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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-19
An UNFAITHFUL LOVER.
A school Teacher who had not Learn
ed that Honesty WAS the Best Policy.

A school Teacher who had not Learn
ed that Honesty WAS the Best Policy.
An industrious old colnred woman named
Jane Mulioy, living in the village of Spring
Hill, Maury county, is the mother of well
behaved and dutiful daughter of IL years,
named Scrap. BY hard work and close
economy Jane had accumulated little pro-
perty, and could command more money
than any of her colored neighbors. She
sent Scrap to the black folks college at
Spring Hill, the last teacher or President of
which was white man named Blackwell
who had come from the North in the pride
of his youth and the glory of his manhood
to astonish the benighted natives of Ten
nessee with the extent of his learll-
ing and ultimately to astound them by his
superior swindling capacities. Growing
tired of his vocation as teacher, Blackwell
let it be known among his scholars that he
intended to get married, and that his bride
was to be selected from among them.
Scrap Mulloy was one of his favorites, and
this fact had gwen the girl and her mother
reason to hope there was a chance to
capture this wonderful school teacher and
make him member of their own family.
Old Jane had money, and Blackwell was
fully apprised of the fact, which made him
forget that his high mission was to teach
thousands to read and not one to
sin. Taking thoroughly practical
view of the situation, the teaching man of
high moral ideas said to himself that "busi-
ness was business" and therefore resolved
to sin little himself, if in so doing he
could avoid the unpleasant results conse-
quent upon capture, and ill his own pockets
with greenback badges of responsibility.
He had courted Scrap, the marriage VOWS
had been said, and Blackwelps prospective
mother-in-law was delighted with the pros
pect. But it was necessary for the teacher
to visit Cincinnati, draw his pay, and make
arrangements for removing the bride and
her mother to his Northern home. In
order to complete, in a becom-
ing way, these arrangements, Black
well did not have as much money as he
thought would be necessary for that pur-
pose, and then he borrowed about $500
from old Jane, to be promptly returned as
soon as the family got comfortably settled.
The time settled upon for Blackwells re-
turn has come up and gone, and yet no It'd
ings of the absent Blackwell. The bride
elect and her mother think the prospective
has been detained by sickness, robbery, or
some other misfortune, but others think he
will come not back at all, and never so in
tended.
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Hon Ham. King Is candidate for Mayor
OF Jackson. He publishes a card from
which we extract the following: b
a viii give as much as any man In the
city towards building first-eiass hotel. /
viii head a subscription paper with $500, or
Il necessary 81 900, TO purchase = steam
IRE engine and otherwise increasing the eff
fciency Of our fire department. Recogniz-
ing the truth, illustrated by all experience,
that education is the only sure and safe
foundation Of good government and solid
prosperity, shall advocate, and untiringly
work to establish free city schools, where
the children of the laboring man or the in
digent can obtain, free Of charge, that most
inestimablelof blessings. And If necessary
70 the accomplishment Of this Uital and
dtuiful work, l will devote my entire salary
as Mayor, if elected. Iii short, If the eiti-
zens of jackson honor me with the Office to
which aspire, viii not follow, but lead,
in all the great enterprises calculated TO
build up and enrich the city, and in every
movement tending to the improvement and
advancement Of any and all the interests of
our people, rich or poor" ~
This is strong and sensible talk. II we
can get this laid down as a platform for all
candidates for the Mayoralty in Tennessee,
we will have fewer candidates and better
cities. s4r
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-19

The negro George Bingham, arrested
yesterday evening by the police as the man
supposed to have been guilty of the burg
larry AMI attempt to commit. murder at the
residence of Maj. James u. Nancy, was
taken into the presence of Maj. NJ, by whom
he was almost positively identified as the
man. In addition to this fact, the boots
found at the scene of the burglary are very
clearly proved to be the property Of Bing-
ham. They are No. Is, and fit the arrested
negro as precisely as if they had been made
for him. Other facts of identity, which it
may not be proper to mention at present,
are in the possession of the police, to whom
Bingham is well known as most villainous
negro who has served one term in the Pen
itentiary. 1t is supposed he belongs to a
gang of house-breakers, who have commit
ted frequent depredations within the past
few months.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-19
New Advertisements.

Yeatman, Shields & Co. sell great va
riety of dry goods this morning.
R. P. jenkins, importer, wholesale and
retail dealer in drugs, dye-stufis, oils, paints,
perfumery, foreign and domestic liquors,
fancy goods, etc, No. 80 Market street,
opposite Union, has lately received large
additions to his stock Of supplies. Mr..
jenkins gives special attention to the purity
of the articles offered the public. He also
continues the extensive manufacture and
sale of jenkins celebrated stomach bitters.
Bob Ewes to-day opens his new saloon at
the Chattanooga depot, and invites his
friends and the public generally to call and
see him.
10. Coleman, Main street, Edgefeld,
has for sale turkeys, oysters, spiced rounds,
etc. suitable for the festive season.
John Gilgan IL Co., at the Trade Palace,
offer extraordinary inducements in furs and
other articles suitable for Christmas gifts.
c. ID. Benson has Just introduced the
capitol shirt collar, something elegant III
style aud finish.
John O'Malley, Church street, has lots of
fine Northern apples.
The Eichbaum honse, Cedar street, is for
rent.
Observe lbe particulars given In adver-
tisement referring to the mysterious disap-
pearanee of Mrs. Josiah Freeman.
The Nashville Life Insurance Company
elect Directors on the LIST of January.
Hamburger, Pettus & Co., at GAINESVILLE,
offer to dealers a large lot Of fine bulk
pork.
Mr.. Forrest tonight as Richelieu.
A spotted COW strayed from E. J. Rumble,
Summer street.
Browns and Cheatham want a small farm
near the city for a good tenant.
Paul g. Tavel have large and excellent
assortment of books and stationery partic-
ularly suitable for holiday presents. Call
and examine.
Called meeting of the PaGnix Lodge to-
night.
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RIVER News.

The river continues to reeede at this point
with II inches on Harpeth Shoals. Wea-
Their cloudy and rainy.
The Ella Hughes was yesterday inspected
by Col. z. S. Jones and CAPT. Sam Harri-
son, the United States inspectors under the
new steamboat law, and found complete in
every particular.
Capt. G. G. Spelter, of Decatur, Alabama.
took out a Masters license from the United
States inspector yesterday, and ordered an
outfit under the new law for his two crafts,
the Ida and Emma. He left for home on
the afternoon train.
The Emma c. Elliott, on her way from
Memphis to New Orleans, ran over the
wreck of the Lucy Holcombe, in crossing
below Helena, broke a number Of her
knuckle timbers, sprung leak, and had to
build bulkhead before she could go on.
The Cairo Bulletin of Saturday says:
Business on the landings was splendid.
The upner landing is covered with sugar,
molasses, coffee, salt, hides, ETC., bound for
the North, while the lower landing is COW
cred with freights of all kinds destined for
the Southern ports. Large shipments are
made daily from each one; still there is no
decrease of the amount on hand"
The Louisville Ledger of yesterday says:
'"The river continues to fall slowly here,
with 3 feet inches in the canal, and and Is
inches on the falls down the chute. The
weather yesterday was very disagreeable,
with light rain all day, cool and cloudy.
Business on the wharf was very active yes
terday, Sunday as it was.'
BACON ROCK.-A Cairo telegram says
Bacon Rock, in the mouth Of the Ohio, has
cost insurance companies during this sea-
son, in the disasters to the John Kyle, Julia,
and W. II. Brown alone, over $4,000. Five
thousand dollars would remove it to such a
depth that the heaviest boats could pass
over il safely at dead low water. Why do
not the underwriters Ofriver cities interested
in the matter unite and have the work per-
formed? There is still time to accomplish
it this season, if prompt move is made,
and there is no telling when another Oppor-
tunity as good as tn present state of the
river offers will present itself.
The Memphis AUGlGnche of Sunday says:
''The river rose an inch yesterday, and
stands 10 inches above low water mark.
There is 81 feet below Cairo, 6 feet scant
over Reeves bar, and about the same over
Shoe Fly, Choctow and other shoal places
Below Evansville in the lower Ohio there is
5 feet. Above Cairo to st. Louis feet is
reported. White river has 81 feet through
to Jacksonport, Black river barely 80 inch
es below POcahontas, and 81 feet below
Pine Bluff, and navigation in all directions
is difficult and Troublesome"
While the officers of the Ella Hughes
were at supper Saturday evening some un-
known person broke open the cash drawer
in the office and stole all the cash on hand
amounting to about s.. The safe was tam
pered with but not opened.
by Telegraph
CINCINNATI, Dec. 1S.-The river has
risen one inch; five feet water in the chan
mel; some rain last night; thermometer b.
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The Fairfield Branch and the South
Nashville Street Railroad

To the Editors OF the Union and American
The citizens who travel on this line Of
street railway have daily cause of COM
plant at the frequent failure of the main
line to connect with the branch car. Every
third car on the main line is Supposed to
connect with the branch car. This is sup
posed to be indicated by a little red flag
raised at the front of the connecting third
car. But the facts are very different. One
half the time the connecting car fails to put
out its flag at all. Some times the drivers
run It up when within sight of the branch
car, but this comes too late for the man who
has been waiting fifteen minutes near the
square for the red flag car to pass by. We
make no complaint of the gentlemanly and
efficient driver ON the branch car. He is
always on the look out and the look in for
the comfort of his passengers. But we do
complain of the drivers of the main line,
who seem to forget that the branch is part
and parcel of the main road, and who some
times drive the connecting car rapidly past
the junction place without even noticing
the branch car. The accommodation of the
citizens and the interest of the company
are identical in this matter, and hence we
respectfully call the attention Of the latter
to the above irregularities.
A LOVER OF STREET RAILWAYS.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-19
Pension Items,

Since the passage Of the act of Feb.
IA, 1871, granting pensions to soldiers of
the war of 1872, the following survivors of
that war who were entitled to pensions
have died in Tennessee VIM. Lack; Car
thage VIM. Maxwell, Pulaski; John Wal
den, Smyrna; Gideon Riggs, Riggs Cross
Roads, Williamson county; James Mud
dray, Pulaski. Others are reported dead,
but no official information to that effect has
been received by the Pension Agent here.
Under the act of Feb. IL, the following
widows are entitled to draw pensions from
the United States Government, viz Caths-
rine Lane, Nolensville; Elizabeth Kdwell,
Pulaski; Alice KesrIy, Harsville; Rebecca
bill, Paris; Nancy Thomas, Statesville,
Wilson county; Mary Shelburn and Theo-
dosia Hobbs, Nashville. About three hum
dred pensions are now awaiting payment
by the Pension Agent, who only waits for
the proper persons to come forward.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-19
The Attempted Raid on the Louisville
Ranks.

Our Geographic dispatches have already
detailed some particulars connected with
the arrest of one Mcdonald, alias Sweet
alias Sam Brown, who with several accom-
plices have attempting to get "accommOda-
tom from the Louisville banks. Detect
ives Bligh and Gallagher worked up the
case and arrested Mcdonald al the Gait
House
In McDonald's trunk were found printed
letter-heads and envelopes of the Ninth and
Third National Banks of New York a
large quantity of each. He had also inks
of different kinds, pens Of every description,
erssers, and stamp with the initials &c.
NJ" on it. A large bound check-book Of
the State National Bank, of New Orleans,
was found, two of the blanks checks being
signed "Baxter, Bell & Coz, large firm of
cotton factors in New Orleans. Mcdonald
was prepared for business. He had secured
letter written by the firm of "John Smidt
& Co." bankers of Louisville, and by some
chemical process obliterated all the writing
except the date and signature. A letter
from bank in Nashville had been served
in the same skillful manner. These letters
he evidently intended to fill out advanta-
geously to himself. He also had several
strips of cards, foot long, with the name
Of ''Baxter, Bell & Co." printed upon them
in bold, black letters.
The Louisville Commercial gives the fol-
lowing description of the trio who have been
''tinanciering extensively throughout the
country on forged drafts. George McDon-
aid alias Sweet, alias Sam. Brown, is about
thirty-five years old, five feet ten inches
high slim built, light complexion, and light
hair; full, light brown whiskers and mus
tache; slightly bald on top of the head.
E. C. Hunt, alias Fowler, alias George
Bridwell, is about fifty years old; stout
built; black whiskers, sprinkled with grey.
T. Walker, alias Bridwell, is about thirty
years old ; slim built, genteel in appearance.
The same paper adds: McDonald's part
ners, Bridweli and his son, evidently went
on to New York to assist in carrying out
their bold frauds, which have been inaugu-
rated in New Orleans, and undoubtedly
carried on through st. Louis and others
cities.
Mcdonald made a trip to Europe last
summer with young Bridwell, and passed
through here about three months ago en-
route to New Orleans, with the Bridwells,
father and son. 1t is supposed that the
party secured bank checks, signatures, and
other documents requisite to forging drafts
on a large scale, and that they were working
eastward to reap the fruits of shrewd ras-
cslity. The action of our detectives has
foiled them entirely. This mornings tele-
graph viii send the news to all parts of the
country, aud thus give information to all
parties who may have been victimized.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-19
Literary Intelligence.

Lippincott's Magazine, always favorite,
is unusually attractive in its holiday dress.
The January number is profusely illus
trated, and contains in addition to large
quantity of Christmas reading, several in
teresting stories and sketches. The contin-
uation of 'fScrambles Among the Alps in
the years 1S60-69," is Diversified by anum-
Der of finely executed illustrations. The
monthly gossip and literary notices of new
publications are racy and readable. Pub
lshed by J. B. Lippincott & Co., Phila-
delphia.
Good Words for December contains, be-
sides the continued tales, choice variety of
articles suited for family reading. The
contents are "The Sylvesters," "Work in
India" "Shall we ever meet again,
Thought VS.. Learning" 'Two sonnets,"
'Sago," "Retaliation," "First impressions
of France and Italy," "CIty life in the CAPT
tai of the Oezlegs," "a gentlewOman of
the old school," Autumn" ''Sir John Bur-
goyne," "a spiritual song,"' "The high
mills" and "To the 'front.'" Published by
J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia.
The GALAXY keeps good its promise to
make the volume for 1872 even more at
tractive than last years. The January num-
Der shines with increased brllllancy, and its
articles, essays and miscellaneous sketches
are amusing. In all the papers it contains,
not one will be found lacking in interest. If
the same excellence can be maintained
throughout the ensuing year the GALAXY
will find few rivals among the periodicals of
the day. Published by Sheldon & Co., New
York
Peters Musical Monthly is issued, and
for thirty cents gives the purchaser eleven
of the most popular musical compositions
of the day. There is not a poor piece in
the number, and the wonder is how so
much excellent music can be presented in
such an attractive style for thirty cents.
Published by j. L. Peters, New York.
The Nashville Journal Of Medicine and
Surgery for December is published. The
magazine is too well and fayorably known
to need commentator at our hands. The
medical profession viii find the present
number interesting and instructing as usual.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-19
week,

Single copies 8 cents; to dealers at 81
cents per copy.
This is an advance over the rates Of 1871,
TO which we have been driven by an imper-
alive necessity, it having been demonstrated
in our experience that the price heretofore
charged is altogether inadequate to the OUT
lay and expense incurred in the publication
of such papers as we have been issuing from
the city of Nashville. Assuming that we
viii not, in justice, be expected to publish
paper at clear loss to ourselves, and also
assuming that only very small proportion
of the public have even the most re-
mote conception of what our ex-
penses really are, as compared with
what they were before the war, it will be
appropriate to explain that every item for
material and labor is enhanced from one to
two hundred per cent, while some of them
are increased eight and ten times beyond
what they were in 1883 and 80. Then
the Nashville publisher paid out per week
less than five hundred dollars, which in
cluded ali his expenses, while new the week
" expense of publishing the UNION AND
AMERICAN and Republican Banner, each,
will average two thousand dollars, and it is
all cash. The workmen must be paid as
soon as the work Is done.
Since the year 1871 began, we have, by
doubling our telegraph expenses, increased
the volume Of Geographic report to ten
thousand words daily-that is, by mourning
this additional outlay, we have been ad-
mitted as members of the Western Asso-
ciated Press, SO that now the people Of
Nashville, who read our papers, get the
same telegraphic news received by New
York, Cincinnati, st. Louis, Chicago and
all the leading cities of the United States.
We feel assured that our patrons will
justify us in advancing the rates of subscrip-
ton as above given, since it is absolutely
necessary to sustain the expense of publ
cation. j. o. GRIFFITH & Co.,
Union and american.
ROBERTS & PURvIs,
Republican Banner.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-19
EDGEFIELD.
Meeting II the Board Of Mayor and

-lat Aldermen.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen Of
Edgeield met last night in regular session,
Mayor Glenn in the chair and the following
Aldermen present, to-wit: Messrs. ThomI-
son, Jenkins, Murray, Stewart, Brooks,
Marks, PostOn and johnson.
Aid. Marks, chairman Of Finance Com
mittee, submitted the reports Of the Reve-
nue. Collector, Recorder and Treasurer. The
eport of the Revenue Collector shows col
lections Of 81, 402.22 since last report:
A petition was received from N, Hobson
in regard to damage to his lots Gu Wood
land street from the building Of culvert.
On motion the petition was referred to the
Street Committee.
Petitions were presented from A. 7. Ray
mer and John Brannon in regard TO assess
ment of property. On motion received and
filed.
Aid. Brooks asked for information in re-
gard to the track of the street railroad,
which in many places had been laid down
some four inches above the natural grade Of
the street, and under whose authority the
material on the sidewalk had been used to
fill up to the track.
The Mayor stated that the work had been
done subject to the order of the Street
Committee, the chairman Of which was alb
sent. If present, he would probably be
able to answer the questions.
Alderman johnson called attention to the
condition of Whites Creek pike from Main
street to the corporation line, and thought
that G. w. Nance, President of the compa-
ny, should be notified to put the same in
proper repair, according to his agreement.
The following gentlemen were then APP
pointed Judges, Clerks and Receivers, to
hold an election for Mayor and Aldermen
on the first Saturday in January next, to-
wit /:
FIRST Ward-H. W. Haslock, L. B. Pitts,
Charles Lesseur, Judges; ]. L. Price, Re
ceiver, and John Morrow, jr., and P.
Crutcher, Clerks.
Second Ward-J. B. Clements, DR.. Smith
and James Webb, Judges; w. B. A. RAM
sey, Receiver; John Herman and Virgil
Weakley, Clerks.
NJ. Griffin, Judges; VIM. Coen, Receiver;
Sebastian Miller and Marshall Hare, Clerks.
Fourth Ward-Wm. Jenkins, Richard
Hanley, James Curtain, Judges; John c.
Lasslter, Receiver; w. G. jenkins and John
Hanley, Clerks.
Fifth Ward-W. l.. Price, James Stanley,
W. r. Demonbreun, Judges; Robert j.
Stewart, Receiver; J. 81. Hutchison and
John Coleman, Clerks.
Sixth Ward-I. P. Clemens, II. II. Horn,
Richard Morohan, Judges; Joseph Jones,
Receiver; G. B. Horn and A. B. Keevil,
Clerks.
The Board then adjourned.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-19

Between and O'Clock yesterday after
noon the Adams Express team ran from the
College street, and as they were making
straight for the stores on College street,
they were arrested by Mr.. Kennedy, of the
firm Of Buchanan & Kennedy, who grasped
the bride and held them firm. The act
was daring one, attended with much dan
ger. The horses became frightened by the
driver who in attempting to press the block
fell between the horses, skinning and brus-
ing his leg.
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PUBLIC SALE
ON MONDAY,
The list Day or January, ISL

Il WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BlDDEF
Il ut the Factory OF Karsch & Brc.. corner Je
ferson and Cherry streets, Nashville. all the Ma
ehinery and Benches belonging to said Factsrl
consistlngO Of one 15-hOrze power Engine an
Boiler, two Planning Machines I'VE Lathss on
Jig Saw, one MOrtice Machine. one Tenant Nj
chine, four Saw Benches and seven Circul1
saws, both rip and crOSs-cut; one Moulding Mi
ehlnel one Bean-fastener Machine, all the shsf
ing, Pulleys and Belts, and seven Cabinet-u M
kers Benches.
All the above Machinery is in good runn.d
order, and viii be sold without reserve. Term
made known on day Of sale.
Dec. II, 1871. JNO. d. MILLER, Assignee.
decI3 ids
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AWoOden wedding.

A happy family reunion occurred on
Watson street, Edgefeld, last night. The
occasion was ''wooden wedding" or in
other words the celebration of the marriage
of our well known citizen ]. NJ. Winstead,
who five years ago last night led to hymen's
altar the accomplished Miss Fanny Morrow.
The affair proved to be exceedingly agree
able to those present, who spent the even
ing most ioyously. The guests, comprised
altogether of relatives were invited to par
take of a sumptuous repast, and around the
festive board, the HAPPY couple received the
congratulations of all. May they live to
celebrate their golden wedding, and may
health and prosperity attend them always.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-19
Fire.

The two story frame buildings in the rear
of Mrs. Pat. McTigue's grocery store, 'front.'
ing on College and Whitesides streets,
caught fire about O'Clock Sunday morning
and was destroyed. The building was oc-
cupied at the time by two colored families,
one of which was in the service of Mrs. Nc
Tigue, the other, named Jake Carter,
worked at the Louisville depot Although
the Fire Department turned out promptly
and stopped the fire, the building was not
saved, being of wood burned rapidly.