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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30
ChE COrrON CR0P.

We continue to receive from all sec
tons most diScouraging accounts Of the
cotton crop. The continued cold night:
and the recent cold winds which have
prevailed throughout the entire eastern
and middle sections of the State have
caused the plant to die and in many local.
ties the crop has been plowed up and re-
planted in corn.
There can be no longer the slightest
doubt that the crop is at least twenty to
twenty-five days later than usual, and
that the stand is generally very deficient.
If the season should become more fayors
able at an early day fair crop may be
made, but this is quite uncertain
augusta Chronicle and Sentinel
Nan q.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30
THE WEST.
Iadisn DePredatIOns-Arriv of Qua
ker Agents.

ker Agents.
ST LOUIS, May ga special from Fort
LeavenWorth, dated yesterday, says a tele-
gram from Fort Wallace states that about
fifty Indians ran off three hundred private
mules from Sheridan yesterday noon. Two
MexicAns were wounded.
About one hundred citizens Immediately
STATED in pursuit, but the telegraph bein g
down, no news has been received of them.
An Oman dispatch saws Sam'l NJ. Jones,
the new Quaker Superintendent of Indian
Affairs for the Northern SUPPLEMENTARY,
together with five Quaker Indian agents
for the Omshss, Oltac, Nemapos, Pawuees,
and Santees, arrived yesterday. They
proceeded to the various stations at once
c. E. Croker, General Superintendent
of the Central Pacific railroad, and party
arrived from Sacramento this morning, in
a special train. Senator Stewart and part y
from The East, met them here.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

AN EXCITING SCENE.-At the opera
house in Springfield, ILL.,, q few nights
ago, the dangerous fsats of Pau, the
Russian athlete, came very near fatal
termination. He had performed on the
flying trapeze, and was to execute a
somersault in mid air, vaulting from
one swinging bar to alight on an
other. He failed to reach the Sec
Ond bar, and fell some eighteen or
twenty feet upon a narrow footbOard,
and was thence precipitated into the
paTquette, among the chairs and au.
dience. The scene was exciting in the
highest degree; strong men rushed
from their seats and left the house;
women shrieked and children
screamed. At first it was feared that
his hurts were serious, particularly when
he was borne off, stunned and nearly in
sensible, by two gentlemen. After some
moments of intense anxiety the audience
were assured that his injuries were not
great, and were presently relieved by his
presence again op the stage. Though
bruised, he was understood to express a
wish to complete the performance as set
down in the bills. This was opposed by
the audience and by the Hanlons, and
the other parts of the show went on,
while Pau was taken to his hotel.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30
BOSTON.
More Anuiversary Meetings.

Boston, May pa convention of
Shakers, numbering sixty delegates Of
both sexess met to-day and listened to u
number Of addresses Of their belief
The Free Religious Association held a
largely attended meeting TO day. Ad.
dresses were made by Rev. .. b. FrOihiDg-
ham, DIR. Ertinger, Of New York, editor OF
the Jewish Times, Rev. jesse II. Jones
Rev. Francis L. Abbott, Ralph Waldo
Emerson, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Col
Higginson, and many others. Without
any business action they adjourned.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30
HONEY DEW.

To the Editors of the Union and American.
l was shown this morning limb taken
from an oak tree, about four miles north
east of Edge6eld. Il was covered with
thick foliage, The leaves being very large,
and, as / fanCied when / first saw them,
had the appearance of-hsving been var
Dishsd. | asked what gave these leaves
this appearance. "Put your tongue to one
of them and taste" the man said. did
so, and found the slick gloss which covered
the leaves to taste very sweet. 4 kind OF
sweet which is very peculiar, the like of
which l had never tasted. This the far
mer said was Honey Dew" 1t has fallen
through the country every night for a
week, covering every leaf and shrub-a
sure sign a plentiful crop of honey this
season. w. D. q,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

FANNY FERN says, "a woman, by taxi
ing big basket in her hand and leaving
her hoop at home, and pinning an old
shawl over her head, and tying a calico
apron around her waist, may walk IN
moIested at any hour in the evening.
know it, because have tried it when ]
felt like having 'prowP all alone, and 8
good 'thiak,' without every puppy say.
ing, at every step, A pleasant evening
mice
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

JERUsALEM-It is stated that tuIn-
pike road is now in course of cOnstruc~
ton between Jats, the old JOppa, on
the sea coast, and Jerusalem, a distance
of thirty six miles. The engineering is
very rude, but part of the road is already
finished, over which is running an
omnibus, driven by a New England stage
driver, one of the survivors Of the
American colony at Jaffa. The Turkish
government has collected S250,000 10
pay for the road, and also compels the
inhabitants to work upon it at very low
wages. Toll;gates have already been
established. Jaffa is only accessible in
a calm, but with this disadvantage, its
exports of cotton, fruit, oil and sesame
seeds amount TO S2,O00,0O0 per annum
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

ACCORDING to the New York city pa.
pers, there is much suffering among its
crowded population, and suicides are of
daily occurrence. Dead bodies are found
every day floating in the river, some with
and others without marks OF violence.
No less than ten women committed
suicide in as many days. The average
of both sexes is about three day.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30
BALTIMORE.
A Railroad Conductor KiIIed-Deatll
OF a Veteran Here

A Railroad Conductor KIIIsd-DeRth
of Veteran Hero.
BALTIMoRE, May Ga. II. BOYD,
conductor ON freight train on tue North.
ern Central, WAS Instantly killed yesterday
wnile standing On top OF n car, his head
striking a bridge.
Tbos. Boyd Onion, aged reyenly-three,
one Of the brave men in the garrison oil
Fort McHenry when bombarded by the
Iilizh forces in 1914, died yesterday.
Geo. J. Howard, alias Grier, and Ed
ward Dennis, the parties arrested last Sat,
urday for rsbhing \ Harnden Express
messenger, were to-day indicted in th,
Criminal Court Of this city.
or the SI6,l90 stolen, Sl2, 500 were re
covered
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

THE POPULATION OF FRANCE.-The
Bulletin de Lois, a French official
journal, gives the following statistics OF
the increase of the population of France
during the last twenty years. In 1916
the number OF inhabitants amounted to
81. ACC, 4S6; in 1856 to 3G039, 800,
ard in 1866 to 3S,067,094 The
increase in the first ten years
was Gee, COS, and in the second ten wears
2,O27, $50. The largest increase during the
second period is due TO the annexation OF
Savoy and Nice ia 1850. la 1853 there
were 936 9G7 births, 795,6O7 deaths and
$50, G09 marriages In 1868 there wer,
Loo, 25s births, SS4,57S deaths and @O2,
lS6 marriages.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30
INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT

NEw YORK, May 29.-TLe brig Mo
raney arrived at Gays Point, yesterday,
from Porto Csbello. When leaving that
pert che was fired at from the fort, first
with blank then with round shot, which
struck her amidship and went through the
bulwarks, but did no damage.
A man named Thos. NOughton made an
attack with n billy on Supt. OF Police
Kennedy this morning, but he was seized
before being able to strike but one blow
ON Keunedy's shoulder.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

FRosT.-The Madison [Ga) Farm
Journal, Of the 22d instant, says it
learns from Judge VIM. Neal, and other
gentlemen of this county, that slight
frost was visible on the morning Of the
10th inst. He, however, says it did no
material damage to vegetation. This is
the only instance of the appearance Of
FROST at so late date, in this section
within the recollection Of the oldest in7
habitant. I'LL .... u.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

The Washington Express says the
clerk OF the Reconstruction Committee Is
busily engaged filing, in printed en-
velopes just prepared to receive them, all
the disability cases before Congress; and
that it is a singular fact that the clerk
has not discovered one case yet land
there are over 5,000) where a man has
asked for the removal Of disabilities for
any other reason than that he may be
retained in office, or that he may be
qualified to hold some Office he hopes to
raf
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

In order to vex their Russian Oppres-
sors, the Poles of Warsaw have sud-
denly taken great liking 10 the Ger-
man language They cause their chil-
dren to study German instead of Russian,
and the German language is spoken at
all places Of amusement, while the Rus
sian tongue is not used there at all. The
Pole who speaks Russian is at once
stunned IN consequence by his country
men as renegade and traitor.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

A case was dcided in general term of
the Circuit Court in st. Louis, Saturday
which affects city contractors to the
amount Ofsome two hundred thousand
dollars. The decision was that contrac
tors who have taken special tax bills
against property owners as pay for grad
ing and macadamizing streets have no
recourse on the owners of the property
as the work was ordered done by the
City Council by a loose and imperfect
ordinance.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30
RICHMOND.
Iz.cnIion Of n Murderer

RICHMOND, May 29.-Albert Tyler,
coiorcd, was executed ST noon to-day for
poisoning T.. Hubbard also col. whose child
T,lrr had sit, mpied an outrsge and who
had threatened 10 have him him arrested.
I'y Ter, who seemed little better than brute
ia Intelligence, confessed his crime on the
scatiold. He died Instantly. A large
crowd has been present.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

TIE PROPOSED PRESBYTERIAN Re-
UNIoN.-rhe New York correspondent
of the Philadelphia Ledger, under date
Of May "a, writes
1t is pretty safe to conclude from the
whole tenor OF the days proceedings in
the Old and New School Assemblies
that the proposed reunion will be tri-
umphantly carried. The speeches res
solutions, etc, all run in that channel
strong, prominent laymen, like William
f. Dodge, are making especial efforts,
inside and outside both assemblies, to
promote the union feeling. When the
fusion is contaminated, it is intended to
celebrate the event with day Of prayer
in all the Presbyterian churches through
Oat the Union.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

THE Lawrence, Kansas, Tribune says
that on Friday night last two settlers on
Coke creek neutral lands, Kansas, were
hanged by the leaguers, another shot,
and several others warned to leave.
Considerable numbers of the settlers,
not in sympathy with the league, were
going to Fort Scott for protection, and
others were leaving the State. 1t is said
there are nearly three thousand well
armed and organized men in hostility to
Mr.. Jay. Protection will soon be given
to the railroad engineers, and the lawless
men in that region will have to flee the
country or suffer the result of their acts.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

A BANKRUPT CONFEDERATE. Gen. Rip
ley, formerly of the Confederate army,
and we'll known in most of the Southern
States, has just passed through banks
rupt court in London. His liabilities
were $4,000, and his assets $4,000.
We thought the portly "pluOger" capable
of a grander coup than that Thirty
seven thousand dollars Why, that's a
mere bagatellel
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

IT is said that one Of these chests of
letters left 10y Gen. Arthur St Clair to
his daughter, Mrs. Graham, and by her
death transmitted to her son, (whO is res
Gently deceased,) contains three thou
sand valuable letters from the most dis
tinguished Revolutionary officers and
patriots, more than one hundred of which
are Washington's. These relics have
been kept intact since the death of Gen.
St Clair, in 1918, no one having been
permitted to examine them.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30
WARRINGTON.

WARRINGTON, May 29.-In the National
Soldiers Cemetery, which was decorated
to-day with flowers, there are grouped
a hundred and fifty Confederate
graves, all the head-boards being marked
Rebel. Stray flowers falling on these
graves csused some comment, which was
qnieted by placing a guard Of marines
around them, which prevented their deco
Tatian
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

Mrs. Stanton is getting up her petition
for female suffrage, to be presented at the
next session of Congress. She says it
will be the largest petition the world has
ever seen, and, decorated with flowers
and the American flag, will be carried
into the national capital by a troupe Of
girls dressed in the national colors, one
from each State, district and territory, OF
twenty>one years of age.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

five miles above the earth's surface
Their tops inclined toward the
south, about seventeen degrees in
the neighborhood of New York,
this being the position which the
dipping-needle there assumes.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

Ice is now manufactured in New Orr
leans so abundantly that it can be
afforded TO families all over the city at
one cent per pound, and to large con,
sumers at three quarters Of a cent. 1t
has been tested with ice from Boston,
and is found to be more cOmpsct and
slower in melting. Made from filtered
water, it is clear as crystal, and purer
than ice naturally formed is apt to be.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30
KANSAS.
OutrR.es by IndianS-I.aW Iessuess on
Republican River.

Republican River.
WATERvLLE, Kansas, May 29-Re.
ports from Lake Sibley state that aSparty
OF Sioux and Cheyenne lndians attacked
the scandinavian colony, southwest al that
place, on the Goth inst killing five Of the
colony, but they were driven oil after hard
fighting Considerable excitement exists
on the Republican river; several settlers
were killed within the past few days. Ii
is stated that two men lately from Sidney,
lows, were among the number.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

MODERN PoRTIAs.-A New York
journal states that among the women
who spoke at the female suffrage meet.
ings lately held in that city where .wo
young ladies' from the West, Miss Coz,
zens, of st. Louis, and Miss Peckhan, oil
Milwaukee, niece of the Hon. Rufus w
Peckham, of Albany, one of the justices
ofthe Supreme Court. They are study
ing law, with the attention of being adj
united TO the bar. The Chicago Legal
News is conducted by lady, Mrs. BrOd,
well, and, the Law Transcript Of Bslti.
more says, with ability, discrimination
and courtesy, though it cOnfesses its re-
pugnance to women travelling out Of theil
domestic sphere, especially into the
"hard and grabbed and uncOngenis
domain of law" Bot, why should we
not have Portals in modern as well as
ancient times-in America as we'll as IL
Venice?
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

Judge Black, who had his arm crushed
a few days ago by a railroad accident
near Louisville, is reported to be in dan
ger of losing his arm He is at Louis,
vile, under care of DR.. Yandall.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30
IL turns out from Trustworthy QUARTER

1t turns out from trustworthy quarters
that in the cabinet meeting at which the
Virginia question was settled, the Presi-
dent was out>yOted by the cabinet.
Grant, Fish and Rawlins favored the cons
sentative side, and desired the important
township feature submitted to separate
vote, but Hoar, Cox, CresWell and Boris
voted it down, and the Virginia prOcla-
nation was issued as the latter members
| dictated it.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

A temperance society, On new plan,
has been formed at Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Every member pledged himself that he
will neither ask a friend to take social
drink or drink with friend, but is not
bound by its provisions to abstain from
the drinking of spirituous liquors when
alone, or in case of sickness.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

Very little is known at Havana of the
condition Ofthe interior, and all Spaniards
engaged in business are much depressed.
1t is remarked that over four thousand
houses are to rent in and about that city,
their owners and occupants having left
the island.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

A SOUTHERN HISTORICAL Society has
been formed at New Orleans, whose
object is to collect reliable data Of the
workings of the late Confederate gov-
ernmeat, and the battles, sieges and ex.
ploits of the war. Rev. DIR. Palmer, Of
New Orleans, is President Of the society,
and Gen. Braxton Bragg Vice,Presideni
for Louisiana, Gen. r. T. Lee for Virginia
Gen. Breckenridge for Kentucky, and
Alexander II. Stephens for Georgia.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

The COrsicana (Texas) Observer an
nounces that counting can still go on,
but getting married is played OUT
Cause why-marriage licenses are not to
be had.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30

The Indianapolis Sentinel says an
"Ugly Club" is to be organized in that
city. The initiation fee is to be five dol
lars, and the ugliest man is to be chosen
President Of the club for the ensuing
ear
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-30
Public Square,
Opposite Upper End Of the Asrks.hnu

WE PRESENT THIS SEASON. MOST
unqusstiOnsbly. the LARGEST and FINEST
stock of Linen Clothing in Tsnnsssss. Our
goods are of the most perfect character in poi
of FABRIC. CUT. FIT, GENERAL MAX
UP and ELEGANT PROPORTION. Ths..
goods are known to have undergone Thorough
process Of shrinking before making up, and
beautifully laundried sAsr they are made.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-05
STATE NEWS.

Lee county has had railroad meet
ing. IL is tor the Norfolk and Great
Western railroad.
Gen. Ro5t. e. Lee has been elected
President Of the Bible society of Rock
bridge county, Va. a
The York River abroad has at last
been finished. The rails are all finish
ed, and the cars are running through
to West Point.
1t is rumored that Alexander Nose
ley, ESQ. of Buckingham, will be ap-
pointed judge in place ofJudge Marsh
all to be removed.
The Stannton Yindicator SAYS: All
OF our Valley exchanges speak in glow
ing terms of the coming crops. and the
farmers We talk with, feel good at the
mere mention oil wheat.
A letter from Gen. Lee, to the trus-
tees fthe Washington College is pub
llshetl, presenting plan OF adding to
the College schools Horticulture, COM
merce, ana applied chemistry
TIP to this time. 4,2sS petitions in
bankruptcy have been filed in tile State
OF these 1861 were filed in the Office of
the clerk OF the United States district
court at Richmond, and S37 at the same
office in Norfolk. In Norfolk 93 cases
have been discharged, and in Richmond
305.
Branch J. Worsham, whoi has been
clerk OF Prince Edward county Cor six
ty years has been removed, aud Dir.
Joseph Jorganson, a northern gentle
man who has been residing in this place
ever since the close of the war, is Mr..
Worsham's successor. He will retain
Branch j. Worslam Jr., as his depu-
ty
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-05
EXECUTORS SALE.

ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18th, 1863.
THE undersigned. f xccutor of Bush
4 rod w. Brown, deceased, will sell, on
Ihhsdoy. Februr,p isth. 1863, at his late re-
sidence, on Rspid Ann River, fur miles be-
low Rapid Ann Station, the srr...,.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
belonging to the estate of the said B. w.
Brown deceased, consisting in part, of
Household and Kitchen Furniture.
blacksmith Tools, IVheel,rriqht's Tools,
Three good Mules, one No. Riding Horse,
IWo Yoke of Orea, Eight Mich Goes,
Some IL head of fine young Cate,
Nindees, Sheep, about 20 Stock Hogs,
Plantation Utensils, Wheat Drill,
IhrsShtrg Machines, de-, &C., 6c.
TERMS OF sALE.-Cash for all sums of
Ten Dollars or less, For all sums over Ten
Dollars a credit of six months will be given
the purchaser giving bond with approved
security, bearing interest from date. No
be complied with, and property resold at
purchasers risk on fail;.te to comply.
All persons having claims against either
Thomas Brown or Rushrod w. Brown, are
requested to present an exact statement of
them to the subscriber, and all persons in
debted to either are requested to close their
accounts promptly by cash O, note. sf
At the same time and place, the Black
smith and Wheelwright's Shops will be Of
fered for rent for remainder of year 1853
Persons wishing TO purchase most dsSir-
able - -.
TRACT OF LAND
OF 1881 acres, with the shops and business long
established are invited to visit the premises
or saddress the subscriber, at MitchelIs
station, Culpeper county, Va.
j. j. HALSEY, Executor
February S. 1899. y"