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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11
RIVER AND WEATHER
ARRIVED:
UMPIRE.,........... ........Upper camberl aud.
NASHVILLE-............
DEPARTED:


The river rose a. THE point upw ards of
two feet on Sunday night, and was still
rising, with seven feet scant on the shoals.
Weather clear and warm.
The Umpire had fifty hhds. tobacco
from above.
The Emma Floyd will be found in port
this morning. .
The Tyrone is the regular packet for
Cairo TO. day at 4 P. M. Capt. Tom Hsr-
man commands, with Wash Weaver and
u. 8. Hard in the Office. -
The Ella Hughes departs for the Upper
Cumberland, in command of Capt. Dix,
To- day, with u. s. Bowman in The office.
See 10 it that she gets good trip.
Some of our river men are beginning TO
prepare for the coming of fly time. One
Captain proposes to buy buggy and
span of horses and spend the summer with
his friends up in Hurry county. The great
marine Snowman will perform no more
circular work, and organize his mammoth
circurious. Lord Palmerston has engaged
q suite of rooms at Crittenden Springs.
Cop proposes to commit matrimony and
spend the summer "up North" The boat
ing season in the Cumberland will soon be
ended.
| LITTLE OLD ToFIELD, the once famous
mouth of Smithland navigator, has de
generated into an agent for the Freed
mems Bureau.
Through the great energy, and fnancis
skill and ability of Admiral Lee, the Cum
berlsnd river trade, viii probably, mex
season, be stopped at Paducah.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11

81 o. to 1 05. Oats 5000 cents. Barley
81 IS. Rye 81 so to l SO.
FLeUR-Fancy, bags, $6@6 so; stand
ard family $40 SO to IL extra, So so to
So; super6ne, s. SO to SIN bags about
same prices.
BAooS-Clear sides, 1S3 to 1si; clear
rib sides, 1Sf@1s4c; shoulders, 14f. Hams
--canvassed q to %; sugar cured, q to
%; plain Is to 10.
LIME-Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama
50@60e per bushel; Hydraulic Cement S.
per barrel; Plaster of Paris So so per
barrel.
LEATHER-While Oak Sole, per ID. 4Oc.
Hemlock Sole per lb. 26 to soc; Upper,
per dozen, $40 to $45; Harness Leather,
per ID. 40 to 45c.
| I.ARD-In barrels, 20 to 2Ic; in kegs and
cans, q to 214 cents.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11
The MaXueII Mnuse.

The Louisville Courier-JourRaI Of Sun
day says: "Mr. John Overton, of Tennes-
see, was in the city. yesterday. We Learn
that he is negotiating with Mr.. Kean, Of
the Louisville Hotel, with reference TO the
Maxwell House at Nashville. This is,
next 10 the Gait House, the largest and
finest hotel west of New York. 1t Is
owned by Mr.. Overton, and just completed.
The report that Mr.. Pratt, of Cincinnati,
had leased il is d mistake. 20
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11

Divorce BRoKERs will find themselves
somewhat disturbed in the pursuit Of
thsir avocation by The changes made ia
the laws of Indiana. Under the new
law it is impossible for parties not living
in the State to obtain Indiana divorces"
by merely paying liberal fee to some
INSCRIPTIONS lawyer. 1t is now requir-
cd that persons filing applications for
divorce shall have been bona fde resi-
dents of the State for one year preceding
the filing of the application and for
ninety days bona tide residents of the
county. 1t furthermore makes it felo-
ny for any person to make false repre-
sensations in procuring a divorce, pres
scribes confinement in the penitentiary
as penalty, and applies the operation Of
the act to any attorney who shall lend his
assistance in procuring divorce through
fraudulent means.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11

The County Commissioners have had
the services Of VIM Gray, auditor, FOR a
considerable length Of time, but refuse TO
pay him his salary since the first Of the
present year. He offered his resignation
on the 3lst OF last December, because be
did not think the compensation sufficient,
b ut the Board did not accept the resigna-
ton, snd Mr.. Gray has been acting ever
since, and performing his duties faithfully
and now he is informed that his salary
wont be paid. The laborer is worthy OF
his hire, and bis work shows for itself
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11
ReBBEnrEs IN EDeEriELp
A wholesale Raid.
Fourteen Houses visited and six
Watches and Other vaIuables
stolen.

Ga. 900 I'm Nashville Corporation
Checks Obtained and After
wards Captured.
On Saturday night last Edgefeld was
visited by the entire burglar fraternity, |
Judging from the number of houses en-
tered, and the giles stolen. The real
estate is still standing, but with this ex-
ception there was very formidable at
tempt to steal the whole town. As il was,
they captured nearly the entire property OF
the place, except few pianos, which they
found rather troublesome 10 move.
At the residence Of Geo. ID. Barry, on
Tulip street, they procured watch ana
chain valued at $500, one which Mr.. b.
had made 10 order. His house was
thoroughly ransacked, and silk dress
taken out, but left an the yard.
John Frizzell on Woodland street, got
up on Sunday morning minus two gold
watches, one valued at $3.50 and the other
| $16O, together with two masonic emblems
and fine pocket knife. One of the
emblems was found in an adjoining yard,
and the knifehad been left at the residence
of DIR. SUMMERS.
| The residence Of Judge Guild, on the
GalIatin pike, and one of the city fathers
Of Edgefeld, was not neglected. Here
two watches were captured, one of which
belonged to Mr.. Dodd, his son.in law. In
addition to which the thieves carried oil
Sc, 900 in Nashville corporation Oh eckS
and fine jeweled head wreath belonging
to one of Judge Gnild's daughters. The
checks we're found Sunday morning in an
open lot on Russell street.-The burglars
no doubt feeling insecure with SO much
scrip about their persons.
From Jackson B. While, on Woodland
street, a silver watch, an old family time
piece, was taken.
At the residence of Mr.. Barry, larg'
amount of silver plate was left untouched
The burglars also visited the residenc'
of l. N. Brooks, Woodland street. While
engaged in raising a window, Mr.. Rector,
young man sleeping at the house, wa
, aroused, and the alarm being given b.
some of the members of the family, tn
~ burglars decamped.
An attempt was also made to enter III
residences of Mrs. Robertson and pr. Sam
: mers, on Woodland street, but they did no
D succeed in effecting an entrance
= On Russell street, the residence of Johl
e w. Murray and Mrs. Southworth were en-
tered. but nothing taken.
i The Burglars also cut the stats out O
Il the shutter st the residence Of Mr.. Sap
Glenn on the GsIlatip pike, but did nc
4 get in.
At DR.. John Hadley's adjoining, the
got into the parlor, but found neithe
r money nor watches, and retired in disgust
W.T.. Glasgow onS Priscilla Avenue
iowas favored with visit, bat his dog CAV
the4larm which AROUSED Mr.. G. q He GO
ont in time to find that his .dOgS a yer
fine one, hado been poisoned %
TIE raiders were evidently expert bur
a glars. They had the necessary tools 70
opening windows and unlocking doors, an
managed their business with great adroit
q ness.
e 1t is to be hoped that something vii
4 turn up which will lead to their arrest.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11

DIR. Ewing was a son of our esteemed
fellow citizen w. B. Ewing, Esq, of this
vicinity. When quite young he chose the
profession Of medicine, in which he grad
uated at Louisville, KY, in 1850, Just as
he gained his majority. In 1852 he mar
ried Miss Carrie Buchanan. He practiced
his profession in this State and Texas,
whittier be removed in 1857, and returning
TO Tennessee after the close of the war, he
settled in his profession near LavergHe,
where he died on the 9th inst. after a brief
and painful illness-psssing away calmly
and hopefully, assuring his family and
friends, in distinct tones, that he was not
afraid TO die-that "dH is Uell." "a
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11
A Liberal PrOpOsitIon.

The proprieters of the Merchants Ex-
change propose to pay for the reinSrment
of the bodies of five Confederate soldiers
provided twenty-four ethers will subscribe
each the same amount; ana they will also
pay for Eve more, for every twenty-fOur
other subscribers of the same sum. At
this rate, if one hundred and fifty subscrib-
ers can be procured to renter five each, the
whole number will be seven hundred and
fifty; and if the cost be So so each. there
will thus be raised $2,625.
These gentlemen will comply if any or
all of the foregoing proposals are filled.
Books will be opened at the Merchants
Exchange, opposite the Maxwell House,
and also at w. G. Golfers bookstore for
the ladies Onlu
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11

THE EMIGRATION FROM CANADA to the
United States still continues, and even
increases. The roads leading to YER
mont are full Of wagons and carts, heaped
with the household goods and wives and
children, flying from a section of the
country where starvation threatens them,
to our hospitable fields aud towns. One
Sentiment, it is said, seems to animate
them. Canada, they say, needs annexa>
ton to the United States to restore her
prosperity These'emigrants are mostly
of French descent, and therefore, per-
haps, should not be taken as criterion
for others.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11

J. Plateau and J. w. Bridges we're he
fore Justice Wilkinson yesterday, the lat
ter On the charge Of malicious mis-, hief
and the former on peace warrant, sworn
out by the latter. The case was consider
ably mixed, one charging heavily on the
other, and vice verss. The Squire Thought
the easiest way 10 settle the dispute was to
tax each with the COSTS, which he did, and
afterwards advised Them to return 70 their
homes and live in peace.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11

The Odd Fellows band favored us last
night with beautiful serensde, and the
sweet strains of music coming up from our
corner attracted much attention. In the
meantime many Of the large crowd which
assembled patronized literally the elegant
soda lount of DeMoville & Co., while not
a few paid their respects TO Hemphill, just
below, on the opposite side Of the street.
Music hath charms.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11

TIE finances of Mexico are in a very
poor condition. Mr.. Romero, the recent
minister to this country, and now Secres
tary of heTreasury of Mexico, estimates
the cost of carrying on the government
during the next fiscal year at $25, ISS, GO,
while the estimated receipts reach only
$l5,536,3 54, leaving a deficit of 1862
BIG, or fully 80 per cent Various
schemes for meeting this deficit are pro.
posed, among them being an issue of
$lS,OO0,000 In treasury notes.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11
AnAdmIrnhIo Programme.

A basket picnic and steamboat excur.
sion will take place under the auspices of
the Union NJ. Il. Sunday school, on Sstur-
day May Is. Preparations on an ex-
tensive scale, will be made TO render it
the most agreeable affair of the season.
The Pink Varble has been chartered for
the occasion, and We have no doubt all
will be comfortably accommodated.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11

London advices of yesterday quoted
United States FIVE twenties at 78s.
Tennessee bonds have improved, the old
being quoted at 67ys, and the new at 6Gh.
Nashville corporation checks are in but
little demand. Brokers sell at 76077c.
The sales of Southern State bonds at the
New York Stock Exchange, on the 9Th
lust, were az follows:
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11
Nashville Provision market.

There was considerable activity in the
market to-day. We quote:
BAcoN-Clear sides 174c; shoulders 13lc;
country hams scarce and in demand, 100
l64c. ....... ......F
CHOICE HAMs.-Hart & Hensley's C. C.
c. hams canvassed, 194c.
LARD-In tierces Ice; kegs and cans
204c. .....
DRIED BEES. c, 1S4@19{c.
BEEF ToNGUEs-Per dozen, S..
Mss PoRK-$31 so per barrel.
CORNED BEEF-Per half-barreI, $12.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11

THE WIFE's SISTER QUEsTIoN.-John
Bright, though now minister, continues
to be reformer. He delivered speech
in parliament in favor Of repeating the
prohibition to marry deceased wife's
sister. The bill was carried by the large
majority Of 80. The Solicitor General,
MIR. COleridge, was the only prominent
Liberal who spoke against the bill.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11
how A NEaRo rlApE 4 RAIsr.
4 Piece Of sharp Praetfce-A victim
Hunts Him Down and Brings Hisn
a Tuafrea

a Piece of sharp Praetice-A victim
Hunts Him Down and Brings Hisn
80 Justice.
A nego man named John Simonds, alias
Wan. Jones, has been playing sharp |
game among his colored brethren for some
weeks past, but at last was brought to
grief. He has been going about through
the Whites creek country, representing
himself as school teacher from Ken
lucky, and pretended TO be making sr-
rangements to open a school Tor the BEN
eft of the uneducated masses Of his color
His mode of raising the wind was de-.
cidedly sharp. He was supplied with
number Of Envelopes, with pieces Of blank
paper enclosed. To his unsuspecting
| brethren of the colored persuasion, he
would introduce himself, register his name
for board and lodging, enter into lively
and familiar conversation, and Sfiarwards
borrow small amount of money, depOsitS
ing as collateral one of these envelopess
which he said contained the s' fspers" for
drawing his bounty money. Alter obtain
ing the required amount, he Suddenly dis
appeared, and turned up again at some
other house, where he went through the
same man0uvres, and 30 he continued from
house 10 house until he raised a consider
able pile.
One of the victims, a negro named
Simon Connell, who had been considerably
worstedaby the sharper determined 10 insti'
tute search for the scoundrel, and bring
him to justice, if TO be found in the neigh
borhood. He was man Of will and nerve
and buckling around his waist pistol o
the dimensions Of small sized columbiad,
be left his domicil, and roamed through
the wild woods. All along the road, Ia
heard of the miscreant, and was satisfied
that he had got upon his trail. He passe'
Neber's Mill, and about one mile beyOn'
be overlook the object OF his search. FL
was comfortably quartered in thicke
close to the road. Simon approache
1ne PlaCeJ anu WIN Pis'"A AZ H'"
!, said to the darkey, "You are m
prisoner; DONE move, either, or ri
pull trigger" Producing a rope, Simo
= tied the negro and started with him 70
this city, reaching here about five O'clocl
after walking about seventeen miles. TIL
appearance of the negro with tied hand
and his captOr strutting through the stree
with that huge pistol, attracted nearly 1
- much attention as a circus making its al
" vent. Simon straightwsy carried his pri
oner before Esquire Matthews, Who9 upC
hearing The complaint, committed the N
gro TO Jail for trial to-day-the 'Squil
deputizing Simon as a special officer to cor
duct his prisoner 10 the lookup.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11
Death Of an old Citizen of BOw.Isg
Green

n. A. Davis, for many years a citizens
of Bowling Green Ky, and for the past
few months a resident of this city, died
st his residence here about - o'clock
yesterday, in the GIL year of his age.
His remains were taken to Bowling Green,
where he will be buried to-day. lie was
the father Of the Davis Brothers. proprie-
tors of the Railroad transfer wagons.
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rHE COTTON nARKETs.
Mobile, May 4

Mobile. Mays
Cotton opened Grm, demand moderate;
sales ], l5O bales, part yesterday; low mid
dlings 26ie; receipts 230 bales; no exports.
Augusta, Ga, May 8.
Cotton quiet but firm; sales 44O bales
receipts 20 bales; middlings 26fc.
Chariesson, May 9.
Cotton quiet and steady; sales 400 bales;
middiings 27i; receipts SIS bales; exports
coastwise $50 bales.
Savannah, May 3.
Cotton firm; middlings 27ic; sales 400
balee; receipts 990 bale'; exports coastwise
506 bales.
Atlanta, Ga, May 8.
The market is steady at 25c, and the re-
eeipts very light.
n Memphfs, May 8.
The market was very quiet, and sales
did not exceed 200 bales, of which proba-
bly, the most important item was so bales
ordinary and good ordinary at 25sc
Strict low middling and middling wss firm
at 279273c. Receipts for the week, 1856
bales; exports. s, 40S bales; receipts for cor
responding week last year, 703 bales.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11

l AO A'SH ASAn L Oct VI Ol
the 9TH inst. says:
cash gold continues in abundant SUD-
ply, and from seven to nine per cent. has
been paid for carrying the same. This
advance III the premium is surprise to
the principal operators for rise who yes
terday afternoon sold large amounts vari-
Ously estimated at six to nine millions.
The immediate cause of the rise is the de-
cline of 520s in the London market 10
781; private dispatches received since give
the quotation at 7S4 and one or two az low
as 78@78! 1t is not known what influence
prompted yesterdays advance 10 the dis
count rate Of the Bank of England; all the
dispatches Of to-day, however, agree that
in the London market money is very ac4
tive and an unsettled feeling prevails.
"The money market up 10 the time of
writing has been without special feature,
the supply having been ample at the le-
gal rate. Currency is steadily accumula-
ting in the city banks. The supply OF ma
tional bank notes with some of the banks
is 90 large and their desire to get rid of it
80 great that the purchasers of the govern
ment gold yesterday have been offered
nearly double the amount required, to
make their payment; III one or two in
stances the banks were willing to lose two
days interest provided their offerings were
accepted" :
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11
Hapan's MAGNOLIA Balm. Tbi, q,

= ub uH IN IS HOIIU "1ISI11h' Tie N u
clio is the True Secret of Beauty. 1t is what
Fashionable Ladies. Actresses and Opera Sing
ers use to produce that cultivated distingHe APP
pearance so much admired in the Circles Of
Fashion.
1t removes all Unsightly Blotches. Redness.
Freckles. Tan. Sunburn and Effects of Spring
Winds. and gives to the COMPLEXION Bloom
lag Purity of transparent delieary and power.
No Lady who values fine Complexion can do
without the Magnolia Balm. 75eents will buy
it of any of our respectable Dealers.
Lyons Ksthairon is a very delightful Hair
Dressing. mayll I'm
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11
THE NASHVILLE POsTOFFICE


On Saturday last the President sent
down 10 Mr.. Cresswell to know if the COM
mission of Euos Hopkinsto be postmaster
at Nashville had been really sent out. He
was informed that it had not, whereupon
he gave directions to withhold it. for the
present. Only in the morning had the
President named Mr.. Hopkins, but the
representations of the friends Of MI. En-
bry, the present incumbent, induced a
stay:of proceedings a few hours later.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11

The "black patch" mania seems to be
on the increase among our fashionable
ladies. It's noticeable that those who
most affect it are persons whose beauty
could not be generally remarked, were
not public attention thus loudly called to
~
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11

We were gratilied yesterday 10 meet with
Col. James d. Porter, Of Henry county
who has been on a brief visit to his friends
in this and adjoining counties, by whom he
wSs greeted with enthusiastic cordiality.
r J.. Williams, Esq, Of Thomasville,
paid us a visit yesterday, and presented us
the finest specimen of blackberry wine we
have ever seen In the State, The recipe for
making which we VIII publish at the
proppr apaaon
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11

RAPID GRowTH.-Philadelphia is said
to be growing faster just now than ever
before. During the month of April, 72S
permits were issued for new structures,
and ia for alterations and additions. OF
the new structures 665 are to be dwell
ing-houses.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11
a Nashville Man Sued for LibeI-sIOO.-


Jsmes Fisk, Jr., has brought suit in
the United States Circuit Court of the
Southern District of New York to recover
$1,000 from Caleb S. Norvell, the Gnan.
cial editor of the New York Times, for al
legged .libelous mailer published by MOI
veil in the Times. NOryell was arrested and
gave S25, 900 bail TO await the issue of the
snit
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-11
The ChaneeIINrshin

To Messrs. John Hugh Smith, Jordan
Stokes, and others: You have asked the
liberty of using my "name for the posi-
tion of Chancellor of this district at the
coming election"
This call is made in such terms OF
compliment that it leaves me go choice,
My name is at your disposal. If elected,
l will serve the people to the best of my
capacity. Yours, respectfully, I
EDWARD III. EAST.