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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-18

JpARM FOR SALE CHEAP-RAEE INDUCE
4 ments-OOuntry residence Z f3rru-1T5
acres-lArge brick house, with modsra improve
ments. and necessary cut building, al in perfect
order; superior land. Locstion n uIe desirable
than any where around Nashville. Looted on
Gsllatin PIKE 81 miles from Nashville, running
back and bordering On Cumberland River; ten
minutes wax from station on L & N. K p VIII
sell part or Nh0le. Terms TO suit purchaser. Ad :.
dress or apply to a W WILLS, IS Church Street,
Maxwell Building, Nashville.
msr15-We, FIR So, So, dlm4p'
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LUMBER,

LUMBER,
FLOORING,
SHINGLES,
Sash, Doors and Blinds, at the lowest market
ratee. Yard and Office corner Broad and high
Terms strictly Cash
till Nay II, II RICH,D B. WRIGHT.
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81 70@I.72. Corn dull and dropping;
western mixed s7@s74c. Whisky easier,
914@912c. Coffee firm and demand fair;
Java 10000. Sugar steady and in mod
erte demand; Cuba 84@94c. Molasses
steady and in moderate demand Rice 81
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Nashville Provision Market.

Market quiet today and unchanged as
follow:
BULK MEATs-Clear sides lilo; clear rib
sides 1O4c; shoulders SIC, pa, ked.
BAooN-Olear sides 11ac; shoulders Sc;
country hams 12@13c, as per qneIity.
CHOICE HAIsHart & Hensley's @. O. O.
canvassed and ancanvassed 1910
BREAKFAST BACoN-Hart & Hensley's S.
c. @. O. G. breakfast bacon 154e.
BEEF ToNGUEs-Extra S. c. beef tongues
Sc 80 z doz.
DIEss BEEF - Barrels SIS, half barrels
$12.5'.
LARD - Hart & Hensleys pastry, in
tierces, 13c; half barrels 13tc; kegs, 144c;
buckets 16c.
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INOR CAIRO, ST. LOUIS, MEMPHIS ~
II and NEW ORLEANS-The Fine r1tEfrfsS
Passenger Steamer 'EK fkON =, Tom go
HARMON, Master, ALEX HARD, Clerk win leave for
above and all intermediate landings, on MONDAY.
the 10th inst, at O'Clock P. n. For freight or
passage apply on boar crtc HARPER / ARTHUR,
Agents, Al and AZ Upper Wharf, Wa. BOYD, or
HARRISON & SON. marig Il
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f. L. DAWES 4 Bro Jewellers and Silver
smiths, Nashville:
The attention of watch buyers is called
to our stock Of Waltham watches in gold
and silver cases, specially selected for our
own trade These watches greatly excel
any others made in this country in beauty,
finish, variety and in fine time keeping
qualities, and are offered at much lower
prices. marl7 If
ALL shades of kid gloves at Hogan Il
Wrsy's, IA Union ST. mrlS 1w
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We are not eating much, and wearing
our old clothes this season, we can sell
goods at low prices. Hogan i Wray, II
Union street mI1S 1T
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NoTE-The Barometer Is corrected for tsmpera-
ture, elevation above Level Of the sea- and instru-
mental error. THOMAS l. WATSON.
o. 8. Observer
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NASHVILLE, TENN.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
GENERAL MARKETS.
FRIDAY, March II, 1871

Nashville Cotton Market
The Liverpsol market ia unchanged to-
day. New York opened firm, bsoams ca
sier, and closed d IL and dropping at &c
decline. There were free offerings in our
market and liberal sales-the market clos
ing weak as follows
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CAIRO, March 17.-John Lumsden,
Nashville packet, IL A. N. River rose 2
inches. Weather clear. Mercury 80.
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nor S1uTHLAND, PADUCAH
Il and EVASsVILLE--The splendid 4 U5rRalA
PASSENGER packet 1IaIlie RagOns l%esst1t.
J. V. THRooP, Master, GEO. THROoP, Clerk, viii
leave abOse, on SUNDAY, the 18th inst.
at II O'Clock NJ. For freight or passage apply on
bOard, or to nARPER s ARTHUR, Al and a. Up
per Wharf mrlS It
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NOR CFLINA, BUf KsvILLE AND
II POINT IsABEL-Stsamer TOBE - "a
HURT, JOIN L BArExAN, Matter. $50
JOHN T. MAsssEEGALE, CLERK. vii leave
SATURDAY, the 18th inst, a. O'Clock 2. II. For
frsigAt or passage apply on bOsrd, or b. HAKPEK
Z ARTHUR. Al and A. Upper Les =, SfezDbOat
Agents, or o WI. BOYD and HARAI IN & SON.
mrh17 2t
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Nashville Live stock Market.

Nashville Live stock Market.
CATuE-Market dull and unchanged
We quote at 3@5c, according to quality.
HoGs-In little demand. We quote at
6@6&c, according to weight
SHER We quote choice, averaging 100
lbs and upwards 5@54c 2 ID. Other des-
criptions change hands at S1.5O@2.5O .
head.
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METEOROLOGICAL.


NAsHvuLE,Mar II, u
Height Of Barometer
Change since LIST re-
port ...--.-....-.
Thermometer. 80.
Change since same time
yesterday -. 49,.
Direction Of wind. ....
Velocity OF wind, IN
miles per hour
Amount Of clOudiness
Rain fail in "A hours.
State OF weather. ......
The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-06-10
| SycOsis.---A Contagious and Peculiarly
Troublesome Disease.

j. Jaitiestn, NJ. d., in Toronto Blads.}
Tho extract published in your paper
of the Sth inst. cautiOning the public
against the prevalence of contagious
sycosis, or Barber's Itch, was not given
Il moment too soon. Few but physi-
clans nre aware how common this form
of cutancous disease already Is in this
and surrounding countries. 1t exists,
of course, more or less in all great cities,
but il seems to me noteworthy that
while passing down q single street to-
day, ] noticed no fewer than five dis
tinctIy marked cases, two Of them being
particularly bad. In one case the
whitcned scales and diseased skin ex-
tended from tho chin upward by the
verge Of the whisker to the left eye,
threatening TO extend to the eyebrow
and lashcs.
The fact that the active principle Of
tho eruption is cryptagamous is the
reason of it's rapid and but little under
stood spread. Once in the system it's
cure is not perhaps difficult, but in most
| cases demand much attention and care.
| The introduction of tho smallest particle
or fOlliclc from IL razor to the healthiest
chin will communicate the disease, be-
cause while the pellicle is irritated the
hair is never and never can be cut,
nicroscopically speaking, sufficiently
close to prevent Il lodgnent. l differ
from the opinion expressed in the ar
ticIc you copy in one point-Where hot
water will not properly cleanse razor.
The water should be boiling and the
razor dipped for at least one minute and
then carefully wiped with a soft towel.
The best and most effective plan Is,
of course, to keep Il private razor and
all other neccssaries for shaving. The
fact, however, is that this is rarely done,
and our BARRIERS shops are, therefore,
very hot-bcd of painful and disgusting
cutancous disease. I might add that,
in its worst form, the barber's itch
spreads to the arm-pits, and becomes
| almost intOlerable.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-06-10
How the Money Goes.

In September, 1870, Il notice was pub
lished in the ''otlicial journal'' of the
State of Louisiana, by authority of the
Board of Public Works, soliciting pro-
pOsals for the contract of ssrcmOving
distractions and improving the navi-
CATION of Bayou Bartholomew" the
bids to be closed at II O'Clock on Sept.
2lst, 1870. The bids We're subsequently
opened, and upon the authority of the
above 'otiicial journal' of Oct. ., 1870,
with the following result: w. NJ. WASH
burn $500 per mile; Joseph Ingcrsol
S2i, 100 for the whole work; q. A.
Thomas $25,5OO for the whole work !;
p. j. Kennedy Il Co. $4,000 for the
whole work Livingston Il Guthrie
Sis, 800 for the whole work John Nc
Ginty $4,000.
The contract was therefore awarded
to Joseph Ingcrsol at S2l 100, and time
given him until the 18th inst, in which
to furnish his security. Without sub
sc4ucnt notice OR advertisement tho
Board of Public Works entered into Il
written contract on the 10th of Dcccm-
Der, 1870, with Mcssrs. Livingston X
Guthrie ut the price and sum of their
bid, to wit: $11S,5OO for the whole
work and the act of the Legislature
authorizing thcworl> only appropriated
$4,000, or SO much thereof rs night
become necessary. The above cOntrac-
tors have now applied to his Honor the
Eighth District Court in and for the
Parish of Orleans, for u writ of manda-
mus compelling the Auditor of the State
to issue to REALTORS his warrants for $6;5,
600, being the amount of the first two
sections of the work. The following
considerations would naturally suggest
themselves under these circumstances
What disposition was made Of the first
adjudication to Mr.. Ingcrsol of $2l JOG
for the whole work, and what became
ofthc subsequent bids of'rhomas Wash
burn and Kennedy Il Co.:
These are questions which it had
been well for the Board to have cX-
planned to the people before adjuuicating
the contract Il second time, (Which the
Board had no yivhi to do without !,
sec,','d t"fre,tisene,,O, and that, too, at
Il price exceeding the next most favor
able bid by upwards of 500, 900, $ii7 ,OOO
more than the bid of Washburn, and
$40, 800 more than he bid of P J. Ken
nrly & Co.
But why disguise the facts: The
first adjudication was Il hoax to afford
opportunity to Jump the Intermediate
bona li'le bids, and which was done ON
the 10th of December following, by Civ
ing the contract to parties ut 81 Is, 500,
which sum is three times the maxi
mum amount appropriated by the act
of the Legislature.
a bol'irr attempt to hclraud the hon
est people of Louisiana out of nearly :,
hundred thousand dollars has not been
made sine" the Radical vampires seized
upon us.--Nr'n C,I,'u's Euh/'ti.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-06-10
A Doctors Story.

In the Grand Army Journal ply
sician is made to tell the following: "I
remember one day in making my hos
pitaI rounds, Il patient, just arrived,
presented me an amputated forearm,
and in doing so could scarcely refrain
from a broad laugh; the litter was con-
stantly on his face. What is the mat
ter? This does not strike me as SUBJ
jject of laugh It is not, doctor; but
excuse me. l lost my arm in so funny
Il way that I still laugh when 1 look at
it. Our first sergeant wanted shaving
badly, and got me to attend to it, as L
am corporal. We went together In
front of his tent; j had lathered him
took him by the nose, and was apply
ing the razor, when a cannon ball
came, and that was the last 1 saw OF
either his head or my arm. Excuse
me, doctor, for laughing as I do, but
I'n be especially blasted if 1 ever saw
such a bully thing"
The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-06-10
Ex-President johnson.

| Especial to the Nashville Union and Anaeri-
| can.1
KNOXVILLE, May 7.-There was IN
immense crowd Of people In Knoxville
to-day, drawn hither by the industrial
Exposition, but mainly to hear Ex-
President johnson, who had been In
vited by the mechanics toaddress them
on this occasion. The mechanics OF
Knoxville, as well as of Knox and the
surrounding counties, were out In full
force, and there were thousands o( other
citizens. At an early hour In the morn
ing q procession of mechanics and cttt-
zens was formed, which was about .
mile in length. President johnson
rode in carriage in that part Of the
procession composed of tailOrs. After
marching through several of the prin-
cipal streets of the city, the procession
moved to the fair ground. Though the
weather was excessively hot, and Mr..
johnson spoke under great dfsadvan-
tages, owing to the confined atmos-
phcrc in the exposition building, and
the loud noise made by visitors walk
ing in the upper story, he nevertheless
spoke nearly three hours. He stated
that he was proud of being a mechanic
himself. He said he would address his
audience in reference to measures In
volving the highest interests of the Ia
Dor and mechanism Of the country, and
then spoke against the policy Of the
State in allowing penitentfary labor to
come in conflict with honest labor ~
Il general thing he thought prisons and
penitentiaries did not tend to refOrma-
ton of the criminal. In regard to capi-
tai and labor, he said that capital was
always seeking to obtain labor on the
most favorable terms, and labor WAS
always seeking to obtain the highest
wages. Referring to the late war, he
said that England was no friend OF tho
South, but was disposed to aid the
South in her conflict with the North 80
as to weaken the power of a CONNER
cial rival. The President spoke OF the
high position which the industrious
and frugal mechanic might reach, and
instanceu his own case as an tllustra-
ton. lie also spoke at some length of
the national debt, and said that the In
terest upon it was one hundred and
fifty millions Of dollars at six per cent.
This had to he paid by the labor of the
country; no nation had ever yet paid
any large public debt without repudia-
ton. The debt contracted In the revo-
lutionary war was nearly all repudiatetl.
But we had not the right to make this
debt permanent. He said it would be
just and equitable that the six per cent.
paid by the government as interest,
should be applied to the reduction of
the principal in seini-annual install
ments, which in sixteen years and
eight months would liquidate the en-
tire national debt. Mr.. johnson also
discussed the constitution, and said that
every good citizen should cling to 1t as
the chief ark of his safety. The Presi-
dent was frequently aPplauded during
the delivery of his remarks, and at the
conclusion was enthusiastically cheered.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-06-10
4 Musical and Physical Prodigy.

Th" lliIlsborr' On. C.) Recorder says:
There is Il negro named jim S;.ttcriicin,
in Person county, who is II natural born
musician. He can play ON any inStru-
m"nt, from the banjo up; and after
hearing amy piece of music the first time,
c;tn play il or accurately without II
single false note. II" stopped one day
and listened to II lady music teacher
perform on the piano it was the first
time jim had ever seen an instrument
Of the SOri but aS soon ~ the lady got
up he sat down To it and beat her all
hollow playing on it. The appearance
of this negro is l:I :'ingIiarly attractive
| as his musical genius is wonderful. His
head is perfectly whit" and wOolly,
| though he is not more than twenty
years old, and curis on his head his
eyes are nearly white and his eyebrows
quite So-hr can hardly soc at all in tn.
daytime, but S""- we'll ut night. Iiis
skin is white, and he is commonly
called II 'sWhitr n"."n.' Jim belonged
to MIR. Satt"rti,ir:, = nrson, before ht
waS freed. Jim j. the only Albino We
know Of in this part of Tia" country
The poor fellow is gradually losin" Iii:
bearing; pity that one 50 gifted will
Il natural car should have it shut III
from the rich melodies that once tie
| lighted him.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-06-10
4 Scattered iinrclu.

A little incident happened at the
Grand Trunk junction, Friday, even
ing, which gave Il hundred passengers
any amOut of fun and mcrrimcnt, and
resulted in tho reclamation of three
women who have for several years past
been living in Salt Lake City in the ca
pacity of wives toa Mormon elder
named Coleman. 1t seems that Cole
man left Salt Lake City some days ago,
for Il trip to tho East What is Il little
unusual for M0rmons to do, the elder
decided to have his three wives accom-
pany him, it being his intention, rs is
learned from one of the wives, to use
them to assist in securing the convcr
sion of other women. The four occu-
pied seats as near together as possible,
and, to avoid remark or ridiculc, each
one was furnished with ticket, thus
seeming to be going along like ortlina-
ry travellers.
At Chicago, only one of the wives
was registered as "NIrs. Coleman" the
other two giving other names, and oc-
cupying Il separate room, Coleman
stating to the clerk that they were his
nciccs. While the elder was out trad
ing, the women got their heads togcth-
or, and determined to give him the
slip, but tho elder met them on the
stairs. In coming to this city in the
cars they agreed to try it again. Cole
man had told them that polygamy was
sanctioned by Congress now; and they
knew no better, obtaining no papers.
They arrived ut the junction, and were
waiting for the next train. They did
not reveal their plans until the train
was within Il few minutes of starting.
| The oldest wife then plainly told him
their intention in Il quiet, even voice,
and added that if he wanted to create {,
| "sccne' they were ready for it.
Coleman was at first thundcrStrucl
| and then gave way to II burst of rage.
While thus excited, one of tho women
disappeared, and the other two walked
| into the ladies' sitting room, filled with
passengers, and sat down. lie followed
them in, threatening them first with
arrest, and then with instant death, if
they did not Immediately get aboard
| the train with him. Having taken
the first step, the women dcticd him to
| do the worst. His loud conVerSat ion
it length attracted the attention of :,
railroad man, who walked up to him,
and in his English way exclaimed,
| .'See 'crc, You frllcr, wot you fOoliny;
around ere for" Ilif you don't hex
crcise u little care, hIll knock YOU into
| the middle hof next Monday !" Cole
man was fairly whit" with rage. lie
| tried to reason, offered money and
| promises, but the women were firm
and warmed him that it he did not quit
their presence, they would expose him
| to the passengers and secure his arrest
lie was making. one i:lst appeal who,
bluff John Bull came back again an,
StormGl. "Scc 'rrc, you blasted swell
Il Il, I, IL. la
hout hOf 'erc in two minutes, htI
break hcvcry bone in your body, In
will! - The game was up, and The
conductor yelled can 'bOard!' Cole
man sncallcd out and got aboard In.
train, not caring to loose the bagSi@,
and wives both. The women looked
over their pin money and found that
| they had about so between them, and
determined to come to this city and OBJ
| tain situations ;lS house servants Dr-
HOH Free Press.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-06-10
Frank Moore,

DARISH SURVEYOR for Ouachita, and
i General Land Agent for North LouiSi-
ana, will attend to any business i'll this or
adjoining Parishes. Parties wishing to sell
or purchase real estate in this section will
find it to their interest to address him. He
has for Salo several fine bodies of land in
buachita, Richland, MorehouSe, Franklin
and Caldwell Parishes. Persons wishing to
sell will sond numbers, description ts to i'm
prOveInents and terms. Having formed
connections i'll both Washington and Now
Orleans, he is prepared to represent ltigants
in contested land cases, obtain patents, .Sc.
Officc rear room OF Richardson IL McEnery's
Law Office. For particulars address him,
caro- Of Richardson Il McEncry, Monroe, La.
ANxIlSt q, 1870.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-06-10
Liquor Drinking---A Nation Of GuzZicrs.

The people Of the United States, nc
cOrding To Commissioner Wells, SWal-
lowed by retail, in u single year, 81, >
573, ,l9I $50 worth of liquor poison. OF
this vast sum, New York guzzlcd S25G,-
OF, 500; Pennsylvania, $I52, ,G63, lo5; and
Illinois, *II3,993,OiG! This is the di
rect cost of u single year, in which pow
crty haS been general through the coun-
try; in which thousands of EinIilicS
have suffered for the ncccSsaric5 of life;
in which large numhrrs have died OF
starvation and exposure. Indirectly,
the cost has been immcaSilrably great
or. It is summed up in hliGht'h hopes,
SafdCn"t homes, ruined fortunes, bro
ken hearts, crime, dcbauchrry, drgra-
,laiiOn, ,IiShOnOr and death Every
priSpn in the land cries loud against
the friglitfui social evil; every poor
house is filled with lis victims; every
insane asylum has its raVinG inaniacS;
every brofhci and gambling hell bears
witness to its drprlvity; every prni-
tcuti:iry is II monument to its effects;
every "iIIoW5 ''itS tale of ruin tells
And vet the great, busy, unthinkinS
world drives nidly along, Guzziing,
rinting, nnpov"riShin%, running, drink
iut, tn their substance, Hlling the land
with crime, sorrow and Wrctchcdncss.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-06-10

Acting Governor Caldwell, of North
Carolina, says that the Radical leagues
have committed more outrage in that
State, by five hundred per cent =, than
the So-calIcl ku~I\ lux conhinntions.-
There exists II greater necessity for th"
Presidents bayou"t bill than p"opl"
generally @Hpra-e.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-06-10
The fsOilOn-Upas Tree.

One by one the supcrstitious fables
VIC have been taught melt and dwindit
away before advancing intelligence
and now it comes the turn OF the fa
nous ipas-trcc, which has served tC
point SO many morals, and adorn SC
many rhetorical flourshes. a writer
i'll "Applcton's journal" gives Il de
scription of Il visit of II party of cXplo-
rcrs to II upas-trec on tho island of Bor-
nco in the East Indies. They left the
vessel ut the mouth of the river, and
pulled up in Il boat, reaching the spot
just before midday. When they reach
cd the ncighborhood of the famous tree
they found Il grassy bank, the summit
of which was laid out in small plots like
childrcn's gardens ut home, each plot
surrounded by Il border of shells, with
carefully kept walks between them.
Nothing but grass and flowers were
growing there, but these were luXu-
RANT; for this was graveyard, and
the party were even then standing un-
der the shadow of the terrible poison
trcc, near which these people bury their
dead, which may partially account for
the wonderful stories told by carly
travellers. Tho tree itself measured
eleven fcct in circumference, five feet
above the ground, and, instead of seat
tcring death and destruction, was girtlcd
round with creeping vines and many
colorcd parasites that wound their way
to the topmost branches, which We're
higher than any of the surrounding
trees, and cuualel, if not surpassed,
those of our lofticst trees at home. An
inciSion into the trcc was made, after
the manner of tapping maple trees, and
the sap, which is reported to be u dead
ty poison, commenced flowing, drop by
drop. 1t was OF Il ycllowish white
color, thick and glutinOus, resembling,
in its general appearance, good rich
cream. There was no unpleasant Odor
pcrccptiblc from il, nor did any ofthem
experience amy tliSagrccable sensation,
though standing near by when the S;,I,
was being discharged. This was so
| slow an operation that it required near
ly an hour to fill Il twO-Ounce vial.
Meantime it was desirable to procure
some of the leaves and branches but
these were beyond reach, as the lowest
branch was at least one hundred feet
from the ground, and, although the
| men could easily have climbed up the
| vines, the surgeon in charge ofthe party
refused to lot Them mako the attempt,
| fearing thcir hands and feet might be
come poisoned. At last, having loaded
all their carhim"S with 4 ball, Il particu
lar limb was selected, and they fired
| together, by this means securing scv
cral tine specimens, and returned to The
ship, llaNin" obtained matter enough
of all kinds to satisfy the demands o
science, and gratiticd u curiosity tina
must br felt by AL in SOC this wonderful
huG-hcu.