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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-16
A FEW WORDs ABOUT HORSES

Hay and oats make the best feed for
horses that are obliged to work hard and
regularly. If the hay is cut fine, and the
oats bruised or ground, the whole mixed
and moistened, the horse will eat his rations
quicker, digest them sooner, and thus have
more time for resting and renewing his
power for labor. Farmers horses that
work little during winter time may be kept
cheaper by cutting and mixing bright straw
and hay in equal quantities, and adding q
ration of steamed potatoes or raw carrots.
Colts should be fed literally on good
hay--bright clover is best-and bruised
oats; give them roomy box-stall
In stormy weather, and during
aights. Litter freely, and do not let the
manure accumulate under them. Saw
dust of spent tan makes good and con-
venient bedding; in cities and villages they
are often cheaper than straw. Groom
horses well, and let them have exercise ev-
cry day; run in the yard is excellent. See
that stable floors over Easements are sound
and strong. Arrange the feeding racks so
that the dust and hsy-seed viii not fall into
horses names or eyes; some horsemen build
their managers too high, thus forcing the an
imsl TO take an unnatural and painful posi-
tioa while eating. Farm horses that are
lot worked should have their shoes taken
off, and those that are driven on the road
should be kept well shod.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-16
SEWING MACHINES.

There Is prospect that the sewing ma
chine monopoly, which for a long time past
has been SO enormously profitable, will so On
be broken up. 1t seems that all the vital
patents affecting the construction of the
machines expired sometime ago, with the
exception of what is called the Batchelder
patent, covering the "wheel feed" or appa-
ratus which moves the work along under
the needle with the exact speed required. 1t
is a very important feature and the manu-
facturers of the machines have hitherto re-
lied with confidence on their patent cover
ing the whole ground so securely that no
substitute for the "wheel feed" could be
used. But one has been invented which Is
claimed to be substantially different, and
large numbers of machines ara now being
manufactured with the new attachment.
The monopolists have brought suit for an
infringement, but it would seem with little
prospect of success, ard there is q fair
probability of very great reduction in the
price of sewing machines before long.
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A WEIRD SNAKE STORY.
A Midnight Adventure fn Louisian,
From the Iberia, (La.) Sugar Bowl.

n
From the Iberia, (La.) Sugar Bowl.
At Pattersonville, some weeks since,
while Captain N. Keyes was in bed suffer-
ING from the effects of a violent spraiE, his
wife reached behind trunk in the room to
get o 9th for a bandsge, when she was
bitten by something which she declared she
believed to be snake. Sick as he was this
brought Captain Reyes to his feet, and.
sure enough, by the light of lamp he dis
covered an immense moccasin coiled I'm
behind the trunk. With light in hand he
picked up something and underworld to kill
the reptile. His exertions overcame him
When Captain Reyes fell to the floor, the
lamp went out and the snake was thus left
alive In the midst of the terror-stricken
family, who had been called to the scene
by the shrieks of the wife and mother. She
felt the poison penetrating her arm, and said
she knew it woul soon kill her. Fearing
the physician could not arrive in time to
save her, Captain Reyes begged his vie to
hold the fingers tightly to prevent the poi
son entering her system, and run rs fast as
she could to the residence of DR.. Roach.
Although it was in the middle of the night,
she started off alone, as no one else was at
the moment dressed to accompany her.
After she bad gone, Capt. Reyes heard her
shrieking on the street, and fearing that
she bad perhaps been overcome by tue poi
son and fallen down in the road, he started
after her, sick as he was. He had not
gone far, however, until his strength was
exhausted, and hefell down in the street,
but was soon picked up and carried to his
residence by Mr.. Victor Hsydel. Upon
reaching the residence of Capt. Reyes, q
light was procured, the snake was killed,
and, in the meantime, Mrs. Reyes had
reach d the physician, who Immediately
administered sntidotes. The unfortunate
lady's arm was terribly swollen, and she
came very near dying. For long time the
arm was paralyzed, but we are glad to hear
that she is rapidly recovering its use, under
the treatment of DR.. T. T. Tarlton, who
undertook the case when DR.. Roach left
the place,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-16
LAND, LABOR AND WISDOM.

Southern farmers should study their
land, their labor and their mission as culti-
vators of the soil. In the first place they
should ponder the fact that the South has
about FIVE times the area of farming and
planting lands per head of its population
that the North possesses. This is great
industrial advantage that must be carefully
considered in al its bearings on our hus-
bSndry and tillage operations, before We
shall see our way clear to utilise our vast;
natural resources. If the climate and
soil of both sections were equal, certainly
twelve millions people in the South with
six hundred millions acres Of land on which
to raise grain, cotton, tobacco, grass and
all kinds of farm stock, are far better off
for the production Of wealth, and all the
comforts and Independence thst wealth
gives, than .wenty-fOur million people with
only three hundred million acres 10 supply
and satisfy their double wants
These numbers are below the truth, and
give to the Southern farmer 400 acres for
all grazing and tllage purposes where the
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FALL OF AN EMINENT DlVINE-A
SAD CASE.

The Salem (Va.) Register announces on
the authority from gentleman from
Greeneville, Tennessee, that the Rev. VIM.
E. Munsey, the famous pulpit orator of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South, has
become perfect wreck. sour informant
states that he is constantly seen drunk on
the streets, and his associates are of the
lowest character. He is intensely profane,
poorly clad, and is without friends or
money"
From the Lynchburg Virginian, Oct. 10.
A news paragraph appeared in the PR
gi1idn few days since to tpla effect that
this once brilliant preacher had become the
victim of depraved appetite, and jis now q
mere wreck. We saw The paragraph going
the rounds Of the papers for some days be-
fore We inserted it in our journal; nor
would 1t have been admitted then If we had
not been In possession of incontrovertible
evidences that there was soma truth, at
least, in the rumor. Our information was
derived from presiding elder in South
west Virginia, and from another gentleman
once resident in this city,who had seen Mir.
MuDsey in 8 state of intoxication on the
cars. And yet we are not altogether salts
fed that such expostions ought to
NC AAaAO Al thC R0DAN p4l1t6s w uAlO
they are sad evidences of the f-ailsy of man
showing how one may fall from the very
highest position to the lowest condition of
depravity-the word will not always make
due llowance for such cases as that of Mr..
Munsey. Unbelevers and the irreli2ious
too often scott at our holy religion that is
thus profaned-forgetting that of the origi-
nal twelve apostles there were two who
hvos oat,, slo;-
denying with oaths, and the other betraying
Him for filthy lucre. 1t is very sad to see,
a good man fall. 1t is inconceivably more
so in the case Of man of genius like Mr..
Munsey, who occupied most prominent
place in the Christian ministry. When
such characters fall from their high estate,
the Church suffers, and the cause Of Chris
tisnity Itself is brought under reproach.
1t ought not to be so; but
so 1t is, for tn ..world does not
MuDsey, it is well known that, for years
advised by physicians, it is said, TO use
stimulants TO support sinking frame. He
did so; and the rest is known. He, no more
than thousands of other men among the
best and noblest of the land, could not con-
troll an appetite that had once gained the
mastery. What warnicg to all to be on
their guard! But Mr.. Munsey is entitled to
charitable judgment, for, in our opinion,
his mind has been enfeebled through sympa-
thy with long diseased and greatly impair
ed physical organism. He is, in no sense,
the man be once was. Let pity for bis in
frmi y, and deep regret at bis fall, be ming
led with our judgment upon his conduit,
and our prayers for his reclamation; while
lie "tnat is without sin let BIN cast the first
stone."
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cows WASTING THEIR MILK

One of our Southern subscribers writes
us for remedy against cows wasting their
milk. We have usually found the only
remedy, milking three times day. There
is weakness in the muscles of the teat, or
inability from some CAUSE for the cow to
contract them, which thus allows the milk
heard of one person who has used collodion
successfully, by applying after milking a
little, with the end of the finger to the ex-
tremity of the test. A slight film, or skin,
is formed over it, which prevents the milk
running out, and is readily washed eff at
each regular milking time. If any Of our
friends have tried this ptan, we shall be glad
to hear from them Practical Farmer.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
WHEAT DEFICrENCY IN ENGLAND.

WHEAT DEFICIENCY IN ENGLAND.
=. Mr.. ]. B. Lswes, of Rothamstead, En-
gland, has expended more money from his
private funds on agricultural experiments,
extending through twenty-eight years, than
any other man living or dead. He has Q
large farm under high cultivation, and no
man in England is better postsd in the
grain production of Great Britain. In 8
late letter to the London Times, he says
''the country will require no less than thir-
teen million quarters of foreign breadstrffs
this year." This is equal to ore hundred
and four million bushels. This remarkable
deficiency, together with short wheat crops
in France aud other nations, will consume
this staple very closely before next
harvest, and gives our Southern farmers
q good promise to SOW wheat this
month and next. We have seen first-rate
crop from seed soWn 10 December. Much
depends on the thorough preparation of the
ground, and sowing pure, clean seed. If
one can buy South Carolina superphos-
pilates at a moderate price, it will pay to
SOW 200 pounds to the acre on wheat at the
time of seeding. 1t may also be sown like
land plaster as top dressing after the
wheat is up, with pulverized charcoal or
road-dust. Well-rotted manure does as
well on wheat spread in the winter, as on
grass in meadow or pasture. 1t will pay
to buy wood ashes in many places to SOW
on young wheat. Tennessee has large
area Of wheat soil, and should have more
-four to export to England.
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ding Orleans 9s69sd. Sales to-day 10000
bales, Of which 1900 bales are for export
and speculation. Sales Of American 6, 400
bales.
New YoRK, Oct. Is, 1O:15.--C Cotton
Futures weak. October delivery 1870;
November 1850; December 1880; January
10 11-16Nl6sc.
NEW YoRK, Oct. Is, 1O:25.-Cotton--
demand fair for future delivery. Ordinary
18sc; good ordinary 15Ic; strict good ordi-
nary 16sc; low middling 1910; middling
Use; Alabama 175c; Orleans lSlc.
NEW YORK, Oct. Is, 10:35.-C0 Cotton
Market irregular and lower to sell. Ordinary
lac; good ordinary 16c; strict good ordi-
nary I6sc; low middIiDg 171c; middIiDg
175c; Alabama 17sc; Orleans 1916.
NEW YORK, Oct. Is, 10:55.--Co Cotton
Futures quiet and easy. October delivery
l6 11-16016zc; November 16s616 11-16c;
December 1890; January 16s616sc; Feb
ruary 1916 15-I6c; March 161n17c;
April IL 1-166175c. Sales ], 400 bales.
New YORK, Oct. Is, 1l:50.-Cotton-
Futures weak. October delivery I6Sc; No
vember 163016 9-16c; December 1910
10 9-16c; January 1890. Sales 4, 500 bales.
J NEW YoBK, Oct. Is, 12:1O.-Cotton-
Market irregular. Ordinary 1850; good
ordinary 1870; strict good ordinary 164c;
low middlIng 1870; middling TIC; Alabama
17sc; Orleans 18c. Ssles for exports 100
bales; for consumption 40 bales; last eve
ming for exports e92 bales, for consumption
4S6 bales. 1855
NEW York, Oct. Is, l215.-CoGton-
Futures easy. October delivery 16 9-l6c;
November 161N16 9-16c; December 1910
10 9-16c; January 16 9-l6c. Sales $500
bales.
NEW York, Oct. Is, 2:15.-Cotton-
Market irregular; lower to sell; some sales
considerable lower. Ordinary 1890; good or
binary 15ic; strict good ordinary 1910; low
bidding 1876; middling 174c; Alabama
19aac; Orleans 1Sc. Sales on spot 1000
bJes.
new YoRK, Oct. IS, 2:2O.-Cotton-
Futures easy. October delivery 10 8 16c;
November 16an16 9-16c; December 1870;
January 16a616 9-16c; February 16 9 Ice.
Sales 1000 bales. i
NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 3:25.-Cotton-
Market Irregular. Ordinary 1886; good Or
binary 1890; strict good ordinary 1910; low
middling 1850; middling TIC; Alabama
TIC; Orleans 175c. Sales for exports 1,156
bales; for consumption 419 bales; sales to
arrive included in the above All bales.
NEW YORK, Oct. Is, 3:25.-Cotton-
Futures easier. October delivery 1870
l6 9-16c; November II I: 16617sc; Decem-
Der 16 7-16616ac; January 10 7-166l6ac;
February 16a016 9-16c; March 16 9-16M
1870; April 10 13-166165c. Sales 1900
bales.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Net receipts
5O,035 bales; exports to Great Britain I0, 537
bales; to the continent II ,462 bales; stock
153, 272 bales.
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Sr, LOUIS, Oct. 15.-Flou', quiet; SUI
perfine winter 3.7564.25s extra winter
q. SOFAS. 100; Xxx winter s5.50d6 90 Wheat
demand good AZ fall prices with some sales
higbes. M. g red fsIi 81 .3301.34; MOI red
winter sf.5Sn1.6O. Corn steady; Nc. 2
ed 43A433e cas-. track and elevator, closing
weak At sac bid. Barley nominaAy ~
changed. Rye, demsnd fair and market
firm: No. q. zoe. Mess pork dull with small
sales a. sl1.75. Dry salt nests Guile; loose
clear rib sides 7307ze- Bacon dulli only q
small order trade. Lard unchanged. Hogs
uulet AZ s.. 7564. Is. Cattle duh and weak;
only low grades on Lhs market. Whisky
lower at 93c.
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IT is now lawful in Connecticut for q
man to kiss his vile on Sunday, but Oh the
18th inst. SO men and children, belonging
mostly to New Haven, were committed to
jail for taking the irreligious liberty of
fishing. The ungodly stormed about the
lookup, and threatened rescue of the SO
martyrs,
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MARKETS BIZ zELEsEAPB.
rhe Cotton RSarkets.

LrvERpoo1, Oct. IS. : Cotton dull ;
middling upands 9S69zd; middIing Or
leans 9s091d. Sales 10000 bales; Anne
rican eco bales; speculation and export
1000 bales. sales of uplands on basis q
good ordinary, deliverable December s Is
l6d: on basis of low middlings shipped
October and November ID; do. November
Cd.
NEW YORK Oct. l5.--Cotton lower with
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Tennessee bonds are lower, being quoted
in New York at 10 asked and IS bid. They
would sell at this quotation very readily in
this market. The past due coupons are
worth about 50.
Comptroller's warrants are in demand by
taxpayers. Dealers pay S5686 and hold
at 90692.
There. is nothing doing in our local Sc
curlties and rates are mainly nominal. For
quotations see those given by the Nashville
Savings Company, corner Union and Col
lege streets.
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DRAINING AND SEEDING WET LAND
A correspondent writes that h. is drain
ing wet bottom land with view to seed it
in herds grass, and asks IL it is likely to
pay, and for any suggestions relating to the
work which we may think proper to make.
In the first place We remark that this ex-
ample is worthy of all commentator. He
raises the question whether it is necessary
to underdrain land at all for herds grass?
As general fact it is not. Moderate sur
face drainage is all that is required. This
grass is semi-aquatic in its nature. An ex-
cess Of water should by removed more to
keep out bulrushes, aquatic sedges and
other pests, than for any other purpose
Long and large experience in the manage
ment Of low groun d meadows and pastures
in the old Northern States and in Europe,
has developed art and wisdom In this part
of good husbandry. 1t is q standing prin-
ciple to drain a swamp, or any fat land,
either by open bitches or deep covered
drains, so that tame grasses will form a
strong turf to hold up light cattle at least,
with q sled, to haul off hay. 1t is better to
have meadow ground frper than this; but
good hay is sometimes harvested on land so
soft that a man almost needs snow shoes to
go over it aud cut the grass With scythe.
There are many swamps where no natural
fall exists; and the water has all to be
pumped out by wind mill, steam engine
or OK power. This is done in Holland to a
large extent. Our swamps ara our best
soils, and ought to be brought into
use for agricultural purposes. 1t generally
requires very dry time to cut and burn
any growth that may cucumber them, to
advantage; but when the work is well done,
q little after-attention secures large crops.
Low land receives the cream of all sur
rounding high lands. Wise farmers will
utilize this pan Of cream wherever found,
by exterminating all trash and seeding to
grass for pasture and meadow. There are
fortunes for Tennessee enterprise in this
direction. No other agricultural labor is
more simple, nor SO sure to yield l;rge
profit. Good hay sells higher than any
other CT ,p, according to Its cost Of produc-
ton. Next to this is the rent paid for good
pastursge for COWS, colts, mules and horses,
worn by labor, and recuperatlng on grass
and clover. There is scarcity of first rate
meadows and pastures in all the Southern
States. which should no longer exist.
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DANIEL DREW is still euIogizsd By his
denominational clergy as ga living exam
pie of peaceful, yet active, piety." He has
had the eye Of that needle drilled out SO
that whole menagerie of csrnels can get
through it.
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THE Texas cattle plague has broken out
among the cattle in Cairo and the sur
rounding country. A large number of
valuable cattle have died within the past
few days.
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New York General IlTarket

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Flour heavy and
lower; shippers holding of; super western
and State s5.3O65 so; common to good
So 80; good TO choice S6.356T 90; white
wheat extra S7.00h7 70; extra Ohio $435
67.75;St.Louis S. 3O61075. Rye flour dull
$4.73 cash. Corn meal quiet So 156.50.
Whisky 93c. Grain wheat less active, un-
changed; receipts $4,000 bushels; Iowa
spring Sl.9063.b2; Chicago spring ST. $40
SO; Winter red Western 81 52d1.55.
Rye S5c; barley and malt. unchanged; corn
heavy with moderate demand; Steamer
Western mixed 57a657;sail 59n59I, high;
mixed yellow Western 60661; yellow
Western Coo; oats steady, moderate enquiry
receipts 10000. New mixed Western 3S5a
ass; hops cul, 47G53 for 1873. Leather
dull at 271l 630; morocco 256275. Wool dull.
Sugar dull; fair to good refining 7s67sc.
Molasses dull; Porto Rico 40d60c. Tur-
pentine irmer at 43c. ProVisions-Pork
dull and heavy; new mess $1,000. Beef
duh and unchanged. Cut meats quiet aud
unchanged; middles quiet; long clear sc.
Lard, fair to prime western 22d27c. Cheese
| firm; western factory old 1910.
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sew YORK DRY Gooda nsarkes.

NEW YORK, Oct. l5.- Business continues
quiet with manufscturers' agents. There is
rather more active movement with job
bers. Cotton yarns steady in first hands.
Tickings more active, and several popular
makes sold ahead. Cotton fannels In fair
demand. Prints are more freely taken
from jobbers at steady prices. Navy blue
dress fabrics in moderate demand.
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we are Indebted to McAlister & Wheless,
Commission merchants, corner Broad and
College streets, for the following cotton
quotations IN New York and Liverpool
during she day:
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 10, 1:00.-Cotton
dull and unchanged. Eiddling uplands 80
M94d; middling Orleans 9s69ld. Sales
to-day 10000 bales, OF which 1000 hales
are for export and speculation.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. Is, 5:00.-Cotton
dull. Middling uplands 9t6std; mid
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Market dull and prices nominal as fol-
lows:
BAcoE-Clear sides lie; clear rib sides
10sc; shoulders &c.
LARD-Choice in tierces 9ac; kegs 10sc;
buckets lie.
CHOICE HAMs-Sugar-cured canvased
15c.
BREAKFAST BACoN--Sugsr cured l3tc.
BEEF ToNGUEs-Per dozen So.
Very little country bacon coming In. We
quote from wagon st &c for shoulders, 9ac
for sides and 116I3c for hams.
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BANKING.
BANKING HOUSE
Nashville Savings Company,
4. q. T.ARBOX. Csskssr.
EHOs. q. JH.ARR. Prss's.

DKPo5ITS REOEEvED AND IHTERzg7
~ allowed thereon; loans negotiated, coflec'
ions made, and General Banking bEsinssstrszs'
ecssds jan1 ~
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Hashvtsle E,roancc elarkss,


DRIED FRUIT-We quote apples &c,
quarter peaches &c; half peaches SGS4c.
Sales to day of 5000 lbs.
EeGs-Steady to-day at 1Sc from wagon.
PEANUTs-Msrket quiet. We quote
nominaly at $1.25 per bushel.
PoTATOEs-We quote Irish at $500 per
barrel from wagon, and s. from store.
FEATHERs-Duli at 60c.
BEEswAx We quote at 25c.
RA6s-We quote st &c.
GIEszNG-We quote at $1.0061.05, the
latter figure being paid only for choice lots.
WooL-We quote 25630c for unwashed,
and 40I45c for washed, selections COM
handing fraction more.
BROOK CoRN-Market active at 36Tc.
HAY-We quote old At $40 per ton, and
market dull.
PoULrRY-Spring chickens command Is
G1Sc.
BUrTER-Market stiff, with sales of good
country al zoe.