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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-19
A CITY OF BEGGARs.

Mexico is not pleasant country to live
in. 1t has a fertile soil, pleasant eli
mate, and rich mines. But its people are
restless, and are always longing for revo.
lutions. If its government were secure,
and the citizens industrious and quiet, il
would be beautiful home. An exchange
gives the following account of the city of
Mexico:
Nearly a quarter of million of people
live in the city of Mexico. How do they
all gain subsistence The inquiry is a
puzzle. With no mills, machine shops,
factories or public works, what is there
for the thousands who people the city to
do? The food of the poor is simple and
cheap; but whence comes even the little
to purchase their corn, tortillas and pep
per soups2 Many are carriers and servants,
thousands are in the chain gang, and SUBJ
sist on the city. Thousands steal their
bread and apparel, thousands ive-no one
knows how, and thousands more are pau
pers and mendicants, treading the street
as any army. Many live on the strangers
that come and go.
Beggars, eyeless and legless, beset you
on the streets and markets-piteous
sights, holding out their withered limbs
and leprous-eaten arms-pleading all
day long, of every passer-by, for aims,
bread or money to prolong their wretched
lives. In Mexico there are no asylums
for the poor, or homes for the crippled
no institutions for the blind or insane.
They are licensed to beg so many hours
each day, so you are encompassed, and
prayed to and entreated. The country
swarms with these gentry; they meet you
at every turn; and a stranger scarcely
sets foot upon shore before be is beset by
scores of professional beggars Many
may be seen sad and weeping, haggard
and hungry in the morning, and again at
night happy, insulting and drunk.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-19
GEN. ROBERT LEE.

The Montreal (Canada) Telegraph in
1S64-while the war was in progress
published the following, which has been
preserved and handed Us by a prominent
Confederate officer:
POsterity viii rank Gen. Lee shove
Wellington or Napoleon, before SAKE or
Turenne, above Marlborough or Frederick,
before Alexander OF Cesar. Careful Of
the lives of his men, fertile in resource, a
profound tactician, gifted With the swift
intuition which enables a commander to
discern the purpose of his enemy, and
the power of rapid combination which
enables him to oppose 70 it prompt re-
sistance; modest, frugal, self-denying.
void of arrogance or self assertion, trust
ing nothing to chance; among men noble
as the noblest, in the lofty dignity of the
Christian gentleman; among patriots less
self-seeking, and as pure as Washington.
and among soldiers combining the 1elici
GUS simplicity of HavelOck with the genius
of Napoleon, the heroism of BayalJ anil
Sydney, and the untiring, never-faIt-
eriDg duty of Wellington. In fac
Robert E. Lee, of Virginia, is the greatest
General of this or any other age. He bag
made his own name, and the Confederacv
he serves, immortal
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-19
OUR SPECIAL
WORDS WITH HEARTS IN THEM
From the New York Herald.

ETOm bne New 1Orh derAQ.
Here in the North, forgetting that the
time was when the sword of Robert
Edmund Lee YVES drawn against us-for-
getting and foIgiying all the years of
bloodshed and agony-we have long since
ceased to look upon HIM as the COnfed-
crate leader, but have claimed him as one
of ourselves; have cherished and felt
proud of his military genius as belonging
to US; have extolled his virtues as re-
hecting honor upon us-for Robert Ed
mund Lee was an American, and the
great nation which gave him birth would
be to-day unworthy of such a son if she
regarded him lightly.
Never had mother q nObler son. In
him the military genius of America was
developed to greater extent than ever
before. In him all that was pure and
lofty in mind and purpose found l0dg-
ment. Dignifed without presumption,
sffable without familiarity, he unit1d ali
those charms of manners which made him
the idol of his friends and his sol
diers, and won for him the respect and
admiration of the world Even as, in the
days of his triumph, glory did not intoxi-
cate, 50 when the dark clouds SWEEP over
him adversely did not depress. From the
hour that he surrendered his sword at
to the fatal autumn morning
be passed among men noble in his quie,,
simple dignity, displaying neither bitter
ness nor regret over the irreyocable past.
He conquered US in misfortune by the
yrand manner in which ne sustained him
Ielf, even as he dazzled Us by his genius
when the tramp of his soldiers resoUnded
through the valleys of Virginia.
And for such a man we ere all tears
md sorrow to-day. Standing beside his
Tsve, men of the South and men of the
North can mourn with all the bitterness
# four years of warfare erased by this
common bereavement. May this unity of
,rief-this unselfsh manifestation over
he loss of the Bayard of America
he season of dead leaves and wi,hered
ranches which this death ushers in,
loom and blossom like the distant com
ng spring into the flowers of a heartier
ccOrd
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TELEGRAPHIC.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
A Whisky Row i'm New York
More Federal Interference
Proclamation of the Mayor
Gen. O'NeiII SET at Liberty
Severe Storm ON the Lakes
Widespread Wreck and Ruin
BIackRepubIicin Martinique
IDSurrectlDn and Rapine
English Murdered i'm Cuba
England Will AVenge Them
n @
WASHINGTON.
Bids for Half a million Arms.


WASHINGTON, Oct. Is. - Bids were
opened by Gen. Dyer, of the Chief of
Ordnance Bureau to-day for 200, ZOO
Springfield rifed muskets new, and 10,
600 old but serviceable, 1000 new En-
field rifles, 40, 900 serviceable and 80, 600
Standardization thereon to be taken
in few days. Bids were received from
the most tprominent gun-mskers of the
country.
The Cabinet-The 81. Clair Canal.
The Cabinet held a protracted session
to-day, lasting oFer three hours. The
matters under consideration were of mi
nor importance.
The Secretary of War received dis
patch from the North to the effect that on
investigation it could not be ascertained
that the st. Clair canal had been seized by
the Canadians.
The grand jury found an indictment
against Chas Edwins, late of the United
States Treasurer's Office, for embezzle-
ment.
Naval Row about the Queen Do
wager of the Sandwich Islands.
Commander Truxton, of the James
town, at Honolulu, has been removed of
his command for landing with an armed
force to place the flag at half mast
on American consulate.
Consul Adamson is also likely to be re-
moved by the State Department for al
lowing his difference with the Minister
resident TO betrsy him into showing a
lack of respect for the memory of the
late Oueen DOWaper
Gen. Thomas j. Brady, of Indiana,
has been appointed United States Consul
at st. Thomas, and leaves tonight for
that port via New York.
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MARRIAGES IN THENoRTH.
How the Hudson's Hay Company
Get Wives-A Six Weeks Journey
to a Wedding.

! How the Hudson's Hay Company
Get Wives-A Six Weeks Journey
TO a Wedding.
can Old Hudson Bay Man" writes the
New York San as follows:
"sA woman who goes five thousand
miles to marry man she never saw re-
minds me of the cool and unceremonious
way the officials of the Rudson's Bay
Company have of getting their wives,
and especially those who live in the more
northern parts of what was known as the
Hudson Bay Company's Territories, such
as the Mckenzie, Athabasca and English
river districts. In these districts mar
riageable women are few and far between,
except indeed the pure Indian women,
who formerly were considered good
enough to satisfy the faneies of the gen
tlemen of the service Since the Red
river district, however, has been settled
with Europeans, Canadians and half
breeds, there are many fair white
and half breed women to be found more
suitable to the fancies of the gentlemen of
the northern districts, and their tastes
have therefore undergone change. They
will not degrade themselves now by inter-
marrying with the pure Indians, but
generally send down word to some friend
residing In the settlement that they are in
want of wife, and beg him to select one
to the best of his ability, placing entire
confidence in his choice. The recommen-
dalton and choice of the young lady are
generally made through the missionary,
as the clergy, of course, are supposed 10
know the character of the fair flock. As
soon as all the necessary pTeliminaries
have been arranged the young lady takes
her departure for her northern home with
the first brigade of boats that leaves the
settlement for that district, After
six or eight weeks voyage she meets
her future lord and husband, and gets
married to him after a half hours
acquaintance, by the minister who is
awaiting her arrival. The distance is
perhaps not so great as that of our fair
friend who went off to China but if one
takes into consideration that these vOy-
ages of six weeks to the Mckenzie River
District are made in open row boats, with
nothing but the open stern sheets to sit in
during the day and a canvass tent for the
night to sleep under, with the disagreea-
bic accompaniment of myriads of mos
quitOes to torment them the whole of the
long voyage, the boldness of the under
taking and experiment of accepting a
husband in that crude fashion is some
what moro venturous ami daring than
most of the young ladies of these more
southern climes would like to hazard their
happiness on. The fashion of getting a
wife chosen for them is by no means un-
common among the officials of the Hud- |
sons Bay Company's service, especially
those who are quartered in the very re-
mote districts referred TO-"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-19
MEMPHIS.
The Memory of Lee.

MEMPHIS, Oct 1S.-Business entirely
suspended to-day in honor of the funeral
obsequies of Gen. Lee. At an early hour
the streets were filed with citizens and
strangers from the country. At eleven
the procession formed in Market square
under command of Col John w. Daw>
son in the following order: Police de-
partment fire department Emmett
Guards, preceded by brass band hearse !;
pall-besrers; De Soto Rifles, clergy; orator
of tile day; distinguished invited guests;
officers of the city government In car
riages the different city schools men,
bers of the city press in carriages; 154th
Relief Society, preceded by band /; Hiber-
nisn Relief Society; Masons, Odd Fellows
and Druids; German societies; st. George
and st. Andrews societies Confederate
Relief Association, and all Confederate
soldiers, preceded by band.
After marching through the principal
streets the cortege halted in front of
Court Square, where, after the services of
the Episcopal ritual by John Wheat,
d. D., Rector of st. Lazarus Church,
Hon. Lsngdon G. Haynes delivered an
eloquent Grafton, after which the immense
crowd dispersed. 1t is estimated that
fully 20, 200 persons were in the process
sion. All houses, with one exception,
along the line of march, were draped in
mourning.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-19
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

A Milwaukee man shot himself dead
yesterday temporary insanity, says the
telegraph. Cato himself would be accused
of lunscy in these days.
Poughkeepsie lost by fire yesterday 6
300, 600 Touring mill
Mobile records twenty deaths from vel
low fever during the past few days.
Some sort of South American insur-
gents are besieging Montevideo.
The Independence Beige sustains its
attack on Bismarck's policy. 1t charges
him with dealing insinuations without
allegation of the facts. .
r. B. Gillian, member elect TO Con-
gress, from the Raleigh, n. c., District,
died at Oxford Monday night.
!, The Conservative Convention of the
third Virginia district have nominated
Col. Albert Ordway for Congress. Ord
way was an officer of Msssach usetts
regiment, and first Provost Marshal of
Richmond after the evacuation.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-19
GEN. LEE.
The Cause of His Death-Mourning
of the People.

The Cause of His Death-Mourning
of the People.
A correspondent of the New York 7ri-
bune, writing from Lexington, Va, says !:
The facts in regard to the last illness of
Gen. Lee, as / obtain them from those
about him in his last hours, are substan-
TALLY these: On Wednesday, Sept. %,
he was at Washington College and about
the streets, diligently attending to the du-
ties of the Presidency. During the after
noon he presided at meeting of the
vestry of the church in which he was a
commitment. Thence he went home,
partook of light tea, and while sitting
surrounded by his family he was attacked
with stupor, becoming speeches., and 30
continuing during the night. In the
morning he seemed better, and hopes
were entertained that it was only a slight
indisposition from nervous prostration.
He continued apparently to improve
until Monday last, but spoke very little,
and that only in reply to questions as to
how he felt. He did not seem as conf
dent of recovery as his physicians and
friends. His intellect, however, was
without cloud, and he gave many signs
that he knew what was going on around
him. On Saturday DR.. Madison addressed
him cheerfully, remarking: General,
you must make haste and get well, for
Traveller Chis fsvorite horse) is getting
lazy, and you must give him some exer-
cise." The only reply was shake of the
sick mans head, accompanied by look
that said as plainly as words could say,
that he had no hope of engaging again in
outdoor recreation.
Monday found the General worse, and
though his sudden demise was not antici-
pated, it was thought best to telegraph for
his sons, Gen. Fitzhugh, Gen. Gusts and
Capt. Robert Lee to come to his bedside.
Before the message reached them their
father was dead. He died at half-past
o'clock on Monday morning. The ply
sicians who attended him in his last mo-
ments say that the remote cause of his
death was long-continued depressing in
fuences incident to responsibilities resting
upon him during the last year of the war,
the disastrous termination of the struggle
in which all his energies were enlisted, and
the Affections of the South since the sur
render of the Confederate armies
What he has gone through since few
can know, who have not seen how he
has been burdcned with the sorrows of
the whole people, who seemed to look to
him as father. He has borne a calm
exterior, but the very fibres of his heart
have been wearing away by degrees, IN
til at last they have broken, and the vital
spark has fled. His physicians concur in
the opinion that he died rather from
mental than physical causes, declaring
that his physical development was almost
perfect and that there was no merely
physical reason why he should not have
lived many years longer. The imme
date cause of his death, however, was,
they say, "Mental and physical fatigue,
venous congestion of the brain,
which, however, did not proceed SO far
as spoplexy or paralysis, but or adually
caused cerebral exhaustion nd death.
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FROM FRANCE.
Bombardment of Parts Imposs,bl

1
EALENoIENNEs, Oct Ism. Rebala,
an attachee of foreign Office, has Just ar
rived here from Paris. He says: All
the Prussians now investing the city
screen themselves behind their powerful
| batteries; so tremendous is the French fire
that the plains are sbundantly swept by
it. The marines never miss their mark at
| 5000 meters. The Prussians threaten an
immediate bombardment of Paris. This
is impossible; for so long as the French
forts outside are so well served no enemy
can approach near enough. The manu-
fscture of arms is actively going on in
Paris.
Preparing for n Great Battle near
Orleans.
Tours, Oct. 1S.-The Prussiaus and
French are still concentrating in large
forces near Orleans, preparatory to great
battle. The Prussisns occupy the city
itself as well as the camp at Billace near
Meunge
Advices from Lii are that large Prus-
sian forces are arriving in northern de-
partments, and vigorous measures for the
defense will be taken 1t once.
PrussIans Advancing of BIOis and
Tours.
The Constitutional says a delegation
of PTussians have been seen in the direc-
ZION of Vendome aud Schambird. There
is one column on the right bank of the
Loire and another on the left bank. The
Prussians are evidently coming towards
Bloise and Tours. Dispatches from
Bloise and Bengeny announce several
skirmishes between the Prussians and
francs tireurs. -
Dispatches just received announcing
another successful sortie by the Parisians.
The loss of Prussians is put at 5000.
There is no further talk of removing
the capital to Lyons or to Marseilles
The discipline of the army is vastly I'M
proved.
Paris-Melun-Chat Dun.
More favorable news has been received
from Paris. A bridge has been thrown
across the Seine, by which independent
communication is established between
Forts Clarendon and Ivry.
The Mobile Gardes continue to make
successful sorties.
Reports from unofficial and private
sources show that the bands of sharp
shooters in parts of the country occupied
by the enemy are becoming more and
more effective, and causes much annoy
snce and damage in the German lines of
communication.
An official dispatch states that the
francs-tireurs, after successful engage
ment have occupied Melun.
No official intelligence from Orleans
has been made public to day. Strategic
movements in that direction are on foot
A private dispatch from Chateau Dun
to-day reports that shells has been thrown
into the town this afternoon.
A telegram from Dion to-day an
nounces that that region has been occu-
pied by the Germans.
The United States Post
Tours, Oct. 18.-In the absence of any
representative of the United States at
Tours the French Government requests
the press to make known to the American
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CUBA.

EngliShmen Executed-Spain TO be
Called TO AccOunt-When will
American Victims be Avengedl
NEW YORK, Oct. 1s.-Contrsry to the
belief entertained in Havana at the date
of late advices from that city, the Span
ish authorities, as we learn from our Ha-
vana correspondent to-day, have executed
three of the British subjects captured on
the blackade runners Moraganet and
Jessie. There is every reason to believe
that Great Britain will call Spain to q Sc
we're account for this barbarous proceed
ing. -..
The act of partial emancipation passed
by the Cortes June last is considered q
nullity in Cuba.
Three thousand of the IA, 600 promised
reinforcements have reached Havana.
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SOLOMON,S THRONE.

The following account OF this remarka-
BILE piece of mechanism purports to be
taken from the Prussian manuscript,
called s'The History of Jerusalem"
The sides of it were pure gold, the feet
of emeraldS and rubies, intermixed with
pearls, each of which was as large as an
ostrich's egg. The throne had seven
sides. On each side were delineated
orchards full of trees, the branches of
which were of precious stones, represent
ing fruit, ripe and unripe; on the top of
the trees were to be seen figures of plum
age birds, particularly the peacock, etanh
and karges. All these birds were hol-
lowed within artifcially, so as to oeca-
sionally utter meiOdious sounds such as
the ear of mortal never heard. On the
first step were delineated vine branches
having punches of grapes, composed of
precious stones of various cOlors, of pur-
pie, violet, green and red, so as to render
the appearance of real fruit On the sec
ond step on each side of the throne, were
two lions of terrible aspect, large as life,
and formed of cast gold.
The nature of this remarkable throne
was such that when Solomon placed his
foot On the first step, the birds spread
their wings and made fluttering noise in
the air. On his reaching the third step,
the whole assemblage of demons, and
fairies, and men repeated the praises of
the Deity. When he arrived at the fourth
step voices were heard addressing him in
the following manner: ''SOn of David,
be thankful for the blessings which the
Almighty has bestowed upon u.s." The
same was repeated upon his reaching the
fifth step. On his reaching the sixth,
of the children of Israel Joined them,
and on his arrival at the seventh, all the
birds and animals became in motion,
and ceased not until he had
placed himself on the royal seat,
other animals, by secret springs, dis
charged shower of most precious per-
fumes on Solomon, after which two of
the ksrges descended and placed the gold
en- crown upon his head. -...
Before the throne was a column of
FURNISHED gold, on the top of which was
a golden dove, which held in its besk a
volume bound In silver. In this book
were written the Psalms of David, and
the dove having presented the book to
the king, he read aloud portion of it to
the children of Israel. 1t is related that
on the approach of evil persons TO. the
throne, the lions were wont to set up a
terrible roar, and to lash their tails with
violence; the birds also, and the demons
and genii, to utter horrid cries; SO, for
fear of them, no one dared to be guilty
of falsehood, but Gl confessed their
crimes. Such was the throne of Solomon,
the son of David 30. -aI r
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NEW YORK.
Registration of voters.

New YORK, Oct 1S.-The registration
of voters has been going on quietly all
day, and but few arrests have been made
by United States officers for repeating or
other fraudulent acts. Commissioner d.
venport continues swearing in deputies,
inspectors and supervisors to enforce the
laws on election day. The naturalization
of citizens is progressing rapidly in the
Superior Court.
Federal Enterferenee-PrOcIa
from Oakley Hall.
In proclamation issued by the Mayor
this evening, be says that whereas appre-
tensions of disturbance entertained by
him, doubtless caused by statements in the
newspapers that only Republicans and
Young Democrats in sympathy with
them, have been appointed as Inspectors
of Registry by the United States authori-
ties. And as part of a manifest ATTEMPT
of the Federal Government to throw ev-
cry obstacle in the way of free registry
and to Obstruct naturalized citizens in
their vote, the Federal officers have raised
a question that no registry will be legal
on Wednesday, which has beene a
day of registry heretofore. Therefore to
prevent collisions that hav ebeen threat
ened by such officials with citizens the
Mayor recommends that places of registry
be not opened on this day, but that all
citizens reserve their protest until October
81, and November l, which are the last
days Of registry and upon those days neg
iect all other business until full registrs-
ton, TO which this city is entitled, be
completed, but under no prOvOcatiOns to
suffer themselves at any time to be in
weighed into a disturbance OF a breach of
the peace.
The German Steamers.
The Hamburg steamer Silesia, which
arrived to-day, saw no French vessels
during the voyage. The Harmonic, of the
same line, sailed this evening. The Union,
of the Bremen line, goes Saturday.
Among the passengers per Manhattan,
which arrived to-day, was Samuel
BOwles.
Federal Interference with the
Health Board.
The Board of Health to-day issued a
protest against a recent letter of Gen.
Mcdowell showing they had no jurisdic-
ton over Governors Island, and COM
planning that obstacles to their sugges-
lions were repeatedly thrown in their
way. They believe if the sick had been
removed to Bedloe's or David's Islands a
large amount of suffering and death
would have been prevented.
There have recently been six deaths
from yellow fever at quarantine and five
new cases have been received.
whisky War-One Man Wounded.
Three illicit distilleries have been sup
pressed by revenue officers. The officers
were assaulted by crowd, and IN re-
turn shot one of the whisky men, though
not dangerously.
The revenue authorities raid upon the
the tobacco men has been discontinued
and all parties under arrest have been dis
charged.