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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-30
STATE NEWS.

Mr.. ]. r. Darden, of Robertson county,
has invented new churn, which winds up
like watch.
The Springfield Record of the 25th inst.
says that the tobacco crop is more than n
average in that part of Robertson county,
and that the largest majority of farmers
are done cutting it.
II is estimated that fifty-one car loads of
coal will pass over the Knoxville and Ken
tucky Railroad per day during the ensuing
winter to supply the demands at Knoxville
and points further South.
A revival of religion, under the minis
tration of Rev. ]. Fl. Reynolds, after a
continuance of two weeks, closed few
DAYS since at Adams Station, in Robertson
county, with an accession of l25 members
to the Church.
The Knoxville Press and Herald says
plans and specifications for the excavations
and foundations for the proposed postofice
building, were received from Washington
on the 26th inst, accompanied by instruc-
tons to put the work Immediately under
contract.
Never within the recollection of the old
est inhabitant, says the Cleveland Banner,
has the sweet and Irish potato crop been
SO abundant as at the present season.
Either variety can be bought at 80 cents
per bushel, with dull market.
At meeting of the stockholders of the
Knoxville and Kentucky Railroad Com
pany, held ON the 26th inst. at Knoxville,
the following gentlemen wsre elected Di-
rectors for the present fiscal year: Col G
M McGhee, II s Chamberlain, E San
ford. DR. John Fouche, E G Edwards, G W
Ross and P Dickinson.
The Cleveland Banner learns that on
Saturday morning, the oath inst, little
before daylight, two men, Polk Richie
and = Coins, residing in the upper por-
| tion of Hamilton county, were called to
| the door and shot in such shocking man.
| ner that Richie died instantly, and Coins
survived but few hours. No clue to the
perpetrator. ..
The Cleveland Banner of the 29th inst.
saws: There appears to be considerable
demand for hogs in this market for fall fat
teninp. Seven and half cents, gross, is
the price paid for good hogs. We have
heard of one or two small lots, extra,
bringing cents. The scarcity of corn the
past season has made our hog crop short.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-30
wEAKLEY COUNTY FAIR.
Second Day-Premiums, etc.


There was a good crowd in attendance
at the Weakley county fair which is being
held at Dresden. Though the morning
was unfavorable, owing to the rains of the
day and the night previous, there was an
animated gathering Of spectators, and the
events of the day passed of pleasingly and
in highly interesting manner. The ex-
hibition consisted principally of orchard
and garden products and thoroughbred
horses. The remainder of the fair prom
ises to be very interesting. On the night
of the second day there was concert and
dramatic entertainment for the benefit Of
the jackson and Dresden brass band. The
officers of the fair have used great energy,
taste and iberality in the arrangements fol
the fair, and all visitors are treated with
that full. souled hospitality for which the
people are SO noted. The following Is a
list of the premiums for the second day:
Best half bushel green apples, Fl Win
ston, premium. Same, peaches, Mrs Bow
ers, premium. Do pears, A Gardner pre-
MUM. Best can peaches, Mrs DIR Rogers,
premium. Peck dried peaches, Jen-
kins, premium; do dried apples, Mrs ] G
Thomas, premium; do pears, E S Jenkins,
premium. Best half bushel sweet potatoes,
Mrs T G Edwards premium; do early Irish,
Thos Gloss premium; do late, W 0 Perry
premium. Best peck of beets, Mrs E
jenkins premium; do parsnlps, Thomas
Edwards premium. Best onions, Mrs 1
W Morton premium. Half bushel turnips,
E Jenkins premium. Best half bushel
white corn in ear, @ S Jenkins premium.
Best white wheat, 7 NJ Rogers premium;
do red, Travis premium. Best rye, B
W Travis, premium. Buckwheat, Thomas
Glass, premium. Best ten pounds manu-
featuring leaf tobacco, W CIV White, pre-
MUM; Thomas White second premium;
best shipping Leaf, W G P Morgan, pre-
MUM; manufactured tobacco, J j White,
premium. Best bale Of cotton, Il n r.
vine, premium.
Best aged blood boar, Gleason Malone,
premium. Best pair Of Berkshire pigs, A
Gardner, premium. Best stallion, four
years old and over, S Durham, of Ken
lucky, premium; one year old and under,
j L NcGlothlin, premium; mares three
years old and under four, s Durham, pre-
MUM.
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CONDENSED KILOGRAMS.

A dispatch from New York says to-day
will ''almost be a holiday" in consequence
of the Farragut obsequies.
The first case of yellow fever at Gal
weston this season resulted fatally yes
terday.
The receipts of customs last week were
s., 911, 941.
A mass woman's suffrage convention
assembled yesterday in fremont Temple,
Boston. The attendance was large. Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe was chosen President.
Gen. Banks has received the Labor Re
form nomination for reelection to Con-
gress from the 9th district of Massachu-
sets.
The Belgium Chambers have been pro-
rogued. The government, with the view
of preventing the spread of rlnderpest has
forbidden fairs and cattle markets.
At the Denver fair is exhibited neat
little fortune in the shape of a gold brick
weighing 1876 pounds-worth some $780,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-30
A OELUSION.

A citizen of Massachusetts,, having
undergone very severe operation at the
hands of the surgeons, was seized with
the conviction that they had removed all
the internal organs from his body, and
left him a mere anatomical shell. All
their protestations to the contrary only
convinced him the more of the perfidy of
the whole medical profession. They had
stolen his viscera, and didn't intend he
should know anything about it. Under
the circumstances it was, of course, use
less for him to eat or drink, and he
steadily refused to do either. Food was
administered to him while under the in
fluence of ether, but he elected it imme-
diately upon awakening. After lingering
in this condition for nearly month, he
died the other day in Salem hospital,
bewailinc his stolen vitals, and execrating
the thievish doctors. In justice to the
latter it should be added that the gentle
man was latoring under a mistake.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-30
THE NATIONAL DEBT.
The ReductiOn-What Might HaV'
Raen Done

The ReductiOn-What Wight Have
Been Done.
The Radical organs claim that in the
year and a half of Grants Administra-
ton they have reduced the principal of
the public debt $169, 600, 900. We have
shown that, according to the statements
of the finaDcier at the head of the Treas
ury Department George s. BoutwelD in
Congress, in July, 1868, Andrew John
son, in the two years and nine months
preceding that time, had paid off 81, 066,
900, 900 of the public debt. Small
claims, therefore, has Grant and his
friends, admitting their pretentions to be
true, to public gratitude. The gratitude
must rather be given to President John
son and his friends.
But we have another point in this con-
nectiOn to make: Had Mr.. George III.
Pendleton been nominated and elected
President in 1868, which ought to have
been done, how would the debt now stand
under his pOlicyl He would have sup
pressed the circulation of the National
bank notes and issued greenbacks in their
stead. This would, in interest alone,
have saved US $40, 100000 year. The
$500, 900, 900 of bonds, that constitute
the basis of the National bank circulation,
would have been taken up by an issue
of $500, 100000 of on-interest- bearing
greenbacks. This would not have added
to our paper circulation dollar. But, in
the meantime, an additional $500, 600, 900
of legal-tender notes would have been
put out, which would have given US a
currency by no means too large in its f.
cure. Here would have been another an
nual saving of SIS, 900, 900 in gold on q
debt transferred from an interest to a
nOn-interest bearing basis. Together the
whole saving in interest since Grant came
into Office would have been $50, 900, 900.
A tax of two per cent.-the same that
other property is taxed-would have been
put upon say 81, 500, 0O0,O of five
| twenty bonds. In year and halt it
would amount to $45, 900, 900, which, ad-
ded to the interest, would make a loss of
| $IO5, 900, 900 that we have sustained by
the corrupt and mistaken policy of Grant
| But this is not all. Grant has paid
| $169, 900, 900 in gold for that which
we had right to buy in at from fifty
l 10 Sixty Genus on d uOllaI' heIe HAS Oeeu
a needless squander of the peoples money
of fully $40, OOO,OOO This brings up the
charges of Grants squandering to
$3.50, 900, OOO-that is, under Mr.. Pendle-
toms system, we should now have paid
in the neighbOrhoOd of $3.50, 900, 900, in
stead of $169, 100000. We would have
been now carrying a bonded debt of
81, 800, 900, 900, and not 81, 200, 900, 900,
which it is at present. That, In few
years, would have been paid of for
81, 900, 900, 900 in gold whereas, now,
under the Grant bonded system, it would
cost at least $1,SOO, 100000 to do so.
Both in the present and in the future the
country sustained terrible loss when it
adopted Grant and his policy.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-30
VIRGINIA.
Tremendous Rain Storm-ExtensiVe
Floods Railroads submerged -
Narrow Escapes of Trains

II
Narrow Escapes of Trains
GREENWOOD DEPOT, Va, Sept. ga
tremendous rain storm commenced early
this morning, and continues with una
bated violence. All modes of travel in
this section, and as far as heard from in
the State, are interrupted. The eastern
bound train on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, from White Sulphur Springs
this morning, was unable to proceed any
further than Alton, on account of wash
on the road and five land slides between
Alton and Gordonsville. The train COM
menced to return to Staunton, but after
passing Blue Ridge tunnel it became I'M
safe to proceed further, the water on the
track being nearly up to the fires in the
engine.
A special train containing Vice Presi-
dent Wickham, Superintendent Whit
comb, Director Fish and party, barely
escaped over the Waynesboro bridge
when it was swept away by flood. The
eastern bound train containing a large
number of passengers from the
Virginia Springs, is weather bound
in the mountain at the east end of Blue
Ridge tunnel.
No lives lost so far as heard from.
4P. M.-Railroad passengers will be
unable to get away from the tunnel be-
fore tomorrow evening.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-30
THE BELLIES OF ROME.
The "Girl OF the Period, in the
Days of the Caesars.


So expensive were the girls of Rome
| that Julius Caesar was induced 10 offer
premiums in the encouragement Of mar
rage. He allowed married women to
dress more superbly than the unmarried,
and to drive in cOstlier carriages; and he
| relieved of various taxes the married man
who was the father of three children.
The distinction of dress was gradually
Obliterated under the EmperoIs; but the
privileges of the n0tOrun1 genitor tT5tsD1
| seems to rather to have increased, since
he had right to the best seats at the pub
lie games, and was more radily admitted
to official positions. Shall we come to
this sort of thing in America2
The mania for an appearance of abua-
dant hair, which has attacked the mod
ern female world, seems not to have pre-
vailed in Rome. 10 this city false hair is
rather the rule than the exception it
takes the form of chignons, braids, PLATES
and what not. The female head, which
is really pretty thing when you can see
its shape, is deformed by accretiOns and
agglomerations. How long this absurdity
of fashion will last we cannot guess; for
fashion is strange thing, and does not
change any faster, but, indeed, some
times lasts the longer, by reason of being
ugly and offensive Fashion is the most
irresistible of all forces it is stronger
than even religion. 1t is also the
most unaccountable of all forces. You
can seldom trace IFS origin; you can never
calculate its duration. Inasmuch as fash
ION 10 ha tbo a,NpI;not;ar, Of orf fO
social life, it would doubtless be an ex-
cellent thing if people of artistic cspaci-
ty would con5escend to '1ead the fash
ion." This has been done by a man
Count D'Orsay. We do not think that
any woman of the true type has ever at
tempted it. If only lady, who united
high birth and intellect, and cultivated
taste for the beautiful, would take this
matter in hand, what a multitude of mon
strosities we might be spared.
Wise, in our belief, are those artists of
dress who seek TO initiate natural forms.
Leaves and flowers, and even fruit, are
delightful as the decorations of beauty.
Even birds and butterflies have been ap-
propriately pressed into the service. A
bird of paradise or purple emperor adds
to the fairy grace of bonnet. Let the
lady who is blue mount Athene's owl, and
the gossip adorn herself with maybe.
Roman ladies we've ahead of our
American girls. "Geliduns colo nectit
GLdciIJd dr0conen1," says Martial.
Yes, Glacilla wore around her beau
tiful neck cold serpent; nor was she
alone in this habit. Seneca, Lucian,
PliDy, bear witness that the girls of Rome
wore living snakes around their necks,
and cherished them in their bosOms. They
seem to have found them pleasantly cool
VIII any modern girl of the period set
this fashion in midsummer? Pleasant for
the eager lover to approach within oscu-
lating distance, and to find the glossy
eyes of snake fixed on him, its forked
tongue quivering near him This kind
of partnership between Eve and her
tempter is not altogether desirable.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-30

SINCE the latest election in North Caro-
lima, the number of land buyers and the
inquiries in regard to farms and other real
property for sale, have greatly increased
in the State. Instead of the carpet-bagger,
intent upon Office and plumber, Their farm
er, mechanic and capitalist are going
there with an intelligent appreciation Of
the advantages of the soil, climate and
natural resources, with view TO lettering
their own condition and contributing to
the general welfare aud prosperity. The
prospect of there being some stability and
honest administration of the government
is having its effect.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-30
RICHMOND
Is Herself Again.

RICHMOND, Sept. 29.-To-day the mu-
nicipal troubles here commenced again.
The Chief of Police was arrested to-day
on complaint of VIM. B. Davidson, who
claims to be City Collector under the en-
aiding act and the late Judicial decisions.
The Chief, in turn, had Davidson arrest
cd for perjury, for swearing that he
feared molestation. Davidson was lately
elected from municipal Office, by order
of the City Council, by the Chief OF
Police.
There is a heavy flood west of Blue
Ridge, and considerable damage has been
done near Stanton.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-30
THE REASON WHY.

In Indiana a husband, after q spree,
was led home by one of his friends, who,
after posing him safely on the door steps,
rang the bell. and retreated somewhat de-
viously to the other side of the street, 10
see if it would be answered. Promptly
the ''porte" was Converted" and the
fond spouse, who had waited for her
truant husband, beheld him in all his tod
dinness. "Why, Walter, is this you 2"
eyes, my dear" ''What in the world
kept you sO2" 'tBeen out on littleturn-
withbOys, my DID arling." ''Why, Wal
ter, you're intoxicated" eyes, dear, /
estimate that's So" F'What on earth
made you get so drunk And why-of,
Uhy, do you come to me in this dreadful
state2" Because, my darling, all tn
other places r. shut up?"
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THE FAR WEST.
Hostile Indians-UnruIy soldier,

Hostile Indians-Unruly Soldiers.
OMAHA, Sept. 29.-Sixteen soldiers
have arrived from Helena Mountain by
Mackinaw boats. They report the Indi-
ans along the river as hostile, and they
had to fight their way at nearly every
bend.
An investigation is being held at Camp
Douglass, Utah, regarding the reported
outrages by soldiers. At Provo, Utah,
another story is told of the cause of the
troubles which is, that some of the sol
diers were improperly treated by the
Mormons, and that the soldiers retaliated
BY smashing windows, etc.
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FROM HOLLAND.
Mutiny Aboard an American Vess

Mutiny Aboard an American Vessel.
ANTWERP, Sept. 29.-The crew of the
American ship Elizabeth Hamilton, Capt.
White, which left this port a few days
ago, for New York, became mutinous.
The cause has not transpired. The I'd
officer was MORALLY wounded in attempt
ing to subdue the mutiDy. The vessel
was Immediately put back and on arriving
to-day the ring leaders were turned over
to the police. -
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CUBA.
The Spanish style of Gradual
EmancipatiOn


HAVANA, Sept. 59-Alfred Clark is re-
cognized as the American Consul at Rem
edios.
Regent Serrano has ordered the exeCu-
ton of the Spanish emancipation law in
Cuba and Porto Rico. All children of
slave mothers born hencefor:h are free.
All those born since 1868 are free upon
certain conditions. All slaves over sixty
wears old are at this date free, and all
others as soon as they arrive at sixty years
of age. All slaves belonging to the
State are declared free, and all who have
rendered public services during the insur-
rection. As soon as the Cuban Deputies are
admitted to the Spanish Cortes, the
Government will present a project of law
for the complete emancipation of slaves.
Ferrer de Comic, editor of the Cronis-
to, published in New York, has been ar
rested.
Captain General DeRodas has ordered
to be published the law relating to free
dom of slaves.
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The differences of the colOred soldiers
at Cincinnati, Ohio, eliminated last week
in rough-and-tamble fight between the
Captain and Lieutenant. They chad il
out in presence of the Major, who sat IN
his dry goods store looking on quite COM
placently from an empty box" 1t is
thought the battalion will be disbanded.
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The Green.Liners.
THE TURF.
Third Day of the Buckeyes.

C1NC1YNATI, Sept 29.-The Buckeye
race are well attended. First race was
mile dash for two year Olds, with five
entries. Keen's Richardson b l, Har-
per's Express 2, D. Swigert's Notre Dame
3, Reynolds b c 4, Cadwalader's Cricket
Walker 3. Time 1:464.
. Second Race, mile heats, for all ages,
best three in five. Morlachi l, l, l.
Alice Hunt 2, 2, 2. Time 1:454, l:464,
1:4Sl
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-30
NEW YORK.
The value of Bank statements

The value of Bank Statements
New York, Sept. 29.-The Brooklyn
Water Commission have begun sults
against the Directors and Receivers Oh
the lately suspended Central Bank Tor TN the
recovery of their deposits, over $l2os OOO;
Complainants allege deception and fraud
by the bank officers in publishing sworn
statements in April and October which
were known to be false.
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THE coolies taken to work on a railroad
in Texas, a short time since, have not
been successful. After an Intellectual at
tempt to compete with the brawny sons of
the Emerald Isle, they were compelled to
give I'D and engage IN cotton picking.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-30

JOIN CoNNKEs, a mild-spoken citizen of
GAINESVILLE, Wis, believes that wives will
not be dutiful unless they are occasionally
whipped. To such an extent has he car
RED out the idea upon his own wife, that
the poor woman recently threw herself
into cistern three times in succession to
destroy her life.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-30

IRELAND-The number of births regis
tered in Ireland during the last quarter
being Al, 157, the deaths %, 491, and the
number of emigrants 35,474, decrease
of 17,SOS would appear to have taken
! place in the population during that Pc
Rod.
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Four young ladies of Vallonia, III. 4,
daughters of Mr.. Cross, made them
selves famous, last week, by beating, in a
most unmerciful manner, young man
who had carried his joke to the extent of
inserting in their fathers sale bill that
they, too, would be sold by auction.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-30
FARRAGUT.


Wrapped IN ms BasaAe Ei0x'
WELLEvER, Sept. 29.-The remains OF
Admiral Farragut arrived this evening.
The flag under which the Admiral fought
his battles was wrapped around his coffin.
The remains left on the steamer Bristol
for New York. The United States steam
er left the dock and the band played an
appropriate dirge.
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PETERSBURG, Va, has had her first
mixed jury of whites and blacks. The
Sheriff took care to have colored men upon
the grand as well as the petit jury. The
sight was novel, but they seemed to get
along pretty well together. -----
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THE BAYS.

The Notifications form girdle round
Paris of $4,000 metres-nearly twenty
four miles. With respect to the two
wide bays formed by the Seine at each
extremity of Paris below the viaduci
bridge at Auteuil, and above the POnt
Napoleon at Bercy, the epduJen1e'ets of
the ramparts are carried on into the shall
low water of the river, the channel in the
centre of which will be defended by piles.
There are seven or eight hundred en-
brasures for cannon in the parapet all
round the enceiRte. Many powerful
guns have been placed in position on the
detached forts. The stores of food and
munitions of war are considerable.
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of munitions on the way to the Prussian
forces in the neighborhoOd.
The Armistice at Mezieres--verdun
Besieged-
MEzIEREs, Sept. %, via London, Sept.
ga general armistice has been con-
cluded with the Prussian forces around
this town, and it will probably continue
until Oct 7.
Verdun is besieged, but the Prussians
have made no strong demonstrations
against the place.
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THLEGR RAP HIC.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Richmond Row Renewed
A Furious Flood in Virginia
Slave Emancipation i'm Cuba
NUUMNrNTnN
WASHINGTON.
Our Indian Relations.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Written state
ments of Little Raven and Yellow Bear,
Chiefs of the Arapahoes, have been re-
ceived here, complaining that the stipula-
.tions of the treaty with the United States
Government have not been carried OUT,
and asking change of agency and for
seed and farming utensils, when nau
been promised, and the statements "eie
made bv them to Gen. Pope.
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