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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-29
WiIted noUn

ASK the man who Complains Of 'syiltsng down.
In torrld weather what he has done to sustaIn ii
syDtem under the extra strain imposed N hts vi.
tally. BE may tell you that he h.s triad var,.
ETY. o. csthartics to purity his blood and brighten
his spirits Under such treatment, OF course. nj.
strength has given way, and his ensrzies have he
c5me exhausted. What he requires is a rsato,.-
tive, not depletant. His hood Ia thin. his
nerves have lost their natural tension, and nature
demands to be renovated and reinforced. The
means is within the reach Of all. For neatly a
score Of years, Hoststter's stomach Bitters has
teen building up broken constitutions, braeiDg
and strengthening sttenusted frames, and Afford
lug comfort, Ease and hope to thousands. As q
preventive Of the epidemlcs which make such
havoc with the health Of the Inhabitants o. new
settlements, this famous tonic is certainly with
out rival. Perhaps the principal portion of its
world wide fSme is attributable to its astonishing
cures Of dyspepsia, and all forms Of Indigestion.
But these are not moie'y OF its triumIhs. All
the types Of biiousness yield to its persistent
use. 1t is Sregulating medicine Of the highest
order; and It's eject upon the secretfons, when
irregular, is most salutary.
. Imposition OF the grossest character is sought
to be practiced upon the community by vendors,
who recommend under the name Of "Bitte-s."
fiery compounds OF a dangerous character, which
they attempt to substitute for the crest national
tonic. shun all such nossrums, and ses that Won
have the genuine HOstetter's stomach Bitters
and sold in bottles only.
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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-29
UNION AND AMERICAN.
A Card.

10 the Tribune, of this city, find N.Y.
self assailed for taking sides with the gal
LIANT, self-sacrifcing and upright Battle (my
steadfast and devoted friend for thirty years.
in the pending contest for Mayor over our
present worthy and capable Chief Msgis-
trate. / hope that Gen. Battle will not
Io,e any large number of voters because
have thought it my conscien ious duty
to support him.
have nothing to say to the discredit of
Mr.. Morris. If my administration OF the
finances of the city was in any respect
family, no one knows better than Mr.. Nor
ris or would be more willing to acknow-
edge the fact that he and / are alike and
equally responsible on this head, as he
was a prominent member of my Finance
Committee, aud one of my most trusted
couusellors in all the monied affairs of
the city during both my administrations.
The Tribune charges that the Receiver
ship of Mr. Bass-which undoubtedly
saved this city from bankruptcy-wss the
work of Mr.. Oolyar, and not Of Mr.. Nor
ris. Well, 1 know not how true this is,
but of one fact am quite certain, and that
is, that Mr. Oolyar will never have reason
to regret the part he took in this noble
affair, w. MATT BROWN.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-29
FREE LIBRARY IN LOUISVILLE.
TO BE CALLED The
Public Library of Kentucky.

Ths Concert and Distribution VIII take pl.ss
under the Immediate supervision Of the Trustees
mentioned In the act Of Incorporation
The trustees viii be assisted By We II known
ard eminent citizens Of Kentucky, who have con-
1870 ~ 60 pc present at the c1ncaft and 81 perrin
III s'ie ing an distribution Of ,ifss
me HVluets o. uchets to which nffts are .,x.-d
ed will be paid pre- sen,.sio -. - 49, H. - 49,
fraction, at the Office LoQisvt,ts - v s-ee-,
day after drawing, AMI every husiusss s sss.
SIX months thereafter, and may Be sent directg1s
through any Bank or Express 90. Tor eoiIectton
All orders accompanied with Drafts, Postoface
Money Orders, or Greenbscks viii be promptly
attended, 70 and tickets returned BY mail rsufs.
tered or expressed, desired
Tickets are like greenbaeks-good only 70 the
holder.
Buyers will note that there are oplv ono
Hundr-d Thousand Tickets instead or Two
Hundred Thousand, as in the San Francisco
Gilt Concert, and that there is $4,000 more
distributed. sold that and made tue awards
in four months and paid s4SS, 600 to ticket
holders from Nov. to 10, 1850, and turned over
Si2,'OO to the Secretary due tickets not pre-
sented.
IL viii be particularly noticed that il Is a
mat er OF impossibility for any one to know
what numbers draw gifts, As il is not known
what the gift OF any number drawn from the
hrst wheel will be, until the sealed box, with
amount OF the GIT plainly printed, is taken
from the other wheel and opened in null view
Of the audience: therefore the larger gifts may
not come out until towards the last or in the
middle Of the drawing The 100000 gift in the
San Francisco Gift Concert, under the manage
ment OF Z, r. Peters, was the 2OJth number
drawn. and was awarded and paid 70 q GENTLE
man IN New Orleans. III gifts is all that can
be dawn in one day.
E2s- The numbers and gifts are drawn by
bllnd children from to ID years of age.
The drawing viii be extensively published,
and pa ties ordering tickets will have printed
lists sent them. Parties forming cluOs and de :
Hca
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-29
DEATH OF A REMARKABLE
DOG.
Poor Jack Is Dead.

POOR JACK Dea0.
From the Huntsville tAla) Democrat, Aug. 90.
There are many Jacks in the world,
two-legged and four-legged, of different
kinds and degrees, but few such Jacks as
Jack Venable, known to many, ignorant
of his history, only as the fat dog at the
Huntsville Hotel. He was no ordinary
dog. He was something more than q
bull dog, attracting the notice of stran-
gers by his Falstaffisn physique. Philos-
Ophers may deny that dog possesses
any quality higher than animal instinct.
If Jacks history does not positively dis
prove their theory, it develops a higher
order of instinct, approximating human
memory, judgment, sentiment and rea-
son. Jack exhibited better memory, a
higher drgrre of intelligence, more
discriminating judgment, more delicate
appreciation of right and wrong,
a more elevated sentiment of patriot
ism, than some two legged specimens
of humanity, who boast of their
loyalty to 'the best government the
world ever saw, "ard, with Phsrisaicalsanc-
timoniousness, claim membership in "the
party of great moral ideas" Jack was
dog of Southern birth, and never sur
rendered his devotion to the place and
people of his nativity. He knew how
to distinguish between the Grey and the
Blue. During the late unpleasantness be-
tween the South and the North, he exhib-
tied his hostility to the blue clad invaders
of his native soil, and did not hesitate,
when occasion offered, to insert his in
cisors in their flesh. Once, blue coat in
ruthless disregard of his eminent right of
domain in the Huntsville Hotel, his castle,
in which by common law, even King
could not enter without lis permission,
pierced him with a bsyonet, heneYer for
got the wrong and insult and ever after
forwards, evinced an undying hostility to
bipeds clad in the blue guise of Yankees.
Even q negro, in blue breeches, could not
approach him without hazard of being
mangled by his avenging incisOrs. Jack
had no hypocritical pretence of being all
things to all men, but knew his friends
from his foes, and did not hesitate to let
them know it. He had q free, frank,
ioyous expression of countenance and
rapid wag of his tail on meeting warm
friend; q more moderate exhibition of
pleasure, a less open countenance, a more
deliberate wag of the tail, in returning
the salute Of mere acquaintance; de-
cided disgust, a dignified h0,tteHr, and
deliberate retirement from the presence of
one for whom he had no friendship or Ie-
speci; or scowl and fierce attack for a
supposed enemy of his country. Poor
Jack, after few days sickness, expired
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A FREE RIDE.
Hesekiar's Visit to Nashville.
70 the Editora of the TTnion and AmericHn.

uesekiar's Visit to Nashville.
To the Editors of the Union and American:
GOOSE CRREK-10 q. c.-After taking
our free ride with our clever frens on the
chattanooga Road, to help 'em elect some
new overseers to Dos the hans at Nash
vile an luther places--Jeems an me arriV
back home with bones all sound as far as
kin diskiver. Nancy an the gals didn't
git the word about the free ride in time
to du up thar duds-- SO tina was skan-
lousy put out bout not going down with
me an Jeems. Yu see nabor B is
stOCkhOler (ne held stock at our last sho)
and when he give Us the word TO KUN an
take a free ride-We loss no time, an
went in direck line from goose creek to
railroad. There was q teribul big load
on the Cars--mO Jhau | kalkalated wun
horse kould pull, but ne busted ahed like
onto lightnin itself, everything looked
famed into wun an we was jumpin of the
world, we got to Nashville depot with
our carpet bags an found skores of white
folks an niggers waiting for US. We
formed IN line, Squire Higgins in the
lead, an awl walked up town 'cept old
Mrs SOfeld an her gals who had on so
many fixins-tryin to keep up with the
fashion-that tina kould'nt walk.
The Squire said we had better branch
off, and not all go TO wun house, al not
trade awitogether at wun store-an try
tu not look green when we went site see
ing, but lCOk INTELLIGENT like Goose Creek
citizens. We soon awl got lost from each
other, cCrding to directions, an it was no
time, before part of our crowd was in ev-
cry hotel and store in Nashville, every
wun inquiring where is this wun, or that
wun, an his sold wOman"-but we put
we put on town ways smartly. Ov awl
the merchants we cum across, the wuns
on Broad an Market streets beatf 'em awl
the balance don't care whether yer
trade or not and never ss treat nary time.
Our squad next tuck up Broad street from
the river. The river kant afford much
mo water than Goose Creek at present,
q sandy-crane can wade it with impurity
from wun cen of the street TO tother,
peered like thar was thousand people
an awl had wagons, buggys an carryaWls,
| loading an unloading, saw wun ole
woman selling out her eggs an chickens,
then wished for Nancy an hers. The
theater man tcle US to KUN to his house
that mite an he would sho US US sum good
dancing; we awl promised to go; we we
next to the UNIoN--MRRICAN offs, the
| fellers thar foun out who we was, and
was very perlite, tina give os swl a paper
which they said was fresh and had all
the news, an tina promished to
send some TO Goose Creek by the
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| I 4. ~
time we arriv back, teller Chat was
scribling away at a mighty rate) jumped
up an sad he would sho US how newspa-
pers was made-we tole him that was
Just what We KUN for-Jeems ssid he
was gong to skeele an learn tee read
every dam paper everybody handed him,
circulars an awl-hush, says Squire Hig-
gins, these men will think YOU never was
IN town before-the printing press was
running by steam at teribul race horse
speed, cranks turning, belts reaching from
Wun SIDE oV the house to the other, steam
boiling out an the racket was like
throwing ciab-boards off house-top Il
tell you sir old SINNERS saw mill amt a
circumstance to it-thar stood a teller
poklng IN the naked paper, like ole Cesar
ieedlng tue cotton gin-an bi the time his
hans Is fairly off-out slips a newspaper
from tOther side aWl filed no with the
latest news from every whar, just like the
Wuns we git at the post offis-the mem
oers from goose creek was Obliged to
streech thar eyes in amazement-Jeens
wants to work thar, Mite cumin on, we
kollected our bundles, an made for the
hotel-eat big supper out ov the doll
baby dishes, tho it cum mighty slow
the niggers handed things round mighty
fast an didn't brake nuttine. We
went to see that fellers gals dance
i tell you mister editer-that
teller didn't lie bout them gals
dancin-for tina kin just fling tharselves
into any form OF fashion. Jeems said
tina could beat Sally Lamkins. Jeems is
now teaching dancing lessons on Goose
Greek. At the tavern, the muskeeters,
the huge, the racket, the seesawing bed,
an not noin how tn put out them internal
air candles, blazin out the wall-awl to-
gether hept me and Jeems from sleepin a
drap that mite. Soon as git over mi
fodder pullin i will rite sgin. Craps IL
mighty slim-taters is small-chickens
got the kolera, an the chiluns got the
kroup. Your'n til deth,
.. .. r HEsEKIAR JONES.
p. s. Nancy an the gals will start tn
Nolensville soon az tina get out thar new
quilt, to see thar kin folks. Their gran
fathers thIrd cousin lives thar in CRATE
s,ile. She has five akers of sedar Ian with
plenty of rock on it tn fence--s prosper
GUS grove of geese an lots of spun yarn on
hand. She has no one tn leve her prop
erty tu-i hope she will think of Nancy
an the gals. Nancy is distresingly kind
to her. II. j.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-29
INFLUENCE OF DOORS ON
HEALTH.

The following remarks appear in late
number of La PreSSe lledicdLe Beige:
A knowledge of perfumes reaches to the
most remote antiquity. The Jews made
use of them in the time of Moses. They
were highly esteemed by the Greeks in
the time OF the wise but rigorous Scion.
Their use was carried to excess by the
Romans. And, finally, in our times they
appear to have arrived at tlOiI utInoet per
lection and delicacy. 1t has been re-
served also for the present day to use
them in the greatest profusion. But,
if the perfumes that are everywhere
found, and can be extracted by
certsin processes, may be usId with safe
ty, this cannot be said in every case of
the oiors that ale naturally exhsled by
on the economy in limited space, and
especially during the night in a closed
chamber, deserves to be noticed. 1t man
ifests itself by serious disorder, headache,
syncope, and even by asphyxia, if their
action ia too long prolonged. In nervous
persons numbness may occur in all the
members, commissions and loss of voice,
but in general only state of somnOlence,
accompanied by feebleness and reiarda-
ton of the action of the heart. This state
is often associated with well-marked dim
ness of vision. Among the flowers that
are most deleterious may be mentioned
the lily, hyacinth, narcissus, crocus, rose,
carnation, honeysuckle, jasmine, violet,
elder, etc. In addition to the danger
caused by their smell should be mention
ed their action on the air. During the
night, flowers actively produce carbonic
acid, which is injurious to health. Ma
gendie even cites a case of death caused
by large bouquet of lilies, which the
sufferer, previously healthywoman, had
slept with in her bedroom. Among the
more dangerous plants may be mentioned
the walnut, the bay tree, and hemp. Inc
action of these is well known, the latter,
indeed, producing a kind of drunken
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-29
FOR THIRTY-ONE YEARS
PERRY DAVIS PAIN KILLER

HAS BEEN TESTED IN EVERY VARIETY
II OF climate, and by almost every nation known
to Americans. 1t is the almost constant com.
psnion and tnestImable friend Of the missionary
aud the traveller, on ses and land, and no one
should traVei on our lakes or rivers without L.
rain Killer was the FIRST and IL the only
permanent pain rsi!ever. Since the Pain Killer
was first introduced, and met with such unsur
passed sale, many Linimsnts, Psnacess and other
rene1ies have been offered to the public, but not
one Of tnein has ever attained the truly enyiable
standard OF the Pain BMer WHY is rita sn9 II
is because Davis Pain AIs14r Ia what n
claims to be-a rehevsr Of pain. Its DeTtts are
unsurpassed.
II you are suffering from internal pain, twenty
or thirty drops in little vster will most In
stsntly you. There Is nothing to equal It. In
q few moments it cures Cole, Cramps, Spasnns,
Heartburn, DiarrhOea, Dysentery, Elux, Wind in
the Bowels, Sour Stomach, Dyspepsia, SICK Head
ache. In sections or the country where FEVER
AND AGUE prevail, there y no remedy held in
greater esteem Every housezeeper should Keep
It at hand to apply 1t at the first attack Of any
pain. It viii give satisfactory relief and gave
hours OF suffering.
Do not trifie with yourselves by testing untried
remedies Be sCre you call for and get the genu-
inc PAIN KILLER, as mary worthless nostrums
are attempted to be sold on the great reputation
of this valuable medicine.
~ Directions accompany each bottle.
Price, IS cts., 50 cts. and 81 per bottle.
in. HARRIS & CO., Cincinnati, o.,
Proprietors for the Southern and Western States.
For sale by
BERRY, DEMOvILLE l. CO., Nashville.
EWIE, PENDLETON / co., Nashville.
LITTERER CABLKR, Nashville.
wHELOOd, FINLAY & Co., New Orlesns.
g. P. JONES & CO., Memphis.
r A. ROBINSON & CO., Louisville.
And by ali Medicine Dealers.
je13 dtil NH n u Sw1sm sp
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-29
NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Opening of the Fall and Wtnter
Terms.
Large Attendance and Favorable
PfospeCts.


The fall term Of the public schools of the
city opened yesterday in the most fayora-
bic and encouraging circumstance. Inc
teachers as assigned and as publsneo
few days since were at their respective
posts, and the hundreds and thousands OF
pupils, Who since June have been enjoying
the holiday and recreation Of the summer
vacation, were seen at an early hour going
70 the several school buildings, t. receive
during the ensuing fall, winter aid spring
months lessons of instruction that are to
90 far in qualifying them for usefulness
and in shaping their ture-hves and des-
TIMES. The schools continue under the
able and efficient superintendent of s. Y.
Caldwell. An able and JEALOUS school
board exercises faithful and watch
full supervision over the city's
school interests. The teachers
assigned to the several schools are parties
of culture and experience and are thorough
ly competent to discharge their high, varied
and responsible duties. Appearances indi-
cate that the public school attendance will
be larger than it was last year, and it was
larger then than it had ever been before
Indeed, it is clearly apparent that increased
school facilities will be required at no dist
ant day in the way of additional and ex-
tended school buildings, in order to meet
the demands and wants Of our growing and
increased young population. The public
schools Of the city form perhaps the most
important of all our institutions, and the
entire population, the young and the old,
the rich and the poor are like deeply in
terested in their permans ~ and in their
success. 1t is gratifying % note the fact
that they are watched over with such
fostering care.
The scholastic population of the city is
S,238, of which there are enrolled In the
public schools 8, 56i, or 43 per cent. Of the
entire number. OF the attendance of this
scholastic population, they were distribu-
ted last year as follows:
Hume School. .............................. 986
howard Scnool...........-......... 100
Hynes' School ......"................... 344
Ninth Ward School. ,....,.............. 81
Belleview (colored) ......................... 298
I1mDle, lcoloro0 ).......................... loJ
OF the colored schools there has been,
says the Superintendent, continuous fall
ing of in the number enrolled since The
city first made provision for their educs-
ton in 1867. This, he attributed in part
to the migration of that class of popula-
ton to the rural districts, and in part to
the reaction which naturally succeeded
the false enthusiasm excited by cver-san-
guine philanthrophists during the first years
of their emancipation.
The attendance yesterday at the open
ing of the several schools was gratifying,
and we predict for the sessions Just opened
bright success and much usefulness.
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HORRIBLE DEATH.
Woman Found Dead in a Wood
house from Intemperance.

woman Found Dead in a Wood
house from Intemperance.
Death in any form or shape, when sud-
dan and unexpected, is calculated to in
spire melancholy feeling and produce a
snudder on the part of those who witness
it; bat when it is produced in the forms of
those claimed by intempersnce as its vic
tim, the sight is painful and sickening in
deed. When the victim is a woman the
details and the result are all the more re :
gretful, and go to show to what ends ia
temperance may bring its votaries at last.
For quite length of time there has been
living in this city a woman named Martha
Humphries, q native of Wales, England.
She lived for the most part in the capacity
of domestic or house servant, having
been engaged at different times by SONS of
our fTst families She was q very superior
cook and house servant generally. She
lived for length Of time with the family
of Hon. Henry S. Foote. She was addicted
to drink, snd the habit grew upon her to
such an extent that Mrs. Foote was COM
PEELED to discharge her. Afterwsrd she
went to the house, No. 1l9 South Vine
street, where she made her home with Mrs.
Cunningham. Lately she has been in
dulglDB neE propensity lOE btIOhB ufluh 10
great excess She went out and returned,
it is supposed, deeply intoxicated, and en-
tered the wJOdhouse. She was found at
five o'clock yesterday morning in the wood
house, lying on her face, her feet partly
protIuding from the door. She was stiff,
stark and cold in death. Near by was a
bottle, containing a small quantity
Of whisky. Deceased was about
forty years Of age and had been long time
in this country. Corner P. w. Brien he'd
an inquest over her remains, the jury re-
turning a verdict that she came to her
death from the effects of intemperance. A
check or order for $lSS 80 on the ThiId
National Bank, signed Rachel d. Foote,
was found in her possession. A letter was
received yesterday morning from her hus-
band at Louisville, making inquiries con-
corning her health, as to how she was
getting along, etc. The body was taken
charge of by undertaken Groomes to await
directions from her husband at Louisville.