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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
The Hnn LEST Night

There was a large attendance at the hop
given by the ladies Of the Church of the
Assumption at the Skating Rink last night,
and the entertainment was Of the most
agreeable character. Bush's string baud
was engaged for the occasion, and the en-
livening music was fully appreciated by
the lovers of the dance. An elegant sup
per under the supervision Of d committee
of ladies was spread before the guests, who
did full justice 20 the many good things
provided. Many more such pleasant re-
unions,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
saturday Night Reading Club.

We are much pleased to note that a club
of young ladies and gentlemen, Of the above
name, has been organized in this city.
They meet every Saturday night, when
choice selections are read by the different
members, and music, both vocal and instru-
mental, serves Is charming interlUdes be-
tween the pieces selected for reading. We
think hat such clubs should be encouraged,
as it certainly has a beneficial effect, not
only in acquiring useful information in lit
~erature, but it also serves 10 occupy the
time Of the young men IN nnOcent amuse-
ment, and if perseVered in will be a severe
blow to p~roprietors Of billiard tables, etc.
They meet ut the Maxwell House next.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
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Personal.

c. Wagner, Of Baltimore, and J. 3. Gu
net, of Cincinnati, both well known to-
bacco dealers, are in the city, the guests of
John Whorley.
EN-Comptroller Hobbs was in the city
yesterday.
The Hon. NJ. D. X. Taylor, Of Jefferson
been in the Legislature Of Texas succes-
Sively for twenty years. and presided over
most Of the State conventions. lie predicts
a great future for the Southern Empire
Sta.e. He came to place his daughter in
Wards Seminary.
Capt. Brown, Of the GajlaiiR Examiner,
was in the city yesterday in the interest Of
his excellent paper.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29

Neglected Coughs and COldS.-Few are
aware Of the importance of checking a
Cough or "COmmOn Cold" in its first stage;
thai which in the beginning would yield to
"BROwN's BRONCHIAL TROCHEs,n if neg
lected, often works upon the Lungs.
jan27-deOd 1w
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29

y. W. Keeble has removed his Barber
Shop from No. Is Cedar street to No. So n.
College street, two doors below the Square,
where he will be pleased to have his friends
call and see him. Good material and the
best of BARRIERS employed. janis If
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
CITY NOTICES.

Removed to the corner of Church and
Cherry streets, on the first floor over the
drug store of DemOville & Co., where a
good Business Education can be obtained,
also the beautiful art of Photography. j..
w. DOlbear. ian6 If
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
Notice 10 Show Cause..In Bankruptcy.

THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE THAT GEO.
Il II. Wilkinson, W. Jasper jackson, Joseph
Coleman, A. DOlinger and John A ClOptOn, OF
Rutherford eOUGty, Nathan R. Martin, of
Franklin county, and AlOnZO Peden, of Giles
county, Tennessee, have fled in the Office OF
the Clerk of this Court their petitions for dis
charge in bankruptcy; and it Is ordered by the
Court that a hearing be had upon the same,
and that the second and third meetings of
creditors beheh
q en- n 6th day of February, 1874,
at the Office of W. y. Doughty, Register, in
MurfreesbOrO, Tenn, when and where all cred
itOrs may attend and show cause, IL any they
have, why the prayers Ofsaid petitioners should
not be granted.
+. K. CAMPBELL. Clerk of District Court
Of the L.. 5. for the Middle District Of Team.
jan II 80 thursdays.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
suieide i'm Hickman County.

4 correspondent at Whitfield, writing on
the 9th inst, informs us that VIM. Pink
erton, a quiet, industrious, sober citizen of
Hickman county, committed suicide by
hanging a few days previously. No cause
is known for tive act. lie was about forty
years of sge, and leaves a wife and several
children in destitute. circumstances, and
wholly unable TO support themselves.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
LipDineott's Magazine.

We are indebted to the Publishers, J. b.
Lippincott * Co., through W. I. Berry x
Co, booksellers, Union and American
Block, for a bound copy of L]ippjRcOtfS
Magazine, from July 10 December, 1873,
inclusive. This work is published month
", and is one Of the few magazines now
published which IS really worth preserving
at the expense Of binding. 1t will do to
keen.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
Resi- and Oldest Family Medicine.

Sanford's Liver InvigoratOr-A purely Veg
etable Cathartic and Tonic-for Dyspepsia,
Constipation, Debility, S~ick-headache, Bill
iOus Attacks, and all arrangements of Liv-
er, Stomach and Bowels. Ask your drug
gist for it. Beware of limitations.
mh0 " sat
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29

st. Charles Hotel, newly reftted with
ladies' and gentlemen's water closets in
the house, Market street, near the Square,
Nashville, Tenn. j. NJ. Armstrong, pro-
prietor. Single meals, 80 cents. Board
and lodging per day, 500. jams 3m
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29

For sometime past, white and colored
boys have been meeting near the intersee-
ton of Ash and College streets, about the
hour for closing school, where they would
engage in a lively "war Of races to the
great annoyance of the people residing in
that vicinity. Several policemen will
hover about that locality to-day at the hour
above named.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %, Loo A. NJ.
PrObGbiIitieS.-FOr New England and
the Middle States, colder and generally
clear weather viii prevail with light 10.
fresh and occasional brisk n~Orthwesterly
winds and rising barometer.
For the Southern States east of the Mis-
sissippi river, clear and fair weather with
low temperature and rising barometer on
the Atlantic.
For the Ohio valley and lake region,
sOuthwesterly and northwesterly winds,
with cloudy or fair weather in the upper
lake region.
For the Northwest, generally clear
weather and Southwestern to northxesterly
winds, and decided low temperature in
Minnesota.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
That Big Clock.

Davies & Bro. were given the contract
yesterday of furnishing the clock for the
tower of the Ninth Ward School House.
1t is to be a four dial, affair, will be fur
nished for the moderate sum of $1,000.
The dimensions of the tower were taken
by the Messrs. Davies yesterday, and the
clock will be put up at an early day.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
Ten Months of 1t.

George Wilson was sentenced to the
county wOrkhouse for ten months by the
Criminal Court yesterday. His offence
consisted in his making 4 mistake in the
ownership of 4 coat.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
Now Advertise mems.

Elsewhere in our columns will be found
the list Of prizes Of Golladay's monthly
drawing.
Cottage 1S5 South Spruce street for
rent.
Attention Is directed to the statement Of
the Continental Insurance Company, Of
New York, Of which Peck x Cahill, 81
Union street are agents.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
An Occasion TO be pemembered.

The Chattanooga Times Of the 18th inst.
says: "The complimentary supper given
last night, at the Read House, by Hon. ID.
II. Key, TO the members of the CHATTANOOGA
bar, was one of the most delightful, genial
and joyous occasions of the kind which has
ever occurred in this or any other COM
munitv."
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
Sale Of Mineral Lands.

The Chattanooga Times ofthe 2Sth inst.
learns that Maj. J. C. WATSON, Of Rhea
Springs, Rhea county, has just sold a tract
of mineral land to a New York company.
The price paid is $4,000. The land lies
along and near the located line of the Gin
cinnati Southern railway.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29

Blank g. indicates no report; cipher Ql = A.
tionary; minus q tendencyto tan; plus 10 ten
dency 10 rise. A c. Ford, Observer.
The river continues rising at this point,
with 10 feet on Harpeth Shoals.
The regular Paducah packet, Bolivar III.
Cooke, arrived and departed.
The Eddyville cleared for she head Of the
river with an excellent tip Of passengers
and freight. She was 50 crowded with PEG
pie that cots had to be brought into the
cabin TO accommodate those who could not
get into State-rOoms.
The Ada Holman, Capt. Massengale, is
the regular packet for Paducah to-day at IL
o'clock.
The Ella Hughes is up for the head of
the river tomorrow evening at 4 O'Clock.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
Cana nac;, for Trial

Several months since DR.. j.. I. Wood
ward, charged with the killing of the City
Marshal of McAIinnville, was 'broght to
this city for safe keeping. He was taken
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
The Counsel.

We were in error in our statement made
n few days since with reference to the
counsel engaged for the Egan murder case,
Nessrs. W. q. and NJ. NJ. Brien, Bate *
Williams and Gen. Quarles have all been
rafained for the PROSECUTION.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
TI,e Street v

The Presidents OF the South Nashville,
North Nashville and Spruce Street Railway
lines have been arrested on the charge Of
neglecting to keep the track Of those roads
in repairs. The trial of the suits wfllprob-
ably come of at 8 A. NJ. to-day before
Judge DulinQ.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
neal, in Wi,Iiamson County.

VIM. 4. Steele, a w~ell-known and highly
esteemed citizen, died at his residence in
Williamson county, Tennessee, of heart
disease, yesterday. He was formerly Of
of L~ynchbUrg, Va.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
Slightly Cut.

4 little aflray occurred on North Market
street about , p. NJ. yesterday, wherein one
of the parties was knocked down, the other
receiving some slight cuts about the face
and neck by means Of a pocket knife.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
~

THE Berks county PENN prison in
spectors having allowed a couple Of prison
els tobacco, it turns ont that by a State
statute cOuvicts are not to be permitted to
chew or smoke unless under the special d.
rection of an attending physician.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
select Rail.

A grand select ball is to be given at the
hall of John Hess, North Summer street,
tonight. Street cars viii run to the hall
at all hours. TIL parties at this place are
always well attended, and pass of pleas
antlY.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
MARRIED.

CORDER-TURNER-At 5o'clock P. NJ. 2Sth
inst, at the residence of Rev. John Rains, the
brides father, by Rev. A. Staleup, DAVID III.
COEDER OF the firm of COrder Bros. & Hudson,
and Mrs. ANICE r. TURNER.
No cards.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29

A. G. Hagey, of Rutherford. John S.
Waddle and VI. II. Canaway, Of Lincoln,
and Z. F. Conley, Of CrOcket county, yes
terday received their commissions as Mag
i~strateS.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
Dismissed.

W. Barr and Frank Rigsby, accused and
arrested upon the charge Of stealing a box
of tobacco from Moses Byram, had a trial
before Justice Cassetty yesterday, and were
acquitted.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
i'll

Rev. DR.. VIM. Z. Niunsey viii preach at
Elm Street Church Sunday morning. Ser
vices to commence at halEpast 10 o'clock, a
half hour earlier than the regular time for
oDpninu,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29

On Friday evening, the 3Oth inst. there
is to be a scioptican entertainment Of Bible
scenes and other pictures at Tulip Street
Church. Edgefeld, views explained by Rev.
r. \. Young. Tickets only p cents.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
nunrer maj Beneilicfs H@TinstreIs.

This well established and popular troupe
are billed for this city tomorrow night and
the night following. Their press agent is
now in Nashville.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
Released.

John Saunders, confined in Jail for 81
hours on the charge Of stealing a dollar,
was released yesterday and departed for his
home in Columbia.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
Mardi GraS.

There is to be a meeting in the Common
Council Chamber tonight for the purpose
Of giving those who desire TO DO so an OPP
p~ortunity TO Join the Mystic krewe.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29

O,nTTISG Hampton, Virginia had. du-
ring the years IS72-3, 1887 students in her
COLLEGES, Of whom S13 were from other
states.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29

Numbers from 3,99S 10 4,I95 drew Approximate
prizes, - each; from 1905 to 1S,445, 81 each;
from 6,2l0 10 500. 81 ticket each; from 6,Ts to
7.IIS. 81 ticket each.
Next drawing will take place Feb. .. Prizes
al cash. Capital prize, 5000.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
Prepared 10 Catch Them.

A trap has been prepared for those small
rascals who have been stealing combs from
the waSh-rOOm Of the Maxwell.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29

TsLegrapAie Report from Signal Se-sies CbTDI u.
81, q O~bssrrdhOH, Gt Loo a Ely hs
Western Union Line.
Place OF Obser- D. ~ Wd state OF
yation- ~ m h Weather.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
RIVER NEES.

Daily Report Of Stage Of Vdter, tcitR Gonqss n
hs "a Hoitrs eEdiag 8 p " Jan. q, fS5L.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
For St. Louis.
ENeent0r,S Notice.

HAVING BEEN QUALIFIED AS ExECU-
II tors of the estate OF W. G. Turner, deed,
We hereby notify AL parties having claims
against said estate 10 present them according 10
law, and al Indebted 10 same are requested to.
come forward and settle at once.
ELIZABETH A. TURNER,
ENecutrix.
ROBERT W. TURNER,
ian Is sat. It Executor
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29

ABOVE ID
Low t--
STATIONS. WATER. RISE. PAIL
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
STATE OF THE WEATHER.

Local Report for the city, Wednesday,
Ian. -. ESZI
Time. Bar. IThr' Wind. We athe-.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
LGTESyILEE d CENCIENkTI SHORT
LINZ E8AEIR0AD.-Trains leave and ar
rive at Louisville as follows:

RAETIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Trains leave and arrive at Cincinnati as
follows from Marietta and Cincinnati Depot,
Pearl and Plnfn Streats:
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29

Baltimore, Washington
& Philadelphia EX... 1890 A. NJ $50 a. N.
Washington, Philadel-
phia < New York Elk $40 P. n. 800 ?. u.
FROM LITTLE DEPOT, EAST FROST 81.
washington & Balti-.
more ENpresS....--... ESQ 4. Il. $40 P. NJ
Baltimore Il New York
Fast Line .. 1:30 p. N. |Il.25 p. n.
Cumberland Express. 9:45 P. Z. ll.25 A. NJ.
This is the Oaiv line running Pullman palace
drawing-ro0m and sleeping cars TO Washington,
Baltimore and Philadelphia without change.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29

NASHVILLE. CHATTANOOGA AND
ST. LOUES.-Depot, Church street T. ri.
Cunningham, Ticket Agent.
" e" Express = 500 P. n. ~ a. AN.
81. Louis & Ms .O.EX% lis A. NJ. $40 I'm.
Z" &Western Mail t12:2O p. u. = 6 60 4. N.
Memphis g. n. D.. EX...t 300 P. N. = GOO A. N.
SheIbyviiIe Aceomm'dnt $50 P II $50 An.
W.. L. DASLEY, Genl PAS. s. Ticket Agent
SIT. LOEIS ARD s0ETHEASTEEE
Consolidated .eDepot, North College
street. j.. n. Brooks, Ticket agent.
st. Louis, Western and
Memphis Ezuress.... = 2:S0 P. NJ -l:40 Pm.
JOHN ". MASS, G. 4. A, st. Louis.
TDaiiy. Daily except Monday.
TENNESSEE & PACIFIC RAILROAD.
On and after Jan. Is, trains will run as fol
ows:
No. 1-DAILY.
Arrive Nashville. $40 a. NJ.
Leave Nashville. .........--.-.- 400 P. NJ.
No. 2-TRI-WEEKLY.
Tuesdays. TIgTsd0ys and Saturdays.
Leave S-l5 a. NJ
GEO. NANCY, PrsS't & Sup't.
CGGKEvELLE AND SPARTA STAGES
i. Il. WEBB, Agent. Leaves Lebanon on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at i:5o
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-20
&ffaltitratio1s.
SUPERLATIVE WEAKNESS.

He is a mean man who will knowing
ly circulate SANDER about another
He is still meaner man who will re
peat such SANDER after he knows il
has been completely disproved. But
the meanest of all mean men is the one
that will reiterate the SANDER and make
no reference to the rcfutation. trusting
that his readers may not know that 1t
has been refuted.
Such a man would steal the nails out
of his grandmother coffin and sell
them for old iron.
Now we leave it to Abernethy, Of the
Farmers Union, to say whether he fills
the bill or not.
The Hastings Gazette, some weeks
since, charged that we had received
money from the H. and D.
Railroad for services rendered
that corporation as member of Con-
gress. We offered to give the editors
Of the Gazette one hundred dollars for
every dollar they could prove We so re-
ceived. The editors of the Gazette
made no attempt to prove their charge
and directive their reward in fact they
abandoned it. but said that we had
offered to trade H. & D. stock which
they admitted we had never received.
with widow lady in St. Louis for land.
We replied by offering them $1,000 if
they could prove that charge.
Now Abernethy exchanges with us,
he receives our paper regularly and he,
of course read those articles, and yet
he republishes the Gazette lies, without
one ,oord Of reference to the REPUTATION
ue hare made. He does this because
he thinks that in his rapidly dwindling
list Of subscribers, there may be some
who do not see the ANTI-MoNoPoLIsT !;
and to poison their minds against US he
is willing to ignore our defence and de-
base himself,
Now we want Abernethy to retire to
his own chamber, and there, in silence
and alone, commune with his conscience
and his God; and ask himself whether
after such conduct, he feels that the
acorns which constitute the simple and
primitive meal of the blind hog, would
be safe in proximity to himself, if his
hands were not tied, or the owner of
the hog was not in sight.
Now we are not angry with Aber-
nethy, but we submit this to him as a
philosophical and psychological prob
lem and we would be glad to hear the
result of his profound cogitations.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-20
An Open Confession Coed for the
Soul.

Soul.
The Hastings Gazette delicately ex-
presses it's contempt for its own editors
IN these choice words:
1T is extremely strange that coun-
ty SO intensely democratic as Dakota
is should always have SUCH halfass
editors
We would say to Todd and Stebbins
that Nature is to blame for that result,
not the Democracy. 1t might be diff
cult to say, to a certainty, what super
natural power is responsible for your
existence here; but do not lay that
weighty load on the shoulders of the
poor old Democratic party. If you do,
she will cry out in the words of : Cain ::
"My punishment, Oh Lord! is greater
than I can bear!
And, Messrs. Editors, you do Nature
another injustice. She didn't make
any halfway job Of it. The mule is
mans invention; the ass comes perfect,
ears and all, from the hands of it's
Creator.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-20

The people do not need legislative
protection from the exactions Of the
Railroads.&c. course not. Read this
item of news:
NEW YORK, July THE freight
agents who met to devise rates of freight
from the West, by the Erie, New York
Central and Pennsylvania Central rail
roads, have resolved to increase the
price of lfreights on live stock to dbesst
douale its former rate. The basis, Of
the increased rates was fixed at SIS cents
per hundred from Chicago to New York.
1t is the intention of the managers to
increase and not to decrease charges
on az classes of freights.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-20
Well Answered.

In reference to the fraud and corrup-
tons perpetrated at Washington, Hon.
W. D. Voorhees, replied to Mr.. Morton,
who says that their perpetrators have
been punished, as follows:
'sWho has been punished Were all
those members Of Congress who held
stock in the Credit Mo5ilier punished
by being reappointed by the speaker to
the chairmanships of all the leading
committees of the House! Was John
A.. Bingham of Ohio, punished FOE his
share of this stock by being appointed
minister to Japana Did the Republican
Senate punish him by its confirmation
of his appointment Was Richardson
punished when he was taken in bis dis
grace from the treasury and appointed
to an exalted judicial life Office; and
was Senator Morton inficting punish
ment on him when his confirmation was
carried through the Senate1 Did the
President intend to punish Gov. Shep-
herd when, upon the close of the inves-
tigation, which deprived him of one Of
fee, he Immediately appointed him to
another. Has Sanborn been prosecuted
for his offenses Is he undergoing pun
ishment in some States prison for his
crimes. Nothing of the kind"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-20

From the HASTINGS Gazette, August
18th
Mr. Strait has not sought the reputa-
ton of being brilliant.
We believe you- my boy!
1t is true that we do not hear so much of
him, nor from him, as from many others.
Of course not. But that proves his
superiority to Dawes, Garfield, Schurz,
Sherman. and other imbeciles, who fill
the ear of the world with their thoughts
and their fabors-
Oh, Gospel Of Aediocrity, you are
grand indeed
1t is the quiet SOW, after all, that
sucks the swill. Celeridge on gate
post. talking immortal poetry and phil
osophy. is inferior to 'the Industrious
and silent animal that, without either
poetry or philosophy, noses out the
tid-bits among the slop.
We have had so many of the brilliants
| who talked rhetoric and Shakespeare.
Exactly That was the mistake
Massachusetts, made in sending Web
ster to the I. S. Senate; that was the
mistake made by Missouri when she
kept the erudite Benton for thirty years
in the Z. s. Senate; that was South
Cardinals mistake in upholding John
c. Calhoun for so many years. Could
they not have found. somewheres with
in their borders, Strait, who couldn t
talk rhetoric and who wouldn't know
but Shakespeare was clerk in the
Treasury Department
Some one has gone so far in the public
press as to call him 'sour dummy Strait, -
probably meaning, when interpreted, aOur
Figure-head Strait Now when this is
said. it is the most that can be said against
him. and should be taken by him as com-
plimentary, and not As derogatory.
Precisely. In this era Of mediocrity
it is complimentary to be called a dun
my and a figure head" No one
would ever have called Benton and Clay
Webster and Calhoun, Silas Wright ano
John Randolph, John Adams and Tom
jefferson. dummies :" and figure
heads :" and that demonstrates the su
periority of Strait to all that long lin,
i Of i'm beetles.
/, And to call him "a dummy and I
figure head is s9all that can be sale