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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-03
NASHVILLE. TENN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1874.

to applicants under provisions of the fifty
second section of the coinage act, on the
payment Of the cost and 20 per cent. addi-
tiOnal. Passed.
The Freedmen's Bank.
Mr.. BromberS offered resolution to in
yestigate the management and condition
Of the Freedmen's Trust and Savings
Company. Referred to the Banking Com
p'ittee.
Mr.. Harris, Of Virginia, moveSt to sus-
pend the rules, and adopt resolution. TO
have the discussion Of the House after
Monday next devoted to the financial ques-
| tion. Not agreed to.
Franking.
Mr.. 5towell moved to suspend the rules
and adopt aresolutiOn authorizing the Post
Office Committee to report ON the 18th of
February bill for the free distributing of
| printed matter, etc, and make it the special
order from and after that day. The mo-
tion was agreed to, 164 yea, 66 nay.
Mr.. Monroe offered a resolution instruct
| ing the Committee on Education and La
Dor to inquire into the condition and man.
agement Of agricultural and other colleges
that have received grants from the United
States. Agreedto.
| Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts, introduced
4 joint resolution providing that in all
cases Under civil service examinations for
government positions when disabled
soldier or wife or widow of soldier who
died of wounds or disability contracted in
tift service. shall pass the examination AT
the required standard fixed by the rules,
such person shall have precedence 10 ap-
pointments. Passed.
Won't Touch the Tariff
Mr.. Niblaek moved to suspend the rules
and adopt a resolution, declaring it to be
the sense of the House that any scheme for
the improvement of finances be unsatisfac-
tory and incomplete which does not en-
brace a revision Of the tariff, in the interest
of revenue and the emancipation of conl-
merce from all unnecessary restrictions,
and that the Committee on Ways and
Means be instructed to proceed with such
revision of the tariff.
Under the recent rule requiring the sec
onding of motions to suspend the rules the
question was put on seconding, but a ma
iOrity was against it, and the resolution was
not received.
On motion of Mr.. Cobb, of Kanas, an
amendment to the army appropriation bill
was made in the order relating to govern
ment transportation on Pacific Railroads.
He claimed that if the amendment was
adopted there would be a saving of $4,000
year in government transportation.
House adjourned.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-03

Mr.. A. T. GOsHOBN, Director Gen
eral OF the Centennial Exposition at
Philadelphia, has addressed a letter to
Gen. J. R. Hawley, in regard to the re-
ported attempt Of eight newspaper cor
respondents at Washington to levy
blackmal upon him. He says but one
person, Mr.. Gallagher, representing
himself to be a correspondent, ap-
preached him on the subject of COM
pensation for himself and two others
associated with him. Mr.. Goshorn
says:
4 have since learned that he is not a
correspondent of any leading Journal
but gathers news for large number of
weekly papers in different parts Of the
country, which have no regular CORE
spondents in Washington. He offered
to send all our interesting items of
news and all our announcements
promptly to all these papers, in order
to keep the subject fresh in the minds
of the people. He evidently regarded
1t as a mere advertising business, and
as such his offer was considered and
respectfully declined"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-03
AKENTUCKY MIRAGE.

From the Hickman (Ky.) Courier, Jan. 30.
Paducah is ten miles on an airline from
Metropolis, and the bend in the river be-
tween the places make it impossible to see
any portion of one of those places from the
other. Yet the people of Metropolis saw
Paducah very distinctly the other day, if
the following, from the Metropolis Journal,
may be relied upon: "a most remarkable
phenOmenOnw was witnessed yesterday morn
ing by some of the citizens of this place.
Directly after sun-up, dark bank of clouds
lay close to the horizon in the direction Of
Paducah, ObscuriDg the gOlden-haired king
of day, and Just above this dark embank-
ment, mirrOred in a clear and serene deep
blue sky, the city of Paducah appeared,
with all its spires, houses, streets, Wharves,
etc, clearly visible. The mirage appeared
about 40 degrees above the horizon. At
the time the behOlder could see three
steamboats, at the wharf, the Tennessee
river, the tOw-heads, and, IN fact, the entire
city, all appearing as natural as life,
except that everything appeared
magnifed to twice the natural
size" A gentleman who came
down on the Fisk verified the appearance
so far as the steamboats, were concerned
This and one other are the only instances
of the appearance of the mirage in this sec
tiOn that we have ever heard of,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-03
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The Sheriff Of Weakley county was re-
Gently Outwitted by a delinquent debt
payer. Execution in hand, he proceeded
to delinquent's abode, and seeing no other
convenient property, levied on a pile of
lumber which delinquent had got Together
for the erection Of a new dwelling. The
sheriff went away, and, when he returned
next morning to haul off the lumber, he
was invited by the good lady TO breakfast
in delinquent's new house. The neighbors
helped to build it, to secure the lumber.
The COriHgtOR Record Of the 3Oth ult.
says: Hodge Parrish, who killed a man
named Cryer about four years ago. was, on
last Sunday. arrested by our town Marshal,
assisted by policeman Roberts and consta-
bic Mcintosh. at his place Of residence in
Hatchie bottom. Since the killing Of Crver
he has been absent from the State until re-
Gently. Thinking that the coast was clear,
or that there was no one left who would
prosecute him for murder, he ventured back
and was gobbled up unexpectedly. After
undergoing a preliminary trial before 5. Y.
Shelton, Esq, he was, in default Of 5000
bail, remanded to the Upton county Jail 10
await trial before the next Circuit Court.
The COUiagtOR Record Of the 30th uls..
VII A0IStt"f AA--ll- last II a. Ntituit
news store room, at his residence, was
broken Oper and a sundry lot Of groceries,
consisting of bacon, sugar, coffee, f0sr,
mackeral, etc, distracted. Suspicion rest
ing on Rev. Albert Lane, colOred, who had
been employed by the Major to do soHse
work. A search warrant was issued and
placed in the hands of Capt. Roberts, police
man, who al once repaired to the reverend
gentleman's house and instituted search.
In passing from one room to the other, the
parsOn, who was carrying the lighted can
die in his hand, accidentally let il 60 out,
and remarking that he would first step iR
the next room and light it. He left tie
captain standing in the dark while he went
to procure a light, but, for instead Of light
ing the candle, he set it down and ''lit
out" the back way at a John Gilpin speed,
since which time the parsOn has not been
seen or heard Of. The goods were found
in a chest and seized.
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THE WHIRLIGIG OF RADICAL
I0EIC-

1t Is positively refreshIng-thls Lou
isiana debate. Senator Conkling now
says: The authority to decide whether
an exigency had arisen for the use of
the Federal forces rests entirely with
the President. - Morton agrees, and
goes further, asserting that the Presi-
dent can act without any application
whatever from the State authorities,
under the general charge to see that the
laws are enforced. What change has
come over the spirit of their dreams.
Much less than a dozen years
ago, there were about a
dozen LouisIanas IN the South. How
did Messrs. Morton'and Conkling inter-
pret the powers of the President then?
Do these men imagine that everybody
has forgotten how they tied and ham,
pered President Andrew johnson !:
Have they forgotten it themselves?
Would he have escaped impeachment,
If he had interpreted his presidential
powers according to this latter day
logic of these great Radical
lights: Morton now pleads against
new election on the ground that.
should Congress undertake the work
OF reconstruction in Louisiana, it must
eventually overturn a State Govern
ment which is republican in form" :"
Yet this is exactly what Congress did
do few years back by its wholesale
reconstruction acts. 1t took the en-
tire matter Of Southern reconstruction
out of the Presidents hands. The
Radicals hang impaled on their own
logic.
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SAN FRANCISCO.
Tremendous Newspaper DuellO-A
whole Oniee Land in LimbO-A Flu
r;ous Editor with His Little Ratchet
M Hood split.

SAN FRANCIsCO, Feb. 2.-There is much
excitement in the city over the arrest Of the
Sun printers and the editors Of the paper,
Napthaly and \. Fitzgerald, for a libel
ON the ID. E. Young brothers. Of the ChrOa-
icIe. their mother and sisters. The Sun
people are in jail in default Of 5000 bail
each. with the exception of Napthaly, the
author of the article in the S,n', whose bail
is 3. 900. The Chronicle published Fltz-
gerald as a big liar. The Sun retorted IN
severe terms Of DIR. YOung's mother and
sisters. son and the d. E. Noungs them
selves. The latter will be arrested to-day
for libel. and one of them for having de-
molisbed the Office of the Sun with a
llatchet. while the libelOus article was IN
toe forms.
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Rather Shaky.

QUEBEC, Feb. PA sharp shock of earth
quake was distinctly felt at Farther Point
yesterday evening. 1t shook stoves and
everything movable in the village. The
shock was also felt about ten miles below
this city. 1t appears to have come from
the Southwest. The thermometer in this
city was 20 degrees below zero this morn
ing.
RIMOUsKI, Canada, Feb. PA number
shocks of earthquake were felt here yester-
day afternoon.
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OoTToN is duh in New York at 155yc
for middling.

The Banner, IN its last issue, extracts
gloatingiy from the Woodbury. Press an
article endeayoring to disparage
the UNION AND AMERICAN. While
we do not exchange with the Woodbury.
Press, we know enough of it and Of the
Ba"'aer not to besurprised at the senti-
ment iterated by the one and reiterated
by the other. As we understand it,
the editors of both the one and the
other were disorganisers in the last
campaign. ...-.-.-..
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ST. LOUIS.
Reformed EnisconaIinns.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. Bishop Cheny, of
Chicago, preached two sermons yesterday
in Dr. Brooks Presbyterian Church, in
which me explained the position and status
Of the Reformed Episcopalian Church. To-
day he held interviews with several gentle
men who are interested in the movement.
but no steps were taken to organize the
Reformed Church here. Among other state
ments made by the Bishop TODAY was one
to the effect that Rev. Stephen f. Tying. Of
New York, is in hearty sympathy with the
movement and large rumber of low
churchmen, who have long been dissatisfied
with the tendency Of the Episcopal Church.
will soon come out boldly and Join the re-
formers.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-03

THE KnosvilJe Chronicle, the Radical
organ of East Tennessee, says in its
issue of Jan. %; ..-......-.
I'VE touched the high-toned editor
of the Banner on a tender point and he
flies into a passion. Never mind, dear
sir, no one will attempt to purchase
you until you are worth more.'
How are the mighty fallen!
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GADB'S HILL.
The Iron Mountain Robbery.
knights of the Railroad.

knights of the Railroad.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. lit was 4. 4. Pyle,
instead of ROsenfield, who disappeared from
here yesterday with the key of B. Spyer's
safe. Mr.. Spyer returned home tO-day,and
on opening the safe, discovered that he had
been robbed of diamonds, set and unset,
and gold watches, worth from twenty TO
twenty-five thousand dollars. No clue
has been obtained as to Pyle's where
abOuts.
Particulars Of the train robbery at Gads-
hill last evening are to the effect that the
robbers real purpose in stopping the train
was to rob Mr.. Staunchfield, secretary of
the Clearwater Lumber Company, whom
they expected to be on the train with five
thousand dollars: but he was not aboard.
After the robbers had seized Conductor Al
ford and the other train men and placed
them under guard, one of the gang passed
along the line of tie train, fOurishing pis-
tols, and commanded the passengers to keep
quiet, or they would kill the conductor and
engineer.
The Booty.
Part Of the band then robbed the express
and mail, taking only money, and after
wards plundering the passengers. There
were only twelve male passengers, five
ladies. and several children on the train.
The total amount of money obtained, in
cluding 1,OS0 from the express, was 81
2A
They took only gold watches from the
passengers, and returned those of General
Superintendent Morley, who was on the
train, and Conductor Afford, because they
had their names engraved on them. The
robbers also took 500 from citizens of Cad
shill. The thieves are unknown, but it is
thought that a clue of them has been ascer-
tained. They We're traced 10 Black river,
six miles west of Gadshill, but the trail
was lost there.
Organizing Pursuit.
The Sheriff Of Warren county is endeav-
oring to organize a posse at Piedmont to
scOur the country for the robbers; and it is
understood that the PoStoffice Department
and Adams Express Company will take
active and vigorous measures TO capture
them.
Egad! IL was Funny.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Feb. 2.-Thc pas
sengers on the Cairo and Fulton railroad,
who were robbed Saturday evening at
Gadd's Hill, in Missouri, and who arrived
! lere Sunday morning, gave a very ludi-
crouS account of the affair. From the
de, c-iption given Of them, they are the
same whe robbed the Hot Springs stage
two weeks ago, and hail from Missouri.
The leader is named Greenwood, the 9TH
ers are named Mccoy and Younger, there
being two brothers Of the latter name, and
one or two others.
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MISSISSIPPI.
The Coming Negro senator.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Feb. Am Ard-
Iooc5e sDecial from Jackson, Miss, says:
Notwithstanding a colOred combination had
formed under the name and style Of Carter,
Revels Il Co, the Pilot Company are the
State printers. Since the decision OF !he
Republican caucus, the Senatorial election
tomorrow excites little interest, as there Is
no dorbt the nominees will be elected.
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yiexxs of the New Senator.
MISSOURI.

The Union Paeife-MississipPi LeVees-
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2.-The State Senate h;
,,assad a concurrent resolution which pre-
TTiously passed the House calling upon Con
o,reSs 10 consider and rectify the unjust and
iIIegaI discrimination of the Union Pacific
railroad against the Kansas Pacific railroad.
The House passed a concurrent resolution
asking Congress to provide means to repair
tba Ieyees of the lower Mississippi river.
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KANSAS.
Ex.Goy. Harvey Elected senator.


TopEEA- Feb. 2.-EX-GOv. James VI.
Harvey has been elected United States
Ssnatcr 10 succeed Caldwell. Gov. Har-
vev is Virginian by birth; spent most OF
his life in Adams, ILL.,, up to 1857, when he
came To Kansas and engaged in farming.
He entered the army when the rebellion
broke out and served as captain in the 10th
Kansas: afterwards was elected to the
State Senate. and in 1865 was elected Gov
ernor of Kansas by the Republicans. and
ra-eIec.ed in 1870. He is a practical far
mer a steadfast Republican and an earnest
friend of genuine reform measures MS
personal character IS above reprOacE- NO
stain of corruption has ever been attaehed
10 him. and this election is regarded as
triumph of honesty IN Kansas poiltles.
The final ballot on which Harvey was
elected stood: Harvey, 20; PlumD, ~;
Snoddy, FentOn and Price each, ana
Davis. Valentine and Anthony each.
Views of the New senator.
KANSAS CRY, Feb. "A special to the
Times from Topeka, in regard to the cleo
tion of ex-GOv. Harvey as United states
Senator. saws the Times correspondent had
an interyiew with Senator Harvey this al
ternoon in regard to his political views and
nosifion. In response to questions as to
wbe.ber he considered it a victory for the
STRAIGHT Republicans or for the RefoTmerS,
Senaf0r Harvey declared unquestionably
f,- the latter. He further stated he was
auonG the first men in the Reform move
,,,ant over a wear ago. He was elected
b,, ouposition votes, having received almost
the solid vote after they left Hudson He
I,-,s willing TO 90 to Washington as Sen
ator of the Booth order, ana II Is Wen un-
derstood he will be unequlvocaily anti
ingalls,.
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THE Cincinnati Commercial of Jan.
81 says: 'The Trustees of the Cincin-
natl Southern Railway were in cenfer-
ence nearly all of yesterday with Thos.
a Scott, Esq, President and General
Manager of the Pennsylvania Central
Railroad"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-03

THE Ne1g York Herald reports Presi.
dent Grant as saying a few days ago
81 begin to think it is time for the
Republican party to unload. Thereha;
been too much dead weight carried by
it." Substantially the same sentiment
uttered by Horace Greeley, was pro
nouneed rank heresy. Now the Phila.
delphia Press declares that ''the Re
publican party must unload or &c
down"
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After Their Rack PAY.

MIDDLETowN, Ny, Feb.2.-One hun
dred employees of the New FORK and Os-
wego Midland railroad have chained the
locomotives to the track, spiked the
switches and torn up the track at Summit
VILE They declare they will allow no
more trains to pass until the railroad COM
pany pays wages due them.
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DARING ROBBERY.
A Bank Robbed Of $4,000 by Two
Masked Men.

TITUsvILLE, Pa, Feb. "A special 10
the Courier, dated Conneatville, gives an
account of a most daring and extensive
robbery at that place last evening. While
the Cashier of the First National Bank.
ID. ID. Williams, was writing at his desk,
he heard a rap at the side door. Upon
opening the door, two masked men Sprdng
upon him, bound and gagged him, and
succeeded in making their escape with
$4,000 currency and $4,000 L. 5. bonds.
Mr. Williams was found this morning imam
unconscious state, but recovered his senses
in a couple of hours after being released.
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FrightfuI Accident Six Person
NEW YORK.
All .,out AN Internal Machine.

New YORK, Feb. 2.-It was currently
rumored yesterday, by those who have ac-
cess to the inner circle Of Brooklyn poiltl-
clans. that afiidavits were placed in the
hands of Gov. Dix a week ago, giving the
origin and history Of the Morris internal
machine. and that the job was put up IN
oeder to prejudice the case Of District At
torney Bralton.
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IneenffiariSIn.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 2.-Incendiaries
attempted to burn the courthouse at Glas-
cow. Ky.. Sunday night. \ large pile OF
kindIing wood on the floor was set on tlre
about midnight, but the flames were extln-
r1ished in time to save the building.
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Asking Congress 10 Regulate states

COLUMBUS, Ohio Feb. 2.-ln the House
a resolution was offered requesting Con
gress to require Indiana 10 repair and keep
up her portion Of the canals, as provided
for 10y the Land Grant of the general gov
ernment. The resolution was ordered 10
be printed.
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UNION AND AMERICAN.
GOLD is duh in New York at illa.

TENNESSEE BONDS closed in New
York last evening at sl4 for both
issues.
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CoIIapse of a Savings Bank.

The Franklin Savings Fund closed It's
doors this morning displaying placard as
follows: sClosed by order of the United
States Court" \ large number of poor
persons had money in the institution as it
allowed a larger rate of interest than most
other banks. The Church of the Holy
Trinity and the institution for the blind
and large number of children had funds
in the institution. 1t was in the interest of
the last mentioned that a suit was brought.
About the first of October the Board of
Directors adopted a resolution enforcing a
bylaw which provides for notice of three
months'for the Withdrawal of sums ofmOney
exceeding three hundred dollars. DepOsi-
tors who had previously given notice of
withdrawal were unable to obtain funds,
and were compelled to again give notice,
and now will be delayed by the institution
being in bankruptcy.
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PHILADELPHIA.
Ship Carpenters Dispensing with Mid
die Men.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2.-TheIship car
penters are on the strike for the purpose of
making direct contracts for the repair of
vessels as well as ship building. They
guarantee that all work shall be done in a
first class manner, wages to be four dollars
per day, the same that owners now pay the
firms, and materials used only to be charged
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Egad! IL was Funny.
LOUISIANA.
kellogg Tells How the Radicals
SuamHed the state in Debt

SWanIPed the State in Debt.
NEW DREAMS, Feb. 2.-In reply to a
protest of Louisiana bondholders published
in the New York papers against the fund
ing scheme, Gov. Kellogg makes the state
ment that four millions of bonds, mostly
held by the signers OF this protest, were is
sued by his predecessor TO the Chattanooga
railroad without adequate consideration to
the State and that two and a half million OF
these bonds were issued in the night and
hurried ont of the State on a special train,
there being no record of. them in any office
of the State. He claims that many holders
of meritOriOus bonds have signified their
acceptance of the scheme.
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CROPS.
Notes on the Corn and Hogs Remain
ing on Hand in the Northwest

NOses on the Corn and Hogs Remain
ing on Hand in the Northwest
! JACKSONVILLE, Ill, Feb. 1.-The
| National Crop Reporter contains to-day
| estimates in relation to the percentage of
! the last crop of corn remaining in the
hands of producers Jan. -, and estimates
Of the number Of stock hogs in the hands of
feeders at the same date, in comparison
with the quantity or number on hand at the
corresponding date in 1873.
The Corn.
In relation to corn, in the States of Hi
noiS, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio and Wisconsin,
which produced in 1873, upward of3S2, ,000,-
600 bushels, the average amount on hand
at the date named is estimated at fraction
less than 80 per cent or an approximate
quantity Of one hundred and ninety million
bushels. The average consumption is very
uniform in all the States, being highest in
Wisconsin, 90 per cent. The unusually
mild winter in all locations has aided large
~ in keeping down the home consumption,
and the condition of the stock is generally
better than was anticipated month earlier
Hogs.
The estimates upon stock hogs are for
the same States named above, and indicate
an average falling off of q per cent. from
the number on hand a year ago. The con-
dition of the same is considerably below
the average, the high prices paid by pack
ers and the scarcity of corn having caused
an outflow of the marketable hogs, and
stinting of the supply of food to those re
manning. The outlook is very slim for
hogs for summer packing. a comparison
of the average prices in the States named,
for Dee. l, 1873, and Jan. -, 1874, shows
4 decided advance, although indications
reached.