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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-25
OBION COUNTY.
storms and Candidates-MIsfort
Never Come sinsIy.

To the Union and American:
UNION CRY, March p, 1S74.-The
storm Of last week passed over a portion Of
this county, doing much damage 10 the
farmers in beating down and washing away
the soil preparing for the next crop. The
wind blew to degree of hurricane, aud
was destructive to a great many small
buildings, unroofng many of the houses in
its course. At Woodland Mills, in this
county, it demolished the drug store of DIR.
Barton, destroying almost his entire stock.
heard he had no insurance, and if he had,
could not say If he could have claimed
anything on il, as fail to remember any
insurance company that advertises to take
risks on wind or lightning. But suppose
lightning should strike and set house on
fire, how would the fire insurance stand in
that case? 1t may be a very plain ques-
ton, but we in ObiOn do not know.
Our Circuit Court is in session, Judge
Black on the Bench in place of Judge POr-
ter. A colored gentleman has already been
sent as our representative in the peniten-
tiary, to serve 10 years. The court viii
continue for the next week, and this shows
us progressive people.
The Changers are spreading rapidly in
this county, and are not only holding their
meetings but are going forward with their
crops. They have ''put in" their oats, and
are "breaking up" for corn. They have
'soured" on cotton, and propose to be self
supporters, and are so far independents
They will plant cotton, but after they
plant corn.
Speaking of ''independents" reminds me
that there are As Independent citizens
wanting to hold of our county Offices
an average of s to each Office. This is a
bad sign There is too much of it. If
some of the Offices were abolished, and the
rest were put in the hands Of men that
should be limited 10 a. restricted salary,
just enough to live on, and when too old to
serve, retired on half pay or some such
thing-and if found guilty Of fraud OF cor
ruption while in Office, huDg-we should
have fewer candidates and great deal bet
ter officers. But that is not the way Of
affairs, and we have to submit TO the can
didates. My own opinion is that the only
sensible way to get rid Of them is, TO come
together in convention, select the best
one and choke off the others-from the
highest TO the lowest. d.
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Interesting to MercllanlS.

UOU CAN MAKE MORE BUSINESS
i with Giants SEA FOAM than with any
other thing in the Grocery line. IL Is first
class article and viii do more than IL claims to
do, and never fails to do is work we'll It's great
merits are soon discovered. one lady tells an
other and all come TO the store where thew can
get IL, and thus customers are secured for other
business. 1t is a great credit 70 any merchants
stock, and Is one OF the few good things he can
boast Of TO every customer. More than half the
complaints Of bad -four arise from using the
common baking powders, which make the best
of -four turn out dark bread, biscuits and cakes,
while sec0nd-quaiity fOur viii make much bet
best OF -four will make with any Of the other
stUffs- Y0u can buy il OF any OF the wholesale
grocery stores in New York, Boston, Providence,
Portland, Philadelphia. Baltimore. Chicago,
Cincinnati, St Louis, New Orleans. etc, or send
10 the makers. GEO- F. g ANrZ & Co, lT6
Duane street, New York for samples
mhi4dSwst
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-25
Buildings Erected.

The following report of the buildings
erected during the past six months, was
presented by the Building Commissioners
70 the Board of Aldermen last week:
To the Hon. City Couneil-Gentlemen
In accordance with the law governing the
Department. Of Buildings, your SHperinten-
dent of Buildings would make this, their
second semi-annual report.
There have been erected forty brick
buildings costing S15S, 800, and fifty-seven
frame buildings, costing So, $40, making
total of S200,670. 1t will be seen that The
amount is not as large as that of the last
report, but it must be remembered that
three months included in this report were
winter months, when little was done in
the way of building. We would also state
that this does not include any of the nu-
merous buildings being erected in the
suburbs, among which are the Vanderbilt
University and the Jubilee Hall.
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Public Address.

It will be seen from the following letters
that DR.. p. Il. Randolph, the celebrated
orator and author, has been requested to
deliver an address before our citizens, and
that he has consented to do so, appointing
next Tuesday night as the evening for its
delivery. Due notice will be given of the
place where he will speak:
DR.. p. B. RandOlph-Dear Sir: We,
the undersigned, advised ofthe rare powers
at your command, which have elected the
most glowing encomiums from the press,
tLe admiration of the best minds of our
country and an attentive hearing to your
utterances wherever you have delivered adj
dresses, placing You in the front rank of
American orators, respectfully request that
you deliver an Grafton upon such subject
Of general interest as you may elect and at
as early a day as your engagements will
permit, during your visit to our city.
Very respectfully,
JnO Lumsden, JnO. Sperry,
W. NJ. Duncan, G. p. Thruston,
Geo. Lumsden, j. II. Calender,
c. II. Stockell, Jas. Davis,
II. Falk, j. II. Fowler,
And others
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Personal.

DR.. Morton, City Physician, who has
been sick for several months, was out on
the streets yesterday.
E. F. Winslow, President, and j. P. Har-
ris, Auditor of the St. Louis and South
eastern, are in the city,
P. Sasseen, Local Agent at Henderson,
w. Hartman, Train Dispatcher at Earling-
ton, and Harry Smith, Assistant Train
Dispatcher at Darlington, of the St. Louis
and Southeastern railroad, were engaged in
pressing brick in this city yesterday.
viii Farmer, the well-known stock
dealer of Williamson county, was in the
city yesterday.
Alex. Hogan, of the firm OF Hogan Bros,
returned from New York last night. He
says goods are cheaper than for many years.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-25

Did you ever see George? Yes, l am
sure you have; every town has a George
and he is a saloon keeper. Waynesboro
once had one of these Georges who would
sit on the corner for hours at a time watch
ing for travellers, and drumming for custom
for his house. 1t so happened on a rainy
day that an old man came along driving
two yoke Of oxen with a huge whip.
George, supposing that the man was wet
externally and dry within, cried out to him,
'.Here is the place to get your good whisky"
The man raised his whip and came down
on him with report almost as loud as that
Of a rife gun, saying, "Here is the place to
get your ID back split and drove on
without any further notice Of him.
H1dyneSboro Citizen.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-25

THE Democratic party is gaining substan-
tial victories in every contest where a square
fight is made. Its volume of strength is
increasing, and yet there are men calling
themselves Democrats who are even pratiag
about ''new party and the 'sdead DemOc--
racy." These peopleare generally men who
have failed TO get Office in the Democratic
party, and desire a fresh cut, shuttle and
deal, so that they may possibly turn up
jack, or they are preparing the road for a
plausible excuse TO desert and 90 over to
the ranks Of party which holds out to
them alluremsnts of ofiiee.-hgnIphtS IieJ-
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inc Fire AInrm TeTeernrh.

As will be seen by reference to the re-
port of the proceedings of the Board of Al
demen last night, that body passed the bill
providing for the levying Of a two mill tax
70 pay for the erection Of a fire alarm tele-
graph, TO cost $22.50O, and now all that re-
mains 10 make the bin law is for it tore
ceiye the sanction of the Board of Common
Council tomorrow night and afterwards
the approval Of the Mayor. The matter
has been fully discussed BY our citizens,
and the necessity for the erection Of a fire
alarm is conceded by large majority of
our citizens.
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RTCHARDsoN no RETIRE.

TOIu inc DILIIIllHII LUluulercIlT.
WASHINGTON. March 22.-It is now as
certained beyond a reasonable doubt that
Secretary Richardson's resignation will
be finally accepted within a very few
days. The name Of his successor
has not been made public, but
there is every reason to believe that
the President has made his choice. The
contract under which Mr.. Richardson be-
comes a partner in the French banking house
of john MunrOe Sc Co. goes into effect on
the LIST of May. This contract was made
some time since, probably about the time
that the agreement between the President
and Richardson that the latter would re-
tire, was arrived at.
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THE CITY.
Asplendid Turn out.

The Nashville City Transfer Company
are now running the finest hack south of
the Ohio river. 1t was purchased of Allen,
Of the Cherry street carriage factory, and is
built with all the modern improvements,
regardless of expense, being lined with rich
satin, trimmed with ivory and gold orna-
ments. The harness is gold-mounted and
fairly bristles with expensive Ornamental
ton. This magnificent equipage is drawn
by a splendid span Of bays, and the entire
establishment has been put in charge of
Joe Yenable, the most popular hack driver
In the CITY.
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Fnunh Them Homes.

When JuAge Ferris departs this life and
goes to his reward, the orphans of David
son county will doubtless erect a monu-
ment to his memory, as he IS doing more
for that class than any other twenty per-
sons in the county. In consequence Of I'LL
ing the position of County Judge, he is
called upon to provide for the fatherless and
mOtherless, and spares no efforts to secure
for these unfortunates comfortable and de
sirable homes. He provided homes yester-
day for two orphans, with gentleman re-
siding in another county, and who says
that one of them, little boy, is certain to
be at least a Governor when he grows up.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-25

IT is suggested that a nice little 'spec"
would be made if the spirit of some dis
tinguished jurist would inform the medi-
ums how the Supreme Court will decide
the Bank Of Tennessee case. New issue is
now worth thirty cents on the dollar, and
if the bank is held liable the new bills viii
be at par, and there is money in it. We
charge nothing for the idea except a small
percentage in the pool for ring of impe-
cnnious members of the press gang-Mem-
phis ReQiSter.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-25

THE meanest man has turned up in the
vicinity of Mendon. He wants his wife's
step-father to pay him $50 for his wife's at
tendance on the old gentleman's wife-her
mother-during her last illness.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-25
OFFICE OF
Clerk and Master of Chancery Court,
DAVIDSON COUNTY,

DAVIDSON COUNTY,
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 7, 1873.
Charles u. Miller vs.. ". T. Ben and other.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT FOR
~ the space Of20 DAYS from this date, expiring
at 4 O'Clock P. ". on Thursday, the 18th March,
inst, bids will be received BY the undersigned az
the above Office, for the lot Of > feet on y inc
street, IN Nashville, with the brick dwelling
house thereon known IS the s-s3ns<e HenSe.''
such bills IN commence With the sum % s5.ss5.
r any biz j. male Over @5.--i, (1eiug ihe b'i
made bv ID. We'll lhr party - batilug Wiu DO
required t. execute two uctes. d8s in and
wears. dated Feb. n, 49, bearing IA Crgsi from
date, and with satisfactory security
ANY party desiring to bid is requested to in
spect the property.
NATHAN Ell BAXTER, JR-,
mh7 26d Clerk and Master.
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REPRESENTATION.

REPRESENTATION.
This is a purely representative body,
since by the amended constitution, agricul-
tural, or kindred societies, which shall have
Cor may contribute) five dollars to defray
incidental expenses Of the body, are en-
titled to one delegate each, without refer
ence to the number Of membership. This
includes State Boards of Agriculture, Hor-
ticulture and Pomology, United States De-
partment of Agriculture, each Agricultural
School or College, National, State and Sub
ordinate Oranges; also State Farmers As
sociations and Farmers Clubs.
OBJECTS CONTEMPLATED.
By an annual gathering of representa-
tives of the industrial and producing
classes from different parts of the Union,
representing every phase of agriculture,
from that strictly scientific to the thorough
ly practical, to eliminate and treat of those
interests of the farmer which are general;
to consider agriculture in a national, not
local, point of view; 10 suggest remedies
for the many difficulties and disadvantages
under which the farmer now labors; the
promotion of an intelligent understanding
Of political economy IN its relation 10 ag-
riculture by papers and discussions upon
finance, taxation, commerce, etc, and it is
designed as common ground where all the
elements, the open and secret, composing
the farmers movement, can come together,
harmonic and unity the whole, which is
indispensable to insure success, and to
bring about economy and reform in the
administration of government, and thereby
restore the country to its pristine purity.
The parting injunction of that great and
good man, Com. NJ. T. Maury, who may
be truthfully styled the high priest of
science and the sincere and able advocate
of agriculture in all its departments, in his
ST. Louis address, was: Foster this Ag-
ricultural Congress, and among the hercu-
lean labors that devolve upon a truly
National Agricultural Congress is the
strangling of monster monopolies and the
rescuing of the industries of the land from
odious tariffs"
In view Of the representation, aims and
objects, and necessity of such an annual
convocation of representative farmers and
scientific gentlemen, and especially since
the farmer mind is thoroughly aroused to
the necessity of considering with the great
est deliberation many questions touching
| the industrial interests of the country, and
has now become ready for vigorous and eff
fective action, there is every reason to ex-
pect full representation, and l therefore
urge upon all constituent bodies, and es-
pecially the Patrons Of Husbandry, to be
represented.
1t is especially requested that notification
shall be made of the appointment of dele
gates to Chas. W. Greene, Secretary, jack
sonville, Illinois, at as early date as prac-
ticable.
We notice in the programme of this
meeting that Col. ]. B. Killebrew, of this
city, is to deliver an address. His subject
is: s.What are the drawbacks to American
agriculture, and what remedies are need
| ed?'
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National Axr,cultural congress.

The following circular has recently been
issued by Gen. w. II. Jackson, President:
PRESIDENTS OFFICE, NASHVILLE,
Tenn, March, 1S74.-The third session of
this Congress will be held at Atlanta,
Georgia, May 10, 1874. This location sf-
fords to Northern Representatives an ex-
eellent opportunity to learn something of
Southern agriculture, and on this ground
the selection was strongly favored by the
Northern delegation at indianapolis. The
necessary arrangements for the occasion
will, it is understood, be ample and COM
rlata
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GRAND JURORS,


In response to the above, Capt. Donelson
said:
Gentlemen am sensible of the honor
you pay me and feel grateful to you, but i
cannot accept it as the act Of "impatial
judges" because our personal relationship
has been such as to eradicate that from my
mind; whether you have good clerk or
not, you certainly have in me good friend
who will prize yod kindEess to-day, and
ever refer to it as the highest compliment
OF his life. Gentlemen, you have done
your duty Wei, and in being discharged
from fp11ther attendance be assured you
viii ever be kindly remembered by all Of
the attaches of this court. Mr.. Roberts, L
thank you for your kind, and, l must say,
too complimentary remarks. l only hope
that the good opinion entertained by your
self, and the worthy gentlemen You repre-
sent, Of me may be continued through life.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-25
LAW.MAKING.
Meeting Of the Board of Aldermen.

The Fire Alarm Bill Passed Third
Reading-Site for the county Asyl um
AecePted-Pay OF street Hands In
creased-ProPosition to Increase the
Salary OF Firemen, etc.
The Board of Aldermen met in regular
l.. -
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-03

We invite attention to the remarks
of III correspondent milton" under
this heading, published elsewhere. We
have expressed our preference that the
work of needed organization should
begin by counties, because it is in our
view more Democratic, and because the
county elections Will occur three months
before the State elections. Every shade
of opposition to Radicalism is directly
and Immediately interested in securing
good county officials. and all can join
heartily in the work. The man who
does not care for good local govern
ment is not ~apractical Democrat. The
people who 90 not watch over their own
county funds, can hardly be expected
to help us much in looking after the
State at large. The organization we
propose is to come directly from the
people. We have made the suggestion
without any consultation with the
State Executive Committee of 1872.
Organization by counties seemsto meet
the needs for the August elections. 1t
has already received the hearty en-
dorsement of such organs as the Nash
ritle Banner. We prefer delaying for
a while yet, the discussion of plans for
the State campaign, until we see what
the people are going to do about the
county elections. 1t is well enough for
the masses to watch State politics, be-
cause the numberless aspirants for such
are already abroad and at work;
but the county elections come first, and
practical measures to secure good men
in August is the work frst.in order.
Look to the counties first. Local self
government is the essence of Democra-
eV
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-03
LAME DICKS FLrrrERrsG.

There is some prospect that we may
have more news about corruption in
some department Of the Government,
but this is not a startling announce
ment, however. The New York Tribune
of the 3lst ult., prints the following
paragraph in double leads:
"There we're laid before us yesterday
certain startling documents, grayely
affecting high officials. The publica-
ton of them seems to us a clear duty;
but we are unwilling to permit u col
umns to be used in promulgating pa
pers that must bring such dis
credit upon the American name,
while there is the remotest
possibility of our being able to estab-
lish their lack of authenticity. We
have, therefore, set on foot a thorough
investigation that Will soon determine
the matter; while meantime, and for
this sole reason, we reserve the docu-
ments themselves, and all expression
of opinion concerning the conduct OF
the officials involved"
The Washington correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Commercial says the
publication of this paragraph has Gre
ated considerable discussion IN all cir
cles in that city, especially among Con-
gressmen, who manifest real interest In
all such matters of late. The lame ducks
will futter when they hear the report
of a blunderbuss.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-03
RAILROAD LEGISLArION

All the legislatures In session, nation
al as well as State, have railroad laws
under discussion in one shape or anoth-
er. On the 30th ult. a bill to fix the
fares and freight charges on all the
railroads in California, was passed by
the Assembly of hat State by the very
large vote of Is to s. It is not stated,
but we suppose it has yet to pass the
Senate, and there Is no doubt it Will
pass that body. A bill was introduced
in the Ohio House Of Representatives
on the Both ult., subjecting railroads IN
that State to forfeits for e~xtortion.
Any person who has been overcharged
for passage or freight may mulct the
company for double the overcharge,
but the company is never to forfeit less
than 800. In addition, the State may
sue for a forfeit ranging
from 800 to $1,000. The COM
plant of the Changers is against
the State roads more particularly, not
against the through lines. Legislation
has, however, in Illinois, rather made
the matter worse. Between the States
and Congress, the railroads Just now
are having an uneasy time of it. They
must have their rates at a paying stand
ard; the farmers must get their pro-
duce to market at living prices. Re
duce the rates, and the roads cannot
pay their dividends; keep them up, and
the farmers burn their corn for fuel,
and exist from hand to mouth. These
are the delicate questions with which
the Legislatures have to deal.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-03

THE Chicago Tribune ~confesses that
''the partial disclosures at Washington
of the e employed by the District
Ring, with ~confederates in Congress, to
plumber the whole country, are painful,
though they are but in keeping with
the general course of corruption" The
Tribune adds: 1.-The only member
of Congress implicated, so far, by
the correspondence published, is Mr..
Starkweather, Of Connecticut, who ap-
pealed to one of the Ring for money to
help him to be reelected, saying:
Gould my friends aid me without Civ
ing publicity to it, it would place me
under renewed obligations to you
Starkweather was reelected, and at the
next session was made Chairman of the
Committee on the District of Columbia,
and a few months later conducted an
investigation into the abuses of the
District Government, reporting every
thing to be all right"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-03

NOTWITHSTANDING Boss Shepherds
protestations Of innocence, and the re-
luctance Of the Republican majority in
Congress to order an Investigation into
the affairs Of the District Of Columbia,
the indianapolis Journal, the Republi-
can organ at the capital Of Indiana,
I'VE feel free to say, therefore, that
all honest men have a right to be dis
prsted, and we have no doubt are dis
@nsted. at the cumulative evidence that
There exists in Washington a corrupt
and ~rascaIly ring Of local politicians
and spectators, who have grown and
are growing rich out Of the public
treasury. and who are robbing the Peo-
ple under the pretense Of improving
the capital. The whole thing must be
stopped. Not only that, but it must
be investigated, probed, turned INSIDE
out"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-03

BARNEY WILLIAMS, the celebrated
Irish comedian, is a sensible man.
He is about to build a new theatre in
Philadelphia, and remarked the other
day that the theatres in that city,
while providing literally for the pur-
chasers Of high priced tickets, neglect
to make any adequate accommodation
for those who buy less expensive seats.
Recognizing the fact that those who
buy cheap tickets are the most frequent
and a~ppreciative visitors, he proposes
to provide them with a theater suited
as well to their requirements as to their
tastes.