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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-24
ELI PERKINS ON HoUsD DANCES


In letter, Eli Perkins gives his opinion
Of round dances as follows:
Yesterday l asked young lady if she
danced round dances.
"Yes," she replied, "with my intimate
friends. l don't dance then with stran-
gers"
Happy and good young lady. She don't
let only her intimate friends put their arm
around her. None but intimate friends can
hold her hand and draw her swelling bo
som to his. Oh! no! Strange young fel-
lows from Hoboken can't come up on
first introduction and encircle her in their
arms-unless they're good looking and
practieed in the subtle arts Of the Browns
Boys. This good young lady is the only girl
in Saratoga who will not gladly permit an
ehtire stranger to be presented, land then
fall squarely into his arms. o tempora, o
moresl guess ola Cicero would have ex-
claimed worse than that if ne had seen Miss
Cicero Africanus, three minutes after a
Coliseum intI oduction. Now, my dear
mother IL Isras'. do you think all this is
just right? 1t is the ritual of society, l
Know; nut can't society have its false dog
ma as well as religion? If it is wrong for a
fellow to even touch young lady's hand
in the parlor, is it altogether right for a
stranger to encircle her i'll bis arms in the
ball room? Don't, my dear mother, think
for moment that we fellows dislike il!
Don't think that we are not willing to clasp
your daughter to our aching hearts, for we
are. We can hold them in our arms for
hours, and never tire of the delightful
amusement. Don't think we are sick OF i Z
but with US it is question of morality. We
want to be good.
The old lady who refused to ride 10 a
mail coach because she didn't think it right
TO ride altogether with gentlemen, is here,
and she holds her daughters opera cloak
every night, while she dances with the "hug-
ging" Brown boys. De gustibus, etc.
Hugging is a terrible word, but we are
dealing with terrible facts.
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QUIZ SCHOOL TEACHERS.
N0rpasl Glass Exercises.

According to announcement as published
in our columns yesterday, the monthly ex-
ercises of the Normal classes, composed OF
| the teachers and principals of the public
schools, were held at the Hume, building
yesterday forenoon.
The attendance of teachers was quite
large, and there were also present the re-
! porters of the morning papers and several
other less prominent citizens.
The normal classes, three in number, are
under the general supervision of the Super
intendent, Mr.. Caldwell, and these month
teachers, IS they are thereby afforded an
opportunity to become acquainted with one
another, and also with the mode Of teach
ing pursued by each, and Of course the city
schools are greatly benefited by this inter
change of ideas.
The time is occupied with exercises in
arithmetic, grammar, geography and read
ing, a teacher in eSch Of these branches be-
ing selected from the teachers composing
the classes, By the Superintendent, who an
nOunces at the close of each session the
the names Of those who will take charge of
the classesSt the next meeting.
The following named persons had charge
of the classes yesterday: In arithmetic
Mr.. Jones, Mr.. Woolwine and Mrs. Bruce.
Grammar-Mr. Fall, Miss Crandal and
Miss Anderson. Geography-Mrs. Halbert,
Miss Nance and Miss Kittol. Reading
Mrs. Fall, Miss Austin and Miss Cotton.
at the close of the class exercises, which
were conducted in three different rooms,
the teachers assembled in the large hall,
where they were addressed by the Superin-
tendent.
REMARKS OF NIB. CALDWELL. --
After he had announced the names of
the teachers, and had designated the les
sons for the next meeting of the classes, the
Superintendent read the following statistics
with regard to the condition of the schools
at the close Of the school month for No
vember:
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ST. LOUIS.
An underground Railroad.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 23.-Some apprehension
having been felt that the building of the
tunnel which is now in process of construc-
ton from the,bridge 10 the site of the Union
Depot will damage buildings and uunece5-
sarily obshuct business, several large Own-
els of properly ON the route have had
meeting to-day and a committee was ap.
pointed to attend to the matter.
Capt. Esds, eneineer Of the bridge COM
pany, was present, and ass;led the meet
ine that the foundation walls along the line
of the tunnel would not bs injured by the
excavation, nor would the buildings be
harmed by the vibration occasi0ned by run
nire trains. The tunnel will he construct
ed by excavating foCty-eight f 1t wade and
tgenty-seven feet deep, but only the length
of one block viii be opened at tine. The
tunnel ard bridge viii both DO completed
about next July.
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KING ceFFes.
Bureau Report Of Present Prospects.
Expected Crop of 3,450,0OO Bales.

WASHINGTON, Nov. % The November
report the Ssssis4isi4n, of the department
of agriculture, give the cotton prospects
substantially the sassse Interpretation as
the October stetement: lille the returns
of the scondisi9n since August have been
much below The average, they have been
higher than the corresponding months of
the previous season, averaging iI Octo-
Der 81 against 76, and in September 81
against so. The November returns give
an average increase over 1871 of about l6
per cent, with al increase of area in. culti-
vation of twelve TO thirteen per cent.
The comparison by States with last years
crop is as follows: North Carolina, 121;
South Carolina, 124; Georgia, l19, Florida,
102; Alabama, III; Mississippi, 112; Louis
lana, 121; Texas, 126; Arkansas, 1l5; Ten
nessee: 110.
Missouri, Virginia, Illinois, and other
States which produced 30, 900 bales in 1850,
and in which the cotton culture was stimu-
lated in several subsequent years, now
scarcely yield ten per cent. of that amount.
The total production as indicated by re-
turns of the first week in November is
made very nearly S,450,000 commercial
bales. The area under cotton culture in
Arkansas is 693,512 acres; Tennessee 51S,-
RG5
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kPIGRAmmATIO LHFFERs.

II has been said that, if heavy postage
produced essays, cheap postage makes ep.
igrams. But the latter were not wanting
in the very earliest days. Nothing could be
more epigrammatic than the note sent by
one Irish Chief TO snOJheT: "Pay me trib-
ute, or else" To which the equally
epigrammatic answer was! III owe you
one, and il" or this sort were the
notes between Foote'S mother and Foote."
Dear Sam-rm in prison. Yours. E.
Foote." The old lady was under arrest for
debt. The sons answer was: "Dear
mother-so am 1. Yours, S. Foote." And
again, the letters between old Mrs. Garrick
and young Edmund Kean; ''Dear. Kesn-
\ on can't play Able Drugger. Yours, &C."
To which intimaCion Edmund wrote back:
"Dear Madame i know it, Yours Z. K"
Instances occurred now and then where
joke had been played, the fun Of which was
10 make man pay heavy postage for the
unnecessary information. When Collins,
the artist, was once with some friends,
one Of them resisted every attempt to in
duce him to stay for supper. He withdrew,
and the friends in council over their ban
quet resolved that the sulky guest should
be punished. Accordingly on the follow
ing day Collins sent Lin folded sheet Of
foolscap, in which was written: CATER you
left, We had stout and oysters" The re-
ceiVer understood what was meant, but he
was equally resolved to have bis revenge.
Accordingly, biding his time, he transmit
ted, in figured hand to Collins, letter
in which the printer read only, "Had you?"
Herewith the j0ked seemed at an end; but
Collins would have the last word. He
waited and waited till the thing was almost
forgotten land then the writer of the last
query opened letter one morning, in
which he had the satisfaction of finding an
answer to his words: "Yes, we had"
We cannot dismiss the subject without e1-
pressing our regret that we are unable to re-
member the name of that British admiral
who, after achieving a glorious victory al
sea, dispatched q letter to the Admiralty, in
which there were only these or similar
words; "Beat the enemy; took, sank, burned
and destroyed ships named in the margin"
Eersest Of admiralsl
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WOULDN'T KNEEL To:srHE POPE.

Mrs. Flora White, well known in the
fashionable world forty years ago, was one
of the most beautiful, accomplished, ele-
giant, and attractive women of her day.
She was the daughter of General Adsir,
of Kentucky, and her first husband was
Joseph II. White, the second Delegate sent
to Congress from the Territory of Florida.
Highly educated, full Of genius, and with
the manners and bearing ofa queen, her So
ciety.was eourted by the most elevated circles
at Washington, New Orleans, New York
and Boston. She was a brilliant conVer-
sationalist, ready and effective at repartee,
and q sincere, warmhearted gentlewoman
OF the most gracious and generous impuls-
es. On one Of her visits to Rome she was
presented to tho Pope.
"Kneel, my daughter" said he, as she
stood erect in her imperial grace before
him.
':All kneel to me except the daughters
sovereigns."
II am a princess in my own right, your
Holiness" she replied.
''How can that be when you are an
American born?"
.'In my country the people are sovereign
and am daughter Of the people"
The Pope smiled gracious assent, re-
Joining, "TheD receive an old mans bless
ing"
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RAIiAf
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Francis Martin, respectable" New
Yorker, shot his wife dead in quarrel yes
terdsy.
W. R. Gutter, of Marietta, o., a promi.
nent iron monger and railroad builder, has
suspended.
The U. S. Court at Detroit, has decided
IN saw NIL case that the "Barlow move
menL" is an infringement on Hamilton's 5
patented 'Oscillsting movement"
John Burk, of Indianapolis, was killed by
afreight train yesterday.
An extensive snow storm is raging in New
England.
Ice is rapidly forming on the st. Law
renee.
The Mexican Border Commission invite
complaints from their compatriots of any
damages from American robbers or tili-
busters at any time since the Mexican war
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90 RINGs.ss

During the late canvass there was a cry
from Macedonia about ''rebel rings" and
military rings" and "railroad rings" And
now somebody at Knoxville is apprehensive
that the town is TO be everlastingly ruined
by municipal ring" The remark is in
tended to be general, but there is no greater
nuisanceithan your BefInstituted conservs-
tor Of the public veal, who floats to the
surface at every recurring election. His re-
gard for the common iatsrest is spatmodic,
and is the offspring Of bad digestion and a
meddlesome disposition. Hardly anything
more than an echo, if a thought or idea was
20 get into his head it would bust it wide
open. Luckily, We haven't very many of
shat sort in this community, and we thank
G1d for il. We would as soon live next
door 20 a smallpox hospital. Knoxville is
20 be pilied.-AthenS Post.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-24
DIR. HAYES SUSTAINED,

The reported discovery Of a vast open Po-
Ear sea, east and northeast of Spitzbergen,
hr The Norwegian Captain Nils johnson,
confirms the original finding OF DR.. Hayes,
alt The New York Journal Of Commerce
thinks, should make scoffers feel ashamed
cf themselves. We quote:
Dr., Hayes, in his first volume of Arctic
tcSc1rches, told in few plain words, with
IT = dash Of boastiUg, Ofhis discovering an
I.tr, zen Polar sea, with no visible northern
shrTe. The Doctor and his solitary COM
panion had reached it by sledge, pene' rat.
Ing ss far north as Cape Constitution, Wash
bngtCn Land, latitude 81 deg. 72 min, and
longitude about 90 degrees. Scientific per-
sons, and even those who had made study
Of Arctic explorations, saw fit to doubt this
Story, on the ground Of its supposed ex-
Irene improbability.
People generally did not challenge the
gepOrJ--the evidence being good enough
for them. Capt. Nils johnson, cruising to
tha east of Spitzbergen, on a whaling
voyaze, has Row, by accident, entirely
CoTr0bOrated the statements of DR..
Hayes. Attaining a point given at 70
degrees s minutes north latitude and 80
degrees l5 minutes east longitude, he found
the whole sea to the south and east
and east-nOrthesst perfectly free from
ice. He sailed along the coast without OBJ
slruCiOn for two days and one night, and
IL was everywhere open except in one line
toward the north, where ice was visible.
Ascending mountain near the coast he
obtained view over a wide circu /, and
saw an iceless ocean to the extent of his
vision, in direction east northeast. The
Captain saw birds, seals and reindeer, but
said nothing about whales. He saw great
piles of drifJwood along the shore, some of
them heaped twenty feet above high-water
mark.
Capt. johnson having brought back such
vsluabie results with common sailing yes
SCI, the editor thinks the scientific world
may be encouraged to hope that a better
fitted craft, going cut for the express pur-
pose Of exploring the open Polar Sea, may
by thai line make her way to the North
Pole.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-24

ALETTER from Ireland says: "The whole
county Of Wexford has been excited by the
reported elopement of Miss Agnes Barry,
only daughter Of The Hon. Hugh Barry, an
ex mc'noer Of parliament of Newton Barry,
with an American tourist, a MTFitEhenry
OF Bos.s.' Miss Barry is the absolute
possess of the richest estate In the county,
and is Le-gess 10 over f30O,OO0, 8 sum rep.
resented by s., 100000 gold which she in
hen ed from her uncle"
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SAN FRANCISCO.

The Missing Pacific steamer Arrives
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23.-The Arizona
in tow reached her .moorings at half past
three p. NJ. All well on board. The ac-
cident to Ter occurred Oct, 27. The piston
parted, and the main steam crosshead went
through the lower lead of the cylinder and
part OF the condenser. No one was injured,
Notwithstanding the great escape of steam.
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Wrecs, Of the ST. NEarY,s.

MEMPHIS, Nov. z3.-The wrecking boat
EckeTt arrived here tonight from the
wreck Of the S., Mary's, with one hundred
bales Of cotton, al the hides on the boat and
having taken out the bedding, doors, e.c.
She returns to the wreck Monday to get
out the remainder Of the cotton in the hold
and the machinery Of the boat. .-
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PARsGN BR0wNLOW LOVING NOT
WISELY BUT roo WELL.
From the Washington Correspondence of the n.
Y. Herald.

l.
L IS freely asserted by friends and sup.
p0rJers OF the administration that the late
Third term letter of Senator BTownlow
gives great offence 10 the President, as be-
irg wholly foreign to his personal feelings
and Incompatible with his respect for the
great parry which has eIevated him for the
second and last time to the highest place in
the Government. The President was not
disposed TO attach any consequence to the
letter, both in consequence OF the physical
infirmities and mental vagaries Of the Ten
nessee Senator and the too ready abase-
ment Of native Southern politicians of the
dominant school. Bat The manner in
which the matter has been taken up by
many journals and public men of both
sides eisvates the letter TO the rank Of an
annoyance 10 the subject if not The author
of the epistle.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-24

WOMEN have been accused of vanity,
but curious investigator watched while
i've hundred men passed large looking
glass used as a sign on Broadway, New
York. Four hundred and ninety-nine
glanced complacently at their images as
they passed, the ether man was blind. or
the same number of women who passed,
not one looked at the mirror, they were all
busil7 examining each others dress.
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New Way of Removing Railway Oe.
garuetfons,

PATTERSON, n. j., Nov. 23.-A bastard
ly attempt at railroad slaughter was made
last night at WsDaque, on the Montclair
railway, fifteen miles north Of this city. A
box car was run on the main track, but the
engineer of the up train seeing the ohsJruc
ton put on steam and dashed into it, de-
molishlDg the box car, wrecking the loco
motive and throwing q passenger car off
tae track. None of the passengers were
iuiurrd
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THE PRIZE RING.

Hounds IN go Minutes and a Foul.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, Nov. 23.-Sam
Collyer and Patsy Mcclure, two bruisers,
fought a prize fight two miles above the city
to-day. The fight lassed 20 minutes, du-
ring which rounds were fought. Collyer
was declared the winner because Of foul
on the part of Mcclure.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-24

JACOB LENx of Baltimore thinks he has
suffered to the extent of about three thou
sand dollars on account OF Miss Mary
Schomm refusing to m Irry him after she
had promised to DO so. Jacob therefore bss
brought suit against Mary for that
amount,
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BigsnIy.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, n. Y, Nov. 23-HeDry
Porter Tension, Of Detroit, was arrested on
the Atlantic ex press train this morning,
charged with bigsmy. On the 18th be
eloped with daughter of Perry Mspes,
retired merchant of this place.
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. Glycersme Explosion. .

SCRUB GRASS, Pa, Nov. pr oberts'
glyceriDe magazine exploded this morning,
killing Harry j. Wolfe, telegrapher, and r.
a. Wright, torpedo agent. Only fragments
of their bodies were recovered.
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TENNESSEE BONDS advanced in New
York, yesterday, to 20 for the old and 763
for the new.
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BOSTON.
National Science.

BOSTON, Nov. 23.-James McElhany,
convicted of the murder of his wife, has
been sentenced to be hanged.
National science.
Before the adjournment of the National
Academy of Science to-day, Professor Pierce
presented the following resolutions: That a
committee be appointed upon memorializiDg
Congress concerning action upon scientific
subjects which shall tend to elevate the ma
tion. Prof. Agassiz supported the resolu-
ton, and il was adopted unanimously.
Relief.
The citizens relief fund amounts to
100000, and Harvard College fund to
So, 500. The proprietors of the Herald
contributed $1,000 to the citizens relief
fund and 81 900 for the families of killed
and disabled tremen. The coliseum build
ing was sold at auction to-day for $40 500.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-24

The question of the game laws is attract
ing the attention OF politicians in England.
Some remedy for the abuse is suggested to
be discussed next session Of Parliament.
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Aeat1en. ON KnoxyI,,e Braneh

5UIsvILLE,s Nov. 23.-This A. NJ, on
The knoxville Branch Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad, the southwark bound freight
train, containing nineteen cars, ran over a
misplaced switch. Five cars were thrown
off and smashed. Nobody hurt.
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THE TURF.
Cna,Isnxe Of B.sset.,s owner.

New YORK, Nov. 23-The challenge of
Col. Mcdaniel to race his stable against
any in the world in two, three and four mile
heats for $4,000 or $4,000 side, not
being explicit enough as TO conditions, the
Colonel says he will run the races with his
sable as at present composed and name the
horses now, provided the party accepting
the challenge will do the same.
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COTTON is quiet in New York at 1870
for middliDg.
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GOLD opened in New York, yesterday,
at 112s, and advanced TO 1888, bnt closed at
II25611S,
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.--The President,
being busily engaged completing his mes
sage, declined to see visitors 10 day.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-26
Will bankers, capitalists and business
men be reassured by seeing such man
placed in the treasury department.? 1t
is preposterous to think of.
The Legislature.

The contest for state officers should not
so absorb the minds Of Our citizens as to
lead them to neglect the far more impor-
tant matter of selecting competent and
trustworthy candidate for the legislature.
1t is in this pa ofthe government
that the evils which at present affilct our
State have chiefly originated; and it Is
this department which has the power to
reform the great abuses and vices of
which the people SO loudly complain.
Here must begin the great work ofreform.
Governor, Treasurer, Controller and At
torney General are nearly powerless to
achieve any effective and thorough re-
form without the aid of the Legislature,
This body has been the chief seat Of the
all-pervading corruption of our govern
ment for the last four years. Here it
must be arrested.
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glars. He is the Fagin-they the Toby
~ nol .a,s

glars. He is the Fagin-they the Toby
Crackits and Artfnl Dodgers.
So was put upon my trial. II am
any Judge of men and situations, the
thing was set up beforehand. lrather
expected to be fined and Imprisonment.
The scoundrel brother-in-law ofthe Presi'
dent was invited to sit by the judge; L
although it might have been supposed
that | was weak and suffering-was per-
mittcd to stand at the bar until was of
fered seat by some preternaturally
plucky person among the spectators:
The Grant-Dent connection, one and all
are simpletons; they belong together; and
all whom they have drawn around them
are-by the invariable laws of afhnity-of
the same material. was attacked be-
cause Gen. Grant and his brothers-in-law
and the household and kitchen Cabinet
at the White House are such imbeciles
that they are unable to conceive Of conse-
ouences which, to any man of average
understanding, would have been of all
things the most palpable. So Repub-
licans in their hearts, curse the whole
concern. Not on my account; not because
there has been breach of the peace and
an unprovoked attempt to murder; but
because it has been done at an inconve-
nient period. IF | had been assasinated
after the election-but was not.
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REUBEN T0MLINSON.

Reuben TOmlinson came to South Car
olina in the year 1862, among the first Of
the young men from the North who
were desirous of aiding in the education
and improvement of the freedmen, who
were in the lines of the Northern army
after the downfall of Port Royal and Hill
ton Head.
He came here because he had been
reared as an abolitionist, and he desired
to be among the first who should show to
the world that the negro was more than a
mere brute-as the advocates Of slavery
had charged-and that all he needed to
make him useful and honorable citizen
was the education and training which for
two centuries had been denied him. Was
this selfish effort on Mr.. Tomlihson' S
part? Let the colored people Of Beaufort
County, who knew him in thosu rly
days of their freedom, answer! For three
years Mr.. Tomlinson gave his whole soul
and energy to the work he had chosen,
and when the freedmen's Bureau was
oganized, and General Saxton was placed
at its head in South Carolina, he selected
the best man he could find for that most
responsible Office, the Office ofSuperinten-
dent of Education-and that man was
Reuben Tomlinson.