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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-29
KENTUCKY.
Two Black murderers at Large.

LOUISVILLE, May 28.-Last night q
white man named ID. G. Alfred was muir
dered in Washington county by two ne
groes named Geo. miller Alfred and Ned
Alfred. The murderers escaped On TWO
stolen horses, and are believed to be MIX
ing their way 10 Texas, where the first
named served some years in the army.
Geo. Miller is six feet high, copper colored,
large face, aged %, weighs 175. Ned is
five feet ten, nearly black, aged 21, weighs
140, three fingers of his right hand cut off
close to the knuckle. They wore dark
jeans suits and carried cloth suits with
them
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-29

TIE San Frsncisco Hlta ssys that the
sprirz Of 1873 finds business in that city on
a better f,osing than at any time within the
ast our years. There IS more confidence,
more improvement, and more population
than IL 1870, 1871 or 1872.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-29

ST. LOUIS, May 28.-A private dispatch
from Duboin, Illinois, states that j. B.
Lemens while changing cars at that place
early this morning was knocked down and
robbed of seven thousand dollars.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-29
CHOLERA In NEW ORLEANS.
A Few Sporadic Cases, but NO Asiatic
ChOIera-StsfementO of the Deaths of
the Last Few Weeks.

From the New Orleans Republican May "a.
Reports have been industri0usly circula-
ted that cholera exists in this city in an epi-
demic form. which have had the effect to
cause vessels from this city to be quaran-
great deal of fear in some of the Western
cities. This feeling was intensified by q
report that the steamer John Kilgour, which
left this port for Cincinnati on the 17Lh
inst, had lost three passengers by death
from cholera. OF course, the prompt de-
nial of the Captain of the boat that such
was not the case, failed to oyertake and
counteract the flying rumor.
1t is true there have been some fatal cases
of cholera in this city during the past six
weeks, as the following statement of deaths
will show:
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-29

UNDER the heading, Interesting Dis
covery," the Bost N Aduertiser publishes a
spec al telegram from Hartford, Conn,
claiming that Edwin Noyes, one OF the
Bank OF England forgers, is New Eng
land rascal" being ideDticl with Edward
Hill, a notorious bank forger and horse
thiefof Connecticut. The thing is told
with an air of ofpride-as much as 10 say
"New England, when asked for her jewels,
points to her"-thieves!
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-29
CaIared Christians.

CINCINNATI, May 2S.--The Convention
of the colored branch of the Christian
Church at Lexington, adjourned to-day.
Its last business was the passage of reso-
luton requiring all members married under
the slave regime or living together under
slavery custom, to have their marriage sol.
emnized under the present State law.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-29

RICHMOND, VA, May 2S.-The Baptists
of Virginia commenced the celebration IF
the seInicentennial CT the organization of
their General Association to-nig bit. Over
seventeen hundred delegates and several
thousand visitors are ia the city.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-29
MEMPHIS.

A Bad Way 10 Realize ON Stock.
MEPHIs, May 28.-Sam Goldberg, cloth
ing merchant, 406 Main street, was arrested
last night for attempting to burn his store
to obtain the insurance, and was committed
to Jail this sf .ernoon without bail.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-29
Is the DrummOnd COlIiery Still
EurnInCP

HALIFAX, n. s., May 2s.-It is impos-
sible to state the precise condition OF
Drummond colliery or to estimate the dam
age under ground. 1t is believed that the
fire is under control now, and will be sub
dued before long. Nine thousand dollars
have been subscribed in Halifax, Pictou
and New Glasgow for the relief Of the
widows and orphans at Westville.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-29

ST. LOUIS, May 2S.-A young girl named
Elizabeth Arnold, was strangled to death
Monday, at Pekin, Illinois. She was
climbing out of. a window when the saso
fell, pinioning her by the neck in such
manner that death ensued before she was
seen.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-29
A Reckless Revolver

TOLEDO, May 28.-Harvey Abrams, a
porter at the Boady House, shot himself
dead last night while carelessly handling
revolver belonging to guest.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-29
Kansas Floods.

LAWRENCE, KS, May 2S.--Excessive
rains all over Kansas have raised the streams
to food height. Kansas river is higher
than for The past five years.
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Slightly Insane.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 2S.-Emily
FOist, young lady slightly given to in
sanity, threw herself under a passing rain
near Lima, Wis, last night, and was in-
stantly killed.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-29

{ The Washington csre espondent Of the
L0uisy lie COluSeT-J Journal writes, May 81:
IT seems .hss the Grand Army business
men have triumpbed in their resolve TO
permit no hono,s on decoration day TO he
Confederate dead buried at Arlington"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-29
MODOCS.
Set a Thief TO Catch n Thfef-When
Greek Meets Greek.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2S.-Bogus Char
ley Shack Nasty Jim, Hooka Jim and
Steamboat Frank after a conference with
General Davis and a ride hrough portion
of the Lava Bed, have been furnished four
days rations, horses and Springfield rifles
and started on the trail of Capt. Jack. A
proposition is made by them to kill him or
capture him with the rest Of the band.
Davis IS satisfied of their loyalty.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-29
nisfressinR Suicide.

EVANSVILLE, IND, May 2S.-The Jour
nal hss advices from Hawesville, KS., Of
the suicde,o on Tuesday, of Mrs. Hedden, an
elderly lady of high respectability. The act
was induced By i'll health and depression
caused by the death of daughter who left
three young children dependent on her. She
straneled herself by winding trot line sew
or al times about her neck,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-29
Another Fire at Carlisle.

CINCINNATI, May pa fire at Carlisle,
Ky., this morning, destroyed the depot
Lnilding, express and telegraph offices, a
grocery, a dry goods store, boot store, a
millinery and taiior shop and three dwell
ing houses. Total loss $4,000 to So, GOO;
insurance $4,000. A disastrous fire oc-
Cured in this place some months age.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-29

PEKIN, China, is to baye a daily news
paper, edited, as matter Of course, by
New Engiander.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-29
A NEW aCANDIDATE."

Geo. Francis Train may as well consent
to subside and yield to the DEGREES Of fate,
for the recent spiritual convention at Cincin-
natl has evolved his lineal successor, as wit
ness the following circular:
6FoR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STAT Es,
CHAUNCEY BARNES,
OF OHIO
"The American Prophet, is the Coming
Man that the Lori # Hasts has chosen to
take the place Of Gen. Grant. Win turn the
implements of war into human usefulness,
discharge the army, and settle the Alabama
and Tariff question al once, a'.d smoke the
pipe of peace with the Red Men, and settle
the National Debt within eight or ten years
and America shall learn war no more. This
will set the example for all nations, and all
nations will rejoice and protect her, IfnOt
electedirouble upon trouble, blood and tri-
ais will bsfAll America, for, the Lord Of
Hosts has thus revealed it unto ne. 0, ye
Sons and Daughters OF ear b? Heed it ye
weak? and Tremble ye stroDgl for all of
your Institutions, Socially, Religiously and
Politically, ara deeply freighted with grief
and wrong. This can De done by the laws
of economy, no Tobacco, 10 Whisky, no
Salary, until the Nation is free from all de t.
sfRecOgnize Government Of Principles
that are in harmony with Gods divine Gov
eminent, which is the only salvation Of
America: is the prayer the servant and
scholar of God.
"Yours in all love and truth.
0CHAUNCEY BARNES.
"Graddated on the high sea, wss called
from his fishing boat, like Peter of Old"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-29

In the present week the following deaths
have occurred:
May 49, May 20. May 2l. May p.
Chol. sporadic. 2 2 /
Chol. morbus. i 2
Chol. infantum. ..
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LAvABEDoU1Ns is the latest for Modocs.
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THE ARKANSAS IMBROGLIO.

"Graddated on the high sea, wss called
from his fishing beat, like Peter of Old"
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naiail@ & and smerifais.

COTTON meets limited inquiry in N aw
York at 19!c for midding.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-05-17
Hollands Elephant.

THE little kingdom of Holland is hav'
ing its Rir Van Wrinkle sleep of peaceful.
ness broken by the turbulence of native
chief i'm her far-away possession Of the
island of Sumatra. He calls himself the
Sultan of Atcheen, and he is the ruler of
a fierce. warlike people, who have thus far
succeeded in maintaining their indepen-
dence of the Dutch. The trouble is that
the Malay pirate S, who are subjects of the
sultan, have lately been committing eX-
tensive outrages on British shipping and
as, by a treaty with Great Britain, Hol-
land is pledged to protect the British sub
jects within the jurisdiction of the island
as well as her own, steps had to be taken
to stop these piratical doings and get re-
paration. But protests had no effect with
the Sultan of Atchin, and King William
has finally lost patience and declared war
with the barbarian. Considering that the
sultan has quite formidable army, and
the distance of Holland from the field Of
operations, the war promises to become
a pretty costly matter to the Dutch, and
may prove as much of an elephant as the
Cuban instruction is TO Spain.-Spring-
field Mass Republican.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-05-17
Digestion and Legislation.

How much of the distracted state of re-
cent legislation has been produced by the
work of law-mahing being carr Ell on
when the brains of the lawmakers are
ob.cured by fumes of dinner, AID their
lungs diSOrdercd BY an impure atmoS-
phere! The evil is one which everybody
recognizes in general terms: but the re-
cognitiOn i of that imperfect kind which
produces no corresponding fruit in action.
The most important part of all public
business is probably performed by men
whose stlte of health is below par and At
hours OF unusual fatigue and o5iuScation.
Everybody who j. accustomed to intel
lectual work knows the importance of
Seizng the few hours during which his
faculties are perfectly fresh. and he Is UNI
conscious of the load Of heavy matter
which he is compelled to drag about with
him. But in practice, les islatiOa OF all
kinds frequently consists in first reducing
some hundreds of gentlemen to condi-
ton in which their brains are working
with diminished energy. and then Undue
ing them TO catch at the first compromise
which allows them to escape from di-
lemma which they are too dull to solve
logically. If you want to hang him.
hang him; and if you want 10 let him 20,
let Nun 20. out LOT pou Sdhc, ict ScI
out of this" were the emphatic las,
words of The celebrated Cornish juryman:
and they pretty well represent the state
of mind in which decisions are taken by a
distracted meeting of any kind. Now a
genuine appreciation of the vast import
ance of thorough physical health would
lead TO the conclusion that you should nc
more set people 10 decide difficult points
of legislatiOn when they are necessarily in
a state of middle, than you should set Il
man 10 row Il race just after heavy din
ner. The work which is done well is that
which is done with a fresh brain and a
system not overloaded. Our present svs-
TEN seems to 60 on the hypothesis that
the digestion is far too contemplate 4
thing to be taken into consideration at all
Perhaps the consequences are about what
we might expect from the premises with
which we start.-Saturday Rcrtelc.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-05-17
DR.. Whewell.

DR.. WHEwELL, ''rOse from nothing" rs
the phrase goes, to a great position, and
correspondent with all the men of science
of his time. 'Science," rs you remember
Sydney Smith wrote of him, Twas his forte,
and Omniscience his weakness" OF this
last fOible many anecdotes are related. A
number of scholars who were engaged to
dine with him on q certain day agreed to
read up various abstracts and Out-Of-the-
way subjects, wherewith to puzzle him.;
but they found he knew a great deal more
of them than they did. At last one
tackled him upon the principles of Chi
nese music, and here he thought he had
an advantage. /" You do not appear to be
acquainted with the treatise upon this
subject i'm the Encyclopedia Britannica"
"Nay, Sir; | ought to be so, since ,orote
it myself, though have since found rea-
son to change my opinion"
DIR. Whewell was very fond Of ladies'
society, and in it dropped his somewhat
Abernethyan mot to say bearishj man.
ners. When ciphers We're in the rage
some fair charmer asked him to invent a
cipher for her-a large order. which did
not. however. embarrass him i'm the least
He sat down on the very spot and wrote
her one: l-.r
"U A o but I 0 thee:
DON o 0 but o o me-
Being a poet among his other accom-
Pn;snments Indeed he won the university
he th;s 40. English verse;, he afterward put
.l'iS achievement into verse:
6 lou sigh for q cipn~r. but sigh for thee:
oh' sigh for no ciph:f. but oh, sigh for me -
Cor. Harper's Bazar.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-05-17
Strike Of the Waiter Girls.

The unhappy waiter-girls of three Chi
cagO hotels are on strike. Those at the
Sands House have for some time had a
difference of opinion with the proprietor
about the hour of rising. reception
hours" salaries and other minor points,
but their feelings were most outraged by
a recent order that they should piously
abstain from flirting with the guests.
They could be patient under other griev-
ances, but under this. never so they had
a meeting and .sworc by all the gods and
goddesses who preside over the dispen-
sation of hash that they would strike.
And they remorselessly chose the dinner
hour as the time for action. The bell
rang, and the famished guests took their
places and simultaneously the girls sailed
out of the front door, dressed in their gay
est finery. The fren1isd proprietor pro-
noted laundresses. kitchen scrubs. bell
boys-anything. everything-to the va
cancies thus created. and with this extern
ported force the dinner was served. La
ter in the day the "strikers' applied for
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-05-17
The Modern Tree of knowledge.

JOSIAH Quincy, in speaking of news
papers and their worth, says: You will
find cOpious extracts giving the heart OF
the best modern books, and intelligent
summaries of the systems they advocate,
Here are occasional sermons into which
leading divines have put their most earn
est thought. Here are vigorous express
siOns of the best political intelligence
clipped from the leaders of the best news
papers. And, quite as important, here
are little crisp criticisms of laundering
political work from indignant citizens,
whose daily duty has brought them face
to face with the absurdities of legislation.
Take the best newspapers by all means
as many OF them as you can affOrd-and
then take nine-tenths of their reading mat
ter for granted. Some Of tits good for
nobody; much of it is good for some
body; but only small part is wanted by
you. But how precious are these frag-
ments, if wisely chosen. If you are in
terested in the investigation of any politi-
cal subject-and every American citizen
should have some study of this sOrt-yOu
will find in almost every newspaper an IT.
lustratiOn of some aspect of it. Remem-
Der it is better to subscribeto few first
class newspapers, that you may read at
home with the scissors i'm your hand, than
to glance over a score of them in public
reading-room. Almost everything that is
good and useful to know gets said or
copied or suggested in some column of
our free press. Venerable absurdties are
exposed by thinkers Of acknowledged
ability; and institutions worth preserv-
ing are defended against the assaults of
the foolish. But, if newspapers may be
put to nOblest uses, they may be so used
as to enervate, and even to demOralze.
Let US love them wisely, but not too
N-all -
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AKTIIUR'S ILLUSTRATED HOME MAGA-

ZINE Among the interesting contents OF the
MAY number are: Fronispccc- a Picture Of the
old Homcstead The sleeping Babe-iiiustrateu;
The straits of Observation-Disclosures; A VISIT I"
Friends Meeting; Iceland-illustrated; Cruel
Nursery Lessons; The Coming Schoolmasier; Inc
Carr Observation-Disclosures; Going with the Angels
illustrated; \ Day Lost; The Wolf ana the
Lamb-illustrated; The Deacon's Household;
Alice and rhTbc Cary and their Friends
Crooked Places; Hetty Henderson, Era: Neccs-
stv Of sleep; Our Club; lnsubordinstlon-or
The Shoemaker's Daughter. The different House
hold departments are well flled with useful mat
ter. Terms, goa year, OF 81 .5oior six months,
with reduction for clubs. \ beautiful steel en-
craving sent free to each subscriber whether SIN
gle or in clubs Address 4. :. AETuUk 4 SoN,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-05-17
Shooting Stars.

MOsT people are like an egg. too phull
ov themselfs to hold emmy thing else.
A reputashun fer honor once lost, IL
lost forever.
Men whokno the least, alwus argy the
most. FL
Tobe big man among big men, IL
what proves mans karakter-tO be q
bul frog amung tadpOles, don't amount to
mulch. 81 st q.
What blessed thing it IL that We kant
see ourselfs az others see tIs''-the sight
would take all the starch out 0v us.
never question a 'suckcess emmy more
than lido the right Ov ball dog to lie in
hiz own gateway. &c.,.
10 wake up from sweet sleep IL to be
born agin. -e Il
Expectashun il the clildev hope, and
like iis parent IL an arrogant brat.
Mi3fiend, WI may be more cunning than
most men, but yu amt more cunning than
Excentricitys are most alwus artyfshall,
and the best that kan be sed of them H.,
they are quite az often the result Of ditli
dence az of vanity.
fl want tew git at the trew karakter
Ov man, study hiZ vices more than i
do his virtews.
Falth wont make q man V1rteWOuS, Out
it makes what virtew he haZ got red hot.
Those who expekt tew keep themselfs
pure in this life, must keep their souls bile
ing all the time, like pot. and keep all
the time Swimming the surface.
Thare liz nothing so delishus tew the
soul Ov man az an Ockashunal moment Ov
sadness.
The man whose only plezzure in this
life IL making mummy, weighs less on the
moral skales than an angleworm.
Manner IL far mole attraktive than matter
-monksysase watehed elusser than eagles
Jelus peopae aiwt:s idv themseifs More,
than they do thOze that they are jelous
Ov.
The purest and best specimens Of hui
man natur that the world haZ ever seen,
or ever will see, hav bin the virtewous
heather.
Men don't fail so often in this world from
awant ov right motives az they do for lack
ov grip.
Thare IL only two men in this world
who never make emmy blunders, and they
are N, and me, mi friend.
Every man seems tew have hiZ price,
except the newsmOnger, they prefer to
work for nothing, and board themselfs.-
Josh Billings.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-05-17

gi6us notions are c0ncerne0
TALLY mystics and believe In g.
terpretatiOns a. strongly as did TN
isees among the Jews. The analde
Brigham's seven counsellOrs with tiie
seven angels of the dispensation, the
seven heavens. and the "seven planets
will undoubtedly strike the irEaginations
of many of them, and reconcile them 10
the innovation upon the ancient order OF
things. The trap was cltverly and sud
denly sprung upon the Twelve. WIN
whom no consultation had been held III
regard to the matter, and before they
knew it. they were more under the con-
troll of the Prophet than they had ever
been before. His successor will probably
be one Of his own sons, or possibly teorge
Q. Cannon; the Apostles Hyde. Trait.
ard Taylor, being cleverly dcbarred from
the office. In the Presidency of the Nor
mons there is no longer IA quorum OF
three. but only Brigham, with his coun-
/ sellors, seven, and among the Apostles
are his devoted friends George \. smith
! Albert Darlington, George q. Cannon,
! Lorenzo Snow. and Brigham Dung. Jr.
| by whose aid he can work against the re-
naming seven by taking away the mem
beers still nominally connected with Tn,
Twelve. and filing up the quorum Will
his own men. If the Twelve are children
of light. Brigham is evidently a chilt o
this world. for he is wiser than they.-N
| y World
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-05-17
Grand Juries.

ARCHBISHOP WHATELEY said that eX
perts, though the best class to judge Of
innovations of detail in their own calling,
were the very worst class to decide upon
changes which rose to be revolutions.
The remark showed the ArchbishOp's
usual sagacity. 1t is undeniable that all
great law reforms have been stnbbornly
resisted by practicing lawyers. We are
surprised, therefore, to find in the Lar
Rerie,o an article, evidently written by an
experienced criminal lawyer, which pro-
poses an innovation 50 sweeping as the
abolition of grand juries. The number Of
the grand jury is unwieldy, to be sure,
and its proceedings are apt to be slow.
But it is not the present grand jury alone
that the critic objects to. 1t is to any
grand jury at all. And his objection is
simply that the grand jury is useless. 1t
cannot by finding bill secure an indict-
ment and trial. The public prosecutor
may pigeOn-hole its bill. or enter a nolle
prose3ui, or draw his Indictment so loosely
that it is sure to be quashed. 1t cannot by
refusing to find bill secure the release of
the man whom it i, unwilling to indict.
The public prosecutor can dismiss his re-
luctant grand jury and present new in
dictment to another grand Jury more pro-
pitiOus to him. In fact it Is the public
prosecutor who makes or mars the fates Of
persons accused Of crime before they are
brought to the bar, and it is he and not an
acephalOus, irresponsible, secret tribunal
to whoM the credit for doing his business
well or the discredit for doing it i'll ought
to attach. The critic Of the LaW Reriew
proposes to substitute for the grand jury
the United States commissioner in United
State courts. and the district attorney in
State courts. and 10 give these function
aries in name what they now have in fact
the power to hold malcfsctOrs for trial
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-05-17

The CHILDREN's Hour Speaking of
this beautiful little magazine the Chrsficn En-
aminer says: "The Chiidrcn's Hour always ex-
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appears Its Illustrations are So beautiful and 30
true to nature that they strike the simple AMI in
nocent minds OF children something made for
them, and the interesting and instructive stories
which crowd its pages are always eagerly read. -
- year; five copies, 81; ten, and one extra,
$40: extra inducements to getters-up of clubs. T.
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