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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-16
THE MERCHANTS, TAN.
Iemphi, Down on the Propositi,

Memphis Down OB the Proposition
A meeting Of tho Memphis Chamber eff
Commerce was called on Wednesday even
ing last 10 take action in regard TO the pro-
posed revival by the Legislature of tho
merchants tax law. After remarks 10y
several Of the mombers, in condemnation
of the effort 10 impose additional tax on
The merchants, the following resolutions
were unanimously Odopted:
Whereas, IL is the desire of the citizens
of Memphis that the credit of Tennessee
shall be equal TO that of any State III the
Union, and to this end are willing to bear
their full share of the taxes, and.
Whereas, Ia order to accomplish said end
they believe that wise and equitable sys-
tenn Of taxation should be digested, tend
ing 10 accomplish that result, whereby the
State burdens, be they much or little, shall
be made TO fall fairly and equitably alike
upon all classes of the community, and,
Whereas, The proposed revival by our
State Legislature Of the late odious and
oppressive tax law, whereby the merchants
of our State were forced to pay taxes at
rate more than ten times higher than ether
classes, thereby driving from our Dor
ders the vast commerce without which
there can be NJ prosperity to farmers, me-
chsn;0s or any other classes Of our popu-
lation, and iG in open violation of every
princip Of right, fairness and wise polid-
cal economy. Therefore,
Resolved, By this Chamber of Com
merce that we earnestly and solemnlp pro-
test against the present attempt by por-
ton of our State Legislature to impose
again upon the CONNER of the State bur-
dens WHICH have been plainly shown to be
too grievous to be borne.
Resolved .rJher, That inEsuIch as the
amended Constitution of our State, article
2, section %, distinctly says that the pOr-
ton of merchants capital used in the puT-
chase of merchandise sold by him TO non.
re idents and sent beyond the State, shall
not be taxed az a rate higher than the
ad vslorem tax on property, it would be
specially uDwiss 20 revive the merchants
tax law, in which event It would hardly be
unreasonable TO expect an almost mani
NOUS opposition on the part of merchants,
who feel convinced that no court of justice
would enforce so manifest monstrosity.
Also,
Resolved, That the revival of the mer-
chants tar law will do more than all other
Influences combined to drive trade away
fro=2 us to other cities.
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The IEOIclS.

The Maxwell was literally crowded last
night. Extensive and c0mmodiOus as IL as
this magnificent hotel was taxed almost to
its capacity, and strangers from every
quarter we're there. Among the list We
noticed the names OF Hon. VIM. Cooper
and John Z. Tanner, Alahams; Judge
Henry NJ Spohord, New OrleaUs; Col
VIM. NJ Harrington, Memphis, and Judge
Charles G. Smith, Clarksville.
The Commercial, one of the fsvorite
hotels of the city, with Tennesseeans,, was
also full. Col T. II. Marbury, McMinn-
will. F. p. Pendleson, Philadelphia, Pa +,
DIR. J. B. NowliD, Bedford county, Capt
John F. Thomas, Tulahoms, c. @. Collier
and James Hendrick, Charlotte, and Rev.
w. A. Nelson, Shelbyville, were among the
guests.
The other good hotels Of the city we're
also well filed with both travellers and
home folks, and taking the combined regis
tratyation at our public houses yesterday,
it would seem that Nashville was full Of
strangers
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LOCAL JOTTINGs.

Mr.. W. G. Price, the blind book agent,
is actively canvassing for McOabe's Life Of
Gen. Lee.
Business at the jail has been quite dull
for several DAYS. 1t will revive, however,
as soop as the Criminal Court meets.
We have heard of quite a number of
masquerade parties to be given between
now and the holidays.
The State Insurance Company have had
painted number of tasty gilded signs,
which We presume are intended for local
offices throughout the State.
An unusually large number of teams
from the country were in the city yester-
day, all laden with some kind of produce.
The probabilities are in favor of our citi-
zens being most sbundantly supplied with
the fat of the land for the holidays.
Stoves, thick clothing, mittens, ''ben-
zine, and in short anything calculated to
keep out the cold, appeared to be in good
demand yesterday.
A red nose was no indication of any
'irregularity" during yesterday, but to
have a blossom situated thereon was in
dulged in by all classes.
We were asked yesterday by man, II,
by the prevailing indications made appar-
ent by the fluctuations of the barometer.
we thought the terminus of this condition
would result in the descension of liquid in
a semi. CONCEALED form, or otherwise. We
told him we had never eaten any, that we
remembered of, and left him apparently as
much puzzled by our answer as we were
by his question.
The sessions Of the Senate, for the last
two days, have been quite short, in conse-
quence of the Educational Society occu-
pying the Chamber.
A beautiful double door, or outside or
storm door, has been put up at the front
entrance of the Maxwell House
The man who is short-sighted enough to
disrespect or mistreat printers ink, or its
representative, is sure to get daubed.
Almost all classes of goods are cheaper
Just now than for long time past. Large
stocks on hand and the demand for money
accounts in part for this, we presume.
The fashions this fall are uncommonly
liberal, both in ladies' and gents wear
You can scarcely put anything en- but
what you are so near some branch of the
style as not to occasion remark. Com
Portable, isn't il?
The city was remarkably orderly yester-
day, as but two arrests we're made up to 5
clock in the evening.
The ten-cent subscription list for the
benefit of the Confederate orphans at
CIarksville, had reached immense proper
tons last evening When we last saw it,
early in the evening, it was over twenty
one feet In length.
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Now Advertisements.

Among our new advertisements will be
found an additional list of holiday books
Just received by W. T. Berry & Co.
The steamer Brill clears for Cincinnati
and Pittsburg this evening at o'clock.
The thirsty will also find something re-
freshing at Andy Dixon's saloon, corner
Of Broad and Cherry streets.
The elegant mansion Of NJ. Mccormack
on Park street is admirably suited for a
Governors mansion. Resd the advertise
ment elsewhere.
For wants, and sales, rents, ETC., see
cheap column on third page.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the Widow and Orphan Fund Lite In
surance Company, for the purpose of elect
ing directors, will be held on Monday,
Jan. 2.
Brownaak Chesthsm advertise for rent,
lease or sale, three story brick store
house, with dwelling in the rear, on Mar
ket street, opposite Spring Brook Block.
The Kendrick House property, on the
corner of Church and McLemore streets,
including three small stores and large
boarding house for rent.
See notices of 2. Van Hooser, Clerk Of
jackson County Court.
HmnpS, hooper a 70. legal TENDER
sugar cured ham is on the market, the
first of the season. They have also just
brought out sweet picked Pigs Tongues,
an article entirely new Try them.
Capt. Ben. E. Egan, the contracting
freight agent for the Nashville and North
western Railroad, has opened an office
corner of Broad and Front streets.
See Chancery notice of 81. S. Young,
Clerk and Master of Macon county.
Hart & Hensley give notice that their
celebrated G. G. @. Hams are in smoke,
and in a very short time will be ready in a
great measure to meet the extraordinary
demand for them.
Rhea, Smith & Co. on and after this date
viii receive salt in guam tiles sufficient 10
supply all demands.
Go and see the immense stock of Spire
& Duff, consisting of glassware, Queens
ware, staple and fancy wares, before se-
lecting your Christmas gifts.
Five offices aud sleeping rooms over
Hicks China Hall for rent
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clesing quiet but firm at those figures:
Sales I,277 bales; receipts 1, 12S bales. Y
Norfolk, Dec. Is.
Market dull; low middling lac; sales
1.500 bales; net receipts 1883 bales; ex-
ports coasswise $500 bales; stock 1910
bales. d .if 4'a -
Boston, Dec. Is
Market quiet middlings 15s to 153c.
Net receipts 107 bales; coastwise $50
bals'; stock 555 bales. ala- 4
baltimore, Dec. Is.
Shade lower with moderate demand
Middlings 1890; sales 90 bales; net re-
ceipts 125 bales; coastwise $40 bales-total
445 bales; exports coastwise 229 bales;
stock 1924 bales. - ~
Galveston, Dec. Is.
Easier but not quotsbly lower; good or
binary 124@12zc; net receipts 4, SAT bales;
net receipts to-day 1870 bales, to which
add 2, ST. bales not before sent out in con.
solidated statement; stock 43, 146 bales.
Wilmington, N. O., Dec. 49,
Dull; middlings 1899; sales 1877 bales
net receipts 553 bales; exports coastwist
/ 1883 bales; stock 919 bales. .
Montgomery. Ala, Dec 10.
Our market is steady, fair demand a
134c for lowmiddlings; better gradesscarce
Macon, Ga, Dec. 10.
Receipts to-day 5s1 bales; sales 523 bales
shipped 343 bales. The tendency of pricei
is stu downward. There is however, I
good demand for good cotton at marke
rates. We quote middlings at the clos
this evening at 134c.
Atlanta, Ca, Dec. IA.
Market quiet at I34c for middlings
1870 for low middlings; and 124 for gooC
| ordinary. @
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THE FREE BRIDGE.
Meeting and Proceedings of tin
orauafsfaa Voxrardu-

Meeting and Proceedings of the
Committee Yesterday.
The Committee appointed at the Octo-
Der term by the Judge of the County
Court, for the purpose of taking into con-
siderstion the establishment of a free
bridge across the Cumberland River be-
tween Nashville and Edgefeld, and to re-
port the result of their investigation and
deliberations to the January term of the
County Court, held a meeting at the
County Judges Office yesterday. The Com
mittee is composed of seven gentlemen,
and the following members thereof were
present Squire Isaac Paul, P. W. Max Y,
d. n. Neylan, John G. Marshall, John H.
Galbraith and Hon. w. K. Turner, County
Judge.
The Committee was empowered by the
Court to confer with the Suspension Bridge
Company, ascertaining if possible, wheth-
er said Company would sell the bridge to
the county, and if SO upon what terms;
also TO take into consideration the practi-
cability of erecting a new bridge, upon
what plan, and where to have it cross the
river The meeting was called to order,
Squire Paul in the Chair.
On motion, the Chairman was Instruct
of Directors of the Broad Street Suspen-
sion Bridge Company, upon the purchase
of their bridge by the county, and if will
ing to sell, at what price, and upon what
terms said bridge could be purchased, and
report at the next meeting
On motion of Squire Msxey it was re-
solved that this Committee report to the
January term of the Court, under whose
direction it was acting, ''That it is import
ant 10 have free bridge across the Cum
berland river, connecting its north bank
with the city of Nashville"
After the passage of this resolution an
animated discussion took place, partici-
pated in pretty generally, relative to va
rious subje incident to the business be
fore the committee, after which Mr.. D. n.
Neylan offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That o Communication be ad-
dressed by this committee to the property
owners in the neighborhood of Broad
street, Spring street, Clark street, Bridge
street Tor the old site), and Locust street,
inviting them to survey said sites and
make estimates of the cost of building
said bridge in the different localities, and
that they present the same to the next
term of the County Court. stating also in
said report what they will be willing TO
give TO aid in erecting fills etc.
On motion this resolution was unani-
mously adopted
There being no further business before
the committee, the meeting adjourned, to
meet ON Thursday next at 10 A. NJ, at the
office of the Judge of the County Court.
1t is earnestly hoped that every memb er
of the committee will try TO DO present, a 3
business of much Importance will doubt p
less come before the committee.
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abont 21l, 900 packages, while in 1868 they
were over 1880, 000 packages, or increase
in % years of about 800 per cent. Last
year, on account of the deficiency in the
Malaga crop, alluded to above, the impor-
tation only reached S57, All packages. And
this great increase is not alone in raisins,
most of the ether foreign fruits showing
nearly as large an increase, and currants q
very much larger, as in 1910 they reached
only about 1000 barrels, against 10000
barrels in 1869, and of figs 40, 0O0packages
against 1S9, 900 packages last year.
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Married.

On. Thursday morning, at Shelbyyille,
Tenn, by the Rev. Mr.. Polly, Mr.. VIM.
w. Gordon, of Nashville, to Miss Mary E,
Fletcher, of Shelbyville.
Mr.. Gordon is one of the accomplished
typographical member or the UNION AND
AMERICAN Office, and it is with unfeigned
pleasure that We record this happy event
in bis life, and We kuow he viii have the
warm congratu atoms Of hosts of friends in
this city. Mr.. Gordon has plucked one Of
the brightest ornaments from the social
circle of Shelbyville, too; bat they can
console themselves that what has been
their loss is a gain, hereaway. We wish
the young couple every happiness in their
married life that can come 10 poor human
ily here below, and long life in which TO
enjoy eaIths blessings.
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DischarCing Firearms.

Last uight about 10 0 clock a pistol was
discharged on Cherry street, nearly oppo-
site the Maxwell House. The police were
promptly on the spot, when it was found
that the pistol was in the hands of young
man of Responsibility, and he asserted that
the firing was purely accidental. He was
taken, however, TO headquarters, but prov
ing to the satisfaction of Capt Everett that
it was accidental, he was discharged. He
will probably be indicted before the Grand
Jury, however, to answer for the offence
of carrying concealed weapons. Better
lay your little guns on the shelf, boys.
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Natures Great Assistant.

"Disobe|ience to the laws Of health must be
inevitably followed by the penalty nature has
imposed. Ignorance respecting these laws is
co-'extensive with the human race, hence, the
Universal prevalence of disease, sickness and
premature death. Science and skin combined
have brought to our knowledge the precise
character Of different diseases, and enabled us
to treat them, with more or less success, sc-
cording to circumstances. But in the whole
category of medicines or remedies, unques-
tionahly the greatest assistant of nature is
MISHLER'S HERB BTTTERS, because it
never fails when taken in due time. A treat
ment which a child can understand and prae-
tice is simple enough, and if the Bitters Is
given when the early symptoms of disease
appear, radical cure can be relied upon. This
is our experience for the past eight years in
the treatment of diseases arising from a disor-
dered stomach, liver, kidneys, bowels, lungs
aad heart, with this popular remedy."-[Me
senger of Health. deOd1wlwlt
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THE COURTS.

POLICE Court. John Roach, drunk on
street, fined s.. Jane Edmundson,
street walking, fined SO. He'd Brad
ley, arrested for drumming" without
license, was discharged.
The Magistrates courts were compare
lively inactive; no cases'of public interest
were tried.
The Chancery Court was engaged most
of the day in the consideration of a single
case, which was continued over till to day
nj 10 o'clock
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uhe Chapman sisters.

The Chapman Sisters and Bishop made
their LAST appearance last night to good
house. Their playing was No. through
ont, and they were enthusiastically re-
ceived by the audience, for whose enter
tainment the entire troupe put thsIr best
foot forward The Forty Thieves and the
comedy of Your Life's in Danger made up
the bill, and although we had seen the
latter before, Bishop made it better than
new. We hope the Sisters" may be re-
ceived elsewhere as heartily as they have
been in Nashville, and we can assure
theater-goers OF other cities that the Chap
man Sisters are eminently worthy their
,tafrnnRCP
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Messrs. Ben. X. Gold, of GAINESVILLE,
and V. W. Smith, of New Providence,
we're in the city yesterday,
Col. W. K. DeGraffenried, of Macon,
Ga, is stopping at the Maxwell Col. De
Graffenried is the President Of the Macon,
Ga, and Knoxville, Tenn, railroad, and
visits Tennessee for the purpose of OBJ
tanning a charter authorizing him to e1-
tend his road from the Gergia line, about
where the States of Georgia, Tennessee,
and North Carolina join, to the city OF
Knoxville.
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New Fire BELLS

The new bells ordered for the use of the
Fire Department were expected to arrive
last evening. One weighing fifteen hun
dred pounds is to be placed at the City
Hall, and the one now in use there viii be
removed to the Ninth Ward engine house.
Another weighing eight hundred pounds
will be placed at the Hook and Ladder
House on Summer street With these ad
di ional alarms, the Department will be
very considerably beuehtted. Bells are q
tremendous good thing in their places, and
no one will deny that they have been
wanted for some time. Just let the alarms
be heard promptly, and there will be but
very few fires that will get the start Of our
efficient Department.
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RniIroad Waters.

Trach repairing is going on at all the
depots.
A very large train Of passengers left yes
terday evening by the Louisville road-un-
usually large.
Freight continues goOd-both receipts
end Shipments although there is no par
ticular jam.
Hogs by the hundred are pouring into
this market No griddle need go without
greasing this year.
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O-NN@
The following are the cotton quotations
received at the National Savings Company,
corner Union and College streets, where
cotton, gold, bond and stock quotations
are received hourly, and are always access
sible to the public:
LIVERPOOL, Dec. IA, 11:30-MarkeG dull.
Sales 10000 bales; Uplands sgd; Orleans
Ss@ssd
NEW York, Dec. Is, 1o:15-Cotton dull
and lower. Ordinary 124; good ordinary
144c; low middling 14sc; middling I5e;
good middling 15ac; Mobile Isle; Orleans
15kc.
EEw York, Dec. Is, l2-Cotton quiet
and weak. December delivery 144c and
14sc; January 14sc.
New York, Dec. Is, 2:25-Ootton I'M
settled. Sales l, 500 bales on the spot.
December delivery 14Ec; April 15c.
New YORK, Dec. Is, 3-Cotton quiet and
weak. Ordinary 12tc; good ordinary 1441c;
low middling 14ss Is; middling 10; good mid
ling 1910; Mobile Isl: Orleans 154c.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. IA. 1-30-Cotton firm
er, but not quotably higher. Sales IL, 900
marbales.
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Moving.

Change of locations is now all the rage,
and seems 10 pe more fashionable than we
have noticed for years at this particular
time. The first OF the year always brings
certain changes, but IL IS rare thing to
notice removals this early in December.
A number of firms have changed their base
of operations within the past few days, and
are engaged in fitting up their new places
of busiDasg
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Rnh Accident.

Lewis Johnson, the well known butcher,
met with bad accident in the Market
house yesterday morning. While passing
around his stall, heavy cleaYer fell on his
foot, cutting it in dreadful manner, and
almost severing it in two. While the
wound is bad one, it is now thought that
his foot can be sayed
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Those Moslacn.

The strange characters noticed in these
columns a day or two since, in the per
sons of two women who arrived by the
Louisville train on Monday evening, are
still about the city, but no satisfactory IN
formation as 10 their object, destination or
character has bssn obtained. They prob
ably know their own business we
hone so.
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THE COTTON MARKETS.
selma, Ala, Dec. 10.

There were sales to day to f'ne amount
of SEQ bales. Middling 1Ssc;l ow niddling
13S@194c strict good OF .dinary 1916.
There was an active demand, with but very
little good cotton on the n arket.
Augusta. Ca. Dec. IS.
There has been fair: demand to-day on
the basis of 1879 for liverpool, and 1910
14c for New York middhngs-the marbet
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CITY NOTICES.

If you: Eish something nice, ask your
grocer for Phillips, Hooper & Go. g Le-
gal Tender Sugar-cured Ham and Sweet
picked Pigs Tongues 1t
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Read the Evidence.

HELENA. ARK, Sept. "a, 1868. --Messrs.
Mansfield & Higbee-Gentlemen: I take
pleasure in giving my testimony of case
which was remarkable for its severity, and
equally remarkable in the manner of its
cure. My brother has been cripple for
four years from Rheumatism his legs and
arms were contracted so as to be Of very
little use to him. Many remedies were
tried, but did no real good. We heard of
your valuable medicine, and procured six
bottles of the Magic Arnica Liniment and
two bottles of your Rheumatic Compound,
which were used, and in three weeks he
was sound and well.
1t HARVEY MOORE.
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RnhhnrV

An employee of the Chattanooga rail-
road, named Kinney, had his silver watch
and chain and $50 in money stolen, Tues
day night, while lodging at the Cincinnati
House No clue as to the thief has been
ObtojOe6
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Eminent Speakers 10 be Heard EpeF
this Important Subject
Let Everybody be Present and
Participate.

Let every one remember that this eve
ming there is to be general mass meeting
at Masonic Temple, of the citizens of Nash
vile and vicinity, for the purpose of con
sidering the sll-important subject of secur-
ing Foreign immigration into Tennessee.
The Rev. Mr. Blitchfeldt, who has for tho
past two years been engaged as State In
migration Agent for the State of Alabama,
will be present and address the meeting,
as well as many of our leading citizens and
prominent men. All should remember
that almost the salvation of the Southern
States depends upon securing our share of
the great tide Of immigration that is COL
tinually pouring into tie United States
from Europe, and il is a subject in which
every man in the State, regardless of posi-
ton, is directly interested. Wemust place
Tennessee side by side with the other
States which are going forward with giant
strides from the impetus given them by
their Foreign immigration, and non is the
time TO move in the matter. Let no one
neglect to attend the meeting this eve
ming.
The meeting is TO be holden under the
auspices of the Nashville Board of Trade,
and in addition to their general invitation,
they extend an invitation to the Mechanics
and Manufacturers Association to attend
in body. s5lr=-f E'E1.-f--r
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maRRIEn:

DoNEISoN -EWIS--At the residence of the
brides father, on the 18th inst, by Elder P. 8.
Fall, Capt WM. DoSELsoN and Miss ALICE EwIS,
daughter Of Jno. a. Ewin, all Of this county. No