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wANTED-A MODEL GOVERN
NIENT.

IL the recent elections have been COM
psrstively free, and not mere repetition
of the mock p!ebiscites of Napoleon, who
was wont 10 boast that ''bsyonets think, -
there exists in France at least popular
fancy for republican form of govern
mept. Emile de Girardin, recalling the
failures of 1892 and of 1S4S, which laps
ed into Cesarism, and of 1870 which cul
minated in Communism, says pithily that
"instesd of initiating models already in
successful operation, the French people
have vainly sought protection through
dangerous Innovations Assuming that
elderly is the touchstone of republic, 5"
he proceeds to analyz9 the Constitution
of the United States, and recommend it
for the adoption of his countrymen. But
when he asserts that 'liber.y is nowhere
50 complete, nowhere so strongly guar
snteed," as here, we must charitably sup
pose that Girsrdin inlbibes his notions of
us from The famous treatise of DeTocque-
vile or 'FDemocTacie" Since then
our Republicans have INDUCED large
ly in those innovations against
which the French patriot warns his
people. Our Radicals have lighted their
torches at the focal centres of French
Jscobinism, and menace with cOnflsgra-
ton the noble temple of American free
dom. Whist De Tocqueville admired
was a brotherhood of States, each pro-
viding for its own needs, and harmon
iEing with the central government in its
constitutional sphere. Now the govern
ment il national; we no longer talk of it
as the Federal or the general government.
Our rising youth no longer hear these
adjectves 30 expressive Of the origin,
nature and design of the frame work Of
1887. They hear of nothing but the
National government, identifying it in
their plastic minds with sutonomies of
the old world. States rights exist but in
name, or as the rallying cry of the
Democracy who delve among antiquities,
TO preserve that which is proved and
good. Much work remains to be done,
before we can again present to the world
model government. at the magic sound
of Stewards little bell, which glsddened
the hearts of 'loyalty," the venerable
right of ba6eaS corpus collapsed ike s
political bauble or ''dead issue" and il
has not yet been fully restored. Party
enactments are substituted for the consti
tuition and the executive is clothed with
discretion of despotic proportions. If W.
have no longer the best government il
the world, we have at least one rapidly
approaching the simple forms of Russian
rule, and not much more oppressive in it
burthens than that of Turkey. The tel
deucy here is to centralization-to tina
very Cassrism which has led France int,
social and political chaos. They mus
look elsewhere than to the United States
of to-day, for model republic.
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A country paper which recently spoke
of ''buttered thunder. and was asked by
q contemporary if that had any affinity to
CREASED lightning" manifested some
anger in explaining that muttered thunder
was what was intended. There are some
city papers, ours among them, that can
sympsthise with that country paper.
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Gov. BuLIooK's estimated expenses for
the current year are estimated at over
$2s, 600, which is paid by the State. The
expenses of his predecessor for fifteen
months we're three hundred and fifty dol
Lara. That is the contrast which cars
pet-bagger and Democrat present.
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CARPBT-BAeGINe in Georgia is 8 good
thing. Governor Bullock's estimated
expenses for the yesr have been over
twenty-three thousand eight hundred dol
lars paid By the State. We notice that
Bullock's recent letter to the Ku-Klux
Committee is printed in the Cincinnati
Commercial as an advertisement. Docs
the State foot the bills
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TIM st. Louis Times is rather face
tious. It says:
s'John Quincy Adams thinks that in
the next national contest the locality will
dictate candidates; that the strength OF
the Democratic party is in the West and
South; that New York and Missouri are
me right and left wings. He forgets to
say whether Tennessee can hold tie Sen
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What We are Surprised At.

WYE ABE SURPRISED THAT MEN IN TIE
w City Of Nashville should rent houses from
year to year, and psy out enough money to pur-
chase home, when We have for sale en- so long
time, and at low prices. 80 many snug cottages IN
the city and in Edgeneld Real Estate will per-
haps never be lower in this country than 1t Is
now. We invite all to read our Bulletins and
examine our lists.
ARLINGTON, FARRAR wRAKLEY,
Agents, No. 81 North College street.
Ie22 till octs
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To Whom it May Concern.

a NDREW STEWART AND GEORGE W.
A slaughter have been discharged from our
emnloy, since July !, 1871. All persons are here
bv notiaedt pay them no money on our account,
AZ ne shall not be responsible for any debts they
NAV contract, M. & s. HODKtHS0N,
1910 1v Louisville.
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STATE OF TENNESSEE,
CoNPTRoLLKR's OFFICE,
NASHVILLE, July i, 1871.
J, Ed II. Pennebsker, Comptroller OF the Treas
ury, do hereby certify that the Washington Fire
Insurance Company, located at New York, in TIE
State of New York, has produced to me ssttsfac-
tory evidence that SAID Company has complied
with all the requirements Of the laws Of The State
Of Tennessee, imposed on Insurance Companies;
and further certify that Peck Oahill, Agents
Of said Company, have also compiled with the re-
quirements Of the laws Of the State, made and
provided in such cases.
Wherefore, Bald Insurance Company has au-
thoriy to take risks and transact the business OF
Insurance il this state, at Nashville, Tenn.
ED. Il. PENNEBAKER,
r. Comptroller Of Tennessee.
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Real Estate and Collection Office OF

Joseph WIRELESS, IS NORTH CHERRY
d Street; special attention given to the col
lection of rents and every description OF paper,
References: McAlister & Wheless, Nashville;
n. Hobson, Nashville; ]. o. Griffith, Nashville.
apr23-d6m
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Chnice Farm of so Acres.

Choice Farm of so Acres.
WE HAVE FOR SALE CHOICE FARM OF
w so acres of good land and good improve
ments and choice orchard, miles from Nash,
vile, on the Nashville and Chattanooga balroad
and MIL Greek Valley Pike. Price $1,000; $l,OOO
cash remainder in one, two, three, four and hVe
years, with interest at per cent
ARLINGTON, FARRAR & WEAKLEY,
iy25 til oct3 Agents.
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NOTICE NOTICE

THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE MCGAV-
1 ock and Mt Vernon Street Railroad Com
pauv are hereby notified that there Will be an
Annual Election of Directors for the ensuing
wear. on the 25th OF July, at O'Clock P. NJ,
at their Office, corner Summer and Monroe
Streets- W. K. MCFARLAND,
iH1otd President
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HARh SPRINGS HOTEL,
Madison County, n. G.

THIS DELIGHTFUL PLACE Is NOW OPEN
Il for the reception of guests. The location
is all that the seekers for health and pleasure
can desire.
Situated Immediately on the French Broad
River, and surrounded by extensive mountain
ranges, it affords a climate and scenery unsur-
passed in any country.
The Springs are most curious and remark
able phenomenon of nature ;inOt more than ten
steps frorl the pure, cool, freestone water OF
the French Broad River, yet the waters OF
these Strings range in temperature from 9Sd. to
IG2d. fahr., and their use has proved invaluable
in cases Of Rheumatism, DrOpsy, Paralysis,
Cutaneous Affections, and various other dis
eases.
Rare opportunities are Afforded for hunting,
fishing, driving and mountain excursions. A
daily line of four horse Mail Coaches run between
Wolf Greek, E. Tenn, aud Ashviue, N. O., pcss-
ing immediately by the Springs, and acoommoda-
ton conyeyances are always In readiness to carry
passengers to and from either place.
Distance from Wolf Greek 70 Warm Springs 8
miles: from GreeneVille, Tenn, Is miles, and
from Ash Vills 81.
Tue roads are good, and the SCENERY along the
French Broad beautiful and picturesque. The
buildings are large, handsome and eOmm0dious.
The Table supplied with every delicscy Of the
season. Charges moderate: Sl.50 PSF day. So
per week; $50 per month.
An experienced physician is resident at the
Springs. A Band of Music In attendance. For
further particul ars address
FRED ITTNER,
Warm Springs Hotel, Madison CO., n. O.
jy23 d&ESt
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Teacher.

TEACHER FOR THE COLoRED SCHOOL
IN IN the 10th District will be elected BY the
Com missioners on Saturday, 18th July, 1871
Candidates will apply to
T. j. KEETON,
ID. A. MoGRADY,
". u. GORDON,
iv9}td Commissioners.
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MEDICAL.
The Bridal CbambS

Il ssAYs FOR YOUNG MEN, ON GREAT
II Social Evils and Abuses, which interfere with
marriage-wifh sure means Of relief FOR. the err
ring and unfortunate, diseased and debilitats1
Sent free, In sealed envelopes. Address Howard
Association. No 8. Ninth st, Philadelphia Pa
myl4d&HSm
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
r. p. PECK FRANK P. oAHILL |
PECK & CAHILL'S
Insurance Agency,
80 UNION STREET,
Statement Of the Condition /
| H,INA
INSURANCE COMPANY
| OF NEW YORK
On the First Day of July, 1871.
V,BE NAME OF TIE COMPANY IS THE
Il Etna Insurance Company Of New
York. 1t Ia located In the city CT New York.
i The amount of the Capital Stock is...s3OO, 600,
The amount OF It's Capital Stock paid
| up is. 3OOsOOOs
The Assets of the Co. are as Follows
| Cash on hand aud in the hands of Agents
or other persons. Observation-Disclosures ...S7, 418 81
Real Estate unincumbered.
Bonds owned by the Company, to-wit:
q. b. Currency per cent.
Bonds, par vel 1e. $4,000
| o. S. Currency 1910 Bonds,
Tennessee State Bonds, par
Alsbam. state Bonds, par
value. -. ........,..... 10000
| New ork county Bonds, par
| value. oOV -
/ Carried out at market value. S2386OI 20 .
Loans on Bond and Mortgage,
being FIRST hsn on unincum-
bered Real Estate worth
double the amount loaned. l51.7OO co
Debts otherwise secured...... $3.50 20
Debts for Premiums. SAB SO
Deferred premiums.
Interest Accrued. 2,22O W
All other Securities. z, o. ~
Total Assets. ......... $I4s,eOO Sc
). LIABILITIES:
| Amount duo or not due to Banks or other
Creditors
Losses adjusted and due
Losses adjusted aud not due
Loss,s unAdJuated.".. .So,SI3 AZ
Losses In suspense, waiting for further
proof
| All other claims against the Company
Total Liabilities. .........ss,973 -
| The greatest amount insured in any one
ri COO 60
| The greatest amount allowed by the rules -
Of said Company to be insured in any
| one city, town or village
/ The greatest amount allowed to be in
| sured in any one block
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
CoMPIRoLLER's OFPIoE.
NASHVILLE, July j, 1871.
Ed r Pennebaker Comptroller Of the Treas
| ury, do hereby certify that the Etna Fire 1nsur-
| auce Company, located at New York, 10 the State
of New York, has produced to me satisfactory
| evidence that said Company has complied with
| ali the requirements Of the LAWS Of the State OF
| Tennessee, imposed on Insurance Companies; and
further certify that Peck 4 oshin, Agents Of
ments OF the laws Of the State, made and provided
| in such cases.
wherefore, Said Insurance Company has au-
thority to take risks and transact the business Of
| Insurance in this State, at Nashville, Tenn.
| Ed. B. PENNEBAKER,
| Comptroller Of Tennessee
PECK & CAHILL, Agents,
| 80 Union Street,
Nashville, Tenn.
jy26 st
PP. PEC6. FRANK p. CAHILL,
| PECK & CAHILL'S
Insurance Agency,
80 UNION STREET.
Statement of the Condition
OF TIE
WASHINGTON
INSURANCE COMPANY,
/ On the 30th Day of June, 1871.
THE NAME OF THE COMPANY Is THE
Il Washington Insurance COmpa-
ny. 1t is located In the City Of Nkw York
The amount of Its Capital Stock Is. .S4OO,oOO.
| The am punt of its Capital Stock paid up is
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MAMMOTH CAVE

THE ROUTE TO THIS GREAT NATURAL
i wonder Of the world is Wis Louisville and
Nashville Il. R to Glasgow Junction or Gave
City; thence by easy stages seven miles through
the finest mountain scenery. Mammoth Cave
Hotel newly fitted and furnished throughout, is
frst-clsss in every respect. Amusements Of every
kind-splendid Dancing Hall, Billiards, Oroqutt,
Target Practice, Base Bal, Ten Pins, etc. Finest
Fishing and Hunting within few minutes walk
of the Hotel First Class Band during the entire
season. Purest Atmosphere and most inyigorA-
ting Climate on the Continent temperature in
the region of the Gave always 50 degrees. Sui
phur Water Of any required strength recently
discovered in the Cave, and always on hand. Di-
rect Teegrsphic communication in the Hotel.
The very best Summer Resort in America
D. L. GRAVES,
js27 til aUg2l Proprietor.
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THE GREAT FLOOD

To the Editors ofthe Union and American:
JACKSON, Tenn, March II. There
have been continued hard rains in the
Valley of the Mississippi for the past
week, which have resulted in flooding
the whole country. The Forked Deer,
Hatchie, and many other streams look
like vast oceans. The loss to railroads,
farms, stock, ETC., will be enormous.
Travel on the Mississippi Central and Mo-
bile aud Ohio, going south, has been sus-
pended for two days, and will not be re-
sumed before next week. The North and
South Forked Beers have not been known
TO rise so high in thirty years. J. w.
The Jackson Wing and Register of
the 18th inst. says: ga perfect de,uge
of water fell for sixteen consecutive
hours in this section on Wednesday even
ing and night, carrying away fences,
drowning cattle, sweeping over Chester
and McCIanshan's levees, carrying away
bridges and entertainments in its fury, and
washing all the railroads to such an ex-
tent that no trains have been able to
reach or leave this city for twenty-four
hours. The Mobile and Ohio Railroad is
broke at Carroll's, north, and in three or
four places south between this and Cor
NTH. The Central road is washed away
at Buffers trestle, four miles south of
this city-in three places near MedOn,
and at Gray's Creek, thus effectually
stopping all trains to and from this city.
No accidents have happened as far as we
have been able to learn, the officers of the
roads having providentially and fortu-
nately side-tracked all the trains in time"
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IT may surprise some of our readers to
know that the Oleander, 30 popular az a
house and yard plant, is extremely poison
GUS. DIR. T. L. Wright, in a communica-
tionto the Bellefontaine Republican, says
that he was called TO attend child few
days ago who had eaten some small frsg-
ments of an oleander bush that had
been clipped off. The symptoms
were sudden and violent, and the
result nearly fatal Deathly prostrs-
ton, sunken eyes, great pallor, inces-
SAINT vomiting extreme thirst aud purging
were the predominating symptoms. An
old medical work quoted by the doctor.
after describing the poisonous qualities
of the plant, adds: "N hen handled in a.
close room, when the stomach is empty,
it causes numbness, coming by degrees,
which shows that something poisonous
belongs even to the smell
The United States D:spensatory men,
tons the fact that it is used by the French
peasantry as rat poison, and that while
the deadly principle exists both in the
leaves and bark, it is more active in
the latter.
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FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.
Recipes for a Tea Party.

'Dsisy Eyebright" communicates to
the Country Gentleman the following
directions for preparing tea for small
party:
ROLLED JELLY CAKE.-One cup of SUI
gar; one tablespoonful of butter; one and
half cups of -four; two thirds of q cup
of milk; one egg, two measures of Prof.
Horsford's baking powder or one tea
spoonful of cream of tartar; half of q
teaspoonful of saleratus. Bake in drip
ping pan, and when done, spread over
with thin coat of jelly. Cut the sheet
into strips three or four inches wide, and
roll up. Mock cream can be used instead
of jelly, made thus: Beat together one
egg, one teaspoonful of corn-starch, one
tablespoonful of wheat flour, and two of
sugar. Boil half q pint Of milk, and
stir in the mixture rapidly, not letting the
egg curdle. Boil ten 10 fifteen minutes,
remove from the fire, and add teaspoon
full Of vanilla, lemon or almond.
PUFFs FOR TEA.-One quart of sweet
milk; one quart of sifted wheat -four;
four eggs well beaten; two tablespoonfuls
of melted butter; two tablcspoenfuls of
suited sugar; hat a teaspoon of salt.
Bake in broWn-ware cups, from twenty
five minutes to half an hour, in brisk
oven.
RICE WAFFLEs-DELIoIoUs.-Take one
quart of sweet milk, two coffee cups of
boiled rice, and three quarters of cup
of wheat flour; warm the milk; stir in
tue above named articles; add half tea
cup of homemade yeast, two tablespoon
fuls of distillery yeast, and half tea
spoon of salt. Make al twelve o'clock
to use for tea at six. Set in a warm
place. When ready to cook, add two
eggs well beaten. Bake in waffle irons.
SUGAR JUMBLEs.-Six cups of wheat
-four sifted; two of sugar ditto; one of
butter, warmed; one of sour milk; one
teaspoon of saleratus stirred into milk.
Roll out with -four enough to make thin;
cut hole in the center, and sift sugar all
over the cakes. Bake on fiat tins, from
twenty minutes to half an hour.
WHITE MOUNTAIN CAKE.-One pound
of flour and one pound OF sugar, both
sifted; one-half pound of butter; Elk
eggs-whites of three excepted-whites
anu yelkS UcdtOu soPolaIOlJI Ouc cup VI
milk; one small teaspoonful of salera!us;
two of cream tartar, or two measures OF
Prof. Horsford's baking powder. Flavor
with almond, lemon or vanilla extract
one teaspoonful of either kind. Bake in
four jelly-cske tins. For frosting, take
the whites of the three eggs left from the
cake; beat to a stiff froth; add ten
heaping tablespoonful of sifted sugar
and one teaspoonful of corn starch; beat
well. Add the juice of one lemon, or
half a teaspoonful of sharp vinegar.
Frost between each two cakes and all
over them, making a white mountain.
The frosting can be favored with the
same essence used for the cake. This
cake lasts fresh for some time.
LEMON CAKE.-One cup of butter,
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A TALMUDIC LEGEND-THE GRE.
alton OF WOMAN.

A Prince once said to Rabbi Gamaliel !:
''Your God is thief; he surprised
Adam in his sleep aud stole a rib from
him.
The Rabbits daughter overheard the
speech and whispered word or two in
her fathers ear, asking his permission to
answer this singular opinion herself. He
gave his consent.
The girl stepped forward, and feigning
terror aud dismay, threw her arms aloft
in supplicstion, and cried cut, sAIy
liege, my liege! Jusiicel ReVenge!"
''What has hsppened2" asked the
Prince.
GA wicked theft has taken place" she
replied. "a robber has crept secretly in
to our house, carried away a silver COB
let, and left gold one in its stead"
"What an upright thief !" exclaimed
the Prince. "Would that such robberies
were of more frequent occurrence"
Behold, then, sir, the kind of thief
that our Creator was; He stole rib from
Adam, and gave a beautiful wife in
stead"
"Well said!" avowed the Prince.
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the claimant or claimants and duly veri-
fed. The veri6cstion must be in wri-
ting, signed BY the claimant or claimants,
and shall be in the following form:
A. B., and 3D.. being
duly sworn, each for himself, deposes and
says that he Is one Of the petitioners
named in the foregoing petition, and who
signed the same; that the matters therein
stated are true of deponent's own knowl-
edge, except as to those matters which
are stated on information and belief, and
as TO those matters he believes them to be
true. And depoDent further says that he
did not voluntarily serve in the Confede-
rate army or navy, either as an officer,
soldier, sailor, or in ony other capacity, at
any time during the late rebellion; that
he never voluntarily furnished any stores,
supplies or other material aid to said Con-
federate army or navy, or TO the Confed-
crate government or to any officer, de-
partment, or adherent of the same, in
support thereof, and that he never volun-
tarily accepted or exercised the functions
of any Office whatsoever under, or yielded
voluntary support to the said Confederate
government.
Eleventh-There must be appended to
the petition the names and residences of
the witnesses by whom the claimants ex-
pect to prove the facts alleged, specify
ing separately, first, the names and resi-
dences of the witnesses who will be re-
lied upon to prove loyalty second, the
names and residences of those to prove
the other facts alleged in the petition.
Fwelfth-The postoffice address of the
claimants and of their counsel must be
appended to the petition. KARA @
Thirteenth-The clerk of the Commits
sioners shall receive all petitions present
ed to him for the allowance of claims,
and enter upon the register the date of
presentation, number, name and resi-
dence of claimants, subject matter and
amount of claim, and the amount, if any,
allowed.
Fourteenth-After petition has been
entered upon the register it shall not be
taken from the custody of the clerk, ex-
cept by special order of the Commits
sionels.
Fifteenth-The cases entered upon the
register will be called in their order. The
Commissioners will examine and consider
the justice and validity of such claims,
and will hear the testimony of witnesses
under oath, or such other sufficient evil
dence which shall accompany each claim
as the Commissioners may, forgood cause,
admit or require to be taken, under such
rules and regulations as they may adopt.
The States proclaimed as in insurrec-
ton against the United States were South
Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama,
Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas,
Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia,
except the counties of Hancock, Brooke,
Ohio, Marshall, Weitzel Marion, Monon-
gala, Preston, Taylor, Peasants, Tyler,
Richie, Doddridge, Harrison, Wood,
Jackson, Writ, ROane, Calhoun, Gilmer,
Barbour, Tucker, Lewis, Braxton, Up
Ihur, Randolph, Mason, Putnam, Kama
Tha, Clay, Nicholas, Cabell, Wayne,
Boone, Logan, Wyoming, Webster, Fay
lite and Raleigh.
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WAYNE COUNTY,

To the Editors Of the Union and American:
SoRBY, March 15.-The people of
Wayne are complaining of the scarcity
of money and high taxes, but farmers are
working with will as though they had
not entirely despaired of rising yet. Not
withstanding the unusually wet spring
our farmers are sowing cats and breaking
corn ground, as if willing to make anoth-
er great effort to deyelope the material
interest of our county. Our wheat is
looking fine, and the prospect for fruit
was never better at this season. l am
opposed to the dog tax and immigration
move, but you have a right to your views
as l to mine, SO thought l would give
you some hints at mine.
A. MONTAGUE.
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warmed; three of powdered sugar; FIVE
eggs yelks and whites beaten separ-
ately; one teaspoonful of saleratus dis
solved in one cup of milk; four cups of
sifted flour; grated peel of one lemon.
Add the juice just before putting the
cake into pans.