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fate, the moot became fact. living fact In tne
shape OF the ediice which now shelters US 10y
those who were not with us during the tme W.
were planning and building this house, ies ~ ~.
be supposed that 1t was AZ easily done ~ sa, ,o
such IL not the case. We had our Itue xvne ~
difficulties, and more than once was temPsua ~
despair owing to the hardness that was m n
tested by some and the utter inaction % o'nofs'
But
THE DARKEST HOUR
IA the one before dawn, and nave lveo, tnank
God. to see the Church OF the Covenant gem OF
church architecture In the great Babel OF America
n would be an inexcusable injustice In me II
were 10 bid you goodby without making mention
of the doincs OF Others without whose aid and adj
vice this church must have never been. These
Centlemen many Of whom are now in the oity,
worked with me day and night and were never
SLOW TO rive me the beneft 81 their pockets and
their heads two essentials which are imperative
for success. They are synonymous and homo.
genous, and without one the other was compare
lively useless. One can have but an adumDra-
ton OF the
ZEAL AND DETERMINATION
these gentlemen displayed In pushing on toward
completion the church. am not fulsome when
say they were examples OF superlative generosity
and Christianity.
When leave you l do not intend ever to return
to the pulpit but my heart and oil my good wishes
will forever be clustered In the church and its con-
gregatlon. Goodby. my friends. and may the God or
blessings smile propitious, your efforts OF the
future as He has on those OF the pasti
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he talks to other believers It Is over fence for he
cannot help believing that he is in the safe
place. The Catholic Church says 1t Ia older
than the Bible. Is It older than the Old
TESTAMENT The experience OF two thousand years
is packed away In its recesses What convictions,
hopes anticpations and superb conceptions OF the
world that Is and the one to bel The man who
sinks his roots 80 deeply in that old Bible that they
take up everything there will be giant among
and whether he puts IL on the letter or the spirit.
The man who will fix his roots In the heart OF the
mistakes will lead life as peaceful and sweet as
is ever seen in the world The Christian radical
roots himself into the heart OF Jesus me TEST OF
may know him by his patience, serenity ana trust,
and by his not being content within the imits Of
church. He Is rooted and grounded IN love.
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CHURCH OF THE COVENANT

The Rev. George l.. Prentiss' valedic-
tery-He Bids His Congregation Goodby
and Prays for Their Future Welfare.
Ihe Church Of the Covenant was filed to reple.
tion yesterday with o fashionably dressed congre-
cation, who assembled to hear the farewell sermon
OF the Rev. George L. Prentiss, who has been pas.
tor OF the church for eleven years past. The vale.
dctory was departure from the general rule in
point OF STYLE IN fact it was not valedictory, but
historical resunae OF all that had happened dur
ing his pastorship. The substance OF his remarks
will be found in the following:-
THE SERMON.
When the alarm OF secession was Numbered
across the broad expanse OF this country, and
when already in the distance the roar OF the
cannon and rattle Of musketry could be heard, the
project OF building this church was first preached.
During the stirring times which followed, when
Lac sQpQtEys existence trewblsdI ~ t4e balance oi
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THE COURSE OF THE GOLD MARKET.
The last sales SATURDAY were
ons closing at 1179s a 117k.

Inc last sales saturday were AT ll7k, the quota
tons closing at 1172s 117k.
THE SOUTHERN STATE BONDS.
The Southern list was exceedingly dull, seldom
more so. Prices were fairly maintained, and de
cided frmness was shown in the Missouris, Ten
nessees and South Carolinas, to which descriptions
the small business OF the week was almost
exclusively confined. The Louisanas we're
altogether nominal, while Of late the
Alabamas have been ignored, on account
OF wholesale grant OF State aid to
railroads, the movement taking the form ola dona-
ton of $4,000 mile TO railroad corporations will
ing in return to exempt the State from liability ior
the bonds already issued to the roads and en-
dorsed by the State. In other words the state has
agreed to pay twenty five per cent to be
RELEASED FROM THE OBLIGATION
OF paying the old bonds IN case OF default on the
part OF the railroads. The following were the
closing quotations OF the Southern list:-Ten-
nessce. ex-coupon. 50 o Soh; do. new. TEX . soki
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-04
TOBACCO WORMS.

We have never heard so much complaint
of tobacco worms. Some farmers have
double their force, and with all of that it
seems that the worms will ruin the crop.
Halfthe demand for labor in the tobacco
fields, cannot be supplied. Where cobalt
has been used persistently in jamestown
weed blossoms, poisoning the fly, there is
comparatively few worms. Capt. VIM.
HARRISON informs US that he planted
jamestown seed in every tenth row, and it
is one hands business TO attend to them
every night and morning, and so far he had
but few worms and no damage to the crop.
This is the case with all whom we have
heard speak of using the cobalt. We
understand that Mr.. Bidwell is managing
eight acres to the hand, and that it is fine
crop, clear of worms; three men devote
every evening TO killing flies with cobalt.
Charlse ne Leaf.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-04
BROWNS wOODsN WEBBING.

Brown, who lives in Cambridge, had the
fifth anniversary of his wedding &C .ur about
a week ago, and his friends determined to
celebrate bis wooden wedding by a surprise
party. They commenced by sending q
servant with team to take Brown and his
wife out to ride about 7. Then they began
to come in with presents and materials
for supper, There was little
party of I've came first, all laden-hands
full. They all got nicely inside the garden
gate, which shuts with a spring, when
Browns big mastif, who is always left IN
chained In ais m sster's absence, came round
the corner and surprised them. One
woman stepped On her dress, and in her
fall so demoralizsd fragile black walnut
bookcase she carried that it was afterWard
done up in a bundle ard presented as
kindling-Wood. Another fellow got safety
out of the yard, all but part
of his pants, while old Smithers,
who weighs two hundred and twenty
pounds, plunged wildly, with the eight-gal-
lon pail of ice cream be carried, through
Browns glass dollhouse in the corner of
the yard, and surprised some thirty dollars
worth of exotics. Finally they fixed things
up and got into the house, and as i was
atout time for Browns return the com
menced laying the sup er table. They got
down tea set OF rare china that friend
of Browns in the trade had loaned him a
week before, and broke two pieces, so that
Brown has since been obliged 10 mort
gage his hen-house and buy the SIT; and
The comments Of Mrs. Brown, when
she saw the condition Of the
carpet, were sarcastic in the extreme. Fin
ally, az q crowning touch, they tried to
hang out Chinese lanterns with the word
"Welcome" on them, on the porch over the
front door. They succeeded in hanging
two lanterns, and when they had saved the
house from the fiery fiend, there wasn't
enough porch left TO pay tor the trouble Of
irving to hang out any more. Then they
sat down and waited for Brown and bis
wife to come home. We draw the veil over
the scene that followed their return. Some
scenes are too joyous to be described in
cold, cold words.-BostOn TrGreller.
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FOREIGN.
The Atlantic In a Rage.


LONDON, Sept. 3.-S.eamships arriving
Yesterday and to-day from New York re-
port having experienced terrific hurricane.
They were tossed about so violently that
much of their glass and crockery was
broken. The steamship Harmonic, from
New York, arrived at Plymouth to-day, and
reports that on the Oath and 25th of August
her cabins were swamped with water, and
the passengers for time compelled
to vscate them. Several of her boats
were lost. Sac passed large quantities of
wrecked matter after the storm, which had
been carried away from ether vessels.
A British FiIIbuster.
The wife of Capt.i Travers, commander
of the British cam yacht Deerhound st the
time of her cartuve by the Spanish frigste,
has published a card appealing to the pubic
TO aid her in her efforts to secure the release
of her husband, as well as other prisoners.
Miss Emily Faithfull
contemplates establishing an Industrial
Bureau here to provide for women in con-
nection with institutions of a similar charac-
ter in New York and Chicago.
Irritating Observation-Disclosures.
BERLIN, Sept. 3.-By decree of the En-
peror the names of distinguished Generals
of the German army have been bestowed
on the forts at Strassburg, Metz and other
places in the territory acquired from
France.
Central and south America.
PANAMA, Aug. 24.-In a fight on the
Lima and Praya railroad between CHILEAN
and Pefuvisn lsbOrers, many OF the latter
were killed.
The threatened inund ,tion of the coun-
try around Matucoma, Peru, by the dam
ming Of the river Rimac, is not likely now
to take place. 1t is estimated that $4,000
600 cubic yards of earth were displaced by
the slide which damned the river to a
height Of eight hundred feet. The water in
the river has risen to the height of
the obstruction and flows over, steadily de-
scending into its former bed. Three lives
were lost.
A Liberal Way of Keeping Folks
quiet.
Metgar Bacbils and other chiefs who have
been binding insurgents in the interests OF
the clerical party against Guatimala, have
been arrested and will be shot. The pres
ent liberal Government knows no other way
to keep them quiet. The natives are
thought to be hostile to the existing Liberal
Government.
Republican Threat.
PARIS, Sept. 3.-M. Lemainne concludes
an article in to-day's journal des Debdts,
with these words "we can no longer reckon
on appeasement Of party spirit aud what we
most dread is that the next general cleo.
ton will prove the beginning of civil war.
The Roman Question.
A letter from Rome says: Wel-informed
circles are FORMULATING q report to the
effect that the Pope is wiling to be reconciled
with Germany as to &c 'lesiasticsl questions
with the understanding that the German
government will not interfere in future
| Italian combinations.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-04

LAST week we copied from the.Jackson
Wing and Tribune an article concerning
the organization of secret societies among
the negroes Of West Tennessee With view
TO regulate the division and prices of labor.
The Wing and Tribune of Aug. 80 says;
The coiored preachers of the Methodist
order, and several o. their most Influential
church members in this city, are greatly
exercised at our article last week relative
TO the colored Labor Society srecently or
ganized in this county and city. Our arti
Gle contained no denominationsl or personal
charges, and although the persons referred
to may be innocent of all connection with
the society, it is none the less fact that
such q society does exist, and for the pur-
poses explained by US. We have ample
proof that the society mentioned does exist,
and further, that it will do its utmost to
accomplish the end mentioned by US last
week. Time will yindicste the truth of
oue statements.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-04
ROMANCE OF CRIME.
How an Old Lady Lost and Recovered
Her Money.

How an Old Lady Lost and Recovered
Her Money.
Whethe! this story is true or false, we do
not know ut it is told here that recently,
down in ire parish of St. Martin, Iberia, or
somewhete down that way, an old widow
LADY, whose children had all married off and
left her alone, had been persuaded to cell
her little place and live with them. She
sold her land, buildings and Improvements
one dav for two thousand dollars, and re-
ceived the money in cash on the spot, In
her own house, where the act of sale was
passed before two witnesses, the number
required by law, and who witnessed also
the payment Of the mo'ey.
In short time she was to give posses
sion, but she remained in the house the
night following the sale all alone, or with
10 masculine adult inmates, as was her
custom. That night Two negro burglars
broke into the house and demanded her
money or her life. She gave it to them, but
begged them to let her have one hundred
dollars of it, as she owed that amou nj
and wanted to pay the debt, when she
would be satisfied. They finally consented
to let her keep the hundred dollars. They
tnen ordered her to make some coffee fol
them to drink. In doing so she bethought
herself Of some strychniRe she had in he
house, and quietly dropped it in the poi o.
steaming cof4e, and placed it on the table
with cups, spoons and sugar for them to
pour out and sweeten to their taste.
This they did, aud drank in jolly mood,
each one having niue hundred and fifty dol
lars in bis pocket. But in a few minutes
the tables were turned. One gave up the
ghost where ne sat at the table in his chair
and the other got up, staggered off few fee
and tumbled over into eternity. The gooC
old lady recovered her money, and on ex
aiming The persons of the black burglsriou!
robbers they turned out to be the two wit
nesses to the act of sale, both white men
blackened for the occasinn-both her neigh
bors, and one was her cousin.-Neae OrIean
| Herald.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-04
NEW YORK.
The Deluge Of Forgeries.


New YORK, Aug. S.-Lsonard Brown,
the alleged operator in forged railroad bonds,
has been held for action OF the Grand
Jury. r.-.es r.s.-s
1t is reported that counterfeit New York
city and county bonds have been discoV-
cred.
1t is now stated that counterfeit New
York Central and Buffalo, New York and
Erie bonds have been in circulation since
July l.
At noon to-day ten of the counterfeit
$500 had been received at the Sub Treas dry.
An expert clerk in one of the city banks to-
day detected two points of difference be-
tween the genuine and the Counterfeits,
which we're not mentioned in the govern
ment system, and which were moro easily
observed. In the genuine The signature OF
Spinner clearly overlies the seal, while on
the counterfeit the seal has evidently been
stamped on after the signature. In the
counterfeit the center star IN The cluster
around the neck of the Goddess of Liberty
is defective, while in the genuineiit is per
feet
The SmOthered Cust0mhOuse Cor.
ruptiOn.
A complete reorganization of the custom s
service in this city is contemplated at an
early hour.
A Distinguished Foreigner.
Gen. Grenados, former President of Qua
tamsla, is on his way to Washington
charged with an important measure.
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The Minnesota Farmers in COnYen,
ton.
A Full State Ticket Nominated

N Il VA OsheN AAShNO
CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-The Minnesota Far
mefs' Convention met at Owatouna yester-
lay aud nominated the following ticket:
For Governor, Asa Barton, of Rice; Lieu
tenant Governor, E. BeDzer. of Washington;
Treasurer, E. w. Dixie, of Rice; Secretary
of State, Col. j. II. Stevens, OF Hennepin;
Attorney General, w. P. Clough, of Ram
sey. The platform is very long. 1t de-
nounces the existing parties as corrupt and
subservient to individual interests; refuses
to support any person for Office who will
either deny or object to the exercise by the
Legislature of the power to reverse and
annul, at any time, any right or any priv
ilege claimed to be involved in any charter
to any corporation, railroad or otherwise,
which experience has shown is or may be
exercised by such corporation, o. by other
similar corporations, to the detriment of the
public welfare; favOrs tariff for revenue
only; favors government improvement of
the Mississippi and osher rivers; opposes
large sals'ies for public officers as likely to
make cffice-holding attr active to human Gu
pidity, and denonnces the Credit MobilieI
and the management of the State Treasury
GEcCtkOLk - 1hc khhth-d1Oh'
OPOIy Ticket Successful.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. S.-The election
was very quiet. 1t is estimated that 49,
600 votes were polled. 1t is impossible to
get any returns tonight 1t is thought the
anti-monopoly ticket was carried by 1900
majority.
10 night ]. Gallagher and j. E. Jsynes
quarrelled over political matters at the
third ward polls. Jaynes shot Gallagher
wounding him and causing des'h in few
minutes. Jaynes is still at large.
Germans Demand the Repeal of the
ProhibitOry Law.
BOSTON, Sept. Sat mass meeting in
Faneuil ball tonight the German element
predominated. Addresses were made by
p. A. Collins, G. A. Koutz and j. Fitzgerald.
Resolutions were adop'ed urging The repeal
Of the prohibitory liquor law. The hall
was jammed. Prior to the meeting a pro
cession with music paraded the streets,
Everything orderly.
In Charleston all ward Republican meet
ings tonight elected Butler delegates, nine
teen in number.
HOar Exposes Butler.
WORCESTER. Mass. Sept. 3.-Hon. Geo.
F. Hoar addressed a crowded audience this
evening on the claims of Butler TO the con-
fidence of Massachusetts voters. Hoar
proved the incorrectness of many of But
ler's statements, aiming to show ne was un-
worthy of confidence or honor. Hoar was
warmly spplauded. His spsech was el0-
quent and effective.
Boston, Sept. 3.-Quincy sends 5 anti
Butler delegates to the State Convention.
It now stands: Washburn, 15l; Butler,
ia; doubtful, IA.
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KANSAS.
The Usage Land Controversy.

TOPEKA, Ks, Sept. 3.-Tbe Common
1Cedlth tomorrow will contain letter from
GOV. Osborn to President Grant concerning
the Usage land controversy in this S ate.
The Governor takes strong grounds in IA
vor of settlers aud against railroad compa-
MES, and urges the President to take or or
der such action at Washington as will bring
the matter before the court for speedy and
decisive adjudication. The plan recon-.
mended is, that the Department of Justice
bring suit to test the right Of railroad com
p2nies to lands, SIS settlers cannot, on &C
count Of their embarrassing legal situation,
bring suit for themselves.
A party of 225 Indiana and Illinois farm
ers arrived here tonight on their way to
Arkansas valley, where they propose to 10.
cate
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-04
WASHINGTON.


NEW York, Sept. ga Washington dis
patch says the Treasury Department has
under consideration the question Of means
whereby the banks now believed to be aid
ing the gold conspirators can be detected
and punished. The Comptroller of Cur
rency has made ali examination of two sus-
perted banks in New York without tangible
result. 1t is suggested that a sudden
counting of assets by department experts
might throw more light upon the actual
condition of these banks. .,,.
The Government Returning by Piece.
meal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Secretary Beik-
nap, Attorney General Williams and Com
missioner Douglas have returned.
The Wawassstt Criminals 20 be Pros
ecuted.
The Acting Solicitor of the Treasury this af-
ternoon sent to Judge Fisher, United States
Attorney for the District of Columbia,
the evidence and reports on the Wawas-
sett Investigation and instructed that officer
to institute the necessary suits against any
and all persons who have incurred penalty
or forfeiture growing ont of the navigation
or destruction of this vessel, and to the en-
forcement of which the United States can
be made party or is interested. The Dis
tlict Attorney is not instructed as to wheth-
er he shall institute criminal proceedings,
that matter being left to his own discretion.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-04
MINOR INCIDENTS.
A Pardon Cannot be Conditional.

A Pardon Cannot be Conditional.
BOSTON, Sept. Sin the Supreme Judi
cial Court, before full bench this morning,
the case of James West, petitioner for q
writ OF habeas corpus, came up for argu-
ment, at the close of which Judge Gray
gave decision discharging the prisoner.
West was sentenced in 1865 to four and a
half years in the State prison, but was par
doned at the expiration of Two years, on
condition that if again convicted he should
serve the remaining part of that sentence.
A second conviction soon occurred, but the
Supreme Court decided that the man is en-
tilted to be discharged. te
How sPrOtected'' NsiIsa are Regulated
PITTsBURG, Sept. Sat the meeting of
the Western Nail Association to-day, a 4s
card was adopted. The Association unan-
imously resolved to make the agency rriee
of nails in Chicago IS with an eighth to the
trade, while the price in Cincinnati was
fixed at $4.S5 net, at Indianapolis 81 so, and
at Kansas City S4.75 net. The meeting ad-
iourned until sept. II.
A Southern Horse Trainer.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 3.--A switchman
named Peter Baltz, while coupling cars al
the Nashville dept this morning, was
crushed in frightfpl manner, and died in
half an hour.
Death Of n Distinguished Arkansian
LITTLE Rock, ARK. Sept. 3.-Hon. D,
Ringo, first Chief justice If the State, and
for II years Uni ed States Judge of the
eastern district Of Arkansas, died this A. NJ,
aged IS years. /
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CONDENSED Telegrams.

Salt Lake reports an extensive storm with
torrents of rain and severe lightning, many
houses being injured. IA
Cincinnati has new Union Stock Yard,
connecting with all the railroads leading into
the city.
The telegraph was again burdened last
nigh. with an advertisement OF The Cincin-
natl Exposition. Rather lame dodge.
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A NEW REMEDY FOR CHOLERA.

Everybody in town knows old Sam Brad
shaw, colored. Well, old Sam took the
soapsuds diarrhes and cured himself.
When asked how he did it, be said: "Bless
God, | wouldn't let him go through me; l
lis stand on my head and stop him" And
he did, too. Whenever he felt like his bow
els would move, he brought himselfto an
anchor with his head on the floor and his
feet up his cabin wall and remained in that
position till the disposition passed off. Sam
was binding oats the other day; and the
hards who were at work with him, missing
him, looked back al ! saw him standing on
his head in the middle of the field, like a
great forked stumped. -FrGFaktjn (Ky9
Patriot.
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A Prolific Cause of Death.

MADISON, IND, Sept. Sd. b. Hartley
died of flux in this city last night. He was
q celebrated horse trainer and veterinary
surc con in New Orleans and Mobile, and
known all over the South. For the last few
years be has been keeping livery stable in
this city.