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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08
AmuaRmanfS.

Locally, there is but one subject on the
| tongues of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, namely
! Olive Logan's lecture about "Girls' on
! Friday evening. Those who expect to hear
| the fair Olive comfortably, are getting their
! seats beforehand; those who don't mind
standing up during the evening, are letting
the opportunity pass. The best seats in
the hall were going off like hot cakes yester-
! day.
Aimee's opera bouffe troupe will be out
this way next month. 1t is now in Boston.
The FlOrences are doing a direfUl bust
ness with their dull and stupid eileen
Oge." At Baltimore last week their audi
ences dwindled down to a doleful handful.
The WOrreI sisters have fallen to variety
hall life. Sophie and Irene travel together
now, but Jennie (the cloggist) goes on her
own hook. She is in Boston. The others
were in Louisville last week.
Pauline Markham, ''the peerless" after
having made failure as a comedy star,
with company of her own, has subsidized
into the stock company at Woods Museum,
New York, and is doing burlesque again.
Ada Rarland, one of the original Thomp-
son troupe blondes, is now doing "Bertha"
with gift show.
The Bandlnanns don't draw well. Band
mann is gettihg pudgy and high-shouldered,
but persists in playing the Corsican Broth
ers, and such-like romantic creatures, to
whom thin waist is indispensable.
The superb dancer, Morlacchi, is in Gin
cinnati. She boasts that Olive Logan
speaks well of her while condemning mere
''leg" performers.
Lucille Western is weeping in Chicago to
fair houses, considering the cold weather
up there.
Fechter is sinking his entire fortune in
his improvements of the 14th street thea
tire in New York. But he will get his
money back after ne gets the theatre in full
swing. Pity if he don't.
The Wyndhsm Comedy Company is in
Detroit. Forrest will be there next week -
hence bad business for the Wyndhams.
SOthern is in PittSburg with DundTeary.
He comes no further in this direction, at
least at present.
The Harry Watkins troupe will diSband
next week, and return to New Y Ork.
LogreDia is in Cincinnati with his cats,
his canaries, his teapots, and his brass buzz
Zum-Dins.
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Death of Rev, BENZ. c. Robertson.

it is with deep regret we learn of Rev.
BENJAMIN G. RObertson's death on yester-
day at Tallahassee, Fla. The deceased was
the son of b. G. Robertson, Esq, of Dixon
county, who died while in prison at this
place during the late civil war, and is
the last of the family, his two brothers,
Mai. c. w. and John II. Robertson having
been killed at the battle of Chickamauga.
Reverend Mr.. Robertson was educated,
after four years course at Amherst, Mas
sachusetts, and subsequently spent tWo
years at Union Seminary, New York, where
be completed bis theological course. About
two years ago he was united in marriage to
Miss Mary Hudson Of this county, and re-
moved to Tallahassee, Florida, where, at the
time of his death he had been since removing
South, pastor Of the Presbyterian Church.
Although but twenty-five years of age, he
was regarded as a young man of eminent
qualifications for the ministry, the duties of
which he so truly and faithfully discharged.
His many graces of mind and heart en-
deared him to large circle Of friends and
relatives who mourn that he is called away
thus early. While his mind was brilliant
and polished, his heart was charitable, kind
and generous. Ever attentive to the obliga-
| tons of the high vocation he had selected
| from those of more social fascination, he won
| the esteem and merited the admiration, not
| only of his friends aud the congregation to
! whose good his services were devoted, but
| also of many others who had known him
as Christian gentleman, and join in the
/ sorrow Of those that are grief-stricken by
| bis death.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08
Our Coming Ernositinn.

The Finance Committee of the Nashville
Industrial Exposition have been directed by
the Board of Managers to carry out the plan
adopted for raising the means necessary to
complete the building and other preparations
for the Exposition in May, 1872.
This plan contemplates that individuals,
firms, and corporations shall execute notes
for such amounts as they choose, which
notes will be deposited with the banks by
whom the funds are advanced, as collateral
security for the loans. The net proceeds of
the Exposition, as fast as realized, will be
applied to the payment of such loans, and
when the Exposition has been closed, the
makers of the notes will only be called upon
to make up by pro rata payments such a
sum as will cover the deficit.
The experience of the last year justiies
the committee in the confidence that no part
Ofthe notes viii be required to be paid. The
success of the present effort will depend upon
the energy and spirit with which our citizens
begin and prosecute the undertaking, and
we can not doubt that the Exposition will
be worthy of Tennesseeans and of the city
of Nashville. The committee will wait upon
our citizens and receive their notes, and
take this means of making the fact gener-
ally known. They hope that they may be
met in a generous and liberal manner, and
that nothing may be wanting to render the
Exposition of May, 1872. a brilliant success.
Nj. kEAN, chairman.
MORTON B. HOWELL,
j. L. WEAKLEY,
w. ID. KELLY,
feb6 Nv THOS. PARKES.
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Genuine CheViOt Shirts at
reduced price.
81 North Summer Street.
THE sTORY OLA HOTEL ELL.
jan25 cody SD

We find this amusing story in the New
York correspondence of the Boston Herald
We are quite familiar with the extOrtions
practiced by hotel-keepers in this country
upon those of their patrons who, it is sup
| posed, will endure any thing. Not long ago
young lady, who had come here from
New England with her mother, with a view
to taking lessons in music, went to one OF
the uptown houses to stay for a week or
two, until she could board in private fam
lily. The morning that she was to leave she
sent for the bill for herselfand methe--a lady
of nearly sixty, who occupied room, No.
As, adjoining that of her daughter. Miss
was amazed to find that her bill
amounted to $I75, because she knew it
ought not to be more than $50 or $40 at the
outside. As no items were given, she re-
turned the account to the office, with the
request l. ct the items should be inserted.
The bill went back with two or three speci-
fcations, and the ''sundries" set down at
$40. Once more she returned the bill, de-
manding to know what the "sundriesn might
be. The clerk explained, through the ser
want, that "sundTies" was the polite term
for 'drinks," which so enraged the young
lady that she demanded to see the extraor-
binary accountant in person. He made
himself visible in due season, and the deli
cate, spiritual-looking girl confronted him
by asking him if he supposed she had drank,
in eight or nine days, $40 worth of liquor.
As may be imagined, he was somewhat
abashed, and said, with confusion: 81 beg
pardon, miss; it's a mere clerical error.
This is A; the drinks should have been
charged to 45-the next door, you sea
room occupied by an old fellow who drinks
like fish," "Permit me to introduce to
you the old fellow" replied Miss ,
pushing open the door, standing ajar, and
revealing to his COMPOUNDED gaze one ofthe
gentlest and saintliest looking old ladies he
had ever beheld. The clerk said nothing,
but dashed down the stairs, and in a min
ute receipted bill was once more returned
with the f'sundries" omitted.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08
RerAOnRla.

Mr.. F. n. Judson, the private Secretary
of Gov. Brown, of Missouri, and Mr.. Walk
er, member of the Missouri Legislature,
are at the Maxwell.
Hon. William Moore, a member OF the
present General Assembly, is at the Max
we'll with his bride, formerly Miss E. Bell
Williams, of Chatham.
James Gallager, Of Lebanon, is in the
city.
The following were among the guests
rezistered at the Maxwell House yesterday
Col. VIM. Moore and bride, of Spring :eld,
Tenn; r. Short, Memphis, Tenn; Isaac
Estelle, Winchester, Tenn; Capt. c. Sheate,
Murfreesboro, Tenn; Col. H. B. jerks,
Louisville, KY; w. NJ. lnge, of Missippi.
Sen ]. B. Palmer, Of MurfreeSboro, was
registered at the Battle House yesterday.
James Gallager, of Lebanon, is in TIE
city.
DIR. p. f. Gould, JohnSonville, Col. j. o.
Stawarc, Sumner county and E. Rambo
and A. B. Ewing, Of Lewisburg, were
among the arrivals at the Commercial
Hotel yesterday.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08
New Advertisements.

Teachers and all persons using and buy
ing schOol-books will see something of in
t6rest in city items.
Shelton & Stockelly attorneys at law, Co
lumbis, Tenn.
Stray mule notice of Samuel Widener,
No. SO North Market street.
J.W. Harris & Co., Cincinnati, proprie-
tors of Aliens Lung Balsam, have card
in to-day's advertisements, showing the
recommendations of the medical profession
as to the virtues of their ruedicine for con-
sumption, etc.
Read the notice of Chaneery sales by Ma
thaniel Baxter, jr., Clerk and Master.
"The Girls''-will all be by Olive Logan
tomorrow night at Masonic Hall.
Read the card of James Glover.
Twelve ore diggers wanted by Hiuman
Bro. & Sons, on Market street.
House No. Z North High street for rent,
Apply on the premises.
The steamer Umpire at 4 p. Nc. for upper
Cumberland to-day.
The steamer Talisman for Cairo tO-TnoT-
row at P. NJ.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08

By our present mode Of direction,
each one of our subscribers can tell
the time to which be has paid for the
UNION AND AMERICAN: for instance,
"A. B., Jan. IL, ~" shows that A.
B. has paid to Jan. II, 1872. Our
terms are invariably cash in ad-
vance. Hitherto we have not been
able to make this rule invariable. Hence
forth each subscriber viii know for him.
self when his time expires. If he wishes
the paper renewed, we will take it as a
favor to have it continued. To save
trouble and postage to him and to us,
we announce that we will consider
those who do not renew their subscrip-
ton as desiring to have the paper dis
continued. We shall certainly regret
this, and sincerely hope that our sub
scribers may each and every one renew
their subscription, and still continue to
patronize that "old reliable" the Peoples
Paper.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08

On the Michigan Central road, for over
sixteen years past, not drop OF blood has
been drawn from man, woman or child in
side the cars, and Just now the Dlodus oper-
Gldi is especially important. At all hours
of the day and night there sits an operator
in the Kalamazoo station midway of the
line), who receives kilograms from each
train on the road the instant it enters or
leaves a station, 80 that he holds or starts it
at will. His eye is literally on the entire
line continually, making collision next to
an impossibility, and the immense single
track quite equivalent, so far as safety is
concerned, to the double track roads. The
twelve and sixteen wheel coaches, admitting
of the breaking of almost any one of the
wheels without disabling the track, consti-
tute also no small item in this aggregate
of immunity from peril.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08

DELICATE CREATUREs.-This il the
phrase applied by His BlGckness, the Moor
Of Venice, to the fair ladies of Italy. 1t
was the lovely complexion of Desdemona,
such radiant contrast to his own, that
won his heart; and sOOth to say, every man
of discernment considers fair skin, like a
sweet voice, ian excellent thing in a
woman Now this is a charm which can
be acquired. There is a healthfui and oder
ferrous toilet article, known everywhere as
HAGAN's MAGNOLIA BALM, which literal
ly transfigures a cloudy or sallow skin, suf-
fusing the discolOred face, neck, arms and
bosom with soft, pearly tinge, and i'm
parting to the surface a smOethness and a
gloss like that Of polished marble Instead
of clogging the pores, like the sticky enam-
els, or contracting them, and thus obstruct-
ing peTspiratiOn, like the astringent cos
metics, it cleanses the skin from all impuri-
ties and wonderfully improves its texture.
This popularity is particularly appreciated
by our rural bellies, who find that the
cOarseness and roughRess, which country
air is apt to engender, are speedily removed
from their faces, hands and arms, by this
delightful preparation. feb6 deod1WSW1t
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08
weights and Measures.

For the benefit of those counties inter.
ested in this subject, we subjoin the follow
ing information in relation thereto:
The standard of weight and measures be-
longing to the State, and furnished from the
Treasury Department of the United States
were, during the war, very much abused
and seriously injured. Since the war no
effort seems to have been made to repair
and refit them for use, although the stat
utes providing for the appointment of a
Superintendent remain in force, and the
compensation allowed by law to that office
has been regularly drawn from the State
Treasury.
The room set apart for their preservation
was, by resolution of the General Assem-
bly,, given up for the use of the Comptroller,
and was absolutely necessary, and very con-
veniently located for his purposes.
The standards were set aside in the Re
cord rooms, attached to the Governors of.
fee, and have remained there until Gov.
Brown assumed the duties of his Office.
Under his direction and the superintendence
of his private secretary, Mr.. John S. Wilkes,
the standards are being rapidly repaired and
put in order.
Mr.. Wilkes has requested the Secretary
of the Treaaury at Washington to furnish
such of the weights and measures as have
been lost or destroyed during the war, and
also to furnish a complete set of standards
of the Metric System as provided by the
resolution passed by Congress July 81, 1866,
and the Secretary having signifed his inten-
1ion to comply with the request, the Gov
ernor has issued his formal requisition ac-
cordingly.
L. Elo,-or C,,no-sDkarIn.N e
tol,. is having fitted up for the reception of
the instruments and apparatus one of the
inner halls of the Capitol building, and the
standards will soon be again in the admira-
bic condition in which they were kept by
Mr.. HerTiges, Superintendent before the
war.
The act of the General Assembly estab-
fishing the system of weights and measures
and providing for the appointment of su-
perintendent, directs that each county in
the State be furnished with a set or copy Of
the standards.
Previous to the war, about eighty-fve Of
these sets were completed and half that
number were distributed; of the remainder
great portion were lost during the war,
and some are still on hand in a damaged
condition. Until the Legislature shall make
some appropriation for that purpose, it will,
perhaps, be impossible to furnish the stand
ards except in such cases as the counties
applying may be willing to incur the ex-
pense, and when standards have been here
tofore furnished and lost, it would seem to
be proper that they should be refitted and
supplied at the expense of the county, and
for the present, this plan, as a matter of ne
cessity will probably be adopted in all ap-
plications for standards for counties.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08
THE COUNTS.

COUNTY CoURT.-Anne Bennett was APP
pointed and qualified as Administrative
of the estate of John Anderson, deceased.
CHANCERY CoURT.-Argument on a
motion to set aside the injunction against
the Bridge Company, in the case of the
Edgefield Street Railroad VS.. the Suspension
Bridge Company, were heard, Chancellor
Marks on the bench. The argument of
Mr.. Ed. Baxter on behalf of the Company,
occupied the entire afternoon.
CRIMINAL COURT.-The case of William
Tucker and Jack Bond alias Jack Barnes,
accused of robbery, occupied the court all
day. The testimony was completed. Jury
reSpited.
CIRCUIT CoURT.-The case of Lark, pro-
chem annie, next friend, vs.. Kline, was con-
tinued all day. The arguments were heard
and the jury respited:
LAW CoURT.-R. II. Manlove VS.. D. r.
Burch, action for ejectment; verdict for
plaintiff for one cent, and recovery of the
property in the declaration described.
MAGISTRATES COURTs.-In Justice
Wilkinson's court the hog case was con-
tinued. Arguments were heard. Decision
reserved. ......
SUPREME COURT.-The Supreme Court
is engaged on the Marshall docket, and the
Glenn-Smiley case opened. Opinions we're
delivered in the following cases: By Free
man, Judge-Glenn VS.. Glenn; reversed and
remanded. Bostick VS.. Jordan and
Eubanks; reversed and remanded. Naples
vs.. State; affirmed. By Deaderick, Judge
Patterson VS.. Sheffield; affirmed. Can
mons VS. McAdams; reversed and remanded.
Mcclure, ex., VS.. Harris ct ais; revised and
remanded. By Mcfarland, Judge-Cooley
VS.. johnson VS.. Cummins; affirmed.
Mclaughlin VS.. Chadwell and other causes;
affirmed. Lowry vs.. Holder ct al; af-
firmed. By Sneed, Judge-Tyree vs.. Lane;
affirmed. Louisville and Nashville Railroad
VS.. Sand rs; reversed and remanded. Nicely
VS.. johnson & Mitchell; affirmed. Nicely
VS.. Neal, Neatherland & Co.; affirmed. By
Turney, Judge-Ewing vs.. Holden; re-
manded and reversed. Cheatham VS.. Nor
gan, administrator; reversed and remanded.
Logston vs.. State; affirmed. Maxwell vs..
State; reversed and remanded.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08
STUDYING LATIN.

An exchange relates story of young
farmer whose son had for long time been
ostensibly studying Latin popular acade-
my.
The farmer not being perfectly satisfied
with the course and conduct of the young
hopeful, recalled him from school, and
placing him by the side of a cart one day,
thus addressed him:
''Now Joseph, here is fork, and there
is a heap of manure and cart; what do you
call them in Latino"
"Forkibus, cartibus, ct manuribus," said
Joseph.
"Well, now" said the old man, ''if you
don't take that forkibus pretty quickibus,
and pitch that manuribus into the cartibus,
I'll break your lazy backibus."
Joseph went to workibus, forthwithibus.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08
QUE WEEKLY EXCHANGES.

Some of our weekly exchanges have
forwarded US complaints that they dc
not receive our daily issue. Hereto
fore it has been our custom, to a
most liberal extent, to furnish our daily
issue to our weekly confrereS. But
the number Of the latter is so great
that we find it impossible longer to
comply with this rule.
We are willing to exchange with the
Tennessee Press weekly for a weekly,
a semi-weekly for a semi-weekly and a
daily for daily. Further than this
justice does not seem to require us to
60. The actual cost of our respective
issues does not permit of our doing
more. UNION AND AMERICAN.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08

About o'clock yesterday morning the
horses attached to a wagon belonging to
Newsom and Underwood, took fright while
standing near the track of the Chattanooga
railroad beyond the Decatur depot, and ran
away at full speed. When opposite Banni-
za's store they collided with the express
wagon of Mr.. Davis Booker, who lives a
few miles from the city, and broke both of
the shafts. This, however, did not stop the
affrighted horses, which next collided near
the Engine Hall with loaded drsy, which
upset the wagon and threw one of the
horses to the pavement. The wagon was
not damaged though one Of the horses was
badly injured, We are informed that the
driver, who is a colored man, left the team
standing on the Nolensville pike near the
railroad crossing.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08
LATEST MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

GALVESTON, Feb. Cotton firm !;
good ordinary 20I62Oac; net receipts SlS
bales; exports to Great Britain 1888 bales;
eoastwise 272 bales; sales 200 bales; stock
81, 233 bales.
SAVANNAH, Feb. Cotton strong
demand active; holders firm; middIings 225
6224c; net receipts z,193 bales; exports
coastwise $3.50 bales; sales 2, 40 bales; stock
76, 161 bales.
MOBILE, Feb. 7.-Cottsn strong, mid
dlings 2256224c; net receipts 100 bales,
exports to Great Britain 2,610 bales; sales
1,200 bales; stock O., 076 bales.
CHARLESTON, Feb. Cotton strong;
middlings 224!c; net receipts SIS bales; sales
500 bales; stock 29,461 bales.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08
Literary Enterprise.

A gentleman, whose opinion in suct
matters is worthy the highest respect, re
marked few days ago that the collection
Of cooks in the Nashville Library, although
brought together by donations, was much
better than if they had been selected especi
ally. 1t is remarkable that in so short g
while such varied collection should have
been made. The enterprise is now on q
firm basis. The membership continues to
increase and the interest in it to grow. We
may safely predict that in few years the
taking of the whole of the old Bank build
ing will be necessitated. This ought to be
and will certainly be if all of our citizens
were to interest themselves in the cause, as
they should. We would like to see more
mechanics among the members.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08
Revival Of the Tobacco Trade.

A circular has just been issued by ]. N.
Carsey, Son & Co., calling attention to the
fact that they have opened their large ware
house, the old stand of Johnson, Horne &
Co., for the purpose of re-establishing a
market here for the sale of tobacco in hogs
heads. B. +. Payne, of Robertson county,
J. P. Wilson, of Trousdale county, and w.
81. Fuqua, of Smith county, men of expe-
rience in the tobacco business, have been
appointed inspectors, and Capt. j. T. Mar
tin, who had long experience with John
son, Hsrne & Co. in the tobacco trade, will
have especial charge of this branch of the
business. As soon as the business is thor
oughly established, it is proposed to have
regular tobacco sales every Thursday.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08
Olive Logan Tomorrow Night

A great audience, composed of the most
cultivated and intelligent people in Nash
vile, will greet Miss Logan at Masonic Hall
tomorrow night. This lecture on Girls
is generally conceded to be the most popu-
lar of all the lady's efforts, and she con-
fesses to having delivered it more often than
any other lecture in her repertoire. Her
picture of the Southern girl" is said to be
particularly fervid and heart-warming bit
of eloquence. Olives heart is in the right
place. She will only speak one night, re-
member,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08
Sentences Affirmed.

The Supreme Court yesterday affirmed
Circuit Court of Fentress county upon
Logston for the murder of the Ganaway
family in that county. He was once con-
victed but upon appeal the judgment was re-
versed, and a new trial being granted he
was again found guilty and sentenced to be
banged, which latter judgment is now af-
filmed.
The sentence of three years imprisOn-
ment passed by the Circuit Court of Giles
county on Phillip Naples for attempting to
poison Richard Allen, was also affirmed by
the Supreme Court yesterday.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08

SCHOOLS, TEACHERS AND PUPILS
Maury's Biographies, Holm's Readers,
Holm's History of the United States, We
nables Arithmetics, De Vere's French
Series and all the University School Books
for sale retail, wholesale and for introduc-
ton at Introductory rates, by A. Setliff,
Cheap Bookseller, corner Cedar and Cherry
streets.
n. B.-SchOOl stationary cheap; school
books exchanged; secondhand books
bought and sold. febS-tf