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along parallel lines running east, north
east and west-southwest intermediate
sections of it dropped to about 5000
feet above the tide level. The sections
which retained their altitude have been
exuded of all their cnal measures, and
of the formations beneath the coal
measures as far down as the fossil ore.
Thus, on two sides of each crack the
coal and ore lie facing each other.
G~eoIogicaUy they were separated by an
immense interval. Geographically they
are now but a few furlongs, sometimes
but a few yards, apart"
Tennessee has four distinct IRON
belts, the Eastern, the D~yestone, the
Cumberland and the Western. They
all run in the direction of the noun
tain ranges. The most eastern lies on
the east boundary of the State, and the
most western, between Nashville and
the Tennessee river. In the Eastern
belt there r now IN operation, ortem-
porarily suspended, five furnaces. The
quantity of iron made is small for
want of railroad facilities. About TO-
600 tons are produced annually. Its
chilling properties ~eminently fit
it for making car wheels, and
it is nearly all consumed for
that purpose. The DyestOne belt lies
at the baseof the coal measures, where,
in the pithy language of the report,
we have coal, iron ore, limestone and
sandstone sandwiched. In this region
there are four furnaces and two or
three in curse of erection. There are
no furnaces in the Cumberland belt,
which is coextensive with the coal re-
gion. In the Western belt there are
eleven furnaces, which turn out month
ly 4,230 tons. The monthly product
of iron in the State is 7,71l tons. The
fuel used in the Western region is
charcoal The. ore is brown hematite.
The following is a list of the fur
naces IN East Tennessee with their
monthly yields:
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CONGRESSIONAL NATIvITIEs.

Of the three hundred and siXty-eight
Senators, Representatives and Delegates in
Congress, nearly a fifth are natives of New
England. Just one in thirty-six fails to re-
member where or when he was born, and
consequently is uncertain as to his age.
One member has it from coed authority
that he wa born in Virginia, but the resi-
dents in the vicinity of his birthplace can
give him no information as regards his pro
g~enitors. He is one of the specimens OF
humanity who has not, at some period OF
his life, been reminded that he strongly re-
sembled his father or mother. Twelve
States are represented in the Senate by
Senators born ont of the State, ten States
by only n Senator born within the State,
and twelve by Senators each of whom was
born in the State.
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THE COURTS.

CIRCUIT CoURT.-State of Tennessee
ex rel. VS.. South Nashville Street Railroad
Company, argued and decision deferred.
CHANCERY CoURT.-Not in session.
FEDERAL CoURT.-The following Grand
jury was impannelled and will be charged
this morning:
John McClelland, Foreman; j. S. Webb,
Geo. Z. Purvis, f. r. Chatham, Jno. H.
French, Hu McCrea, r. G. McNairy, Jno.
kirkman, j.. w. Childress, ID. A. David
son, Enos Hopkins, S. r. Sanders, w. F.
ProSsor, II. l.. Claiborne, ii. III. Rusor, w.
I. Almond, Joel Anderson, Geo. r. Buch-
anan, 5. b. Gordon, NJ. II. Pickett, Jno.
NJ. Bass, Boyd NJ. Cheatham, w. II. p.
Turner.
Before the court adjourned Judge Shack
leford requested the attorneys present as
well as the judge of the court to meet i'm
mediately after the adjournment to pay a
tribute of respect to the memory of Judge
Milligan. The proceedings ofthis meeting
will be found elsewhere.
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DE. sehenek,s standard Remedies.

The standard remedies for all diseases of the
lungs are SCRENCK's PULMONIc SYRUP,
~SCHENCK's SEA WEED Tonic, and SCHENcK's
PILLS, and, il taken before the
lungs are destroyed, a speedy cure is effected.
To these three medicines DIR. J. II. Schenck,
Of Philadelphia, owes his unrivalled success in
the treatment Of pulmonary diseases.
The limo Syrup ripens the morbid mat
ter in the lungs; nature throws il on by an easy
expectOratiOn, for when the phlegm or matter il
ripe, a slight cough viii throw il on, the patient
has rest, and the lungs begin to heal.
10 enable the Pulmonic Syrup to do this,
Schenck's Mandrake Pills and Schencks Sea
Weed Tonic must be freely used 20 cleanse the
stomach and liver. Schenck's Mandrake Pills
act on the liver, removing all distractions, re-
lax the gall bladder, the bile starts freely, and
the liver is soon relieved.
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic Is a gentle stimu-
liant and Alternative; the alkali of which IL is
composed mixes with the food and prevents
sOuring. II assists the digestion by t0ning up the
stomach to a healthy condition, so that the food
and the PulmOnic Syrup will make good blood;
then the lungs heal. and the patient will surely
get well if care is taken to prevent fresh cold.
All who wish to consult Dr. Schenck, either
personally or by letter, can do 80 at his princi-
pal office, corner Of Sixth and Arch streets,
Philadelphia, every Monday.
Schenck's medicines are sold by all druggists
throughout the country.
ap1 deOd&wlm 3dp
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For the Union and American.
AWAY WITH AL DOERT.

Away with all doubt; there's Heaven above,
A Heaven Of mercy-a Heaven of love;
Long, long have l doubted the mercy OF God,
AlthO' / have oft felt His IOVe-ehastening rod
L have sinned, and swift followed the mereifal
blow,
Unheeded too Oft, but I now feel and know
Twas the s'spirit'' still lingering around my poor
soul,
Alluring it upward to Heavens bright goal.
Has my soul walked TO light? It's no dream of the
hour
Submissive It bows to Thy glory and power:
Eneirele il, Lord, with thy mercifnl arm,
Uphold it and keep 1t from every harm.
Let not earths temptations allure it away,
But with Thee and with Thine let it blissfully
stay,
Until the dark veil that obscures it from earth,
Shall give Il a hallowed and glorious birth.
To the sainted loved, whose prayers and whose
tears
Have eircled my pathway through AL the dark
That 1 doubted and sihned, though now in the
grave,
Their pure faith has triumphed, their Savior
can save.
Away with all doubt, there's a Heaven above,
A Heaven of mercy-a Heaven Of love.
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THE CITY.



The rlver has fallen seven inches since
our last report, and was on a stand at dark
last evening. 1t is thought that it will
take another falling start this morning and
when it does fairly begin to recede it viii
fall very rapidly. This news win be en-
~couraging to the hundreds whoare anxious
ly awaiting the time that they can take
possession of their almost destroyed homes.
The depth of water as shown by the gauge
yesterday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
wa As feet and s inches, and
the depth of water in the channel is about
90 feet. Carpenters will have profitable
employment for some time tocome after the
flood subsidies, repairing and fixing up
buildings that have been partially washed
away. 1t is impossible at this time to es-
innate the amount of damage done, but ii
will run far up into the thousands.
The water is still over the track at
Jacksonville, and it cannot yet be ascer-
tanned how much the trestle work beyond
that place has been damaged. The Ten
nessee river vas reported to be on a stand
there yesterday morning.
The weather for the last two days has
been extremely pleasant, and with a few
more such days as yesterday, the city will
be rid of the destructive flood.
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In regard to the juxtaposition of all
the materials which enter into the man.
ufacture Of iron-an advantage pecu-
liar to the South-the authority of J.
P. Leslie, who is regarded as n of the
best biologists in Pennsylvania, is
cited. He says:
The juxtaposition of this upper
Silurian iron ore In East Tennessee.
with the bed of the coal measures. is a
striking phenomenon. We have before
spoken of the great d~ownthrow faults
which have brought this result about
faults which run in straight lines for
several hundred miles from Alabama
to middle Virginia. 1t is to these
faults that we owe the existence of the
Cumberland Mountain range. and the
preservation Of the coal beds. Be-
fore these faults took place,
the coal was elevated 10000 to
10000 feet above the level Of the sea,
ON = glatea covered with eternal snow
and ic. When this plateau was cracked
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THE Most ReIiahIe.,,

The L~ynchbUrg (TeRn-) Sentinel saws OF
the UNION AND AMERICAN: I'VE can
recommend this to our readers as one of
the most reliable, as well as the leading
political paper in the State-one that does
not switch off at every little side track
on the great Democratic road, and thereby
cause misconnectiOns and discord in the
running of the party, but keeps straight for
ward on the right course. With Majors
Heiss and Mckee in the editorial chair.
Gen. Ira p. Jones in the c~ounting-room.
and Mr.. Winham at the head of the me
chanical department, it has achieved a sue
cess well merited, and built up a patronage
never before received by a paper in Tennes-
see. We say, long live the Peoples pa
Der.'r
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BESSIE OE THE LEA

1 wander mid the roses in the golden summer
time,
And listen to the streamlets as they ring the
merry chime;
But far sweetsr than the roses and the stream
lets unto me
Is the sunbright face Of Bessie, darling Bessie
of the Lea.
Not a bird in all the wide world but will answer
to her call:
o won't l love the twilight when the pearly dew
drops fall,
And she meets me in the valley and she kindly
welcomes me,
My bonny star Of evening, darling Bessie of the
Lea.
o, the honey bees may linger where the buds
and blossoms grows,
The silent breeze of summer in its fragrance
comes and goes,
But they all may pass UNDECIDED, for wherever
she may be,
My heart is full of Bessie, darling Bessie Of the
Lea.
CHORUS:
Yes, she is the sweetest flower ever sent TO com
fort me,
Pure and gentle as an angel, darling Bessie OF
the Lea.
Yes, she is the sweetest flower ever sent to com
fort me,
love that little fairy, darling Bessie Of the
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An ELECTRIC WHISTLE.

new electric whistle Tor IOcomo-
tives is now coming into use in France.
1t is intended to take the place of
switch signals; opening the switch
causes a copper plate a short distance
off in the roadway, to become electri-
fed. A metallic brush on the engine
transfers the current to the whistle,
which is opened until steam is shut off
by the engineer. If the engineer is
~neglecting his duty the fact is at once
made known by the continuous sound
of the whistle.
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COAL AND IRON OF TENNESSEE.

AS the OF tennessee nave
of late begun to excite universal atten-
ton, the Importance of the Agricultu-
raj Bureau Report, now in press, can
not be overrated. There is no doubt
that a marked demand exists among
Northern and foreign capitalists for
the full and reliable information which
1t Will supply. An examination of ad-
vance sheets enables us to say that the
efficient Secretary, Col j. B. Kille-
brew, has executed the work with ad-
mirable taste and judgment. The ar
rangement of facts is judiclous and
the style of composition attractive.
Simplicity and perspicuity take the
place of the dry and laborious style
which frequently renders official works
of the kind unreliable. The Report
will be such a book as may be read
with interest by any one who desires to
be well posted about Tennessee affairs.
1t is to be regretted that the edition is
to be confined by law to five thousand
copies. This number will hardly meet
the demand. But the chapters which
treat Of coal and iron possess the great
est general interest, and we are glad.
to see them printed in pamphlet form
Iron manufacture may be described as
Tennessee's most magnificent interest,
and the publication of a compend of
facts relating to the production of iron,
cannot fail to fix the eyes of capitalists
upon the facilities offered by our
State.
The area of the coal-feld of Tennes-
see is about 500 square miles, en-
bracing the whole or portions of twen-
ty-one counties, 1t is co-extensiye
with the Cumberland table land, and
lies in the shape of an irregular quad
rilateral, with a mean width of about
sixty miles. The number Of successive
coal veins in some localities reaches
upward of twenty, and the veins them
selves vary from a few inches to nine
feet In thickness. The amount of coal
which the measures" of Tennessee
will supply has been estimated at 49,
l27,360,000 tons, or 1,053, $4,000, 900
bushels. Surprising it to be worth one
cent a bushel IN the mines, the value
of all the coal in Tennessee will
be more than a trillion dollars. This
sum is more than four thousand times
the value of all the real and personal
property in the State, according to the
assessment given In the last Federal
census, and more than seventy times
the value of all the property in the
United States. Here is obviously a
suitable basis for a gigantic ~air-castle,
but We resist the temptation to build it.
Suffice it to remark hat the glory of
England rests upon SUCH foundation.
In all the coal region of the State there
are only about a dozen mines in opera
ton. The following table will exhibit
the monthly product for 1873:
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SYMPATHY FOs RICHARDSON.


WASHINGTON, April ia strong
effort is making by Administrator
supporters to create sympathy for Sec.
rotary Richardson in C~ongressional
circles. Chandler is sand to have de-
voted himself with rare sef-denial to
this charitable work. As their excuses
for Richardson and appeals in his be-
half are based principally on argu-
ments which, when boiled down,
amount to the plea that such anintense-
ly stupid ass ought not to be blamed
as a man Of fairly good sense would be,
they seem to be entitled to credit for
yielding to the impulses of good hearts,
if nothing more, but the more they ex-
ert themselves the wors they make it
for the poor Secretary.
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The Louisville HOteI-Handsome I'm.
provements.
From the Courier-Journal, April 2I.

From the COurier-Journal, April q.
NJ. Kean q Co., proprietOrs of the Louis
vile Hotel, during the past twelve months.
have made extraordinary and successful eff
forts 10 make their house beautiful and at
t~ractive, as well as a pleasant and comforta-
bic place of entertainment. Last summer
the house was remodeled and refitted so
that it became in every respect anew hotel,
with all the modern cOnvenienceS of the
most approved plans. Since the improve
ments were finished, the prOprietors have
added some handsome and decorative fea-
lures TO the office, reading rooms, parlors
and walls surrounding the balcony of the
rOtunda. These ornamentations consist
chiefly of a variety of fine paintings from
Rome and Florence, with Romanand Flor
entine frames. Beside these, there is a
large collection of beautiful views of pal
aces and places of interest in Rome, Naples,
Milan, Leghorn, Geneva, Heidelburg, and
many other European cities, together with
the costumes of the different cantons of
Switzerland and the armies of all the civil
lized nations of the world. In fact, the
whole corridor presents the appearance of a
beautiful art gallery.
In order to perfect the beauty and ele-
gance of the scene, the proprietors have,
within the last few days, placed against the
walls behind the counter in the office, four
large handsomely-framed mirrors, upon
which are placed four beautiful bronze fe-
male statues representing the four 'Sea-
sons" The statues are about five feet in
hight.
The mirrors and their adornments give a
most striking effect, and on entering the
office, as n passes through the rotunda,
the reflection of himself and all the sur
roundings of the office, the balcony over
head with elegant appointments, and the
moving forms of handsome ladies and gen.
tlemen on the promenade, all blended to-
gether with a view of the gallery of art in
the background, produce a most beautiful
and pleasing scene, which at once cOm-
mands the attention and wins the admira-
ton of all, and through the windows i'm
mediately behind the statues are seen fine
specimen plants of magnolias, oleanders and
myrtles in the court, which add their beau
ty to all that art has done to make the scene
attractive.
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THE jury in the Tichborne case were
allowed three hundred guineas each for
their ten months Of service, or somewhat
over fteenhundred dollars. TheypetitiOned
in open court, early in the trial, for two
guineas a day, and were as goodas promised
It by the Bench, but 'the present govern
ment'' coolly observe that they don't find
any record Of such a promise on the books
of the IRE ,suTy, aud don't know anything
about it. As the jury were picked business
men, whose time was particularly valuable,
they think it pretty tough.
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IhIs table Shows an aggregate
monthly product for the State of S33,-
600 bushels, or about 10000, 900 bush
els annually.
Interchangeable will show the chem
ical constitution of the coal at three
leading mines:
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The Directors Of the Henry County AZ
ricultural Association have concluded to
hold another Fair next fall, on condition
that the merchants of Paris will pledge
themselves Ia close their business houses
for two hours in the forenoon and two hours
in the afternoon during the Fair.
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The cost of producing pig iron in
Tennessee is the point of greatest pub
lie interest. The report sufficiently
verifes the startling statements hereto
fore published. In one month the
lockwood furnace turned out $50 tons
No. l mill iron, at a cost of Sl4.13 per
ton. Another month it yielded 655
tons, same quality, at a cost of 1882
per ton. The books of oneof the West
ern charcoalho t- blast furnaces show for
each of the past three years the follow
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PERSONAL.


DERS0NAL| II. Chambers, 3O5 Locust
Il street, st. Louis, Mo, is general agent for
Appletonis American Cylopadia. Revised sam
pie sheets sent on application.
ap22 lot sun wed fri
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LOST.


II OST-Tuesday evening, a Russia Leather
IL Fan and silk of same color, with small piece
OF chair. A reward will be paid for 1t at No. 1
Maxwell House, lt=
II OST-On South Market street, between J.
IL n. HOOper's dry goods store and James Year
gin & Sons, a pOeket-b0Ok containing 1855. If
found and lefa at HoOper's store a liberal reward
will be paid. 1t
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STRAYED.


CTRAYED-FrOm the subscriber on Sunday
- last, a light gray horse, 15E hands high,
swab tail, lame in right hind leg. a liberal re-
ward viii be given for the return of the same to
WIN. HAGEY, stall No. 10, MarkethOuse.
aDlq If
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FOR SALE.

EOR barrels choice Northern
IL Peach Blow Potatoes at less than Cincinnati
a few doors above l.. s. n. X. r. Depot. A. B
KEEHIL- ap1l Wv
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STEAMSHIPS.
a

nv N
NEW YORK AND GLASGOW.
Favorife ROute for TOurists-Passen-
ger Accommodations Unsurpassed
every alternate day.
TUESDAY STEAMERS PROCEED VIA
IL Londonderry; Thursday steamers proceed
via Queenstown; Saturday steamers proceed d.
rect TO Glasgow.
FROx PIERS 20 AND n NORTH RIVER. n. Y.
RGtss Of PdssIgs, payable IN Carreacy,
TO GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL. LONDON
DERRY, QUEENSTOWN OR
BELFAST.
Cabin, G 70 $50. according to
tons. Cabin Return Tickets issued at re-
duced rates. Intermediate, $50.
Steerage, $50.
Drafts issued for any Gm0unt az l0sCest rates.
For tickets or further information, apply to
j. NJ. THATCHER.
Southern Express Co, Nashville.
lapf0 eOd3m
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SALES.
COURT SALE.

A. +. whitman, Admir-, vs. John n.
Northern ct al.
IN PURSUANCE OF A DECREE OF THE
II County Court OF Davidson county, Tenn ,
rendered at It's April Tern, 1874, in the above
eanse, I will sell at public sale at the Court
house door in the city OF Nashville,
On Saturday, May 8, 1874,
at u O'Clock L., the following real estate in the
city Of Nashville. and belonging % the estate Of
Jane Northern, decd, tO-wit.
A lot OF ground situated on South Jefferson
street, fronting 81 IT. on said street and running
back sOuthwardly TO an alley, upon which IA
situated a good frame residence, and known as
No. IS in Brownies Row
Sale free from the equity Of redemption
TERMS OF SALE-One-fOurth cash. the
balance in s, u, and Is months, to be secured
by notes bearing interest, with good security
and a lien retained
Minimum price, $500.
W. G. EWIS, Clerk.
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County Court Sale.
A. Il. whitman, Admir-, vs. Patrick
McCab ct ais.

A. +. whitman, Admir-, vs. Patrick
MeCRbe ct ais
IN PURSUANCE OF A DECREE OF THE
COJ-.tv Court OF Davidson county, Tenn,
rendered az is April Term, 1874, ia tbs
above cause, i will sell at public sale, at the
Courthouse door, in the city OF Nashville,
On Saturday, May 8, 1874,
at 1a O'Clock NJ. the following real estate, in the
city of Nashville, belonging to the estate OF
Margaret J. Joyce, decd, tO-wit;
A lot situated on the south side of Line street,
near the corner Of Vine, fronting 39H feet 0f
said street and running back l13 9-l2 feet 70 a u
foot alley, known as part o. Lot No. 5 OF tne
subdivision OF Lot No. lis Of the original pan OF
Nashville, upon which Is situated a good brick
residence containing several rooms, all in good
condition. Sale free from the equity OF redemp-
ton.
TERMS OF SALE.-One-fourth cash; the
balance in / and 2 years. Notes, with inter
est and good security, required for the balance
and a lien retained.
Minimum price, Siy3O000.
W. G. EWIN, Clerk.
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The following is the corresponding
list Of the western belt:
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On saturday. Nav o. 1874.

at II O'Clock NJ, the following real estate. lying
in the 18th District of Davidson county, ana be-
longing to the estate OF Catherine Weimer,
de'd, tO-Wit: One lot of ground near the cOrpO-
ration line OF Nashville, adjoining a lot belong
ing TO NJ. +. Melle, fronting Il feet on North
Cherry street, and running back III feet % a 10
foot alley, uDon which Is situated a small brick
dwellinghOuse.
Also one other lot, being lot No 10 and the
northern half OF lot No 9, in the plan OF Eli L.
Woods addition To Nashville, fronting IS feet
on the west side of North College street, near
the corporation line, and running back 70 an
alley.
Sale free from the equity of redemption.
TERMS OF SALs-One-fOurth cash, AMI
the balance in 6. L and Is months. Notes with
with good security required for the balance, and
Q lien retained
Minimum price, $500 for the former lot and
$500 for the latter.
W. G. EWIN, Clerk.
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FOR RENT.

DON Aqua SPRINGS privileges for rent.
- who wish TO bid for lease Of store, sa-
loon, two billiard tables and alleys, or either of
them, for the approaching season, can do 50 by
filing their bids with me by the first day of May
next j. F. ROBERTSON, No. 9 Cedar st.
ap22 Nv
EOR RENT-A new brick residence, CEN
JIG trally located, six rooms and all the modern
improvements. JAMES B. CRAIGHEAD,
Agent, No. IS North College. apis t