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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-29
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The cost of living, when compared
with wages, is a most interesting sub
ject for study and investigation, and
Mr.. Rogers, of England, has recently
issued volume on this question which
has challenged universal attention He
states that In 1870, IN Massachusetts,,
the cost of the food of factory spin
ner's family of four persons was one
half of his earnings, and that OF a me-
chanic, with the same family, one-third
of his. In this country In 1866, agrl-
cultural laborers earned about $500
year, their expenses, without meat and
incidentals, being about 1902, leaving
for meat and other expenses SSS. Me-
chanics earned, in 1866, an average of
about S315 year, and the expense OF
family of but four persons for rent
and food took 81 per cent, or about
Sl95, leaving $40 for clothing, sick
ness, wear and tear of tools, and all
other expenses. An English spinner,
in 1871, earned about 1920 a year, and
a weaver of four looms about 1894.
Their expenses were S275.45, the spin
ner saving S44.55, and the weaver losing
S1l.45. In England S377.52 were the
actual earnings of mechanic In Lon
don, being 1925 per week, 70 meet
family cost of $3.50, exclusive of cloth
ing, sickness, ETC., for which there
would be left 1892. A Boston me-
chanic in 1887 showed that his family
expenses per year were S5Ol.16,
and in 1859 a ship carpenter
gave the same items, which amounted
to S530.75. In 1860 the same ar
ticleI consumed in 1859 cost S9l4, SO,
and at the same time his
wages had advanced from $500
to 1913. Another mechanic gave his
earnings and expenses for eight years,
the earnings being an average of $685.
IS and the expenses of S638.51, so that
he went behindhand. This family was
of four persons. The average annual
earnings of all kinds of workmen, in
and about go different occupations, in
Massachusetts,, was in 1870, about S537
for men, 1921 for women and Sl79 for
children. These figures prove that the
earnings of workingmen have not kept
pace with the cost of living within the
past fifth of century In this country,
and also suggests the necessity of
broad, searching inquiry into the whole
subject in order that remedies of a
proper character may be applied to
cure an evil which threatens the peace
and prosperity of a most important
element of American society.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-29
How the Doctor Got Him.


NASHVILLE, April IS, 1S74.-Years ago,
when eX-president johnson was memoriz-
ing Jefferson's works by the dozen consecu-
tive pages, and giving much attention to
VOltaire'S productions, while seated Oh the
tailor's bench in Greeneville, a skilled ply
stefan resided there. The venerable NJ. ID.
seemed to have schooled himself to agree
quickly with his adversary. He used to
ride outside of a bare-bones old gray horse,
which could move only at a snail's pace.
The college boys often jeered the Doctor by
extOlling old gray for his wondrOus flesh
and ability. He invariably agreed with
them, by exclaiming ''yery," and moved on.
The,father Of one of the boys, whose life the
Great Doctor had saved, compelled him
20 accept a splendid bay, in token OF
his gratitude, in addition TO payment Of
his medical bill. There was no finer horse
in Greene county than the Doctors bay,
but the boys changed from fulsome en-
comiums on old gray to Scathing abuse of
the bay, telling the doctor that the repudi-
ated Rozinante was worth two of his high
bred successor. The doctor would eXclaim
ssyerv,n and move quickly on. One day
in a great rain storm, a cOllegian, under
shelter, exclaimed, This is a very dusty
dav. DOCTOR "Very" he replied aud rode
rapidly on. subsequently, the young col
legian asked him why he never disSented
from his fellow men, referring to the late
rain storm. the dusty and the "very.
"Well. can't afford to stop in a storm and
dispute with every internal fool l meet,
was the reply. They let him alone after
that. b. d.
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Plus TX. HAS GOT WELL AGAIN.

mass AsSPAbAiOdns
He has gone back into his better days
by quarter of a century. His bear
ing is very upright and almost youth
full; his cheeks are rosy; his eyes are
full of brightness which is strikingly
set off with silver hair, his voice is sonO-
rous, and would reach far beyond the
obelisk if at Easter he would again step
on st. Peters balcony and bestow his
solemn benediction. His appetite is
very great, and his digestion perfect
Almost every day he goes down for long
walks into the Vatican gardens, and
yesterday he was sauntering about
without a cloak, Just as within his
chamber, and with no other garment
than his white robe. He walked fast
and briskly, without the aid of stick,
his Cardinals following him with diff
Guilty. HE has never been 50 Joyous, so
full Of confidence in the approaching
restoration of the temporal power. He
is necessarily testing. His converse.
ton sparkles with quips and cranks
and repartees; but he is always some
what harsh with his prelates, whom he
scolds severely, and especially with An
tonelli, whom he either scolds or turns
into ridicule.
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Sundrfes.

SEEDs-Market firm. We quote: Red
clover 500; sapling $500; timothy $500;
red top $1.60d1.75; blue grass $50, or
chard grass $3.O0I3.25; Hungarian $50;
Missouri millet 81 so; German millet 81. -
ais.
CoTToN YARNs-Wequo 1t 105,. I2Ic,
14ac and 168e for 700, coo, 500 end 400.
SHUCKs-In demand at $50 per 100 lbs
for hacked, and S1.5O for rough.
WRAPPING PAPER-We quote small at
Soc, medium zoe; double crown 9Oc.
IRoN-We quote as follows: Tennessee
bar 63e y b; Kentucky Go. &c; Tennessee
band SdSic; Kentucky do. 5G55c; Tennes-
see boiler plate SGS!c; boiler heads &c; fire
box 9sc, sheet; common 5ad6ac; do. Ken
lucky 63G7ac; do. Tennessee S3G9lc.
BARRELs-We quote at 40d5Oc.
GLASswARE-The card rates are as fol-
lows: by 10 1918; 10 by u s7.25; 10
by IA $500; 10 by 16 1915; u by IA S.. %;
II by 10 1915; II by Is 1925; L by 20
1925. Discount 40].
FLAsKs-The quotations are, net, as fol-
lows: half pint s2.75; pint S3.75; quar-
S4.75.
CANDIEs-We quote stick candy 14c;
common fancy 15c.
COEDAGE-ute 1Sc; grass zoe; cotton
26G2Sc.
PEPPER-We quote at z7d29c.
SPICE-We quote at l6c.
GINGER-We quote at Ice.
TALLOw-We quote at &c.
ORANGEs-We quote at 50 per barrel.
CLOvES-We quote al 60670c.
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TOO BIG A JOB.
What n Reckless Radical Organ Pro-
poses 20 Undertake

Gov. John G. Brown, it is said, as
pires to Congressional honors in the
Seventh District Thus it is, all our
great men look with longing eyes
towards Washington. He might be of
more service in Washington than in
Nashville During his administration
millions of State bank notes have been
redeemed, but about S4,S00,000 of in
terest has been suffered to accumulate.
With such management utter bank
ruptcy and ruin is Onl y a question of
time. Wewill talk great deal about this
during the campalgn.-ChdttdnO
Commercial.
Let us suggest to you that Gov.
Brown found a bankrupt treasury, and
has put it upon its feet. The manage
ment Of the Brownlow Government
was what sent bonds down to 40 and
50 cents on the dollar. 1t was this
Government that bridged its treasury
by hypothecating bonds at 80 cents
with New York bankers. Itnever paid
a dollar of interest while it controlled
the State, except by adding to the
original debt, although it taxed the
people higher than any Government
the State ever had. In the face of the
fact that it did not and could not pay
interest on the State debt, it maintain
ed an enormous swarm of officials at
exorbitant salaries. Generals, ""Colo-
nels," majors" and Captains" were
as plentiful about the State-house
as if it had been an army
headquarters; while gangs of raga-
mullins, called militia In the country,
and metropolitan police in the cities,
swallowed up the substance of the peo-
pie; and amid the devils dance of fraud
and peculation, the Brownlow satrapy
went cheerfully on its way, stealing the
school fund with one hand, and issuing
millions Of bonds to wildcat railroads
with the other. Population and wealth
steadily decreasing, taxes rose. higher
and higher each year. Had the policy
of this Government controlled Tennes-
see till now, she would owe a hundred
millions of dollars, and by 1880 such a
regime would have converted her into a
bowling waste.
If the Commercial viii keep these
points in mind while it makes its big
talk during the campaign" and like
wise the fact that the present admins
tration is the first that has, legitimately,
paid a dollar Of interest since the war,
it may come nearer telling the truth
Chattanooga Times.
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The Cotton Movement.

The Nelc York Financial Chronicle has
returns from the Southern ports, showing
the receipts, exports, etc, of cotton for the
week ending April "a. 1t appears that the
total receipts for the seven days have reach
ed s., 0S0 bales against 39,760 bales last
week, 50,043 bales the previous week, and
59,553 bales three weeks since, making the
total receipts since the first of September,
1873, 3,593, 67T bales against 8, 209, S9S bales
for the same period of 1S72-3, showing an
increase since Sept. l, 1873, of 313,T79
bales. The exports for the week ending
same date reach total of 63,301 bales, of
which 37.307 bales were to Great Britain,
6,03S bales TO France, and Is, $50 bales to
the rest of the Continent, while the stocks
as made up are now 466,31S bales. Com
pared with the corresponding week of last
season, there is an increase in the exports
this week of 2,429 bales, while the stocks
are 26,654 bales more than they were at
this time a year ago. We make the fol-
lowing extract from the Chronicle at hand:
VISIBLE SUPPLY OF COrToN MADE UP
BY CABLE AND INSTRUMENTATION We
give cur table of visible supply, as made up
by cable and telegraph tonight. The con-
tinental stocks are the figures of last Satur-
DAY, but the totals for Great Britain and
the aflOat for the Continent are this weeks
returns, and consequently brought down to
Thursday evening; henceto make the totals
the complete figures for tonight april 24),
we add the item of exports from the
United States, including in it the exports
of Friday only.
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A DEAD BEAT CONE TO GRI EFF.

From the jackson Wing and Tribune, April 25.
A man, protesting to hail from Column
bus, Miss, and calling himself L. L. Che
Wis, came to this city about two months
ago and put up at the Commercial Hotel.
He professed to be a lawyer, and had let
tiers of introduction to prominent gentle
men here, from Gen. Walthall, and Others
in Mississippi. He came here, he said, to
practice his profession, but during his stay
did absolutely nothing but drink whisky.
Being pressed by Mr.. GOOdloe Smith, pro-
prietor of the Commercial, for his board
bill, the wretch cOncOcted a villainOus
scheme to blast the character of worthy
young man, a son of Mr.. Smith, and to
black-mail Mr.. Smith to the tune of $500.
He was joined in the conspiracy, it is
thought, 10y the bartender Of the hotel. The
infamous scheme was this: He was to
feign drunkenness on Tuesday night, come
into the bar-rOOm of the hotel and flourish
a well-filled pocket-boOk before the bar
tender and young Smith, prOclaiming that
it contained $500 which he had Just re-
ceived from home. The bartender was 10
urge him to 90 and put his pocket-book in
his trunk. After much persuasion he was
to 90 to his room and do so. Before this,
complained that his trunk had been robbed
few nights previous in the Commercial
Hotel, of a diamOnd-pin, several rubies,
and other valuables, and that he was
certain young Smith was the thief,
offering Bruce $50 to assist in
making the arrest contemplated. Bruce
was to be secreted in the room. Then,
after Chevis placed the pocket-bOok in his
trunk and retired, the bartender was to
persuade young Smith to 60 to Chevis'
room and take possession of his trunk TO
secure the board bill due, whereupon officer
Bruce was to arrest Smith as thief. Then
Chevis was to come in,make virtuous row,
and demand Of Mr.. GO0dloe Smith $500 as
hush-money. But the best laid schemes
of even villains sometimes come TO grief.
Officer Bruce, who is 4 shrewd, faithful
officer, suspected the villain at once and
promptly exposed the whole plot. Young
Smith as promptly thrashed Chevis, beat
ing him fearfully. While suffering from
the wounds inflicted by his intended vic
tim, Chevis confessed his entire villainly
as detailed above. 1t turns ont that his
letters of introduction were base fngeries,
and that he is as much a fool as knave.
He left on Wednesday in secret manner
4. -
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SOUTHERN PRODUCE MARKErS
CoRRECTEp BYJ.N. ROBSON.

CORRECTED BY j. N. ROBSON.
CHARLESTON, 5. c., April 25.-COTTON
Market fiat; demand light; middlings
16ic. ..... RICE-Steady and quiet; fair to
good 7lG7sc. ..... ROSIN-Strained g. Is:
extra No. 2 S2.25; extra No. $500; low
pale $3.50; pale $3.50; extra pale $500;
lower grades dull; higher in demand. 49,.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Dull at SIC.
Rio COFFEE-QGiet at 2562Sc for good to
prime .FLOUR-Fair demand; moderate
stock; super S6.00d6.2j; extra S6.75d7.25;
family S7.75610.5O.. CORN-Fair de-
mand; moderate stock; sales of Western
white at S1.04, sacks included, in lots.
OATs-Moderate local demand at 7567Sc,
sacks included, in a jobbing way. HAY
Fair demand; Eastern in lets at S1.30d
l.3J for fair quality. .BACON-GOOd
demand; smoked sides IO;611c; dry sailed
9sd10c; shoulders, smoked StdSsc; dry
sailed 7td7Ie. ..HAMs-Fair demand
at 133dl4c for good brands sugar-eured
canvaSed. 49,. .LARD-Fair demand; tier
ces 11d11!c; kegs 115T12c. BUTTER
Far demand at 35d40c for choice.
HIDEs-Dry sailed 11613ac; flint I661Sc
...... WoOL-Washed 30n35c; unwashed
20d2je. 49,. CHCKENs-S3.00d6.O0 per
dozen, as to size. ..EGCs-1S620c per
dozen.
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Dr. schenek's standard Remedies.

The standard remedies for an diseases OF the
lungs are SCHENCKs PULMONIC SYRUP.
ScHKNCK's SEA WEED Toxic, and ScHENcK's
MANDRAKE PILLS, and, ID taken before the
lungs are destroyed, speedy cure Is effected.
To these three medicines Dr. J. H. Schenck
OF Philadelphia, owes his unriEalled success in
tie treatment Of pulmonary diseases.
The PulmOnic Syrup ripens the morbid mat
ter IN the lungs; nature throws it OF BY an easy
expectOratiOn, for when the Dhlegm or matter is
ripe, slight cough win throw Il on the patient
has rest, and the lungs begin 70 heal.
10 enable the PulmOnic Syrup 10 do this
Schenek's Mandrake Pills and Schenek's Sea
Weed Tonic must be freely used TO cleanse the
stomach and liver. Schenck's Mandrake Pills
act ON the liver, removing all distinctions. re-
lax the gall bladder, the bile starts freeiv and
the liver is soon relieved.
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic is a gentle stimu-
liant and Alternative; the alkali Of which il is
composed mixes with the food and prevents
sOuring. IL assists the digestion BY tOning up the
stomach TO a healthy condition, 30 that the food
and the Pulm0nic Syrup will make good blood;
then the lungs heal, and the patient viii surely
get well If care Is taken 10 prevent fresh cold.
All who wish to consult DR.. Schenck, either
personally or by letter. can do 80 az his princi-
pal Office, corner of Sixth and Arch Streets
Philadelphia, every Monday.
ScheHcks medicines are sold By al druggists
throughout the country.
apl deOd.sw I'm 3dD
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-29
GENERAL MARKETS.
TUESDAY, April 2s, 1874
Nashville Cotton Market.

In all branches Of business the unfayora-
bic influence of the freshets and continued
wet weather upon trade is a matter of re-
gretful remark. As a general thing, our
merchants make heavier sales toward the
latter part of April than at any other time
during the Spring season, but such has not
been the case this year. The farmers who
have lost their wheat and oat crops by over
COW are so seriously retarded in planting
that grave apprehensions as to the future
are entertained, and country dealers feel
the full effect Of the depression. The diff
culties Of travel over some of the railroads
during high water have also kept away from
Nashville not few buyers who lay in their
stocks about this time. A week or so of
pleasant weather will, however, bring about
revival of active business operations, and,
in the meantime, it may not be amiss to
note the fact that our wholesale merchants,
in every department, were never better pre-
pared than just now, whether prices or the
extent and quality Of their stocks be con-
sidered, to compete with rival markets.
An extremely quiet market to-day, with
no perceptible change in the feeling. We
quote as follows:
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Drugs, Medicines, Paints, DyestuRs.
Oils, etc.

Drugs AND DYEsTUFFs-IndigO, best,
S1.15f1.25; madden lie; salts sc; blue
stone l5c; alum &c; eochineal $1.OO; mag
nesia, carb., 45c; flour sulphur Sc; roll do.
&c; camphor 50d60c; copperas 23d3c;
asSaftetida J0G6Oc.
MEDIcINEs-Opium SlO.5e; quininine
S2-70d3.00; iOdide potash S5.75d6.25;
rhubarb q ID, S1.00d2.25; ipecae ~ ID.
$2.OOd2-5O; aloes % b, 20dS0c; calOmel
% ID, S2.O0n3.O0; blue mass " To- S1.l0
6l.20; morphine % ounce, S6.5Oa7 90;
ehlOrOform % b, s1.4061.65; castor oil %
gallon, $2.25d2.5O.
OHs-Linseed, raw. 81. 15a1 .25; linseed,
boiled, S1.2561.35; coal oil, 1Sd2Oe; lard,
No. i, $1.OOd1.15; sweet oil, Sl.5063.5O;
tanners 75d9Oc; lubricating, 40d soc; tur-
pensine, 60d70c.
PAINTS, ETC.-White lead, according to
quality, Sdl2c; furniture varnish, S1.60d
1.75; coach do. S2.25d3.5O; furniture glue,
25635c; white do. SOC; concentrated I've,
$S.50dS.75 @F case.
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nISRAELI.S LAVE

London Correspondence New York Graphic
Society" was thrown into much ex-
element the other day by the rumor
that Mr.. Disraei was soon to be mar
ried again. The blushing bride was
said to be none other than the Coun-
tess of Chesterfield. She was the
daughter of Baron Forester. In 1880
she married the sixth Earl of Chester
field, who died in 1866. and she has
since remained a widow. Why should
Mr.. Disraei wish to marry again? 1t
is known that he is poor, and that there
are some debts which annoy him; and
the Countess of Chesterfield is rich.
But it is also said that Mr.. Disraeli is
a man who is very fond of home joys
and domestic life, and that since the
death of his wife he has found it hard
to live alone. The Morning Post to-day,
however, contains what is meant as a
denial of the story, but it is so curiously
expressed that it leaves the impression
that the report may after all be true.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-29
AFFAIRS OF THE FREEDMEN'S
SAVINGS BANK.

Washington Special april 26l to the Cincinnati
Gazette.
Since the publications of the reports
showing the condition of the Freed
mems Bank, the fact has come out that
a number of the largest loans made on
the district securities, and numerous
others, to persons holding close rela-
tons to the district ring have been the
cause of its embarrassments. 1t was
the full understanding of the bank Of
fcers that many of the loans should be
taken up when Congress made its last
appropriation, but these promises were
not kept, though other banks similarly
situated were helped out of the same
difficulties. The explanations given by
those who have attempted to prevent
publication of facts regarding the real
condition of the bank is that they
hoped, under the new offices, its mis-
fortunes might be relieved. On the
other hand, those urging the pubhca-
tions asserted that the purpose was to
protect the class that continues its de-
post.
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Nashville Provision Market.

Market quiet, though prices are firmly
maintained. We quote packed from store
as follows:
BULK MEATs-ShOnlders 7c; clear rib
sides 9ic; clear sides 9sc.
BAcON-Shoulders Sc; clear rib sides
10c clear sides 105e; country hams I2c.
CHOICE HAMs-Hart & Hensley's G. C..
G. hams 139c-
LAKp-We quote prime in tierce 1Old
10sc; half barrels 1lsc; pressed in tierces,
1870 buckets 125c.
BREAKFAST BACoS-We quote at
113c.
BEEF ToEGUEs-We quote at $500 per
dozen.
DRIED BEEF-We quote new lie.
Smoked Pie TONGUEs-We quote at COO
per doz.
Country bacon continues in demand from
wagon at 81 for shoulders, 10!c for sides
and IL &c for hams. Dealers charge an adj
vance Of about &c on the above quotations
from store.
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Nashville Flour ana Grain Market.

FLoUR-The market continues firm, but
is not quotably higher. We quote as fol-
lows: Super6ne $500; Xxx $3.50; xxx
$50; choice family $S.256S.5O.
Corn MEAL We quote at sOdS2Ic for
unbOlted and bolted in depot.
CoRN-Scarce, and eoTespondingly stiff.
Loose, zoe; sacked on wharf, 76d7Sc;
sacked and in depot, Sc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. light. We quote
at sl.25d1.40 per bushel.
OATs-We quote at 65667ssc, sacked and
delivered in depot.
BRAS-We quote at s1sd2O per ton,
loose, and very little to be had.
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Nashville Produce Market.

PEANUTs-Sales to-day Of 80 bushels
from wagon at $50 per bushel; sales of
400 bushels from store at that price.
DRIED FRUIT-We quote at SsdS,c for
apples and quarter peaches, and 10a611c
for half peaches.
EGGs-We quote at 11a12e per dozen
from wagon.
PoTAToEs-No demand except for eat
ing. We quote at Sl.5O61.60 per bushel
and 800 per Dbl. for Peachblows, from
store.
FEATHERs-We quote:at soc; market
dull.
BEEswAx-We quote at 30c.
RAGs-Dull at &c.
GINSENG-None offering; old would
bring Sl.O0. The new crop will begin to
make its appearance by the middle of May.
WOOL-We heard Of small sales at 25d
Soc for unwashed, and 40e for washed.
Broom CoRN-In some demand at SAFE.
HAY-Hungarian $1Td1S perton; clover
Sl76lS; timothy, prime S22d25.
BUTTER-Dull at Isaac, from wagons.