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The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-01-17
REPORT

nF the Condition of the First National Bank of
~ Fremont, at Fremont, in the State of Ohio, at
the close OF business, December 9th, 1872.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-01-17
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VI IL Is Tie oIu0T way, anu Gle mana
gers, or a portion of the owners of
the railroad, lend cars to the rail
road company at rate of mileage
highly renumerative to the car
owners, but not to the railroad.
In either case the stockholders
in the railroad company outside
the "ring"-occupying just the
position of the United States in the
Union Pacific Company-are de-
frauded of portion of their just
profits and those inside the ''ring"
grow rich. There is another re
semblance in the two cases, the own
ers of the transportation ring gen
orally set aside portion of the stock
to be placed "where it will do most
good" among the outsiders whose
influence is desired or whose eyes
are to be blinded, and so $65, 900 of
the $4,0O0,OOO Credit Mobilier stock
was reserved for a peculiar pur-
pose"
A portion of the road was built
and good profit made out of it, but
the fortunate contractors were not
satisfied. The rich morsel they had
swallowed but gave them an appetite
for larger feast, and a bold plan
was devised for a still greater swim
die on the capitalist partner in the
ownership Of the railroad. Making
up "p0or mouth" the managers Of
the Union Pacific approached Con-
gress with a pitiful story of the diff
culties to be encountered in building
the remainder of the line, the abso-
Lutte impossibility of constructing it
with the resources in hand, and the
necessity of further aid in some way
or the whole enterprise would fall
through, They did not ask further
grants of money or land-they were
too modest for that; all they desired
was that Congress should consent to
the bonding the road and giving
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-14
THE EARLY HISTORY OF WEST
TENNESSEE.

rIOlu lLG DIOhIsNulC OJdIcsy May H.
1t is important and necessary to preserve
for the use of posterity, a correct account
of the birth and early struggles of any CON-
munity or nation. Tbs has in all ages en-
gagged the attention of the profoundest in
tellects, from Herodetus, the father of
history, down to the sparkling and philoso-
phic Froude. Mankind have natural de-
sire to know from whom they sprung, and
to have an accurate and distinct account of
the habits and circumstances OF their an
cestors.
Tennessee is sadly deficient in history,
ard the man is yet to come who will write
the annals of this Commonwealth.
Judge Haywood, feeling the true impor.
lance of saving the valuable historical ma
terial within his reach, and of collecting from
the lips Of survivors the story Of the bloody
drama of the settlement of the State, wrote
a history of Tennessee from the earliest
times down to the beginning of the present
century. He hesitated neither in time nor
money in this undertaking, and gave to it
every hour that could be spared from the
bench. He has done the State incalculable
service in preserving her early history, and
no history of Tennessee can hereafter be
| written without commencing where he laid
| down his pen.
West Tennessee has no history or record
in any shape. The struggles and tolls of
her early pioneers have not hitherto found
the hand to write their story. Joseph S.
! Williams has undertaken this pleasing task,
and be should meet on every side encour-
sgement and appreciation.
No prouder heritage could be left to de.
scendants, than to be able to point with a
| Just and honorable pride to the men, who
by their noble labor subdued the primitive
forest and caused the rose to bloom in the
| VOLTS lair,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-14
ImpOrtant 20 Tax Assessors.

The following circular was issued from
the Comptrolier's Office yesterday:
COMPTRoLLER's OFFICE, NASHVILLE,
May 10, 1S73.-To the County Court Clerk
of - County-Sir: A circular letter
issued from this office May says: "Under
the assessment law the Tax Collector col
lects the advalorem tax upon merchants,
while the County Court Clerks collect the
privilege taxes in all cases."
Prom a thorough examination Of the law
| am satisfied that this construction is er-
roneOus. / am satisfi ID that under the law
it is TIE duty of the County Court Clerk 10
assess and collect the advalorem tax on
auction and commission and all other mer-
chants, as was provided by law before the
passage of The present assessment law.
In confirmation Of this, l have the opin-
ion of the Attorney General, who telegraphs
me as follows: There is some contradic-
ton in the act. The 22d section settled it
By reference TO the former law, that the
Clerk collects advslorem and privilege
tax"
The Assessor, therefore, need not fill out
the blanks in the second and third heads of
the blank schedules, forwarded from this
office, relating to merchants and merchan
disc. JNO g. BURCH, Comptroller.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-14
A Family of Murderers.

Kansas for some years has been noted as
the nursery of moral monstrosities of all
sorts. A family Of the name Of Bender,
living near Cherry Vale, in that State, have
lately been discovered to be implicated in
the commission of long series Of murders
of the most shocking nature, which for
cold-blooded atrocity may fatty rank
amorg the prodigies of crime. The dis
covery of one of the victims on he farm
where they lived led to search, which re-
vealed the graves of nine more victims of
assassination, all of them murdered sp-
parently by blow on the head from a
Ratchet. The Bender family professed to
be Spiituslists, but it is evident that they
were prompted to their diabolical work not
by Spirituslism, but by the lowest sort of
materialism-a lust for the money Of the
unfortunate travellers who stopped at their
eating. saloon, on the Independence road.
The Kansas lawyers will shortly have an
opportunity, unless lynch law interVenes in
that bot-headed community, of showing
what they know about emotional insanity.
Courier Journal.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-14
SEb9E-WEEKLY
UNION NDAMERICAN.
a SuMsEER DAY.

Sunshine over the meadow lands,
Kissing the crimson clover,
And sunshine haunting the liy-eups
That the yellow been hung over;
And sunshine over the hay hills
And over the dimpling river A..
And wish that the sun ana the summer
Might shine and last forever
We vralked down by the meadow path,
The broad highway forsaklngi
For the Quiet of that lovely spot
Seemed better for our love -makirg.
And T was silent and she was shy,
AS we walked down through the clover;
But we thought it the sweetest sGmmer-day
That ever the sun shons over.
we heard the birds in the waving grass,
AS they twittered 20 each other
Snout the nests they had hidden away
And the COO of each glad bird mother;
And we thought as We walked that summer-day
Through the clOver-blooms together
That at last the world was in perfect tune,
In the glad, bright summer weather.
I cannot tell what said to her,
As we walked knee-deep in clover;
But know that the robins merrily sang
Their sweetest of sweet songs over;
And down in my heart loves own bird sang
A song that was eladder, sweeter,
And its echo Joined With the worlds sweet hymn
And made the day completer.
And when we cam up the meadow path,
Our hearts sang .yer and ever,
so sweet, glad day for blossom and bird,
And for every blythe young loverl''
And yet know not the words she said,
Or whether she spoke at all;
But of all sweet DAYS, that summar-day
count as the best of all.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-14
GENERAL MARKETS.
MONDAY, May II, 1878.
Nashville cotton Mark 90.
Stock on hand.

We are indebted to McAlister & Wheless.
Commission merchants, corner Broad and
College streets, for the following cotton
quotations in New York and Liverpool
during the day.
LIVERPOOL, May II, 11:OO.-Cotton
qniet. Middling uplands SGD; Orleans
9kd. Sales to-day 10000 bales.
LIVERPOOL, May II, E00.-Cotton
quiet and steady. Middling uplands sgd;
Orleans 9ad. Sales to-day L, 900 bales, of
which 1000 bales are for export and specu-
lation.
NEW YORK, May II, 10:15.-Market
quiet and steady. Futures quiet and steady.
Ordinary 14gc; good ordinary 1890; low
middling Isle; middling 1910; Alabama
1870; Orleans 1890; Texas 205c. May de-
livery nominaliy Is 11-16c; June 1876 bid;
July Is l3-1661S5c; August nominally
1870. Sales 1,500 bales.
NEW YORK, May Y, 11:0O-Futures
easier. May delivery nominally 1890; June
Is 11.16c; July 1Sa61S 13-16c; August 18ss
ais 11-l6c. Sales 5000 bales; receipts
800 bales.
NEW YORK, May u, 11:25-Futures
Is 2l-32c; July Is 23-32618sc August
IS 19-9261S 11-16c September II 9-166
17ac; October 17617ac; November 173c
asked; December 173c asked. Sales $500
bales.
New YORK, May IL, 12:1O.--Market
weak. Futures weak. Ordinary uplands
145c; good ordinary 16sc; low middling lS4!;
middling 1910; Alabama 1896; Orleans 1873;
Texas 205c. May delivery lSk61Ssc; June
Is 9-I6c; July 1Ss618 11-16c; August lS3
6lSsc. Sales for consumption III bales;
for exports to-day none; Saturday evening
1876 bales; for consumption Saturday eve
ming 285 bales; for speculation to-day II
bales; sales to arrive 100 bales; on contracts
5000 bales. Jr
NEW YORK, May u, l:15.-Futures
weak. June delivery Is 9 16c; July 1osc;
August lSac; September l7sc. Sales 49,
500 bales,
NEW YORK, May II, 2:15.-Market
weak. Futures quiet. Ordinary 145c;
good ordinary 1890; low middling Isle;
middling 1910; Alabama 19ac; Orleans l9tt;;
Texas 205c. August delivery IL 7-f6c.
Sales on the spot 400 bales; on contracts
IA, 700 bales.
NEW York, May II, 3:3O.-Market
heavy. Futures steady. Ordinary uplands
| 145c; good ordinary 1896; low middling 1ott;;
middling 1910; Alabams 1890; Orleans 19s;;
Texas 205c. May delivery Is 9-16c asked;
June IS 17-326lS 1890; July 1Ss6l9 IL
16c; August 1S361S 9-16c; September 17s
| 617Sc; October l756l7ac; Des@dnber II l.
l60175c. Sales for exports $40 bales; for
speculation 1873 bales; for consumption TIA
bales; included in the sales are 800 bales to
| arrive; on contracts 1880 bales.
New YORK, May IL, 4:00.-Net receipts
| 1920 bales; experts to Great Britain 49,
| 724 bales; to the continent 1878 bales;
stock 406, ACC bales.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-14
SHARP.
Nr.Grornn Rnxs a Grocery.

About ten days ago, Robert l.. Grogan,
representing himself to he resident of Bal
lard county, KY, went down into Maury
county, in this State, where be purchased a
small grocery, giving in exchange, among
other things, mule and wagon. He also
became the debtor of certain confding citi
zens of the vicinity, TO the amount of $l27.
A few days after his appearance in the
county, he borrowed the mule he had sold
and skedsddled ito make use Of the Latin
word). Failing to hear anything of Mr..
Grogan, the owner of the mule and the
confiding creditors of Grogan started out
to see what had become of him, their
search resulting in bis capture in our city
yesterday. He was taking to the police
station, relieved Of quite sum of money
and provided with quarters at the Hotel de
Patterson. BE had disposed of the mule
in some way.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-14
SRndrt6g.

SEEDs-We quote IS follows: Clover
$500; timothy $4.256450; orchard grass
S2.2562 80; blue grass S1.50; herds grass
S1.50; German millet $3.50; Missouri mil
let $500; Tennessee millet $3.50; Hun
garian S2.25.
CCTTol YARh5-We quote at 124c, lac,
I6.c and ISIc for TOO, coo, SEQ SID 400.
SHUcKs-In demand st $3.50 per 100 lbs
for hacked, and $1.50 for rough.
WRAPPING PAPER.-We quote small st
&c; medium 75c; double crown 81.
LROE.-We quote SIS follows: Tennessee
car 78c ~ u; Kentucky do &c; Tennessee
band 7a610c; Kentucky do. 6aG7!e; Ten
nessee boiler plate sc; boiler heads 9tc;
fire box 10c, sheet, common 667c; dc
Kentucky 71n8!c; do Tennessee S69kc.
BARRELs-We quote at 45c.
GLAsswARE--We change our quotations
to suit the card rates as follows: s by 10
1915; 10 by L $7.25; 10by IA $500; 10by
.l6 1915; II by Il 1915; II by IL 1915; II
by Is 1925; II by 20 1925. Discount
401.
FLAsKs-The quotations net are as fol-
lows: Hslf pint $2.75; pint 1915; quart
$4.75.
CANDIEs-We quote stick candy 1lc;
common fancy 1sc.
RAIsINs-We quote as follows: box
95c; box $1.75; whole box s..
CoRDAGE-Jute 15c; grass &c; cotton
22c
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-14
How Some Smart Fellows Got "Picked


The Jonesboro Herald and Tribune of
tbs S'h inst. says: Some time since an
honest old colo: ed woman kept kind of a
restaurant. or in other words would OCca-
sionally furnish meals to fast young men of
this place. One day some Of those mis-
chievous young fellows brought her some
Young kittens nicely dressed and sold them
to he: for squirrels. A few days afterwards
the same young men had occasion to call
on Aunty for something good to eat, and
among other things that she gave them was
fried squirrel. After satisfying the wants
of the inner man, they inquired of Aunty
where she got those fine squirrelsg She
replied, "Lord bless de chile, ds is de same
ones L got from you'ns; gist been saving
dem for yau."'
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-14
APPALLING ACCIDENT.
n Well Knew Painter Falls from q
scafF1ld TO tIae ground. a distance of
fOrty-f1ye feet.
HIS Condition Hopeless.

A deplorable accident occurred in Edge
field Saturday morning about IL O'Clock,
by which worthy citizen of that place re-
cei7ed injuries that probably has termi-
mated in death before the perusal of this
notice. William Hearn, the well known
|. painter, was engaged in painting sign on
the west side of the EdgefieId House, stu
ated at the foot of Bridge avenue. Tho
lettering vas being made just under the
caves of the house, so that it coul be dis
tinetly read by those going from Nashville in
the direction of Edgefield. Instead of the usu
al scaffolding used by painters, Mr. Hearn
improyised one which he supposed would
answer bis purpose. This .scafolding was
composed two ladders, one of which lay
fiat On the roof, one end projecting little.
The other ladder was in a perpendicular
position and Ranging on the one extending
from the roof. About the center of the
perpendicular ladder were braces OF foot
or 50 in length to keep it from the wall, and
to hold it steady. What caused the ladder
t. give way is not exactly known,
bat 1t is supposed that Mr.. Hearn,
who is man of upwards Of
one hundred and eighty pounds in weight,
got on the rounds below the braces and
caused it to swing as if on pivot, the lower
part of the ladder On which be was stand
ing going towards the wall, and thus fitting
the top ladder, causing the whois contri-
vance to fall to the ground. The unfortu-
nate man went down with his scaff0ldiOg
a distance of forty five feet to the ground
below. PersoLs in the neighborhood pro-
ceeded at once 10 where he fell, and
found him unconscious, and his leg badly
shattered from the knee down, He
was also internally injured to co1sidera-
bic extent, and upon the arrival OF physi-
clans it was ascertained that the shock had
produced conclusion of the brain. Up to
II o'clock last night Mr.. Hearn was still
insensible, and was sinking rapidly. Reac-
ton occurred several hours after the acct
dent, and if the injuries had been confined
alone to his leg, amputation might have
saved his life; but the brain found no relief,
and his physicians, at the hour above men
toned, had no hope that he would live
through the night.
Mr.. Hearn was one the best sign painters
in the country, and his talent in that line
was unbounded. There is not street in the
city that does not bear marks of bis genius.
OF late years, he has painted all the fancy
signs, or great majority of them. We
fear, however, that he will never handle q
brush again.
P.S. Since writing the above, we have
received information of the death Of Mr..
Hearn. He oied at 20 minutes to II
O'Clock. The community at large viii
mourn the loss of this skillful artist and es-
Unable citizen. He leaves a wife and sew
eral chill iren, and that family circle until
yesterday was a complete picture of happi-
ness. Never were husband, wife and child
rem more devoted, and thu sudden bereave-
ment which has befallen that househo is
shock indeed which it viii require years
TO forget.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-14
To the County Court Clerks and As.
SCISSORS Of the State.

CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE, NASHVILLE,
Tenn, May 10, l873.-My attention
has been called to the item in the
fourth head Of the blank assessment sched-
ule, prepared by my predecessor, which
reads as follows: "Accounts and other de-
mands on parties not solvent" 1 do not
understand that the law requires the tax
payer to report and pay taxes on accounts
and demands which are worthless. 1t is
therefore only necessary under that head
for the tax payer TO report the amount of
such accounts and demands as are
OF some value, with the valuation
which he places upon them. For instance,
if be have an account or demand on per-
son or an estate which be believes to be
worth only fifty cents on the dollar, he will
report the total amount of the account or
demand, aud fix the valuation at one-hs If
of that amount.
JOHN G. BURCH, Comptroller.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-14
Harnvflle pEoduce markes.

EGGs-We heard Of sases from wagon
to-day at 13c per zen.
DRIED FRUIT-Market quiet. We quote
at SC for apples and quarter peaches and &c
for half peaches.
PEANUTs-We quote at 55c per bushel
from wagon and Toe per bushel from store.
Market quiet.
FEATnERs-We quote at 67668c for
prime selections.
WooL-We quote for fine medium and
coarse unWashed 25630c; washed 35645c;
co1nbing uDwashed 30635; washed 456
soc, according to quality and condition.
BURY and toggy lots 56lOc less.
RAee-MaTket steady at 3 &c.
GREEN FRUIT-We quote apples $3.50
1880 per barrel from store.
Broom CoRE-We quote nominally at
2a65c.
HAY-Market a little dull, We quote
Hungarian s23n24 per tor; orchard grass
connecting new here) $26; prime timothy
$2s629.
PoTAToEs-Thes season fOrseed potatoes
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-14
GEN. wHTrTHoRNE's SPEECH.

From the Columbia Herald.
Gen. Whitthorne N de speech to a
large crowd in The court housS, Monday.
1t was one of those pointed speeches that
! ever fail to please and interest the hearers.
His object was to account to his c0nstjtu-
ents for bis conduct in Congress to tell
them what he Lad done what he had
not done. He opened with
a terse and perspicuous exposition OF
the Credit MobiIler swindle; and made this,
to the public-perplexing subject, perfect.
ly plain and comprehensive. He spoke OF
it as one of The most gigantic frauds ever
perpetrated against people. He said that
the future politics of the country would
grow out of commercial questions; and
said great deal in regard to the way IN
which railroad monopolies were tyranniz-
ing over the country and expressing the
people. That the farmers of the West
were already taking steps for self-defense
and that they would have to do so in all
parts of the Union. Tue next point he
mentioned was The Banking question, He
said be was in favor of changing the law on
this point. He wanted 10 recall all the
National Bank Notes, and substitute
in the stead thereof the National
legal tender notes; for the reason that there
was discrimination in favor of the last
Aamed denomination of. currency, and for
other reasons. In conclusion the speaker
said that a great deal had been said about
the shack pay grab" and made a full
explanation of the matter. He said his first
impulse was to leave the money in the
Treasury and not draw it; but after reflect
inC that bis people would be taxed to pay
it, he determined to give them the benefit
of it. To accomplish this end he had Co
| mated the amount to the Southern Metho-
dist University, soon to be established at
Nashville. The money is 10 remain in the
hands of the trustees of that institution as
a perpetual fund; and the interest is to be
anpljed to the education of such boys as
nav be recommended by the several Co9n-
ty '.ourts of this Congressional district
What wiser, better, or more generous oispoc
sition could have been made of the money!
In regard to the passage of the law Gen
WhitShorne stated, as matter OF history,
tina, he wss'the only man from the South
ern States who made speech against It,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-14
aashvlIle GROCERY szarkss.

SUSARs-Eew OrleSns, in hogsheads 9
6l1c. for fair to choice; Demerara lilo
l2c; standard hards l2kc; New Orleans
clarified white 1211E3I2se; do. yellow 12Ic;
4 coSae 114N12c; 3 do. 11s6115c; G DO.
1lS611dc; Porto Rico 11G12c.
MOLAssE6 AND SIRUPs-New Orleans
70675c; sirups $4,000; golden strip IS
670e.
CoFFEE-Market steady as follows !:
Rio, common to choice, z24E24c; Laguayra
23G24c; java 27029c.
NALs-We quote 1t 1915 for 10ds, and
25c additional for diminishing grades.
SALT-We note heavy receipts, and
prices declined materially. We quote Z
bushel barrels at 81 50 per barrel in depot.
CAEDLEs--We quote star 206204c ~
u.
FIsE-We quote as follows: Half bar
rels, Nos. /, 2 and g, $500, $7.25 and $500;
In kJts, Nos. !, &2d 8, s2.50, $500 Snf
SITS.
Reeve quote at Sc.
CHEEsE-We quote Factory at 16E117c.
TEAs--We quote imperial $1.00N1.50;
Young Tyson $l.1511.50i Black 75c6
$1.25; Gunpowder $ln1.50.
PowDER-Market steady as ollows: Du-
pont $7.25; Sycamore Mills s7.25; Hazsrd's
s7.25; blasting 1925; fuse per 100 feet 76c.
SEOT-We quote patent So; Buck 1926.
LLQUoRs-We quote common rectifed
whisky q gallon 81; Robertson County
S1.T56$S; Bourbon $1.2565.50; Lincol7
County S1.75f72.25; Highwines 81.
COTToE TIEs-We quote at 91010e.
BRooNs-We quote at S2.50Ec3.50 y
doz.
soAP-We quote at 5GSe y u, Or %aS
$50 q box.
BAesINe-We quote ST l4G14ac for
hemp =nG fET.