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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-10
THE DOMINION.
Trouble in the Red River Country.
kidnapping on the Border.

CHICAGO, July ga St. Paul specia
dated Yesterday says: Lord Gordon, who
was lately robbed OF S41 900 in bonds, sup.
posed by detectives to have been done over
the border, was seized on Thursday near
Fort Carey by two officers from Minnea-
polls, aud brought to disputed ter 'itory
near Pemoina, when he was rescued, and
the officers arrested by a squad of troops
from Fort Duffer. 1t is said Gordon was
made drunk and gagged by his captors.
The Manhattan authorities also arrested as
accessories to the kidnapping, Mr.. Bentley,
a merchant at Fort Carey; j. c. Burbank,
President of the st. Paul Fire and Marine
Insurance Company; and Geo. U. Merriam
and Lorin Fletcher, of Minneapolis. The
three last namel were at Fort Carey on
business, owning mills and fine lands in the
Red river valley.
Subsequent reports say Mr.. Burbank has
escaped to this side ftha line. George A
Bracket, Mayor of Minneapolis, accompa-
MED By the Hons. S. E. N. Wilson, Wm.
Cochran and @. Al. Loring, went by spec
ial train on Saturday evening to tender bail,
and carrying warrants and documents to
seeurs the body of Gordon. Dispatches Of
last evening say Mayor Bracket and his
wyers would be arrested on their arrival
to-day, by the Mauitabions. They arrived
there at o'clock this morning. The plan
for Gordon's arrest was laid at MINNEAPOLIS
where Ma shall o. Roberts of New YORK,
and representatives of The estate CT Horace
f. Clark have been for some time. Rob
erts and Clark gave bonds in thirty-se7en
thousand dollars for Gordon's re-appear-
ance in the suits with Jay Gould. Gordon
is also wanted by New York parties on
other accounts.
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THE Kansas City [Io.) Times calls for q
union of the South West in the political
and material questions ofthe dty. 1t says:
"Sooner or la.er the Two sections will be
forced to unite, or go into inevitable and
involuntary bankruptcy. 1t is tine that
the issues Of the war were buried. Having
wellnigh Destroyed republican institutions,
there is no reason why they should destroy
every material, pecuniary, manufacturing
aud agricultural interest as well. As sen
timent, loyalty, perhaps, is sweeteLough to
those who are fond of such embraces, but
as substance, it is as bitter and as sterile
as the ashes upon The shores of the
Dead Seas
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TIE ASSESS 9gENT LAW.

a great deal has been said and written
againss tie ass ssment law passed by our
last Legislature, and very little in favor of
il; some few though, have been bold
enough to flee The music and advocate it.
While we think the law is defective and
perhaps obu0xious in some Of its features,
s.ill We think it is, in the main, the law
We need, at any ra.s it IS stagger IN the
Tgh' direction. l. brincs 10 light latent
capital that heretofore knew 70 taxation; it
could pos be got at by the asgeEsors, conse-
quenily could not be taxed, Under lle
new law each man makes out schedule If
all his taxable rOperty aud has to swear to
it, and ;hus everything that justly should
be taxed is assessed.
We are informed by the Assessor for this
distric., that the taxable property in This.
tie 6Lh civil district Of Crockett county, has
increased one hundred thousand dollars in
Valua ion under the new law, and We
lave q right 10 believe that like
result will be found in every county in the
State. Now, since the rate Of taxation has
not been increased, it must be tl.at The in-
crease is due e the ,act tuaL the lew law
csmas nearest getting al al the taxable
properly than any assessment law we have
heretofore had enacted, aud Just and in
partial assessment-oLe tia. rlaEes The
specul 4tory the merchant, AID al monte d
men, assist tie farmer in bearing the bur-
den of taxation, is what we need and must
haYe.-1iGmO SegtipG
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
The Temperance EEen Determined on
q Thorough CAuvnss

The Temperance Hen Determined ON
a Thorough Canvass.
BOSTON, July AT the adjourned meet
ing of the State Temperance Alliance to-day,
the Secretary read the report Of the cam
paign committee, recommending that towns
and cities be cauvassed to secure the names
Of men who will pledge themselves to take
charge Of thorough temperance canvass III
their respective districts; also recommend
ing the appointment of agents to take
charge OF, work and employ such assistance
as may be necessary to carry out comp,ee
State prohibitory canvass. A resolution
that the execution of the liquor law by
State and city officials is not satisfactory 10
the ALLIANCES was adopted. The was con
siderable Butler and anti-Butier talk at the
maetiBg, but all attempts to designate can
didates for Governor were warded off.
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THE TURF.
Monmouth Park Races.

LONG BRANCH, July Good weather
and good track Today for the races at Mon
mouth Park. The first was hurdle race,
eight hurdles, two miles, all ages, weller
weights, four hundred to the first hc-,rsa
seVenty-fye to the second, and t,vepfv-iire
to the third, There we We only two entries
GEO. West 81 81 Shylock, and the former
"on, lime, 3:z9.
The second was a selling race, all ages, a
purse Of four hundred dollars, one and
a quarter miles. Five horses started. The
race was won by Wheatley in 2:15, beating
Benjamin, second, B. +. Carver, Utica and
BuChu,
The third rsce was for the Monmouth
Oak Stakes, one and half miles. There
were nine entries. The race was won by
DosWlle's grey filIey in 2:i5.
The fourth race for the Mansion House
stakes, two and half miles, there were
twelve entries, and only two starters. The
race was won by Mate in 4:37a, beating
Boss Tweed.
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MULTIPLICATION.

The Some-vilie Falcon denies that it is
guilty of "the political heresy Of nulliica-
ton" It proposed, or rather advocate, a
plan which would "Virtually render the as
sessment law null and void" What is this
but notification? Our contemporary has
not considered The eiiec. Of its teaching.
Take the good county of Fayette, for in
staBce. If no assessment is made there
can be 10 collection Of taxes for State,
county or school purposes. If there be no
taxes collected, what is to become Of your
courts, your criminals, your Judges, juries,
clerks, sher.Gs and jailors? The county
will have no revenue, aud it is not proba-
bic that the State Treasurer would pay
money out of the public treasury to a coun-
ty which refused to contribute anything
thereto.
Tha Falcon cannot escape from its III
fortunate position by charging that We
threaten it or It's county with artillery"
Gen. jackson used no such language IS it
puts in bis mouth. His proclamation was
calm, temperate ard dignifed; great State
paper which We again commend TO the study
of the Falcon. The resignation Of an officer
is not necessarily notification, but the fixed,
deliberate plan to procure the resignation
of certain class of officers to render null
and void a Certain law is notification, moth
ing more and nothing less.
The sable lawyer" who writes to the
Falcon, has commenced his series Of aTti-
cles, in which he proposes 10 establish the
uncoDstitusonality Cf the assessment law.
As the law was before the Supreme Co;Tt
at its late session at Jackson, and held 10
be constitutional, it may be that the argu.
ment of the able lawyer comes too late
We may refer to his communications
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THE NEW YORK TIMES ON THE AID
MIEESTRsEION.

In noticing the departure of Ex-Governor
Jewell 10 his post at st. Petersburg, the
New York Times thus cougratulates the
Administration On the purity and excel
lence of its foreign ministers:
"He carries with him not only The good
will Of all his friends, but the confidence Of
the general body of the public in bis good
sense, capacity, and perfect integrity
qualities not supeTiuous in cur Representa-
tives abroad, considering some events Of
recent occurrenca. We may be quite sure,
at any rate, that Minister Jewell viii not
use his position IS q means Of advancing
his own private interests. We cannot say
as much for some Of our ministers a.
foreign courts"
If the President and his Cabinet have
aent abroad one honest msn, the e1trsor-
binary even. desarTes the applause Of tie
Times, for It is not likely that another case
of the kind viii happen soon.
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THE CROPS.


CHICAGO, July photographic crop re.
ports from numerous points in Illinois and
Iowa, covering the greater pant of these
States, show that while recent severe rain
storms have considerably damaged the
wheat crop, particularly in localities where
IL was just ready TO harvest, there will be
fully an average crop. Oats have suffered
more, being badly lodged and in many
places will have to be moved. Corn gen
orally looks well, and with favorable wealth
er, will make full average crop.
PEORIA, Ills, July 9.-Crops, within a
radius of twenty-five miles from this place,
are very fair. Wheat is being harvested,
aud about two-thirds of crop. Rye and
hay good, but all irjared by late rains. Full
ton county crops are not so good, having
been injured more by storms in early part
ofthe season. Tazswell and Woolford cum
ties about the same as Peoria, but suffering
from recent rains.
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HOW GEN. GORDON SAVED GEN
SHERIDAN'S LIFE.

A correspondent OF the Philadelphia
Press relates the following incident:
Iu Georgia I heard an incident in con-
nection with Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan, which
Little Phil will read with some surprise, and
lay down the paper with some grateful feel-
Jugs toward the gallant soldier who saved
his Life. The night previous TO tine sIlren-
der of Lee at Appomatox, Gen. John B.
Gordon, who commanded StoreyaJl Jack
sons old corps, Gen. Fitz duQh Lee, COM
mlnding the cavalry, aid Gen. Longstreet,
held 8 consultation with Gen. r. Z
Lee. At this consultation it was agreed
that Tn. Go,don should try the
Fe@.eraI strength on the following day.
Gen. Sheridan was in command opposite
Gen. Gordon. In accordance with the pro-
graynIae, Gordon made his demonstration
the next cay and was met by Sheridan's
cavalry. which he calamity repulsed, but
finding Sheridan well supported by large
number of infantry, fell back and sent this
intelligence to Gen. r. Z. Lee. Upon its
receiqC Gen, Lee ordered the firing to cease,
and displayed the white flsg, under which
the surrender was subsequently made.
Durino the cessation OF hCstilitie5, and
while Gems. Grant and Lee were in consul
tation, Gen. Sheridan, with large retiAUe
of officers and men-about 100 in all-was
seen approaching Gen. GcrdOn's lines. o!
course this cavalcade, as it came dashing
across the plain, challenged the attention
of Gordon's entire force. CHANGING r,
turn bis head, Gen. Gordon saw > long
ank Mississippian within a fc-s wards 81
him, deliberately training lis cooked rife OF
the approaching hoTSsemau. Gen. Gordon
dashed at tbs. msrksmaD, and rode him
down; with an exclamation more emphatic
tan refined: "What do you mean, STRIP
/ Numbered the irste Gordon; "don't you
know firing has ceased by my o"der?" g
know, General" replied Mississippi, as h
gathered himself up, "but l thought it were
a Judgment acomin agin us, and jist sight
ed that short-legged teller thar, and if yoU
hadn't come up I'd a fetched him from
whar be sOt, and he's heen powerful heal
of good to the YankS."
That man was one OF the best shots in The
division, and never failed to kill his object
when deliberate aim was had. Gordon
turned to meet Sheridan, ard Buchanan
Reads hero has never known how near hi!
life came to going cut with the rebellion
Gen. Gordon is now United States Senator
from Georgia.
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An ENOCH ARDEN CASE REVERS-


A letter from Des Moines, Iowa, TO the
Chicago Journal, gives the following inter-
estirg bit of romance in real life:
"George E. Henderson left Ottumwa in
the spriug of 1867 to cross the plains 20 Cal
ifornia, and was captured by the Snakes
and Shoshone Indians. He was taken by
them down into New Mexico, and has been
there held by them since. He married an
Indian woman while with the Indians, and
she assisted him in escaping, and pers
sisted In coming home with him. he ha-
a wife, to whom he was married but
a. short time before he went away
mother, brother and sister, re-
siding near Ottu GWa. II fathlr was IL
ed at GettysSurg. The family had given
him up for dead, and the meeting on his
arrival at home, few days ago, was quite
affec ing. The mother recognized hip D.,
he stepped through the gate at the # ont
door ward, though he was dressed il the
Indian costud and bronzed to r,earIy the
color of a saya e. He is nov forty-tWo
years old, six feet on inch Il height, and
as straight as an arrow. The Indian wife
seems devoted 10 him, but freely and fully
recognizes the just rights of his first wife,
who has so long mourned her husband as
dead, and surrenders all her claims upon
him in behalf Of the white woman"
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BALTIMORE.
Riot-SeveraI persong rpiured

RiOt-SeVeraI Persons Injured
BALTIMORE, July 9.-The Board of Po-
lice Commissioners too day examined a
number of witnesses, most of them colored,
in regard to the attack last evening On
procession OF thu colored Sunday School of
Asbury Methodist church, and without con-
Guiding the examination adjourned till to-
morrow. The evidence showed he attack
was first made by a small party of boys,
eight to ten years old, throwing stones and
brickbats, among the negro children of the
procession. TITS led to a fight in which
about $50 whites took part. Eight persons,
four white aud four black, were struck and
cut By stones, some badly, bat none seri-
Ously injured. Sewers! pistol shots were
fired by the police for the purpose of intin-
idatiOn and TO Quell the disturbance.
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CHICAGO.
National Amateur Press Association.

NalIOnaE AInUECuF EFts5 AssOCdRtEOH'
CHICAGO, July 9.-The Nationa' ANA
taur Press Association held its annual meet
ing at the Sherman House in this city to-
day, and elected officers for the ensuing
wear, as follows: President, Chas S. Diehl
Chicago; Vice-PIesidents, E, A. Henderson,
Red Wing, MINI, g. U. Harris, Wooster,
Ohio; Secretary, Ed. f. Madden, Louisville,
KY; Treasurer, D. Maxwell, PittsburG,
Pa. j. S. Fox, the retiring President, de
ivered an address. A poem was read, ard
after business was over, bahquet was
given. ------
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INDIANAPOLIS.
Railroad COIEIsiOns-TwO Men Seald-
20 DaotE.

Railroad COIlIsiOns-TwO Men SeaIG-
ed 30 Death.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 9.-The express
train on the l. G. & L. r. r, leaving this
city northward this morning colIided with
the passenger train awaiting them at Cnlow'a
station. The train was to pass freight
train also at this place. The brakeman
whose duty it was TO flag the passenger
train, failed to give the proper signal. Both
engines were damaged, the engineer, FIRE
man and express messenger were slightly
hurt but no o hers injured.
An accident occurred Monday night at
Ogden, H., on 1. B. & ". r. r, by which
an engine was thro wn from the track and
Jacob Wright, fireman, and II. p. Cany,
brakeman, were sca!ded to death.
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PROFESSIONALLY.
An UR dutEfuI Son.

LOUISVILLE, July Gin Jacksonville
Ind, to-day, James Murphy, Is years old,
quarrslle1 with bis father, q cooper, about
where he should work. James becoming
ex2sperated, drew g revolver, and cred
twice at bis father, one ball passing through
the coat and vest, between the left side AID
arm, and the other whistling close by his
ear, when bystanders iuterfered and dis
armed the lad.
The house of Felix KrumnerCht, few
miles from Jeffarsonville, Ind, was burned
at 10 O'Clock this morning, with its con
tents, including clothing of the family. Los!
about $1,000. No insurance.
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KANSAS.

The Missouri Pacific RAILROAD Track
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Escape Of
Trains.
CHICAGO, July GA dispatch from Law
renee, Kansas, yesterday, says half mile
Of the Kansas Pacific Railroad track near
Kickspoo station, dropped into the Missouri
river this evening. 1t sank out of sight in
the flooded stream in one lurch and with
out any warning. 1t seems that the river
Undermined the track without the know
ledge of the railroad men. Ike water
where the track was situated is now forty
feet deep. Railroad men say it is the most
fearful rent ever seen. The escape of the
trains was almost miraculous.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
Check 10 ProdigaI Authorities.

A Check 10 PrOdigaI Authorities.
CHARLESTON, S. c., July 9.--In Column
bia to-day, Judge Carpenter, on motion Of
counsel representing The tax payers of the
State, granted an injunction restraining any
and all fiscal officers Of Lbe Safe from levy
ing or collecting any taxes for the purpose
paying interest uron bonds named in the
complaint, which are State bonds, amount
ing to over seven million dollars.
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Condensed CelegrRTns.

The Troy and Albany Stoye-founders'
Association unanimously resolved yester-
day to make no change in the prices OF
stoves. This action regulates the price of
stoves throughout the United States.
A proposition is on foot in st. Louis to
consolidate the st. Louis and Memphis
Packet Company and tha Mississippi Val.
ley Transportation Company, and pur-
chase all the steamers plying between st.
Louis and New Orleans.
The work of printing the new 80 cent
pOte will be commenced by the Treasury
Department next week,
The Government is taking The necessary
s'eps to establish military prison st Rock
Island, I'LL,
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FOREIGN.
France Paying Her war Debt.

France Paying Her War Debt.
| PARIS, July 9.--Fhs second instalment
| of two hundred and fifty million francs Of
| the last nilliaTd Of the war indemnity was
| delivered 10 the German treasury on the
| 9TH. There now remains due to Germany
but five hundred million francs, which, il
| accordance with the treaty signed at Berlin
| on the 18th of March last, ia to be paid by
the 9Th of next September.
Patent Right Congress.
VIENNA, July 9.-Notice is given in The
journals that the Iuteri aticnal Patent Right
Congress will convene on the 14th of Au-
gust. An Imperial Commission has been
appointed to arrange preliminaries. The
language used at the Congress will be Ger
man, bat French and English will be per-
mitted. The decisions OF the Congress will
be communicated through the several COM
missioners to their respective governments.
Inventors and proprietors of inventions are
gctiVely moving il the matter, and large
and important gathering is anticipated.
Bad News for wine-bibbers.
LISBON, July 9.-The vine disease is
spreading 10 Portugal.
Attempt TO Burn the Vienna Expo.
S1tlOn butAutUh.
LONDON, July ga s, eci2l from Vienna
says an attempt was made yesterday to fire
the Exhibition building. Correspondents
and other persons who have returned here
hint that the building will probably be
burned soon.
Postal Congress. e..
LONDON, July 9.-The European and
American Postal Congress meet at B9rne
on Sept. 8.
The InsurreetiOn In Spain 80 be Pat
Down immediately, If not Sooner.
MADRID, July 9.-The government has
issued manifesto, declaring it is most I'M
perative now to crush the instruction
which is devastating CstaloDa, Navarro and
Basque provinces, and is preparing for a
supreme effort and availing itself of extra
ordinary powers granted by the Cortes. Il
is resolved to insist on the inexorabie execu-
ton OF the law and compel soldiers to re-
main under their colors until pacifcstion is
C, mplete, and more over to call out reserves
if TeinfOrcements axe needed.
Seniors Castelar, and Meron have had an
interview with I;econciliable deputies, to
induce them to return to the Cortes, but
found it impossible to accsde 10 their de-
mands.
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MEMPHIS.
Alleged SGusBderinG Of the Selma
Railroad Subscription, Etc.

$3.50 va EhC GSCllAEe
Railroad Subscription, Etc.
Special to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
MEMPHIS, July S.-The title seven
yeaI,old daughter Of Cap. Ed. Cole was
terribly and perhaps fatally burned last
night ~ her clothes and the bed in which
she sept taking fire from s coal oil lamp.
The County Court to-day went into an
investigation of the affairs of the Memphis
and Selma railroad, and found that Of the
two hundred thousand dollars subscription
paid of the five hundred Thousand dollars
voted to aid the road Uy this (Shelby) coun-
ty, siXty-fve thousand dollars had been
eypaLde! in grading thirteen mites over
aud above the average expense for the same
work; and for that reason they will doubt
less withhold he balance of the subscription
(three hundred thousand dolIsTs) from the
company.
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ST. LOUIS.
The Cash System.

ST. LOUIS July GA large meeting Of
commission merchants was held 1T Mer-
chants Exchange this evening, at which
resolutions were unanimously adopted to
strictly enforce :he rule of Exchange, that
cash shall Immediately follow the delivery
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Educational Convention
VERMONT.
Attempt te Throw a Train Off the
Track

TRACK.
CONCORD, VT, July 9.-An attempt was
made last night TO throw the Boston train
off the track near Gelncook. Two men
were seen placing ties upon the track by 4
woman, whom they beat insensibe and
threw among the bushes. She managed t.
reach the depot, told what she saw, and the
Instructions were removed. Her asssilants
robOed tho woman of nesrIy S400. A
satchel, containing it, was found, together
with the words: ave made more money
than we should if we had tipped off the
train, YOU Eool,h
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EVANSVILLE, July "a boy - years
old, eldest son of Col. Jno. Rheinl ander, of
this city, former county treasurer, was acct
IDENTIFY crushed between loaded wagon and
gate post to-day, and died within an
hour.
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NORTH CAROLINA.
A State Grange Organized

RALEIGH, July 9.-Aasters Of various
Oranges III this State met here to-day and
organized a State Grange. W. S. Battle,
of EdgecOmb, was made President. The
meeting was we'll attended and harmonious.
It adjourned tn meet again the third We'd
nesday Of February next.
Educational Convention.
A large State Educational Convention
was held here to-day. All portions of the
State were represeted. W. u. Battle, of
Raleigh, was made President. Much inter-
est was taken in its deliberations,
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Ia Little Rock

LITTLE Rock, July 9.--Several fatal
cases of cholera have appeared here among
the poorer classes, during the past week.
One death to-day.
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-
CONNECTICUT.
a Constitutional Convention Dez
fnRfeh.

HARTFORD, July THE House to-day
passed two constitutional amendmsrf-
which go to the next Legislature f.. a two,
thirds vote. One provides f.. re-districting
the State, so as TO an.5w not less than ii
nor more thar ~ Senators. The other pro-
woes lat towns having more than 500 in
..aoitants shall have two Representatives.
An amendment providing for biennial cleo
tions was indefinitely postponed. The vote
defeating the Constitutional Convention in
the House was al to 81.