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RAILROAD MEETING AT WOOD.
BURY.
New Route Suggested for the Gin
cinnati Railroad by way of Car
thage, Woodbury., Wartrace, Shell
byyiIie and Pulaski,

A New Route Suggested for the Gin
cinnati Railroad by way of Car
thage, Woodbury., Wartrace, Shell
byyiIie and Pulaski.
On the Sd of April public meeting of
the citizens Of Cannon county was held at
the Courthouse at Woodbury., the object
Of which will be found in the subioined
resolutions, unanimously passed
Judge Thos. Finley was called to the
chair, and Thos. W. Wood was appointed
Secretary.
Stirring and eloquent speeches were
made by DR.. Chas. T. New and Mai. Jas
S. Barton, showing the advantages and
practicability of extending the railway
from GEeensbuIgh, KY, by way of Car
thage, Woodbury., Shelbyville and Pu-
laski. On motion, committee CO, sisting
Of DR.. G. 7. New, Jas. S. Barton, ]. S.
Wood, j. d. Mcknight and Capt 7. G.
Curlee, was appointed to present resolu
lions expressive of the sense of the meet
ing, which committee reported the follow
ing resolutions which were enthusiastically
and without opposition adopted:
Resolved, That in the opinion Of this
meeting it is of the highest importance
that convention, composed of delegates
tIom the counties Of Smith, DeKalb, Can
non, Coffee, Bedford and Giles, be held as
soon as practicable at this place or some
other convenient point to determine upon
some positive action looking to the loca-
ton of the Cincinnati Railroad south
ward by way of Carthage, Alexandria,
Woodbury., Wartrace, Shelbyviile and Pu-
laski. In order to accomplish this end, it
is further resolved, that a committee be
appointed, fully authorized to represent
this county in this movement, whose duty
it shall be to cooperate with other coun-
ties, and to take all steps necessary to
secure the convening of such a conven-
ton and having this county
properly repre- sented in the
same. This committee is clothed with
plenary power to act for the county in
any emergency which may arise in the
the discharge of the duties for which they
are appointed l. is further resolved that
the press at Nashville, Pulaski and Shell
byville, be requested to publish the pro-
ceedings CT this meeting.
The chair appointed the following COM
mittee in pursuance to the foregoing raso-
lutions, viz. Jno. s. Wood, Jas. S. Crib
BILE, H. j. Styohn and Maj. Jas. S. Bar
ton.
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DAVIDSON COUNTY COURT
Report of the Committee TO Equal
iZe AsseSsments-Aid to PauPers-
Mai. Fosters MaP-FIrst District.

The magistrates composing the David
son County Court met in adj jOurned session
Yesterday, at the CourthOuse, Judge Tur-
ner in the chair and thirty-six magistrates
present.
Judge Turner stated that the object Of
the meeting was to hear the report of the
committee on the equalization of the tax
assessments, and to transact such other
business as might be brought before the
meeting.
Squire Maxey stated that at the last
meeting of the court an appropriation had
been msds for Mrs Burgess, of the 23d
district. An inventory Of her property
had been made, and Squire Maxey thought
it disclosed the TACT that she was probaly
not entitled to any assistance from the
county. The matter was referred to the
magistrates from the district.
'Squi:e Paul then moved that the report
of the committee to equalize tax assess
ments be taken up. The report of this
committee was then read, and presents the
following points: Asking that the assess
ments Of certain parties, including the
lands of Gov Neill S. Brown, Hon. E II.
reporig in favor of approving the assessors
Said report was therefore received and the
assessors books confirmed.
One or two cases of aid granted to pau
pers then engaged the attention of the
| court, among them an appropriation to
Sarah West, poor woman. Of thirty dol
lars.
Squire Maxey called the attention Of the
court to the fact, as he sta. ed it to be, that
Al. IL Co.
map Of Davidson county hsd not been
passed by the majority OF Magistrates re-
quired by Law.
Squire Meacham stated that he thought
'Sduire Maxey was not right in his opin-
ion, and contended that the aI preparation
for Major Fosters map had received the
necessary legal majority.
Squire Wands moved that, in order to
settle the matter, the County Court now
proceed to confirm the apprc priaGon, as a
majority of all the Magistrates were pres
ent.
Various motions were then made, when
| by vote of 26 ayes to 10 noes the Court
made the appropriation to Mr.. Foster of
| SO, 100.
Squire Wands proposed that the Court
| should subscribe for seventy Autographed
| COPIES Of Major Fosters map, but the
Court took no action On the suggestion.
Squire Maxey then offered the follow
| ing. which was adopted:
Whereas, The Court has learned tha:
there are negotiations pending between
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com.
ualy and the Nashville and Decatur Hsil
road Company, looking to laase of the
Nashville and Decatur isailroad by the Lou
isville and Nashville Railroad for term Of
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RAILROAD MENTION.

In a communication to the Sparta Iri-
JuR6 the writer says Il understand there
is to be a meeting of the directors of the
Cumberland and Ohio Railroad, with those
of the Danville and HcMinnville Railroad,
at BurksVille, Ky , on the goth of April,
1871, for the purposipg Of consoli-
dating the two roads and making
the terminus of the same at Burks-
vile, connecting at that point with the
Southwestern Railroad, and thence on
to Sparta 1t is proposed that the Cum
berIand and Chic Road shall run from
Campbellsville via Columbia to Burksville,
thence via Livingston and Sparta to Chat
tanooga. or via McMinnville to Decatur,
Ala. The counties of Adair and Cumber-
land, in kentucky, have already voted
5000. OCO stock in said roads, besides a
large amount of Individual stock-enough,
it is asserted, to complete the road to
BurksVille, or via BurksYille to the Ten
necsee line.
At recent meeting OF the County
Court of Shelby county the Finance Com
miltee reported, among other resolutions,
the following:
Resolved, That they recommend the
funding of the stock of the Memphis and
Ohio Railroad Company into the stock Of
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com
pany, upon the basis of four to one, pro-
vided the sum of $4,000 can be borrowed
on such funded stock as collateral, at a
rate of interest not to exceed ten per cent.
per annum.
Resolved, That tine funded stock OF the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com
pany be placed in the hands of the Chair
man of the County Court, and that he be
fully empowered to hypothecate said stock
with any bank, firm, corporation, or per-
son who will advance the money at rate
of interest not to exceed ten per cent. per
anrum; he being authorized to check upon
the County Trustee, ant said Trustee upon
the said bank, firm, corporation, or person
for the payment OF such claims as may be
| ordered by The court; and when So, ,O0O
shall have been thus drawn to clear 1t IN
by note, and so on until the $4,000 shall
have been consumed
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Henry w. Page, of Brooklyn, n. u,
has given $4,000 to endow the Lyman
Beecher lectureship on Preaching, in Yale
College. H. W. Beecher is to occupy
this chair.
Two hundred and ten thousand acres
Agricultural 4 College land scrip, donated
;3y the United States to the State of Louis
lana. has been sold by that State to G. f.
Lewis, of Cleveland, OHIO, for $lS2, ODd.
This is the same Lewis that gobbled a
lot of Tennessee scrip.
Newbern, North Carolina, was visited
Yesterday by disastrous fire destroying
Seventeen houses and $30O,0O0 worth of
property.
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HOUSE.

MCssrs. Strong and Starkweather, mem
bers elect from Connecticut, appeared and
took the oath.
Mr.. Leonard Myers introduced bill
supplementary to the act to prohibit the
coole trade, which was referred; also a
bill to provide for the adjustment and
satisfaction of French spolation claims
prior to the 9lst of July, 1901.
The House then resumed the considera-
tion of the Senate amendments to the de-
ficiency bill, a number of which were
ooncurred in, and additional amendments
offered were excluded on a point of order,
as they provided new legislation.
when Shall Congress Meetl
An amendment relative to the meeting
of Congress was again brought before the
House by demand for the yeas and
nays upon concurrence. The yeas and
nays were ordered. Several representa-
tiVes opposed the repeal of the existing
law requiring meeting of each Congress
on the 4th of March.
Mr.. Butler asked what would havebeen
the consequence if Congress had not been
able to meet at the preeent session and
legislate 10 suppress anarchy IN half OF
the country2 Why not wait ill next ses-
sion and see whether the rebellion now
existing would be crushed9 When the
Presidential election votes come to be
counted it might happen there would be
States which had been carried by fraudu
lent returns.
Mr.. Farnsworth favored the repeal.
He thought the holding Of this session of
Congress had not tended to preserve the
RoPubhoan party or country
Without reaching vote the House ad-
iourned, after the announcement of the
following appointments: On Committee
on Rules, the Speaker, Banks, Garfield,
Cox and Randall; on Public Buildings and
Grounds, Halsey, StaIkweather, Lyner,
Platt, Morphis, Orr, Getz, Wells and
Perry.
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from
Another communicable
PIeasantOu.

A. Pieasanton, Commissioner UfInternal
Revenue, In reply to g communication
from an assessor Of United Sta,es revenue
under him, has written quite a lengthy
communication, stating thai it viii DO tho
duty of every distiller to make application
for the number cf locks for distilleries
prescribed in his circular published in the
UNION AND American some time since; and
that it is made the duty Of e SCISSORS oI Iu-
terual revenue 10 refuse to perfect tho
bond cf auy distiller continuing bu-inesB
on or after the 1st Of May, 1871, VINO has
not made application for the locks AID de
posted a certified check or postal order
fo- the amount of the price of the locks.
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NEW JERSEY.
RahMaY-Hurrah!

RAILWAY, n. j., April 12.-Rahwsy
be = gone Democratic FOR the first time in
ten ve,rs The Mayor and part of the
Com,ron Council, both free holder. and
nearly al the wald officers on the Demo-
cratic ticket are elected.
Radical Bob Seize the Ballot
Box ~ Patterson.
New York, April l2.-The Republ-
copq elected ten of the twelve aldermen
in Jersey City yesterday. -,
A mob seized the ballot box in the sih
ward of Patterson Monday and the judges
had to escape through the windows. II
the vote of that ward be thrown out the
Republicans will gain the entire city.
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Peaceand pieces Restored,

A citizeA of German nativity yesterday
appeared before Justice Wilkinson for
trial on the charge Of assault and battery
committed on fellow countTyman at the
late peace jubilee. The offending party
was kindly required to settle a fine of 81
and costs, which he accordingly did, and
the troubled waters were calmed. Aappi-
ly. for all parties concerned, peace again
reigns among them, no matter what may
be the state Of the case in Warsaw
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MISSOURI.
RndicnI OFFICIALS.

ST. LOUIS, April l2,-Jas. and VIM.
HAYNES. mail carriers between Iron noun
tain and Poplar Bluff, in Southeastern
Missouri, were brought here last night
charged with robbing the mails. A mum
her Of letters and Il considerable sum ol
money vare found on their person.
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THE WEATHER.
To-Day,

WASHINGTON, April u. - Partially
cloudy weather, with light winds, will
probably be experienced Thursday in the
Middle and Southern States and IN the
Mississippi Valley; cloudy weather and
fresh westerly winds on the lakes, and
fresh winds on East Atlantic.
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The Memorial Committee.

In addition TO the Memorial Committee,
as published in tie UNION AND AMERICAN
, of yesterday, the names of Major Clay
Lucas, Capt. Hired Gregory ard DR.. W.
J. NcMgrry have been added to the list
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The Memphis AUGlanche says that an
old fisherman, whose name is SAID to be
Harber or Hunter, was murdered a few
nights since at TrOtter's Landing, some
ninety miles below Memphis, by some
nerson or persons unknown.
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A Cuban Nluddle.
THE TURF.
The New Orleans Races.

NEw ORLEANS, April 1s.-The attend
ance was good at the races to-day.
The firsr rOoo, Minor HUako, for two
year Olds, one mile, 81, 900. There were
29 entries, 9 starters. 1t was won by Billy
Williamson, beating Frank Ross, G. Wilkes
Nelligan's Sir Rufus, in the order men
toned, and 3 others not placed. Time
1:40t.
The second race, for 800, two miles,
was won by Victory beating Mamie
Douglas second, Morgan Scout third.
Time, 9:S4t.
The third race was for $500, Aile
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MEMPHIS.
in Chancery-FrOst-The
Spring Races.

Spring Races.
MEMPHIS, April ia bill was filled
in the Chancery Court to-day by Col.
Adams, President of the Memphis and
Ohio railroad, to compel J. NJ. Tomeney
or his securities TO produce six bonds
alleged to be fraudulently Issued by him
whilst Secretary of that road, he having
offered them for sale few days since.
There was a slight frost last night, but
little damage TO fruit and vegetables is
apprehended.
The spring races on the 25th promise
to be unusually good.
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AUSTRIA.
Grant Mourning TO get.ofr.

VIENNA, April 12.-Mr. Jay, Minister
of the United States, has received a cable
dispatch from President Grant, express
ing his deep regret at the the painful loss
to Austria by the death of Admiral Teget-
hOff
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ARIZONA.
No Troops nor volunteers Allowed
AgajuSt the He'd Skin ku- ktuX.

SAN FRAxcIsCo, April l2.-Gen. Stone
.nap has gone to Arizona, but his health
will not permit him to participate in the
campaign against the Apaches, II there
was an adequate force al bis command,
which there is not, there being only about
one thousand effective troops in tia. ter
Ti,orv, Nhc sre required for garrison
du,v, and the Government declines to per-
init volunteers to take the field independ-
emily
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MINNESOTA.
Indignation against

TrpIn IN NNUNN NHNNHE > H1-"N1NI~
Ulysses.
MrNNEAPorJs, MINI, April y. There
Uas q tremep, jous Indignation meeting
held in this city demonstrating against the
removal of G. A'drich, Postmaster, and
appointing Dr. keith in his place. Col:
Aldrich was the frs, representative OF
Minnesota in Congress.
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The following notice was recently
posted in front of well known store IN
Chattanooga: "3O mheilk keOus for sail,
and wit Dung kalfs. Keul on mhe for in
4urmations.n Who calfsy
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Proclamation by the Governor -
Day of Fasting and Payer.

Gov. Senter yesterday issued his procls-
nation, appointing Thursday, the 27th of
April, instant, as a day of humiliation,
fasting and prayer, Gin accordance with the
revered custom Of our fathers, inviting
the people of this State on that day to as
semble at their places of public worship
and observe the day by such devotional
exercises as are bero4ing TO the occasion.
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ILLINOIS.
Its Capital Goes Democratic

ST. LOUIS, April l2.-The Republicans
of Springfield, IL, elected the Mayor
yesterday, but the Democrats elected all
the other city officers.
CHICAGO, April y -The Illinois Legis-
lature has passed resolution 10 bold an
extra session in Chicago, on NoyemOef
npyt
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GREAT BRITAIN.
NRnnIeOn ILL.

LONDON, April 12.-Napoleon is i'll at
Cheselhurst and has been confined to his
room for several days.
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Ilme, I,4O; I:1o4.
Tue first race was very close; the
second was won easy; the last cold heat
was won by half length.
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each child legitimate or illegitimate.
Other relations are also promised PEN
sions In certain cases.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE,


WASHINGTON, April 12.-Mr. Morton
had read memorial from the Republican
Executive Committee of New Orleans, Ie-
ceived by telegraph, asking the passage
of the pending Ku-Klux bill or some
more stringent measure.
MIR. Robertson entered motion to
amend the order of business so as to get
up the House general amnesty bill. Action
upon the motion was deferred until to-
morrow.
AFrOmissOry Note.
Mr.. Sherman's resolution instructing
the Finance Committee to consider during
recess the best system of reducing the
taxes so as to leave only enough revenue
to pay the working expenses of the goE-
eminent was adopted.
A resolution to print fifty thousand
copies of the Presidents message and
commissioners report on San Domingo
was referred to the committee on print
ing.
The Ku-KIuX Bill.
The Ku-Klux bill was proceeded with
Saulsbery argued that under the power
conferred by it, the President might at
pleasure abolish the Judiciary of any
State, remove the Governor of any State
and prevent the holding of any State
election. He went on TO argue that the
holding Of the present extra session and
the bill itself were parts of a monstrous
scheme to save the waning fortunes of'a
desperate political party.
Pool delivered lengthy speech upon
North Carolina politics in defense of the
officials of that State.
MIR. Bsyard said the Congressional in
reference in the States contemplated by
the bill was positively limited by the
Constitution 10 cases of rebellion. Here
it was proposed to leave its exercise dis.
cretionary with the President, upon the
the prejudiced representations of invid-
uals, thus giving rise to crop of inform
ers all over the country. He then COM
mented upon the unwsrranted and un-
precedented power involved in the meas
ure.
The Senate went into executive session
and subsequently, adjourned.
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Tuesday night Grand Rapids, Mich'-
g,n, was damaged 10y fire to the extent
of $3.50, 600.
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THE WEST INDIES.
How Hayti Hates US.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, April "A num-
Der of Hsytien spies have arrived here.
They are to watch refugees and report
any movement made by them toward the
annexation of Hayti to the United States.
Another British Confederation.
Dispatches from the British govern
ment announce the determination of their
Cabinent to make Honduras a crown
colony, and to form part of West India
confederation.
The authorities have seized thirty four
packages of arms and ammunition which
were hidden in the bushes at Salt Key,
and were clandestinely landed. They
were intended for exhortatlon to the
Cubsns, but will now be sold at public
auction.
A Cuban Muddle.
HAVANA, April 12.-Bishop Martin,
who sailed to day in the steamer Colum-
bia, not having brought his passport to
be vised by the Spanish Consul, and Val
maseda not having given him permission
to return, the Bishop was not allowed to
land. 1t is not known yet whether the
Bishop will be allowed to come ashore or
be compelled to return to Spain. The
affair causes much excitement.
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RICHMOND.

A south Carolina Supreme Negro
Judge on His Dignity-He Pockets
SI,2OO for 0H insult.
RICHMOND, April Ia suit for s., 900
damages in the United States Court by
Judge J. p. Wright, colored, of the Su
prene Court of South Carolina, against
the Richmond and Danville Railroad, was
compromised this morning by the pay
ment of $1,000 to the plaintiff. He
claimed damages for being forcibly eject
cd from a first class car on account of his
color, notwithstanding he held tirst-class
ticket.
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The Grand Jury to-day indicted the
Grand Gift Concert of the Milwaukee
Musical Society as lottery. Several Ken
lucky lotteries having offices in this city
ver,a also indicted.
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County Judge for Decatur County.
Gov. Senter yesterday appointed and
commissioned Isaac E. Brashear as County
Judoe of Decatnr c.unty
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VlJASTED-AN honest MAN, ABLE TO TAKE CARE
w OF and TO extend TIE business Of prominenrIfe In
eirance Company Of another state, in this city,
able to show that he successful canvasaer 6r.
opportunity active solicitor of another company
formulating ance. Ali communications conndc No
will be taken OF replies ua,oss they experience
re.ereuces Address OFFICER, box $50 Post office
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KEEPING RATS FROM HARNESS.

Almost every person who uses har-
ness has been more or less annoyed by
having them injured by rats. We give
few hints as to how this may be avoid
ed. though everybody v knows, or affects
TO know what is best. The recipes here
given are collected from different sources.
Take about a tablespoonful of cayenne
pepper, mix it thoroughly with a quart
of oil, and rub the harness with the mix
ture. This, it is claimed, viii not only
prevent rats and mice from gnawing the
harness but it will also prevent horses
and colts from chewing the lines or halt
ers. lake two quarts of green leeks,
pour over them one gallon of oil, and let
it stand few days before usiug-the
longer it stands the better. A little ben
zine rubbed over the harness after oiling
is said to be sure preventive, but it is
not recommended by many on account of
the idea that it Injuries the leather.
One ounce of aloes to one gallon of
oil will prevent rats from destroying har-
ness. 1t is also claimed that by mixing
ii small quantity, say tablespoonful of
pine tar to one quart of oil, the harness
will be most effectually protected from
injury; but if too much is put on, the
leather will not absorb it. 1t will col
lect dirt, besides making the harness I'M
pleasant TO handle.