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New-York tribune., 1870-04-14
A HIGHwAYMAN GETS JUSTICE.

On Monday night, Thomas X. Marsh, a veteran
Of the 18th Regiment, returning home from
reunion OF the regiment at Delmonicos was assaulted
brutally beaten, and robbed, by "Plug Ugly" OF Pha
delpia, named John Brennan, who after taking gol
watch and pin, left his victim senscless. Recoyerng
however Mr. Marsh started In pursuit. and Brennan was
arrested. ON Tuesday he was indicted by the Grand
jury and yesterday he tried, found guilty and sen
enced by Judge Bedford In the Court General sessions
tots years aud months hard aber at Sing Sing When re-
turning 10 the prisoners dock Brennan was heard 10 saw
wish could get hold OF that little Dstrle 1 Attorney
meaning Assistant DistrctAtornoy FollOWsl wouldn't
put u head On him"
New-York tribune., 1870-04-14


WILLIAM MARSH
was then called.
O. Where do you residei A. No. 115 West Fourteenthst
O. What is your busnessi A. have been in the en-
ploy Of the Government six or seven years
@. Do you know the prisOneri A. Yes.
O. How long have you known himi A. Since 1867 In
January.
Was he connected with the same Office as yourself
@ what Office was iti A. The Appraisers.
q Who was head of that object A. Mr.. McElrath
O What was the prisoners disposition at that time
A. sociable and kind-hearted
O. Did you subsequently notice any change in his dis
O. How sOoni A. couple of months.
through work at times at "a o'clock and he would remain
til conversing almost every day liked to talk to
but after March he could scarce say anything
Q Did you observe him talking to his ngersi A.
have observed him tai king to himsef
O. How long did this business relation lasti A. Till
9. Well what was the change in hint A. He would
talk ofnOthing but his wife and children.
@. Did you notice anything about his eyesi A. On
Q: What was III A. In March he came to the Office
with most 5 horrible m ne eae met to shake hands
IT. out as 1T were when TOOK IT. nc rs seemed unable to
those Of a man out of his mind
Q. You will never forget THAT looki A. Never Sir;
q. Wen, after he sat down. A. He did not sit
down; III pulled him down: w ror ,,,. ,u.,o,,
O. What effect had the reading upon hint A. Ho
nervous and tI1ghtfuly excited
@ Can you r6fntmber his going to the country that
Sunmerf A. Yes.
@ Whyi A. He went for a month, being perfectly
broken down.
@ Did you ever see him in lquori A. Never in my
O. Did you see him often from the Fall Of 81 to the
Spring Of '6si A. Not often.
q. When you did, did you observe these same symp
toms about himf a. Yes. ~
O What would he talk abouti d, He could talk on no
subject more than three minutes H. would branch on
into his domestic troubles and soon would be wholly at
q. Did these symptoms increased A. Yes. -
q. Did you zoe him in November, 1851 A. \ es'
q. Wheraf A. Ia the street.
q Did you go with him anywherei A. No; he woun not
come with me though tried 10 have him: / rcaLy
afraid 10 leave him In the condition he then n
on Broadway@I him, and around from Tho Herald
once over to the Astor House and shook hands with him;
asked him what allied him, and IL he wanted any |
money; he said he did; asked him how mucb he said |
$4,000 he said eyerybOdy's hand and money were |
against him, and he wanted to fight IL out.
Q Io you remember meeting him at any liquor saloon
A. Yea: at Stuart's on JOlInlst.
V VITO Olse presents A. Capt. Spades r. tlC
pOIlC0.
New-York tribune., 1870-04-14


Cross-examination-o In any of these conversations
did he tell you what the decision Of the Court in Boston
about these chidreni A No. knew he got his eldest
O. Did You not learn that some time in 1867 he and his
wife mutually agreed to scparatei A. never heard any
@ Have you seen Mrs Mcfarland since the separationi
O. Are you acquainted with richardson A. was in
troduced to him, but didn't know him; that Is had
familiar acquaintance with him.
Q: Did you know the prisoner to have any businessi
A. heard him say he was at the/Bar and part of the
time In the employ OF the Government Part OF the time
@ Did you ever go to his object A. went there imme
datey after the discovery OF the intercepted letter.
q. We're you a witness In the habeas corpus casef A.
q Did he talk to you literary mattersi A. Yes; he
was most companion until after the discovery
@. After thatl A. The whole of his conversation was
about his troubles but rccoect his coming to get
volume OF Herbert spencers poems just out at that time;
II impressed Inc as being sort Of oasis in the desert Of
Q. When that A. About 1863 about "Percys Year
OF Rhymes he used to talk; 1t was book his wife wrote
@. Did he not talk about books or men or women who
were auhorsi A. Nothing only about his wifes author
Psfy he Was his 'ns fs%y
Q. What time would he call on youi A. Sometimes in
the AFTERNOON, sometimes In the evening" not often in
the morning.
Redirect-Q Did he mention the names Of any he sup
posed 70 be engaged IN the conspiracy A. He mentioned
Mrs. Calhoun, a Miss Gilbert.S
q No 0thersf A. J am not certain the name OF Terry
occurs to me, but not certain whether IL was Miss
or Mrs Terry endeayored to keep mysef clear Of per
eonalties In the matter as much possible.
1.-THE examination Of this witness was here concluded
MR.. sADLIER
was then called.
O. Where do you residei A. In westchester County,
q What Is your businessi A. A publisher of books at
No. Barclay-st.
do you know the prisoneri A. met him in the
Fall OF 1858.
Q. Wherei A. In little italian restanran, in Ann o.,
q What took placef A. He introduced himself To- ma
ana one or TWO other gentlemen who were dinns with
me; the second time there alone and he
me more ultimately and showed Ige two letters
q The intercepted letteri A. Yes and letter from
bis wife dated two or three days cfQre she left him
How long was this second meeting after the first .
A. Two or three days. '
@ At the time he showed these letters did ne refer TO
IN t.Oubesf A. Yes, he told me all about them
q. how long were these conversational A. Possibly
IA hour each.
q. when did you him againl A. met him four or
We times Ia 1869, In the Spring
q. Did you meet him after thatf A. Once, la william
t., in tho restaurant 70 which the Annst people had
iOYod
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-12
A Nine Column Hint.

DR.. Helmbold, of New York, has beer
one of the most successful men in Amer.
ca He is the proprietor and preparer Of
some meritOriOus medicines, which have
proved excellent remedies for diseases
very common in the human family-es-
pecially in limestone regions. lie has
made the fact known through the press in
all parts OF the country. In doing SO, he
has ameliorated suffering and filed his
purse No one who has used his medicines
grudges him the money paid for them any
more than he grudges the money he has
paid to the press for making them known,
which has amounted to hundreds of thou
sand dollars per annum. In addition TO
his regular column advertisement, he
makes draft upon us of mine columns,
occupying tho whole of onr fourth page. in
which the afflicted will read what is good
for them This is the largest advertise
mont we have ever seen in the regular adj
vertising columns of any newspaper printed
south of Mason and Dixon's Line, as it
was. In putting it in the UNION AND
AMERICAN, which he has patronized before,
DR.. Helmbold feels confident of not only
receiving in return his nopsy for it with
interest, but is conscious of contributing
to the relief of distress.
His example is not only worthy Of imita-
ton, but of study. Every advertiser ought
not to take a page, or even column but
every business man should make his bust
ness known. Men often fail TO make for
tunes by falling to advertise-those who do
advertise seldom fail to make fortunes.
Numerous examples could be adduced. No
more, therefore, do we commend the med
icines of DR.. Helmbold to the afflicted, than
his advertising enterprise to the frail and
sickly business of the country If the one
will restore the body, the other is almost a
specific for the ailings of business. Rea-
sOnable energy and integrity in business,
with jttdicious advertising viii insure sue
cess
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-12
ITEMS IN nRrEr.

i Yesterday seemed devoted to practical
demonstration of the fact that III never
rains but it poars, and the consequence
was very wet and disagreeable day.
The intimation that Carlotta Patti is
coming this way produces some sensation
in musical circles.
| The tools of carpenters and other mo
ehapics engaged on outdoor work about
the city, are nowadays quite frequently
] stolen and carried of. In this class of
cases the lifters are rarely caught, and the
lifted seldom recovered.
Our city parks is beginning to put on its
| spring dress, which, however, is very net
and needs ironing badly.
Half million dollars worth of cotton is
said to be lying in the fields of the region
! tributary to Memphis, which cannot be
picked for want of labor. Is sllss
Kate Reignolds is filing an engagement
in New Orleans with her popular drama Of
''Bound. Fa
The Hon. John W. Leftwich, of Mem
phis, who died at Lynchburg, Virginia, on
the night of the 9Th inst, was born at
Brookbridge, in that State, in 1926. and
was therefore forty four years old.
Fifty-fve horses are in training in the
principal stables in the Bluegrass region
for the spring racesaat Lexington. Among
the number are Barney Stone, Erin, Virgil,
Bonnie, Sally of the Valley, Ginger, Cross
land, Grand Dutch S, Asteroid, Twinkle,
Exchange, Vauxhall and Queen Victoria.
The brick work on the mammoth Chin
ney to be attached to the factory of the
Tennessee Manufacturing Company in
North Nashville, has been commenced.
The foundation walls of the main building
will, in a short time, be ready for the
commencement of bricklaying.
Our well-known fellow-citizen Sam Rid
dleburger has been confined to his room
for week past, by a violent attack of
neuralgia in the throat. He was some bet
ter yesterday, and able to set up portion
of the day.
The resolution authorizing the Mayor to
appoint special policeman for duty at the
steamboat landing having been adopted by
both branches of the City Council, the APP
pointment will be made this morning.
The candidates for county Offices, set
of clever and genial gentlemen, meet at IL
o'clock this morning at the Merchants
Exchange, to consider matters of impor-
lance to themselves and the rest of their
fellow citizens.
Mr.. Lott, who has been tuning pianos
In Williamson county for twelve or fifteen
years, left for San Francisco last week,
where he was so fortunate as to inherit
fortune of $780,
''All quiet on the Potomac" was last
evening the general answer to all questions
relating to Congressional interference and
certain Federal appointments for this 10
cality.
The county candidates and their friends
had glorious time last night at the Mar
ket place, the former doing the talking and
the latter the hearing.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-12
HOUSE.

Several bills for the extension of patents
were passed.
Mr.. Schenck desired the House to go in
to Committee on Tariff, and Dawes on the
Deficiency Bill Pending the discussion,
Mr.. Schenck offered a resolution, which
was adopted, asking the Secretary of the
Treasury and Commissioner of Internal
Revenue for their opinions on the expedi-
ency of abolshing the collection of import
duties and internal revenue tax on shares
and of penalties to officers and informers
Tariff
The House then went into Committee
on Tariff, and Mr Mccarthy spoke in favor
of the tariff, but desiring reduction of
the duties on tea, coffee, sugar and spices.
Much of his remarks were devoted to the
salt question, and was an argument for the
protection of the home article.
The tariff bill was then laid aside and
the committee proceeded to the considera-
ton of the deficiency bill, appropriating
an aggregate of So, Az, I'll, including the
following items: Public printing and
building $500, 600; lithographing and en-
craving, 81, 900; reconstruction expenses,
1855. 900.
The Economy of Johnson and of
Mr. Beck said he did not propose TO be
able to say anything to overwhelm any
body, nor was he making a statement for
the purpose of making any unjust criti-
cism on the Chairman of the Committee
on Appropriations. He had seen nothing
from the gentleman except desire to
econOmize, but when that gentleman and
the Speaker of the House announced that
there had been expended $50, 600, 900 less
during the first year of President Grants
administration than were expended during
the same time Of President Johnsons
administration, and that these figures
were taken from official records,
he would say they we're both mistaken,
in his judgment, TO the amount of not less
than sixty or seventy-fv million. His
opinion was that the expenditures of the
Government for the current: year were
nearer four hundred millions than any 9TH
er figures gentlemen could estimate, GER
tainly nearer than they were to three hun
dred and fourteen millions. Why did he
say SO? Because when the Secretary of the
Treasury failed to give any account of the
unexpended balance on hand at the close
of the last fiscal year, as he was by law re-
quired to do SO.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-12
To the Friends of the Blind, and
CitiZcns of Nashville.

take this opportunity to state that in
1913 | delivered a series Of addresses in
the different Churches in this city, in which
| advocated the practicability of educating
the blind of this State BY this means |
obtained several hundred dollars in dona-
tons, which were devoted to the support
of six blind pupils These pupils were ex-
hibited in the Fall of the same year, before
the State Legislature, and that body made
a small appropriation for the establishment
of a school for the education of this unfor-
tunate class of persons. l should here
state that while engaged in this enterprise
my health became SO bad that by the adj
vice of physicians l was compelled to re-
sign my charge of the school, after it had
been permanently established by tho Leg
islature. /, accordingly travelled for sew
eral years and established these schools for
the blind in other States. here remark
that sum of money was raised by
benevolent ladies' of Nashville TO pay me
for my past services, which was awarded
me by the Trustees-but said sum was
used by the Principal in furnishing the
house, etc, consequently 1 have not as yet
received the amount due me.
came to this city few days since, Wis
tied the Institution for the Blind, and
take pleasure in saying that have roceiv-
ed every possible kindness from the Super
,intendent, Mr.. Sturtevant; but as the In
Nstitution has no means of paying me, and
as my family have been brought to abject
poverty and want from several years pro-
tracted illness, it has been suggested by
several benevolent citizens that endeavor
to raise this sum from private contributions
The school as it now exists certainly
does honor to our State, and no other man
could do more for its perpetuation than its
present Principal. If the friends raise the
amount due me, my family can be placed
where they will be comfortable, and can
continue to establish other schools of the
same nature VIII the ministers allow me
the privilege of addressing their congrega-
tons upon this subject, and do me this act
of justice?
Any of my old friends wishing to see me
will find me at No. Sc North Summer street.
J. CHAMPIIS
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March l1.--Revels pre-
scented ctm Bunicafion from the
colored Senators and members of the
Georgia Legislature, protesting against the
adoption of MIR. Binghaul's amendment to
the Georgia bill, which, they say, would
deliver loyal colored citizens, bound hand
and foot, into the hands of their enemies.
The Navy.
MIR. Drake introduced bill to promote
securing efficiency of seamen for the Uni
ted stetes Navy. It provides for the NOM
ination yearly, by Congressman, of naval
apprentices. Referred to the Naval Com
mittee.
Mr. Spencer introduced bill for the
organization Of the-Ravy, heretofore intro
duced and noticed. Referred to the Naval
Committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Mcdonald, the Com
mittee on Internal Revenue was asked for
information as to spirit metres.
Mr.. Fenton introduced bill providing
rules for the government of Ocean Tele-
graph Lines. Reported to the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
The bill authorizing the transfer of the
appropriation for Public Printing was
passed
Joint Resolution providing for the az
pointment of Joint Committee to con-
slider all matter relative to Indian tribes,
was discussed by Messrs Harlan, Stewart
and Thurman. Finally the latter moved its
indefinite postponement, which was de
feated by the casting vote of the Vice Pre-
sident, when it went over to make way for
The Funding bill.
Mr. Wilson submitted and advocated an
amendment to allow the issue of 1910 per
cent bonds exchangeable for 5-2Os at the
discretion of the Secretary.
The amendment of Mr.. Sherman's to
the second section to extend the time in
which - per cent bonds be paid from
thirty to forty years, was agreed to.
Mr.. Wilson's amendment was then re-
jected.
Mr. Morton offered an amendment to the
third section which he said proposed re-
tirement of the legal tenders by funding
them into bonds without issuing an equal
amount of national bank notes, and thus
providing for contraction.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-12
Morality and Education.

The well-known colored man, Daniel
Watkins, who has long been engaged in
the work of advancing the moral and religi-
Gus instruction of his race, as well as
aiding the course of general education
among the colored people, is still diligent-
ly laboring in that behalf Impressed with
the belief that the colored people living at
remote distances from the towns and cities
of the State were too poorly supplied with
facilities for moral and religious instruc-
ton, Watkins has been doing what was
in his power to increase the opportunities
for education among those SO situated.
Davidson, Williamson, Wilson, Rutherford
and Summer are the counties to which he
has especially devoted attention, aud it is
gratifying to know that he has been liber-
ally encouraged in his commendable work
by the good people of those counties. He
has already done much good, and'it is to
be hoped that he will be able to do much
more.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-12
rHE LInnIIL AEFAlI,.

The news of the killing of Col. Jones
and his son by disguised men believed 10
be friends of Gen. Liddeil, is confirmed,
and is another act in this dread tragedy.
The act Of Col Jones and his sons was q
deliberate assassination. Sooner or later
the feUd must have come to issue between
the friends and relatives of the parties.
1hh New Orleans Bee says the killing of
Jones was due TO the effort of his attorney
to have the venue of the crime laid in an
other cnunty. Liddelps friends believed
1t was.simply an effort to eyade the law,
and the desire for vengeance could not
thus be thwartcd. The Bee goes farther,
and lays the matter 10 Radicalism, that
has so debauched the bench as to make
the administration of justice q mere
mockery, IN which the dollars of the
wealthy criminal are more potent than the
majesty of outraged law. The Bee
thus concludes, and its remarks are q
startling commentary on the evil rule of
Radicalizcd Louisiana:
''Confdenee in the public officers of the
country has been utterly destroyed, and
we cannot say much more for the conf
dence between man and man which should
subsist in private life. We are rapidly
drifting into a state of complete anarchy.
And this grows out of the abOminabie
Radical rule to which we have been SO long
subjected We are in favor Of this revolu-
ton being suffered to run its course with
out any attempt to check it. We are al
most inclined to believe that the best ser
vice a Southern man can now do the c0un-
try, is to encourage the Radical party to
proceed in their ruinous course, for the
purpose of reaching conclusion at the
earliest possible moment. If this end can
be reached better by provoking the Radi-
Gals, then we are in favor of that course.
Anything to put perioi to their ruinous
proceedings"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-12

Not long since Mr.. VIM. I. Arnold, hv-
ing near Smyrna, on the Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad, had valuable horse
stolen from his place, and supposing the
property had been brought in this direc-
ton, notified the police here to be on the
lookout for it and the thief On Thursday
last, detective officer VIM. Watson arrested
a suspicious looking individual having IN
his possession horse suiting the descrip-
ton furnished by Mr. Arnold. The arrest
ed man gave his name as Albert Robertson,
and said he came from Wilson county.
He was taken before Justice Wilkinson and
committed for further developments, Yes
terday the horse found in Robertson pos
session was identified as the one stolen
from Mr.. arnold, and the accused was
given up to Rutherford county officer &c
be taken to Murfreesboro for Imprisonment
and trial,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-12
RIVER AND WEATHER.
ARRIVED.
None.
DEPARTED.
Armada, PadUcah.
Talisman, Cairo.

The river was still swelling slowlyyester-
day, with sixteen feet on Harpeth Shoals.
Wheather rainy.
The departures yesterday were the Ar
mazda for Paducah, and Talisman for Cairo.
The Tyrone is due on Sunday, and is the
next packet for Cairo.
Tie Emma Floyd from Cincinnati is ex-
pocted on Sunday.
The Il. G. Gray from Pittsburg is due on
Sunday
Below will be found a list of consignees
of the Emma Floyd:
MANIFEST OF TIE EMMA FLOYD.
LOUISVILLE, March .. 1S7O-Capt. VIM.
BOYD; The Emma. Floyd will arrived at
Nashville Sunday, and will probably leave
on return trip Monday evening. We have
a good trip. Enclosed please find list of
eonsigneos Yours, truly,
r. w. WISE.
Allen & Co, Il T Adams, Armistead &
Co, Burgess, Hughes & Fraley, G Byrne,
Byrnes, Bro & Co, Black & Argo, Brien 81
Tlaxton, Berry & Demoville, Bailey 81
Sperry, M Burns g. Co, Clark, Gregory,
Melton & Co, Capt Chenoweth, Chraighead,
Breast & Gibson, Daniel Dougheny, John
P Dale, Ewing & Co, Ewing & McClaugher-
| ty, Ewin, Pendleton g. Co, French Bros,
| Gardner, Bucllner 81 Co, Sion Ger
y, N S Greenfield, Gray & Kirk
man, Il Paul, Rutland & Nc
Cullough, NJ A Parrish, A NJ Perrine
& Co., Phillips, Buttorff q Co., G L Ring
Ter, Sweeney & Connect, N Sperry & CO.,
James Simmon, Slime q birmingham,
Swan & Brown, Treppard & Co., w W
Totten, r L Weakley, Weakley & Warren,
G II VESSEL & Son, ID Harper, j w VIII
son s. Co, H Smith, Nashville and
Chattanooga railroad, Nashville and Deca-
t,Ire railroad, Hillman, Bro, & Sons,
Hughes & Anderson, r Harwell, Nj D.,
Harrison & Sons, C. l.. Howerion, G. w.
Hummer, John A. Koyle, T. H. Jones &
Co., Ed S Jones, Karseh & Co., Peter
Low6ry, Litterer & Cabler, Mclaughlin g.
Butler, Mcclure, Buck & Co., John Nor
row & Son, McKoin l.. Moses, Mccormack
& Co, Macy & Brown, Moore, Collins, &
Co, J. w Morton & Co., j. Nichols,
Ohas. Nelson, Geo. H. Cramer, j. f.
| OShaughnessy.