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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-17
Furniture! Furniture!
ELEGANT AND DURABLE.
COTTON'S
SOUTHERN STAR
STOMACH BITTERS.

THESE BTTTERs ARE OFFERED TO THE
Public not As beverage, but As = drst-clAss medi-
cine for the cure OF Dyspepsia, Liver Com
PIRInt, Intermittent Fever, Endsges-
ton, Fever and Ague, CossfveRess,
and all periodical Diseases; an sctiye RDCUPKR-
ARR, good TONIC, and mild PUBGATrvA They
have been tested for several years, and the follow
ing are few Of the many certificates OF their viz
tue and efncacy, coming from veIl-known citizens
in our midst.
READ THE TESTIMONY:
NASHVILLE, Feb. !, 187O.-M. O. COtton-Sir: In
running IS Engineer On the Nashville and Deca-
tur Road, ana in tho South during the late war, I
was much exposed to nalaris, and M health be-
came very bad. About eighteen months ago bad
to stop work commenced taking your South
ern Star 3tomach BitterA, from which found
almost immediate relief. resumed work, con
tinued to take your Bittsrs and have been in per-
feet health for moro than twelve months, while
many Of the employees have lost time IRON having
chtns and fever, recommend these Bitters :
preventive Of fever and ague and the best stomach
sd BRAOKEN,
Engineer n. & d K R
EAsHvTILK, Jan. IS 1871 have used aCot-
tons Southern Star Stomach Bitters.7 and have 60
hesitsncy IN saying that II Ia the best Tonic
used Ny business is such that am exposed
great deal and have tried various bittsrs, t0uics
etc. butthis is the best appetizer and strength
ener hsye ever found and 70 my friends and the
public generally, most cheerfuny recommend
the use Of this preparation, honestly bsliey1ng
they viii be greatly benefited thereby.
J. h HAMMERLY.
NASHVILLE, FEB. 2, ls70--I certify that have
used various stomach and tonic bitters, but none
have given 50 sure and speedy relief a. "Cotton's
Southern Star Stomach BittersH As tonic and
gentle purgativs nothing ever gave me 50 much
relief in 50 abort time. The bittsrs cured me Of
8 very violent cold IN twenty-four hours.
". & AoALIsIRR
toms Southern Star Stomach Bifters, and a. 3
tonic and gentle Purgatfve, have never found
anything better. W. 2 DALE,
Capt. Fire %. No. 3 -
NAsHyIILE, Feb. 7, 1871 had been suffering
severely for about week, with painters ehohc,
when / got bottle Of "Cottonis Southern Star
Stomach Bftters," which entirely relieved me-
unhesitatingiy pronounce the bitters the best med
icine for the stomach and bowels thst have ever
taken. VIM T. AUTEN, Painter.
NASHVILLE, Feb. Is, 1910 We have used SCOT
toni Southern Star Stomach Bitters,r and recon-
burn or indigestion, . sure and speedy cure;
and g gentle purgattTe nothing We have ever
used is better. H FERGUSON,
A. D. CREIGHTON,
Props South Nashville Planning NILS.
For sale BY drugEists generally:
Wholesale By EWIN, PESDLETON 3 CO., AID
LITTERER 4 OABIER
Principal depot and mandatory, 992 South
NJ @. COTTON,
feb3Oeodtf Sole Proprietor.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-17
GRAPE VINES AND FRUIT TREES
FOR SALE.
AtCOx's Vineyards and Fruit Farms,
Pulaski. Tenn.

% OnA GRAPE VINES PROPA9ATED
OUsUUU from our own bearing Whey rds,
strictly rst-clsss plants conEtsting Of: Ives, Con
cord NOrtons, virginia, Delaware, Diana, Clinton,
Hartford, Prolific, Union, Village, Catavhs, Isa-
bella, Scuppernona and is varieties, viz: Thomas
Flowers, Sugar and Tender Pulp. Alro fine lot Of
young APPLE, PEACH and PEAR TREES; all OF
which viii be sold CHEAP FOR CASH or approved
paper. For inform alton, address:
A. COX,
or JOSEPH DUNLOP,
D1laahf Tam
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-17
Block Building for Rent,

CORNER CHURCH AND McLEMoRE SITS,
known a. 'Kendrick 10 se Property" There are
three small Stores and large Boarding House;
also small tenement on McLemore street. all to be
rente together. Apply to
J. Il. KENDRICK,
decl6-tf IA Church street.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-17
You Want It! Everybody Wants It!
AVu " aut II = NVoIyUVUy " aH0 ~
THE MAMMOTH WEEKLY
Union and American.
Tine Largest, the Cheapest, and the
Hest Paper in the South,
A Seventy-TWo Column Paper for
Only Two Dollars a Year.

The latest News by Telegraph-FuIl details Of
the stirring events in EUrope-a carefully pre-
pared resume Of the home and foreign markets
complete Agriculture 81 Department, Invaluable to
the Farmer and the Housewife; and delightful
miscellaneous melange. The Paper for the House.
hold, the Business Man and the Labsring Man.
Price, Only Two Dollars q Year.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-17
IMPROVED
&. CARVER COTTON GINS.

lust RECEIVED A LARGE LOT OF THE
% above Cotton Gins. The great Improvement
consists in their having been made to run Hight
with greater speed than heretofore. These Gins
are superior TO any others brought to this country
Samples can be seen Of them ct our Warehouse, 81
and 90 College street, Nashville.
jyl2-u GEO. @. AL.LEER 90
Stock holders Meeting.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-17
Second Tuesday of January, 1871,

THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING OF
i the Stockholders of the First National
Bank, of Nashville, Tenn, will be held at its
Banking House on the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-14
A Telegraph Cable Laid Between
Tennessee and Arkansas.
NENpIuS lime II.

The new cable of the Western Union
Line WINS successfully dropped into the
bosom OF the Mississippi river, yesterday,
by Mr.. l.. c. Baker, Superintendent Of the
Arkansas line. This cable weighed seven
tons, and cost over five thousand dollars
The new cable Inns three independent
wires, well insulated, and the whole IS
covered with twisted wire, making the ca
bic nearly two inches in diameter. DR.
Baker had the cable coilcd within an I'M
mcnse drum, in which was attached the
necessary breaking apparatus for the pur'
pose Of checking the velocity while pay
out. The machinery was placed upon q
ilatbOat, and with steam tug ana toW'
boat Little Alps, the boats steamed down
thc river TO a point on the Arkansas shore
0pposite Fort Pickering Upon making
(lst one end OF the cable to Arkansas at y
o'clock Pm, the paying out commenced,
and the cable was successfully laid III
thirty minutes. The strain on the drum
when the boat arrived at point where
the water was deepest was very great, but
The breaking gear was equal 10 the emer'
rcncy, and regulated the paying out sat.
isihctoriIy 10 I'LL parties. The old cable
of one wire, which the company have
been using for some time, has been losing
its power rapidly, until it has become in u
manner useless 10 the company. Tho new
cable will be connected with the lines to-
day, and its utility and power properly
tested
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Mini. Bennett nj PhiIIippi.

We have been furnished the following
statement in rcGutation Of what We said Il
few mornings since respecting the aban'
donment of Phillippi, in April, 1868, by
Maj. L. a. BENNETT, now Democratic
candidate Co7 Auditor:
"COl. ]. L. Mulligan commanded Mt
forces at Phalippi in person, having his
brigade, composed Of 23d Ills, 1906 N. Y
Int and Rourkc's Battery Of Artillery
and Nal Benefits Company OF 40 men
under his immediate command on thai
occasion. The evacuation Of Phillippi
cOuld mi 10 caIiaf and tndSIH0t considered a
retreat at the time, rs there was no enemy
in front, towards Beverly, ut said time
hC having crossed the r. 4. at Newberg
md Cranberry Summit the day before
and being, with the principal force, north
of the r. II. Maj. Bennett marched with
Col. Ms Brigade under orders given tC
him N person by Col. Mulligan, and re.
manned under his immediate command
for more thantw weeks afterwards"
The statement in our columns was made
to us by a member Of Major BENEFITS
regiment How do we know which to
believe! We have no wish hut to get at
the truth, which must be known to many
members and officers Of the regiment. Let
us have all the facts.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-14

SOLDIERS GRAvEs-The QuNrtcrmas'
ter General of the army has instructed
the Chief QuartcrmnstCrs Of the various
departments to solicit information from
all persons who interest themselves in the
care and preservation Of the graves Of
Union officers and soldiers. All persons
who possess any information Of the lOCa'
tiOn, &c, of such graves, are invited &c
communicate tho same to the United
States Quartcrmastcr at Richmond, Vir'
ginia, or to the nearest Post Commander
or Post QuRrtcrmastcr. The information
thus obtained may become very useful
md it is probable that in this way record
Of soldiers graves can be prepared fol
every civil cemetery in each State.
All newspapers in this State are solicit
ell u publish this article.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-14

JornSA1,srrc CASpoR.-Somc four or
five weeks ago the Wheeling INTELLI.
GESCER asserted that the journal opposed
!n9 SgS oy ouF , neSM'H nN,,o vi ;nU
could avail anything. Nc denied The
charge, and quoted from the columns of
the Journal to SHOW mat we endorsed $. ! inc
u anS mrnoI al III R"MiI;car "' Tanhrp" TO-
SUPPORT i; and this was before the pass.
age in either House Of the Legislature.
Inc lNTELllGENCEN mas not yet Eau tnc
r"tOr - !, T =" oTI;I';, to ~" Irs,crnitv y,
our State This spcimcn of Journalistic
honesty.-PHrkerSbury Journal
Here is what the lNTELLIGESCER us
serted, atlcr quoting some compliment re-
marks from the "'"r"Ht:
The reader would naturally suppose
the author Of the above had been all
along u consistent advocate of the So
called Flick amendment, instead Of IN
opponent Of II, rs he was, rs long rs oppo'
siion promised to avail anything
We have no correction to make Of this
o,otcmert because II il true. and the Jour-
~ ~ SooIo,, ,.,,o0, :, ThooJ;
"H' anu ".I It's '''','''' ""o" IT, Nv y. Su'
tor ofthe journal fought Tue pFopoS''loI
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-14

EXPERIENCE seems to teach no lessons
to the Democracy. They cling TO prcju.
diccs and iollics with n tGnacity that Is in.
cxpltcablc. In Tennessee they persist in
a designating policy, the result of which
will sooner or later be Federal intcrfer.
cncc in some form. They have also be.
come apostles Of Reputation in matters
directly affecting the State credit. Again,
in West Virginia, they rcasscrt the old
dogma Of white superiority and supreme.
Cy. 1t is rather late In the day to revive
the maxim that this is a white mans
Government" but the Charleston Conven,
ton has revived it, nevcrtheless.-NH'
York Times.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-14

\ DISPATCH dated at Wcstport, Pa,
indulscs these suggestions respecting the
Presidential fishing party:
Fishing was only the excuse for the or
ganization ofthe party, which it is wills.
pcrcd has some more important object in
view. twill DO rcmcmberGdhOw moment
Gus tinancialmattcrS were at the time Of the
Presidential doings in Washington (Pa)
last year. 1t Is now conjeCturcd that this
trip will be equally important in financial
affairs, and that some new combinations
are assigned
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-14

-. = - GS41lAS
WHEELING, June II, 1870.
IDASsEN GER TRAINS WILL
run BY the following schedule on and after
June 18th, 1870, Wheeling time:
CINCINNATI EXPRESS.
Wheeling daily Leaves wheeling
ARRIVES AT DellAirO ......l l36 u. m.
Grafton. -. $50 4. m. ARRIVES AT
Cumberland. .9:2i p. m. Newark ...... .El6 p. m.
Baltimore :. E. $50 p. m. SAndusEy. $40 p. m.
WGSbn City. 1000 p. nj. Columbus. .6:8S p. m.
New York. 900 d. m. Cincinnati 1880 p. m.
FAST LINE.
HAsr-LHLyRs wEsT-LKAVEs.
Wheeling daily Leaves Wheeling
At 500 p. m. daily ate. .7:6Oa. N.
ARRIVES AT BcllAiiO .... $3.50 .. N.
BaltInorp 500 q, m. ARRlvEsAT
WABh'n City. $40 4. m. GAINESVILLE. 1850 p. m.
New York. ..4:l0 p. IN. Columbus. 500 p. m
'SundayS excepted.
NAIL TRAIN.
HART-LHAvEs wEaT-L1AVEA.
'WhOClIng daily leave Wheeling
ARRIVES AT ARRIVES At
Grafton. 400 .. m. Newark $40 q. m.
Baltimore -. 4:45 p. m. Sandusky zee. Goo p. IN.
WAsh'n City. .6:25 p. m. Columbus. Ti5 \. m.
New York. 600 4. m. Cincinnati lEOO m.
Sundays excepted. Sundays excepted.
.s ACCOMMODATION.
RAsT-LEAVBs WEST-LEAYHS
wheeling daily SWhCClinH daily
At...,..... 10:55 a. m. At...........&bS p. nj.
ARRIVES AT ARRIVES AT
Grafton. .4:i0 p. m. ZGnesvillO. 800 p. N.
ParkCrsburG .9:45 p. m. Newark. 1910 p. N.
Cumberland. .lO:I5 p. m. SauduIky Dos p. III.
Sundays excepted. 'SundlyB excepted.
Trains on tho Main Limo make connections at
baltimore with trains for Philadelphia, New
York and Boston. At Relay House, via Wash
ington City, for all points South.
Central Ohio trains make direct connection at
Columbus for all points West and Northwest.
Tickets to all principal points can be procured
at tho OficO, JOHN L. WILSON,
Master Of Transportation, Baltimore.
X. T. DEYRIRS,
Junii General Agent, Wheeling.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
THE LATEST AND CHOICEST.

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DesScrts and m elegant and dainty
dish for the sick.
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bright, clear and beautiful.
SUPERIOR SHERRY WINE-JuSt tho article
to use with Co.'s GelatIne-of rich
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BAKERS COCOA-Warr1nted Pure, delicious
and nutritious beverage.
URCKERS FARINA-PTepGrcd especially for
InVallds and children.
ANGUSTURA BITTERS-The genuine article
for ladies and children In feeble
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WINg OF PEPSIN--The most perfect remedy
for indigestion and dyspepsia.
CORN STARCu-FOr Puddlngs and CuStArdS.
TAPIOOA-A splendid dessert, OlthOr alone OF
with Berries.
At LAUGHLIN. SMITH 3 CO..
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DIED.

RoBBISS.-In this city, Monday, June 18th
1870 Harriet MARCiE. daughter Of George w
and Harriet c. Robbins, In tho 3lBt year Of hoI
ago.
Funeral from the rcsIdOnce Of tho parents, this
afternoon at I O'Clock. Friends of tho family
aEc invited 10 attend.
DIAX.-On Monday morning, June 18th. 1870
ELIZA, wife Of William DIax, Hgcd n years.
Tho funeral will take place nom tho rcSIdOnet
Of her husband, on Main street, above Washing
ton, this CTuesdRy afternoon at O'Clock
Friends of tho family arc respectfully invited tc
attend.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-14

BASIS OF
w Civil SocIcty.-ESssyS for Young Men. on
tho honor and happiness Of Marriage, and tho
evils and dangers Of ColIbacy-wlth sanitary
help for tho attainment Of mans true position In
life. Sent frCo, In sealed envelopes. Address.
HOWARD ASSOCIATION, BOX P, Philadelphia, Pa
ma2td&w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-14

MONEY TO LOAN.-THE WEST
Wl Virginia Department Of tho Life ABsocia.
tIon Of America Ia now p repaired TO mako loans
Tor periods OF not less than ono nor moro than
nVe years, secured by deeds Of trust on unln'
numbered real estate, selected within said De-
pArtmont. Applications may be mAdO to any
member OF tho Executive Committee or TO the
Secretary, at tho OilicO Of tho Company, No. le6
Market street, Wheeling, ". Va.
EXECUTIVE coNMrTEB.
Aionro I,oring. Geo. ". FranzhcIm, Morgan
l.. OF, VIM. II. Woodward, A. N. Adams.
N. G. ARTHUR, Secretary,
r. G. BARR, Attorney. lunl4
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-14

TIE CopE.-It may do something to
relieve the anxiety orour friends in various
quarters, to say that the Public Printer
has received from Judge FEHGUsoN an
installment of the Code index, embracing
the letters A, b, G and D.
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Nut Shell.

The West Virginia Democratic Con
vcn,iun resolved in favor Of n white man >
Government, and opposition to the 18th
Amendment. A resolution in favor OF
the rebellion would havo been in keeping
with this Cincinnati Gazette.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-08

The cAsh value Of tho laboring man 70
the community 10 much more than tie
above-named sum, - labor II the ong
true wealth Of any country. Wihofs
labor our FORCES, furnaces, wooden mil
and indeed manufactures Of al king,
would cease to be. The music of tie
loom and shuttle would be silenced r.
ever. Our national and other banfa
would close their doors, and our most -
terprising merchants take in their sigIk
Without labor civilization would recedh
and the bat and owl wotld soon occuIf
the crimson chamber Of our would u
business mem s1ia "a
Let the laboring men Of the United
States realize their true position. Let
them reflect that labor is honorable; that
labor is wealth. Let them remember
that they are q power in the state; mat
to them this great government is in6bt.
ed for all it possesses of liberty, 6lory
and grandeur.
Let them only reflect that labor Is hon
orable; but let those who look down on
the humble laborer and mechanic reflect
for one moment before they peak In
terms of disparagement of the hewers OF
wood and the drawers of wafer The
custom is too prevalent in the community
Of making remarks in q sneerng manner
of the great Industrial class Of our peo-
pie, leading youths among us to think
that honest industry is not honorable, be
it what it may. That time has passed.
Honest industrious mechanics and Ia
borers are the wealth of states, and until
they are encouraged and tostered, our
people cannot be prosperous. It ia not
the cash value alone by which he enrich
es the place of his residence, but he adds
by his labor to its material wealth; no
country or nation that commands the e.
spect of the world, but what that respect
was gained through the skill Of her nh
chanical population. Then let oil c!asseA
more especially the rich, respect and in!
culcate their children with the true theo.l
ry of lite, and that labor is honorable,
and if, in after lite, misfortune shall ever
take them, willing hands will be put forth
to earn their support.-Portsmouta, NJ Il,
Chronicle. Qssft .-.fss
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-08

display nnery. which mars rather than
slowed" - - - "
= know" said one Of The ladies'
!noughtfully, shat MIRA Sarah Bache. tie
usugnter OF BENJAMIN Franklin, sold her
o1naments and all that she could possibly
pale 70 commence fund, which other
.soies IN Philadelphia were induced 70
1ld, Doth BY land and purse. They made,
memoer, 800 shirts in one season for
lear young ladies, the sxample Of
Msia's daughter influenced the lese
$tfnl, but not les kind. hearted.
I'D Of that city. One faithful woman
-hov much she can do to check the IL.
hueuce of luxury and folly! GU, coun
trywomen, before the troubles, had grown
fond OF foreign fashions, and it was feared
that, ss we depended for Injuries on Eu.
rope, the patriotic desire for independence
might be checked by cause 50 trivial,
and yet SO dangerous, az the frippery of
female fashions Mrs. Warren, remem.
Der, did good service to the cause of LID.
erty and truth W hen, in poem she wrote.
ahe satirized her countrywoman's love OF
Dress"
THAT poem, T" said another lady, "was
one suggested by the remark of a friend
OF hers: That all articles of foreign
commerce should be dispensed with, ex-
cept absolute necestaries.' ! remember
Mrs. Warren amusingly put fancied list
OF articles an American lady could not
dispense with; forget the words,
but"
II can find them" said the lady Presi.
dent, reaching her hand to book on the
shelves behind her, and, after little
search, coming to the words:
Aninyentory clear
VI all she needs. Lamira Offer here.
some lawns and iutes.rings, blonde and Mech'in
laces, a4gt .rt
Frlnaes and jewels, fans arr twcezer-case.
Gay cloaks a. hats OF every shape and size,
seals, CARDINALS aud ribbons oil all dyes IN
Win ruftes stamped. and aprons OF iambour;
I1ppes and hanukefchiefs at least three score,
And lea hers, furs. rieh IA ns, and ducapes.
And head esses in pyfamdal shapes,
SO weak Lamira and her wants so few
Who can reiuses They're hut her sex's DUE
In youth, indeed. an an tqua, ed page
Taught US the lhieatpings Of a Hebiew cage
'ainstwimples mantles, cufls. and crisping pins
DIV rank not these among our mode II sins.
DW m nds aud manners arc vel undef stood,
70 seize IL stomacher and hood
Inc poor ladies, as the inventory was
ead over, looked down at their dresses
With dismay. Almost every article emu.
nerated they were wearing. Impressed,
not offended, they left the presence of
tie noble niatron, bearing her words in
ueir minds, and, it is to be hoped, her
Influence in their hearts for she gave not
nerely the precept Of the lip. but the ex.
apple OF her lite.-Harper's Bazay.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-08

IT Is often remarked by persons who do
not possess any property, and who de.
pend upon their daily labor for support Of
themselves and their families, that they
are worth nothing" financially speak
ing. This language Is generally INDUCED
in by men in the community who style
themselves business men, Let us exam.
inc the question financially, and eco Il
their assertions are correct
Laet year the psias Of eommon labor
averaged one dollar and half per day.
Admitting that the laborer received one
dollar and . half per day, and it required
the whole of the same TO support his fam
lily, nevertheless we contend that the
lsborer was worth In cash TO his family
the sum Of 81, $50. -
The amount he would receive for one
years labor ct one dollar and half :
day. would BE- t41t 90, which amount
would BE- the interest at nix per cent on
37,o0o, which lAtter sum w0uId be The
cash value Of tn laboring man 70 hi
|l1ys ~ tWE sHs&syef Is