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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-14
JUSTICES JUSTICE IN ENGLAND.

"The air above, the earth beneath, and
the waters under tie EARTH" are nova
days, according to the London Telegraph,
all pretty well mOnopolized in the little is
lands forming Great Britain, ''but the sea
and the gifts of the sea were, it was thought,
common property, and to so remain" The
public, the Telegraph continues, will hear
therefore, with amaZement and regret that
a squire, whose estates run along the shore
at Cresswell, in Northumberland, has
lately clapped sixteen hard working
fisher people into eaol for picking
mussels from the rocks for the purposes of
bait. Three men and two women out OF
the number, whose offence was ''rank"-
each having taken as much as a sixpenny
worth of shell-fsh-were committed for a
month, and of these latter the men have
been ordered to the treadmill, it is said, by
way of prison exercise. Yet the people
thus treated as felons are not thieves nor
rogues, but, as We understand the matt er,
honest, industrious ''toilers of the sea,"
who consider that what the sea waves cover
and feed is, by English habit, theirs who
take the pains to obtain it; and they have
gone to prison because they refuse to ad-
NIT the squirearchical domination asse rted,
and to pay the fine. 80
The magistrates who committed these
poor folk appear to have had misgiyings
about the course adopted, for they offered
time for the payment of the money penalty.
Can it be law that while landowner must
not take shingle or sand away from the
"Queen's beach" without permission, he is,
nevertheless, liege lord of limpets and des-
potic owner of every sand-worm, cookie,
crab, and mussel lodging between high and
low water mark? No wonder that New
biggin-by-the-Sea, from which town
ship this harsh haul has just been made by
the laws net, holds indignation
meetings and memoralizes the Home Secre-
tary. Let us by all means know whether
the very mussels and periwinkles of the sea-
side--the playthings of our children, the
natural property of immemorial fsher-folk
are tlcketed with the brand of squires and
of lords of the manor. If it be not so, the
worse for those who have sent these North
country villagers to gaol; and if it be so,
fishing had better be given up for want of
bait, until, perhaps, luxury, longing madly
for turbot and lobster sauce, induces avar-
ice to let the poor have back what nature
harvested for them"
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INoUFFICIENTLY STAMPED,
Rev. D. G. Kelly, Nashville, Tenn.
ENGLISH MEAT,

Jackson Hugill, a miller, was recently
brought before the magistrates at Stockton,
England, charged with having in his pos
session 60 sacks of an article supposed to
be sawdust for the adulterati0n of meal.
On submitting the "article" to analysis, it
was found to consist entirely of fibre gene
rally resembling oat husks which had been
calcined and ground. 1t contained nothing
but trace of nutriment, and was worse
than wood when eaten either by man or
beast, because the husks would irritate
the intestines and cause inhamma-
ton. For the defence it was con-
tended that the article consisting Cf
the husl1s of oats was not foreign sub
stance within the meaning of the act of
Parliament, but the bench came to the wise
conclusion that this was not legal ingredi-
ent, and fined the miller So, the fine being
mltigated on account of the costs which
were extremely heavy. During the hearing
it came out in evidence that the precious
stuff under the name of jonathan" is
largely manufactured at Montrose and New
castle, and has been used for the past ff-
teen years by millers in the adulteration of
Indian meal, barley meal and pig meal.
The magistrates threaten to punish very
heavily the next offender caught, but the
Echo ask how long Englishmen will con:
tinue to take care of their oxen, and yet suffer
men to put all manner of filth into their
own food and drink. ..
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A MAGNIFICENT ECHO.v

Up in the Lehigh valley there is a hotel
keeper who has a mountain about quarter
of mile from his house, and it occurred to
him that it would be good idea if he could
fix things so that magnificent echo could
be heard from the mountain by persons
who stood at his hotel and hallooed. So be
engaged boy to secrete himself behind a
elump of trees, with orders to repeat the
words Of any one talking on the roof of
the hotel. After praEticing to make sure,
the landlord announced one day his dis
covery of the echo, and took up a lot of
people to enjoy it. They called for half an
hour, but no echo responded. At last,
when the landlord had become crimson
with rage, and about to give in, the echo
came, but not in the shape expected. 1t
said: "Bin down to the spring fur mother.
Fire away now. I'm all right" The guests
smiled, and mine host suddenly disappear
ed.
1t is dangerous now to mention the word
'echo" at that hotel. .
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ARRESTED FOB ROBBERY.
The Accused twice attempts suic,d

The Accused Twice Attempts Suicide.
The Chattanooga Times of the 18th inst.
contains the following particulars of re-
cent affair in that city:
The following is as full history as we
are able to CLEAN of all the circumstances
relating to the arrest and detention of the
young man Henry Baker. We were in
possession of partial account of the affair
on the day of the arrest, but preferred, on
account of the respectable appearance and
youth of the prisoner, to await further de-
velopments:
Wednesday evening policeman Cross was
applied to by Mr.. Martin, man who keeps
boarding house near the Roane Iron Com
pany's works to arrest young man-Henry
Baker-saying he had lost bank check for
$500, $50 in money and watch and chain,
and that Baker had stolen it. Baker was
arrested five minutes before the Nashville
train left. His trunk was checked for Gin
cinnati, and he was preparing to leave with
it. On being questioned he denied every
thing. He was then searched, and there
was found in one pocket the watch and
chain and in another, about SIT in money.
He then confessed that he was hard up, had
stolen the watch and 1882 in money, half
of which he had spent for a cheap suit of
clothes, and that he was tryingt to get back
to Germany, where his relatives were.
He was then taken to Jail, for confine-
ment over night. While in jail, he attempt
ed suicide by making rope of his coat !,
and hanging himselfto the rafters. For
tunately the coat being linen one, the
rope was not strong enough and broke.
Yesterday morning he was brought be-
fore the Recorder, and bound over for trial.
After this was done, and while he was sit
ting near the window, under the charge of
policeman Gross, he attempted suicide
again, by throwing himself head foremost
out of the window, and was just caught in
time TO prevent him from accomplishing bis
purpose. 1t
Baker is young man, German, about
twenty years Of age. He does not look
lie an old hand, and this is probably his
first attempt at dishonesty. He will be
tried this term of the Circuit Court.
The trunk has been telegraphed for, and
when it arrives the extent of the robbery
can be more fully known.
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RONNETS.


OF all the charms dear woman wears,
OF all her womanly traps and snares,
For real effect there's naught that compares
With truly pretty bonnet;
For when or wherever you chance to meet
One that is perfectly modest and neat,
You NAV depend it's proof complete
That the head has more in than on IL.
No matter whether's she's pretty or not,
How much or how little money she's got,
Whether she lives in a mansion, or cot,
IT'S fact, depend upon 1t,
The woman to make man happy through life
To make a model mother and wife,
Is one who, scOrning this milliner strife,
Wears plain and tasteful bonnet.
Now. bonnet of genuine beauty and grace,
Worn on the head in It's proper place,
ShadoWiug family the wearers face,
81 thing for a song or a sonnet"
But one of those gay and gaudy things,
Made up of rainbows and butterfly wings,
A mixture of flowers, ribbons and strings,
Is dreadful, depend upon it.
A vulgar mass OF ''fuss and feather"
A little of everything thrown together,
As if by touch of windy weather,
A wretched conglOmeratiOn- $500
4 sort of a cup to catch the hair,
Leaving the head to ego it barr"
A striking example of ''nOthing to wear"
Is this bonnet abomination.
1t makes a woman look brazen and bold;
Assists her in catching nothing but cold,
1t is bad on the young, absurd on the old,
And defOrms what il ought to deck;
For, look at her face, no bonnet is there,
See, at the side, it hangs by hair
View it behind, and you will declare
That tho creature has broken her neckl
No matter where you may chance to be,
No matter how many women you see,
A pr0miscuous crowd or O. certain she.
You NAV fully depend upon it,
That gem of the very rarest kind
A thing most difficult to find,
A pet for which we long have pinned,
Is perfect Glove of a bonnet''
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MATHUSHEK.
Something About the New PiauO


emusic, where soft voices die,
Vibrates in the memory"
We have often been asked what is the
Mathushek Piano, concerning which many
letters of inquiry have been received at this
office. Yesterday we were attracted to the
music emporium, Cherry street, two doo=s
north of the Max well, where Mr.. John II.
Bryan, the General Southern Agent, has on
exhibition a number of these pianos. Nat
Qrally having an interest in whatever is
novel in invention and progressive in merit,
especially when it pertains to an art so
exalted and chaste in its sentiment,
and which, if properly used, becomes
the source of much that is in sympathy
with the highest delicacy and the more re-
fined feelings of human nature, we made an
examination of these instruments. The
chief merit as to their construction is that
pertaining to their durability, which is Sc
cured by means of the strings being ar
ranged so as to balance the strain on the
frame. This equalizing scale and linear
bridge cures what often befalls other instru-
ments, a liability to fail and thereby produce
a noise instead of a melody. Until
recently the Mathushek" has
been unknown to our people, and
its melodies have slumbered. Inasmuch as
they have been made so as to resist any at
mospheric influence and are not affected by
climate, they are destined to gain popu-
larity in the South, and wake again to life
and Joy the desoiate homes where no music
strains for years have been heard to float
their melody. We speak this not vainly;
large numbers of our best people have Wis
tied Mr.. Bryan's musical emporium and
fair fingers have evoked sweet strains from
the Greamlike tones of the Mathuskeh.
While nothing complimentary would in
crease the numbers who daily visit this
emporium, yet it were well to examine
these instruments for the cause of music if
not for pecuniary reasons. These pianos,
manufactured by the Mathuskeh Piano
Company at Hartford, Conn.,, are sold from
$3.50 to $3.50. The small sized pianos are
beautiful in their propositions, compact in
their combinations and most satisfactory as
to appearance. From our examination we
think as do many citizens of Nashville,
that the "Mathuskeh' is all that is claimed
for it, and has more purity of tone than
other instruments of the old scale. Its
soft enchanting melody stills the soul with
delight and inspires us with nobler senti-
ments and purer thoughts"
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IN a note to the Journal Of Chemistry,
DR.. Stearns, surgeon at the United States
Asylum for Disabled Soldiers, at Milwaukee,
Wis, referring to the Photographic use OF
orange colored glass to exclude the aetinic
rays of light, expresses his surprise that no
cptician has had the genius to see that Or
ange is the proper color for spectacles, in
stead Of green or blue, for persons of weak
eyes. DR.. Stearns states the interesting
fact that a room in the hospital with which
he is connected is lighted through orange
colored windows, and is used, with very
satisfactory results, for patients who have
certain diseases of the eyes requiring the
exclusion of the actinic rays OF light. A
similar suggestion to this was made some
time ago by writer in one of the London
papers.
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FOUND DEAD.
The Fate Of q Misguided Young Man.

The Fate of q Misguided Young Man.
About dark Tuesday evening, young
man named James Cannon, about 81 years
of age, entered Funk q Anderson's grocery
store, at HopkinsVille, KY, and wanted a
drink of whisky, which was refused because
of his already intoxicated condition. Be-
ing unable to sit imhis saddle, he was laid in
the yard near by, where he was left for the
night. At daylight next morning his
dead body was found where it had been
placed the day previous. 1t is thought death
resulted from congestion of the brain in
duced by whisky. The deceased resided in
Christian county, was not in the habit OF
drinking, and had left home the day previ-
GUS to his death, which is sermon within
itself and far more potent as a warning to
the young and the old than all the sorrow
wreathed temperance lectures, and scarcely
less than the hundreds of living wrecks who
are daily seen in life. One false step may
neUer be retraced, and one error may be a
ruin, ..
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Sad Calamity.

The GAINESVILLE Chronicle says: On last
Wednesday evening, the 10th inst, Mr.
Little, with Clarence, son of James Gam,
brel, of this city, visited near neighbor
Whilst there, little Clarence, about two
years old, got hold of cup containing
liquid concentrated lye, and drank portion
of it. After intense suffering the child died
Thursday morning about s O'Clock. He
was a beautiful, sprighty little boy, and was
the idol of the household. This is, indeed
sad stroke upon the doting father, for il
leaves him all alone-having lest his wife
and daughter about year since. There is
but one consolation to one so sorely tried
and that is the blessed thought of meeting
his lost ones in heaven, when they viii
form an unbroken family circle, where part
ing is no more.
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4@3R4
THE COURTS.

FEDERAL CoURT.-In this court YES
terday peremptory call was made of the
law side of the trial of the law docket and
the argument n the demurrer fled by the
second mortgage holders of the Nashville
and Northwestern railroad was partially
heard and viii be concluded tomorrow.
MAGISTRATES COURTS y esterday two
ebony maids, rejoicing in the names of EN-
ma and Sallie Clemens, were arraigned on
the charge of larceny, before Justice Wher.
~, who bound the defendants over to the
next term of the Criminal Court. Aaron
Nelson plead guilty to the charge of assault
and battery, for which he was fined S. with
cost, and required, in bond of $3.50, to
keep the peace towards Ester Pulliam.
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A Suggestion to the Ladies.

Last night as we CHANGED to be passing
the Auction Rooms of Crawford & Co.,
opposite the Maxwell House, on Church
street, we were attracted by the crying Of
our friend Burton, the champion auc-
tioneer. We would not resist the tempta-
ton to listen a few moments, and while
listening we were impelled by desire to
see for ourselves what quality of goods he
was selling, and at what figures. We must
confess that we were thunderstruck to see
such an extraordinary fine stock going off
entirely without reserve. We understood
it was their intention to continue their sale
three times a day-at 9, g and 8 o'clock.
The rapidity with which the goods are be-
ing sold shows that the people of our city
duly appreciate such an extraordinary sale.
The ladies especially will find it quite ad-
vantageous to attend their sales at O'Clock
p. NJ. each day.
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Religious services To-Day.

First Presbyterian Church Preaching at
l01 O'Clock A. NJ. and 8 P, NJ. by Rev. H. 81.
Banks, of Murfreesboro. The Sacrament
Of the Lords Supper win be administered
during the morning.
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church
By Rev. DIR. Baird, 1920 A. NJ. and 1:l5
p. N. Subject of the morning Discourse:
"The Morality of Trade vs.. Gambling"
Singing exercises at 4:30 P. M.
Church of the Advent protestant Epis-
copal) South Vine street, between Church
and Broad, Rev. Edward Bradley, Rector,
residence No. IL South Vine street-Divine
service at 104 A. NJ. and s p. NJ.
Services at the Second Presbyterian
Church by the pastor, at II a. m. and s p.
m, as usual. tF&
First Baptist Church Preaching by Rev.
DR.. Jones, at 1880 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Union Chapel-Preaching at 1920 a. m.
and p. m, by Rev. +. A. Mason.
McKendree Church--Services 1890 a. m.
and p. m, by d. G. Kelley.
Central Baptist Church-Services to-day
at 1880 a. m. and s p. M, by the pastor,
Rev. w. G. Inman.
Christ Church-Services at 1890 a.. m.
and p. M, by Rev. VIM. Graham, Restor.
The Synagogue-Rev. DR.. Isador Kalisch
willlecture in the English language on "Old
and New Judaism" this eveniGg at u
o'clock at the North Market Street Syna-
gogue. F
Claiborne Chapel Divine services at II
a. m. by the Rev. A. B. Royell, and at p.
m. by the Rev. j. NJ. Fraley.
Church of the Holy Trinity-The Rev.
W. j. Ellis viii officiate and preach at 10:45
q m and m m .-..
Edgefield Cumberland Presbyterian
Church-Preaching at 1890 a. m. aid p.
m. by the pastor, Rev. j. d. Kirkpatrick.
Edgefield Presbyterian Church-Services
by Rev. j. III. McNeilly at 1890 a. m. and
s p. m. 80
North Edge6eli Presbyterian Mission
Services at 2 p. m.
st. Anne's Episcopal Church, Edgefeld
Services at 1890 a. m. and p. NJ. by
Rev. w. j. Ellis, Rector. -
Edgefleld Baptist Church--Service at
1920 a. m. by Rev. T. III. Jones, and at
p. m. by Rev. Geo. Truett. Sabbash-school
at $50 a. m. e--s-....s.rs -
North Edgefeld Baptist Mission, Sharpe's
Hall-Sabbath-school at $50 p. m, preach
ing by Rev. T. II. Jones at 8 p. m. lz'r
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lrand Excnrsion fo at. Lonis.

From Gen. E. +. Winslow, President and
General Manager of the st. Louis and
Southwestern Railway Company, lessees of
the Evansville, Henderson and Nashville
Railroad, we have received an invitation to
join an excursion party to st. Louis next
Wednesday. This excursion is for the pur-
pose of giving the stockholders of the
Evansville, Henderson and Nashville Rail-
road an opportunity of examining the whole
line, and of seeing the St. Louis and South
western Railroad, its facilities, and the
country through which it passes and the
city of st. Louis, in whose great market our
people are so largely interested. This is more
especially desirable, as on an equitable basis
the several interests of the railroads be-
tween st. Louis and Nashville, via Evans
vile and Henderson, are about to be con-
solidated by Gen. Winslow under one man
agement, ensuring greater economy in ope-
ration, increased facilities for transporta-
ton and development of the local and
through business of the roads, thereby en-
HANGING the value of stock in the various
companies and enabling shippers to enlarge
their business at reduced rates. The ex-
cursion train leaves here in the morning and
runs to st. Louis by half past six the same
day, going the entire distance, as will all
passenger trains when the new schedule is
adopted, in twelve hours and half. A
number of prominent railroad gentlemen
from this city, among them Maj. j. D..
Lockhart, and bevy OF beautiful Ken
lucky girls, stockholders and officers will
compose the excursion party.
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New Advertisements.

Nonresident notice by VIM. G. Clegett,
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of Hickman
county.
Sewing machine for sale at Hamilton
Fire Hall No. 2, North Nashville.
J. II. Oney cautions all persons against
purchasing a money order drawn on A. d.
Wharton.
Concert at National Garden this after
noon.
IA Public Square, advertise a large and
well assorted stock of ladies' goods, embrac-
ing lace points, silks, lawns, fans, etc.
G. Rice & Co. announce a great reduc-
ton in all dry goods, of which they have
an extensive stock
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LATEsl Markets BY TELEGRAPH

SAVANNAH, July 13.-Cotton in good
demand, middling 29c; net receipts 70 bales;
exports coastwise 90 bales; sales 100 bales;
stock 743 bales. r
CHARLESTON, July 13.-COtton dull;
middlings 23ac; net receipts 13 bales; gross
256 bales; exports coastwise bales; stock
1921 bales. -3s
GALVESTON, July 13.-Cotton-Good
ordinary 20ac; stock 635 bales.
MOBILE, July 13.-Cotton firm; mid
dlings 22c; net receipts u bales; stock
1,534 bales, -d.
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LEBANON.
The Democracy of Old Wilson En-
dOrse the Action at BaitimOre-HOn.
Ed. L. GOIIaday Sereuaded.

The Democracy of Old Wilson En-
dOrse the Action at BaltimOre-HOn.
Ed. L. GOIIaday Serenaded.
Correspondence of the Union and American.
LEBANON, July 13.-The action of the
Baltimore Convention is with great cordial
ity and unanirlity endorsed by the Demoe-
racy of old Wilson, and will receive an over
whelming support at the ballot-box in No
vember. We are all for the Democratic
electoral ticket. Politically, we have so far
had but little to produce excitement, and
consequently our county has been very
quiet. How long we viii be allowed TO en-
JOY this blissful tranquility we cannot con-
jecture.
Col. Ed. L. Golladay returned home on
the morning of the 18th inst, looking
in fine health. Last night at nine
o'clock he was serenaded by a party
of his friends, at his residence on West
Main street. After the Lebanon brass
band had played several airs, the crowd
called for Gollady, and he appeared on the
portico, was greeted with cheers, and after
thanking them for the demonstration, spoke
at some length, with his characteristic elo-
quence, giving an account of his labors in
Congress, and of the present political con-
dition of the country. He told his audi
ence that he was fresh from the Northern
States and cities, and that he had every
where received assurances that the Greeley
and Brown ticket would win. He believed
the success of that ticket would be a tri-
umph that would put happy period to the
wrongs and expressions which the South
had so long suffered, and would restore the
Southern States to their natural places, with
their constitutional rights in the government.
He congratulated the country upon its
prospects of an early deliverance from the
corrupt aud tyrannical party now in power.
He was frequently applauded, and especi-
ally, when he declared for Greeley and
Brown or spoke against the Grant admins
tration.
After The Colonel had concluded his
speech the band again played, and the
crowd dispersed.
We have an unusually small number of
candidates for county offices and for Legis-
lative honors. WILSON.
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Heavy jail Delivery.

Last Tuesday night four prisoners named
Reuben Matthias, Jack Hood, John Bibb
aand William Boregardis broke jail at Dover,
Stewart county and made good their es-
cape. Confederates from the outside fur
nished them with tools, with which they
cut through bar of iron, half an ich thick,
on the inner cell door, and the back bolts.
The fugitives left word with colored wo-
man, who was confined in one of the cells
to inform Sheriff George Brandon that they
would not trouble him TO take them to Nash
vile this fall. For their apprehension a
reward of 5000 Is offered by the jailer Mr..
Cooley, who at the time of the delivery
was up in town and is not blamed for the
escape.