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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17

The six Freshmen suspended from
Yale College for rushing" were recent
ly reinststed, All their brother Fresh
men signed petition to the Faculty for
their return. The class promised not to
"hazs'' or rush any more during its
course. The President granted the re-
quest, first giving the entire class a good
lecturing.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17
ON THE CASE"


Lawsuit EX traOrdtnaFy-EVery Nan
his Own Lawyer-JarisIlIetiO of the
County COarf-A New style Of DeeGar-
alton.
Our amiable friend, the Clerk Of our
County Court, received yesterday, for
record" the following, which il not ex-
actly in the right box" is at least novel
and TO the purpose. 1t is commended 10
the Bar Of the country as specimen case
in Il new course Of practice We ask that
il be placed on the Circuit Court docket
and stand for "tryar in due order:
THE LETTER.
County Court clerk Of DaVeson Sir |
have the honor 10 transmit this TO yeu For
Record in the Circuit Court For tryal If
Daveson County Tenn.
Plsas, if their is any thing Wrong about
This Lei me No "a ] am Not For illegal
PurPosce. let all Concersd No When the
tryal Come up.
If You want any information concerning
me or the papers | can be foua at or Near
Spring Hill Ten.
| remain Sir Very
Respectfully Yours &c &c.
Jeremiah McLemore.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17
Arb ANSAS.
STATE Aid 10 RaIIrORds-The PenIttn-
tiaTy SWIndIe.

nary ShIhuiS.
MEMPHIS, March lG.-The AVAlanches
Little Rock special Tonight says the
Governor sent a message to the Assembly
to-day notifying that body that the h ard
Of Commissioners had awarded State aid
including the Memphis and Little Rock
and other roads left out in the omnibus
bill
Investigation into the penitentiary
contract makes startling developments
1t appears that Hodges and Weeks, the
contractors who recently notified the
Governor that they would yacate the
grounds on the first of April, have drawn
from the Treasury 100000, none Of
which has been returned as the contract
specified Their bond for 100000 has
been purloined from the Secretary s
office
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17
TEXAS.

Money 40 carry on 1he Provisional
Government.
New ORLEANS, March l6.-Gen. Candy
has issued an order plopriating about
$435, 600 out Of the State Treasury Of
Texas to carry on the provisional gov
ernment of that State during the current
year 1t is said that more than one
third this amount is for the penitentiary,
which will return most Of the amount
thus nnnrnnriatad
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17
THE WEST.
Rumored Capture OF Gen. Gust

RUmOred Capture Of Gen. Gustav.
ST. LOUIS, March l6-A Denver dis
path says that Mr.. Craig, just from Fort
Lyon, reports, on the authority Of Major
Ames at Fort Lyon, that Gen. Gustav was
captured about eight days ago, while out
on a scouting expedition. No particulars,
nor does the dispatch say by whom GUSTAV
was captured.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17

The reports of the military operations
in Arizona for 1865, just published, show
81 Indians killed, 81 wounded, and %
captured. The reports indicate that the
war was carried on vigorously, but that
the number of troops was so small that
the results are unsatisfactory. Constant
appeals by the people and press Of AriZc-
na are made for more troops
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17
ARIZONA.

Entia1 DgpTF datiOHs-WaT of Extern
iEatiOH Suggested.
SAN FRANCISCo, March 16.-According
to late Arizona intelligence, Indian
depredations and murders are numerous
and the people becoming exasperated.
A war OF determination is suggested,
commencing with the massacre Of the
Indians residing on government reservaN
frons
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17
INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT

BosToN, March l6.-Gloucester papers
state that the gale on the night Of the 9TH
inst. was one of the most disastrous in
its effects on the fishing fleet of George )
Banks, that has been experienced for q
long time As far as heard from. six
men have been lost and great fears are
felt that some OF the vessels will never
return, as several were seen in a dis
abled condition.
NEW YORK, March lG.-The Pacific
Steam Navigation COmpany's fine steam
er Santiago, from Valparaiso for Liver.
pool, ran on a rock in the straits of Mag
geilan on the 18th OF January nd sunk
All on board were saved except two
sailors and a child.
LONDON, March lG-A slight earth
quake was felt in the eastern part OF
Lancashire this morning. No damage.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17

The Voce de Cuba newspaper pub
fishes the following "a second expedi-
ton will soon be sent to Fernando Pc
with prisoners. A riot occurred to-day
in Figures street. Several Of the par
ticipants were arrested aud sentenced to
death; another to carry ball and chain
for life." ..--
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17

Gen. Longstreet accepts the Office OF
Surveyor of New Orleans, and will be
confirmed despite of the opposition of
Brownlow and Sumner. Forney's
Chronicle comes out in an endorsement
Of the Longstreet appointment.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17
CALIFORNIA.

MuTdereTs acknowledgements by
Indians.
SAN Francisco, March l6.-Savage
and Smith, who murdered 1t. Commander
Mitchell, U. S. n, in October last, were
to. day sentenced to ten years respectively
to the State prison.
Indian outrages are reported in HUNS
boldt county, California. One man while
blowing his field was shot and killed by
the savsges, his house plundered and
fred, his family barely escaping by light,
Immediate pursuit was made, but the
Indians escaped to the mountains.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17

A RESPECTABLE lady residing in Jersey
City, arrived in New York the other day,
to do some shopping, and while compar-
ing two vases in store on Broadway,
she was accosted by one of the clerks and
accused of being a shoplifter A police
man was called in and she was arrested
and locked up for the night. In the
morning, notwithstanding her protesta-
items of innocence, and requests to be al-
lowed to send for friends, she was COM
mitted to the Tombs, where she was con.
fined for three days, when her husband
who had been absent from home, return
ed, when detectives were at once set tC
work, and she was found and released.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17

Notice is given, in the official Gazette,
that application will be made to the Par
lament Of Canada, during next session,
for an act to incorporate a company to
construct bridge to tunnel under De,
troit river.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17
TORONTO.

A Big Merchant Gone GItmmerInE.
TORONTO, March lev. II. Taylor
the prominent produce merchant, known
on Change as the Barley King, has alb
seconded. His liabilities are heavy.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

CoNcoRD, n. III March l6-Full re-
turns from all bntthree small towns give
Steams FOR Governor 30, 100 Bedell 3l,a
qq6.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17
DECLARATION.

DECLARATION.
Do hereby enter suet against Will
lam. C. Gossett or his estate of Robertson
county Tenn
For the following Damages sustain to me
in The year 1868. stated below. Hee and
ESTATE Was in the eth Congregation
District When l Last hear From them
surrounded by the Following Name1 Farms
John Thomas. II. Butts and James Polk
and James Morrow Near the Well Know
Distillery of Thomas Ruyan ia the said
CO. Stated above
/. Lost and Damage of corn, 5 Al so
. Going to Nashville Looking
for place, Is 90
8. Going to ClarksSille TO get
Bacon Distance Is milea 10 90
4. abuseing my Wife time, so 90
5. do do 2 do 1000 90
6. threaten to Kill ME, SO 90
7. telling lie To cheat me out
of IS, Is 90
g. Makeing himself 10Y security
fe out my coucent, l co
9. Making me Pay so For
Pillow Handle When l
Work for (D third Of
What | Could Raise So
he coud Pay the shop
Work, 50
10 Actcuseiug me of stealing
corn When he No it Was
Not So, 8 90
IL. Not Weighing Tobacco, 80 90
H. telling me that | Did Not
No He node voted For
old Grant, 10
49, Cursting me under the Nose
of the Justice Peace and
thereafter ming to Beat me or
Something TO effect on my
Way Home, %
For the Circuit Court of DaVeson conn
ty, Nashville, Tenn.
Toal Sumo Set above is
81. 2. 20. SOC.
two thousann two Hundred q Seventy
Dollars aud Eighty cents.
/ Jeremiah MeLemore Do Justicely
claim the above and Will endeayor to EE-
plain the charges to Satisfactory.
Do also Request Mr.. William c. Coz
sett to Briug along With him the Books
and papers conceering the contract Between
him ard Jeremiah McLemore
Sign RESPECTFULLY
jeremiah McLemore
Spring Hill Ten.
Witness on contract
Simon McLemore and Alexander
Gleaves and Thomas Butler,
Witness on Wife Busing ~ Time Jack
Elliot
Secon (2) time Jack Elliot aud henry
lankford Lions Burkcans. Gilbert Gill
Witness on corn Lions Bnrkcans and
George Washington
alexander Gleaves When last Hear from
Was in Nashville at the Hook and ladder
Hall
Jack Elliot When last Hear from Was
at Mr.. Charley Gill in 9TH congregation
Near the Distilery of Thomas Ruysn Rob
ertson. co. Ten.
Henry lankford When last hear From
move From Widow NicEls TO Shrub
Springs Robinson, co, Tenn.
Lions Bnrkean When last Hear From
left w. C. Gossett to Go 10 Nashville
| Ten He may he found at the Farm o
| Wilder Haw Kets Near Nashville Ten.
Gilbert Gill When last Hear from lei
w. c. Go'se,t to Go TO Murfreesboro. via
Nashville Ten.
Thomas Butler When last Hear from
was liveing at or near Brent Wood Nint
| [9] miles from Nashville on tbe'Frsnk
lin Pick or Road.
Simon McLemore When last Heal
Was in Nashville Tenn Near the tar
Yard.
Total No. - all colod.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17

One Of the features of this years car
nival at Rome was the first fair ever held
in the Eternal City. 1t took place for
the benefit of the asylum for the blind.
The tents in which the goods were sold
were presided over by the most beautiful
ladies' of the Roman aristocracy. During
the first two hours after the OPEN
ing of the fair, upward of fifteen thousand
francs were taken.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17

The best comment upon the Golden
Yardstick's proposition to- turn
over his profits to charitable
purposes, was made by Gen.
Butler. "All very well" he said, but |
don't see how that helps him. The law
is against the man who lays up riches in
a certain way; now whether he lays them
up in heaven or New York makes no
difference"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17

Gen. Sol. Meredith died at his resi-
dence, near Cambridge City, Indiana, on
Friday last.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-17

Reported Ku-KIuxIsm at WarrentOn
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hills PO-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-10

hostile to all foreigners, yet not canni-
balls. Strange as il may seem, these ma.
| tives, finding man insensible, covered
with bruises, and lying for dead, took him
in, cared for him, and bound up his
wounds. After terrible fever and stupor
of many weeks, he recovered his reason,
and on asking after the fate of his
schooner he was informed that his men
were dead and the schooner chopped up
and split up by the natives. After this,
for three years, he was Ike st OF this island
! to act as a kind of servant to the chief
and do any act that they might impose
His labors, however, were not erduous,
as his right arm was paralyzed and use
less, and he could not endure the sun on
his head. which produced lazy, faint
ing spell, during which always prayed
to die" he says.
At the end of three years an English
brig came to the island after cocoanut
oil, and Captain French for the first time
met men who spoke English. he was
now locked up for fear that he might es-
cape, and in his dark, dreary cell be
would often hear the voices of the Eng
lish crew, asking each other how it hap
pened that there were natives wearing
goed wooden coats, pants, carrying a re-
volver, etc. All these things were Cap
tain French's, having been taken from
him and the schooner The Chief who
owned him constantly wore his Captain
French's) clothes, and carried his re-
volver; but Captain French says:
Though | was nearly naked, having no
shoes nor stockings, and only an old
pair of pants besides, never even dared
to intimate that the articles were mine,
as my life was entirely in their hands"
Overhearing one of the boats crew tell
another that the Captain of the brig
would sail that night, Captain French
made superhuman efforts, and, disabled
as he was, mansged to escape and swim
to the brig. Here he was comfortably
cared for, and arrived at Valparaiso.
Arriving there, the American Consul
gave him five dollars, but said he did not
know that he was an American, and sent
him on board the American man of-war.
The surgeon on board gave him pass
into the hospital. Here he had brain
fever and enlargement of the heart, and
was given up to die; bat be recovered,
and meeting Captain Otis, of the Kate
Davenport, he gave him passage up to
Callao on his ship, seeing at once that
Captain French was a gentleman, we'll
raised and sincere. He also wrote for
him to his wife and two children, in San
Francisco. Captain French's arm being
useless. On his arriva here, at Csllao,
Mr.. Sartori, the acting Consul, buys him
a ticket to Panama, and also heads SUBJ
scription for him at Callao. To this the
American captains all have contributed,
and Captain French will soon be able to
see his home once more. His sufferings
are horrible to relate, and the shock to
his nervous system has left him partly
parayzed, and almost helpless. 1t is to
be hoped that he may reach San Fran
cisco in safety, and meet with kindness
for he is very modest, unassuming man,
and does not retail his sutferings.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-10
A "NobIeman % In Trouble.

A very tall and thin youog man, with
blonde hair and weak eyes, whose real
name ia Wilmot J. Mitchell, was brought
before Justice Dodge, at Jefferson market
Police Court, on Saturday, charged with
defraudiug the St. Nicholas Hotel of a
considerable sum of money. Mr.. Welch,
the manager of the house, made fiIavit
that on Tuesday the prisoner dashed up
to the hotel entrance in q stylish carriage,
and with a young lady on his arm. He
registered his name as Hon. W. P. 81.
Darlington, Grenadier Guards, Canada"
and asked TO have room for himself and
Lady Darlington, his wife, with whom he
had Just arrived from England.
The best apartments in the house were
allotted him, and the costiest wines,
cigars and magnificent carriages were
furnished the pair, and everything was
done to make his lordship comfortable.
On Thursday bill of S62 35 was pre-
sented, and the nobleman said he would
Just step down TO a bank and draw the
money" The detective on duty at the
hotel, Officer Kealop, suspecting some
thing wrong, followed him, aud after sat-
isfying himself that the would-be scion of
nobility was not Lord Darlington, but
plain Bill Mitchell, a confidence operator
from Montreal, he arrested him. The
young scamp took the affair very coolly,
and, being unable to find bail in the
sum of $500, was committed for trial
The young lady has disappeared.
York Tribune, August2.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-10
Terrible suffertngs and wonderful
Adventures of an American Sailor.

Lima Corr. Of the N. Y. Tribune. June POI
By the American ship Kate Dsven-
port, arrived in Callao Bay from Valpa-
raiso, came an American Captain, Cap
tain French, on his way home to join his
family, whom he has neither seen nor
heard from in three years. The narra-
tion of his sufferings would melt any
heart, and yet the poor man, helpless al
most, and psralyzed, neither complains
nor solicits charity. Captain French was
in command of schooner, and was
loading cocoanut oil at an island called
Savage, one of the Fejee Islands in the
Pacific. Captain French had very
nearly finished loading, and had fine
full cargo of tortoise shells and oil, and
had been in constant communication
with the savsges on the island, as they
had always been considered perfectly
friendly. Suddenly, early one morning,
as he was walking his deck, talking to a
boat-load of natives who had just come
on board with tortoise shells, he was
struck on the back of his head with
hatchet and felled to the deck. Before
be could spring to his feet be was set
upon by the savsges, stabbed in seven
teen places, mostly on his back and head,
his leg broken in two places, and his
right arm stabbed through and through.
The savsges then left him for dead, as
they supposed, and began to plunder and
kill. As be had on board eighteen tons
OF tortoise she'll worth about five dollars
pound, the natives descended to the
hold to repossess themselves of it. Find
ing liquor, they soon all got besstly
drunk, during which time friendly
white man, living on the islands, took
the insensible form of the Captain in his
canoe and padded to his own hut Here
his wounds we're dressed as we'll as could
be done, and he was kept secreted
for several days, the natives all suppos-
ing he had been rolled overheard by some
one of their number in charge of the
schooner. The white man was alone on
Savage island, and kind of chief among
the csnnibals, and be felt ss if his Own
life was in great danger whenever II
might be found out that Captain French
was in bis hut He took him very eau.
tiously, therefore, at night, and conveyed
him to another island, one Of the Fejee
islands also. Here lie left him lying on
the beach, and surrounded by savsges
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-10
The Harriet Lane and the TalIa.
p0Osa.

An attempt has been made By some
] papers in the interest of the President TO
justify, by precedent, his appropriation
family and friends upon their summer
| pleasure excursions; aud one of the in.
cidents cited is that of the trial trip
of The revenue cutter Harriet Lane,
which occurred during the adminstra.
/, ton of Mr.. Buchanan. Hon. j. S.
Black, a member of the Cabinet at that
time, gives history of the affair, which
will not give much comfort to the de-
tenders of Grant Judge Black says:
II aave no design TO discuss the use
which it is said General Graut is making
Of the public ship Tallapoosa.' But
the statement that Mr.. Buchanan en-
ployed the Harriet Lane in similar
way makes it worth your whileto publish
the facts as they occurred. They are not
generally known, and justice to the
memory of a pure and upright msgis-
trate demands that they should not be
concealed.
AFTER the Harriet Lane had been
built and equipped her commander mott
fed the Secretary of the Treasury that
she was ready for trial trip down the
Chesapeake Bay, and that he (the Secre-
tary) and such friends as he saw proper
to invite would be entertained on board
the vessel, or landed wherever they
chose during this experimental cruise.
The Secretary invited his colleagues of
the Cabinet and their families, two or
three of whom went, and large number
Of other friends, including several of the
foreign Ministers and their suites. Miss
Lane, for whom the vessel had been
named, was also one of the party. They
were absent about week The Presi-
dents approval of the expedition was
not sought beforehand, and was not
given sfterwsrd. But as soon as he was
informed that the trial trip of public
vessel had been turned into pleasure
excursion, in which his own family and
the officers of his Administration had
participated, he became intensely dis
satisfied and declared that the expenses
should not be borne by the Treasury. But
how to prevent it was the question. To
reject the account, if presented at the
proper department, would be, in the last
degree, offensive to those who had ac-
cepted the invitation in the full faith that
there was nothing improper in doing so.
Mr.. Buchanan dealt with the subject in
the only way which was reconcilsble at
once, with delicacy to them, and justice
TO the public He directed that the bills
should not be presented to the accounting
officers, but sent to himself to be paid
out of his own private pocket. Mr.. Cobb,
hearing indirectly of the Presidents in
tentions, anticipated him by getting the
bill before it reached the President, and
paying it himself. The bill ! speak of
covered the extra expenses of the trip, or
all those beyond what the vessel would
have incurred if she had made the trip
with nobody on board except those whose
duty required them to be there. The bill
for these expenses was not charged
against the Government, but paid as
already stated. 81. S. B.
York, Pa, July 26, 1869"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-10

The good old times are not gone
forever. Here is an incident: On the
recent trip of Mississippi steamboat
the clerk had allotted the last state-room
and was about to close his office, when he
was sstounded by the appsrition Of tall
Missourian, who exclaimed: II say,
stranger, want one of them chambers.
"Sorry, sir" said the official, blandly,
"but our state-rooms are all taken"
"The d-lthey are" responded Missouri;
"Tve paid my fare and | want one of
them chambers" ALLOW me to see
your ticket" said the still polite clerk
Putting his hand to the back of his neck
the passenger pulled out ten-inch
bowie-knife, and driving it qsiveribg into
the counter, said: I'm frsm Pike
county, young fellow, and thar's my
ticket Iwsnt one of them chambers"
Before the steel bad ceased to vihEAte the
prompt CLERK quietly thrust a loaded aud
capped six-shooter under Pixies nose,
and coolly answered: I've got only
six chambers, and you see they are all
full" The Missourisn edged oSt Of
range" and putting up bis tooth
pick" calculated: "a full hands good,
hv -
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-10
BnHaIoes on a Railway Track.

A correspondent of the Chicago 1ri-
bune writes from Sheridan, Kansas:
"Vast herds of buffalo Craze along
the line of the railroad and are FREE
queutly seen from the cars, and not un-
unfrequenty so near that many are shot
with rifles in the hands of passengers
while the cars are in motion. Yesterday
we saw upwards of thirty, by actual
count, but about half mile off. We
also saw several elk aud antelope,
and one wolf, and diBed on venison and
buffalo steak. Sometimes large heard
has been surprised near the track by a
train of cars. The shrieking of the
whistle and the rushing of the train has
produced such a panic Of fear that the
heard has rushed pell NELL along, in the
same direction with the train aud at
almost az great speed, thus afordiDg
splendid opportunity for shooting from
the cars. Iu one case the engine killed
several which we're on the track. Nu-
merous csressses are seen Of the noble
animals, which have been slaughtered
and left to perish along the line of the
road from Ellsworth to Sheridan. Sheri-
dan has about one thousand inhabitants,
principally transient tradesmen and
hotel aud boardipg-house keepers" "
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-10

NJ. Leroy Besulisu, an industrious
Frenchman, has calculated that during
the fourteen years between 1852 and
1866 no less than l, 75O.0 900 soldiers have
been killed, at an expense to the several
Governments Of S9,565. 900, ,00O-thAt is,
an average expenditure OF 1896 to q
mau. The number slain, therefore, is
equal TO the whole male population Of
Holland, to the combined commercial
and industrial workmen of France, more
than equal TO the entire population Of
the city Of London or the State Of Ohio.
The mere mensy is six times as much as
il cost to build all the French railways.