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Congress will Pass summers
Civil Rights BILL Next Win

Washington July 81 Special to the Louis
Vile Courier-Journa1.l
The popular impression that the Civil
Rights bill is entirely dead is contradict
ed by experienced parliamentarians
The bill lies on the Speakers table.
The reason why it did not pass at the last
session of Congress was that it required a
vote of two-thirds at the time the bill
reached the House of Representatives
and twc-thirds vote could not be had
In the early part of the session it is
competent at any time after the morning
hour to move to go to the Speakers ia
BILE; and in such case majority vote
sufices to carry the motion. But when
the Civil Rights bill passed the Senate, the
House of Representatives had made so
many special orders that these and the
unfinished business prevented there being
any morning hours, so that the only road
to the Speaker table was by the suspen-
sion of the rules. At the coming ses-
sion there will be morning hours for a
month or SO probably, and bare ma
jority can go to the Speakers table.
That there is a largel majority in the
House ready to vote for the Civil Rig hts
bill is certain.
There are two ways to defeat it: the
first is by flibustering or dilatory motions
by the minority, but these are an imper-
feet reliance at the beginning of the ses-
sion. Ii is, however, very generally be-
lieved that the President would veto
the bill if it comes to him, and politicians
are already specializing upon the efforts
| of such a veto. 1t would completely
disrupt the Republican party, and lead to
a reconstruction of existing party organ
| izations.
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REY. BALAAN FRIERsON, the negro can
didate for, County Trustee, made very
sdroit and cunning speech last Monday
He said he was no runaway niger,
educated by abOlitionists. He was rear
ed and educated by Southern white PEG
pie, here in Maury County, to whom be
was still grateful and thankful. He said
he was no niger" but negro; and
that the colored people were not in favor
Of social equality. But that they did
wan. projection for their women on rail
road trains from white ruiliaCs. BA
LIAM IS F.obably right in saying that a
majority &C colored people do not favor
social equality, but 4 is little strange
that he should be ag2inst 1t. lie offered
prayer in the negro State Convention
when social equality of the worst type
was demanded by the speakers and by
the convention. He is in favor Of the civil
rights bill, and therefore IN favor Of so
cial equality. Whoever favors the civil
rights bill, is in favor Of the social equal.
ity of the races. Listen not to their ex-
Observation-Disclosures not a word they say
when they begin to equivocate. The
Radical leaders, white and black, have
made the issue, aud we are compelled to
accept it. Let us so before the country
upon this Standardization and civil
tights, or Democracy and no social equal
ity Of the races.
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MAJOR NATH An ADAMS.
Death of this Distinguished
LA WNRFs


Major Nathan Adams died at his
residence in this city on last Friday, the
10th inst, of dropsy, superindueed by
complication of diseases. Mai. Adams
was born in the city of Nash vile in the
year 1921, and was consequently SO years
OF age at the time of his death His
father, Mr.. Thos. P. Adams, moved to
Pulaski in 1885 or '36, and was for long
time cashier of the Branch Planter Bank
at this place. Nathan was then quite a
boy, and soon thereafter he returned and
entered the University of Nashville, where
he graduated with distinction in l845,
upon which occasion he was elected, or
rather won by superior merit the appoint
ment, to deliver the valedictory address
His address was said to have been the
finest effort that had ever been made in
that institution. He Immediately return
ed to Pulaski and commenced the study
OF law under Judge Archibald Wright,
but the war with Mexico breaking out
soon thereafter he entered the army as a
volunteer, and while on his way to the
seat of war received from President Polk
a quartermaster' commission, position
which he filled with credit until the close
of the war. In l849 he was elected to
represent the floterIal district of Giles,
islature, which comprised the sole politi
cal episode in his history. In 1858, Judge
Arch Hughes, Hon. w G. Whitthorne,
Messrs. Jno P Campbell, Paine Davis
and Nathan Adams were candidates for
Attorney General of this district, the last
four OF whom met one day in the Office of
Maj Thos NJ Jones and agreed to draw
straws for who soGld stand against Judge
Hughes for the Office Maj. Adams was
successful, whereupon the others publicly
withdrew, and the result was tue election
6tf Maj Adams to the position. Major
Adams served as quartermaster under
Governor Harris during the late war until
the forces were turned over to the Con-
federate government, when he was placed
upon the staff OF Gen. John Adams, a
younger brother who had been in the
regular .. S. Army, and who fell upon
the breastworks at the bloody battle of
Franklin.
Before and since the war Maj. Adams
held a high position at the Pulaski bar,
and none of its members ever brought to
their profession superior natural ability
or exhibited a higher order of intellectual
culture His declining health in the
past few years had compelled him to
abandon arduous application to business.
but when he did appear at The bar his
presence was regarded as q SYNONYM OF
his clients success. His death is re-
GREETED oy all, and his wife and five
children have the sympathy of the entire
community in their sad bereavement
Pulaski Citizen.
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pleased with our mountain city, and really
enjoyed everything very much, unless it
aoos the trip he took to Ben Lomond.
He said he enjoyed part of that The
fine breeze, good water, grand scenery,
etc. were all Cery nice, but the going ,sp
and coming doscs sc0re not so pleasant.
The people enjoyed his genial presence,
but more than all the most excellent SER
mons he preached while here. And as
his preaching created an unusual sensa-
ton, you will permit me to notice one of
his sermons in particular. On Sunday
nigt, 18th INST, all the other churches sus-
pended their services to attend the G. p.
Church to hear DIR. ATKIssoN, on the
Unity of the Church of God The en-
tire church going people Of our town,
spacious new C. p. Church in anxious
silence to hear the Doctor upon his
favorite theme. As the occasion was
extraordinary, the speaker felt authorized
TO occupy more than the ordinary time for
sermon, and preached about one hour
and forty-ive minutes, to such an audi
ence and with such an effect as seldom
falls to the lot Of any preacher to have in
this country. To say that all were pleas
ed would fall far short of the whole
truth ALI we're delighted Presbyteri-
| ans, Baptists, Methodists, CampbelliteS
all united in one hesrty amen to lis
broad platform of Christian charity and
| liberality, as well as to the orthodoxy of
| mis- theology. The remark was rife upon
| the streets for days afterwards, that there
never had been sermon preached in
| hcMlnnVille productive of so much good
among all denominations as the one to
which now allude. No one opposed it,
because there was no place in it TO found
an objection. IL was scriptural, fraternal
and devotional. In short, it was al en-
bodiment of the true spirit of the Gospel
in its primitive days when it was unbent
by prejudice and unwarped by sectarian
| heresies. If all the preachers of all the
denominations woul1 preach upon this
basis, and discard their narrow views and
sectarlan aims, the world would be con-
verified in less time than the prosecuting
Roman Empire yielded to primitive
Christianity three centuries.
One OF our fascinating young ladies,
Miss Allie " Campbell, has just returned
| from Washington, where she has been
spending several months.
Col. j. M. Burney, brother of Prof. A.
M. Burney arrived here a few days
since, from Des Arc, Arkansas. His
health has been very poor for some time,
but is now rapidly improving Just hav.
lag come from sickiy portion of Arkan-
sas,. he is so much delighted with this
healthy region, that we think he is al
most perspaded to make this his future
| home Which if he should do, we feel
this community will have made an i'm
portant acquisition, as he is gentleman
of fine abilityand great influence
W.
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We are permitted to make an extract
from a private letter from Helena, Ark
20 q gentleman now in this city The
HoRNER referred to is Major JOE HoRNER,
q gentleman well known in Maury Coun-
ty. The election was for Constitution
al Convention, which is greatly needed
TO purify that much abused State: Il de-
layed writing until to-day to give you the
election news. WHITE, col, uoRNER and
Polk, col, were elected over CLAYTON,
ROBINSON and NICHOLS. There were two
colored men on each ticket. and Judges
were honest and of the best citizens of
our county Here the Judges were all
white, and in the county mixed white and
black. The ROBINSON and CLAYTON par
ty are much 'dispirited, though on the
election day NOSE TENNY, of ievee fame,
had their spirits high and led the party
with his roughs until WIRES crowd ar
rived from the country, when they made
that gentieman-TENNY-go from the
Courthouse at 2:4O rates, into his hole,
and the rest of them with him. They shot
at him about thirty times, but he outran
the bullets, and sticks and brickbats fell
IN his Shiny path far behind, WHITE S
party turned the tables on them about 10
4. NJ, and then everything went lovely
Every man had chance to deposite his
ballot as he wished, and one tim in seven
years the people expressed their wishes
at the ballot box freely
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has devoted almost his whole life TO the
various public enterprises of the State at
the sacrifice of his own individual inter
ests. His thorough knowledge Of the po-
litical history of Tennessee her interests
and necessities him peculiarly
fitted for the position of Chief Executive
while his well earned and well merited
reputation throughout the entire State as a
true, honest and progressive man leads US
to believe that he is the strongest man
that West Tennessee can put forward.
Let us have him and we feel sure that
our banner viii be carried triumphantly
through the canvass, and that the success
of our party and the best interests of our
State will be secured.
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u. S. Marshal Mid. Di'
By ED. S. WHEAT, Deputy
ELECTION NOTICE.

On Thursday, the 9th day of August, 1874
| 1 will proceed to open and hold at the diff
| ferent voting precincts of Maury county, al
election for filling the various county off
ces and all district vacancies. The follow
ing judges and receivers have been nomi-
mated nd appointed to act at the following
'' 1@G f.- T. Russell, j. w. Page, John Fly
Receiver, Robt Moore.
2-Fielding Edwards, Griffin whitesides
| g. NJ. Jones. Receiver, VIM. Morrison.
3-H. Mayberry, Rich Jackson, Thomas
Hardtson. Receiver, VIM. Fox.
Al. ]. A. Towards, Jas. Bryant, stepher
Craig. Receiver, J. H. Allen.
5--Alfred Fleming, F. NJ. Galloway, VIM
Henderson Receiver, B. s. Thomas.
6-R IS. Foster. Y. Addison, F. j. Moore
Ia. g. Chaffin, VIM. McKissack, Jos
sc. W. 9. Maxwell, S. S. Mathews, Jas
w. Sewell. Receiver, w. NJ. Sullivan.
Or. B. Moore, Thos. Mcclure, Benz
Harrison. Receiver, E. e. Erwin.
los. NJ. Stephenson, ". F. Cant, James
Hi Rees Ee 4 e. r. r. StfRF9haen Ps Dem
Hunter. Receiver, S. II: Bratton.
PC. f. Barnes, j. G. Ingram, w. 7. Nc
Claim. Receiver, Robt. Ricketts,.
l3-J. F. Walker, Lem Long, Joseph Win
terich. Receiver, A. III. Williams.
Leon Frierson, Henry Harlan, w. j. Will
lis. Receiver, A. j. NJ. White.
Nv. 7. Porter, j. A. Kinzel, b. G. Foster
Receiver, Il. n. Mcbride.
Lip 5seG Receiver, ". II. McFaii. ''
Isl. W: Akin, j. F. Jordan, Eli Akin
i6-J ]. Savage Caleb Scott. ]. ]. Curry
Receiver, Tyre Noles.
I7-Alex, HARRISON. j. NJ. Gardner, James
Sowell. Receiver, ]. ]. Cook.
Il. G. Pickett, Capt. KinZer, J. W. NJ.
Hughes. Receiver, T, S. Church.
Isl. M. Dookery, W. W. Hight, L. w
Montgomery. Receiver, j. T. Sparkman.
19-Wm. Jones, Green Jack, G. G. Fitzger-
aid, Receiver, r. A. Roundtree.
&j-E. G. Alexander, E. c Alexander, il e.,
S. o. Wisener. Receiver. W. o. Witherspoon.
]. 6. VOORHEES,, w. o. Gordon, E. H. Spen-
GER. Receiver, G. G. Gordon.
21-Jas. o. Beasley, Joseph II. Dew, Jno
NJ. Allen. Receiver L. S. Stratton.
22-B. c. Wells, John W. Gary, E. 9. Over
ton. Receiver, Thos. Jamison.
23-Jno. 7. Derryberry, Jno. Glenn, ]. NJ
Andrew. Receiver, j. A. Sanders.
24-Wm. Rummage. G. w. Little, r. Lis
enby. Receiver, ID. X. Hays.
25-J. NJ. Ellington, ]. r. Moody, c.. p
Whitaker. Receiver, J. NJ. Grow.
H. L. HOLMAN,
July l0-td. Coroner of Maury County.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The formal opening of the great rail-
road bridge across the Mississippi at St
Louis. took place last Saturday, the 4th
The procession was twelve miles long,
and lady, Mrs. Julia L. Walsh, chris
tened the bridge with water from the At
lantIc and Pacific oceans, Lake Michigan
and the Gulf of Mexico, sent from Boston,
San Francisco and New Orleans
The Glorious Fourth was very tamely
celebrated last Saturday in the principal
cities OF the North, and scarcely at all in
the South.
Henry Ward Beecher, in his Friday
night prayer meeting, said he left every
thing in the hands Of the Lord" 1t ap-
pears to us that he is in Tilton's hands
just now
Suit will be instituted to remove Have
meyer, Radical Mayor of New York, for
appointing bad men to Office. He was
elected in a Democratic city because of
the corruption of Tweed d Co.
/ he English papers were as silent on
the Sartoris-Grant marriage as American
journals were foolishly fulsome about it.
Seven and half inches of rain fell in
New Orleans last Saturday. This is
about as much as usually falls in one
month during the rainy season. 1t
would take nearly that much to thor
oughly soak the present hard ground In
Middle Tennessee.
Fifty persons were injured by rail-
road accident last Monday morning IN
Connecticut.
A fire occurred at Winchester, Tenn,
last week. A house owned by W. j.
Slater, editor of the Home Journal, was
burned
The usual display of fireworks on the
-StoRioes- forstts -oaasod serior.e d04Aae0 "a
Brooklyn. 4 Roman candle upset
camphene lamp which set fire to the
house. A burning rocket set fire to
large pile of frhworks, aud an explosion
ensued, which caused terrible scene of
terror. Five persons were seriously in
jured.
Dr.. j. R. Jennings, prominent physi-
clan of Nashville, committed suicide at
Providence, Rhode Island, July Z. His
neice, a daughter of Gov. Wise, of Va,
was with him.
The Indians on the frontier are getting
exceedingly hostile. The Cheyennes,
Comanches and Kiowas recently killed
and scalped large number Of citizens of
Kansas.
The leading newspapers are filled with
learned discussions about hydrophObia,
that disease having recently killed quite
a number of prominent persons, Dr.
Francis Butler, celebrated dog faneier
and doctor, among others. A Mr.. Nc
Cormick was bitten by dog and died OF
hydrophobia, but the dog is alive and
we'll
The official and estimated returns of
the election in Arkansas show a majority
of seventy thousand for a constitu tional
convention. This is equivalent to Dem
ocratic victory,
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TIE ubiquitous Funding Bill social.
ed has done one kind thing for Tennes-
see. 1t has reduced the State debt from
''forty-fve or fifty millions stolen money
to less than twenty-five millions honest
debts. Short settlements make long
friends and under the Funding Bill the
people OF Tennessee know what they
have to face and meet. 1t turns out that
our debt is not nearly so large as all good
people feared it would be. 1t looks to us
very like giving your note for debt you
legally owe and are not able to meet, and
then paying the interest on the note until
such time as you are able to pay it off
RrO1CuSr lille Bee,
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Address o. GTEe Committee Oralae
seventh CUnEressionsB BAfS-
nrfan


Irie1.
TO the Democratic and Conservative 10.
tiers Of the SereHh Congressional Dis.
irict
At a meeting of the Executive Com
mittee for the Seventh Congressional
District, held IN Columbia on the Sth day
of July, 1874, the committee were unani-
nOusly of opinion, that for the purpose
o. securing harmony in the Democratic
Nsnd Conservative party, and insure sue
cess in the coming Congressional cleo
ton, that d convention for the purpose of
nominating candidate for Congress
from this District be held in Columbia.
on the 10th OF september, 1874.
The committee recommend that the
people met at the voting precinct in each
civil district, of the several counties. on
the LIST Saturday in September, and elect
delegates to a County Convention 10 be
held at the Court House of each county.
ON the lst Monday II September for the
purpose of electlng delegates to the Con
Sressional Convention. The committee
urge upon the people, the necessity and
importance Of attending each meeting
and of selecting good and true men to
represent them IN the convention. The
committee also urge upon the people the
importance and necessity of harm ony
and united action in the canvass, and
that they suffer no selfish and ambitious
men to crearea diSorgsnjzing spirit in
the party and by that means, secure the
election of 8 Radical The committee
further urge and recommend, that fOl
the purpose of thoroughly organizing the
party for the coming canvass, that the
people of the several counties of thi,
District AZ as early day as practicable
select and appoint an Executive commit
tee for each county.
The comallttee feel that with one pur
nose in view, with united action and will
harmony in the the party, success is Ger
tain. w. B. GORDON,
July sth 1874. Chairman. -.
Banner, Union aud american, and all
papers in District copy.
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TIE civil rights bill is scotched, not
killed 1t is on the Speakers table, ready
TO be taken up, on the assembling of the
next session of Congress. When it
comes to a square vote, the Republicans
will nearly all vote for it Unless the
people in this years elections condo mn
the Rep Publican party for advocating this
iniquity, Congress will pass it. Demo
c-ats and Conservatives of Maury, in vot-
ing for the nominees of your party, you
are voting against the civil RICH is bill.
Win YOU do IT'D
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4 LARGE number, more than one hun
dred of the best citizens Of Giles
County, have signed and published a
preference for Major W. ]. SYKES, Of
Shelby, for Governor This, in view of
the fact that he has positively declined to
allow his name to 60 before the people or
the convention AS a candidate, is very
complimentary indeed Not undeserved-
ly so, however. Major SYKES recent
speech at Paris. will stamp him as one OF
the very ablest and soundest speakers in
the State. these citizens of Giles say of
him: I'VE know Major SYKES 20 be emf
nently qualified for the duties of the high
and responsible position, and we are
anxious to honor him by our most cor
dial support Maj. Sykes has contri-
buted more o the material interests of the
State than perhaps any man in it, He
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Meeting of the People of Hickman


Meeting "f the People of Hickman
County.
Hon. Levi McCollum, member of the
Executive Committee for the State, called
a convention of the people of the county
of Hickman, to appoint delegates to rep
resent our county in the Judicial Con-
vention to be held at Clifton on the 10th
inst. Col. McCollum took the chair and
explained the object of the meeting, and
on motion Or. j. B. Spence was appoint
ed secretary.
1t YVES moved and carried that two del
egates from each civil district should be
appointed to attend the Clifton Conven-
tiou, viz:
LIST District T. S. Easley and James
A. Cunningham.
2 Ron Church, P. Hoover.
i Il. G. Prlnl,m. I. B. Smith.
5, M. Thornton, w Lyles.
6. J. NJ Meacham, Fl PeItS:
7. 81. w. Hassell, Jesse James.
8. w. Coleman, A. B. Turner.
8. ]. t. Walker, ]. A. Jones.
TO- j. S. Rodgers, Joe Sutton.
IL. Joel NJ Jones, E. c. Warren.
u. Luther Whitesides, J. C. Duncan.
b. R. A Smith, G. w. Bratton.
IA. C. Wheat. John Smith.
l5. A. Darden, W. Anderson.
The following resolutions were offered
and unanimously adopted:
ResoLoed, That the delegates appointed
by this Convention to attend the Judicial
Convention to be held at Clifton, Wayne
County, on the 10th inst, be instructed
to cast the vote of Hickman County for
the Hon. T. p. Batemen, of Savannah,
f,,r Tn of ba III Tudiaiol GHirouif
RESOLVED, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Columbia
Herald and Mail.
On motion the meeting adjourned sine
die.
J. B. SPENCE, Seet'y.
LEVI MCCoLLUN, Chm'n.
Julv 9Th 1874
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The PROHIBITION STATE CONVENTION
oP ILLINOIS met at Bloomington June
S0th. Their platform declares in favor
Of Temperance, Hard Money and WOman's
Rights. They place a woman on their
ticket for Superintendent of Public Insti-
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ARE you opposed to the Government
interfering with your social privileges,
and saying who you shall eat with, sleep
in hotels with, ride on the cars with, and
send your daughters to school with II
90, vote for the Democratic nominees, for
their party is pledged to fight to the death
the civil rights bill
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$4,000, 900
ENDOW MENT SChBME !
FIFTH AND LAST CONCERT
IN AID or THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KY.
JULY 81, 1874.

In announcing the Fifth and last of the
series ofGift Concerts given for the benefit
of the Public Library of Kentucky the Trus-
tees and Managers refer with pride and
ready given: The first, December 10, 1871; the
second, December 2, 1872; the third, July 8,
1873; and the fourth, March 81, 1874.
Under their charter, granted by special
act of the Kentucky Legislature, March Is,
1871, the Trustees are authorized to give ONE
MORE and ONLY ONE MORE Gift Concert.
LAST Concert, the Library, Museum, and
other departments are to be enlarged and
endowed with fixed and certain annual
income Such an endowment fund is de-
sired, as will secure beyond per-adventure,
not only the maintenance of this magnifi-
cent establishment, but constant growth.
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would call sGospel,jugglers; proficients
ut pulpit legerdmain; high priests of
slang; friars with shaven heads wearing
the tall-peaked caps of buffoons.