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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-06
MISSOURI.
The Cass County Bond Conspiracy.
Suicide OF One of the swIndIers.

Suicide Of One of the SwIndIers.
ST. LOUIS, March 5.-Sheriff Bryant, of
Cass county, arrived here this morning and
has been Closeted with the police authori-
ties most of the day. His statement and
that of A. G. Hinchman, who Is also here
in connection with the matter, Is in sub
stance as follows:
The Missouri Pacific Railroad after hold
ing the original hundred Thousand dollar
bonds several years from the time they were
turned over to them by the military author
tiles, and finding the people of Cass county
averse to pay them, waived their claim and
delivered them to an agent of Cass county,
taking his receipt therefor. Subsequently
the County Court made an order to destroy
the bonds, which now stands on the coun-
ty records, but it appears they were not de-
stroyed, and few months ago it is alleged
a ring was formed in and out of the county
court to in some way legalize these bonds
and sell them. This became known and
was strenuOusly opposed by the people
who regarded the whole thing as a bare
faced fraud. New bonds were printed,
however, to the amount of the original issue
with accrued interest Of ten per cent, and
last Friday, after the adjournment of the
ICRlilhI SCo1lOll VI IL6 SOuulN NOuIl, duu
one Of the Judges, who was not In the ring,
had left for home, the remaining judges,
Stevenson and Forsytbe, reconvened the
court, approved the issue Of the bonds, and
Judge Stevenson, and James Cline, Robert
B. Higgins and Ladue and Nichols, who
were arrested here yesterday, took the
bonds and Immediately left town. Previous
to the reconvening Of the court, the clerk
was invited out ostensibly on some bust
ness by two Of the ring, but really to get
him out of the way, and it was during his
absence that the bonds were approved and
the record of the court signed by young
deputy clerk, who was persuaded to do so
on repeated assurances that the action Of
ne court was legal and proper.
1t is stated these bonds are In favor of
some land and trust company. The exact
name, however, is not known, 1t Is also
stated that they are In aid of the st. Louis
and Santa Fe Railroad, running from Hol-
den, on the Missouri Pacific, to Paola, Kan
sas, where it connects with the Missouri
River, Fort Scott and Gulf Road.
Judge Stevenson is known to have come
to Sedalia, Missouri, whence it is believed
he went West on the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas road. Cline was at Wyandotte,
hdllSdS. Last ulSuts DuJ Cluueu Ilo OulCoIS
and has probably gone West. J. D. Hine'
another of the ring, and law partner Of
Cline, has also fed, and is supposed to have
gone to California. r. B. Higgins was ar
rested in Kansas City last night, and this
forenoon shot himself through the heart
with a Derringer while in the calaboose,
and died instantly. Judge Forsyth did not
fee as stated in last nights dispatch, and
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self to remain at home, convene the Court,
which the bonds were approved. All these
lilies. Hine and Cline are prominent law
yers in Harrisonville, and AmisOn was a
merchant, and heretofore sustained high
rpnnt alinn
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OnrTobaccO Market.

The next tobacco sale at the warehouse
of j. NJ. Carsey, Son & Co. will come off at
II O'Clock next Thursday, and we hope our
merchants will give the same encourage
ment that was exhibited last week, and see
that prices are sustained. This is by far
the most important enterprise for the in
terests of Nashville that has been put on
foot since the war, and our business men
should not suffer it to fail. Over one mil
lion dollars worth of tobacco passes by our
very doors yearly, and until re-
Gently no effort has been made
to stop it, and now since the at
tempt has been made to establish a market
here, will not our business men put their
shoulders to the wheel, and keep the enter
prise moving. Messrs. Carsey, Son Il Co.
inform US that the receipts are increasing
beyond their expectation, and they are in
daily receipt Of letters from planters and
shippers, making Inquiry in regard to the
market, and promising shipments, and they
hope soon to have tobacco enough on sale
to bring in buyers from abroad. Some of
our marchantS have already received letters
from eastern buyers, asking the amount
that can be brought here, and what they
will have TO pay for purchasing.
Until the quantity on sale is enough
to induce buyers from abroad
to come here, prices must be sustained by
our own buyers,and we are glad to see they
have manifested a determination to do
this. The enterprising firm that has put
the ball in motion knows no such word as
fail, and when we see such men as n. +.
Alloway, W. 81. Chadbourn, r. +. Nevins,
McCrea & Co., Furman & Co., B. II. Cook
& Co., Settle, Cooke & Co., S. B. Spurlock
& Co., Col. Mcclure and others, coming to
their aid, we feel that there is no longer
room to doubt that Nashville is soon to be
the tobacco market for the great tobacco
growing section that surrounds her. We
again say, be on hand on Thursday.
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CUSTOMHOUSE CORRUPTION.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-The Congress
sional Retrenchment Committee this morn
ing received several letters, making sugges-
tions.
MIR. Schultz, general merchant of New
York, testified that packages of liquor
which came direct to his store from the
ship were always in perfect order, while
those which went through the Customhouse
lost five to seventy five per cent. He did
not know any Of the officers in the Custom
house who received bribes; only heard Of
such things, and did not know any mGT-
chant who had ever paid bribeS.
Recess.
On reassembling Mr.. Schultz testified on
cross examination that dock thieves had
robned witness of eight gallons Of Dutch
Gin within fifteen minutes after il was land
ed and while man who had been watch
ing for the landing of the gin had run to
tell the .carman to take them to the s;ore.
He had been told by the owners of four
hundred bales of wool that while it was on
the wharf the thieves came in boats, cut
open the bales and stole the wool and the
police had to be sent for to protect the
goods and drive away the thieves.
On being cross examined by Mr.. Bayard
the witness said the only packages plum
dered were those invoiced for appraisement.
He could not get an answer as to who was
responsible for the safety of goods on the
whaTVes.
The committee adjourned to meet at one
O'Clock tomorrow, when Gen. Babcock will
he examined
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LOUISIANA.
Noble vindIcntion Of a Free judiciary.
scathing Rebuke ora Radical Usurper.
WarrnOth's Pet Remande., 70 Prisc


WarInOth's Pet Remanded 20 Prison.
New ORLEANS, March 5.-The Execu-
tive and Judicial conflict continues. Judge
Cooley ordered Van Norden rearrested this
morning and brought before him. About
eleven O'Clock the sheriff brought Van Nor
den in, when Judge Cooley delivered q
lengthy discourse ON the action of the Gov
ernor yesterday in pardoning the prisoner
and attempting to defeat the ends of justice,
in which he said:
IN the Governor were TO be permitted
to exercise such functions, we might as well
abolish courts entirely, for there could be
executed no order against a party who
might be fortunate enough to have the Gov
ernor to back him. The Governor more
than any one else ought to respect and up
hold the decrees of the courts, for he is of
them an executive member. In this case
be has so far forgotten his duty as not only
not to assist in the execution of the law but
has conspired to defeat it. Such conduct
cannot be tolerated in any country where
the laws are respected and It must be put
down. What makes the matter still worse
is, that 1t Is well known that the Governor
is alleged to be party to the very
suit out OF which the matter has arisen, al
though he has been kept in the background,
and he attempts to shield from harm those
who have been working in his interests. /,
therefore, charge the Sheriff to convey Mr..
Vannorden to the parish prison, there to be
confined according to the terms of the orig
inal sentence, and will hold the Sheriff
responsible, under the act of 1858, for the
proper execution of this order"
Van Norden Is again in the parish prison.
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Michigan Elections.
NEW YORK.
Thirty.TvO Degrees Below Zero.

DessESe1 dekOH zero.
NEW YORK, March 5.-Weather very
cold and clear. Thermometer this morning
five degrees below zero-a difference Of
some twenty-five degrees from the tempeFa-
ture Of yesterday. There is a great deal of
ice in the barbor and navigation by ferriage
is much obstructed.
Very cold weather is reported in New
England. At Ogdensburg, \. Y, the ther-
mOmeter this morning was thiTty-tWo de-
grees below zero.
Trial of Mayor Hall.
The trial of Mayor Hall is progressing.
S. G. Tynes, late County Auditor, was on
the witness stand, and identified the war
rant for the Eayment of the Garvey claims,
charged in the Indictment. Arguments
continued as to the admissibility of this
warrant as evidence. Finally, it being de-
cided by Judge DAILY that 1t could be taken
as such for the guidance of the court, but
not for the consideration Of the jury, the
counsel excepted, and Tynes' examination
continued, he giving details Of the manner
of keeping the accounts of warrants and
vouchers.
In this afternoons proceedings at the
trial of Mayor Hall, W. S. Copeland, form
erly in the ComptrOller's Office, testified as
to the routine Of business there. AT er
some time Judge DAILY decided that suffi-
cient preliminary proof for the court had
been given Of the existence OF a bill on ac-
count of Gavey on which a warrant was
issued and sufficient preliminary evidence
given to entitle the parties to give secondary
evidence Of the nature Of such warrant.
Mr.. Tremaine for the prosecution then Of
fered the warrant as evidence. Mr.. Bur
rell, Of the Mayors counsel, objected. claim
ING that the warrant was inadmissable as
proof Of neglect Of duty. Considerable
argument pro and con ensued on legal tech
nicalities as to the admissability of the war
rant as evidence, StOughton of the Mayors
counsel asserting that time would not be
wasted if he should prove it inadmissable
so that the case against the Mayor should
be stopped. Adjourned until tomorrow.
Snug SInecures.
The report Of the Finance Committee Of
Aldermen last evening shows that during
the past three years sums varying from
100000 down to 100000 have been paid to
Tweed, Sweeney and others as Deputy Col
lectors Of the Assessment Bureau. None
of them performed any services of the bu-
reau. Among the items are S65,624 to
Hank Smith and $G5,OOO to A. ID. Barber.
No Seats, NO Pay.
The Brooklyn Board of Aldermen yester-
day afternoon passed a resolution that no
railroad company in that city should collect
fare of passengers who were not provided
with seats.
one Grand National Bank.
Preliminary measures were taken to-day
for the organization of a bank here as
representative of the National Banks Of the
country.
Vaccinated Veal.
Frank Yourg, a Brooklyn butcher, ac-
cused of having IN his possession five calves,
one Of which bad already been killed for
meat, that had been inOculated for the pur-
pose of obtaining vaccine matter, has been
arrested. His case is under investigation
by the health officers.
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POUGHKEEPSIE.
A JoriaI Cornse-PIaHing Possum.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, n. Y, March "a
man was found at Halls corner, Westches-
ter county, last night, apparently frozen to
death. The body was taken to Tarry-
town, and the Coroner from Hastings held
an inquest over it, verdict being rendered
accordingly. The body was placed in a
coffin and started for Sleepy Hollow Gene
terry. As the coffin was about to be low
cred into the grave noise proceeded from
it, causing interment to be delayed long
enough to discover that the man was alive.
Tonight the supposed corpse is sitting by
the fire at Tarrytown depot, refecting on
things earthly. His name has not been as
certained. He said che wanted to take
sugar in his" "Pass around the hat,
brudder."
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CONDENSED TKLEGRAMs.

Sioux City, Ia, is enthused over the re-
ported gold fields of Dakotah.
Seventy sixty miles of the Colorado mar
row gauge railroad are in operation, earn
ing near half million a week.
The Planters Bank of Fort Valley, Ga,
was robbed Monday night Of $l5,200.
Minneapolis had fire Monday night at a
cost of $l80,000.
Mount Washington, n. H., reports 40
degrees below zero and the wind blowing
and low?
The money for tunnellipg Broadway,
New Y York-S20, ,000-is said to be ready and
waiting only for charter.
Col. Gustavus A. LoOmis, West Point
graduate of 1911, died yesterday at StratfOrd,
Conn.
The loss by fire of DR.. Jayne, Philadel-
.phia, is Sl25,000 on building, half insured,
and $4,000 on stocks, fully covered.
The Grand Jury Of Jersey City has
brought In 81 additional indictments, en-
bracing nearly all the municipal officers.
There is a deficiency of 100000 in the
general fund accounts of Brooklyn.
The Government gave the Japs grand
reception in Washington last night. Presi-
dent Grant was not present.
The first National Convention of the
Patriotic Sons of America met in Allen
town, Pa, yesterday.
Chicago River is being cleared of the
hullzs of vessels burned Oct. 8.
Twenty freight cars were smashed by a
broken rail on the Southern Michigan yes
terday.
FOREIGN.
John Bright wants to organize an Eco
nomical Party in England.
Ponyer Quertier, the French Minister of
Finance, has resigned. Two regiments
have been removed from Paris for Bona
partist tendencies.
The Emperor William, on Saturday last,
made final distribution of decorations to
generals distinguished for their services in
the late war.
Austria has enacted the compulsory edu-
cation law.
Gen. Brownlow has quelled the rebels Of
East India.
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THE ABBOTT CONTEST.
A Curious Bit of HistOry-Why Vance
Held on.

A Curious Bit Of HistOry-Why Vance
Held on.
The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette furnishes the following
in regard to the contest for the North Caro-
lima Senatorship:
In the printed report, there is one curious
bit Of history which eXcites considerable
comment at the expense Of Senator Pool.
II seems that about the time for Vance to
take his seat and before the Legislature ad-
iourned, the impression became so strong
that Vance might not have his disabilities
removed so as TO enable him TO enter the
Senate, that a proposition was introduced
looking to his resignation and new cleo
ton. at this juncture, a letter was ad-
dressed TO Senator Pool, and the answer to
it read in the Legislature. 1t had the effect
10 prevent further action in regard to a new
election. The letter read as follows:
SENATE CHAMBER, WASHINGTON CITY,
March l3, 1S71.-My Dear Sir: You ask
me. as an old friend, to tell you candidy
, If Gov. Vance is likely to be re-
lieVed. Tie Senate committee has
lust reported bill for his relief, and it viii
pSss next December, If not before. In the
present state of things here it may no! be
acted upon this session, as Congress refuses
TO take up any business except some few
special matters; but even at this disadvan-
tags Vance stands a good chance of being
relieved before we adjourn. Many Senators
heretofore opposed will vote for him now.
If Congress remains in session two weeks,
be will be relieved at this session. The
House would pass the bill by an immense
majority. l hardly have doubt as to his
final relief early in the next session. / have
not time 10 write more fully.
Very truly, ETC., JOHN Pool.
As Pool has constantly supported the
proposition to admit Abbott, and as he vo-
ted for Morton's amendment to the amnes-
ty bill designed to exclude Vance, he is
charged with bad faith and an attempt to
prevent the North Carolina Legislature
from electing any one in VaDce's place who
would have been admitted.
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WE think it was the late Mr.. Lincoln
who used to tell the story Of boy who
was ordered by bis father to scare a stray
urchin off the premises. He departed on
his mission, with ''turkey-gobbler" strut.
In short time be returned, with discol-
Ored optic, bleeding nose and in a sadly
demoralized condition, and told his father
the ''darned boy didn't scare worth a cent"
That is the condition of Conkling in rela-
ton to Schurz. The Senator from Missouri
don't "scare worth a cent" Conkling
tried him, and came back defeated at all
points, or as Western man expressed it,
all the "strut taken out of him."
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UTAH..
The Primary Election.

SALT LAKE, March BY the Consti-
tuition, a general election to vote for the
ratification or rejection of the Constitution
and the election of members of the Legisla-
ture and Representative to Congress, will
be held on Monday, March IS. The cleo
ton for members of the Legislature, will be
conducted according to the system of the
cumulative ballot. 1t is doubtful whether
Gentiles will go to the polls, the Convention
and State matter being Mormon move,
and entirely against the wishes of the nom
Mormon portion of the population.
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THE committee elected by the Senate to
investigate the French arms scandal under
Summers resolution is composed Of Messrs.
Hamlin, Carpenter, Sawyer, Logan, Ames,
Harlan, and Stevenson. The latter is the
only Democrat on the committee. The
Senate refused to put Mr.. schurz upon It.
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We acknowledge an invitation to the
fourth annual ball of the st. Joseph's Total
Abstinence Society, to be given at the
Skating Rink on Thursday evening, March
IA. This society, we understand, is in a
prosperous condition, and the managers Of
The fourth annual ball will not fail by their
courteous attention to render it pleasant
ond aoraaahIa
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-06

TIE New York Sun says Of Senator
Ferry, of Connecticut: because be is an
unpurchasable, upright man, Grant hates
him; aud has decreed that be must be de-
feated and sacrificed" The question so
pointedly put by Horace Greeley, Feb. 20,
comes right in here: "CGn anybody op-
pose Grant and still continue in the Re
publican party?"
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Fenian1 wanted.

HALIFAX, Ms, March 5.-In a Legis-
lative Council to-day, Hon. Mr.. Fraser pre-
sented copy of. a dispatch from Hon. j.
Howe, dated Jan. 20, asking the return Of
the names of American citizens arrested or
imprisoned for participating in the Fenian
movement for ten years past, and also the
names of those released. The Lieutenant
Governor has replied that there were none,
so far as could be ascertained.
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Great Exe5temenf.

About o'clock last night fellow tasted
a street-car drivers nose with his fist, caus-
ing him to letv the car in a great hurry,
screaming out ''Police." The cries Of the
unfortunate driver caused large crowd to
gather around the car, which was standing
on the corner of Church and Cherry streets.
Only this, and nothing moro,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-06

IL the Island Of Java the deficiency in
the coffee crop viii tbs year be $4,000 tons.
The Brazil crop sill fail short some 10000
tons; the CeylOn viii fall short nearly TO-
900 tons. It is thus estimated that the
coffee crop Of the world win fan short Of
last ysar fully 100000 tons.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
sor,o ssw rT,IIsous More.

COLUMBIA, March 5.-A bin granting
one million eight hundred thousand dollars
in aid of the Blue Ridge Railroad has been
passed by the Legislature over Gov. SCOTS
veto. The validating bill viii probably
ass to-day, which viii place four million
onds, now under hypothecstion, on the
n, ,artrah
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Boston, March 5.-The schooner Clara
Bell, with a cargo of coal from New York
to Boston, grounded this morning near
Cape Coz. The officers and crew-seVen
In all--sttempted to reach land, but only
one succeeded, and he nearly frozen. The
rest perished in the sea.
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GOLD is dull in New York at l1s@l1OB

TENNESSEE Bonds closed in New York
last evening at e8 for the old issue and e6s
for the new.
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WHILE some people are distressed over
the number of their children, there are
Others still more miserable, because they
have none at all. We observe that quite
struggle is going on in New Orleans for the
possession Of little one left some nights
ago on the steps Of Catholic priest. One
gentleman offers one thousand dollars for
it to the city, while various amou.ts are bid
by others. One of the city papers propose
to put up the prize to the highest bidder,
the amount to be settled on the child, and,
with accruing interest, be paid to it on its
arrival at full age.
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= ON scott.

PITTsBURe, March 5-The annual Or
ganizing meeting of the Directors elect of
the P.C.and St.L. railroa dwas held to-day.
Thos. A. Scott was reelected President;
VIM. Thaw was reelected Vice President;
W. 81. Barnes, Secretary, and N. j. Spen-
Ger, Treasurer.
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VIRGINIA.
The Stamp Act.

RICHMOND, March 5.-The Legislative
Finance Committee are considering bill
proposing a stamp tax on commercial paper
and tax on interest or mortgage bonds is
sued by railroad companies or other cor
porations, and also plan to create stamp
tax on interest on the State debt.
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A coal oil lamp exploded a few nights
AGO in South Nashville while the family
were at supper. The proprietor, however,
seized the table, saturated with blazing oil,
and carried it out doors. We regret to learn
his bands were severely burned.
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The Romnn oneation-

VIENNA, March 5.-It. has been ascer-
tained from an official source that Austria
has made no offer of asylum to the Pope,
and the reports that his Holiness intends to
leave Rome are discredited here.
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WEST TENNESSEE.
Lnurer KILLED.

LOUISVILLE, March 6.-Y Yesterday eve
fin-, Col Lanham, prominent lawyer, of
Paris, Tenn, was shot and instantly killed
in difficulty at Henry Station, on the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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The Memphis Oil Company fled bill in
the Second Chaucery Court last Friday for
an amendment 10 their charter So as to al
Low the company to purchase and run small
steamboats, in the river for the purpose of
collecting cotton seed.