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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-03
MICROSCOPIC WONDERS.
A Living World I'm the Cup of a Car
national brilliant and Animated
Scene.

II is well known that the exsmina-
ton of flowers and vegetables of every
description by the microscope opens a
new and interesting field of wonders to
the inquiring naturalist. Sir John Hill
has given the following curious account
of what appeared on his examining a
carnation. ''The principal flower in an
elegant bouquet was csrnation; the fra
GRANGE of this led me 10 enjoy it fire.
quently and near. The sense of smelling
was not the only one affected on these
occasions. While that was satisfied with
the powerful sweet, the ear was constant
ly attacked by an extremely soft, but
agreeable mourning sound. 1t was easy
to knoW=that some animal within the
covert must be the musician, and that the
little noise must come from some little
creature suited to produce it. instantly
distended the lower part of the flower,
and, placing it in full light, could discover
troops of little insects frisking with Wild
jollity among the narrow pedestals that
supported its leaves, and the little thread
that occupied its centre. What frag-
rant world for their hsbitationl What
perfect security from all annoyance in the
dusky husk that surrounded the scene of
actonl Adapting miscroseope 10 take
In at one view the whole base of the
flower, / gave myself the opportunity of
contemplating what they were about, and
this for many days together, without CIV
ing them the least disturbance. Thus l
could discover their economy, their pas
sions and their enjoyments. The micro
scope, on this occasion, hsd given
what nature seemed u have denied
to the subjects of contemplation.
The base of the flower extended
itself under its influence to vast plain;
the slender stem of the leaves became
trunks of so many stately cedars; the
threads in the middle seemed columns of
massey structure, supporting at the top of
their several ornaments; and the narrow
spaces between were enlarged in walks,
parterres and terraces. On the polished
bottom of these, brighter than Parisn
marble, walked in pairs, alone or in lar
ger companies, the winged inhabitants;
these, from little dusky fies-fOr such
only the naked eye would have shown
then-were raised to glorious, glitteriDg
animals, stained with living purple, and
with glossy gold tina: would have made
all the labors of the loom contemplate ia
the comparison. could, at leisure, as
they walked together, admire the elegant
limbs, their velvet shoulders and their
silken wings, their backs vieing with the
empyrean in its blue; and their eyes,
each formed of thousand others, out
glittered the little plains on brilliant
above description, and almost too great
for admiration.
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A SHARP RETORT.
HOW Gen. Jackson Rebuked N1r.
nn BuchNnan. ..-.--.

HOW GEN. jackson Rebuked mr.
cc Buchanan. .a,z-,
John w. Forney, in his Anecdotes of
Public Men, relates the following:
Shortly after Mr.. Buchanan's return
from Russia, in 1884, to which be had
been sent by President jackson in 1882,
and Immediately following his election to
the Senate of the United States by the
Legislature of Pennsylvania. to fill the
unexpired term of William Wilkins, re-
signed, who. in his turn, was sent to sue
coed Buchanan in the same foreign mis-
sion, Buchanan called upon OldsHickorv
with fair English lady, whom he desired
to present to the head of the American ma
tion. Leaving her in the reception-room
down stairs, he assembled to the Presi-
dents private quarters and found Gen.
jackson unshaved, unkempt, in his dress
ing gown, and with his slippered feet on
the lender before blazing wood fire,
smoking corn cob pipe of The old south
ern school He stated his Object when
the General said he would be very glad 10
meet the handsome acquaintance of the
new bachelor Senator. Mr.. Buchanan
was always careful of his personal
appearance, and in some respects, was a
sort of masculine Miss Fribble, addicted
to spOtless cravats and huge collars; rather
proud Of q small foot for a man of his
large stature, and to the last of his life
what the ladies would call ga
very good figure" Having Just
returned from a visit to the fash.
ionable continental circles, after two
years of thorough intercourse with the
etiquette of one of the state liest courts
in Europe, he was somewhat shocked al
the idea of the President meeting the
eminent English lady in such guise, and
ventured to ask if he did not intend -tG
change his attire, whereupon the old
warrior rose, with his long pipe in bis
hand, and deliberately knocking the ash
es out of the bowl, said to his friend:
Buchanan, want to give you little
piece of advice, which hope you will
remember. knew man once who made
his fortune by attending TO his own bust
ness. Tel the lady will see her pres.
entity" .-.-...--.. ...-
The man who became President in 1856
was fond of saying that this remark OF
Andrew Jackson Inundated him more
than any rebuke he bad ever received
He walked down stairs TO meet his fail
charge, and in very short time President
jackson entered the room, dressed in 8
full suit of black, cleanly shaved, witt
his stubborn white hair forced back from
his remarkable face, and advancing TO The
beautiful Britisher, saluted her with al
most kingly grace. As she left the White
House, she exclaimed to her escort
''Your republican President is the royaI
model of a gentleman"
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ton, and for q becoming period of time.
Gases were decided by weighing the argu-
ments on both sides, and not by counting
the number of Justices who had, before
the argument formed invincible prepos-
sessions for one side or the other. The
attention of counsel and of the public
vas drawn to the principles involved, and
not to the persons of the judges; and the
decision of the court wss everywhere re-
ceived as the voice of the law, and not
as the viii of majority of the men who
might happen, for the time, to be mem
bers of the court.
Gan this is now changed. Tie central
izing faction in Washington began to
boast, before the two new judges took
their seats, that they would reverse the
former judgment, and sustain the claims
of Congress TO extraordinary power.
From the time they took their seats there
has been notorious and unconcealed
want of harmony in the court upon this
question, and q constant pressure of the
new-made numerical majority to compel
rehear1ng of the case. Having secured
q re-argument, they have at once, and
with scarcely time to read the briefs pre-
sented, forced vote upon ii, and II the
positive assertions of well-informed men
are believed, they have whispered the re-
suit before its public announcement, with
the humiliating details of the nearly equal
division Of the court; and with the extrsord-
nary purpose of declaring the decision at
once, before there is time so much as to
write an opinion upon If. In short the
whole history of the case attracts the at
tention of the public to the personal con-
stitution of the bench for the time, and
the judgment is necessarily regarded, not
as the decision of the law upon a 1ques-
ton of Interpretation, but as the person.
al opinion of Justices Bradley and
Strong, who happen now to be members
of the court. Many observers go fur
ther, and freely assert that these gentle
men, who were well known long before
their appointment to have formed and
expressed similar opinions in the service
of the great corporations TO which they
belonged, are on the bench for the pur
pose of changing its judgment; so that
the decision of the court is really nothing
more OF less thsn the win of the appoint
ing power" M
These questions, says the st. Louis Re-
publican, reveal the nature of the dan
ger that threatens US; it is not the illegal
decision given by the court; it is the foul
means by which the court was made to
give that decision. 1t is not so much
that the validity of contracts has been
impaired, but that the executive has as
sumed authority to make laws by extort-
ing decisions from the court. 1t is that
one august and co-equal department of
our government has been degraded, and
made to become the servile creature of an
outside power that dares to "pack" its
benches, and dictate its opinions. This
is the danger, and it is most hopeful
sign to see the country recognizing it.
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The San Francisco AltG speaks of q
seventeen-pound oyster shell now in the
counting room of that paper, and thinks
that, as nature never produced anything
by way of experiment, there is room for
the inference that the cotemporaneous
lover of the bivalve must have been
equsl'y well developed. One of the mys-
tvTies Of The thing is, that the monster
was found on the Top of Mount ID. ablo-
1000 feet above the level of the sea-
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-03

THE Chicago Post gives the following
information: ''Those who have worn
their hats five years will be pleased to see
that they are just in fashion again, and
those who have pantaloons they bought
in 1848 will be glad to know that they
(the pantsloons) will also be, with their
elastic footings, the pride of the man OF
fashion this season, even as they were his
pride twenty-three years ago."
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$50 Reward {!

STOLEN OR sTRAYED FROM MY HOUSE,
- near the Decatur Depot, in the city OF
Nashville, on last Thursday night, April 20,
1871, small Sorrel Horse, with white spot in
forehead and white lore loot. The horse has
Jumps on toe lower part of each shoulder, and
is l4k or Is hands high. l will pay $40 for the
return of the horse to me, or $50 for the return
of the horse and detection of the thief.
apr25 d56Ew2t A. G. MERRITT.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-03

TIE Philadelphia Press states that
the Sultan Of Turkey offers strong in
ducements to the Jews to emigrate to
Palestine, and has even expressed his
willingness to sell them the Mosque of
Omar, which, it will be recollected, &C.
cupies the site on Mount Moriah of the
ancient temple Ii adds: ''Some of the
hills around Jerusalem have already be-
come Jewish property"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-03
IN BANKRUPTCY.
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TEsxEssEz

MIDDLE DIETRICH OF TENNESSEE,
Nashville, April %, ISL
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY GIVES NO
Il tice OF his appointment As Assignee Of 8. W.
Cole, Of Davidson county, Tenn. within said dis
trict who has been sdjudged q bankrupt on his
own petition, By the District Court Of said Dis
trlct JOHN RUBIN, Assignee,
spr26 1sw3t u 53H Cedar street.
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DE-. Do LEWIS suggests that if young
lady and gentleman should stand in COM
pany in the entwining position they oc-
cupy in the round dance, they would be
called indecent, and that very correctly,
too, 81 --
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-03

AN idea Of the progress of the North
west may be gathered from the fact that
the receipts of the railroads in the State
of Iowa were ten million dollars greater
in 1870 than in 1862.
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Making what the State is mora

ally DOuno 10 ay...................S0ZO,OO O
This difference reduces the debt about
one half, and reduces the annual interest
from 500, 900 to $4,000. Whatever
may be done with the railroad it is the
solemn duty of the State to pay these
bonds only according to the spirit of the
contract, as Get forth in the law.
The evidences are before the public that
Messrs. Higgins and Price paid at the rate
of $15, 900 per annum, for the lease of
this road while they held it. 1t is well
known that they made valuable impr0V-
ments in the buildings and rolling stock,
and kept the road in better repair than it
has been since the war, aud made money
by their lease. l am no partizan OF
Messrs. Higgins and Price. l differ
widely from what is said to be their poll
tics, and have not been on friendly per-
sonal relations with them. only advert
to this fact because it proves conclusively
that the McMinnville and Manchester rail-
road can be kept up and run so as to pay
at least $l5, 900 of the annual accruiDg
interest on the debt, with its present con-
nectioDs. If leased out to the highest
Dl0Qer 1Or TWO years, UT placed III Tic
hands of a Receiver of unimpeach-
able integrity it will do more
than this. But say Sl5, 900; this
leaves $l6, 900 of the annual interest to
be paid by the State. Now, the question
wish the advocates of the sale of the
road to answer is, Whether 1t is not better
for the State to pay the remaining interest,
SIG, 900, than to sellfhe road for $500, OO(
in State bonds and pay the interest, ant
ultimately the principal of the remainin!
$500, 600 of the debt. Reducing it all Il
a gold basis, and paying only what tn
bonds sold for,
The remaining 100000 of the
debt would be, say..-............. $4OO, 90
| The annual interest on which is... 24,O0
Deducting what would be to pay
BY the State, If lessed............. 1000
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-03
CHERIFF,S SALE.
No. I3S

By virtue of writ Of venditioni exponas to me
directed, and delivered from the Honorable Cir
cult Court OF williamson county, Tennessee, at It's
March term. 1871, viii expose to public sale,
to the gnest bidder, for cash, at the Courthouse
door, In the city Of Nashville, on Saturday, the
9th day Of May, 1871 the undivided one fourth
intereCt in certain t-act Of land In the 7th civil
district Of Davidson county, Tennessee, contain
ing ITO acres or less, adjoining the lands Of
Andrew J. Baker m the north, on the east
bounded By the lands of Mrs. Francis B. Hope,
on the south by the lands of Samuel Steger and
Abrsham Whittemore snd on the west by the lands
Of Wash Redder and the Provfne heirs, and known
as the home-place Of the late Charles Cook, and
having been levied on as the interest OF Idum
Il. owen In and to the above described property,
10 sat isfy an execution against him and IN favor
OF Thomas II. Oden, Executor, etc for 5. ,917. 4S,
besides interest and costa.
Dated this 4th day OF April, 1871. .-....--
spr5-1av4t O. n. DONALDSON, Sheriff.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-03

THERE are more foreigners in Chicago,
IN proportion to its population, than IN
any other city in the Union; the exact
figures being 164, 40 natives, and IA
557 foreigners. q .sf r~-.4 s--
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Tennessee and Pacific II
WHNTEEk SOBEDUE
. DAILY TRAINS sUNDAYs ExCz

No. 1 Leaves Nashville aL...6.o
Arrives at Lebanon "a 9:1B
LesYeS Lebanon at..-.4s00
Arrives At Nashville 81 rs
No. z Leaves Lebanon at.-....7 90 A n.
Arrives a. Nashville 81 9:16 4 n.
Leaves Nashville st...-..As00 p. n.
Arrives 81 Lebanon a Sis =. NJ
Passengers leaving Nashville on khs $40 A. q.
train connect with Prices Stage Ltnes for Aiaxa1-
drfa Liberty, Smithville, Sparta, New Middleton
and Cookville ON Mondays, Wednesdays Gnd Fri
days; and With Glenn Bakers line 70 Rome and
Carthage on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
|" On application at General 11ckst once n
Nashville. parties viii be furnished with "OoMMU.
FAfIoE TIOKKrs," at Is per cent. discount on reg
ulAr rates. J. ". PARAMROR,
nov27-H experimentation.
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The State makes clear, by leasing,

HLuuhLy VOsOON
To say nothing of the certainty of having
ultimately to pay the debt if the road is
sold. No rejecting man can doubt that
within less than two years there will be a
connection by way of the Southeastern
Road (already graded to Sparta) and
through to Cincinnati, and connection
south by the Winchester and Alabama
Road to the great system OF Southern
railways. This once effected, there is a
great thoroughfare established, and it will
be easy to pay off the debt:
The same reasoning applies with equal
force to all the other delinquent railroads.
If peace and prosperity continue to
bless our people, the increase of popula,
ton and wealth, the development of oul
resources, and the enlarged connection:
of our roads, will enable them, if honestly
managed, to weather the financiaftroublei
brought..on them by the war and by dis
honesty. CoFFEE'
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BOARDING.

DOARDING.-Ihs have vacant No. family
ID room on the first floor. Mrs. EIDDkLL, No.
81 South Cherry street. spr26 Nv
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Nashville, Tenn, Wholesale Agent.
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Total debt. .........
AVAILABLE MEANS.
Dae from individuals
and other roais.... $S9, gl3 81
Tenn. state bonds. 5000 90
RiIls receivable. 3,803 q
Dash in hand OF Prest.. 1e,7A II
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The remaining 100000 of the
debt would be, say................. $4OO, 900
The annual interest on which is... $4,000
Deducting what would be to pay
by the State, if leased. 10000
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Decrease. ...............".$Is, 756. 40
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-03-18

ladies of . rahscburg aud vicinity have
ulrcady given their-valuaIle aid on other
aud ssimibr occasions, tho Committee
have decided to appcaito their fairfrionds
for assistauce 10 planning and arrang-
'inga May Festival, tho proceeds of
which arc TO BIO devoted to tho purpose
above named.
The hides of oransebarg aud vicini.
~ arc therefore cordially invited TO meet
the Committee, at Capt. Hamilton's
Hall, ut 5 O'Clock in the afternoon ef
Wednesday the gid instant, to advise
concerning the proper course to be taken.
in the matter.
The Committee is composed of the
following gentlemen !: W. j. DoTreyille
Esq, Chairman, Thad. C. Andrews,
j. &. Nose, j. G. Pike. Geo. S. Shirer,
W. \. sain, iEssqs.,
I'M EA HLE
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Inhononr kpnS 4 Bno.-Ilayc y
ncw s,oek Of srasnnaLle. goods which
.hcs sell at reasonable prizes. Onc Of
their frm Is ia New York, on hand to
AVAIL himself s. al haa9vfass=ss
iered by that great market. and ,!sat is
one reason why kohn & Bro, can do so
we'll by their customers.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-03-18

County FAlR.-lf the premiums men
toned in the advertisement Of tho Orange
burg Agricultural Society, il this num-
Der of the Ne~s, arc wisely and indus
%triously competed Tor by the farmers
of our County, it will prove II g~reater
benefit to them. and to TIC County gen
orally, chan any either QUO 'iriaS we
know Of. Let ihetn take the matter in
hand at this esi.., lay, and let each one
do las !evcl Ar.t."
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AA-+LELL 80
DR. C. r, TABERs-We are glad to
Spf,rm our readers that DIR: Charles il.
Taber has become a resident of Orange
burg, where hc will henceforth devote
himsclfto o the duties of his profession.
TO educaiioral advantages such as com.
paratiyelyy few have enjoyed, DIR. Tabcr
has, s%tpefadded, o long and varied expert
eneas both in field and hospital, as Sur
geoni in chs Confederate Army, where
his kesn, intuitiye powers of diagnosis,
his quick perception of what each case
required, and his skill in meeting those
.reluirnciuifs, were the causcs off''iis rapid
] and deserved promotion.
InSthe posscssiomof such citizens a
town is both honored and prodtcd, and
ne have no doubt that DIR, Tabor, while
gaining,the confidence Of the community
at large, Will not iail 10 secure and to
retain tue friendship and esteem of his
brother practitioners.
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Tired
ny MARY l.. T

Dear God, i am so weRry with il alt,
/ fsia would rest ME for. a little space.
sisthers is no great rock where the shadows
fall,
Where 4 may cast inc down and hide my
faccf
I work aud strive, sore bdrdcnod and afraid.
The road is flinty and the wayris long;
And the weak staff whereby my steps are
staiJ,
Ben Is like a reed when bitter winds are
strong.
Tho lefty thought proves f~.nitlcss in the
decd,
The prize I toll for seems n glittering lie;
There is no comfort for the present need,
40 gnerdon promised Cor t~utnrity.
| shrink in terror from the %cn,llcss task.
| look with horror on the -bir'cn land.
And ask, MS only hopeless hearts can ask,
Tho meaning of me- days 10 understand.
LL
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MCNAMARA X JoNEs.-Ogtr II
large stock Ct spring goods which they
have jastopcned. Call on them. They are
live business mcn-knov just what t,
buy. just how TO sell, aud can get along
with as small a profit as anybody. Don't
pass them.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-03-18

MARSHAL Bazaine, who is detained by
his parole in Cnssel, has had his young
est child baptized on French soil. He
=HEs. 20 France t"r Como baskets full of
earth, aud had them spread en- the foo.
of the room in which the ceremony was
performed -Ecch"ngc
We have known some Frcn,hmcn
who would not be obliged to send to
France for a small supply of French
dirt.
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FmE.-At Lewisville on the 18th
lust, the dwelling house of the Rev.
Israel MCGOWAN was destroyed by fire.
Loss s5oo-nc Insurance.. The occu,
pants had loft the premises ut a few
moments before, leaving a small blaze in
the Fireplace, which is supposed to have
been the cause of the fire.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-03-18

When }. j, Joneo, of the Jones
House. at Grccncastlc, Ind, was ten
years old he swallowed so"to l4c, and
from that time to this has lived OH milk
and soup, as his throat would never
again admit solid food, and that was G2
yeart ag1.-EecAmyc.
lflike causcs always produced like
effects, We know some other persons who
would be confined to Jones, diet.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-03-18

J.G Nom.-Has a fine stock of
Flour, Bacon and other essentials on
hand, which he does, actually, self cheap
for cash. We speak with personal
knowledge OF this fact. Try Kim your
selves.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-03-18

DOORS, sASHEs, BLINDS, MOULD
4lSGS, &C,-Wc would call special attention
to The advertisement in another column of
Mr., II. II. Toalc, of Charleston, s.. C. Mr..
Toale is an extensive and successful manu-
facturer, and there can be no doubt that our
readers would consult their own interests
by corresponding with him before purchas-
ing goods in his line from other parties.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-03-18

1t is rumorcd that Garibaldi is coming
to this country. -Erchmge.
For Heavens sake, lets have the
tariff raised. ut once!
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-03-18

COUNTY AuDITon.-Wc have the
best authority for stating that There is
no truth Whatever in the recent reports
that Mr.. Van Tassel had been removed
from the County Authorship.
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TIl0MAS ". GLEAToN GIVES NOTICE
thar thirty (3o) Days from tho ,late OF
this publication he win apply orhc Judge
OF Probate for his Final Dischargc rs Nd
minis'ratcr OF the Goods and Estate Of lHSo.
Iom Glcaton. deceased. March lth. ISL.
mar II