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stand. Mrs. Nicholson however,
gave them new light on the subject,
and her remarks were relished ac-
cordingly.
At the conclusion of her speech
Miss Josephine Pollard read poem,
in WHICH she intimated that she was
soon t0be married. The intellect
uai Billy Swinton, who sat at her
side, blushed like 3 maiden of six
teen as she took her seat. 1t was
thought that she stood upon one
of his corns during the delivery of
her poem. -a5ls --
49, HOW BURLEIGH CAUGHT 1T.
Mrs. Croly announced the next
toast, "The Newspaper Man from
a Domestic Point of View" which
was responded to by Mrs. VIM. III.
Buleigh. She uncorked bottle of
literary asafetida, and flung the
liquid over all the gentlemen pres
emit. During the delivery of the
speech every man appeared as if he
had just been struck. by lightning
Burleigh himself looked as if he
had been before Judge bowling,
and had been given six months on
the island. The speech was a
scorcher, and rubbed off a good
deal of cuticle.',
HEROIC WOMEN AND BABIES.
"The Heroic Women" was the
next toast. Mrs Charlotte Will
bour, wife of Byron collared Char.
ley, of the Transcript, responded.
OttarsOn and Knox went to sleep
during the delivery of the speech,
but both woke up when Mrs. Viii
bOur made casual reference to |
Margaret of Burgundy. eyes,"
they both remarked in breath, "a
little Burgundy and some ice in it."
No attention being paid to their re-
quest, their eyelids again closed, |
and they were not again awakened
until the close of the banquet.
NIGHT DROPS HER CURTAIN.
"The Babies-GOd bless them"
was the next toast. In response,
Mary Kyle Dallas read one of her
newspaper articles. 1t appeared |
that she had once been baby, and
a very handsome one, unusually |
apt and intelligent. She had many |
a good spanking. Other speeches
followed from Mrs. Agnes Noble,
Madame DemOrest, Ida Greeley, |
and others. At midnight the party |
with songs of bliss and
visions of heavenly rest. They
were received at the door by host
of hungry cabmen, who dropped
them at their residences at the
legal rates of fare, strictly in ad-
vance
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Our Financial and CONNER.
cial Column.

Every department Of business has an imms-
date interest in the markets Of the country. and
in its financial fluctuations and condition. The
man who fails to keep himself properly al
vised as to the rise and fall eff the markets. as
controlled By the laws Of demand and supply
aad the relative condition Of the currency. is
exposed to constant loss. and must necessarily
fall behind bis more intelligent and sntsrprising
neiEhbOrs. In order to make our paper valuable
as well as interesting. We shall make this a
SPECIAL FEATURE. Our Daily Market Reports.
domestic and foreign. BY telegraph. and our
City Reports. gotten up at heavy expense. shall
challenge the Communication Of our best bust
ness men while our current Financial Reports
from all the leading money conters Of the eOun-
try shall be fuller than have ever been pub
lished by any other journal 10 Tsbnsssss.
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TEXAS.
The hamilton convention.

GALVESTON, May l2.-1he Morgan
U,miiion Convention met here yesterday.
There war Il slim attendance and lew coun-
lies =. pst-e nted. IL adjourned to meet at
Houston 10 July.
A severe gale passed over the city isst
evening, which blew down small two
,loTy dazzling, aud slightly damaged
several oiheIs.
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A convict in the shoe shop at Sing
Sing prison assaulted one Of the forelnen
on Friday, beating him severely. The
convict was told to go about his work,
when he told the foreman to go to hi
and struck him with shoe knife, cutting
his coat. He then hurled hammers and
avis at the foreman, when the latter was
compelled to flee for his life. The same
day in the same shop two conyicts en-
gagged in a quarrel, which resulted in
desperate fight, both being badly beaten.
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The death-rate in New York is lower
than in any of the great cities of Europe.
1t was equal to yearly rate of 23.4S
deaths 10 1000 inhabitants in New York,
and to % 63 in 1000 in Brooklyn last
week. In the fourteen chief cities in
Great Britain, the week ending April II,
the death rate was % per 1000. The
rate in London was only % per 1000 /;
in Glasgow. Al per 1000. In Berlin the
rate was 81 per 1000 and in Vienna Sc
per LOCO. The percentage Of deaths
by phthisis pulmonalis in the last two
mentioned cities-in which there is also
an excessive general death rate-is ex-
cessiye, Berlin having as many and Vienna
twice as many deaths by this cause as
New York, though the population of
Vienna is only $4,000, and that Of Der
lin 702, 437.
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The Secretary of State has adVices
from Minister ReverdY johnson that,
owing to the official facts furnished by
this government regarding the seizure by
the Spanish authorities of the Mary
Lowell, while she was virtually under
the protection of British frigate, the
English government will make reclsma-
ton on Spain for the outrage, it being
one of greater offense to that govern
ment than the United States. The owne
of the Mary Lowell will, therefore, look
to England for damages.
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UNION AND AMERICAN.
TERMS CASH In ADVANCE

FHE NASHVILLE UNION AID DEsPAFCa and the
NASHVILLE GAZETTE By consolidating the two
papers. propose to make the UEIOS AND AMERI-
can the best and cheapest Journal ever published
IN Tennessee, and we ask tee united support and
favor Ofthe patrons Of both the former papers.
IN the new enterprise. pledginE ourselves that
IN every particular our paper will compare IA
vOrably with the best in the entire country and
in saying this, We only repeat the expressions of
many Of our patrons. who are most capable of
Judging in such matters.
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ENGLISH papers complain bitterly of
the ineficiency of the bishops of the
Established Church. The Pail Mall
Gazette says 1.-The Bishop of Win
chester, eighty years of age, is disabled
by paralysis. The Bishop OF Salisbury
has broken down both in mind and body.
The Bishop of Bath and Wells is also
used up. As for the Bishop of Exeter,
he is now ia his ninetieth year, and for
at least ten or twelve years has quite
withdrawn from visitatiOns and confirms
atoms. Yet persuasion and remonstrance
have both been exhausted in a fruitIess
effort to induce these four right reverend
prelates to resign, in order that efficient
successors may be appointed. Perhaps
their best excuse is that their dioeeses
seem TO get on very well without them"
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Our Manufacturing and Do
nestle Interests.

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people to be self-rsIIAn.. and shall do what We
may be able to induce the establishment Of
manufactures In our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end We will pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing
and exert ourselves to encourage the divsrsi6-
cation Of Southern industries and the dsv sloD-
ment of Southern resources
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John Robertson, who shot Manager
Smith, of the American theater, Pitts~
burg, and was sentenced to the western
'(Pennsylgania) penitentiary, has been
psrdoned'by Coy. Geary. t.s-. D..
All male children born in France this
year on August 10, the birthday of Ma.
poleon |, whose parents will consent OF
their bearing the name of Napoleon, are
to be taken under the special protection
of the gO2ernment
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AMUSING DILEMMA OF FEMALE CLERK.
''Perley telegraphs ffom Washington
that one of the female clerks recently
dismissed front the Treasury Department
called there yesterday to ascertain if the
demand Of Congressman that she
should be reinstated would be successful.
Il must know at once" said she, "for
have received an offer Of marriage, and,
although | don't fancy the man, ii |
cant get reinstated | must accept"
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A SITKA letter to the San Francisco
Times says that description of Alaska
scenery can be given in a very few
words, to wit: ......
Take one big mOuntain-coyered with
trees from the base nearly to the sums
nit, with an underground of brush,
briars, and moss impassable-multiply
the one by ten thousand, and you have
Alaska. There is a terrible sameness.
One singular feature Of this mass Of fores
is the absence of birds. | have seen but
one robin in Sitka.
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In the Political Interests of
the People

THE UNION AND AMERICAN will take the Con
stitutiOn and laws for its guide. adherins to the
teachings Of the founders Of our government. Ii
will guard with vigilance and 6rmness the
rights Of all the people. urging upon all. modera-
ton. forbssranee and 4 steady adherence to
and order. thereby enabling the people to
develop the resources and advance all the mate
rial and other interests OF our Stats and com
mon country. Feeling that these are endsn-
gered By the revolutionary schemes of the Radi-
cal politicians. who now hold the legislative
power of the government. we shall abats moth
ing of our pastiOpPOsitiOn to thsirmeasurss.
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To the Friends Of the Old Union and
American, and others,

We ask the friends.sOf the Old UsIOH AND
AMERICAS, and all supporters Of Constitutional
liberty without regard to past party AfilistiOns.
to aid US IN extending our circulation and BUSH
ness. in the warfare We are Waging against Rsii-
calism. its cOrruptiOns and IsdrpatiOns. Speak
to your neighbor and get him to take the paper
at least for the canvass. Address
.. q. GRIFFITH q CO.,
Nashville, Tenn.
Old Union and American Block, corner
Cherry aud Church streets auRT
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In Cairo, Egypt, on the 81 Of April,
Gen. Thaddeus T. Mott. well known
during the war in connection with
"MOtts battery" was married to Miss
Adele Allaimbi, Of ConssantinOple. The
chief officers of the Egytian government,
Mr.. Hale, American Consul General, the
cousuls at Cairo and Alexandria, and
Ghnany other dignataries, We're present at
the ceremony
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LOUISVILLE.

LOUISVILLE, May 12-The three best
in five for a purse of $500 was won By
Ontario, beating Phoenix, Belle and King
time 200 2,OO8. I:56. Track heavy
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DAMAGES B99FHE FLooD In ALABAMA
The Alabama papers are filed with ac]
counts of damages by the recent food in
that State Corn and cotton, on bet
tom lands, roads, bridges, railroads. etc,
suffered severely. The Selma and Meri.
dian, and the Mobile and Ohio railroads
were considerably damaged, travel being
suspended for several days, but are all
right now The Alabama river was very
high, and several thousand acres of cots
ton and corn were destroyed by its OVer-
fnW .
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PHILADELPHIA.

big celebration by she Eed Men.
PHmADELPHIA, May II. 49, Tammany
Day was celebrated here by parade of
the Independent Order of Red Men. A
large number Of tribes took part in the eel
ebraiion. Au Grafton will be delivered at
the Rink, where the grand bail takes place
this evening
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SOUTHERN AUTHORIZES IN OFFICE.--Mrs.
Pettigru King, daughter of the late Jas.
l.. Pettigru, of Charleston, and author.
ess Of "Busy Moments of an Idle Wo-
man" "Lilly" and other popular novels,
has been appointed clerk in the post.
Office department at Washington
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"TYP me ballad, ladye aire, my
ladye, ballad typ" And ye man he
twirled ye black mustache that covered
ye upper lip. She lays aside her "brOid-
erie" for hys love she strives to wyn-
and to the weird-like ayr the ladye faire
attuned her MANDOLIN. 81 do not care
for a mild romance Of ye days Of old,
says he, "but rather I'd hear, if my ladye
please, some touching melodie And
over ye ladye's music-bOOk ye gallant
soldier leans, while she sings with sweet
and angel voice, Captain Jinks Of the
Horse MARINES"
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PRIZE RING.


New YORK, May 12-Jim Gallagher
of New Haven, and Andy Hanley Of New
York, had Fight on the shores of Long
Island sound, about six hOnrs' sail from
New Haven, yesterday. Gallagher won
the battle after forly-three rounds we're
fouuht 80 "
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GEORGIA.
Important Ri

Important Railroad Connection.
AUGUSTA, GA, May 12.-The Georgia
Railroad convention has instructed the di-
reclors + extend the Athens branch to
Knoxville, so as TO meet thsSouthern road
from Cincinnati
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In Every Thing.

News. Commerce, Finance. Manufactures, Ag-
rieulture and miscellaneous topics. together with
political matters. shall be the special object Of
attention in the columns Of the UNION AND
AMERICAN. 90 as to make it ahead Of all other
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Upon the Subject of Agri-
culture,

And kindred topics. We shall also give an AZ
tensiVe variety Of valuable and Interesting mat
ter--ths best adapted TO the farming classes Of
our State. which will. in . great measure sup
ply the place Of family agricultural paper.
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Schools and Education

We viii take especial pains to ascertain the
true situation Of all .our school and eduea-
tional interests. so as to keep eur readers fully
posted in rega-d to those important matters.
Too much consideration cannot be given to the
educational interests Of our State.
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Total SIS 835 sc
The report Of K. j. Sample, Health
Officer, was read and received, showing
the expenses of hospital and dispensary.
Tue repos4 Of the first assistant clerk of
the markethonse shows collections of ST.
359 20.
The report of John Bentley, Chief of the
Fire Department, was read and received,
showing the expenses of the month to be
1881 IL. tt. -
The report of the Workhouse Keeper
shows the number of prisoners or hand to
be q. g.
The report Of Adam Wolf, Wharfmaster,
shows collections since last ereport of
$Gl2 IS. ......-..
The petition to allow the proprietor of
the clearinghouse certain privileges was
granted. e
The petition Of Mr.. Athern asking an
an appropriation of $50 for work done for
the corporation was granted.
A petition was presented from the own
ers OF property on Jefferson street, pro-
posing to contribute several feet Of ground
street wideGed. Received.
A petition from P. l. Nichol, asking the
privilege of binding a frame honse on
Carroll street, was granted.
The bill from the Board of Con mon
Council TO repeal the two cents for inspect-
ing coal oil, was passed on frat reading.
Alderman Allen offered 4 resolution
authorizing the appointment Of ten lead
ing citizens TO proceed to Cincinnati, aud
represent the claims of Nashville as the
terminus of the Southern railroad The
resolution was adopted.
A resolution was offered authorizing the
Recorder 10 employ a competent person to
make up duplicate tax book.
Aid. Allen moved 10 amend by making
it The duty Of the Assessor 20 perform the
work. The resolution az amended was
adOIded.
A petition from residents on Wharf
avenue was prese lted, asking that said
street, be graded and metaled. Referred
to Street Committee, with power to work.
A petition was presented from Mrs. j.
Gillem, asking that water pipe be extended
70 her residence on North Vine street.
Referred 10 Water-works Committee 10 as
certain the cost.
The bill TO allow persons to build their
own cuFOlnS1, WAS passed. on HTsl TedulnR,
A bull allowing VIM. Elliott TO cover his
roof on Spruce. street with shingles, Wss
passed on tive readings, but an attempt ID
suspend the rules, with view of passing
the bill on its third reading, failed.
A bill establishing the grades Of cet-
tain streets in the city according TO the
proliles in the office, was passed upon three
readings under a suspension of the rules.
A resolution WAS offered appropriating
$40 TO Simon Hill for work done at Trim
bic spring. Referred to Spring commit
tee.
A bill was introduced entitled an act TO
repeal an act creating board of health.
The bill proposes to abolish the present,
and establish another Board Of Health, to
be composed Of seven members. Said
board TO keep a registry of births and
deaths Passed first reading, and referred
10 Joint select committee of two from the
Board Of Aldermen, and three from the
Common Council.
A preamble and resolution compliment.
tary to Maj. Gen. George II. Thomas, and
regretting his departure to a distant part
of the country, was adopted. .
The Board then adjourned.
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CONNECTICUT.
The Fifteenth Amendment IH tho 4.

The Fifteenth Amend ment tR the LIE
gIsIsIUTt.
Hartford, Conn, May II The reso-
linton ratifying the fifteenth amendment
bsve been under discussiFn during the
,e.siop Of the House to dsy. Democrats
have been making speeches in opposition
10 il, Tbe Republicans have made no
speeches 10 far, and give full chaEce to
incorporation 10 discuss the question.
Before adjournment, phe House voted to
hiring the DIGESTION 10 a vote on Thursday,
zt one o'clork.
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The lnman line will carry $4,000 emf
grants this year to the United States, OF
which 5000 go to Minnesota aloneS
They come part under contract from emf
grant companies, and part by prepaid
tickets sent them ~ their friends
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TO ADVERTISERS.

TaK UNION AND, AMERICAN a. an advertising
medium shall not be surpassed by any paper IN
the State. In enterprise ani energy it shah b.
second to none.
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BEST FAMILY PAPER IN TENNESSEE
ALLY. sEmI-wEEKY AND WEEKLY

prepaid for the UNION AND DIsPATOH will be
supplied with either Of the other editions Of the
UEIOH AND AEERIoAN at the reduced rates, If
they will notify us Of their choice.
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THE COMING WOMAN.

The second toast was "The
Coming Woman 1t was answered
by Mrs. Andrew Jackson Davis,
who wandered amid the mysterious
spherical orbs swinging in the
boundIess immensely of space, and
shook her legs in the awful cOrrid-
ors of time for fifteen minutes,
when she subsideds amid q shower
of fork knocks. The Bohemians
stood the shock brsvely, though a
few gave signs of somnolent dis
| froca NJ
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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Important Alliance Retween ENGLAND

France and spain.
LONDON, May l2-InitislA steps have
been taken for sn alliance between Eng
land, France and Spain against the United
States. The rejection of the Alabama
trestles; the tone of Mr.. Summers speech,
the alleged lilibustering tendencies Of Gen.
Grants administration and the reported
connivance at expeditions from the United
States against Cuba, being made the pre-
text for q necessity for such alliance.
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MEN AND THEIR BUTTONS.

This was the third toast. Mrs.
Clara Nicholson gave it to the boys
hot and heavy. The sleepy ones
passed up their teacups, and
laughed heartily. Buttons were
things that they appeared to under
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Seventeen towns in Mississippi are to
build cotton factories this season.
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THE CITY.
MUNICIPAL.


Meeting of the Beard of Aldermen.
A regular meeting Of the Board Of
Aldermen was held last evening.
In the absences of President Kianey,
Alderman Grantwas called to the chair.
The report Of the City Treasurer shows
checks ou.standing- t alFt
October J., 1868, $27O964 60
Issued from October 1, 1868 to a4.t
April !, 1869, 973,,212 SIS
81 ,2441 III %
Checks in court paid e $3.50 $50 20
Chicks Issued on Treasurer TO
pay the above, with interest
and court costs added 309,S07 80
Other checks paid by Treasurer 80, 694 Is
1928, 4S2,67
32O,694 SIS
Less notes given for taxes lO,7H IS
S309, 1893 20
From this slso may be deducted 4
the checks issued as collater- 4s
al, notes not yet due, esti- SAC, 600 90
mated ~
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Now is the Time to Subscribe.
Subscription Price Reduced Still
Lower.

The UsION AND DIsPAFCH and the GAZETTE,
hitherto published separately in this City were
consolidated on the 9th Of August, 1868, and
are now and will be hereafter Issued under The
old title of
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INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT.

NEW YORK, May l2.-The Tribune's
Atlanta, Georgia, dispatch says, Hon. JAS
Adkins, Republican Senator from the nine
teenth district was killed in Warren county
this State, yesterday. A private difficulty
WA the cause.
NEW YORK, May l2.-rhis morning
an explosion occurred in the Chemical
Works Of Pendleton & Bros, First street.
Hoboken. There were thFee wOIkmen in
the place at Time one Of whom named
Jacob Cook was terribly mutilated, and it
is thought he will not reCsyer; the other
two escaped with but slight injuries. The
building buSned. Small lOss.
The Murray silk mills, owned by
Ryle & Co, of PatersoR, n. j., took fire
on Monday afternoon, and we're entirely
destroyed. Loss $3.50 0OQs no insurance.
About dozen tenement houses adjoin-
ing, occupied by mill operatives, were
also burned to the ground. The flames
communicated to Catholic Church near
| by, but were extinguished before any
| great damage was done. The fire origin
ated in Messrs. Rays shop next to the
mill, and is Thought to have been caused
by spontaneous combustion. A large
number Of employees are houselessr and
! thraWn ont of emnlOymant
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$2G9,99S 20

$269, 1898 20
The report of B. j. Sheridan, Revenue
collector, shows collections of SIS ,55S, 46.
The auditors report shows expenditures
for tho follnruspr. DO
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CARDS, BILL-HEADS, BLANKS,
Circulars, Posters Of all Sizes.

IOBW0RK OF ALL KINDS DONE NEAT
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A TERRIBLE CALAMITY.

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