and AectifeFs.


tuler who knows what he says-Im
pOEtaBt 90 DIstiIIers and hectifiers.
To the Editors of the Union aud American.
DEAR SIR: / send you a sample of
whisky finished on the new patent pro-
cess lately obtained by my son and Mr..
Comfy. And l say, without the fear of
successful contradiction, after thirty>five
years experience, that it far surpasses
any thing in taking out the raw new
taste and scent and purifying and neu-
tralizIng the whisky, giving it an older
flavor than any thing have ever tried.
II can be attached to a still TO finish
whisky and it will make it better than
any plan | have tried, and it will finish
as much in a day with half the labor and
less than half the loss.
You can attach it to the smallest or
largest distillery, and make the finest ar
ticle of whisky Immediately from the
beer without any additional fire. If the
government allows whisky to be finished
| in the house where it is made, this plan
will certainly be allowed, for any man
with enough brains in his head to bait a
mouse trap, will see at once,that the most
adToit thief could not steal one drop from
it. The vapor of the spirit comes direct>
ly from the still or boiler into this appa-
ratus, which is only part of the contin-
| uous worm, and is conveyed through the
| condenser and then into the cistern or
| receiving room by continuous pipe.
1t is adapted to any situation. The
whole of the apparatus will require but
little moro room than a whisky barrel
and can be put any where tn at convent
ence may suggest.
| Gentlemen wishing to make fine
whisky either from beer or high wines
would do well to come and see it in
operation, and are cordially invited to dc
so. Its simplicity, cheapness, and con-
venience makes it decidedly the bes
thing of the kind l have ever seen. TX
see it in operation, and the whisky fin
ished IN il, will convince any practica
distiller that what | say is true
ii have on hand 300 barrels o
whisky finished on this apparatus
and have been constantly in the bust
ness for thirty-fiVe years the 4th of las
January, and can safely say that it i
the finest lot have ever had.
do not think hazard any thing il
saying that it is the best lot, size and az
considered that any man in the State CA
sowh of his own finish.
| Any person wishing further inloEma
ton can get it by addressing me.
| Yours respectfully,
WILLIE WOoDARD.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-29

The Goldsboro. North Carolina, Mes
senger states that rape has become so
common 10 that State that women are
not safe from outrage in any portion OF
1t. The editor attributes its awful prey-
alence to the conduct of the military in
shielding the perpetrators Of the crime,
and the readiness with which eminent
lawyers assume their defense. The Mes
senqer says q We do not counsel lynch
law, as a general thing, but in obedience
to our sense Of justice toward society il
the present state of affairs, We are com
pel!ed to declare it to be the duty of any
and every man in the country to treat a:
an outlaw, and shoot down as he woull
mad dog, or ravenOus wild beast, an
man monster in the shape Of man know
to be guilty of this most hideous Grim
against woman"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-29

Two acknowledgement young gem
tlemen, accompanied by even more stun
ming ladies, recently patrOnized one OF
the first restaurants in Paris for supper
which taxed the whole resources Of the
establishment, regardless of expense.
Supper finished, the ladies were seen to
their carriage with a politeness that ex-
celled the courtly days of Versailles.
The gentlemen returned, called for the
vulgar bill, and received it on perfumed
satin paper and on a silver salver, held
by the proprietor, in span new pair Of
Jouvin's best kids. Each gentlemen
drew from his pocket six-chamber re.
volVer, announced that they had made
all their arrangements to die, and in that
place, but found they had not the courage
when the moment came. Therefore, a:
they had no money, they politely re-
quested the proprietor TO do them tht
favor of shooting them.
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Smith, beating him over the
head and body with clubs and
the butt ends Of their pistols, offer
ing TO him in the meantime the
grossest indignities. Becoming fear
tul of discovery, they then took
him back about half mile into the
woods and having compelled him
to dismount, they stripped him to
his shirt and proceeded to beat him
with clubs and switches until he
was well nigh exhausted. Some
persons happening to pass by, hear
ing and seeing what was going on,
FASTENED to the school house, where
the congregation was gathering,
and made report of the outrage. A
squad of citizens started imme-
diately to his relief, but did not ar
rive in time to overtake the ruffians.
They met Mr.. Smith in the road,
near the place where he had been
cruelty beaten. He was quite faint,
and bore many marks of his saw
age treatment. Notwithstanding
his feeble condition, he insisted on
being conducted to his appointed
place for preaching. He and his
friends proceeded to the school
house, and, though suffering greatly
with his wounds and bruises, he
preached his intended sermon on
f" The Immortality of the Soul,
without referring in his discourse to
the outrage from which he had just
escaped. He became too faint to
finish entirely his sermon, but gave
way, calling upon a church broth
er to conclude the exercises with
prayer. He had to be assisted from
the stand to a neighboring house.
Where the mobbers went to, after
finishing their beating, our inform
ants do not state, but they were
evidently satisfied that Mr.. Smith
would not be able to fill his appoint
ment. Finding, however, that he
had preached to his congregation,
they we're highly incensed and with
recruits among them the
former sheriff of the county, went
to the house of Alexander Kennedy,
Sr, who had assisted Mr. Smith in
his religious exercises, and with
oaths and threatenings of ven
geance, told him that they had re-
solved that Mr.. Smith must not ats
tempt to preach in that county any
ore-that the loyal people intend
to have things their own way now,
and that there had been enough
Rebel" preaching there to suit the
loyal people.
We give these facts as reported to
US by as reliable men as live in
Blount county. There may be slight
inaccuracies in the minor details,
but the main facts, We are assured,
are hardly stated in the fullness of
heir damning truth.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-29
THE IMPERIALIsT.
Who Sustain It-An Important stateo
meBt.


There has been a good deal of specu~
lation as to the origin and financial sup~
port of the new organ Of the Radical
party, The Impe1IatiSt. On the 10Th
inst, the Newark IN. W Journal
abandoned the field of speculation, and
made the positive assertion that the
newspaper is edited under the auspices
and at the cost Of the Secretary Of the
Navy, Mr.. Adolph Borie !" and on the
22d it printed an editorial from which We
extract the following: -
"In the short space Of eight years,
from people exceedingly jealous ftheir
liberties, We have submitted to outrages
upon the guaranteed right Of the citi>
zen, and one usurPatiOn after another,
until we have become abject and SUBJ
missive in the extreme. A decade ago,
had the following, which we extract from
The ImperialiSt, been published, it
would have cost the editor his life, cers
tainly the property of his office
"The name of the form Of government
is matter Of little consequence. The
Empire will bring US peace. Shall we
refuse it, because we like not the name
of the giyer? To-day the lmperialist
raises the banner of the Empire against
the red flag of Republican anarchy
"And yet this treason to the rationale
ty. this insult TO the memories of our he
roic and patriot dead, are passed over in
respectful silence by some, and openly
approved of by others, to-thenumber Of
thousands, who are doing their utmost to
extend the mischieYous circulation OF this
sheet. Nor does it lack for influential
backing. A prominent member of Grants
Cabinet stands forth as its financial
sponsor. Grant himself lends counte~
nance to the scheme by aiding with NOM
ey and means its circulation among his
friends Already numbers are mailed to
the heads of that secret armed Organiza~
ton, the Army of the Republic, that has
its posts scattered throughout this land
We are not acquainted with the Jour-
nails authority for these assertions; but
the new paper bears intrinsic evidence
that it has influential hackers. Its last
page is covered with sixteen business
advertisements. Eleven of these are
said to be of leading Radical bondhold :
ers, bankers and other mOneyed opera
tors. These are the men of the Union
League, from among whose members the
President selected his cabinet, and the
persons to FIJI the highest and most lu-
crative offices in his gift. Their patrons
age of the Imperidtist must be taken
as an indication of their principles; fol
its circulation could not have been sutfi'
cient, at the start, to command advertis
| ing 4 Cincinnati Enquirer, 26th.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-29
VIRGINIA.


RICHMOND, Va, April 28-The Cons
servative State convention met to-day
Two hundred delegates, representing
hity counties, are present Il. 1. Daniel
was chosen president The Conservative
candidates nominated in 1865 have all
sent in their designations IL IL Under
stood that no nominations will be made,
and the Conservative party will cast its
vote in the election for Walker and the
Conservative Republican ticket
After recess, a majority report, signed
by nine Of the committee on business,
was read, Of which the following is an
abstract Accepting the resignation q
the Conservative candidates, and compli-
menting them for the zeal they displayed
in the cause, and urging the Cont ervatiye
voters TO consolidate to defeat the OBJ
noxious provisions Of the constitution
and to elect proper persons to the State
Legislature. While expressing hostility
to the objectionable features, the com
mittee declined to make any recommen
dation TO voters regarding their suffrage
un the constitution
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-29
A TRIBUNE SCANDAL.
The Ups and Downs Of am Editor OF
the New York Tribune 98A

The New York Sun of the 9th inst.
publishes five columns OF an expose Of
the secret political maneuyering of john
Russell Young, the managing editor of the
New York Tribune Letters are pubs
hshed from Young to friend in Phiia,
delphia, showing that Governor Curtin
| was approached by Young, in the pres
ence of Col. A. X. Mcclure, in the par>
lors of the Continental Hotel, Philadel-
phia, and that Young offered to sell TO
Curtin the Philadelphia Post, and the ed>
itorial influence Of the New York Tfj-
6une for $4,000. Curtin said that he did
not believe he could deliver his goods,
and refused to purchase the same.
Oyertures were then made to
Simon Cameron, who took the
bait, and was feeced out of SO, 200.
At the same time Galusha A. Grow was
struck for $1,000, and Attorney General
Brewster, of Pennsylvania, for $1,000.
The letters also show that as
Tribune man, Mr.. Young attempted to
mulct the Union League of Philadelphia.
An attempt was also made to bleed
Chase, but without success. The cor
respondence proves conclusively that
Mr.. Young took the cable dispatches Of
the Associated Press and sent them to
the Philadelphia Post,-a journal partly
owned and managed by Young, but out
side Of the Association. .srr.~ -f.e l.
Other equally astounding exposures are
made.
The Sun says: "On Friday afternoon
last the originals of the letters were
shown to the Hon. H. Greeley. He read
them through very carefully He did
not rise to his feet in fit Of passion and
smash the bust of Lincoln adjoining his
sanctum, neither did he break the chair,
dismember the table, or split the desk
standing in his room. He simply threw
himself back in his chair, drew long
breath, and said: "Well, Sa n, this is
mighty interesting reading" Twenty
three hoursafterward he left the Tribune
office and jammed his black felt hat on
the back Of his head, exclaiming: "Well,
well, sold again for the eighty-sixth
TINA
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-29

A POOR woman in England, the keeper
of market stall, seven years ago lost
her little child under such circumstances
as to convince her that begger had sto-
len it. Ali trace being lost, and the
mother not having the means to cons
mand the service Of the detective police,
she gave up her business and became a
travelling peddler in the hopes that some
where in her tramps about England she
might meet with the begger and her lost
daughter. At last her weary search has
been rewarded; she has found her child
now nine years old, and the begger has
been taken into custody. The loss oc-
Cured in Liverpool, the recovery in Man.
chester. Such incidents as these. which
occasionally come up in police reports
show how far is the Imagination of novel
ties from exhsusting the romance of ih'
world.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-29
POLITICAL.
Rather startling IuIiInRtIOns Made
by the Herald.

Rather startling tutisnRtt0ns hade
by the Herald.
New YORK, April 2S.-The Herald
states it has now come TO light that
Secretary Seward while the government
was in a posture Of strong opposition to
the French intervention ia Mexico had
authorised Gen Butler to furnish the
army with all the mules they needed Ii
also states that the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs will probably visit st.
Domingo before long at the invitation Of
the Dominican authorities At present
they are engaged in taking testimony re-
lative to the Bliss and Mastermar
troubles in Paraguay.
The Herald says it is understood in
Washington that Gen. Robert E Lee has
been invited to call upon President Grant
at the White House, in order tO..cOnier ii
reference to the reconstruction OF hir'
GINA Gen. Lee is now IN Baltimore
with a delegation of Virginians who arr
interested in the Valley road, but intend
visiting Washington, where he will be 4
guest of Montgomery Blair
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-29
Our Financial and CONNER
cial Column.

Every department % business has an inne-
date interest in the markets Of the country, and
in its financial fluctuations and condition The
man who fails to keep himself properly al
Vised as to the riss and fall CT the markets. as
controlled by the laws Of demand and supply
aRd the relative condition Of the currency. Is
exposed to constant loss. and must necessarily
fall behind his more intelligent and snterprisinE
nsiRhbOrs. In order TO make our paper valuable
as well as interesting. We shall make this a
SPECIAL gEATURs- Our Daily Market Reports.
domestic aud foreign. BY telegraph. and our
City Reports. gotten up At heavy expense. shall
challenge the commendAtiOn Of our best bust
ness men while our current Financial Reports
from all the leading money eantsrs Of the cOun-
try shall b. fuller than have ever been pub
lishsd BY any other journal in Tennessee.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-29
NEW ORLEANS.
Perry Fuller on the Casey Appoint
HeDt

NEw ORLEANS, April 27.-Perry Full
Ter who has just returned TO the city,
publishes a card in reference to the
Ewing letter. He says the letter as
published is garbled and incorrect and
further incomplete in ITSELF in as much
as it was hastely written to COnfede-
rate agent. lie urges Casey's appoint
ment to defeat the nomination of a per-
sonal enemy and in that light he antici-
pated the Casey appointment to be
beneficial TO him and he considered Casey
a gentleman and a competent man
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-29
THE SUPREME JUDGESHIP.
Hon. T.AR. Nelson In the Field

The people of the whole State, and
more especially, the people of East Ten
nessee who have mourned over the decline
of our Judiciary, and who desire TO see
it restored to its former dignity and
responsibility, will rejoice to learn that
Hon II A r. Nelson has at last yielded
to the many and oftorepeated soliclta-
tons from citizens Of the State, without
respect to party, and has consented thai
bis name be used as candidate for. the
Office of Supreme Judge Of Tennessee
for the Eastern Division of the State =
KnOrUiHe Press and Herald, 4Prh
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-29
The Odd Fellows Celebration at Knox
vIIIe-AddTess from Grand Master
Elliott,

The Odd Fellows Celebration at Knox
vIIIe-AddTess from Grand Master
Elliott.
The Knoxville Press and Herald devOtes
considerable space descriptive Of the Odd
Fellows celebration on Monday last, and
the speech Of Grand Master W. K. Elliott,
of Gallatin. The address throughout was
full of eloquence, and received with great
enthusiasm by the audience The speech
concluded With an eloquent peroratiOn,
descriptive Of this noble order, whereof
tue following are the final sentences:
Thus, brethren, may our order expand
and grow ill many a nation stand within
| the great circle OF its shade, and fnd shell.
| ter beneath the broad @9is of its protec-
ton. There il everything 10 encourage
| YOU Look around you and behold our
vast motherhood, extending throughout
| the length and breadth Of this whole land.
From where it was first planted upon The
shores Of the Chesapeake, it has scaled
| the rugged mountains Of New England
and kindled its camp fires in the Cansds'
| on the north and the orange groves o
Florida on the south. Thence ascending
the AlIeg hanies, lis banners wave
throughout the valley of the Mississippi
from the cry slal lakes of Minnesota to The
cane fields OF the creole State. And still
onward Its mystic language has beer
spoken Ia the Islhmus of Panama and il
the islands of the Pacific It's temples il
the east meet the sun at bis coming, anI
upon the borders of the broad west, th
lasl rays Of the departing day sPorIiVel
finger upon their piunacles.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-29
CONNECTICUT.

Bad Conduct ola "AIan and brother "
New HAVEN, Conn, April ga girl
nancy Reilly thirteen years of age living
in Orange, four miles from this city, while
passing along a road near Allentown
between this city and Orange last even
ing, was assaulted by negro who drag.
ged her into a wood house and violated
her person. Search for the villain was
made. lie was traced to this city and
efforts are being made to secure his
arrest
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-29
Our Manufacturing and Do
mestic Interests.

We shall constantly admOnish the Southern
people to be self-reliant. and shall do what We
may be able to injuss the sstsblishmsnt
manufactures in our midst for our homo pro-
ducts. To this end We viii pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS of manufacturing.
and exert ourselves to encourage the divsrsif-
cation OF Southern industries and the develop
msnt Of Southern resources.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-29

In the proceedings of the Working
Womsn's convention, in Boston, it IS
stated that there are upwards of 10000
working women in Boston; that in mum
erous shops where there are over anun~
dred employed the earnings Of each are
not more than sixty or seventy-fve cents
per week that they are in many cases,
Obliged 10 live on one scanty meal
day, All this in virtuous, freedom-lovine
Boston, where is prsctiied on more
extensive scale than elsewhere in tbs
world every species of lOathsome hypo'
crisy and ineffsble meanness,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-29
Political Affairs in Virginia
FenIan Demonstration at cork
WAsHINGTON.
The President on "a Cruise ked action
OF the Clerical FOFce-Shernaan's Or
ders for the Recruiting Service.


WASHINGTON, April 25.-Since tht
4th Of March ll9 Assessors and l22 Col
lectors OF Internal Revenue have beer
appointed.
President Grant, accompanied BY Secs
rotary Borie and others, contemplate q
short cruise down the Potomac river to-
morrow on the United States steamer
Tullahoma, now at the Washington
navy yard,
The Secretary Of the Interior has de-
eided that an actual change of residence
or abandonment Of lands, under the
homestead law, a Of more than six
months at one time, works a forfeiture
thereof to the government.
The work of reducing the force in the
business Of the Treasury Department is
progressing About five hundred clerks
will be dismissed, but il is announced
no appointments can be made at present
to fiji vacancies, it being the desire OF the
Secretary to have the force reduced as low
as possible, in order to properly conduct
the business of the Department with the
least possible expense
The work of diminishing the force in
the PostOihce Department continues
Twenty clerks were removed 10 day.
The President has ordered that heres
after he wall receive general visitors
Mondays and and Thursdays between
the hours Of 10 and II on other days
he will only receive on cards or in special
cases
The testimony in the Dyer court mars
tial case closed to-day. The court ad"
journed till next Monday, when the
the argument will be commenced.
Capt. Daniel Ammen has been ap
pointed Chief of the Bureau of Docks
and Yards, vice Rear Admiral Joseph.
Smith Whalen. las been appointed
President of the permanent court now
in session in the navy department.
Gen Sherman has issued an order for
the resumption Of recruiting to be con.
Quoted under the direction Of regimental
commanders. General service to be
conducted at New York, C.ncinA
matt, st. Louis, and San Francisco. The
depcts for collection and instruction
OF recruits being Governors Island, New
New York Harbor; Newport barracks,
Kentucky Fort Leayenworth, Kansas,
and Benicia, California. General Super
intendents to report direct to the AdJu.
tant General of the army and receive all
orders from him Carlisle barracks,
Pennsylvania, and Fort LeavenwOrth are
named as depOts for the collection and
instruction of cavalry aud light artillery
recruits
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-29
In the Political Interests of
the People r I

TzE UNION AsD AHERIokN will take the Con-
stitutiOn and laws for its guide. adhsring to the
teaehings Of the founders Of our government. Il
viii guard with vigilance and frnDess the
rights Of all the people, urging upon all. modera-
ton. forbssrancs and a steady sdhersnos to
and order, thereby enabling the people to
develop the resources and advance all the mste-
rial and other interests OF our State and con
mon country. Feeling that these are sndsn-
gered BY the revolutionary schemes Of the Radi-
cal politicians. who now hold the legislative
power Of the government. we shall ahats moth
ing Of our past.oppositiOn to thsirmeasu-as.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-29
LEE AND GRANT.

The New York Day-BOOk tells the
following, which, if it be story, has
nevertheless deep moral in it:
Lingard, at his theatre on Broadway,
is in the habit Of personating the charac~
ter of living men of note. The other
night he came out in the character OF
Ger. Lee, looking, it is said, perfectly
like that distinguished hero, and the
whole audience responded with loud
and prolonged applause. But his next
character, Immediately following that OF
Lee, was Gen. Grant, which caused only
the faintest response from four or five
individuals. We have no doubt that
this incident reflects very faithfully the
relative popularity of Lee and Grant il
this city. New York needs recon
| structing more than New Orleans does
| or even than Richmond.