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THE JUDICIAL CONVENTION.


We publish on the fourth page this
morning the result Of the deliberations
in the convention at Nashville of the
criminal and circuit judges and At
torneys-General Of the State, for which,
as for the proceeding two days reports,
we are indebted u the UNION AND
AMERICAN. These proceedings are of
interest. not only to the bar, but to the
people of the whole State. They con-
tam many recommendations that, pre-
scented Mt the next meeting of the
Legislature, cannot fail to pass, in
dorsed, as they are, by those who have
an every. day and practical experience
Of the necessity for the reforms they
point ont as essential to the proper adj
ministration of Justice. The deliberG-
tons of the convention were marked by
the care which was naturally to be ex-
pected from such body, and all the
conclusions arrived at are the result of
experience. a knowledge of the law and
the requirements Of its practice, and we
hope viii be well considered by the
Legislature. As indicating the eco
nomic scope OF the labOrs If the con-
vcntion. Taxpayers viii be glad TO
learn, they viii, if indorsed by the
Legislature, save the State fully one
hundred thousand dollars per annum.
OF this we have the assurances of the
chairman, Judge Guild, who in ad-
iourning the convention attested its
work by the Endorsement that "he was
satisfied it had not adopted a single
proposition which was not of n most
important character.
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SOUTHERN WAR CLAIMS.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S-The Army
Appropriation Bill, when it is reported
to the House this week, will contain an
important provision, emanating from
the War Claims Committee. AT the
present time a great many of the claims
arising out of the late war are referred
for investigation and adjudication to
the heads of various departments.
Some are considered and passed upon
by the Quartermaster General, others
by the Commissary General, and still
others BY a committee Of Congress. 1t
is now proposed to consolidate all this
business and place it in the hands Of
the Southern Claims Commission.
This, of course, will have the effect Of
continuing the commission indefinitely
and charging its functions, and may
possibly occasion the employment Of a
considerable number of extra clerks;
but it IS thought the work viii be more
thoroughly and effectively done than
under the present system. which is no
system at all. The Southern Claims
Commissioners at present are Mr.. Ad-
dis. of Vermont Mr. Ferris, OF New
York, and Mr. Howell, Of Iowa.
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I'm ChHRcPrsy at Nashville.

CTATE OF TENN SSEE, OFFICE CLERK
- and Master Chancery Court, Nashville, Jan
uaTy the Sth, 1SIf.-AndersOn Green * Co. and
others, COmplainants, ". Emma Solomon and
others, Defendants.
II appearing from affidavit fled in this cause
that the defendants, Joseph Solomon and Emma
Solomon. are nOn-Tesidents OF the state of Ten
nesse, 50 that the ordinary process OF law cannot
be served upon them; AMI it further appearing
that attachment has issued IN this ease, and
has been returned levied upon the following
property, viz: A lot fronting 81 feet South
Summer street. I'm Nashville, Tenn, conveyed
by Il. Adler to Emma solomon by deed register
ell in the Registers Office Of Davidson county
Tenn, in book 4S, p. So, and aisO the proceeds
ing 10 the hands of Chas. Marks under the deed
of trust executed by =. Adler 10 him, and regis
tered in said Office in book IS, p. 200, and all of
her moneys or property ia the hands OF said
Marks belonging 70 said b. Adler or his estate.
70 satisfy the debts Of compliments Of about
-, JO0.0I, justly due and owing them from said
Il. Adler. 1t is therefore ordered that said de-
PENDANTS enter their appearance herein before or
within the first three days of the next term of
said Court, 10 be held ON the first MONDAY ina
April next, (lSl4). and plead, answer or deInur
20 cOniplainantS' bill. or the same will be taken
for confessed as 10 them, and set for hearing ex-
parte, and that copy Of this order be Published
Tor Tour consecutive weeks in the Nashville
Union and American. "A COpy-AtteSt:
NATHANIEL BAXTER, Je.,
Clerk and Master.
wilkins & Chamberlin and Morton b. Howell
Solicitors for Compliments. jau9 dOaw 10
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TIIECNUCCs ay-PEEISEDTNG THE
SENATE

The Near York World enters an earn
est and indignant though just protest
against the system by which the poll
cy and legislation OF the country are
shaped in caucuscs by Republican Sen
ators outside Of the branch of the law
making department to which they be-
long. For all practical purposes, the
caucus is the Senate, for the real Sen
ate simply registers and gives force
to the edicts Of the caucus. The
World says:
"The Republican Senate takes the
lead now as always III degrading Amer
lean politics. A great many measures
of 4 public nature during the last ten
wears have been discussed and decided
in Republican Senatorial party eau
Gus. Witness the infamous Election
Law" Of 1870. which was passed IN
caucus. which was accompanied with
resolution forbidding any of the Radi-
cal Senators to open his mouth IN de-
bate. or 10 vote for the least amend
mont thereto. aud which was then
brought into the Senate and WIS car
ried according to the caucus dictation.
That was disgraceful enough to the
country. and If Republican Senators
had had rs much spirit as s. many
whiDped dogs it would have been dis
graceful to the Republican party. AS
it was they acted after their kind.
The Chief Justiceship had ncveryet
been cut into such Il crucible as party
caucus. But II. il went, rs if it were i
nomination for Doorkeeper, and Caucus
dictated and Republican Senator's sue
cImbed. Truly, a mOstpatrician blood.
Grant may be nearer impeachment
than most men believe. If that is his
destiny. doubtless the Conscript Faith
eTE vii caucus their judicial decision.
And nothing has yet been disclosed
which should lead as b suppose that
anv Republican Senator viii think him
self degraded by submission Of his jul
dicial function to that dictate. The
men who can caucus, and submit TO
caucus, Il nomination Tor Chief Justice
of the United States Supreme Court
have left the country without 4 hope
that their characters viii oppose any
barrier to any political indecency.
S-
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WE fear. with Senator Wright, that
"words have only darkened his course
ON national finances. He says, for IN
stance: IF We return to specie pay
,,,o,t now. we must reflect that our
yra.ubacks will he bought up by CAPT
t,Iists at their deprecated value and
held for the gold millennium" Why, if
we return to SPECIE now, the gold
millennium is already here, and there
need be no holding" 10y capitalists or
any one aIse. But. if we now set some
day IN the future for specie resumption,
c,nitalists could gain by holding only
the present gold premium Of eleven o.
twelveper cent. Suppose Jan. l, 1876
were the day set, that would give the
"boidng" capitalist only five or SIX per
cont ner annum. Or, suppose that
Inn I 1875. WAS the date appointed,
.,reonbacks would, instanter, appreciate
IN the hands of every holder to exactly
mar cold. less eleven months interest
and this appreciation in value would
steadily increase as the day Of redemp-
ton approached, just as government
coupons. This. apart from their value
f,r L,sinegs uses. Allow for this item,
and capitalists would find them about
the most Improbable thing they could
touch.
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GRANT AND THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY
from tle Loulsyille COurier-Journal.


WASHINGTON, Jan. l9.-The follow
ing bold declaration is attributed to the
President on apparently good authority,
AZ d. taken in connection with some re-
cent proceedings of his, appears to in
dictate change in the political atmOs-
phere:
"Ibegin to think that it is timefor the
Republican party to unload. There has
been too much dead weight carried by
it. The success of our arms during the
rebellion, and the confidence that the
Republican party was strong enough to
hold up any burden, have imposed all
the disaffection in the Gulf States upon
the Administration. l am tired of this
nonsense. Let Louisiana take care of
herself, as Texas will have to do. l
don't want any quarrel about Missis-
sippi State matters to be referred to me.
This nursing of monstrosities hasnearly
exhausted the life of the party. 1 am
done with them, and they will have to
take care of themselves"
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ARRIN6TON, EARRAk x hEAhLE1s 50 NOru
COllegestreet.
THOS. CALENDER, 80 North Cherry street
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mo. 3,416.l
!SbPriT,S Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF Fieri Facias
ID to me directed, and delivered from the Hon
dable Supreme Court for the Middle Division
OF Tennessee, at its December Term, 1855, viii
expose to public sale 10 the highest bidder, for
cash, at the Courthouse door, in the city of
Nashville, on Saturday, the 18th day OF Febru-
ary, 1874, within lawful hours, all the right,
title, claim and interest that a. G. Tucker has
in and 70 the following real estate, tO-wit:
Situated, lying and being in the 11th district OF
this county, containing siXty-fOur acres, more or
less bounded Oh the north by the lands OF Mr..
Cox, ON the south by the lands of Mr. Shaw; on
the east by the lands Of Mrs. ). p. Tucker, and
on the west by the lands of NJ. a Campbell, the
same tract of land that vas divided and laid on
by said A. G. Tucker by q decree of the County
Court of Davidson county, Tenn, in Minute
Book Il. l.. page go, reference TO which plat
and DEGREES in said cause, is especially made for
a more minute description Of said tract of land,
and being levied on as the property of a. G.
Tucker to satisfy n Judgment against him as Sc
curity and in favor of Bailey johnson and wifc
for two thousand, one hundred and seven dol
lars (S2. fO7) besides interest and costs.
Dated this 18th day OF January, 1874.
+. ID. WHITWORTH, Sheriff.
BY II. II. WILKINSON, Deputy.
FanIf aOd3t
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MIsSEsSEPPE.

Yesterday was the date set for the
assembling Of the new Legislature and
The Inauguration OF Ames as Governor
Of Mississippi. A few weeks ago az
agreed test case was made up by the
old and the new claimant 10 the office
Of Treasurer of Kinds county. Gov.
Powers expedited the preparation of
this case, and the JacEson Clarion rep
resents that he, az well as the people,
would abide the decisionof the Supreme
Court. The case was argued at length
on the 18th, and the court reserved its
decision till the 18th, in order to give
the matter full consideration. The
telegraph announces that the court
unanimously decides the election law
constitutional, and the November cleo
ton, therefore, valid.
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Ils CRassGeFy at .b'aShriTEe.

CtTATE OF TENNESSEE, OFFICE CLERK
- and Master ChaRCery Court, Nashville Jan
uary the Sth, ls74-W. II. Bradford and al by,
etc, cOmplainants, vs. James Hamilton, exOr ,
Sc, and others, defendants.
IL appearing from affidavit filed in this canse
that the defendants, James Hamilton. Executor
OF James Bradford, deed. James VI. Alexander,
Milton W. Alexander, W. VI. Alexander, Susan
A Alexander and Martha A. Alexander Martha
Zachary and husband, - Zachary, James
Cox, Sarah Cox, Milly Cox and Malinda Cox,
Julia Joiner and husband, - Joiner, Susan
Cole and husband, - Cole, are all nOn-resi-
dents Of the State Of Tennessee, 80 that the Ordi
nary process of law cannot be served upon them;
and il further appearing that an attachment has
issued i'm this case, and has been returned levied
upon the following property, viz; The funds be-
longing or going To james Hamilton individual
" in the hands of the Clerk and Master OF the
Chancery Court at Nashville, or which may
come to his hands in the cases Of Eel vs.. Ham
iltOu and EZeli W. Hamilton AMI Hagan, and the
case of ThOS. b. johnson, Admir-, ". Wells in
the Federal Court at Nashville and also the pro-
perty and funds conveyed by said Hamilton Ia
A. II. Hurley, Trustee, to satisfy the claim of
COmplainants as set up in the bill. II is there
fore ordered that said defendants enter their APP
pearance herein before or within the first three
DAYS of the next term of said Court, to be held
on the first Monday in April next, $50, and
plead, answer, or demur to compliments bill or
the same will be taken for confessed as TO them,
and set for hearing eNparte, and that q copy OF
this order be published for four consecutive
weeks in the Nashville Union and American.
COpy-Attest.
NATHANIEL BAXTER, Ir.,
Clerk and Master.
]. B. White, Solicitor for Complainants.
Jan dow I'm
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WHAT GRANT THOUGHT OF CUsfI.
INGsS LETTER.

The NetU York HeraId's WASHINGTON
correspondent says that when Cush-
ing's letter was first shown to the
President, he hastily glanced at it,
remarked that there was nothing start
ling in it, nothing disparaging to Mr.
Cushing, and called attention to the
date. Why said the President, L
know of good Union generals, who
served under me in the West. that were
knee deep in secession when that letter
was a month old. l do not see any,
thing remarkable about it," It is I'M
derstood that John A. Logan, raised a
company in Southern Illinois for the
Confederate service before topping
over to the Union cause. Quite num-
Der of Ilinoisans, inspired by Logan's
teachings, crossed the Ohio, led by
Capt. afterwards Major Wall, and
Joined the Fifteenth Tennessee Regi-
ment at Columbus, KY. Perhaps the
President had the Hon. John A in his
eye when speaking of men "knee deep
in secession when that letter was n
month old"
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CTATE OF TENNESSEE, OFFICE CLERK
- aad Master ChanceTv Court, Nashville, Jan
nary the Sth, IS74-Siias Macy and others,
COnlplainants, VS. Thomas Is. Childress and
Temple o. Harris, Defendants.
Ii appearing from affidavit lied IN this cause
that the defendant, Thomas fB- Childress, Is a
nonresident of the State of Tennessee, 50 that
the ordinary process of law cannot be served
upon him: 1t is therefore ordered that said de-
PENDANT enter his appearance herein before or
within the first three days of the next term Of
said Court, to be held on the first Monday in
April next, (lS74) and plead, answer, or demur
to compliments bill, or the same viii be taken
for confessed as to him. and set for hearing ex-
parte, and that copy CT this order be published
for four consecutive weeks in the Nashville Union
and American. A eOpy-Attest:
NATHANIEL BANTER, JR-,
Clerk and Master.
Rice & Ewing, Solicitors for COmplainants.
jan9dOaw &c
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E1s CYfO1scersF at Nashville.

CJTATE OF TENNESSEE, OFFICE CLERK
- and Master Chancery Court, Nashville, Jan
uary the Sth, lS74-W. 5. Alexander, Executor
of ID. BuTfOrd, deceased, Complainant, vs.. A. b.
Shankland and others, Defendants.
IL appearing from affidavit fled in this cause
that the defendants, A. j. Duncan and j. o.
HazletOn, are nOn-residents Of the State of Ten
nessee, that the ordinary process of law cannot
be served upOn them: IL * therefore ordered
that said defendants enter their appearance
herein before or within the first three DAYS Of
the next term OF said Court, to be held on the
first Monday in April next, (1S54) and plead,
answer, or deIaur to cOmplainant's bill, or the
same will be taken Is confessed as to them, and
set for hearing exparte, and that copy Of this
order be published for four consecutive weeks in
the Nashville Union and American. A Copy
Attest: NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR-,
Clerk and Master.
John W. Head s. Son, Solicitors for Complain
ant. jams dOaw At
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REMOVAL.
NOTICE.
Notice i'm Bankruptcy.

VIHE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY GIVES
notice that, upon his request, a second gene
raj meeting of the creditors of ID. ID. Dickey,
Bankrupt, will he held at the ONCE of John
Kuhn. Register, No. GIH Cherry street, Nash
Vile, Tenn, on the 9th day of February, 1874,
ut u NJ, at which time he will make his reports.
J. W. CAMPBELL, Assignee
jan21 2t 2l&feb4
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N, CH0,.cerv az .y,GshriIIe.

CTATE OFTENNESSEE, OFFICE CLERK
- and Master Chancery Court, Nashville, Jan
nary the Sth, 1s74.-W. 5. Alexander, Executor
of ID. BurfOrd, deceased, Complainant, W.
j. TAYLOR and others, Defendants.
IL appearing from affidavit filed in this cause
that the defendant, a. j. Duncan, IL a nOn-res-
ident of the State Of Tennessee, - that the or
binary process Of law cannot he served upon
him: 10 is therefore ordered that said defendant
enter his appearance herein before or within the
first three days of the next term Of said Court,
to Re held on the first Monday in April next,
C1S74), and plead, answer, or demnr to complain
ants bill, or the same will be taken for confessed
a. to him, and set for hearing eNparte, and that
a copy OF this order be published for four con-
secutive weeks in the Nashville Union and
American. 4 COpy-Attest:
NATHANIEL BAXTER. H.,
Clerk and Master.
j. W. Head & Son, Solicitors for Complainant.
jEn9 dOaw At
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Bakers and COnfectioRers.
L II. ELDRIDGE. IS Church street.
MRS. GEO. GREIG. 42 Union street.
JUNGERMANN 4 co 81 Public square.
A. RANNIE. 81 Broad and 100 s. Market St
CHAS. ROBERTSON. 24 n. Market street.
g. II. VESSEL, 81 N College street.
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no. 1851
TlR ETs0Slce1'lg at Wash rifle.

CTATE OF TENNESSEE, OFFICE CLERK
- and Master Chancery Court, Nashville, Dc
t9ber the 9th, 1S73-R. j. Daniels and others,
COmplainants, vs.. Francis Pratt and others, De
PENDANTS.
II appearing from affidavit fled in this cause
that the defendant, Francis Pratt, Is a nOn-resi-
ident Of ths state of Tennessee, 20 that the or
binary process Of law cannot be served upon
him; and il further appearing that an attach
merit has issued in this ease, and has been
turned levied upon the following property, viz:
A Judgment for $500 recovered by Geo. W.
Owen IN tine Circuit Court Of Davidson county,
Tenn, at it, September term. 1873, against ths
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co, or 70 much
thereof as may be necessary To satisfy the claim
OF cOmplainantS justly due by said defendants
10 them, of - 4SS %. besides interest and costs.
II Is therefore ordered that said defendant enter
his appearance herein before or within the first
three DAYS OF the next term of said Court, to be
held ON the first Monday in April next, $50,
and plead. answer, OF demUr To compliments
bill or the same will be taken for confessed to
him. AMI set Tor hearing eXpaTte, and that a copy
OF this order be published for four consecutive
weeks in the Nashville Union and American.
A COpy-Attest;
NATHANIEL BAXTER, JE-,
Clerk AMI Master.
W. G. & VI. VI. Brien, ir., Solicitors for Com
plainants. jams dOaW AZ
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LORD CAMPBELL, III his recently
rublisbed Lives Of the Chief justices
Of England says the Chief Justices
occasionally had been quite obscure TIL
they were elevated to the bench, G"d
then. combining themselves to the
routine Of their official duties were
known only to have decided such cues
lions rs whether beasts of the plow
taken in retito manic may be replevied.
So many Of them as / could not hope to
make entertaining, I have passed over
entirely" 1t remains to be seen
whether. if our prospective Chief JUS
tice-whenconfirmed,i if so-will contine
himself to such minor matters rs may
have occupied his talents in Toledo
court. and hereafter be passed over
entirelv:" or vindicate the Judgment
os the President, and establish fame
Inv high qualities and a splendid career,
which shall excite the admiration Of
those now living and those to come
after.
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WHARTON, EWING & WHARTON,
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS.
OFFICE OF THE
Equitable Fire Insurance Co.,

HNIIE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
i Stockholders OF this Company for the cleo
ton Of twelve Directors 20 serve for the ensuing
year, win be held on Monday, the 10Th inst, be-
tween the hours of II A. N. and =. II.
jan1G 81 cod WA. A. WEBB, Secretary.
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GRANT Is at least considerate. He
nominated Judge Waite on Monday,
and the Washington correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Commercial reports the
reason why he did not send in the NOM
nation Friday, the day or which the
Senate adjourned over to Monday as
follows:
In reply to an inquiry made by a
prominent Senator yesterday, the Pres
ident said he would not make a nom
nation for Chief Justice on Friday
last. because. having no assurance that
the Senate would immediately confirm
the nominee. be didn't want TO put up
another man to be slaughtered, and
have his reputation and character ruin
ed by the press. which would have three
DAVIS within which to discuss his pr1-
vate. public and political life. He
added that he had sent in the name Of
a young man. and he was rejected; then
ne nominated an old man, and he, too,
was rejected. Now he Grant was try
ING to strike an average"
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PARTY JUDGES.

We haze heard it rumored that the
Brownsville Radicals are fixing up a
slate for use in the coming election for
Chancellor of this Division. There are
said to be a number of aspirants for
the party nomination, and it is not I'M
likely that there Will be a pretty sharp
contest for the honors and loaves and
fishes that cluster around the Chan
celIor's Office. We regret to see thus
early a disposition to give a political
cast to the August elections, but if cur
Radical opponents want to fight it out
on that line, We hope the Democratic
leaders will not be stupid enough to
again repeat the blunder which gave to
Mr.. Num- his present seat in Congress.
-RinLen Nelrs.
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THE arguments Of the infationists
are vapid. Senator Logan speaks of
the present stringency'' when the New
York money market is really easiernow
in mid-wintcr thanit hasbeen foryears.
He says the present amount of cur
rency is manifestly inadequate" but il
seems to he adequate enough to revive
all the wild schemes Of Wall street, 50
that now. for the first time IN its his
tory. all are bulls and there is not the
faintest sign Of any bear clique. Evi-
IDENTIFY the trouble is not in the volume
of currency. but its lobsided distribu-
ton. and the centraIizing tendencies Of
the present system which drains the
country districts. and accumulates II
under the shadow Of the New York
sub-Treasury, to the profit Of gam
blers.