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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-10-05
Greeley's Equal Rights.

In tho irst sentense Of his
speech at Louieville. Mr.. Greeley
exclaimed:
Standing on this coil of Ken
tuekv. I ask you who are my as
socistas in the great Liberal move
ment of the day, to bear testimony
with me TO certain truths /? FIRST
is it not true that we desire q gov
ernment of just and equal laws,
which shall extend equal favor
and equal protection to every
American citizen1"
Acts speak louder than words,
and Mr.. Greeley's challenge is trae-
ly answered, not by the cries Of
the public at Louisville, "Thats
so,'. but only by the persistent re :
fusal Of the Democratic majority
OF the people and Legislature of
Kentucky, to give the Negroes the
right to sit on juries, and for a
long time, also, the right to testify
in courts of justice in cases where
only whites were interested. Ken
tncky, to-day, because ruled by
Democrats, has not just and equal
laws. extending equal favor and
equal protection to every Ameri-
can citizen" And the mock
dramatic stump speech appeal OF
Mr.. Greeley, being against the
facts, is a first class farce. played
by q first class clown.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-10-05

A Brooklyn moth sr advised her
daughter to Oil her hair, and faint
ed fiat away when that candid
damsel replied, "Oh, no, no, ma, it
spoils the gentlemen's vests 20
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-10-05

A school boy having been re-
quired to write composition on
some part o: the human body, ex-
pounded as follows: SThe throat
"a throat is convenient to have,
especially to roosters and minis
ters. Tie former eats corn and
crows with it; the later breaches
through his n and then ties it up"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-10-05


The swindled subscribers to the
New York Tribune are in trouble.
In Erie County they have an 40
credited agent, and it appeares
that he has been sued several times
by Greeley's old subscribers who
paid for the Tribune under the
pledge that 1t was to he . Repub-
lican paper. Democrats have been
subpenaed TO prove that it II not
now Republican paper, and the
Justice of the peace, before whom
suit was brought, has given Judge
nent against the proprietors Of
the Tribune.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-10-05


Henry Wilson, Gen. Wallace.
Gen. Webster, and / don't know
now many more have given clear.
and direct testimony as to Gen.
Grants uniform haiti of sobriety;
but notice taat DR.. Newman, who
has been chaplain to the Senate
for four years. and pastor of the
Metropolitan church of which Mrs.
Grant is member, and where the
President regularly attends public
Worship, has also aided his testi-
mony. He says:
81 have been the Presidents
pastor for three years, have had
access to his house day and night
week day and Sunday. I have
dined at his house and he at mine.
have been with him at private
and public dinners. / have just
spent week at his cottage at
Long Branch, where he had fami-
ly prayer twice q day. I assure
you that he is sober, honest. true
man, fearing God, loving the
church, ard devoted to his couu-
try's good. While at Long Branch
went over carefully all the in
stances OF intoxication which have
been published; in every instance
the facts proved the stories false
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-10-05

A gentleman in . cheap rest
aurant the other day was heard
to give the fearless order, "Wai.er
let that cheese pass this way.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-10-05

The yo.ng ladies OF the period
must be given 10 dreamy specula.
tions, they build such castles In
the hair.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-10-05
A Charitable Work

800, 900. in 3so9 PRIZES in Cash and Rerl
Estate Gifts. are to be distributed Legally:
May 25th, 1872, at Mason City, Illinois, in aid
of Public Library and Churches.
This Enterprise is endorsed by the business
men Of Illinois. Tickets $500 eace. For full
particulars, address.
STRAWN 4 MASSEY,
Business Managers, ason City, Ill
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-31
Personal,

Msj. ]. Z. Saunders, of this city, was
registered at the st. Charles, New Orleans,
on the 2Sth inst.
We are glad to state that Charles G.
Alternately, an old and esteemed citizen Of
Giles county, who has been quite i'll and
was reported dead, is improving and in =
fair way Of recovery.
Attorney General j. D. Hsiskell Is in the
city.
Gen. B. T. Cheatham was in the city
yesterday.
5. A. Cunningham, of the Shelbyville
Commercial, was registered at the Com
mercial Hotel yesterday.
James Bryson, Memphis; j. j. Robb and
lady, Sumner county; Edward Soltap, Lou
isville; J. W. Strong, Macon, Ca; and Gen.
w. i. Stokes, Alexandria; were at the Com
mercial Hotel yesterday.
DIR. W. NJ. Wright, recently appointed
Superintendent Of the State Prison yice
Gen. Joel A. Battle, deceased, has been in
the city several days making arrangements
to remove bis family to Nashville, and as
sumo the duties pertaining to the above
position. Dr. Wright has been officially in
stalled, and we welcome him to our city.
Gen. Pillow, Of Columbia, Judge 7. n.
Jones, of Pulaski, and Il. S. Cooper, OF
SbelbyvilIe, are In the city.
Gen. J. Z. Boyd, Superintendent of the
81. Louis and Southeastern Railroad Ia in
the city.
\. W. Josselyn, representing the house
Of McNeale & Urban, 81. Louis, IL regis
tered at the Maxwell House.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-31
Nou Advertisements

We would call the attention Of our read
ers to the caro- Of II. z. jenkins, wholesale
dr1Iggist, in another column, and to state
that he is daily adding 10 his extensive
stock large aud varied supply OF drugs,
druggists sundries, chemicals, oils, paints:
fancy goods, etc, which be has marked
down al the lowest figures 10 suit the times,
and invites purchasers TO give him cal
and examine his stock, as be will sell al
prices to defy competition In this market.
Can At No. 80 North Market street, oppo-
site Union street.
Yeatman. Shields & Co. sell furniture,
billiard table and one fine walnut set OF sa-
loon counters this morning
The National Savings Company, corner
Union aud College streets, are doing regu-
lar exchange and banking business. They
receive derosits and allow interest thereon;
they b1lv and sell exchange ON New York,
Cincinnati and Louisville; they furnish
drafts in amounts wanted on London, Dub
lin. Edinburgh, and al parts Of Germany;
tI,ev hry aud sell bonds, stocks, ETC., aud
thpy at all times pay the highest prices for
cold. silver and uncurrent money.
on our first page this morning will be
go,,pd the attractive advertisement of Nor
,,sn- Thomas & TO-, wholesale j0bhers OF
1otions. white goods, underwear, shirts,
,-ihhous. clocks, watches and iewelry, No.
2 CitV Hotel Block. Their stock is large
and comuIete, and their attractive line Of
Goods show TO advantage In their magnif-
Sent business house IN the City Hotel
Block.
The Cincinnati Industrial Exposition
onaps on Sept. 4, and continues TO Oct. 0.
Eaduced fares on all the leading railroads.
Abram Smiths announced as candi-
date for Alderman from the Fourth Ward.
Henry Bustard wants a man TO drive q
bread wagon. 4,
James A. Chiffon is a candidate for Al
darman from the Seventh Ward.
Photographers and others are referred to
the advertisement elsewhere OF l. A CrOS-
bic, Philsdelphia.
Mistake in change. 5 advertisement
of Isaac Paul.
Alarge lot of furniture Tor sale al auction
this morning by Il. Spitz.
The light running Domestic Sewing Ma
chine. See advertisement.
Valuable sale of real estate in Hynes'
addition, Sept, -, by Nathanie! Baxter, Jr.,
Clerk and Master.
See notices in bankrIp by VIM. Spence,
u. S. Marshal.
Annual meeting Of stockholders OF the
Louisville and Nashville r abroad Company
10 be held In Louisville I'd of October.
The Collegiate Department and Mont
somery Bell Academy, University OF Nash
vile, viii open on Monday next, Sept Z: .
We refer to the administrators notice
and sale by Tim. Kelly, administrator.
Assignee's sale of furniture by Barnes d
Co. this morning.
Striped and figured p;ques below New
York cost at ID. Loveman * Co. s, also cor
sets at wholesale at 90 and 75c.
Readymade mosquito bars, cheaP,st Chas'
Richheimer & Co.'s.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-31
Street RnilrNad Pare.

A short time since we made the an
nouncement that the McGavock and Mt.
Vernon, or North Nashville Street Rail-
road had reduced their fare to five cents.
In this statement we were a little prema-
ture, as the proposed reduction was only
under consideration, and not finally dis
posed Of. Yesterday, however, at meet
ing of the directory, the fare was reduced
to five cents, to take effect from and after
Sunday next, the first Of September. All
children, except infants in arms, to be
charged. The initiative in this city By the
North Nashville road, we hope to see fol-
lowed. If Edgefeld, with her track ex-
tending q mile and hall, and with the ad-
ditionai tax of 81, 900 per annum for bridge
toll, can afford to run for five cents, GER
tainly all the city roads can do the same.
The North Nashville at least is determined
to make the experiment, and we predict
will increase the receipts by this liberal
policv.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-31
NEW BODIES

e1-la+ at-aHt-a'
SIX OF ONE BIZ A HALF DozEx OF THE orH-
Err, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Adeline u.
1. Whitney, Lucreta p. Hale, Frederic w.
Loring, Frederic B. Perkins, and Edward e.
Hale. Boston: Roberts Brothers.
This is an interesting work. 1t Is q sue
cessful attempt at q literary partnership, in
which each writer undertakes to carry on
the story, the skeleton Of which only is
agreed upon. The characters are well
drawn and some Of the descriptions,
especially the one of the great fire In Chi
cage, ara vivid and striking. The moral of
the story appears TO be that happy matches
can only be made by thorough scquaint-
ance, and that all falsehoods, wells and ETH
quettes which highly complex and artid-
cial state of society induces must be torn
away by the realities Of life, and only the
divine instincts of the human heart must
be trusted.
For sale by w. G. Collier & Co.
TIE VIoAR's DAUeHTHR, Acknowledgment
Story. By George Macdonald. Boston: Rob
erts Brothers
This is a sequel to "Annals Of Quiet
Neighbors" and the ''Seaboard Parish and
is delightful picture OF London life. The
STYLE Is easy, graceful aud natural, and the
interest of the reader in the quiet life OF
the artists wife is kept up to the close OF
the volume. This volume, well illustrated,
is! fire reading for the "dog days" and has
the effect of stimulating without testing the
brain. For sale by W. G. Collier d Co.
UNAwAREs, by the Author of "The Rose Gar
den." Boston: Roberts Brothers.
This is a sprightly story describing in a
charming manner French country life.
The style is fresh and vigorous, but inter-
larded with too many French phrases to
suit the ordinary reader. For sale by W.
G. Collier & Co.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-31
memphis BOARD OF Education..

To the Editor OF the Union and American:
The statement in your paper yesterday
about the Memphis Board of Education
does great injustice to the present members
of that Board. --...
The action proposed by Mr.. Gavin, and
sanctioned by the first men Of the Board,
was wise and for the public good. What
former members of the Board may have
done with their school fund do not know,
but any action led by such men as Mr.. ID.
Gavin is not in Memphis even suspected OF
being other than wise and for the public
good. But this is not my business. Your
manner Of attacking that Board, because
some members oppose Maury's geo rapbit 5
aud other books Of the University Series,
come to be my business just at this time.
Let me inform you there are those In
Memphis who do abuse Msury's Biographies
and other books of the University Series,
but they stand up to their work ike men
before the public. Newspaper reporters
are there to give the people all that may be
said. Any man or woman in Memphis can
be present.
There are there no secret committees
no closed doors-no hiding behind parlia-
mentary rules-where things are said SIAN
derous Of our Lee, Maury, and others oil
our best and greatest men. in the interest
of the Harpers, Wilson, Hinkle & Co., and
other producers of books calculated tocause
our children to hate the land we love.
ImeaH by all this to say to you, let the
Board of Education Of Memphis alone.
and turn your attention to your own Board
here if you desire to do favor to the Uni
yersity Publishing Company.
G. D. ELLIOTT,
Schoolmaster, and Agent U. P. Co.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-31
SUICIDE In west TENSEssEE.

ssCharge No One with This; IL Is NY
Own Act. 4 Put MY Papers with
some Careful Person thas Stays at
HOme.''
From West Tennessee come frequent
stories of crime and strange human con-
duct. Tuesday night, 9th inst, Edmund
Harrison, an old citizen of Germantown,
Shelby county, committed suicide, in rels-
ton to which We have this: During the
war one of his three sons was killed, which
grieved the father almost to madness. Fri
day night last, Mr.. Harrison, while engages
in conversation with two Of his brothers
in-law, several times referred to the useless
life he had spent, and said that he had lived
longer than he deserved. Sunday he was
visited by bis married son, and afterwards
Mr.. Tubervine, his brother-in-laW, came IN
to see Mr.. Harrison, who at that time was
10 & private room arranging his bus
mess papers, which fact be stated
when the latter arrived, and remarked
that be had lived long enough probably,
and might die st any moment. Monday
night he asked his confidential colored ser
want, Abraham, if he needed more hands
to take care Of the crops, in regard to which
be gave full instructions, like one intending
to leave home soon. After the departure
Of his two sons Tuesday for Germantown,
near by, Mr.. Harrison took loaded re-
volver and pursued alone the route
they had intended. Without speak
ing to Abraham, whom he passed,
the old gentleman proceeded to an
open place in the woods by which his two
sons would have to return. Here was
found bis lifeless body, bullet hole being
made in bis head, bis hands slightly bent
one within the other, aud tbs pistol lying
by the side of the corpse, as it fell from tie
nervous desth-grasp. 1t seems that the
| bullet sped its fatal course through the
brain, between the right eye and ear, com :
ing out in a horizontal direction. Death
must have resulted too instantly for pain
to have been felt by the unfortunate man in
whose undertaking was a pocket book
containing the carefully folded note "Charge
! 10 enc with this; it is my own act, put my
papers with some careful person that stays
at home" Nothing is there TO account for
the suicide except the misfOrtunes aud prl-
Yations resulting from the war which has
brought more sorrow and desolation TO
hearts and ruin to homo-shrines and family
affairs than did fierce contending hosts amid
/ the din of battle.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-31
THE JUBILEE.
The Last Nights Entertainments of
song.

The Last Nights Entertainments of
Song.
There is an end to all things of mundane
beauty ami sweetness, but the seraphic
notes OF music pure can never die. Al
though they may for a time be forgotten,
we often find ourselves singing the frag-
ment of some melodious strain, whose
notes have long since ceased 10 be familiar
to US, and we are unable to determine
where we have heard it before. Within the
heart music is always treasured, and when
all else has been forever banished-even
love, it still twines It's touching tendrils
around our heart chords and steals away
our sorrows e'er We are aware.
So will the children's jubilee, which
ended last night, ever remain, as balm,
perchance, to heal some wounded heart.
Its merits were appreciated by an audience
of over two thousand, who frequently
showed their delight by applause. The
programme was varied and choice and the
singing was cfthel best. The evt ming was
one peculiarly adapted TO an enterJainm mt
of a musical character, being cool and sill,
SO much so that the notes could all be very
distinctly heard in every part of the large
Exposition Building. AS usual there were
quite number of very beautiful choruses
sung, and the audience joined. by request,
in singing, "COme thou Font "Over
There" "America," and "The Sweet By
and By,n which no one can hear without
sdniring. The destinations of the songs,
and the allurements OF the yoang lady
| singers have all been thoroughly expA5iate d
upon, so that nothing now remains but to
saw that the entire course of concerts have
bseu q signal success, and 10 bid MIR. John
81, Campbell and his assistants God speed
in the effort, they have already begun TO
bring out the musical talent of this city.
At the close of the concert the entire audi
snce Joined the choirists in singing "PrAise
God from whom all Blessing Flow" which
they did with q will thai made the
structure reverberate with the sacred notes.
Since Mr.. Campbell's effort has proved
such q brilliant achievement, 1t is to be
hoped that he will not abandon the field,
for we sre sure that the people of Nashville
are sufficiently appreciative to give him
their hearty support another year.
Farewell sweet Jubilee at last,
And may your dulcet fairy strains
Awake the echoes of the past,
And cheer the hope that still remains.
Long faithful memory shall hold
The melodies that YOU have sung,
And when feet Time has made Us old
They'll finger still our hearts among.
Your chords have caused the pearly tear
To start from many an aged eve
Come back, come back another year,
And sing 10 us -''Sweet By and By"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-31

OmcIal visit from the Crane Master.
To the Editor Of the Union and American:s


To the Editor Of the Union and American
McMINNvILLE, Aug. 28-Joseph L.
Weakley, Of your city, Most Worthy Grand
Master, 1. o. o. f., of Tennessee, made an
official visit 20 our Ledge. No. LAG, at it's
regular meeting on the evening of the 9th
ipss. He was escorted from the Warren
House to the Lodge room, where he was
most cordially received by the members
with the grand honors due his exalted rank,
after which he addressed the Lodge in
most pathetic and earnest appeal in behalf
of the great cause he so zsalously repre-
sents, urging strict adherence to the sub
lime teachings Of Odd Fellowship,
both inside and outside the Lodge
room. He exhorted each and
every one to make themselves
true opponents of Fellowship, act out
its teachings and live examples OF what
they profess. He referred to the fact that
Fellowship was not a secret organiza-
ton, but one of the known and honored
institutions of the day, whose principles,
aims and purposes are known and read of
all men, and that it was the duty of every
good Odd-Fellow to thus make them kno IN
aud appreciated, and by SO doing induco
the good men of the community to join the
order, and aid la The dissemination Of its
hallowed precepts. That It was an error
borrowed from other sources, and not
principle of Fellowship that we are TO
avoid asking membership to the order, but
rather it was the duty OF each member to so
present its teachings in precept and
practice as to constrain all good
and worthy men to join US in our benevO-
lent mission. That the Order was not de-
signed for a selected few, but intended for
all good men, and thus extending its in
fluence to make all men good. That it is
the mission Of the Christian Church to in
vite all men TO its folds in order to make
them better. So it is with Odd Fellowship,
and when 1t shall have EN- raced all the
worthy, its influence to make all others
worthy would be irresistible. That the
Order has no secrets except such as are alb
solutely necessary to protect it from impo-
sition. Every merchant and business man
has the same. In short Grand Master
Weakley made one of the most appropriate,
pointed and we'll timed addresses that it has
been our fortune to listen to since our con-
nection with the Order. We hail his mis-
sion of visitation to the Lodge as prolific of
untold benefit to this jurisdiction.
P. G. W. b.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-31
Marriage I.icenses.

For the week ending Friday, the 30th
inst, the Clerk of the County Court issued
marriage licenses to the following named
persons:
Henry Clay Hagar and Sarah E. Me
loln.
James E. Scruggs and Almira n. John
SOD.
Samson D. Haney and Matte ". Ste
venS.
John Earhart and Mary Jane Fowler.
Martin Long and Bette Z Ray.
And thirteen colored couples.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-31
RELIGIOUS.

Rev. DIR. A. D. Salrs, of GAINESVILLE, COM
plains of injustice done him by paragraph
about the New Providence Baptist Church
which appeared in letter Of our cores
pondent Saltus Mohegan, published In the
UNION AND AMERICAN Of the 2lst. We
knew nothing of the facts Of the church dif-
ficulty mentioned in the letter further than
are stated by our correspondent and Dr..
Sears. We regret exceedingly the pubhcs-
ton of the paragraph or Of anything In our
columns which could be construed into in
Justice TO the pastor or members OF any
church,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-31
POLITICAL.
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County ConVentfOn.


A convention to nominate candidates 10
represent Davidson county ia the next
General Assembly, is hereby called 70 meet
at the Courthouse, at II O'Clock, ON Satur-
day, Oct. 5, 1872.
All voters in the several wards and dis
tricts, who support the Cincinnati and Bal
timore ticket, are requested to attend at
their respective voting places and select two
delegates to represent their respective
wards and districts in said Convention.
II Is recommended that the primary
meetings to select DELEGATES in the several
wards, be held at u O'Clock, P. NJ, on
Wednesday, October the %, and in the
several districts, on the same day. The
subcommittee viii name tie hour for the
meetings In their respee i've districts.
An voters embraced in this cali are earn
estly requested to attend the primary meet
ings, and assist In selecting good men to
represent them in the Convention
By order of the County Executive Com
mittee. 10. G. HAAIBLEN, Chm.
w. II. DILLARD, Sec'y.
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the fall, and the river being closed by ice
during the winter, the trade from that
point finding an outlet entirely BIZ the all
rail line via Nashville, and forcing Us tode-
pend wholly on low priced merchandise
from Eastern cities and cotton from Mem
phis to employ our equipment"
The above extract from the Presidents
report shows thus road to be under judi
cious management and frst-class in every
respect. The prosperous condition of tho
road is tribute to the ability of its manag-
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-31
FREIGHTs

Leaving increase Of this business on 20 -
MemEhs and Charleston Railroad. $50, 120 %
of which s., 562 65 is local, and....... p, III "