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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-17
OUR COLUMBIA LETTER.

To the Union and Americans:
COLUMBIA, Tenn, Feb. 16.-OUr an
gleFs are forcing the season somewhat, but
nevertheless they mean business. They
have been making extensive preparations
for the last week TO make a raid on the
finny tribe. The early bird gets the worm.
So, Capt. Arch LipscOmb thinks; he was
the first to cast his line into the waters of
Duck river, capturing nine fine trout. We
hope he may be as successful in the August
election as he is a successful fisherman.
COTTON.
The receipts for the past week have been
upwards of five hundred bales. The ship
ments from our depot to date have been up
wards Of twelve thousand bales. The cot
ton we'ghers at our depot weighed three
ordinary sized bales last week that ay-
eraged one thousand five hundred pounds
each. They were pressed in the old style
wooden screw press. Who can beat this?
CONCERT.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian Church
gave a concert for the benefit Of their
church, Friday evening, at the Atheneum
Hall. They deserve great credit for the
taste they displayed in selecting their pro-
gramme for the occasion, also for obtaining
first-class musical talent, partly composed
Of Prof. A. II. Stewart and others Of Nash
Vile. Prof Stewart has one Of the finest
tenor voices ever listened to by any audi
ence. We hope he will visit us again.
GRAND HOP.
Amicitid Lodge Knights Of Pythias give
their annual hop at the Nelson House on
Tuesday evening, Feb. II. a large dele
CATION is expected to attend from Nash
Vile, and We have every assurance that 1t
will be a success.
COUNTY CONVENTION
The many candidates for county offices
are discussing the question Of holding a
county convention at an early day, to select
candidates for the different offices. We are
glad to see that the majority Of our candi-
dates are in favor of this move and save
our county from danger. MAUBY.
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FOR IG n.
Ireland wants Local Self Govern.
meuS

Ireland wants Local Self Govern.
menL
LONDON, Feb. 16.-Ireland elects fifty
one Home Rulers to the new Parliament.
The Telegraph saws the Marquis of Sails
bury will be Secretary of State for India.
The Cabinet will meet to-day to consider
the course made necessary by the election.
A Red Hat for Manning.
A dispatch is received from Rome stating
the Pope will hold consistOry in June,
when eight Cardinals will be created, Arch
bishop Manning to be one.
Losses at Sea.
The Southeastern portion of Europe has
been visited by very heavy gales. Numer-
Gus disasters to shipping on the Black sea
are reported. The steamship Wyoming,
which left Liverpool on the 18th inst. for
New York, returned to-day and went into
dock. She encountered a terrific gale Fri
day and lost her funnel and life boats. The
Abraham Lincoln was wrecked while on a
voyage from Cardiff to Messing, and five of
the crew drowned.
A Detention, But no virginius Mas
sacre.
MADRID, Feb. 16.-The British Minister
has had a long conference with Sagosta,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, it is supposed
on the subject Of British vessel detained
IN Spanish port.
Great Peace Makers.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 16.-A grand
dinner was given last evening by the Gar,
TO his royal visitors. In speech he said,
the Emperor of Germany, the Queen Of
England, the Emperor of Austria and him.
selfwould preserve the peace of the world.
The Prince of Wales bowed his acqui-
escence, while the Emperor Francis Jo-
seph answered by reiterating the sentiment.
Won MOItIxe ON the French Conquest.
BEZLIK, Feb. 16.-In the Reichstag to-
day, Gen. Won Moltke in the course of a
speech in support of the new military bill,
said: "What we acquired in six months
we shall have to protect by force OF
arms a half century to come. France,
notwithstanding a majority of her people
are convinced of the necessity of peace, is
initiating our organization" He conelud-
ed: "We have become powerful but re-
main peaceful; we require our army for de-
fense, not conquest"
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Condensed TeIegrams.

Rex CaTnivali arrived in New Orleans
yesterday per United States steamer John
A. Dix. Free matinees at all the theatres
yesterday.
The trial of Chicago Gage, the city en-
bezzler, is set for the first Thursday in
March.
VIM. Conkling, ex-deputy Sheriff of New
York, has been convicted Of stealing S15,-
600 gold certificates. Sentence deferred.
Three children of Mrs. jos. Grey, living
seven miles from Lincoln, Neb., were
burned to death last Saturday. the house
taking fire during the absence Of the
mother.
Hhillip d. Corie, cashier of the Atlanta
branch of the Freedmen's Savings Band,
was arrested yesterday for emhezzlement.
The defalcatiOn amounts to $4,000.
The wife Of Jas. NJ. Mason, eX-confede-
rate Minister abroad, died yesterday, near
Alexandria, Va.
Alex. II. Stephens is seriously Ill at
Washington.
Thomas and Simeon Sturtevant and a
maiden lady named Mary Buckley, living
with them, were found murdered yester-
day at their residence in Halifax, Mass
No clue to the murderer.
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WASHINGTON.
L Plan to Strip Grant of All
Patronage.
The Howard Court of Inquiry
Appointed.
L Lucubrati0ns about the Eight
Hour Law.
Going Back to the Natural Law of
SUPPLY and Demand.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The Secretary
of the Treasury has written to Gen. Gar
field, chairman of the House Committee on
the Appropriations, enclosing letter from
manufacturers of Baltimore, endorsing the
views and statements of Supervising Archi-
tect Mullett on the eight hour question,
saying their experience is that it is not only
impossible for man to perform as much
labor in eight hours as he can in ten, but
that he absolutely performs less work per
hour under the eight hour system. The
letter further says, the demoralizing effect
on labor which the government has tempo
rarily employed has untitled mechanics for
a regular days work. In conclusion it is
asked whether it would not be for the best
interests Of the country and the labor
question TO repeal all laws governing the
hours of labor and leave the question to
settle itself by the laws of supply and de-
mand.
Scheme to strip Grant of All Pa
tronage.
The present Civil Commission not giving
satisfaction, the House Committee on Civil
Service Reform will soon introduce bill to
regulate appointments in the Executive De-
paTtment, proposing to distribute the ap-
pointments among the members of Con-
greSs on the existing principle governing
the appointments to West Point and the
Naval Academy. The committee viii sub
sequently prepare general law on the sub
ject.
The Howard Court.
The President has ordered that the Cont
of Inquiry in the case of Gen. Howard be
composed of Generals Sherman, Mcdowell,
Pope, Meigs, and Cole, Major A. p. Gard
ner, Judge Advocate. The court will meet
in Washington on the Sd of March.
Civil Expenditures.
The House Committee on Appropriations
have completed the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bills, and have
cut down the appropriations from the eSti-
mates three or four million dollars and dis
pensed with number of clerks.
The outstanding legal tenders are $751;
32T,327.
Government Claims against Tennes.
see Railroads.
Gov. John c. Brown, of Tennessee, has
arrived here on business of that State de-
string to obtain the amount due by the
government on account of seizing and ope-
rating certain railroads during the late war.
A VOluminOus Reply.
The special committee TO investigate af-
fairs of the District of Columbia Will make
the reply of Governor Shepherd to various
inteTogatories tpropounded to him the
basis of plan of investigation. The reply
will cover at least one thousand pages of
fOolscap. Owing to the magnitude of the
work, it does not seem probable that it will
be completed this week.
Reduction of Army Expenses.
The House Committee on Military Af-
fairs expect to cut down the army eStab-
lishment so as to'saye about four million
dollars annually.
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EDGEFIELD.
Meeting Of the Board Of Mayor and
Aldermen.


Aldermen.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen met
last night in regular session.
Present Mayor Brooks and Aldermen
Benson, Lesseur, McInturff, Hudnall,
ErInk, Garfield, Miller, Wene, Hutchison
.erd Williams.
\ message was presented from the Mayor
calling attention 10 the necessity of having
all the alleys, etc, put in good sanitary
condition, and also recommending that i'm
mediate steps be taken to collect the
amount expended fer putting down curbing
on Woodland street. Message received and
laid on table for the present.
AID. Benson submitted the reports of the
Recorder and Treasurer, which were re-
ceived and filed.
Aid. Benson also recommended the pay
melt of sundry claims, which were allowed.
Aid. Garfield, from the Street Commit
zee, recommended the payment of SIS to
d. B. Hicks, for hauling rock. Received
and adopted.
Further time was granted Aid. Williams
to report on Whites Creek pike.
Aid. McIntUrff recommended that 40c
per yard be allowed Ben East for putting
down guttering. Received and account al
lowed.
Petitions were presented from Thos.
Morgan, NJ. 7. Bryen, James Morrison,
Mrs. Collins and Others, and @. b. Horn,
which were received and referred to the
appropriate committees.
The veto message of the Mayor pre-
sented by the Mayor at the last meeting,
was called up under the head of unfinished
business and unanimously sustained.
4 communication was read from Alex.
Joseph, Revenue Collector, asking how to
proceed in the collection Of taxes, and cali
ing attention To the conflict between the re-
cent act of the Legislature, and an Ordi-
nance of the corporation, and also asking
how to proceed in collection of amount due
for putting down curbing on Woodland
street. The report was received and re-
ferred to MesSrs. Lesseur, Williams and
Benson.
Aid. Hutchison introduced a resolution
to have walks in North Edgefield school
lot graveled. Adopted.
Aid. Williams offered a resolution in re-
gard to numbering houses. Lost.
Aid. Lesseur moved that a committee OF
three be appointed to confer with the Off
GERS of the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road in regard to Spring street bridge.
Adopted, and Messrs. Garfield, Lesseur
and Williams appointed on said committee.
Aid. Crunk offered a resolution to give
Gen. Quarles the right to grade pavement
aud remove dirt. Referred to the Street
Committee with power to act.
Aid. Crank offered a resolution author
izing the Street Committee to have Main
street finished as soon as possible, also, tC
have sidewalks on said street graded, and
the owners of property notified to have
payements and cUrbing put down. Re-
ferred to Street Committee.
The Board adjourned to Thursday night.
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KING ALCOHOL.
The Twelve Apostles of Gotham.

New YORK, Feb. 16.-Ten women and
two men organized in this city yesterday
for a crusade against king alcohol. They
will devote this week to prayer for an in
crease Of their members.
JeHersOnians.
PROFESSIONALLY, Ind, Feb. 16.-The
women's crusade against the whisky traffic
opened up with renewed efforts at nine
o'clock this morning. Great numbers OF
the Union Association gathered and held
devotional exercises at eight different sa-
looms. At each saloon they were received
kindly and protected by the police from the
lam Of tine immense crowd that congregated
at every saloon. Business is partially sus-
pended and the streets lined with citizens
of every class. The excitement over the
movement is at lis height. So tar no ap-
parent effect has been noticed among the
saloon prOprietors. They all decline to
sign the pledge. The bOisterous DISPOSE
tiOn that developed itself on Saturday
among the crowd was more quiet and order
ly to-day, and at this hour, one. O'Clock,
| the Union adjourned to meet tomorrow to
further prosecute the undertaking.
All Louisville Going Over to See the
Show.
LATER-The excitement attracted to the
| Temperance movement in this city has
reached Louisville and this afternoon it is
estimated at least two Thousand people,
| mostly Germans. from that city had ar
rived and every trip Of the two ferry boats
brings an increasing number. The eXer-
| cises on the street have been abandoned for
| to-day, and at this hour o'clock large
| meeting for the good Of the cause is being
held at the Wall Street Methodist church.
| The divine services are to continue on the
street and saloons tomorrow, and tO-mor-
row night grand mass temperance meet
ing is to be held at Mozart Hall.
Watch and Pray.
RIPLEY. Feb. 16.-The crusaders are
| still moving on the works of the enemy.
One more saloon surrenders and the last
! one remaining is a wholesale establish
| ment which has been retailing by the
| drink. The owner proposes to stop retail
| ing, but this win not suffice. The ladies
watch now as well as pray. Some of the
| saloOn-keepers who have been unwillingly
worsted are preparing TO leave for Germany.
DiO Lewis Sounds the keynote. -
COLUMBUS, ONO, Feb. 16.-The first
movement in war on the liquor traffic was
a meeting held in the City Hall this even
! ing. More than three thousand persons
were present, about half being ladies. \
| number Of members Of the General Assem-
bly, occupied seats on the platform. Die
Lewis was chosen chairman, and at his re-
quest the audience sang, NEARER, my God,
| TO thee" Or. Lewis said the words of this
! hymn was the keynote of this crusade. He
said the churches in nelglecting to furniSl
bright and happy places for young men to
spend their evenings in, and to keep them
out of places Of dissipation and crime
were responsible for many blighted lives
He said that all real drunkards helped the
Temperance cause. because they showed
new beginners what strong drink woul(
| do FOR man.
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A GOOD OLD DAGESOLDEST PREACH.
Err IN AMERICA.

The Jonesboro Herald and Tribune of
the 18th inst. has the following items:
There is widow lady, living near
ST. Clair, Hawkins county, Tenn,
named Mrs. Rachel Headerick, whose
age links together the three last past
generations. She was born In Pittsyl-
vania county, Virginia, October 1Ith,
l779, and has therefore attained the
remarkable longevity of ninety five
years. Her maiden name was Barnard
and she married John Headerick, Dec.
a, 1901. Ten children blessed this
union, the eldest now Peggy Phillips
and still living, was born In 1902 and
is now sevepty-two years old. Elijah
ID. Headerick was born July II, 1904
and Is Serenity and still living. The
youngest child was born Dec. "a,
1874. All the children are a sprightly
grorp of hopeful scions, whose locks
ar whitening unto the final harvest of
death. But it is of the central figure
Of this family circle we wish to- speak
of more particularly, Mrs. Headerick
herself. She has sixty-two grand chill
dren, sixty-three great grand children,
and six great-great grand children. She
never drank cup of coffee in her life,
using milk and chocolate IN its place.
Her sight is unimpaired, and she reads
a great deal. Her mind is active and
vigorous, and she wildly reconects the
scenes and events of her early child
hood, and recounts them in the clearest
and most entertaining style. She has
been a member of the Baptist Church
since 1905. The infrmities of age
bear lightly upon this relic of the
Revolutionary era, and she performs a
considerable amount Of manual labor,
but her chief employment is spinning
fine fax sewing-thread. Mrs. Head
erick is certainly the Oldest as well as
the most remarkable indhabitant in
our section of the country.
Rev. Thomas Smith, of the Baptist
Church, who lives at Parrottsville, in
Cooke county, Tenn, is one hundred
and one years old. He still breaches
and rides horseback to his appoint
ments. He was the pastorO one church
fOrty-foTT years, remembers the bat
tie of Brandywine; quotes scripture
rapidly; memory unimpaired: never
missed a meal on account of sickness;
never took but three doses of medicine;
was always temperate; enjoys good
health, eats heartily, and reads without
glasses and never did use them. He is
probably the Oldest preacher in Amer
lea.
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CIVIL RIGHTS.
Call for a state Convention of COlOred
CiIizOnS.

We have been requested to give the fol-
lowing call place in our columns:
FELLOW-COUNTRYME a unanl-
nous expression of number Of the most
considerate of our friends and well-wishers,
as citizens of our State and country, it IS
decided that the circumstances which sur
rounds US and the responsibilities which We
have to sustain to each other, and the bur
dens as well as privileges of American lib
erty, all agree that now is an auspiciOus
time for US to meet IN one general State
Convention, if possible, from every county
in the State Let there be a full delega-
tion elected to meet inthe city of Nashville,
Tenn, on Tuesday, April 2S, 1873, at II
o'clock, at Liberty Hall. Let each county
have a convention on the first Saturday in
April, and elect their delegates to the con-
vention, or as soon as they can make it con-
venient.
It will be the object Of the Convention
to investigate and deliberate upon our con-
ditiOn as people in our State, and to ex-
press our wants, make known our griev-
ances, and take whatever steps that may
seem most judicious to promote our general
welfare and the most public good. To Sc
cure to ourselves, TO our children, our
homesteads. and fire-sides, the blessings of
civil and political liberty. We are denied
that constitutional freedom OF trial Of
jury Of our peers; and in almost every
county in our Stase We are prosecuted on
account of our color, and are invidiOusly
ignored and refused to be allowed in the
penal or venire of the jury, either grand or
petit. State or United States courts, held in
Tennessee. To exact of the State of Ten
nessee the eXpurgatiOn Of all laws and
parts of the Constitution Of the State Of
every yestige of discrimination, which they
| now contain Of prescription against us as a
race, on account of color and race.
We ask the first rights due to us as citi-
| Zens of a common COuntry-''Civil Rights
without which, freedom. such as we have
will prove farce; and as some self-delega-
ted oppressOrs have dared to miSrepresent
| our wants in the United States Congress,
we ask our countrymen to rally once more
and sustain this measure of justice. In a
word. we wish to recount every effort that
may be necessary to fully acquire and pos
seSs as American citizens, under our Con-
stitution as amended, every right and privi-
leCe conferred, and God giving us help to
carry out the means to effect it, which will
promote our interests in the public service,
as well as in private life; will shower upon
us the blessing of an impartial education,
and will inspire our industrious mechanics,
and will secure TO agriculturists and farm
ers the fruits of their labOrs, which nature
so amply rewards. Then, fellOw-citizenS,
come forward; have your county cOnven-
tions, select your delegates, and send
them.
TSiruad I
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MEMPHIS.
Nobody Hurt.

MEMPHIS, Feb. licking Mormus
large retinue of cavaliers made his annual
entry into the city at four o'clock. The
key of the city lodS presented to him by a
dwarf in front of the Peabody Hotel with
the usual speeches. The city is full of Wis
itors from all parts of the country. Every
train and steamboat arriving is crowded.
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We learn from Dr. Lea, President Of the
company, that the work on this road IS
progressing with energy. About Twelve
miles, half the distance between Trenton
and McLemOresville, IS graded and ready
for the cross-ties. The repairing ~ the
portion heretofore graded between Hunt
inqton and Mel emcresville wiz BE- reacy
for the iron before midsummer.
Seeing the efforts making along the line,
and the great importance Of this road TO
Nashville and Davidson county, the citi-
zens ought to give helping hand to this
enterprise.
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NEWsY0RK.
Fatal SnoMhaIIinS.

New YORK, Feb. 16.-In HOboken last
evening" Ex-Constable johnson and David
Bowie quarrelled about the arrest of boy
accused of snowballing. Bowie finally ran,
when johnson fired at him, inficting Sc
rious wound. johnson then fled, followed
by a crowd who Knocked him down and
kicked him so severely he is not expected
tn live
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Negro Rights in the territories.

PARSONS, rs, Feb. 16.-PetitiOns are in
circulation in different parts of the Indian
Territory, asking Congress to give equal
rights to negroes, and praying for a terri
trial government and against the proposed
transfer of the Indians to the War Depart
ment.
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Haven't Heard of 1t.
RAILROADS.
A Freight Train Smashed to Film
derS.
Every Man Aboard Killed or MangIed
Nine Cars Burned.

Every man ADOaru EAIIIeu or hanSteu
Nine Cars Burned.
ALLENTOWN, Feb. 16.-A freight train
on the Lehigh and Susquehannah Railroad,
between l and = o'clock this morning, ran
into land slide near State Dam station.
The engine jumped the track and eighteen
cars We're piled upon each other, smashing
the freight of all descriptions which was
stnewn along the road and hurled into the
river. Not one Of the train hands as far as
could be ascerained, escaped injury. The
body Of the engineer, Daniel Shannon, was
found under the engine considerably burn
ed. Otto Shannon, fireman, and Frank
Ryan, brakeman, were badly scalded and
burned. Three Others are reported killed.
The stove in the CaboOse set fire to the
freight and nine cars were burned.
Cant Work for Board without Clothes.
LowELL,F Feb. 16.-The laborers engaged
in grading the Lowell and Anderson Rail
road struck this morning. Saturday was
pay day, when many found there was no
money for them after the price of their
board was deducted. They now want
more than one dollar a day, the present
wages.
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ceed TO the consideration of executive busi-
tess:
The chair laid before the Senate COM
munication from the Secretary of War ask
ing an appropriation for commission 10
establish military prison. Referred 10
the Committee on Appropriations.
Mr.. Cameron renewed his motion for an
executive session.
Mr.. Boreman moved to adjourn. The
latter motion was adopted and the Senate
adjourned.
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Weighing Waite.

Chief Justice Waite has been interviewed
and the reporter concludes he has no bias,
but a decided opinion. He proposes to
make Washington his home. He left for
that city to-day.
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Iusafiafe BuGaIOes.

BUFFALO, y. Y, Feb. l6-The Board Of
Trade resolved to-day that the recent ap-
propriations made by Congress for the i'm
provement of Buffalo harbOr is totally in
adequate and petitioned an increase 50 that
the work could begin early.
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COTTON was In active demand in the
New York market yesterday, with mid
ding at 164c.
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The Southern Historical Society is gatl-
ering the records Of the late civil war, IN
order that the material may be obtaInedfor
a Southern history of the struggle.