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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-30
Peabody Fund.

Among the many evidences we gather
OF tne success Of schools throughout this
secuon, we are pleased to learn that our
oiq Hlend, Prof Z. L. Croker, will open
the next session Of his very excellent
Scnool On the LIST of February, with the
most encouraging prospects of largely
increased number of scholars, and those
TOO OF fine class of young men and
youths, anxlously seeking for thorough
training, and the right kind of instruction.
we know OF no school in the country any
where, more worthy of public confidence,
and liberal patronage. His school is at
the Whites Creek Springs IL miles North
OF Nashville, with every surrounding of an
inviting character for health. study and
recreation. No location could be more
suitable for a first class Institution: and
then too, Prof Orocker brings TO his as
slstance 40 years of ripe experience as one
OF our most respected, and successful
teachers, having spent many years of
that Tune In Williamson and Davidson
counties, where can now be found his
former pupils grown to manhood, filing
the highest positions of honor and profit,
who rise up and bear willing testimony to
his skill and faithfulness as an educator of
no ordinary merit He is now just in his
palmlest days as a teacher, only the better
for his labor and experience. He is as
sisted In his school duties by Rev. ]. S.
McFerrin, teacher of rare attachments
and peculiarly fitted for the business of an
| Instructor. The course of instruction is
thorough and ample, and none can desire
facilities not there to be enjoyed.
We understand there is some strong
probability of portion of the Peabody
Fund being awarded to the Croker School
which will most certainly be truly crafty
ing to his numerous friends, and it will b.
most heartily endorsed by an appreciativ'
community, who recognize him and hi
school as well worthy such distinction.
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Death Of Charles o. raxOn.

The death of that brilliant, and in many
respects remarkable gentleman and jour-
nalist, occurred in the city Of GAINESVILLE
on Friday morning the 26th inst Clarks-
vile was his home, and among her citi-
zens he was best identified as citizen anda
journalist Many years ago he established,
when quite young, the Je9ers0nidn, a
Democratic paper, which he conducted
with signal ability, but with no marked
pecuniary success till the breaking out
Of the war in 1861. His paper early
advocated the cause of the South, and when
the shock came he linked his destinies with
hers After the fall of Donelson he. went
South, following the armies of the West
from the first battle in Tennessee to the
last in North Carolina. Though not sol
der, the cause had no firmer friend. or
answering advocate. Through those
troublous times he was sort of wandering
Jew of the press and there were few
papers of the South from Nashville to
the Gull, but whose columns became ia
miliar with his fluent and facile pen. He
was in Macon, Ga, when that city was en-
tered by Wilson Federal cavalry, after the
surrender of Gen. Joseph E. johnson.
After the war he went TO Louisville, and
on the temperance of that paper, became
one of the chief editors of the Courier.
which position he held up to the time Of
its consolidation with the Journal. it was
during the past year of this connection that
the writer of this was thrown in daily arc
almost hourly intercourse with the de
ceased. His memory vas wonderful, ant
as a writer, he was fluent, prolific and Wig
orous while he possessed that remarkable
versatility of genius and varied fund o
information that peculiarly fitted him 70
the duties of an editor. As a gentleman
he was sociable, genial, witty and agree
able, and was by nature kind and generou
to fault Though the editor of riva
paper, tits no small encomium to his man,
e1cellenttraits, that he enjoyed the unbound
ed confidence, and unqualified admiration c
the late George D. Prentice, who but fey
days preceded him to the grave. Thei
intercourse was most agreeable and kind
almost affectionate, and was continued
without interruption till death broke tn
golden chain of friendship that linked ther
together. He died of consumption, in tn
forty-sixth year of his age. He leaves
wife and several children, and large circl
OF friends, to mourn his loss. ''After life
fitful fever may he sleep well'' and undis
turbed near the city of his love, wher
'the whistling of the tameless winds, tn
chirp of the wild bird, the tendrils of tn
unpruned vines, and the ceaseless roll {
Enurmuring waters, and all that speaks {
peace and liberty, can chant his etern'
| lullaby"
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SQUTBS.


Fish dinners continue in Washington.
A kn6e that does not ''turn up"-Sal-
nave.
The suez Canal festivities cost 81,
100000.
Words that burn-Rejeoted communi-
cations.
New York has a Cheap Hungry So
cable
Sumner is tossed on the horns of q
fierce Trum-buIl.
The person who has ''found his match
has since struck it.
An almost obsolete beverage in TIT
South-the cotton gin.
If Sumner were Scipio, he would be
Scipio Africanus.
The latest boon TO the French people
the Empress ba-boon.
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Real estate Transfers,

The following are the real estate trans
fers for the past week:
Samuel E. Hare, trustee for q.
F. Bell, to E. W. White, land
IN county. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 4, $50 90
Francis Furman to Mrs. Mary
Jane Furman, deed of gift lot -.
in city.
T. D., Elizabeth and Emerliza
Watkins, G. G. Hinton, VIM.
Hays and Sarah A. Hays, deed
of partition to Thos. J. Wat
kins lands.
Job Morrison to VIM. 0. New
land, land in county. Ga 90
J. H. Austin, Revenue Collector,
to George Gill, 10 acres of land
in the 22d district. 100 90
]. NJ. Hudson and wife to H. B.
Champion, part of lot No. %
College street.....,.............. 1000 90
L. A Goodman to VIM. G. Hill,
land in county. ................. 500 90
W. B. Dortch and wife and Laura
B. Robertson, to W. J. Ander-
son, interest in land in Ruther-
ford county. ........................ 1000 90
L. P. Cook to Eliza L. Baxter,
land in the county.............. 80 90
W. F. Cooper to W. ]. Gray, Is
acres land in county............ LIPS 90
A. V. S. Lindsey to John D.
James lots Nos 16, II, IS, 10
and part Of lot Is in Millers
Addition to South Nashville. -. G,OOO 90
W. Fl. Still to Samuel Watkins,
lot corner Of Gray and Robert
son streets. 50 90
Mrs. P. d. Williams James II.
Kendrick and Ann Shelby Ken
drick to Fraugatt Demmerich
lot in Edgefeld. 1877 so
Same to Louis Trieste, lot in
same .......................... 1877 80
N. B. Howell, c. and NJ, G.. r.
Padgett, L. D. Primm, c.. H
Primm and r. 7. Currin, to
Tarpley G. Loague, 3l6 acres
in county. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5,1O5 81
Josiah Mallory, to John NJ. Simp-
kins, 146 acres land in the 18th
district............................. 1000 90
John d. James to Wallace Shelby
and others, (colored, trustees,
ten acres of land in 23d dis
triot.........,.......................... 100 90
Robert ]. Gordon to David C.
Gordon, land in Giles county. 1000 90
| Emelie n. Hays, exeGutrix, to
Mrs. Adelicia Cheatham, land
in 10Th district, ...................... 1900 90
Jacob Bloomstine to Samuel
Abrahams, lot in city............ G,OOO 90
Allen Strother to W L. Ledger
wood, lot in Williams Add
tion..................................... 900 90
James Nichol to VIM. Nichol, 9O5
feet and dwelling on South
Summer street...,,............... $1,000 90
Beverly Nelson to Ira X. Hib-
bett, land in the Sd district. 1G5 80
Henry NJ. Hays to Mrs. Adelicia
Chatham, 40 acres in Bosley's
Plan...................... 1000
J. D. Stroder to Ben. F. Egan,
.hnnse and lot, 66 feet, corner
Carroll and Maple Streets. ALSO
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Funeral of ITr. Carbon.

The funeralof Mr.. Thomas Carbon, the
unfortunate man who committed suicide on
Thursday night, and the particulars OF
whose melancholy death we gave yester-
day morning, will take place at % o'clock
this morning from the late residence of the
deceased, on Demonbreun street, under
the auspices of the Independent Order of
Red Men, of which he was an honored and
respected member. The members of the
Order will, in procession, 60 with the re-
mains to their fual resting place, and they
Will be accompanied bya large number of
friends and acquaintances, Of whom the
deceased had many in and about the city.
Peace TO his ashes.
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INMATES OF THE CITY JAIL.

What They are 8Dcarcerased for.
The Criminal Court being in session, We
have been at some pains to ascertain the
number and names of the persons in the
City Jail, with their color and sex and the
offense of each. Many of them will be
tried during the present term of the Court,
though against some Of them no indict-
ments have as yet been found. The follow
ing is the list:
Maggi Bell, colored, larceny; John, alias
Babe Bush, horse stealing; VIM. A Bethel,
horse stealing Richard Brown, robbery and
larceny; VIM. Chiffon, murder; G. L.
Dean, larceny; Mary Davis, colored, lar
ceny; James Davis, colored, larceny;
William Dawson, colored, larceny;
John Evans, colored, larceny; John Finn,
obtaining money under false pretenses;
Houston Galbrath, colored, murder; John
Gibson, colored, horse stealing; Green
Harris, larceny; Lorenzo Hughs, colored,
larceny; Rose Harris, tcolored, larceny;
Rawson HUMPHREYS, colored, murder; Ed
ward Joslyn, larceny; Frank johnson, col
ored, larceny; VIM. Long, colored, muir
der; Julia Lee, colored, larceny; Adam
Morris, colored, assault and battery; Pat
Moore, murder; Harriet Martin, colored,
larceny; r. H Morgan, murder; Britton
McWhirter, assault and battery with at
tempt to murder; Ed. Neville, colored,
rape; Elijah Overton, colored, obtaining
moneyunder false pretences; Wash Rhodes,
colored, larceny; Sam Slaughter, oolored,
larceny; Harrington Spencer, colored, lar
ceny; Chas. NJ Stewart, murder; VIM.
Tucker, burglary and robbery; Geo. Tay-
lor, colored, larceny; VIM. Wsrrens, pick
pocket and larceny; James Williams, col
ored, larceny; Charles Wilson, larceny;
Jas. L. Woods, abettor to assault and muir.
der; James Young, colored, larceny. This
makes in aIl-colored, %; white, II; total,
80. For larceny, p; for horse stealing, 8;
for robbery, l; for murder 8; for obtaining
money under false pretences, .; for assault
and battery, l; for rape, l; for burglary
and robbery, /; total, 80.
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The river was falling slowly last evening,
with IA feet on Harpeth Shoals. Weather
clear and pleasant.
The onl arrival was the Ella Hughes
from the Upper Cumberland. She was
loaded to the guards, her cargo consisting
Of $500 sacks Of corn and II hhds to-
| bscco.
The Umpire, from the upper Cumber-
| land, is expected this morning.
The Spray is due from Cincinnati
The Tyrone is due to-day at u o'clock.
The Ella Hughes returns to the head of
the river tomorrow evening at o'clock in
command of Capt Dix, with W. S. Bow
man in the Office She is a first class,
light draught boat, with excellent accom-
mOdations.
The steamer Tyrone will leave the wharf
tomorrow evening at o'clock, for Cairo
and intermediate ports. The trip to Cairo
during this pleasant weather is a very
pleasant one, and river travel on the Cum
berland especially, affords delightful and
| agreeable enjoyments and recreations.
The ever popular Capt Tom Harmon is in
command, with Capt. Wash Weaver in the
office.
The fine steamer Spray, Of the White
Collar line, departs for Cincinnati on Mon
day at P. VI. Capt. Gus Brown is in
| command.
The steamer Hugh Martin was launched
| at Kingston, East Tennessee, on Friday.
This new steamer Is to run between Lon
don and Kingston.
Capt. Bernard H. Pryor wss in the city
| yesterday.
Capt. Dorse Smedley is now in charge
| Of McCracken steamer, and will probably
make a raid on some Of our Cumberland
River packets.
Capt. Egan informs Us that the new
Evansville and Nashville packet Countess
Will be finished in about ten days. Capts
Throop and Egan have been associated to-
gether for twenty years, and their many
| friends will welcome their new and beauti-
full steamer. Under the control and man.
agement of those popular marine veterans
we can safely promise the Countess a sue
cessful career
A Cairo dispatch of the 2Sth inst. says
The Richmond was attached at Column
bus, Ky, last night, at the suit of Louis
vile owners, who desire to force a settle
ment of their claims. Capt. Neal has been
telegraphing ali day, endeavoring to make
a compromise, without effect. She is full
of passengers, who, together with the own
ers Of 800 head of stock on board. are very
indignant. She has fine cargo and en-
gagements for a full load of corn, which
would make the trip very profitable if she
could go on. The Olive Branch takes her
passengers tonight, but no freight"
by Telegraph
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 29.-The river is falling
steadily.
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ANOTHER HEAVY COTTON SUIT.
Complicated Cure nmstapces.


There have been many suits Of an inn
portant character, before the courts of the
State, both inferior and supreme, Of late
growing out of cotton sales, and considera-
tons given or proposed for the article,
during the war. Some of those have IN
volved litigation to large amounts and
have been invested with novel, perplexing,
and singular surroundings. There will be
a case of this character before the Supreme
Court next week, which possesses singular
interest from the almost novel features
connected with it, and the arguments and
points Of law it will develop. The suit
involves an amount between $15, 900 and
$40, 900, and able and learned couu-
sci have been engaged on both
sides, in its investigation and adm
dication The heirs Of Mr.. Robinson
owned at Winchester during the war,
$50, 600 pounds of cotton. But one OF
these heirs was of age. Mrs. Robinson
refugeed to the State of Georgia, and re-
manned within the Confederate lines. MI.
Simmons bought the cotton while she was
beyond the lines, it being on this SIDE,
where the old currency had become Valu-
less, paying for the same in Confederate
money, this not being the currency re.
ceiveable, as we understand the case, al
the time and place, where the cotton was
After the war, Mrs. r. aud he
heirs fled a bill in the Chancery
at the Winchester Chancery Court
which awarded her judgment for the re
covery of the value of the cotton, amount
ing to near the sum of $4,000, against tn
executors of Simmons. The latter appeal
from this decision in Chancery to tn,
Supreme Court, for reversion OF tn
Judgment. and the case will come for
hearing next week. The many considera
lions involved in the suit as well as tn
relative value of greenbacks at the time an
place of the transaction, will be argued L
the presentation of the case. Mr.. Pete
Turney and Mr.. Frizzen are the attorney
for Mrs. Robinson and the heirs, an
Messrs. Collier and Marks for appellants
!, The case will be argued and presented wit
| force and power, and its decision Will b
looked for with much interest.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-30

Another Chase AFter cod PerEIn..

Last night, some time after dark, it being
ascertained that the notorious Cad Perkins
was harbored, or at least that he had taken
up his quarters in some negro shanties in
the Southern part of Nashville, not far from
the Howard Building, between Cherry and
College streets, Detective Watson and a
number of his men went for him. Just be-
fore reaching the place where ne was, he got
wind of their coming, and hurriedly made
his exit. They came in proximity to him
as he was running up a narrow street, and
not needing the command to halt, the
party commenced firing rapidly. Six
or seven shots were fred at the
fugacious darkey, none Of which, however,
it is supposed, took effect, as the rapidity
of his flight was not checked He safely
made his way, it is thought, beyond the
Southern limits of the city corporation.
The discharge of firearms and the excite
ment incident to the chase, created quite a
stir in the locality at the time 1t is to be
hoped. that this outlawed fiend will vet be
overhauled and brought to justice.
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AcahernKof mmsic-

The lovers Of rare and diversified amuss-
ment who continue to crowd the Academy
nightly, continue to be delighted with the
entertainments presented. The acrobatic
feats, the trapeze evolutions, the whirls
through the air. with the songs, dances,
and other varied performances too numer-
Gus to mention, combine to furnish q
medley of attractions seldom offered by
any establishment in the country. We un-
derstand that the proprietors intend soon
to add other stars to their already brilliant
amusement armament
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move any line of goods unless at some con-
cession in rates, but holders are Indifferent
sellers unless at full prices, hoping that
after the first proximo business will revive.
Heavy brown sheetings are firm st 16@161c
for best brands; Lawrencedaleh has advanced
to 154c; Atlantic L brings lac; Indian Or
chard n N Ice; Allendale ga 40e; do.
1914 45e; Great Falls E Ice; Dwight G
124c; Bedford R s4@94e; Hope bleaehed
mushns sell at 14915c; Lonsdale at 1910
lie. Amoskeag blue demins are advanced
to-day from 20 to soc, and Pearl River
from % to 29c. Prints are in moderate re-
quest at 12c for Lancaster and Oriental,
and 129c for Pacific, Richmond and all first
class makes; but whole lot of trusty stuff
is selling all the way from to 11tc.
New York General Market.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-Cotton dull and
lower; sales $50 bales; uplands 254c.
Flour dull at 4.60@4.s5. Whisky CSC.
Wheat dull, No 2 spring 1.1s. Corn
mixed Western S5992c. Rice dull; Caro-
lima 6@7c. Coffee dull. Sugar dull; Cuba
Ice. Molasses dull at 70@S0c.
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 29.-Flour quiet;
Western super 4.75@j.OO. Wheat dull at
1.30@1.40. Corn-white, 1. OO@1. OF; yell
low 96@98. Mess pork quiet at 29.O0.
! Bacon quiet; nib sides 16@I64c; clear rib
sides 164@16S; shoulders I3@134c; hams
zoe. Lard quiet at 179174c. Whisky quiet
at 99c
st. Louis Market.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 9.-Flour-superine
fall 4.10Q4.35. Wheat--No. spring l. 10
Oils. Corn-mixed, in bulk, 6O@614c
Oats 5S@55c. Barley Las. Rye S2tc.
Whisky 94c. Mess pork 27.25G27. so.
Bulk meats-shoulders 102c; sides 141@
15c. Bacon-shoulders 19sc; sides 100
16!c. Lard 16@164c.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 9.-Flour-fanily ). 2;
@5.50. Wheat 1.1O@1 r. Corn 74S75c
Oats 5O@56c. Cotton less firm at 244C
for middling. Whisky Csc. Mess porl
27O0@27.5O. Bulk meats I1@144c. Bacor
shoulders 121@124c; sides 15t@i6c. LARD
153@15ac Sugar 11913}e. Molasses a
@7sc.
Louisville Markets.
{ LOUISVILLE, Jan. 29.-Cotton dull an,
lower. Flour quiet; extra family 500
Grain unaltered. Sugar-prime 1910
Molasses 75c. Sales of I45 hhds. tobacco
Tugs 6.OO@s. 90; leaf s5O916.OO; wrappe
p. 50936.GO; sales for year 1869 amounte
to s 100000. Mess pork $500. Bacon
shoulders 13c; sides 169164c Bulk meat
/, shoulders 11fc; sides 15@154c. Lar
l lie. Hams zoe. Whisky 9j@96c.
Memphis Markets.
ME8PHIs, Jan. 29.-Cotton quiet a
244c; receipts to-day /, 752 bales; export
: 372 bales. Flour-supers 5.OO@52j. Cor
90c. Oats 20. Hay 25.OO@26.OO. Bra
24.O0@25.OO. Lard I7@1sc Mess por
2S.00@28.50. Bulk meats-shoulders II
| Ollie; sides I5tc.
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Lightly Drawn.

The Memphis Sun, in speaking of the
recent tragedy at Huntingdon in Carroll
county, says:
The negro leader Of a Ku-Klux band OF
five, recently confessed that they had killed
an old citizen named Coleman, near Hunt
ingdon, Tennessee, for his money. They
went TO his house at night, called him out
and shot him. The leader was captured,
and he told on the others. They we're all
arrested and committed to prison, but
during Tuesday night they were taken out
and punished. Two Of the negro Ku-
KIux confessed their crime.
Taken out and punished We should
say they were when each one of the five
was riddled with balls and killed outright.
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IMPORTANT COTTON SUIT
ARGUED.
Near $1,000 Involved.


An important cotton suit, involving
several nice points Of law and also the sum
of near $4,000, was before the SupT rent
Court yesterday, from McMinnylle, Mr
rem county, whence it was appealed 10 .ne
higher courts. In the year 1865, curing
the war, when that section was suleiIas
from the effects of the armies ana was SUD
ject to the raids of troops anu caNaliy
forays, Mr. William White ana oaniuel
Caldwell purchased of various parties sew
enty bales of cotton, when was stored al
McNinnville Gen. Forrest, in one OF his
bold cavalry dashes, took the town and
captured thirty-fve bales of the cotton, the
residue having been removed prior to the
advent of the troops. Some time after the
capture, Gen. Forrest sent Mr.. S. B. Jones
and agents.tS McAlinnville to look after the
cotton, and with instructions to dispose OF
the same. While negotiating its sale to
Mr.. S. B. Spurlock, Mr.. F. K. Bell, the
son-inlaw and agent of Mr.. White, OBJ
jected to the transfer without the presenta-
ton of full and properly delegated authori-
ties in the premises, bnt said that II the
sale had to be made be would rather 1t
would be to Mr. Spurloek than TO any one
else, as he would stand better chance OF
getting his money. Mr.. Bell then pro-
cured certain documents and recommends
tons to the War Department at Richmond,
and the sale Of the cotton to MIR. Spurlocs
was effected. After the war, MIR. Bell and
Mr.. W. G. White, executors Of William
White, brought suit in the courts at Nc,
Minnville for the alleged unpaid value o
this cotton, the amount claimed being neai
| Sl5, 900. The case was an interesting one
and after having been ably argued
in the inferior courts, Judgment wa
in favor of the defendant, Mr.. Spurloek
From this Judgment the plaintiffs appeale'
to the Supreme Court. The case was al
gued yesterday and submitted to the Court
The case was ably argued, Judge Kicker
son and Col. Savage appearing for the AZ
pellant, and Peter Turney, Col. A. ). Mark
and Thomas Murray for the defendant. In
decision will be rendered ina few days, an
| will be looked for with considerable intel
est, on account Of the amount and the point
| involved, as the able counsel engage
and the parties to the suit most immediate
/ IL infaraEted
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DIR. Banniny,s Brace.

DR.. J. A. Blakemore has returned to
Nashville, and would say to the medical
profession and the public, that he is pre-
pared to supply all who may desire them
with Banning's celebrated Body, Spinal and
Shoulder Brace. Having had much expe-
rience in fitting and adjusting the same for
twenty years, he will guarantee satisfaction.
He will remain during this week, and may
be consulted gratuitOusly at the CONNER
cial Hotel, between the hours Of 9 A. II.
and 4 P. NJ.
Nashville, Jan. IS, 1s7O.-tf
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brilliant wedding In Cincinnati.

The Cincinnati Enquirer, of the 2sth.
contains graphic account of the nuptials
in the aristocratic circles of Seventh street
in That city, of Kenelm T. Digby. mem.
Der of the British Parliament, and Miss
Groesbeck, daughter of Hon. w. S. Groes-
beck, formerly a prominent member OF
Congress and one of the counsel for Presi-
dent johnson in the late impeachment
trial. The bridegroom traces his ancestry
back to the troublous times of Charles the
First, and the bride was a reigning bell Of
the Queen City. Seventh street was in a
blaze, and the palatial mansion of the brides
father was all aglitter with dazzling beau
ties, costly toilets and fashionable festivi-
ties. The happy couple left on a special
car, on Thursday evening, for New York,
whence they will embark for merry old
England