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COL. J. II. EzILLERREW.

1t is generally known that this gentle
man paid our place a visit last week.
We feel to acknowledge a courtesy due
him for his visit, and his interest in our
section and people, especially the far
mers, will be kindly remembered. His
agricultural address at the courthouse
was highly interesting. We will be par
doned for using remark made by Judge
Williamson, which was that he wished
''eFery man in the county could have
heard him all evening"" All who heard
him were delighted so far as we can learn.
II is rare occurrence that a man will
quit pleasant home richly supplied with
the necessary comforts of life, and labor
earnestly as does this gentleman in the in
terest of the people. He is not an office
seeker, and says that all he asks is the at
tentiOn of the people and their co-opera-
ton in bringing to light the great re-
sources Of our noble old State, TeDnes-
see. We copy in full an article of his
published in the UNION AND AMERICAN,
which will be read with interest. He
will look to the progress of the Farmers
Club OF cur county. Shall he find US
idle We venture the assertion, No
lie. US have large attendance at its next
meeting, which viii be Oh Saturday week.
Farmers, friends! we ask you to come in
the interest of all, especially farmers
| ShelbyUille Commercial.
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THE NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON
COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY.
CalIed 1Ieeting Yesterday.


This Society met yesterday evening at
3 o'clock, in the rooms of the Farmers
Club, pursuant to call of the President,
and the attendance was quite large. DR..
Paul F. Eve, the President, occupied the
chair, with DR.. Plunkett as Secretary.
The Society having been called to or
der, DIR. Plunkett rendered his resignation
as Secretary, which was accepted, and DIR.
T. O. Summers elected to fill the vacancy.
DR.. Compton, from the committee sp-
pointed at former meeting to make ar
rangements for procuring suitable rooms,
reported that the Davidson County Farm
ers Club rooms could be had upon GER
tain conditions, which conditions were
agreed to by the Medical Society, and
those rooms will in future be the place fol
holding the regular meetings, which will
be on the first and third Mondays IN each
month, at 7:30 P. NJ.
The principal business done yesterday
was the reading of paper by DR.. Ander-
son, reporting case Of injury to the eye.
After the paper had been read, the subject
matter of the doctors essay was discussed
at some length by the members, and varI
GUS opinions we're offered.
The Society then adjourned to meet mex
Monday at Z P. N.
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rheLcgitimate Drama.

The Mexican Buchanan combination
open at Masonic Hall tomorrow night,
in Shakspeares great tragedy Of Macbeth.
Nv. Kean Buchanan taking the character
of Macbeth, assisted by a full company.
This play was recently produced by the
combination in Montgomery, Ala, and
one of the papers thus speaks OF Mr. Bu-
chanan in the character OF the bloody
Thane:
Mr.. Buchanan as Macbeth, last night,
brought out all those subtle traits OF char
acter of the great Highland Chieftain In
most powerful manner. The scene pre-
yious to the assassination was terrible IN
its earnestness, and vivid portrayal OF
the passions that mastered the murderer s
mind. Creeping from door to door, be
watches and listens ct every step, and
pauses at every entrance to be
sure that all are at rest, and IS pro-
ceeding stealthily toward his victim,
when the bloody mind turns artist,
aud shapes upon the air that symbol OF Its
desire, the fatal dagger. Only the great
actor can thus illumine the text, and this
scene alone would stamp Mr.. Buchanan as
a tragedian of the highest rank. But we
have not space to dwell further; it is sutf
oient to say that his Macbeth Is such Gre
alton of genius that the students Of Shsks
peare will be grateful tor the insight ht
has given them into the soul OF tina
doomed and dauntless spirit who wouIt
lot "play false" yet would ''wrongl.
win -
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HOUSE.


The House resumed consideration of
the remaining amendments of the defici-
ency bill.
An amendment for the establishment
of a public park in Washington City was
discussed and substitute adopted, leav-
ing the whole subject in the hands of
territorial authorities of the DistTicI, and
giving them jurisdiction over the grounds
in question, the proceeds of unused lots
and the squares belonging to the govern
ment to be applied to this improvement.
After disposing of all the amendments
a committee of conference on the dis
agreeing votes was ordered.
The Ku-KIux Struggle Renewed.
The Senate amendments to the Ku-
Klux bill were taken from the Speakers
table. Mr.. ShellabaTger moved to concur
in all the amendments except the last
two-One in relation TO the oath of jUr-
Ors, and the other known as the Sherman
amendment As to those he would move
inconvenience, and ask committee of
conference.
Mr.. Wood saw no possible objection TO
the proposition. lie WIS glad 10 hear the
gentleman would move to nOu-cOncur in
those most obnoxious amendments.
Mr.. Shellabarger moved the previous
question on the amendments, which WIS
seconded.
Mr.. Cox remarked he did not Gaze to
discuss the amendments. They might
pass with the silence OF dealt. and the
grave.
Mr.. Eldridge did not believe such
amendments ought to pass without dis
CussiOn.
Three Ugly Features wiped Dat.
The amendment, extending the right OF
the President to suspend the writ of ha-
beas corpus till the end of the next regu-
lar session of Congress, instead of till
June, 1872, was rejected-66 yeas; 90
. nays.
The amendment in relation to the test
oath for jurors was rejected without the
] yeas and nays.
The Sherman amendment, assessing
damages on localities, was rejected-45
yeas; 13l nays.
A Committee of Conference was or,
dered On the disagTeeing votes, and Shell,
! labarger, Scofeld and Kerr were ap
! pointed.
/ The House adjourned
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One of the staff of the Sparta Tribune
recently visited "Wildcat Cave" distant
five miles from Sparta. He says: ''Ghis
cave opens right on the face of bluff,
with only a narrow causeway open be-
tween it and nothingLess, and over the
entrance another bluff, of solid rock, ex-
tends 80 or so feet up, on the top of
which, when reached, we stood on one of
the highest points of the Cumberland
Moutains. The cavern is a very large
one, with a ceiling of smooth, solid rock,
about 20 feet from the level bottom.
Near the centre of it is an opening, Cx-
tending upward 25 or 80 feet, in shspe
and size resembling large skylight, but
not going through to the surface above,
and an inspection of this, by the light of
the candles, presented one of the most
beautiful scenes of Natures handiwOrk it
was ever our good fortune to behold.
| Our metallurgist, Squire De La Vergne,
found some specimens of iron ore, about
! 80 per cent. pure, and some large chunks
of stone-coal, showing that there is really
hardly a spot on the mountains where
both cannot be found in abundance"
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Renn,truI CL,urch improvement.

The interior of the Elm Street Church
in South Nashville, of which Rev. Robert
A. Young is pastor, has been greatly beau
tilted and improv ed in appearance, the
walls AID ceiling having been newly pa
pered and decorated. The work was done
under the supervision of John W. Hill &
Co. wholesale and retail dealers in wall
papers, window shades, etc, No. % South
College street. Finished in neat, beauti-
fnl and appropriate style, the fine
fresco paper decorations of the church are
greatly admired by the pastor and mem
bers. and the Church Committee have ex-
pressed their entire satisfaction with and
anproval of the same. Thess decorations
of the Elm Street Church ere made by
tle TASTY and competent workmen l.. NJ.
G,vby and Ben Monroe, who. in the EN-,
,,jo,-ment of John w. Hill & Co., make ii
a NOM now, as always, to do their WORK
as it shopld be done.
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Two TrOtting Races.

On next Tuesday, there will be two troi-
ting races over the Nashville Driving Park
the first a match for $50 between Il Il.
Woodlands 8. IN. Mollie WOOdin, J. Tav-
lor's b. G. w. 7. Beatty, mile heats, bet
two in three, to harness. The second race
is for purse of S25 for rosdsters, with The
following entries: John Luckey's h-. s.
Rutland, George Futcher's z. g., no nome,
W. Widener's g. g. Flight, G. F. Cases p.
g., no name, G. ]. Fuller's b. g no nauo
best three in five to harness. The en-
trance to the gate is only fifty cents, and
A. Nelson, the proprietor, gives notice
that hacks charging twenty-five cents for
conveyance there will be admitted free
hackmen charging over that sum will be
required to pay the regular rates. This Is
a move in the night direction.
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CuINESE CHRONOLOGY,

These Orientals are curious people.
They have lived at horne and minded
their own business for long time. They
have had civilization and literature OF
their own for nearly five thousand years.
They have kept "AnnaEs," that may
prove the mere valuable, bccsuse they
have contented themselves with merely
recording; they never res son from phe-
nOmena. Counting back 2, 1857 years
from the Christian era, they had an En-
peror named "Fohi, " which means ''born
of a rainbow" This is the first thing
they know about themselves. This Fohl
reigned for three hundred years. He is
also spoken Of as the imam who
offered sacrifice" and seems to be
none other than fathf Noah himself. This
count agrees exactly with the figures OF
the Septuagint Versio of the ancient scrip
lures, the version most esteemed by the
Jews Of Palestine and the dispersion, the
one in variably quoted by Jesus Christ
himself, and WI ich subsequently formed
the basis of the Latin Vulgate. The
Western march of empire has swept
round to the Eastern immovables, who
have ren lainel all these ages just where
Noah left them. Ii is curious to bring
out thes : old Chinese book keepers to con-
firm thes chronological computations Of
Christie idOn.
The Current Ammo DOmini came into
use about the year 528. Il was intended
to dc.te from The eighth day after Christ's
birth Pope Gregory, when he sum-
moned the talent of the world around him
to per feet the Julian calendar, dis,
covered that the Christian era ought
to ha Je begun five years earlier, and hi
so ar lended the Roman martyrology'
And now come these Chinese annals tC
confirm the verdict of Christian science
In the reign Of the Emperor Quang-vu-Ti
we fir,d the following remarkable record
On the last day of the seventh moon
there happened a great and singula
eclipse of the sun, whilst the moon wa
at it's full, that is in opposition 10 TIT
suns fact contrary TO all expectation
of an event of that kind, contrary TO al
known NATURAL causes. The date givel
corresponds exactly to the full moon o
March, A. D. 20. The real nature o
this strange eclipse is recorded in Matt
xvii. As, sid the other evangelists
Christ was CT uciied in the 34th year o
his age, and must therefore have been fv
years old at the opening of the vulga
| era
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Immigrnnts from Ohio.

Mr.. John A. Eberle, OF Ohio, through
whose fundamentally a number of per-
sons, formerly residents of that State, have
lately purchased lands in this country, and
some of whom have already established
homes in our midst, arrived here yester-
day, bringing with him from the Buckeye
State three more immigrants to Tennessee.
Mr.. Eberle appears in good health and
spirits, and full of hope that increased
success will attend his efforts in behalf Of
immigration to this locality. We earnest
" welcome these new corners, and are
oratifed to hear that they express them
Selves as well pleased with their prospects
here. and the kindly and cordial manner
Of orr citizens toward them.
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Paving out Money.

During the past week Arson Nelson,
the City Treasurer, has paid off all the ex-
penses Of the Fire Department, Waters
works ard Street Department, for the last
month, amounting TO several thousand
dollars. The street force, numbering
above thirty men, yesterday afternoon
called at the Admiral's office ard received
their pay. Paying cash instead of giving
checks, puts money in circulation and
makes glad the heart of the laborer. The
difference between the two systems OF
paying and promising to pay is immense,
the cash style being altogether more lovely
than ary other form of settlement.
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Military Items.

Two or three detaehments of colored
United States troops have already left this
citv for Texas, and another detachment Is
expected to leave tomorrow. A day or
two sincs twenty-nine negroes enlisted at
Newport barracks, Kentucky, arrived
here, twenty-seven being for the oath in
fantry and two for the 25th. These, with
the fifteen already here, will make about
forty-fve that will go tomorrow to Fort
McKavett, in Texas.
Col. Schwenk's new office on Cherry
street is fitted up in fine style, and is an
Improvement on the one he occupied on
Cedar street. The recruiting still goes
hravely on, although there are not now, as
formerly, any recruiting parties sent out
into the country.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE,

SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, April 15.--Mr. Osborne
made a personal explanation in reply tc
Mr.. c. NJ. Hamilton's charge of bribery
and corruption. The only foundation fol
the charge that he had offered Mr.. Ham
ilton $40, 900 for his vote on the Florida
Railroad bill were the overtures of Mr..
Hamilton, himself to secure price for
his vote.
A Day Of WrangIing against Am
Mr.. Robertson moved to take up his
amendment to the order of business to
allow the House amnesty bill to be con-
sideTed during this session. His purpose
was, if the motion prevailed, to call up
the bill to-day for debate only.
Mr.. Conklin remarked that this being
Saturday the Senate was very thin,
number of Senators having left the city
with the understanding that only Execu-
tive business would be considered. He
moved that the motion would be deferred
till next week.
Mr.. Robertson said he had given five
days previous notice of the motion and
insisted on vote.
MIR. Trumbull did not think the Senate
so thin as represented. 1t was the fullest
Senate he had ever known on Saturday.
He hoped no friend of amnesty would
now allow the subject TO be postponed in
that way.
There were at this point some fifty
Senators present
Mr. Wilson thought the time had come
to act upon the subject, and would so
vote.
Mr.. Chandler moved an executive sss-
sion; lost-16 to IS.
Dir. Morrill,, of Vermont, submitted a
proposition withdrawing his objection to
Mr. RobertsOn's motion on condition
that final vote on the amnesty bill |
should not be taken till the Ku-Klux bill |
passed both houses.
Mr.. Robertson acquiesced, but several |
Senators declined to be bound by any |
such arrangement.
Mr.. Sawyer thought after the bill which |
passed yesterday, no more opportune |
moment than the present could be found |
for the passage Of an amnesty bill. His |
own belief had been that there was an |
understanding that the subject should be |
to-day.
MessTs. Cameron and Frelinghuysen
urged that the vote be deferred.
During further discussion, Mr.. Trum-
bull charged that the efforts of the op-
ponents of the bill for delay were pur-
posely designed 10 defeat action on the
and warned its friends that it
would be impossible TO have it acted on
if they now allowed it to go over.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen then renewed Mr..
Chandeliers motion, on which Mr.. Thur
man demanded the yeas and nays. An
executive session was then held, and the
Senate adjourned.
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From parties who arrived in the city
Yesterday, we learn that burglary C
Cured a short time since at Guthrie, a
store having been broken into and about
300 worth of goods taken away. Not long
since we gave the particulars Of a burglary
at that place. and it would appear from
these frequent occurrences that a gang Of
thieves mast have either established their
headquarters near that place or resolved
to make that one of the scenes Of their
depredations.
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81, louis.


. . NtttNs0tU w IhWtts
ST. LOUIS, April I5.-Tnirty- sight
ChicS.go mechanics were swiudled out of
TIelve dollars each by man named
George Hill with forged passes purport-
ing to be from the Merchants Southern
Packet Company giving them passage to
Houston, Texas, whore Hill had engaged
them to work on the Great Northwest
ern Railroad. IIe swiudlc was disc0v-
cred on ilyig arrival here to-day.
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Operesta OF the PICNIC.

We understand that great preparations
are being made for the Operetta of the
Picnic, which is to come off at Masonic Hall,
Tuesday, 25th April. 1t will be the Con-
cert of the season, quite a number Of
our leading amateur singers having con-
sented to participate, assisted by full
orchestral accompaniment. Proceeds for
q charitable purpose. Secure your re-
served seats early
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ALBAN Y.

A Ra dicaI RePudiates His Party
Democratic Majority i'm the House.
ALBANY, n. Y, April 15.-Mr. Wi
mans. Republican from Chatauque coun-
ty, announced in the House, this morn
i'm, that he would vote with the DemOc-
racy. 1t was received with applause.
The Democrats have secured clear ma
jOrity.
cams an Radical lie an Honest Mani
New YORK, April 15.-The CONNER
cisl Advertiser gives publicity 70 story
that the Republican member of the As
sembly who voted with the Democrats
was captured for $50, 900.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMs

An organization of merchants and
others was formed in Boston yesterday
to test the consitutionality of the income
tax.
There were 544 deaths in New York
city the past week.
The proprietors Of the Cincinnati
Volksbalt and Commercial were each
fined ten dollars and costs, yesterday, for
publishing an advertisement of the Mil
waukee Gift Concert.
A bridge across the MissOuriis building
| al LeaYenWOIth, Kansas.
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TELEGRAPHTC.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
More OF the Alabama Claims
Reported Plan of Settlement
SenateDeferS theAmneSty Bill
Observation-Disclosures
8 Senate Amendmt'S Rejected
The Texas Pacific Railroad
Big Hail Storm in Mississippi
WASHINGTON.

Republican Caucus Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, April l5.-The Repub-
hcan Senators VIII hold caucus Monday,
on the pending amnesty measures.
ASemI. Religious Sensation.
Society circles are much excited to-
day, in consequence of the refusal of a
Catholic Clergyman to perform the mar
riage ceremony next week, at the we'd
ding of Rongobe, Greek Charge d'Affaires,
and Miss Gerdull, daughter of Baron
Gerault. Tne reason for this is the par
ties it tended 10 have the marriage also
solemnized in New York according TO
the rites of the Greek Church. The
young lady is Roman Catholic, while
Mr.. Rongobe is a member of the Greek
Church. In consequence of this course
by the Catholic clergy, no ceremony will
be had here, and the contracting parties
will proceed TO New York Monday, and
will there he married.
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THB CITY.
\ Serioms Allegation.

man named Joseph Cohen was yester-
day arrested on the charge of attempting
to violate tie person of a girl named Sarah
James, at a grocery, in the southern part
of the city, to which he had enticed her
from the home of her mother. The &C
cused was sent to the Workhouse to await
investigation as to the truth of the allega.
ton against him, which will probably
take VlaCo tomorrow.
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A Interesting Accident.

Mollie Costello, aged twelve years,
daughter of officer Costello, residing on
Caroline street, while playing with al
old pistol let it drop, causing it to be dis
charged. The bah struck her in the fore
head killing her instantly.
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GERMANY.
The Grand Entry into Berlin

THO EfHsld Entity INTO BeTIins
BERLIN, April 15.-NO date has yet
been fixed for the triumphsl entry of the
German army into this capital, but it is
generally believed the long-looked fol-
event will occur during the month OF
May or June.
Prince Frederick Charles
Leaves France for Kissengen and Berlin
in Nav.
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MEMPHIS,
Arrest OF a Professfona

Arrest OF a Professional Murderer.
MEMPHIS, April 15.--Capt. Athey ar
rested Levi Farringto,n alias John Hast
ings on the levee, this aft 2rnoon who
killed John JoD'ss in Oregon county, Mis-
souri,, last Ot' .ober and shortly afterward
murdered ?. man in Shelbyville, Tenn,
and few days since another in Jackson
port, f.rk. He was committed to Jail
that afternoon.
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a Full Docket.

At . o'clock last night the stationhouse
slate showed twenty arrests, and there
were outside indications that the number
would be somewhat increased before day.
The list embraced but one very serious
offense, which is elsewhere mentioned.
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CANADA
And tne gEigh Commission.

OrrAwA, ONT, April 15.-In the
Senate to-day, Hon. hlr Campbell stated
that any arrangement by the Joint High
Commission on the San Juan boundary
and the fisheries, would be submitted to
Parliament before a treaty was finally
stimulated
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NEW ORLEANS.
High WaGcE-EHulincntD SogsT Of
CreVaSSSs

.
CreVaSS2S
NEW ORLEANS, April lp.-The Plea
yuue publishes d communication from the
Chief State Engineer and City Surveyor,
showing that the Mississippi river is oEly
two inches below the highwater mark of
1862. Uneasiness is felt regarding the
levees. The break al the Niler plar'
ton below the city isundeT control The
weak points elsewhere are belr,. STRENGTH.
ened.
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THE Southern candidates for the Radi-
cal nomination for Vice President on the
ticket with U. S. Grant are Gov. Alcorn,
of Mississippi; ex-Gov. Clayton, of Ar
kansas; Horace Maynard, of Tennessee ;
ex.Gov. Orr, of South Carolina; Gov.
Bullock, of Georgia, and ex Senator
ReVels.
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MISSISSIPPI,
Terrific Hail StO'rm-VVfndOWs and
crops Damage 4 and BIRDS Ri'iie"
bVtbC EBRil-SIOncs

JAKsoN, Mrs, April ia terrific
hail storm pissed over this vicin'>y last
night. The hail fell for fifteen minutes.
Many stones six inches in circumference
were found. Several Thousand window
lights were broken aud sheet iron roofing
perforated. Gardens, field crops anc'
fruit were seriously ia mayed, forest trees
Were stripped of their foliage and hun
dreds of birds killed.