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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-02
Human IIOIOcnusta.

ST.. LOUIS, Dec. -Four persons were
burned to death at a fine at Warrensburg;
Mo-, Saturday night. Their names arc VI.
E. Mulvehill, proprietor of Ming's Hotel, in
which the fire originated, j. w. Poland, ar
fist of Kansas City, S. l.. Paunty, of Clin-
tonville, Mo-, and Louis Roster Of Sedalia,
Mo. Several other persons were badly
burned and number saved their lives only
by jumping from the second and third stO-
~ windows of the hotel. The fire origina-
ted by the explosion of coal oil lamp.
SALT LAKE, Dec. AT Alta City last
night, the house of Madame Annie Miller,
was destroyed by fire. In the sInOuldering
ruins the remains of two human bodies
were discovered, believed to be Madame
Miller and Capt. Matt Hail, well known
union soldier. 1t is supposed Hail, who
lived with the woman had quarTeled with
her and killed himself.
SAN Francisco, Dec. IA fire to-day,
destroyed the Atlanta Hotel and several
other buildings. Chas. Allen guest Ofthe
hotel was burned to death.
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Opera House.

Mrs. d. p. Bowers began her weeks ell
gagement at the Opera House last night,
with a fair sized audience. The foUT-act
nlay of Lady AudlPy's Secret was present
ed. with the following cast:
Lady Audley, Mrs. d. p. Bowers; Rob
ert Audley, Mr.. j. c. McCullom; Luke
Marks. Frank Evans; Sir Michael Audley,
]. A. Lang; George TalbOys, Edwin F..
Knowles Sir Harry Towers, A. j. Jaques;
DIR. Dawson, j. Sutherland James, L.
Walker: Alicia, Mrs. Claude Hamilton;
Phoebe, Miss Ada Gilman; Miss Merely,
Miss Agnes Proctor; Mrs. Dawson, Miss
Lizzie Anderson: Mrs. Vincent, Mrs. l.. E.
Seymour: Tonks, Miss Mollie Taylor; Mrs.
Oakleigh, Mrs. A. j. Jaques.
The play is a familiar one and no doubt
most of our readers nave seen Mrs. Bowers
in the character Of Lady Audley. Her rem
dition of the character last night was fully
nm TO her standard, and that is equivalent to
saving that she made all the character which
could he made of it. The Robert Audley
of Mr.. McCullom was the earnest, faith
FIJI friend the author intended Robert
Andlev to be, and Mrs. Hamilton's personl
fication of the character of Alicia was well
received by the audience. Mr.. Jaques, as Sir
Harry Towers was very bluff and boisterous
in pressing his suit with Alicia, but it is
not at all probable that the author Of the
play intended that this breezy young man
should keep his hat and gloves on while
counting Alicia in her fathers parior
The character of Sir Micheal was very
well rendered by Mr.. Lang, and Mr.. Evans,
as Luke Marks, was frequently applauded.
Tonight elizabeth"
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Vick's Floral Guide for 1874.

James Wick, of Rochester, n. Y, who
has a national reputation as a florist and
seed-.rower, and the editor and publisher
of the HOTticuItwiSt, is publishing quar-
terly journal, beautifully and profusely il
Illustrated, for twenty-five cents a year,
which is called Vick's Floral Guide. Its
value to any one who likes to read Of flow
ers, fruits and garden vegetables, or is en-
gagged in their cultivation, is worth many
times its cost; nor does the fact that the
work advertises a very extensive business
detract from its merits. Whatever cult
Yates popular taste for the beautiful, the
lovely and the true III nature or in art, de-
serves encouragement. Viewing the mat
ter from this standpoint, we cannot but re-
gard Mr.. Wick as a public benefactor, for
his horticultural labOrS goback thirty years,
and have been eminently successful. There
is something purifying in charming flowers;
something thai fosters both health and vir-
tue in choice fruits and vegetables; some
thing in floral and horticultural skill and
taste that raises man to higher level than
he ever attainS without these aids and cul-
ture. A well managed garden is human
iZing and morally educational in its influ-
ence; and as a movement in that direction
we take pleasure in commencing VjcL'S
Floral Guide to our readers.
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BradIaugh i'm ST. LOuis.

MIR. Bradlaugh, the great English 'aeita-
tor" reached st. Louis a few DAYS since,
and Journal reporter was dispatched at
once to the Southern, with instructions to
stake the Englishman. The result was
the readers of the paper indicated with a
half column concerning Mr.. Bradlaugh.
The reporter tells us that "DIr. Bradlaugh
has more dignified presence than the pic
lures of him would indicate. As the re-
porter was ushered into the room he was
surprised to see before him man fully six
feet two inches in, height, with broad
shoulders, splendid frame and well-devel-
oped head. The man was i'll his shirt
sleeves, wore dark pantaloons, cloth-slip-
perS and was evidently in the midst of his
toilet"
Further on we learn that ''the reporter
was at once charmed with his genial man
ner." which is certainly a bit of very
pleasant information, but eNcites wonder
in the mind of the reader us to how much
more he would have been ''charmed' had
''the man" been in full dress, as there is an
old adage to the effect that ''no man is a
hero to his valet" and Mr.. Bradlaugh was
evidently in a position to make the adage
applicable.
Then the reporter asks questions, and is
informed that Mr.. Bradlaugh arrived at s
o'clock that morning; that he was charmed
with Cincinnati; that this is his first visit
to America; but that it shall not be his last;
that he is very much pleased with this
country; that he likes Boston better than
New York: that he came to America to in
vestigate our customs and politics, and that
he was anxious to learn all kinds of Stats
tics. With reference to his name, Mr..
Bradlaugh said: 81 pronounce my name as
if it were spelled B-r-a-d-l-a-w. Some
call me 'Bradlaff,' but, inasmuch as there
are no rules by which English is spoken, l
prefer Brad-la-w."
The reporter concluded with:
'Perceiving that the great agitator was
anxious to change his shirt and disguise
himself in a new suit of clothes, the report
er withdrew, having first congratulated Mr..
Bradlaugh upon his safe journey and upon
his great work in this country"
The clOsingparagraphs stamps the Journal
chap as true gentleman. Some reporters
would have remained during the process of
shirt-changing, Willing away the time by
skillfully putting questions regarding the
price of the garment in question, how long
il had been worn, its dimentions, etc.
Mr.. Bradlaugh's friends cannot be other
wise than pleased to learn that, before with
drawing, the reporter congratulated Mr..
Bradlaugh upon his safe journey, and upon
his great work in this country.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-02
CALIFORNIA.
The Senatorial CanYass

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30.-The resigna-
ton of Senator CasSerly fell like a bomb
shell in the Democratic camp at Sacra-
mento. The chiefs Immediately assembled
for consultation. but the result of the con-
ference in not yet known. They attempted
a caucus meeting last night, but failed to
Get a quorum. Haight and Booth are the
only candidates in the field who seem at
present to have a chance of election.
Booths record as an anti-InonopoliSt is well
known. Haight's friends place him on the
same side with Booth.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Livery effort
will probably be made by the railroad
mOnopOlists of Sacramento to staye off the
organization of the Legislature. Booth is
steadily gaining ground. The personal
friends of Casserly say they will now sup
port Booth.
LATER-Ex-Gov. Haight publishes a
letter declining the candidacy for United
States Senatorship. The Senate met al
noon to-day and adjourned till tomorrow.
The assembly also met and adjourned with
out the day specified. The declinatiOn of
Gov. Haight will oblige the Democrats to
turn to their next available man. Who they
will select is unknown.
Northern Pacific Railway Riot.
One hundred men who were discharged
by the contractor on the railroad between
Tenco and Washington Territory, without
being paid, have armed themselves, gone to
the end of the track, notified the worknen
that nothing more shall be done till their
claims are settled. Forty workmen were
driven away. 1t is reported that the men
are doing considerable damage to the road
by filling in cuts. Track laying was
stopped this afternoon.
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parSOnHI.


Mrs. Hattie Hamilton, of the New Mem
phis Theatre, arrived in the city yesterday,
and supports Mrs. Bowers at the Opera
House during the week. She was attach
ed to the first stock company organized by
old John Green, and made this her home
for long period. In her peregrinatiOns
yesterday morning she met d host of old
friends, who were glad to welcome her back
to Nashville. She is the same lively and
vivacious lady who honored her profession
wears ago, and it is needless to remark, a
great favorite here.
Col. VIM. Villains, of Knoxville, was in
the city yesterday.
Mr.. r. l.. White and lady, Of Louisville,
Ky., were at the Maxwell House yesterday.
Mr.. j. Mclean, of Pulaski, was stopping
at the Maxwell yesterday.
The GdlldtiR Examiner of the 10Th says:
That Gallant old soldier, Col. John l..
Brown, of Nashville, was in Gallatin We'd
nesday last, locking as erect and martial as
he did quarter Of century ago.
Mr.. A. Marshall, of Wheeler, Marshal &
Bruce, and A. c. Soper, Esq, returned
home Sunday from a two weeks absence,
during which they interviewed Chicago,
st. Louis, and other Northern cities.
Mr.. o. E. Robinson, of Louisville, is
visiting his brother Capt. Robinson, of the
general ticket office in this city. He eX-
presses himself delighted with Nashville.
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NEW YORK.
VIM. NJ. Tweed Dying.

New YORK, Dec. lit was rumored
in the new Courthouse this evening that
WIN. NJ. Tweed, sent on Saturday toprisori,
dropped dead this morning while leaving
his cell.
LATER.-TherumOr that VIM. NJ Tweed
is dying is confirmed by report to the
MAYORS Office. He is stated to be in the
hospital with inflammation ofthe brain, ard
at 1 o'clock was not expected to live till
evening.
IAfter being taken TO Blackwell's Island,
Saturday, Tweed was asked the usual cues
tions by the Recording Clerk, to which he
answered that he was aged 81, occupation
statesman, no religion; but as his family
are Protestants, he was entered as a Prot
estant. He was taken to the bath, and
| then had his head shaved and his beard
taken off, and was arrayed in fIll-striped
uniform. He had two letters from New
York city physicians recommending that he
| be placed in the hospital; but after exam
nation by the penitentiary physicians, he
was remanded to a common cell, like all
| other felons. The Jacket given them to
wear is known at the penitentiary as a lar
ceny jacket. His son staid by him till he
was led away to his CELL when he and a
few friends and reporters left the island
Not Dead, but Promoted.
The statement that Tweed is dying is in
correct. He has been appointed hospital
orderly at the penitentiary, and assumed
the duties this evening.
HippOzOO.
1t Is stated that the epizootic has APP
peared again among the horses Of the car
and stage routes.
Starved TO Death.
Andrew Stratton, aged II, and daughter,
aged 2, starved to death at BridgetOn, n. j.
bishop Cummins.
Right Rev. b. b. Smith, ID. D., Bishop of
Kentucky, has issued a paper announcing
that DR.. Cummins will be tried for viola
ton of section 1, canon 9, title 2, and say
| ing any Episcopal act of his pending this
| trial will be null and void. All members
of the church are enjoined to give no
countenance to the movement in which DR..
Cummins is engaged.
Ku-Klux in New York HarbOr.
Seven masked men boarded the Italian
brig NATHAN lying off the battery at z A. 81.
yesterday and obtained complete possession
of the vessel, after which they robbed the
| Captains wife of her jewelry and also took
some money concealed in the cabin. Capt.
Cennatur, the commander, resisted and
was shot and seriously injured. The mate
was bound and gagged, and one of the men
held the steward while the others secured
the jewels and money. One of the thieves
has been arrested.
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Condensed kilograms,

The st. Andrews Society, Of Memphis,
celebrated yesterday with grand banquet
at the Peabody.
ElkO, Nevada, reports domestic feud in
which two men were killed instantly, the
second by a mere boy, and brother-in-law
of his victim.
The firm of Norman & Co., Louisville,
and of Milton J. Hardy & Co., New York,
are dissolved.
.SAn incendiary fire destroyed the entire
business portion of Fishkill, New York,
Yesterday. Loss, S10S,0OO.
A ship was tOwed into San Francisco
yesterday with every soul aboard down
with the scurvey.
Benz. Terrell was caught in the tly-wheel
of sawmill near Little Rock, yesterday,
and ground to death.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-02
LATEST MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

GALVESTON, Dec. -COttOn-estimat-
ed net receipts 1000 bales; stock Il, Az
bales.
MOBILE, Dec. 1.-COtton easier; mid
dlings 15Ic; low middlings 15ac; strict
good ordinary 14Rc. Net receipts 5,2O9
bales; exports coastwise $3.50 bales; sales
1000 bales; stock 30,597 bales.
SAVANNAH, Dec. L. Cotton quiet and
steady; middlings 154c. Net receipts 612
bales; exports to continent. 2,766 bales:
coastwise 1,491 bales; sales 2,O30 bales;
stock los, 657 bales.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 1. - Cotton dull
and nominal; middlings 15c; low mid
dlings 14ac; strict good ordinary 143c.
Net receipts 4,159 bales; exports cOastwise
3,057 bales; sales 100 bales; stock 54,72e
balpS
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An Irafe Female.

An able-bodied and energetic sort of a
woman attracted considerable attention at
the Louisville depot yesterday afternoon by
the vigorous manner with which she soon
versed" with an individual Of the mascu-
line persuasion, who, it seems, had been
her friend in days gone by, but had of
late manifested a disposition to shake
her. She told him she was going to stand
by him, and when last seen was following
him up Church street as he stUmped along
with his hands in his pockets, bearing the
appearance of man who was looking for a
loose brick, or a rock of convenient size.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-02
AuOuvmOus NOTES.

Scarcely day passes that we do not re-
ceive anonymous contributions on various
subjects, which contributions the writers
expect to see in print the next morning.
One of this character was received last
night, in which it was claimed that several
errors had been made in our notice of the
Church of the Advent in Sundays issue,
and request was made that these errors
be corrected.
Every reader of a newspaper ought to
know. if he does not, that anonymous con-
tlibutions cannot be published, for obvious
reasons.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-02
Northern PaciRc Railway Riot.
REFRIGERATOR CARS.
A Scheme TO RevOiutiOnize the B usi-
ness Of Cattle Driving and Butcher

SEDALIA, Mo-. Dec. IA train of 10
cars, belonging to the Texas and Atlantic
Refrigerator Car Company, laden with fresh
beef killed at their slaughtering house in
Denison, Texas, passed through here last
night en- route for New York, where it
will arrive Wednesday. Every car con-
tainS ten tons of dressed beef ready for
New York butchers or other purchasers.
This company is composed Of some of the
leading business men of the country, and
a large sum of money has been expended
in the construction of refrigerator cars.
The Slaughtering house at Denison has a
capacity to kill, dress and ship five hundred
head of beeves daily, and can be increased.
The company expect to lay down fresh
beef in New Y DIRK and other Eastern cities
at one-half of present prices. If the en-
terprise is a success, it will, measITably at
least, 10 away with the driving and ship
ping of live cattle to maEllet, and increase
the price of cattle to the producer. These
trains will leave DeniSon weekly, and
more if necessary. This train is accom-
panied by number of wealthy Texan
stock dealers, who will decide the practical
bility of the enterprise.
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Convention of Judges.

Judge Frazier expresses himself warmly
in favor of the Convention of Judges, called
for the 18th Of January. He says he will
adjourn his court and attend during the en-
tire week. He thinks if the convention will
take up the items of cost and discuss them
one by one until the whole is gone through,
the convention can do more good than by
holding their courts during the same time.
He says either he is wrong or some Of the
other Judges in allowing bills of costs, and
it is time that the right should be deter
mined
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-02
weather Notes for November in this
City.

Highest barometer, 30.55 inches, on the
29th. Lowest barometer, 29.30 inches on
the 18th. Highest thermometer, II degrees
on the 18th. Lowest thermometer, 20 de-
grees on the 10Th. Monthly mean of bar
ometer, 5000 inches. Monthly mean of
thermometer, AZ degrees. Monthly mean
humidity, $50 per cent. Total rainfall
during the month, 4.36 inches. Prevailing
wind, west. Number of miles travelled by
the wind 3,20S. Greatest velocity of the
wind, 20 miles per hour, on the 18th.
Number of cloudy days, II, of rainy days 6.
The mean temperature is 4.3 degrees high
er than for the same month of last year,
while the average barometric pressure is
0. Isl inches less. The rainfall is in ex-
cess over that for November 1872, 211
inches. Light snow fell on the 18th and
10Th, and heavy rains on the 10th and 23d.
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Typographical.

To the Union and American:
Your charming young type-setter must
have been dreaming of Lille, his own
beautiful belle, when he changed my line
in est. Cecilia's Convent, "-''pale lily, that
waves its lone bell, to pale lilly, that
waves its own bell. The truth is, he
could't bear that word lone, having for so
long experienced its icy dreariness in the
office attic, and spoiled my little poem in
his desperate resolve to make Lille his
own. Now, he may change his lone Lille
belle to his own if he will-can; but he
must let my lone lily bell remain lonesstill.
NASHVILLE, Dec. l, 1873. L L.
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HUNTINGTON'S,
No. 3 NORTH CHERRY ST,
OPPOSITE MAXWELL HOUSE
nov23 cod till jams 4thp
THE COURTS.

PROBATE CoURT.-John Leonard was
appointed and qualified administrator of
Thos. Canning, deceased.
4. T. Whitman was appointed admins
TRAITOR of the estates of Perry IL. Parks and
Nancy Perkins, deceased.
CHANCERY COURT.-Decrees were rem
dered as follows: d. Z. Carter and others
VS.. United States Fire and Marine Insur-
ance Company; G. W. Storkard vs.. the
same; Doyle VS.. Sampson; Dews vs.. Doyle;
Alb. Turner and others VS.. Lewis Love, adj
ministrator; F. A. Treppard and others vs..
B. +. WaggOner and others.
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COucOrSIia Climb.

The members of the Concordia Club Gel
ebrated their eighth anniversary by ball,
at their hall corner Of Cedar and Cherry
streets. 1t was indeed grand and festive
reunion, and all present put in al evening
of real enjoyment. A magnificent supper
was spread before the guests at midnight,
prepared in oriental style, with viands lux
urious and of every variety. Around the
festive board wit and sentiment prevailed,
and all went merry as marriage bell.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-02
Tennessee Chnir Eactnr.,

The warer0oms Of the Tennessee Chair
Factory have been removed to the commo-
modious building, corner of Church and
College streets, formerly occupied by Cheat
heam & Kinney. By this change of loca-
ton the company are now prepared, in adj
dition to the wholesale trade, to offer goods
at retail, and hope to receive their share of
the custom
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-02
MI OIiref Cemetery

AT the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery Co. yester-
day, the following directors were elected:
A. V. S. Lindsey, C. w. Nance, Thompson
Anderson, Thos. Calender, I. f. SALESMAN
and J. NJ. Sturdevant, and afterwards the
directors elected A. V. S. Lindsey, Presi-
dent; e. w. Nance, Secretary; Thos. Cal
lender, Treasurer, and B. f. Woodward,
Superintendent
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Brought Back.

Sergt. Pickett and Fayette Spillers
reached Nashville about l o'clock Monday
morning from Huntsville, Ala, bringing
with them Nell and George W. Zachery, OF
whose arrest at the last named place, on the
charge Of horse stealing, our readers have
already been informed.
The two Zacherys were bound over in a
preliminary examination, held in Hunts
vile, on the charge of bringing stolen stock
into the State, but as Pickett had a requi-
sition for these men, signed by the Gov
ernor of Alabama, they were given up.
The Zacherys swore out a writ of habeas
corpus, but failed to secure their release
thereby. They were locked up in Jail upon
reaching Nashville.
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A Bankrupt Board.

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 1.-The Louisville
Board of Trade closed doors to-day, having
no funds to meet expenses. The President
ordered dispatches discontinued, after
trying several days to get quorum. An
effort will be made Tuesday to revive the
organization. But little interest is mani
tested as vet.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-02

Special NOtice.-We will allow twelve
per cent tare on all New Orleans SUGAR, in
hhds., from this date.
We also invite our friends to come and
examine our large stock of New Sugars and
Molasses, which we are offering very low.
Phillips, jackson & Co., AZ So. Market.
nOY30 1w
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CnnnnniffafI-

Winstead and Jesse Hightower, colored,
arrested sometime since upon the charge OF
stealing two bales of cotton from Stroud &
Adams at Green Hill, had their trial yes
terday before Justice Everett, and in de-
fault of 81 900 each, the couple were sent to
board with Bob Patterson until the next
term of the Criminal Court.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-02

The most effective health preserver is
Hamilton's Buchu. and Dandelion, a COM
bination which acts directly on the kidneys
and liver, and assists them in eliminating
from the system the provoking causes of
some of the worst ills that flesh is heir to-
You can buy this medicine from your drug
gist, and its use will inspire you with new
life, happiness and health. For sale at De-
moville s. Co. and by Ewin, PendletOn &
Co. w. c. Hamilton & Co., of Cincinnati,
o., are the prOprietOrs.
jan7 doaw1y ties &w
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WAR DEPARTMENT,

OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, Dec. l, $50 p. NJ.
PrObGbilities.-For New England, tenn
perature will continue low, with fresh and
brisk nOrtheasterly to sOutheasterly winds,
cloudy weather ard snow.
For the Middle States, slightly rising
temperature, diminishing pressure, north
easterly to sOutheasterly winds, with areas
of rain and snow.
For the lake region and thence southwark
to the Ohio valley, easterly to sOutherly
winds, with stormy weather.
For the Southern States, partly cloudy
weather, with areas of rain and light easter
ly to sOutherly winds.