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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-08
IMPORTANT SUIT.
100000 Damages Claimed for a Breach
of Contract.


Henry Dent and Joseph Champion,
proprietOrs Of the Southern Stock-yard,
filed a suit yesterday, in the Chancery
Court, against the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad Company, Charles r. Long, Ben
son Ormsby, George Birch and Samuel
Booker, for an alleged breach of contract.
The plaintiffs claim 100000 damages. They
allege in their complaint that the defend
ants leased to them a certain lot of land, at
the intersection of Seventh street and the
Nashville railroad, for a period often years,
the plaintiffs agreeing to pay the sum OF
S1,246 per annum for the use thereof as a
stOck-yard. By the terms of the contract,
the plaintiffs state that the defendants were
bound to ship and deliver live stock at this
point and no other in the city. Notwith-
standing this, the road has shipped or de-
livered at or near the Bourbon House and
Louisville Stock-yards, which has been and
still is a great injury TO the plaintiffs. The
damage done is estimated at $4,000, for
which they ask judgment, and further pray
the court that the defendants be restrained
by a writ of injunction from delivering or
receiving, in the future, at any other points
other than at the above named leased
grounds.-LOuiSriHe Commercial, AprH Z.
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ATHENS, ALA.
A Lively Municipal Contest

To the Union and American:
ATHENS, Ala, April 6.-The election
for Mayor and City Council came off here
to-day, and, notwithstanding the inclem-
ency of the weather, the voters turned out
in full force. There were three candidates
in the race, namely, Chas. Gordon, Esq, L.
n. Mcclellan and Benjamin Sowall. At 2
o'clock Mr.. Sowell Withdrew, and left the
field to Gordon and Mcclellan: At 8
O'Clock the polls were closed; and at s
o'clock tonight Mr.. Gordon was declared
the successful candidate, having received
a majority OffOur votes. Altogether it was
one of the most exciting elections held here
in many years-but passed off quietly, bets
were freely offered and taken on both sides
and considerable money will change hands
tomorrow. Though Mr.. Mcclellan has
been defeated he should console himself
with the fact that few young men of his
age and experience would have received rs
many votes as he did, and after all he was
only beaten by four votes. 1t is raining
very hard here, and we are threatened with
another deluge. "REX'"
ATHENS, Ala, April 9, 1874.
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THE COURTS.

PROBATE CoURT.-Marion W. O'Brien
was appointed guardian of Mary S. and
Richard a. Moore, minors.
Z. A. Johnson VS.. Isaac Johnson ct ais,
guardian dd ltum appointed, and commIs-
siOners appointed to divide land.
Henry T. WhitSett and others VS.. W. 4.
Whitsett and others, guardian Gd litlun ap-
pointed, and commissioners appointed to
divide the lands.
CHANCERY CoURT.-Alex. Lowe VS..
Susans j. Lowe and others, appointment Of
guardian ad Iitum,.
Ktna Life Insurance Company vs.. c.
Winfree and others, petition of j. II. and
Ruth B. Fales made parties defendant to
the suit and time given to answer.
J. c. Provine, guardian, VS.. Anna Pro-
vine and others, guardian ad litum ap-
pointed for minor defendants.
j. Shelby Williams ct ais vs.. Richard II.
Johnson and Others, Clerk and Master or
dered to sell rent notes to pay back taxes.
Charles G. Harmon and wife VS.. Ludicey
K. Freeman and others, order to receive
and file answer of Cornelius B. jackson
and wife.
J. III. Allen vs.. G. w. Saulpaw and 9TH
ers, leave given to file amended and sup
Elementary Gill of the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and st. Louis railway and others.
w. 5. Whiteman vs.. NJ. IL. Wilkinsod,
death of defendant suggested, cause revived
in name of II. T. and II. II. Wilkinson,
executors.
DEGREES were pronounced confirming
sales in the cases of Samuel Watkins VS..
Peter Phillips and others; +. NJ. Woodall,
guardian, VS.. ThOs. Garrett; r. McPhail
Smith vs.. Jsmes Cook and others.
In cases of Nashville Commercial Insur-
ance Company VS.. G. D. Berry, admins
traitor, and others, and Geo. II. Leigh and
Others vs.. Margaret NJ. Cotton and others,
the Clerk and Master was ordered to re-
open the biddings.
In cases of Richard Rhinehart and Others
VS.. A. Messicks and Others, and Joshua d.
Spain VS.. Edward Forestall and others, or
ders were pronounced reviving sales.
CIRCUIT COURT. - Cunningham VS..
Bealy and Others; judgment for plaintiff.
o. W. Herring VS.. John Oden; dismissed.
Ross VS.. Sperry; continued on affidavit of
defendant.
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A yEXATIOUS QUESTION OF Ell.
4UErTE.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.


WASHINGTON, April 5.-The question
of priority of claim for social precedence is
again bOthering officials and society people
in Washington. 1t seems never to have
been absolutely settled whether the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court should call
upon the Vice-President of the United
States and Speaker of the House first, or
whether those high officials should make
the first call upon the Chief Justice.
Custom seems to have almost settled this
vexatious question Of etiquette in favor of
the Vice-President and Speaker, but this is
held to be wrong, since even though the
Chief Justice is appointed by the Presi-
dent and confirmed by the Senate, when
once confirmed he becomes the grand con-
sentative element and head of the nation.
before whom the President himself may be
arraigned in case of impeachment. A
similar contention exists regarding the
priority of claim for precedence of Senators
and Representatives Of long service.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-08

enue from domestic spirits during the
coming year, If indeed the whole system
be not entirely demoralized."
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
is determined, if possible, to put an end to
the frauds complained of. Changing
guagers and other officials from one point
to another does not seem to stop it, be-
cause they soOn learn how to make new
combinations when the old ones are broken
w. p. G. 1.
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THE CITY.
Railroads.

As will be seen by a reference to our re-
port of yesterdays proceedings of the Coun-
ty Court, the time was principally devoted
to railroad matters, and it is pleasant to
note thatthe subject was treated with much
more consideration and in a more dignifed
manner than has heretofore characterized
the action of that body in relation to this
citizens of Nashville and Davidson county
are deeply interested in railroads, and are
ready to give practical aid to all railroads
that will be of benefit I them.
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Interesting TO Merchants.

Won Can MAKE MORE BUSINESS
a with Giants SEA FOAM than with any
other one thing in the Grocery line. Iii a first
class article, and will DO more than IL claims 10
do, and never fails to do its work well. Its great
merits are soon discovered. One lady tells an
other and all come to the store where they can
get it, and thus customers are secured for other
business. 1t Is a great credit % any mer8 ants
stock, and is one Of the few good things he can
boast OF 70 every customer. More than half the
complaints Of bad -four arise from using the
common baking powders, which make the best
of flour turn out dark bread. biscuits and cakes,
while secOnd-Quality Hour will make much bet
ter cookery when SEA FOAM Is used than the
best OF flour will make with any Of the other
Stufis. YOI can buy it OF any OF the wholcSaie
grocery stores in New York, Boston, PrOviieuce,
Portland, Philadelphia, Baltimore. Chicago,
Cincinnati, st. Louis, New Orleans, etc, Orsend
to the makers, GEO. F. CAN'T 81 Co.. tI6
street, New York for samples.
mh14d&Wlm
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DR.. schenek's standard Remedies.

The standard remedies for all diseases Of the
lungs are SCHENCK's SYRUP
SCHENCK's SEA WEED Tonic, and SCHENCK's
PILLS, and, IL taken before the
lungs are destroyed, a speedy cure is effected
To these three medicines DIT. j. III. Schenck,
Of Philadelphia, owes his unrivalled success in
the treatment Of pulmonary diseases.
The PulmOnic Syrup ripens the morbid mat
ter in the lungs; nature throws il OF By an easy
-expectOratiOn, for when the phlegm or matter Is
ripe, a slight cough viii throw il on, the patient
has rest, and the lungs begin 20 heal.
To enable the PulmOnic Syrup to do this,
Schenck's Mandrake Pills and Schenck's Sea
Weed Tonic must be freely used 20 cleanse the
stomach and liver. Schenck's Mandrake Pills
act on the liver, removing all distractions, re-
lax the gall bladder, the bile starts freely, and
the liver Is soon relieved.
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic is a gentle stimu-
liant and Alternative; the alkali of which it l.
composed mixes with the food and prevents
sOuring. IL assists the digestion by tOning up the
stomach TO a healthy condition, 50 that the food
and the Pulm0nic Syrup will make good blood;
then the lungs heal, and The patient viii surely
get well II care is taken to prevent fresh cold
All who wish to consult DR.. Schenck, either
personally or by letter, can do 20 at his princi-
pal Office, corner Of Sixth and Arch streets,
Philadelphia, every Monday.
Schenck's medicines are sold by all druggists
throughout the country.
ap1 deOd&wim 3dp
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hkl ONE ADDlIlONAL ENdlNE
to be stationed and used in that direction,
andfor four or five thousand dollars, an eff
Gent double-streamed engine could be pur-
chased.
Gentlemen, in conclusion, / would re-
mind you that we have been SO far, of the
present year, exceedingly liberal in vi ex-
penditures, and it is now getting time that
we should s'go Slow" We have already
spent a great deal inlaying down water and
gas pipe, building and repairing streets, but
these were much needed and demanded by
the people. And if we have money to
spend or wish to increase the taxes, let it be
done for the purpose of giving the people
good streets, sewers, and plenty of water,
because these are needed, and l do not be-
lieve that they will complain at that. L
believe that the amount asked for, and the
manner in which il is proposed
to be raised for the purpose of
of establishing the fire alasm telegraph will
be unsatisfactory to a large majority of the
people of Nashville, and believing that ii is
my duty to subserve what | think the ma
jority may desire, to say nothing of my own
individual opinion upon this subject, l am
compelled to veto the bill. | respectfully
return the same herewith for YOU future
action, with the above as my objections
why / think the bill should not become a
law. You have the right, as well as the
privilege, to agaih vote upon the same, as
your better judgment may dictate under all
the surrounding circumstances Of the pro-
position. Respectfully,
THOS. a. k~ERCHEvAL, Mayor.
Alderman Cheatham moved to take the
bill up at once. He said he was aStounded
to hear that the Mayor had decided to veto
the bill.
Alderman McCrea said that last Sunday
there was a fire in the Fourth ward and the
engines didn't find it at all, but wandered
and down the streets, not knowing
which way TO turn. He was in New York
three years ago, and a house was burned
three doors Of his boarding place,
and he knew nothing of it. The engines
came and put it out without any disturb
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only. In the manufacture of alcohol there
is a wastage Of say 2 per cent of the spirit
used. The tax being 20 cents per proof
gallon, the wastage on tax is l I 0-1O0 cents
per proof gallon, about % cents per aleo-
hol gallon, which is saved by the manufac-
ture in a distilleTy as against manufacture
in a rectifying house, because a ~rectifier re-
distills tax paid spirits to make alcohol,
and a distilleT passes his highwines 10 the
second distillatiOn, and pays tax on the
final product. Therefore, in localities
where there are alcohol distilleries, where
alcohol is now sent from r~eetifying houses
with n stamp at a comparative loss of
over p cents per gallon, fraud may reason
ably be suspected. It is stated that in
many cases the alcohol is actually made in
the distillery, the rectifying house being
without Redistribution apparatus in use, and
being used merely as a cover for change Of
stamp to conceal fraud in the original man
ufacture. At all events, instead Of bring
ing higher price than distillers' alcohol, as
rectiiers' alcohol should from its greater
cost, this "one-stamped'' Western alcohol
is now daily sold below the price CT tax
paid, and frequently at retail at ) cents per
gallon less than tax-paid alcohol is sold at
wholesale.
Fully one-third Of the alcohol now ar
irving at Eastern markets from the West is
of this character, and beyond all question
there is some fraud connected with it. A
prominent New York merchant says:
at will be found that in all sections of
the country all taxpaying manufacturers,
who are equally injured by the frauds with
the government, are most anxious that the
fraud be stopped, and both distillers in the
West and refiners in the East will do ev-
erything in their power to prevent the bust
ness and revenue being reduced to the dis
graceful condition Of some years 9
"Fraud can now be readily stopped at
the point Of manufacture, and the districts
and concerns in which it exists can be
easily ascertain ed, so as to admit Of its be-
ing crushed and the perpetrators punished
without disturbance to commerce aud with
great benefit to the revenue.
"If UNDECIDED now, the government will
lose a very considerable portion of its rev.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-09-12
GENERAL NEWS.

The rumor of the death of Guzot is not
confirmed.
Stanley is going to suppress the African
slave trade. He has got as far as a banquet.
The fine estate of Prince Napoleon, on the
shores of Lake Leman, in Switzerland, is
offered for sale.
The Post Office Department contemplate
running an entire train Of postal cars at a
high rate of speed from New York to Chica-
go.
Jules Simon urges speedy dissolution of
the French Assembly, declaring that mon
archy is impossible, the nation comprising
only Republican and Bonapartists.
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson resides at Charles
ton, n C. She is quite young, not above 80
of medium height and very attractive.
Jackson's brother keeps corner grocery at
Memphis.
The following cadets were'appointed to the
military academy at West Point for August:
Isaac M. Case, Fourth District, Maine, by
Samuel F. Hersey Solomon L. Sparrow,
First Massachusetts, by J. Ii. Bufhnton; f. M.
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THE DEMOCRACY ACTYHE.

The democracy are intending to cast a
full vote on. Monday. Every person
win be brought out to the polls that will
cast > democratic ticket. The Republic
caas who reckon upon the inertness OF
the opposition are making mistake. The
Bangor Commercial thus sounds the call
to The party to arouse to the contest. al
''syes are nov upon the Democracy Of
"xoi*e. In a few hours the 6ugle will
"sost.d the Advance. When the blast as
"Aeard, then let every man advance and
"do his Uhole duty"
The Lewiston Journal. the personal or
gan Of Governor Dingley says: ut is
understood that the democrats concede
1.-THE reelection Of Messrs. Frye, Blaine,
"Hersey and Hale as represe natives in
Congress, but that they will warmly con-
Test the, first district. The republicans
"of other districts. however. should I'M
''derstand that the democrats propose to
do their best. and unless the republicans
meet them with counter-efforts on their
part, there will of course be democratic
"gains. This is coming to be understood
and the apathy which has crept over the
republican party in consequence of the
'.lack OF warm opposition, is beginning
10 give place to increased activity
Let our republican friends be warned
by these words OF admonition and allow
nothing to prevent the casting of full
and harmonious republican vote next
Monday. Forewarned is forearmed.
Eternal vigilance is the price of success.
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POLITICAL.

Instead of 80 per cent. as an item in our
columns yesterday had it, we should have
said that the figures show a falling off of
about 20 per cent. in the total vote in Yer
mont and Of about the same per cent in the
republican majority.
On sober second thought, Ex-Governor Cur
tin will not take the stump for the Demo
crab.
Judge Poland has written a letter to his
constituents Withdrawing from the Congress
sional contest in the Second Vermont Dis
trict.
If the white men of the South were only
allowed to murder their political opponents
they would be perfectly happy, and would,
we suppose, support General Grant for a
tenth term Washington Republican.
Sig hundred negroes have been killed in
Texas alone under its democratic adminstra-
ton, and not a dozen democrats have lost
their lives in the entire South since the close
of the war. Queer, isn't it, that in war Of
races all the loss should be on one side P
Commercial advertiser.
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REPRESENTATIVES..

The nominations made by the republi-
can caucus last evening are worthy the
earnest support Of republicans and all who
desire to have the city well represented in
the legislature. James w. North and
John L. Stevens are men with whom the
interests of the city can be safely trusted.
All they have is identified with its prosper
ity. Their hands have never" wearied in
working Cor its success. Both are able.
both have seen service in the legislature,
and will reflect honor on the city whose
representatives we have no doubt they
will, become. We ask for them the full
and cordial support due to them as good
men and true" and the candidates of the
republican party.
We notice that call is made for an In
dependent Republican Caucus to night.
This call was posted about our streets be-
Eors the regular republican nominations
were made last evening, and is not there
fire m expression of dissatisfaction with
Mr. North and Mr.. Stevens. We under
utand the bills were printed at the Stan
dstd Office. and were carried around
the city at the same time and by the
same person who poster the notice of the
caucus, and probably are the
Of the democracy.
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THR REPUBLICAN, TICKET

The Republican ticket for Monday is one
of sterling character. Seldom have can
didates been presented for the support of
republicans-,nore worthy than those which
they ale called upon to support on the
14th. Nelson Dingley, Jr., our candi-
date for Governor. is man of pure life,
experienced and able in public affairs, and
faithful in the discharge OF every duty de-
volving upon him as Chief Executive of
the State. During his year of service,
there has not been lisp against his integ-
rity, not word of dissatisfaction with the
manner in which he has performed his du-
ties. The general voice is that he is one
of our best Governors.
The Congressional candidates are the
members Of the present delegation in the
House of Representatives, a delegation
welding far more influence in that body
than any like number of men from the
largest and wealthiest States. Through
them Maine has power at Washington of
great advantage to the State. In this,
the third district. the ticket bears the name
Of James G. Blaine, Speaker of the
House, one ofthe most prominent and dis
tinguished names among our leading
statesmen, a man who is proud of his con-
stituents and who in turn is admired by
them. Fortunate Is the district and State
that can command the services of James
G. Blaine in Congress.
The senatorial and county tickets are
filed with men carefully selected for worth
and ability, and with regard to the demand
Of the times for good and true men. As
q mass there was never probably better
class of nominations made than those
borne upon the republican tickets this year.
The same is true of the candidates for rep
resentatives to the legislature. Very lit.
tie poor timber appears in the nomina-
tions made =. : ~
TO the republicans then of the State we
commend our ticket, and ask for it the
hearty support of our party. We ask you
not only to carry It yourselves, but to work
for it BY every effort you can honorably
make until the setting Of the sun on Mon
dsy next. Away with apathy and fault
finding and come heartily to the work.
All loss to the republican ticket is dem
cratic gain. There can be no such thing
a. neutrality in this contest. Republicans
cannos stay at home without giving strength
70 the, Opposition. Trust in no reports
that the democratic are dead. but be wise
III sesson and stand by the principles of
which the republican. ticket is the repre-
sentative r.
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During the war the Democratic party
in the South was the Lille of the rebellion,
and the democratic party of the north was
engaged in apologizing for it and in de-
claring that the debt could never be paid.
Now the democratic party of the south is
waging bloody crusade against white
and black Republicans, and the democrat
ic party of the North is extenuatng it and
urging the reputation of the debt. 1t is
the spirit of the rebellion over again
ALBANY Journal.
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Edwards, Fifth Massachusetts,, by D. W

Edwards, Fifth Massachusetts, by D. W.
Gooch.
The Omaha Herald, which has not a very
exalted opinion of Gen. Custer, declares that
he has added othing, by his recent expedi-
ton tothe public knowledge Of the Black Hills
country, and quotes Hayden's, Reynolds,
Warren's and Dodge's reports of the Black
INTERPRETATIONS to substantive its asser-
tons
w. II. Vanderbilt and family went down
the Hudson River Railroad in special train,
the other day, in hurry. The Poughkeepsie
Eagle says; cat Castleton, Coxsackie and
other points people gazed with terror as the
cars Numbered by at the rate ola mile a min
ute. They could hardly be seen, but looked
like one piece of wood and iron rushing
through the air."