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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-21
THE RADICAL WAR ON STATE


From the Knoxville Press and Herald, Aug. 10.
If the recklessness with which certain
newspapers assail the characters and mo-
.tiyes of the public officials of tie State is TO
be looked to as an indication of the future,
there is not much prospect of an improve
ment of the tone of our public discussions
in~Pennessee. Il may be, and we 80 hope,
tina. the violence of the disease in its early
stages pressages brief duration. It is
rather sad commentary that the Governor
of our State should find himself impelled by
q sense of duty TO himself and the people of
the State, TO appear before the country in
vindicstion of his personal and official hon.
or from the grossest and most slsndero-s
imputstions. Il is lsmentable fact that
corruption in high places has become so
common of late years and the people have
had so many good reasons for deploring the
prevailing state Of Cfici morality, that any
accusation against public officer, no mat
ter how honest the man may be, is apt to
gain ready circulation ard excite suspicion.
Calumniators are quick to take advantage
of this favoring condition ofthe public mind
and hencs, the pers onsl reputation of no
public man who may stand in the way of
opposing parsonal or political schemes
Is Sa1S rom assault. Ordlnarlly, Sucn
publication as that Of Gov. John G. Brown,
whic 4 we copy from the Nashville papers
ofSundsy, would not be demanded, Tut in
view of the persistent misrepresentation
and imputations that have been INDUCED
in, the people Of the State will read with
salts action and pleasure his MAJ ly and til
umphant vindication. The personal chsrac-
fer of Gov. John @. Brown is too well es-
tablished among those who know him to be
shaken by such attacks as those which he
repels, and those who may not so well know
him personally, can not fail to admire the
fraDkness with which he has relieved the
public mind of any apprehensions regard
ing the calumnies put forth against him.
We publish also, second card from Col.
Burch which fully viudicates his official and
personal character against the slanderous
attacks of bis tr2ducers.
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Cnndensed TeIegrams.

Cholera has sgain broken out in Fayette
county, Mo. Four persons died Of that
disease Tuesday.
Milwaukee rejoices in the prospect of 3
consolidated railroad direct to st. Louis,
Alaska sea skins and California peanuts,
are seeking Eastern markets.
Tho D troit Mail of the 18Th was badly
soaked in the Welland canal disaster.
Wheeling, Va, voted Thursday in favor
of an additional subsidy which assures the
building of the Pittsburg, Wheeling and
Kentucky Railroad.
The International Patent Congress at
Vienna completed their deliberations on the
It'll inst. ~. r
The iron mongers of Liege, Belgium have
accepted an invitation to meet in Philadel-
phis in 1874.
The Mexican Congress was to assemble
last Monday.
The Mikado has opened the inland Jspa-
nese sea to the commerce of the world.
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LOUISIANA.
A Creole yenaetta-Four ytcti,

A Creole yendetta-FOur Victims.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 20.-Mouday
morning, Dreux Guilleroy ard Felix
Sailiau, " o had quarreled at ball, met on
Old Grand Prairie street, Landry parish, to
settle it by fist fight, TO viii ess which
about a hundred persons had assembled.
After the fist fight, fight with pistols,
growing out OF an old feud between the
Guilleroys and others present, resulted 10
three killed and one mortslly wounded.
The conclusion arrived at by the corone q
jury was that Augustin Guilleroy killed Car
roll Blackmore; that Dreux Guilleroy killed
Alex Vedrine, and that Aristide Oflega
killed Dreux Guilleroy. After being shot
down, Blackmore fired three shots at Angus
tin Guilleroy, who is between sixty-five and
seventy, mortally wounding him. Several
arrests have been made. -.. ..s-
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The St. Louis Mutual.

ST. LOUIS, Ang. 2O.--It is reported that
the count of votes for new directors foots
up 5,517 for the Lewis ticket and 4, 172 for
Peck, 4,043 votes being thrown out as du-
plication of proxies. Il is reported in in
surauce circles that the old board now re-
gard the election as wholly illegal and
scarcely more than farce and that the
PROBABILITIES are the old administration will
withdraw their designations and take mea-
sures to set the election aside. It is stated
tina, application will be made to the United
States Distri.t Court tomorrow for an IN
junction,
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PresideutIaI progress,

BURLINGTON, Va, Aug. 20.-PTesident
Grant arrived here early this morning from
the White Mountains and was received by
committee of citizens with Mayor Dodge
ct their head. After breakfast at the Amer
lean Hotel. the President visited various
points Of interest, and subsequently re-
ceived the people in the parlors of the ho-
tel At half-past ten the President and
party were escorted to the railroad depot by
the first regiment of the Vermont National
Guard and while national salute was fir
ing departed for Lake George. r5iET
LAKE GEORGE, N. Y, Aug. 20.-Presi
dent Grant and party arrived here at 8 p.
N. via. Lake Chsmplain and af'er holding
q short reception iu the parlors of the hotel
left in special coach for Glen's Falls,
where train will convey the party to Sar-
atoga.
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PETROLEUM.
Explosion of Pittsburg Refinery
one Man E3arned 80 Death.

Explosion OF E1tssOurk AohAHofJ-
: One Man harmed 80 Death.
P1TrsBURe, Pa, Aug. 2O.-An explo-
sion occurred ABOUT A. NJ, in still of the
Com nercial Oil Refinery, corner Of 32d
street and the Allegheny Valley railroad,
which was followed by loud report, scat
terlng the burning oil in all directions and
over a heavy brick wall mo the
refinery of Warmsar, Myers Il Co., known
as the Perolite Oh Works. Here it set IRE
to the cooper aud paint shops and the
bleaching house and tanks, which also took
Ere. FouI men were at work in the coop
er hop aud ali escaped, but one named
Jake Miter, who persisted in the flames.
The cooper and paint shops, and two tanks
of the Petrolite oil company, and six hum
bred barrel tank ofthe Commercial oil COM
pany were consumed. The loss Of the Pc
trolite Co. is estimated at $4,000, aud the
Commercial Co. between 3 and $1,000
No insurance. The fire ragged with great
fury threatening general confagration.
The heat could be felt for several blocks.
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FOREIGN.
Fearful Floods in East India.
$500 Houses washed AVIAN.

$500 Houses washed Away.
LohDoN, Aug. 20.-Bombay dispatches
report that destructive floods have recently
afflicted the Province of Agars, and that
thirty five thousand houses of natives had
been swept away, and there had beer some
loss of life.
Decimating the Iron WOrkers-A
Threatened War for Bread.
LONDON, Aug. 20.-Tbe iron masters OF
Manchester have determined upon a lock-
out Of one-tenth of their men, 10 commence
on Saturday next, and to be followed every
two weeks by lock out of oue-tenth ofthe
men then employed. It is probable the
movement thus inRugurated az Manchester
will extend throughout the country. The
iron workers OF Bolton urge the men at
Manchester to meet the lockout Saturday
by strike of all hands. The aspect of az
fairs excites great interest in this city, rs an
extensive strike is apprehended. The Soci-
ETY. of Engineers have on hand fund of
$4,000 with which they will assist the
iron workers.
Breaks Out In New Place.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 20.-The chol-
era has broken out in the proVir CO OF Bos-
mia. -.lF
The UnrecOgntzed Republic.
MADRID, Aug. 2O.-It is reported that in
the event of a recess or adjournment OF
Cortes, which Is not regarded as improba-
bic, CASTELAR, will visit London, Berlin, vi
emma and Rome, to endeavo- to bring about
a recognition of the Spanish Republic.
Three more petroleum incendaries have
been condemned to death by the Tribunal
of Justice at Seville.
Attempt to Lynch Henri RochefOrt.
PARIS, Aug. 20.-A report from the YES
sci in which Henri Rochefort was shipped
for New Caledonia says his fellow convicts,
consider ng his course as reasonable to tho
cause OF the Commune, made an attempt to
lynch him. The officers of the ship were
obliged to ASSIGN him quarters apart from
and protected against the Communist ex-
lies. fr
s2,5OO,OOO for Religious Education.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-Foreign news oy
mail saws Mr.. James Baird, of Auchmedder
has handed over to Trust which Is to be
called the Baird trust,no less sum than
f5OOOOO to be devoted to religious edu-
cation in connection with the church of
Scotland. .-r
Russia Regulating the Church.
PoSen, dug. g. Last Sunday an official
notice from the Russian Government, was
read to tie members of the Catho ic con-
gregation at TlGhre, who had been con-
voked for that purpose by provisional
council. It announces that tie Russian
Government refuses authority to cele-
brate the religious offices to priest ap-
pointed by Bishop Ledosch omski TO the post
of Prio!ol Tilehre, WI bout the consent OF the
State. The notice further states that any
such celebration on bis part will be invalid,
and Will render him amenable to the laws,
and the members of the congregation are
warned not to request his services in any
priestly function. t-4
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MINOR INCIDENTS.
Burnside Bruised.


PROVIDENCE, Aug. 20.-Gen. Burnside
and Gov. Howard, of this State, were Sc
Verely bruised at Martha's Vineyard last
evening by being thrown from a carriage.
Long Branch.
LONG BRANCH, Aug. 20.-A continued
storm makes necessary the postponement
of Monmouth Park races.
Journalistic Centenary.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 20-The Baltimore
american Ct LIBERATED its centennial to-day.
The office is handsomely decorated with
flags, coat CT arms of the State, etc. .
A had Atmosphere for Innocence.
CHICAGO, Aug 20.-Of the 3O7 deaths
last week, 8 were from cholera and 90 from
cholera infantum.
UnmercantIIe Conduct.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 20.-Messrs. Freiberg
& Workum, prominent liquor dealers of
this CITY. were to-day by unanimous vote of
the members of the Board expelled the
Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Ex-
change foT contempt toward the Association
IN DENYING and refusing to recognize the
authority Of its board of officers to try
charges of uumercantile conduct preferred
against them by Mills, johnson & Co.
GOred TO Death.
Moses Taylor, an old citizen of Spencer,
Ind, was gored to death by an OK Monday
night. While leading the animal from a
lot into the road, it rushed upon him, in
Turing him so badly as to cause death in 20
minutes.
Episcopal Reception.
Providence, Aug. 20.--Rev. DR.. Hem
Erickson, Bishop Of the Roman Catholic Di-
ocese of Providence, arrived home from Eu-
rope this evening. He was received by a
large gathering of bis people and escorted
to the Cathedral By long procession, COM
prising military and civic associations. At
the church the Bishop addressed them with
thanks for the reception.
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MALEvOLENT CRITICISM REFUTED

To the Union and American:
l happened to hear a conversation in
which leading Radical was the principal
spokesman, in which be sought to show
that there was a distinct contradiction be-
tween thu cards of Gov. Brown and Col.
Burcb. The want of agreement, as be put
it. was in this: Gov. j. says in his card:
sit never occurred to me that any influence
: had been evoked either for or against the
bill that was not strictly legitimate"
- 'The question whether the gentle
men on either side who appeared before me,
one or all of them, had been employed never
for a moment entered my mind" Col.
Burch saws: 81 told him (the Governor)
that | represented parties who would be
greatly affected by the operations of the
law, and gave him two or three books,
marked, and list of citations"
"Now," says this commentator, "Brown
says be did not know any of hem as attor-
neys, or as of counsel, when Burch ex-
pressly says he notified the Governor that
he appeared in that capacity"
After hearing these comments, | was led
to re-resd the two cards and found thai the
Governor so far from saying that Col.
Burchiconcealed bis attorneyship, expressly
says that on the day after the argument had
beeu made by one attorney Gin favor of the
billy, Col. Burch and Representative Linds-
ly asked permission to be heard against the
bill, and Col. Barch handed me a brief of
authorities" Thus clearly recognizing Col.
Burch in bis representative capacity; that
of an attorney in the csuse-and an attor-
ney too who had first asked permission to
be heard, aud was heard on the very issue
the Governor had iDtimated to the Senator
who called to see him before the bill passed
the House.
Now the simple question is, is it legiti-
mate for the Governor to hear argument
from counsel on bill passed by the Legis
lature and awaiting bis signature to become
Law? So far as Col. Burch is concerned,
this question is not only settled by the
usages of the Governors of other STATES,
but expressly by Gov. Brown, who says 81
gave permission to counsel to be heard,n
and in speaking of these very influences,
says that the influences evoked were strict
ly legitimate. See bis card. JUSTICE.
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WAWASSETT.

How Government Regulates Steam.
beats-AD Elastic Capacity OF so to
SEQ Passengers.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-Capt. Gedley,
Superintendent of the Potomac Ferry Com
pany, testified before the Wawassets Com
mission to-day that the license for that YES
sci called for one hundred and thirty cabin
and twenty steersge passengers. This was
received from the Georgetown Custom
house, although the last inspection allowed
only thirty cabin and twenty deck passen-
gers. He afterwards obtained permission
to carry five hundred additional passengers
on limited number of excursions on the
Potomac river.
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- Col. Burch is making a
faithful aud efficient officer, and he has
done more to untangle and straighten out
the affairs of very tangled office, than any
man who has been in l. for long tim E..
We have visited his Office as public affair,
and looked through the books, containing o
record of bonds, aud found perfect system,
and everything in perfect order, so that the
history of every State security can be told
almost at cDce. We say this much in JUS
tied to Col. Burch, for be understands and
we do that our views and affiliations lead
us widely apart.-ClGrksril Tobacco
. Jenf
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For the Union and American:
Total Ahsftneuce.

Some cold water spouts
Total abstinence teach,
But seldom they practice
One-half that they preach.
They talk to drunkard
AS nice as mince pie,
But It's limited they drink some
Themselves 'ton the sly"
Though excess we abhor
Both in drinking and eating,
They're evils no greater
Than living or cheating.
For the sins of our brothers
We most bitterly cry,
But we can't see the "beam"
In our own rOgueish eye.
Good wine is a blessing,
And made for our use,
To be drank v it'll discretion,
But not for abuse.
'Twould be well for mankind
If all would unite
For the purpJse of drinking
. Without getting tignt.
Take Pat, for example,
Who always is frisky, -..
We all know he loves
A horn of good whisky.
A drink now and then
He finds good for the blues,
But he seldom gets drunk,
Or has SNAKES in his shoes"
I'm Paddy myself,
And am fond of mvTye.
/ think Total Abstinence
Is all in my eye.
In man who gets drunk,
You'll find with ut fail
A glutton like Jonah,
Who swallowed the whale.
MODERATE.
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PORTLAND, Aug. 20.-The 2lst meet
ing of the American Association for the ad-
vancement of science opened in the City
Hall this morning, Prof. Jos. Lowering pre-
siding. A large number of papers are being
entered and the session promises to be very
interesting. 81
SALT LAKE, Aug. 20.-one of Lieut..
Wheeler's exploring parties have been
erestly delayed in its operations by the de-
sertioos of two packers OF the party in
charge of Lieu. Hoxie, who took 30 mules
and ,rses, stripping him Of transportation.
The national astronomical observatory at
o ,dsn, under Lieut.. Wheeler, is approach
log completion. .E-. Esl.
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A WRITER in the Nautical Gazette 60
berly affirms that Nosh's ark sis now in
good state of preservation, but lying under
an e-er' al mantle of snow, hundreds of
feet deep, at an altitude of II 800 feet above
the level of the sea. Ever since the flood
dried up, the climate of Armenia has beer
colder, and snow always covers the top of
Ararat, rendering 1t impossible for any of
NOah's descendants to go up and find the
Ark a-Ffe--= r--zr. Hr ---
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WASHINGTON.


A NeeOAHR he&uAhbAOM. tHtl
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-The Secretary
of the Treasury has instructed the Assist
ant Treasurer and designated depositaries
to refuse payment of all checks of disburs-
ing officers, exceps pension agents issued
since Jan. 2, 1872, on which the objects
for which they were issued sre not stated.
Missing Archives.
Secretary Belknap, after rigid examina-
ton, failed to find that any records in the
War Department are missing, with the ex-
ception of those in the Buell. court martial
case. He invites any one who can name
any particular paper which they believe to
be missing to report the fact to him, as it is
matter o. impossibility TO examine every
paper in the Department. He hopes par
ties will specify missing documents to him
and further search will be made.
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New York Republicans.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.--The Republican
State Convention to-day decided to hold
State Convention on the 24th of Sept, at
Utica.
Henry Wilson Tarns Cuban.
The Cuban League met this evening and
reo-ganized, and elected Vice President
Wilson President.
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Episcopal Reception.

A GENTLEMAN in Indiana, WHEN asked
why he didn't marry and settle down, feel
ingiy replied that be thought more seriously
of getting divorced and settling up.
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THE TURF.
Races at Springfield, Mass.

AsNOO7 - CPAAh"9 .
SPRINGFIELD, Mass Aug. 19.-The
opening races at Hsmpden Park were wit
messed by 5000 pc pie. The weather was
pleasant, bu. the track q little heavy. The
race for horses that h I'd never beaten 2:34,
purse of $4,000, was won by ClemeRtine,
Walker second,E Gold Leaf third, and
Barney Kelley fourth. Time, 2;;3l!!, 2:3744,
2:378, 2 3OII, 1921. The first heat was won
bv Gold Leaf and the second by Walker.
The race for horses that had never beaten
2.26 for purse Of $1,000 was won by st.
James, Blanche second, Young Bruno third
and Parki's Abdallah fourth. Time, 2:26a,
2:27, 2:26, 2:27. Blanche won the third
heat. t4 --& 2 aA.a
Second Day.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug. 20.-Attend-
ance 5000. The 2:2l race for purses of
$4,000 was won by Sensation in 2:25 and
2:23s. Judge Fullerton broke badly ana
was dislauced in frs. heat. In the 2:3l
rscs eight horses started and seven heats
were trotted when darkness interviewed,
Ohio Boy being the only one than won two
uSeOS' az ".r.FE
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Maintr aud Amfrieaa.
GOLD is steady in New York at 1853

TENNESSEE BONDS are firm in New
York, closing last evening at S24 for both
issues.
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THE COMPTROLLER.

CorToN meets a moderate inquiry in
New York at 19I for middling.
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We make cur Paper from Rags and pure Hemp.
We use no paste or clay to all up type.
my25 SIN 1stL seA . knks
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MANUFACTURERS OF
All Flag ~
Once, No. South Market,
NASHVILLE. fL
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How Railroads Don't Take Care of
Their Property, and Charge Higher
Hates TO Make ND the Loss.
Tom Scott Triumphs.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20.-The Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad Company relaid their track
along Poplar street to the river front this
morning, restoring their communication
with the levee elevators, lumber yards, etc.
A motion to dissolve the injunction against
the city was granted by Judge knight yes
terday, and will be argued before the Cir
cuit CourS Sept. Is, f.
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Mutual Murder.


ATLANTA, GA, Aug. 2O.-At colored
church fair, last night, eight roWdy negroes
attacked mulatto boy, stabbing him. He
drew pistol and shot one of the eight dead
at the church door. The rest ran.
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THE RAILROADS.
Murder.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 20 The jury in the
case OF Emma King, killed yesterday in the
18th ward by passing locomotive, found
that she came 10 her death from the crimi-
nal carelessn5ss of the engineer. i
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Tbe Customhouse Again.
Bought q County.

b A number of gentlemen from Eugl and
and Scotland will start for Kansas to-day in
company with George Grant, of London,
who has purchased a county in that State
for the purpose of founding colony. The
main purpose of the Project will be agricu /
tural, and the principal feature stock rails
ing. . 49,
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-18


TIE BoAEBAY Hook RAILRoAp.-This is
the leading theme In the minds Of our citizens.
Ihe latest facts in regard to the enterprise are
The route has been located, from Spruance'B
Wharf, Bombay Hook, via Cemetery st., on
the north OF this town, 10 Clayton, aud Mr..
Learys the contractor, arrived In town yester-
day prepared to 20 to work. Mr.. Ruggles,
Asst. Engineer, isnow running the leVeler and
Mr.. ,BlnghArn, the attorney, has secured the
rIght % way from Bombay Hook to within
two miles OF the town, on very satisfactory
terms. He has also purchased, as trustee for
Jay Gould, the lot Of Mrs. A. Barrett, in
1rishtown, I" for depot site. He telegraph
ed yesterday for steamer to run across the
Bay to connect with the SOSth Jersey TOad
This steamer Is to land from i've to six hun
dred labOFars to work on the road, Whish the
contractor is to have completed to Clayton by
the first Of July. S#HE
The Maryland q Delaware road Is virtually
under the control OF Jay Gould, as we are an
thOFitatively informed, and the engineers com
menCed the survey from Clayton to Massey''
yesterday. Should the right OF way be secur
ed without delay on this end Of the routey tn
road upOn it viii be as speedily constructed q
the section on this side otherwise it may not
Its early compilation hangs entirely upon thii
issue, as We are Informed. d.-Smgrnd Times.