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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-24

The Atlanta papers say that there is
movement on foot to build railroad from
that city TO Station No. l3, on the Central
railroad. which, it is said, will shorten
the distance from that place to Savannah
between twenty-five and forty miles. The
Central railroad proposes to build the
new road for the purpose of connecting
that point with the new route to the
West, which will be opened when the
Cincinnati and Southern railroad is
built. By reference to the map it will be
seen that this is an air line t. Savannah;
and, with all the connections complete
between Cincinnati and Savannah, by
this route, the latter city will naturally
be the port of entry for the whole West.
Savannah will then be nearer Cincinnati
than anv seaport city, except Baltimore,
and the great difference in the grades on
this route and the Baltimore and Ohio
road, will give the route decidedly the
advantage
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-24
CLOSING THE WHITE HOUSE
GROUNDS.

Washington correspondents state that
the grounds about the White House have
been closed, and that the public are de.
MED access to them as usual. No such
action could have been taken without
the knowledge of the President, and it is
altogether probable that it has been done
bv his express command. We are glad
to see the journal condemn this Presi7
Dental exclusivencss, as it does as fol-
lows:
"As this has always been favorite re-
sort for promenaders-particularly wo-
men and children-and as no attempt
has ever before been made to barri-
cade them, the subject, although thrilling
in itself, occasions a good deal OF pas
sionate feeling The
White House grounds, and the White
House itself have always be en- open to the
public. upon the theory that the ruler OF
a freq people, himself only temporarily
| elevated from the ranks of common citi-
zens, should be accessible by his con"
stituents, who are his equals.in politl-
cal and social sense. President Grant is
the last man who can be expected to put
himself in opposition to this most reason
ale view
an Europe, the rulers surround them
selves with magnifcence and luxury, and
tten crafty The people by making them
easy Of approach. Even aristocratlC
Victoria does not deny access to hei
splendid lawns and observatorles. In
France, the beautiful gardens of Versail'
les, and the galleries of art at the Louvre
are open to the inspection and enjoyment
of the public. Upon the Continent, ever
the palaces of mOnarchs and magnate
are thrown open when not actually oc'
cupied by their owners, with very Sigh
restrictions as to admission. 1t is no
likely the President Of our republic will
show himself more exclusive than j
the Emperor of Austria, or the Gar o
Russia"
Grants "modesty" does not allow hin
to be gazed at by the people who usu
ally promenade on the White HOus
grounds. This is in keeping with hi
aristocratic mode Of travelling He can
not travel to Long Branch in the mod
of conveyance provided for the public
but he must have man Qfwar place
at his service for himself and family q
the peoples expense lie has alread
assumed the ownership of the Whit
House grounds and the Navy. Wha
Dnvt AlbdnU 1rQHS.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-24
The War I'm Cuba.
Successes OF the Patriots.
WASHINGTON.

Cabinet Officers and the FenIans-
Secretary BOutweII's Financial Pc.
IIey.-IIs Effect ON the National Gre
dit.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Col. Warren
called Yesterday upon Secretary Cox and
Postmaster General Creswell, and had a
talk with them about Fenian maLters-
The Colonel has now seen every member
Of the cabinet, except Secretary Rawlins,
and has found them all favorable except
Attorney General Hoar. He believes that
some decided action one way or the
other must soon be taken by the admins
trstion on the subject, and, from the opin-
ions expressed by different cabinet mem.
bers hopes that the expected action will be
favorable to the rights of naturalized
citiz ms.
The Secretary Of the Treasury, on
being questioned on the subiec', replied
that he had no intention at present of sell.
jog gold, and that he did not expect 10 sell
any while the premium was at the present
figure The Impression at the Treasury is
that it will go lower. This seems to be
founded on the fact that United States
bonds have advanced in Europe in conse-
quence of the favorable exhibit of Bout.
wells financial management, and that by
the time there is demand for the ship
ment of gold the crops will be ready to
bring into market.
A letter received here from an Amer
lean gentleman travelling in Europe, al
lude5 10 warm language to the beneficial
effect of BoutwelPs policy in strengthening
the credit Of our government abroad.
WAsHIHGroN, July 23.-One hundred
and twenty thousand dollars in new ten
and fifteen cent currency has been issued.
E. NJ Stanton had an interview with
Mr.. Boutwell, 10 day.
The Commissioner of Revenue decides
that no tax can be levied upon sales of
the loans Of building associations.
The Secretary Of the Treasury to-day do
cided 10 permit the substitution of 10 40s
for 500, or The exchange Of any GOLD
bearing bonds now held as security for cir
culaling noie', on the basis Hitherto adopt
ed, the 10 l05 to be received at eighty five
per cent. OF their par value, and all others
at six per cent.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-24
TILIBUSTERS.
Disappointed Patriots to Sue 70

Disappointed Patriots to Sue for Pay
New YORK, July est is said that a
number the recruits for the Cuban army
are about to bring suit against the Junts,
10 recover the thirty dollars per month
ia gold offered TO them, at the time Of
enlistment The Juuta appear to refuse
10 pay any except those who enlisted al
their own headquarters. The recruits
will also sue for the FIVE hundred doll ar;
bounty, in gold offered them aud for theil
cIoihe-, etc lo-t Oh the attempted exPf
ditions
New York, July 23-All the prison
srs confined at Fort Lafayette, charged
with being concerned in the Cuban expe
dition, have been released. No particu
lsrs given, but supposed to have been re-
lrssed on their own recognizanCe.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-24

The remains Of an Indian, together
with kettle and spoon supposed to have
been made from pulverized muscle-shells,
were discovered some days ago, near
Glasgow, Howard county, Mo, by parties
engaged in grading the railroad from
Macon City to that place. The skull,
kettle and spoon were presented to the
Lewis Library Company, and deposited
among its other relics.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-24

Tue Natchitoches Ua) Times, of
July 10. says "Under the influence Of
the hot weather Of the week, cotton is
growing RAPIDLY and doing well. We
hear no talk Of caterpillars. The corn
crop, now nearly made. will be sufficient
to meet the wants Of the parish, but none
in excess
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-24
ENGEIAN
EeHect Of the Compromise OF the
Irish Church Bill.


LONDON, July 22.-The compromise
of the Irish Church bill WAS the result Of
fear on the part of the Peers of the cons
sequence threatened by a collision Of the
two houses Of Parliament. Last night
the Tory Lords held a large meeting at a
private residence and resolved TO repndi-
ATE the Marquis OF Salisbury and put them
selves under the head Of Lord Cairns. The
latter was~auihorised to make peace with
the ministry and express the willingness
Of the Peers 10 yield TO day. Lord Cairns
sought an interview with Earl Granville
and gave in the submission of the Peers
whereupon the cabinet agreed to compro-
mise. l. il announced tonight that The
prompt and loud expression of popular
indignation terrified the Lords, and thus
has been postponed for while the threat.
ened agitation.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-24

A DETACHMENT of soldiers have arrest
ed Richard B. Long and 4 son of Judge
Roberts, of Tyler, Texas. They are
supposed to have been concerned in an
afrray in Tyler, about year ago, in
which United States soldier was killed.
A military commission is soon to maet in
Waco for the trial Of the offenders.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-24

Susan B. Anthony has short and
easy method of dealing with objections.
At the Saratoga Women's Rights Con-
vention, she was inten upted in her re-
marks by a man, who asked What Is to
be done with st. Paul's saying, that 'wo~
men should be subject to her hus>
bands?'" She repIiad, "The sane that
men do to others of his sayings-pass
them by."
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-24
MEMPHIS.
Death of Wade BOItOn-Chincse I'm.
migration.

Death OF Wade BOItOn-Chinese I'm.
migration.
MEMPHIS, July 23.-Wade Bolton who
was shot some days since by DR.. Dickens
died th;. morning, Yesterday he made
a will bsqueathing a hundred thousand
dollars 10 charitable purposes including ten
thousand 10 Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, and
ten acres Of land to each of his former
slaves.
Jack Staples and Andrew johnson, col
ored, aged sixteen and seventeen, who q
few days since murdered a negro man on
the levee, were today sentenced to ffteer
years in the Penitentiary.
Capt. George Gift Left for San Francisco
and China last night for the purpose 0
bringing Chinese emigrants for the new
company recently formed here.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-24

QUEEN VICTORIA is said to he ihllirS
in health. The London Medical Tiues
and Gazette says the presence % :
crowd or a succession Of persons VINO
are presented at court produces O her
nervous system the giddiness am o'nei
symptoms common to landsmer at sea
The Gazette adds that, considering nee
Maiesty's habits Of punctuslit', ana IN
hard labor and anxiety she nas unee'l
gone during her happily prOFacted, reign \,
it cannot be q matter of surprise iLas th'
nervous system should become fat'gued
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-24
LONG BRANCH.

Court Journal - Presidential Clam
Bake.
LONG BRANCH, July 23.-President
Grant and family last evening attended
The hop at the Stetson House. To-day has
been passed in riding, attending clam
bake, etc. The arrangements for the COM
plimentary ball in honor of the President,
on Monday next, are nearly completed.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-24

In the Corps Legisatif Of Paris an
American has introduced an electric
communication for registering the vote
during the sittings Each dePuty's seat
communicates with the teller's desk, AMI
Is fitted with two knobs-One AYE" and
one mo" By this means the entire vote
can be counted in the space Of one MN
ute without the least disturbance.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-24
CUBA.
D,ttIes Ia which the Spanish are
Beaten.


Beaten.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Advices re-
ceiytd in this city from leaders in the
Cuban army TO the 18Th, state that on the
18Th and l4h the troops of Gen. Suez ida,
stationed between Puerto Principe and
Nueyitas. were attacked by Gen. SelOna,
and in both battles were repulsed; on the
frat dav with loss Of fifty killed and
wounded, aud on the second with a loss of
over one hundred The Cuhans retain
,beir position Of scige before Puerto
Principe.
The troops under Gen. Figuero of Gen.
Jordan's command occupying a position
some forty miles from st. JsgO De Cuba,
we're attacked on the 18th inst by Spanish
trees of over 200, which, it is said, have
bsen copmsnded by Gen. NaImesdi in
,erson. A.fler few hours fighting the
Standards were compelled 10 give up the
attack.
Next day, having been reinforced, the
81 sosnish Generel renewed the attack with
,,rsst yiror. Assaults were mada upO n
he Cuban position but in each the Span
isTds were compelled 10 precipitaiely re-
,Test. Gen. Jordan participated ia the
second days fight.
The lofs Of the Cubars ia set down a
,i1ty-two killed and wounded. Among The
Lilled were two officers. The Spanish los'
IL reporied 10 have been over 500. They
made good their retreat to st. Jago. Tn,
Cubans are in good spirits and affected bu
little by cholera and yomitF, 30 prevalcn
smorg the Spanish troops.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-24
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Arrival OF the French Cable.

PLYMOUTH, Mass, July %. - The
French cable expedition arrived off DuK-
bury nj Don 10 day. The shore end will
he laid tomorrow,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-24

Acc RIDING to the Mobile Tribune, the
negroes in that postofhce have hit upon
an expedient to simplify distribution.
They have chalked all the boxes white
and red in equal division, and put all the
yellow letters in the red boxes and the
white letters 10 the white ones.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-24

THE ladies of the Episcopal Church
IN Eutaw, Ala, gave an ice cream sup
yer for the benefit of the church few
days ago, which melted the handsome
sum Of S3ll.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-24

Cabinet Officers and the Fenians-
Secretary BOutweII's Financial Pc.
IIey--Ifs Effect ON the National Gre.
dir
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-07-31
End Of the Volume.

The present number of The Wing COM
pletes the 2Sth volume of the paper, and
the first volume since its enlargement to
an eight column paper. We have spared
neither expense or labor to make The Whig
a looked for, and welcome visitor in the
family circle, and are happy to be able TO
announce that our efforts have not been
unappreciated or passed without that sub
stantial acknowledgment, the pleasantest
for the publisher of 4 public journal to con-
template. Since it's enlargement we have
endeavored to adapt it to the wants and
tastes of the farm country hearth and home,
aud will still continue our efforts i'll that
direction, Excelsior as our motto.
We embrace this, as fitting opportuni-
ty, to renew our solicitations to the numer-
Gus local contributors to The Wig, to con-
tinue their favors, and also to thank them
for their aid in contributing not a little to
the good work of building up what is uni
versally acknowledged to be one of the best
local papers in the State.
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Life of jefferson Davis,

With a Secret History IF the Confederary.-
BIZ e. 4. Pollard.-NationM Publishing
Co., Philadelphia.
Although this book is written by firm
believer in the righteousness of "The Lost
Cause" it sketches the leaders of the Re
belion in no very ilattering style, and gives
us some glimpses :. Behind the Scenes in
Richmond that exhibit the Southern chiv-
airy i'll any other than an enviable light
According to Mr.. Pollard the greater part
of all that has been boastfully written about
the patriotic devotion of the South, during
the Rebellion, is the merest bosh. Tie
men who plotted the Disunion movement,
and precipitated it upon the country, did
so only to crafty mean and slothful greed
of Office, and the "patriotic devotion y that
sustained them during the war, was en-
forced by a military despotism uncxampled
in history. The Confeleracy was crowded
with spectators and cxto-tioncrS, and a
book could be written of the various arti-
fees and lodges resorted to i'll Richmond
alone, for the purpose of escaping military
duty. That Capital city was the wickedest
in the world, and its police was composed
of rowdes and gamblers imported from
Baltimore as non-conscripts, who were the
vilest of adventurers and against whom
there was no protection of sex or condition.
Stonewall Jackson, of whose prayers and
religion we have heard SO much, was no
saint it. as this book informs us, he made
the extraordinary proposition of stripping
his men and hurting them in the darkness
upon the shattered remnants of Burnside's
army, at Fredericksburg, with orders to
bayonet all they encountered not also strip
ped, and Mrs. Davis is altogether different
from what we lave always heard her rep
resented. if she is ''woman excessively
coarse and physical in her person, and in
whom the defects of nature are repaired
neither 10y the grace of manner nor the
charms of conversation.
To follow Mr.. Pollard and give synop-
sis of his book would require much more
space than we have at command but we
doubt not his pictures of the Confederacy
and its leading men are, in the main, with
ont eNaggeration. But while he attributes
all the corruption that cursed and finally
destroyed the Rebel Government, to tie
despotism and bad craftsmanship of Jcifer-
son Davis, we can trace it to a very differ
ent source. We are perfectly willing, how
ever, to let Mr.. Pollard's book go before
the public without note or comment, and
give each reader an opportunity to form an
unbiased opinion of Jefferson Davis and
his dcfunct Confederacy upon the state
ments of the author. who claims to be
peculiarly fitted" for his task. That
opinion, we are satisfied. cannot be very
favorable one for 81 The Lost Cause
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mismanagement on the part of the Board,
and pervcrsion of the county funds to Il use
foreign to the object Of county taxation,
and the transaction is this day condemned
by four-fiiths of the taxpayers of the
county. Principle Bridge was washed
away by high water, and rebuilt rs soon
after as possible. The present Board found
Plum Creek Bridge built when they came
into power.
But let The Democrat answer its own
charges.
Some correspondent favors that paper
with the following, which We clip from its
issue of the week before last:
'.As am not a Marylander, it may be
deemed little out of place for me to ven
ture to give you hint i'll regard TO the mis-
management of the Board Of Commissioners.
But as I hold property i'll Cecil, and am
victimized to some extent every year, will
not refrain to complain to you, and hope
your influence with the public will be used
to bring some relief. | do consider the
manner in which the financial and taxing
business of the county has been managed
for several years past, as disgracetul, and
I do think your present Board of Commits
sioners entirely unfit for the place they oc-
cupy. Just consider for a moment that
they have inaugurated an almost perpetual
session.
Think of $4,000, or thereaboats, being
allowed for collecting the tax, and of some
$1,000 to $40, 900 being expended upon the
poor house and Oat-penst0nefs think OF
1918 to $3.50 per annum paid to Commits
sioners individually, for per diem. When
| served as Commissioner, | received SIS to
$50, and feel sure three proper men could
do the business of Cecil in tllirty-iivc days,
or forty at farthest Think of the county
expenses being $4,000 when but ten
years ago it was scarcely over a third of
that sum. Think of these and hundred
other things connected with the county
levy, and then, l think you will agree that
the present Board is Incompetent and unfit,
and should be Intellectually and collectire'y
Mr0tcn ouerb0ard.'
This is what an unprecedented stranger
thinks of the inefficiency and extravaganza
of the present Democratic rulers in this
county. And the following is the endorse
mcnt of Tile De.aocrat of the above charges
in some comments which follow c,iitorially:
"Taxes are enormously high. and
great deal of money is wasted. The waste
on the public roads alone is almost enough
to meet the necessary expenses of the
county,
This is just what we have been charging
all along, and which The Democrat con-
lesscs one week and attempts to deny the
next.
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The Frtn III Cable.

The steamers having the American shore
end cable on board arrived at Doxbury.
Mass, on Friday July Sd. the wire working
in perfect order. The cable was success
fully landed, and the United States is now
in direct communication with France and
the other continental countries of Europe.
The fond wishes of the friends of the
Franco American telegraph cable are now
fully realized. The Whole enterprise has
been Il success from lightning to end, and
now for the first time the two great Cont
ncnts are connected by a single circuit of
the modern electric telegraph. From
Brest, in France, to Duxburry-away down
where the pilgrims discmbalkcd from the
Mayilower-tlcrc is an uninterrupted and
instantaneous line of communication The
Triumph OF the enterprise is the entering
wedge to the inevitable splitting of II great
and odious monopoly, and the end of which
will bring out Il universal amen from all
parts of the world.
The Steamer Chitern, which had the
>'piS VA b''ttA. NhopiC'l ABOUT Il
mile from shore at 3 o'clock in the after
noon. 4 couple of small boats were LASH
ed together, and upon their top was erected
4 platform, and upon this was placed coil
Of cable sufficient to reach the beach,
These joined boats, with their cable coil.
were then padded slowly shorcward, and
when they came to ground the jolly tars,
with a round or two of nautical cheers leap
ed overheard and with their united muscle
hauled the balance of the cable up to dry
land. This was indeed the critical moment
for it was the first time the United States
was directly connected with Europe by Il
Geographic cable. The circle was complete
between two great nations and signals of
congratulation upon the success of the en-
terprise were exchanged between Dux-
bury, in Massachusetts, and Drest, in
FRANCE.
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A Thrilling Incident
Let not Prejudice usurp your Reason.

1t is fact that in the minds of many persons pre-
juiic' exits against what called patent medicines
hut why should this prevent you rcsortin an article
that has such array of testimony to SUPPORT it as
HosTETTERS STOMACH BlTTERS, Physicians
.,scril'" it why should you discard it, Judges us-
ally c,isiIed of talent have used and do Use it
in their families why should you reject it, Let not
your prejudice u-urp your To the everlasting
INJURY Of your health. If you sick and require 4:
Medicine, try these Bittcrs.
When the bodily energies worn ont hy anxiety
and need sniul:nt this is the best that ran be taken
1t is tempered and modified lay hygicnic herb. roots
which prevent it from f"vrrins the blood and hence il
does not produce mere temporary excitement he
"i!""ei by injurious reaction. but communicates u per-
inrit potency Ia the entire vital organ: zatiun
ri its herbal c"nstitu ts slightly soporifc that
III cases where sirplc,EcSs is one of the accompnn
hirns OF nervous disease. dose of il taken
b-the Will tend I" r",'ur" quiet and refreshing slum-
her. For aitati,'n Of the heart. trcnurS mysteries
E:nting MT general rstlrsnrsS. and the causrl.s
and distressing fHcis I" which ladies l"cially
subject. umcr certain morbid conditions Of Ia nj and
body peculiar 10 their the trrs will he found the
most agreeable" and certain Of all cnunt"rrriianls.
Til" c'n>tituti naliy readily keep their
i"h!h'ity III r"E>t:tnt check by the daily this
healnl vegetable" tonic: and th",c who have shat
tered their the phrase either hy impru-
dent ininlahn'" undue physical intellectual labor
will ini i'll this WALKING elixir prompt c>toratye
July u. 1SGJ-im
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Containing 20 Acres, more or less

The improvements are new Frame 49,
DWELLING HOUSE, . Stories. con- III, IN
tanning five Rooms; Well of good .MlMa
Water at the door; Stable, Granares, ami
other Outbnliings.
Two Young APPLE ORCHARDS of 20
Trees each. i'll bearing.
About 30 acres Of the land are cleared. in
high state OF cultivation, and of excellent
natural quality. The balance is covered viii,
valuable Chestnut and OK Timber heinz
more than sufficient to supply the farm.
Convenient 10 Churches and Sehools Mills
AND Immediately adjoining the F., ". & Il.
Railroad.
Terms easy. Apply by letter or otherwise
10 JOHN E. WILSON, Elkton, Md.
Apr 3, lSG9-ts Attorney for Owner.
GB Persons desiring to see it, will he
shown the premises by Jesse West, Esq, Of
North East.