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Switches ana CI,isuou,.

The recent revelations about 'jute"-the dark,
fbrous bark, resembling hemp-wherewith wo.
men endeavor cheaply to counterfeit the luxuri-
ant heads of hair denied them by uature-hAve
been regarded, no doubt, as merely sensational,
or perhaps the product of some misogynst imag-
ination, but the doubters have no chance. The
disgusting little borers that fill the "Jutc" Plant,
whether worn in massive chignons or long
punches, are causing lively and by no me.ns
pleasant excitement in various quarters, finding
their way to the heads of the harborers, they
burrow until the scalp becomes raw, and in many
cases affect the whole nervous system and craze
the brain. The only remedy we know o, is to
abandon the use of chi gaons .nd switches alto
gether, end treat with "Barret,'s Vegetable Hair
Restorative thorough application of which,
according to directions will soon supply the de.
fcencies of nature and give you tne. healMN
Lururia,.: he1d Of ht,r The l,dcs all prefer
"Barrett's" because it is much cLeaHsr and does
not gum or nat the hair,
To this preparation was awarded the only pre-
MUM ever given to any Hair preparation at the
n. n, State Fair in 1866, For sale by L. Y.
Grirys
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A Strange Vision.

The Mazatlan correspondent of the San Fran
cisco Ch,0hscle says: "a sensation of some i'm.
portance to the spiritualsts here has excited
the public mind ever since the loss of the i'll.
fated steamship Continental. The sensation was
produced in this manner: A clairvoyant ply
slcian, an American, who lately arrived in this
city, and practices his profession here, had vi.
sion on the night the steamer was wrecked. In
the vision he saw an old woman who appeared
at his bedside, and was evidently greatly atflct-
ed. At first he was startled by the apparition
or spirit, but soon Gained down and asked the
ghost what caused her sorrow. She then wrote
on the wall that the steamship Continental h d
just foundered at sea, and that number of pas
sengers had persisted. The spirit of the old lady,
although not giving the latitude and longitude
where the disaster occurred, was particular in
stating that the wreck took place off Cape St.
Lucas. Having relieved herself of this piece of
information, the apparition disappeared, and the
clairvoyant was left to cogitate upon the marvel
GUS. Next morning the doctor arose, and he
was SO strongly impressed with the strange and
mysterious event of the night, that he told many
OF his friends in private VIII It ne had seen and
heard His friends could not keep the secret,
and 30 reports of the wreck spread rapidly
throughout the CITY, As might be expected,
great anxiety was felt for the safety of the pas.
seKgers, and every person who had relatives and
friends on board were wondering whether the
clairvoyant was right or wrong. Such strong
hold did the reports take upon the public mind,
that the authorities had the doctor arrested and
fined 1886 as disturber of the peace and one
possessed of the devil. The spiritualists of this
city--and it must be known that spiritualism is
making rapid progress among the Mexican peo-
ple-were somewhat indignant at the arrest,
but the authorities needed no protests, and exc
nfnH hA fno al ftnr 80,
news arrived from Cape St. Lucas, via La Paz,
of the wreck of the Continental, and the news
confirmed in every particular the story of the
olairvoyant Now the spiritualists are in high
glee. aud demand that the doctor be paid back
his fine, and that honors be conferred upon him,
rather than he should be ANONYMOUSLY dealt
with. The case is a very strange one, aud con-
tinues to be subject of absorbing interest to
those who love the mysterious and marvellous.
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Board Of Education.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATIoN,
Ottawa. Dec. %. 1870.

Ottawa, Dec. 29, 1870.
Board met pursuant to ajournment
PrcScnt-Prebdent Stout, and Directors Mar
kle, Gibson, Courtney, Beckwlth, Crane aud Full
ton.
ca motion, the reading Of the minutes WAS dis
pensed with.
Finance committee reported the receipt of :lS-
90 from the 4th ward, and $1,000 from Il 18th, Us
tuition.
On motion Of Director Reckwith, the report was
received aud approved.
Special committee reported that they could not
agree, and therefore would refer the back to
the Board and ask to be discharged; and on mo-
ton Of Director Courtney, the report was received
aud committee discharged.
The following bills were presented and ordered
paid:
l.. Boards & Co., repairing pump, 9th ward, 15cts.
Strawn, Beckwth Il Co., kindng wood, 9TH ward,
$3.50
Motion Of Director Fulton. that the appointment
of principal for the 18th ward school be referred
to committee on teachers, with power to act.
Amended by Director Courtney, that II male
teacher is nat to receive over 5000, nor female
over 300 II year. Carried ms amended.
ON motion Of Director Crane, the schools will
open for the winter term on Tuesday. Jan. g. 1871.
Adjourned to the first Tuesday in Jan. 1871.
A. y. GiBnss Clerk.
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lem Bla ck.

A writer in the 81. James Magazine discourres,
| by way Of pleasant subject, on "Vermin De-
| stroyers of London" The article includes q
memoir, with spicy personal anecdotes of Mr..
Tif6u, who holds the high Office of "Bug De.
stroyer to Her Majesty" and here are some of
the "reminiscences of Jem Black, a famous rat
catcher, who, We fancy, is not without imagins-
ton:
He once went to a cow-keeper's, where the
animals "could not lay down or eat their food
for the rats, which used to get into the manger
and fight at them" II went to work there"
said Mr.. Black, "and actually took out 800 rats
from one hole in the wall had to carry them
in my mouth and hands, and under my arms,
and in my buzzum and pockets t. take them to
the cage When IN course OF 'sterminating'
seven hundred rats at the residence of one Mrs.
Browne, eff Camdentown, her majesty's destroyer
got destroyed himself He was STOPPING down
under the manger, when q COW heard the rats
squeak and butted him up against the bull; the
bull was very savage, and he tainted, but he was
picked up and washed, and then he came to. He
was dreadful bit" on the same occasion, for he
had to lie on the ground and push his naked arm
into the hole until he could reach the rats. The
vermin fastened upon him and gnawed at his
flesh SO savagely that (" it was cut to ribbands
and dreadfully lacerated." At news near
Russell Square Mr.. Black destroyed colony of
rats that had taken up their quarters "near a
CARLOAD of common bricks" They were "under
the floor and near the partition of the stable"
When the woodwork was pulled down the
coachman said: "Well, rat-catcher, if you had
been employed years ago deal more corn would
have gone into the horses" The vermin had
worried pair of beautiful chestnut horses by
gnawing away their hoofs, and had nearly driven
them mad" Mr.. Black supplied most of the
"happy families" in London. He sold rats to
ladies, who kept them in squirrel cages He
had sent members of the ''large.tail species" to
all parts of the globe, and near every town in
England" Upward of 300 were exported to
France. He had rats of every color and variety
-''fAwn and white, black and white, brown and
white, red and white blue, black and white
black, white and red" People used to come
from all parts of London to see his collection.
At a shop in Leicester Square he sold female
rat and six young ones for ten shilliLgs. They
were " beautiful and docile group, just like a
SOW sucking her pigs"
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New Lisbon, Ohio, has 4 igm 90 base bail club
One OF tho girls recently maia "uome run"
She saw her father coming with "a switch.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-11
MoKE RADICAL TEsFIM oNY.

Hon. ANTHONY VAN WYoK, a former
resident of Kenosha, Wisconsin, mem
Der of the State Senate Of that State, and
who came within one vote of being nom-
mated by the Radical State Convention
for Governor, is now q resident of Mari
etta, Georgia. In a recent letter to q
gentleman of Kenosha he writes:
''The Ku-Klux don't seem to be around
here, Notwithstanding the alarm of our
Republican friends. Everything Is as
quiet and orderly as New England Sun
Gay. Mr.. Grant don't seem to under
stand the situation down here, am sorry
TO say.
A New Orleans correspondent of the
New York Tribune writes in behalf of
Gov. Yarmouth, to say that a Northern
Republican can walk the streets of New
Orleans and travel through the State with
greater safety than in many of the cities
of the North. He gives the glory of this,
to be sure, to Gov. Yarmouth, and then
adds:
"The atrocities of the Ku-Klux are
almost unknown among US, and the laws
are administered with regularity and GER
iainty."
II is well to put such evinence as this
on record. 1t shows how utterly ground
less are the charges preferred against the
Southern people by those who seek to
Justify the passage Of the 'force bill'' by
Congress, by which it is hoped Grant
will be able to carry the Southern States
in the Presidential election.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-11

The New York Democrat says: "The
sole ambition of Senator Oliver p. Nor
ton, of Indiana, is to be Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court Of the United States.
Whatever else he may take is but STEP
ping-stone to that He vowed in 1854 TO
some day occupy the position,
and he has been INSCRIPTIONS in his
efforts TO push himself forward
ever since. When Judge fancy died
Morton wrote the most piteous appeals
to President Lincoln, but that functiona-
ry was not at that time prepared for such
an iufamy as the elevation of Morton to
the high position. l. viii be sorry day
for this county if he ever reaches ii, but
there is no doubt he would if there should
be a vacancy st this time. He is Mr..
Grants particular henchmsn."
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-11
CINCINNATI.

Previous 10 the war there was large
Southern element in the commerce and
The society of Cincinnati. 1t was mainly
the Southern consumption that built up
the bacon trade ON which that city grew
and prospered. When the war cut off
this chief market, Cincinnati became I'M
mensely loyal for the sake of army con-
tracts to consume her bacon and employ
her idle steamboats,. With the return of
peace she lost this temporary trade for
which she had sacrificed her Southern
customers. In the meanwhile st. Louis
and Louisville had strengthened them
selves sed taken advantage of her negli-
genoe. Why Cincinnati did not establish
direct connections with Knoxville and
Nashville, even before the war, is a mys-
terry of sel6shness. She was certainly
as well able TO do so as Louisville,
and The government business during
the war would have paid the last cent of
their cost. Certainly Cincinnati has been
shortsighted in her policy. or want of
policy. She is grumbling to day over the
refusal of the Kentucky Legislature to
charter the Chattanooga road; but as we
understand it, Kentucky refuses the charter
presented, solely on account of its extraor-
binary provisions. Therefore Cincinnati
appeals TO Congress to override State lines
in manner that must alarm every lover of
freedom or local self government. Cam
didly, we cannot wish her to succeed in
establishing precedent which might be
used TO the advantage of the Louisville
monopoly against our own Legislature.
She is profoundly angered against Louis
vile, we are told; bat she does noihipg.
Louisville has secured control of the
Short Line Railroad under the very nose
of Cincinnati, and is going TO alter its
grsge 50 as to secure a through line to
New York, making Cincinnati a mere
way station and actually making Cincin-
MATHS own bridge 10 Newport her bridge
to ruin. The task before Cincinnati in
order to secure Southern trade is daily
becoming more difficult and costly, and
every delay will but increase it.
We think Nashville stronger as a rail-
road centre than the popular agitation of
the past few weeks might lead outsiders
to suppose. West northwest and north,
east, southeast and south, we command
three-fourths of the compass. Tie ugly
vacuum in the northeast, leading to
Cincinnati, Baltimore and New York,
viii inevitably be filled by the natural
needs Of those cities. 1t is but ques-
ton of ume. The very boldness of Louis
vile will hasten the matter AS we look
at the situation the most pressing need of
Nashville is the other vacancy, q south
western connection, tapping the Western
District opening north Mississippi to our
trade and placing us on the air line Of
New Orleans travel We throw out this
hint for wha. it is worth TO our mer-
chants, capitalists, and railroad men.
Let US also turn our face TO the West and
South--to the future An air line to-
wards New Orleans, connecting US with
the jackson road, would make Nashville
the more desirable as an objective point
to our friends in Cincinnati, and thus
hasten the completion of our radiating
railway system. We viii see what we
will see.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-11
A VOICE FKou THE HEHmIrAGE

Notification was South Carolina's
mode of protes5 against high protective
tariff, and was met by the compromise
bill of Henry Clay, the object of intro
ducing which he candidly stated was ''to
bring down the rate of duties to that
revenue standard for which our oppo-
nents have 50 long commended. 1t was a
trying ordeal to Harry of the West. The
Legislatures Of Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Vermont, New Jersey and Penn
sylvania, had passed resolutions protest
ing against disturbance of the tariff. 1t
was on this occasion that Clay is repor-
ted to have exclaimed, 81 would rather
be right than be President.
The oft-quoted words of Gen. Jackson,
1.-The Union, it must be preserved may be
interpreted as readily against the stubborn
protectionists Of the North as against the
rebeIlious free traders of the South. His
views of our Federal system, its mechau-
ism and its dangers, are thus given in his
Farewell Address to the people of the
United States:
'It is we'll known thst there hsve al
ways been among us those who wish to
enlarge the powers of the General Gov
eminent; and experience would seem TO
indicate that there is tendency on the
part of this Government to 0veTstep the
boundaries marked out for il by the Con.
stitution. Its legitimate authority is ab-
solutely sufficient for all the purposes for
which it was created; and its powers
being expressly enumerated, there can
lie no justification for claiming anything
beyond them. Every attempt TO exercise
power beyond these limits should be
promptly and firmly opposed. For one
evil example viii lead to other measures
still more mischievous; and if the princi-
pie of constructive powers, or supposed
advantages, or temporary circumstances,
shall every be permitted TO justify the as
sumption of power not given by the
Constitution, the General Government
viii, before long, absorb all the powers
Of legislation, and you will have in, effect
but one consolidated Government. From
the extent of our country, its diversified
Interests, different pursuits and different
habits, it is too obvious for argument
that a single consolidated Government
would be wholly inadequate to watch
over and protect It's interests; and every
friend Of our free Institutions should be
alwsys prepared to maintain unimpaired
and in full yigor the rights and sovereign
~ of the States, and 20 c0nfne the action
OF the General Government strictly to
the sphere of its appropriate dutieR. "
How wise, patriotic and sadly Pre-
phetic these views appear in The light of
current events, and what rebuke they
are from the grave Of one who loved the
Union well, 10 the loyalists of our day.
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orderly, and that the lives of men who
avow an adherence to one of the contend
ing political parties of the country are
unsafe here. l am happy to be able to
declare here, and thus publicly and off.
cislly, that have no occasion to call the
attention of the grand jury of this county
to any special violation of law and order,
and TO bear my official testimony to the
peace and decorum which prevail through
out the limits of the jurisdiction of this
court. -
Radicals in all portions of the South,
who have 70 taxes to grind" bear SINH
lar testimony. What contrast with the
condition of the North as portrayed by
the New York Times!
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-11
GREELEY VS., GRANT.

A few weeks ago Mr.. Horace Greeley,
the editor of the New York Tribune
came out Enthusiastically for Grant for a
second term. This was heralded through
Grant organs as great card for the Presi-
dent. But the course Of the Tribune
since then has hardly come up ,o, the ex-
Rotations of Grants henchmen. And
now the Tribune is evidently in bad
humor with the Administration. In re-
ply to some sharp criticisms of the Spring
field Republican, Massachusetts Radi-
iosl organ, it says:
cit is certainly true that We a'e not
seeking the reelection Of Gen. Grant as
President. Should he be the Republican
candidate, We shall OF course support him
10 the best Of cur ability; but pending
the nomination, We may be fairly charged
with uufriendlincss' to running him OF
snv ofl.er man Tor President while he
wie)de lie vast patronage of that high
office. We ardenuy desire 90 see the
principle established that q President
Shall have No aspirations except 10 serve
the country enlincn,ly and win iheEt by q
lasting and enViable renown. So much
Tor the 'unfIicndliness; but h0w IS to
lie scanceaied1 We have talked 10 this
fashion 10 all VINO would hear Us for
months: we should have written il ere
now if we had not been anxious TO pest
pope sll discussion regarding the next
Presidency till next winter. Be it under
stood, then, now and evermore, that what
the Repu6licon terms our 'unfriendli-
ness TO Gen. Grant is, at all EVENT., not
Concealed. ,"
The article from which this paragraph
is extracted bears evidence of having been
prepared by Mr. Greeley himself 1t
leaves no room TO doubt that he is OPP
posed 10 Grant for a second term. Mr..
Greeley evidently feels that Grant is q
load the Radical party cannot carry in
the next election. The present undis-
guised opposition of the Tribune to the
denomination Of Grant may be fairly &C.
cepted as an evidence of the growing
unpopularity of the manager of the great
National Gift Enterprise.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-11

SPEAKING of the legal tender decision,
the New York Tribune (RadicsD says
'ft Injuries the p ,or man, and puts i'm
mense sums in the pockets of The itch
and aourishing few corporations To
he sure it does, and that is Why it wss
made.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-11

VII make the present season a. my place.
TERMS-SlOO each. Mares not proving In foAl
can be returned next season gratis TO the respec-
tive horses. Mares kept at IS per month, unless
extra attention u required.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-11

Clover and Grass Seed Gather>r.
PAUL DISM Uk ES Patcntee and
Manufacturer, GaIlaiin, Tenn.
I PROPOSE To SELL TIE STATE AND
L County Rights OF this Machine, or Single Ma
chine. II is simple il it's construction, drawn by
two horses, and will gather the seed OF eight
acres per day Of Glover, Blue GRASS, Herds Grass
or Barley.
Blue Grass will yield from to bushels per
acre; Clover Will yield tom two to four bushels
per acre.
This Machine DOES lot iujure the Glover or
Grass in gathering. By It use We will Do ex port
ers instead Of importers Of sseds.
1t Is nov on exhibition ct ths Tennessee Iudus-
trial Exposition, and can be seen 1t Paul L is.
muteS Cos. Gallatin, or they may be add dressed
By letter.
ME-. PAUL bIsMUEEs, Gallatin, Teun.-Desr
Fir: We have seen your Clover and Grass Seed
Gatherer at work u the field, aud we pronounce
1t the best machine ever in ented to keep money
At home. We ara satisfied that It will gather from
I 20 acres ger day, and take them clean above
the lesves OF the clover.
R. @. Gillespie, z T. Bush, Jno. F Gillespie, ].
n. Guthrie, R. W. Bennett, /. n. Newkirk DR.. B.
W. Hal, c. Franklin, /. W. Harris, t. Il. Ar
mold, J. G. Vertrees. jas Guthrie, D. Y Jameson,
1hos. Flanagan, Vim Bake, of Penn, T. BOyers,
Bale Peyton, myll-Zw
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-11
FOR 3 a Z n,
A BEAUTIFUL
COUNTRY H0MEI

CITUATED on THE DICKERSON PIKE. Two
y niles from the city, containing ten acres Of
excellent garden land.
The Residence, . one story frsme cottage cen
tAins six rooms, with front porch forty feet, and
back porch ~ feet, and spacious center ball.
besides servants rooms, kitchen, smoke house,
pOt&to-house, milk-house, COW house, well house,
stable, csrIiaEe-house. ard the finest barn N the
county. An of these Buildings are cover ed win
tin, and are in superb OIder.
The entire premises are enclosed with neat and
substantial fencing. The front yard is veil set IN
blue grass, handsomely laid OF, and adorned With
shrubs, shade and Ornamental trees. Every de-
scription Of fruits and berris Of the rsrest kinds
raised in this latitude, are to be found on this
place. About six acres are in fne pzsturs, win
lever falling pond OF good water.
We regard this one Of the most elegant and
desirable county PAGES tha, has been offered Tor
sale in this country Tor ten years. Il must De
seen to be fully appreciated.
The Price Is YEhY lew Apply to
CALENDER q GARRETT, Agents,
april Il No. 50 North Cherry street.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-11

Iris generally conceded that the man
who manufactures the Ku-Klux outrsges
for the Philadelphia Press is better cup
in his part'' than any other man in the
country. he can beat the New York
Tribune man two to one, and not half
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-11
VANDAL AND JACK MALONE

NATHANIEL BAALER, JR-,
Clerk and Master.
z. 4, E sing. ". 2, Cooper and ". 3, Eeese.
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Maxwell House Hop.
at. CLIO ID.

Corner Church and Summer st-eets.)
T7HIS LARGE AND POPULAR HOUSE OF
i entertainment is now open TO the travelling
public, and Will be conducted IS
FIRST GLASS HOTEL.
1t has been thoroughly remodeled, and is ore Of
the most elegant structures in the city. The 10
cslity is most desirable, and thu rooms are ar
ranged with special reference to the
COMFORT OF FAMILIES.
The former patrons of the ST. CLOUD are invited
to re- visit their old Nashville home, where they
will nni every comfort and receive every stten-
ton,
Terms of Boarding:
Transient Visitors, per day. go
Dsy Board per week 500
- mOnIn Eo.OU
Special arrangements viii be made for srdInS
families.
Apply at Office, entrance from Summer, near
Church street.
D. DU PRE- & SISTERS,
mrhl2 SIN Proprietors.
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IT appears from the returns of the cleo
ton held in Minnesota on the Sd inst y,
that the question of referring the pay
ment of the bonds issued by the State 10
railroads to commission has been de-
feated by majority of about 5000. 1t
thus appears that Radical Minnesota per-
sists in repudiating portion of her State
debt. If Southern State had done this
what would not the Radicals say9