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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-26
NEW ORLEANS.
The Great CreVasse-The Whole
Rear of the City Threatened with
Humiliation.

The Great CreVasse-The Whole
Rear of the City Threatened with
Humiliation.
NEW YORK, April ga dispatch
from New Orleans late last night says the
whole city is filed with rumors of
crevasses and a probable inundstion.
Careful inquiry and personal investigation
reduces the number of crevssses from
which imminent danger is anticipated to
four, at Poverty Point, Wallace Planta-
ton, and Bsnnet Care, above the city
and the Morano Plantation below. To
night three of these are reported under,
control, leaving the break at Bonnet
Care alone to be combatted. Here the
danger is great and imminent. The waters
of the great river are rushing through an
opening 700 feet wide with rushing
roaring round nndelible for miles, blowing
a channel fifty feet deep far into the
vacant lands while the levee rapidly
crumbles into its boiling waters. Piles
four feet deep, driven twenty feet into
the ground and packed with sand bags,
are swept away like reeds. No efforts
can now close the crevasse and as soon as
latter win overflow the whole rear por
ton of the city of New Orleans. Twelve
miles of the Jackson railroad have been
washed away. Two other crevssses, one
at Point Mousier, West Baton Rouge,
and one on the McDonough estate, below
the city, are reported.
Later-NO Danger of IOverfIOw.
NBw ORLEANS, April 25.-The latest
news from the Bonnet Care crevasse re-
ports the break seven hundred feet wide.
Nothing official is received. This morn
ing the water is running over the track
of the Jackson Road, between the thir-
teenth and fourteenth mile posts. At
Kenurs volunteers have turned out to
throw up works to stop the water coming
from the rear.
LATKR.-Of1cial information is just re-
ceived. The Wallace crevasse, at st.
James, has been etfectually stopped. The
Mererro and Vilero crevasses have both
been closed. Men and materials have
gone TO the McDonough crevssse, and it
is expected they will be closed by to-
night. Nothing has been received from
Poverty Point to. day. Gen. Thompson
asserts there is no danger of the city
being Overflowed.
The Latest.
NEW ORLEANS, April 25.-Rumors of
a creVasse at Blue Stone, in Point
Coupee, and Bayou Sara, are unfounded.
The levees from Red River to these points
are intact and the river falling. No inter-
ruption of Geographic communication has
taken place on the Jackson railroad.
There is no water from Bonnet Care
crevasse nearer the city than thirteen
miles. The river in front of the city is
sixteen inches below the high water mark
of 1865, and falling.
Corn and Cotton Destroyed by a
Hail Storm.
Another severe hail storm occurred here
yesterday afternoon doing great damage
to the cotton and corn crops in this i'm
mediate vicinity. Several plantations
will have to be replanted almost entirely.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-26
CoNDENsED TELEGRAMs

Several earthquakes on the Pacific coast
of South America.
Coal mines have been discovered thirty
miles from Aspinwall, an important item
to ocean steamers.
The Auricanian Indians around Cape
Horn are on the war-path against their
Northern neighbors.
'Incendiarized" is a Geographic word
to explain the fate of new 81, 900 dis
tillery at Louisiana, Mo.
Louisville wants to secure free libra
~, by selling $40 tickets in grand gift
concert. We cannot invest
A quantity of wreck stuff found in
Boston Bay yesterday confirms the loss
of the bark Merrimac, with all on board.
IGeorge Nutter, of New Durham, N.
H., raised $50, 900 on forged orders for
$45, 900 and sailed for Liverpool Satur-
day.
The official vote of Wisconsin for as
sociate Judge of the Supreme Court gives
Lyon, Republican, II, 334 over Pulling,
Democrat.
The American steamer Montijo has
been seized by Chiraqui insurgents in
Central America. Panama is fortified
against the rebels.
Mining affairs in Pennsylvania are sti L
unsettled. Propositions of the opera
tives are accepted by the miners of some
districts, and refused by others.
A frame dwelling of B. G. Foster,
of Conneaut, O., was destroyed by fire
yesterday morning, and two children,
aged four and twelve, burned to death.
The House of Commons sustain the
Ministerial demand for a tax on matches,
but the opposition to the measure is SO
violent that substitute will be Offered
| by the Government.
The Michigan Central railroad and the
Great Western railroad in Canada ART
virtually consolidated by an agreement t
| put their earnings for the next twenty
years in common purse. A tunnel un
der the Detroit river to connect the TIVE
roads will be commenced Immediately.
L
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Federal Court.

The following business has been trans
acted since our last report:
G. e. Baldwin, Receiver of the Exchange
Bank of South Carolina vs.. VIM. Spence;
Judgment affirmed and plaintiff ordered to
recover of defendant $40, 900 and damages.
r. NJ Bishop 4 Co. vs.. j. T. Lyons 4
Co.; judgment affirmed and plaintiff or
dered to recover of defendant 81 033.
NJ. G. Mason vs.. D. w. Peabody. This
suit was brought TO recover amount AS
sessed against plaintiff for whisky moi
made according to extent of capacity Of
distillery. Several suits of similar nature
are pending against United States Revenue
nolleotOre
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Burnett,s preparations.

Demovills & Co., Union and American
block, have been appointed agents for
the sale of Burnett's famous preparations
and extracts, consisting of Cocaine, a
compound of cocoanut oil for the hair,
F1orimel, delightful perfume, KaIliston,
a cosmetic, the Oriental Tooth Wash, Bur-
nett's cologne water, and the en-
tire catalogue of Burnetts celebrated
favoring extracts. These are all standard
articles, and known and appreciated by
those who have used them for years. Our
neighbors have received large supplies Of
the various articles from the Burnett
mandatory; and are enabled to supply
dealers in quantities to suit.
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Davidson County Scientific Asso.
cfaIfon.

This society held its regular meeting
yesterday, Gen. Kirby Smith in the chair,
and DR.. George S. Blackie Secretary. At
q preliminary meeting held some weeks
since, committee was appointed to draft
a suitable Constitution for the Association.
Yesterday, Dr. Plunket, the Chairman of
that Committee, reported the Constitution,
which was taken up section by section,
and adopted. The Constitution contains
the same general provisions as those which
are usually adopted for the government of
literary societies. 1t provides that twelve
honorary members may be admitted from
the United States, and twelve from abroad.
This Association will include the natu-
raj, physical and mathematical sciences,
and is the only scientific association in the
West. There Is one of a similar charac-
ter in Philadelphia. The next meeting
viii be held on the second Tuesday Of
next month FL
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ST. LOUIS.

Grant ON His sROunds-He Drinks
she Health OF Harry BiOyv and
Goes 90 see smller Colfax. hssz aE
; ST. Louis, April 25.-The President,
with a number of friends, visited Jeffer-
son Barracks to-day. He also in
spected the operations of the Vulcan
Iron Works in South ST. Louis, after
which the party dined at the residence of
ex-Minister Blow. Healths were drank
and Mr. Blow made q brief speech on the
iron interests of this vicinity. This eve
ming the President held levee at Mr..
Benton's and left at 10 o'clock for La
fsyette, Ind, where it is said Colfax will
make q speech. The visit of the Presi-
dent has been very quiet. ~
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-26
Pilgrims Progress,

The beautiful work of art known as
Bunyan's Pilgrim, will be exhibited at
Masonic hall tonight, and If we mistake
not, the house viii be crowded to its ut
most capacity. 1t has the reputation, and
justly 80 too, of being the best panorama
ever exhibited in the country, and aside
from its artistic merit, it has claims upon
the religious community such as but few
exhibitions Of the present day possess.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-26
NEW YORK.
One of Gambetta,s Friend,

NEW YORK, April 25.-Revelations
concerning the removal of Victor Pace,
the French Consul at New York, show
that it was the result of heavy
peculations in the supplies of arms and
provisions purchased for the French gov
eminent. The French committee will
thoroughly investigate the matter, and it
is limited that well known citizens of New
York, known to have influence at Wash
ington, will be found interested in the
speculations.
A Fugitive FOrger.
Gustave Adolph Baden, fugitive for
ger from Prussia, has been held by Com
missioner White to be sent back to Prus.
STA as soon as q warrant for his removal
has been signed by the President of the
United States.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-26
shooting ARRAY at Pulaski.

From a gentleman who arrived in this
city last night, from Pulaski, we have OBJ
tanned the following particulars of an az
fray that took place in that city yesterday
morning, between ten and eleven o'clock.
A few days previous, Mr.. John A. Richard
son. the town constable, arrested young
man by the name of Taylor, on the charge
of violating corporation law. A difficult
ty subsequently arose in regard to the af.
fair, and yesterday shots were exchanged
between the parties, and both Richardson
and Taylor received serious, though moi
considered mortal wounds. Both parties
we're regarded as quiet, good citizens, and
the affair is greatly to be regretted
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-26
CINCINNATI.
Reverend Radical Rascal.

C1NO1NNAI, April 29-Rev. NJ. P.
Gaddis has been again indicted by the
u nited States Grand Jury for neglect of
duty while Asse sur Of Internal Revenue,
of the % district of Ohio, for receiving
presents and bribeS and offering
a bribe TO an assistant assessor to in
duce him % allow Gaddis to commit
frau DIS in III office.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-26
The weather and Crops.

The late change in the weather, we have
reason to hope, has not been so disastrous
to crops as there was reason to ex-
pect. Friends from the country in
form us that their crops have not suffered
80 much as was at first supposed. The
disaster to potato vines and other early
rising vegetables has been too general for
comfort, but not enough so to seriously
interfere with the prospects Of crops in the
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-26
OPEN TO-DAY,
T. Cannes Ice Cream Saloon
COR. UNIOA & SUMMER SITS.
TO THE LADIES AND GENTS

Il my Ice Cream Saloon, and having Q Ladies'
arlor separate from the 6entlemen's with an en-.
trance fronting on Union street, everything new
ly ntted up in the finest and most improved style
walters prompt and attentive, am prepared C
furnish the Pure Cream Of the finest quality
Sherbets of different fIaVOrs. The
finest quality of Cakes Kept con-
stantly on hand.
Ladies' will also be accommodated with MEALE
or LUNCH st ali hours Orders promptly st.
tended to. Orders for Weddings and Parties So
hcited.
z. S-Oustard Ice Cream made by my PATENT
ICE CREAM FREEZER, for Picnics, in quantities
Of not less than five gallons, at 81 per gallon
r. OZANNE.
aprl9 Sm sp Corner Unien and Summer SITS.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-26
Fracas at Springfield.

Last Sunday considerable excitement
was caused at Springfield, in Robertson
county, by two white men, who got into
an alteration, one of the parties being
armed with a hoe and the other with pis-
toll. No particular damage was done on
either side, with the exception of black
ewes and bloody noses.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-26
Sneaking at HUNTINGTON.

In compliance with an invitation ex-
tended to him, Col. ]. B. Killebrew will
address the people Of Carroll county at
Huntingdon next Monday, May l, on the
subject of farming and kindred topics.
We can assure all who may hear him, that
they will be highly entertained and in
afrncfed
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-26
Speaking at Camden.

Col. ]. B. Killebrew, Ayr cultural Ed
itor of the UNION AND AMERICAN, in re-
sponse to an invitation from the farmers
Of Benton county, will address them on
the subject of Agriculture and kindred
topics, at Camden, on Saturday next, 18th
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-26
ASPlNWALL.
A British Captain and BOats-creW
Killed by Indians.

AsprNwALL, April 2O.-Advices from
Punta Arenas say the Captain of the
British Iship Alexandra and the boats
crew went ashore near that place and
came in conflict with the Indians who
murdered them. The Indians then put
off in canoes for the vessel, but those on
board alarmed by the yells of the natives
made \ sail and saved themselves and
ship. The body of the Captain has been
found. There were two wounds in the
body and the legs were cut off. No trace
has been found of his companions. An
English war steamer is expected to 60 to
the scene of the tragedy and chastise the
indians.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-26
Stealing a watch.

A negro named Charles Bateman was
arraiened before Esquire Albert yesterday
on the charge of stealing watch, and be-
ing proved guilty Of the charge, was COM
mitted to iail in default of bail.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-26
Col Ames, Menarerie

Is expecting to receive soon three horned
OK from New Orleans, also an educated
pig named ''Dick, whose performances
are very entertaining. The menagerie will
also be enlarged by the addition of mon
KEYS. badgers, and ant-eaters
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Detained at MurfreesbOrO.

D. W. Thomas, Superintendent of the
Nashville and Chattanooga railroad, If for
present detained at Mu1freesbo by the
serious illness of mis- father in-law Wilson
Thomas, Esq.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-26
Mn Celebration.

Monday last was the anniversary of the
adoption Of the Fifteenth Amendment, bat
il celebrated to any considerable extent by
the colored people here, we failed to OBJ
serve it.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-26

Mr.. G. W. Payne, living four miles out
on the Gallatin pike, lost ten acres Of
rapes by the frost last Saturday night.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-26
MEMPHIS.

Opening Day of the Races-Both
FavOrites Beaten.
MEMPHIS, April 25-Spring races, first
day. Owing to continuous showers the
track was very heavy and the attendance
light. o. .l. - cid l#-4 t.
The Post Stake for all ages two miles
and repeat, subscription $3.50, p. p, the
club adding 5000, the second horse to
save his stake. The following as sum-
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Time, 1853, 4:Ol.

IdFUIltSs
Sweepstakes $15 each, p. p, $3.50
added; a mile dash for three year olds.
Eleven entries; four starters, Sentinel,
Nelligsn's chestnut colt by Lexington,
Lady Fairfield and Quicksand, same Or
der. Time ,1:50t. Michigan was the ia
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-26

Ye High Commission give ball Fri
day night.
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TIE Census

1t is expected the full returns of the
census of the cltire country will be re-
ceived by May /.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-01

IIIE FESTIVAL OF THE VIRGIN OF quad
ALoUPE Yesterday was the festival of The
virgin OF Guadalupe, and special services
are being held in honor of the day, at the
various Catholic Churches of San Francis
co. Tradition says that on the 18th of De-
cember, 1881, Juan Diego, a converted
Aztec indian, praying on the hill of Guada-
ioupe, near the city of Mexico, on the shore
OF Lake Tezcoco, before the dawn of day,
saw before him ia the air the Blessed Vir-
gin Mary, clad in robes of wondrous splen-
DOR, and surrounded by halo of ineffable
glory, standing in the air and looking down
upon him. He saw that her face was in
tnat, In order to prove to the Indians of
Mexico that she was indeed their mother,
she had been permitted to appear in that
gnise to him. She babe him hasten to the
Bishop and tell him that it was her will
that great church should be erected in
her honor on that hill. "But my uncle is
lying at the point Of death, and 1 must
watch and pray with him." said the pious
> uan. God will care for thine uncle do
thou as bid thee" was her reply, and he
hastened to the city as she directed him.
The story of the subsequent appearance of
the Virgin to Juan Diego, and others, and
the erection of u magnificent church, two
chapels, ETC., etc, in her honor, on the hill
OF Gnadaieupe, taken from Or Sister Re
public, was recently published in the Bul-
tefin. The Virgin of Guadaloupe is to this
day the patron saint of the Indians of
Mexico, and her shrine is visited by from
5000 to 100000 people annually, and
during the week all the Indians of the Val
ley of Mexico, and for one hundred miles
round about, make pilgrimage to this Ito
them) hottest of holy places. The ami
versary is held in high favor throughout
Spanish America. We observed that the
flag of the Mexican consulate was dis
played in honor of the day.-iSan Francisco
Daily Bulletin, 18th ult. :
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-01
How OUR Poor SUFFEB.-We copy the
following from the Boston Pilot:


A poor, sick boy was received into q hos
pital in Boston. AS death approached he
began to wish for some religious consola-
ton and advice. He was, unfortunately
for him, of the old Church. He first ad-
dressed an attendant nurse. He was told
that the rule of the house forbade the en-
trance of Catholic priest. The Superin-
tendent was spoken to; the same answer
made. A good-hearted lady, who visited
the poor boy occasionally, endeavored to
soften the rigor of the Superintendent. All
efforts failed; and the attendants and Sup
eriDtendent witnessed the death of that boy
with feelings unknown to US, as human be-
iDgs; rejoicing over the fact that he had
not been allowed to receive the only reli-
gious consolation which he knew or de
sired.
The kind hearted visitor was more hu-
name. She procured a prayer book and
read to him in his last moments the prayers
which his infancy had learned and loved
and she fulfilled his dying requests with
kind fidelity.
The hospital was the Consumptive's
Home, in this city; and those who thus
delighted in thwarting the earnest petitions
of dying boy of IL years are to be found
there.
We are perpetually reminded of the lib
erality of PrOtestants, aud of the broad
religious liberty of action and thought
which all enjoy In Boston. Let public
orators make note Of this most undeniable
fact.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-01

1t is very doubtful, after all, says the
New York Times, whether our age, which
we boast of as SO highly civilized, shows
very much improvement on the dark days
of barbarian. We have accounts of horri-
BILE crimes and cruelties, official corruption
and disgrace, and of ignorant supersti-
tions which it would be hard to s1rpass
The days when the people believed in
charms, amulets, and fortune telling, are
generally supposed to be passed, bus the
fools are not yet extinct. An intelligent
Ohio maiden, one of the results of the civ
ilization of the nineteenth century, lately
discovered from her deep reading in the oc--
cult sciences that a cats heart carried
about in her pocket was a much surer
means of securing q desirable husband
than the display of any of the graces of
mind or character, which have sometimes
been supposed to make the sex attractive.
Rightly thinking a husband the highest
boon to be obtained in this life, she bounced
upon her faV orte tabby, tied her to the bed
post and ruthlessly cut her heart out. 1t il
probable that the charm would not work
successfully, if the young men Of that
neighbOrhOod knew the means by which il
was obtained.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-01

an empty house that stood next door to the
t tank' Ihey were complete strangers in the
tbsv " anu the only person whose acquaintance
lucy seemed to cultivate was Mr.. Harry
Dacres, the junior clerk. The reason of this
came came out at the examination of the prisoners.
riom mat garulous but simple young gentle
nan 1ne sham captain had Obtained certain in
lormatlon respecting the bank-its offices, its
. e.ars, the position of its safes, the mode aud
.anS S OF locking up, etc.-all Of which was
needfui for the successful working of his deep
i ~ schemes. The telegram to Matthew
nackhouse was simply ruse to get the old
, mam Eu. OF the way. An examination of the
premises at once revealed Captain Bromley's
reason Tor locating himself SO near the bank.
portion of the brick-work in the cellar of the
mouse occupied by him had been taken down,
a a9a an an, excavation made through the few feet
bank cellars. Everything had been SO well
arranged that the. displacement of q few bricks
on Christmas-Eve was all that was required
20 Introduce the thieves into the bank
premises. The rest we know. On the tria. it
on one, man originally of good education
una attachments, but who, years ago, had
gone irrecoverably to the bad.
Martha's wound was not dangerous one,
out her nerves had been severely shaken. and
some time elapsed before she thoroughly re-
c@sered from the effects of that terrible night
She and Will Trafford were married in the
course OF the following autumn. The bride
was given away by the elder brother of the
hrm. stool in the bank was offered to Will,
ana accepted by him. In the course of the
years that have gone by since that time, he
pas risen to be the most confidential and
trusted servant OF Wangshaw Brothers.
Mr.. Harry Dacres never reappeared at the
Dank. When he heard of what had happened,
he at once sent in his resignation, with o. letter
expressive of his deep regret; and then, with
out waiting for an answer, I'D SGT of to inirs-G
brother III America. * x
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Morning Star and Catholic Messens@

THE MORNING STAR has been started
with tho approval Of the ecclesiastit-
authority Of the Diocese, to supply IN
admitted want in New Orleans. and h
mainly devoted to the interests Of tie
Catholic Church.
To prevent all failure, and to guarantee
the permanency Of the undertaking, II =
based on q joint stock company, the eaps.
tai Of which Is one hundred thousaaA
dollars, In Ave thousand shares, Of twenty
dollars each.
A2prossl q tAs Nost Res. AyeAslsAs,.
We approve Of the Aforesaid under
taking, and commend it to the Catholic
Of our Diocese.
~. N. ARcHBIsHoP OF NEW OR1RANA
Dsssssbss II, 1867.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-01

An unfortunate listener begs for some,
one to invent q noiseless hand-organ.