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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-23
ruE PRESCOTT PAPERS

The New York World states that among
the minor tut still very serious and irrepar-
able Losses occasiored by the Boston con-
hagration we regret TO be obliged to chron-
icle the complete destruction Of the letters,
papers, and manuscripts of the historian
Prescott. During the absence in Europe Of
tie memborsof the family into whose pos
resgion tFey had come, these valuable doc.
uments had been stored "for safety" in one
Of the splendid warehouses which disap,
peared Ike log huts in prairie FIRE under
the stress Of the tremendous conha
Grafton. Mt Prescott's physical inhrmity
had made it necessary for him 10 cause
ccpies 10 be taken Of an immense lumber
srd variety Of ancient and authentic docu'
nents concerning Spain and the two Amer
icas. and he destruction Of these as vel
SIS Of his own correspondence and literary
memoranda is in It's wsy public calamity
10 The world Of letters. With these also
,erisled some Of the finest portraits ever
PAINTED 10y Copley, the father of Lord Lynd,
burst. and the first of American artists to
win ansme and fame il the world.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-23
STATE AID To IsAILROADs

IL will be remembered that our new con
sli,ution prohibits the Legislature from ez-
tending State aid to railroads. IN this con
rection, the following telegram from Cali
foruia has a peculiar significance:
"Tbe result Of the election in this State
and in Nevada is very significant Cough
Ian. the candidate of the railroad monopoly,
for Congress, who is defeated by LutJreii,
ian 3,69S behind his ticket. Page, anotner
railroad candidate, who is elected, ran be-
hind Grant over 4,OOU."
The opposition to State aid, or the loan
or grant Of the public means or credit to pri'
vate enterprises, which is so marked a fca-
ture in the West, has hardened on tie Pacific
slope into hostility which loses no OppOr-
tunity Of manifcsting Itself through the bal
ot-box. Despite all the glittering talk
about developing resources, opening W
new channels OF trade, making the wilder.
ness to blossom Ike the rose, and so on and
so on, says the New York World, it is felt
that State all amounts simply to this, that
,he community shall give or loan its means
oieredit 10 4, Z, and c, TO enable the TIC
10 build q railgcad which, when built, !;
their own private properly, for the ne
whereof the community is TO pay as mucL
asjEit had rot contributed TO its construc'
ton. In other words, the State gives the
company the road, and then the company
charges the State for its use.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-23
4 VICTIM OF MISPLACED CONF
nENCE.

Alta grand Republican demonstration at
Hartford, Com, recently, speeches were
made by Gov. Jewell and Gen. Hawley,
10th Of whom were seren8ded. After al
ludirg to some of the issues settled by the
canvass. Gen. Hawley closed as follows:
aNov. If the Republican party would
faithfully serve . confding nstion and re-
tain i-s mower. it must conduct ifs relations
ygifb forsjgn nations upon the highest pTin-
cinIfs: collect revenue carefully, and dis
h1rse il honestly; keep expenditures down
fo tho lowest honorable limit; perfect the
barking system: return to specie payment;
furnish uniform and staple currency;
Dro,act American citizens, however
humble. AZ home, as we'll as abroad; OBJ
eerye well The limits between state and ma.
floral authority; deal wisely, firmly, Kind
IL srd Justly Win the Indians; honor pur'
iIv Of the bsIiot-box; scourge bad men out
OF Office and out Of the councils OF the par
": encourage the honest efforts OF labor 10
es-blish better relations with capital; and
ps feCt reform of the civil service.
An upsophisticated Grant man is reported
to have exclaimed, after hearing this speech
ofGsn. Bawley, Had I known that our
Marty REQUIRED so much improving 10 make
It what it should be, before election,
sAouid have voted the Liberal ticket. die
MT believe it when told, before l voted
that It wasT because these reforms were
needed, tire liberals and Democrats haC
uaiie6 IN the hope ofbringing them shout?
Alas. the poor, deluded victim Of the play
egs Of the political confidence game had read
only Republican newspapers, and like thou
sands Oh others, was sold.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-23

THE trial of Lucien n. Fewell for shoot
ing James F. Clark, a few weeks ago, while
the latter was confined in jail at Brentville,
Va, for abducting Fewell's sister-Clsrk
being a married man at the time-has re-
suited in his acqaital. Fewell entered the
Jail and coolly and deliberately shot Clark
as one would shoot mad dog, and it took
the jury but five minutes to make up their
verdict Of not guilty. Juries now days
appear 10 be almost unanimous In imagining
that q murder trial is q mere thing Of senti-
ment. A prettily conceived story Of affection
for a sister, vivid description of q hearth
desolated by a Wife's betrayal" or a
mournful tale Of fend who has robbed a
tender soul Of bis paramour any one OF
these, or Of thousand Of their ramifca-
tions, is enough TO make the modern jury
melt into tears over the woes men whose
only offense is nothing more than taking
the lives of others. It might as well be
enacted in all the States Of the Union that
whenever z murder is committed with "a
woman in i, ," the guilty party is to be con-
sidered above the reach Of the law thai ex-
tends to other murders, for the guilty in
such cases can never be convinced.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-23
EEBUKTEG GRANT.

The Philadelphia Age prints note which
the late Cen. Meade addressed to the editor
of that PAPER in March, 1871, in which he
says:
81 an glad to hear you say that notwish,
standing your long acquaintance with me
YOU are not able to define my party eharsc
Ter, because this has been the position
have always endeavored to maintain, and
though l am not without my own private
views on public questions, l have never
given any utterance to them in public, OF
allowed them to influence my official action
as soldier. should esteem q nomination
for the Presidency a misfortune. al
ways objected to politicians making them.
selves soldiers for political ends, and !
equally condemn soldiers becoming politi
clans, so long SIS they are soldiers. l am il
favor, rs between politicians and soldiers
each ''shinnying on their Own side"
Grant must feel such rebuke as this. II
is too direct and too incisive for him moi
TO feel it.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-23
REPRESENTATIVE rRoUsDALE.

Hon. J. 4. Trousdale, Representative
elect, from the county of Sumner, was born
and has ever lived in the county to be rep
resented by him, and is now 81 years Of
age. He is & worthy son of:lhs lsmentea
Gov. VIM. Trousdale, aLd3l58as educated
and graduated in both theSl3SassFg sRd law
departments of the Cumbe5lsal UHiTeTsity
at Lebanon. He was a IneEBer Of tie
lower house of the last General Assembly,
and was admired blythe members. In5that
body he was unusually attentive 80. bust.
pess, prompt in every duty, and, showed
himself well worthy the confidence the PEG.
pie of MS county had placed in him: He
became candidate in the late canvass at
the urgent solicitation of his many friends,
and 50 general was the desire for his re:elec-
ton that he had no opposition until within
few days of the election, a
Republican candidate was announced.
Mr.. Trousdals is thorough Democrat,
having learned his early lessons from his il
lustrious father. In his speeches in the
late canvass, he devoted himself exclusively
to matters of Stats policy, and endeavored
toawaken in the people more active inter
est in the material progress Of this and the
sister States Of the South, and discussed
those topics only that relate to their intel
lectual elevation and the development OF
their varied resources Of wealth and pros
psrity. He was warm supporter OF tie
full Demoeralic ticket IL the late canvass,
bat was supported alike By Cheatham and
johnson men, receiving about as many
votes of one as Of the other. His name has
already been put forward as candidate for
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
by his friends. His pOstofice is GallaLin'
REPRESENTATIVE JAMESON.
Hon. J. Il. JamisOn, Representative elect
from the county of Rutherford, was born
and has ever lived in the county TO be rep
resented by MIN and is now twenty-s!x
years of age. He is q young gentleman OF
Limited means, and by his own indomit-
able will and perseverance is gradually
working himself into high position
amongst the leading men Of the State and
country.
He has dependant upon him widowed
mother, and his chief aim in life is to pro-
vide for her every want, which he Goes to
his Wn IS well as to her entire satisfaction
and she is justly proud Of her
noble son. BY bis own energy since
the war he has educated himself at the
Washington and Lee University Of Virgil
mia. He has selected for his occupation,
the business of surveying and is now fol-
lowing that business, and at the same time
conducting farm in Rutherford county.
In the late canvass he received the Gomina-
ton Of the Democratic party Of bis county
for his present position and supported the
entire Democratic ticket. Mr. Jamison,
although quite young, will make an actiVe,
energetic and working member Of the Leg
islature, and though representing one OF the
most populous and wealthy counties Of the
State, will show himself fully equal to the
task.
His postofice is Murfreesboro.
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AN APOLOGY sz GUILD BE DEEEAE
RED.

An impertiaens John Bull has been ask
ing impairment questions of the London
Times. For instance, be wants that paper
to tell why it was and how It was that al
those eminent American gentlemen, en-
trusted with plenipOtentiarg and extraor-
binary powers, at the Court OF France ~
the Court of England, at Court OF ST. Pe-.
tersburg, and at the not very great Court
of Denmark, and at the Court OF Kaiser
William, were soft on pleasure bent" while
the English and European ministers were
forced to remain constantly at their posts.
The very inqaisltiye correspondent thought
it curious thing, that Mr.. Washburne,
who gets $1,000. a month in gold, and
some exraemoluments, should be in Amer
lea while.e extraordinary things were hap
paniag at his post. Such impertinence as
this IS intoerable It is q nstio nal insult,
and Mr.: Schenck should be instructed to
demand an apology. The President set
the example of pleasure-hunting away from
the post Of duty, and he should protect his
subordinates from insult from censorious
Englishmen for doing precisely what he has
done. The funniest part of the business
was that two or three wandering Ameri-
can Ministers, in London at the time, had
the pleasure (psrhaps 1t was not SO pleas
ant, either,) Of reading the impertinent in-
quiries, and it is said that quite number
of parties and good time generally were
rather suddenly given up By the American
officials. Too bad, wasn't it? An Admi'
raj with his feet ought to be sent over to
back up Gen. Schenck in demanding OF
apology for this "indirect" insult to the
| President.
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REPREsENrATIYE HARRIs.

Hon. Allen Harris, Representative elect
from the county Of Dyer, was born and
raised in Sumner county, Tenn, and is
now 30 years OF age. He was educated
fora physician, but has never confined him
self exclusively to the practice ofhis pro-
fession. he Is at present conducting =
farm in Dyer county, and is partner in
the firm Of Shane, Herbs & Do, Cotton
Factors and General Commission Merchants
Of Memphis. He has never before been in
public life, and his present position is the
first he has everhe In the State canvass
he made the race as q Democrat, suppoz.-
ing the entire Democratic ticket, and urging
upon his constituents the Importance OF
Democratic organization. Mr., Harris was
a Democrat bsfore the war, and has stuck
close to his party since that time, support
ing Mr.. Greeley in the late canvass under
protest, snd only upon the grounds that his
party had nominated him. His postoflee is
NauhnTD
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The money to pay all these gifts is now upon
deposit, and set apart for that purpose, in the
Farmers and Drovers' Bank, as will be seen by
the following certificate of the Cashier:
FARMERS AND DRovERs' BANK,
Louisville, KY, Sept, %, 1872
This Is to certify that there is now on deposit
in this bank over half million of dollars to the
credit of the Gift Concert Fund, $780, 900 of which
il held by the bank as Treasurer of the Public
Library Of Kentucky 10 pay of all gifts to be
awarded at the drawing.
K. s. VEACH, Cashier.
Price Of Tickets.
Whole tickets, $40; halves, SIS; quarters, $3.50;
IL whole tickets for 800; 2S for S55; 56 for $500
113 for $1,000; 2s5 for $500; 575 for 5000. No
discount on less than 500 worth Of tickets at
time.
The drawing viii positively and unequiVocally
take place Dec. 7. Agents are peremptorily re-
CURED to close sales and make returns Nov. 70,
in order to give ample time for the final arrange
ments. Orders for tickets or applications for
circulars should be addressed to
GOV. THOS. e. BEAmLETTE,
Agt Public Library Of KY,
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.
oct11 2tawtodec2&W1t oc2i
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RAILROADS.
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE
AND
Great Southern
AND
SOUTH G NORTH ALABAMA
RAILROADS.


- rsses EEsSa35lssszIEEiE.HsszsII
1 WSvE - - w ~
COMMENCING OCT. q, 1a2, TRAINS
I j will leave Nashville, from L. & n. r. 3. De-
pot, North College street, as follows:
OAK A. M, daily, except Sunday, for Decatur,
OsAU stepping at all stations.
AK P. M, Daily. for New Orleans, Mobile
tSOU and Montgomery via Decatur. Sleeping
Cars attached run through from Nashville 70
New Orleans and Mobile via Montgomery, with
out change. This train does not stop at Stations
between Nashville and Columbia, except Frank
o. P. NJ, Columbia Accommodation, daily
Ole except Sunday. Stops at all Stations
between Nashville and Columbia
4.nN A. D., daily, for Louisville, has Sleep
HUI inc Car from Chattanooga, running
through to Louisville, attached.
zoo A. NJ, daily, for Louisville, has Sleep
OsOU ing Car attached, running through from
New Orleans via mobile and Montgomery 70
Nashville and Louisville without change.
Ok P. M, daily excep; Sunday, for Lou
EsAU isviile.
s:15A.M. train arrives at NJ g @. Junction
Zone mile north OF Decatur, 800 P, N and makes
direct connection with IL. 3 @. z. r. train for
Huntsville and points East.
4:55 P. NJ. train arrives at Decatur at 1905 p.
M connecting with 1910 p. N. train on ID. q O.
r. K. for Huntsville and points East.
Trains going West on NJ. & c. 4. r. leave Do
catur at I2:4S A. N. and 11:45 A. n.
leo n, $50 N and 2:15 P N trains FOR Louis
vile connect with trfIns,with through Sleeping
and Day Cars attached, for St Louis, Cbic1go.
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and intsr-
mediate points in the East, North and West.
All trains named above will arrive at and de-
part from L. Il n. Depot, on North College street,
but will stop at Junction Of n. 8 Q. and n. q ID.
Railroads and at n. & G. Railroad Depot 70 take
on and let of passengers
Tickets will be sold and baggage CHECKED
at N. & c. Depot, Church street, for all trains on
J.. q N. and Great Southern Railroad, esccPs
No. s, which leaves College Street Depot at 90
A. NJ.
~ Passengers from Gala tin and points South
arriving at Nashville at A N, have until $50 ?
N In which to attend to business before return
ing.
New Orleans, Mobile and Montgomery, via De
catur, 5:e5 N; from Decatur, l:5O ? n; nom Co
lumbia, 1000 NJ; from Louisville and the East
North and and West, at AN and 4:46 4.
For through Tickets, Baggage Checks, enc
further information, apply as General Ticket
Office, under Maxwell House, and at L q n.
Depot, North COllege street. Also at NJ 81 y
Railroad Depot, Church street, and 81 NJ q U
and n. & d. junction, South Nashville
OCT If W. H. KING, g. 2. q I. A.
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GRANT is said 70 have boosted since the
election of having had spies in every Gree
ley camp during the canvass. That Is, 3
paid spy employed by government to report
the private conversation and operations OF
every State Committee and report TO head
quarters. 1t is humiliating to think the
President of the United States would de-
scend TO this disreputsble course to conduct
political campaign. He thinks 1t perfectly
legitimate to carry the tactics Of the army
into the Cabinet.
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TEE Philadelphia Press is a convert t

THE Philadelphia Press is convert to
minority representation. 1t says:
"Cumulative voting, we are glad to say,
is q success in Illinois. All the papers pub
lished in that State speak favorsbly Of the
plan, and one which We find quoted in the
Springfield Republican as an original oppo-
rent Of this equitable principle says: ii
has indicated every claim of superior mer-
it asserted by its promoters; it has con-
founded those who thought to gain fraudu-
lent adyants ges by 1t; it has challenged the
approval Of both dcubters and opponents
Mr. Buckalew is now a member of the con
vention, and will, we hope, enforce this idea
on the organic law of the Commonwealth.
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New Grocery Store.
sFOCK ENTIRELY NEW s. SELECT.
:. e 4 Z e z,
Store.
DeaIer ia Family GroceFies, Liquors

BeaEer liza Family Groceries Liquors,
wood szEId WILLOW VSaFes
RIO. ANORTH MARKET STREET, OP-
~ poSite Ur ion street, would call attention TO
h7s wen selected stock, purchased Tor cash from
tie best dealers, aud offered at as low rates as
can be found elsewhere in the city. In addition
70 a large sock OF Staples viii be found long
iins cf Fancy Groceries, Pickles, Catsups, Jel
lies, Chow elbows, Brandy, Fruits, etc, etc, In
the purchase of tlis stock, great care has been
bestored on the selection OF Teas, which l viii
guarantee as equal TO any in the market. In
store, Robertson and Lincoln county Whiskeys,
and full supply OF the best Liquors. novl7 1t
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-23

PHILADELPHIA is raising one hundred
thousand dollars, as gift to the widow
and children Of the lamented General
Meade. That is very commendable, but
then there have been great many men
who have done more for the material ad-
vancement Of Philadelphia than perhaps
Gen. Meade did, whose widows and chill
dren are not thus remembered. "Why this
thusness?'
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-23

TIE Chicago Tribune remarks that the
PENNSYLVANIA Constitutional Convention
has decided, almost unanimously, that its
powers are not limited By the set of the
Legislature ealing It. The same Issue was
made in the Illinois Convention, and with
precisely the same result. And it viii be
so decided in every State where constitu-
tionsl convention may be called, as long IS
the people are sovereign.
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Union AND AMERICAN
sA1URDAY, NOvEmBEE IS. 1874.

AN error in our table the other day made
Grants vote In Hamilton county only 1880,
whereas be received 1880. This correction
will make his msjcrily In the district 1929,
which shows thst he received 94S more votes
intbe district than Crutchfeld, while Key
ran shaai of his ticket.
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r @ 2 4 G E.
MAYORS OFFICE,
EAsHvILLE, November q, 1871 5

WHEREAS, IT IS BELIEVED THAT
w the best and most prudent manner of pre-
venting the spreading Of the Epizootic in the
city, is TO prevent the using Of animals on our
streets while affected with the disease.
TIL; refOre, all persons working, or in any
manner using horses or mules within the cor
pOratioa, which are affected with the EpizOOtiC
or "HOrse Disease" are hereby respectfully re-
quGsted 70 cease the working or using OF the
same until they shall have recovered sufficiently
from said disease.
Persons found wilfallg peTsisJiDg in using
animals under the above circumstances, viii
10y the Recorder under the provisions of an Or
dlnauce 20 "Prevent Cruely to Animals"
Very respe ctfuliy,
THOMAS a. KERCHEFAI4, Mayor.
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orrs REPRESENTATIVE MEN.
Biographical Sketches OF Members Of
the Legislature.

tkso LeglB1&EuEes
SENATOR MCCONNELL, OF TRoUsDALE.
Hon. N. w. Mcconnell, Senator elect
from the ninth Senatorial district, compos-
ed Of the counties of Macon, Smith, Clay,
Trousdale, Sumner and Jackson, was born
In Marshall county, Tenn, on the 18th day
Of May, 1882, and is consequently 40 years
Of age. He was educated at Allegheny
College, Pennsylvania, graduating In the
year 1856, receiving the highest honors in a
class of twenty-one seniors. After leaving
college be taught school until the year 1867,
during which time he had studied law, and
since that time he has been engaged in the
practice Of his profession. He has never
before been in public life and this is the
first office Of any kind that he wss willing
to accept.
In the late canvass Mr.. Mcdonnell made
the rsce as a Democrat without
the action Of . Convention, but
urged upon his people the Importance
of thorough and complete organization in
order to defeat Radicalism. In the can
vass he had one Democratic and one Re-
publican opponent, defeating one about
1900 and the other about 9, 100 votes. he
Is lawyer of considerable ability and viii
make an active and useful member of the
Senate. Representing as he viii one OF
the largest, most populous and wealthy
Senatorial Districts Of the State, his &C
tons will be looked TO with marked inter-
est by his constituents, who are justly
proud of their Representative, and be will,
no doubt, show Himself well worthy of the
confidence they have shown in him by
elecang him by such large majority oVel
his two opponents. His post Office is
Hartsville.
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GIFT CONCERTS.
THE KENTUCKY
Library Gift Concert.
100000 IN BANK
TO PAY ALL GIFTS.
A FULL DRAWING IN SIGHT
100000 FOR ONLY $40
FULL DRAWING IN SIGHT

At THE SECOND GRAND GIFT CON-
"A cert, authorized by special act Of the Legis-
lature, in aid of the Public Library of Ken
lucky, unavoidsbly postponed from Sept. % to
Dec. Z, and which positively and unequivoeally
occurs in Louisville, KY, Saturday, Dec. 7, 1872,
without further delay on any account whatever,
the following Cash Gifts are for distribution by
lot among the ticket-holders:
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Stallion for Sale.

r WISH TO SELL THE THOROUGHBRED
horse Banquet, foal0d IN 1851, a handsome
chestnut, 10 hands inches high, of fine cOnstitU-
ton and temper; sired ny Brown Dick first dam
Duchess dc BeTri by imported Sovereign, and
she own sister to the noted horse Cherry" He
is finely adapted for a country stallion, and will
he sold on reasonable terms. For further par
tiCuisrs enquire Of
oc20 I'm ARCHER CAEATHAM.
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Taxpayers Of Davidson County,

VEJE CAN BE FOUND IN OUR OFFICE,
w Courthouse, al the time between the hours
OF nine and four o'clock from this time forward.
All who feel an interest in our behalf viii
please come forward and settle taxes, SO as TO
save ell costs.
THOS. SNEED, Rev. Collector.
w. 4. KNIGHT, Il. Z. Tax. Col.