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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-08
Cincinnati Southern Railroad

The Chattanooga Times March Z, says:
We are informed by gentleman of this
city just ffom Cincinnati, that he saw Mr..
Gum, the Chief Engineer of the Cincinnati
Southern R. R., and learned from him that
the estimates, ETC., would be completed and
the road would be let out for construction
in the latter part of the present spring or in
the early summer.
Over twenty engineers and draughtsmen
are now employed in the office at Cincin-
natl, reducing the field notes SO that the
merits of each route will be apparent, and
the most advantageous can be adopted.
As soon as the route has been adopted
the construction of the road will be let
out TO contract. Our informant states
that the Trustees have not yet de-
cided whether to let the whole road
to one contractor, or to divide
it into sections. They favor the former
plan as less troublesome to themselves, but
in any event the whole road from Cincin-
natti 10 Chattanooga will be contracted for
at once, and the work of construction will
be pushed as rapidly as possible.
The road will run from Cincinnati to
Chattanooga direct.
We consider this information thoroughly
reliable.
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An Important Suit.

The case of the State, etc, &c rel. John
Porterfeld VS.. the Mayor and City Council
of Nashville, was taken up at half-past z
o'clock last evening in the Circuit Court.
The case is an application of John Porter
tiel for a msndamus TO compel the city to
appoint collector TO collect for him the uD-
paid balances OffOur tax levies made re-
spectively in 1859, 1860, 1852 and 1865; the
first three of said balances being for the fol-
lowing respective amounts, $1,S5S.6S, So,
1865, and S13, 892.22; the last for a com.
paratively small amount, which is unascer-
tanned. Mr.. Portertield claims the right to
collect these balances as assignee of the IN
paid portion of the subscription of the city
TO the capital stock of the Nashville and
Northwestern Railroad Company, which he
purchased in 1868. The taxes were levied
10 pay for the subscription.
The claim is resisted by the city upon the
ground that the election at which the SUBJ
scription was voted was not properly Or
dered; that at the election votes were OBJ
tanned by the fraudulent promises Of the
railroad company, net meant 10 be fulfill
ed, and not fulfilled; that the taxes are
now uncollectable, and the attempt TO col
lect them would not only be Intellectual,
but would involve the city in litigation with
the tax payers, both Troublesome and ex-
pensive; that the relief sought is barred by
the statute of limitation; that if the relator
has any rights he cannot enforce them by a.
msndsmus, and that the assignment was
void, IS contrary TO public policy; the in
ternal improvement laws under which the
subscription was voted, contemplating no
power over the proceeds Of the taxes re-
sulting from it, but to apply them directly
to the building and equipment of the road.
The case was only half finished yester-
day-Able arguments being made by John
Lellyett and Gov. Neill S. Brown, who with
Judge East, represent Mr.. Porterfeld.
The city is represented by r. McP. Smith.
The case will be concluded to-day.
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The Delay I'm Freights.

1n0 DcAdy IN reign
The following communication speaks fol
itself:
To the Union and Americans:
SUMAdERvILLE, ALA, March 6.-I have
been travelling for several days In North
Alabama on and near Memphis and Chat
tanooga Railroad, in the interest of one OF
the leading wholesale houses in your city
| have heard not less than forty or fifty of
the leading merchants in this part Of the
country say they would be forced to buy
their goods in Louisville, unless Nashville
made arrangements by which she could
ship her goods without causing so long a
delay at Decatur.
Some of them have made out two orders,
one for Louisville, the other for Nashville,
and started them in the same mail, and al
most invariably they receive their goods
from Louisville from one to three weeks
sooner than those shipped from Nashville,
although the Nashville bill of lading Is dated
prior to the one from Louisville. These
gentlemen cannot be mistaken in their be-
lief that the goods are held over at Deca-
tur, for young man in the railroad office
at that place says he has frequently known
Nashville freight to be held over weeks,
while Louisville freight is always forward
ed promptly. Freight by Stevenson is the
same, and goods are always promptly for
Warded from that place. Thon why not
ship by there; and save time and trouble,
for the merchants here generally have to go
to Decatur before they can get their goods?
If Nashville merchants wish to retain their
North Alabama trade they had best look to
this. Respectfully,
A DRUMMER.
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Personal,

Gen. Jno. NJ. Bright, NJ. c., is in tn,
city en- route for his home at Fayetteville
We were pleased TO receive call yester
day from Col. V. S. Allen of Waverly. We
are glad to see him in such excellent health
w. J. Pearsons and lady, Trenton; Jno
Z. Dromgoole, Murfreesboro; Capt. W. S
Nelson of the Athens Post, Ala; W. T
Couch, Hillsboro, Ala, are registered at the
st. Cloud Hotel.
Among the arrivals at the Commercial
Hotel yesterday were Col. E. S. Cheatham,
Robertson county; g. W. Witherspoon
Columbia; Robt. Mathews, Paris; j. R
Day, Cincinnati; G. W. Outlaw, Clarks-
vile; W. w. Whorton, Summit, Ala; ]. w
Baker, Monticello, Fla; L. d. Hickerson
Tullahoma.
j. A. Jones Of the Woodbury. Press was
in the city yesterday.
President Grant has nominated A. NJ.
Hughes, Esq, OF. Columbia, for United
States District Attorney for the Middle
District Of Tennessee, and g. p. Evans,
Marshal for East Tennessee.
We notice large number of arrivals
from East Tennessee, among whom are
the following: James n. Roy, Attorney
General for the district of Knox; Y. T. Cos
set, Sheriff Knox county; 81. Z. Tarnuter,
Clerk Criminal Court of Knox county, Z.
w. Adkins, Clerk Circuit Court Knox
county; Alex Reeder, Deputy Sheriff Knox
county; Ben Ruder, j. L. Hudiburg, w.
H. Ausburn, all prominent business men of
Knoxville. These gentlemen are all at the
Battle House.
We also understand that the somewhat
distinguished "Pardon Broker" John Jones
of Knoxville, is in the city. Cherry
O'Conner & Co., are said to be on the look
out
Ex-President johnson, Speakers Lacey
and McGaughey and several members Of
the Legislature were Hospitality entertained
at the Residence of Col. A. S. Colyar last
evening.
Jno. Wyle, Waverly; Gen. Jno. Skifing-
ton, Dyersburg; Jas l. Rosson, Hardeman
county; Jno L Morton, Memphis; n
Barnett, Columbia; Col w Rivers, Giles
county; j F z jackson, Alabama; Jessie K
Wood, Cincinnati, Ohio; F L Martin and
wife, E L Lindsey, Z Z Sanxany, New
York; G Hammond and wife, Mrs Snow
ard daughter, Mrs + Spencer and daugh-
ter, VIM W Kay, Miss NJ Kay and Miss
Root, Chi ago, are registered at the Max
well House.
The Shelbyville Commercial of yester-
day says: Hon. Lewis Tillman, after weeks
of attention and anxiety about his SOD,
Newton, now convalescing, and other
members Of his family who were sick, has
yielded TO the over tax of nature, and has
been quite, though not seriously, ill himself
for several days.
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At 5:25 Yesterday afternoon, DIR. Virgin
ms I,eake, Senator from Shelby county,
breathed his last. He was taken sick last
Sunday afternoon, being first attacked with
a chill which was followed by congestion
of the physical system. For two days
mast be has been unconscious, and hls de-
cease has been hourly expected.
DR.. Leake was born in Virginia, but was
raised in Shelby county, In this State,
where he has constantly resided, being at
the time of his death fifty-seVen years OF
age. His home for several years past has
been at Colliersville, where he has surround
ed himself with hosts Of friends. AS a
physician, he stood at the head
of his profession in this
State. He leaves wife and four children
three SONS and daughter, to mourn his
loss, Mrs. Leake reached the city last
"wednesday, in response to a telegram, and
has been in constant attendance at his bed
side ever since, the daughter arriving just
as her father was passing away. dis oldeSt
son is also a physician, being connected
with charity hospital in New YORK city
Another is attending the military institute
at Lexington, Va, while the third Is a.
school at Galesburg, Ill. The sons have al!
been telegraphed for and are hourly expecs'
ed.
The deceased was an eminently chant
able man, and it will doubtless be q source
of satisfaction TO his family and friends, to
reflect that the last business act OF bis life
was the drafting of bill by which the
sum of $4,000 was appropriated for the
use of the Tennessee School for the Blind
which bill, through the active exertions OF
Senator Moody (who has been with DR..
Leake during all his illness) was passed in
the Senate yesterday. No..
II is rather an interesting incident that
last Sunday afternoon, DR.. Leake was in
Senator Coulter's room with party, when
| the conversation turned upon the subject
| death, when DIR. Leake said that it was
characteristic of the members of his fathers
| family to be afraid of dying, but that OF
late years he himself had taken alto
gether different view Of the matter, and
| that he felt no concern whatever with re-
gard to the future, but relied entirely upon
the mercy of God, and that he was ready
to 90 whenever the summons came.
He proceeded to his room and within thirty
minutes was stricken down, and from that
hour he never left his bed. He was Uni
yersalist by profession, and was noted for
his intimate knowledge of the Bible, being
able to quote correctly from almost any
portion of it.
The body of the deceased will be escorted
to the depot at two o'clock p. m. to-day, as
the remains will be conveyed to Golfers
vile for burial.
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LATEST Markets BIZ TELEGRAPH

GALVESTON, March lection steady
good ordinary 16a616ic; ret receipts S4z
bales; exports to Great Britain 2,024 bales
coastwise ISIS bales; sales 800 bales; stock
II AS bales. Weekly net receipts 7,74O
bales; exports to Great Britain 4,644 bales;
to the continent lis bales; eosstwise 6,911
bales; sales 1850 bales.
CHARLESTON, March Lotion quiet;
middlings 1910; net receipts $40 bales, 500
bales not before counted; gross $40 bales;
exports coastwise 675 bales; Gales 800
bales; stock 5,774 bales. Weekly net re.
ceipts 5,772 bales; gross 6,270 bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain 1926 bales; coast
wise 8, 152 bales; sales 400 bales.
SAVANNAH, March Cotton dull;
middlings 194c; low middlings 195e; good
ordinary 17Jc; ordinary 18Th; net receipts
872 bales; exports to the continent 2,754
bales; coastwise 2,049 bales; sales 947 bales;
stock 50, ITS bales. Weekly net receipts g.
Sl4 bales; exports to Great Britain $500
bales; to the continent 6,061 bales; coast
wise 1901 bales; sales 5,337 bales.
MOBILE, March Cotton dull; mid
dlings 196194c; low middlings 1S461Sac;
good ordinary 17a671sc; net receipts 1,132
bales; gross 1882 bales; exports coastwise
CIT bales; sales 500 bales; stock 43, 12l
bales. Weekly net receipts 4,341 bales;
exports to Great Britain 4.91S bales; coast
wise 3,S47 bales; sales $500 bales.
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Neu AdYerfisements.

The National Savings Company, corne
Union and College streets, are doing a reg
ular exchange and banking business. They
receive deposits and allow interest thereon;
they furnish drafts on London, Edinburg
Dublin and all parts of Germany; they buy
and sell exchange on New York, Cincin.
natl and New Orleans; they negotiate loans,
ETC.; and they at all times pay the highest
rates for gold, silver, land warrants, etc.
DR.. ]. NJ. Stafford, the Geologist and Ma
turalist, has been engaged to succeed DR..
Blackie in Wards Seminary.
Corinthian Lodge No. Ala F. and A. NJ.
meets tonight.
Dissolution notice of B. G. Wright & Co.,
Dixon Springs, Tenn, d. A. Bradley hav-
ing purchased the interest of Mr.. Wright
will continue the business.
An important card is published to the
trade of Arkansas, Mississippi and West
Tennessee, by the merchants of Louvislle.
Read card of w. e. Ward, informing
the public that he has engaged Prof. J. NJ.
Stafford to take charge of the scientific de-
partment of his school for young ladies.
r. w. Brown "a, North Cherry street,
has large number of city, county, insur-
ance, railroad, and other bonds and stocks,
for sale.
Steamer Eddyville for Upper Cumberland
at O'Clock this afternoon.
Steamer Silverthorn for Evansville at 10
O'Clock this morning
Steamer Lumsden for Cairo at O'Clock
p. NJ, Monday the 10Th inst.
Steamer Ella Hughes for Upper Cumber-
land at 4 O'Clock p. NJ, Monday the 10th.
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would see and appreciate 1t, if they took
time to investigate it.
RESOLUTION.
By Mr.. McAdoo-To provide for the re-
vision of the criminal laws by three lawyers
from the three grand divisions of the State.
Lies over.
NEW BILL.
By Mr.. Wood-To change the time of
holding the Circuit Courts at Woodbury.
and Lebanon.
SENATE BILL ON FIRST READING.
To provide for funding the State debt.
Passed.
HOUSE BILL ON SECOND READING.
To Provide for an immigration Bureau.
Passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To grant universal amnesty for all acts
committed during the late war. Passed,
reconsidered and laid upon the table.
To repeal acts creating the Office of
County Judge for Lincoln and Hamilton
counties. Passed.
Adjourned till $50 A. M. tomorrow.
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mELANeE.


The ladies are already busy about
their spring shopping.
- Western reporters wear little Ratchet
to signify they never lie.
Chairs should never be covered with
silk, because they must be satin.
Missouri balls are disturbed by lead
ones fred by envious suitors through the
windows.
An undutiful son in Iowa has embit-
tered his fathers declining years by clipping
with his step mother.
New Orleans newsboys increase their
profits by selling old newspapers to colored
members ofthe Legislature without being
detected.
One of the best paying saw-mills in
Green Bay is owned by woman, who
knocked the head sawyer down when he
proposed marriage TO her.
There is no tin made in this country.
Think Of that when you throw an oyster
can away or pitch an empty sardine box
| over your neighbor's backyard.
The Utica Herald offers the following
to the pedestrians: "1f you see dogs tail
on the snow don't pick it up. The proba-
bility is that there will be dog under the
drift, and he may object to your familiarity
"A Yankee youth addressed note to
the German Emperor, saying: "Kaiser,
don't you want to buy dogf" The boy
had q fire pup to sell and unconsciously
dropped into the words of the old song.
"A lady, showing to friend the photo.
graph of herself and husband, was told
that the gentleman's was IN the better
likeness. eyes, my DEAR" she answered;
"but then, you know, the men are so easy
to CATCH"
"A woman at Jackson, Miss, interferred
with er brothers courtship, and begged
him to stay at home evenings. He waited
until the evening when she expected her
own lover aud she says that fraternal affec-
ton is heartless mockery.
Different Fairs.-A state fair is a
queen; an agricultural fair Is farmers
daughter; a church fair is parsons wife;
a soldiers fair is the best looking girl be
can get hold of; a charity fair is female
pauper, and the most unpopular fair in the
universe, boarding house fare.
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WIT AND HUMOR.
Words that burn-Fire and 'blazes.

Words that burn-Fire ndbIazes.
A waterspout-A teetotal Grafton.
A man that don't know anything will
tell it the first time he gets chance.
An Irish trick-Pa-trick.
What is higher when the head is of?
The pillow.
The most lionized Of the prophets
Daniel.
Bookkeepers and chickens have to scratch
for living.
A young man at party the other even
ing being asked if he could play the harpsi-
chord, waited to know if it was anything
like seVen-up.
A Danbury sport wears ten cent silver
piece on his shirt 5osom, and calls it q
dime-and. pin, which it certainly is.
Some 'blarsted" foreigner says: '"Give
an American newspaper and pie, and
he will make himself comfortable any
where" s
An old lady describes genius is ga man
what knows more'n he can find out, and
spills vittles on his clothing"
"Where there's will there's a way" as
the young man said when he eloped with
the fair legatee. 81. g.
An old farmer said to his sons: "Boys,
don't you ever spekerlate or waite for some
thing to turn up. You might just at well
go an sit down on stone In the middle
of medder, with pail 'twixt your legs,
an wait for COW to back to you to ba
MIXED" g-
Joadkins says he first met his wife in q
storm, took her to the first party in a storm
popped the question in a storm, married
her in storm, and has lived in storm
ever since, but thinks the day Of the fun
eral will be a pleasant one.
A kirk luminary recently asked his pet
scholar why they took Stephen outside the
walls of the city to stone him to death.
The little fellow was silent for moment,
as though absorbed with the problem, when
Frightening up suddenly, he replied, $50
they could get better crack at him."
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SuccessfnI Pleasing.

The Murfreesboro Monitor, March 6,
says: 5 ...
'Mr. Tim Needham, an ex-quill driver,
but more lately disciple of Blackstone, OF
Louisville, KY, paid visit to our city last
week, we understand, in the prosecution of
a suit. But as court was not in session at
the time, we presume be argued it before a
Jury of one, and from the dismal. disconso-
late, disappointed visages of several of our
boys, we imagine it was ably advocated and
pressed with a vigorous effort. We wish
him much success and congratulate him
that it is not to be tried before ajury Of our
gents, for notwithstanding the fact that the
evidence is reported to have proven prior
ity of claim, and that his case was so elo-
quently and forcibly presented, We feel as
sured that the verdict would be returned
against him. -
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AcNuiIfed.

An interesting suit has been pending be-
fore Justice Cassetty for several days, that
of Joseph Levy, charged by Mrs. Johnson
with fraudulently appropriating shawl,
valued, according to her testimony, at
prices ranging from $50 to s275. 1t APP
pears that Mrs. johnson deposited the
shawl with Mr.. Levy last September for
goods purchased of him, and calling for the
same couple Of weeks since, she charges
that Levy furnished another shawl in place
Of the one received A large number of
witnesses were, examined, experts required
to tell what they knew about the quality of
the aforesaid article, etc, etc. After full
hearing and lengthy argument from the
counsel on both sides, the accused was hon.
orably acquitted.
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Renl Estate Transfers.

The transfers in real estate for the week
ending yesterday was as follows: g..
j. 81. Hales to W. L. Price, lot in ID
Edgefeld. .......... III w
Samuel B. Davidson to ii. @.
Davidson, deed of gift, to land In
23d district.
Spencer Eakin and wife to Nathan
Ewing, land in Kentucky. 1000 90
E. D. Whitworth, Sheriff, to VIM.
Sample, lot in Edgefeld. SEQ. 408 4S
Mary Reece to Isaac S. Martin,
house and lot in Goodlettsville, 250 90
N. Baxter, Jr., Clerk and Master,
to NJ. j. Hsrolson, land in
county. .................... AT 90
T.. K. Freeman to Cynthia A. and
W. B. Eskridge, Jr., land in Sd
district. .........s.....'-,'s SOU W
NJ. j. Hsrolson to NJ. Shee, land
in 4th district. ............... IL ~
Edward E. Rankin to Rebecca s.
Brooks, land in county ...... $50 90
Same to Mahaly Brooks-land in
4th district. ............".. 7UO w
Margaret s. Watts to John Henry
Mertz, land in Missouri. 600 90
Samuel Watkins to Chas. Plum
mer, lot in Watkins addition
to Nashville. .......... ...... 25OsOO
r. Dorman & Co., to W. Fl. &
Herbet S. Hill, lot in Wetmore
& McGavock's plan. ......... 1888 80
Laurazslla Bryant to Dallas Bry-
ant, land in I'd district. ...... so 90
Dallas Bryant to Laurazella Bry-
ant, land in I'd district. so 90
E. c. March and wife to Julia A.
Hows and Frank Baute, lot in
Paups plan. ................. 1000 90
II. +. Taylor and wife to K. S.
Phillips, lots in county. 800. TOO 90
j. S. HARRISON to John Schnei-
der, land in Wilson county. 2,7OO 90
Orville Ewing, Jr., and wife to
VIM. E. Watkins, Jr., As acres
land in 18th district in ex-
change for their houses and
lots IN Edge6eId, valued at. $4,000 90
Thos. Chadwell to A. ]. Lee, lot
in Edgefeld. ................ $50 90
W. P. Cannon to VIM. Tate, lot
in 18th district. ............. 45O 90
Elizabeth Burton to Nathaniel
Cantrell, land at Edgefeld
junction ........ ........... 310 %
A. Mathews to Geo. w. Walker,
lot in Edgefeid. ............. $50 90
E. r. Campbell, Clerk U. s. Cir
cult Court and Nathan Fuqua
to Tolbert Tanning, land in
18th district. ................ 1875 90
F. q. Maury to w. II. Duff, lots
in Mau-y and Ciaiborne's addi-
ton. 300 90
John E. Harding to Mrs. l.. G.
Stewart, lot in Harding's plan
OF lots. .....,..... ......... go w
A. G. Faucher and wife to Mrs.
plan. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50 90
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Moa0s n RiVsTs during pat iiSs1sS.f6ss7 G0s1I

*BeIow high water mark Of 1871.
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Ont ON His Crufehes.

Thos. Murphy, one of the proprietors of
the Southern Carriage Factory, who had
his ankle fractured about four weeks ago,
while stepping on the Spruce street cars,
was able to be out yesterday on his crutches,
and is in a fair way of recovery. During
so long a confinement to his bed, he has
gone through the bleaching process, but
save bis injury his health is as good as usual.
Once again on his legs, however, ruddy
cheeks will return again, and Thomas will
be himself again.
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THE COURTE.

CIRCUIT CoURT.-State VS. W. s.
Wright, dismissed.
Groomes & Pulliam vs. Nashville Gun
Factory, motion set aside, and judgment by
default.
Elizabeth Diggons VS. John Cartwright
ct ais, death of plaintiff suggested.
f. 81. French VS. M. A. Parrish ct al, con-
tinued ON account of incompetency of court.
PROBATE CoURT.-The resignation of
r. c. MeNsiry as administer of Catharine
B. McNairy was received, and w. ID. Gale
appointed and qualified instead.
SUPREME CoURT.-The Tennessee
Bank case is still before the court, which
will adjourn this evening provided the re-
cord be finished for signature by the judges.
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Fatally Injured.

Yesterday afternoon at the circus Jim
Thompson was struck on the head with a
rock thrown by John Fudge and seriously,
perhaps fatally injured the skull-bone above
the parietal projection being broken. Both
are mere lads, and Fudge, who has been
arrested and is now in Jail, claims to have
thrown the rock in sport and not at Thomp-
son, who was conveyed senseless to bis
home, corner Whitesldes ane Front streets.