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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-31
ColOred Communists.
THE MODOO WAR.

Begging Peace from Captain Jack.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30.-A movement
is making to send Elijah Steele, promi-
nent lawyer, and old resident of Yreka,
with other citizens unarmed to the camp of
Captain Jack for the purpose of treating
with him for peace. Gen. Gillem leaves
Yreka to-day for Fairchild's camp, and an
nounces bis determination to attack the
Madoc's as soon as reinforcements arrive.
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KENTUCKY.
Exciting Municipal Election In Lex.
inSGOU

LEXINGTON, KY, Jan. 30.-Our munich
pal election to-day passed Off without the
slightest disturbance. A company OF Fed
ersl troops arrived here last night, but they
did not appear on the streets during the en-
tire day and their presence was regarded
with the utmost indifference by the Demo-
cratic voters.
Our negro population largely out-num-
berS the white, but a provision Of the city
charter requiring the payment of the CAPT
tStion tax as a pre- requisite to the exel-
else of the right Of suffrage defrsnchis ed
about two-thirds of the former, aud left he
Democrats an easy victory, aud this res ult
secures the management Of the City affairs
to the whites for the next three years. The
Democratic majority in tie city is over five
hundred.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
The Dumb Witness before the House.
What will They Do with HIM.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-bIr. West was
appointed to succeed Kellogg on the LeVee
Committee.
TunneIiug the Mississippi.
Mr.. Anthony introduced a bill incorpo-
rating the Mississippi and Ohio Tunnel and
Tube Company, with capital OF ten mil
lion dollars, TO construct tunnels under the
Mississippi and Ohio rivers, to be used for
connecting railways csntering near their
junction. Among the incorpo orators named
are Thos. A. Scott, John N. McCullough,
of Pennsylyania; J. Pierrepont Morgan, w.
s. Rosecrans, III. G.. Marquand, OF New
York; A. E. Burnside of Rhode Island; W.
B, Curtin, M. f. Coolbaugh, OF Illinois.
Southern Claims.
The Legislative Appropriation bill was
resumed. The p ending question was on
the motion of Mr.. Sprague, OF Rhode Is
land, to reconsider the vote by which MIR.
Morrill,, of VerIuont's, amendment was
adopted, prohibiting the payment, unless
by special act of Congress, of judgments Of
the Court of Claims to claimants whose
loyalty during the rebellion had not been
proved.
Mr.. IrUmDuu afgueu III IaVOI VI tae InO-
ton to reconsider and against the amend
me mt, which he said would violate the faith
of both the Legislative and the Executive
de partments of the Gov ernment.
Messrs. Morrill,, of Vermont, Edmunds
and Scott made arguments on the other
side.
The motion to reconsider was sgreed to
90 to 26.
Mr. Stevens moved to table the amend
ment. Lost, % to 81.
Mr. Alcorn moved to amend by extend
ing the time for the presentation of claims
twelve months from the passage of this act
and also by making the amendment apply
to the case of G. B. Lamar. Both tabled.
The Morrill, amendment unchanged was
agreed to, % to %.
The Legislative appropriation bill was
passed. Adjourned.
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Fell from the Cars,

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 30.-Wm. Y. Wi.
ley, prominent real estate broker of In
dianspolis, [who passed through Nashville
Monday en- route to Florida, while passing
from the sleeping to the smoking car last
night, on the Western and Atlantic road,
near Dalton, fell between the cars. The
body was not discovered until other trains
had passed over it.
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house by the postman, who met them, aud
one Of them stopped down to avoid being
seen. Having passed the possz1aD. th5Y
took car and had themselves driven irso
Belfast. They had each small bunda-
All these facts have become known, ans ths
police are exertiDg themselves to discover
the guilty parties.
The house was altogeih'r rznsaeked il
the night tins, and it is even asserted th,s
the murderers must have slept in bed IA
the top story of the, house till morning. No
one can ssy what was taken 6y the murder
ers. A suspicion is also afoat that the two
must have been men in female attire; but
of course. no one can speak with certainty.
The maid bad always borne a good charac-
ter. and from the tact Of her spanding tbs
preyious evening with them il must % as
sumed that she knew them, aad took them
for Whist they appeared-semales. Fhs
mistress is supposed to have beeo the FRS
victim. and lest the maid should disclose tha
circumstances afterwards L is thought the
murderers must have dealned 1t Necessary
tn their escape to put her out Of the way
also. They have been traced to Smlthneld /,
In Belfsst, but here the trail is lost Tor tii5
n-esept. although one arress-that Of s9f-
want giIl-has been made On susp'elon-
N. Y. World.
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--<A-I--
Ebe Boston Fire.

Boston, Jan. 30-The city committee
on claims come 10 the conclusion that the
city is legally liable for the destruction of
property by the blowing down Of buildings
during the great fire, the matter coming
strictly within the range of the statute law,
and not subject to the application of the
common law.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-31

A French woman once said the, she new
er loved anything: ''You love your child
ren," suggested = lrien;. when they
were lttle,S she replied. And you love
diarnouds?D "When they are large"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-31

Advice Gratis.-Two things you should
never borrow: Trouble and copy of the
Peoples. The former will be sure to come;
the latter can be had for the paltry sum Of
five cents.
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ARMAGEDDON.
The Coming Conflict of Races.
AFTER us the DeIuge.

- .I.
PITTsBURe, PA, Jan. 3O.-The coal
miners of New Lisbon, Ohio, struck for
an advance of wages last Monday, and
their demands not having been acceded to,
have been unemployed ever since. On
Tuesday last the proprietors Introduced into
the mines some sixty negroes from Rich
mond and Norfolk, Va, for the purpose Of
supply ing the places of those miners who
refused to work at the old rates. The sp-
pearance of the newly employed laborers
caused considerable curiosity and excite
ment in the town and at she mines. Il
seems that this is the first attempt that has
been made to solve the difficulty of miners
strikes in this manner, snd the result
will be looked for with interest. tY
COlOred Communists.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 80. On the Sunday fol-
lowing New Years Day On incendiary FIRE
occurred In Arrow Rock, Mo, q few miles
from Bonneville, which destroyed large
part of the business portion of the town. A
few days later the town was fired in four
places, but only slight damage was done.
Day before yesterday three colored men,
John Sweeny, Clark Conner and Reuben
Elder, were arrested and confessed their
guilt. Sweeny was tried by vigilaut com
mittee and hung Wednesday night. At last
adVices Connor and Elder were closely
guarded, and it was ezpeesed they would
be hung last night.
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A landlady who rejoiced to find that she
could rent her upper rooms to a couple
without children, writes how long it re-
quires for a middle aged man to become an
accomplished clog danrer..
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In China tie dovss are protected from
rapacious birds by Elsstaning small whistles
to their tails in such mSuaer thai wden
the birds fly, the wind sets the whistles
footing shrilly, and sesTes away unPrinci-
pied birds Of prey.
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An old subscriber writes that they have
fire-fies SO large in bis neighborhood, hat
they use them to cook by. They hang ne
kettles on their hind legs, which are bent
for the parpose like pot-hOoks.
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Melancholy Suicide-A little boy, on
being threatened With whipping, hung his
head.
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ON 10 Shreveport.

At meeting of the stockholders of the
Memphis, Pine Bluff and Shreveport Rail
road, held at Hopefeld, Ark, to-day, S. w.
Dorsey was elected President; NJ, Mohan,
Vice President; Frank 5. Davis, Treasurer,
and C. C. Waters, Secretary. Amcng the
Directors are David Davis, Of New York;
Tom Scott, of Pennsylvania; Judge Book
avriee, Hon. Alex. Mcdonald and Ira Mel.
Barton, of Arkansas.
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lmpertinent men-Those swho manufac-
ture sauce from cheek ory.
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sI'Im the page that's always red" said
the boy in bastons with carrosy hair.
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Page from the Globe.
Hew the Union Pacific was ''StOck

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-Edward SIM
mons of this city states that when he was
Superintendent of the rolling stock of the
Union Pacific railroad here from 1885 to
1870, a lot of second hand locomotives were
sold to the company by r. G. Butler, Of
Boston, as frst-class engines, the company
paying sixteen or seventeen thousand dol
lars apiece for them, notwithstanding his
report that the engines we're dear at five
thousand dollars, and besides unfit for any
decent road. Other secondhand stock also
was purchased in this way.
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NEW YORK.
TKeed.s Case Given to tn.

TReed's Case Given to the Jury.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30-The Tweed trial
was closed to-day and after the charge by
Judge Davis the jury retired. Subsequent
lY motion was made by District Attorney
Phelps to have the defendant committed
until a verdict was rendered. Graham
said It was most unusual motion and very
uncalled for, as the defendant was under
a million dollars bail already. The motion
was waived and Tweed allowed his liber-
ty. At II o'clock, p. m, the jury having
been out three hours, Judge Davis directed
an adjournment to half past ten O'Clock to-
morrow,
The synIIcRtors.
The Syndicate have finally decided 10
open subscriptions for United States funded
loan in this country and Europe on Feb. 4,
and to ceRse Feb. Z, It is believed that the
subscription will reach five hundred mil
lions.
TyrdllII Follows FrOude.
Prof Tyndai sails for En-. land Wednes-
day. Prof. Ag,(ssiz will preside at dinner
to be given Tyndall Tuesday evening.
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SnA kes are still psing killed IN ihs back
yards Cpf Kentucky.
Variet ' is the spice fife. A fimiiy az
Petersbur.y, Virginia, had eighty-ave cooks
during last year.
A sea lion was deserved near Vallejo
Cal, the other day, tossing dead sturgeon
into the air as a cat does mouse and catch
ing it again.
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MEkIPHIS.
One of Many.

MEMPHIS, Jan. 30.-In the suit against
ex-tsx collector Mclean for Sl50,000 deficit
in his accounts, before Judge Heiskill, ofthe
first Circuit Court, to day, VIM. Miller,
chief book-keeP'r, testified TO having mutt
lated the books by McLean's order to
prevent the grand jIry seeing the entries.
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On motion of Mr.. Slocum a resolution
was adopted asking information from the
Comptroller of Currency regarding; depo-
sits in the Farmers and Merchats' National
Bank of Washington and the Ocean Ma
tional Bank of New York, of Pacific rail-
road bonds by Joseph B. Stewart.
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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Mr. West was
appointed to succeed Kellogg on the Levee
Cnntnitfan
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ceiyed by witness:
Washington, april 6, 1S72.-To Horace
F. Clark No. 10 East Twenty-second
street, New York: Two very important
letters addressed to Horace +. Clark,
President of The Union Pacific Railroad
Company, New York, went in last nights
mail. Get them at once. It's ofthe utmost
importance for your to be here tomorrow
morning, if in any way possible. Legisla-
ton ruinous to the Union Pacific will be in
troducel in Congress Monday unless pre-
vented. Telegraph if you will come to-righ
and | will meet You at the Arlington in the
morning. GEO. W. CowLAM.
On the evening of the 9Th, witness receiv-
ed the following letter.
Washington, ApriI 3, 1672-My Dear Sir:
Since writing you earlier in the day have
telegraphed to you. On further exsmina-
ton find the matter 10 be worse even
than | then thought and the combination
stronger. Unless immediate sction is taken
to head off and defeat this movement, it
will result in a loss of many millions TO the
Union Pacific road. 1t can be headed of,
but to do it you, or some one who can act
for you promptly and fully, should be here
on Sunday morning to meet me. 1t will
be hard fight, but must be short one,
and there is not an hour to Hose. You
don't know me. am the private secreta-
~ Of Gen. Butler, of Massachusetts,, but
have said nothing TO him nor to any one Of
the mstter and shall not until see you. l
find measure has been engineered very
carefully for some time by one of the most
indefatagable workers in the House, and he
has behind bin a money power and iDfiu-
ence and interest, in the success of a plot
that is mora powerful than anything else
here. Prompt action however can defeat,
punish and corner them, so they wont
want TO try it again. l cannot too much
impress on you the Importance ofyour i'm
mediate presence here. In haste,
GEO. W. CowLAM.
After the letter was read witness said he
determined not to call together the direct
ors of the Union Pacific Railroad Co., as be
was determined not TO spend dollar for
such purposes SIS were suggested in the
above communication. On Sunday, April
6, he connected the wires Of the Fifth Ay-
enue Hotel with those communicating with
Washington and sent the following tele-
l. gram which shows how the Railroad COM
pany have acted il connection with the
matter:
Netg York, Arra 6.-To George B
! Cowlan,, care of Gen. Butler, Washington
| ID. L. : tele rapLed you this afternoon IL
forming yoE GGa5 the letter mentioned in
you. dispaDeh yesterday had not arrived
| On reaching my 5ouse this afternoon
found one letter from you dated yesterday
! Your telegram o. ,c-day was received, il
which you informed U2- hat two iEoor'
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CUMBERLAND, IND, Jan. 30.-Boyd
late assistant postmaster here was arrested
yesterday charged with irregularities in his
accounts.
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Fourth District Items.

Contract Closed.-The contract made by
Messrs. Riddle, Wilson and others for the
removing Of the timber from a portion of
the " Peterson Estate" closed on Tuesday
last, the work has been in progress Just
four years, the tract containing probably
40 acres, of the best timber in this District,
Hundreds of cords of wood have been cut off
it; thousands of feet of valuable hickory,
and white oak, have been taken off, toward
the last at prices almost to suit the purcha-
sers, and turning it into such wreck, that
any one who had known the woods four
years ago, would be amply paid by givin G
it one more visit.
AccidenL.-Mr. George Canaan, had his
foot very badly hurt on Monday last. He
was driving heavily loaded wagon at a
moving, when attempting to get upon the
wagon while in motion, his foot slipped
under the wheel, which passed directly over
it. DR.. Carter dressed the wound, but it
will take long while for him to recover.
4 Died.-On Sunday morning last, in Phil
adelphia of Consumption, Daniel R. Titus,
aged 90 years and 9 months. He was a
resident of this county until within the
last three years, during which time he
studied law in Illinois, and was about to be
admitted to the bar; but sickness compelled
him to start for Cecil. He only reached
Philadelphia, where he fingered few
weeks and died. Inferred at st. John g.
He was respected and loved by all who
knew him,
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Rising sun Items.

Storm.-On Tuesday and Wednesday we
had good old fashioned storm. Wednes-
day was true March day. All kinds of
weather but sunshiny.
Lost.-The freight train on the P. & B.
G. r. r., on Tuesday night, after passing
the Oxford depot, and being reported all
right, the hands quietly run the train into
the car house and put up out of the storm.
Not being reported at this station in due
time, the telegraph operators commenced
hunting for them and kept it up all night,
and only in the morning discovered there
whereabouts. The operators were slightly
indignant of their nights work, and the r.
r. Superintendent immensely so.
.Sale.-The farm of John W. Buckly was
sold at assignees' sale, on Gath instant, at
this place, to John Tosh. 81 acres for $50
per acre; considered very cheap.
Local Option.-Our city fathers are CIV
ing us the "Option y of walking in any
part of south Queen street, or risking our
limbs on the demoralized side walk to the
depot. Each have their "rickers.'
Mouing day here was very quiet; plenty
to move, but all being in string and one
refusing to move, blocked the game. The
landlord of " Ye Centre House has agreed
in consideration of sundry payments, to
start the machine ON Monday next, when
we will have moving day all to ourselves.
Plon,nq.-S of our farmers have
commenced operations in this line. 9th
ers are making arrangements to husk their
corn, in hopes to get it off in time to put
in an oats crop, few talk of leaving it
until after harvest t. Farmers clubs being
divided in opinion as to which is best.
.Suecsss-The vocal and instrumental
concert, under the direction of Prof. Van
arsdale, in our town hall, last week, was
quite success. The entertainment by the
members of the Good Templars' Lodge,
was can immense thing" A number of
the members d isplaying abilities that would
insure them an engagement at Corncross
& Dixies' minstrel opera house. The best
joke was making everybody pay, and so
raising plenty of stamps.
Mad Dogs are still the rage, "only more
So" One was shot by Mr. Kirk at College
Green, short time ago. One, only few
days ago at John keilholtz's, and several
others have been seen, but not closely
interviewed. Kill all stray dogs, if sheep
should increase; better to be overruu with
sheep than mad dogs.
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THE MARKETS.
Elkt0n Markets.
CORRECTED EVERY FRIDAY.
Baltimore Markets.

Flour.-Westeru Super at S., 25@$5, 621;
do. Extra at $7@7,5 so; do. family at SO, so,
Northwestern spring wheat Extra at $3.50
@$7,75, Howard Street Super, S., 00G625;
Howard Street Common to Fair Extra, Sc, so
P7.00; Howard Street Good to Choice do.
$7,25G7,75; Howard Street Family, $500
@10,50.
WHEAT.-There is an improved demand
for the better grades of Wheat and the
market is firm, at slightly advanced figures.
Good Pennsylvania red at 1856 cents, and
600 to 700 bushels Maryland at 195@212
cents for good red to choice amber.
CoRN.-The market is firm for all de-
scriptions, Southern white at 62@63 cents
and do. yellow at 60 cts.
OATs.-Are quiet and steady, with light
receipts. Southern 47G49 cents, bright
Western 40 cents. Mixed Western 46@4S
cents.
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COnOwingO Items.

Mr., EDITORIALS l have never had the
pleasure of seeing an item in your worthy
paper from Conowingo, l thought it would
not be out OF place to drop you few lines.
Mr.. James C. Bell is thoroughly re-
n airing his saw-mill. Mesrss. Hunter,
Weeks and krauss, have been working for
eight weeks or more.
AS soon as the mill wrights have fin
ished the saw mill, Messrs. Bell and Cutler
are going to have saop stone mill attach
ed to the saw mill.
i believe the track on the Port Deposit
& Columbia Railroad will be laid next
month, then the long looked for iron horse
will sound bis shrill voice, and wake the
snakes on Cromwell's Mountain.
The once quiet town of Conowingo
will then be the great business emporium
of lower Lancaster, upper Cecil and Har-
ford counties.
The W. U. Tel. Company are running
a line from RowIandsvills to Hopewell, Har-
ford county, crossing the river at Como
wingo, and connecting there with the line
from Lancaster. There will be an office
established here.
The river has been high for several
days; logs are running, some of our water
men are capturing great many.
-Rumor says we are going to have an
other hotel in our town,-a man by the
name of VIM. Barnett from the Local
Option District.
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Pilot Town Items.

Railroad. The grading of the Columbia
& Port Deposit railroad, as you are aware,
was finished to Peach Bottom by Buck &
Kaveny; above that point Mr.. Sweeny has
contract. He has done considerable
work; but the rock is scarcely touched
Next come Buck g. Kaveny, l think, tive
miles; their contract has the most formid-
able points to work off. They have been
working all Winter, and think will have
the ballast done in six weeks. They made
through cut through the Eddy rock, SO
feet deep. 1t is down to grade. Just
above the cut they had to build a founda-
ton for the road, 80 #. under the water
This they accomplished by a derrick and
continuance similar to a patent hay fork,
which Embossed the grapples when the
stone reached the bottom. The stone used
were large. Some would weigh tive tons.
Mr.. Kaveny uses nitro glycerine altogether
for blasting, which has seven times as
dangerous He has not had an accident SO
far. 1t costs $1.35 per pound. They re-
ceive it in square tin cans. After they are
emptied, they will scarcely bear any force
to come in contact with them without ex-
ploding. They put them in the river and
put cap and fuze in them and explode
them to prevent accidents. After one had
been exploded under water, the blacksmith,
colored man, took piece of the tin to
carry some embers to his forge; an explo-
sion folowed-the smith losing part of one
ear-and considerable of his color. Next
to Buck & Kaveny comes Freeland, from
the Hawk Rock to the foot of Culley's, two
miles; then McGovern & Sales, who have
three miles. should think it would take
10 months to finish up their contracts
They use powder for blasting.
Break Up.-The ice just above McCalls,
still bridges the river from shore to shore.
! There is large quantity of timber in the
ice. noticed fine spar about 70 # long,
and saw a number of logs and large cakes OF
| ice coming out from under the gorge. 1t
! WAS d Spltuull Wow JUST dI Vic lOOG Vi Y III
/ ley's Falls, to see the miniature ice bergs
! dashing down the falls, some of them ten
feet above the water They would turn
completely over, then pass into some eddy
and disappear.
Mooing.-Those who enjoy moving have
had disagreeable week for their diversion.
Our Host of lakewood, formally Of New
Texas, took possession amid sleet and rain,
accompanied by about 90 anti-optionists,
from Fulton township-who appeared to
have treated their good resolutions.
| Sale of Real Estate.-Barclay Reynolds
and Job Haines, Assignees of ]. W. Buck
! ly, Jr. and wife, sold on Monday last, the
old Coal lanyard property, near Yves,
Nottingham Presbyterian Church, to Mr.
John Tosh, for $50 an acre. The property
contained 81 acres, and was improved with
a good brick dwelling, frame barn and ten
! ant house.