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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
Al liberal ACT

five are to credit the GRANTEES the Dem
ocratic party died when it nominated a Lib
eral Republican for President. By parity
of reasoning the Republican party died
when it nominated Buchanan Democrat
for President. We have heard for some
thirteen years consecutively that the Dem
ocratic party was dead, says the New York
Express, and yet at Baltimore only week
ago it showed itself to be quite as live a
party as any in the country. Thirty-se7en
States, all the Territories, the District of
Columbia, all the Congressional Districts of
the States were fully represented, and in
stead of committing suicide, as we think, it
infused just enough men of blood into
its veins to give force and effect to
all that is just now important in its
principles. Il sacrificed two Of its
leading men to secure liberal and
good government in the future. It adopted
platform, essentially Democratic, made by
its old opponents, but still more the oppo-
nents of the present administration. 1t ac-
ted in the belief that fight for live issues
was better than Don Quixote fight with
windmills. Because it could not get all it
wanted, in the way of men and measures,
it very sensibly took all it could get of both,
where they were in accord with its own
faith. Its gain will be victory for great
measures, and victory for the first time
since the defeat of Buchanan. 1t will have
the honor of restoring the era of good feel
ing and benefcent government through
out the land. With its victory in Novem-
Der will die out for time, and we hope
forever, sectionalism, fanaticism, the i'll
blood and hatreds of the civil war. There
will be an end of official bribes and gifts,
of using the public money for the prosecu-
ton of State elections, of nepotism, and, in
a word-but that word speaks whole chap
tiers of misgovernment-an end OF Grant
ism.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
THE RFsSEBONSE

The New York Express says: "The re-
Spouse to the Baltimore nomination, in this
State (New York; at least, equals any
thing we have seen in an editorial expert
ence of thirty-six years, nor, as far as we
can sec or read, is it any less elsewhere.
The kilograms which reach us from the Pa
cific to the st. Lawrence, and from the
Green Mountains, all tell us of cannonades
fireworks, cheers, speeches, and other en-
thusiastic demonstrations in honor of the
nominations. The Southern people are
wild with delight az the hoped-for relief
from oppression, espionage, carpet-bag gov
ernments, and the general tyranny and cor
ruption which has reigned there for so many
years. Democrats like some of those in
Delaware, when they see and hear of this
relief expected from a change Of the FEEDER
al Administration, viii not be slow TO share
IN the work of reform. Come it viii, with
or without their aid, aud of all men they
are the least wise who insist that there shall
be reform, and yet take no part in the good
work. The election of Greeley and Brown
at least assures this result: Peace, prosperi-
ty ard good viii at the South, with the ter
mination Of the reign of the carpet-bag
thieves who have done so much injury to
the States, and inflicted so much disgrace
upon the Federal Government"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
CONDENSED KILOGRAMS.

Port Jervis, N. Y, was visited by a
'cloud-burst'' yesterday, washing away 100
feet of the Erie road.
Tweed's case came up in Albany yester-
day on preliminary argument.
Some 1000 tons of illicit mash were
seized on Front street, Brooklyn, yesterday.
DR.. Lanahan is to take the Presiding
Eldership Of Washington.
A brother-in-law Of Vanderbilt has been
presented by the New York grand jury for
assault with intent to kill.
The Atlantic Bank of Brooklyn is to be
wound up as a national institution and re-
same business as State bank.
Fort Monara, at Neuyitas, Cuba, was
struck by lightning recently, exploding the
magazine aDe killing seven soldiers.
Miss Kellogg has achieved great sue
cess i'll La Traviata at London.
The programme of races at Cleveland
have been set back a day on account of the
rain. Goldsmith Maid trots Friday.
Catacazy says he was not dismissed but
relieved at his own request. He ventilates
The Perkins fraud.
Cyrus F. McNutt is DemocI attic candi-
date for Congress from the 9TH Indiana dis.
trict.
The first bale of new cotton at Galveston
sold TO Richards d Hawkins at 93c gold.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
THE RAIN.
Railroads Flooded and Tracks WASH
ed Away.

Railroads Flooded and Tracks Wash
ed Away.
From the Chattanooga Herald, July l6.
For the past week we have had more or
less rain every day. At times the fall has
been very heavy. Such a continu ID fall of
rain is rarely, if ever known to occur at this
season of the year. Doubtless much of the
wheat crop which had not been gathered in
from the fields, viii suffer very material
damage. The heavier rains seem to have
fallen South of this point, and especially
in Alabama. The Quantity which fell
in upper East Tennessee must have
been small, as the Tennessee river
at this point has risen but slightly.
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD.
The food on the Memphis and Charles
ton road, which runs through North Ala
bama, was considerable, though the damage
done to the road is comparatively slight.
A trestle over Indian creek, seven miles
from Huntsville, was carried way; also
fill eleven miles west Of Huntsville. A
transfer of baggage and passengers will be
made this morning. The damages viii be
run regularly, as usual.
ALABAMA AND CHATTANOOGA RAIL
ROAD.
Both the flood and the damage were
much greater on the line Of the Alabama
and CHAT nooga road. Large portions Of
the country were completely submerged,
and the growing corn and other crops
washed away. Farms were terribly dam
aged. Such a freshet has been scarcely or
never known, and more especially at the
present time Of year. Twenty-three breaks
were made in the track Of the A. q Z.
road, including three bridges, all between
Alfalfa and Birmingham. The first break oc-
CURED on Friday night, and the rest between
that and Sunday. The telegraph wires went
down at the same time, and were only got
into operation again yesterday evening
Ali the damage referred to occurred In the
northern division Of the road. a beam
truss bridge over Gulf Creek was swept
away. The other two bridges carried on
were over Little Canoe Greek and McEl-
roy's Greek. The full particulars and the
extent of the damage done are not YET
known. For the present trains VIII run
from Chattanooga 10 Alfalfa ana Gausden
only.
The Alabama river has been very h'gh,
washing away a very large mill az we
tumpka. ;,
Tie North and Soutl road also sustained
much damage but cx4c yto what extent Is
not known. Ross cul is said to De nIed
by land slide. FL
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17

THE difference between ny bull and your
OK is illustrated by the following paragraph
from the Philadelphia Age: "When slight
disturbance took place at meeting in the
South, called to hear Mr.. Settle, the Presi-
dent Of the late office holders convention
In this city, it was called national outrage,
demanding Federal interference, by the
Grant organs. When a crowd Of negroes
attack and menace the life of Democratic
editor at TaIboro', n. C., on account Of his
political principles, the same papers are si-
lent upon the subject. They fifty repre-
sent the Grant party and Administration"
at Greensboro; N. c., on the 4th, three
colored men were attacked by mob Of
about one hundred Infatuated negroes, in
the public street, for expressing their politi-
cal sentiments as opposed to the Radicals,
and being in favor Of the Conservative
Democratic party. They were attacked
with clubs and stones, and were danger
Oasly beaten before the police could quiet
the demons. Fortunately for them, the
Ku-Klux in this case were negroes, and
Federal thunder sleeps, the law is silent.
Had they been white men, how Radical
Journals would have howled and Northern
prisons yawned.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
THE PLATFORM.

The Baltimore platform was made at
Cincinnati, but, says the Philadelphia Age,
it was made to be offered to the Democracy.
II was the remuneration of Radicalism by
tie Liberal Republicans. The Grant party,
one year ago, determined to bolster their
sinking power with the bayonet. They
framed ku-Klux law to make Grant a
military dictator. When Butler offered it,
republicans revolted at it, and refused to
pass il. Then Grant came to its aid with
a SPECIAL message, and made it a party
question. But to quiet opposition, this
proviso was put into it: "Thst the pro-
visions of this section shall not be in force
after the end of the next regular ses-
sion Of Congress-" As soon as that
session came, the Radical struggle began
for the repeal Of this rrovisO so as to get
military control of the Presidential election.
Batler's dodge was 10 call the adjournment
a recess, and pretend there was no end of
the regular session. This failed, and then
the attempt was made to repeal the proviso.
This strugl lie for free government united al
its friends. II was the revolt of the Liber-
al Republicans against Radicalism; it was
their acceptance of the sound Democratic
principles Of free government now express
ed in the common platform. Most of the
planks in il are acceptable to all Democrats
The expressions about the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments are taken from the
Missouri and Virginia platforms Of former
yea. md the Pennsylvania platform O
lat r. Prepared with an eye to its &C
ceA.- at Baltimore this platform has beer
accepved as matter of course.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
THE TURF.
Harry Bassett Redeems Himself.
The earnest Race ON Record.
LOngfellOw Disabled for the Turf

SARATOGA, July 16-The attendance at
races was large and the excitement over
the Longfellow -Bassett race great.
The Saratoga stakes for two year olds,
three-Quarters of mile, was won by Gov.
BoWie's Ca;eby in 1:i7a.
Saratoga cup, two and quarter miles,
won by Bassett, beating Longfellow length
time 1853.
The start for the cup took place at the
head of the stretch, for the first quarter
Harry Bassett leadiDgI Longfeliow
one length. As they commenced the two
miles, Defender being four lengths behind
and never after in he race, Longfellow ran
Tapped on Bassett. He only reached Bas
satt's head on commencing the last mile,
and was finally beaten one length after
running one of the gamest races known,
and in remarkably short time. 1t is said
Longfellow is badly cut in the leg from che
of his plates turning.
The third race for three year olds, one
and half miles, resulted in dead heat
between Buckden and Gray Planet, Jury
third, Piedmont fouTth-time 2:42a.
LOngfelIow L ct Down.
SARATOGA, July 16.--It is the opinion
of racing men that Longfellow will
never run race again, although he will be
most valuable in the stud. During his
running to-day for the cup one of his plate:
twisted around and cut his other foot and
leg badly. The plate was broken in two
and the leg disabled and yet Longfellow
calamity ran the race out to the wonder Of
all racing men.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
KNOXVILLE.
A Spontaneous and Enthusiastic Rati-
Gcation Meeting The Camp.Gres
AbIaze I'm East Tennessee.

Gcatfom Meeting Camp.fires
AbIaze In East Tennessee.
+ Correspondence of the Union and American.
+ Knoxville, Tenn, July Is, IS12.-In
form the Greeley men of Middle and West
Tennessee that East Tennessee is al aelOT
on the subject Of our Presidential ticket.
On very short notice, and Just three days
after the nominations at Baltimore, grand
mass meeting Of the citizens OF Knoxville,
irrespective of party, was called for the pur-
pose of ratifying the nominations. We ex-
pected, Of course, an immense gathering,
but | only reflect the sentiments of every
honest man in the community when L say
that it was by far the largest and most en-
thusiastic gathering ever witnessed ia Knox
vilte on any similar occasion. You may
RELY upon this. ] would not mislead the
public by false representations upon this OF
any other subject. The truth is, every
friend of the ticket was most agreeably dis
appointed, ard the most saDguine expecta-
lions more ttan realized. The entire pop
ulation of the city was aroused, and hun
dreds upon hundreds were brought to the
scena OF action by one common impulse.
1t was purely spontaneous, for there were
no extraneoUs efforts employed to produce
excitement. And another feature OF the
meeting was its entire freedom from vulgar
demonstrations and from bad order Of eV
cry kind. Everything was conducted il
"decency and IN order"
+ A number Of able, spirited and effective
speeches were made by Col. j. III. Elem
ing, Hon. T. A. +. Nelson, Mr.. Munich
from Pennsylvania, C. w. Charlton, G.
Washington, Esq, and Hon. j. S. Van
Glider. You may rest assured that we vii
do our whole duty in East Tennessee.
VoX POPULI.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Savannah has had leap year party.
The Perry county peanut crop Hourisles:.
Memphis wants gymnasium club aud
a reading room. .
A lawyer recently lost his hal in the Cir
cult Court room at Troy.
In one week Tullahoma shipped over
sixty thousand home made sbing .es.
The lessees of the Manchester u McMinn-
vile Railroad intend erecting large depot
at the latter town.
R.W. Garrison, living near Troy, found
in his wheat field a guinea nest containing
ninety-eight eggs.
JnO. Zenner recently captured live vol
near Withe Depot, West Tennessee; they
are becoming troublesome there.
From Tullahoma last week Marshall q
Ayelott shipped 1900 lbs. old iron, most
of which was picked up by boys.
F In a recent Olympian contest between
two men named Juno and BlantOn, at Man
chester, the formers head lost all claims to
classic physiognomy.
. At Tullahoma on the It'll inst. there was
a spirited trial between the Jones wheat fan
and the Thomas fan. The patent right Of
the latter is owned by John +. Thomas, OF
Tullahoma, and this one was triumphant.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
A WATER-SPOUT.
Two Girls Drowned - Destructive
RainS

Two Girls Drowned - Destructive
Rains.
DENVER, COL, July 16.-A remarkable
water spout occurred on the Central City
stage road, four miles above Golden City,
Sunday afternoon. The torrent
of water struck carriage
containing Mr.. j. Verden, his wife,
sister and girl. The girls were both
drowned. The body of Miss Verden was
found some three miles below the place OF
the disaster covered with sand and debris.
The road was badly washed out and rem.
dered impossible.
Heavy storms of rain and lightning visit
ed this region and towards New Mexico
during the past four days. The telegraph
line south of Trinidad is badly damaged
and not working.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17

SOLD woodsmen have noticed that beech
es and sycamores are not liable to be struck
by lightning" The reason is that such
trees contain but little iron in them, while
many of the oaks and other dark-wooded
trees contain considerable; and it is, no
doubt, the presence Of iron that makes the
intense heat that is given off when red or
black oaks are burned, or other dark wood
ed trees. SO it must naturally follow that
trees which contain iron in them will be
more subject to be struck by lightning or
electricity.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
c,Dp FoW WHISKY DRINK
a ERS.

A correspondent, who signs himself ,,Ohe
7Yho has reformed" sends US the follow
inc: Capt. Hail was the commander OF the
Gyeat Eastern steamship. He had fallen in
to such habits of drunkenness that his most
earnest % efforts to reclaim himself proved
unaysiling. At lengt he sought the advice
of an eminent physician, who gave him a
nrsscription which be followed faithfully
fnr seven months. At the en1 OF that time
he had lost all desire for liquor, although he
had many times been led captive by most
debasing appetite. The prescription, which
he Afterwards published, and by which so
many other drunkards have 0eeh ass isss'
to reform, is as follows: Sulpna1e VI nGu'
8 grains; msgnesia, 10 grains; peppermint,
water, IL drachms; spirits OF nutmeg l
drachm; twice day.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17

THE people of Louisville are puzzlire
themselves over a strange insect recently
found in a whisky barrel, and now on exhi-
bition at the Public Library. 1t has tusks
like an elephant, horns like deer, eyes like
a devil fish, pincers anterior and postsrior
wings of immense disproportiOn to its
body, and looks like Satan in faint disguise
Several noted naturalists have examined
the creature, but are unable to classify him
It is probably the spirit of Bourbon incar,
mated.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
MATERIAL PROGRESS OF THE
WORLD.
From Lippincott's Magazine.

From Lippincotts Magazine.
We are fond of laughing at the antigua
rian nations and slow progress of "the old
country" but somehow in these latter DAYS
she seems to go pretty well ahead, and, as
one of our eminent eountrymen observed,
London has during the past half century
gone on increasing with the rapidity Of a
Western township. Whilst we talk about
''rapid transit" the old metropolis of Eng
land has railways running over and under
her in every direction, and there is no large
city in the world where ingress and egress
are so easy. Then the postal arrangements
are almost perfect. Before we get the
great convenience, postcards, they will be
quite an old institution in London, which
after only few months followed the lead
of Vienna, the original patentee in this ma
tional convenience. The rapid delivery Of
letters is greatly accelerated in London by
the fact that nearly ever house in all the re-
| spectacle streets throughout the town is
supplied with box, into which the post
man drops the letter, and forthwith hurries
on. This plan, only very slightly adopted
| here, is an immense economy of time, men
and money to the department. Almost
every month the authorities of the
postoffiCe and telegraph devise some
new plan for the public convenience. A re-
cent invention is an arrangement by which
the sender of telegraphic dispatch, about
| whose transmission there is mo- violent
hurry, can put the requisite stamps upon it
and drop it in the nearest postofiice box,
when it will be transmitted so soon as the
box is opened, a proceeding which takes
place nearly every hour.
The last novel improvement, Of another
kind, reported, is plan to supply fresh salt
water to the metropolis from Brighton, a
distance of fifty miles, so that when in the
heart of London you can jump out of bed
| into one of the waves which was few days
before rolling in from America. The water
is TO be CONVEYED by a series Of lifts to the
top of the Southdown Hills, whence it will
gravitate through enamelled pipes to the
West End of London. The supply is esti-
mated at million Of gallons day.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
WEST TENNESSEE.
SfahhNd.

MEMPHIS, July 16.-Jerry Woods and
Fred Ralley had difficulty on the Raleigh
road Just outside the city last night, during
which Woods stabbed Ralley, int1icting a
wound from which he died. Woods es-
capped. ........ .....-..--...-....
On last Sunday Maj. ". 81. Lockett
Engineer Of the Little Rock Railroad was
stabbed and killed at Middleton, Tenn, by
Conductor Mcknight of the Mississippi
Central Railroad, who fed afterward and is
still at large.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
WEST POINT.

Its Decadence Under Radical Rule.
New YORK, July 16.-The board of Wis
itors to the West Point Military Academy
in their annual report, animadvert severely
upon many things about the Academy, its
regulations and course of studies. 1t finds
many serious defects in the management OF
cadets even. Recommendations are made as
to the study of languages, advising the sub
stitntion of French for Spanish, saying that
the study of English should not be beneath
a man deep in mathematics. They think
the hours of rest should not be broken short
of eight hours sleep, practice having re-
Gently obtained stealing sleep on reveille.
They advise more milk diet.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
GENEVA.
Progressing.

GENAvA, July 1.-THE Board of Arbi-
tration met today. A large quantity OF
printed matter was submitted to the Board,
and exchanged by the agents Of Great and
the United States. No other business was
done, the court adjourning after session
of less than thirty minutes duration. There
is no reason to anticipate further delay in the
proceedings, nor is any lengthy controversy
expected.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
CANADA.
Ku.KIuxed by Federal officials.

LONDON, ONT, July 16.-The case of
DR.. Rufus Bratton, abducted from Canada
on the 4th of June, and taken to South
Carolina, came up on writ of remand to-
day. Bratton arrived here Saturday, but
kept himself concealed, when he made bis
appearance to the great surprise of the de-
fendant. His testimony shows that Con-
wall, the prisoner, lai violent hands upon
him on Waterloo street, and handcutIed
him with the assistance of a cab driver, and
thrust him into the cars; that he protested
to the last, and only yielded because he re-
lied on British justice to sustain him in tie
end. The case was further remanded.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17

ATTENTION has been directed to the sig
nifcant fact that, while nearly all of our
late Presidents have been nominated either
at Baltimore or Cincinnati, and candidates
selected at Philadelphia have been defeated.
The coming election wiz be no exception
to The past rule.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
Uncle and Nephew-MutuaI Murder

LOUISVILLE, July 16.-A week ago Thos.
Rowland, of Henryville, Ind, was assaulted
by his nephew Samuel Rowland on account
of an old grudge. Yesterday evening the
parties met TO arrange the quarrel, when
Thomas drew pistol and shot Samuel in
the abdomen. Samuel emptied revolver
at Thomas, killing him instantly. Great
the affair, both being well known and re-
spected. Samuel's wound is mortal.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
DEMOURArIC S CATE CoNvENrIoA

NASHVILLE, June 10, 1S72.-In accord
ance with a resolution Of the Democratic
State Executive Committee this day adopted,
a convention Of the Democracy of the State
is hereby called to meet at the Capitol in
this city on Wednesday, the 2lst of August
next at IL O'Clock A. NJ, for the purpose Of
nominating a candidate for Congress for
the State at large. and 70 nominate an ad-
ditional candidate for Presidential Elector
for the State at large.
JOHN G, BURCH, Chairman.
w. ID. DLLARD, Secretary.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
Catholic Protest.

LONDON, July 17.-An influential meet
ing of Roman Catholics was held in this
city last night, the Duke of Norfolk pre-
siding. Resolutions were adopted protest
ing against the action of the Italian gov
eminent towards the Papal authorities and
condemning the recent law passed by the
German Parliament prescribing the Jesuits.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
NEW YORK.
No Rail for Stokes.

NEW YORK, July let is believed that
the District Attorney, with whom the mat
ter rests, will refuse to allow Stokes to be
bailed; also that the next trial will be had
in some other county, probably SARATOGA.