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The East Tennessee Railroads and the
United States Military.


The Knoxville Wing Of the Oath inst.
learns that Col C w Folsom arrived there
on Sunday, with letterso of appointment from
Quartermaster General Mayo, U. S. A., as
receiver, on the part of the United States
government, for the East Tennessee and
Virginia and East Tennessee and Georgia
railroads. The Wing says:
This action on the part of the United
States government ia, we presume, the
same as that noted few days ago in re-
gard to the Nashville and Chattanooga
Railroad, but the claims of the respective
roads against the government should not
be COMPOUNDED, as they are of
an entirely different character. Whatev-
er may be the nature of the claims
of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
against the United States, there can be no
reasonable doubt, ss we judge, that those
of the East Tennessee roads are obviously
and INCIDENTALLY just and right. The
rolling stock and other property of these
companies were, in part, preserved for and
turned over 10 the United State,
military, by the officers Of the
roads, and were rendered of i'm
portant and valuable service in retain
ing military occupation in East Tennessee,
and in extending their operations else
where. 1t may also be added that Gen.
Burnside has frequently certified TO the
valuable aid which these railroads render
ed him in his military movements in East
Tennessee, and TO the fact that a large
amount Of material belonging TO these
roads was used by him in his operations
here. We shall alIude more at length TO
this subject as developments occur.
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Scarcity of Ice.

The ice supply was again painfully
scarce yesterday. By 2 o'clock in the
afternoon it was entirely exhausted at some
of the depots. With the thermometer
rising and staving away up in the nineties,
we are certainly in poor fix for an ice
famine, and would, therefore, like TO see
the threatened calamity deferred until the
close of the season. Our energetic dealers
in the article are making every possible
effort to keep supply on hand, but it
seems an exceedingly difficult task. We
pray that it may not become an impossible
one. The burning of a number of ices
houses at Crystal Lake, this side of Chi
cago, and a scarcity of rolling stock on the
New Albany, Chicago and Louisville rail-
road, are said 10 be the cause of the present
ucarnifv
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The appearance of the comet just COW
making flying trip orer the country at
respectable distance from The earth, was
not an unexpected event. It's coming was
distinctly fOretold ten years ago BY gentle
men in the habit Of making Astronomical
Observations Of the sober sort, and the
fiery monster with It's stupendous tail has
promptly acome 10 time" For the benefit
Of society, we hope it win do nothing me g
than journey along ia the upper reeionf'
waggiBg lis long tail in harmless glee at
the twinkling stars. For the benefit OF the
same society, it is TO be regretted that a
playful paragraph now travelling the
rounds ofthe newspaper press should have
excited in the minds Of some people
not much versed in cOmeticaI acience
degree of uneasy apprehen'
sion lest this comet and its ponder
GUS appendage should come in violent
contact with our sphere of abode, and
knock it all 10 pieces or set it afire. A
friend of ours who is so learned in the
mysteries of astronomy that he car
measure the distances of the stars and
call them by their names" assures us iha
there is no reason for alarm. He is nov
engaged in the preparation of an article
for our paper, showing that there is M
danger whatever of collision, or vista
ton to the earth of this or any other comet
Until further Informed on The subject, lie
those most interested rest easy, do right
and fear no harm TO which they do no
needlessly expose themselves.
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shoulders 10000. suoar.cursd bars,
SS4'9zo. Lard frmer, tierce 20c. keo 23..
Sugr unchanged MoIasaes nncb sn,,e5
err q uInge1ne1ged. Whisky frmer: west
Sterile r. i1,3SYl 81. Gold 1884. Exchanges.
: -105 New York sight premium.
81 Louis MarRef..
ss6E LOUIS % Aug. 25.-superfns aour
oSSo o. Wheat, 293c love- o.
SztaSIc. Oats 50@53Ie. Ri o, Oorn
rye S|(g9Oc- Whisky 81 2o % I aE
@!4e. Molasses 70(875c 1uss 60. t[4
Bulk sides l74@1Sc. Bacon ne % SS4 ~;
l9fc. Lard 19lc. ~ 10 ana
River rising.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-Flour-sr-;
tras S. 5O@7 90. Wheat 81 3IG3 az
Corn Soc. Oats Hattie. Rys az
Barley 81 10. HighWines ST Is. Sugar
Cubl 131@l4fe. Pork $50 IS. Lard
l94. Bulk shoulders 13Ac; sides l6B
Gle; hams 1S@1s3c.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, August 25.-Family flour
S. 1906. Corn $l@l O2. Oats asa
Soc. Whisky 81 20. Provisions nomi.
nal. Sugar-rsW, 131@16c. Wheat, red
81 20 to ST. 25; white 81 4O91 As.
Rye $1@1 05. Butter 25@26c. Cheese
inactive; 13@l54c.
Louisville Markets.
LOUISVILLE, Aug, 25.-Bale new cot
ton chasing middIing rem Harris county
Ga, sold for 4Oc Bagging 231@24c.
Superine -four $5@5 25. Grain and Gro.
ceries unchanged. Sales of 90 hhds to.
bacco Sc 5O@3O. Pork $34@34 so BAeoa
lot, 191, and 1870. Hams 22@234c.
Lard 2Olc. Highwinss 81 20@1 %.
Memphis Markets
MEMPHIS, Aug. 25.-Coiton steady. low
middling 322c; receipts 10 bales; exports
none. The first new bale was sold to-day
for 80 cents. Five bales of the new crop
arrived this morning. Corn $4,000. O1is
60@65c. Hay SlS9l9. Bran $17@1S.
Wheat 81 l0@135. Meal. fresh 81 IS.
Bacon firm; sides I9i92Os; shoulders
I64Al6}c.
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EDGEFTETD.
PROCEEDINGS of the Board 81 Mayor

Proceedings of the Board CT Mayor
and Aldermen.
The Board of Mayor ana Aldermen of
Edge6eld met last night in regular session.
Present: Mayor Glenn, and Aldermen
Woodford, Campbell, Hopkins, Sharp and
Guild.
The Mayor called attention to the bad
condition Of the bridge over the railroad
on Spring street, and hoped that the Board
would take such action as would require
the railroad company 10 have 1t placed In
repair
Alderman Hopkins, Chairraan of the
Finance Committee, submitted the report
of w. X. Demonbreun, Revenue Collector,
showing collections for the past two weeks
Of $3.50, which amount had been paid into
the hands of the Treasurer.
The report of the Recorder showed coli
lections for the same period of $l4 Is.
Alderman Hopkins also recommended
the payment of sundry accounts, which on
motion and by vote of the Board were
allowed.
Alderman Woodford, chairman of the
street committee, submitted a report
which shows the cost of grading the streets
also reported the total cost Of grading the
streets to be 50, 637 AZ
Alderman Campbell from the special
1 committee te whom was referred the petit
| ton of the Commissioners of Edgegeld
| Cemetery, submitted report, stating that
| the committee have examined the grounds
and find them some admirably adapted for
the use and purpose of burying ground
and recommend that the Board subscribe
| some portion of the stock necessary to be
taken before stock company is organized
The report was received, and laid on the
table until next meeting.
A petition was submitted from @. w
Nance, President of the Whites CreeI
Turnpike Company, asking continuance
OF the arrangement previously had will
M. Burns and Mrs. Shelby, viz: TO get un
screened gravel from the island TO put or
the Whites creek pike, from the Gallatir
pike TO the first toll gate, at the price o
one half cent per bushel. The petition
also states that it will require about 1905
bushels this year. The petition wa
granted.
1 By permission of the Board, John c
Thompson, Esq, addressed the Board OF
the subject Of a thoroughfare above higt
water mark between North and Souli
Edgefeld, and advocated the removal o
the dirt from the dump known as Trinity
street to the Whites creek pike, which
would be sufficient TO make the street suf
fciently high, and properly graded AMI
metaled, would be one Of the best street
in Edge6eld.
/ Alderman Guild offered a resolution
authorizing the Mayor to communicat
with the officers of the Louisville ant
Nashville railroad, and inform them o
the dilapidated condition Of the bridg
| over Spring street, and urge said compan.
to put the same in good condition. Th
resolution was adopted.
| Alderman Sharp offered bill providing
for the appointment of policeman 70
| North Edgefeld. The bill was passe'
upon its first reading.
| The Board then adjourned.
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A Gard.


To the Editors Of the Union and American.
OFFICE CITY MARSHAL, NASHVILLE,
Aug. 25.-An article appears in the paper
this morning which is calculated 10 deceive
the more ignorant class of citizens: to the
effect that Captain Alexander has been APP
pointed City Marshal by Mr.. Bass, when
is we'll known to ali who make any pre-
tensions to knowledge on The subject that
the City Council alone has the authority
to elect City Marshals and confer police
powers upon them.
am still City Marshal; hold my office
at usual place; attend to my regular duties,
and shall continue to do 30 until my sue.
cessor is elected and qualified according
to law, Mr.. Bass to the contrary notwith-
standing. And / take this occasion to
warn any or all persons who attempt to
assume powers not properly delegated 10
them, that he or they may get into trou-
Bile. A. A. CARTER,
Civ Marshal
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The difference.

Just after the late gubernatorisl cleo,
ton we made an effort to say that Blount
County was almost alone in giving a ma
iority for Stokes, and also one of the few
counties in the State where eclipses of all
kinds were quite common. The types at
the time somewhat belied themselves any
way, made us use the word Blountville
instead of Blount county, thus making it
appear that the patriotic and conservative
people of the town of Blountville had
given a majority for Stokes. The truth
was that they gave Senter 1916 and Stokes
but IA The county of Sullivan gave
en- Ter a majority of 1,409.
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Robbery

An old gentleman from one of the up
per counties arrived in the city en- Tues
day, and at night visited the bsguio Of
Emma Woods, where the irrepressible and
notorious Hattie Ford resides. Before he
took his departure Hattie managed 10
fleece him out of $50 25. Emma Woods
and Hattie were arrested yesterday by
officer Starkey, and arraigned before JUS
tice Wilkinson. They gave security for
their appearance this morning at 10
o'clock
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GnO6 SIGNS.

Carpenters, brick masons, painters and
plasterers all seem TO be quite busy on
work in and around the city. Besides the
buildings now in course of construction or
improvement, it is gratifying to hear that
much other work Of the sort is about being
commenced. Several large building con-
tracts have been made, and many others
are under consideration. These are good
signs, and we hope to see them rapidly in
creased and greatly enlarged.
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HORRIBLE AFFAIR. "A fearful and fatal
affair took place on the 18th inst, in West
Newton, WestmOreland county, Pa, by
which one man was killed and another
fatally injured. A bullock, driven through
the streets by butcher, became furious
and attacked man named Icely, goring
him terribly, ripping open his abdomen
and chest, tearing portions out, and leavs
ing his heart exposed. Another gentle
maa was damned against the fence by the
Infatuated brute and completely crushed.
The bull, after chasing three ladies, en-
countered show window of a millinery
store, completely cutting it, and scattering
bonnets and ribbons in every direction.
Citizens, armed with rifles, came to the
rescue, and, after shooting the animal
seven times, succeeded in dispatching
him
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"VfctOrIa RegIa.''

We are indebted to our friend DIR. w.
p. Jones, Superintendent Of the Insane
Asylum, for one of those rare and beauti'
fnl flowers, the Victoria Regia," which
is now opening two or three each day,
sometimes two 10 one hour. The rarity
of this flower will be fully realized when
we state that the one at the ASYLUM, and
another at Cincinnati, and the third at
PhiIadelphia, are the only ones known TO
be in the United States.
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FATAL PANIC IN CATHEDRAL.-A re-
ligious festival was recently being cele-
brated at TRAM, Italy, and large ornas
ment of wool, covered with gauze and
lighted with thousands of tapers, had
been erected in the center of the nave
In the middle of the service the drapery
caught fire, and the flames in q moment
mounted to the top Of the structure A
cry of 1.-THE roof is falling inl" was
raised, when a general rash to the
doors was made, aud in tho confusion a
number Of men, women and children
were thrown down and trampled or.
When order was restored, sixteen dead
bodies were found on tho ground, with q
great number Of persons seriously in d.
jured. The fire, which had been the first
cause of the calamity, was eventually
got under.
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Jumping Over the Bridge

The rumor circulated about the city
last night 20 the effect that a man had
jumped over the Suspension Bridge, had
no better foundation in truth than the fact
that an obstinate individual, turning deal
ear TO the oft-repeated admonitiOn 10 ego
SLOW" had rapidly trotted his horse from
this TO the other end Of the bridge. Upon
inquiry, we found that this was the only
jumping over that institution that occurred
last night. No serious injury 10 either
man or horse was reported.
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About one o'clock yesterday fire broke
out in the copper rectifying establishment
of Charles Nelson, located on the corner of
College and Mallory streets, and although
the flames gained considerable Roadway,
by the promptness Of the fire department,
the damage was not SO much as it might
have been. A considerable portion Of the
whisky was saved, together with part of
the machinery. The walls Of the building
are also uniDjured. The ere was The re-
suit Of accident, and the loss sustained
amounts TO $1,000, on which there was
no insurance. Mr.. Nelson Immediately
contracted for the rebuilding of The same,
and expects by Monday next to have the
establishment in running order.
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mARKErs BY TELEGRAPH.
Foreign Markets.

LONDON, August 25.-Consols for money
9Sss; account 93ss; U. s. bonds-835 for 81;
82s for 67s; rs for 10-40s; coupons OF '62 at
Frankfort S85@S9.
PARIS, Aug. 25.-BOurse steady; rentes
73f 35c.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 25.-Cotton market
a shade easier; middling uplands lSsd; Or
leans 1870; sales 5000 bales, including
1000 bales on speculation and export. CAL
ifornia white wheat lis; red western 90 I'd.
Western -four 20s. European corn Sis I'd.
Oats 3s Cd. Peas As.
New YORK Money Market.
NEW York, Aug. 25.-Money easy al
5@6 per cent, chiefly 6. Sterling ex-
change quiet al 93@93. Gold opened at
1881 declined to 1929 advanced TO 1884;
and closed a. 1888 carrying rates GAS
per cent. Cltarsnces $12,0Oc,O0O. The
sub-treamry to-day only paid out $50, 73O
on account of bond purchases, and IL
creased their California transfers by ST.
0OO, 900 in gold. Government bonds mar
ket strong and advancing. The supply
Offering is light. The Assistant Treasurer
will tomorrow make a regular sinking
fund purchase of 81 ,0O0,00 State bonds
firm. Tennessees, old isue, 65 new issue
SO. The Express announces the sIEpen
sion Of the old and respectable produce firm
of StarTin & Floyd with a view to the pro-
lection of its creditors The firm has
made assignment TO Samuel Edmondson.
New York Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The dry goods
market continues fairly active, and prices
generally steady at l64 Ollie. for the best
heavy beown sheeting; l34@l44c, for tine
sheetiIg; l4@l64c. Tor heavy sheeting
I249l35c. for printed calieoes; Zoe. Tor
printed delalnes 2lc. for Annueses ard |
Persian cloths 25c. for 3 COLI
ored alp-cs, and 26c for Amoskeag |
brown cotton hinnHels.
New York General Market.
New YORK, Aug. 25.-CottOn dull,
and 4c lower; sales $50 bales uplauds 81
SAC. Flour SIS 1906 %. Whisky 81 24@ |
Is. Wheat, amber Tennessee, 81 90.
Rice Grm; Carolina S1@Ssc. Coffee quiet
md firm. Sugar steady Cuba sugar lao
lie. Molasses quiet.
New Orleans Market.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 25.-CcttoD, no
ales; receipts 81 bales. Flour irmsr and
Unchanged. Corn, mixed Csc; white 974c.
)Ats quiet, new, &c; old 68970c. Bran
Il. Hay $2S. Pork unchanged. Bacon,
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COtfon,s Drug store.

One of the institutions of South Nash
Vile is Cotton's drug store. 1t is, in fact,
headquarters for that entire section Of the
city, and the man who does not at least call
at the establishment once day, is not
posted as to the current events Of the times
,As delegate from this portion of the city,
we acknowledge many courtesies from the
very clever and justly popular proprietor.
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lkOEf
To the Editors Of the Union and American:
While the question as to what the peo-
pie of Tennessee declared for, in the late
election is up, will you allow one Of them,
who has no Office, and who asks none, 10
say word? In my opinion then, what
they declared for, by an unprecedented
msjoriiy, was relief. -
/. From Unconstitutional political pros
scription. The restoration Of every man
to the enjoyment of equal political and
civil freedom, by the removal Of every
political disability.
2. From the burden Of exorbit-
ant taxation, by stopping all exlraya-
CANT and unnecessary expenditures.
This TO be done, by abolishing
every unnecessary Office, such as Stale
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
County Superintendents, etc, leaving,
II needs she, the appropriations for
schools, till the State credit is redeemed.
By reducing the number Of judicial cir
cuits, and the number of chancery divis-
ions, or even abolishiDg the Chancery
Courts. And in every other way possible,
laying the pruning knife of economy deep
into all public expenditures. The
people think and know that all
this can be done by an honest and capable
administration, and contract of publish
affairs by which the State expenditures
can be lowered more than million of
dollars. And this is what they expect and
demand and will be satisfied with nothing
less.
Let not politicians, either old or young,
deceive themselves. The people want
the Settled part interfered with to
no further extent than TO accom-
plish this relief. And Till this is
obtained they are not ready for the
questions as 10 the formations of new
parties, or as to who shall fill this or that
office. These questions will come up in
their proper order, and the people will
then decide them. They now want relief
from political oppression, and from the
crushing pecnniary burdens which
have been imposed upon them
by dishonest and incompetent
conduct of public affairs. This is the
paramount work before the Legislature,
| which they have elected, and let them be-
| ware how they fail, or become tardy in
this work. ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
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Personal.

Among the visitors yesterday to the
city, we're the Hon. Bale Peyton, OF
Sumner, and W. r. Sadler and w. b.
Russell, Esqs., members elect Of the Legis-
lature; also Capt. T. p. Darragh, of MUIR
freesboro, and John Sadler, E'g, Of
Robertson county.
Among the arrivals at the City Hotel
yesterday were Col. Pete Turney, Win
chester, Col. D. W. HOLMAN, Fayetteville,
J. b. Morrison Prof. Masonic College, at
Gallatin, Tenn, Col. Crawford, Galveston,
Texas, and Col. r. T. Hsys, Of Green
Hill. Tenn.
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Fine French Pears.

The finest pears we have ever seen in
this city were shown us yesterday by those
enterprising and obliging citizens, Cheat
ham & Clements, from their orchard a
few miles west of our city. They were
from an imported French tree, from which
many trees have been grated, so that
ere long they will take all the premiums
We like to see and enjoy such delicious
fruit, 1t melts away upon our palate.
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Police Court,

VIM. Williams, using abusive Language
and carrying pistol, So and costs for the
first offense, and the costs for the second,
Mary Taylor and Fanny Ferguson, keep
houses Of ill-fame S. aud costs each.
Mat. Hsbran using language calculated 10
provoke breach of the peace, So and
costs. James Harris and VIM. West,
assault and battery, S. and cost each.
Hannah Murphy and James Simmons
using obscene language, cases continued.
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All the friends of the Orphans and the
Memorial Association will be on hand al
the grand presentation Of charades and
tableaux at Mrs. Weber's Seminary,
Edgefeld, this and tomorrow evenings
for the benefit Of the parties and associa-
ton mention ed above. Seldom will our
people have an opportunity of attending
such an elegant entertainment and con.
iributing to such worthy objects. We shall
expect to see full houses and great enjoy.
ment. The management for the occasion
will be superintended by ladies who never
4.
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Executed for Rape.


Passengers who arrived on the train OF
the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad
yesterday, inform us that on Tuesday even
ing last a negro boy was seen suspended
from tree on the line of she railroad near
Dresden, Tenn. Under the place where
he was hanging sat bis mother weeping.
Attached to the pantaloons Of the swing
ing boy was a card, on which was written
in a legible hand words cautioning the
passer-by from cutting him down, and in
timating 10 strong terms that The man who
interferes will suffer the same Fate.
Our inlormanss state that it was under
stood in the neighborhood that the victim
had committed rape upon the daughter
of widow lady. living near that place
and that he was hanged for this crime. Al
to the time Of the hanging, and the parties
engaged in it, nobody In that neighborhood
seemed to know anything about it.
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EIurr1ed.

A Germ an lady, yesterday morning, lost
or had some money stolen from her. She
had several colored boys taken up and
searched them in the markethouse, much
to the merriment of large crowd gather
ing around, but "nary monish" was found,
greatly TO the chagrin of the loser, who
seemed in peck of trouble undiminished.
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Plentiful and Chean

The watermelon market begins TO be
more bOuntifully supplied, but the quality
has not very perceptibly improved. For
the want of rain sufficient or something
else necessary to their proper cultivation,
their quality this season is not up TO fair
average. They are more gourd-like in
formation and inside quality than the
Davidson county melons of former and
better times. Prices, however, are 30 much
reduced as to leave little, if any, room for
COMPLAINT
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The Gaming Raees,

The preparations being made for the fall
meeting over the Nashville course give
reason to expect week of rare sport. 1t
is known that large number of distin-
guished horses will be present, while let
tiers received from well known turfmen in
all parts of the country indicate that the al
tendance will be unusually large.