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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11
PROMISES TO PAY.

Can the multiplication of promises to
pay dollars increase the volume of sales
Can it add to the number Of producers?
Can itgive them more strength, or skill, or
energy? Can it add fertility to the sol !?
Can it any ether way add to the property
which is bought aud sold? Can it give rise
to more frequeEt productive exchange of
property? If it can do none of these things,
it cannot fail to depreciate the value of any
given sum of currency, unless it retards the
circulation. That it does not do, but rather
the reverse. 1t necessarily follows that in
flstion must cause depreciation. And this
logical deduction perfectly corresponds with
facts. The experiment of initiation has
been tried often and in many countries, and
in no instance has it failed to cause depre-
citation, manifesting itself in general adj
vance prices.-C Chicago Times.
a legal currency should have power to
contracts and expand to meet the ever vary
ing wants of the public who use it. When
large crops Of grain, cotton, tobacco and
other staples are 70 be purchased and trans
ported at great expense to distant markets
more currency is needed than when no
such demand for money exists. The
country requires considerable surplus Of
coined gold and silver ready for use, just as
it requires d surplus of corn and oats for
working stock needed while making crops
for another year. Living always from hand
10 mouth is bad economy.
No horse or mule can work long on pa
per promise TO be fed well after the harvest
is gathered on which be labors. Man and
beast must be fed from day to day, as they
toll for private gain and the public good.
There is altogether too much worthless
promise to pay, and too little actual pay
ment. This fashion Of speculative age
should be discarded, and all learn to pay
down as they buy and Consume. Losses
would then be few and small as compared
with what they now are. Initiation by wa
tered stocks, insurance, bank and railway
bubbles would not, like the Graphic bal
loon, rupture its huge gas-bag before it as
cends into the higher atmosphere.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11

There has been considerable discussion
Of the Speakership Of the Hoase Of Repre-
sentatives of the Forty-Third Congress,
and there appears to be disposition to beat
Mr.. Blaine, if man could be found upon
whom sufficient strength could be ccncen-
trated to do it. Mr.. Blaine is an admirable
presiding Officer, and though warm par
tisan, tries to act impartially in bis difficult
position, and as consequences is popular
with all factions. The New York Post, a
Republican journal, thus notices one of the
gentlemen who has strong aspirations for
Mr.. Blaine's place:
"Mr. Horsce Maynard, of Tennessee, has
long been regarded as a candidate for
Speaker; but he has no qualifications that
Mr.. Blaine lacks, and besides, he is notp
sonally SO popular. He is more governed
by prejudices, which are not agreeable to
the improved spirit Of politics, and he Is
wanting in that charity which sometimes
acknowledges virtue in an enemy"
Mr.. John a. Kasson, Of Iowa, has friends
who are pressing bis claims, but be is re-
ported to have authorized statement that
he win not be candidate. Mr.. Maynard
is, therefore, the only formidable COMPETE
tor Mr.. Blaine is likely TO have, and he has
been too bitter and too radical q partisan TO
expect votes from the Democratic side Of
the House. On the whole, it looks as Il
Mr.. Blaine would be chosen Speaker BY a
vote amounting almost to unanimlty.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11
TEACHERS UNPAID.
The Washington correspondent of Il
Cincinnati Gazette writes, Oct, Z:

Inc washington correspondent OF Inc
Cincinnati Gazette writes, Oct.7:
"When the question of paying the tea ch-
ers in the public schools for the last month
came up, it was discovered that sic, 600, be-
ing the whole sum available for that pur-
pose, was in the First National Bank at the
time of its failure. -Four morths' pay is
now due the teachers. To-day eight schools
were dismissed by one of the trustees, be-
cause the weather was cold, and no coal
can be procured for the use of schools.
Contractors refused to make further deliv-
cry until some debts already due them are
paid. This want arises from non-payment
oftaxes, and not, as has been charged, to
use of school funds by the Board Of Public
Works.
1t is very convenient to make scspe-goats
of the tax payers of Washington, to bear of
the short comings and misdeeds of the Re-
publican ring in that city. If the govern
ment of the city of Washington had been
under the control of the Democratic party,
the Republican organs would have been at
no loss whatever as to who is responsible for
the condition of affairs portrayed by the Ga
zette'S correspondence. 1t might be an in
terestiDg question for the unpaid teachers,
with four months salary due, to ascertain
why the ten thousand dollars was deposited
in the First National Bank, owned mainly
by the Cookies, instead of being used in pay
ing them. Was there an understanding
with the bank by which the officer deposit.
Ing this money received interest on the
same, while the poor teachers were left to
make ends meet as best they could? 1t is
known that this bank made practice of
paying interest on deposits, and itlooks rath.
er strange that the money collected and set
apart to pay the teachers should be deposit
ed IN bank instead Of applying it to the
purpoae for which it was intended, and at
time too when several months pay was due
them. The transaction wears a suspicious
look.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11
MISSfSSIPPI.

The New York World states that spec
ial despatch from Washington announces
that the Administration is having letters
written TO Alcorn and Ames, in Mississippi,
to induce them if possible to adjust their
quarrel, SO as TO prevent the total disinteg-
ration of the Republican party of the State.
The rupture in that party in Mississippi is
now SO complete, one would think, that
not even the profered nursing of the Ad-
ministraton can cure it. But the dispatch
significantly adds that the Administration
is DESTROYS of reeonciing the factors @with-
out Federal interference" 1t has then
come to this complexion, that in no South
ern State can the interests of the Republi-
can party, or rather of the Administration
branch of it, be imperilled without danger
Of resort to President Grants easy meth.
cd of letting those States have peace-to
wit "Federsl interference"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11
PAYING OTHER PEOPLES DEBTS,

A feature of injustice has been developed
in the Illinois assessment that is causing
much complaint. An act was passed for
the benefit of counties that had issued rail-
road bonds, providing that the tax on the
increase of property in those counties over
the assessment of 1868 shall go to the pay
ment of the interest and principal of such
bonds. The effect Of this is to deprive the
whole State of the benefit of the increased
value and the increased tax in these coun-
ties, and to give it to the particular counties
themselves. It is a round about way of
making the whole State pay large proper
ton of the railroad debt of particular coun-
ties. The aggregate of these debts is, $751;
100000 and the annual interest, at an aver
age of 9 per cent, 81, 10000. In the ef-
fort to make al increase of the assessment
in those indebted counties, the assessment
for the whole State has been increased; and
here is where the complaint comes in. The
people of those counties that do not have
any railroad debt find that they are being
taxed for the benefit of those hat have in
Cured such debts.-St. Louis Republican.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11
TIE OIL BUSINESS.

Petroleum is drawn from the earth in
such quantities and at so small cost that
1856, 289 gallons we're exported in nine
months ending Sept 80, which is more
than thirty million gallons in excess of last
years export in the same length of time.
Large as this increase is, we have the au-
thority Of The New Y ork Bulletin for saying
that it would have been much larger had
the means of transportation been equal to
the demand. The present yield is from
26,0O0 to $1,000 barrels a day, equal to
about ten million barrels year. Oil min
ing has developed q new and remarkable
industry, the product of organic life and
solar heat probably million or more years
ago. American sunshine and vitality began
early to lay up treasures, not only in our
fertile soil, but below sedimentary rocks of
great thickness and of very wide distribu-
ton. Think of gushing fountains of oil
that now yield ten million barrels a year,
which extend indefinitely across the CONT
nent!
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11

When the telegraph first flashed the news
that panic had been inaugurated by the
failure of Jay Cooke q Co.'s Philadelphia
house, we asked in 4 headline "Where are
the State Funds of Pennsylvania ?" From
the Philadelphia Age of the Sth, we see the
people are still asking that question. Ae-
cording to the official report of the Radical
Treasurer, Mr.. Msckey, there is an unex-
pended balance of over million dollars
somewhere. But the Soldiers Orphan
Fund due Sept. /, amounting TO S125,0O0,
is not yet paid, and the State officials at
Harrisburg have been paid only portion
of their salaries for last month. Where then
is the States money? The Lancaster In
teIEigencer explains that the yearly balances
are loaned to various banking institutions
in the State, and the interest is divided be-
tween the State Treasurer and the Radical
aRing" of Pennsylvania. So the most fsv.
orable view of the case, is that the State
funds are locked up in some Of the semi
suspended banks, and are utterly beyond
the control of the Radical Treasurer.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11

THE GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Enterprise says:
Gan old gentleman and lady from Penn
sylvania are visiting our fair whose bis tory
is somewhat singular. 1t appears that a
widow lady took an orphan boy to raise,
and when he arrived at the age of Is she
married him, she then being in her tiftieth
year. Ten years ago they took an orphan
girl to raise. This summer the old lady
died, being 90 years of age, and in nine
weeks after the old man married the girl
they had raised, he being IS years old and
she 49,"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11

IF Andy johnson is unable to go to
Washington to collect testimony showing
responsibility for the hanging of Mrs. Sur
ratt--in consequence of the failure of the
First National Bank of that city, and the
loss of bis 100000 or $4,000 deposit-per-
hsps, as the advertisements say, lie could
hear something to his advantage if be
should put himself in communication with
Mr.. Benn Pitman, who was, we believe,
the official reporter of the proceedings of the
trial of the assassins of Mr.. Lincoln. Gin
cinnIti Commercial,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11

An idiot who writes editorials for the
Chattanooga (TeDn.) Commercial declares
that "there is no more reason why the Gov
ernment should pave the streets of Wash
ington than those of Chicago, Cincinnati or
any other city in the Union; and to pay this
debt would be practically to tax tbs latter
cities for psving the streets Of the former
Such is the dignifed language of the
Washington Republican, one of Grants
organs at the winter capital, in reference to
the reputed postofice organ at Chattanooga
We pause for the reply.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11

In copying our remarks last week about
the share the country press should take in
the work of reconciliation among Tennes-
seeans opposed to Radicalism, the Athens
Post adds: awe are glad TO see our Nash
vile cotemporary thus frankly acknowledge
ing the usefulness of the country press"
We feel sure our contemporary does not
mean TO intimate that we ever spoke other
wise of our country confreres. That "pen-
ny royal" blast once on a time, was none
of ours.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11

THE Pittsburg Commercial (Republican)
says: "Every man has, of course, an In
alienable right to his own conscience; and,
it is, of course, the duty of every man to
shape bis way in political affairs, as in 9th
ers, by his own convictions of duty" But
what about Grant, who has given no exhi-
bition that he possesses such troublesome
thing as q conscience?
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11

SIR SAMUEL BAKER and wife, who hsve
become famous in connection with their re-
cent explorations in Central Africa, have
accepted an invitation of the American
Geographical Society to visit this con- try,
and have selected the summer months OF
1874 as the time. Mrs. Baker accompanied
her husband in all bis long wanderings in
Africa, and is the first white woman who
penetrsted that equatorial region.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11

The Atlanta Consultation OF the 9th inst.
says: "We learned while at the Executive
Office yesterday, that the taxable property Of
the State has increased this year fifteen mil
lions of dollars. This shows the benefit Of
fine, pure, honest administration"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11

THE Constitutional Convention of Penn.
sylvania aimed a blow in the right direc-
ton the other day by adopting the following
section:
"The ofense Of corrupt solicitation oil
members of the General Assembly or of pub
lie officers Of the State or of any municipal
division thereof, and any occupation OF
practice of solicitation of such members or
officers for or against the passage or approval
of any lsw or municipal ordinance shall be
defined by law, and such ofIense shall be
punishable by fine and Imprisonment"
The lobbyists occupations gone" in
Pennsylvania if the new constitution shall
be ratified. These pests should be rooted
out in every State. Now if the brood of
eagles that flock around the carcass in
Washington could be killed off; if there
were virtue enough in Congress to rise to
the craftsmanship displayed in the Penn
sylvania Constitutional Convention, there
would be some hope of q return of "the
purer days of the republic"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11
A stitch in Time Saves Nine.

TO NOT NEGLECT A COUGH BECAUSE
IL it troubles you but little now. Now is the
ssfE ~ thew knew how easily thew can he cnred
by the timely use of DUCONGE'S PICTORIAL
BALSAMIC SYRUP. Sufferers from all ailments
of the Breast, Lungs and Throat, will find that
bv using the Pect0ral Balsamic Syrup they are
using the best expectorant, which removes all
phlegm, soothes all irritation, and radically
cures. For sale by Il. II. PAGE, Druggist, leo
North College street, Nashville, Tenn.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11

An act Of Congress of June s, 1872
makes it violation Of law for any party to
deposit in postofice any letter or circular
Of a so-called gift enterprise, lottery, etc,
intended to deceive the public and obtain
money under false pre!ences. Under this
law, the postmaster al Omaha recently re-
fused to deliver mail matter or to cash
money orders TO one j. w. Suitterlin, the
manager Of Stree library" lottery that
has been Observation-Disclosures. Suitterlin
appealed to the Postmaster-General, who
sustains the action of the Omaha official.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11

Hon. AMAsA WALKER, a staunch Re-
publican in all things save finance, and who
has made much reputation as a political
economist, takes a gloomy view of the
passing crisis. The Cincinnati Enquirer
says be writes in private letter to friend
in that city concerning the financial panic
that We have only seen the first act in this
drama that we shall have many more /;
that he fears it will be a long and very
tedious performance. But he believes
that the result will be a sounder and safer
system of finance than the present, and
greater consequent prosperity.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11

THE Pittsburgh Commercial, Republic
can organ, says: sit is incumbent on every
man to try to ascertain the full meaning
and bearings of his duty, to the end
that his course may not eventuate in mere
fruitless force" Grant is practicing on this
idea so far as money is concerned.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11

A WASHINGTON journal tells us hat
s'there are fourteen Admirals and twenty
five Commodores in the American navy,
and not enough ships to go around or float
their broad pennons.n
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11

A Boston correspondent believes that
most OF the Washburn Republicans in
Massachusetts will be working with the
Liberal Republicans next year. They and
Grant are out on account of his bOlstering
Butler.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11

IT is announced as a settled fact that
Andy Johnson will stump Tennessee in
his own behalf this fall, as candidate for
Governor.-FIOGting Item.
We desire to announce as a "settled fact"
that no election is TO be held in Tennessee
this fall. Start new item about A. j..
The above from being overworked, is get
ting wesry.-WemphiS AUaldnche,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11

DIR. BEEcHER, in bis last sermon, ssyF,
More lies were told in the last Presiden-
tial campaign than all the mosquitoes in all
the dismal swamps in the land"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11
IuiDa and 9meritaa.
SATURDAY.. OCTOBEE IL. Is7s-

THE Memphis Register regrets the viz
tual suspension of the habeGs corpus IN that
city, not solitary Judge being now in the
county TO issue writ.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11
LIST OF GIFTS.

Total, 1900 Gifts, all cash, amount
ing
The distribution will be positive, whether all
the tickets sold not and the II 900 gifts all
paid in proportion to the tickets sold-all unsold
tickets being destroyed, at the First and Sec
ond Concerts, and not represented in the draw
ing.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11
$1.500,O00

divided into IL, 900 cash gifts will be distributed
by lot among the ticket holders. The numbers
of the tickets to be drawn from one wheel by
blind children, and the gifts from another. -
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11

AMONG the notable weddings of the
coming season in Washington will be that
of Secretary Fish's son, Hamilton, Jr., to
Senator Frelinghuysen's daughter.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11
THE Pittsburgh Commercial says:

The Anti-Administratio papers are awful
busy these days pulling corruption wool
over the peoples eyes. It's as clear as mu.
cilage that it's all Grants fault.
That is the hippant manner in which a
Republican organ treats the stream of cor
ruption which grows broader and deeper
every day, and permestes every department,
from the President with his salary grab to
the clerk in a postoffice who flches money
letters. Jest about it as much as the or
gsns may, the existence Of this deep-seated
cOrrnntion cannot be concealed
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11
FENEESCEH And PACIFIC RAILROAD
LEGAL NOTICES.
Supreme Court at Nashville.

r. @. MeNairy ct ais. VS.. O. B. McNairy ct ais.
TN THIS CAUSE IT APPEARING FROM
Il the Scire Facias returned by the Sheriff OF
Davidson county, that G. Scott Symmes and
Alfred Kayne, Jr., are non-residents Of the State
OF Tennessee: 1t is ordered that publication be
made, for four consecutive weeks, in the Union
and American, a newspaper published in the
city of Nashville, requiring the said Q. Scott
Symmes and Alfred KaJne, Jr., to be and ap-
pear before the Clerk OF said Supreme Court, at
his office in the Capitol in Nashville, on OF be-
fore the first Monday in December next, and
show cause, If any they can, why this cause
should not be revived against them as the heirs
deceased, respectively.
F. @. DUNNINGTON,
Oct. 6, 1873. Clerk Supreme Court.
Oc9 I'm
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
CHIMNEY TOP.
Administratrix,S Notice.

III Administrative of the estate of Ormand
Farrar. notice is hereby given to all parties in
debted to said estate TO come forwa, andsettle,
and creditors a. the said estate will file their
claims within the time prescribed Dy law, or be
-'''''- CHARLOTTE FARRAR, Adm'x.
oofO oaUdW T..
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11
PRICE OF TICKETS.

PRICE OF TICKETS.
Whole tickets, $50; Halves, SIS; Tenth, or each
coupon, $500. Eleven whole tickets for $500,
22H tickets for 81 000 113 whole tickets for S. 000
2A whole tickets for $4,000. No discount on
less than $500 worth of tickets at time
The unparalleled success of the Third Gift
Concert, as well as the satisfaction given by the
first and second, makes it only necessary to an
nounce the Fourth to insure the prompt sale OF
every ticket. The Fourth Gift Concert will be
conducted in all its details like the Third, and
full particulars may be learned from circulars,
which will be sent free from this Office to all who
apply for them.
Tickets now ready for sale, and all orders, ac-
eral terms given to those who buy to sell again.
THOs. e. BRAmLETTE,
Agent Public Library Kentucky and Manager
Gift Concert,
Public Library Building,
LOUISVILLE, KY
sug2 dtues, thurs, sat&w3m
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11

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