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p'HE und ersigned having lately purchased
/ thelarge ard-commodious
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Let inst.
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CLUB RATEs.-For clubs Of 10 subscri-
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New York money Market.

March 2.
GOLD-Dull at ll04@1ll. Loans
at 1@3' per cent. Clearauces $685. ,000,-
600.
MONEY-At 4a5 per cent,
STERLING EXCHANGE-Baukers
bills at l09s.
GOVERNMENT STOCKS - Very
steady all day.
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Notice.

RERTRAND LANiEL and Anna N. LanseL, L,his
U wife, whose place Of residence . unknown.
but without the State of Ohio. viii take no.
tics that on the 5sh day Of November a. d.
1870, Peter Dorr FLED. IN the court Of conmoi,
pleas OF Monros county, Ohio. his petition
against them and others, the object Of whirk
is to subject lot number ono hundred aud
ons, in the town Of Woodsfsid in said coun {
", to the payment of the judgment obtainedr
" plaintiff against said Lanssl; also, ths
judgmeut> obtained by Benjamin Ynnkas aud
assigned to plaintiff; also, the mortgage giyen
by Langei aud wife to Jacob Rsgar aad ss-
tignsd 10 plaintiff You sre required to, an
swsr By the 2s day sf April, A D. 1871.
HUNTER & HUNrEK,
,febl4ws. Att,ys fer Peter Dsrr
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headed child Of Ohio, alias the duplex
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Road Notice.

kfOTICRis is hereby given that thers VIII ~
In petition presented 70 the Com missio64
ers OF Monroe county =. their March sesstoo..5;
1871 asking for . view and survey of : ccn1ty
road leading from the south end OF Brow6s-
vile, leading east. through the lands sf WI
liam Pool or Leonard Pool, whiohsvsr nay
own the same, to Rock Camp raE; shtnse
through the lands Of the hsirs Of john Haas
sci; the3ce through the lands Of Cortais.
Amos TO intsrssct ths present road Atsor nesr
Joseph Haugut's. and to vacats the p,essnt.
road from JOSEPH Haughts 70 Rrowasvills;;
also review. w.commeIoins at Joseph uaushs's
of the present county road, through tks
lands of said Haught. John Schmidt, Chafls1.
Bucha and Samuel Hensel. past Pine Rides:
school house to where the same takes dew,
James run; also a view and survey commencing
where the aforesaid county road takes down
James run. through the lands of Samuel Hea.
sci, Albert Keevey or John B. Miller; thenct
through the lands Of Samuel Ferguson and Xr:.
Theilc to intersect the county rod leading
from Antioch to Tuers landing; the said ros7
to follow the present by-road as near rs may b
to max good 70 ad. 81 s., 3,
jan3w5. josiah WILSON.
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IFor the Spirit.1

For the Spirit.
LAKE CRY. Iowa, Feb. 90, 1871.
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Problems, Puzzles. Enigmas, RID.
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Administrators Notice.

NOTICE! is hereby given that The undersigned
IN was, on the 10th day of October. 1870, APP
pointed Administrator Of theestate of Emanuel
Christy. deed.
decl3w3. SYDNOR WHTTACRE.
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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-19
THE PRESENT CONDITION AND
FUTURE PROSPERITY OF TEN


To the Editors of the Union and American:
By your permission, we will offer a few
suggestions respecting the present condition
and future prosperity of the people OF Ten
nessee. Although our opinion may differ
little from your own Of a more excellent
understanding, yet We hope you will permit
our lines place in your very useful paper,
for the consideration of your many readers.
In the first place we shall endeavor to
locate the cause of the present embarrassing
condition of those engaged in pursuit of
agriculture, and then, if possible, suggest
remedy for said evil.
Almost every school boy knows that
money is scarcer now than five years ago !;
and when We examine the grain and pro-
vision market we find these as cheap, if not
cheaper, in Tennessee than in any other State
in the Union; also labor is cheaper in
Tennessee than elsewhere, and under the
present system of management is likely to
get cheaper yet. Il will be remembered
that prior to the war we had currency
that was almost confined to the limits Of
our own State, and when our traders and
merchants went abroad 10 make purchase
they exchanged Tennessee currency for
gold or other currencies that suited the 10
calities of purchase better, thus always
leaving supply of current money at home.
Now we have a currency that passes
throughout the Union, and our agricultural
product commanding less cash than hereto
fore, while our necessities from abroad being
equally as great, if not greater, with
very little reduction Of price, the
consequence is that our export OF
currency has far exceeded our import.
Providing food and raiment is the second
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-19

The severe droughts which visit every
year some portions of the country, cause,
where streams are few and small and
springs lie deep, much suffering to cattle
and great deal of labor in supplying them
with the necessary water TO keep them
alive. We have often been in sections of
this kind when drought prevailed, and
we have known farmers to be obliged to
send their cattle from one to three miles to
water, but it was done only once a day.
We have wondered many times that they
never attempted to provide for such emer-
gencies upon their own premises, which all
of them could do. The water from the
roofs of the out-buildiags, if carefully gath
cred in cisterns Of ample capacity, would
generally be sufficient for all the stock these
buildings would shelter But in times Of
great drought they would probably be drain
ed. In this view, good-sized, deep ponds,
well-cOnstructed, could not fail to meet all
the demand. A practical engineer speaking
on this subject pertinently says:
ain travelling through the country, l am
often surprised that farmers do not take all
vantage of low places and convert them, at
little expense of deepening and sodding the
banks, into ponds to receive the rainfall
from the surrounding lands, and thus sup
ply their stock with water. The pond once
made should be strongly fenced and sur
rounded by willows to prevent evaporation.
The fence will prevent cattle from getting
into it. There should be apassage leading to
the pond, on the north side, where the
water would be accessible outside of part
of the enclosure. This plan is invariably
adopted in England. There l have often
seen one pond common to four fields. They
clean them every third year."
The approach TO the water, it should he
borne in mind, must gradually descend, so
that the portion of the pond fenced out
should be of sufficient depth to draw all
the water within reach of the cattle, and
the width of the approach should give ample
room for two or three cattle to drink at one
Telegraph.
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supplied by corn Bidder and miEIet. a
second crop Of mussi value, grown since
the close Of the dry season, has been secur-
ed IN Montgomery, Pennsylvania, and the
quantity Of clover-hay has been increased
20 per cent. in second cutting in Berks. In
Carroll Ohio, heavy rains are making a
large autumn crop. Alarge portion of the
Kansas and Nebraska hay is made
from prairie grass, ard in the
Northwestern States generally the wild
grasses are greatly depended upon for sup
plies, which can be increased in many
places very largely by utilizing wider area
of grasses, which would otherwise decay
upon the ground. In the sparseiy settled
districts dearth of hay may almost inya-
riably be avoided by extra effort and indus
try in enlarging the area cut. In the Ohio
Valley also the utilization Of corn-fodder
can make up almost any deficiency of the
hay crop. Famine in the stock-yards of the
West is therefore only possible through the
negligence Of stOck-growers.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-19
POTATOES.

The potato crop promises to be nearly an
average one. The per centage below 100,
or full crop, are-Maine, "a; Vermont,
so; Massachusetts,, 81; West Virginia, So;
Kentucky, 81; Illinois, s.; Indiana, 81;
Ohio, 80; Michigan, 6S; Wisconsin, 90; Cal
tornia, SO; Oregon, 90; and several of the
Southern States, in which few are grown.
Among the States above an average are
New Hampshire, los; Rhode Island, 102;
Connecticut, los; New York, 1O3; New
Jersey, los; Pennsylvania, 104; Missouri,
10l; Minnesota, Ill; Iowa, los; Kansas,
los; Nebraska, 104.
The sweet potato crop is full one be-
tween New York and Virginia, and in Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana, and elsewhere in
the Southern States somewhat below an
average. The Eastern market supplies
must be abundant.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-19
THE PRAIRIE FIRES.

HAOiu tllC A@dNIOnSS AhSpubilOdis
A man who had been with Sherman in
his "march to the sea-" was caught in the
midst of fire which was approaching him
from all sides. Having no matches to Gre
ate what is called 'tSetting a back fire." and
death staring him in the face, his wit sug-
gested ''gopher hole" Setting at work
with the will that man would use who was
working for life, he attacked the sod with a
large hunting knife, cutting a large piece
away; he rolled it back and at once COM
menced throwing the soft, dry earthupward
and outward, and soon had hole dug of
sufficient size to admit his body. Carefully
drawing the sod toward him he succeeded
in drawing it over his body, and then filed
up the "chinks'' with dirt from within. He
lay there until the fire passed over him and
was speeding furiOusly on its way miles
distant, when slowly he crawled out of his
living grave, heated fearfully, but injured
in no way whatever. His soldier expert
enee had saved his life.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-19
ADULTERATuON OF CLOVER SEED

The following, clipped from the monthly
report of the Department of Agriculture,
will put our farmers on their guard against
buying clover seed without inspection. 1t
is to be hoped that stringent laws may be
made and the guilty persons punished for
any attempt to perpetrate such frauds upon
the country.
"a confidential circular from an enter
prising German in Hamburg has lately come
to light, containing an offer to sell several
tons of sand suitable for mixture with clo-
yer seed, the grains of which resemble the
seed SO closely that it is almost impossible
to distinguish them by the eye. The writer
of this circular announces that this sand is
in great demand, especially in England, for
purposes of adulteration. Two colors are
supplied, one for red clover and one for
white"
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HAY.

The Department of Agriculture estimates
the hay crop as greatly reduced in quantity,
but excellent in quality, in majority of the
States. Georgia and Arkansas have largely
increased their yield and the Missouri Val
ley SO long assumed to be dry region has
secured an abundance, while the Ohio Val
ley has cut 10 per cent. less than usual.
The crop of the States bordering upon the
Atlantic, between South Carolina and
Maine, has been reduced one-sixth, the re-
duction in those east of New York being
one-fourth. The quality of hay gathered
is generally superior. In some sections in
jury resulted from sudden and frequent
showers and storms in haying time.
In Oxford county, Maine, it is deemed
the smallest crop ever grown there. In
Norfolk, Maine, the deficiency has been
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-19
BREVITIES AND LEVIT3ES.

To flatter persons adroitly one mast know
three things-what they are, what they
think they are, and what they want other
people to think they are.
A strong mind is sometimes more easily
impressed than a weak one. For example
YOU cannot so easily convince a fool that
you are philosopher, as you can philOsO-
pher that you are fool.
A paper says: "One Ofthe prettiest sights
the human eve ever rested upon is gold i'm
its liquid state" The human eye in this
vicinity would be satisfied f it could see
any Of the metal in solid state.
Lawyer G. (entering the Office Of his
friend DIR. NJ, and speaking in hOarse
whisper(-"Fred, I've got such cold this
morning that can't speak the truth DR..
M.-'Well, I'm glad it's nothing that viii
interfere with your business
The rising generation sage rapidly in De-
troit. A mature specimen, eight years old,
was hunting around the police station for
stray father the other night. "You see"
he remarked, with filial exultation, ''the
grIv'ner's little wild yet, but he'll grow
out of it."
A kind hearted but illiterate livery stable
keeper, who could not bear to see a horse
iIl-treatd, used to say, with perfect sincerity,
and, as he believed, with perfect accuracy,
"my hostility to them as abuses hOssesS
was born into me, and comes as material as
breatIin."
When Brigham Yaung received the the
boxes containing the imported silk dresses
and cashmere shawls for his thirty wives,
he said to friend: "Ah, if you knew the
cost Of these goods you would not believe
for moment that praeticed polygaIny as
an earthly pleasure. No sir! Il switb me
a stern duty"
A Danbury paper says: An out Oftown
couple applied to one of the Danbury drug
stores on Wednesday, for soda water.
. 'What syrup" propounded the clerk.
Syrup, syrup" repeyted the bucolic fop,
with an ssnereduloUs stare, and then leaning
forward, he impressiyely added: Stranger,
money is no object to me to-day, you can
put sugar In them -. -f ar
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-19
ANOTHER CHURCH REFORMATION.

A Berlin correspondent of the New York
Tribune says: "a very different meeting
from that Of Mayence has been held at
Elsenach, in Thuringia, by the majority of
the Protestant clergymen of that diocese.
The proceedings have resulted in a resolu-
ton that the assembled clergy thought the
time had come when the Protestant Church
in Germany ought to be wholly separated
from the State, as in Scotland and America.
From what can observe around me, have
not the slightest doubt that this movement
for free churches will soon become general.
Nor do doubt that, together with the
Catholic Separationists, this movement will
rapidly lead to another great church refor-
nation, as in the beginning of the sixteenth
century.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-19

UNDERWOOD and Maddox, two of the
young men imprisoned at Raleigh, N. c.,
on fresh charges, after they had sued out
warrants against the United States Marshal
and his Deputy, for arresting and imprison-
ing them wrongfully in the first instance,
were released from Jail on Saturday, the
It'll inst, and on Monday they went before
the Grand Jury of the county, laid their
case before that body, and true bill was
at once found against the Marshals for i'm
prisoning them contrary to law. The
Grand Jury is composed of majority
of negroes and white Radicals. 1t is un-
derstood that the case viii not be tried
before next spring.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-19

THE San Francisco Chronicle cites it as a
yell-known fact that in what is termed the
best society in that city, at parties and balls
given at private houses, there is room set
apart for gentlemen where brandy and
champagne flow in abundance, and where
the visitors may engage in .smonte" and
''draw poker" for unlimited amounts of
money. This reveals rather bad state Of
things, nor is it certain, says the New York
E0eling Post, that these San Francisco
jewellers are without imitators in New York.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-19
CHEAP CoALl

HAvING TAKEN AN INTEREST IN THE
/ 4 spacious Coal Mines OF kenfneky, known -
re ST Bernard Mines, on the Evansville and
Henderson Railroad, and having cont Of the
dispositicn Of said Coal an south Of Springfield,
Robertson county, Tenn, We are determined 70
f,Trnish Nashville, Edgefeld, and the surround
ing country and towns 50 cheap Is to put 1res In
fI,s reach Of the poor as wen as the rich.
We can furnish q superior article and abund-
ant supply.
OFFfCE-Corner Union and Cherry strestA.
iy26H MADISON sFRATr0N q co.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-19

hlCnaTuSOu.
PRESERVATION OF PEACE.
Mr. Martin, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, submitted the following report:
"YOur committee, to whom has been re-
ferred House Joint resolution concerning
certain outrages said to have been committed
In Franklin county, and House resolution
asking your committee to report what, if
any, legislation was necessary to clothe the
Governor with authority and power to exc
cute the laws of the State, have had the
same under consideration, and respectfully
report that with the exception of an occa-
sional disturbance here andthere in different
portions of the State, local in their charac-
ter. and attributable alone to local influences
and not to any defect in the law of the land,
they find the State in profound peace. The
newly elected Executive, together with all
the officers in authority, are believed TO be
sufficiently elothe@with power to execute
the laws and promote the public good.
seThe public mind is inclined to peace and
TO the unqualified condemnation of violence
of every character, and if in any county or
portion of the State due execution of the
laws has been arrested by violence, the per-
petrators of such offenses are the represen-
tatives alone of their own unholy purposes,
and find no approval in the eyes Of the
community Of the State.
"The Legislature recently assembled fresh
from the people is pledged to conservative
legislation, and to the preservation and pro-
motion of the public good. We will not
depart from our pledges nor fail to redeem
them.
d laYour committee respectfully ask that
this report be adopted, with the following
Joint resolution in lieu of House Joint reso-
luton No. l6
sResolyed, That We are in favor OF the
protection of every citizen in the full exer-
2 else Of all his rights in person and propertyi
tbat we invoke an impartial and vigorous
=, execution of the law, and that we viii by
all necessary and appropriate legislation aid
the Fxecutiye in the due administration Of
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