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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-21
A USEFUL INVENTION.

Our young friend John NJ. Bright, Jr., of
this place, has invented q steam engine that
is destined to attract the attention Of ma
chinists everywhere. A perfect model has
been shown us, aud we have wi messed the
WORKINGS of q miniature engine constructed
for exhibition. The popularity of the en-
CINE is that it has neither am-chest nor
an Geccentric;;" the principle being to apply
the steam directly from the boiler TO the
cylinder without using any intermediate
agents. The absence of the two adjuncts
mentioned, which are regarded as indispens-
able in the engines Of the present day, will
not only reduce very considerably the cost
of constructing an engine, but it will also
obviate a great deal of Inconvenience and
annoyance. 1t is well known that when an
s'eccentric" is displaced not one man. in a
hundred can adjust it properly, and Mr.
Brigbt's invention is chiefly intended TO OBJ
viate accidents of this kind. The new en-
CINE may be adapted to all kinds of ma
chinery, and its principle can be applied to
railroad locomotives.
Mr.. Bright wi apply for patent at an
early day.--FdyetteUiile Express
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HEALTH OF INTERIOR TOWNS

From the Shelbyyille Commercial, June 20.
Notwithstanding he cholera is rather bad
in various other towns of the State, and it
may come here-Done would be surprised
yet the health of our people is better than
in many months.
We conferred with several of our leading
physicians on yesterday, and they think
there is no cause for alarm, and that there
is but little danger if the people will use dis
infsctants freely, an act prudently in their
diet. They recommend that all derange.
ments of the bowels should have immediate
attention.
A little son Of Mr.. Robinson, eight years
cid, living near Bellbuckle, was at neigh
bor's house on Tuesday, and ate of beans
for dinner and partook Of raspberries on
the way home; was badly affected that night
with diarrkel. Next morning he vomite6
freely and in few hours he was dead. 1t
is supposed that he had cholera. This and
the case of Mr.. George, who died two weeks
ago, are the only fatsl cases we have heard
of in the county which bore symptoms of
the disease.
From the Columbia Herald, June 20.
I.People in the country were very much
frightened last week. Il was reported up
the river t1at there were thirty cases of
cholera in Columbia. Mr.. E. Il. Wilkes,
hack driver between Columbia and
Waynesboro, heard on his way from
Waynesboro to Columbia last Saturday
that large number ofo prominent citi-
Zens had died suddenly with cholera, and
among others Messrs. Lpscomb and Tit
comb. The righteousness of this rumor is
that neither of these gentlemen has been
sick at all. We have no cholera in our
midst, and will not have any, if our people
are prudent in their diet, which we fear
some of them are not. No wonder many
ofthem have cholera-mOrbus when they At
great gorges of stale cabbage and decaying
fresh meat, and all manner of iced drinks.
From the Murfreesboro News, June 90
Mile James, colored, who lived on Depot
Hill, purchased couple cans of oysters,
some sardines, etc, on Monday evening
and feast that night. Result: She was
buried at II o'clock Tuesday. Said to be
cholera. Probably true, from the above
description of her last meal.
A negro man, living near Halls camp
ground, on Sunday attended "foOt-wash-
ing" eat heartily of bsrbecued shoat and
vegetables. His friends attended a funeral
Monday in VIII ch he played leading char
acter. Said to be cholera. Has somewhat
that resemblance, considering food, weather
and the prevailing.
Bill Deason, colored, who, had been
sick for several days, insisted on his wife
giving him some butter-milk on Tuesday
for dinner, was attacked with cholera.
morbus during the night, and before re-
action could be produced he died on
Wednesday.
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MOUNT STERLING, KY.

Discovery of an Organized Gang OF
HOrse-ThieVes Extending Through
Kentucky and Virginia into Caro-
Itna-COnfessiOn of One of the Men,
bers, Etc. n
Special to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
MOUNT STERLING, KY, JuBe ia
horse-thief named Hagen was arrested at
Owingsville yesterday, and caused intense
excitement by confession, which he is
now reducing to writing. He claims to be-
long to an organized gang, which appears
TO be patterned after the old Murrell band.
He says their line of operation extends
from Demossville, IN Pendleton county,
through Pendleton, Harrison, Scott, Mich
o.as, Bourbon, Clarke, Montgomery, Bath
and the upper counties TO the Virginia line,
and through Virginia into North Carolina
He has given the names of about eighty
persons in the counties named, who he
states are members of the gang. On the
strength of his revelation, a notoriously bad
character named Satterfeld, has been ar
rested for applying the torch to OWingsville
at the time of the recent destructive fire
that visited that town.
Winfield n. Cox, who killed JAS. Ringo
in Msniiee county Saturday week, delivered
himself up to Sheriff ocum, of this county
to-day.
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POLITICAL.
Fhe Best soke OF the nay.

NEW York, June 20.--Somebody at
Louisville forwarded to President Grant at
Long Branch, for his son Jesse, o live alli-
gator, four feet long. Jesse declined the
| present, and the President paid the express
charges, Sl4, leaving the alligator with the
baggage man. The monster soon after
wards became detected and died.
HIiseegcnaffOn.
The colored citizens of Brooklyn rejoiced
last evening over the adoption of a civil
rights bill by the late Legislature, and
strongly denounced the exclusion of colored
children ffom the public schools.
How Miss Anthony Got Some Mem
xnto Trouble.
CANANDAIGUA, N. Y, June 20.-The
election officers who permitted Sus An 3.
Anthony to vote were fined each to-day
twenty-five dollars and thirty dollars costs.
Missouri Paying Its Debts.
ST. LOUIS, June 20.-The commissioners
of the State interest and sinking fund for-
warded to New York to-day, $4,000 to
meet the July interests on the State bonds
and $4,000 to take up maturing bonds.
Back Pay won'f ssstfck.''
Iowa CITY, June 20.-Farna county, by
the vote of her supervisors returns her
share of Congressmal Wslden's back pay.
Senator Sherman Explains Himself
CINCINNATI, June 20.-The Gazette will
publish tomorrow tPe following letter from
Senator John Sherman:
Mansfield, o., June 10, 1873.--Editors
Gazette: / notice telegram in yesterdays
Gazette in which Gen. Boynton classifies
me with the Senators who have not return
ed their hack nav This il literally trf1e
for as have not received it, / have not re-
turned it. Still the telegram conveys a
false impression.
days after the passage of the salary bill, af-
ter consulting with some Of my colleagues,
and In Difference TO the general sentiments
of my constituents, determined | would
not receive the back pay, but would leave
it where it now is, in the Treasury of the
United States. Iso notified the disbursipg
officer of the Senate, and when asked by
any one about the money, l have answered
/ would not receive it. did not, and do
not now deem it necessary formally to re-
ceive the money and then pay it back
again.
1t was not my purpose 10 make any pub
lie statement of my action in this matter
and DO so now, not from any desire to
claim any merit for what have done, nor
even by implication to censure such Of my
associates who, though voting against the
salary bill, yet received the pay allowed by
it, but simple to assure those who take an
Interest in the matter, that have not and
will not receive any portion Of the $4 ,336.40
allowed me by the salary bill for back pay
Yours truly, JOHN SHERMAN.
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NEW YORK.
DeatI, or Vanderb,It,s Som.

Death Of VanderbiIf's SOn-in-Law.
NEW YORK, June 20.-Horace F. Clarke,
President of Lake Shore and Union Pacific
Railroad Companies, and son-in-law of
Commodore Vanderbilt, died in this city
yesterday of rheumatism ofthe heart, in the
fifty-eighth year of his age. He was a
member of the 35th and 36th Congresses,
and since bis retirement from politics, has
been identified with the business interests
of this city, and railroad progress, and the
developments of the West.
The Credit MobiIier Suit.
The New York Marshal's office COM
pleted the service of subpenas yesterday.
in the equity suit against the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, the Credit Mobiler and
others. Some Of the respondents are in
Europe, and were su0penaed through
their counsel, Horace +. Clarke was of
the number served.
Pauline Lucca Divorced.
Judge Ingrsham in Supreme Court has
granted an absolute divorce in the case of
Pauline Lucca against her husband Baron
Van Rhode, with leave to the former 70
marry again. Plaintiff was also awarded
the custody Of their child. No counsel ap-
peareG for the Baron. Plaintiffs complaint
set forth that she was married in Berlin,
November 1865; that her husband subse.
quently led profigate life and squander-
ed her earnings.
More CustOmhouse Revelations.
Pending appeal in the suit of James Reid
& Co., TO set aside judgment for $500,
the value of cargo of whisky entered at
the customhouse by means of alleged fraud
ulent practices, reference was obtained by
the government to determine whether the
whisky had been entered without inten-
tionsl fraud. AT the resumption of the re-
ference yesterday, Ex-Guager John G.
Strong testified that when he was in the
customhouse Mr.. Jayne threatened 10 lock
him up in Ludlow-street jail if he refused
to sign certain paper, the contents of which
were not known, and to escape persecution
he did sign it, and that subsequently he was
told by Jayne that he (witness) would loss
his place if be could not remember that
Reid & Co. had offered to bribe him 10 un-
dergauge the whisky in question.
How Public improvements are
Pushed.
Brooklyn papers publish full list of
the stock shares in the East river bridge.
1t appears that 420 shares each were held
by Richard B. Cononly, Peter B. Sweeney,
Hugh Smith and w. NJ. Tweed on which
payments have been made of only 40 per
cent. while other private stockholders and
the cities of New Y York and Brooklyn have
paid 90 to 90 per cent.
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Cnndensed TeIerramE.

San Francisco reports five Americans
and three Mexicsns msssacred in Arizona
by Apaches.
The respectable" importer of New
York, who is accused of imposing on the
government, is named j. W alls.
Ex-Police Superintendent Kennedy, Of
New York, died yesterday.
st. Louis reports another lady victim OF
coal oil.
The front wall of building on Broad
way, New Y York, fell yesterday morning. II
was not the fault of the shoddy contractor
that no one was killed, but on account OF
the very early hour.
Cleveland, o. burned up yesterday a
$4,000 barrel factory.
The Toledo Board of Trade lowered their
flag to half mast on the death of Horace F.
Clark, he being President of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern.
England reports weather fair and favor
able TO crops.
The city of London feted the Shah OF
Persia last night with ball 1t which the
Czarovitch and Princess Dsgmar were
present.
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THE FIRE FIEND.
A Michigan Mining Village Burned
Out.

200 Houses Gones-s Lives Lost.
MILWAUKEE, June 2O.--Michigammie,
Mich, was entirely destroyed by FIRE yes
terday. Over 200 houses were burnt. Loss
of property immense. Eight lives lost.
A special dispatch to the Free Press say
that itcaught from the burning woods.
The place was mining town ir the iron
region, and contained some 500 inhabi-
tants. Among other buildings burned was
the mill of Jackson Haughton, Just equipped
warped the rails of the Marquette, Haugh-
ton and OntoDganon Railroad as 10 render
the passage of cars impossible in certain
places. The poles have been burned and
the wires are down along the track.
The People Driven into the Water for
Refuge-Many Missing.
GREEN BAY, June z0.-Lanz reports the
town of Michigammie destroyed by fire.
Eight bodies were found. More are miss
ing. The people took refuge in the lake.
Twenty Houses Burned I'm East Sag
inaw.
DETROIT, Mich, June 20, 2 P. M.-The
city of East Saginaw is in great danger
from fire which caught in ssw-dust,
large quantity of which had been used to
fill up bayeus. The fire departments of
Saginaw City, Bay City and Winona have
been telegraphed for assistance, and engines
are being sent by special trains. A hish
wind prevails and renders the danger alarm
ing
3:15 P. M.-The fire at East Saginaw is
under control. 1t. destroyed James dead
& Lees planning mill and some twenty
small houses in the blocks between Wash
inston and Cass streets. A strong north
west wind was prevailing at the time, and
at one time vast amount of property was
in peril. The loss will not exceed S50, 900,
and probably fall below that figure.
LATER--The fire destroyed pla' ing
mill. 100000 feet of lumber, Is dwelling
houses, mostly tenement houses, and dam
aged six or seven residences of better char
acter.
Fire at Albany. N. Y.-20 Houses Con.
sumed.
ALBANY, N. Y, June 20.-A very large
fire is raging in Orange and Canal streets,
section Of the city occupied by tenements
and frail buildings.
LATER.-Tweuty Of the frams tenement
houses were destroyed. Loss no< heavy
A Large Cotton Mill Buxhed.
BALTIMORE, June 20.-Mount Vernon
Cotton Duck Mills, William Kennedy pres
ident, two miles from this city, burned this
morning. Loss S2O7, 900; insurance $751;
500. Two hundred hands are thrown out
of employment.
sixty Miles of Fire I'm Canada.
TORONTO, June 20.-Very destructive
brush fires are raging throughout the coun-
try north and northeast cf this city. Re-
ports from Aurora, Fenton Falls, aud other
towns covering stretch of over sixty miles
state that thousands Of acres timber to-
gether with crops, fences, farm houses,
barns, etc., are being swept away. Vege-
tation is suffering greatly owing to che dry
ness of the season.
Fires Ina Nova Scotia.
HALIFAX, June 20.-A fire in the woods
iu Kent county, N. B., swept the line OF
the Intercolonial railway, now under con-
struction there for considerable distance
and destroyed the storehouses, shanties and
other inhammable matter il its progress.
The loss, chiefly to railway contractors, is
heavy.
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FARMERS MOVING.

Four thousand farmers attended their
State Convention at Lawrence, in Kansas,
on the OH instant. Nineteen different ban
ners waved over their heads as they moved
in procession. In Colorado they 60 strong
for irrigating the wide plains. A big con-
vention was held at Denver on the 1lth
inst. After recaptulSting the action Of Con-
gress granting lands TO States for reclama-
ton, and the fact that, without irrigation,
the lands Of the plain were comparatively
valaeless, il was resolved that the eonven-
ton recommend to the States Of California
and Nevada, and the Territories of Arizona,
New Mexico, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and
Colorado, and such other Western States
and Territories, or parts thereof, as feel an
interest in the subject or irrigation, to send
delegates to a convention to meet in the
city of San Francisco, California, on the =
day of September, 1873, TO take into con-
sideration the subject of irrigation for the
arid lands of the West, and other subjects
appertaining thereto, and that the basis of
representation be six delegates TO the con-
vention for every member or delegate in
Congress from either of said States or Ter
ritories, or parts Of the same. The passage
of various Territorial laws on this subject
was also recommended, and Inmiltees
were appointed to prepare the same. The
farmers of the West are in earnest, and ir-
rieation win soon be a great institution.
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HeIlish.

june 20.-Annie Regan
and Maggie Murray, aged five years each,
missing since "Wednesday, were found this
morning locked in closet in an empty
house in the 25th ward. One of the chill
dren was dead. The other has revived.
Facts gathered in relation to the affair give
gr )unds for suspicion that the person OF
Anna Regan, if not of, both the children,
was outraged, and that they were the vic
tins of hellsh design far surprising that
OF the Hanlon affair. Several parties resid-
ing in the neighborhood are under arrest.
GEORGETOWN, DEL, June 2O.-Joe Bur-
ton, negro, convicted of the rape of a
white girl aged fourteen, was hanged to-
day. He declared himself not guilty.,
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BOSTON.
G. B. I.amar,s Cotton Suit.

Boston, psS0.-The case of G. B.
Lamar against Albert G.. Browne and others
on trial in the United States Circuit Court
for week past closed yesterday. 1t is an
action of tort for the conversion of $500
bales of cottoa valued at five hundred thous-
and dollars which plaintiff claims the de-
PENDANTS took from him in Georgia in 1866.
Judge Chesslar, after the evidence was un-
contradicted that the cotton was turned
over by the military to the defendants who
claimed they were appointed special agents
of the Secretary of the Treasury TO take
charge of captured and abandoned property
in tho seeding States, decided that no ac-
ton could be maintained by plaintiff, and
directed verdict for defendant, subject TO
revision by the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States.
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THE EAST TENNESSEE UNIVER-
EFTV


The Trustees, President, Faculty and
friends of East Tennessee University should
all feel encouraged at the creditabie close
of the Commencement exercises made yes
terday. The University deserves the cor
dial support or this community aud of the
people of Tennessee. Its free tuition to so
large a proportion Of its students, makes
its connection with the masses of the peo-
pie an intimate and responsible one, and
opens to it wide field Of usefulness. We
know that its honored and able President,
and the industrious, Jealous Faculty, sp-
preciate their responsibilities, and strive to
meet them TO the full expectation of their
friends. Without any disparagement of
other institutions, we feel that it should be
the aim of our people to make this UniVer-
sity grand central one, whose Influence
should 20 out over the whole South. The
opportunity is open to its Trustees and of
ficers. The interest manifested by our peo-
pie in this Com neneement is encouraging,
and we trust it is but the 6rst indication of
widespread and general purpose to give
it the hearty support it so richly deserves.
We are glad to know its prospects for the
next collegiate year are so encouraging
Kno1uSlle Chronicle, June 20.
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THE DELTA.
Rlockade OF .he sIisslsslppI,

New YORK, JuEe 20.-A letter from
New Orleans says there is almost as severe
blockade of the Mississippi river outlets
as was when United States feet cruised
off 1t mouth; that the asses are choking
with deiritus and each year increase the dif-
fculties of navigation. Congress had
made appropriations for experiments in
dredging, BIT the tow-b monopoly &C.
lively conspire TO prevent the successful pro-
secution of the work.
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ST. LOUIS.
The MUTUAL Life.

ST. LOUIS, June 20.-Chas. II. Peck,
President of the st. Louis NJ utual Life In
strance Company, in letter published this
morning, addressed TO the Board of Diree-
tors of that company, offers to resign his
position as President if the entire Board of
Directors will do likewise. This action has
been brought about by pending and serious
charges, which are now before the Courts,
of Irregularities aud mismanagement of the
affairs Of the company by its officers and
5iroc.ors
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MEMPHIS.

MEMPHIS, June 26.-The weather to-day
was hot and clear until 6 this evening,
when a heavy rain and thunder storm
came from the west. There was consid-
erable excitement to-day in regard 70 the
cholera, owing TO the publication of the
mortusry report of yesterday, which was
the largest number that bave died in one
day since the cholera epidemic in 1866.
There we're "A interments to-day, against
33 yesterday. OF the number IL died OF
cholera
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FOREIGN.
Another Spanish squable Brewing

MADRID, June 20.-Fhere are rumors o.
disagreements in the Cabinet which may
lead t. another ministerial crisis. The
Lieutenant-G General has resigned, refusing
War.
The Gacetta announces that the united
Csrlist bands of Wales, ,AQuico, Ventosa and
others has been defeated by National troops
in the province of Lerida. The insurgents
loss was SO killed. Chieftain Quico was
wounded and Ventosa taken prisoner.
Danfzic.
BERLIN, June 20.-Several cases Of cho-
lera are reported at Dantzic.
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THE Murfreesboro Nelos is sinformed
that the Hon. John M. Bright, member of
Congress from this district, has drawn
what is known as the back pay, and pro-
poses to return each county In his district
their quota upon the order of the County
Court accepting it,
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The ProvIsion FaiIures.

1t is asserted to-day that the amounts
telegrsphed yesterday as the sums for which
provision dealers here failed Wednesday
were greatly exaggerated. The real loss of
the three firms is said TO be less than one
hundred thousand. All the meat bought
by the parties has reverted back to the
original owners, and the only real loss in
volved is the margins on the purchases for
futures. The figures given yesterday were
however, furnished by the parties them
selves, and were supposed to be correct.
The failures created no excitement on
Change, nor have they produced any in
fuence on the markets.
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Railroad GbOuls.

NORWICH, CONN, June 20.-George
Harvey, fireman injured By railroad
smash at Dayville Sunday, died to-day.
Fifteen hundred dollars reward are offered
for the detection of the scoundrels who
placed the obstructions on the track.
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UTAH..
Attorney Bates Denounced from the
Ranatn

Attorney Bates Denounced from the
Bench.
SALT LAKE, June 2e.-To-day Judge
Mexican called attention to Geo. G.
Bates ex-United States attorney circulating
the gravest charges against the integrity OF
United States officials by the journals and
telegraph, asserting that he could unfold a
tale to startle the world in the witness stand.
He yesterday admitted he had no charges
aud knew nothing affecting any official,
Mexican characterized him as a dishonor to
the profession and unworthy of belief un-
less corroborated under oath. The matter
caused sensation, but is generally approved,
Weather intensely hot.
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Col. JOHN M. FLEMING, State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction is announced
10 address tho people of Giles upon the
subject Of public schools, at the Court
house in Pulaski, on Monday, the 7th day
Of July.
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A man, after waltzing six times with one
lady at ball, was asked if he was fond of
dancing. go, no. replied the youth, 81
don't care for it, but my doctor advised me
to-day to take sweat, and this is cheaper
than Turkish bath"
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A gill not far from Holton, Kan, was at
dance last week, and when asked to
waltz with one Of our city chaps, replied:
81 don't dance these whirl round figures;
they always make me puke.n