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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-21

If the approval of the UNION AND
AMERICAN IS essential to the success
of every county movement IN the State,
the sooner the people find it out and
quit reading all other papers the bet
ter. But until 1t succeeds IN managing
Davidson county affairs little better,
we viii excuse it from any interference
in Shelby county politics.-Menlphis
Ledger.
The UNION AND AMERICAN, while
feeling the interest which becomes a
live newspaper in all county move
ments that affect the welfare of the
people, has never considered that the
success of such movements hinged on
its mere approval or disapproval. But,
as to our own affairs in Davidson
county, We admit that the Ledger has
hit MS hard. With the present multi
plicity of candidates-Democratic,
Conservative, Independent, Liberal, or
whatever they call themselves-and
the certainty that the Radical vote
viii be concentrated upon some one as
pirant of that party for each Office, the
upshot in August must be the election
of men to administer the affairs of the
county who viii be in most cases alto
gether unrepresentative of the actual
majority and utterly incompetent to
fill the position-from Chancellor
down.
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Condensed TeIegrams.

The prosecutor OF Prof Swing threatens
TO appeal the case to the Synod of Northern
Illinois.
The Connecticut Legislature, in Joint
convention yesterday, formally elected W.
W. Eaton United States Senator.
The Attorney General of Minnesota sues
the Winona railroad for S65,OOO delinquent
taxes.
Wheeling reports suicide and the body
of an old citizen found who has been
missing a month.
Sixty Mennonites disembarked at New
York yesterday, and started by rail for
Yankton, Dakota.
Mary Hibbard, of Chicago, committed
suicide yesterday with morphine-cause,
love unwisely given.
Indiana parades 42I working lodges of
Odd Fellows, with a membership of -. 100.
Missouri reports 274 lodges and I2,OOO
members.
The first meeting in the West of the
American Institute of Mining Engineers
will be held in st. Louis May %.
Gen. Schenck, Judge Doolittle and ex-
Senator Bayard landed In New York YES
terday from Europe.
Thirty-eisht Western and Thirty South
em insurance companies are in session at
Louisville.
Tuesday night, at Maunch Chunk, Pa. a
beautiful girl of 10, the daughter of a
widow, was enticed from her home and
murdered. A suspected lover is Threatened
with lynch law. -
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ROBERTSON COUNTY.
Total Destruction by Fire of
NeOphOgen College, at
Cross Plains.

A Case of Incendiarism-NarrO Is
cape Of the Female Students, who
Save Nothing bat Their Night
CIOthes-Loss SIO,OOO-No Insurance
A Movement TO Rebuild.
Special to the Union and American.
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn, May 2O.-Last
night, May 10, at u O'Clock, NeOphOgen
College, situated at Cross Plains, in Rob
ertson county, ten miles east of Springfield,
was totally destroyed by fire. As there had
been no fire atsut the building the pre-
vious day, it is supposed to be the work of
an incendiary. The loss will reach quite
$4,000.
1t was with great difficulty that the
young lady students were induced to leave
the seminary building in their night
clothes. Many of the male students rush.
ed into their rooms and forced them out,
thus saving them from being burned.
Some of the furniture was saved. The
male pupils saved their trunks, while those
of the girls were lost. No insurance. The
citizens of Cross Plains held meeting to-
day; speeches were made and steps taken
TO rebuild. ARCHIE THOMAS.
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PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.
Bishop stevens Views of the Reformed
Church.

snuFcE.
PHILADELPHIA, May 20.-In the Pro-
testant Episcopal Convention Of this Dio-
cese to-day Bishop Stevens, in his annual
address, referred to the Reformed Episcopal
Church. he said the future of this sect
very much depends on the course which
shall be taken in reference to certain grave
questions by the next General Convention.
Should that body, representing our whole
communion and looking to the interests of
all its members, and legislating not for mo-
mentary issues, but the future welfare of
the Church, modify some canons and prac-
tices now broached by the advanced, or So
called Catholic party, which has so re-
Gently appeared amongst us, not only will
all occasion for leaving the Church be cut
eff, but the movement will have lost its
lever by the removal of those things from
our liturgy which go to make up their op-
position.
At the afternoon session an election was
held for members of the standing commit
tees and deputies to the General Conven-
ton. The election resulted in the success
of the low Church clement.
Rev. r. J. Bowen, member of the con-
vention died to-day at his residence.
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UINOINNATf.
The Drop Of q Dcath-Trap- seven
Persons Buried-Two Killed ont
right.

The Drop Of q Dcath-Trap seven
Persons Buried Two Killed Ont.
right.
persons buried in the ruins Of the house
corner of Perry and Central avenue, that
fell in last night-Mr. Murphy, wife, three
children, servant girl, and carpenter,
passing by on the sidewalk at the time OF
the crash. The timbers of the house had
teen creaking and swapping all the after
noon, and after Murphy closed his store at
10 o'clock p. NJ, he concluded it was not
safe to remain in the building over night,
and the family were preparing to leave the
house when it fell. Mr.. Murphy was un-
injured, with the exception of few slight
bruises. Mrs. Murphy sustained severe
cuts and bruises about the head and breast.
A daughter aged five died fifteen minutes
after removal from the debris. An older
daughter was badly cut about the head and
bruised about the.body. The babe was I'M
injured. The servant girl was rescued
about O'Clock this morning, having been
held down on the cellar floor by cooking
stove falling on her. Her injuries are not
supposed to be dangerous VIM. White
aker, the carpenter, suffered a crushed hip
and thigh and died from his injuries this
forenoon.
Another Horror.
This morninga body was found embedded
In he mud at the foot of Fifth street,
which has been identified as that of Ada
MCGEE, who left her home in this city four
months ago.
The Forty Martyrs.
The forty-three temperance women ar
rested last Saturday were arraigned Mon
day, and tried to-day in the Police Court
before Judge Marchant. The courtroom
was crowded, and great mass of people
unable to get in waited outside the build
ing. Stanley Matthews was present, but
Judge Hogans conducted the defense. Tes-
timOny was heard on both sides and the
case was submitted without argument.
The charge was violating city ordinance
by obstructing the sidewalks. Judge Mar
chant said there had been violation Of the
law, but in view of the lack of bad motives
on the part of defendants, he would dismiss
them, which he did with the admonition
that if the act was repeated they would be
liable to arrest and punishment. The PO
lice Commissioners, anticipating repeti-
ton of street yisitations, remained in ses-
sion all day, but the disposition seems TO be
to confine the temperance work hereafter to
committees of two or three visiting private
houses and urging enforcement Of the liquor
law
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.;,a av;dence. Such testimony IS weak IN
-. ,,-,,e,, substantiated il often mas
lIseI., 1.tIs O1 force in determining the qaeS-
tion in issue. Proof does ho1 ~. a., a. which
natical demonstration out oilis '''''' "-''o-
aTnonnts to moral certainty. ,h,+
m the iuty should be OF the oPlrU1. ,,e 20, ~
NoIen. or Stokes or Barnes, O1 ;, a.! So,
more or all Of them, did Kill tle S'..1
Hansen. and that the oeiehu'liie 80
sorr 10 her death by moving, iiiS 49, SeaJ
maIding or procuring them 10 uo 03ii. sne - .,'d
hnt absent at the time OF the AiiiinS, CO.. .-t
that snch killing was murder III 1ne n.S'
degree i'm such principals; tneh In1 P!S,a Pun,S-
,nsnt Of the defendant IS death OS HaiS s'
miles, there are mitigating cireuiiise4uIes.
But before the jury can nhd usieiiu.'us lI' .Ii..
euilty ofbeing accessory to tne ue'l.n, my
Tr,,st determine the guilt Of the pi1ncipaIs
from the proof, precisely as II they Neie
now On trial in this cause. and without any
reoard TO what has been heIetOiOIe
do1e or determined as 70 'nS.
or anv of them; and tney arc hO'
70 racarS or be influenced By any yerdlets'
iodoments. or other disposition "hien my
baTe taken place heretofore IN RELATION 70
said principal or principals; out tney Aie 70
i,Jee for themselves from the evidence pre-
senfed on this trial. tire guilt OF the primer,
naI or nrincipals in the crime charged, and
also the character or degree OF thelr gun.
This in order TO determine the gum Oi 'iie
accessory. and also to enable the court 70
infiie. tie punishment prescribed oy law.
As an accessorv has the right to contest Inc
guilt of the principal, and can never Oe pun \.
ished more severely than the prihelpa', - -
aEsoluteIv essential to the conviction oi an
accessory that the guilt Of the principal oe
established either directly by regular Lial
and conviction Of him, or indirectly On sne
trial of the accessory.
THE VERDICT.
The charge was concluded a little past
two and the Jury retired. Few OF the spec
tatnrs leff the room and an intense feeiiDg
of soIjeitude seemed to Pervade the assem-
bIaoe. There was no marked change IN
he manner OF the prisoner Sne TAXED
with those about her who spoke to her or
questioned her, ami wore a smiiips. pteas-
ant EXPRESSION. She was attended Oy her
mother, who sat by her and looked as one
sick with anxiety.
The tury returned. contrary to the expee-
tafions of many, within fifteen minutes and
the foreman announced that the finding OF
tbe iury was "Nos guilty" It was
crested by a round Of hearty applause
from the crowd, but still there was no ex-
hibition of feeling on the part Of Mrs.
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Born houses OF Congress have re-
solved to adjourn one month from to.
morrow. The only voice raised in or.
position was that of Kasscn, who
pleaded the backward condition of all
the legislation demanded by Western
interests. The negroes can force their
most unreasonable demands, but the
farmers of the West may suck their
thumbs. 1t is all the better that they
should be thus early disabused of any
lingering notions they may have en-
tertained of getting a hearing from
this Congress or the party that domi-
mates it.
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FOREIGN.
Paris Misses a Duel and Gets a
Government.
The Carlists still Bobbing about
Bi1boa.
Three American Students Drown.
ed in Lake Geneva.
FRANCE.

LONDON, May 2O.-A special dispatch
says the alleged challenge of Paul de Cas-
signac by the Duke de Chartres is un-
founded.
A Daily .Ne1cs special from Paris says a
Cabinet has been formed. Its principal
members are Gaulard, Decase and Lavergne,
Grivart and Ozanne, all Of whom belong TO
the moderate section of the Right and
Right Centre. The object of the new gov
eminent is to conciliate both Centres in
order to carry the Septennial constitution
through the Assembly.
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The Methodist Conference.

LOUISVILLE, May 2O.-The Committee
on Episcopacy recommended plan for the
support of the families of deceased bishops
allowing the bishops salary and travelling
expenses, and giving the Committee on
Episcopacy authority to determine the
amount necessary for the support of their
widows and orphans, to be raised in the
different Conferences, according to their
representation. Report adopted.
The Committee on Boundaries made "a
report, which lies over one day.
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Srfcile Of a Woman.

MEMPHIS, May 20.-Mrs. Waechter,
proprietress of beer saloon, corner of Sec
Ond and Jefferson streets, suicided by hang
ing herself from the transom of a door with
aclOthes-line. Her husband died last fall of
yellow fever, and she also had it, and
never recovered her reason fully, and has
made one or two attempts to destroy her
self lately.
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SPAIN.

MADRID, May 20.-Severe skirmishes
between Republicans and Carlists occurred
yesterday, in the neighborhood Of Bilboa.
The Carlists attacked and were Iepulsed
with heavy loss. Thirty Carlists were
captured. The Republicans lost 100 killed
and wounded.
LONDON, Nav 20.-The Carlists report
that the Republicans lost 500 killed and
wounded in the engagement Of yesterday.
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LOUISIANA.

A Cry for Bread-ThousandsS Starving.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-The Mayor of
New Orleans in letter TO gentleman in
Washington. saws unless the resources for
relief be increased TO one million dollars,
many thousands must perish by famine.
Even that sum will not more than suffice TO
save the lives of the inundated till the
food subsidies and the overfowed lands are
again tiilable.
A Burning Vessel Seuttled.
The bark Maria Meredas, with cargo OF
cotton seed oil t0ok FIRE and was filled
with water. Value $4,000, no insurance.
Cargo value S25,000, insured.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
Gov. Moses not Arrested Yet-He Turns
she Tables ON the Constable.

CHARLESTON, May 20.-The statement
that Gov. Moses last night submitted to
arrest t1rns out to be untrue. He had con-
cluded to yield and had sent his carriage
for an officer empowered to make the arrest,
but at the last moment changed his
mind, and again refused to be ar
rested. This morning he obtained
a warrant for the arrest of the
Orangeburg Sheriff on charge of attempt
ing illegally to arrest the Governor, but the
Sheriff had left Columbia.
COLUMBIA, 5. c., May 20.-All quiet
to-day. The troops were discharged this
morning. Gov. Moses was not arrested,
but it is understood he will stand his trial.
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EHE changes made in the Senate
olil by the House Committee yestee-
day would increase the national bank
circulation sos, 100000. making the
net imitation stsS,OOo,OOO, which is
SSs.Ooe,0Oo more than was provided IN
the blH that incurred the Presidential.
veto.
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NASHVILLE, TENN THURSDAY, MAY 81, 1874.

graphs. An amendment was adopted,
making the Agricultural Reports free OF
postage.
The committee rose and Mr.. O'Neill re-
ported the naval appropriation bill Of about
$30,O00,0O0,
House adjourned.
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The northern PRESBYTERIAN Assemb,

ST. LOUIS, May 20.-The Presbyterian
General Assembly will commence its an
nual session here tomorrow. Three hun
dred delegates have already arrived and
nearly as many more are expected. The
Presbyterian Sabbath Institute or Conven-
tion has been in session to-day and we'll at
tended, j. Bennet Tylor, of Philadelphia,
presiding officer.
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THE AZORES.

LONDON, May 20.-Adyices from Madeira
state that vines are in a satisfactory con-
dition. The Azores newspapers deny the
existence in these islands of movement
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FoR some days past the Massachu-
sets horror has caused many to forget
the slow sufferings of those overAcwed
by the lower Mississippi. Yesterday s
dispatches announced that ample pro-
visions had been made for the sur.
vivors OF Mil River Yallss, but to-day
there comes a cry fro.n Louisiana for
bread, which should strike home to ev.
cry heart. The artificial deluge killed
Its hundreds on the instant, without
pain; but the natural deluge leaves
thousands lingering in the various
stages of starvation agony.
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~ Prof. swing NOT |. Hereto.

CHICAGO, May 2O.-A vote was reached
to-day in the Presbytery engaged in the
Swing heresy trial, and resulted in the tri-
ump- ant vindication of the accused. The
vote stood Is for to 40 against conviction.
The friends of Prof. Swing are jubilant.
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CTTRA.

, HAVANA, May 20.-The schooner
Phoenix capsized in whirlwind of ship
channel KEYS. Out of seventeen passen-
gers five women and one man we're drown
ed
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CUMBERLAND rkESBYTERlAN
ASSEMBLY.
a Train with I5c Desc<ases Untrnek
-. o. ,rs,,s.sgr Sexeresy I1fnred

4 Train WIN E0G EE77'F'sliFe7 NH'E''V@
ed-OEe Minister Severely AS5nred
Sr. LOUIS. biay -U.--A Ga n ON the All
lantie and Pacific Road, hiv ne on board
some $50 members Of the General Assem-
bIv Of the Cumberland ITesby yterian
Church. which meess az Springfield, Mo,
to-mOrrow, was thrown from the track this
evening at Dry Branch, SO mics west OF
s.. Louis. Bat o0e person, Rev. A. M
Buchanan, of Moberly, was hurt. he was
severely, though not seriously injured.
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TENNESSEE Bonds closed in New
York last evening at So Tor old and
new.
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swITZERLAND,

GENEVA, May 20.-Three American
students at Luzerne were drowned yester-
day in Lake Geneva.
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2 COTTON is duh and lower in New
York at lSsc for middling upland.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-21

THE KnorUille Chronicle welcomes
the resurrected African organ back to
journalism in the following harmo.
nious style:
Its main feature is incorporate and
unwise denunciation of certain leading
white Republicans, chief among whom
Is Senator Brownlow If this number
Is any indication of what the paper is
going to be, it were a thousand times
better for those whom the editor pro-
fesses to serve, that its first should be
its last issue. ANY effort to array color
ed against white Republicans is an effort
to array people against their best
friends, and against those to whom
they are indebted for the rights they
are now peaceably enjoying.
The ''best friends" dodge had a mar
velous magic once, but it won't work
now. Brownlow broke the spell with
his Civil Rights letter. "Sum of all
villainies and quintessenee of abomina-
ton is the tune for the Chronicle to
grind.
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ARKANSAS.
Baxter Receivers the State Treasury
Legislative Investigation Of Sena-
tors in WashingtOn-Univer AM
uesfv PrOROsed.

hSfeS
LITTLE Rock, May 20.-Hon. Henry
HoCe. State Treasurer. to-day rendered his
RESIGNATION to Gov. Baxter, which was ac-
cepted.
Both Houses of the Assembly passed a
Joint resolution, raising committee to IN
yestigate the conduct of Senators Clayton
and Dorsey and the Representatives in
Congress, in attempting to overthrow the
State government.
A ioint convention was held this evening
and elected the following Commissioners
to supervise and control the ensuing cleo
tion for delegates to constitutional con-
vention: A. II. Garland, d. Z. Jones, u.
y. Play.
A bill Of pardon to those engaged in the
late insuuection was introduced in the
House. Everything quiet.
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NttrO.GIycerine Lying Around loose

SARATOGA, y. Y, May 20-A War
rensburg, this forenoon, David Mead pick
ed III, in the street what he supposed was a
store. On throwing il down it exploded
iniur ~ him fstally. Ii was nytrO-glyc-
erinc cxploder used in mining
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-21

EVEN Boston begins to growl at the
railroads. For some days her mer-
chants have been alarmed at rumors
that the Cunard Line steamers would
no longer touch there, as they could
get very little freights, owing to the
high railroad charges. So the Cham
Der of the Commerce are hob-nobbing
with the Boston and Albany Railway
Company for a reduction of their tariff
to the New York schedule for at least
one year. It must be rather hard on
that Albany road to compete with the
floating freights of the Hudson River,
but Boston is anxious.
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UNION AND AMERICAN.

GoID raneed at ll2s in New
York yesterday, closing at Il24.
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The Iron afonopolists.
Financial Tinkering 4.

The Committee on Banking and CurTen-
cy to-day considered the finance bill and
struck out that section of the Senate bill
which provides for the retention Of one
fourth Of the coin interest by the banks as
reserve. The committee also modified
that part of the Senate bill in relation to
the amount Of greenbacks 10 be retired as
the national banks are issued, substituting
40 instead of 20 per cent.
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Digging for the Dead.
Rusiness-Like.

AT Haydensville, the day was begun in a
business-like manner. Joel Hayden en-
ployed his hands and all who were able
and willing to earn dollar, in picking up
his patterns and brassware, several thous-
and dollars worth of which was stored in
his Outhouses and barns before noon. To
get at these, Hayden finds it necessary TO
alter the course of the stream, and his men
are plowing new channel for it, beginning
at the north side of the former site of the
brass foundry and running south through
the valley.
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Thrents of Lrnch LaM.

o. G. Speilman, oyerseer Of the reservoir,
and formerly Secretary and Treasurer OF the
Association by which the dam was built,
was protected in his house Monday night
and last night by large number Of special
police and military. Monday evening an
Irishman, formerly in the employ of SPELL
man, informed him that the Irishmen and
Canadians had determined to avenge the
loss of their homes and families by lynch
ing him. During the night he felt need
for the police and military.
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The Louisiana JeGreys.

The names Of the six members of the
House Judiciary Committee for the i'm
peachment of Judge Dunell are Butler
Poland, Wilson and White, Republicans
and Eldridge and Potter, Democrats. The
four against impeachment are Ward, Ire
main, Frye and Cessna, Republican, jew
EFT, Democrat, being absent.
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The yveddiux This Morning.

When the Senate adjourned it did SO till
10 o'clock tomorrow to allow Senators an
opportunity to attend the wedding at the
Executive Mansion.
NEW YORK, Mas 20.-The bridal party
from the White-house will sail in the
steamer Baltic.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-21

WASHINGTON, May 2O.-The Committee
on Ways and Means have authorized Mr..
Foster TO report resolution cehsutinS the
Secretary of the TreaserO the Assistant
Secretary and Scsicifof Banfeld for the tax
and careles, administra:i of the law in
the Sanborn contract cases.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-01-25
morning Star and Catholic Messenger.
Hsw eRIHANs. SUNDAY. SANUARY Is. 1874.

Travellers on MAGAZINE street. were surpriBeu
few days ago. to see ut No. 5so.s placard with the
following legend: Canton fnnnels. ten cents." No
comment 10 necessary. call ut Levy Bros. will guar
antee full satisfaction.