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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-14
MILITARY +

We have nothing startling to chroni-
Gle this week affecting our militia. Their
general condition is healthy. and the
work Of rscruiingis rapidly progressing.
On Wednesday. tho 10th instant.
Major d. L. Smith. commanding the
First Battalion, Second Brigade, will
commence his annual inspections Of tho
companies composing his command.
Last Thursday the entire militia OF
the county turned out; the occasion being
the funeral OF Lieutenant Colonel Geo.
Z. Ferrsnd. Of Gen. Battsrman's staff.
Unfortunately we were unable to witness
their appearance.
Last week We visited tho several ar
moriss OF the difersn, companies on
drill nights. aud were surprised at the
aim attendance OF members. We shall
continue 10 visit and report. and BY 80
doing. we hope to make some Of these
companies so ashamed Of themselves
that they will ''braes up little, and
have moro style about them.
The Emmst Guard.
About forty men answered ~roll-call on
Wednesday night last at the armory.
tn. mo,sms,,. wsra not as
well executed rs they might nave oesn
had they taken place in a larger hall.
That ia ons great disadvantage under
which IN. Fmn.ts labor Tbsy should
try and .ecure a hall twice or three
,;mss ,hs s;,s Tia ona ,hsv now oocupy.
After executing a fsv moyements they
turned out for a street drill and marched
through the principal streets Of vir-
einia. Gen. Batterman witnessed their
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22
PUBLIC NOTICE

Fourth National Bank.
ers OF this Bank, for the purpose of eieeting Di-
rectors, will be held at the Banking House, in
this city, on TUESDAY, the 18th day OF JANU-
AIRY, 1875
JOHN PORTERFIEID, Cashier.
halI- I'm
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22

New York alone who do not know
where they can get their suppers to-
night there are hundreds of thousands
of men in Pennsylvania who are almost
threatening bread riots. The wheels OF
the mills have been stopped; the ships
are tied to the wharves; merchants are
on the verge of bankruptcy; there is
not man N any rank or class OF life,
except among the capitalists who have
grown rich by your legislation, who is
not IN worse circumstances now than
he has been at any time for fourteen
years. They look to you for relief and
assistance. 1t may not be In your
power to give it. but, IN the name OF
humanity, make the effort. In the
present condition of the country you
have no right to holiday recess. You
are paid by the people to attend to
their interests. and it is 3 crime upon
your part TO take nearly two weeks out
of tie short session of seventy or
eighty days, and squander time which
you cannot recall You have work to
do. plenty Of il. There are the appro-
priation bills; you can pass enc or all
of them. And there is that message
Of the President, and the recCmmenda-
tons of the Secretary of the Treasury,
suggesting the ways and means where
by you may restore something like
prosperity to the country. Let US
know what, at least, you think about
them. Republicans and Democrats,
can you go home and see and face the
misery and poverty and distress of
your 'arving constituents, who look to
you for relief /?
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22
THE CorroS sT1UArroN.

In Sundays UNION AND AMERICAN
we copied remarkable article from
t. e NesU York SEn-remarkable in two
respects: first. on account of its Wild
yagaries and reckless statements; Sec
ond, because it charges "msndacity.
willful and for purpose" upon the
entire Southern community. The
writer sharpens his sealping-knife and
goes for. the Agricultural Bureau first,
and, after raising the hair Of that I'M
fortunate concern, proceeds to dissect
the Cotton Exchanges and their core
spondents. He charges boldly that in
September a Ring" began to rnanipu.
late cotton, and that the Agricultural
Bureau was actively engaged in fur
thering their interest; bat the great
and good Sun gave timely notice of its
existence in October, and hence the
world at large should have been on the
q1i vive. and not been hurt by this un-
righteous combination.
The Sun proceeds to give the est
mates of July and August made BY the
Bureau to show how grossly incorrect
they are, ignoring completely the esti-
mates Of November made after the i'm
provement by the favorable fall had
been ascertained- This we reproduce
below TO show that the estimate was
correct, or as nearly so as could be
made at that time, viz:
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22
PLAIN TRUTHS PLAINLY TOLD.

Though the Washington Republican
scolds like a fish-woman, it certainly
has Just grounds for taking its party in
Congress to task. Since the Nov5m-
Der elections, quite a namber of Repub.
Ican journals see and speak of things
as they are, in a way entirely new to
them. For instance, the Republican
blurts out with double-leaded emphasis:
The country IS looking for relief of
some sort to COngress-loOking for a
solution of the grave difficulties and
dangers that beset it. The people are
in no temper to be trifed with. Gen
tlemen, there are ninety thousand men
in the State OF Massachusetts, who are
on the verge of starvation; there are
seventy thousand M in the city Of
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22

A WASHINGTON correspondent Of the
Springfield Mass Republican sends
this gossip: carl Schurz is growing in
the respect of the politicians Just now.
The leading Democratic Congressman,
including prominent Confederate Gen
erals, are urging the Bourbon Demo-
cratic Legislature Of Missouri to re-
elect him to the Senate, while members
Of Grants Cabinet and Republican
Congressman want to offer him the
Russian mission"
We still have hope that some loyal
son Of Tennessee may bear off the lat
ter prize. 1t was rumored at one time
that it had been offered to Gen. Nancy
of this city. The latest information,
however, is that Hon VIM. Fl. Wise
ner, of Bedford, may be the lucky man,
and there are straws In the wind that
blow in his direction. For instance,
one clustering cold day last week, the
Bedford statesman was detected on the
northern terrace Of the Capitol, with
lis overcoat fop-open, inspiring the
bitternorthwestb blast. A critical friend
inquired if he was ''climatizing" for St.
Petersburg, to whith he did not deign
reply, but hastily buttoned up his fly
ing overeoat to the chin, and moved
majestically away.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22

In1S72 we had a dry season and IA
vorable fall, and to Nov. % had re-
ceived 81 per cent of the total crop, a
greater percentage than usual, and but
for the epizooty the crop would have
been marketed earlier than was ever
known. In October of this year We
had $4,000 bales, and in November,
627, 900, against $4,000 and $4,000,
respectively, for 1873. We cite this to
show that this crop has been sent for
ward more rapidly than any one pre-
vious, and that receipts do not indicate
the extent of the crop this year. The
crop, forced by the drought, opened
early and uniformly; picking began
about July Is in all the cotton States,
was uninterrupted for four months, and
has been over for some time. Picking
was over In Tennessee, Georgia, Ala
bama, Mississippi and Arkansas by
Nov. 20, and in Louisiana by Dec Is
a thing never before known in the his
tory Of cotton.
The freedmen of the South are more
than usually dissatisfied and are hold
ing meetings preparing to emigrate IN
bodies, as they have not made any
thing by their labor this season, on ac-
count of short crops, and hence have
forced their cotton into market more
promptly than usual, so as to realize
upon it as soon as possible. The bag
g.ng trade is lifeless and has suffered
heavily this season by the decline in
prices, which has not compensated
manufacturers by an increased de-
mand. The wants of planters have
been as urgent as usual. bat factors
have been less able - aid them, owing
to the want If currency and credit in
cident to the panic, the results of
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22
THE TEMPER OF THE COMING Leg
ISLATuRE-
jackson wing and Tribune

Jackson wing AMI ITlDuue.
In a few weeks the new Legislature
of Tennessee will assemble at the capt
toll. Our Senator's and Representa-
tives come directly from their constitu-
cies, and il is supposed that they are
conversant with the wishes and the
wants of the people. The most care
less observer cannot but perceive that
the bardships of the country, arising
from general causes, have been intensi-
fed by local disasters here In Tennes-
see. The past year has been one OF
disappointment to theagricultural class
of the State, and when this great
creator of all real values suffers, there
can be no prosperity anywhere
throughout the entire industrial and
commercial system. The people are
poor, taxes are heavy, and the pledges
of the Democratic Convention held at
Nashville, in August last, must not be
triaed with or forgotten. Retrench-
ment In all the departments of the
State GOvernment-legal reforms wher-
ever they can be effected without en-
dangering the public peace and the adj
ministration of justice between man
and man-Tigid economy in all things
and no increase on the present rate
OF taxation-these were the salient
points Of the platform on which Gov.
Porter was borne into Office by ma
iority of which he has a right to be
proud, and it viii Be Ill for that party
and for the Legislature if they are not
kept steadily and faithfully in view.
At the same time we recognize the
fact that the good faith of the State
Is a matter OF infinite Importance and
that it is to be preserved. In the face
OF sore temptation the people OF Ten
nessee have turned their backs upon
those who have counseled Reputation
In any guise. The lure was danger
GUS one, but bad as the disease vas
known to be, the remedy seemed worse,
and besides, was repugnant to the H.
stinets of the State. We are cove
nant keeping people, but We cannot
afford 70 be sentimental at such a time
as this. We have assumed a heavy
debt, which was imposed upon us By
others, and in view of the distress that
now prevails in many portions, In fact
In all portions of Tennessee, our credi-
tors must not be clamorouso or exacting.
We have confidence IN our representa-
tives; believe that they know tbenature
of the emergency they will have to
meet, and therefore leave its solution
to them.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22


THE high estimate which we placed
upon the work entitled the "Resources
of tennessee by J. B. Killebrew, Sec
rotary Of the State Board of Agricul-
ture, upon its first appearance, has
been concurred in by the leading pa
pcTs North and South, and by intelli-
gent gentlemen in America and Europe.
A few days since we learned that por-
tons Of the work were being translated
ana Published IN Berne, Switzerland,
and more recently we have seen a let
ter from prominent English gentle
man to a citizen of Nashville, who for
warded to him copy of the work as
an answer to some inquiries, from
which we are permitted to make the
following extract:
"LoNDON, Dec. Z, 1SI4.-DearSir: Your
very kind favor came duly 20 hzud, accom-
panied by "ReSOurceS Of Tennessee" a
most excellent and interesting work. 1
AN az loss 10 know how adequately 20
thank you and Mr.. Killebrew for it. /
owe you an apology for not acknowledging
its receipt sooner, but must plead press OF
engagements. have read much of the
work already and look upon it as a mine OF
information, and OF a character that must
bring much money to your great State.
Public sentiment, by popularizing human
labor within your DO ders, will dnFe home
this wedge Of prosperity, for l predict that
it will be instrumental in inducing mil
lions and millions Of capital that will
make glad your waste places. As you
said, it answers my questions fully and
places me under many obligations to you.
| trust time and opportunity will afford me
the pleasure OF reciprocating."
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22

Taking Texas and Louisiana in the
above estimate, and it viii be seen that
the loss of acreage is 20 per cent in the
latter, which will counterbalance the
increase and be very close to the first
estimate given.
We presume that the Sun would not
dare 10 charge that the drought was
gotten up by the Agricultural Bureau
and Cotton Exchanges and that it is
simply a fiction. If a drought occur
red, then the natural result would have
been TO hasten the maturing of the
crop; and that this was so Is seen from
the crop movement instanced by him.
The receipts In September of this year
were greater than for any since the
war, except '72-73. We give the fig
ures:
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22

which are inst being felt in the South.
Ali of these causes, as well as increased
railrOad facilities, have operated to
hurry forward the crop with unprece-
denied rapidity, and hence the enor-
nous receipts at the ports.
A word now for the benefit of the
san. 1t is much exercised over the
Cotton Exchanges, and, in short,
charges them by wholesale with per
verting the facts. The Galveston Elk
change is accused of "audacity, in
having put forth an estimate of d.
minished yield In that State" and the
others are said to be "lugubrious in
the extreme Perhaps the Sun would
be benefited if it learned just how the
Cotton Exchanges make up their esti-
mates. In the first place, it makes a
mistake IN supposing that all Southern
men are "bulls, or, If so, that they
persistently lie to deceive others and
stick to false statement till they be-
lieve It themselves. We have
quite as many reliable and
trustworthy men South as there
are IN the North, and will COM
pare them for ability, integrity and
fairness, with those who have so sue.
cessfully manipulated the Sun and the
Financial CaroRicle, in the ''bear" in
terest. In each county the most relia-
bic merchant, planter and banker is
selected, and in each district of the
county correspondent who is in poss
ition to know the facts, and PROFOUND
ing series Of questions concerning
the crop. The answers are collected by
committee, composed equally Of
buyers and factors, who naturally rep
resent both sides of the question; and
thus are the estimates carefully d.
gested, giving equal weight to "bear"
and "bull'' int lligence. The Suns
startling illustration that Charleston
dare not "bear," for fear Mobile or
Savannah vii reap the harvest by bull
ing the market is so purie that it needs
no comment. That bull clique should
be begun in the interest of the North
ern mills, Is equally brilliant in concep-
ton, and is only surpassed by its calm
statement of the facts that dad
weather" has interfered with picking,
and that "a dry autumn was followed by
cold weather, which froze the head
waters of the Southern rivers, and pre-
vented rise, ETC." If the Sun Shines
for all, /" it must have lost subscribers
with the "bull element" lately.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22

This embraces small Round and Chestnut or
Nut Coal, well cleaned
Fine Coal will be sold at from 10 TO "A cents
per buShel, depending OF the quality, and should
always be bought by special contract, as there
arc several grades
In the above prices, when the sale is By the
cart load, the ha.,iing is inc rded; but when Uy
thc' car load, IL means at the yard in Nashville,
and IL desired we viii deliver It anywhere in the
cit- at cents per bushel-
For Lump Goal at CJwan, by the car load II
cents per bushel; run Of the mines az Cowan 9
cents per busnel; Egg or Stove Coal at cents,
and Pins Goa at cents
The freight on this Coal can be ascertsined
from the agents Of the Nashville, Chattanooga
and 81. Louis Railway.
The Offices tor the sale of Coal will be kept 1t
the yard, 20 Cellar street, nea- Chattanooga de-
pot, and in No. II Moth Cherry street Max
well Housed
For heat and durability, this Coal has no equal
in the country. For making steam and working
in iron, its superiority Is scarcely questioned;
and as 70 is being pleasant crate Coal. Ehen
well handled, the witnesses are too numerous to
justify a reference. It's freedom from sulphur
and other impurities makes il not only pleasant
but 4 beautiful Coal for family use.
The agent at the yard Office is Mr. y. II.
HOrd, and at the cfice up town, Leslie Warner
aud John B. COlyaT.
4. S. OLYAR, Pre- -ident
dec22 I'm Tenn. Coal and r X Co
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22

Another estimate was MADDEN Novem-
Der by Mr.. May, of New Orleans, who
Is considered as the most thoughtful,
calm and industrious compiler of crop
statistics in the South, and who says:
I'VE estimate Arkansas % per cent.
less than asst year. Tennessee So 10 70
per cent. short. North Alabama and
Mississippi average 20 per cent. short.
Georgia and he Carolinas 10 per cent.
short. Florida 10 per cent. Texas and
Louisiana 10 per cent. above last year.
South Alabama 20 per ce.-t. over last
year. Texas Che continues) is nearly as
good as last year. In the middle and
northwest portion it is considerable
short Of last year. These estimates,
1t will be seen, approximate very close
ly, especially when we consider the
average as compared with last year:
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22

SoME twelve years ago Bishop Colen-
so, &c Natals. created quite a stir IN
the religions world by publishing his
peculiar views of the Mosaic narrative
In the Patateuch. A few Sundays ago
Bishop Mickarness. of Oxford, Eng
land. was foolish enough to inhibit
Bishop Colenso from preaching in the
parish church, but the only result was,
that Dr.. CoIenso's sermon was read by
friend instead of by himself; that DIR.
Jowett, the head Of Ballot College,
threw open to him the chapel of the
college, which is supposed to be beyond
ecclesiastical authority, for an after
noon sermon; and that the Mayor and
corporation also offered him the free
use of any of the public buildings
under their control, if he wished to
preach in them.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LEGISLATIVE OFFICES.
For CompsrOaaer.

lJE are authorized to announce WM. T.
w SAMPLE, Of Davidson county, as q can
didate for Comptroller OF the Treasury &C the
ensuing session Of the Tennessee Legislature.
dee15 I'd
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22
FINANCIAL JUSTICE TO ALL

An esteemed 1rlenO OF ours III 1OOTe
county, writes as at length in review of
our review of the Presidents message.
The passage that eyokes his criticism
read as follows:
The arguments in favor Of specie
resumption are sound enough. Gold
for all is the only means OF securing
the same currency for rich and poor.
So long as we have paper or pauper
money, it viii be palmed off on the
poor, while the wealthy viii take their
own means for preserving their wealth"
Our correspondent draws from this
the queer conclusion that we believe
there is enough specie TO answer the
purposes Of this vast country as the
exclusive medium Of exchange" Few
of our readers who are old enough to
remember the days when greenbacks
were not, could entertain such a mis-
conception. Specie resumption no
more means the exclusion of paper
now than before the war. Paper is in
many respects more convenient for
business purposes. But it should lie
paper with a specific, or il other words,
fixed value. Therefore, our meaning
was that the poor mans greenbaek
should be made equal TO the gold that
the bondholder receives, and that is the
only practical way for securing the
same money f,r poor and rich. So long
as there are different kinds of money
OF different values made legal in any
country, the poorer stuff will be Palmed
of on the toiling masses. We believe
in one measure for all.
1t is supposed by our correspondent
that the tendency of many leading
Democratic organs to specie resump-
ton is a mere relic Of the old hard
money cry of forty years ago. We
can but refer him, as an old Democrat,
to the United States Constitution, Art.
I,S8, 5, where he will find that Con-
gress is authorized to "ooin" money,
not print it. He will look in vain for
any modification or amendment in
this respect. And it may be noted
that its trainers were familiar with all
the sorts of paper currency we have
had since. They bad seen the green
back in the shape of Continental sclip,
which went TO worthlessness because it
was never funded. They had in their
day a multiplicity of State currencies
and of private bank notes, so
that they knew what they
were about, and were seeking to save
us from the evils we are now experience
ing. As the restorer of the Constitu-
ton, the Democracy must keep stead
lily in view the return to a eonstitu-
tional basis for currency, whether 1t
take us two years or ten to get back to
terra fyn1o. The Ra1ical quacks turn
over to us sick man, and 1t may take
some while to effect cure, but the |
cure viii never be complete till he can
stomach hard money. In conclusion,
we must say that our correspondent is
not close reader Of the UNION AND
AMERICAN. If he does not know lust |
exactly where We stand il regard to
the presen system of National banks.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22

LOGAN II. ,RooTs, of notorious mem
DRY. says: eff the Republican party
refuses to restore their friends In Ar
kansas to power, it viii not get SIN
9 e electoral vote in the South at the
next Presidential election" This ar
gument, We are told, is being freely
used, with but little apparent effect,
upon Republican congressman.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22
Meeting of Druggists.

ALL THE DRUGGISTS OF NASHVILLE
and Edgefeld are urgently invited to attend
meeting, TO be held over the store Of W. ID.
Kline, at O'Clock tonight. The organisation
Of local association, and other matters of great
Importance, will be considered. dec22 1t
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22

IT is en- administration organ, the
Chicago Tribune. which informs US,
mat while prominent Republicans
favor an investigation of the safe
burglary business, they voted against
it last week merely because 1t was a
Democrat, Mr.. Beck, who offered the
resolution calling for it. Contrast this
with the votes Of Beck and other Dem
ocrats. the same day, for an investga-
ton of the Yieksburg troubles. and the
reader will appreciate the difference be-
tween the noble old party spirit and
modern Radical partisanship. The one
ennobles; the other debases.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22

WIEN Gov. w. w. Holden was de-
posed by the North Carolina Senate, IN
1871, he was also disqualified from
holding any State Office for all time to
come. 1 bill is now pending before
the Legislature 20 relieve him of this
disability. Whether he can be so re-
lieved Is a nice constitutional question.
The action of the Senate, the Chief
Justice presiding, was a Judicial SEN
tenee, and as such can hardly be set
aside by merely legislative action In
an analogous cause in our State, this
difficulty was avoided by Constitu-
tional Convention, removing the dis
abilities Of Judge Frazier.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22

WASHINGTON specials state that
Judge Poland will report a resolution
recognizing Brooks as Governor of
Arkansas and declaring the old Con-
stitution-which was never accepted
by the people, but was declared adopt
ed by frauds still in force.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22

WE are authorized 10 announce DR.. J.. N.
w SHARPE As a candidate for the Office OF
Comptroller at the ensuing session OF the Legis-
lature. now "a