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ANDREW JOHNSON.

From the Memphis Appeal, Aug. L.
A special dispatch to the AppedI announ-
ces the purpose of ex-Presldent Andrew
johnson to speak in this city during the
week, and this fact gives some degree of
significance 20 the following note received
yesterday:
Editors AppeGl--I ana sorry to see you
giving so much space to the speeches of the
former Military Governor of Tennessee,
who so merclessly oppressed our people,
and the more so since know that one of
your number once on a time, and when it
was dangerous to do 50, gave him what he
deserved in the argus. He is a thorn in
our sides that | wish some one would pick
out, so that we might be done with him for
ever. Who will shut the mouth of this
curse of Tennessee? CUMBERLAND.
Our friend objects to $50 much space
given to Andrew Johnson" 1t requires,
we beg leave to say, a vast deal of space to
contain Andrew johnson. he thinks.
Most men copy. Few carve out grand
ideas and pile them up in massive, impOs-
ing outlines like Egyptian pyramids, as
does Andrew johnson. He copies and fol-
lows nobody. On the contrary, he ever
had force and genius enough to compel his
party to follow him. Men who think will
admire such a man. He used to come
down from the mountains hurting noun
tains at pigmies who opposed his progress,
crushing them out of existence as did the
old monarch of Olympus when warning
with revOlted deities. He came, announcing
fresh thoughts and aggressive ideas that
made great, broad fissures in the horizon OF
partisan thought and prejudices, never af-
forwards closed. He taught others, bor-
rowing little, giving everything. Con-
sciOus of his own greatness and originality,
he led the way, and, as when he crushed
Know Nothingism, never stood still tremu-
lously inquiring which way the wind would
blew. He usurped prerogatives of the god
of the winds and begat breeze that be-
came a whirlwind Of popular passion that
swept once omnipotent Known Nothingism
from the face of the continent. He has
done some things which we condemn, but
many more that we approve. He is per-
haps the soundest, if we may not say the
profoundest, most philosophical thinker of
the dav; and while admiriDg the grand pro-
portions of his massive intellect, and con-
Tossing his patriotism, we cannot find it in
our hearts to become querulOus, and stu
pidly complain because there are spots on
the glowing face of the god of day. Let US
hear the philosopher and statesman and
profound thinker and whatever personal
faults may be ascribed to him, they can be
no greater or grander than his original and
admirable genius for statesmanship.
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The Milwaukee (Wis.) Ne5cs ssys' "The
Berlin Journal and other Radical newspa-
pers in this State, speak of B. Gratz Brown
as the drupkard.' The pecTie viii re-
buke that mean and diabolical slander,
when they vote" 'Che Radicals are the
last men in the lReSiJ who should say any
thing about snybOdy's conviyial habits
even if true. The question of Grants hab-
its, Frequently arose during the war and af-
ter: and the answers were generally unfav-
orable. Among the direct statements
made was one from an eyewitness, who al
legged that ''indiVidual instances of Grants
be2stly drunkenness were not of rare occur
renee" This witness gave tie particulars
of Gen. Grants intoxication at the St.
Charles hotel, Cairo, alleged that he was
drunk on a stag of truce" visit to Colum-
bus and spoke of his disastrous
spree" al Fort DonelsOn. President John
son said Grant had been in his room at the
White House $50 drunk that he couldn't
sScsuA obA = Nv ClA Liz hCAdNAl 4 Ill
lips, in the Anti SlaUery STANDARD Of Feb.
1, 1865, said: ''New rumors reach us from
Washington, coming from different and
tr1st-ocorthy sources, that Gen. Grant has
teen unmistakably drunk in the streets Of
that city within few weeks" The Inde-
pendent, Jan. 23, 1865, said be had been
'fuddled in the streets" The Revolution
said, "Geu. Grant is drunk half the time,
and has been seen steadying himself in
another's arms on Pennsylvania avenue"
The Philadelphia Post, in the face of a Il
these allegations, said that "the charge now
amounts to deliberate allegation, which the
political friends of Gen. Grant are bound
to meet" But the charge has never been
met By an autE orative denial, and has been
repeated from time to time up to the pres
ent day. Grants fdends should provoke no
discussion Of This question Of personal
habits.
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HICKMAN COUNTY.
A WelI-aftended Watering Place
Nashville represented.

Nashville Represented.
To the Editor of the Union and American:
PRIMM's SPRINGS, TENN, Aug. 10
There are now about two hundred and
fifty people in attendance at these fine
springs. There are three sulphur and one
free-stone spring. Of the sulphur they are
defined as follows: one white sulphur, one
red sulphur and one black sulphur. So you
see we can accommodate white folks, In
dams and negroes. There is no Lotel at
this place, but number of Maury's finest
citizens have come over, Joined by few of
Hickman's, and have erected over score
of elegant framed cabins for the accommo-
datiOn of themselves and friends. Your
correspondent, while there, had the pleas
ure of an introduction to "Tom Thumb,
Jr," so-called, but cannot tell why; sure
ly not from any similarity of size. There
are several visitors of distinction in attend
ance. We mention in this connection
Mr.. F. E. Chapel and family, of
Mississippi, Mr.. Reese Bingham,
a well known photographer of NJ mphis,
Tenn, accompanied by his lady, Maj. j NJ.
Winstead and family, of Williamson, and
Robt. Wnstead, of the firm of Wins.ead g.
BIO, Nashville, Tenn, Mrs. Cummings and
her accomplished daughters, of Franklin,
Tenn, she is the widow of the late lament
ed VIM. Cummings, so long the efficient
county court clerk of Williamson county,
Tenn, DR.. Joyce, of Maury, Capt. Kinzer,
and others gives prominence to the place;
last but not least We mention the presence
of Mr.. A. S. Horsely, of the Columbia
Herald. A very great nun Der of the UNION
AND AMERICANS are taken in old Hickman
county. The election on the first resulted
in the election of E. A. Dean, Sheriff, Dan
iel Dean, Trustee, and Thomas Campbell
Revenue Collector. OBSERVER.
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MACE-O'RALDWIN.

Both Bound over to Keep the Peace.
BALTIMORE, Aug. l3.-Ned O'Baldwin,
the prize fighter, was arrested this morning
on a charge Of intending to violate the laws
Of this State by engaging in a prize fight.
He was bailed in the sum of two thousand
dollars not to act in any prize fight in Mary
land for twelve months, and to keep the
peace.
New YORK, Aug. 13.-James Mace left
this morning for Baltimore, accompanied
by his trainer and seconds. It is said he
and O'Baldwin are to meet in Philadelphia
10 decide upon referee.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 19.-Mace arrived
here this afternoon on the train from Phil
| adelphia. KnOwing that warrant was
out for his arrest, he drove Immediately
from the depot 70 the Clerks office of the
Criminal Court, and gave similar bond to
that Of O'BaldWin, not to violate the laws Of
the State by engaging, IS principal or sec
Uud, IN any prize tight within it's limits for
Y months.
The steamer Massachusetts,, chartered by
O'Bad"iu's friends, and the Cyrus P.
Smith, chartered by Nace's friends, leave
here at ) O'Clock tomorrow afternoon for
the battle ground, which will be iG Vir-
ginia. Il is understood that the fight will
come of at an early hour Thursday morn
inc
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SOME Improvements have lately been
made in the manufac ure of parchment pa
per, by which is qua ity is improved and
IFS usefulness increased. The process con
ssts in mixing together of two parts of sui
phuric acid and one of water, and after it
has become cool lmmersing in it, Tor about
second, blotting OF unsiz ID paper, imme-
dlately washing it in several changes of
water, and then allowing it to dry spOntan-
eously. IL is thus made strong, tough, semi
transparent, and adapted to the same uses
as parchment.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Carl Schurz and Jno. NJ. Harlan held
forth in indianapolis last night to diverse
gatherings.
HOar spoke at Worcester, Mass, yester
day. 80
Jno. A. Logan Grated at Cairo.
A severe storm In Southern Kansas
Monday night blew down new court
house and dis-track-ted freight car.
Five persons were drowned near Wheel
ing yesterday by the swamping of a sand
barge in the swells Of steamboat.
Wadswortn & Co., New York stock
brokers, have failed.
The case of Mrs. Lloyd, charged with
poisoning her daughters, came up at Lees
burg, Va, yesterday.
The first bale of Alabama cotton, classed
as middling, sold in New York yesterday
for 80 cents.
There was mutiny yesterday morning
on board vessel in New York harbor, and
the mate narrowly escaped the vengeance
of the crew.
FOREIGN.
The emancipation decree recently signed
by King Amadeus, was mere preliminary
affair, preparing for fulure possibilities.
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THE WHEAT CENSUS.


CHICAGO, Aug. I3.-The following state
meut in round numbers Of the quantity OF
wheat il s GRE 1t the principal receiving and
shipping points in the United Safes and
Canada, as furnished by Secretaries OF
Boards Of Trade at those points, is publish
ed here: New York, $1,000 bushels; De
troit, $4,000; Albany, 5000; Buffalo, $4,000;
Oswego, 20, 900; st. Louis, $4,000; Cleve'
land, $4,000; Milwaukee, 17S,O00; Toledo,
10000; Philadelphia, 10000; Toronto,
6O0O; Montreal, $4,000; Hamilton, 5000.
Total, 1,10S,000. Amount in transit on
lakes and canals is reported at 100000
bushels, making the amount in store and
transit 1,6OsOO0, against 100000 same
time last year. Receipts Of wheat for the
first ten days Of the present month at Chi
cagO, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Detroit and
Toledo are given at $4,000, against l 1852,
600 bushels for same period last year, and
Chicago, Asa, 600.
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WASHINGTON.
The Egis Of American Citizenship.
Eighteen innocent Men in FelOn Cells
-TarCfy Justice.

AShteeu innocent Wen IN EelOn Cells
-Tardy Justice.
NEW YORK, Aug. ia washington
! dispatch says Col. Whitley, chief ef The Sc
cret service division, reports in favor of the
pardon of Collins and seventeen others OF
the Ku-Klux from South Carolina imprison-
ed at Albany. Collins was one of the per-
| SONS for whom Gerritt Smith bad interCeded,
and is an illiterate, simple-minded man.
Seventeen other e3ses are analogous to Col
lins. Col, Whitley reports against the par
don of Brown, for whom recommends
tion was made by Mr.. SIN tn, but makes no
recommendation in the rematnihg 1orty-six
cs.ses. 1t is underet6od those recommend
| ed for pardon will be released Immediately.
President Grant.
President Grant leaves tomorrow for
Washington, to attend Cabinet meeting.
Gen. Sheridan leaves Long Branch shortly
for q tour Of inspection of Western posts.
A Terrible Lessen 10 NsOnOpOIIsts.
WASHINGTON, Aug, 13.-Samuel w.
Cheestnan,of Maine, who had purchased the
ice business in this city, was fatally shot
Yesterday afternoon by desperado named
Barney Wood, formerly in Tie ice business
here. Weeds was arrested after firing a
shot from his carbine at Lieut.. Grassford, I,
of the police force, who made the arrest.
The latter shot did not take effect.
VIM. Handy, Of the Revenue Marine
Division of the Treasury Department, died
last night. lie had been in the Depart
ment forty years.
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MILWAUKEE,.
rsailroadins a wheat Corner.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 13.-The following
resolutiou was unanimously adopted at the
noon session of the Chamber of Commerce,
of Milwaukee, today:
Whereas, it being reliably reported that
the Chicago and Nor. hwestern railroad is
refusing to furnish transportation for grain
from Milwaukee to Chicago, thus warrant
ing tie inference that that road is in cOlus-
ion or conspiracy with the Chicago wheat
corner: Therefore, be it
Resolved, that as public institution and
= common carrier, enjoying special privi-
ilaCes and monopolies, it becomes that cor
porAtion promptly to free itself from such
imputatious by lis action in his matter.
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TENNESSEE NE VS..
Chattanooga wants a fair ground.

Chattanooga wants fair ground.
The Blount county corn crop need rain.
Blount county has prosperous farmers
club.
A Memphis girl has palpitated youthful
male hearts at Columbia.
Buchanan recently jailed at Troy for bur
glary has become insane.
Hayden Wilson, Jr., of New Orleans
died suddenly last Monday near Union
City.
The Union City Herald says: ga man
tools to do it,
Saturday last Capt. Corbitt of Jackson
fell from a scaffold and dislocated bis
shoulder and sprained bis wrist.
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GENEVA.
sz,oOo,OOo.

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-A Geneva letter
says that the American claims for damages
by the privateer Alabama is for the sum OF
about $7,000,000. The English papers in
the case, however, fix the damages at 3d.
O00,000, which, 1t is contended, is all that
should be paid, if indeed any guilt is to be
laid to England at al.
GENEVA, Aug. 13.-The Board Of Arbi-
tratiOn has not yet settled in the main ques-
ton whether the British; government used
due diligence to prevent the es APE of Rebel
crtiisers,
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UTAH.
4 scrimmage with fhe Red4SEins.

SALT LAKE, Aug. ia dispatch from
Fairview, San Pete county, says the Indians
broke in upon the herds shooting two men
aud wounding Others, using arrows. The
settlers turned out and had fight when the
Indians retreated toward the mountains,
d living a lot Of stolen horses. Companies
pu he'd on to Thistle Vail Y, and succeeded
Ia covering the horses aud herds.
Il is reported from different sections OF
Of the Territory that the crops are unusua' 'ly
good, and no grasshOppers.
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DICKSON GuINEY.

At meeting of the citizens of Dickson
county, held at the CouithOu in Charlotte
on Monday, the 5th inst, for the purpose
of appointing delegates TO the convention
to be held at Nashville on the 2lst inst, to
nominate candidate for Congress for the
State at large, on motion DR.. j. Fl. Cullom
was called to the Chair and 81. G. Collier
was requested to act as Secretary.
On motion the Chairman appointed L..
L. Leech, ESQ.,, Capt. F. F. Tidwell and E
J Hicks, ESQ, a committee to select dele
gates to convention, who offered The fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted by
the convention, viz:
Resolved, That the following named
citizens be requested to act as delegates
from Dickson county to the convention 10
be held at Nashville on the Zlst inst. to
nominate candidate for Congress for the
State at large, viz
First DisCrict-A. j. Wyatt.
Second-J. G. Buford.
Third-Thos. j. Carr.
Fourth-Capt. l.. T. Tidwell.
Fifth-W. Il. McCutchen and j. G. Dor
egal.
Sixth-Jacob Lerile, Esq, and D. S.
Matlock
Seventh-B. A. Collier and MAJ. II. ID.
MeClelland.
Eighth-R. B. Stone and DR.. John D.
Slayden.
Ninlh-S. G. Edwards.
Tentb-A. J. Co rksey.
Eleventh. DR.. w. A. Moody.
Twelfch-J. Z. Harris.
Resolutions were offered by several gen.
tlemen in the convention to instruct the de =
egates, all of which resolutions were votei
down, and the sense of the meeting was
ascertained to be that the delegates. should
Nttend the Convention at Nashville unin
. ueted.
On motion it was ordered that copy OF
these proceedings be forward to the UNION
AND AMERICAN for publication.
On motion the meeting then adjourned.
]. H CULLOM, Charm n.
II. G. COLLIER, Secretary.
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Curious Railroad Snash-Two Men

CINCINNATI, Aug. ia Chronicle
special says: "The latter part of freight
train on the Dayton and Washington
Railroad became detached from the engine,
this morning, while going down a long
grade near Wapakaneta, Ohio, aud was not
missed for several minutes. After reach
ing the bottom of the grade, and before the
engine could get out of the way, the de-
scending cars ran into them, iDjuring the
conductor, Merry, and young man named
Cotfman, so badly as to cause their death
shortly af.erWsrd."
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GREAT BRITAIN.


The Progress of Emancipation.
LONDON, Aug. 13.--The Times says with
regard to the reference in the royal speech
to the East Coast slave trade that it is the
most significant part of the speech. We
suppose 1t is not error TO connect this an
nouncemeLt with the recent discovery OF
Livingstone and the dispatches TO the
foreign Office brought by Stanley from the
great traveller. -ns4
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WE believe that the article sold in Europe
as Abyssinian gold, and sometimes as Zami
gold, has not yet been olf.red for sale, at
least under those names, in this country;
but it is well to know that it is in reality a
brass, composed of ninety-one pals OF
copper and eight parts of zinc, veneered
with a thin sheet Of gold. This is stated
in the German POlytechniScheS Journal Uon
DengIer, on the authority of DR.. @. Wink
lar
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North CAROLINA.
Attempted Wholesale Assassination.

Attempted Wholesale Assassination.
Negro POisOns TWenty-Six Persons
at a College Commence ment.
NEW YORK, Aug. ia Greensboro,
n. c., dispatch says negro named Jim
johnson was arrested there yesterday for an
attempt 10 poison party of 26 on the oc-
casion of the commencement Of Rev. Fon-
taine's academy at Reedsyille, on the 9th
inst. johnson, to Gyenge himself for a
supposed grievance by Foutains, poisoned
the ice cream which he had been directed
20 freeze, and the entire party of 26, in
Guiding many young ladies belong ng to the
elite Of society, were subsequently seized
with poisonous symptoms. No one has
yet died, but the physicians say several
will not recover When arrested, johnson
called upon the negroes to rescue him.
The community threaten him with lynch
ing.
Horrible MutiIatiOn.
A Raleigh, n. c., dispatch says that
Saturday nigh a party of negroes called
upOn a white man named Hicks and hor
ribly mutilated his person. Two Of the
villains have been arrested.
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LOUISVILLE.
A New Building Falls, Crushing Two
Gthers-MiracuIOusE Escape.


LOUISVILLE, Aug. 13.-At 10 o'clock to-
night, during a severe storm of wind the
walls of the new unfinished building Of s.
7. Suit & Co, opposite the Gait House
were blown down with fearful crash. The
walls were Y feet high above the ground
and fell east on the adjoining two story
brick residence of Mr.. Jordan Giles, a
member of the firm, crushing it to perfect
wreck, utterly destroying the building and
contents. che total loss is estimated at
100000. The residence was elegantly fur
nisaed. Fortunately 10 one was in it at
the time Of the accident. The fall of the
walls also crushed a small building on the
west side in which were several persons, all
of whom escaped uninjured.
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OFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS.

FAYETTE COUNTY.
Mcfarland 3,94I, Cooke 552.
MARSHALL COUNTY.
Mcfarland g63, Cooke 1,25O. Criminal
Court Judge, Hughes (RadicaI) 673, Jones
S2S, NCLemore 1881.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Mcfarland l4l, Cooke 243. Attorney
General, Third District, Wnker 204, Saw
yer $50, Cbildress 80.
CLAY COUNTY.
Mcfarland l20, Cooke 3T4-this is the
corrected vote by official returns.
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COLUMBUS, Aug. 13.-Since the death of
Edward Streelberger, by drowning, on Sat
urday, his wife has been prOstrated with
grief, and almost crazy. Yesterday, she
oy mistake gave large dose of the wrong
medicine to her little child, which killed it
two hours.
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The Primate of America.

New YORK, Aug. 13.-A private tele-
gram from Rome to Archbishop McClOs-
key announces the appointment of Right
Rev. VIM. Henry Elder Bishop of Nat;hez,
to be Archbishop of BGltimora, to succeed
Archbishop Spalding. Bishop Elder is a
native Of Baltimore, where he was born in
1872.
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GEORGIA.

ATLANTA, Aug. 13.-The lease of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad to the Brown
Cameron party has been ratified by both
branches of the Legislature.
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Ara funeral of a little child in Hudson,
New York, the other day, the corpse was
drawn to the grave in the baby cart in which
it had ridden when alive.
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TIE TURF.
Hnrrr Rnssett ngninst His Sire.

New YORK, Aug. T3.-HaTy Bassett
will run miles at the Saratoga meeth G
against Ltxington's Sine, 7:193.
John Harper leaves with his horses for
KaptucL,v TODAY.
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GGfor the GoIdeu Land.

BUFFALO, Aug. l3.-Goldsmith Maid
aud Lucy lef5 here this morning, on the
special car built for their accommodation,
on their way to California.
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Indiana.

MADISON, Aug. 1S.-The largest meet
ing of citizens held in this city since the
war was held in the Rink this afternoon.
Senator Morton addressed 5000 people, as
many as the Rink would hold, for two
hours and half.
The Associated Press agent remarks su-
pertluously that "Morton's mind is like
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DRINKING WHISKY.

CoTroN is steady in New York at 2lac
fer middling, with good spinning demand.
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GOLD opened steady in New York yes-
terday at II6S6115a, but declined during
The dayto 114s01145.
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TENNESSEE BONDS closed in New York
last evening at 73s for the cid issue and
7Ss for the new.
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UNION AND AMERICAN

TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION;
ny NAIL or AT TIKI BUSINESS oTBIoE.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-15

CHILDREN AT BED TIME.-Fanny
Fern, than whom no living writer has such
kindly feelings for the little children, says,
never put them to bed with a reproof for
any of that day sins of commission or com
mission. Take any other time but bed
time for that. If you have ever heard a
little creature signing or sobbing in its
sleep, you could never do this. Seal their
closing eyelids with kiss and a bless.
The time will come, ali =! too soon, when
they will lay their heads upon their pill
lows, lacking both. Let them at least
have this sweet memory of happy child
hood, of which no future sorrow or trouble
can rob them. Give them their rosy
youth. Nor need this involve wild license.
The judicious parent will not mistake my
meaning. Ifyou have ever met the man
or woman whose eyes have suddenl y filled
when little child has crept trustlngly to
its mothers breast, you may have seen one
in whose childhood's home dignity anc
severity stood where love aud pity SHOULD
have been. Too much indulgence has
ruined thousands of children; too mucl
love, not one.