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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-28
PARTRIDGES.

Brown, our young insurance friend, came
staggering into the office yesterday after
noon, ladened down with a double-barreIed
shotgun, keg of powder, two pecks ofper-
cussion caps, and about seVenty-tiTe pounds
of other baggage. He came to bid us good
by Just before starting on a shooting trip.
He's gone up to Fitzwillism, n. H., after
partridges, and promises to send us down
some-if he shoots any, or there are any TO
be bought up there. We don't care for par
tridges, however, since Browns wife told us
of his last trip for game. She says he left
her early one morning last fall, while they
were spending September in the country,
and was gone about ten hours. He came
back with his face all aglOw with pride and
scratches, and his hands full of birds and
briers, and limping terribly. Still be was
proud, aud altogether pride wss out of
season (for pride cometh before a fall, and
it was September them, he justified
it by saying that he had killed three
brace of partrldgss, aud threw the
same down on the sitting room floor.
Browns wife, too, was proud Of her
husbands proves, and when the farmer
with whom they boarded came home from
his work, she called him up stairs to see
those birds. She wasn't proud after the
farmer, exclaimed, "By goly! if them isn't
those youug speckled hens O. mine that ran
off last week, and Pve been huntin' for
'em ever since. Wal, young man, l guess
you've done it now, and they'll cost you
about seventy-fve cents apiece" Brown
sat down to pick shot out Of his heel, and
TO moralize little about the foolishness OF
placing gun up against tree while one
lies bis shoe e-string.-BOStOR Traveller.
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THE ssP0nR WHITES ;,

A correspondent of the ST.. Louis Globe
has been travelling among those queer peo-
pie, who combine grotesque odiity with
fair share Of sbrswd common sense, the
''poor whites" OF East Tennessee, North
Carolina and Georgia, They are popula.
iisn with many marked peculisri les, the
nearest approach TO provincial departure
from the regular American type-if there is
such thtng-that the country probably af-
fords outside of the 'tPikes," the "Argo.
nsuts, !" tie cattle ranches, and the hunters
and trappers ofthe West, none of which are
properly a settled community. These
Crackers" and "Sandlappers," and 'Tsr
Heels" are generally mountain folks, living
pooIly-the women having the abominabie
habit OF taking, and the men univer-
sally the slaves of "bacca" and the pipe:
"But with al their faults they take good
care of Their children. When they go out
to work ia the fields they leave the baby al
home, but, as it would cry if hungry, they
provide against that contingency. They
tie string to piece Of fat meat, and, put
ting the end in youDg "Saudlapl er's" mouth,
they tie the other end Ofthe string to his
big toe. Ifhs should suck the meat down
his throat, and begin to be strangled, nat
urally vigorous kick brings it out again.
Bacon and corn bread aud "sowins," q
preparation OF flour and molasses, form
their general fare. The no neuclsture is
peculiar, especially of places, In Georgia
"There is 'Shinbone Ridge and Rattle
snake Holler,' Devils Mouth gap In the
mountains; 'Whiskey Bottle and 'Moccasin
Gap names of particular localities. 1t re-
minded me of North Carolina names.
There they have 'Skunk's Misery 'Helrs
Delight and the 'BellYache, a swamp"
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Condensed TeIexrarns.

Jay Cookies crash crowds out a heauti-
fully constructed advertisement ofthe Chi
csgo Exposition, sent US by telegraph.
The collision Friday ON the Midland
road near New York was caused by the
chronic variation of railroad watches, diff.
ference of eight minutes, killirg four per-
sons.
There were eighteen deaths at Shreve-
port yesterday.
Francis W. Worth, of New York, recent
ly died st sea of cholera, having contracted
the disease in Switzerland.
Joseph Arch, the big Englishman, is in
Toronto.
Friday night q poor woman and her two
children were drowned in attempting to
board the steamer Illinois at Cairo while the
boat was pushing out.
Julian Roderick Benedix, the German
comic poet is dead.
Muty.Al.Bas has been declared Emperor
of Morocco.
The annual fair at Monterey, Mexico,
has been indefinitely postponed by reyo-
luton.
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WASHINGTON.
The Government BecaImed.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-The Secretary
of the Treasury is no longer troubled with
telegraph inquiries from financial sources.
No excitement whatever exists in that De-
pArtment, and the Executive Department
is equally free from it. Sincs the official
announcement that the President and Sec.
Fetary could do nothing more to relieve pe-
cuniary emba -rassment, many QUESTIONS
have been received from every quarter.
The Treasury is discharging all its business
as usual, with no Interruptions in any
branch, aud sll the officials are IS calm as if
there bad been no financial storm. An ar
Tangement has been mao by which the
London house OF Jay Cooke, McCulloch &
Co. will honor all Government drafts on the
London house Of CleWes, Hambicht 81 Co,
Beyond this there has been no change in
the agency.
Can Even Government RuG without
Currency?
Several inquiries were made to the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, from col
lectors aud others, asking what course to
take provided persons owing taxes TO the
government are unuable to raise the cur
rency with which to make payments. The
Commissioner replies that the law allows
payments TO be made only in legsl tenders
or United States currency, AMI collectors
who receive payments in any other may DO
so at their oTn risk,
The First National Wreck.
Edwin L. Stanton, receiver of the First
National Bank, has made an approxim te
estimate of its condition, showing 81 697,-
34l assetts ard 8, ,6l2, ,233 liabilities. Among
the assets are $780, in notes OF Northern
Pacific railroad, due Oct. Is, snd S756,4S3
due from Jay Cooke. In proportion as these
debts prove good, the bank win be solvent.
Concerning S53,547 found in mutilated cur
rency, Mr.. Stanton raises this question:
The mutilated cTrrency belonging to the
bank might, in my judgment, be forwarded
to the Treasury. This action has been de-
layed ~ revision of the accounts relating
to mutilated currency and by claims IRE
seuted by some OF the banks, which curreu-
cy has been received for the return to them
of tue amount forwarded. This question
will be subject Of consultation with you,
but whether the amounts claimed shall be
returned, or whether all of the currency be
forwarded to the Treasury, the First Ma
tiOnal will in either event be entitled TO the
credit as an Offset to its Indebtedness. As
reported above, blank forms have been pre-.
pared for the presentation Of claims against
the bank.
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tion of the First National Bank, reported
to day much better exhibit than anticl-
pated, aud resolutions were adopted look
ing to its immediate resumption. Accord
ing TO reports its d mand liabilities are
1924, 900 agailst unquestioned and availa-
be assets of $555,000. The doubtful and
unavailable assets being Si01 700, making
total assets of $3.50, ,000. after paying all
liabilities the stockholders can realize par
on their shares. On reading the report OF
the committee 100000 was subscribed to-
wards enabling the bank to resume.
Dubuque. 80 asi
DUBUQUE, Ia, Sept. ~ The CONNER
cial National Bank of Dubuque is the only
National Bank in this city that Is meeting
all demands in full in currency, and to-day
their deposits have considerably decreased.
The Merchants National has suspended
payment entirely. The First National is
paying in bills receivable and q small
amount in currency. The run on the Ger.
man Savings and Peoples Savings Banks
seems to have entirely subsided.
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NEW YORK.
Wukie Collins.

Wukie Collins.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.--Wilkie Collins
was received this evening by the Lotus
Club.
Samuel @. Sheppard, of the firm of Ward
81 Co., merchants, committed suicide at his
residence. For some time past he had oc-
casional fits of melancholy. - -
UnVeilfng q Statue.
The colossal bronze statue of John How
ard Paine, author of ''Home, Sweet Home,"
was unveiled to-day in Prospect Park,
Brooklyn, in presence of 5000 persons.
Speeches were made, Sunday schools sang
alone, Sweet Home" and John G. SAKE
read an original poem. >
~ Relief for Shreveport. rc-f5
The Hanover National Bank acknowl-
edges receipt of 372 dollars for the relief of
Shreveport. p1als -.i-ss.
The ROsenweig Abortion Case. f.I
Counsel for Jacob Rosenweig, in the
tolnbs awaiting trial on the charge ofhsving
caused the death of Alice Bowlesby by NAL
practice, argued q motion for bis discharge
on the grounds that the law under which
he was indicted has been repealed. The
District Attorney opposed the motion. The
court, while giving its impression that the
position of Rosenweig's counsel was correct
concluded to reserve its decision. ...
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MEMPHIS.
Progress of the Yellow Fever.
Incendiary Threats.

Incendiary Threats.
Fl Special to the Courier-JournaI.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 26,-The bank scare
having subsided, the sensationalists have
again turned their undivided attention to
yellow jack, and, although the mortality TO-
day is nesrly twenty-five per cent less than
that Of yesterday, not q few of the good cit
izens of the place have left for healthier To-.
calities, some going by rail and quite num-
Der by boat. The Howards established
their inirmsry on Promenade street, and
had received seven patients up to dark, two
of whom will doubtless die before morning.
Some ofthe citizens in the neighborhood
are now getting up petition to have it re-
moved, and threats are even made to burn
it down. The Chief of Police, deeming
them of some significance, has stationed two
men there to protect it. Quite number of
new cases were reported to-day, and in To-
cslities not heretofore touched. The wealth
er again turned quite warm this morning,
and during the day the mercury ranged at
from so to 81, which is by the leading ply
sicians considered favorable for the spread
of the disease.
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MURFRBESBORO.
A Damaging Frie.

A fire broke out at half past two O'Clock
yesterday morning. in the jewelry store of
A. .. ii. 2. Sehorn, at Murfreesboro, which
ragged with great fury, destroying the block
occupied by Landsbarger, dry goods mer-
chant Sehorn, jewelry store; the Jewish
Synagogue on second floor, aud ODD Eel
lows Hall on third floor. Neither of the
above named sayed anything. The Odd
Fellows lost sll thei, furniture, regalia and
parspharnalia. The eRelry store of Mr.. Sc
horn, and the dry goods establishment of
Mr.. LandsbergeF were first robbed and then
fred. The total loss in the building and
stock is estimated at $4,000. The Odd
Fellows had an insurance Of $1,000 in the
Ena, of Hartford, and the building was
insured for $3.50 in the Continental, and
81 600 in The Pbeaix, The City Hotel ad-
joining on the west was damaged to the
amount of S1,000-insuredin in the Continen-
tai and Franklin for s. 900.
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HORRIBLE.
Am Unnatural Som Murders his Mother
and Sister

Am Unnatural Son Murders his Mother
and Sister.
SCRANTON, PA, Sept. 27-The bodies Of
Mrs. O'Mahara, aged 50, and her daughter,
aged 30, were found near Montrose station,
on the Delaware and Lackawana and Wes-
tern Railroad, this morning. A coroner's
jury elected sufficient evidence to believe
t. ey were murdered and placed on the
track by Daniel O'Mahara, son of the older
woman, and a hired man named Irving.
Blood was found on IrviDg's clothes, and at
several points between O'Mahara's house
and the railroad track, distance of %
miles. Daniel O'Mahara inherited some
property on condition that he would sup
port his mother and her daughter. d anieI
O'Mahlra and Irving are in jail.
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FOREIGN.
The American Flag Torn to Pieces

Consular Sacked and Foreigners Hms
prisOned.
KINGSTON, JAM, Sept. 27.--The British
steam sioop Niobe arrived here to-day from
omoa, Honduras, bringing the following
Intelligence: -.s- .,-.-,-.'-, -.
Gen. Estrobas' troops, after assassinating
q adetachment of Palac:o's force which un-
der flag of truce approached the fort, sack
Omoa imprisoned all British subjects; gntted
the Consulate ef America, England, Spain,
and Portugal; tore the American flag to
pieces, and sacked merchants warehouses
and safes, leaving them perfect wreck.
The Niobe soon after arrived and demand
ed the surrender of imprisoned for
eigners and explanations for outrsges. The
authorities were obstinate, and refused tbs
demands of the commander of the Niobe,
when bombardment followed, till a flag of
truce was hoisted. The prisoners were
then surrendered and q compensation
granted: M ~ s.....f
s2,5OO,OOO Gold.
LONDON, Sept. 27.--A steamer leaving
Liverpool to-day for New York took $780,
600 in bullion. All available gold in the
street is also being bought up for shipment
TO America.
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THE MEXICAN BORDER.

>MATAMoRAs, Sept. 27.-The VoS Pub
Hcd of this city states that an armed party
of United States soldiers crossed from Tex
as into Mexico about 20 miles above that
city, for what purpose is unknown, and calls
on the authorities to investigate the matter
and warns Mexicans that such expeditions
are premeditated, and urges them 10 be on
tle alert to repeI such invasions when oc-
casiOn may require.
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OTHER CITIES.
Scarce Currency a General Complaint
Philadelphia Calls for a General
Banking Law.
,olid Boston Begins to Complain.
The Need of Currency to Pay Work.
men. ......
Cb,cagO,s NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.- At the Clearing
House meeting which continued to an early
hour this morning, the suspended banks
were permi ted TO vote. Mr.. Coolbaugh
handed in communication to the public
signed by the President and Directors o
The Union National bank saying they would
hold themselves personally responsible as
individuals and pay monthly all deposits
DOW hsld by said b,nk or which may here
after be made with it.
Coolbaugh said his former opinions were
based on what he deemed were tie condi-
tions of the surrounding cities. Since then
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The prices given for to-day are the low
est made, and they are unressonanly low.
There was a large advance on these prices
when it was announced that the Stock Ex-
change would be opened Tuesday. Offer
ings of Lake Shore and New York Central
were withdrawn fro;n sale. -.-,
The reported failure yesterday on the
Produce Exchange Of Shotwell & Bro,
proved only temporary. Extensions were
Immediately granted and the house goes on
ra1sactipg business as usual. Another
house was reported in trouble, and at a
meeting of creditors it was decided to carry
them through. NotWi hstanding the diff
Guilty experienced by shippers in negotiating
bills of exchange, the exports by different
steamers to-day do not seem to be much
less than the amount carried before the
present financial crisis, The quantity of
cotton shipped, however, is not as large as
usual, and large amount was received
direct from Southern ports and immediate.
ly transferred to vessels. Managers of q
few lines, in order to complete csr3oes, have
taken grain at q sli ht reduction per busbel,
but the general rate for wheat is still 1904
cents. A few shippers who had engaged
freight room for to-day's steamers find it
impossible to pay the rate demanded.
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FOOD as MEDICINE.

DR.. Hall relates of man who was cured
of bis biiousness by going wtahout his sup
per and drinking freely oflemonade. Every
morning, says the doctor, this patient arose
with a wonderful sense of rest and refresh.
ment, and feeling as though the blood had
been literally washed, clesnsed and cooled
by the lemonade and the fast. His theory
is that food will be used as remedy for
many diseases successfully. As an instace
he cures cases of splitting blood by the use
of salt, epilepsy and yellow fever by water
melons; kidney affections by celery; poison,
olive or sweet oil; erysipelas, pounded cram
berries applied 20 the parts affected; hydro
phobia, onions, etc. So the way to keep in
good health is really to know what to eat
not to know what medicine to take.
A TEXAS mother-in-law, finding her
daughters husband impervious to the ordi-
nary methods of killing, vindicated her au-
thoriGy by shooting him.
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THE CORN CROP.
Report of Agricultural Bureau


WASHINGTON, Sept. 27-The september
report Of the Agricultural Bureau indicate
that the yield of maize will be somewhat
lower than last year. The averege appears
to be four per cent less than 1872, making a
reduction of more than million acres in
Ohio, Indians, Illinois and Iowa, nearly
million being in Illinois. The number of
counties reporting an average condition
in September is 222; above
The average 22l; below 5S1; total number
reporting 1924. The general average Of
condition as based upon the county average
and the proportion of crop produced by each
county is SIG. The States averaging 100
or more are New Hampshire, New Jersey,
Georgia, Alabama, West Virginia, Mime
sofa and Oregon. The averages Of the
great corn producing States are ss fol oWs:
Kentucky "a, Ohio 9l, Indiana 81, Illinois
68, Iowa 81 and Missouri 81. Minnesota
in the vest and New jersey in the east re-
port relatively and absolutely high as aver
ages of condition. Maryland, VIZ .inia and
Florida present relatively higher averages
and all Southern States lower
than 1872, although those upon
the Atlantic coast promise an average. The
yield If the Southwestern States was unu-
suany large lsst year, but will be considera-
bly, under an average the present season. L.
suffered from too much moisture in bottom
lands. 1t is also noticeable fact that ia
States wbere rains have been most injurious
the reports Of local droughts are somewhat
numerous. Complaints of low vitality from
bad seed are common in Ohio and Michigan
Tee SUMMER droughts were injurious in
portions of some States, and in Indiana, Hi
nois, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas the crop is
generally reported two weeks later than
usual. Chinch-bdg injuries are reported in
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas
GEssshoppers proved destructive IN sections
of Missouri Iowa and Kansas. ".
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The department of agriculture is issuiUg
a circular for collecting results of seasons
experience in systematic form in many in
stances great success claimed in the use of
arsenical compounds in war upon insects.
The circular says the annual losses Of cot
ton from ravsges If cotton insects amount
possibly to half million bales in years of
insect prevalence. any facts bearing upon
this subject will be gladly received from
planters who do not receive the circular of
Inquiry as well as from correspondents and
others who do,
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ST. LOUIS.

A Falling Building Fatally Injuries
Two Men.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27.-Late this afternoon
a portion Of the rear wall of the five story
warehouse of Saml Cupples & Co., corner
of Second and Chestnut Streets. fell with
q terrible crash, opening gap in the build
ing so feet wide. Three men named Thos.
Mier, D. A. Fickler and Mr.. Davis, who
were working in the third story, were car
ried down with the wall and Mier and
Fickler seriously, possibly fatally, hurt.
Davis was unhurt.
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e:-HaIEa-DOzen Banks
Suspend Against Paying Wages.

I LOUISVILLE, Sept 37-The following
banks have suspended payment. temporari-
ly to-day: The German Bank, Masonic
Savings Bank, Western German Insurance
Bank, Louisville Banking Company, West
ern German Bank aud Central Savings
Bank. The run had been steadily iucreas
ed on the banks for the past three days.
The Presidents met last evening, and
knowing Saturday to bs heavy day for
small manufactures, and the panic among
small depositors increasing, they agreed to
close thej banks in the morning. ali of
them have abundant assets; many able to
pay two dollars for every one on deposit
out of the assets. The other banks of the
city were heavily drawn on, but are all
ri9ht and will not be affected. The sus-
pended banks are all Savings banks con-
Quoted and owned chiefly by Germans
with large lines ofsmsll German depositor
1t is believed there will bs no more trouble
as confidence seems 10 prevail. The Off
GERS OF the suspended banks met this even
Ing to devise measures of relief. Nothing
OF importance was done save the appoint
ment OF committee to devise and report a
plan to facilitate exchange among banks
with view to early resumption.
The lack of systematic action among the
bankers has tended to suspend these banks.
Every bank is looking out for its own safety.
The SUSPENDED banks will place all collec-
tions to the credit of owners as special de-
posts, and receive deposits as special de.
post banks subject to the drafts of deposi-
tors. There is no prospect of run Oh these
banks Monday, as all others have prepared
for an emergency.
Baltimore.
b BALTIMORE, Sept,26. The day closed in
this city without additional excitement or
reports of failures. Stringeney in money
but all banks have p id out lib
orally on small checks to supply business
demands.
/ Allentown, Pa.
/ ALLENTOWN, Pa, Sept. 27-The bank
lrs have resolved TO follow the example of |
} her cities, and adopt the system of certi
icstion of checks instead of paying curren-
y iD larger smounts.
The FIRST National All Right.
( MEMPHIS, Sept. 27.-The report of the !
committees examination into the condi-
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DOesn't Suspend, bat Re-
ufses Sight Drafts.

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 27.-The repo-t pub
lished in this mornings Sentinel that the
banks hers had suspended payments Of
gums larger than two hundred dollars, is
mistake. No such action has been taken
and the banks are doing business as usual,
except that they have stopped advances on
produce until eastern banks are re2dy to
respoEd. - ----
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Brandy Peaches.

In response to an inquiry whether per-
sons who sell brandy peaches, brandy
cherries, ETC., is liable to special tax as
liquor dealers the commissioner of internal
revenue replies that unless said articles are
bona fde sold as such and contain only the
necessary quantity of brandy to preserve
the fruit, the dealer must pay special tax
for selling the brandy.
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Extent OF the Crash.

The following shows the prices current for
leading stocks Wednesday, Sept. II, the day
before Jay Cooke & Co. failed, and those
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THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.

4fa--a l--a q
A Decidedly Better Feeling.
Foreign Exchange Begins to Rally.
80
Money Returns to the Street ut z
Per Cent.
Lake Shore Strides Up IA Per Cent.
Millicns Negotiated On Railway
Stocks
Loan Certificates of Unknown Guam.
titles
Scare the Stock Exchange into Open
ing Tuesday.
VIII Government Anticipate the S14,-
100000 November Interest?
No Bank Statement till Monday.
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The FIRST Ma

MEMPHIS, Sept. 27.-The report of the
committees examination into the condi-