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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-10
KRiIroad Majors.

hll the trains we could hear of came in
on time yesterday, excepting tho morning
passenger from Louisville, which wns su
hour behind the detention being Occasioned
by freight train at the = Their end being in
the way.
Repairs 20 the track ale being made Of
the Nashville aud Chattanooga depot
By the cRrelessness Cf the driver, a two
horse wagon came near being run into 10y
au engine at the Chattanooga depot, bot
10y a liberal application Of silk the wagon
cleared the ow-cstcber and two TO three
inches 10 spare.
Everything WAS remarkably tame about
the depots, however, ard the only thinG
we heard of interest was a discussion OF
the fire question, and the only thing We
saw toattract was su aged colored man,
about two and a hslffeet in height aud The
Il same in width.
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The Chanman sisters.

She members of this troupe were greet
ed last night, on the occasion OF their
second appearance in this city, with
large and appreciative audience. The play,
which consisted of trayesty on the fairy
iale of which Cinderella WIS the heroine,
was introduced by the humorous comedy
Your Lies in Danger, in which Mr..
Bishop acted the comicsl part of John
Strong. and by his inimitsble gestures and
postures frequently convulsed orchestra,
pit, dress circle and Parquet with roars OF
laughter.
Megsrs. Wallace and Wood, the AUS
traIisn comiques, enlivened the scene by
their musical performances on the cornet,
violin. triangle and other insh ume nts, al
ono time playing upon three instruments
at once. They were encored, and came
forward and sang 'DiXie, which VAS en-
Enthusiastically cbeered,
In tho burlesque Of cinderella, the
well known fairy tale in which Cinderella
is condemned to act the part of house
hold menial, while her sisters live In
spJendor, until, by the help of g
fairy, Cinderella gains the love OF
2 young prince by means of the glass
slipper, many laughable scenes were intro
| duced. The play was varied and rendered
less monotonous by introduction of songs
and dances, several of which were encored.
Bishop, of whose performances as a come
dian It would be superfuous to speak, took
the role of Clorinda, a gushing gil OF the
| period, and acted the part in style almost
beyond criticism. Blanche, in the charac
ter of Cinderella, and Ella in that OF Dan
DIM. the Princes valet, displayed thai
| graceful style of action and vlyaclty o
manner which has won for them then
present distinguished place among Ameri
can comedians The principal actors werC
very creditably supported by the othel
members of the troupe: and in the closing
scene, where Cinderella puts on the slip
per, and thus secures the hand of Prince
| Poppetti Mrs. J. E Nugent IN marriage
the spirit of the fairy tale was carried ou
| to the letters The hearty welcome giveI
by the audience renders further common
unnecessary,
A grand Cinderella matinee WILDE glveI
this afternoon at half past two O'Clock
| while tonight tie entertainment az usUai
| for which we refer to the programme.
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LOCAL JOTTINGS.

One of Halls magnificent combination
lock safes has just been received by Inc
Mechanics Bank of this city.
One Of the heaviest frosts OF the season
was perceptible yesterday morning.
G. II. Vessel & Sons are about to open
in their new store in College street. 1t is
one of the handsomest business houses IN
the CITY. Tho firm continue the retail
trade at their old stanS on Union street.
Alex. Joseph, ofEd cfeld, intends manu-
facturinefor exhibit IN at the approaching
Mechanics Exposit On full set of Royal
Arch Chapter Jewels, made in gold. We
have seen the draft, and can say IN ad-
vance that they will be elegant 10 finish
and design.
In the erection of a magnificent bloch
on one of our principal thoroughfares, the
State Insurance Company has set an e1
ample worthy of imitation. We hope tC
find our home offices generally doing busl
pess in their own houses before grea
while, and afterwards building others fol
their neighbors.
Judging from the number Oh second
hand cooking stoves to be seen IN IN
| different auction rooms, the business II
new stoves must be brisk.
Hogs are still plentiful throughout In
| country, and if there is anything IN ind
| cations, bacon is bound to be cheap tn
| present season,
We have heard nothing lately about tn
! onening of the cid Theater for the wlnto
| season. The rumor touching the revivs
| of the drama in this city lacks conhrms
| tion.
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BARNEY HU

One of ic
There is a great competition now going
on between the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad and the st. Louis, Memphis
Nashville aud Chattanooga Great Central
Through Line. The agents of both lines
were in Chattanooga the other day. The
irrepreseible Barney Hughes represents the
former route, and MIR. Van Armen the
latter. The Chattanooga Times of yester-
day relates tina following of these agents,
and how Barney succeeded in drumming
for his road:
An emigrant train of wagons arrived
here yesterday bound for Texas, and halt
ed near the depot to obtain tickets. Barney
Hughes and Van Armeb scented the prey
from atar, and desce ded upon them
MIR. Hughes got up in the wagon and COM
menced urging the advantages of bis route,
while Van Armen stood below proclaiming
the Inducements offered by the St. Louie,
Memphis, Nashville and Chattanooga
Great Central Through Line. Emigrants
by this route were carried in silver palace
cars, no jolting in box cars nor any thing
| of the sort.
Then Barney would hand out his tickets
aud expatiate upon the accommodations Of
the Memphis and Charleston Railroad and
Its courteous and gentlemanly officers, Of
whom be is which. Meantime the leader
OF the emigrants stood with the money il
his hand, hating with two opinions. WbeI
Van became eloquent over the st. Louis
Memphis, Nashville and Chattanooga Grea
Central Through Line, he would make
motion to hand him his money, which
Hughes would p IMPLY check. Then a
Hughes poured outhis seductive argument
IN favor of the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad and he began to waver toward
him, Van would shout, BE sure you'r
right before you pay that money"
La the mean time large crowd gathere
and listened to the argument with nuc
interest and amusement.
At last Barney arose to the dignity Of th
occasion ard delivered an impressiv
| speech TO the emigrants and the crowd
Said he: Fellow citizens, in regardin
the merits of these two roads you shout
consider the appearance Of their advocates
The Lord, when he makes a man, sets b
{ mark upon him. Some of us, like mysel
nature has favored greatly, and you ca
all see what am, but if the Lord, whe
he made that man, (Van) didn't inten
f him TO be hung, then Icsn't read His han,
| writing"
/ This settled the question. Barney sol
the tickets, pocketed the money an
walked away triumphant, while the or ow
dispersed.
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dull but firm. Wbeat-No. spring quiet,
closing lower at S1.044@1. 04a; this P. II.
dull and unchanged Corn quiet, closing
st 81 for old: 43c. bid for new. Oats 3Sc.
Rye este. Barley dull and lower, closing
at 744c., dull. Highwines-S5c. for iron
bound. Provisions quiet and prizes IN
changed. Mess pork closed at $3.50.
Lard 114c. Live hogs active and prices
firm at Sc. 25@6. 60; dressed STEADY at
ST.25@7.5O. Cattle a shade frmer and
moderately active at S4@5 50.
Cincinnati Markets.
OrscrSsATI, Dec. Cotton dull and
dropping; middling l4bc. Flour and grain
quiet and unchanged. Pork-only g limit
ed iobbing demand at $19. Lard-kettle
held at 12c, with hardly any demand Bulk
meats dull and nominal, no demand Ba-
con-only q limited jobbing demand at IL
@6.40. Whisky S6@67e. Butter 25@
80.
Louisville Markets.
LUU1sVuLz, Dec, 9.-Bsgging firm and
demand fair at &c for hemp and fax.
Cotton closed less firm but not lower;
middlings 144c. Flour quiet; extra fami-
~ GO.ZC. O6lS Ia toAH AoAaAO ~ 1"O -
bulk and SIC sacked. Other grain quiet.
Hogs weak and inactive at S6@6-40; dro-
yers holding firm but packers not anxious
to buy; sales choice to-day at $685., gross.
The provision market is in sympathy with
the hog market; prices the same as yester,
day and but little done. Whisky advanced
to S6@S7c. Tobacco-sales of so hhds
market firm Ond pEces unchanged.
New York Cotton Market.
NKv YoRK, Dec. Cotton dull anc
prices dropping; middling uplands 153c.
Mobile Cotton Market
MOBILE, Dec Cotton dull and nomi'
nal, middling 14s@143c..
Charleston Cotton Market
CHARLESTON, Dec. Cotton dull and
unchanged; middling 144c.
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Ernnh on hand

The following are the cotton quotations
received at the National Savings Company,
corner Union and Cs,lege streets, where
cotton, gold, bond and stock quotations
are receive hourly, and are always access
sible to the public:
LIVERPOOL, Dec. Z, 11:3O-Cotton mar
ket quiet; sales 10000 bales; uplapds SD
Orleans 99d.
NEW YORK, Dec ., 1O:l5-BIarket dull
and nominelly lower; ordinary 1870; good
ordinary l4ac; low middling 158c; mid
ding 15tc; good middling 155c; Mobile
| 154c; Orleans 16c; December delivery 15c.
LIVERPOOL Dec. Z, 1:30-Ma,ket dull;
sales 10000 bales, uplsnds SS@Sfd; Or
leans 9@9td.
NEW York, Dec. ., 12-Cotton dull and
montreal; December delivery 15c; January
158o; February 15sc.
New YORK, Dec ., 2:25-Msrket IN
| settled.
NV YORK, Dec. ., 3-Cotton dull and
heavy; sales 40 bales for spinning; 1900
bales for export. December delivery
10 1-16th; January Is 3-1Gths; March
Is 7-16ths.
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JUVENILE Lever
ARoauet of ReautY.

The Grand Juvenile Levee by the pu-
pills of Prof. Diamonds Academy at the
Maxwell House last night was ths event OF
the terpsichorean season, and was joyful
to the graceful, fairy-like little ones who
participated, and pleasing to the large
number of ladies and gentlemen who were
lookers-on at the charming scene pre-
scented. The grand entree, which opened
the exhibition, was picture which cannot
be described-it was boquet of limo
cence and beauty combined; group OF
roses and row Of fair lilies; cheeks as fair
and delicate as the camelia, and cheeks as
fresh and healthful as the dewy verbens,
mingling together, and constituting gar
den of the choicest buds and blossoms
the beau-ideal of the poets dream, the I'M
PRESERVATION of loneliness:
beautiful as sweet
| And Young as beautiful, and soft as young,
And gay as soft, and innocent as gay"
Following the entree, came quadrllle
by the pupils, and then the bohemian
opera polka, danced by Miss Sadie Fall anC
| Master T. McClanahan, only three year
old. Then polka and schottische by tn
| pupils, after which bevitchlng PCS stynn
of Madame Celeste by Miss Pauline DunI
| and Master Whltty AaSsenBaic, MISE 0o,,i
Massengale and Master Harry Massengale
Next came the lancers and waltz. I'M
was followed by the PolishiM szoaurk
smolenshy, by Miss Lidie Moore an'
Master Maxey Tugandrich. Next was
mszourka and galop and then La Madrilen
by Miss Pauline Acklin, Miss Ida Power
and Harry Massengale. After quadrlll'
aud waltz was a highland MN
bv Harry and Witty Massengale
Then the Bsyadere or TamRorine dane
by Miss Katie Massengale, ana afterward
the Varieties Parisienne by eight youn
ladies. But We cannot follow the PR
gramme through. Suffice it to say, 1t wa
a grand affair. The dresses made up fc
the occasion were costly, stylish and e.
quisite, some unique, others neat and NJ
guady, and all very attractive. Prof l
II. Baldwin WAS leader of the orchestr'
and excellent music was furnished for IL
occasion. The evening passed oil mo-
agreeably, Joyous alike to children an
spectator.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-10

A number Of gentlemen in this city,
who have recently taken some railroad
contracts in the far West, are talking Of
organizing a colony of two thousand on
more TO 60 10 Colorado. They Intend to
take principally lsborers, and give them
work for a lengthy period of time, and
then settle them on lands adjacent TO the
new railroad. The locality, we understand,
is in southernly direction from Denver.
Tue process of 70 ming the COLONY has n, 1
commenced, but we are informed that
these gentlemen have it in contemplation,
as soon "a certain matters now on the car
net arc disposed Of
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MURDERER CAUGHT.
4 TcnmcSSes Ncgro i'm Jail at Louis
willie.


willie.
About month ago there occurred IA
tal affray at Jackson between two negroes
named Henry Jenkins and Frank Beasley.
During the alteration Beasley drew
knife and stabbed Jenkins, killing him III
stantly. immediately after the difficulty
and killing, Beasley in company with the
wife of the man he had killed, who must
have been the worst of the party, escaped
and fled to Louisville. A description OF
the fugacious murderer and paramour was
forwarded to the Falls City, and the police
we're at once on the alert. On the 9Th
inst. one Of the officers saw him on the
street and watched him to his hiding place
on the corner of Magazine and Chestnut
streets. In the evening Beasley was ar
rested and the officer started with HIM TO
the jail.
On reaching The steps of the jail, the
negro broke loose and fled, the officer pur-
suing. The chase was continued for
number OF squares, the officer firing sew
ersl Intellectual shots. Beasley finally
turned and fired at the officer, the shot
taking effect in the leg near the knee, IN
Hicting an ugly wound, He then secreted
himself under a box, back of stable on
Market street. when he was captured and
lodged in jail The officers at Jackson
have been notified of the fact, and the des-
perate darkey will be returned to that
place for tlial.
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spsclal Notice 90 Advertisers.

To accommodate large class of small
advertisers, we have opened special col
umn on the third page of the UNION AND
AMERICAN In it viii be grouped all small
advertisements relating to wants, sales,
leases, rents, lost and found, situations,
ETC., ETC., which win in no case exceed ten
lines. These moi ices will not be displayed,
and will be charged ten cent PER line, each
insertion. All matter of this kind will be
found at the head of the first column Of
the third page the paper, which always
contains vari b! ice reading, ant
is universally IL e public.
Persons desin Ut ier inserted in thi
column, should have 1t the Office by
o'clock, P N.
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Miscellaneous

SEEDs-We quote as follows Glover
500; timothy at SIS; orchard grass 2. rs;
blue grass 200; herds grass 2 90; Ten
nessee and German Millet 200; Hungarian
2.25.
OEDARwARE-We qIote iron bound buck
cts 81. 5O@6 as p doz; brass bound SIG
II; cans $12@15 . doz; Keelers $500
10 . dez; tubs $14@1S . doz; churns, iron
bound $12@18; brass bound $15924 y
dozen.
CoTroN YARNs-Wesqu0te at II, Il, 16@
I8c for 700, 600, 500 and 400.
Tennessee, common bar, 73c . ms
Kentucky, do, 43c 2 n; Tennessee band
Sc; Kentucky, do, sc.
LAND PLAsrER-We quote at $500 ton
in bags.
FURs AND SKNs-Prices are not yet fairly
established. We give as the range OF the
market: coon skins 15@35c piece; musk
rat 1O@15c; opossum 10000; mink, 81
@2.5O; otter 1.O0@4.0O; gray fox 25@35c::
BARRELs-The receipts ere fully equal
to the demand, and We note sales at 40
@5Oc.
CoAL-Market well supplied. We qHote
Poplar Mountain 1925 per load of II
bushels; Cumberland and Pittsburg S. pei
load of Il bushels; Sewsnee So for round
and So 80 for lump, per load Of % bushelE
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CITY NOTICES.
For an Irritated Throat.

Cough or cold, "Brown's Bronchial Troches' ar
offered with the fullest confidence In their EN-
cacy, They have been thoroughly tested, ant
maintain the good reputation they have justly &C
CURED As there are limitations, be sure 70 Cd
tain the genuine. declO IL
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,EHE COTTON MARKETS.

Montgomery, Ala, Dec I.
Our cotton market is quiet but steady
at 1876 for low middlings.
Columbus, Ga, Dec.7.
Our market, under depressing adyices,
Junk in the morning to 133c for midd1ng,
but improved teleglams created reaction,
and thew closed at 1896. Market quiet.
Sales $50 bales; receipts 961 bales; ship
meuts $50 bales.
Selma, Ala, Dec Il
There were sales to-day Of eco bales-
Middlings 1916; low mlddi1ng Logo
strict good ordinary 13c. Sales were made
at the quotations, but late in the day fac
tors asked higher prices, and the market
closed at &c advance.
Galveston, Dec. Z.
Firm, but not higher; good ordinary
122c; sales ZOO bales; net receipts !, 94t
bales: exports coastwise % bales; stock
36, 781 bales.
Norfolk, Dec. Z.
Market quiet; low middling 144@14se;
sales 800 bales; net receipts 1888 bales;
exports coas.wise 7O2 bales; stock S,2S7
bales.
Boston, Dec.7.
Market dull. Middlings Isle. Sales 400
bales. Net receipts 40 bales; coastwlse
l, COS bales; total ms bales; stock $500
bales.
Wilmington, N. C.. Dec. q.
Market unsettled; middlings 14c; sales =
bales; net receipts S64 bales; exports coast
wise - bales; stock 1868 bales.
baltimore, Dec. Z.
Market quiet and steady: middlings
Is; sales $50 bales. Net receipts 800 bales;
coastwise $50 bales-total 1875 bales; e1-
ports coastwise 212 bales; stock 914
bales
Augusta, Ca, Dec. I.
We have had rather quiet market TO-
day, opening say at 14t@144c for Liver
pool middling, and closed quiet at 144C
for the same grade. Sales 839 bales; re-
ceipts I,22S bales.
Macon, Ca, Dec. 7s
Receipts to-day 40 bales; sales 6S6
bales: shipped 591 bales.
Receipts sor the week ending this even
ing 4, I49 bales, sales 3, 425 bales; shipped
1868 bales.
The market during the last week has
bern little unsettled and with down
waId tendency. On one or two days there
was diffe&hce in the views of buyers and
sellers, and hence the operations Of the
week are about 900 bales short of those
for any week since the first of November
| last.
The market was strong to-day with a
good demand at lac for middlings, and so
| closed this evening.
q
Market quiet at 134@193c for mid
dlings; 13c for low middlings, 1910 for good
ordinary.
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New Advertisement.

See our cheap column on the thlrd page
f3r advertisements of interest
New stock of boots and shoes for winter
inst received by G. B. Hall. The assort-
ment is large and desirable.
co and examine the handsome STOCK OF
furs Just opened by Lsnde a bro'' 4
Public Square. su
The great furniture emporium OF NC,
Koin 4 Go. No. 81 College street, Is one o.
the features of the city. Step IN and
look at the new styles of furniture just
received.
The rink assemblies this morning and to-
night. A..
q. E. Winstead & Co., opposite the
Maxwell House, have Just received an
elegant stock of boots and shoes, toi
ladies' gentlemen. misses and boys.
Read the certificate testifying to the
merits of the Hungarian Balssm OF Lie.
See advertisement of Silver Wings, the
new Sabbath-school music book, published
bv Oliver Ditson & Co., Boston.
A number of chancery sales are adYef
tised this morning by Nathanlel bsA'ei
Jr., Clerk and Master.
hickey & Smith have for sale large
ouantity of feed to suit purchss
GrH. IQeY are dtSO pdglhb N0oA
peaches, peanuts, feathers and otner pro
duce.
The annual meeting of the s;ocbholder
of the First National Bank will be held o.
the second Tuesday of January next.
A lady wanted to canvass for the I'a"'e'
Pearl. N,
The splendid new storehOuse oil G:
Smith, No. l57 Church street, Tor rent
Ten dollars reward for white sette
dog. black ear and black spot on ms 81
Fine storehouses in the best part OF III
CITY for sale, also a suburban residence
Auply to Newsom, Horton d 20.
See notice of Jesse G. Frazier, ClerE
the Supreme Court.
The annual meeting Of the share1oldef
of the Fourth National Bank lakes Pis0
on the 10Th Of January next
the Chapman SIsters-MaineP III
evening aud performance Tonight 4
The National Savings CompanysEofh'
Union and College streets, are DONG
legitimate exchange and banking business
they receive deposits and allow lnteIe'
thereon; they furnisiISiratts IN amounts :
suit on London. Dublin, Edinburgh, ana
parts of Germany; they buy and sell St e
change on New York, Cincinnati ana ne
Orleans, and they pay the highest ra'eS y
gold. silver and uncurrent money.
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nnnc walker KiIIcd.

For some time past there has becn a
man named John Deniel engaged IN The
amusement O. of walking the rope for the
deIeciation of the people OF Franklin, NY
He was proficient in the dangerous art,
and his wonderful balance and equlfolse
surprised thoss who witnessed thenI We
learn that while performing on tEe eth
inst, the usual number Of lookers,on being
present, one end Of the ropes iaStenines
gave way and Denier was precipltated a
considerable distance to the ground re-
ceiylug such injuries that he died shortly
a+terwsrl. The unfortunate man, we
barn. was stranger in the community.
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Wunay,vay on Cedar street

Yesterday sfternoonS about ; o'clock, a
span Of bolses, attached 20 an empty far
niture wagon, became frightened in some
wsv on Cedar street, nosr tho Square, and
dashed of at a full gallop up the hill 10
wards The Capitol. quite crowd was
collected and several attempts made to
stop them, b1t without success Although
q considerable number CT hacks were
standing on CedeRr street, near the Post
Office. the Infatuated animals ran the
gauntlet without injury TO any animal or
thing, and after reaching the top OF the
nil began their descent at a rapid pace.
The wagon was soon'afterwards Oyerturn-
ed, and dragged on the ground for some
distance, but we understand that, beyond
a few bruises, no damage was done.