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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-19
POLICE PICKINGS.

Geo. Jones has taken up aSAtemporarV
residence at the workhouse, where he has
signifed shis intention of remaining un.
til lie has earned five dollars, that being the
amount of the fine imposed upon him for
getting drunk on Wednesday.
Lydia MoTlton, damsel OF color, YVES
called upon to explain away the charge OF
having used some very wicked language in
public. The explanation volunteered by
the sinful Lydia failing 70 prove emit rely
satisfactory, that iuckless female ordere d
her Saratoga trunk conveyed to the Work
house where she has secured five dollars
worth of employment.
j. M. Hill came 10 our city few days
since an entire stranger, bnt he found kind
hearts to welcome him and make his stay
in the Rock City interesting. A big hearted
pr; prietor of gifmill took him in and
made him drink-for trifing pecuniary
consideration. Then a generous-minded
Olice officer furnished him lodgings
Wednesday night, and yesterday morning
Judge Duling lightened Mr.. Hills purse TO
the extent of three dollars.
Our readers will be panied to hear that
Oracle New rter does not, st all times, use
that degree Of circumspection in selecting
words TO carry on conversations, in which
she may participate, that might be deemed
desirable. The eognomen "Graeie Nc
Writer" suggests to the mind high degree
of refinement and elegance, and one nat
urally reVolts at the bare suggestion that q
maiden blessed with such desirable name,
could be guilty of anything improper. But
the sad truth must be told: Oracle Nc
Writer uses cuss words, enthusiastically,
with remarkable degree Of facility and en-
thusiasm. This would not be so seri-
GUS matter, perhaps, if Oracle would
do her swearing in the quiet seclusion and
retirement of her own private apartment,
and perform that exercise in q whisper.
On the contrary, Oracle swears out loud,
out on the street, in company and, in short,
wherever she happens to be when the spirit
moves her. She was thus moved day be-
fore yesterday, whereupon police officer,
who used to take Sunday school prizes in
the days of his boyEood, moved her off to
the lookup, having first taken the precau-
ton 10 stuff cotton in his ears in order
that his own morsls might not
be contaminated by the wicked
language which flowed like foul stream,
from her lips (that expression "foul stream"
suggests to the writer beautiful flow of
poetic sentiment, but as the meagreness of
his salary will hardly permit him to indulge
in poetic sentiment, and as the readers of
this paper never harmed him, be refrains,
csntenting himself with plain prose and
statement of cts.) Miss McWirter inter-
viewed the court yesterdayemorning, in the
course Of which interview the foregoing
facts we're ellcited, and as the court is de-
termined to crush out profanity snd all
manner of wickedness in Nashville, Ora
Gle vas fined five dollars.
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THE COURTS.

PROBATE CoURT.-Nancy Hitchcock, an
orphan, aged eight years was adopted by
Henry Trauernicht.
LAW COURT. W. Petway vs.. o. F.
Noel, judgment for plaintiff SIPS.
j. r Willett VS.. w. F. Foster, admir- ct
ais, judgment for plaintiff for S533ST.
Nashville Commercial Insurance Com
paDy VS.. r. K. Greenfield, condemnation of
land, three similar cases
R. G. McNairy VS. r. <. Greenfield, con-
domination o. land.
E. T. Roberts by &c. w. Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad, judgment for plain
tiff $7O0.
John G. Ferris, admir-, vs.. Louisville and
Nashville Railroad, case perding.
Adolphus Burgdorf, Peter Alless and
Chas. W. Englert, received their natuE&li-
cation papers. -
CIRdUfT CoURT.-Mary Pfadenhour vs..
Germania Life Insurance Company, judg
ment for $3.50.
Nashville Bulldog Association vs. John
o. White, dismissed at defendants costs.
CRIMINAL CoURT.--Houston Lewis alias
Hudspath, charged with burglary and lar
ceny, IN hands of jury.
Henry Ferris, burglary and larceny, cas-
given to jury.
Bill Kelly, rape, case continued.
The State rs. Poarch, charged with per-
jury will be taken up this morning.
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JOINT STOCK SALE.
Fine display of Cassle, Horses,

Fine Display OF CaftIe, Horses, etc.
The joint stock ssle of johnson, Gibson
& Brown and the Cockrill Brothers, at the
Fair Grounds yesterday, attracted large
crowd Of buyers, all of whom took lively
interest In the fine display of cattle, horses,
sheep etc, on exhibition. The sale aggre-
gated SIS, 260. We give as follows some of
the fancy prices obtained:
Cambridge Rose, yearling heifer By the
eighth Duke of Thorndale, dam Fancy by
Derby, bred by r. A. Alexander, of Ken
lucky, and running into family of Rose of
Sharon, red roane In color, the property Of
NJ. s. CockIill, sold to Capt. Thomas Glib.
son, Spring Hill, Msury unity, for 81 ,010.
Irene the Sth, heife. calf, yesrling, bred
nearly similar to above, property of B. F.
Cockrill, sold to Mr.. John Burgess, of Lex
ington, KY, fol $50.
Lucille, COW years old, red, by Duke of
Richland, and running back into Rose Of
Sharon family, the property of M. S. Cock
rill, sold to John Burgess, Of Lexington,
KY, for $3.50.
Irene the 9th, rosne COW, 4 years old,
same as above, the property Of III. S. Cock
rill, sold to Benz. Groomes, Clark county,
Ky, for $500.
Victoria I'd, by the 9th Duke of Thorn
dale, roane yearling heifer, the property of
of M. S. Cockrin, sold to R. II. Laird, of
Giles county, Tenn, for $500.
Seven cows and heifers, sold to John Bur-
CESS and Benz. Groomes, of Kentucky, ag-
gregated 81, $50.
Third Duke of Riehland, red roans bull,
2 years old, property of M. S. Cockrill, sold
to w. D. Bethel, of Columbia, for $3.50.
There were nineteen bulls sold altogether,
ranging in prices from $25 to $3.50.
There were twsnty-three head of short
horn COWS and hsifers sold, the best of which
were kept In the State.
Two Jersey cows sold respectively at
S170 and $125, the former purchased by L.
S. Harding Of Louisville, Ky.
There were four Devon cows, one year
ling knocked off at 1920.
Eight thoroughbred stations were sold,
the highest bringing $780, Foemau, a Jack
Malone colt was sold to Mr.. Gichrist of
CORTLAND, Ala, for $3.50. This is the only
one of the number that left the State.
-Four thorough bred mares were sold, the
highest for 1920.
Eight rotting stations were knocked
down at fair figures, the highest price paid
being 1925. The purchasers were John
Bostick, of Williamson, W. 81. Sykes, Rub
erford, VIM. Polk, Maury, and A. G Ewing,
Thomas johnson, j. T. Dunn, o. r. Noel
and E. W. ChildFess of this county.
The trotting mares, FLIES and geldings
were sold at fair but by no means high
prices.
The sheep sold well, bringing from S25
down.
The pigs also brought good prices, S14
being paid for first choice.
Altogether the Inauguration sale proved
to be success, and was satisfactory to the
parties conce ned. 1t is gratifying to know
that the best COW offered was bid off by a |
Tennesseean, Notwithstanding the spirited |
bidding of gentleman from the Blue Grass
region OF Kentucky. Capt. Gibson went |
$40 better and secured the prize.
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Atte1.iOn, voters eighth ward.

Spencer Eakin and G. B. Knowles, candi-
dates for Alderman, Edward Willard, Il. 81.
HALEY, Geo. Moore, Frank Ottenville and
Irvine L. Chase, candidates for Councilmen,
selected the following gentlemen-Dr. g.
X. Winston, John Tanksley, George W.
Sweeny, j. D. Martin, Jas. Ferguson. Jas.
PEBBLES, John Black, E. E. Evans and
Leonard Parkes, to act rs a COMMITTEES to
decide upon tHe propriety of calling a con-
ventioD or of holding a primary election to
arrive at the candidates most favored by the
voters OF the Eighth Ward. Said committee
met yesterday, by calling DR.. G. K. Winston
to the chair add appointing Leonard Parkes
secretary, and in Pursuance of the above re-.
quest, appoint B. f. Tsnsley, A. w. V. Al
ley and Malachi Mccormack, Judges; NJ. G.
Cotton, Receiver; Simon Kline and Thomas
McMurray, Clerks, TO hold primary cleo
ton, in the same manner as that of holding
a regular election, at the corner of South
Cherry and Mulberry streets, Monday night
next, 22d, polls to be opened from 7 to 8
o'clock, and the candidates receiving the
largest number of votes to be- declared the
choice of the Eighth Ward as candidates in
the regular municipal election Sept. 81,
1878.
In case Of tie vote between the candi-
dates, rendering no election, the polls viii
be opened and held by the same officers, at
the same place, the following night, within
same hours, to receive votes to decide be-
tween the candidates so tied.
@. K. WINSTON, Chairman.
LEONARD PARKEs, Sec'y,
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New Advertisements.

Meeting Cf Trabue Lodge No. 8, L. o. o.
F., at s A. NJ. to-day.
Gov. Brown offers a reward of $3.50 for
the apprehension of Thomas Lamb.
g. III. Fogg, Jr., is announced candi-
date for Councilman and w. Z. Mcfarland
for Alderman.
Collectors wanted to travel in Tennessee
and Georgia.
See notice in bankruptcy.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of Mrs. Seymour, with Thompson Bros. Il
Kelley, who has just returned from New
York with the latest styles.
Yeslman, Shields x Co. sell On the ooh
inst. the entire household effects of Mrs.
Gov. Foote.
Golladsy's monthly drawing on The 22d
inst.
Meeting of the Morris Club at their hall,
"a South Market, tonight.
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Col. Chamberlain Speech-A COrrec-

The compOsitor took extensive liberties
with our report of Alderman Chamberlain's
expose OF the innerworkings of Mayor
Kercheval's administration, which appeared
in our issue of yesterday. The published
report read: "The committee stated these
facts in their report, and during the penden-
cy of this matter, The Mayor appointed Mr..
Peutecost chairman of the street committee.
Mr. Pentecost," ETC. The copy read: "The
committee stated these facts in their re-
port, and during the tendency of this mat
Ter, the Mayor appointed Mr.. Pen5esost
chairman Of the street committee, mem
bel of the Finance Committee, with a
view of throttling the action of the COM
mittee. Mr.. PentecOst," etc.
The part of the speech referred to, is
where Col. Chamberlain is explaining the
irregularities charged in connection with
the purchase of broken stone by Mr.. Pente-
cost. In the published report, the point
made by Alderman Chamberlain, is left out
entirely.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-19

About 5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, q
ire was discovered in a room occupied as
sleeping room in the rear of the grocery
store of Q. s. jackson, on College street,
ar the Presbyterian church. The engines
were soon at work, and the flames extin-
guished, but not until thai portion of the
building, with its contents, was entirely de-
stroyed. MIR. Jackson's loss amounts to
several hundred dollars. The building be-
longs o Peter Csrtright, and it will proba-
bly, cost him 5000 to replace that portion
which W burned.
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very Latare, iiniited 10 a sew, { c,l.ditiop.
DIT II, on the other hand, We supply the
"oflo Win the proof of our advancement
70 piaue, even little above that on which
slavery lett US, We shall prove tbs, like all
o.ner men, we are capable of civilization.
Wnere Its conditions are accessible to ma
Still further, to simplify the question which
sne present Is forcing upon us. 1t ia:
|. Wnether the black man will prove better
master to himself than his white master
was to him.
This, thea, is the work to which we have
to address ourselves as a race, We are to
prove that we can better our own condition
and that by the development of our own
self-contained qualities. | need not ston
mere 70 point out the particular modes OF
acIon oy winch this can be accomplished.
VIII only indicate one.
ACCUMULATE PROPERTY.
YES, accumulate property. Poverty Is
our greatest calamity. 1t draws down up
on MS the very condition which makes us q
helpless, hopeless, dependent, and dispirit-
cd people, the target for the contempt and
scorn OF all around Us. On the other hand,
money, viii purchase for us the only con-
dition upon which any people can rise to
the dignity OF genuine manhood;- for, with
out prop 'rty, there can be no leisure. With
OUT leisure, there can be no thought. v it'll
out thought, there can be no invention.
Without Invention, there can be no progress.
But how shall we get money? Work for il,
and save it when you get it..
Ii you have got few acres, stick bv
them. The sweat and toll you put into
them will add to their value and enable
you to buy more. Every new beginning
you make will have Its peculiar troubles.
Infancy is the time of special dangers to
measures as well as to men. Every baby
NUT have the whooping cough and measles,
Life is too short, Tina is too valuable to be
wasted in the experiment of seeking new
homes. People are about as good in your
neighborhood as anywhere else in the
world, and may need you to make them
better.
But, gentlemen, have detained you too
long already. Our destiny is in our own
hands. We are no longer slaves, but free
men. We are no longer property, but per-
'ors. We are not aliens, but citizens. We
are not only meD, but men among men. If
any peope may have future, prosperous
and happy future, such future is possible
20 US, snd hope 1t will be the business of
every man who hears my Voice to-day, to
contribute his full share to the sum of the
common welfare of our race,
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Shall the Exposition be Continued.

10 the Union and American:
NASHVILLE, Sspt. 1S.-At q meeting OF
the Mechanics and Manufacturers Associa.
ton last Saturday night, q committee OF
seven were appointed to examine into and
report as to the feasibility of holding anoth-
er Exposition next year.
The committee fine that q full expression
of opinion cannot be had without the as
sistance of the papers As it is matter
involving the interest of nearly every branch
of industry in our midst, free Interchange
of opinion should be had before any defn-
tie action be taken. Some say we have
had enough Exposition for time st least,
while Others say, continue by all meaos,
without giving plans to conduct the same
AS 1t takes money to do the business, how
can It be raised?
The committe have been and still are at
work to solve the question and desire all
the light on the subject possible. To OBJ
tain public expression on the subject is
the object o, this note.
ONE OF THE COMMITTEE.
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The COlOred Fair.

The great attraction at the Fair yester-
day, was Fred. Douglass, and his speech the
feature ofthe day. 1t is estimated that
there were over five thousand persons on
the grounds. All the different Societies
with banners and music marched to the
Fair in their Iegslis, and made handsome
display. In the afternoon there was a
closely contested trotting race, which was
won by W. Ii. MCGOWAN, W. NJ. Key get
tug the certificate. There was also a run
ming race, dash of a mile, with four entries;
Hightower took the premium, and D. D.
Donaldson the certificate. For the most
stylish gentleman rider, there were three
entries, and five lady judges decided on the
merits of eseh. The premium award
ed to Daniel Robinson, aud the certificate
to John Litton. John Little also got
premium fOr graceful riding, and Ed. Wright
the certificate.
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The Vexatious Delay in Delivery of
the New York Mails.
From Washington Correspondence of New
York Harald


From Washington Correspondence of New
York Herald.
The continued irregulsrity of the New
York mail from Washington is becoming
intolersble. Inquiry at the PostOfice De-
partment shows that the adetention is en-
Iirely north of Baltimore, and that the Bal
timore q Ohio Railr Fad, instead of being at
fault, Is the only company-barriDg una
voidaole detentions by accident--that has
promptly fulfilled its part of the contract. 1t
3 stated by the Poscofice officials that fri
qnently the mail has been brought from
Baltimore to this city y special en- inc,
when delivered behind time 20 the Baltimore
q Ohio Company, and is never on their
road over sixty minutes. 1t is also said, in
defense of the postal arrangements, thai
these delays were very seldom known IN
til the Pennsylvania Central Railroad,
which controls and owns the route from
Philadelphia to New York, and the Balti.
more & Potomac Railroad from Baltimore
to Washington, ten days ago begun its pro-
scripiiVe action against the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Company. The object it is
said, is undoubtedly TO compel the Postmas-
ter-General to annul the contract with the
Baltimore & Ohio Company, and give it to
the, Baltimore & Potomac, or else make
the public endure the detention ofthe DOS
tai car north Of Baltimore. Since the order
forbidding the cars of the Baltimore & Ohio
road, to proceed north beyond Gray ferry,
near Philadelphia, there has hardly been
mail from Washington that has no been
five or six hours behind. The greatest
privation to the public is the absence of
newspapers, and as the sale Of the Herald
in Washington is larger than all the other
daily papers put together, the rights and in
terests of the public will be ignored while
this prescription is continued. Night after
night the news stands have been barren of
the New York dailies, and to the repeated
inquiries, "Have you the Herdldf" the an
swer has been, "The Herald didn't come
tonight" How long this is to continue
depends upon the Pennsylvania Central |
which, through its representa-
tiVes, preached anti-monopoly to Congress
untilit secured franchises ofines.imable val |
ne to the Baltimore & Potomac road, and
now is the first to embarrass the govern
ment in forw arding the mails between New
York and Washington. The people should |
not be made to suffer on account Of rivalry
and contention between railroad companies.
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NAR DEPARTMENT.,
Ozurcr1. On. Errrr.r. $780,

OFF1CE OF CH1EF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. IS, 1873.
rehabilitation Friday for New
England, fresh and occasional brisk winds
veering to west.and northwest, lover tenn
perature and clear or partly cloudy weather.
For the Middle States anG lower lake region.
fresh and occasional brisk winds veering to
west and northwest, lower temperature,
partly cloudy weather and possibly occa-
sional light rain, except fer the southern
portion OF the latter region, where easteriy
winds and light rain are probable. For aha
South Atlantic and Gulf States east Of the
Mississippi, cloudy weather, rain and north-
erly to easter.y winds, increasing in force
In the latter, south Of which a disturbance
OF some character now exists. For Ten
nessee and the Ohio valley, winds shifting
to westerly and northerly, falling tempera-
ture and partly cloudy weather, wi b ocea-
sional light rain. From Missouri 10 tho
upper lakes, low temperature, northerly 20
westerly winds, diminishing TO fresh and
gently, and clear or partly cloudy weather.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-19

L. d. VAUGHN was tried in Helena few
days since for bigamy and for the muir
der Of Gen. Hindman. Judge Adams
defended him, and after a short argu-
ment the charge of bigamy was dismissed.
The presiding Judge, seeing there was no
evidence to convict him of the other charge,
so instructed the Attorney General, who
wished in consequence to enter noIle pros,
tut his assistant would not agree to it, con-
seq1ently the Judge placed him under one
thousand dollars bond. OF the jury eight
were for acquittal and four for conviction.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-19

We noticed yesterday modest young
man going the rounds to get up the voting
census OF one of our Nashville wards, as a
guard ag'iDst frauds 10 the impending mu-
nicipsl election. The process is rather in
9uisitorial, and the average Tennesseean is
liable to take offence at if: yet it is good
idea wherever there is reason to anticipate
any sttemps at frauds. We are happy to
believe that there has been very little fraud
In Tennessee elections any where up to this
good day; but as we are liable to import
this nuisance among other Northern nasions
and improvements" we are glad to see
our people on their guard.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-19

The October number of this excellent
monthly, which knows so well how to make
science interesting to the general rearer as
well as instructive TO a., has the good habit
OF coming to hand early each month. It is
an excellent plan for any business man to
drive his Business rather than permit it to
drive him. In this way D Appleton & Co.,
publishers Of the Popular Science Monthly
have built up a very large and prosperous
publishing establishment, partly in New
York, and partly in Brooklyn. The Popu-
Tar Science Monthly is one of the most
useful journals Of the age.
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LATEST MARRETs By TELEGRAPH

GALVESTON. Sept. IS. = Cottnn quiet;
good ordinary 16tc; net receipts SOP bales;
sales IS bales; stock 5,462 bales. -1s-
CHARLESTON, Sept. 1S-Cotton quiet;
middlings 17se; low middIings 17ae; strict
good ordinary 16ac; net receipts 937 bales;
gross receipts 962 bales; exports coastwise
= bales; sales 200 bales; stock 5,l72
bales.
MOBILE, Sep. lS-COtton quiet; demand
fair; middlings 1SGlS4c; low middling l6s;;
strict good ordinary 15c; net receipts 10
bales; exports coastwise 90 bales; sales 200
bales; stock 5,525 bales. s
SAVANNAH, Sep. 1s.-Cotton quiet and
unchanged; middlings 173c; net reeeipts
1,558 bales; exports coastwise - bales;
sales 620 bales; stock 5,263 bales. 3, -.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-19

A Hint to HOuseHiYes.-Howt to keep
Kitchen Ware Clean and Bright.-Eyery
housewife, of neat and tidy habits, takes
especial delight in keeping all the tin, COP
per and iron ware of her kitchen as clean
and bright as psinstsking labor can make
them. A pride in this direction is COM
mendable, ard always meets the smiling
approval Of the "tyrant man" who pays the
household bills. Remember that Sapclio IL
the only thing on earth that will make an
old furnished tin pan or rusty kettle shine
as bright as new. And by the use of Sa-
polio 1t is the quickest aud easiest thing In
t1e world to keep every utensil in high
state Of polish. sep13 dlv&w1t
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Leonard A. Young, a well known saddle
and harness maker Of this city, in the en-
ploy of M Mckeon, died yesterday morn
ing alter a pr0trscted illness. He was q
kind-hearted gentleman, with host of
friends, all OF whom esteemed him highly.
BE viii be buried this morning by the Odd
Fellows, the diseased being member of a
Lodge in Ohio, but constant visitor for a
number OF yesrs past 10 the Lodges in this
aff u
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Pursuant to notice, meeting of the
members OF the bar took place in The court
house yesterday to elect Judge of the Cir
cult Court in place of Judge Baxter, who
has left the bench for the present on &C.
count OF lndlspoSision. W. II. Humphreys,
r. McPhail Smith and Geo. j. Stubblefield
were placed 10 nomination, and on the
third ballot, Judge Humphreys was elected
to fill the position in the temporary absence
of Judge Baxter.
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Auti-MOsOuffo

The Kingston NeagS says: DIT has been
ascertained that the smoke arising from
foun lies, rolling mills and factories is very
disagreeaole to mosquitoes, and will cause
them to migrate more speedily than any
other known cause" Nashville needs a
rolling mill badly this fall weather.