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have made calculations which show that, dur
ing the list four years, England has purchased
Of foreign countries 128, ,259,71a cwts fof III
pounds each} OF NheAt. OF thia amount 81
per cent was from Russia, per cent WIS from
France, 80 per cent was from other parts Of
Europe, .1B per cent YRS, from the United
States, and Is per cent Was from VARIOUS parts
OF the world not mentioned above, but con.
siderable Of il from Canadn and Chilli In the
samc time she purchased i, ,069, ,s26 cwts Of
flour. Of which 10 per cent Waa from FrApca.
40 per cent WAS from other parts OF tho world,
and 10 per cent was from the United
States. 1t will thus bo seen that,
il We class the sources Of supply
OF wheat and -four drawn from foreign conn-
tries to be consumed in England, under four
general heads, ne have from France 9 per
cant, from the United States 19 per cent, from
IiuAsia 50 per cent, And from Ill other parts Of
tho world AZ por cent. The last mentioned ia
in comparatively Small amounts, and from such
various sources that it can be Affected in only
limited dcgEee bv drought or abort crops in
any ono Of the countries included under thai
head. OF the other three sources OF supply
Russia is the most important and Franco the
lest important. Turning now to our owr
country we reprint from tbs AAa CALIFORNIA; i
table showing what proportion Of tbs wheA
exported to England was furnished by tht
Pacshc Rtates, and what proportion WAS fur
Diahed by other EtateA as folIoxs.
, 1870-06-28
OCEAN STEAMERS.
PAtIF1C NAIL ETEA1SHIP COupANYB
Through LIS to California xnd Chlna.

IErUhcA LIES to G:ugosu!2 End China
FARES GREATLY REDUCED,
Etzsne,. l.re Pes NJ 4 North Rtve1 foot of Caral
I. e'elTk coen % The N and 1Et. except Hhen
E,~ a*5' f3u &C Santay-then The day p5rvioga
.laIE ~; .:IASkA. Capt Gray. connecting with Hon
tle hcua1rd poends Of bss1ske allowrd fire to each
Ed.s!; pnssenkeE: Aetasnc .nd attendance tree.
cnnneea Al PaEamA 9Th stxazaeEs tor south Paetne
ET, 81 saa ~ tas GSats Anas1saa poss. md tha.s
o' ~ '$'F FGR JNPAn AND CHINA.
ete11arT CHINA. Il avtaS Ausrst I. ls7l-
Fas trtsht And pa~.so tekets md ii farther fafor
4 E = - e.
t7n Afeos'' corner Lssas I'd 4.ftea Gas1f~
LOND0S AND NEW YORK STEAMSHIP 1f1R.
Rates Of Passage Reduesd.
STEAMERS sAII. DIRECT To LONDON.
R,.er ct sHs!sa 80. s.2.sis il Fir, cabin
Passenger eeke.i u ansur ntrpen. uav7t. Pazks.
Antwerp and Rotterdam at ,>incs't ca't.isv t1iks
se5 fSsfi "a srs to N.Y. VA; =
;f;s ;AS 16K. e:-ner L4s.re mi Aaa.s'nss-
ONLY nIREgT LINE TO FRANCE.
Tbs Gsnc1si Is.H,at.atIe CenP.%a;,s % man s:e.na
7lc splendid resse tnfs vo1ite tptn for tha eo
uent Ean eve1 alteznate Sa:a.tay:
plt.! .,ss q ss.fs gsrss . EoH aet Mns
kxeussfou dcket1. 10 per cent reduction.
1hese atea,ncis DO not eaE1J steesaxe ps.stnsesI
eohstneps q Ea5sRe. hy t.Eiaz th': uas a!oM bah
transit BY EnEiflh rsitzyt and The d{sentnfora Ct
u as ss:naft H pf 9.sh
HAY.N.Y,
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{Aunrrn FRor CHnA1o. JpSx A-fEopeilef9
Galena, Empire statc, Merchant; DATE l. ~osn-
E<; sckouEc- York etafe. u,,.r,.s
GxAxID Fu2 CmCAao, sJa3 3--kso22e1asaE E1ss
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-08
rhe Chapu.an sisters.

The far-famed Chapman Sisters COM
ursnce an engagement at Masonic Temple
tonight. The Montgomery AdceTTiSeF,
refer ring to the entertainments gwen IN
that CITY. closes with the following per-
soHHsl Of the prominent members OF the
troupe 49,,
We never could do justice to the little
and graceful Miss Blanche, 20 her delicate
features. lovely mouth, large tender look
inc ewes, golden hair. and her voice fall OF
musical psthOs.
.sdow may we paint thy beauty, Blanche,
R-fGht as the tender flush Of summer dawn
Fleet as the glancing fOotstep OF startled lawn
Pure as the spray OF falling avalAnchs-
And Miss Ella. though flesh, is exqui-
sitely rhythmical, ETHEREAL aud graceful.
As we gaze upon her face we wonder II
sha ever cries or has a care. Her move
mems are all grace; her looks arch and
bewitchin9. She is full of weird pranks
and pretty sauciness: certainly the bright
est little star we ever saw; seems always
brimful of mischief, fun, life and sparkle
AS if joy itself
We're made living thing, and wore her shape
Bishop is as exhaustively funny as when
ne first saw him. Where face, gesture,
action and situation express the ludlcrous
without aid from the tongue, and do as
we'll. sides must ache and mirta prevail
Then add to all this the tongue, and this
disciple Of Menus can be appreciated
The musical performance Of MessrS.
Wallace and Wood is a whole performance
itself
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-08

ment of the Safe debt, was taken up on
a motion to reconsider, and the motion to
reconsider was postponed until Dec. 16.
House bill to regulate and enforce labor
contracts was taken up on motion to re-
consider the vote rejecting the bill. The
vote was reconsidered, and the bill again
rejected by ayes, "a; noes, 81.
House bill to protect game in the couu-
ties of Lawrence and Lewis, was taken up
on a motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill was rejected, when the
vote vas reconsidered, and Mr.. Nixon
withdrew the bill for amendment.
House bill fixing the compensation OF
members of the General Assembly, was
taken up on motion to reconsider the
vote rejecting the bill, when the motion
was laid on the table.
House bill to enforce the attendance of
members of the General Assembly, was
taken up on motion to reconsider the
vote rejecting the bill. Mr.. Fleming
moved to lay the motion on the table,
which was rejected on call OF the ayes
and noes, by vote of 40 TO l8. The
vote was then reco15dered, and the bill
again rejected, by ayes, 81; noes ~.
RESOLUTION 0S ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. Caldwell offeEd House joint reso-
luton, providing fofan adjournment sine
die on the 26th of December. The rule
was suspended, and the resolution was
taken up and discussed at length. by
Messrs. Caldwell, Fleming, James, Ros-
son, Rhea and others, when a motion was
made by Mr.. Cheatham to lay the whole
subject on the table, which was rejected,
ayes, 81; noes 81. o
An amendment offered by MIR.
Townsend, that the Legislature adjourn
tomorrow, Dec. 8, was adopted, and the
resolution so amended was rejected by,
ayes, SO; noees, %.
Adjournen to 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-08
The ESVaFTncHt.''

This is the euphoneous cognomen of an
oninous looking craft which arrived here
from below early in the season, and after
navigating the river. mp and down, for a
short time, went on the ways on the other
side Of the Cumberland for repairs. She
is there vet, and although we believe she
is nearly ready for sea again, will probably
not come down off her stills until rise in
the river. This strange craft has history.
She is supposed, for the sake Of argument,
to have been built about the year A. d.
SO, by one of the enterpIising steamboat
men Of those days, who had government
contract of transporting the remains Of de-
ceased Arabs to the catacombs to be con-
verted into Egyptian mummies. After the
completion of the contract, the owner Of
the ''Varment" having, as is usual with
government contractors, gained compe-
tency. had no further use for her and she
was sold to corner of HottentOt chiefs;
| but they had been possessed of her only
| short time when she was captured by
| cannibal pirate ship, and was for century
| or Two afterward used by them to convey
| fried missionaries from one point to an
| other along the African coast. Finally this
nefarious traffic was put a stop to by an
| English man-of-war, which rCok her in out
| of the wet, and she was sent home as a
trophy to Mary Queen of SCOTS, who used
her as a royal yacht on fishing eI-
cursions In the mean time Her Majesty
made some repairs on the 'Varment,
her steam chest having become considers-
Div chsfed and the steam indicator unre-
liable. After these needed repairs the
GVsrment" was again sent TO cruise onthe
wide ocean, and at the outbreak Of the
American revolution IVES sent against ouI
fleet, and after several sanguinary naval
engagements was captured on Lake Erie
by Commodore Perry Soon af,er she was
COMPLETELY overhauled, and after being
pronounced sea worthy was placed in the
New York and San Francisco steamship
line, where she has done noble service
ever since, and until one of our enterpris
ing Cumberland river steamboatmen,
learning her eventful history, bought her al
an enormous cost, and brought her to this
CITY. What this war ike and dangerous
craft proposes to do next is the question.
1t is whispered in steamboat circles, how
ever, that she is to be armed and equipped
at Government expense and sent as a pr
vateer against the British navy unde
O mmodore B. F. Butler in retaliation fo
the Alabama aggressions as the only al
Tentative to get at a settlement of the Ala
bama claims. Others say she is to go int
the Cooley trade At all events, we hop
, she will keep cool while in these parts, a
we have no inclination to see her organic
, | a small earthquake under this city, or d
, ! any other of her characteristic aots-'csus
r7s'd sll have to move away.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-08

a3laAMk d. oE61
The ssssratton Place - Destroyed
six Persona Barely Escape Wfn
their Lives.

We stated in yesterdays psper that an
extensive fire was in progress In Edgeneid
at about two O'Clock yesterday morning.
but at that hour no reliable particulars
could be obtained
We yesterday obtained the following de-
tails:
Mr.. William T. Sample has recently
been living in what is known as the
'sStratton Place, about a mile and bali
from this city, on the Porter Pike,
and but a short distance from
the GalIatin Pike. In that residence,
on Yesterday morning there we're
six persons. namely: Mr.. William I. Sam
Die and wife, Mr.. James B. Vincent and
daughter. Mr.. Samples mother, and q
vou1e LADY whose name We did not learn.
Mr. Vineents daughter had been watching
during the carly part Of the night with Mr..
SAMPLES mother, who was unweil, and
had. previous to the breaking out Of the
fire. lain down on a sofa 10 obtain some
rest She was accidentally awakened By
falling from the sofa. and at once observed
the light of the burning house. Inc aiaIm
was given, and IL was discovered thar t'e
eatire end Of the building was IN names
Fortunately all the inmates escaped WIZ
out injury, but only small Pornon OF
their wearing apparel, and one OF two
pieces of furniture were saved. Had It
not been for the simple accident above
mentioned, iaI feared thst all within the
house. would have been burned to death;
as it was, they barely escaped with their
lives, rs the building was entirely con-
sunned in about thirty or forty Minutes.
The value of the property is estimated al
from $4,000 to $4,000, on which there
was am insurance of 50, 900 On tho house
and forniture.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-08
DesniRlIOn.

One of the most forlorn looking ''rook-
cries" about the city is the old Theatre
building down on Cherry street. We could
not help noticing it yesterday as we troll
ed that way. Its hoaTy old front. dilapi-
dated steps, crumbling gang way and bat
tered windows, certainly indicated that
the scores of stars which had risen and
act within its ancient walls had, as Sam
would express it, ''done an gone way.
Shakespeare has evidently ceased to be
ssbutchered" or dome brown tragedy
enacted its last bloody drama, and comedy
struck out for more eongenisl quarters
We know not what Is the appearance OF
the inside, and prefer to keep on only
imagining, to making personal reconnol-
sanee-sspecially in the right time; for,
though we are not much afraid Of ghosts,
we have no hankering to visit good places
for them, and they do say that old theater
ruins are good spots to find these things
thus. The spirits Of play writers vii
avengs the butcheries Of their productions
by lowering about the fatal spot-over the
Iaft
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-08
ALABAMA.
An Custer.


MONTGOMERY, Dec. 9.-Yesterday in
the House OF the Alabama Legislature
Foster was seated and Davis, the sitting
member, unseated, Foster having the
certificate of election. The latter is
Republican and Davis is Democrat.
Davis will probably regain his seat by
contestiDg as he received msjority of
the votes cast.
Judge GOIdthwaite Elected U. Sc
Senator.
In the Joint convention to-day for the
election of United Senator, Goldth-
waite received 65 votes, Warner, Repub-
hcan, so, and Hsrolson, Republican, IA.
Goldthwsite having received one major
ity of all the votes cast, was declared
elected for the term of six years from
March next. Goldthwaite has been Judge
of the Circuit and Supreme Courts, and
is an able lawyer. He has been citizen
of Montgomery over forty years, and the
people are greatly rejoiced at his election
The disabilities of Goldlhwalte, Senator
elect, were removed by act of Congress.
The GubernatoriaI Situation.
This morning in the Circuit Court Judge
Smith summoned w. 81 Saith who holds
the Executive Chamber, to appear before
him this evening TO show cause for with
holding books and papers and State docu'
ments from Lindsay who has formally de-
msnded them.
LaIer-The SheriffTakes Possession
OF the Executive Mansion, etc.
At 8 o'clock Smith appeared in court
Pending the argument the court adjourned
to 10 o'clock 10 morrow, the Judge order
ing the Sheriff to take possession of al
theState properly mentioned in the war
rant of arrest, until the court meets.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-08
STATE NEWS.
,,,Db;a 10 full of cotton.

Memphis is full of cotton.
The police of Memphis have new and
sky blue uniforms.
Reckless driving is still complained OF
in Memphis.
The New Memphis Theater is to be
closed during the present week.
The bootblacks of Memphis propose 10
hold q convention for the purpose OF
forming protective union.
Eighteen hundred dollars have been
subscribed ii Memphis for the benefit OF
the family of Rev. DR.. Barnes.
A distinguished physician of the "Bluft
tityn complains of organ grinders, and
claims the protection of the law.
Col. J. n. Chandler, formerly OF Mem
nbis. is said to have purchased the Canton
Citizen. one of the Oldest newspapers IN
Mississippi.
Rev, A. B. Earl, the evangelist who
created so great sensation in Memphis
a little more than a week ago, is holding
a series of meetings in Raleigh, Nortf
Carolina.
The Memphis Appeal says: The blu'
CLAW which forms the bed of the Mtsls
sippi was reached, in the recent boring
experiment on the levee, at 3 depth o.
40 feet.
TheMemphis Appeal remarks that TN
United States Grand Jury, now sitting Il
the Wsldran Block, is engaged upon I'd
election cases under the fifteenth amend
ment law. A vast number of revenu
frauds in this district will also be brougf
under their notice during this term c
| tie court.
1t is the habit of thieves, confidence
men. ''shovers of the queer" ETC., t
nav a visit to Memphis on their wa
South, and loaf around for a lie" Gay.
doing little desultory business. An e.
nerienced detective from st. Louis Ws
empIoyed this fall to point out such spt
cimens as they landed from the boats c
At lhe railroads. Immediately sfterwaT
they are notified to leave at once, or else
! they generally leave.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-08
The lebanon Jail Delivery.

We were informed by several gentlemen
who left Lebanon yesterday that 10 more
arrests had been made of prisoners who
escaped at the recent jail delivery; but
there ia a report that some gentlemen who
were going from Murfreesboro to Lebanon
met Colbert, the murderer of Parrow, and
two other escaped prisoners on the road.
Colbert is reported to have said that he
had escaped from Jail, but added, "a he
displayed two huge revolvers, that he did
not mean to be caught again He was
then making his way in the direction OF
Murfreesboro,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-08
KENTUCKY.
Review of the Political Field.

LoUIsvILLE, Dec. THE Board of
Exat1iners counted the vote of the State
in the recent Congressional elections at
Frankfort on the 9TH. The figures show
that the best contested fights were in the
TIN and Sth districts, Beck's and Adams
First district gives Grassland, Democrat,
1916 majority; I'd, McCreery, Demo
crat, 2, 724; Sd, Lewis, Democrat 1857;
4th, Read, Democrat, 5,483; 9th, Win
chester, Democrat, 5,173; 9th, Arthur,
Democrat, 5,173; 18th, Beck, . Democrat,
I, 396; s;h, Adams Democrat, IS; 9th,
Rice, Democrat, $500. Adams vote in
1863 was 462. In the LIST district Cross,
land takes the place of Trlmble; in the q
McHenry that of Sweeney; in the Sd
Lewis that of Golladay; in the 4th Reac
that of Knott; in the 9TH Arthur that OF
Johns. In the 9th, 9Th, Sth and 81
Winchester, Beck, Adams and Rice are
reelected.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-08

Each policeman on duty in Memphis i
required to patrol about two miles o
streets, and if three fights occur on his
beat at the same time, Memphians want
him to attend to them all at once.
In Memphis about 9 O'Clock on Sunday
night last, two negroes knocked down
and robbed an Irishman named HOlloran,
on Poplar street. One of the negroes
struck him violently several times, and
held him down while the other rified his
pocket of porte-monnaie containing six
dollars. The police are after the scoun-
drels.
Two or three days since, Charles Chris
tenton, Dane, committed suicide in
Memphis by hanging himselftoa bedpOst.
1t Is said that ChristeDton's life, from the
first, has been of misfortune. He was
reared in good circumstances and had re-
caived liberal education, but entered the
Danish army, from which he was after.
wards discharged. A short time before
he took his life he is said TO have beer
suffering from both mental and physica
| ailments.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-08
Russian Baths-Desaand for one in
Nashville.

Russian Baths-DesnAndk Tor osRe ~
Nashville.
While common baths and general bath
inc facilities are perhaps abundant enough
in this CITY. the idea Of establishing Rus
sian bath does not seem TO have entered
tie minds Of those investing capital IN the
bath business. As an evidence OF the de-
mand for such an institution We may state,
that prominent citizen of Nashville re-
Gently remarked that he would be willing
to paw fVso dollars per day towards the
supDoTt Of n genuine Russian bath The
priice CHARGED bathers in New York city,
who enter a Russian bath is one dollar.
but probably one dollar and half or two
dollars would be fair price here. These
baths are somewhat similar to Turkish
baths, but are thOughttO be superior to the
latter by those who have used both For the
benefit of those who may be curious about
the matter. we will state the mOdus oper-
andi of a Russian bath, as given to US by
a gentleman Of this city who has frequent
" enioyed that bath in New York.
The bather, after his apparel has been
laid aside. is taken into a little room,
where warm water is first spUrted on him
and afterwards cold water. He Is then in
mediatelv taken into q warm room so nlled
with steam that he can hardly see two feet
from his face, and placed on a marble slab
or table, where he simply lies and per
spires freely, An attendant at short Inter-
walls feels his head and pulse, and when be
discovers that the bather is perspiring more
freely than he can we'll bear, cold water IS
applied to his head, which enables him
| the better to endure the operation Some
persons of strong constitutions can remain
| for long time in the bath, without injury,
while others of week physique can only
| remain in for q short time. After the
batber has remained in this room for sui
fcent length of time, he is taken out and
| rubbed all over with soap, and every
| musoie in his whole body is then rubbed
and pounded and kneaded, until his joints
| are timber and his entire body supple and
| plant. The bather then jumps INTO
pool Of cold water, which at first shocks
his nervous system to an almost pslnia'
degree. but the reaction takes away all IN
pleasant sensations, and he feels Ike a
| new man. or as our informant remarked,
HE feels like be could jump over meet
ng-house."
The bather having resumed his apparei,
! ia taken into another apartment, where he
| is given q newspaper, and told to he down
| mon a Rofs. and either read or go to sleep.
/ Perhsps If something Of this kind could
be estaI lished here il would prove remun-
erative 20 the proprietor of tbs bath, and
il would certainly be luxury which VIC
doubt not would be highly appreciated, as
the Russian baths are said TO be az much
superior to common baths as the latter are
1 N No hath AT all
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-08
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

The Eastern question seems TO be set
tied in diplomatic circles, but both Eng
land and Russia are displaying unusual
vigor in increasing their ornaments.
The Territorial Legislature Of New
Mexico has assembled, but doubt the le-
gality of their d1iog so, and have sent to
Washington for an authorized construc-
ton of the unintelligible laws passed by
Congress on the subject.
A letter from President Cespedes rep
resents the Cuban cause as still hopeful.
The privateer Harriet, with munitions
for 20, 900 men, is on the point of leay-
ing New York for Cuba.
The Virginia Legislature assembled yes
terday, and Gov. Walker sent in a chsrac-
teristic message.
All the passengers of the lost German
steamer Union-310 in number-baVe
been rescued.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-08
Senator for the 2Ist District.

We stated yesterday that Senator A. A.
D. Bryant, of the 21st District, had sent in
his resignation to the Governor, and that
probably no election would be ordered to
fill the vacancy. We were led to make
this statement by some information given
Us at the capitol; but We were told yester-
day that the Governor had ordered an cleo
ton in the Dist district on Saturday, the
It'll day of next January. The Senatorial
d strict is composed of the counties OF
Hardin, Hardeman and McNairy.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-08
CANADA.
How Grants Message is

How Grants Message is Received.
OTTAWA, Dec. 7.-President Grants
message excited considerable comment in
political ciIcles here, 1t is understood
that the Dominion government have no
idea of abandoning their present line of
policy although thoroughly DESTROYS of
behaving IN the most friendly manner to
the United States. They feel, however,
that the people of Cadsda have endorsed
and will sustain their policy; also that
the Imperial authorities have approved OF
the action of our government in the mat
fer
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-08
THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

To the Editors of the Union and American:
have been asked whether person who
wishes to attend the Teachers Associa-
ton, Dec. II, and is not yet member can
enjoy the railroad and hotel privileges of
the association or not?
AS the answer TO that question may Of
feet the attendance upon the association,
please allow me to state that those who
conform TO the easy conditions of MEM
bership may enjoy all the privileges of the
association.
These conditions are sympathy with the
objects of the association, attendance upon
its sittings, and the annual payment Of
one dollar into the treasury of the associ-
! alton.
Ali the friends Of education are cordially
| invited to attend and become members.
H. S. BENNETT, Cor. Sec'y.