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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17
BRIDAL BOOTS.

The bridal chduSSure Of Lady Agnes
Cecil Emiline Huff youngest daughter of
Earl of Fife, whose marriage to Viscount
Dupplin, took place on the 4th instant, must
be looked ON as something marvellous, re-
garded from an every day point of view.
Every pair of boots or shoes is most deli
cately made of the highest finish and latest
fashion, and some Of the most costly materi-
ais. There are boots and shoes for all
times and for all seasons; for the altar, for
the departure, for travel, for the dance,
for the dinner, in fact the makers of this
wonderful assortment have furnished an
addition for the wedding trOltSSeGu which
shows that the making of boots and shoes
deserves to be classed with fine art manu-
features, as will readily be admitted when l
briefly describe a few Of the gems from this
unique collection, Item, pair of white
satin Louis Quinze shoes with large crystal
buckles. Item, another pair of white satin
shoes embroidered with gold and decorated
with solid gold ornaments, the latter a
present to the bride from Lady Ida Hope.
Item, for the departure after the ceremony,
a pair of ruby velvet polonaise boots, very
tastefully trimmed with satin to match.
Item, six pairs of black satin Nadine de
POmpadOur shoes, with marvuisite orna-
ments expressly designed and manufactured
for the bride; and Item, pair of blue satin
male slippers, handsomely embroidered by
hand in white silk and trimmed with
HonitOn lace.-LOndOn Cor.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17
Firat Rnntist 1hnrch.

The preaching of Rev. A. B. Earle, three
times on Sabbath last and twice every day
this week, has aroused an unusual religion s
interest. The house is crowded to an I'M
comfortable degree, and to such an extent
that the members of the church have deter
mined to remove the meetings to the Ex-
position building on Sunday next. The
place win be fitted up, with seats and stoves,
tomorrow, SO as to accommodate 1900 or
1000 persons. Arrangements can now be
made by parties along the lines of the diff
ferent railroads leading into the city, to
come, for there viii be room for all. Not
more than 800 can be packed into the First
Baptist Church, and now there viii be, on
Sunday and thereafter, room for more than
double that number. The meeting at 2:30
and 7:15 p. NJ, will be held at the Church
to-day and tomorrow, as well as the In
quirers' meeting at noon, conducted by the
pastor Of the Church, Rev. DR.. Jones. 1t
is gratifying TO see 50 MANY Ministers, Of
the Baptist and other denominations, at
tending Mr.. Earle's preaching. ....
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17

L. W. Hill, one of the publishers of the
Southern Magazine, published at Baltimore
is in the city. The Southern Magazine
took the place of the Gland We Love-
and is one Of the best publications in the
country.
Rory Taylor, of Pulaski, was in the city
yesterday, looking as handsome as a two
year old.
The Washington Chronicle says that
Miss Emma Nash, one Of Tennessee's most
accomplished daughters, a poet of much
local repute, is in that city, stopping at the
Ebbitt House. -
We learn that our friend Gen. G.. w.
Gordon has given up his position as man.
ager of the Life Association of America,
and will resume his old profession-law-
for which by nature, energy and polished
education, he is peculiarly fitted. The Asso-
citation in the resignation of Gen. Gordon
has lost a valuable officer. We are glad to
learn that his successor in this city-Mr. w.
c. Nelson's an experienced and success
full Insurance man.
John Pearcock, of Bedford county, has
accepted the position of clerk at the Com
mercial Hotel. Mr.. PearcOek, both popular
and handsome, win be a valuable acquisi-
ton to the Commercial.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17
OH Ye DcIinGuents,

One of our country exchanges takes the
above heading for text, and grows despe-
rately eloquent as follows:
''Hear us for our cause, and listen that
YOU may hear" We want aid and comfort
in the way of what little you may owe us for
job work, advertising and subscription. The
winter of our discomfort is now upon US
the wolf is at the door, and the "peltings of
the pitiless storm" is heard without, and
there is no meat in the smokehouse, no
corn in the crib, and the fat gourd is as dry
as powder horn-and the printer has no
money by which he can supply himself with
these Indispensable articles. Oh. We gen =
ration of delinquents, if this appeal does not
move upon your spirits, and hurry You off
to do something for ''poor old man." your
chances for the rhinestone lake are power
full good. If you want to die happy and 90
to the good world, 90 and make peace with
the printer by paying him what you are due
him-if you can't pay all pay part-if you
have not the money to pay him, take him
some corn, flour, meal, Irish potatoes,
chickens, etc. He needs all these articles.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17
Death Of an EstimnhIa LADY.

Our obituary column this morning con-
tains the announcement of the death of
Mrs. Eliza Roberts, relict of the late John
Roberts, one of the proprietors of the Re
publican Banner. 1t is but very short
period since we chronicled the death of the
latter, and Immediately connected with his
demise, we are called upon to add another
TO the great army of the dead. The grave
had but just closed over the remains of hus-
band and father, when the wife and mother
is summoned to 'jOin the innumerable cara
van" that is constantly moving onward.
When death comes singly, its terrors are
sufficient to bring mourning and grief
to the household, but when there
is a double bereavement, in which
father and mother are stricken down by the
fell destroyer in quick succession, it smites
with poignant sorrow, and enlists the SYM
pathies of all for those who are touched by
the severe blow. To the sorrowing ones
who have been so deeply affected by this
decree from on high, We offer our condol-
ence. They will miss from the social board
those who year after year were seated
there
"There are vacant seats in our earthly homes,
Which none again will FILL"
The funeral Of Mrs. Roberts will take
place from the Church of Advent this morn
ing at II o'clock.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17

Not long since we gave an account of a
very difficult, yet successful, surgical uper-
alton by the medical faculty before the
class of the University, in the trephining of
the skull, between the back of the ear and
the occipital projection, in order to remove
pieces of broken bone from the skull, caused
by an abrasion from a bludgeon and pro-
ducing compression of the brain. Yes
terday the faculty gave the class the benefit
of another surgical operation, which was no
less than an exsection of one-half of the
Inferior nsd1iltdTy of a young lady, Miss
L., from Hartsyille, for the purpose of re-
moving a tumor on the jaw-bone, which was
of several years growth, having been pro-
duced, as we learn, under the following cir
cumstances: One day Miss L., when a lit
tie girl, tried to buckle the saddle girth on
ahorse and caught the strap between her
teeth in order to hold it more securely and
prevent it slipping through the buckle
While thus engaged she stumbled and fell.
receiving a blow either by falling on the
ground or piercing the jaw-bone with the
buckle pin, we know not which, do
ing severe injury and causing an ossi-
fed enlargement of the iaw-bOne,
from which she has suffered very much
When the misfortune befell her she was
quite little girl and is now fifteen years
of age, The tumor is what is known as a
.fbro cystic tumor, and was removed by
making an incision, beginning at the sy1l-
physis from near the lower lip, so as to leave
! it lIninjured by any scar made 20 the gum,
under and around tie entire tumor, saving
the bone at the front Of the teeth and then
dissecting the entire half jaw-bone out of
its bed and removing where it drticulGtes
with the temporal bone, After the appIca-
ton of lint moistened with carbolic acid the
skin was then closed over the vacant
place left by the removal of the
jaw bone with a number Of silver wire
stitches. --., ..ss,-..-.,s-
The patient, who was under the influence
of ether, sustained the operation remarlza-
bly, well and is resting easy. giving every
indication of speedy recovery. \ This, and
the other as equally dangerous and scieh-
tific operation, was performed inthe dissect-
ing room before the class by members of
the Medical Faculty of the Nashville Uni
versity, which offers many inducements in
the practical talent and deep scientific at
tainments of its professors.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17
THEoURTs.

PROBATE CoURr. Thomas Connor was
appointed and qualified as administrator
upon the estate of Michael Conner, de-
ceased
LAW CoURT.-The jury trying the case
of r. G. Wilmington vs.. Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad Company for DANA
ges, not being able to agree, were respited,
and no other business taken up.
& Law CoURT-The court was yesterday
occupied with the case Of. certain attaching
creditors vs.. Cowen. Arguments made by
Messrs. Colysr, Foote and NJ. III. Brien, Jr.
Chancellor East took the.case under advise
ment. The attorneysof B. j. Hill and 9th
ers moved to take up their motion to dis
solve the injunction obtained by W. S.
Higgins against the Manchester and Nc
Minnyille Railroad Company on cross bill
and answer, and the attorneys for Higgins
moved to amend their answer to the petit
ton of Hill and others, but the Chancellor,
upon application of the latter, continued
both motions for hearing until Thursday Of
next week.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17
OBERtIN.
CongreRationa.I Cburch /,

congregational Church Constitutions.
iOBERLIE, Nov. 16.--Inthe Congregation
al Convention, after prayer in the afternoon,
discussions of the Constitution were at
once resumed. The following Constitution
was finally adopted, upon which the Con-
ference spent most of two days:
Article |. The Congregational churches
OF the United States, BY Elders and Mes
sengers assembled, now associate them
selves In national conference to consult on
the common interests of all the churches,
their duties in the work of the eyangeliza-
ton OF the United, the development
OF their resources and their relation TO all
parts OF the kingdom of Christ.
Art. III. They agree in the belief that the
holy Scriptures are the sufficient and only
rule OF faith and practice, their interpreta-
ton thereof being in substantial accordance
with the great doctrines of the Christian
faith commonly called Evangelical, and held
in our own church from the early time, and
sufficiently set forth by former general
Councils.
Art. Ill, Section /. They agree in the be-
lief that the right of government resides in
the local churches-on the congregations of
believers, who are responsible directly to
N~-e@0 NAh AoN, bAtC O1AC AAC10 VI LnC
Church universal and of all particular
churches; but ali churches being in COM
munion, one with another, as parts of
Christs Catholic Church, have mutual du-
ties subsisting in obligation bf fellowship.
Sec, 2, The churches, therefore, while es-
tablishing National Conference for the
furtherance of the common Interests and
the work of all the churches, do maintain
the Scriptural and inalienable right of each
church to self-government and administra
ton, and this National Conference shall
never exercise legislative or judicial author
ity, nor consent to act as conference of
reference.
Art. ". And for the convenience, and
for orderly consultation they established the
following: ,.-. livF rf .
Sec. 1. The sessions Of the churches will
meet in national conference every third
year. They shall also be convened in spe-
cial sessions when any five. of the general
Associations or Conferences shall so re-
quest. ............. ....-.-. - -7. Gt
Here follow provisions for the represen-
tation of congregations, etc.1
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17
About Advertising,

You can't eat enough in a week to last
you year, and you can't advertise on that
plan either.
People that advertise only once in three
months forget that most folks cannot re-
member any thing longer than about seven
days. ---.-.-.... ....-..---
No bell can ring so loudly as a good adj
vertisement. People will believe what they
see rather than what they hear.
Quitting advertisements in dnll times is
like tearing out a dam because the water
is low. Either plan will prevent good times
from ever coming
An Indian once tried the sofcness of
feathers by laying on rock and stretching
himself upon it. There are some who try
the virtue of advertising as Of anything else
iii life, that if it is worth doing at all it is
worth doing well.
Bread is the staff of human life, and ad-
vertising is the staff of business.
\ simple "card'' may profitably stand
years without changing, but a sensation adj
vertisement should be changed as often as
you can get the printer to do it.
We don't recommend advertising as the
best way to get good wife, but we can re-
commend it as the best way to get GOOD
trade.
A heavy advertisement once is more
than quadrupled in value by small card
published for few months after giving
your address.
Beware Of long prosy advertisements.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17
Now Advertisements.

Call at the auction store of Yeatman,
Shields & Co., and see their big consign-
ment of plumes, feathers, millinery goods,
etc.
HoStetter's Bitters restores vitality, and
makes wasted frame as good as new.
Winstead Bros, 81 College street, have
for sale homemade boots and shoes of every
size and quality. They have also Eastern
made shoes of all varieties.
Call on Signor Blitz, LOG North College
street, for fine laces.
Thomas Conner has been qualified as
administrator of Michael ConnOr, deceased.
A party, to be addressed at this Office,
wishes to rent small house partially or en-
tirely furnished.
A German and wife, to be addressed at
this Office, wish employment in a dairy, or
TO rent a small farm on shares.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17
Shot and Killed.

Our citizens are aware what trouble the
inhabitants along the Franklin and Granny
| White pixies have experienced from the acts
Of thieves, midnight providers and robbers
during the fall. From time to time these
evil-doers are brought to justice and rightly
dealt with. Night before last another vic
tim of crime met his death under the fol-
lowing circumstances: On the farm
Of Mrs. Johns, situated on the
Granny White pike, about five
miles from the city, lives aworthy and hard
working negro man who has among other
gardening four acres of cabbage, which
have been such an irresistible temptation for
the thieving propensities of some unknown
parties that the owner concluded to put a
stop to their depredations. Acting upon
this resolve he kept watch on and off sew
eral times, but with no good result until
Tuesday night last, when, at about O'Clock,
he heard the thief at work in his
cabbage patch. He halted the in
truder, but not needing his warning,
he pulled the trigger of an old musket
loaded with bullet and shot discharging its
contents at what seemed to be the form of
man. The death moan--a heavy thump
on the ground attested the result, and upon
examination a negro man, with case knife
and sack filled with cabbage, was found
dead where he fell when the shot, which
took effect in the back of the nenk, was
fired. The neighbors and those living on
the place were soon collected together and
the Coroner sent for. About one hundred.
yards FROM the spot where the negro fell an
Overcoat and an empty sack were found in
the corner Of the fence showing that the thief
having filled one, was returning to get the
other when killed. The coroner held an
inquest yesterday morning. and verdict
was returned in accordance with the above
facts relative to the killing of the negro,
who is supposed to have been Leroy Rob
ertson, an old man between sixty-five and
seventy-fve years of age. The body was
placed in a coffin and carried to the under
taking establishment of r. H. Groomes &
Co., on Cherry street, to await the identif-
cation of his friends. 1s
Since writing the above the deceased has
been recognized to be Leroy Robertson,
living near Fort Negley, by friends, to
whom the body was mven for interment.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17
Affamnfad Larcanu

Yesterday evening about 6 o'clock, as the
family were at supper, negro boy entered
the house of Capt. Phil. Mitchell, No PAS
South Summer street, and after taking a
hasty survey to see that all was right, COM
menced handling and appropriating unto
himself things that were not his. While
thus engaged, Capt. Mitchell who, having
missed several articles from the house dur
ing the week, had concealed himself near by
for the purpose of detecting the thief, made
his appearance quite unexpectedly, and
Selling the young rascal, gave him severe,
yet merited, chastisement. Our citizen
should be on the alert, for we hear of steals
ing going on nearly every night.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17

CORPORAL punishment, in the form of
HfOgging, y it is said, is to be abolished in
Russia, the Emperor having appointed a
committee Of jurists to examine and report
upon the subject. Formerly even women,
and women, too, of rank, were liable to the
sentence Of the ''knout," and, according to
Russian law and practice, to-day any crimi-
nal judge may infict sentence not ex-
ceeding one hundred. lashes. Though in
the military and naval service Of the United
States fogging is abolished, in the criminal
code of one State, at least, it is still re-
tanned. Little Delaware must make haste
TO reform, or the Diamond State will be
distanced by Russia.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17

Mobile, Nov. I6.-Cotton duh; middlings
1Ixc; net receipts l,528 bales; exports coastwiSe
800 bales; sales $50 bales; stock 2<43 bales.
Charleston, Nov. I6.-CottOn steady; mid
ding II NC; net receipts 2,069 bales; sales 600
bales; stock q, 166 bales
Galveston, Nov. I6.-Cottsn firm; good or
binary 15Kc; net receipts $40 bales; exports to
Great Britain :, T29 bales; coastwise SIS bales;
sales 1000 bales; stock 81 ,221 bales.
Savannah, Nov H. otton-gOod demand;
sales limited; middlings II &c; net receipts $3.50
oalesi exports 70 Great Britain 500 bales; sales
$500 bales; stock % $40 bales.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17
Nashville Opera House.

Notwithstanding the cold weather, the
public interest in the theater continues un-
abated, and the attendance increases night
ly. Last evenings CAGLIAsTR0 was en-
loyed by goodly throng of the beauty and
fashion of our city, and satisfaction was
given to those present. We notice that the
ladies were more largely represented last
night than on any previous evening of the
present week. Those who have not re-
called themselves with the pleasure of wit
Messing CAGLIAsTRo should attend at once,
and in so doing will be repaid and most
agreeably entertained by the affecting and
beautiful scenes of this thrilling tragedy.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17
The Next President.

Maj. Tracey, manager-in-chief of mass
meetings of Southern Presidential Cam
paign, telegraphs as follows:
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 16.-The Louisville
papers devote twenty columns to George
Francis Train. The Sun is out editorially
for the next President. VIII arrive in your
city Friday afternoon.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 16.-Mr. Train is
taking Louisville by storm. Nothing like
it ever before seen in the Falls city. Audi
ence tonight largest of season. Leave for
Nashville Immediately. TRACY.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17

OFFICE OF rHH CHfER SIGNAL OPFrcKR
WASHINGTON. d. O., Nov. 10, 1871
PnobGbiI ities:--IsOw pressure IN Missouri
Valley viii probably move into Iowa
with easterly winds, increasing TO a gale by
Friday night on Lake Michigan, and by
Friday morning on Lake Superior. In
ereasing southerly winds wish threatening
weather and possibly rain from Illinois to
Louisiana and westward. Clear and pleas
ant weather from Michigan to Alabama and
IN the South Atlantic States. Northwest
winds back to nOrtherly with diminishing
force and clearing up weather IN the Middle
and Eastern States. Dangerous winds not
anticipated ON the Atlantic coast on Friday.
CaVtlonary signals continue for this evening
at Norfolk, Cape May, Baltimore, New
York and New London. f-r'i n = - =,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17
A Costly Experience Forgotten.

The editor Of the Conrier-Journdi, who
has lately returned from profitless visit to
the Yellow Springs, perpetrates the follow
ing huge joke at the expense of gentlemen
entirely innocent Of any practical knowl-
edge of that famous watering place: 1.-THE
Nashville Banner says: a gambling room
in the UNION AND AMERICAN Block was
raided by the police at IL o'clock last night,
and twenty-five persons captured As there
has been no diminution in the general in
terest Of the UNION AND AMERICAN since,
we take it for granted that the editors
themselves made their. escape"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17
COnvicts.

Sheriff II. B. Morgan, of Lincoln county
arrived yesterday, in charge of Alex. Coul
ter and Tom Smith, both colored, who wert
sentenced for larceny to two years impris
onment in the Penitentiary, and one white
man named j. c. Williams, sentenced &c
twenty years imprisonment for murder in
the second degree. The two negroes were
placed in the Penitentiary, and Williams il
jail, to await the action Of the Supreme
Court, to which he has appealed.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17

Morse, the well known legal light of the
colored persuasion, was yesterday exsHipii-
flying, about the corner of Cherry and Bead
erlck streets, the great poetical truth that
-lt "For ways that are dark, '--.. ....-i
And for tricks that are vain
The festive Morse is peculiar"
He was, on this occasion, trying to trade a
gun to the biggest man in town, and leu
tonic individual having remarked chat for
reasons that were plain, the piece of artil-
lery was not worth fifty cents, Morse became
somewhat angry, and more than reasonably
demonstrative. He was, on account of this
thusness, summoned by peace officer to
appear before Justice Cassetty, who imposed
fine of 81 for disorderly conduct. Morse
sold his gun, paid his reckoning, and went
his way, no doubt feeling that personal lib
erty in Nashville is most sadly abridged
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17
An Appeal Amp.

In several places throughout the city
where work has been done on the sidewalks
and pavements, we notice many rocks and
other debris left in the middle of the streets
much to the annoyance of those who are
compelled to drive out after night. The
city authorities should see that the old stone
and other rubbish be removed as soon as
the work is completed and not left to break
buggies, bones and heads Of those pass
ing by.