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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-23
PRUSSIA.
Capitalization.

BERLIN, March pa bill prohibiting
separate States of the German Confedera-
ton from issuing bank notes, passed its
second reading, in the Chambers.
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EDMUND FALoeSER has WRITE en- four
act comedy for Lotta, with the abomina-
bic title of "Heart's Ease; What's Money
Without He received $1,000 for his
work.
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Cork had lately performance of the
Creation" for charitable purpose, at
which the chorus was sustained by 100
fresh Irish voices.
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ONE can subsist on bananas at Sierra
Leone for three cents day. Bloated
aristocrats pay eight cents day for
board.
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WASHINGTON.

Another POStpOncment. Till Thurs
day---PrOspects Brighter.
Special TO the Union and American.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-AIr. Speaker
Perkins was before the Reconstruction
Committee to-day. The committee win
meet again on Thursday. The prospects
are brighter. Your delegation will proba-
bly, leave tonight or in the morning
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RICHMOND
An Quict-The Memory of Bush-Un.
derVOOd Takes n Hand To-day.

dcrwOOd Takes n Hand To-day.
RICHMOND, March 22-All quiet to-day.
The funeral of Bush, the special policeman
killed Sunday night, took place this morn
ing. In the procession were Mayor ELL
son, the City Council and go policemen.
The Council this morning passed resoiu-
ton in memory of Bush, in which the IN
reference of Gen. Candy, by which May
or Cahoon's resistance to the legally elected
Mayor was prolonged under military pro-
lection was denounced An appropriation
was made for Bushs family to-day. Ca
hoon's motion for an injunction will be
beard in the United States District Court
tomorrow before Judge Underwood. Ell
lison has issued warrants for the arrest Of
the parties concerned in the shooting OF
Ben Scott.
Later.
RICHMOND, March 22.-The conflict be-
tween the Mayors is at an end, as far as
force is concerned, and the case goes into
court tomorrow.
Jack Wren, charged with shooting Ben.
Scott, surrendered himself this evening,
and was bailed to appear.
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WASHINGTON.

No Action yet on Tennessee by the
Reconstruction Committee.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-The Recon-
struction Committee met this morning and
heard portions Of the Tennessee House of
Representatives in relation to the condition
of the affairs of that State, but no action
has been taken.
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The RaiIeY investigation.

A letter was received this morning from
Deputy Commissioner Douglas announcing
that no definite results concerning the
frauds in the Bailey case have yet been
reached, though it is probable a full in
sight into the fraudulent transactions can
be officially communicated Tomorrow.
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A largely attended meeting of colored
citizens was held in Newark last evening,
to listen to addresses by prominent speak
ers, on the subject of the passage of the
Fifteenth Amendment, and to make ar
rangements for celebrating the forthcom-
ing Presidential proclamation announcing
its adoption
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Death Of General Robert E. Lee.

The following kilograms announce
the death Of this eminent soldier and
Christian gentleman, and the news
will be received with profound emo
ton and poignant sorrow throughout
the length and breadth of this South
ern land. The model of every manly
grace and the excmplar Of every
Christian -virtue-the. great chieftain,
the pure-mindcd patriot-he is follow
ed to the tomb by tho sorrowful re-
grets of a whole people:
LEXINGTON, Va, October 12-7 A.
H., via Ailboro, Va, II A.-Symp-
toms Of an anfavorable character have
manifested themselves in the disease
(uf General Lee, within the past two
days. His condition is not very en-
couraging-indeed, it begins to excite
the grave apprehension Of his friends
and physician. The members of his
family at a distance have been sum,
moned to his bed.
10 A. A.-General Robert E. Lee
the Christian gentleman, and hero
of hundred battles-Hresthed his
last, at thirty minutes past 9 o'clock
this morning, of congestion Of the
brain. His age was sixty-three years
eight months ana twenty-three days
RICHMOND, w., October l2.-Pla
ces of business are closed, bells arc
tolling, and the whole community is
thrown into the deepest grief in con
sequence of the death of Gen. Lee.
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ALABAMA CLA1Ms.-We are inform
ed that the most persistent and .un-
yielding Of tho private citizens who
have claims vs.. tho British Govern
ment are DR.. J. G.. Aver & Co., of
Lowell, Mass, the manufacturer of
medicines. They will consent to
nothing less than that their demand
for medicines destroyed by the British
pirates shall be paid in gold and in
dollars to tho last cent. They arc
emboldened by the fact that the de-
struction of their goods ty English
in China and clswhere (for where are
not that troublesome nation tramp.
| ling upon somebody?) have hitherto
been paid in full; and they now say
that they shall be. They however
propose this compromise Give us
Canada and we will call it even, be,
cause we can then send our remedies
there without duty.-Washington
News.
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UNION REFORM TICKET.
For Governor.-R. B. Carpenter.
For Lieutenant Governor.-M. G. But

for GoOeTH0T.-IC. d. CdTpenIeF.
For Lieutenant Governor.-M. G. But
ler.
For Congress.-John E. Bacon.
For tile Senate.-J. S. Cothran.
! House Of Representatives.-G. N
Mattison, William A. Moore, Wesle,
A. Black, Frederick Edmunds, S. J
Hester.
County Commissioners.-J. F. G. Du
Pre-, Catlett Corlcy; W. A. Limbecker
Judge Of Prc6ate.-William Hill.
School Conanissioner.-W. H. Tag
CART.
Above we publish the list of Stat'
and County Nominations which ii
now offered to tho suffrages Of oul
people. Between this and tho oppo
sing ticket, no true son of the South
can hesitate to choose. Such is the
openly expressed sentiment of Hamp
ton, "the Chevalicr without fear and
without reproacb," and such we be-
lieve to be sentiment Of tho white
people of Abbeville. We are waging
a contest of principle-warring with
corruption in high places-and seek.
ing to overthrow party which has
violated the public trust, and sacrificed
the public veal to their own selfish
ends. The men who have been sclec-
ted as The standard beares of the move,
ment are worthy to represent the
principles they set forth. Judge Car
penter is a man of eminent abilities,
long a resident of the South, and en-
dorscd alike by Republicans and Dem
ocrats. General Butler is one Of US,
and known to us-a true Carolinian,
whose character is above suspicion
and aspersion. They for months past
have been toiling in behalf of the pub
lie, and now travel-worn and weary,
they ask of the citizen the small boon
Of one days service-not for them
selves but for the State! Is there a
true son Of Abbeville who will not
give heed to the call? Major Bacon,
our Candidate for Congress is man
of superior abilities, and attainments.
Our County Ticket is one of the best
that could be selected-reprcscnting
all sections, and composed Of men
who are fully alive to the honor and
interests of Abbeville.
On next Wednesday, the polls will
be opened, and it is the duty Of every
good citizen to attend. To stay away
is to under-value one Of the highest
privileges, and to be derelict to one of
the gravest duties. "The duties of
life are more than life" They can.
not beput of, nor assumed at pleasure,
and now especially does Abbevillc ex.
pect every man to DO his duty.
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Madame dc Moneys has just died
from grief on learning of the barba.
rous murder of her son, who was re.
Gently roasted to death at Hautefayc
(Dordogne) by body of. infuriated
peasants for supposed Prussian sym.
pathies.
A breach of promise suit, in which
the damages arc laid at $4,000, was
on Wednesday commenced in New
York by tho widow Of q former edit.
or of the Courier des Etats Unis
against present editor of that pa,
per.
1t is stated that tho Hamburg stea.
mer Westphalia, which loft New York
last Wednesday, was chased by the
French gunboat La Touche Treville,
but having the advantage of her ad,
versary in point of speed, she man.
aged to keep her at respectful dis.
ance and to escape her altogether.
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The war is sending glove prices u

The warts sending glove prices up
ward. "Alcxandre," one Of the lar
gest manufacturers for this country,
has stopped shipments, in consequence,
of his cutting factory being besiened
in Paris. Gloves have accomplished
much for Mr.. Muller, who stamps his
given name of "Alexandre" upon the
glove. He owns q hotel in Paris for
winter residence, and possesses La
Grange, with it's sixty bedrooms and
fifteen hundred acres Of land, distin-
euished in former years as the home
Of Lafayette. His hospitality cor
responds with these important dwell
lings. He manufactures his own
champagne, claret and brandy, each
of fine quality.
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The Low Price of Cotton-The Duty
Of the Planter.

The decline in the price of cotton
is exerting depressing influence up
on the industry of the South. The
prominent and Immediate cause Of
this decline, as generally assigned, is
the Franco Prussian war. This wal
has been fatal to all continental indus,
try and especially to commerce.
France the chief competitor of Great
Britain has withdrawn from tho cot
ton market and her stocks have been
rapidly transferred, to swell and de-
press the great market of Liverpool.
The hopes of speedy termination OF
the war have so far proved fruitless,
and 80 many circumstances have
arisen to complicatc the question, that
it is idle to speculate as to results.
Bazaine himself adheres to the En-
pire, and the questions of imperialism
and republicanism may as well divide
Germany as France and indefinitely
protract the issue.
But whether the war continues
long or short the duty Of the planter
is clear in one particular-to get out
Of debt as soon as he can, and to avoid
it so far as practicable in the future
to discharge old obligations, and to
avoid contracting new ones. To do
the last he must raise his own sup
plies and thus diminish his .cxpendi-
lures. BE must raise his corn, his
bacon and his -four, and cultivate
cotton only as surplus crop. His cx-
penditures will thus be reduced to
minimum, and the price of the great
staple be doubled. Living will be
made cheap, population will increase,
labor become abundant, and the far
mer be the most Independent of men
We may see an example of this inde-
pendence and thrift in every commu-
nifty now, when farmers of good judg.
ment have resisted the prevailing cot
ton infatuation, and have pursued for
long years the true and sure policy of
raising their own supplies. If the
present low price of cotton shall teach
this lesson to the South, it may prove
a blessing in disguise.
By pursuing. the policy above rec
commended, We may avoid debt in fu-
ture, with it's ruinous rates of inter
est. But the past is irrevocable. If
we have contracted debts We must
discharge them, and we have no right
to hold our cotton to the prejudice of
our obligations. Our creditor has the
first claim upon it. 1t is his, not ours.
And fortunate is that man who has
the means to pay, even at sacrifice.
The man, on the contrary, who is un-
able to meet bis obligations from nm
foreseen contingencies is to be pitied,
but the man who contracts debt
which he knows that he will never
pay, is no better than a felon he
might as we'll pat his hand into an
others pocket end steal his purse.
Those who are out Of debt may
hold their cotton-and We believe it
to be true policy to do so-but none
others have the right. And who are
the men in our District, We ask, who
are out of debt? They are the snail
farmers, who have been raising their
provisions for years. We commend
their example to the imitation of our
people.
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Sunday School Addresses.

Col. R. A. Fair will address the
children and young people, on the Sd
Sunday in October, at Lebanon church
at IL o'clock, A. NJ, and at Green.
wood 8 IL P. NJ, both in 96 Circuit,
5. G. Conference. Our friends of all
churches and ages are invited to meet
with us as far as convenience may
permit. N
THos. G. HERBERT,
Preacher in Charge.
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Markets..

ABBEv1LLE, October 14.-Cotton
12c. Bales shipped ZIG.
New YoRK, October 12-Cotton
dull and lower-uplands 15i; Orleans
164; sales 1000. Gold 13s.
AUGUSTA, October 12.-Cotton clos
ed weak-sales 1907.
CHARLESTON, October 12.-Cotton
easier but in good demand-mid-
dlings 144 sales 600 bales. 80
LIVERPOOL, October 12.-Cottou
qniet-uplands 83ass; Orleans 8aas5
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A good many fortunes have been
made, as we'll as lost, in the Pennsyl'
vania oil regions. The present in'
come of one fortunate oil prince is es.
timated at $1,000 per day, which
would be almost $5 per minute. An
other owner Of farm on which wells
have been located receives as royalty
on the production the sum Of 5000
per day-quite sufficient to enable him
to live comfortably and even indulge
in occasional luxuries.
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Business Card.

The undersigned, in appearing be-
foro the people of Abbeyille to solicit
their patronage, would state that, for
tho last five years, We have been
identified with the Mercantile inter-
,ests of this place, and if there be any
virtue in experience we believe We
have profted SO far by it, as to have
become, BY this time, thoroughly ac-
ouainted with the wants Of the trad.
ing public. It shall be our constant
aim to supply these wants. We shall
ever strive to merit, and even.to in
crease that patronage which has been
90 literally bestowed upon the old
firms of White, Smith & Co., and
White Brothers.
We know that this can only be
done by the str1ctest regard TO non
esty and fair dealing in all our trans
actions. We intend that justice shall
be done to all.
One of our firm will leave for New
York next week. By the 10th of Oc
tober we expect to have in store a
very large and well-assorted stock OF
Goods, and to it we now invite the at
tention of all buyers. We shall en-
.deavor to sustain our reputation as
Merchants by always keeping goods
of the very best quality. We have
long since found that the article OF
lowest price is by no means the cheap
est or most economical.
aThesteady increase Of our business
during the last FIVE years is the best
Recommendation we can offer to the
public. Give US a trial.
WHITE, SMITH & WHITE.
Sept. 10, 1870.
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Our kerchants-New Goods-Large
Fall and Winter Stoeks-Come
and See.

Our merchants are all back with
stocks unusually large, varied and at
tracti7e. Larger and better stocks,
both of dry goods and groceries, they
tell US, have never been brought to
this market. The advertisements Of
many of them appear in our present
issue to which wo refer our readers
for particulars.
10 begin with tho beginning
Messrs. White, Smith & White, 4 O..
1 Whites Block are opening a largo
stock comprising everything rare and
excellent at prices to suit the times.
They are reliable gentlemen who
mean what they say, and they tell us
that their stock was never larger or
finer. With the proprietors will be
found Acssrs. w. r. White and j..
Livy Fair, who will be happy to SEQ
their friends.
Next door Aessrs. Miller & Robert
son, invite an inspection of thoir well
filed shelves and loaded counters.
Here you may find a little Of every
thing useful and ornamentsl-some.
thing,,to captivate the fancy of the
ladies, or please tho taste of the gen.
tlcmcn. Their stock was never more
full or varied, and this is saying a
good deal. Give them call, and they
with Messrs. J, r. Cunningham, R. J.
White, Marshall Haddon and James
Giles will take pleasure in dispens-
ing the hospita!itics of the house,
whilst Mrs. Lythgoe will welcome
you to the Temple of Fashion above.
Next door you will find Mcssrs
Norwood, DuPre & Co, who will fur
nish you with tho best eff liquids and
solids-of sweets and acids-the
tchoicest Of ham. the incest Of -four
and the best Of everything in their
line. Hero Messrs. DuPre, Temple
ton and Sassard will take pleasure in
waiting upon their friends and GUS
toners.
"Tho Emporium of Fashion" near
by invites the passer to its charmed re-
cesses within, where all the mysteries
of the mantua-makers art are unveiled
to charm and to captivatc. Here MI
J. W. Fowler, and Mr.. Marshall Dc
BruhI and Mrs. Cain will bs pleased
to entertain their friends and patrons
In the same building will be founc
Mr.. W. T. Penney, dispensing the
choicest of drugs, medicines and che
micals--the best Of perfumcs-tht
rarest of notions-a little of every
thing invigorating and identifying.
Next door is Messrs. Quarles, Per
rim & Co.'s establishment. They have
lust received a large and varied Stocl
!, to which they invite the attention o
their friends. In the department O
ladies' Dress Goods, they can present
many inducements. Here MIR. Jamel
Perrin and Master Parker will unite
with the proprietors in doing the hon
ors.
Before leaving you may avail your
self of the opportunity of buying {
choice watch or some rare jewelry
from Mr.. 7. Tusten, who holds fortt
at the window.
Passing the bank you may find a
Parker & Lees q little of everything
to cure "tbe ills that flesh is heir to
Ito recuperate and invigorate-tt
charm aud to gratify-in their large
and extensive assortment Of the bes
Of drugs, and the most attractive O
= ions. Here Mr.. Robert White vii
y 70 nao hia frinnds
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ESTATE SALE.-We direct attention
to the Sale Of the valuable personal
property Of the estate of Bartholo-
new Jordan, decd, on Thursday, the
10th Of November next; consisting Of
horses, mules, cattle, hogs, corn, fod.
der, cotton, plantation tools, wagons,
household furniture, &c.
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VALUABLE LANDS FOR SALE.-Wc
direct attention to the advertisement
Of the Sales, on Saleday next of the
valuable real estate of DR.. j.. F. Liv-
ingston, decd, consisting of valua-
Bile plantation of 700 acres-another
of 200 acres-and several building
lots. The same may be purchased
privately. Here is a fine opportunity
for Investment.
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display on the occasion. Let every
one who has anything to exhibit,
bring it. If not, como at least to swell
the crowds of spectators. You thus
furnish something to one of the most
attractive features of tho Exhibition.
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w Mr.. Hugh Wilson, will sell at
public outcry on Saleday next, his de.
sirable house and lot in Abbeville,
with good outbuildings, flower and
vegetable gardens, fruit trees, &C.
The terms are made very desirable to
purchasers.
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Ey During the past week we have
had several Panoramic and other per-
formances in the Courthouse by the
colorcd. We cannot speak Of the in
side exercises, but the outside perfor-
mances wero certainly little too bois.
terous. Let the peace be preserved,
Let the Marshals do their duty.
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MARRIED.

MARRIED, on Thursday, the 9th
instant, by the Rev. G. F. Round, at
the Residence Of Mr.. VIM. Johnson,
in Edge6eld County, Mr.. HENRY
INMAN, of Abbeville, and Miss
MARY J. TURNER, of Edgefeld.
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--O

~ Tho Charleston News gives a
glowing account Of tho Union Reform
Meeting of that city, on last Tuesday
evening at which Generals Hampton
and Butler, NJ. P. O'Connor, Esq,
and Col. Rutledge and others spoke.
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Ey- The news from Europe is not
important. The Prussians are prepa-
ring to lombard the city of Paris,
which calm y awaits the issue. Peace
seems as remote as ever.
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n@- Do not forget to put in your
bids at once for the Refreshment Sa.
loon, during Fair week. 1t is al4 op-
portunity that should not bo neglec-
ted,
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No. The. Regular October Term of
our Court opens here on Monday next,
Judge Orr presiding.
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n@- We are indebted to Mr.. J. "
Trow bridge for late Baltimore and
Richmond papers.
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r9- Mr.. P. S. Rutledge offers for
sale his desirable house and lot in the
town of Abbeville. The property
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nn- Sec advertisement of sale of
valuable lands by DR.. E. L. Parker.
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rm- To Mr.. ". Joel Smith wo are
indebted for late Cincinnati papers
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A CARD.

OUR MR. DUPRE has just returned from Baltimore and
New York where he purchased large well SELECTED stock
everything usually found in first class Grocery Store These
goods purchased for CASH and proposeto give
profits Returning sincere thanks for your past liberal patron
age respectfully ask continuance of the same pgng
selves that the Goods sold you shall be
NORWOOD nupRE S m.