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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09
GREAT BRITAIN.
p ain Talk About the Alabama
Claims.


LONDON, March 8.-The Times in
commenting upon its Philadelphia letter
expresses misgiving as to the result of the
labors of the High Commission unless the
American Commissioners and government
show fairer appreciation of the ques-
ton than Senators do. The Times says
England repudistes the assumption of her
responsibility for the depredations of the
Alabama until it is decided by an impair
tial arbitrator. Ifany accession ofterritory
is mooted, the English Commissioners will
take care that it is not mentioned twice.
England will only abandon her colonies
upon the expressed wish of the colOnists.
The resolution referred by the Senate to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, stating
that the British possession of Canada is
an obstacle to harmony between it and
the United States, and sn Indictment to
persons anxious for war, is unsurpass-
ingly cool. If this feeling prevails, it
will undoubtedly be an obstacle to har-
mOny between the two Governments.
LONDON, March S-Evening. 1T issaid
the Times, in its article on the Anglo
American Commission to-day, represents
the opinion of the Government, and in
structions in harmony with the views
therein expressed on the Alabama claims
have been sent to the British members of
the Commission at Washington.
EngIand's Share in the Peace Ne
EQUATIONS.
Certain diplomatic correspondence is
published, which shows the part tax IN by
England in the negotiations for peace at
Versailles. The Due De Broglie, who
arrived in London on the oath ult, ad-
dressed a note to the Foreign Office,
complaining of the indifference manifest
ed by England toward France, and asking
Earl Granville to obtain a prOlongatiCn Of
the armistice, aid reduction of the in
demnity from the enormous amount of
six miliisrds of francs. Granville declined
ID interfere to the armistice, but tele-
graphed on the same day to Versailles,
representing that it was impossible for
France TO pay so great sum as six mil
lizards of francs. Odo Russell writes that
he received the dispatch too late to al
NIT of his interposition in the negotia-
tions, but expresses a belief that Bis
marck received duplicae before the in
demnity was finally fixed at five milliard
francs.
The EnnIskiIien Trial.
DUBLIN, March Porter was tried at
Enniskillen for an assault on Capt.
Poynter. The jury were discharged be-
cause they were unable to agree. The
accused was released on bail to appear at
the next assiZes.
ROtbschiId and Russia,
Rothschild has issued Russian loan of
twelve million pounds at 6l3.
The small pOx is increasing in Eng,
land.
The strike at New Castle has res ulted
in the success of the workmen.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09
Personal.

John II. Glass, editor of that excellent
paper the Trenton Gazette, was In the CRY
Yesterday. Matters and things are quiet
and the people prosperous in his section OF
the State. Mr.. G.. left on the 2:3O even
ing train for Louisville and Cincinnati, In
the interest of his paper, and Will be ao-
sent for some weeks. We commend him
to the business men of the Falls aud
Queen City.
Gen. S. B. Buokner was in Galveston,
Texas. on the I'd inst, in the interest OF
the Globe Mutual Life Insurance Company,
of which he is President
Capt. George w. Morgan, Attorney
General of the Fifth Judicial District, lett
Yesterday, after brief visit to Nashville,
on the steamer Umpire, for sm1tnVlAe,
where the Circuit Court is now IN session.
@. NJ. McGhee, Thomas O'Conner, All.
Caldwell, of Knoxville, John A. McAln-
ney. of Rogersville, Messrs. MCKINLEY and
Gaze, of Maryville, Judge Gardenhlre, OF
Sparta, ]. B. Cooke, of Chattanooga, Hon.
G. A. Henry, W. A. Q1arles, Col. John
F. House, j. E. Bailey. Mr.. Campbell and
Fl. Lurton, ESQ.,, OF GAINESVILLE, and MIR.
]. W. Judd, of Springfield, are at present
among the visitors to the city.
j. Z. Clark, .Clarksburg, Tenn; W. f.
Collier, franklin, KY; A. L. Greene, Clay
county. Tenn; John Sadler, Robertson
county. Tenn; h. II. Abbott, Gallatln,
Tenn: J. II Blackburn, Alexandra, Tenn. +;
J NJ. Ridley, Mckenzie, Tenn; +. Oonk-
lin, White Bluff, Tenn; r Averitt, Harris
vile. Tenn; DR.. Bratton, Lafayette,
Tenn; S. B. Hardy, Wilson county,
Tenn: Willis WOODWORK, HartsVllle,
Tenn: E. A. McLame, Unionville, Tenn;
E. L Faulkenburgh, jamestown, KY;
J. G.. Winstead, Marshall county, Tenn
Ed. Winston, Marshall county, Tenn A
B. Tucker, Wallamore Spring, Ala; >. u.
Ferguson, Lafayette, Tenn, were at the
st. Charles Hotel last night
Mai. John A. Lille, W. F. B9uldln and
DIR. Bassett, Alabama; Capt. j. Harvey
Mathes. Memphis; Judge Rush, r. Sloane,
Sandusky, O.; DR.. g. d. Bill and family
New York; Col. s. W. Fitzpatrick, Mar
shall county, Tenn; DR.. S. W. Frerson
Columbia, Tenn; Col. r. Q. Whitehead
Mckenzie, Tenn, we're among the regis
tered guests at the Maxwell House las
night.
]. B. Fitzpatrick, of Winchester; Ihos
Bainbridge, of Atlanta, Ga W. B. CLARK
of Louisiana; L. O. Houk, of Knoxville,
Tenn; n P Douglass, Of Kentucky; i
Mathews, of jefferson City, Mo-; ID. D
Messler, of Philadelphia; Ellis Days, o
Winchester; H. w. Newman, of Winches-
ter; Milton HenkIe, of Legraff, o.; ID. M
Wiusett of Mckenzie, were among the
arrivals at the Battle House last night.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09
TIB CITY.
JOINT STOCK mARKETHOUSE.

An Enterprise We Hear Talked OF.
During the last few days we have heard
an enterprise considerably canvassed pos
sessipg no ordinary interest to the people
of Nashville and TO the citizens generally.
Though it hls.as get ireceived no special
impetus or tangible shape, We deem it Of
sufficient importance to give the outlines
of the project as it is spoken of. 1t is
nothing less than the mooted establish.
ment Of Joint stock markelhouse, to be
erected by individual stockholders, whose
reIiaucefor profits and accommodation will be
upon the rem al of,stalls etc. PAS the subject
has been discussed it embraces the cree
ton of a large, capacioUs and well ap-
pointed markethOuse, to be regulated by
the company il such way as not to con-
flict with the city charter in regard to
markets and malkethouses. The gentle
men who have been contemplating and
canvassing the subject are among our best
and most influential citizens, and if the
enterprise be practicable, as it is believed
to be, indications are that they will take
hold and put it through. In connection
with the matter we have heard several To-
calities suggested for the location of the
same. Among others, and the locality
which seems to meet with most favor,
is the lot on the southwest corner of
Broad and Summer streets, which We be-
lieve was formerly part Of the Nashville
and Decatur Railroad depot grounds,
provided il could be procured for such
purpose, IN the event of the maturity of
the proposition. Such institutions in 9th
er cities where they have been carried out,
have been paying ones, and the stock IN
the same generally rates among the best
that can be held. We do not see why sim
liar results would not occur here. We ev-
identity need increased market facil ties,
and the verdict is almost universal that
the present dilapidated, rickety old eye
sore on the Public Square should come
down, and some different and better sys-
tenn than now prevails should be inaugI-
rated by which our people can be supplied
with the necessities Of life Persons have
now to come from the extreme of South
| West and North Nashville to the further
est eastern extreme of the city to the
| Market House to do their table marketing,
at great inconvenience, to say Do'hing
of the additional expense. We doubt not
that joint stock market, upon tie plan
indicated would prove a proftatl e invest
meut and one of great benefit to the city.
We will refer to the subject again when 1t
assumes more definite and tangible shape.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09
FEARFUL HURRICANE

In East Sc. Louis-Great Destruction
of Depots and Large Buildings-
Whole Trains OF Cars with Loco-
motives Rioxvn off the Track-Sey
en- Persons KILLED and Forty Sert-
Ously Inturcd-Over q million Dol
lars Damage. ~ -
~ ST.. LOUIS, March S.--A most terrific
hurricane passed over portion of East
ST. Louis between Q and o'clock this
evening. The wind came with q fury
never before witnessed in this latitude.
1t first struck an elevator on the bank of
the river and took part of its roof, pass
ing on due Northeast. 1t totally demol-
ished the freight depot of the ST. Louis
and Vandalia Railroad, 800 feet long by
100 wide, and water tank eight feet
high, the freight and passenger depot of
the Southeastern Railroad, two freight
depots and a portien of the passenger
depot and ticket Office and the large
round house of The Chicago and Alton
Railroad, car house, scale Office and part
of one of the freight depots of the Ohio
and Mississippi Railroad, freight and
passenger depots of the Toledo and Wa
bash road and a number of dwellings in
the vicinity. A portion of the roof of
the T. II. and L depot was blown off.
Nearly all the derricks used in construc-
ton were torn away and blown into the
river. Everything for 200 to 300 yards
in width was actually torn to pieces. A
whole train of cars including thirty ton
locomotive was blown from the track
forty feet into slough.
Another train of Is cars of grain was
thrown off and smashed. One car was
blown into the river. A train coming in
on the Terre Haute Road, WHEEL at
Brooklyn, three miles northeast of st.
Louis, was blown from the track. Some
40 cars standing on the side tracks of the
Toledo and Wabash, and Chicago and
Alton Railroads, about nine miles out,
were overthrown. The round house of
the Chicago and Alton Rsilr0ad, after
being blown down, caught fire from an
engine inside and its ruins were burned.
The engineer of the locomotive was
burned 10 death.
The number of wounded and killed
cannot be stated tonight, but seven are
known to b. killed, and between thirty
and forty severely, some dangerously
wounded. A good many more are slight
". Il is beli,ved a number are still
buried beneath the ruins. The scene is
frightful. Houses were torn in frag-
ments, unroofed, upset and carried bodily
from their foundations. There is scarce
ly a building or anything else within the
track of the storm standing.
The wreck and ruin is complete.
Losses are estimated as follows: Chicago
and Alton Railroad, $500, 900; OHIO and
Mississippi, 5000, 900; Toledo and Wabash
1925, 600; st. Louis and Vandalis, $780,
600; Southeastern $50, 200; the Virgins
Ferry Company, $25, 200. Two or three
steamboats,, lying on the eastern side OF
the river, were also very seriously dam
aged.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09

On the wharf yesterday a free fight oc-
CURED among a trio of darkies, named
re pectively, Morgan Donaldson, Thomas
johnson and Bob Ridley. One of the
party was badly injured, being cut in both
arms, in one Of his hands, and also in his
back, with long knife. The cut in his
back is said to be a very ugly wound. We
did not learn all the particulars of the af-
fair. but are informed that a woman bad
something to do with the difficulty. The
case will be tried before Recorder Halle
this morning. Morgan Donaldson was
also charged with interfering with police
officer in the discharge of his duty, The
6obt took place about P M
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09
over seven Hundred Cases

The Supreme Court viii adjourn on
Friday or Saturday, The term Of the
Court' has been one Of the longest, most
Iaborious, arduous and important that has
ever been held in the State. The amount
of business trar sacted is unprecedented IN
the jurisprudence Of the State, upwards Of
seven hundred cases having been adjadi-
Gated and acted upon. This vast amount
of business too has been disposed Of in a
manner highly satisfactory to both hiigants
and members of the bar, In that diseriml-
mating, dignihed and able way worthy tho
highest tribunal Of the State. The Court
next conveues in Jackson on the hrst
Monday in April, the interval and respite
being very brief after the exhaustive saoors
of this term and those presenting during
the ecsuing one.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09
GERMANY.
THANK giVing.

BERLIN, March SIT is officially Pro-
claimed that the day of the Emperor's re-
turn to Berlin shall be observed as one of
Thanksgiving throughout Fatherland.
The exact date has not yet been fixed by
the Emperor. No period of mourning
will be appointed. The Emperor in per-
con, will open the Reichstadt on the 2lst.
william to Enter Berlin on the 18th.
LONDON, March 8-The Emperor Will
liam will enter Berlin on the 18th, and
the troops on May l. AL the Princes are
invited to be present.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09
CUBA.
An Overwhelming spanish Defea,.

An Overwhelming Spanish Befeat.
HAVANA, March 8 -Herald's Special
In the engagement near Msgarite. it is re-
ported the insurgents surro nded and cut
off two companies of battalion under
Reps. This accounts for the great Span
ish loss, which, Notwithstanding the de
mails in the papers here, was very severe
indeed. The Spanish defeat was over
whelming. A captain, two ieutenants
and three ensigns were killed. Criminals
sentenced 10 a number of years conf1ue-
meut have been pardoned on condition of
Joining the modified guerillas. OF those
taken from the Havana jail, nine deserted
on the first day.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09
TRE MAYORS MESSAGE.
Card from an Ex-metropoIitsn


To the Editors Of the Union and American
In your paper of yesterday, noticed
communication of the Mayor to the Board
of Aldermen of this city, which appears to
have been intended to create the impress
sion that the members of the Metropolitan
Police failed to return to the city pistols,
msces. etc., which he claims the city had
furnished and paid for. would inform
the public, that each member Of the Me-
tropolitan Police force did furn SD their
own pistol and ammunition, and that all
the property belonging to the city OF
Nashville, then in possession OF the Metro
politan Police force, was turned over by
me to Capt. Everett, and for which hold
his receipt. would further state, that l
have the receipt OF Capt. Everett, as the
agent Of the city of Nashville, for belts,
maces. buttons, silver wreaths and num-
bers, for which the Metropolitan Police
had paid to the order of the Metropolitan
Police of the city of New York the sum CT
1875, out of the Metropolitan Police fund
Ito which the city never contributed a
cent, and which was the sole property OF
the members of the Metropolitan Police
force). This shows that we made the city
a present, instead of keeping anything as
the above mentioned city official intends
to make the public believe.
FERDINAND PFIsTER,
Former Clerk Met. Police.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09
Destitute Orphans.

Two orphan boys, whose names we did
not learn, left the city yesterday for
Bowling Green. One was about twelve
years of age and the other seven or eight.
They stated that they had walked all the
way from Wsrtrace, some fifty miles out
on the Chattanooga railroad, and that
they we're going to Bowling Green, to see
if they could find their brother. Some
benevolent persons gave them a small sum
of money TO buy provisions with, as the
bows were destitute,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09

A COURT Dress of the unfortunate
French Queen, Marie Antoinette-an ele-
CANT royal purple of rare workmanship
Is offered for sale in Charleston. I" Inc
Courier says it was purchased after the
execution by 3 gentleman who was at
college at the time, and his parents plant
inc in San Domingo. The Queens ward
robe was put up for sale, and he pur-
chased several pieces as relics. After his
death they were divided amongst his
children. and the Court Dress referred to
fell to q daughter, who wishes to dispose
of it to smeliorate her circumstances.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09
SAN DOMINGO


Popular Sentiment at 81. Thomas.
HAVANA, March Late adVices from
St. Thomas state that the editor of the
st. Thomas Tidente having been prose-
cuted by the Government for printing a
Domingo proclamation urging the Do
minicans to free their country of Baez
who is selling their fatherland like mer-
chandise, the merchants and principal in
habitants of the place presented the edi-
tor with an address of sympathy, in
which they say the prosecution is an at
tempt to shackle the liberty of an indie
pendent press.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09
MEMPHIS.

No Special Tax for Nicholson Pave
ments-SeVere Thunder Storm.
MEMPHIS, March Especial Chancel-
lor Finnie, in the case of Taylor, McBrant
& Co. VS.. numerous property holders for
laying the Nicholson pavement, has de-
cided that the city cannot assess specific
tax on those property holders, but it
must be assessed and collected as other
taxes.
There was thunder storm here this
afternoon. The storm Frustrated the tele-
graph lines south and west of here.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09
WEST VIRGINIA.

,TUrderers that are not Set Down as
Ku KluX. S@as
WHEELING, WEST Va, March San
indictment for murder in the first degree
has been found against Thos. Harrington
for the murder of John Duffey, on the
8Oth of January last. John Mulcurren,
alias Jack Kornee, for killing Con Sulll-
van about Christmas, is also indicted for
murder in the first degree. The two
murder trials are set for tomorrow
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09
PENNSYLVANIA,
The Northern Ku-KIux.

TAMAQUA, Pa, March 8.-The Mount
Carmel district miners and laborers OF the
beneficial association have offered $500
reward for the arrest and conviction OF
the parties who exploded the powder key
in Williams house, killing Hoffman 1t
is claimed that the WOrkingmen's BeneV-
oIent Association are making efforts to
discover the guilty parties.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09
LOUISVILLE.

Terrific Boiler Explosion at Du-
Points Paper Mill.
LOUISVILLE, March 8.-To-night the
rotary rag boiler at DuPont's paper mill,
corner of 10th and Main streets, exploded
with terrific force. One of the heads
was blown out in one direction and the
boiler blown in the other two hundred
and twenty-five feet through four brick
walls. There was no person injured.
The loss is estimated at $50, 900, with no
insurance.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09
VIRGINIA.
RIot Among thc Negroes.

STAUNToN, Va, March S.-A riot oc-
CURED among the negroes at Buffalo
Gap last night, during which two were
killed.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09

The sounds of blasting are again heard
throughout the city, as the reveille OF
spring building and industry.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09

A number of important cases will be de-
Cided in the Supreme Court to-day.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09
The Indian Board,

The Board of Indian Commissi 7ners
has been notified by the Secretary of the
Interior 10 meet in this city, on Wednes-
day, the l5h, 20 arrange for accepting
the new powers conferred upon them by
the recent act of Congress, requiring
them to audit all bills to be paid by the
Indian Department, and to mark out their
tour of inspection and observation in the
Indian country during the coming sum-
mer.
Tho Postal Difficulty In Kentucky.
Among the matters laid before the Cab
met at the meeting yesterday was the
situation of affairs regarding the trans
mission of mats on the Louisville and
Lexington Railroad in Kentucky.
On January q, he negro route agent,
named Gibson, was attacked while h,
train was at North Benson station, anC
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09

In East Sc. Louis-Great Destruction
of Depots and Large Build1ngs-
Whole Trains OF Cars with Loco-
motives Blown off the Track-SeV
en- Persons KILLED and Forty Sert-
Ously InJured-Over a Million Dol
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-09-27
A Singular Indian Tradition.

Among the Seminole Indians there is
a singular tradition regarding the white
mans origin and superiority. They say
that when the Great Spirit made the
earth he also made three men. All of the
men had fair compilations land that after
making them he led them to the mar
gin of small lake, and babe them leap
in and wash. One obeyed, and came
out purer and fairer than before the
second hesitated a moment, during
which the water, agitated by the first,
had become muddled, and when he
bathed he came out copper-eolored the
third did not leap till the water had be-
come black with mud, and he came out
black with its own color. The Great
Spirit hld before them three packages,
and out of pity for his misfortune in
color gave the black man the first choice.
He took hold of each package, and hav-
ing felt the weight, chose the heaviest.
The copper-colored man chose the next
heaviest, leaving the white man the
hghtest. When the packages were
opened, the first was found to contain
spades, hoes, and implements of labor
the second enwrapped hunting, fishing
and warlike apparatuses the third gavt
the white man pens, ink and paper, the
engines of the mind-the means of mu
tual mental Improvement, the social linl
of humanity, the foundation of the
white mans superiority.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-09-27
Eight Hour Movement in New York.

The parade of the various Labor and
Cooperative Associations of New York
and neighboring cities, was an imposing
demonstration, there being over 10000
men in the ranks, embracing all of the
Society organizations and Unions, white
and colored, of the vicinity. The pro-
cession paraded various streets of the
city, each association wearing its uniform,
carrying its colors and being led by a
band of music At the City Hall the line
was reviewed
In the evening meeting was held in
the Cooper Union Hall, on the plat
form of which banners of the various
unions were conspicuously placed, bear
ing such inscriptions as, "When peace
able efforts fail, then revolution. "
Eight hours, peaceably if we can, fore
IDLY if we must.
Mr.. Quinn Of the Stonecutters' Unions
was the first speaker. He asked why
20, 600 or %, 600 men had walked through
the muddy streets Of New York, and said
it was because they were determined to
show by a monster demonstration that
| they were indignant at the trampling
down of the law-more especially in
Albany, the seat of legislation. The
Lawmakers had become the law-breakers.
Most Of those present had fled from a
land of tyranny to find despotism in
the land of freedom, "a land where the
letters eat to the very bone"
Alexander Troup of the Printers
Union proposed to send telegram tC
President Grant to demand the immedi,
ate enforcement Of the Eight-Ho
Law, and to the District Attorney of The
County Of Albany to demand the arrest
and punishment Of the Commissioner
for building the new Capitol for ignor
ing that law. Mr.. Powers, the President
Of the stOnecutters, declared that every
man who marched in the procession wa
a hero. He was followed by Mr.. Mat
thews Of the Bricklayers' Union, anC
other speakers. Resolutions expressing
, the sentiment Of the meeting with refer
ence to the Eight-Hour law were ais,
adopted. The meeting adjourned amiC
: many congratulations on the success o
, the day, and avowed determination Il
! fight out the question of workingmen'
rights.