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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-22

corpoTated in accordance with the forego-
ing preamble to be composed of the per-
sons therein named, tO-wit: D. F. Car
ter, NJ. Burns and other citizens of Nash
vile, for the purpose and design as in said
preamble expressed, then that one hum
dred thousand dollars, or SO much thereof
as may be necessary to pay an annual div
idend upon the stock of said Nashville and
Decatur Railroad as provided in the terms
of said contemplated lease, be and the
same is hereby guaranteed to be paid by
the city OF Nashville, in default of the
said Tennessee Central Railroad Company
to make good the said contract in that
respect; the same to be raised if necessary
by special tax of not more than
mills on the dollar, to be assessed and lev
led as demanded
2. Be it enacted, That so soon as the
Ma or and City Council are notified that
the said contemplated Tennessee Central
Railroad Company shall be incorporated
and the said lease has been taken or con-
tracted for, this act shall be submitted to
the corporation of the city of Nashville for
their ratification or rejection at an election
to be held as the law requires Saturday
Mr.. Craighead said this bill was not
regularly before the Board, but he would
be unwilling to see any decisive action
taken in the premises without first having
the matter referred to competent legal
gentlemen to determine whether the cor
poration could in legal way comply with
the provisions of the bill.
f. II. French, Esq, briefly addressed
the Convention, and stated the bill now
under consideration had been carefully
prepared by a gentleman of superior legal
attainments, and had been fully copsid-
cred by a meeting of citizens held
but few hours before. The meeting
had determined that this was the best and
safest course that could now be pursued.
A. L. Demoss, Esq, being called upon,
addressed the convention relative to the
situation, the railroad policy and pros
poets In Tennessee, and the measure now
under consideration. He had entertained
the opinion that the city had no legal night
to lease or manage railroads, and did not
feel entirely satisfied as to the le-
gality of the measure just pro-
Do cd. He thought it safest to ask for
legal opinion on the subject. The
question involved in this matter, the
rlghs Of city as corporation TO lease and
run railroads is new and important, and
should be properly considered before any
! final action is taken He believed the
mat or ought to be fully Investigated be
fore proceeding fur her, and the best pos
siale legal opinion Obtained on the suo-
! iect before final action by the authorities
| Should Louisville continue 10 discriminate
| agai 81 Nashville in the matter of freights,
an acs OF Assembly on the subject might
be called into GequisitiOn to prevent tho
| evil-such an sc: is now In existence,
out the speaker was not satisfied
| that its provisions would reach the case IL
point. If New York or Baltimore pro-
posed making the lease now contemplated
by Louisville, he would have no words of
objection to offer. Neither of these dis
tant cities has any spirit of contention
with or animoaity towards Nashville. The
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CoNDENsED TELEGRAJMs.

The mining difficulties in Pennsylva-
MIA are about settled. The EN- plOyeCs of
the Lackwanna Company have resumed
work.
A san Francisco auctione er has failed
for a quarter of million.
The Czarawich, of Russia, is expected
to arrive in New York early in June.
The Ohio Senate has passed bill eX-
empting parsonsges frorh taxation
The Distillers National Convention
meets IN Cincinnati NJ Ay 3.
A convention of the Journeymen's
Christian Association meets iu Washing
ton MAY 24-half f are on railroads.
Letters for Al.ace and German Lor-
raine, Metz, ETC., are now charged the
same postage as 10 Germany.
The English House of Lords are dis
cussing about repudiating the agreement
at Paris, in 1856, to abolish privateering
and the right TO search neutral vessels
for COntrab and of war. 1t was under this
agreement that the rendition Of Mason
and Slden was demanded.
- Mr.. jay, our Minister to Austria, says
he will visit Turkey, but has not been
transit Ired TO that court.
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CONNECTICUT.
The Official CanVRSsers Give
English 25 Clear Nj MaJOrity-FIgures
tiII your Head Swims

The Official CanVaSsers Give
English 25 Clear NJ maJOrity-FIgures
IiII yOur Head Swims
HARTFORD, CoEN., April 21.-The
Canvsssers, who met to-day to officially
canvass the returns of the State election
will report the following figures to the
Legislature: James E. English AZ, ,492,
Marshall Jewell AZ, 450, and scattering II.
This gives English a majority of 25. The
error of taking 2 from English and the
disagreeing returns adding % to Jewell,
will, if the Legislature make the correc-
ton, make JEWELS and the scattering
votes the same as English's. OF the scat
tering 8, and probably 6, will be counted
by English. Ii the report of mistake of
100 too many for English at New Haven,
and IA at Enfield, prove true, Jewell will
be declared Governor by majority of
about 80.
Morris, Republican, is elected Lieu
tenant Governor by a majority of go.
David P. Nichols, Republican, Treas
urer by 250 majority.
Owing to an informslity in the returns,
and incorrectly spelled ballots, the can
vsssers cannot declare that any one has 6
majority for Secretary of State or Comp.
troller. The Legislature will, however,
elect Hiram Appelman Secretary OF
State, and Jas. w. Manning Comptroller,
both Republicans. Votes msnifestly in,
tended for them, would give AppelmsI
16l majority, and Manning $50.
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State. Many citizens of Cincinnati had
earnestly assured Maj. Thompson that all
possible assistance would be rendered
Nashville in her present extremity. Hav-
ing been foiled in their efforts to make the
Chattanooga connection she desired, Gin
cinnati would willingly and freely aid any
movement which would give her direct
communication with Decatur. Large in
yestments had been made in railroad stocks
at Cincinnati by Eastern capitalists and
railroads. Agents of Eastern railroads
had recently visited Cincinnati to inquire
as to the condition Of her railroad inter
ests. and especially as to the opportunities
of extending her Southern connections,
and the liberal investments made by the
corporations they represent was evidence
of their confidence in the feasibility of
contemplated connections with the South.
Msi. Thompson felt fully satisfied that if
time could be afforded to check innate
the designs of Louisville against the
interests of Nashville that the people of
Cincinnati would gladly lend helping
bands. If the City Council desired it,
Cincinnati would send committee of her
citizens here to consult with our people as
to what was best to be done to prevent the
consummation of Louisvile's designs up
on the interests of Nashville. Maj.
Thompson said that if the city of Nash
vile shouid lease the Nashville and Deca-
tar Railroad, that Cincinnati would in
some way furnish the money necessary to
make the investment profitable.
At the close of Maj. ThompsOns re-
marks Mr.. Oraighead moved that the
thanks of the Convention be rendered
and for the efforts he made there in the
interests OF Nashville.
Mr.. Craighead read the following bill
which had been prepared by the direction
of meeting of citizens held to-day:
Whereas, D. F. Garter, NJ. Burns and
others. citizens of Nashville, have in con-
temptation to procure charter of incor-
poratior by decree of the Court of Chsn-
cery at Nashville, and to be thereby in
corporated into chartered company under
the general incorporation law of this State
to be known as the Tennessee Central
Railroad Company to be empowered by its
said contemplated charter among o her
things to contract with the stockholders of
the Nashville and Decatur Railroad to lease
and control the said railroad for a series Of
wears on terms to be agreed upon By said
contracting parties; And whereas, TIE
| best interests of Nashville are deeply
concerned in securing tie control of she
said Nashville and Decatur Railroad 70 the
communities by which it was built, and to
its proper home Influences, In whoa 30
large portion of the prosperity Of Nash
vile is involved; and, whereas, it is be-
lieved that such purpose can be effsctuaily
accomplished by the formation of the said
chartered company and carrying out the
design of the said chartered company in
whose contemplated Directors this com
munity has every confidence: therefore,
be it
Resolved, by the Mayor and Com
mon Council of Nashville, That so
soon as the said Tennessee Cen
trail Railroad Company shall be in
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Nashville and Decatur Railroad
The Directory Of this road were delayed
in their meeting yesterday by the dete1-
tion of the train from Louisville. A wood
yard, placed upon both sides of the road,
caught fire, and the heat was 50 g at la.
no train could pass through il. This de-
layed necessarily the train upon which our
Governor elect, Gen. John Q. BrOsn, aEd
his associates upon the committee from
the Nashville and DecatII Railroad, were
fastening to Nashville.
This prevented the contemplated meet
ing of the Directory of the Nashville and
Decatur Railroad yesterday. The .raiu
bearing Gen. Brown and his associates did
not arrive until $50 last evening. We
understand that the Directors VINO mad
been awaiting the return Of ihs committee
from Louisville, held a meeting 'ast night
at the Maxwell H 5use L vas its p rutsr
quarterly meeting However TINS Iu or
tant business beng Presented ~
it, the Directory deterrci-at, Ly
a unanimous vote, 20 submit the
proposed lease to the meeting OF the
stockholders Of the Nash7iIs and d calUE
road, to be held at Palask en- he 4-a Of
May.
We have no further positive Information
Of the terms OF the lease, than " gave II
our issue Of yesterday, but from al ~ eau
learn, what we then said is sub7tintaly
correct.
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people would rather submit to a heavy
tax than witness the triumph of Louisville
in this matter. Mr.. DeMoss continued his
remarks at such length as to make it i'm
possible, in the crowded condition Of our
colums, to give more protracted outline
of his speech.
Andrew ]. Smith moved that Messrs.
DeMoss, Thompson and Ewing be re-
quested to prepare an opinion on the pres
ent bill.
Mr.. Simmons moved to pass the bill
and then ask for a legal opinion. The
people expected immediate action, and the
situation warranted that expectation. He
was opposed TO talking so much and doing
so little. Pass the bill and settle the
question of its legality afterwards
r. S. Patterson moved that the bill now
under consideration be referred for legal
investigation and opinion to Neill S.
Brown, VIM F. Cooper, Francis B. Fogg,
A L. DeMoss and John Thompson.
Adopted.
On motion of D. f. Garter, the Conven-
ton adjourned until o'clock Monday
evening, at which time it is expected the
legal opinion of the gentlemen named
will be rendered.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-22

TELEGRAPHIC.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Alabama Claims Treaty
Greeley Breaking from Grant
The Connecticut Elections
The Count of the CanVaSSers
Louisville as a RaiIrsadF dFOcuu
Great CreVaSSe i'm Louisiana
The Count of the CanvaSSerS
Louisville as a Railroad FOcu
Great CreVaSSe i'm Louisiana
WASHINGTON.


The Election i'm the Distrfct-Th.
Women Suffragists and the Oar
kIes.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-The election
yesterday was remarkably peaceful thro'.
out the district, but few incidents having
occurred requiring the interposition OF
the police. Nearly all the employees in
the navy yard voted, few at time be-
ing granted leave of absence long enough
to perform this duty. About 200 or 300
marines and guards were kept under arms
all day to be used in case of necessity In
several voting precincts number of wo-
men approached the polls with tickets
in their hands, claiming the right of VOTE
They were treated courteously by the
Commissioners, but Informed that their
names were not on the registry list
They thereupon presented affidavits that
they were legally qualified voters and had
presented themselves for registration, but
been refused. These affidaVits were pre-
sented as preliminary TO legal proceed
ings. In some cases the women were ac-
companied by lawyers. The colored peo-
pie voted the Republican ticket almost
without exception. OF % members of
the House of Delegates the Republicans
elect 10, and the Democrats z. General
Chipulan's majority for Congress is 4 A0S7
over Richard, T.. Merrick, Democrat
Buffers Speculation Funds.
Gen. Butler, the President and Treas
urer of the House for Disabled Volunteer
Soldiers, delivered to the Secretary of the
Treasury to-day 700, $50 20 bouds of
1855 to be changed for the new five per
cent loan in the name of the above insti-
tuition.
England Approves the Alabama
q -A II Settlement.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-Specisl to the
New York Post-The British High
Commission have received dispatches
from their Government approving of the
treaty recently made by the High Com
missioners for the settlement of the Ala
bams claims question. The full details
of this treaty are as yet unknown, except
TO few persons who have close official
relations with the President; and one of
these is the authority for the statement
that the treaty provides fixed Commits
sion of Examiners to pass upon the valid
ity of all claims presented. The Emperor
of Brazil is to be arbitrator This much,
1t is said, can be made public without
violating confidence. As to the treaty
in general, it is pronounced very favora-
bic to the United States, at least as fa-
vorable as can be negotiated now or for
q long time.
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MEMPHIS.
The Direct War Tax of '62.

MEMPHIS, April 2l.-The Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue has instructed
Collector Patterson to institute proceed
iugs TO obtain possession of lands claimed
by the United States to be acquired under
the direct tax laws. This will embrace
a large portion of Fort Pickering.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-22

Bager, a half breed, was executed at
Cheyenne, Wyoming, to-day for the muir
der of McClusky and Lowry. On the
scaffold he said: "LOok at me. InO
cry. / no woman, man. die brave. "
He said he loved the Grea, Spirit and was
going TO sec him. .,
The Government of Wurtemburg IL
lustrates religious freedom by declaring
the DEGREES Of the recent Ecumenical
Couucil null and void in that Kingdom.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-22
LOUISIANA,

Disastrous CreVaSse-TweIye Miles
of the Jackson Road Flooded.
NEW ORLEANS, April 2l.-The Bonnet
crevssse is now 200 feet wide and very
deep The country between the Crevasse
and Lake Ponchsrtrain is overfOwed. and
twelve miles of the Jackson Railroad
flooded. Passengers, mails, etc., by that
road are coming by boat from Pass
Mancha
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INDIANAPOLIS
In1he uood Exrectant.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 21.-The
President, accompanied by Senator Nor
ton, is expected TO arrive here about 8
A. NJ. tomorrow. He will remain du-
ring the day, and is to have a reception
at the Academy of Music tomorrow
evening.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-22
THE INDIANS

ON the WarpaIh-A Frontier Settle
ment Broken uP-SeveraI Whites
Killed.
TUscoN, OREzoNA, April 14.-Yester-
day the Indians attacked the San Pedro
settlement, near Camp Grant, killed
Alex. Mckenzie II. G Long, Owen
Chacin aud Egard Water; wounded
Nicholas Tepez, and stole lot of stock,
arms and ammunition. This settlement
which has existed for six years, will be
abandoned at once. Numerous other out
RACES are expected. Ration tickets
issued at the reservation of camp Grant,
were recently found on Indians killed.
The recent raiders appear 10 be supplied
with government arms and ammuni-
tion.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-22
NEW YORK.
The Radical SPIiL-GreeIey Siding
with Fenton against Grant,

INC AAolcAI SPiit-GreeieY siding
with FentOn against Grant.
NKw YORK, April 21.-The Repubh-
can State Executive Committee met at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. A letter was
read from Horace Greeley declining to act
as one of the Com mittee on Reorganiz-
alton and expressing his regret at being
obliged to decline. He says, had little
forbearance and Cancellation been eVinced
by the appointing power at Washington,
he thinks it might have been different
The Committee then proceeded to fill
Greeley's place with Hon. jackson S.
Sc hnltZ
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-22
ESTABLISHED MARCH 30, 1885.
THE FORCE BILL.
Full Text of the Law.

Transferring All Crtminali Juris-
dictiOn TO Federal Courts, and Aus
thOrizing the President TO Suspend
all state Government and Pro-
claim Martial Law at VIII.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-22
The FederaI Court.

Judge Trigg has been earnestly at work
this week, and yesterday finished the
Criminal docket of his court, having dis
posed of nearly four hundred cases since
Monday, exclusive of the Fourteenth
Amendment cases, which have been post
poned until Monday, the first day of May,
to await the arrival of Judge Emmons.
The call of the civil docket will commence
on Monday next, of which lawyers en-
gagged should take due notice, for the Judge
seems determined to dispose of the docket
without hindrance or delay. a word to
the wise is sufficient
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-22

Two passenger coaches Were taken from
the Chattanooga road yesterday to make up
the train that left Nashville at 23O P. N,
for Louisville.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-22
GERMANY.
mother Claim Against Franco

hONhcA SAeAAAAA - S~A.N~ A~-SS|'
LONDON, April 21.-It is amour iced
that Germany supports the claims OF the
inhabitants of Alssce against France.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-22
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An act to enforce the provisions of~she Four
teenth Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, and other purposes.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-04-29
The following Rules Will be observed:

J.. None other than the growth of 1870,
will he admitted.
.. Each hhd. must he marked distinctly
with the owners name, and class in which
IL will he exhibited.
3. Tobacco should be shipped. If possible,
SO rs to arrive by July LIST.
1. No HID. of Glass No. ! and 3 to weigh
less than $40 pounds net.
.. No hhd. Of Class No. I, 8, rs and . to
weigh less than 1000 pounds net.
q. No box ofClass No. Ito weigh less than
80 pounds net.
I. In Glass No. 10 and II no HID. shall be
counted that has previously been sampled
ana sold ON this market, either ''publicly
or privately" The premiums in these
classes viii be awarded on the LIST day of
s. The entrance fee ofthe 10th Glass shall
be So, and of the 18th $40. Entrance must
he made I'm these classes on or before the
18th of June, by giving notice to the Treas
urcr of the Board of Trade, and paying
him the fee.
0. An entrance fee of S. will be charged
on ench hhd. and box, except in Glasses
10. All tobacco will be entered by the
Warehouse that receives II. 1t will be ON
tered in the name of the owner. The
Warehouse viii pay the entrance fee, and
charge the same to the owner OF the to-
ii. on Glass 9Th. Mossrs. NJ. II. Clark &
Bro. will be t~heJudges.
IL. Glass 10 refers to the owner of the to-
bacco, and not the Warehouse that sells II.
Eithcr of the following Warehouses will
receive tobacco Tor the Fair:
Cumberland, Killebrew & Williamson.
Clnrksvillc: Harrison 4 shelby.
Elephant, Turnkey, Ely & Co.
Tobacco, Bowling & Kirby.
Red River Landing, Herndon 4 Collins.
TREES Landing il. THONGS 4 GO;
President Board of Trade.
april 20, Is7l-tdf
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NASHVILLE q DECATUR II. n.

The Nashville papers publish the
terms upon which the Nashville
and Decatur Railroad is to tie leased,
for thirty years, to the Directors OF
the Louisville md Nashville road
We hope the proposed arrangement
will yet fail through the offer Of bet
ter terms by Nash vile and Davidson
county, and that q neighboring city
and State may not be allowed to reap
all the benefits of a Tennessee enter
Prise, for the present, stripped Of its
reward by - war of aggression, fol-
bowed by a swarm of Federal thieves
commissioned by Radical usurpers
md inaugurated at the point Of the
bayonet.
The Legislature, In ordering the
sale of roads, made delinquent by the
agencies just mentioned, did not eX-
actly kill the goose that laid the gol-
den eggs, but built its nest where the
eggs will he appropriated Ivy others
than the rightful owners. We have
long feared the adoption Of this sui
eidal policy, and urged the propriety
and wisdom Of losing the entire rail
road debt rather than surrender the
roads to monopolies dangerous alike
to our commercial prosperity and po-
litical independence.
A.. ,,II, n,,1 villa
Company can make the Decatur roa
pay the lease and n profit besides, Is
st not apparent that it must be done
at the expense of Nashville and OF
Tennessee? If this plain proposition
he accepted as true, it will require
little figuring to prove that, in thirty
years, the loss to the State and its
Capitol will be more than the origi-
nal cost of the road, and the lease
superadded. The loss, it must be re.
membered, will not be limited to the
expiration Of the lease, but will be
carried far beyond by the advanta-
ges the foreign Company will have
acquired during the term of the lease.
AS In this case, so will it be in every
other transfer of Tennessee roads, by
lease or sale, to the grasping monop-
olics that are seeking to swallow up
the trade Of the South by making its
roads, as well rs all other resources,
tributary to the north side of the
Ohio and the city at the Falls.
1t Is not easy to say how the debt
imposed by Radical thieves is to be
paid of, but it is not difficult to fore
see that the state will lose, in wealth
and population, in the long rum
many times moro than can he real
lied by the sale of the roads, even il
they bring first cost.