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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-19
THE POLARIS.
Reported Developments of the OH.
cial Investigation.

cial Investigation.
NEW YORK, Oct. 18.-The Times in its
story to-day Of the Polars investigation
says Mr.. Morton denies absolutely thSt he
ever had any suspicion of foul play in tte
death of Capt. Hall, or that he e7er to the
best OF his knowledge and belief, told any
one he had or gave any reason to suppose
he had. When Capt. Hall returned from the
Sledge expedition DIR. Bissels was employed
in the observatory about two hundred yards
from the Polaris. As he saw Capt. Hall
and party approach heran down and greetei
and shook hands with them and then re.
turned Immediately to bis work at the OBJ
sarvatory. Capt. Hall and party entered
the vessel and all partook Of some coffee
of which all the crew of the vessel had pre-
viously drank; coffee was prepared by the
cook and was given to the party i-her By
him or Joe or Hannah. The psr.y were
unaffected by the coffee except Capt. Hall
who was Immediately alta ,ked With vom-
iting. After the vomiting he fell into a
state Of ofinsensibility.
1t was about half an hour after the re-
turn of The party, when DR.. BisseIls
was summoned from the observatory and
found Capt. Hall already in ccmatose
condition. When Capt. Hall revived from
the state Of finsensibility, it was found that
his left side was paralysed. This is con-
sidered by medical men in itself an absolute
refutation of the charge of poisoning. The
suspicion that DIR. Bissell caused the death
of Capt. Hall, baseless as it undoubtedly
is, is felt by his friends, many of whom
were also warmly attached to Capt. Hall, to
ha most harsh and crripl Tho avmDtorns
and medical treatment of Capt. Hall have
been subjected to much comment by the
medical men of the country, and by them
his death has been unhesitstiDgly pro-
nounced to have been due to to natural
causes, and the treatment employed by DR..
Bissells is endorsed as exactly that required,
ard the only treatment proper under the
circums .ances,
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A Fusion Ticket.

CHICAGO, Oct, 18.-A meeting of lead
ing citizens, including Representatives Of
the Republican and Democratic city and
county Committees, independent law and
order parties, and several newspapers, was
held at the Grand Pacific Hotel tonight,
and nominated the following ticket which it
is said will be supported by the Tribune,
Inter Ocean, Post, Maa, Journal and
Free Press: Mayor, L. l.. Bond,
Republican; City Treasurer, d. A. Gage,
Democrat; City Attorney, j. N. Stiles,
Democrat; folics Commissioner, Reuben
Cleveland, Repu 9lican; Clerk Criminal
Court, w. K. Sullivan, Republicans; City
Collector, Alex. Morrison, Republican;
County Treasurer, Phillip Wsdsworth, Re-
publican; County Clerk, j. w. Brackway,
Republican,; two Irish but no Germans are
on the ticket.
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WASHINGTON.
fx-6.ra.isIant IaI,rao.

AN04eA-NAAA
New YORK, Oct. 1Ss-A Washington
telegram says the serensde TO exp resident
johnson will be given this evening.
The Americas Basffie.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15-The President
to-day, on the recommendation of After.
pey General Williams, p2rdoned Joseph
Luekey, of South OatolIna, convicted of
Ku-KlnxisFn about two years ago, and sem
teneed to eight years imprisonment In the
Albany penitentisry. ~.
Supervising Architect MuIIet ON
Treasury Department. Repairs.
Supervising Architect Mullet In his re-
port to Secretary Richardson, in regard to
increased accommodations needed in the
Department, Gays: 81 see no means of pro-
vidiDg additional accommodations to any
Offices of this Department, unless arrange
ments can be made TO remove some Bureau
or division ,of clerks" the building being
st present entil ely inadequate in size to
the proportion Of its business. The re-
building of the old portion would add very
materially to the size OF, the building and
of accommodation in the wings far beyond
its present capacity. The estimate of the
Superintendent of public buildings and
grounds for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1874, is $820,942, of which $55,956 Is for
salaries and $50, 900 for repairing and refur-
nishing the Executive Mansion, continu-
ing the improvements to the greenhouse,
etc. 1s ~
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Condensed TeIegrams.

The New York Post acknowledges re-
ceipts of S525 for Memphis and $50 for
Shreveport. .......-......
Past Grand Stafford reports collections of
81, ,O45 from Illinois Odd Fellows for Mem
phis.
Cincinnati reports $4,000 fire yester-
day, includiDg ''facing shops" and planning
mill. The fire is teought to be incendiary.
One party losiDg 5000 was insured for
$4,000.
The Mexicans have sprung another rev.
olution in Sonora on the West Side. They
are getting too numerous to mention.
Shreveport reports eight yellow fever
deaths yesterday.
One man was killed and four others
probably fatally injured by the premature
explosion of blast near Bangor, Me-,
yesterday. .......-.........-
The Ivanhoe paper mills at Patterson, n.
j., have been closed on account of the
present financial condition, aud 125 persons
thrown out of employment. g
The money order clerk in the postotfice
at Atlan,a hiss absconded. Another "mis
application of funds"
Montgomery reports one death from yel-
low fever yesterday, and a totsl of 25 since
Sept. 1. ID $500 Ls1o
The rider of Bitabkita at the Jerome Park
races was ruled eff the track in future on
charge of, not endeavoring to start his
horse. as l.f fsl.r sa brE ~ r.q
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A SACRED SCHOOL FUND. -

1t appears that the school fund is no more
sacred in the District of Columbia than a
similar fund was in Tennessee under Re-
publican rule. The Washington cores
pondent Of the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal writes, Oct. II:
SAT meeting of the school trustees last
night aresolntion was offered that the trus.
tees wait upon Gov. Shepherd and represent
to him the condition of the. schools, which
are rendered practically unless because of
the diversion to other purposes of the funds
belonging to them. The resolution, in ef-
feet, recited that the seoools were entirely
without money; that the teachers we're IN
paid; that books which were resided could
not be bought; that no one would furnish
fuel without money, and asking
him to come to their relief
with some OF the money now wasted
elsewhere. After some discussion OF the
resolutions, during which the mover was
appealed to to withdraw them for fear it
would get into the independent papers of
the country, be did so, and not one word of
the whole matter has appeared in any of the
ring organs of this city,"
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RELIGIOUS.
Progress Of Presbyterian Unity
The Missouri Synod Joins the South
ksonoEainrn


The Missouri Synod Joins the South
Another Secession.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1S-The Independent
Old School Presbyterian Synod of Missouri
met here yesterday with Rev. j. G. Frock-
Ter ss Moderator. This Is the synod
which in 1865 asserted declaration and
testimony which caused it to be ruled out
of representation and led to its secession
from the Northern General Assembly to
which it then belonged, since which it has
been independent of all higher bodies. The
most interesting question before the synod
was q proposition TO unite with the South
ern and Reformed Church. A lengthy dis
cussion was had with Rev. DR.. Brooks, of
St. Louis, who was leading spirit in the
declaration and testimony matter as the
most prominent opposer of the proposition.
a vote was finally reached late last night
and resulted in AZ in favor Of union and 81
against. DR.. Brooks then asked the 30 op-
ponents of union to meet in bis church this
morning to determine what further action
shall be taken. 1t is believed they will Sc
ce6e aud organize new synod.
Rev. DR.. Brooks and his friends who, at
a meeting of the Independent Cd School
Presbyterian Synod yesterday, opposed the
proposition to unite with the Southern
Presbyterian Church, and who were ex-
pected to secede and organize another synod,
held meeting to day and decided to take
no action till after PresOyters have voted
on the subject of sending delegates to the
meeting of the Southern General Assembly.
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LOUISVILLE.
r.a Ku-Klux Trial.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct 16.-ln the case
of Meaux against Mckinney and others, for
some days before the United States Court
here. for alleged Ku-Kluxing in 1863, In
Mercer county, Kentucky, the jury returned
! verdics of Ely dollars damages for the
ulsiutiff, who claims to have greatly suffer-
Ed AZ he hands of ten unmasked Ku-klux,
who attacked his house. Defendants are
nrorniaent citizens of Mercer county and
viii file bill ofexceptions. Meaux Is bad
Iv diasatisfied with the small damages.
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FiNASCIAL.
A Poor Way to Restore Confidence.
No Bank Statement from New York.

.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 1s.--There win be no
bank statement to-day.
Inquiry st the Offices Of the principal
steamship lines shows that the foreign ex-
port trade, at one time seriously threatened
BY the financial panic, is in healthy condi-
tion and that large shipments are made by
every outgoing steamer without material
alteration in rates.
! Depression Of Mining InteEests.
SALT LAKE, Oct. 1s.-The First Nation
al Bank has attached the Saturn and Saeri-
dan Hill Mining Co.'S furnaces, and the
Camp Floyd Mill work will be alrled on as
usual under the charge of the officers. An
immense quantity of capital has been lock-
ed up in consequence of the lack of cur
rency. Silver Is now selling at less than 20
cents per ounce. There Is general de-
preston in mining circles. Trains are run
ming on the Bingham Canon narrow guage
railroad. "a
F New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1S.-Gold 111N112,
Currency 45n5 premium. Sterling has ad-
vanced; bank 119; sight 4 per cent pre-
MUM.
LONDON Discounts az Per Cent.
LONDON, Oct. 1S.-The Bank of Eng
land has fixed the minimum rate of dis
count at per cent. Einty-six thousand
pounds of bullion was shipped for New
York to-day from London and Southamp-
ton.
5000 pounds in bullion were shipped
from Southampton to-day for Colon.
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Tiune-7.ssI-s.

TIme-T:SsI-s.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18.--In the sale
of pools for The great race to-day, Thad.
Stevens is the fayorite about two to one
over Joe Daniels, Eastern horse.
LATER The attendance at the great
four mile running race at Oakland to-day
was very large, fully 5000 people being
present. In ths first heat Target had the
pool, Kate Gift, second, Ballot Box third,
Joe Daniels fourth, Thad. Stevens, fifth,
Irene Harding, sixth. Hardwood and Net
tie we're Withdrawn at quarter to three,
The horses got good send off for the first
four miles. At the outcome
the horses ran In the following order: Joe
Daniels, Ballot Bcx, Target, Thad. Stevens,
Irene Harding, Kate Gift. Annexed is the
time for each mile: First, l:58, second 1853,
third, 1:56aa, fourth, 1:48s. Total time 7:42.
In the second heat the horses got good
start Joe Daniels won the first mile in 1:51,
Thad Stephens took the next three miles
and the heat. Time 1880. Ballot Box came
in second -and Joe Daniels third, Irene
Harding, Target and Kate Gift were dis
tance5. Stevens victory was received with
tremendous cheers. Pools are selling lIrgely
in favor of the California horse.
STILL LATER -Thad Stevens wins tie
third heat, and takes the first money. Time
7:43. Thad Stevens frat, Joe Daniels sec
ond aud Ballot Box third.
Closing Day at Jerome Park.
New YORK, Oct. 1S-This is the fifth
and last day of The fall meeting of the
American Jockey Club at jerome Park,
TIE threatening weather caused small at
tendance. The first race for purse of
S400, distance one and ons-eight mile, was
won by Peniwinkle beating King Phillip,
Cariboo and McDaniel's entry. Time,
2:O34. r.a.r
The second race was for purse of $400,
for two year olds, distance three-quart ers Of
a mile. Laccroon was the winner, beating
Weathercock, Mary Buckley, Juliana and
Med DaniePs entry. Time, LII.
The third race was q free handicap
sweepstakes of $50 dollars each, with 5000
added; distance mile and ve-eighths. The
horses that started were Stockwood, Shy
lock, Modoc, Lizzie Lucas, Warlike, Cora
Linn and Ransom. The race was won by
Shylock. Time, 2:56a.
The fourth race was for purse of 81 600;
distance two and three-uuarters of mile.
Two horses started, True Blue and Katie
Pease, and was won By True Blue. Time,
5:101.
The fifth race was a free handicap sweep
stakes Of S25 each, with $500 added; dis.
tance mile and one eighth. The entries
were Chickabiddy, Gray Planet, Artistic,
Minnie Nc, Quits, Wizard, Katie and Min
strel. Won by Quits.
The hurdle race was won by Lochiel,
beating Revenge and Bibakiksk. Time
3:35. Distance about two miles.
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SAN FRANCISCO.
witness In IrOusi

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. ia large crowd
~oit,nq IN see If Marshal Harr;s will hiring
the crew of the Sunrise out ironsd to testi-
fly against her Capt. Clark, in the civil suit
against him. Owing to this threatening
demonstration the marshal refuses to bring
them out, and says he viii obey only writ
of.babeas corpus, od testifcanduna, AM will
then employ such legal means as may
be necessary to keep the prisoners and pre-
vent riotous proceedings on the part Of the
crowd.
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THE MISSISSIPPI.
Barning of the Steamer Mary E Poe
On the River Above Memphis.

Eight Lives Lost.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 1S.-The City of Helena,
which arrived early this morning, reports
the burning of the Carter line packet Mary
E. Poe, at Daniels Point, ten miles above
Osceola, at O'Clock yesterday morning.
Eight lives were lost.
s second Dispatch.
Ten niles above Osceola, Ark, on the
Mississippi river, above Memphis, at P. NJ
yesterday, the steamer Mary E. Poe was
discovered on fire near one of the boilers.
The flames gained such headwsy that the
boat was run on bar, but the deck pas
sengers were forced to swim to save their
lives. The clerk reports 65 passengers on
board, of whom the chamber maid, one
boy, one cabin passenger, two female and
one male deck passenger are missing.
Pilot Hans Cowan was badly burned be-
fore he left his post. Several passengers
are badly burned; none reported serious.
The Poe was large sternwheel Of the st.
Louis and Red River Carter line of freight
carriers. The City of Helena arrived at the
scene soon after and rendered all the assis-
tance possible and brought the survivors to
this city. The clerk of the Poe, John w.
Poe, leaves for st. Louis this morning. The
Poe was on the down trip.
Part of the cargo of the Mary E. Poe was
IS barrels of oil, which burst, spreading
over the surface of the water with sheet
Of fame, by which many men were burn
ed after leaving the boat.
The Ownership and Insurance.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 18.--The steamer Mary
E. Poe, reported burned at Daniels Point
yesterday, was owned here by Garter &
Conn, John N. Bafnger, and Thomas and
j. W. Poe. She was valued al $4,000 and
insured for $20,000-Carter & Conn's in
terest for $4,000, in Cincinnati; John n.
Bafnger's interest for 5000, in st. Louis
company; remainder not known. The Poe
left here Sunday with twenty passengers
snd 500 tens of freight, valued at about
$4,000. Freight liss insured for 81, 500.
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SPEAKING of the recent Evangelical
Council, the ClarksvilIe Chronicle remarks:
"Tbere were In that convention warm
advocates of union of church and state in
this country. Would not Grant cut figure
at the head of the Protestant Church OF the
United States2 His pioRs hsbits Of horse
training, whisky drinking, salary grabbing,
and numerous other unchristian virtues,
commend him highly for such position?
All these would look lovely under his pom
tiical robes-wouldn't they? And yet the
advocates Of the union Of church and state
are totally blind if they do not see in the
future ths probability, if not the certainty,
that the church will have for its head men
OF whom Grant is the prototype. Christ's
kingdom is not of this world, and His
church never was and never will be puri-
ded nor enlarged spiritually by sn alliance
with political Institutions"
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THES Covington (Ga) Enterprise says:
"The following sentence, written out in full,
was lately pronounced by Justice of the
Peace in GWinnett county: Let The prison
er Stand Up, sir. you has bin found Guilty,
4 tried Nv the Ofense nv shutin at your
Nabor. Yu shall then be took from the
bar NV this court by the honorable baleef Nv
this court, and carryed into the adjined
county Nv rock-Dale, and thar you shall re-
main in Everlaslin banishment forever from
the honorable county Nv guinnett.'
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xelIou Fever heath I'm Pine RIuH.
CRIMINAL.
stealing Regtstered letters.

Boston, Oct. 18.-Timothy B. Snow,
clerk in the West End postoffice, has been
arrested and copfesses to stealing registered
letters from the Western mail, which occa-
sionslly remains over night in the Westfeld
Office.
The New York State Treasury De-
faulter.
ALBANY, Oct. 1S.-The examination of
Charles II. Phelps, charged with the larce-
ny of 5000 draft while acting as cashier
in the State Treasury Department, was re-
sumed before Justice McNarma in the po-
lice court this morning.
a Whole Family Gagged and Robbed.
Abraham Palt's house at Cstskill was
entered last night by six men who bound
the family and robbed the house of consid-
cradle money, bonds and silverware.
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THIS is the era OF defslcations. Another
has been discovered in Alabama. The
Washington correspondent Of the Cincin-
matt Gazette writes, Oct. 10:
ga special agent of the Treasury Depart
ment has arrived from Alabama, where be
went to examine into the dealcation OF
Collector Montgomery. The district agent
says the simple appropriation of about
$4,000 was accomplished by reporting GER
tain collected taxes as uneollected, and re-
tanning them. Almost the only excuse Of
fered By the collector was that he had to
use portion of this money to help to elect
the United States Senator"
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stokes,

Mr.. Dos Passos, of the counsel for Ed
ward S. Stokes, finished to-day his opening
address to the jury. The counsel for the
prisoner asked that the jury inspect the
stairway and hallway Of the Grand Central
Hotel to judge for themselves if Hill and
Redmond could. have seen Hart, had he
been secreted at the shooting, but the re-
quest was denied. The evidence of differ
ent persons given at the former trials was
read to show that Stokes had made prepa-
rations to be at the meeting of the National
Trotting Association in Rhode Island, on
Jan. 9, 1872. Court adjourned and the
jury were sent to hotel in charge of Off
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OnlifornIa state Grange.

SAN Francisco, Oct. 1S-Ibe State
Grange at San Jose yesterday elected Off
GERS fo- the ensning year. Gov. Booth de-
livered an eloquent and able address and
was followed by the Worthy Master OF the
Grange j w. A. Wright. No ether bnsi-
mes was transacted.
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MISSOURI.
a Speculative State Officer Requested
to ResiSn-Frauk p Blair.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1S.-Wm. Silby, Ssate
Superintendent Of Insurance, has been re-
quested to resign by Gov. Woodson, on the
ground as is alleged that serious complaints
have been made against him, regarding the
administration Of bis office. What these COM
plants are is unknown, but it is asserted
they do not refer to his late action towards
the st. Louis Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. The name of ex-United States Sem
ator Frank P. Blair, Jr., is mentioned in
connection with this office, snd it is under
stood he viii be appointed to it, and that be
will accept.
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NEW YORK.
Rotten walIs-Tnree Men killed

Rotten WalIs-Three Men Killed.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-Hawkes, Camp 81
Cos. hay cutting and baleing establishment
on stock and building was SIS. 600. When
the flames had been suppressed one of the
walls fell, killing one man and probably fa-
tally injuring two men or more and less se-
verely wounding number of others.
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ARKANSAS.
Death ofamemphian.

LITTLE Rock, Oct. lS-A Memphis
cigar and tobacco merchant, Polander,
died here this morning from what was pro-
nouUced yellow fever. he len his home
a few days ago to escape the epi-
demic. A heavy rain last night; weather
turned Gear this morning and has been
growing colder since that time. Frost is
anticipated tonight.
yellow Fever Death I'm Pine Bluff.
A dispatch from Pine Bluff announces
he death from yellow fever of Gen. Sam
Malorys and Col. Arthur Hemingway,
both connected with the L r & BR r. They
contracted the disease at Chicot, q few days
since. Both were former members of the
State Senate. The Board of health report
officially that there is no yellow fever in
this CITY.
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Mra. BentOn.

Some surprise having been caused by the
failure of the prosecution to call the new
witness, Mrs. Benton, Of whom SO much
had been said and written, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Allen says the prosecution
never intended to call Mrs. Benton. She
was ignored or feigned to be ignorant on
certain matters with which she was sup
posed to be familiar, and, moreover, her
character was such it was undesirable to
put her in the witness box.
A Pay-BacksteF.
Ellis b. Roberts, just returned from Eu-
rope, has covered bis back pay into the
Treasury. @ ~
A Happy Riddance. s,
Geo. Francis Train, who arrived only
last week from Europe, having become dis
gusted with the country, its politics and
people, started away again to-day, leaving,
be says, forever. Col. Blanton Duncan also
sailed to daY for Europe. t
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CorroE was steady ~ New York yester-
day at 1osc for mlddling.

TIE result Of the election in Ohio has
spoiled nice little contest between Gov.
Noyes and MIR. Delano for United States
Senator to succeed Bir. Thurman. TIE
people Of Ohio have decided that Mr..
Thurman is the best man 10 succeed him.
self.
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THE Boston and Albany Railroad has re-
Gently retired six of its conductors who
were buying diamond pins and race horses
on a salary of $50 month.
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MEMPHIS.
Might Report.

MEMPHIS, Oct. 1S.-The noon mortuary
report is 81 from fever and 2 from other
causes. Total S3,
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No improvement reported in The fever.
Mortality not so great as was expected.
Thirty deaths from fever and two from
other causes. Total 30
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TENNESSEE bonds remain nominal in
New York at 20 for both issues.
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man, wlfe and Grandchild Rurned

TOLEDO Oct. ls.-A shanty, occupied By
q family named Kelly, was destroyed by
fire this moruing, and Kelley, his wife and
grandchi.d, perished in the flames.
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GOLD advanced in New York to 1885
IN the forenoon yesterday, but finally de-
clined 10 10Ss, and closed at 10es.