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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-07
ANOTHER CAUCUS.
From the Chicago Tim 6.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The Republican
-, embers of the Senate held still another
con-, ,us this evening, when they settled upon
Rav Mr.. Sunderland as their chaplain.
The adm oinistration candidate, the Rev. Mr.
Tiffany. wa defeated after good deal OF
sbaIn discus sion, the testimony OF a Senator
and another c. .fticer of the Senate going to
Show that the reverend gentlcman,s person
al characteristics were mol suited 10 lhe
dignity Of his callir,e' ..
The Vice Prcsidot being about 10 60
away for several weeks on account ol ms us
health. the caucus discu sSed Ine question
of a president pro tenn, an, I decided lllal As
Mr. Carpenter had not reSiS 'aaI 5,i Illat PoSl-
tion. there was no vacancy. therefore nc
will continue to serve in theaoSehce ol M
Wilson.
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Mr.. MEDILL, in his London letter,
speaks of the construction of English
railways, and especially of the fact that
they do not cross the country upon the
level of highways or enter cities upon a
level with the streets. The same is re-
markably true of all the railroads of
the Continent. The street is either
carried over the roads by arches and Vi
aducts, or they over the streets and
highways. The time will come
in this country, after it shall
have been more thickly pop
ulated, when railroads will be regu-
lated in the same manner. 1t ought to
be the municipal policy of every city
and important town in the United
States to compel all future roads enter
ing or passing through them to cross
the highways and streets absolutely un-
obstructed, and go under or over them,
as may be determined best by the en-
gineers. This policy adopted and ad.
hered to now viii save millions of
money hereafter in the reformation Of
a vicious system.
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there been such a transformation as in the
tone Of her political thought. We hear
a great deal more of the rights of the cit
liens.
While not less jealous than ever Of the
national honor, we are a great deal more
careful to assert the national justice. Garry
this home, men Of Tennessee; teach lessons
of patriotism to your children rs they grow
up; tell it to your neighbors as they gather
around your winter fireSides, and let this
night be to them, as l am certain it is to
YOU, a lesson and an inspiration of patriot
ism during the residue of their lives.
l thank you, my friends, and bid you
UOOd-ni0ht
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PNTTING THE LIBERALS ON tn
RACK. =
rrom tno Cincinnati Gazetto


w,survaToN. Dec. Mr.. Summers
chief committee, that on Privileges anu
Elections, will. during the present session.
he one of the most important OF the SEN
ale. and the business to come before 1t Is OF
such n character that Senator Morton, chair
man. was very anxious to have Mr.. sum
ner added to H. Mr.. Morton also took oc-
casiou TO associate Mr.. Sumner with HIM
self on the Committee on Education and
T,abor. with the view Of having his assist
opce in matters Of Importance soon 10 be
Grouoh. before it, and while the compost
ion ofthiS committee cXcites much laugh
,er from the fact that Flanagan IS chair
man. vet Mr.. Morton and Mr. sumner
,Tore both added, in accordance with ful
understanding of what would be brought
before it. o.,
The retention of Mr. Schurz on the Com
,,fttee on Foreign Affairs viii be quite sat
IA ia c.,,toy,r 10 Secretary Fish, since, during
lsia 'oanish complications, he has been
liie ~ Nv consulted by the department on
col,o,,,n no't ., his personal knowledge, paseg
aooIt,.iV Ii MIN, serial experience at MADRID;
on ,,d IL t,,s the r. ations between hlmseu ana
,be e' Sncretarv have become quite lrleLilS
nc ne 'ISCItC, T,,tr, we'll satisfied with beng
III Ia, silr nn fbe Finance Committee, ana ms
!asso,iates with his reasS . hllie.'.' -. .,,o
The leading spirit in br q2lDS 9Ii;,ial apoHT img
c.;anJly noIiticai relations thus es;aDllSIeu I
los bean Senator Morton, thou u .llS,e -
iaor very little dissent in any Hlioeil.ld e.
ouarter from the course ol tle'l.llle. "a
Unused on his arrival here last moh'o u
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A new street pavement has been tried in
San Francisco. 1t is called 'hydro-carbol-
lied brick" and is made of bricks OF a soft
porous nature, which are boiled iii coal tar,
which renders them tough and nearly as
hard as granite. A road bed is made by
leveling the sand and packing it with
water. A layer of prepared brick is then
laid flatwise, each brick being dipped in
boiling tar as it is put down. This is over
laid by a second course prepared brick
placed close together edgewise, each brick
diprel as before. The intelstices are tEe1
filled with boiled tar, and the whole cover
ed with a thin layer of screened gravel.
The cost is about thirty-seven cents per
SQUARE foot.
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pIGIRONKELLEY.


Whenever a would-be Independent
organ finds its 'indifferential' views
secuted by the people at large, it depre-
Gates all politics and becomes a materi-
alist urging that the people waste too
much time and attention and energy
on political questions, to the detriment
of their industrial progress. Ourread-
ers viii recollect many sermons Of this
sort at spasmodic intervals since the
war. In the spirit Of Democracy we
have insisted that a people proposing
to govern themselves must pay some
attention to government affairs. But
when, IN consequence of the persistent
vitality of the Democracy and its con-
tinuous expose Of Radical sins and
shortcomings, the people are at length
aroused, and a corrupt Congress, know
ing it is watched, begins to evince some
little respect for the popular viii, these
same self-styled Independent journals
would have us believe 1.-The honors are
easy" between Democrats and Radicals.
One might suppose that the storm of
public Indignation which followed the
last Congress would make the present
body, composed largely Of the same
men, more prudent if not more virtu-
Gus. But we haveoutcroppings already
that this Congress viii bear watching
that the people cannot afford to relax
their attention to its doings. About
the first measure looking to elasticity
of the currency that has been reduced
to the form of bill comes from Mr..
Kelley, the Pennsylvania protectionist.
1t is on the plan Of convertible bonds
bearing 3.65 interest per annum. But
Mr.. Kelley inserts in the end Of his bill
a provision that National banks be
authorized to hold said bonds bearing
3 65-1O0 per cent instead of the reserve
of United States notes now required by
law The effect OF this provision can
be readily imagined. 1t is a bold at
tempt. at the very outset Of the session,
to give the banks near four per
cent interest on the reserves re-
quired by law. OF course bank
ers would rather hold the new
365 per cent bonds than non-interest-
paying greenbacks; and so all the new
bonds issued would be absorbed by the
banks for reserve purposes, and fresh
issues would continue to be absorbed
until the banks received interest on
every cent Of their legal reserves as
well as the double interest they now re-
ceive on their capital. This provision
would both directly and indirectly IN
crease the surplus currency Of the sum-
mer months which the convertible
bonds are designed to reduce. At pres
ent the bank reserves keep just so
many greenbacks out of the clutches OF
q speculation. To allow the banks To use
the 3.G5's for reserves would let just SO
many greenbacks loose to increase thc
redundancy. 1t is difficult to conceive
that Congress viii treat this provision
seriously; and vet it is almost equally
difficult to conceive the boldn ess of the
Radical leader who has broached pro.
iect so barefaced. This Congress needs
watching,
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Boston Civilization.

Boston, Dec. 6.-An unknown woman
was brutally murdered last night in a va
cant lot, near Columbia street. The sup
posed murderer was pursued, but escaped.
Charles III. Sholes has been held in S15, E
600 bail on charge of manslaughter in hav-
ing procured an abortion which terminated
fatally to his victim.
Antonio Corigheno has been arrested on
the charge Of swindling his Italian country
men by collecting two dollars and half
from each, promising work and good wages
TO all on railroads, both of which he failed
to supply. CorighenO is thought to have
been at the same work in other cities.
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FINANCIAL.


New YORK, Dec. 6.-The associated
banks held $41, ,l55, 900 legal tenders, an
increase of $197, 900.
The bank statement shows: loans--in-
crerease, S4,091 SEQ; specie-increase, 81,
351,600; legal tender-increase $2,332, 100;
depositors-increase ,675,900; circulation
decrease, $50, 400.
A Millionaire bankrupt.
William J. Woodward, a Wall street
speculator, who about ? years since manipu-
lated the pool in Rock Island stock when
the market was cornered and who then
failed, to-day notified his creditors that a
warrant had been issued against his estate
and he adjudged a bankrupt on his own
petition. Ameeting of creditors had been
appointed for Dec. Is, in Brooklyn. Wood
wards liabilities are estimated at about
$3,000,000.
Cornwall & Co., cotton brokers, failed to-
day. 1t is rot believed TO be sad failure
or that serious trouble will result there
from.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The outstand-
ing legal tenders are 369,517,31S.
PrOvidentiaI.
A copy of the trust mortgage Of the
Sprague manufacturing company of Rhode
Island, has been filed with the recorder of
deeds in this city.
PROVIDENCE, Dec. 6.-The Cranston
savings bank has been declared insolvent
and a receiver appointed.
The value of Commercial Reputation.
New ORLEANS, Dec. Geo. @. Waite
4 Levi, of this city, have brought suit
for hundred thousand dollars damages
against Mckillop, Sprague a. Co., CONNER
cial reporters, for making false representa-
tions regarding Wolfe & Levi, for the pur
pose of iniuring their credit.
Cincinnati Board of Trade in Favor of
Free Banking.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 6.-The Finance
Committee of the Board of Trade to-day
reported resolutions that all restrictions
limiting national banking as a special priv
ilege should be removed, and the right to
issue notes should be giyento all companies
furnishing capital on the present basis of
security; that in this way the public debt
could be funded at home on bonds at a rate
not over 4 per cent. interest, and these
bonds might be convertible into green
backs to secure elasticity of the currency
when necessary. Also resolution asking
Congress to forbid payment of interest on
current deposits by national banks.
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RETALIATION.
From the st. Louis Globe.


New YORK, Dec. 1.-The statement is
made that private letter has been received
in this city showing that Maxima Gomez,
to avenge the shooting Of those captured on
the Virginius, attackedand captured num-
Der of fortified camps in the vicinity Of
Santiago. He made over two hundred
prisoners. and, marching them close up to
Santiago. shot them in full view of the
Spanish Notifications, and then sent word
to Buniel to come out and bury them.
Burriel left Immediately for Havana.
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atI Board Of Trade I'm Favor o.
Free Banking,
ARKANSAS.
A Lot of Despcradoes Come to Grief.

a Lot of DesperadOes Come to Grief.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 5-The EreniIsg Dis
patch has letter from Sulphur Rock, Ark,
which says party of six deSperadoes made
raid along White river on November 26,
robbing the settlers of horses, money, jew
elry and etc. They crossed the river on
their return trip at Magues Ferry, and
when about half mile below the ferry were
fired upon from ambush by party of citi-
zens and Fortingson, their leader and two
Others named Beaver and Higbee were kill
ed. Another was motally wounded. The
remaining two were slightly wounded.
The citizens made preparations to hang the
latter two, but were finally prevailed upon
to allow the law take its course.
The Cairo and Fulton Road.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6-The Secretary of
the Interior has accepted the portion of the
Cairo and Fulton Railroad between Little
Rock and Fulton, 125 miles in accordance
with the report of the Commissioners.
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The Senatorial Contest.
MEMPHIS.
The wicked Woodward.

MEMPHIs, Dee. 6.-The County Attor-
ney has enjoined the Bank of Commerce
from using some eight thousand dollars
worth of county warrants hypothecated by
Woodward, the absconding Trustee. The
amount of uncancelled warrants put up by
him as collaterals, which have been regis
tered, amounts TO fifty-fve thousand dol
lars, which is probably not more than half
the amount of his defalcatiOn.
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wrecked Cattle.

OMAHA, Dec. GA freight train was
thrown from the track on the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy road near Creston,
Iowa, this morning by one end of a cattle
car bursting out and letting a steer fall on
the track. Seven car loads of cattles were
wrecked.
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Condensed kilograms.

Robert Mccullough, cashier Of the Lou
isyille mail boat line, stepped off the wharf
boat at Cincinnati. at eight o'clock last
evening, into the river and was drowned
The net Democratic majority in Texas
as far as heard from is 1885.
The gas works ofLincoln, Nebraska, were
destroyed by fire last night. ---
Last night G. l.. Griffin, player in Dan
Rices circus band, fell dead in the streets OF
Cairo, LII.
While five boys were skating at West
Wood junction, Pa, the ice broke and
three of the youths were drowned.
The Louisville, Nashville and Great
Southern road are running through palace
sleeping-cars to Little Rock without change
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GRANTS CHIEF JUSTICE.
Opposition to OVViIIiams-SOme Piquant
Scandals Revived.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.

TTOIn lHc Niht1luldiA OOiAAAoANteaA"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The action of
the Senate in adiourning over to Monday,
without having passed upon the nomlna-
tion of George II. Williams to the vacancy
occasioned by the death OF Salmon =.
Chase, is regarded as boding no good for
the nominee. 1t is argued that this action
gives his opponents three days in which to
work, and that in that time the Senate will
hear from the country, where his nomina-
tion is understood to be unfavorably re-
Carded The nomination still forms the
subject Of conversation on the street cars,
in the hotels, and all places Of resort.
While Mr.. Williams recognizes the force OF
the opposition, he still feels perfectly conf
dent that he will be confirmed by a fair
majority.
From the St. Louis Republican.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The opposition
to Williams does not abate. 1t has reached
proportions formidable enough to put the
White House lobby on the qui vive, and
much feeling is being worked on the sub
iect. All possible pressure will be brought
by the President to bear to crush the Oppo-
sitfon, and it is generally believed that
Williams viii be confirmed, despite the
opposition of considerable body OF the
Administration Senators headed by Pratt OF
Indiana. In this connection the unpleaS-
ant scandals concerning Mrs. Williams are
brought out in force AllusiOns to these
have been made in my dispatches, already,
coupled with expressions of doubt as to
their truth. Williams, as is well known,
divorced his present wife from her former
husband when he (Williams) was Judge
in Oregon. 1t is also stated that son Of
Mrs. W., By a former husband, is serving
term in the penitentiary. These are known
facts, but they affect the ladys character
only by implication. But there are other
stories which are more direct. Eldridge,
of Wisconsin, tells one without the least
reserve, which, to say the least, admits OF
no ambiguous construction. 1t sJlthces to
saw that its nature excludes it from your
columns. The current of sentiment on the
subject is indicated by such expressions as
.'The appointment is an outrage 1t is an
insult to the nation, A piece of executive
indecency.' and similar bitter utterances.
These things are said as freely in admins
tration as in opposition circles.
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RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE.
An Aiearde Burned Alive in Mexico

CITY OF MEXICO, Nov. u, via Havana.
Religious disturbances have occurred in
Tezocoatlan. The Catholics made an at
tack on Protestants, with shouts Of "Hur-
rah for our religion" and 'Death to Pro-
testants." Troops have been sent to arrest
the rioters and prevent further trouble.
The Reristd newspaper says the rioters
burned alive the Alcalde of AuganQuo.
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Eleven Men FAN 80 Feet.

ODENREID, Pa, Dec. 6.-While fifteen
miners were descending the slope of the
Hovey Brook Coal Company's mine this
morning, the staple ring of the car broke
and the car fell 10 yards. Two Of the
men were killed, and two severely bruised
-one probably fatally and the other slight
lv injured.
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JINKs had been indulging too freely
in ardent spirits. AT a street corner
his hat dropped into the gutter. Says
Jinks: Il know-if I pick you up I'll
fall-if l fall you won't p-hiek-me-
hick-up-gCod night And he
walked off with smile of satisfaction,
describing innumerable zig-zags as he
went, leaving his hat in the gutter.
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TO R EIG n.


---sr SsssEaSeI,sc sla G0ssl S, -s's'asj'
Madrid, Dec. 6.--The government Dat
terfes keep up steady fire on Cartagena'
The insurgents are reported in good SPIRITS
They made sortie yesterday. Gen. Oe7
ballos gives place to Gen. Seayala in COM
mand of the beseiging force.
RaZaine.
VERSAILLES, Dec. 6.-ln the Bazalne
comt-martial to day, Pourcet closed his ar
gument for the prosecution. He demand-
ed first the degradation of Bazaine, and
second his execution.
PARIS, Dec. 6.-The appointment OF
Carthaldi Minister at Washington, is an
nounced
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TORONTO, Dec 6.-The Union Station,
the Parliament building, the Central pris-
on and great many churches are more or
less damaged by the storm yesterday. Tel
egraphic communication west and north is
suSpended
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street Cleaning.

ST. T.sLoUIs, Nov. 6---Capt.J. IL. &Dufer,
Superintendent of the Street Cleaning De-
partment, against whom nine indictments
for malfeasance in office have been found,
has been suspended by Mayor Brown.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-07

TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION No. 80, Jack
son, Miss, was voluntarily disbanded on
the 18th instant, the members finding
that dictation was not, after all, the best
policy, and that the institution had been
diverted from its original charitable OBJ
ipctC
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pnrkODOlitan.

CvcIXYArI, Dec. G.-The total hogs
slaughtered here for The week were 1900;
since Nov. TO date, 2S0,0GO; same time
last wear. 20S.O0O.
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STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.

Three Men Killed and Five Seriously
wounded.
New ORLEANS, Dec GA PicGy1ale
special from Marshall, Texas, to-day, says
the Royal George exploded her boiler last
night at Albany, between jefferson and
Shreveport. The mate and three deck
hands were instantly killed and five others
seriously wounded. Capt. ScOville had his
jaw fractured. Pilot McLarey was slightly
wounded. The cargo viii be saved. A
later report says the wreck is on fire. Re
lief has been sent from Shreveport.
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Connaciicut father has chIisleneu ms
.,ancbfpr GIyearine. She viii be good Tor
chapped lips.
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CALIFORNIA.
Imported and HOme-Made Heathen-
The Chinese and the Railroad Mo-
nOnOIiSfS

Imported and HOme-Made Heathen-
The Chinese and the Railroad Mo-
nOpOIists.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6.-Gov. Booth in
his annual message favOrs revising of the
treaty with China which shall restrict the
Chinese immigration to this coast; he also
favors legislation for the enforcement of a
system of uniform freight and passenger
rates on the railroads in this State.
The Senatorial Contest.
The Independents at Sacramento are still
firm in the belief that they viii elect Booth
to the Senate, but it is reported the Demo
Gratis will endeavor to make straight fight
on their own account. They will hold
a caucus Monday night and will probably
concentrate on Judge Hoge of this city,
anti-railroad, for Senator for the long term.
Wallace, Hoge and Howard, Democrats are
spoken of for the short term. Cole, Re
publican, is endeavOring to have himself
taken up in place of Booth as a compromise
candidate. Should the Democrats deter
mine on a strict party fight it will seriously
affect Booths chances for election. The
Legislature meets again Monday.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-07
The Bushnell Excursion

A fine excursion party, from Bushnell,
seven coaches and SO people, arrived here
at 1870 to-day Thursday by the Rock
ford, Rock Island & st. Louis Railroad
Bushnell is 90 miles south of us, in Me
Donough county, on the Rockford road
The excursion is gotten up for the benefit
Of the Dutch Reformed church. Mr., j.
B. Pearson is chairman Of the committee
of arrangements,-and prominent among
the excursionists we notice DR. Clark Rev.
James Wyckoff, Joseph Perrine, j, G.
Walters, d. NJ. Wyckof, a w Vandyke,
Of the Record, Joseph Hoover and others.
| Quite number of the leading men Of
Bushnell were prevented from coming by
the fact that their Circuit Court is now il
session.
The committee of the excursion had pre-
viously made arrangements for the seat!
and tables of the Old Settlers, so that they
could spread their dinner in Court Houso
Square. They were received with sharl
report Of artillery from the Rock IslanC
boys. and went to their dinner, to the musi
o brass band they brought along witt
them. A go, many ladies and gentlemen
Of the excursion went to our hotels to din
the Harper dining rooms we're quite we
fill, d, as, we presume, were all the othe
hotels
> After dinner they visited Rock Islam
Arsenal, passes having previously been oil
tanned by their committee. The balanc
of the day was spent in looking at our mar
ufacturing and business enterprises, an
t looking about the Notwithstanding at
J.. in the evening.