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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-05
row 1T WPANs QUIZ

The wheat crop was unusually short in
East Tennessee this year. The Athens
Post of the Sd inst. gives some reports
obtained from a wheat thresher in Nc
Mimi county this week as follows:
OF. A. Petit gets Ala bushels from Is
sown; ]. G. Queener 23t from 20 sown;
Mrs. Qdeener rs from 81! of seed; David
Weir 443 from 80 bushels; Arthur Davis
soyed s bushels and made 2S; Mr.. Watson
gets 60 bushels from Al of seed; ]. Kirk
sey 2IB from Is of seed; M. Benton
soyed 8 bushels and cleaned up
2: r. Reynolds sowed 40 BUSH
els and gamers 81 Payne 81
bushels from IL of seed. On
the farm of ]. G. Carlock AZ bushels is
the yield from 33 of seed; Cass farm o.
from 81 of seed; Frank Tripplett sowed
10 s1shels and threshed out 80; Dan.
Patterson gets 29 bushels as the product
of So sown: 10. Lattimore and 10. Cobb
farm II bushels from 80 of seed, w.
Paris 81 bushels from 10 of seed; Mrs.
Wells 81 from % of seed; z. Cameron
10 from Is of seed; f. Lusk % from
10 of seed; and a number of others in
about the same proportion"
The Post says; "This report is from
the CSue creek and COnassugs country,
where the yield of wheat generally is
large. In Big Mouse Creek valley, usu-
ally prolific, the average is estimated at
less than three bushels to the
acre. La the 9th civil district,
Allen Boone has an average of n
bushels to the acre. We have not heard
from bis neighbors. In the fifth district,
in the Forrest and Lowry settlement, w
learn the average yield is between fou
ans five bushels per acre. We close tn
report Sith the estimated average OF IN
country, which is very little, If anything
over two bushels 70 the acre. T" ~ 81
From other portions of East Tennes
see we have accounts equally as az
coursgiDg as to the yield of the whes
crop.
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A LETTER from Lumberton, N. c., on
the 2sth ult +, to the Wilmington Journal,
says GOV. Caldwell arrived the day pre-
vious, and after consultation with
the citizens, ordered the militia
of the county to be called out.
The militia of the county con
sists of two regiments commanded re-
spec,ively by Co.'s. Howell and Hays.
The whites only are called out. The
two regiments are ordered to be at Lum-
berton Saturday, Aug. 8, armed and
equipped, with three days rations, to go
in pursuit of the negro outlaws who
have been killing and otherwise commit
ting oulrages on The citizenso of the county
for the last month or more ~ : r slr
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THE Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer writes, Aug. s.:
"When President Grant was here on
Tuesday his attention was called to the
outrageous order of the Commissioner of
Pensions in relation to the pensioners
of the War of 1912 residing 10
the South, which almost as eff
fectually shuts them out of any
relief as though positive order had
been issued arbitrarily striking their
names from the rolls. The President
peremptOrily declined to interfere, and
intimated that the order of the Commits
sioner was right although it is very
doubtful whether Grant really understood
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CINCINNATI.
The Sunday Half Abolished

~
The Common Council Votes &c to I6
for Repeal. q
C1NoINNATI, Aug. AFTER a long dis
cussion in the Board of Councilmen this
afternoon, vote was reached on the re-
peal of the Sunday ordinance, resulting
in 26 votes in favor of repeal and 10
against, Party lines were entirely
ignored. An analysis of the vote shows
favoriDg the repeal, Is Republicans and
IL Democrats; and against the repeal,
. Republicans and 7 Democrats. 1t will
have to pass the Board of Aldermen be-
fore becoming law. 1t will come up next
Friday before the Aldermen.
Ku-KIux statistics.
From the report in the Clerks Office of
this county, it appears that during the
year ending July l, one hundred and one
persons were tried for crimes against
property, of which forty-four were for
burglary; against persons, fifty seven, In
Guiding one murder in the second degree,
and two for manslaughter. Among stat
utory crimes prosecuted, were one against
liquor, thirty-two against gambling, and
fifty for keeping brothels.
One hundred and thirty-four divorces
were granted, thirty-three being for adul-
terry.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Revived.
A secret organization, known as the
Union League of the United Sons of
America, composed principally of young
women and men, is forming here to OPP
pose Catholicism in all shapes. AL ma
tionalities will be admitted.
The National Camp Meeting.
The national camp meeting at Urbana,
Ohio, is progressing fayorably, though
the numbers thus far has not reached the
expectation, though the meetings ATE in
creasiDg both ID members and interest.
About four thousand were there to-day.
Disturbance on the Chesapeake
Road.
CINCINNATI, Aug. On Wednesday
a squad of negroes under Maj. Randolph,
working on the Chesapeake, Ohio, Rail
road at Hurricane Bridge, were attacked
with stones and knives by -four white
men, and in esdeavoring to quell the
disturbance Randolph was dangerously
hurt, and one negro badly injured.
Charles Basel DEM was yesterday
re-nominated for Ohio State Senate from
the Anglaize district r..-
Stung 10 Death by an Adder.
A man outside of the city, while watch
ing coal pit last night, was bitten by an
adder and died in an hour and half.
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GREAT BRITAIN.
rIurder-ALost vessel.


LONDON, Aug At is probable that
Parliament will be prorogued on the 9th
inst.
A dreadful murder has occurred at En-
ronsdey. A woman was ruthlessly killed
by some ruffians, who also seriously
wounded her father and two children.
The troop ship Niagara, is ashore at st.
Paul island, in the Indian ocean, and il is
feared will prove total loss. The crew
and passengers are safe.
Londonderry Preparing for . Riot.
A special dated Dublin, Aug. 8 says:
The Prince of Wales will be appointed
Provisional Grand Master of Dublin Free
The Orangemen and Catholics are pre-
pairing for riot at londonderry on Aus
gust II. The military of that city are
held in readiness, and reinf0rcements
have been dispatched by the government
to meet the threatened emergency.
Golfers on a strike,
Three hundred workman emnlovel
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A DESPERATE AFFRAY.
One Man Killed and Another Nor
tally Wounded.
From the Pulaski Citizen, Aug. 8.

One WAN hAlkeu ANA AnOsneE MON-
tally Wounded.
From the Pulaski Citizen, Aug. 8.
A desperate affrsy occurred at picnic
at Mt. Rozsll, on Sugar creek, just over
the Alabama line, near the southern edge
of this county, last Thursday afternoon,
which resulted in the death of very es-
Unable young man and the MORALLY
wounding of man by the name of Pete
Burroughs. From q reliable source we
learn that the parties engaged in the fatal
affair were four brothers by the names of
John, George, Lucius and Andrew
Strange, and their cousin the young man
Burroughs mentioned above. The diff
Guilty originated in the father of the
Strange boys accusing Burroughs, of steal
ing some money from guest of his who
had stopped with him the night before.
Burroughs then gave Strange the lie when
that gentleman struck at him with stick.
The parties were Immediately separated
but Burroughs continued during the
morning to be very abusive, ard bantered
the Strange boys, who were present, for
q fight in their fathers behalf At dinner
time John Strange who had accompanied
Burroughs some distance from the stand,
became engaged in an alteration with
him, which resulted 10 the latter drawing
his pistol and firing at his opponent.
Young Andrew Strange, a boy of about 10
years Of aga, who was at the table wait
ing on some yonng ladies, hearing the fir
ing, rushed up for the purpose of stop
ping the difficulty, and in doing 30 was
shot lust over the heart and killed almost
instantly by bullet from Burroughs pis-
tol.-Burroughs then fled to the woods,
but in the course of an hour returned,
pistol in hard, and approached the crowd
gathered around the dead youth, in avery
threatening manner. He was fired on by
two or three persons and shot in the arm
and leg. He was then siezed by several
persons present, when young Lucius
Strange, q brother of the deceased, rushed
up to him and stabbed him twice with q
pocket knife, inficting wounds from
which he cannot possibly recover. The
Strange family all stand very high in that
section and the young men bear excellent
regulations for sobriety and smiability.
Young Andrew Strange, who was killed
in this unfortunate affair, was very es-
Unable boy and consistent member of
the church. He intended to stop the diff
Guilty if possible and was killed uninten-
tionally by Burroughs. $3.50 .
A fire at Monticello, N. Y, yesterday,
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THE TURF.
Fourth Day at Long Branch

Fourth Day at Long Branch.
Experience and Saltna winners
HeImboId Bears off the Fisk
Stakes. go
LONG BRANCH, Aug. 4.-Tbe attend
ance at the races to day was large.
The first race, August stakes, one mile,
was won by Experience Oaks, beating
Malta, Richard Row and Sanford's entry,
the entry in the order named. Time, LAB.
Robbins stakes, two mile heats, for 3
year olds, won by Salina, beating Eolus,
the favorite, Nathan Oaks and Mckinney.
Time, 3:409, 9:o4t. The rain fell
so heavily during the second heat of this
race that the horses could not be seen on
the back stretch.
The third race, four mile heats, purse
of s., 600, gift of James Fisk, Jr., was
won by Helmbold, distancing Gerald, Su-
san Ann and Judge Durrel. Time,
7.5Aa
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TOGETHER LIFE AND DEATH.

Scott and Richard Tomlin, sons of Mr..
Jno. Tomiin of this county, aged about
Is and Is years, died last Saturday at
and 81 O'Clock. They were buried the
next day In the same grave. The his
tory of these two devoted brothers forms
a chapter of strange but true condolences.
They both professed religion about six
years ago on the same day, joined the
church on the same day, were baplised
on the same day, died on the same day,
were buried on the same day, and, full
of the Christians blissful hope, went to
the beautiful world behind the stars, on
the same day.
They were brothers indeed.
They had lived together, played togeth-
er, ate and slept together, died together
and were buried together. Affection and
religion marked their brotherhood and in
the sad finale of life, their twin spirits
climbed the eternal heights of the upper
world together. = PuLdSki Citizen,
dug. 8. ..
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ARKANSAS.
The Fisht Of the Kilkenny
Cats.
Radicals Importing Hired AS

Radicals Importing Hired AS
,agJ0H sass. n '9IaAgIlT
a Chicago Negro Hired by q White
Legislator 30 XIII n CoIered nudge.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Aug. 4.-Tbe edi-
tor of the Journal this morning receive
the following Communication from Hon.
T. II. Names, of Monticello, Drew
county. The journal says: Shocking as
is the announcement the authority is Of
character that precludes q doubt OF the
facts stated:
/ Monticello, dug. /, 1S7l.-Hon. JAS
Brooks: There was an attempt made last
night to assassinate Hon. Il A. Full
ton, by John T. Murray, colored, import
ed from Chicago for that purpose, as be-
lieyed here. Murray Is now confined in
the county jail. awaiting trial. Fulton
was shot in the back, the ball passing
through the left lung, and IL considered
IN dangerous condition. There Is q
warrant out now for the arrest OF Hon.
Herbert Mari, as accessory 10 the deed.
Great excitement is existing here ON &C.
count of said crime, among all classes,
both white and black. W. QTQU u
Sts-AAAAssA UA&NC. III. MANKKRs.s
Fulton is a colored man, member of the
last Legislature, and supported the Brin-
detail faction of the Republican party.
Mari is q white man, q member from the
same county, supporters the Minstrels
aud the present Superintendent of Public
Instruction for the tenth judicial district.
LITTLE Rock, Aug. Additional par
ticulars from Drew county, in reference
to the assassination of Z. A. Fulton, have
been received. The men, Murray aud
Fulton had q personal alteration in the
afternoon, in which the former was con-
siderably worsted. Fulton gave himself
I'D and was released on paying his fine.
Afterward Mari induced Murray to sue
out q warrant agains. Fulton On a charge
of assault with intent to kill. Fulton
was arrested, and while in charge of the
officer, proceeding across the street, Muir
ray stepped up and shot Fulton in the
back twice. He is not expected to re-
cover.
A. Goats writing TO the Journal, says
This shooting was done with pistol be-
longing to Mr.. Mari, and it is supposed
that the whole transaction was instigated
and encouraged by Mari, which in the
light of events as constituted is true.
Mari and Murray are both arrested for
examination. The affair creates great
excitement here among the colored peo-
pie, where both wings of the Republican
nsrtv are very hostile toward each other.
Fulton was well known here, having
lived here two years ago, and was geners
ally regarded very fair man.
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SUIT FOR DAMAGES
n Negro Magistrate Gets sued for
Damages ON account of TresPass
a IL

A Negro Magistrate Gets sued for
Damages on account of Trespass
and Personal Indignities.
A short time since the negro Magistrate,
Lspsley, ordered one If bis Especial depu-
ties to arrest another negro, named En-
INST Hunt, and bring him into court. Il
was alleged that the Especial deputy" was
not equal to the occasion. and that the
Magistrate had to personally assist in the
service of his warrant Hunt nov
sues Lapsley for damages in the sum
of $3.50 on account Of trespsss and personal
indignities. The case yesterday came MP
for trial at the Office of Justice Wherry,
and after some testimony had been given
snd considerable spouting done, the de.
PENDANT asked that further hearing be de-
ferred until Monday next, in order that he
might be enabled to produce the warrant
issued for the arrest of Hunt. Further
time was granted, and tho crowd of inter-
ested sdarkies quietly dispersed to await
future developments.
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NO TABLE SERVANTS,

A gentleman in North Carolina has in
vented method by which he is enabled
TO dispense with table servants. He thus
describes his table:
The table is round and consists of q
stationary and a revolving part. The
stationary part is supported upon legs as
is any other table, and it is upon the edge
of this the dinner plates are set. The
revolving table is IS or 80 inches less in
diameter, and is connected with the
stationary by a spindle which passes
through its centre just loose enough to
allow it to turn freely, the lower end
resting upon piece attached to its oppo-
site legs two-thiIds the distance from the
table to the floor. The revolving table
should turn about one inch above the
plane of the main table, and Is upon the
former thSt the various dishes of eatables
are placed, and by turning which each
member of q large family is waited upon
without the assistance Of servants. The
table is easily constructed, and certainly
invaluable to large family. ~ -
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CHICAGO.

The GhasIIy Joke of a ProdIgaI Son
CHICAGO, Aug. "A man named VIM.
Wilson, aged about 20 years, disappear"
ed from his house in this city about one
week ago. Yesterday letter was re-
ceived by the mother of Wilson from a
person who signs himself Charles Sweet,
and dates at Alton, July 8, IN which be
states that he murdered young Wilson in
Chicago 10 obtain possession of some
three or four hundred dollars which he
claimed he had in his possession. 1t is
the general impression OF the police Off
GERS that the letter has been written by
Wilson himself, although he had preyi-
ously borne good character.
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Music Hs.l Charms.

A party OF unsteady inspired individuals,
yesterday hired furniture wagon, and in
broad day light went on a serenading e1-
curs1on. Deaderick street was honored
with the joyous presence of the festive
hddlers, but police interference soon
ahated their harmonious notes and dis
persed big crowd of listeners. Two Of
the players were arrested and cited to ap-
pear this morning. ..-..... ....-
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NEW ORLEANS.
The Radical War of Races.
The Clans Marshalling for the
- Fray.
Tue war ON Grants CustomhOuse
Faction.

Tue war ON Grants CustomhOnse
Faction.
NEW ORLEANS, August 4.-The resolu-
lions calling Republican State Conven-
ton not designating the place of assem-
bling, the State Central Committee met
last night for the purpose of making q
selection. The Committee, after much
wrangling, passed resolution directing
the President to procure suitable place
of meeting, and give notice of the same
through the Republican of Tuesday morn
ing. E7rIe1 re s.-ca- @ -r-r 4
The city journals assert that few
weeks since the expenses of the City Hall
were five thousand dollars, but have in
creased last week to twelve thousand.
The Republican of this morning sug-
gests that the Administrator of Improve
ments employ 500 or /, 600 men for week
or two to strengthen the levees, as this is
the season that gales come upon US. The
other journals call this pretext to rein.
force the WarmouthItes.
A Pen-Picture of the Party.
The Times this morning editorially
says the war for the supremacy between
the Warmouthites and Dunnites progresses
in this city, with ferocity indicative
ness and unscrupulousness never before
shown by any party or faction contest in
this State. The whole Radical party, in
Guiding every off1ce-holder of the Federal,
State and City Governments as absorbed
in this contest. The public business and
interests are utterly ignored, and the pub
lie money ruthlessly squandered to pro-
mote the fortunes OF the one or other
faction. Every species of fraud, deceit,
violence and trickery is employed. To
the same end the police are relieved from
the duty for which they are hired, and
ordered to spread themselves over the
city to break up the clubs of the adverse
faction and control all primary meetings.
The general erder is to beat the Custom
house party by whatever means may be
necessary
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The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer writes that Pleas
anton is as determined on sticking to an
office as Stanton was, and his friends re-
iterate the assertion that the only way to
get him out is to dismiss him summsrily.
He is evidently of the opinion that the
President has not the courage to take the
responsibility of removing him.
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ST. LOUIS.
Arrest Of a BLACK Desperate.


ST.. LOUIS, Aug. About l o'clock
this morning, while policeman Phillips
was attempting to arrest a negro named
George Brown, for disturbing the peace,
he was stabbed in the left side, receiving
an ugly wound. Brown then ran, but
other officers pursued and captured him,
after shooting him twice, once in the
shoulder and once in the abdomen. Both
men are dangerously hurt.
shall Railroads Pay Taxesl
The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Com
pany fled petition in the United States
Circuit Court against Henry Chino, Sher-
if of Phelps county, Mo-, to restrain
him from selling property of the road
seized for the non payment of taxes. The
company claim exemption from taxation
by virtue of an act of Congress granting
land to the road, and confirmed by the
Missouri Legislature, which provided that
the land and property of the road should
not be taxed until said road should be
in working order and dividend declared.
This act applied to the road then known
as the Southwest Branch, which SUISSE
ouently became the South Pacific, and IL
now the Atlantic and Pacific. The
Phelps County Court declares the new
company liable to taxation, and the com
| pany deny.
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BEAVER ISLAND.
The Ku-KIux of Lake Michig an

The U. 8. Marshal Set at Defia nce
by the Rebels.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 4.-The revenue
cutter Andrew johnson has goue to
Beaver Island, to protect the United
States Marshal, who was resisted by the
Sheriff and mob in the discharge of his
duties. The belliscrenE spirits OF these
islanders were shown in 1856 when
Strong and his Mormons had collision
with the lumbermen and fishermen, in
which the Mormons were worsted, and
Strong MORALLY wounded. Further par
ticulars are anxiously looked for.
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SPRINGFIELD.
$4,000 Damages Recovere,

FIU,UOU UamaBes heCoFeFeu'
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, August 4.--Dr. w.
NJ. Beck has recovered ten thousand dollars
damages from the Connecticut River Rail-
road Company for injuries received by q
collision at Northampton, in June, 1870.
The Doctor brought suit for forty thou
sand dollars.
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The Knoxville Bible Society have con-
ceived the ingenious and novel plan of
disseminating religious truths. Fasteners
are nailed TO the side of the passenger
cars st each seat, and containing The
documents, on the East Tennessee, Vir~
ginis and Georgia Railroad, thus afford
ing reading matter for the traveller, who
experiences loneliness when passing
through new country.a -
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County Court at Nashville.
A. @. Tucker ct ais vs.. Fanny Tucker ct sis.

4. O. Tucker ct ais vs.. Fanny Tucker e as
T THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE
IA County Court st Nashville, on the 18th day Of
July, 1871, on motion Of compliments By counsel
In the shove cause and It appearing 10 the sstis-
faction Of the Clerk that the said defendant,
John z. Tucker, Is q nonresident Of the State Of
Tennessee, and therefore the ordinary process OF
this Court cannot be served upon him.
1t Is therefore ordered By the Clerk hat publ
cation be nads for four weeks In succession IN
the Nashville Union and American, newspaper
said defsndant 70 appear AZ the next term Of the
County Court, 70 be holden for the county Of
Davidson, at the Courthouse thereof n the city
OF nashville, on the first Monday n september
nsxf snd answer said amended bill. or ne sane
viii be taken for confessed as . him and set
for hearing ex parte. W. q. EW1N, Cierk.
auql lag4r - e.. Il. a.. -.
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KENTUCKY.
A BLACK Fiend.

LOUISVILLE, August Mrs. Pfeffer,
g respectable married lady, while gather
ing blackberries near Frankfort, Ken
lucky, on Tuesday, accompanied by her
daughter, aged fourteen, was attacked
and brutally outraged By negro. Her
child gave the alarm, but the fiend es-
capped. -
Yesterday negro named Harry John
son was arrested on suspicion, and lodged
in Jail at Frankfort. He was subse-
quently identified by the mother and
daughter. Great excitement prevailed,
and an attempt at lynching was feared,
against which strong precautions have
been adopted by the authorities.
Later.
Johnson waived an examination yes
terday and was remsnded to jail. When
asked what he did with the knife he had
when he made the attack on Mrs. Pfeiffer,
he answered, threw it away. On the
prisoner being taken from the jail to the
court, the husband of the outraged lady
attempted to shoot him. The excitement
in the city is intense. No violent demon
STATIONS have been made yet, but the jail
is strongly guarded, as the rage of the
people may take the form of action any
moment. . ar--.
Louisville AbIaze.
Louisville is ablaze with excitement to-
night. A number of the most prominent
speakers in the State sre delivering
speeches at different points in the city.
AS the election draws near the campaign
grows warm and earnest and both par
ties are making vigorous efforts.