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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-08
PersOnal.

Mr., Samuel P. WINS, of the Athens
Post, was in the city yesterday.
Comptroller Pennebaker expected to
leave the city yesterday for Lebanon,
where he viii remain a day or two on
business.
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MEMPHIS.

Decision Against Marcus J. wright.
MEMPHIS, Feb. The shrievalty con-
test of Wright and Curry have been de-
cided in favor of the latter Wright's
attorney gave notice Of an appeal.
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ROBBERY IN EDGEFTELD.
Brick we'll Cut ThrOugh-A BOId
Affair.

Some time during Monday night last,
the store of W. j. Weakley & Co, corner
of Main and Spring streets Edgeield was
broken into, and about S25 in money
distracted from the pantaloons pocket Of
W. ]. Weakley who was asleep In the rear
of the building The burglar or burglars
effected an entrance by Chlseling through
a brick wall, leaving very handsome
opening on the side of the store which
fronts on Spring street. No goods were
missed from the store; and it is supposed
that the thieves were perfectly satisfied
with the money obtained.
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CINCINNATI.

A Negro Ku-KIuX Fires into a
Church Congregation, Shooting
Four.
CINCINNATI, Feb. IA jealous negro,
named Robinson, fired into the congrega-
lion leaving a colored church, near Lock
land, last night, seriously injuring four,
one being shot through the head and arm.
The monster was provided with a carbine
and two ixcylinder revolvers. All were
discharged except two barrels. He re-
sisted arrest but was finally taken into
custody. There is great excitement and
fears that the william viii be mObbed.
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A. Nelson, Treasurer, reported the re-
ceipt of $50, 252 80 during the last month,
and the disbursement of S39, 8S9. So,
leaving balance on hand on Feb. l of
800, 1862. 81, which would be consumed to
pay the accounts to be allowed last night.
The Street Overseer reported the clean
ing, repairing and macadamizing of por-
tons of about forty streets, and the use of
$1,000 bushels Of stone during January.
The interments during last month were
reported by the City Sexton at 81
According to the report of the Work
house Keeper, the number of prisoners on
hand Jan. was %; received, Sc, total, rs;
number discharged, "a; escaped, 2; on
hand Feb. l, %. All the sble-bodisd
hands were employed on the streets, aud
the remainder at the Workhouse in break
ing rock.
Mr.. Lenyett, Secretary, reported the
following current expenditures, exclusi We
L
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A large quantity of the "set" onions
were brought into market yesterday, in
barrels. We feel like grasping our garden
hoe at seeing these things.
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Reports - City Expenses = Police
Force-Tenth Ward-Firs Depart
ment.
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g read and approved.

The Board held a regular meeting last
night, President Hurley in the chair, and
q Quorum Dresant
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MUNICIPAL.
Regular Meeting Las. Night.

Board of Aldermen.
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The minutes were read and approved.
REPORTS.
report was read from the Finance
Committee, transmitting the usual mon tn
ly reports, and also stating that in accord
ance with resolution of the City Council
the Committee had rendered to M. G. L.
Claiborne, through his agent, Mr.. New
SOM, the terms of settlement as stipulated
IN said directions, and they regret that
the terms (Which were considered by the
COMMITTEE reasonable and hberal) were
rejected by said agent The Committee
therefore presented a resolution, of which
mention is made in its proper place. The
report was received
COLLECTIONS.
Recorder Hale submitted the following
report Of collections from all sources since
Jan. 10:
r.
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The Executive 0ommittee of the Union
League of America will meet in Phila-
delphia on Thursday, tho 18th, at noon.
Barbour Lewis at the Public Crib.
The nomination of Barbour Lewis as
Appraiser of Merchandise at Memphis
was sent to the Senate to-day.
Committee Divided on Income Re-
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to save themselves, but the rest were
carried with the car over the bridge and
either drowned or burned to death. The
| body of P. II. VOsburgh, conductor of
the sleeping car was afterwards found,
| with the lower extremities burned away.
As soon as the particulars of the disas-
tor reached this city, Superintendent j.
/ NJ. Toucey started for the scene, and has
since been engaged with large body OF
men searching for the bodies of the IN
fortunate passengers.
This morning the wreck was cleared
away from the sleeping cars as it lay
upon the ice and vigorous search was
made for the bodies of those passengers
who might be crushed in the wreck or
those burned to death. In one corner of
the car heap of chsrred and blackened
bodies were found, but so distigured that
identification is impossible. From the
appearance of the bodies it is evident the
passengers, at the time of the accident,
had rushed in despair to the rear door OF
the car and there miserably persisted.
Three bodies apparently those of a mother
and her two children, of which the arms
yet remained, were discovered closely
embracing each other. 1t is surmlsed
that, finding egress impossible, they re-
solved to die together
Behind this Buffalo car were two othel
sleeping cars, also totally destroyed by
fire. The passengers, however, many OF
them but partly dressed, succeeded il
saving their lives. Many cars of the
freight train with the baggage they con-
tanned were also burned. Lawrence
Mooney, a brakeman, is among TIT
killed. Discharged from the road abou
month ago, he was reinstated in his po
sition about two weeks ago at the urgen
request of his mother.
; The noise occssioned by the explosion
of the oil tank was heard for great dis
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PERILs OF TEACuISG GRAMMAR TO
YOGNG ia ,lsfcI.S.

Mr. Editor IL have been seudin my
dartcr Nancy to school to schoolmaster
in this naborhoo1 Last Friday went
over TO the school jus, to see how Nancy
was Citing along. and | sees things !
didn't like by no means. The sehoolmas-
ter was larnin' her things entirely out of
the line Of eddyca,ion, and, as | think
improper. set awhile in the school
house aud heercd one class say their les
son They was spcllen, and ihot
sycllcd quite exceedingly. Then cum
Nancy's turn to say her lesson. They
said il very spry. was shock, and de.
tcrmined She should leave that school. |
have hecred that gramar was an oncom-
mon fine study. but don't want any noie
rramar about my house The lesson that
Nancy sci was nnthin but the foolishcst
kind Of talk the ridiclist word she .cl wns
was, i love-. looked right at for doin'
so improper, but she went rite on and sed i,
Thou lowest and he loves. and reckon
YOU never heard such rggermyrole in
your life: love, love. love. aud nuthin'
but love. She sed one time. :. did
love"
Scz |, Who did you love- Then
the scholars la.lcd, but was u, to be put
Of, and scd. WHO did you love Nancy !:
wan, to know who did sou love: The
scboolmaster, Mr. McQuillis,cr pu. in
and said he would explain when Nancy
finished her lesson. This sor,cr pacyfed
me, aud Nance went on with her awful
love talk. j, got wus every word She
scd. E" might. could, or would love
stopped her ngin and scd | reckon
would see about that, and told her TO walk
out Of that house. The schoolmaster tri-
cd to interfere, bu, wouldn't let him say
word lie said | was a fool. and |
nockt him down and made him holler in
short order talked the stratc thing to
him. told him lde show him how hedc
larn my darter gramcr.
! got the nnbers together, and VIC sent
Mr.. McQuillisicr of in hurry. and |
reckon ,harl be no more gramer tcechn
in these parts soon. IT, you know of any
rather oldish man in your rcegcn that
don't teach gramar, We wood be glad II
you wood send him up. But in the fu-
turo VIC will be kecriul how VIC employ
men. YOUNG school masters won't do
especially il they tocchc gramer. II is a
bad thing for morris.
Yours til deih,
Thomas JEFFERSON SoLE
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IrnoM orn srrciAl CORRESPONDENT. |

CoLuMniA. S. G.. April 2I--lt is al
most impossible for Northern people to
come to any just conclusion about the
present condition Of affairs ut the South
without some personal observation and cx-
pericncc Of Southern society, for we Of the
North are disposed to apply our standards
to the South Our communities are
peaccablc and orderly. and sincc under
the same form of government. violence aud
disorder prevail in the Southern States,
We conclude II, once that the fault lies
with n few wicked men upon whom the
strong hand Of the law should fall We
do not know how decp-sented is the dis
ease from which the South suffers, aud We
think that the remedies which rcprcss dis
orders in the North will work cure in
South. whose evils are the natural and in
cyitably result of its new relations. Like
antagouisic chemical elements when
thrown together, harmonious action is i'm
possible until turbulent eiIcrvosccnco shall
have gone ON for time
South Carolina may be regarded as the
typical Southern State Here the South
crn idea was most fully developed, aud
here the change to the Northern system
Of government aud society is most radical,
and is attended by the greatest resistance
The only wonder is that this change has
been accompanied by so little violence,
when it is considered that no civilized
community ever underwent so sudden
aud thorough revolution in all its social,
industrial, and political relations. The
slaves Of yesterday are the mastcrs to-day;
aud the old naughty. ruling class is re-
dnced to condition of political thraldom
lu order to comprehend the cause Of the
present disturbed condition Of the State,
il is necessary to consider the elements Of
its population and their changed relations
to canh other. IN total of 72D. 900 in.
habilants, there are 425 900 negroes,
who aa a class. are ignorant. supersli.
tious. semi -barbarinns, but little elevated
in intelligence above their kindred in
Africa. speak Of the great mass Of ne
groes, of tho plantations "iiold.hands. -
They are extremely indolent, aud will
make no excr,ion beyound what is ncccs-
sery to obtain food enough to satisfy their
hunger. They rarely commit great
crimes. but are given to petty thicving to
a great extent. Toward the white man
they are still defcrential and assume an
air of abjeot submission; but they arc dis.
,rustful Of the white men. by whom they
know they are hated. Upon these people
not only political rights have been confer
red, but they have absolute political sg.
prcmacy. They are the governing class
In South Cnrolina, md a class moro to.
tally unfit to govern does not exist upon
the face Of the earth. There are not
dozen highly educated negroes in the whole
State, and the whole number that can
read and write is comparatively small
Not in the least superior in intelligence or
virturc to the negroes are the poor whites
the .'low-dowu peoplc." whose poverty,
stupidity. aud dsgradsiion 10 beyond the
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How TO Do Gr SHIRT BosoNs We
have often heard ladies express a desire to
know by what process the gloss on new
shirt bosoms. etc. is produced, and in or
der to crafty them, We subjoin the fol-
lowing receipt for making gum arabic
starch. Take two ounces of gum arabic
powdcr-pu, it into pitcher, and pour
on il pint Of boiling water (according to
the degree of strength you desirc). and
then, having covered il, let it set all night
In the morning pour i, carefully from the
dregs into n clean bottle, cork IT, and keep
it for use. A tablespoonful Of gum wnter
stirred in pint of starch that has been
made in the usual manner, will give to
the lawns teither white or printcd) look
Of ncwness when nothing else can restore
them after washing. Il is also good (much
dilutcd) for thin white muslin and bobi.
net,
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00lit and Yun'or.
rmE POWER OF A CORPORAL.

The Western Dcmocrdf relates the fol-
lowing story concerning J. NJ Bennct,
Of that place. who was ntditor Of the State
Of Virginia during the war:
On one occasion during the war. when
provisions were worth almost their weight
in gold in Richmond, and Confederate
money at its lowest ebb. il was Mr.. Ben.
netts custom to go to the market early ia
the morning. On his return at the time We
speak Of. as he was vending his way home
with about $500 or $500 worth Of proyi.
sions in little basket, q soldier with q
gun and bayonei. and in "bat,le array
marched burriedly up to him. and slap
ping him on the shoulder. said: "Sir
! want you-you are conscriptcd into the
army"
+" reckon not" said Mr.. Bennet. :"
am no. liable TO military duty"
:" have heard that sort Of talk before. y
said the soldier; $50 on you CO.
But" said Mr.. Bennett Il am State
officer"
lyon can't come that game over mt
I've told you go on; and if you don't III
touch you up with the bayonet, :
"Well take me to Governor l.etcher
The devil take Governor Le.chcr."
Then take nc to General Brcckcn
ridge
" have nothing to do with him-so G.
on
Well, take nc to JEFF Davis then
"D-n jeff. Davis General Lee com.
mands us f,llers and (naking threaten
ing mo,ion) if you don. go Il pick 80,
up that's all !"
There was no help for it, and Mr. Ben
net drudeea along At last seeing lad!
ofhis acquaintance, he handed her hi
basket, with instructions to tell his fainil,
tha, they would find him at Castle Thun
der. Just as they were passing Broae
Street Theatre. another soldier, bearing
upon his arms the stripes Of corpora
happened to see them. and coming to th'
guard he said "What are you doing
This is Mr. Bennet-a State oilicer-yot
can't take hin.
"Oh.' said the guard. a. Of course il,
all right if you say so. aul walked of
leaving his late prisoner at liberty.
Mr. Bennett then turned to the corporal
aud raising his hat, made most pro
found bow" Sir said he. you are th'
greatest man in the army What GOV
crnor Letcher, General Breckenridge, anc
JulT Davis, could not do, yon did with al
the ease in the world assure you tha
if ever enter the army would mike it !
condition prcaedeut that | should hold th,
Office Of corporal
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LIV Il II
DIR. SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR,

A PREPARATION OF ROOTS AND HERES,
warranted 10 be strictly vegetable, aud can do
no injury 10 any one.
1, fns been used by hundreds, and known for
the last ,hirty-hvc years MS Que Of the most re-
liable, eflicacious aud harmless preparations ever
offered To the suffering. II taken regularly aud
pcrsistcntiy. IL Is sure to cure Dyspepsia, head
ache, jaundicc, rosiivcncss,
sick headache, chronic dar-
REGULATOR. I rhna, affections of the blnd-
der, camp dyscniory, alice
,ions af The kidneys, fever
nervousness chills, diseases OF the skin inpor,Iy
~ ,he blood melancholy, or depression OF spirits,
heartburn, collie, or pains In the bowels, pain IN
the head, fever and ngnc, dropsy, hollis pam ~
back and limbs, asthma, crysircas. female at
frc,ious. and bilious diseases generally.
Prepared only by J. II. 2Ell.lN co..
Druggists Macon, Ga.
Send for Circular. Price 81 by mail si2'
For sale b, CHARLES TATMAN, in.
Dec. 2i-ly. Midaic'o"", p'''
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WHITE TunSrrs. Il, is not yet too late
to SOW the seed for this crop. We expe-
rcncel very great advantages last season
in the unparalleled drou,h, from n large
crop Of this succulcnt food, fed out All
through October. November and Deccm-
Der. II can be raised after early potatoes
are gathered or between corn rows as !
stolen crop The corn is cut up.by the
roots in September, and the turnips hsve
the ground for six or eigh. weeks. and 10
good soil make large amount Of food q
small cost. Blu, it pays to prepare ground
especially for them, psd SOW either ia
drills or broadcast. " is not difficult "a
get ten tons Of good green hsddar from IN
acre Of land This taddcrcd out onec 1
day to cattle in the fall or carly wintss,
will save hay and add much 70 their con.
io-t and thrift Hearth and Home.
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Srlett Storp.
rnE HOT SEASON.
ny OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.


The folks ,ha, on the first of May
Wore undcr-coais and hose,
Began to say the first Of June,
Good Lord how hot IL grows?'
At last two Fahrcnhciis blew mp,
And killed two children small
And barometer sho, dead
A tutor with Its ball.
Now all day long, the locusis song
Among tho lcnhcss trees,
Three new hotels warped inside out
Their pumps conld only whccze
Aud ripe old wine tina, twenty years
Had cobwthhci DER in vain,
Came spouiing through the rotten casks
Like Joly's hes, champagne
The Worcester locomotives did
Their trips In half M hour;
The Lowell ears ran forty miles
Before they checked their power
Roll birthstone soon became drug
Aud loco-iocos fell
All asked for Ice, bu, everywhere
Salipclvr WAS To sell.
Plump men Of mornings ordered tights,
ru' ere the scorching Moons,
Their candle moulds had grown as loose
As tossack panioloons
The dogs ran mad-mcn could no, Try
II water they would choose;
A horse fell drad-hc only left
-Four red-ha, rusty shoes
Bu, soon the people could nc. bear
The slightest, hint Of ire;
Allusious Ia c,.lu,,r drew
\ flood of savage hre;
The leaves on heat were all torn on,
From every book n, school,
Aud many hhckguards kicked and cancd
Because they said, keep cool
The gas.ligli companies were nodded,
The bakers were all shot
The penny press began TO talk
uflynehing Doctor Mott,
All about the warehouse -',i,s
We're angry men IN dros.s
Crashing and spln,cring through the doors,
To smash the patent stoves.
The abolition mrn aud maids
Were tanned to such hue
ION scarce could tell them from their friends
lnlrs their eyes were blue;
And when LETT society
Had burst IL. ancient guards
Aud Bra,ilc street aud Temple place
Were in,crchanging cards.
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FoHrirrng There is nothing like cour-
age in misfortune. Next 10 faith in God +,
and in Ills overrulng providence. mans
faith in himself is his salvation. II is the
secret of all power and success II makes
man strong as the pillared iron, or clas-
tic as the springing steel.
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WHAT Is LIFE Life is but Deaths
vestibulc, and our pilgrimage on earth is
but journey to the grave the pulse that
beats our death march, and the blood
which eirculates our life is floating it on
ward to the depth of death, To-day we
see our friends in health Tomorrow we
hear Of their deceasc. We claspcd the
hand ol the strong man yesterday. and to-
day We closed his eyes. We rode in n
charln, of comfort but an hour ago. and
in few hours the last black chariot must
convey US 10 the home Of all the living
Stars die mayhaps il is said that con-
ilagrations have been seen afnr Of in the
ether. and astronomers have marked the
funeral of other worlds--thc decay Of
those mighty orbs that We have imagined
set forever in sockets Of silver 10 glistcn
as the lamps OF eternity. Blessed. happy
thought there is one place where death
is not lfe's brother, where life reigns a
lone, and to live is not the first sylla-
BILE which is To be followed by the next,
:" To die. = There is land where the
death knells are never tollcd whcro wind
ing sheets are never woven. where graves
are never dug. Blest land beyond the
skies To reach it we must die
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The other day a little shaver was expa-
,iating upon the injurious effects Of tobac-
CO. Said he. "Thc oil Of tobacco is SO
poisonous that single drop Of il on a
dogs tail will kill man in minute"
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TmCk GRASS PROTECTION AGAINST
DRouGIIr. One Of our farmers makes il
a business always to have a thick. close
set of grass this. for one thing. to guard
agans, the drought which becomes SO frs-
quent; and he succeeds. Ills land 10
drained, either naturally or otherwise, and
this helps. 1t is well cultivated. pulver-
ized, aud rich when. put in, so that it ia
sure to catch. aud equally sure to grow.
The first. clover; then timothy, which n
sown with the clover; and other grasses
come in and they form thick mat. To
do this they are aided by plaster and ash.
cs; and manure ro,ting in heaps on the
farm Hence there is thick sod, dense
growth, atfording n great amount Of pas-
turc and good tender feed The drought
never overcomcs this growth it is in all
the lots devoted IN it. green, aud uHorda
fresh cropping but it is never permitted
to he cropped too close. 1t is this thick
turf, soft as cushian, that dcfcs the sun
A little rain greens il up ut once; it is
not eyapora,cd as on barren soil The
ground is less hard porous and somewhat
moist. The thick grass prevents the
ground from being heated. not coming in
contact with the sun as is the case with
thin Sc, hcrbage Grass itself is cool i,
keeps the earth cool hence le" cvapora.
ton The winter receives this turf with
much grass upon it, much feed. But tho
spring finds il in resurrection, early to be
turned on. springy, yet firm. Better have
half or third OF the land, and have it
like this, than TO have them starving over
large areas. The droughis will come. al.
mos, yearly, either carly or late, or in tho
middle Of the season; seldom that VIC have
no drough,s II, all And in rainy time
this is good protection against tho tread
Of cattle, so that it is good for drought,
good for rain, good for feed, and mot ex.
cellen,ly good to turn down for grain
Country Gentlemen
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Lime water ms an occasional drink for
fowls is said 10 be preventive to many
diseases and assists the formation Of bone
aud eggs 1t should be prepared as fol.
lows: Pour over quick-lime some water,
and when the lime is Stacked and settled
draw the clear water Of. which can be
kept for considerable time. The lime
will be useful for white. wash.
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"Johnny, wha, do you expect to do for
a living when you &c, to be man p well
| reckon III get married and board with
my wifes pa >
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From he .Nsr loFi TciluHe.
THROUGH THE SOUTH.

POLITICAL PROBLEMS II sortH CAROLINA
eAtsEs OF rng DISTURBANCES lH rnI
STATE RE 'kLEss LEGISLATION =-EfFECTs
~ POLITICAL DISABILITIES ATTEMPTS At
CoSrllIArioN REFORM CONVENTION.
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rBrSYMpTOMs ofLivcr
SIMMONS

THE SYMPTOMS Of Liver
,, Complaint are nncnsincss
SlMMONS aud pain In the side. Some
times the pain Is In the
us-uuuu-.Ss shoulder, and Is mistaken
FOR rheumatism. The stomach Is affected with
loss Of appetite and sickness, bowls In general
costivc, sometimes alternating with lax. The
head Is troubled with pain, and dull, heavy SIN
sation, considerable loss OF memory, accompanied
with painful sensations OF
having lcf, undonc some
Ill EN- thing which ongh, TO have
been done. Often complain
ing Of weakness debility
and low spirits. Sometimes many Of the above
symptoms attend the disease, aud n' other times
very few of them; but the liver Is generally the
organ mos, involved. Cure tho liver with