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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-14
MAKE YOUR OWN SUNSHINE.

"Oh dear it always does rain when I
want to go anywhere " cried little Jennie
NJ GORE. dts TOO bad; now I've got to stay
in-uoors all day, and l know l shall have a
wreIched day."
"Perhaps So" said Uncle Jack; but you
need not have a bad day unless Won
choose.
How can help it? ! wanted to 90 to
the p-rk and hear the band, and take Fido
and play on the grass and nave a good
time, and pull wild flowers and eat sand
witches under the trees; and now there amt
going to be any sunshine at ali; and I'll
have Just time to stand here and see it rain,
and see the water run off the ducks back
all day"
;Well, let's make a little sunshine" said
Uncle Jack.
snake sunshine" said Jennie; "why,
how you do talk" and she smiled through
her tears. "You haven't got sunshine
factory, have you?"
"Well, am going to start one right of,
if you'll be my partner" replied Uncle
Jack. ''Now, let me give you these rules
for making sunshine: First, Don't think of
what might have been if the day had been
better. Second, See how many pleasant
things there are left 10 enjoy; and, lastly,
Do all you can to make other people happy"
"Well, I'll try the last thing first" and
she went to work to amuse her little
brother, Willie, who was crying. By the
time she had him riding a chair and laugh
ing, she was laughing too.
"Well, said Uncle Jack, 81 see yOu are a
good sunshine-maker, for you've got about
all you or Willie can hold just now.
But let's try what We can do with the
second rule"
"But haven't anything to enjoy, cause
all my dolls are cid, and my piclure-books
all torn, and
"Hold," said Uncle Jack; here's an old
newspaper. Now, let's get some fun ont
Of it."
"Fuu out of a newspaper! why, how
yOu talkw
But Uncle Jack showed her how to
make a mask by cutting holes in She paper,
and how to cut a whole family Of paper
dolls, and how to make pretty things for
Willie out of the paper, Then he got out
the tea-tray, and showed her how to roll
marble round it.
And so she found many pleasant amuse-
ment, and when bedtime came she kissed
Uncle Jack and said:
Goodnight, dear Uncle Jack"
Goodnight, little sunshine-maker," said
Uncle Jack.
And she dreamed that night that Uncle
Jack had built a great house, and put a
sign over the door which read:
SUNSHINE FACTORY.
UNCLE JACK AND LITTLE JENNIE.
She made Uncle Jack laugh when she
told him her dream; but she never forgot
what you must remember: A CHEERFUL
HEART MAKES ITS OWN SUNsHINE.--The
Little Folks.
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TENNESSEE NEWS.

A new jail is being built at Linden, Perry
county.
Job Hensley, in Lewis County, lately
captured five young wolves.
Col. Boyd, Of Columbia, is the author OF
the latest invention for catching rats and
mice.
There is some talk of reopening the old
Gayoso Hotel at Memphis for the reception
Of guests.
Mr.. Frank Luscomb has been appointed
postmaster at Dyersburg in place Of DR..
GoshOrn.
James Maxey and James johnson, old
and well known citizens of Giles county,
died last week.
The Church of the Messiah at Pulaski
Will receive visitation from Bishop Quin-
tard on the 18th inst.
The Forked Deer river is very high.
Seen from distance of half mile it looks
like large river indeed.
The man who sells needles by sample
got arrested in Columbia. He threatened
to report the fact in Connecticut.
Mrs. EVaOs, who died recently in Maury
county, had life insurance of $1,000 in
the Nashville Life Insurance Company.
Citizens of Hawkins and Granger coun-
ties are calling upon Col. John Netherland
to become a candidate for Congress in the
First District.
A general convocation of the members Of
the Dominican Order in Perry county,
Ohio, will be attended by Fathers Carey and
Byrnes of Memphis.
The first County Court in the new
county of Crockett was held last week. 1t
was largely attended, and a great deal of
business transacted.
The great rain storm Of last Monday did
much damage in and near Columbia.
Several houses on Carter's and Fountain
creeks were washed away.
The Memphis and Charleston railroad is in
complete running order, and through trains
are passing over the road, the damage done
to the road-bed by the flood having been re-
paired.
A contemporary puts it that the city of
Jackson has a brilliant future before her,
live business men, patriotic citizens, every
body, even women and children thoroughly
JackSonized. Her course must be onward
and upward.
The Memphis appeal states that when
ever the Memphis and jackson Railroad is
put under contract from jackson to the
Fayette county line, Memphis with the as
sistance of Fayette and Shelby counties
viii continue it to Memphis without delay.
At Republican Convention in Columbia,
the other day, it was, among other things,
resolved that it was the opinion of
those present that the fundamental princi- |
pies of the Republicanparty were automatic
truths, and in the same connection prefer
ence expressed for the denomination of |
President Grant.
A bill has passed both branches of the
Legislature providing for the
survey of the boundary lines between that |
Commonwealth and Tennessee, and partic- |
nlarly that part of the line in dispute be-
,ween Shelby county in this State, and De |
Soto county, Mississippi. The action of
both States in the premises will establish |
,he thirty-ffth parallel of latitude as the
inc as heretofore.
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GEOGRAPHIUAL PUZZLE.

We find the following puzzle from the
pen of Mrs. Edward Ashley Walker, in a
recent number of the AdrGRce:
Twas awakened one morning by a Chi
nese seaport, and as the air was a country
of South America, wrapped myself in my
cloak made of a part of the Chinese EN-
pire, and lined with cape in the southern
part Of the United States, and busted my
self in town on the Schuylkill until an
island east of Labrador called me to break
fast.
A group of islands in the Gulf of Mexico
burned brightly on the hearth, and another
group lying west of Africa greeted me with
a cheerful song.
Soon lake of North America brought
in breakfast, which consisted of an Asiatic
country, and a river of British America
well seasoned with lake in the western
part of North America, and a South Ameri-
can city. To these were added a group of
islands in the Pacific, and a splendid por-
ton of all island in the Atlantic.
As | am naturally fond Of another group
Of islands in the Pacific, 1 chatted with a
city in Ohio, and after | had satisfied my
appetite, which was at first town in the
southern part of New Hampshire, ate a
large group of islands lying east of India
with her. As she was suffering with head
ache, bathed her head with city on the
Rhine, but stopped suddenly, on discover
ing that the North American lake was a
Chinese city,
1 assured him that he never would OBJ
tain city in the western part of Missouri
unless he mended his ways, although my
disposition toward him was a group of is
lands in the Pacific; but should his con-
duct prove satisfactory, he might look for
ward with an African cape to obtaining a
town in Kentucky i'll due time.
l then went cut and enjoyed New
foundland cape, after a lake of British Am
erica, and, after l returned, finding that the
children were making New York lake, l
sent them all to bed, after wishing good
deal of Scottish cape upon them.
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London adyices of yesterday quote 5-20s
'62, at COG; '65s at Oh; '67s at 93ss, and 10
40s at S93.
Tennessee Bonds are quoted in New
York at 665 for both the old and the new.
These bonds are bought here generally at
&c under the New York rate, and are held
at &c advance.
There is a good demand for our local
bonds, such as Railroad, County and Cor
pOratiOn, and prices are steady at the quo
tations. There is little or 10 enquiry for
Bank, Insurance, Suspension Bridge and
Street Railroad stocks. The recent de-
cisiOn of our Supreme Court sustaining our
local authorities in taxing these stocks,
makes capitalists rather shy of investing in
these stocks. The local taxation amounts
to about per cent, and dividends cannot
be quite s. FIT rs heretofore. OF the Ma
tiOnal Banks the First may be quoted at
about los, though we heard of sale of ten
shares, representing s., 900, TO a dealer at
1861; the Fourth National at about lO56
107; the Second at 1880, and the Third
at $50 with none on the market.
Nashville Suspension Bridge stock would
bring 65c, eX-the recent dividend.
Nashville and Chattanooga stock is firm
at 60c, but holders are asking Csc; Nash
vile and Decatur Railroad stock is in de-
mand at SO. South Nashville Street Rail
road is quoted at 70, though we have heard
of several small sales at "a
Bank of Tennessee notes are very scarce
but as State warrants are generally used in
their stead rates do not advance. Dealers
pay 81 and sell at IS. State warrants are
bought at IS and are sold at S76SS.
New issue Bank of Tennessee notes are
bought at SOC and are held by dealers at
35c,
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FIRE AND WATER.
Fatal Leap into n Well TO ExtfnguIsh
Burning Garments.
From the Louisville Ledger, April TO-.


From the Louisville Ledger, April TO-.
4 gentleman from Princeton, Ind, gives
us the particulars of a most BeaTt-Tending
accident that occurred near POseygille,
Posey. county, Ind, on Thursday last, and
By which a most estimabe lady lost her
life.
Mrs. Mary Carroll, who lived near Fort
Branch, in Gibson county, went upon 4
visit to a relative near Poseyville. During
the evening the family she was visiting
were all engaged outside Of the house in
domestic occupations, and at some little
distance away. They had left Mrs. Carroll
in tie House sewing, and some Of them
heard her singing while thus alone.
About an hour after the family had gone
out, Mrs. Carroll ran out Of the house,
shrieking at the top Of her voice, and her
relatives were paralyzed with horror at see
ING her completely wrapped in flames, all
her clothing being ablaze. They were
about l75 yards away, and before they
could reach the unfortunate woman she
had reached a well near the house, and had
leaped into it. The well was about fifteen
feet deep, and there was but little water in
i. As soon as possible the men about the
PIX descended and took her from the
w Dus WLSu tlgg IcdSLCA llC byug Lutg
found life extinct.
The flesh of the poor woman was literal
" roasted. All her clothing was burned OF
except a flannel skirt. 1t is supposed that in
going to the mantlepiece to reach pair of
scissors or some thread, her clothes took fire
from the open fireplace, and being alone
and helpless she hoped to save her life by
leaping into the well, supposing there was
water enough in it to extinguish the flames.
Mrs. Carroll was a young woman, very
highly esteemed, and had been married but
few months. Her husband is almost
frantic with grief at her terrible and sud
den death.
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THE COTTON Markets.
SeImn. Ala. AnriIn.

Selma, Ala, April II.
Sales to-day 50 bales. Middlings ga
22ac. Market firm, with light offerings. g.
Augusta, Ga, April II.
Cotton-There was a fair demand at 21a
621sc for middling; sales 134 bales; re-
ceipts 159 bales.
Columbus, Ga, April H.
Our market is quiet; middlings lie.
Sales PIP bales; receipts Al bales; shipments
- bales.
Macon, Ga, April II.
Cotton-Receipts to-day 40 bales; sales
1863 bales; shipped 222 bales. The market
is firm-middlings selling at 2Oa62lc.
Baltimore, April II.
Cotton firm; middlings 2311c; net receipts
245 bales; gross POI bales; exports coast
wise 1S5 bales; sales 100 bales; stock 900
bales.
Boston, April II.
Cotton quiet; middlings 234c; net re-
ceipts 63 bales; gross 233 bales; sales 400
bales; stock !, 900 bales.
Philadelphia, april II.
Cotton firm; middlings 23ac.
Montgomery, Ala, April N.
The Montgomery cotton market closed
quiet this evening, as follows: Good or
binary 21c; strict good ordinary ZIG; low
middlings 21t621sc.
Atlanta, Ga, April IL.
Cotton receipts light. We quote at 21c,
asking higher.
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nAnrrrn nATHLEEN.

/ wonder If any wine ever Was maze
As red as the lips Of my loYeY
I wonder il any eyes ever so moeked
The blue OF the heavens above,
As the soul-lighted eyes Of my earring ha0nleehi
The bonniest maiden that ever was seehs
I wonder if tresses e'er grew quite SO Drown,
Or had so bewitching curl,
Or shone in the sunlight so golden ana brown,
O'er the brow OF true-hearted girl,
As shades the white brow OF my darling Kath-
The bonniest maiden that ever was seen?
wonder if ever a form moro divine
DISTORTED mid bowers of love,
Or fioated with space-spurning wings through the
air,
With angels of light up above.
As the rayfshng form of my darling Kathleen,
The bonniest maiden that ever was seen?
[ wonder if ever womaniy breast
Was rarer or fairer to view,
Or covered q heart that was freer from guile,
or beat with passion more true,
Than the snOwy-white breast of my darling
Kathleen,
The bonniest maiden that ever was seen?
I wonder if ever passion-dewed kiss
Was given by warm lips to man,
That seemed more foretaste of heavenly bliss,
Or was more to be coveted than
A warm, loving kiss from the lips of Kathleen,
The bonniest maiden that ever was seen?
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THE COLLINS CASE.
Worse and WOrse-HOW the Govern
ment Screens DefaUIters.


From the Washington Patriot, April II.
- The condition of the Collins defalcation
case excites continual inquiry. 1t seems
that the vouchers which the accused was
expected to return, showing disbursements
ont of the last warrant paid over TO him by
the Treasury Department, have not yet been
pat in, and the unpleasant inference is, ac-
cordinglv. that be did not make the dis
bursements claimed by his friends to have
been made out of that amount, in which
event his deficit will be more than double
what now stands against him. 1t is already
ascertained that he is short on account Of
naval pension money in the sum Of sl5,-
$50.
There is another very unpleasant feature
of the case, for which the Government
alone is responsible, and that is, that in
Selling the papers and vouchers Of Collins
Al the time his defalcatiOn was discovered,
the Government gave the accused an op-
pOrtunity to make the plea on trial, that
had his papers not been so seized, be could
have accounted for all the money alleged to
have been embezzied by him. In this view
of the case, no court could with any pro-
prieDy instruct a Jury to convict on trial of
the criminal cause, because the accused
would have a right TO the benefit Of such a
r,laa and The law would assume 1t to be
frue until the contrary was proven. 1t is,
therefore, probable, the world will never
know the extent Of this fraud, and the
chances Of the conviction Of its perpetrator
II the courts are equally remote
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TEE CRowN THAI I.oRAvE.

By LOUIS CARROLL PRINDLE.
I ask no sceptre nor no jeweled crown;
/ ask no royal ermined robes of State;
From line of kings no power that's handed down,
Whose heritage is hate.
ask no laurels from the battlefield
A CHASTITY crown-by CHASTITY glOries won;
l crave nobler power than this to WELD
Ere my brief course is run.
I ask not to astOund the listening world
With gems of eloquence or stilted speech
With scathing bolts Of language, broadcast
hurled,
A simpler lesson would teach.
ask no power to print on canvass scroll
A speaking counterpart of land or sea,
Zen though it lived while ages onward roll
'TWould be no fame for me.
fain would breathe some gentle, lowly lay,
Some sOul-inspiring song to tighten care,
Which like star, might cheer some gloomy
way
beacon, bright and fair.
A song of love "a song of hope and cheer
A song whose cadence through the world might
ring;
A welcomed guest, in every heart held dear,
AS early flower in spring.
This is the crown and glory would see
Fall ON my name ere from life depart;
So that when dead some one might say Of me,
de cheered dropping heart.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-14

The Cumberland Spectator, printed at
Tazewell, Claiborne county, Tenn, hereto
fore neutral, has Topped over into the Rad
ical camp, and run up its ticket for Presi-
dent, etc. The name of Henry r. Gibson,
of Campbell, appears as its choice for Con
gress from the first district. AS Campbell
county belongs to the second district, the
question arises, is there no Radical cham
pion residing in the first district worthy to
run for Congress? Where is the gallant
Butler, who has never known defeat, and
is anxious to enter the lists for a third term?
Where is Pettibone, Gillenwaters, Singleta-
~, Mullennix, Hacker, Owens, and host
of others, who are ready TO sacrifice them
selves for the good of the cause? The
Spectators course in thus ignoring its friends
in its own district, is certainly strange, to
say the least of it; but we hope it may sue
coed in getting Gibson on the track, as we
think it would be an easy matter to defeat
him.R-BriStOL Courier.
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MARRIAGE,

"a preparatory lecture" to the marriage
service is what the Christian Register sug-
gests, considering "the haste and levity in
which the relation is so often entered upon.
We should certainly advocate this innOva-
ton, if we imagined that it would be of the
least benefit; but when men and woman
have made up their minds to mate-per-
haps we should say are in the notion Of mat
ing-they are not usually in the mood to
listen to good advice. There is ceremonial
sOlemnity enough already about the service,
in itsef so solemn and tremendous, if couples
were not usually so fippant and thought
less. Having ears (semetimes pretty long
Ones) to hear, they would hear not the
preparatory lecture" They are not moral
agents. Having come for specific bust
ness to the altar, how absurd
they would think it to 60 away
without transacting that business.
Then and there change of mind is
among the impracticabilities. They may
be deceived, but deceived they wish to be,
and there is no help for it. There has al
ready been a great deal of advice given ON
this subject by mOralists, fair proportion
of it in print; but lovers know best. In this,
as in ether matters, we must trust to afiec-
ton, good sense, and common prudence.
AS a rule, man and woman who feel that
they must live together, and that to sever
the bond which unites them would be an
offence against morality, will manage to Sc
cure at least a fair imitation of connubial
comforts. 1t must be understood that we
are speaking Of ordinary and average, and
not of extraordinary and exceptional cases.
Pairs sometimes do get married who cannot
possibly live under the same roof; but it is
quite wonderful to find the most Of bonded
beings getting along so nicely. 1t is what
we call providential.-Nee York Tribune.
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Markets By TELEGRAPH.


LIVERPOOL, April 13.-COttOn steady;
middling uplands 1156114d; do. Orleans
lls611dd. Sales Is, 900 bales; speculation
and exports, 900 bales.
NEW YORK, Apsil 13.-COttOn less &C
tive; middling upland 23ac.
New ORLEANS, April 13.-CottOn firm;
sales 5000 bales; good ordinary 2l5c; low
middlings pc; nIiddlings 22ac. Receipts
72e bales; exports to Liverpool 1l,O4l
bales; Barcelona 1874 bales; New York
ia bales; stock 125, 664 bales.
ST.. LOUIS, April 13.-COttOn quiet and
unchanged; middling 224c.
CINCINNATI, April 13.-Cotton, de-
mand light but holders firm; mlddhng Zz4c'
LOUISVILLE, April 13.-COttOn quiet and
unchanged; middling 223c.
MEMPHIS, April 13.-COtton frmer; low
middling &c.
Foreign Markets
LONDON, April 13.-COnsols, for money
Q2s; on account 90. U. 5. 5-2Os '62, 9Oz;
do 65, 91I; do '67, 93ss; 1O-4Os, 89a.
PARIS, April 13.-Bentes 55f T5c.
Eew York Money Market
NEW YORK, April 13.-GOld has been
verv dull but steady all day at 11080l1Os;
loans were from to per cent, carrying
daiIy; clearings S26,OO0,O0O; specie export
for the week amounted to S47l,O24. Gov
ernments opened very firm, the market
closed strong with an advance Of sd4 per
cent. State bonds dull, and closed quiet
The money market was easier at Z per cent.
gold to 1872, and closed steady at Z to Z per
cent. gold.
THE WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
The weekly bank statement is as follows:
Loans, decrease S4,129,lOO; specie, de-
crease 1881, 200; legal tenders, decrease
81 $50. coo; deposits, decrease Sits, 400;
circulation, decrease S27, 200.
The statement is unfavorable, showing
that the banks have made net loss of $780,
SIS in their legal reserve. They.nOw hold
only $S92,675 above 20 per cent required
by law. The Assistant Treasurer paid out
to-day $4,000 on account Of interest and
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NnshrIIIe prnris,ou aInrkst.

Market barely active. We quote packed
from store as follows:
BACON-ShOulders sc; clear rib sides 7.c;
clear sides 7i66c; country hams 1OIc.
CHOICE HAMs-Hart & Hensley's G. G.
G. Hams, (neW) uncanvased lac; canvased
lie.
BREAKFAST BACON-We quote at 12ac.
BULK MEATs-Clear sides re; clear rib
sides &c; shoulders sc.
LABD-Hart q Hensley's choice pastry
in tierces pc; kegs lie; buckets lie; prime
leaf lard in tierces at &c.
MESS PORK-Ful weight 90 Dbl. $3.50.
RUMP PORK-Ful weight % Dbl $11.00.
DRIED BEES. C.. uncanYassed, 17c.
BEEF TONGUES. G. $3.50 fP doz.
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Nashville Grocery Market.

SUGARs-New Orleans, in hOgsheads 8,
1Oa and II &c, fair to choice; Demerara 12tt0
12ic; Porto Rico 1O611!c by the hogs
head; standard hards 13!c; New Or
leans clarified white 1296l2sc; do. yellow
124c; A coffee 1870; B do. 12sc; extra G do.
1910.
MOLAssEs AND SIRUPs-We quote New
Orleans 65e; sirups 45680c; golden strip
75c.
COFFEE-Market weak. We quote Rio,
common to choice, 233a624ac; Laguayra 25c;
Java 25630c; Costa Rica 2562Ge.
NAILs-We quote at $500 for 1Ods and
25c additional for diminishing grades.
SAILING quote at 50 per barrel for Z
bushel barrels by the car load.
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THE indefatigable Mrs. Myra Gaines has
lost one suit in New Orleans and gained
four. The Court, in the decision of the
last case, declares Mrs. Gaines the legiti-
mate child and heir of Daniel Clarke, and
entitled to all the "rights existing in the
said Daniel Clarke at the time of his
death" The same declaration was made
by the courts years ago, and the suits still
went on from court to court. 1t remains to
be seen if the resources of the law are at
last exhausted.
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Nashville Flour and Grain Market.

FLOUR-Market firm and brisk. We
quote as follows: Superine $3.50; eaxtr
1918; Xxx S7.2567.50; xxx $T7568;
choice family SS.75d9.00; strictly fancy
$9.2569.5O.
CORN MEAL-Market active at 627c per
bushel by the car load for unbOlted; zoe for
bOlted, and 1925 per Dbl. for kiln dried.
CORN-The shipments to-day comprised
5000 bushels at Csc, and 300 bushels at
&c, sacked and delivered in depot.
OATs-We quote at SOC per bushel by the
car load, sacked and delivered in depot.
BRAN-We quote at $26627 per ton.