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THE COURTS.

CHANCERY CoURT-This tribunal was
engaged all day in the case of Harding VS..
Bierce. This is a suit claiming damages of
the defendant for the sale of patent right
fOr selling machines for manu- featuring gas
cline.
LAW COURT-This Court was occupied
all day in the suit of Mrs. Snider against
the Corporation of Nashville and the Nash
vile and Chattanooga Railroad Company,
before NELL ). Brown, special Judge. In
this case, the counsel engaged are John
Lellyett and Player Martin for the city,
Demoss q Malone and Bate & Williams
for the railroad, and Jas. NJ. Quarles and
Rice & Thompson for plaintiffs.
CRIMINAL COURT.-The mtsdemeanor
docket was called and partially cleared up.
All persons out on bail are requested to
come forward before Friday, or f0rfeitures
will be taken against them.
The Court will adjourn on Saturday.
RECORDERS CoURT.-There were twenty
cases tried by the Recorder yesterday, di-
Vided equally between parties guilty of
using abusive language and assault and
battery cases.
MAGISTRATES CoURT.-Rufus Petty,
colored, was arraigned before Justice Bas-
kettle yesterday, for stealing $3.50 from an
other colored individual at Spring Hill. He
was followed to this city and arrested, plead
guilty, and committed to jail for trial before
the Criminal Court.
Florence Webb, colored, was arrested on
a peace warrant sworn out by Maggie
Burns,
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A RASCAL'S FATE.
Sudden Ending Of the Career of an
Artist i'm Bogus Checks-Three Years
I'm the PenitemtIRFy.
ANS fysp 4thp topcol

Sudden Ending Of the Career of an
Artist i'm Bogus Checks-Three Years
in the PenitentIaFy.
From the Memphis Avalanche June p.
About a month ago a rather shabby
dressed, but large, fat, pompous individual
arrived in the city and stopped at the
Commercial Hotel, where be registered as
j. w. TurmOn. He represented that he
was large railroad and levee contractor
down the river and that he had two fine
horses at Forests stable. Although he
had no baggage with him, Mr.. Allen, the
proprie tor Of the hotel, received him with
out suspicion of his real character, as af-
terward developed. There was none of the
well dressed, suave, confidential dead beat
about him, but instead, apparently, the
careless, dirty vested, unshayen man of con-
sequence.
After he had boarded two weeks, a bill
was presented to him of $24. He did not
pay Immediately, but stated that he would
give check for the amount during the
course of the day.
The wealthy gentleman then went down
on the levee and bought a barge load of
lime, referring the owner of it TO Mr.. Allen.
Suspecting all was not right, the lime deal
er called on Mr.. Allen, who said ne sup
posed the thing was all right, as TurmOn
had two horses at Forests stable. The
gentleman Immediately started for the sta
bic to satisfy himself in the matter.
While he was gone Turmon returned to
the hotel and gave Mr.. Allen a check on
the Union and Planters Bank for $500,
which be said was to pay for the lime, his
board bill and a whisky bill of eleven dol
lars, which he had run up at the bar con-
nected with the hotel. Mr.. Allen took the
check and Immediately repaired to the bank
and presented it. 1t was not hOnOred, the
teller remarking that no such man as Tur-
mon had any funds there. The lime dealer
likewise found no horses at the stable be-
longing to him. But Turmon was not to
be found.
AS soon as he had got rid of his creditors
he made for the ferry boat, crossed the river,
put up at Mr.. Larkins' house in HOpefield,
and ran up another board and whisky bill.
At the end of that time he gave Mr.. L. a
check for Sl00 on the First National Bank
Of this city and recrossed the river. As
ne was sauntering along the street,
probably thinking how easy it was
to live without working, hr.
Allen spotted" him and had him arrested.
He was confined till Thursday afternoon,
when he was taken before Judge Flippin |
On a charge of obtaining board under false |
DretenSes. The substance of the above was
brought out in the evidence, conviction fol- |
owed, and he was sentenced to the State |
Prison at hard labor for three years-the |
proper punishment for chronic dead beats. |
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The Southern Law Review.

The July number Of this periodical has
been received by US. After a somewhat
| careful perusal of its contents we find it su.
peTiOr to any preceding number. The in
teresting autObiOgraphical sketch of Chan
CellOT Kent viii be acceptable not only to
the professional rea der but to the public.
To the young man beginning life with de-
termination to succeed, whether in a pro-
fessjOnal or an unprofessiOnal career, it
gives some invaluable lessons. It shows
the training which will make every life a
success, Such simplicity, such purity, such
method and such eI ergy viii make Kent
Of seVen-tenths Of tie young lawyers of the
country.
The remaining articles of the number
are more distinctly professional, but all of
a high order of merit. We have "The
characteristics and Essential Requisites of
Negotiable Bills and Notes." BY Jno. w.
Daniel, Esq; "The Transfer of Negotiable
Paper" by the same writer; an able review
by Judge w. T Cooper of the leading cases
in volumes one and two of Heiskell's Ten
nessee Reports; "a propose plan for the
Improvement Of the present System of Re-
cording," by Saml D. Stewards, containing
some valuable suggestions upon this very
important branch of legislation. Then we
have a copious Digest of State Reports"
and Recent American Decisions" with
other brief articles.
The editors, Nrssrs Reid q Brown, have
done not only what they promised, but
have accomplished faT more than their most
sanguine friends anticipated. They have
il less than year established a first Class
Review here in the SOuth, which is reCeiv-
ing q large patronage in the Southern States,
and is rapidly commanding the attention
and gaining the appreciation Of the legal
profession in every State in the Union.
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On and after Oct. /, 1872, with the ex-
ceptiOn of two cent stamps on checks,
drafts and orders, stamp taxes will be
abandoned on the following list of instru-
ments in schedule B:
Contracts for insurance against accidental
injuries.
Afiidavits.
All agreements, contracts, or renewals of
the same.
Appraisements of value or damage, or
for any other purpose.
Assignments Of a lease, mortgage, policy
of insurance, or any thing else.
Bill Of exchange, foreign, inland, letters
Of credit, or any thing of that character,
now taxed by stamp.
Bills Of lading and receipts in the United
States, or for any where else.
Bills of sale Of any kind.
Bonds of Naturalization of all kinds.
Bonds Of administrator, guardian, or
anything that has the name of bond in it
and now taxed by stamps.
Brokers notes.
Certificates Of measurement of anything.
Certificates of stock, profits, damage, de-
post, or any other kind Of certificate now
taxed by stamp.
Charter or its renewal, or a charter party
Of any character.
All contracts or agreements.
Conveyance, or y part Of the work of
conveying.
Judgment Of any negotiable or not nego-
table instrument.
Entry, for consumption, warehOusing or
wit! drawaI.
GiUgers' returns. )
Insurance policies, contracts, tickets, re-
newas, etc, including fire, marine, inland
and lie.
Leases all through The list is abolished.
Legal documents, writ or other process,
confession Of Judgment, C0gnOcH appeals,
warrants, letters Of administration, tesla
menaTy, etc
Mauitests at Custom-house, or anywhere !
else, or for any other purpose.
Mortgage Of any kind.
Pawuers' checks.
Power Of attorney for any purpose.
Probate of will, Of any kind.
Quit claim deed.
Receipt, now generally exempt, and if in |
cluded in present law in any and all cases !
exempt.
SheriftTs return and trust deed. I
Warehouse receipt.
Warrant of Attorney.
Wcighar'S return of any kind.
Death of a Well Known Conductor.
We regret to hear Of The death Of Mai.
Compton, a well known railroad conductor,
who died recently in Louisville.
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Death Of FORMER Citizen.

James Lawrence Talbot, Esq, died in
Jackson, Tennessee, recently in the 18th
year Of his age. The Wig and TriJ2ne Of
that place says:
Mr.. Talbot was born and brought up at
Nashville, Tennessee, and was graduated
at the University of that city in the year
1881. He settled at Jackson in 1884, and
not long afterwards he was appointed post
master, a position which he resig, ed to
take charge Of that popular newspaper, the
Truth Teller, which be edited with ability
in 1886 and 1887. He was married in 1885
to Ann p. Dickens, who with their two
children, still survives. From 1888 to 1861
he was Clerk Of the Federal Court, and
from lS43 to his death, trustee of West
Tennessee College. He discharged the du-
ties Of these stations with ability, zeal and
fidelity.
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Jackson, Tennessee, is infested with burg
lars, who last Wednesday night entered II.
L. Biuford's residence and stole this gentle
mans pan'aloo3s containing $4,000. The
entrance was effected through an open win
dow. The thieves also entered the sleep
ing apartments Of Walter Brar don and DR..
James Jones, carrying off fine gold watch
and a small amount Of money from the lat
ter gentleman. In addition to the above
hauls, the sc0undrels entered the press and
engine room of the Wing and Tribune and
stole the silver watch of VIM Harris, press
man. An unknown party endeavored to
enter the Office Of the Daily PLaiadealer,
but was frightened off Ry lady who dis
covered the burglar as he gained the win
dow.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

Tennessee and Pacific Railroad.
No. 1 Leaves Lebanon st.... $50 AN.
Arrives at Nashville at..8:30 A. N.
Leaves Nashville at. 20. 800 P. N.
Arrives at Lebanon at. 700 P. M
No 2 Connecting with Prices Stage Lines for
Alexandria, Liberty and Sparta; also for New
will run on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
Leaves Nashville at. 900 AN.
EArrives at Lebanon al. HOO A. N.
~ Leaves Lebanon at. .... 100 P. N,
"a Arrives at Nashville at..330 -. N.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
Leave Staten on North Collage street, at $50
a. NJ, and 1870 P. N.
Arrives at 1880 A. n. and 300 P. n.
The 1870 P. M. train does not stop at any point
between Nashville and Gallatin, except Edge
field junction, and does not run on Sunday.
G8IIatin Accommodation, Daily.
Sleeping coach attached to fast freight train
leaving Nashville $50 P. II. making close con-
nection at Bowling Green and Louisville with
lightning express tram East.
Nashville and Decatur Railroad.
GOING SoUTH.--Nashyille and Decatur trains
leave stations on South Cherry street at A. N.
andT L. NJ. No train Sunday morning.
Accommodation at $3.50 P. Il. (gOes 10 Column
biaO Trains arrive at 4:30 A. M and 4:3O P. NJ
Accommodation at $3.50 A. M.
st. louis, Memphis, Nashville and
Chattanooga Great Central
Through Line.
Chattanooga train leaves 8d5 A N ana eco P NJ
Memphis train leaves. 800 A. M and las Pm.
d" arrives. $50 P. N. and 800 A. N.
St Louis train leaves. 300 A. N.
" arrives. 500 P. NJ.
TuIahOma train leaves. $50 P. n.
80 arrives. 9:45 AN.
The S15 A. N. train does not run on Sundays,
The 800 A. NJ and 500 P. N. and l:45 P M. trains
Evansville, Henderson and Nashville
Railroad.
St Louis Express leaves Nashville. .s.. .6:15 AN
Memphis and HOpkinsyille Express
leaves Nashville. I'D Pm
st, Louis Express arrives at Nashville. loo AN
Memphis and HOpkinsVille Express ar
rive at Nashville. 1880 AN
OutsvfIIe and Cincinnati Short Line
Railroad.
Trains leave and arrive at Louisville as follows:
LKAvR. ARRIVE.
Southern Fast Lire, except
sunday. 1850 A. N. S.05 P. N.
Cincinnati Express, daily. 3:h5 P. NJ l2:35 P. N.
Cincinnati Night Express,
except Satgrday 49,. .1O40 P. n. 500 A. n.
sGnday.......,.......!. 500 A, NJ. 6:85 P. X
Lexington Express except
Suutay................. z:oJ P r. $50 Z. y. |
except Sunday......... 4:55 P. n. 1890 b. N.
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One More Unfortunate.

An old man whose hair is tinged with the
silver blightings of age, yesterday drank too
much, and being overcome by the influence
of his pOtation, was unable to get home.
He fell by the roadside in an open lot,
where he lay until picked up and assisted
home by a friend. Drunkenness is bad
enough among the young and middle aged;
but when an old man who is tottering on
the verge Of the grave is besotted by such
debasing habits there is something then to
awake our kindliest feelings for the unfor-
tUnate, and induce an effort to redeem the
fallen.
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Decidedly Gushing.

The following missiVe was picked up in
Court Square, Memphis, the other day. As
a love letter it may be said to be a decided
success. Such tender lines would melt a
Dolly Warden made out Of iron. Here
is is
"MENrPHIs, Tenn, June %, TITO
Miss -: My Dear Dulcina del TObOsa,
flower of my heart, to while my lonely
hours away this day of rest, | sit me down
in the solitude of my boudOir to hold sweet
communion with thee-thOu angel of my
heart, Oh, sweet vision of my dreams;
pattern of unsanctified beauty Pause of
10 minutes for drinks. l have had my
drinks, and now animated with love for
thee, | commence again. Oh, beautiful
ClOriuda Ga big bug interrupts my medita-
tiOns, 1 fling him out the window; alas,
poor innocent bug.) Oh, -, where art
thou now-recliniDg even now while l
write Il suppOse) in the arms of some
handsome rival Of the bon ton. Had l the
power of invisibleness l would HE on the
wings Of Cupid-the son Of VenUs-and
fling the above alluded to rival out the
window as 1 did the UnsuspeCting bug.
But alas | am but mortal, and my desires
for aerial flights and bitter revenge are but
the fevered Imagination of a COnfding,
mayhap skeptiCal nature. Why, my idol
of me heart, the light Of me soul, the
one bright particular star of me existence,
why, oh why, wilt thou so per-
sistently treat with frigid, aye, iced
demeanor, my lOwly, Uupretentions suit.
[Ready-made and cost me Sl5.l Oh didst
though but know me as | am; cOuldst
though but read, but witness the fuCtua-
tons Of me heart Whenever l see thou gaze
upon another with bewitching, soul entranc-
ing glance, then know, nay, L swear that
thou wOuldst not treat me suit 1.-THE best
havel with such studied and heart-rending
indifference. i am very dry; ten minutes'
pause for a cocktail.
Me souls Charmer, the Queen Of all
hearts, l am your unpretentiOus, overflow
ing, most affected, always admiring, invari-
ably idOlizing, ever devoted true hearted
lover. E,Q,
the man with balae of cf,ftCo
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WaynesbOrO Narrowly Escapes Burn
FFro

The Waynesboro RecicoC of June q con-
tains the following:
Last Wednesday night about 10 O'Clock,
during the exhibition exercises Of the Ash
land Male and Female Academy, the cry Of
"fre' was given. The crowd rushed out
of the Courthouse, and found Mr.. II. S.
BOswe,Fs house on fire. The fire, it seems,
originated in the kitchen from a stove.
Mr.. McKannOn was sleeping in the house
and did not know that the house was on
fire, and the roof was in a blaze, and but
for some one who went to the fire would
have been burned mp. The fire had too
much Roadway to be stopped, and all
efforts was promptly turned to DR.. Paiue's
residence, everyone knowing that if his
house caught fire, the whole town
would have been destroyed as every house
on the south side Of the square were wood
en- and as dry as finder. Mr.. Boswell lost
everything except two or three beds. The
clothes of the family were burned and the
prompt action Of the congregation alone
saved the town.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-26

THOSE who are familiar with the history Of
Polar expeditions to discover q Northwest
passage, viii recall TO mind that before its
discovery by Sir Robert Macclure, whales
which had been struck in Davis Straits had
be encaptured in the Pacific with harpoons in
them. The Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror
tells the following harpOOn incident, which
is interesting: Capt. Otis F. Hamblin. on
bis recent voyage in the bark Andrew Hicks.
OF Westport, took from sperm whale which
he killed near the Galapagos Islands. an
iron haTpOon belonging to ship Catawba, Of
Nantucket, lost some twenty years ago.
when that ship was commanded BY Capt.
Obid Swain. The marks Of ownership
were quite legible, so as TO place the matter
beyond all doubt.
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Forgery.

In looking over the packages of Tennes-
see bank bills which are being assorted
preparatory for cancellation the State
Treasurer detected forged name on one
of the bill, whose number is Cos and the
amount $50. The name of G. c. Torbett
had been erased and that of G. P. Smith
substituted therefor, by which this bill,
issued Nov. l, 1860, could be passed as old
issue. The bill had been received by State
revenue officers and passed through the de-
DOsitOries before detected.
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About o'clock yesterday afternoon, a
gentleman named Tom Down, residing in
the western part of the town, tumbled
down the passage stairway between Nos.
1876 and 1873 Church street, severely cutting
the lower end Of his nose and bruising bis
head, from which he bled profusely. Sew
eral physicians went to the scene OF the &C
cident and stopped the bleeding. Down
had been to the room of DR.. Russell, dent
list, who had just extracted one of his teeth.
Down had been drinking, and this may
have had something to do with his falling.
He was placed in hack and driven home.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-26
A BRAVE LADY.
She Fires ON the Invader of Her
Home.
The Shot Returned.

A little before day break Thursday last
an unknown man attempted to break open
the door of Mrs. Landingham's dwelling
at Jackson, for the purpose, it is thought, of
committing a robbery. Being up stairs,
Mrs. Landingham was awakened by the
noise, and hosting window, shot at the
intruder, who after retreating a few steps,
returned the fire, fortunately without effect,
and then took hurried departure. Mrs.
Landingham states that the name of the
nocturnal coward is Charlie Hurst, boiler
maker by trade, and al present employed
in the Mobile and Ohio Railroad shop. She
also says that Hurst has been armed since
that night, and brags of his exploits and
adventures to his friends.
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New Advertisement Is.

Sozodont, the great deutifrice.
Estrav notice by VIM. =. 2. c. BTayn,
ranger. Of Cheatham county.
). T. Goodwin, Second National Bank,
advertises for sale three beautiful building
lots in Edgetield.
A. NJ. Tenuison x Co. are now prepared
to furnish new -four, comprising the fol
lowing brands: Ringleader, FOntanelle,
and Glendale. Their prices will always be
the same as first class mills. See card.
Auction sale this day at 10 o'clock \. NJ.
by Isaac Tugendrich.
Ls4-e sleeve button, with dogs head
carved thereon, lost.
b.-gr so- sale at Poole's gallery.
fhc Umpire departs for Cairo this event
ing al + oclOca.
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SAVED BY A DOG.
Result Midnight snree.

Sunday night past u O'Clock as Mr.. Thos.
Fowler, Waterman at the Louisville depot,
was sitting in the Office upstairs, his black
and tan terrier dog entered the room and
commenced barking, to which his master
paid no attention. The faithful animal
went down and commenced barking at
terrible rate, finally going back to the Of
fee. Attracted by the unusual actions of
the dog, Mr.. Fowler followed the terrier
down stairs, and was led by him to one of
the railroad coaches. Imagine his surprise
when, with the light of his lantern, he
discovered the apparently lifeless form
of young man of this city lying on the
track Immediately in front Of the car-tracks.
The young man was intoxicated and wand
ering into the depot crawled under the car
to take nap. Il was only eight minutes
before the train was to leave and owing 10
the stupeiaction of his sense the young man
would not have walked up, and being con-
cealed from view by the floor of the car it
is not probable he would have been seen by
any of the railroad hands. The Waterman
picked the young man up and placed him
out of dancer. But for the instincts of a
faithful little dog young man, whose great
est fault is his own dissipation, would have
met a horrid death.
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Lookout Mountain Turn.Bez!rk.

To the Editor of the Union and American:
CHATTANOOGA, June 24.-TWenty-six
Turner's, accompanied by several ladies,
left Nashville for Chattanooga on Saturday
evening last to attend the meeting of the
Lookout Mountain Turn-Bezirk (the grand
body Of the Tennessee, Georgia and Ala
bama Turners). We arrived at Chattanoo-
ga at $50 A. NJ, after a pleasant trip, with
songs, jokes, etc, which kept ali awake
during the night, and altogether an occa-
sion not to be forgotten. We were re-
ceived by Chattanooga Turner's with
flags and music, and escorted to head
quarters at 10 a. N. The Knoxville
train brought in fOrty-six additional dele
gates, who were also received with the
usual ceremonies, Several smaller delega-
lions from Decatur and Atlanta also ar
handsomely decorated with German and
national flags and evergreens, the decora-
tons and devices on Turner Hall and
James Hall being on a magnificent scale.
The day was spent in making and receiv-
ing acquaintance, in visiting Lookout
Mountain and other places Of interest. At
night the singers went to James Hall to re-
hearse for the concert which is to come of
on Tuesday night.
Monday was to have been devoted to
grand procession, prize turning, Grafton,
and pic mic; but on account of the iIcessant
rain, the same was postponed until Tues
day. Our Nashville Turner's are almost
certain of carrying off the prizes, both for
turning and singing.
To-day is devoted to the meeting of the
. Bezirk's Rath," when various subjects of
the interest to the Turner's will be discuss
ed and officers elected for the ensuing term.
Yours, A.
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A SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.
The Earth Opens and Swallows up
a Team of Horses.


From the St. Louis Republican, June q.
The community in the neighborhood of
Joseph Doors, in Snake Spring valley, Bed
ford county, Pa, was thrown into fever of
excitement on Friday, by a report that the
earth had suddenly opened and swallowed
two horses belonging to Mr.. Boor. Several
of the neighbors repaired to the spot, only
to find the story too true. 1t seems that
two sons of Mr.. BOOr were engaged in haul
ing rails from piece Of woodland, and as
they were driving along at a certain spot,
without any warning, the ground suddenly
gave way under one Of the horses, and he
disappeared, dragging the other animal after
him.
The boys were terribly frightened, and
gave the alarm. Ropes were provided, and
several gentlemen descended into the cav
ern. One horse was found lodged about
twenty feet from the surface, where the
cavity changed direction, and the other
about thirty feet under ground. The ex-
tent of the opening has not been acertained,
but from the indications it seems almost
bOttCmlesS.