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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-11-30
STATE NEWS.

Thanksgiving Day was not observed by
the churches in Bolivar.
The Upton Record complains of hog
stealing, by lazy negroes, in that section
of the State.
The order of the Heptasophs had cele-
bration at Humboldt on the 18th of No
vember. .-r-r
Rev. Mr.. Basquerville is to be placed
in charge of the Methodist Church at
COvingtOn. r... ...sa
The Heptasephs (Seven Wise Men of
Grace were to hold their festival in Mem
phis on Monday night.
We have received Vol. /, No. l, of the
Rogersville Journal, which takes the
place of the HotSt0n Journal.
The Clerk of the Upton County Court
is doing fine business in the way of is
suing marriage licenses.
The Mckenzie Times says: 'TWe
hear of the ravages of the hog cholera in
some parts of this county"
The late city election at Humboldt
passed off very quietly. Col. G. w. Day
was elected Mayor, and T. J. Williams,
Recorder. .
Last Sunday night Bishop Quintard, of
the Protestant Episcopal Church, deliv-
cred at Grace Church, in Memphis, SER
mon eulogistic of Gen. Lee.
Mr.. J. A. Ashford, of Nashville, pro-
poses to establish a machine shop in Shell
byville, which will give constant employ
ment to fifty or seventy-ive good me-
chanics.
Shelbyville is to have a new Court
house, surmounted by town clock, and
the distance from the ground to the top
Of the spire will be about one hundred
and forty-seven feet.
Tennessee has naturally all the ele.
ments of a great, glorious and prosperous
State, and only lacks in some degree that
energy and determination that character
ICES other States, to make her the success
full rival of the foremost of them.
The SomerVille Falcon wisely suggests
to farmers and others the importance of
setting out fruit trees at this season, and
remarks that quarter of an acre of
ground planted in trees that will yield
good fruit Will pay as well or better than
any other crop that can be raised from
the same amount of land.
The Memphis appeal says: "One of
the wants of the city is church in
which the builders and occupants do not
dress so eXtravagantly that plain, poor
people are unwilling to attend, and where
there will be more of christian humility
and less of mans vanity" Perhaps q
church of the same kind may be needed
in some other cities.
A well known railroad president was
recently aroused in Memphis, at a late
hour of the night, by the cry that robbers
were in the adjoining house AS he wa:
anxiously expecting the arrival of the
robber or robbers, pistol in hand, en- i'm.
mense owl made its appearance; but, I'M
like the raven seated on the bust of Pallas,
. it flew out into the darkness, to return
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UPPER CUMBERLAND RIVER
What the Surveying Party says.

We yesterday had an interview and quite
a lengthy conversation with Col. ADert,
who has had in charge the party engaged
in surveying the Cumberland river under
the auspices Of the Government, directed
moro Immediately by Superintendent En-
gineer Weitzel, of Louisville. A personal
and thorough Reconnaissance was made by
the party of the Upper Cumberland, more
especially that portion most DISTRACTED by
the Rapids or Smiths Shoals This part of
the river is unopened except at high water,
and is the great obstacle to the transporta-
ton of coal from the Cumberland mines
to Nashville.
The coal is of a very fine quality, being
of kind intermediate between the Cam
mel and the Pittsburg coal. The supply is
ample not to say exhaustless, ard uninter-
rupted transportation Is all that is required
to furnish it at cheap rates and in unlimited
quantities for manufacturing and domestic
purposes. The State of Kentucky and the
United States Government have attempted
to improve Smiths shoas, and from time
to time nine dams have been constructed,
which in the main aggravated the evil
they were intended to remedy.
1t is now necessary for barges to wait
for the highest floods in order TO pass in
safety. A judicious improvement will en-
able boats to descend the river at lower
stages of the water. By this means the
opportunity for shipments would be
doubled. and the expense would be more
than betrayed in one year in the items of
timber and coal alone, which would thus
be rendered more accessible and cheapened.
1t would also open up, develop and aecel-
crate mining operations in that prolific
mineral region. The excellence of the
coal is 80 generally conceded, and it being
an article of universal consumption in
Nashville and the river towns, by the re-
moval of the distractions, more extended
mining operations could and would be car
ried on.
The Upper Cumberland is Justly famous
for its scenery. At the falls the river has
a gradual descent of sixty-three feet, and
continues its course among huge forma-
tons Of conglomerate and sandstone, out
of which rocks It has hewn a channel for
its bed two hundred feet below the sum-
mits of the bluffs Before these observa-
tons a careful survey was made of all the
shoals of the river below Nashville. The
repair of some of the dams already cor
structed, and the combining of the water at
some localities and the removal of rocks at
others, is all that is needed TO relieve
steamboat navigation of the principal OBJ
structions in this part Of the river.
Col. Albert has, no doubt, with the lin
tied means at his command, performed
the duty assigned him faithfully and well.
He leaves for Louisville this morning,
where he will be for some time engaged in
making out regular report of his opera
iions, which will be submitted to Congress
with the view of obtaining "a suitable sp-
preparation for the removal of the obstruc-
tions alluded to,
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Accident 90 newton mcclure,

We regret to learn that Mr.. Newton Ne
Clure, an old and esteemed citizen, met
with a painful accident on Monday eve
ming last. he was on a visit to Mr.. Sam
pie, living out SONS distance, and was
riding horseback. On reaching the corner
Of Hobson and Woodland streets his horse
stumbled and partially fell. 4 few yards
from where the animal stumbled Mr.. Nc
Clure was thrown over his head and into
the road. He was pretty badly bruised,
bis hip sustaining a severe confusion, nom
which he suffered considerably. We are
glad TO state that there WIS no fracture or
dislocation- Mr. u. was conveyed to the
residence of his partner, Mr.. George Buek,
where he was yesterday confined to ans
room from the effects OF the accident
Though painful, his hurt IS not serious
and It is thought that he viii recover IN
few days.
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Street Preaching.

A series of open air meetings have been
held in West Nashville, under the general
supervision of Prof A. K. Spence and
Rev. II. s. Bennett, Of Fisk University.
During the late beautiful Sabbath after
Moons, the teachers and students of the
school have repaired to some favorable To-
cation on Broad or Cedar street, and by
their singing have attracted a crowd Of
ready and attentive listeners. The multi
tuds once gathered, they have been adj
dressed by these gentlemen spoken Of, and
by others from the Mckee school and
elsewhere The attention has in all cases
been exceedingly good, and in many in-
stances a solemn interest hes pervaded the
whole assembly. The meeting near the
Tunnel, last Sunday, was the best of all.
large crowd gathered around as usual,
and manifested much feeling. These meet
ings have met with such announcement
that it is decided TO hold them as often as
the weather admits.
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The EVIDENCE.

One of the most successful business men
Nashville now has. one who came here
three years ago with small capital bat with
a clear business head and a full stock Of
energy and industry and enterprise, and
who is now as favoIably and as widely
known as any man now in business in this
city or who has ever been, has spent thirty
thousand dollars in adVer ising in that
short space. His business is legitimate.
1t is no cateh-pen1y. Every dollar he has
made has been honestly made; and for ev-
cry dollar he has put in his own pocket he
has added ten to the productive capital of
the State Of Tennessee and other Southern
States. Every dollar Is makes, he re
invests in increasing his capacity to add to
the power and prosperity Of the masses of
the people. His card IS at the service of
any one who viii apply for it. Business
men will please make q note Of this, and
those who want to do business viii DO ike
wise
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

At Philadelphia yesterday, Charles
Wolf shot himself dead after shooting his
child through the arm, and shooting at
his wife. Cause unknown.
Mr.. Steneisen, late Ambassador to Hol-
land from Sweden and Norway, is coming
to Washington in the same capacity.
Detroit is afflicted with a Woman'l
Rights Convention.
1t may interest some moderns to know
that the Greek Industrial Exhibition was
opened at Athens on Sunday night last by
the King and Queen with great ceremony.
Citizens of France are not permitted to
pass through Switzerland to join the
French armies.
EThe statement widely published thai
the Mexican Claims Commission will moi
entertain claims filed after Feb. l, 1869,
is erroneous.
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side was small q IA Bayarian corps was
also eneged.o Asheaxy FIRE was keptsup
by the French from Uillisus. Is sT.s
Eugenie aIDErsssels.
BRUSSELS, Noy. 29.-Belgium asks for
the naturalization of Dunkirk.
1t is said that the Empress of the
French has been in this city since Mon
day.
The War i'm West india Waters. Z,
HAVANA, Nov. 29.-Advices from
Nassau report arrivals there of American
men-of-war, Tuscarora, and Pilgrim.
The French man-of-war, Talisman, has
been seen cruising in the track of, q Ger
man steamer Sailing from New Orleans
to Bremen via Havana.
Bourbaki.
Tours, Nov! 29-World's Gable. The
Gazette De France reports that Gen. Tor
enson successfully engaged the Germans
near Pithiviers. Gen. Bourbahi has as
sumed command Of the 18th army corps.
! -asas "A Contradiction. : - = s
/ LONDON, Nov. 29.-The English jour
nails contradict the report published yes
terday that the French had been driven
from Laden Mezieres, aud "a French
General captured The French still hold
the place, and no fight has occurred.
siKeratry Recalcitrant.E az
/ LONDON, Nov, 29.-The Tribune's cor
respondent at Tours telegraphs that Gen.
Keratry, in letter unprecedented in
style, unpatriotic, arrogant and egotistical,
hiss given in his resignation, in the face
of the enemy. He threatens Gambetta
with council of war, and accuses Gen.
Lourda of treason.
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Mr.. Joseph E. Crichlow, of Bells. De-
pot, in Haywood county, publishes a
card stating that on the night of the 18th
inst. VIM. Ray ran away from that coun-
ty, and decoyed off with him the little
son of Mr.. .Crichlow, who bears the name
of his father Mr.. Ciichlow says: SIT
is supposed they have gone 10 Arkansas
or Texas. My little son is in his fifteenth
year, very small of his age, lively dispo-
sition, rather forward in manners, ready
to make aequaintances, but somewhat
deaf or hard of hearing, especially when
behind his back. He took no clothes be-
sides those he wore at the time he left
home. / appeal most earnestly to all
friends of humanity to helpme to recover
my little son. Besides my most hearty
thanks, viii reward, to their satisfac-
ton, any one who will bring him TO me,
or give me information of his where
aboats, or in any way assist me to recover
him. No expense or trouble viii be
spared or regarded, SO that l may get
back my lost boy. My address is Bells
Depot, Memphis and Louisville railroad. "
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KENTUCKY.
The railroad Accident Monday.

The Railroad Accident Monday.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 29.-An accident oc-
CURED ON the L. C. and L. Railroad last
night by which five stock cars were
burned. Fifteen mules were burned to
death; the rest of the hogs and mules
were turned loose and escaped. The
wounded droYers walked to Lagrange to-
day, came to this city by the morning
train, and have gone home.
Fatal ARRAY with Negroes.
CNcINNAT1, Nov. 29.-Last Saturday
the neighbors of Simeon Andrews as
sembled at his house, in Fayette county,
KY, to attend church festival, when a
difficulty occurred about a dog, which
resulted in Benz. Bogy, the only white
man present, shooting into the house and
wounding several negroes. The latter
returned the fire, mortally wounding
Bogy. Yesterday five negroes were ar
rested and taken before the County
Justice, charged with the killing of Bogy,
and an examination was deferred until
to-day. 1t is reported that last night two
of the prisoners. John Brown and Cas-.
Bogant, were captured and hung as Ku-
KluX,
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New Tri-WeekIy stage Line.

We are rejoiced to learn that Messrs.
Glenn & Baker, of Lebanon, have just
started new line of stage coaches from
that point through Bellewood and Rome
to Carthage every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday, and returning on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday, making connec-
ton both ways with the trains on the Ten
nessee and Pacific Railroad. BY this ar.
raDgement we congratulate the good PEG.
pie of that section on their increased COM
munication and mail facilities, and it may
well be said ''Rome expects every one to
do his duty now, and place the Peoples
Paper" in the hands Of every family. y
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Cnrinna. hut Onrracf.

In the social statistics Of the county, pub
lished yesterday, some surprise is expressed
that the largest denomination, the Method
ist Church South, with accommodations for
10, $50 members, should bold but $197, 0oC
of church property, while the Catholics,
with church room for only 5000, are cred
tied with the amount of $232, 800 The ex-
PLANTATION is simple. The Catholics believe
that education is properly and essentially 9
matter for church supervision; and hence
their schools, ETC., are generally the prop
erty of the church We suppose, there
fore, that st. Cecilia's, the free school on
Vine street, the Institute of the Sisters Of
Mercy, and perhaps the Orphan Asylum,
in South Nashville, are included in the
$232, 800 credited to the Catholic Church.
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CUBA.
Incident and Accident.

HAVANA, Nov. 29.-Col. Bowies, Gen.
DeRoda's chief-of-staff, has been cap
tured by the Cuban forces.
The Spanish gunboat Alamo is ashore
at Ensenado de Cachinos. The cannon
were removed TO tighten the vessel with
the hope of getting her off. She will
prove total loss D..
{ Col. Corburs, the insurgent chief who
had command of party belonging to
Jesus del Sol, during the severe illness of
that famous chief, surrendered himself
and men yesterday. raE.
Christobol Mendiden, ex-Cubau Secre-
tary of Foreign Affairs, formerly editor
of the Havana Siglo, was captured at Ju-
asimas, and is among those lately SEN
fenced to death by the garrote as leaders
of the rebellion. -Hr
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ALABAMA.
m finn nIaafinUn N

Indignation Meeting mt Montgomery
MONTGOMERY, Nov. 29.-The meeting
last night to express indignation at the
course of w. II. Smith and Arthur Bling.
nam, in refusing to vacate the offices Of
Governor and Treasurer was largely at
tended. All the speeches were made by
Republicans and res olutions were adopted
expressing the indignation and disapprob'
alton of the people at the course taken
bv Smith and Bingham. .
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An Interesting Suit,

DIR. Falk, German physician, engaged
Mr.. John Ruhm several days ago to trans
late his statement of the manner of curing
consumption, from German into English
The translation was made and subjected to
the physician for examination. Some OBJ
jections were made to the translation, and
the amount claimed by Mr. Ruhm for his
services was refused. He entered suit
against the physician for twenty dollars.
The case was Investigated before Justice
Albert yesterday. A number Of educated
Germans were brought into requisition as
witnesses to prove the incoTectness of the
translation The case ia creating some in
terest among portion of the German citi-
zens. The decision will be rendered this
morning.
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Dodson SIN Missing.

Thos. Dodson, of Gladesville, Wilson
county, who came to this city, some thir-
teen days since, with drove of hogs, has
not been heard from, and many of his
ftiends are fearful that he has been MUIR
dered. We understand that some three
hundred citizens of Wilson county made
search for the missing man last week, and
on Monday about five hundred more
banded together and secured the county
far and near without success. He was seen
last at Boards mills. He disappeared
some two years ago on trading tour, and
afterwards turned up all right again. We
hope he is still living, and may surprise
his friends by personal call upon each in
his old stamping ground.
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Sale of the vansecr Property.

The sale of this property takes place to-
day at II O'Clock NJ, and is an event in the
heavy real estate transactions of the times.
The sale embraces some Of the most val
liable property in Nashville, and that char
acter of property, too, which from its ex-
cellently improved condition and eligibili
ty of locality, must continue to increase in
value, making the purchases desirable in
vestments. Among the property is The
valuable storehouse occupied by Fred Ter
rass as a hardware store, and fine dwell
ling near the city. Such m opportunity
for profitable investment is rarely pre-
sented, and we presume that capitalists
will eagerly avail themselves Of II.
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MEMPHIS.


MEMPHIS, Nov. ga private dispatch
from jackson, Miss, to the Appeal says
the telegram from Washington, stating
that Yerger, who killed Col. Crane, had
been sentenced to imprisonment for life,
is untrue. Yerger's trial does not take
|. place till January. ......
steamer Springs "a Leak.
The officers of the Indiana report the
steamer Post Boy in a sinking condition
at Napoleon, Ark, having sprung leak.
She was discharging her cargo and had
the pumps at work.
Shall Uncle Sam Regulate Mar.
riagesl
There is an interesting case before the
United States Circuit Court here. Last
July John f. Thomas, white man, was
arrested for cohabiting with q negro wo-
man, who he allegeszw his wife, and
was fined by the Recorder. He now
brings suit against the city for $50, 900
damages. The City Attorney yesterday
fled a demurrer, on the ground that the
Court had no jurisdiction, as the question
of marriage belonged solely to the State.
A Series of Serious Accidents.
Bell 3. Frost, civil engineer, in the
Memphis and St. Louis railroad, formerly
of Eaton Rapids, Michigan, was run ovel
by a horse and buggy corner Court and
Second streets last evening, and was in
iured, from the elects of which he died
last night The driver of the buggy can
not be identified, as he drove on without
looking back.
Martin Devine, a dray driver, had q
difficulty with Joe Smith, a negro, at the
corner of Third and Market streets last
evening, during which, Smith struck him
on the head with stone, and fatally in
jured him. Smith was arrested and
committed.
Patrick Gray, painter, was fatally
shot at Collierville yesterday, by a man
named Bowman, who was arrested.
A laborer named Thompson, employed
at the Chickassw cotton press, was caught
in the machinery last evening, and was SO
severely injured as to cause the amputa.
ton of his right arm-probably fatal.
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NEW ORLEANS.
MetRirie.

New ORLEANS, Nov. 29.-The Sec
ond day of the Metairie races, the hurdle
race was won by Beacon, beating Chal.
mette, Wildcat and TsnglefOot.
Second Race-Club purse $500, mile
heats. Kildare l, l; Victory 2, 2; Waltz
8, dis; Lamberlane 4, 5; Donovan 5, 4.
Time 1.5l 1:4S
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FROM PRUSSIA.
The Future of Germany.

LONDON, Nov. 29.-By the provisions of
the new North German Confederation
Prussia has only seventeen out of fifty
seven votes to be cast by the cOnfeders-
ton. From this fact it is generally in
ferred that the future policy of Germany
will be peace.
A committee of English bankers held a
meeting last night and resolved to offer
to take the entire new German loan of
one hundred million thslers.
The Tariff Question.
Special to the World.-A special Berlin
dispatch of the 29th says the General
Congress of Manufacturers meet at Man
helm Dec. 8, to consider what alterations
in the tariff and other political and CON-
mercisl stipulations may be rendered ne
cessary by the reunion of Alsace and
Lorraine to Germany. ..
The 100, 0G6 thslers offered for the re-
lease of the banker Guterbach, by his
family, has been refused.
Grim GratuIaIfons.
BERLIN, Nov. 29.-The Austrian Gov
eminent has congratulated Prussia on the
accomplishment of the union of Bavaria,
Baden, Hesse and Wurtemburg with the
North German Confederation.
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Firearms For FRANCO.
Radical officials.

A World Washington dispatch says
Congressman elect Sessions, of the thirty
first district, New York, United States
Marshal Bass, and Collector Daniels, of
Buffalo, who is charged with discrepancy
in his accounts to the tune of $500, 900,
arrived in town yesterday and called on
the President and Secretary Boutwell,, to
both of whom the latter denied that there
was any defalcation in his office, but that
the whole thing was scheme of Buffalo
politicians, in the interest of Congressman
Bennett, OF that district. The Treasury
Department is investigating it.
Charles f. Phillips, weigher in the
custom-house, was arrested to-day for
dealing in public offices and making fraud
ulent pay-rolls. Phillips was held in
$40 600 bail.
Strenuous efforts are being made TO Sc
cure the release from the Albany Peni-
Tertiary of ex-Speaker I. G. COLGATE,
whose term of Imprisonment has expired,
but he is unable to pay the $4,000 fine
imposed.
One of the - RepeaIers.''
Lucius NJ Sawyer, cOlored, indicted
for registering three times in the Eighth
ward, was placed on trial in the United
States Circuit Court to day, being the first
jury trial in this district under the new
United States election law. His counsel
cOntended that his client was suffering
from softening of the brain and was not
responsible for his acts. The jury found
him guilty but recommended him to the
mercy of the Court. He was remanded
for sentence.
Marshal Sharpe is engaged in making
preparations for re-taking the census o1
this city.
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The Bolivar Bulletin records the par
ticulars of a murder committed on the
plantation of Mr.. w. A. Moore, about
five miles from Bolivar. A negro named
Shadrak Jones was seated in his cabin,
when some parties came to the door and
demanded admittance. AS Shadrak's wife
opened the door, several pistol shots were
fired iuto the room. The parties outside
Immediately left, and Shadrak's body was
afterwards found on the floor of his
cabin, cold and stiff. The Bulletin says
there is pretty good clue to the perpe-
traitors of the deed.
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We have received the first issue of the
Weekly Times, published at Mckenzie
wv. d. Hawkins, editor, which takes
the place of the Milan Times