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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-09
NEW YORk.


NEW YORK, Oct. S.-The C0Bunercim
asks, is it true that certain business firms
in this city have purposely originated re-
ports affecting their credit, with the design
of buying up their own paper at discounte
The Temn,anS Chief Sues Havemeyer.
John Kelley, Chairman of the Tammany
Hall Committee, has begun suits for SIAN
der against Mayor Havemeyer and Nelson
Watenburg, laying his damages in each
case at $4,000.
The Remains Of Noted Actor.
The funeral Of the late Mark Smith viii
take pla-e Sunday, 1:30 p. NJ, at the Little
Church Around the Corner. Among the
pall-bearers are A. Oakley Hall, Lester
Wallack, Whitelaw Reid and Max Stra-
kOsch.
The salt OF the EARTH.
A libel suit mas been instituted in the
Court of Common Pleas by Cyrus VIII
liams against the Nelo York NdtiOR, to re-
cover damages for an article which appeaf-
ed in that paper; charging him with sailing
the Little Emma Mire, by which parties
were deceived into purchasing stock. The
case was before Judge Robinson to-day. On
a motion to dismiss complainant on the
ground that it no where eecurs that Hsalt-
ing il anything more than legitimate ac-
ton, or that the plaintiffs character could
be injured by such charge. Decision IS
reserved,
An Accomplished eOundreI.
PinkoTton's detectives last night arrested
in Brooklyn John W. Carter, an English
man, about fifty-five years of age, on a
requisition of Gov. Hartraft, accused of
being one of gang of cOunterfeiters opera
ting in Philadelphia, In altering bonds
from one to ten thousand dollars in order
to start a bogus Insurance Company.
When the alteration was completed, the
bonds were taken to Harrisburg, deposited
with the Comptroller for examination and
application made for charter. Upon over
hauling the securities, the State examiner
discovered the fraud. IL is said that
Carter has been engaged in many
swindllng schemes; has often lieen arrested,
anti servPd tern in tine State prison for
forgery. Under the bed in his room were
found several forged bonds, a small print
ing press, bond paper, dies, ink, plates and
other cOunterfeiter's implements, which are
now at the Central office. Several of the
dies contained the names Of officials of
prominent railways, the Union Pacific,
Central Pacific, Reading and Philadelphia
companies and Western Union Telegraph
Company among them.
A Rotten Building Burned-TWO Lives
Lost.
Ia the burning of a guita-percha factory
on Fifth street this afternoon, large num-
Der of men and boys had to Jump for their
lives from the second story windows. JnO.
Brennan was so terribly burned that he
cannot survive. The walls soon fell bury
ing tenement house and killing Patrick
Galligan. Loss to the company Sl50,OOO
and on the building $4,000.
Phelps Found Guilty.
ALBANY, Oct. S.-The trial of Phelps,
the Treasury official, indicted for embez-
Element, was concluded to-day. The
Judge after fifteen minutes deliberatiOn,
rendered a verdict of guilty. Phelps was
remanded to jail, sentence being postponed.
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CHINA.

LONDON, Oct. s.-The Globe; in its
issue of this afternoon, says: A telegram
from Shanghai states that war has been de-
clared between China and Japan. We are
not able to confirm the report.
Hone kong Oct. S.=The loss Occa-
Stored BY The late typhoon here is eSti-
mated At El.O00,000. The shore for miles
around is strewn with the wrecks of vessels
that were DESTROYED.
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The Remains of N Noted Actor.

The funeral Of the late Mark Smith will
take pla-e Sunday, 1:50 p. NJ, at the Little
Church Around the Corner. Among the
pall-bearers are A. Oakley Hall, Lester
Wallack, Whitelaw Reid and Max Stra-
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THE L. n. 6 G. S. ROAD.
Its Operations During the Past Fiscal
Year

We make the following extracts from the
report Of the President Of the Louisville,
Nashville and Great Southern Railway,
submitted to the stockholders at their an
nual meeting in Louisville, Wednesday:
The bonded debt, as per last report,
Wes...t ..s-......ss...s........- Sl4yo1Os0oO
Consolidated mortgage bonds issued
TINS year....-... .......--..s-.......' lSl'ooO
S15,Ol1, 800
Redeemed. Main Stem bonds. $4,000
Redeemed, Memphis Branch
bonds ....----...........4.. ~, 600
Redeemed, n. and o. X. r.
Donos. 9soOO
Paid to Sinking Fund In con-
s5lidated mortgage bonds. 1900 "a 800
s14,76T,OOO
In this is included city OF Louisville
bonds without mortgage $4,000
Total mortgage on all roads ....... SIS, 9ls, 600
Showing a reduction OF SIS, 500 in the bonded
debt.
The following statement shows the in
crease Of tonnage on the main stem during
the past seven years:
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VTN - VINsIs
W W. BEEKf, Illus y. r..s7
y N GIRDTFR INO. PORTERFIELD,
6rWpSFY WEaTER B. :. RHEA.
No GII'RERT mo p. WIRELESS,
A. g. ADAMS, x. g. AeISA''
,,,rTrS vRIJ-KNOWN COMPANY con
TUNES To insure property against loss or asnl
- nv IRE. Its usefulness and Willingness ~
meet IL engagements have been SHOWN es INC
payment OF over
$1,000 TO POLICY-HOLDERS
sir,. n. organization 81 1sTt.
-, "a imam = solid basis aud coneer atiys
D,5sna,,.d. win hnd the Equitabie, OF : ,saixll'e
gorfhv OF their confidence my5o y lsf'
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FIRE INSURANCE.
EQUITABLE
Fire Insurance &C.,
No. II North Cherry ST..
NASHVILLE, TENN.
CAPITAL, 100000
TWENTY PER CENT PAID Up
DIRECTORS.

". W. BERRY, Pre.'t. WH. A. hhbh-''5I
JS0. PORTERF IELD, Vies-PrssidsH''
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oo,lzt 40 - PCT Oent.
Instead of an expected Increase in 1854
of at least twenty per cent, there has been,
owing 70 the causes mentioned, a decrease
Of seven per cent.
The gross earnings Of The roads owned
and leased by the company, 73S miles in
length, were:
In 1928 81, 4z3 81
In 1874 4fS4S,azo W
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EYE MAXIM Il.

In making false eyes, the labor
Is not SO much in the shaping, col
oring, etc., as it is In the prepar-
ing Of the material Of which the
she'll is constructed. 1t is neces-
sary TO guard against brittleness
and at the same time to procure a
substance that will resist the se-
cretions of the eye. When the ma.
terial is prepared it is in shape
like the glass tubing which glass
blowers use in their work The
eye-maker must be a skillful art
isan, for the delicate work requires
q finished touch and q correct
judgement. By means Of hydrau-
lie pressure a strong, steady flame
Is obtained from the blow-pipe,
and to this heat the tubing is sub.
jecled. AS soon as the tubing IS
Is melted to a white heat at the
point Of its subsection to the flame
the artist blows the bulb and
shapes II. Then follows the work
ing IN Of the celoring matter.
which is done by fusing colorad
tubing into the surface Of the bulb.
So the pupil, iris, and delicate
veins on the ball OF tie eye are
initiated. The process IL Il neat
one, The cOlored tubing is drawn
out 70 the fineness Of the finest
silk thread, and from its melted
tip * left tie delicate vein tracery
and radiated shading. After the
eye has been painted into the bulb
one Oi the tube stems Is removed,
leaving the bulb tipping the 9TH
er sfeiu, the whole looking lis
much Ikea young onion peeled
and ATTACHED 70 It's root as any
thing else. Starting from Il Civ
EN- point the marker draws jipe
arouad the outer affaee Of tie
bulb, and by Il dexlpnus MOVE
inent cracks or the si like eve
from lhe remaining The
shell il then taken up bs fOrcep
andfhrus, quickly intoa stfo'
full flame from the bllw-p =
thus turning and rounding Ps
rough edges and annealiu WI
surface. This is The most u ~
job Of all, as mistake la i~ .'s''s =
ment results IN the craciSl " ~ 10y
shell end its consequent 49, !, =
lessness. "o'' q
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL.
The Council met last evening. Up
on the petition of S. S. Dowlan,
It. Riordon and Mrs. Reynolds,
asking a remission of fine imposed
on their children for bathing in
Tuscarora creek, was on motion
left discretionary with the Mayor.
License to sell spurious liquors,
was granted to Z. S. Dorsey.
The application Of the Sergaent
for whistle for use OF police force,
was on motion granted.
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FROM PITTSBURGH.


PITTSBURGH, Pa. July z.
Eds. Independent
We left Mariinshurg at 1855
last night, bound for the Capital of
Indiana
We carefully slowed ourselves
away in a Pullman sleeper. and
50 We're oblivious OF ali the outside
world until grey dawn" stole
IN 1T our window, and we found
that we were being whirled along
the iron track of tue pittsburgh
and ConneisviIlp Railroad" We
endeavored To take uotes Of the
scenery along the route, but our
pencil was inadequate TO the task.
The artists brush, with finest
colors aud slilful touch, can con-
vey but q faint idea of "mountain
pictures" presented TO the traveller
who journeys this way with his
eyes open, and no word picture"
can Go it justice.
We reached here little after s
A. NJ, and although the mercury
ranged up in the nineties
we journeyed forth into the heart
of the Iron City, and took a
glimpse Gifts inner life. We never
saw the city so dull many of the
large iron manufactures areclosed
and business seemed almost sus-
pended, but Pittsburg is still the
same. smoky city. There is q
striking contrast in the dress of
people here and in other cities, as
this season everybody wears dark
clothes. We concluded from the
appearance Of our face after Il ram
bic of two hours that If one would
go out clad in white raiment," it
would be black as the lace of
spades" before he would travel
half a dozen blocks. Ii the comet
which roams through the heavens
of evenings now, should wag its
luminous tail against our little
planet in the region oil Pittsburg,
it will find its appendage suddenly
Dissolved in a cloud OF smoke and
cinder, and the balance of its end
less jour icy through space would
be performed without a luminous
appendage.
We leave about noon to-day for
the west over the Pan Handle
route, and as we journey, we will
send you more notes by the way
side.
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The Directors of the Berkeley
County Agricultural and Mechan-
ical Association met Monday af-
ternoon. Among other business
transacted, we note that the Cor
responding Secretary was directed
to ascertain If it was possible to
have q number of real Indians and
japanese attend the fair. 1t was
also reported that the Cumberland
Valley Railroad had kindly offer
ed to carry all articles intended for
exhibition at the fair, free, both
ways. We hope our Pennsylva-
MIA neighbors will make use of
this kind offer. AS the numerous
visitors at the last fair found it in
convenient and sometimes really
impossible to obtain food and
lodging, and at least double the
number of visitors are expected to
attend this fair on account of the
superior attractions that will be
offered, the Directors are deter
mined that all who attend shall be
accommodated, and to that er I
have appointed special commit
fap u,boen 5t1fv 1T will bn tn asapl.-
tain where board and lodging can
be obtained, and give the necessa-
ry information to visitors. The
Committee consists Of Messrs. A.
j. Thomas, Philip Showers, j S.
Haldeman. IL. Il. Miller, Black
burn Hughes, j l.. ~. Baker, and
Henry Kratz.
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The Champion Chul On De agar.

Hne champion &hui en- EG @gar.
Abiding to therecent dedication
of the Rev. Mr.. Talmadge's new
tabernacle in Brooklyn, and to tho
raising ofmoneyto pay off church
Indebtedness, "Burleighu writes to-
the Boston Journal that 'sthe great
beggar Of the continent, as he il
called, is Rev. l. +. Ives, Of Au-
burn, New York. He has attended
the-dedication DISCO churches, mos !.
of which he has freed from debt. .
He usually takes several days
the preparation. Meetings IN
held, plans are drawn, leading are
are consulted, and the sum rnIen
upon placed on Il list. Th greco
ence see the smooth oper . audi
the work the machiners at@n o.
lies, and the wires are o I,the pull
The time devoted To II W q sight
is given up exelusivel- 20 collection
He clears the deck | .SfOM mt. Ives.
d0re preparing f0ra IKE colnmo~
the two hours al ,ctlon. During
work he makes II AL ii half OF his
Is fan of racy A. Ai9gslively. He
story. iliustra' lecdote, humorous
AS Tin doub ion, and Incident
suggests TIA how Id proceed. he
subscrinti0' sthey begin with $1,000
who nave rs, or $500 The men
sums are agret q 70 subscribe these
house, in different parts If the
sonoro md ring out tie amounts
onun lsly. Tie good work goes
reacl Ill the smaller anlotntssaae
orr led. All the while the gestip0
III loney Il intefspefs u with sto~
% and s0ag, anti ht lirthfulness
the audience Is keg4 I'D to.d.fer-
sid range. All trlis machinery was
introduced AT the tabernacle deili-.
cation 70 lift subsfrins';5 nrssE
'vVo. Mralves was iii his glory. His
ss's.iiss brought peaIs Of laughter
from the mouth as well al money
sf9ih the pocket. He GETS Weis
paia tor this work receive
\ ifonl $3.50 70 81 900 i S'anday. ae-
evffllng u the amount raised Tn
s'is sphefe he is supreme. Heisia
constant demand, and il quite aA
nome wherever called. n
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FROM HEDGEsVILLE.
HEDGEsYILLE. July 9Th.

HEDGEsyILLE, July 9Th.
Editors IndependcRt:
Your correspondent at this place
has given YOU quite startling ac-
count of the panther that was seen
in the vicinity OF the new bridge
on Back Creek. The gentleman
who first informed Us Of the fero-
cious animal being in our midst
can well be relied on as man of
truth. Ii has since been seen and
heard by different persons, and
owing TO Young stock having been
destroyed and torn ia an mac
countable manner, we have every
reason 10 believe ii is d panther
performing This work Notwith-
standing the wonderful combat be-
tween nian and beast SUNDAY fish
ing, raj shooting. &c, portrayed
hy "0rsmud, we VINO know him
are perfectly willing 10 pardon
his digles ion. He has recently in-
vested twenty dollars i'm ten
cent novels All having business
with the gentleman referred To
will be most likely fiud him dur
ing Ihe warm weather about
hair mile west ef his boarding
house, at small sulphur spring,
which is well shaded ay the sur
rounding maple trees, under which
he has fixed himself a seat, com
posed Of am old slab and supported
by two stones, and generally ac-
companied by few bottles of tonic
peer and q small package of yei-
low backed literature. This ia
v0rite amusement he calls rusti-
eating. ANrwTN
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PERSONAL.


Bombay, died lately at Hastings
England. He was the author o.
several religious works.
Rebecca r. Thayer, Boston
teacher, deserves special mem
ton upon her retirement after thir-
ty-seven years of faithful and vail
liable service.
Svendson, the composer, some of
whose works have been produced
in this country, and who has an
American wife, has received life
pension from the government of
Norway.
Professor Tyndall is in Switzer-
land studying the glacier system
again. He was at last accounts at
Bell Alp, mountain not as wide
ly known TO American tourists as
many Others in Switzerland.
An Augusta school-ma'am woke
up a bookseller at A o'clock, the
other morning, to get q key to
an arithmetic.
Doctors never allow ducks Of
their premises. they make snch
personal remarks.
If you want to make hustle in
the world take five newspapers
and piece of tape.
spilkins' good old grandmother
wants to know il Arkansas isn't
in state of sarnica.D
A somewhat Jim jamie editor
is what the Portland Press calls
the gushing blonde Of Louisville.
On the San Francisco course,
June %, Oceident madea mile In
2:2i9 and repeated in 2:24.
Macon, Mississippi, is willing 10
make affidavit that an African
bride within its limits is nursing
her first born babe at the age Of
sixty.
Four persons in the Jura faith
er, mother and two children were
gathered up under one umbrella.
during recent thunderstorm.
and were all struck by lightning
The only colored graduate from
Yale this year, Mr.. Bouchet. comes
out sixth in a class of 1876.
Lord Derby. M. Disraelli and
the Marquis Of Salisbury have all
received, with due ceremonies the
honorary freedom Of the Merchant
TaiIors' Company-the oldest and
wealthiest civic guild in London
Whittier puts an end to the con-
troversy over this line of his poem
on Summer: stHe saw hot Sinai's
cloud and fame" by writing that
the word printed hot should be
mot" since that is what he wrote.
Giuseppe Bernardo, who died at
Venice lately, was in 1870. one of
the forty prominent citizens who
were exiled by the Austrian Gov
eminent His funeral was attend
ed by the municipality and by all
the leading people of Venice.
Bishop Dwenger's speech to the
Pope, on the occasion of the pre-
sentation Of the American pill
grims, was made In Latin, begin
ming with the words Ante petles
Tue. Judge Il ead's
speech was delivered in the French
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communicated
JtesSrS. Editors

| notice by your local that East
Race Street Is to be improved, and
that Mayor Chambers will start
the Improvement. That is right
! am glad of it. 1t sorely needs
fixing up, but | want it particular
ly understood that West Race
street also desires to improve. If
the Council will grade he street
we too will be pleased to lay
down pavements, and then keep
mp with Mayor Chambers, Fix
the street, and we will keep up
with East Race street improve
ments
Respectfully, &C.,
WEST RACE ST..
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A change has been made in the
freight rates for live stock on the
New York Central and connec-
tons, the Erie and the Pennsyl-
vania Railways. The rate on all
these roads has been advanced
40 per cent, and this action will,
naturally, enhance the price Of
beef and mutton in Eastern mar
kets.
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The death of Bishop r. V.
Whelan, of the Catholic diocese of
West Virginia, has caused a thrill
Of sorrow to pervade the hearts of
all who know him, without re-
gard to religious beliefs or demons
national ties
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0RBMATT0N Bon. M0TS.

Apt quotation for a Cremation-
ist-"Ho urns whate'er he can
Cremation authors Dickens, Ho-
witt, Burns.
Epitaph ou cigar maker--.'IIis
eld was smoke"
On a coffee merchant" Fresh
roasted"
On a hair drcs er Frizzied."
On board ng-houae keeper
Peace 70 her hashesH
On gambler-"poker was his
ruin"
On gas-maser- Gone rs Blazps
ON a chemist Potash
On a cook Well done z
On q tobacco chewer Done on
the spit. :"
ON a sailor stove I'M
On baker Will. rise again. /"
On several young children
Small fry.n
On q chimney sweep "Gone up
the chimney"
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The man who sat on the river
bank all day fishing when the
mercury touched 1902 in the shade,
now uses sweet cream on his nose,
and carries it in sling. No refer
ence to illusions.
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With the thermometer 1902 in
the shade, people do not care for
having the cold shoulder turned on
them, nor do they object to cold
looks or cool treatment. Anything
freezing would be rather comforta-
BILE.
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NEWS.
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT
has a circulation more than DOUBLE
that ofany other paperpublishedin
the county.

Clean up and lime and dist infect
your premises.
Prepare some article for exhibit
ton at the Fair.
The blades of corn are spike-tail-
ed from want of rain.
The premium list of the Berke-
ley county Agricultural Society is
now ready for distribution.
Thirty-eight million cigars were
manufactured in Wheeling durin G
the past year.
The new members of the Cum
berland police force have been or
dered to uniform themselves at
once. Korrect.
We learn that new Lodge of
the order of K. ofP. W be started
here soon. There is plenty of good
mate.ial here to have two strong
lodges. Wheeling has four.
Much sickness still prevails
among the children and infants of
this place.
The new station house in Cum
berland won't hold. A good thing
for the editor of the Times
Tammany was elated. PAS
star Illuminated the scene with a
brilliancy unsurpassed by the
comic.
It was bad for the Morgan tour
nament but bully for Tammany.
The formers loss was the latter's
gain-and everything is lovely.
The little Shetland pony owned
by Mr.. Thomas Collins, attracts
considerable attention on the
streets. He is a beauty.
A large amount OF wheat has
been burned along the line of the
B. & 0. r. r., between this point
and Frederick Junction, caused by
sparks from engines.
Barnum suspended his Hippo
drome while Tammany was in
session. The Gotbamites were
amazed and aStounded. West Vir-
ginia has the honor.
Bishop Smith, senior Bishop of
the Episcopal Church in the
United States, has published an
official letter formally deposing
Rev. G.. d. Cummins from his
Office of Bishop and from the min
istry of the Church.
Col Ward ii. Lamon Is in town.
He has just retained from Hunk
ers Bill or Bunker Hill where he
has been rusticating and holding
sweet converse with the innocent
mosquito.
That big fish caught at Falling
Waters on the Fourth by Mr.. Jno.
Sharff, was not caught by him at
all, as we are now informed. The
credit is due to Mr.. John Boar
man. He caught it-not on line
but in a basket.
The United Brethren congrega-
ton will hold camp m Getting in
J. f. CrowPs woods, on tn M. &
P. X. r., commencing on the
21st of August. The location and
grounds cannot be excelled by any
in he vicinity. Members Of other
churches are cordially invited. with
their tents.
The iron cornice being put on
Mr.. Scheu's fine new brick house
Is new departure in the building
line in This town and attracts gem
eral observation. Mr.. J. l.. W
Bakers building is also 10 be Or
namented with an iron corniee.
PAS substitu G enlightened Tam
mary on the great issues of the
day, and led them enraptured
Through ways that are dark"
and gave them an insight into
"tricks that are vain" "A place
in the cabinet of the first Tamma-
ny President awaits him.
A change has been made in the