Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-01-19
Negro Rights.
STATE NEWS.

The Germans of Knoxville held meet
ing recently, to protest against the action
of the municipal authorities in refusing
or neglecting to appoint German police
man.
The Knoxville Chronicle of the 18th
says: ''The Sheriff yesterday levied on
the effects of Waldron's troupe for the
non payment of taxes and other bills. We
understand that portion of the troupe
left to day."
The Davenport Brothers, the exposi-
tors of the black art, witchery, diabolism,
magic and necromancy, gave their first
entertainment in the Memphis Theater on
the 10th inst, to one Of the largest
audiences that ever assembled in that
establishment.
Mr.. William White, of the Memphis
Transfer Company, who was so severely
injured by the recent accident on the
Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad, at
Nonconnah creek, died on the 10th, after
many days of intense suffering.
The jackson Telegraph, of the 17,h
inst, says: We learn that the locomotive
boiler on the yesterday mornings down
train on the Mississippi Central Road ex-
ploded at Bolivar. The only persons in
iured, we are informed, were the engi-
neer and fireman, who were badly scald-
ed. Thomas Trainer was the engineer.
The extent of the damage done we have
not yet been able to learn.
The Memphis Ledger of the 10Th says:
''Prof. o. S. Fowler, in his lecture on
last Saturday night on "Life and Health,
denied The Newtonian theory of the mo-
ton of heavenly bodies according to the
centripetal and centrifugal forces; and
also Harvey's theory OF the circulation
of the blood He claimed that these
effects were due to electricity.
The Knoxville Chronicle of the 18th
savs: 'Sunday afternoon, about o'clock,
four converts were immersed by Rev. J.
L. Lloyd, OF the First Baptist Church, in
the Holston, at the upper ferry. At half
past three, two converts were baptized at
the same place by Rev. E. E. Hoss, of
the NJ. E, Church South
The deaths by consumption, as we cal
culate them from the last census, were,
in New York, one to every 473; of the
population in Ohio, one to every 600, in
Pennsylvania, one to every sos; in Mas
sachusetts, one to every $50, while in
Tennessee it was but one to every III.
j. C. Stanton, President of the Ala
bama and Chattanooga Railroad, accom-
panied by Koopmanschap, the celebrated
Chinese labor contractor, passed through
Knoxville on Sunday. They took dinner
at the Atkin House, and the Chinaman
and his pig tail que and pigeon-English
attracted considerable attention.
We regret to learn from the ROgersville
Journal that Mr.. w. H. Pace, brother
of James r. Pace, Esq, late Clerk and
Master of Hawkins county, was one of
| the victims by the burning of the Spots
| wood Hotel in Richmond, Va, on Christ
mas day morning. Mr.. J. r. Pace, has
received letter from the son of the de-
ceased, giving the particulars of the sad
affair.
As the country is largely Hooded with
circulars from swiudlers in New York,
offering to send counterfeit money for d
small consideration, (but who generally
send sawdust or broken bricks instead,
it may be well 10 mention that Secretary
Boutwell, has issued a circular stating
that, in consequence of the daily receipt
of communications enclosing letters from
persons in the city of New York; offer
ing to sell counterfeit money at nomina
rates, the Treasury Department has pros
ecuted some of the persons issuing sucf
letters, and is making all practical efforts
to suppress the business. The Treasury
circular states that investigations already
made, show that the object of the all
thors of the letters is 10 induce people Il
send them genuine money, for which n,
return whatever will be made.