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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05
pulaski
Exciting Times Over the Pro-
posed Lease
Proposition from the New Company,
backed by she Western and Attain
tic Railroad.
The Lease to the Louisville Rail-
ro0d Agreed TO by an Almost Unan-
imous Vote
Special to the Union and american.

-fNN-@A ~ s-4D OAAVu eAu 6AucHACaA.
PULASKI, May 4, $50 M-The stock
holders in the Nashville and Decatur Rail-
road met at ten o'clock this morning to
consider the proposition for a lease of
their road to the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company and continued until
after nine o'clock tonight Different
propositions were discussed until near
seven o'clock, when resolution was Of
fered to ratify the lease John s. Clay
brook submitted a resolution in lieu, to
postpone action on the pending PROPOSE
tions for forty days, which was rejected,
ayes 779, noes 2, 422.
During the day Gen. Hill, Director
IN the company that has leased the
Western and Atlantic railroad, stated to
the convention that his company had
voted unanimously to endorse for the
company proposed to be organized in
Nashville to lease the Decatur road, and
to guarantee any terms they might sub
NIT; that the new company was willing
to guarantee six per cent. to the stock
holders for ten years and eight per cent.
after that time. The proposition had no
effect, for it was apparent the stock
holders were determined upon making the
lease to the Louisville and Nashville Rail.
road Company.
The vote on the proposed lease to the
Louisville an Nashville Railroad Com
pany as agreed upon at Louisville a few
days ago has just been taken and resulted
as follows:
For the lease. z. 29l
Against the lease. 15S
Maj. John c. Thompson, of Nashville,
in behalf of Davidson county, protested
against the action just had on the ground
that on taking the vote shares were not
represented, and also, that according to the
charter of the company the proposition
should have been submitted to a regular
annual meeting of the stockholders and |
voted upon at that time.
The stock 'of Davidson county was
cast for the resolution of Mr.. Claybrook |
10 postpone action for forty days and |
afterwards for the lease.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

THK Knoxville Whig and Register
states that the superintendent of the work
on the Custom House in that city, put q
negro to work on the masonry, whereat
the white workmen struck and quit work.
As this is Radical sffair, can it be class
ed as Ku-Klux outrage, calling for the
Intervention of Federal troops, to protect
the '1nan and brother and enforce his
rjUbfG2
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

GIN. GRANT threatens to let slip the
dogs of war on the South before he
leaves for California. One might sup
pose, in the presence of rebellion too for
midable 10 be suppressed by the State au-
thCrities and requiring the interference of
the Federal armies, that our commander
in-chief would feel bound TO remain nesr
the scene of war instead of jaun,ing on
the Pacific coact
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05
QUIET AND sECURETY IN THE
GnWfTHp


The ISLANDERS upon the Southern people
are being denied and disproyed in an un-
expected quarter. Gen. Sherman recent
ly said, in the course of speech in New
Orleans: 81 probably have as good means
of information as mcst persons in reg1d
to what is called the Ku-Klux, ava am
perfectly satisfied that the thing is over
estimated, and that if the K1.Klux bills
were kept out Of Congress, and the army
kept at its legitimate duties, there are
enough good and true men IN Al; Southern
States to put down Ku-Klux and other
bands of marauders The New York
Tribune publishes the following card
from Northern settlers in Virginia and
North Carolina, testifying that not Only
are persons and property safe in the sec
tions of those States where they reside,
but that they never lived in q more orderly
and law-abiding community:
FprroR OF THE TRlBUSB-SR: We
have noticed recently great many pub
lications in your paper concerning out
RACES committed by the Ku klux in the
Southern SAFES W. WcaE 20
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05
KENTUCKY.
sAtE
The Democracy in Council
Full state Ticket and stirring ResO.


4
LOUISVILLE, May 4.-Hon. John G..
Carlisle of Covington, State Senator from
Kenton county and chairman of the Sra
Senate Judiciary Committee, was nomin
ated to-day for Lieutenant- Governor by
the Democratic convention at Frankfort.
Mr.. Carlisle is one of the ablest men in
the party, prominent lawyer and about
So years of age. sne ...t f-s
FRANKFORT, May 4.-The Democratic
State Convention adjourned at 2P. M II
was largely attended, and dispatched
business with much interest and spirit. 1t
dominated the following State ticket:
Governor, P.ElH. Leslie; Lieutenant
Governor, j. g. Carlisle; Auditor, d. 81.
Smith; Treasurer, j. w. Tat; Superin-
tendent Public Instruction, Ham Hender-
son; Register Land Office, ]. A. Dawson;
Attorney General, John Rodmsn
The following resolutions were adopted:
The Democratic party of Kentucky, in
convention assembled, reafirming the
principles announced by the conventions
held since the war, do now resolve,
1. Wise ststesmanship and true patri-
otism require universal and unqualified
amnesty.
2. The Industries of the country de-
mand the abolition Of the present mode
of raising revenues, by which portions
of the republic are oppressed and robbed
to enrich monopolies and certain sections,
and q speedy adoption of system by
which the burdens of taxation may be
equally and justly distributed, and the
taxes actually paid may reach the
tea ury.
3. The preservation of liberty is
possible only through the States and We
protest against any act by which the
States are deprived of their just and con-
stitutiOnal powers aud the State tribunals
ousted of their proper and necessary
jurisdiction, and we are ready to join in
all lawful and just measures to reverse
the tyrannical acts of the party in power,
whereby it is sought to strip the States of
all rights and concentrate ali powers of
government in one great centralized
despotism.
4. We endorse the address recently is
sued by the Democratic members of Con-
gress and unite in condemning all acts by
which unconstitutional and despotic
powers are conferred upon the President,
by which, with the use of the army and
navy, the suspension of habeas corpus,
the power to declare martial law and call
out the militia, invade States without the
request of their executives or legislatures
and other underlined means, he can destroy
the freedom of elections, the independence
of the Judiciary and the sovereignty of the
States
5. Kentucky is unalterably opposed to
every form of lawlessness, whether com
mitted under the cover of uuconstitution-
al enactments or by organized bands, and
we pledge ourselves, as occasion may
arise, to use every legal means to prevent
the one, and have enacted such laws as
experience may demonstrste to be neces-
sary to put down and punish lawlessness,
and secure the protection of life, liberty
and property, under laws enacted by our
own Legislature and administered by our
own courts.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05
MEMPHIS.

Railroad COnsOlidatiOn-Just
able HOmicIde-Struck with Ap-
pOplexy.
MEMPHIS, May 4.-Articles of consoli-
dation of the Mississippi River and Padu-
cab and Gulf Railroads were signed here
to-day. The work of completing the
former is TO be commenced Immediately.
David Malloy, who was shot Tuesday
evening, died to-day. The COronel's jury
returned a verdict of justifiable homicide.
MaIloy having fred the first shot. Mer-
riman is still in Jail.
Frank Kelly, of Cleveland, Ohio, fell
on Main street to-day with an appoplectic
fit, his head striking the pavement fractur-
ing his skull. He was carried into Host's
undertaken establishment and medical and
summoned. He still lies in critical
condition. From letters on his person It
appears that he has been dealing in stock
at New Orleans.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05
CINCINNATI.
The New whisky Ring

CINCINNATI, May 4.-One hundred dis
tillers in secret session yesterday morn
ing, formed an association, with bylaws
providing that each member shall execute
a complete lease of his distillery to the
President for three years, to benefit the
association, the President to direct ope-
rations under the supervisory control of
a Board of twenty-one Directions, one
each from New York, Pennsylvania, Mis-
souri,, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois,
Iowa, Maryland, and Tennessee, the
balance to be equally distributed accord
Ing to registered capacity.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

THERE is formidable riot near Roch-
ester, New York, defying the civil su
thor1ties, who have been Obliged to TO-
woke the military. Following on the
Heels of the Ku-klux proclamation, this
affair should not be premitted to escape
the notice of President Grant, who pro-
poses to ''exhaust the powers vested in
the Executive whenever and wherever it
shall become necessary"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

We may safely conclude from the tel
egraphic dispstches, day by day, that the
countryis is to be kept in the dark about the
doings of the late High Joint Commission
and it is the interest of the administrs-
ton that this should be thus. 1t hurts
the pockets of newspaper men, none the
less, to be obliged to pay for theee blind
DISPATCHES.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05
ST. LOUIS.
Grants Revenge on Liberal Repub
IicanS.

Grants Revenge on Liberal Repub.
IiCanS.
ST. LOUIS, May 4.-The Evening Dis
patch announces that all the Federal ofl-
GERS in this city are to be thoroughly
overhauled, and all employees that voted
the Democratic ticket discharged. This
movement is said to result from certain
statements made to the President during
his late visit here.
A New Thing i'm LAVA Female
Bachelor.
Miss Phoebe NJ. Cousins graduated to-
day as Bachelor of Laws in the law
school of Washington University.
Cotton Premiums.
A cotton association was to day formed
for the purpose of raising $10,O to be
awarded as premiums for cotton at the
fair of the St. Louis Agricultural Associ-
alton next October,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

TEE Murfreesboro Monitor urges Maj.
j. d. Richardson, the member elect from
Rutherford county, for Speaker of the
next House of Representatives, IS "em-
inently qualified to fill 60 honorable po-
sitior;n and adds: ''Maj. Richardson is a
young man of fine ability and rare sd-
ministrstive qualities, and one that would
reflect not only credit upon himself as the
presiding officer of the lower House
ofsthe Tennessee Legislature, but upon
bis county and State.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05
BATON ROUGE.
The Great Tornado of Tuesday

Half the Penitentfary Blown away
The U. s. Arsenal Rent I'm Frag-
ments-Churches and Houses Uns
Several Plantations Swept
Clear ofSugar Houses aud Cabins.
NEW ORLEANS, May "A tornado
swept over Baton Rouge and vicinity, On
Tuesday, causing great destruction of
property. The north and south walls of
the penitentisry, the shoe factory, and
the cells in the South wing of the build
ing were blown away. The whole sec
ond story and the roof of the store house
of the United States arsenal with 800
feet of the laboratory from the building
and the roof of one of the powder mag
azines were rent in fragments. The top
was torn from the Catholic Church, and a
large number of frame houses were
unroofed and received other damage.
The sugar house and a number of cabins
on the plantation of Joseph Bernard
were blown down and one negro killed
and several wounded. The sugar house,
gin house and cabins on the plantation of
JAS. McCAller were all destroyed and
many colored persons severely wounded.
The sugar house anil cabins on the plan
tat:on of w. s. Pike were blown down
and two colored men killed and num-
Der wounded. Many boats and flats
laden with coal were sunk. The loss
will reach $400, 900. During the storm
some of the conyicts escaped from the
prison, but were re captured.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

COMPRESSED AIR AS a MOTIVE PowEE.
The success which has attended the
use of compressed air as means of trans.
mittihg power, in the operations at the
Mont Gents tunnel, has had much to do
with the completion of that great enter
prise. 1t would have been quite impos-
sible to carry steam ST a high pressure
through pipes four miles long; but it was
found that very little force was lost in
working with air, although all the engines
and condensers, ss well as the cylinders
for storing the air, were outside the mouth
of the tunnel. No heat is produced in a
tunnel BY this process; but, on the con-
trary, since the escaping sir absorbs heat
as it expands, if serves at the same time
to cool and to ventilate the interior.
Il is not improbable that ths same
means may come to be employed for trans
mitting the power of waterfalls to great
distances, as proposed by Mr. Day, OF
Bloomingdale. 1t is in this way that he
would cezvey to Baffalo FIVE thousand
Horsepower taken from Niagara Falls,
twenty miles distant. Il is estimated that
this may be done by means Of a pipe AZ
inches in diameter, through which col
umn of air. compressed 50 as 10 exert
force of hundred pounds to the square
inch, is sent with velocity of 10 feet
second: or pipe of SO inches would d.,
if the velocity were IA feet . second u
il rronosed 10 make the pipe OF boiler
iron quarter of an inch thick, and TO
naint IL inside and out with strong IN
destructibIe varnish which viii at enc''
make Il absolutely air-tight and protect 1t
perfectly from corrosion. We shall not
be surprised to. see the project carried
out--sjoasndIo of Chemistry.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

TIE Petersburg, Va, auth critics are
making numerous arrests of country ne
groes for fraudulent registration. The
white wretches who advise them to do
this business ought to be arrested also.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

The Philadelphia Post states that Nils
son is paid 81, 900 in gold for every night
she sings clear of all travelling and hotel
expenses and that Vieuxtemps is paid
$4,000 month and BrgnOi 81, 200, all
their hotel and travelling expenses being
borne by the MANAGEMENT,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

The order of NJ. Theirs for the expul-
sion of the Orleans Princes, viii occasion
surprise in many quarters. Adolphe
Thies was prominent leader under the
Orleans regime, and is under many obli-
CATIONS to the family. Ii has therefore
been thought that his influence in fixing
the future of France, would be cast in
favor OF the restoration of that dynasty.
AS the order for their expulsion is not &C
companied by any charge of recent mis-
conduct on the part of the Princes, we
are disposed 10 suspect that a sower be-
hlno the Presidential chair of Theirs is
paving the way for the Bonapsrtes
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

PoLITIoAL gossips assert that the great
power of the Pennsylvania Central Rail-
rood will be thrown in Biaine's favor for
President in 1872, and that he has lately
been in consultation with its officers.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

The War Department, instead of court
martialing the Presidents son for Ku-
Kluxing his fellow cadets at West Point,
as recommended by Congr ess, disnaS8Ses
the Superintendent! This is enforcing
discipline with vengeance.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

SIMULTANEOUS with the action at Pu-
lssh yesterday, the Louisville City COun-
Gil repealed the ordinance submitting to
sae people subscription of $975, 900 for
the extension south of the Nashville road.
We are further told that this action will
not prejudice the subscription-which
can be had whenever wanted.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

BoUTwELL's errand to Illinois is said to
be to appeal to the Illinois Radicals to
organize In favor of Grant and against
Gen. Logan, of the Grand Army of the
Republic, whose ambition reaches in the
direction of the Presidency.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05
10 THE LADIES AND GENTS !:

Il my Ice Cream Saloon, and having LAdies'
arlor separate from the Gentlemen's with an en-
trance fronting on Union street, everything new
ly fitted mp in the finest and most improved style,
furnish the Pure Cream Of the finest quality.
Sherbets OF different flaVOrss The
finest quality of Cakes Kept COM
stRntly on hand.
Ladies' viii also be accommodated with MEALS
or LUNCH at all hours orders promptly at
tended to. Orders for Weddings and Parties So
ncited.
P. S.-Oustard Ice Cream made by my PATENT
ZOE OREAM FREEZER, for Picnics, In quantities
Of not less thsn five gallons, at 81 per gallon
NJ OZANNE.
sprl9 Sm sp Corner Union and Summer sts
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05
WASHINGTON.
Pending TreatyWfth England
Grant and His Kn.KInx

Grant ana HIS hu-hEuX.
NEW YORK, May 4-The Tribune's
Washington special says: This morning
there is good authority for the report that
the President will very soon take active
measures for the enforcement of the Ku-
Klux law, the only thing likely to cause
delay being the absence of the Secretary
of War. The President remarked, since
his return from the West, that he should
nc. go to California until he had initiated
measures in accordance with that law for
the protection of the loyal people of the
South.
The Mysteries OF the High Commits
sion.
The same correspondent also telegraph
ed that many efforts have been made, it
is alleged by the Joint High Commission
ers, to prejudice the treaty before hand in
the minds of the people and create false
impression as to its contents. The most
noticeable is that which seeks TO convey
belief that the American Commission
ers have allowed the claims of British
subjects to be put down as set off to
the Alabama Claims, and allowed them
to enter into the basis Of settlement the
amount of about thirty million dollars.
1t is also stated in the public prints that
the English Commissioners have present
ed claims to be considered for slaves
owned by English subjects and freed by
the United States Government during the
war. As the British laws make the hold
ing of slaves by British subjects felony,
the sbsurdity of this report is apparent.
There is also authority for the statement
that all reports regarding the counter
claims of England are false and mali
ciOus
Grant at the Treasury.
The President called at the Treasury
Department to-day and had long inter
view with acting Secretary Richardson
in relation to the financial situation, and
especially with regard to the new loan
negotiations. Secretary Boutwell, will re-
turn Saturday.
New York Central Scrip.
Gen. Pleasanton will not decide the
New York Central scrip dividend for
some time to come.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05
CONDENsED TELEGRAnrs

The Ecclesiastical Court at Chicago
has decided that the sentence of Csnoni-
cal and Ecclesiastical degradation shonld
be pronounced on Rev. Cheney.
The Chamber of Commerce of New
York held its hundred and third annual
meeting yesterday.
Two officers with six sailors, were
y L. sL~ - r.,s.;-..x~- - -----
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05
THE KU-KLUx PROCLAMATION.

THE KU-RLUX PROCLAMATION.
The President takes early occasion to
proclaim the recently enacted Ku-K!ux
bill in force; but for want of fitting cases
iu the South, he fails to apply it to any
particular locality. He calls attention to
the fact that SIT applies 10 all parts of the
United States and will be enforced every
where.S This is fair warning TO the
Democrats and people of the North. This
enactment to carry the South for Grant
will be applied to Democratic New York,
il need be. We are in the same ship,
sink or swim, survive or perish.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05
COL. KILLEBREw AT HUNTING.
DOy.

To the Editors of the Union and American;
HUNTINGDON, Tenn, May 2, 1871.-
Col Killebrew spoke here yesterday and
made telling speech. He had a good
crowd to hear him, both as to numbers
and Intelligence. He was listened to
with marked attention; his ideas pro-
voked much street discussion, and there
is very general Endorsement of them.
His visit here will be remembered CRATE
fully; and the result of it will show itself
after awhile.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

ALExANDER HAMILTON ose said: 'To
coerce the States is one of the maddest
projects ever devised" The Radicals,
who profess to be Hamiltonisn Federal
is,s, do not believe this doctrine.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

Our latest :elegrsphic aivices this
morning leave the Connecticut Yankees
still ''calculs,ipg' on the figures of the
election q month ago.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05
LOUISVILLE.
A New Turn i'm the Railroad
Lease.
The City Council Withdraw
Their S375.OOO!

LOUISVILLE, May 4.-The City Council
tonight repealed the ordinance submit
ting to the people the subscription of
1875, 900 to the Louisville and Nashville
railroad extension south. This action
is understood not to be prejudicial to the
subscription, which will probably be
made whenever necessary to carry out
the enterprise.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05
Gaanbetta's Magistrates.
GREAT BRITAIN,
Our Legal render Decision.

LONDON, May 4.-The Times says the
decision of the Supreme Court in favor of
the constitutionality of the legal tender
act is both unjust and violent, and will
prove misfortune to the country.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05
BUFFALO.
The Coming Prize Fight-Death of
tho fo nf I'm Enhnrrn

The Coming Prize Fight-Death of
the Wife of 10 COburn.
BUFFALO, N. Y, May 4.-The Mace
Coburn fight is the absorbing topic of
sporting men here. A large amount of
money has been staked on the result.
The fighting ground will not be officially
announced until the day of the fight. Joe
Coburn and his trainers were in town to-
day On the way to the fighting ground
when the former received dispatch,
stating that his wife died at 2 o'clock
Coburn left for New York, but announced
that the death would not cause post
ponement of the fight; he would be on
hand at the time appointed.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

s EVEN the Radicals of New York city,
who seem from all developments to be
greedy, hungry brood, have repudiated
Gen. Grants San Domingo job. r EfT
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

The Medical ASS citation at San Fran
cisco indefinitely Iosfp1ned a motion to
construe the constitution SO as not to ex-
clude females. 1t meets next year at
Philadelphia, Pa
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

TENNESSEE BoxDs closed in New York
yesterday at 67s for the old and new 67a
for the new, ---aa 9aE.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

"UNJUsr and violent" is the verdict Of
the, London Times on the recent legal
tender decision of our Supreme, Court.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-05

The resolutions of the Kentucky De-
mocrscy present the live issues of the
hour in brief but pointed manner. Z