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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-17

Some complaint is made by parties
agains. some Of the car drivers on the street
railroad running out to the Penitentiary.
We are told that persons who pay their fare
when getting on at the Penitentiary after
dark, are brought as far as the stable on
Spruce street, or the switch on Church
street, where they are compelled to get on
and walk the rest Of the way. The drivers
say they have to turn in and are not allowed
10 20 further. This is unjust, and deserves
correction from the proper officials OF the
street railroads. Several nights ago gen
tIeman. with some ladies, got on the car at
the Penitentiary, and when arriving at the
stable on South Spruce street, toe driver
wanted them to get of as be had to put up.
Tbis they refused, and the driver then ear
RED them as far as the switch near the Bat
lie House, where he again ordered the party
out. as ne could not go any farther owing
to the fact Of its being o'clock, and his car
being a day car. Such conduct is censuIa-
bic in the extreme, aud is an act q bad
faith towards our eiJizeps.
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school Funds-A Fruitful Source of
Frauds.

school Funds-A Fruitful Source of
Frauds.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16.-The State Board of
Education have made report which was
published here this morning, in which they
give a detailed statement of enormous
frauds practiced in the disposition of swamp
lands donated for school purposes. 1t is
stated that if sales of these lands had been
honestly conducted, the State would now
have a county school endowment of twelve
million dollars, which added to the present
fund would make not less than fourteen
million. Over a million and half of acres
have been squandered, the responsibility of
this is charged upon the county courts.
The report says that many counties have
drawn upon the school fund to erect court
houses, jails, bridges, railroads and excava-
ting rivers, etc. In one county one hun
drfd and fifty thousand acres were sub
sGribed for a railroad, one hundred and
seven thousand was sold on execution to
satisfy judgment against the county, and
afterwards, fifty thousand acres of the land
so sold was given to an attorney to get the
land back. This is but one of many SINH
lar cases. The Board recommends that
the County Courts be required to levy
special tax to replace the school funds ile-
gally used. They ask that the School Board
Attorneys be authorized to institute pro-
ceedings to recover the funds and lands
squandered by the counties, and when
necessary to issue a mandamus TO the
County Courts to levy taxes.
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To he Ruried To-day.

II. c. Jenkins who died on Friday morn
h!g last viii be buried to-day, his funeral
10 take place from his late residence this
morning at 10 O'Clock. The sudden attack
which ended in death was very unexpected
to his many friends. Yesterday a week
AGO he was in the Markethouse apparently
in his usual good health, and about i o.
clock that day the aflliction came upon him
unawares, and he fingered for six days,
when death relieved him of his great mis-
cry. Poor Tip, as he was Familiarity called,
he will be greatly missed by those who have
been accustomed to his friendly greetings.
His stall in the Markethouse was yesterday
d-aped in mourning, and there is void in
that locality that cannot well be filed.
Lively and whole-sOuled, his demise will be
regretted by al who knew him.
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FOREIGN.
The Bourbon Fusion Coming to a Head.
Prince Of Wales COnvalescent.
FRANCE.
The Orleanist Plot TO EnthrOne the
Old Bourbon.

OkG bOHrDQn.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-A special dispatch
from Paris says that on Thursday another
interview took place between Theirs and
the Orleans Prince which was of an I'M
friendly character. Theirs complained that
the Duke D'Aumale had not strictly OBJ
served his previous agreement inasmuch as
he had endeayored to secure the Generals
in his favor. The Duke D'Aumale denied
this. Theirs said, know you have visited
many Generals who are members of the
Assembly with view to obtain their sup
port. doubt not your aim is polite. l
was particularly surprised and Disconnected
that you also made similar visits to many
of the subordinate Generals. The Duke
answered eyasively and terminated the in
terview with declaration that he would
now take the advice Of his friends, not as 70
whether he shall take his seat, but only in
reference as to the proper time for doing so.
Gen. BourbaH told Duke D'Aumale in the
presence of of Gen. Ducrat that only Re-
public or the Empire was competent to re-
store peace. He could serve no other
regime. The Orleans plan is fer the Right
to take advantage of Theirs impotence at
the first opportunity to force his resignation,
and make the Duke D'Aumale President;
to follow with declaration proclaiming
Chambord King, the Count DeParis heir
to the Throne, and Duke D'Aumale Lieu
tenant General.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-17
THE WHARTON TRIAL.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 16.-In the Wharton
trial to-day after argument, the court de-
cided that the books and papers of Gen.
Ketchum containing entries of interest re-
ceived from Mrs. Wharton could not be
admitted.
Mrs. Chubb was again called to the stand
aad corrected question in her former tes-
timony as to conversations between herself
and the prisoner in regard to the purchase
of tartar emetic fer the prisoner and to
which she then replied, "No," under mis-
apprehension of the question. The pris-
oner desired the witness to testify that the
man from whom the witness purchased the
tartar emetic was the same person who sold
to the prisoner.
The court adjourned to Monday.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

A collision of freight trains between Gin
cinnati and indianapolis yesterday, wrecked
both engines and killed an engineer.
Alexis reaches Ottawa tomorrow.
The "worst storm ever witnessed" has
been prevailing on the North Pacific road
since 10 O'Clock Friday night.
The lower house of the Missouri Legis-
lature appeals to Congress for universal
amnesty.
Five American sailors were accidentally
drowned at Havre Friday.
The Lawyers Convention of Kentucky,
resolve in favor of admitting parties to tes-
tify in their own behalf
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LATEST MARKETS. By TELEGRAPH.

GALVESTON, Dec. 16.-Cotton dull and
nominal; good ordinary 173c. Net receipts
1.20S; sales 800 bales; stock 80, 643 bales.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 16.-Buyers and sellers
apart, and thetendency dOwnwards. Mid
ling 1Sc; net receipts 1885; sales $40 bales;
stock 1860 bales.
MOBILE, Dec. 16.-Cotton dull and
nominal middlings 1950193c. Net receipts
$3.50; sales 5000; stock 47,454.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 16.-Cotton quiet and
weak, middling 19!c. Net receipts 2,915.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 16.-Cotton quiet,
middling 195c. Net receipts 2,131, sales
800, stock 30,393.
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CALIFORNIA.
pirateSl

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16.-Don Manuel
Cabus, citizen of Ecuador, and Manuel
Chaverro, Collector of Customs at the
Mexican port of Lapoz, who arrived here
Thursday On the Constitution, were ar
rested on a warrant charging them with
piracy, in seizing the American schooner
Gina Greenwood for alleged violation of
law at Magdalina Bay, Oct. rs. The Low
er California Company appears to be the
principal mover in the prosecution.
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THE DOMINION.
rhe Goxernment in a ,linoritr.

TORONTO, ONT, Dec. 15.-In lhe House
tonight, after warm discussion, motion
of want of confidence in the government
was passed by majority of one, when the
House Immediately adjourned.
A Quebec special states, that last night
in the House of Assembly, one of the lead
ers of the opposition created great excite
ment by charging bribery and corruption
on the agents of the Ministry, eliciting
cheers from the galleries. The Speaker
had the galleries cleared by armed police,
when the crowd organized a meeting out
side, being addressed by prominent annex
ationists, who claimed annexation to the
United States preferable to armed provin-
cial tyranny.
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ting bail. Mr.. O'Conor followed, contend
ing that Tweed should be held in such bail
as was justified by the magnitude of his
crime,
When the counsel concluded, Judge Bar
nard said it would never do to refuse to adj
init man to bail charged with criminal
otfense. This charge is the highest ofiense,
but see nothing to justify any departure
from the ordinary course of procedure, and
order, therefore, that he be bailed in the
sum of $1,000. Alfred B. Sands was ac-
cepted as sole bondsman.
Connolly's case was not called in the
Criminal Court this morning, as expected.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-17
NEW YORK.
FISK to Follow Tammany.

Fisk to Follow Tammany.
New York, Dec. 16.-It is stated that a
powerful combination of the Erie stock
holders has been formed to Gust Fisk,
Tweed and Gould from management.
Robbed on the Street of $4,000
Richard NJ. Blatchford, No. 20 Nassau
street, was robbed in the street yesterday
afternoon of fifty thousand dollars in bonds.
The Last of Fisk-Mansfeld.
1t is stated that the postponement Of the
libel suit of Miss Mansfield against Fisk,
which was granted to-day at the Yorkyille
court for three months, was on account of
the illness of Miss Mansfield, and is prob
ably the last of the case.
It is stated that Fisk has paid Miss Mans
field SIS, 900, in settlement of her libel suit
against him.
The Irrepressfbles.
The Internationals this evening made ar
raDgements for their to-morrow's parade.
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The causes for which aMohammedan wo-
man may demand divorce are clearly and
broadly laid down in the Koran, and her
evidence is sufficient, because the Moham-
medan law supposes that woman must be
violently aggrieved before the mOdesty of
her sex viii allow her to appear in the pub
lie with such application. Socareful is this
law to spare her feelings that she is not
even required to recount her injuries, unless
of her own free will. All she is to do is to
place her slipper reversed-that is, with the
sole upward-before the Cadi, and the case
is finished. The divorce is granted without
further inquiry.
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GOlcOnda.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Dec. 16.-Workmen
in the caiSsons of pier No. 6 Of the bridge
across Missouri river, at St. Joseph, to-day
found magnificent specimens of amethyst,
garnet, gold bearing quartz, etc. in stra-
tum of gravel everything the rock bottom, at
a depth of 43 feet below low water. This
gravel bed is evidently an old bottom of the
sea. Work on the bridge is progressing rap
idly. Sinking of the second pier commences
navt week
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GEORGIA.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 16.-Gov. Comfy
vetoed the appropriation made to pay in
terest on gold bonds.
The Ku-Kluxists were discharged to-day,
except two from Dade county.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 16.-Collector
Robb has been honorably acquitted.
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distractions ON the Track.

Last Thursday night as the South-bound
passenger train on the Nashville and Deca-
ture road turned around a sharp curve near
podson's Gap. 60 miles from the city, the
engine was thrown up, but hit again upon
tetrack. The engineer stopped the train,
and upon examination found that the jar
was caused by ties having been placed in
cow-pit. Fortunately, the speed of the
engine broke the ties and no damage other
than that to the engine was received. 1t is
thought the Instructions were placed on the
track for the purpose of robhing the train.
Had the train been thrown from the track
the loss of life would have been great, as
there was an embankment fifty feet high to
The rinht.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-17

A Paris letter says: "a beautiful young
woman sings in a manner to make the
queens of the opera jealous young man
hears her, thinks that so much harmony
can not come but from beautiful soul, and
is going to marry her. The young man has
thirty millions, it is said. lie is banker,
and amiable, although millionaire. The
young woman is an American. She is fam
Gus in Paris for her goodness and genius.
She is the sister of the charming wife of the
Marquis of Chassaloup-Laubat, Miss Alice
Pillie."
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SWITZERLAND.
Adjourned.

NEW YORK, Dec. ia dispatch from
Geneva says that the Alabama arbitrator
assembled in that city yesterday. British
and American cases were presented, and
without argument an adjournment tooS
place until April.
No Refuge for Iesuits.
BERNE, Dec. 16.-The Federal Assembly
has passed a bill interdicting the establish
ment of Jesuit communities, or the employ
ment of Jesuits as doctrinal teachers in
Switzerland.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-17

RICHMOND, Dec. 16.-Gov. Walker has
pardoned ex-Mayor Cahoon, heretofore twice
convicted of completely in the Hanstein
forgery.
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BIodress Ruled Ont.
THE LOUISVILLE LOTTERY.
s,97s the Lucky Number.
List Of Lending Prizes.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 16.-Weisseger
Hall was opened at O'CLOCK this morning
for drawing the great Public Library lottery.
The drawing commenced about 8 O'Clock,
only about 100 persons being present,
owing to the early hour of commencement,
which WAS necessary in order to get through
tonight, but the hall soon filed, and by 10
O'Clock was crowded with people, who ap-
plauded every large prize The following
are the numbers which drew prizes of a
$1,000 and over:
No. 3,2T5 drew the capital prize of S35, 900.
The ticket was bought by John r. Durff,
of Memphis, Tenn. No. 5,075 drew S17,-
500; 44,l72, $3.50; 25,S4O, $3.50; 1s,90S,
$500; 20, $50, SIS, $50; 81, All, s., 900; 2SS77,
$4,000; 1913, $4,55O; zoos, $4,000; 1880,
$3.50; II, 1884, $3.50; 9,9S3, $4,000, 16,45s,
$3.50; IL ,O56, 81 400; 22,68S, $500. Up
to O'Clock no other Large prize had been
drawn.
Henry Kahnworst, deputy sheriff Of this
county, held ticket No. 2,095, drawing a.
200
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An unprecedented case of somnambul-
ism occurred few nights ago in New Hav-
en-, the subject being little child three years
old that went out in a storm twice in sin
gle evening to meet his parents, and was
brought back each time and put to bed
without being awakened. A child of this
sort must be an unhandy bit of furniture
to have about a house.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-17

Theodore Hellman of New Orleans, has
drawn 100000 in the San Francisco libra
ry lottery. A friend had bought 100 tickets
to be distributed among small coterie of
Germans, which arrangement included Mr..
Hellman. He spent the summer at the
watering places, and On his return the tick
cts were gone. One of the holders, how
ever, gave him one as a matter of formal
courtesy. That one drew the prize, a
found 100000 in gold.
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No. 9,710 drew $1,000; No. s2,417, S.
600; No. 1,414, S. ,25e; No. 1880, $3.50;
No, 22,6S3, $3,5OCe No. 1854, S, $50; No.
1901, S2,100; No. 1865, S1,T50; No. IL
O56, 81 400; No. 1922, Sl,050.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 16.-John R. Duff, clerk
in the postoffice here, drew the capital prize
of $4,000 in the Louisville Library Lottery
to-day
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-17

Gail Hamilton hints her presidential
preference. She says, at least as between
two Cf the candidates: ''When Greek meets
Gree, prefer Ulysses the Silent, fighting
II out on his own line, to Demosthenes,
To- Eloquent, hiding under woman's
gown
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Killed HIS Wife.

BOSTON, Dec. 16.-Wm. Brown killed his
wife in Lynn this morning by stabbing her
with dirk knife
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WASHINGTON.
Cotton and Corn.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.--Returns re-
ceived here indicate that the cotton crop
viii yield three and a third million bales.
The Agricultural Bureau says the area in
corn has been greater in 1871 than in any
former year.
BI0dgess Ruled Out.
The Senate committee on election privi-
leges have decided to report adversely on
Blodgett's, and favorable on Norwood's
claim TO a seat in the Senate from Georgia.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-17

The wits of Paris will never have done
with Trochu in connection with his unac-
complished sorties during the war. The
latest anecdote on the head current in Paris
is to the effect that few days since a gen.
tleman called at his residence desiring to see
him. The servant announced "Le Gener-
al est sorti' (the General has gone out).
The officers, astonished, murmured, as he
made his departure, "Sapristir'(he has evil
IDENTITY changed his habits since the siege y
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-17

1t is proposed by many ladies in New
York city to give no wine to their callers on
New Years Day, but instead, hot beef tea
and soup.
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MISSOURI.

The Internationals this evening made ar.
for their to-morrow's parade.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-01-24

Mille.s Cough Honey, best in town. Fo,
ale At GSlREts BIOS
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Milers pnriyalled Worm Conlectiouf,
az GKIFFEs Bgos.
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Best Reinsu Oh 20 cents per rGlioa. a.
RUTugRFoIDs
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Gall at Nicholson X Blackmon's and buy
a Cooking Stove with iron ware for twelve
dollars
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aDz'sa2sss, PA "a
Street, Pet
THE OH yzAftIkEgS,

OFFICE nP
PETROLEUM CENTRE DAILY RECORD
January - 1871.
There was little doing in the pe,ro'enu,
market to day. Buyers were Offering $4,2O
for regardless and s4,25 tor gravity. The
only sale was 500 bbls OF 4G gravity at
$4.4O.
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Millers Csuphur Toe, Tho beat in tbe
market, at GRIFPEs BEos.
noyi9-lm
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BUCKSKIN GLOVES, 20 per cent be-
low cost, o, A. kLpEN'S,
iiS Jamcs'owc CIctt'rs Stt>c
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Buy the "ReJ Hot" Saddle manufactured
in Titns vile expressly for the OF country
adopted TO all kinds of weather. ct J. r.
krous. al2-ti
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Prepared Expressly for Married
Ladies',

Ore iaty writes, DunOrco's Golden Pills relieved
me in two days" with ut any Inconvenience, like
magic so say all W no who " e the genuine BE.
wars of counierfeits" The gen ue il now put up
IN largo white boxes, conIxining double quantity
OF Pills. and upon each hoy vi ilId the ". 5.
Heveuue Stanlp pnnted from .oy irivate die unon
which Won viii ilnd ihp words Duponco's Golden
Periodical Pills, in (whitej ctttls None genuine
without that s.amp The small red and vel ow
hoXps are NJ longer uscl because OF thor bel G
coun,erieital
pricei 81 rer.Eox. sax asones S..
sold BY Va. =. syIg 1,ofss, B-uaSis-,
aole AGENT FOR Petrnlenm Cej ire, l9. l. dies
sedi rg i'm - through the Petroleum Centre
posi- olice have the Pits sent lconf foenii1lly
hg HlaI, any part Of the conn ~ free C- postage
And also by A. Il. Grillth, Oil CITY. " ~. Shnm
l'rernyflls, IA. hcDonald, Ti,usvllr. CaAcndrr
S Co. Ioed,iile John v. Hstry, wholesale acaut
Now fnrs, s7,1 n :. .. HOW n, soAn itsop:il to.
Csv yoarcs Sast On -
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-04-07

our old State from her embarrassed condi-
ton to her former greatness, it must be done
by the most rigid economy in every depart
ment.
We must send men to the Legislature,
who will do the work in two or three weeks,
which now takes as many months men who
will commence their work at an early hour
and work all day, not to spree all night and
60 to the hall the next day at twelve o'clock,
and ljourn in few hours.
| We learn from sad expe fence. that it is
OF advisable to send too many lawyers to
the Legislature, for they will make laws
that are often spoiled by too many provis-
ions, and SO mistiied that no one but law
yer can understand them. To explain the
law to you they will bleed you from every
pore.
Lawyers are good in their places, but ,
Legislature composed of lawyers reminds u.
Of the fell ", who shared the Hogs-there
was more noise chan wool. We do not wish
to cast any reflections on lawyers, particu
larly the Staunton bar, for they are very
proficient in their profession, as we'll as very
clever gentlemen. But we would say this
much to the Staunton bar, that if they have
any Pin Hooks in their fraternity, who arr
not getting paying practice, and would
like to 60 to the Legislature, We woul,
warn them against such dclusion
A FARMER
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For the Vindicator. |


As it will be some time before we will be
called upon to W tie for representatives for
the Legislature, and it appears to be tn,
opinion Of intelligent persons, from different
parts Of the County, that it would be best to
send farmers to our next Legislature, we
would suggest the idea Of some one in each
Township presenting the names of three or
four of the most intelligent farmers, in their
respective Townships, making an aggregate
Of some fifteen or twenty, and let their
claims be discuss d at leisure. So that when
the time comes to call Convention, if one
should be called, the people would have had
ample time to consider the claims Of the pro-
posed number from each Township, and
make u selection in their own minds In
this way you would avoid, in part, the diff
culties arising from tho former practice Of
calling Convention, and, on the spur of
the moment, Nominating men of whom ma
ny of you never heard For South River
Township. we would most respectfully sug-
gest the names Of three or four men, who
will compare most favorably with the bright
est intellects of the County, and who are not
wanting in speaking talents. Maj Absa-
lom Conner, fer the Senate, and Col. David
S. Bell, Geo A Bruce, and John SaElls,
for the House of Delegates. These are high
toned, honorable gentlemen, clear headed
and of well balanced minds.
Maj. Coiner represented this County at
one lime with great credit to himself and
constituents, FL is plain farmer. unas-
suming in manners, no aspirant, but man
Of superior intellect. Col. Bell is one of
cur most practical farmers, and, in point of
iatellect, he has few guperiors. if any. Geo.
A. Bruce, Esq, is most excellent man,
gelf-made, cool, clear-headed and intelligent.
John S. Ellis is a farmer, superior man,
: of fine intellect and a fluent speaker,
The embarrassed condition of our State,
with 2 financial crisis now looming up before
us, render 1t necessary that we should select
a Legislature composed of men, who will
practice the most rigid economy in every
department, and guard the Treasury with a
vigilant eye. Therefore, We recommend
the men spoken of as being acquainted with
our condition. Their peculiar associations
and surroundings pre-eminently qualify them
for the positions. tt we ever hope to restore