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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-17
mQaQuifOea.

The poets have sung, and scientists have
been puzzled, and the New Jersey people
have exhausted their best-read sayants
upon the musqui.o question. But the
Minneapolis Tribune gives the.origin OF q
dear, darling little buzzing insect in the fol-
lowing:
The Red River Indians have a legend re-
specting the origin of mosquitoes. They
say that once upon a time there was fam
inc, and the Indians could get no game.
Hundreds had died from hunger, and desc
lation filed their country. All kinds of
offerings were made to the Great Spirit
without avail, till one day two hun.
tiers came upon white wolverine, very
rare animal. Upon shooting the white
wolverine, an old woman sprang out the
skin, and, saying she was a "Manito,"
promised 10 90 and live with the Indians,
promised them plenty of game as long as
they treated her well, and gave her the first
choice of all the game that should be
brought in.
The two Indians assented to this, and
took the old woman with them-whiCh
event was Immediately succeeded by an
abundance Of game. When the sharpness
of the famine had passed, the Indians he
came dainty in their appetites, and
complained of the manner in which
the old woman took to herself all the
choice bits and this feeling became
SO intense that, notwithstanding her warn
ings that il they violated their prom,
ises a terrible calamity would come upon
the Indians, they one day killed her as she
seized upon her share of fat reindeer
which the hunters had brought 10.
Great Consideration Immediately struck
the witnesses of the deed, and the Indians,
to escape the predicted calamity, boldly
struck their tents and moved away to great
distance.
Time passed on without any catastrophe
occurring, and the game becoming even
more plentiful, the Indians again began TO
laugh at their being deceived by the old
woman. Finally hunting party on long
chase of reindeer, which had led them back
to the spot where the old woman was killed,
came upon her skeleton, and one OF them,
in derisi Oh, kicked the skull with his foot.
In an instant a small spiral like body
arose from the eyes and ear
of the skull, which proved to De
insects. They attacked the hunters with
great fury, and drove them to the river ft
protection. The skull continued to pour
out its little stream, and the air beca me 1ull
of avengers of the old woman's death. The
hunters upon returning to the camp found
all the Indians suffering terribly from the
plague, aud ever since that time the red
men have been punished by the mosquitoes
for their wickedness to their preserver, the
Mantle.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-17
Locomotive Bui ding.

The Chattanooga shops in this city are
turing out quite a number of engines,
which have been thoroughly overhauled,
repaired and beautifully painted. The fol-
lowing engines repaired and made are now
ready for the road: Jno. p. King, No. lis,
of 20 tons weight, Is by "a inch cylinders
and four and a half foot driving wheels !;
No. 43, weight so tons, driving wheels five
feet, cylinders 10 by % inches; No. 8,
weight "a tons, driving wheels four feet,
cylinders fourteen by twenty-fOur inches;
No. %, weight thirty tons, driving wheels
) feet, cylinders I6 by "a inches; No. 80,
weight thirty tons, driving wheels feet,
cylinders 10 by "a inches. II. w. Conner,
No IL, weight thirty tons, cylinders Is by
"a inches, driving wheels A feet. This
engine has the patent Westinghouse air
brake attached, and like the rest, is spec
linen Of beautiful workmanship. All the
driving wheels of these engines have steel
tires, and the build, finish and painting can
not be surpassed in Eastern cities. In ad-
dition to the above, there is line of five
ether locomotives undergoing repairs and
having new boilers added.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-17
Nau Ahrerfinennnnfs.

Yeatman, Shields & Co. have regular
trade sale of dry goods shis morning.
Read advertisement of Teachers and
Choiristers' list of the newest and best mu-
steal books now printed, and especially of
the Standard, unsurpassed in beauty and
variety of its compositions, by Oliver Dit
son s. Co, of Boston, and Chas. d, Dltson
& Co. New York.
Do not forget to read the advertisement
of the Fifth Annual Fair Of the Wilson
County Agricultural and Mechanical Asso-
citation. commencing at Lebanon Wednes-
day, Sept. Is Trains leave here in the
morning and return in the afternoon. Tnis
Fair continues four days, and Thursday,
at Lebanon, there will be reunion OF the
surviving members of the First, Seventh
aud Fourteenth Regiments (Archers Brl-
gade). Half fare tickets on the railroad
will be sold each day of the fair.
Read advertisement of the great Hostel
ter's Bitters, the peerless lnVigorant Tor
various nervous diseases, and liver COM
pisints. 81 -,
its complications are referred to The adVer-
tiseu,ent of the already popular and ack-
nowledged panacea for such ills, DrPlerce's
Golden Medical Discovery.
See notice of Mrs. WhiLcomb's syrup for
soothing children.
Ten or fifteen acres, from one to three
miles out of the city, wanted TO rent b. a
Swiss.
Cook and house boy wanted. Call at
rs Public Square, or Hugh Douglass Gala
tn PIKE.
Fashionable tailoring By John Yogel, 843
Church street.
Withdrawal of Max Rosenheim, of the
second ward.
d. Loveman & Co. advertise bleached
domestics and towels at New York prices.
Large stock of ladies' underwear al D.
Loveman q Cos.
Read card of S. j. Cobb, Dentist, Al
North High street.
II Fritz, the well known boot aud shoe
maker at 81 Deaderick street, a1vertises to-
day.
John Gilgan & Co., of the celebrated
Trade Palace, announce the reception by
them of q large amount of ladies' goods,
ribbons, handkerchiefs, lace collars, nap
kins, linens, hosiery, gloves, cOrsets, etc.
Among our new adve tisements is that
of the Washington campaign Patriot. We
tske pleasure in calling attention to this In
teresting, able and excellent campaign pa
per, which is the organ Of the national
Democratic and Conservative parties, and
published at the national capital.
Parties wishing ready relief for throbbing
horse flesh would do well to read the ad-
vertisement of the Mexican Mustang Lini-
ment which is good both for man and
beast.
First National Bank stock for sale BY
Thos. s. Mari.
Valuable ring found. Apply at 80 Broad
street, upstairs. $500.
Agents, male or female, young or old, t.
engage 10 lucrative work by G. StinsOn &
Co., Portland, Maine.
Read bankrupt notice by VIM. Spence,
q. S. Marshal Messenger, and Ed. S. Wheai
deputy.
Meeting of the creditors of the Peoples
Bank in II. H. Harrison's office, Colon
made building, at 4 O'Clock this evening.
The Building Committee of the Firs
Presbyterian Church advertise ChuTcl
pews for rent.
Read the Mayors proc'am alton request
ing all business places kept by colored PEG
pie to be closed Thursday next.
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n. l.. f.

At a regular meeting of Nashville DiVis-
ion No. 80, brotherhood Locomotive En-
gineers, Sept. 10, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
John A. Law, Chief Engineer.
Henry Burke, First Engineer.
JF. McCombs, Second Engineer.
Thos. 81. Thompson, First Assistant Ed
gineer.
Thos. T. Lathrop, Second Assistant En-
gineer. .--
D. D. Burke, Third Assistant Engineer.
Levi Stokes, Guide.
James B. Pond, Chaplain.
b. G. Sheetz was elected Delegate, and
Thos. H. Thompson Alternate, to repre-
sent this Division in the Grand Intarna-
tional Division, which meets In st. Louis,
Mo-, on the third Wednesday in October.
The Brotherhood in the United States has
been progressing successfully for the past
eight years. The number of subdivisions
to this date are 155, showing an increase of
80 Divisions since the convention assem-
bled in Nashville in 1870. The total mem
bership exceeds 5000. The Monthly
Journal, under the supervision Of Charles
Wilson, G. q. E., has a circulation of 10,
600, and is success.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-17
THE COLORED FAIR.
First Days Proceedings of the T. c.
A. 8nd M. A.

First Days Proceedings of the T. G.
A. snd M. A.
The Tennessee Colored Agricultural and
Mechanical Association commenced its
second annual fair at the grounds near the
Barracks, yestel day The attendance was
not as large as had been expected, but
those who were there seemed to erjoY
themselves amazingly. Prayer was first
offered By the Rev. N. G. Merry, after
which Nelson Walker, Esq, delivered an
address. The Harmonic Brass Band was
in attendance, and discussed appreciate
music nearly all day. As it was the OPEN
ing day of the fair, it made it almost impos-
sible to judge OF what its general aspects
would be when in working order, for new
features were constantly being added, the
arrangement of which occupied nearly all Of
the time.
1t is most creditable thing for the colored
people of this State, that they are devotlne
their energies towards its agricultural de-
velopment, and these fairs which they have
started so auspcit usly, are only the sign.
efforts to the bett4r advancement of theiI
race. Nothing is more plainly noticab.t
than the fact that they can raise just as
large vegetables and quite as fine fruit a
anyone else, and some of the designs with
in the Floral Hall showed most neat anc
arduous handicraff.
There was but very little stock on exhi
bition, the principal attraction OF the daJ
being the races in the afternoon; and al
though the prizes offered were anything but
large, the competition was lively. The tirs
race was for prize of ST, best two in three
half mile heats, and was won by Bosey II
las and 1:46.
The second race for all horses, best TIRES
in five, mile heats, was very unsuccessful
one, and was won by MCGOWAN in $50,
$50 and ESQ, and was attended by several
breaks and baulks. The prize was $40.
To-day 1t is expected the fair will be .
success, as the arrangements are now al
consummated, and what it lacks in calibr'
will be made up by color.
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Not Generally known.

Martin Van Buren, is the only man who
held the loffices President, Vice-President,
Minister to England, Governor Of his own
State, and member Of both houses OF Con-
gress.
Thomas 81. Benton Is the only man who
held seat in the United States Senate for
thirty consecutive years.
The only instance Of father and son in
the United States Senate, at the same time,
is that of Hon. Henry Dodge, Senator from
Winconsin, and his son, Augustus G. Dodge,
Senator from Iowa.
Gen. James Shields is the only man who
ever represented two States in the United
States Senate. At one time he was Sena-
tor from Illinois, and subsequently, Senator
from Minnesota.
John Quincy Adams held position under
thu government during every Administra-
ton from that Of Washington to that of
Polk--during which he died. He had been
Minister to England, member of both
houses of Congress, Secretary of State and
President of the United States. He died
while a member of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
The only instance where three brothe rs
occupied seats in the lover House at the
same time was when Elihu B. Washburne
represented the first district of Illinois, Is
rael Washburne, Jr., the third district in
Maine, and Cadwallader G. Washburne the
third district of Wisconsin.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-17
EDGEFIELD.
Heetsng Of tine Board of Mayor and
Aldermen.

= H
Meetsng Of tine Board of Mayor and
Aldermen.
The regular meeting of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen of Edge6eld was held
last night. s-&4
Present-Mayor Marks and Aldermen
Hughes. Brooks, Thompson, Barthell,
jenkins, Murray, Coleman, Hales, and
Woods. 49,. : =
Alderman Jenkins, from the Finance
Committee, submitted the reports of the
Revenue Collector, Treasurer and Recor-
der, which were received and filed. he
also recommended the payment of sundry
claims. which were allowed.
Alderman Thompson submitted report
in regard tn street improvements which
was received.
Aid. Thompson from special committee
submitted report in regard to terms pro-
posed by Mr.. Lusk in giving up his property
to open street. The report was received
and the committee discharged.
Aid. Thompson also submitted report
from the Island Keeper, showing the amount
of sales of sand and gravel at the island. =
The price of sand and gravel at the
island, was on motion further reduced.
After some discussion in regard to the
proposed suit against the Louisville auC
Nashville Railroad Company for damages
sustained in making Spring Street Bridge
| the Board adjourned.
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PIeasure Excursions.

Now is the time for pleasure excursions.
The weather is delightful and parties OF
pleasure seckers can find fine enjoyment in
a trip to the Louisville Exposition and the
Mammoth Cave. The Louisville and
Nashville Railroad sells round trip tickets
at half fare to both places, good Mondays
and Wednesdays and for six days after pur-
chasing, and the proprietor of the NAM
moth Cave Hotel will make liberal reduc-
ton from usual charges to parties of ten or
more. What would be more delightful
than an excursion TO Louisville and the
Mammoth Cave during the fine weather
we sre now having? Now is the time fol
pleasure-seekers 10 get up parties, since
these places can be visited at much less cost
than in ordinary times.
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HOMICIDE IN GIBSON COUNTY.
A Young Wan Shot from his Horse
while Returning from Church with

A Young MAN Shot from his Horse
while Returning from Church with
q Lady.
A few night ago young man named
Starkey and others was disturbing religious
exercises at church near Yorkville, Glib
sen county, by engaging in loud talking
outside of the building. Being requested
to desist, but not complying, a magistrate
named Fields deputized a young Mr..
Howse and several others to arrest
Starkey, but they were not fortu-
nate in SO doing. Two nights afterwards
Starkey accompanied Miss Howse, sister
of the gentleman above mentioned, to
church and while returning with her home,
the party deputized rode up behind him
and told him they intended to make the
arrest, resistance to which would cause him
to be killed. Not thinking the young men
meant to do what they threatened, Starkey
who had halted moved toward whereupon
one of them said to he Howse fired. With
wild yell Starkey fell from his horse and
was dead ere striking the ground. Howse
and his accomplices have fed the
country. Starkey resided in Madison
couny and was visiting his relatives in
Gibson when he was SO foRlly assassinated.
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Negro Murdered In Rutherford
County.


About l O'Clock on Sunday morning last,
a party of seven men in disguise visited the
house of a negro man named Henry Cha
fin alias Miller, living in the neighborhood
Of Chrisgiana, Rutherford county, and
asked for admittance. Not responding to
the summons. the door was forced open,
and two of the party entered. Striking a
match, they approached bed, where was
sleeping a sister of the man they were
looking for. Going to another bed, they
found the brother of their victim. Just
about this time, the man Chain or Miller,
as he is sometimes called, darted out of the
door, and was Immediately fired upon by
the party, The shots took effect in his
head, two in the body, and one ball passed
through his arm. he fell to the ground
and expired almost instantly.
Tue negro who was killed was upwards
of four years ago resident In that neigh
borhood, and about that time committed
| one of those crimes that is shocking to
| chronicle. His victim was white woman,
and the relatives and friends then aud
| there sWore vengeance, and threatened that
| if he ever made his appearance IN the
neighborhood, they would take biz life. lie
suddenly departed from that locality st the
time, and did not return until few days
ago.
Early Sunday morning the body OF the
deceased was found where he was killed,
Squire Clark, the Coroner, was summoned
to the spot. He Immediately summoned a
jury Of inquest, and proceeded to inyes-
tigate the particulars Of the murder
Upon the examination of witnesses, the
sister and brother deposed that 10. Elliott
and Elisha Lynch belonged to the party
that committed the murder, and the
coroner Immediately issued q warrant for
their arrest, but they had not been found
up to yesterday morning, and the suppo-
sitIon is that they had made their escape.
One of the party for whom a warrant was
issued, we believe, is a brother Of the
woman whose person was violated, and
who had frequently been heard to make
threats against the man who was murdered.
The citizens generally while they are cog
infant of the crime that was committed,
regret the occurrence on Sunday morning,
and greatly preferred that the law should
take its course. EFE
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LECIU re.
The Blind Soldier at Masonic Hall
Tonight.

The Blind Soldier at Masonic Hall
Tonight.
To the Editor of the Union and American:
Is it impolitic at this crisis to call the at
tention of the public to the fact that Mr.. j.
II. Woldrige, a blind Confederate soldier,
and native of Tennessee, lectures in our
city TO night. If any man has the right to
appeal to the people of Nashville for their
cordial support il his effort to earn liVeli-
hood, that man is Mr.. Woldrige.
He was soldier 10 the celebrated First
Tennessee regiment, which Nashville
equipped and sent into the Confederate
service. and 70 whose consplcuously gallant
conduct through the long and bloody war
the peoyle Of Nashville can look with pride.
In the memorable action at Perryville,
Ky, October s, 1862, where thirteen thou
sand Southern infantry held the field of
battle against Buers entire army, the
FIRST Tennessee covered itself with glory
and suffered the loss of more than half of
the men carried into action. Among the
wounded was Mr.. Woldrige, tciOSe eyes
toere torn from his head by a minnie
bullet.
Since that time he has been utterly blind
and unable to pursue his profession, in
which he had begun what promised to be
bright career, when Tennessee summoned
him to take arms in her behalf. Knowing
his helpless and impoverished condition,
and being aware that he could acquit him
self with credit as an intelligent and cult
waited speaker, bis friends have induced
him to deliver a series Of lectures in the
! full confidence that the people of Tennes-
see, when they know his sad but exalted
condition, will not fail him in his hour Of
need.
The people of Nashville are proverblally
liberal, and patronize without stint every
! thing that comes with merit and without
it. viii they not also assist the man ,cho
had his eyes shot ont, fighting in the ranks
of Nashville boys, on battlefield where
the heroism Of Tennessee soldiers added a
still brighter lustre to the name of the
| proud old Volunteer State? Let US in
justice to ourselves give him a crowded
house, and make him feel as he leaves our
midst that his glorious sacrifice will not
be forgotten. CONFEDERATE.
!
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DIED.

BRADY-At his residence, le9 Cedar street,
after short illness, on Monday morning, at
O'Clock, MICHAEL BRADY, In the 18th year OF
his age.
He leaves a large circle Of acquaintance, 6
deeply afflicted and much beloved family, 70
mourn his 'Oss. Rsquieseot IN pace.
The friends and acquaint2nces OF the family
are respectfullv invited 20 attend the funeral
Services at the Cathedral at O'Clock P. n. Wed
nesday, 18th.
enthusiastically, calmly, fell 20 sleep II
the arms of Jesus, on Lords day evening, Sept
Is 1872, at fifteen minutes after Eve O'Clock
WILLIAM FURNISH, the beloved child OF W. ID
and NJ. A. Gentry-aged eighteen months.
The remsins were, with those OF little David
who died on 10th September, 1870, taken ON th'
$50 P. NJ. train yesterday TO HOpkinsVille, KY
for burial.
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PUBLIC SPEAKING.

will address my feIlow-citizens of he
Sixth Congressional District, as elector for
Greeley and Brown. The elector for Grant
and Wilson is invited to meet me, or any
other gentleman in their behalf. ga
Ashland, Wayne county, Sept. 10. a-
Mt. Pleasant, Maury county, Sept. 20.
Hampshire, Maury county, Sept. II.
Newburg, Lewis county, Sept %.
Little Lot, Hickman county, Oct. 4.
Wilfamsport, Maury county, Oct. ).
Centreville, Hickman county, Oct. z.
a n. n. Cox.
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Pa-AKRaA0.

Col. A. H. Rhodes of Lexington, Tenn,
is in the city.
Gen. B. F. Chestbam, candidate for
Congress from the STATE at Large, returned
to the city yesterday morning.
Peter McMekin has just returned from a
six weeks sojourn in Scotland.
Andrew Hensley and E. G. Eastman, jr.,
have returned from the Cincinnati and
Louisville Expositions; which they repre-
sent as 'splen 'splays.
j. H. Sperry, of Sparta, White county, is
in the city.
Burr Coleman, the handsomest unmar-
RED merchant of New Providence, is in the
city purchasing bis fall stock. CO. 3
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Tha cfnre To.night.

Don't fail to attend the lecture at Ma
sonic Hall to night by the blind soldier,
Mr.. ). II. Woodbridge. His subjec', "The
Air We Brealha," is handled in fiuen
manner, and will be very interesting to his
hearers. Mr.. ". is worthy gentleman,
and unfortunate in having lost his eyesight
in defense of his country, is now compelled
70 lecture for a subsistence. Let the hal
be crowded.
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STATE AT LARGE.

Messrs. johnson, Chestham and May
nard have agreed upon the following ap-
pointuents for public discussion:
Bristol, Tuesday, Sept. "a.
JoDesboro, Wednesday, Sept. %.
Morristown, Thursday, Sept. 20.
Knoxville, Friday, Sept. q.
Loudon, Saturday, Sept. %.
Athens, Monday, Sept 30.
Cleveland, Tuesday, Oct. /.
Winchester, Wednesday, Oct. 2.
Fayetteville, Thursday, Oct. 8.
McMinnville, Friday, Oct. A.
Shelbyville, Saturday, Oct. 5.
Murfre9sboro, Monday, Oct. Z.
Pulaski, Wednesday, Oct. Q.
Appointments will be hereafter arranged
for Lebanon, Springfield, GAINESVILLE, Hum
bolt, Brownsville, Jackson and Bolivar.
I'd
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PUBLIC SPEAKING
Congressional Appointments

HyHE UNDERSIGNED WILL SPEAK AT
| the following times and places:
Liberty, DeKalb CO., Wednesday, Sept. IS.
Alexandria, DeKalb co., Thursday, Sept. 10.
TaylorsvilIe, Wilson CO., Friday, Sept %.
Hartsville Trousdale CO., Saturday, Sept. Il.
Castilisn Springs, Sumner co., Monday, Sept
Gallatin, Sumner co.., Tuesday, Sept. "a.
Fountain Head, Sumner CO., wednesday, Sept
%.
Beth Page, Sumner CO., Thursday, Sept. d.
Saundersville, Sumner CO., Friday, Sept. n.
shackle Island, Summer co., Saturday, Sept
%.
GOOdIettsville, Davidson CO., Monday, Sep. 80.
Yarbrough's, Davidson &C., Tuesday, Oct. L
Hampton's Mills, Davidson CO., WEDNESDAY
Oct. 2. ~. z-
Garrett's, Davidson co., Thursday, ocEs
Coopertown, Robertson COS Fridays Octos..
Gross Plains Robertson co., Saturday, Vs~ D
Springfield, Robertson CO., Monday, Occ =.
Adams Station, Robertson CO., Tue-d ~, 49,
Barren Plsins, Robersson CO.., MednesosJS
Oet- q, 80, WIN. g. BRIEH.
10. G. STARK.
J. B. WHITE.
s.ra de.wtm y. I. GOLLIDAX.
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AM Enort for l,iberfv-

Between the hours of two and three
O'Clock yesterday morning, white convict
years in the Penitentiary by boring through
the top of his cell. He had succeeded in
had rope with which to swing himself to
ihe ground, sixty feet below, when discov-
cred by the guard who forthwith interrupt
ID the proceedings and had the convict Sc
cured in safe cell.