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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06
MINNESOTA'S DEFAULTER.
The Ex.Auditor Rises TO Explain.

New YORK, Sept. 5.-Mr. McIlrath, eX-
Auditor of Minnesota, has issued the fol-
lowing card this afternoon:
NeIc York, Sept. 3, IST4.--"Observing
in the newspapers a charge of alleged de-
falcatiOn on my part while Auditor of the
State of Minnesota, puTpOrting TO be the
substance of a report of a committee sp.
pointed 10y the Legislature, have to re-
quest suspension of public opinion until i
can have an opportunity to refute false and
malicious charges thus made against me.
The committee in question has
acted entirely eXpaTte, holding secret
sessions. and giving no opportunity
to cross-eXamine witnesses, or explain my
official position and duties. L need only
say that at the proper time, 1 shall be pre-
pared to verify my accounts, vindicate my
character and show the utter falsity of eve
Ty material statement and conclusion TO my
prejudice put forth by the committee. 10
those who know me at my place OF resi-
dence, and know the circumstaces connect
ed with the appointment of this commit
mittee, and the character of its proceedings,
II would not be necessary to make even
this explanation. CHAs. MCILRATH,
Late Auditor State of Minnesota. .
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06
POLITICS AND CROPS IN WILLIAM

To the Union and American:
NINE MILES SOUTHEAST OF FRANK
LIN, Sept. 4, 1s74.-The COngressiOna
campaign in this district is warming up
There are already five candidates in the
heid, viz: Messs. Cox and Per.
kinS, of Williamson; Rose, of Giles,
and WhittEome, Of Maury, all
Democrats, and Gibbs, Of Maury, Radical.
The Democratic nominating convention is
TO be held in Columbia on the 18th inst.
The race, so far as L am able to learn,
seems to be between Whitthorne and Rose.
The friends Of the former seem confident
Of his nomination. Either of these four
gentlemen would, no doubt, make a good
Representative in the halls Of Congress.
Who ever receives the nomination will
have an easy race 10 defeat Gibbs. The
candidates for the Legislature, nominated
by the Farmers Democratic Convention of
this county, will be in Nashville by the
tirst Monday in January next, to take part
in our; State legislation.
The people here are aroused TO the i'm
poftance Of standing together in tbelfuture;
and each and every one will do his dut, in
securing the success of the Democratic
party. The Trenton affair meets with no
sympathy hereabOuts. All unite in con-
demning the lynching Of the prisoners.
This portion Of the country has been
blessed with fine rains for the past ten
days, which have been Of great benefit to
the farming community. They helped
late corn and millet, and Afforded a fine
season for growing turnips. Our pastures
have been revived and grass is now grow
ing very fast. Although the various crops
here are very poor, the prospect is much
better than il was three weeks ago.
From what | can learn, there will be a
very large amount of small grain sown
this fall--more, perhaps, thansWas ever be-
fore sownA in the county. Typo.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06
THE TURF.
The Sport at Prospect Park.

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-The Prospect
Park Association began running meeting
on their track, outside of Brooklyn to-day
The first race was a sweepstakes for two
year olds, three-quarters Of a mile, ana was
won by Minnie Med, beating InO three
lengths. Time, 1:l9.
The second race was for purse Of $500,
free to all ages; mile heats, and was won
by Mate in two straight heats, beating Car
ibO and Audubon. The latter was dis
tanced in the second heat. Time 1:451I,
1:43!.
The third race, for a purse Of $500 for
thre-year Olds, two miles, was won by
Laura, Botany Bay second, Erastus third.
Time 3:4Si. The rider of Botany Bay fell
after passing the stand, but was uniniured.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

A FELLOW named Boyd was running fOl
tax collector of Fayette county, Va, on
the Radical ticket, and wanted votes. He
invited rusty old negro to dine with him
one day. Mrs. Boyd, who is a woman oi
pluck and endurance, was shocked
when the black man slid into a
chair at the festive board. She cast
a whitening glance at Boyd, picked up
the tablecloth by the four corners, jingled
the dinner and the plates into a confused
mass Of broken meats and broken dishes,
and dashed the cloth and contents into the
back yard. She told the astOnished Boyd
he might electiOneer there with his guest
if he chose, but for her part she was going
home to her mothers, and she straightway
went. Boyd was not elected, and Mrs
Boyd refuses to recognize her husband any
more. She is an unreconstructed Southern
woman.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

AN exqulsitely absurd idea was the one
advanced by a leading, SGOOd Samaritan
lady, Of Chicago, at a recent meeting of
that organization. 1t was 10 have regular
addresses delivered TO the women at the
Magdalen home, by prominent members of
the demi-mOnde. Fancy the effects of a
few visits from prosperous nymphs, arrayed
in all the gOrgeouSness of latest styles and
patterns. To bring them before the girls
who are seeking to wrench themselves from
lives Of shame, would be like placing IL
licit gold before pauper; rum within the
reach Of a drunkard endeavOring to reform.
BY the time a few of the gay DANES had
sailed up TO the "hOme," and out of il
again, every gOOd-lOoking inmate would be
ready to trail after them to perdition.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06
Condensed TeIegrams.

The Mechanics Agricultural Fair Asso-
ciatiOn Of New Orleans have decided to
hold the next Louisiana State Fair during
carnival week, beginning the 4th and end.
ing the 18Th of February, 1915.
The Insurance Commissioners COnven
tion in session at Detroi-, has adjourned TO
meet in New York next year.
The hundreth anniversary OF the meet.
ing of the Continental Congress was cele
brated yesterday in Carpenters Hall, Phil
adelphia, the place in which the Congres,
met.
MokeIumne Hill, California, had Sl73,,
600 fire Friday.
Henry Ward Beecher still fingers al
Twin Mountain, New Hampshire.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06
Incendiarism I'm New orleans.

NEW OBIEANS.-DUring last night the
ofice.of Attorney General Field in the
St. Louis Hotel, now used rs State House,
were broken open and all the records there
in were piled in a heap in the centre of the
main Office, together with part of the fur
niture, and were saturated with coal oil
and set on fire. Fortunately the flames
went out and only one or two of the papers
are charred, though all are rendered nearly
illegible by the oil. the incendiarieS ap-
pear to have been frightened of before
completing their work.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06
FOREIGN.
CUBA.

NEW YORK, Sept. "a Havana letter
says great indignation has been expressed
in political circles at the idea of the cessiOn
Of Puerto Rico to Germany. 4 telegram
has been received from Madrid denying the
correctness of the rmOr. Spain is not
willing to yield one rod Of her territory to
the West Indies, and Spaniards here declare
they will die first, Another telegram has
been received from Madrid announcing
that the recruiting Of troops for the army in
Cuba is rapidly going on, and that the gov
ernment understands the pressing needs OF
reinforcements TO carry on the winter cam
paign.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06
Negro Ravisher Hung bya Mob.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 5.-On Tues
day, negro named Lewis Oats, committed
rape on a white girl in JaSsamin county.
The negro was arrested the following night
and confined in the Jail at Nicholasville,
the county seat. This morning at the ex-
amining trial, be pleaded guilty and was
remanded for trial at the Circuit Court.
Soon after Jailer Buford was waited upon
by mob, headed by the father of the girl,
who forced him to open the cell and Sc
cured the negro, whom they took outside
the town and hanged him TO a tree. The
Sheriff endeavored TO suppress the mob,
and ordered the citizens TO protect the pris-
oller in the jail, but nobody would serve.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06
The Big RuHaIO.

CLEVELAND, Sept. 5.-The balloon Buf-
falo, which aseended from this city yester-
day morning at eleven O'Clock, made safe
landing, last night about midnight, twelve
miles from Port Huron, Mich. The bal
loon, at five O'Clock last evening, was seen
AT Ashta6ula, sixty miles cast Of here, and
was then travelling east. During the night
the balloon got into a westerly current and
retTaced its course. In the afternoon, the
greater part Of the journey was over Lake
Eria
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06
The Arkansas Convention.

LITTLE Rock, ARK. Sept. 5.-The con
yentiOn voted down yesterday, by vote Of
81 to 20, proposition tOsubmit to the peo-
pie the question Of reputation. The con-
Stitution was completed to-day. The con-
ventiOn will probably adjourn Monday.
The convention rescinded the ordinance
heretofore passed borrowing the sinking
and school fund, with which to run the
State Government, and an ordnance was
introduced raising a committee to endeay-
or to negotiate loan.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

SIDNEY SMITH was once visiting the
conservatory of young lady who was
proud of her flowers, and used mot very
accurately profusiOn of botanical names.
"Madame," ," said he, shave you the Septen-
mis- psoriasis" NO" she said very limo
Gently. 81 had it last winter, and | gave it
TO the Archbishop Of Canterbury, and it
came out beautifully in the spring" Sep
tennis psoriasis is the medical name for the
seven years itch.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06
ENGLAND.
Distinguished Convert to Rome

LONDON, Sept. 5.-The Times says the
Marquis of RipOn has become Roman
Catholic. The announcement a few days
AGO that he had resigned the tirand Master
ship of Freemasons, and would be sue
ceeded temporarily by the Prince of Wales,
caused much excitement which is height
end by the news that the Marquis had en-
tered the church of Rome.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

A CON by the Brownsville States !:
"Ex-President Andrew johnson is
en- rapport with the platform and nom
inee Of the late Democratic ConEen-
ton. sWhat will the howling hounds
say to this ?'''
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

Col. d. M.NEBsoN, the Radical can
didate for Congress IN the Third dis
trict, is the man who killed Gen. Jas.
H. ClantOn,IOf Alabama, as gallant a
soldier as ever drew blade for the
South. A Knox county jury of truly
loyal men called 1t self-defense.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

IT is precisely the proudest and most OBJ
stinate men who are the most liable to shift
their position and contradict themselves;
everything is easier TO them than to face the
simple fact that they have been thoroughly
defeated, and must begin life anew,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

We do the fair thing by Major Hub
bard in publishing his card, and make
due allowance for his anxiety to con-
strue the UNION AND AMERICAN s
criticisms into an attack" Ones
sensibilities are tender when up for
Office, and we have no disposition what
ever to tread upon his corns.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

The fall bin the Cumberland at this
point for the "A hours ending at 3P. NJ. yes
terday was feet inches. We report z
feet large on the shoals.
ARRvED.-Little Condor, from Ka-
nawha river, with two barges Of salt, con-
tanning 1900 barrels.
Burksville, from Orchards Landing, with
6S hhds. tobacco, some cattle and large
amount Of country produce.
DEPARTED.-Burksyil for Paducah,
with a fair trip.
LEAVING THIS DAY.-Little Condor, at
u NJ, for Smithland, with five barges OF
cedar lumber and engagements for Eon be-
low.
MEMORANDA.-The Silyerthorn left
Evansville for Nashville Thursday, but
turned back yesterday at Clarksville.
The Bermuda is on her way from Evans
vile to this river TO load at the Cumber-
land Iron Works.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06
POLITICAL.
MISSOURI.
Democratic Nonination for Congress.

Democratic Nomination for Congress.
ST. Louis, Sept. 5.-The Democrats of
the Twelfth district nominated j. NJ. Clio
yer for reelection TO Congress. Two hun
dred and twenty-seven ballots were ia ken.
The Democrats of the Seventh district
have been in convention at Clinton three
days balloting for Congressman. At last
accounts three hundred and fOrty-eight bal
lots hal been taken without result. Every
one Of the ballots stood: Crittenden, pre-
sent incumbent, 16; Lay, Is; Phillips, IA.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

Gov. Browns proclamation is uni
versally commended by the press of
the State.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

CoTToN steady in New York, yes
terday, at 165al7sc. for middling up
land.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06
Indians numbering CIiI1eus of Kansas.

NI1'IItI1 - n II 'IN' II III - -
ToPEKA, KANSAS, sept. Gov. Os-
born sent letter to-day to the President,
renewing his request for arms to Protect
the frontier from Indians. BE states that
sixteen citizens of Kansas are known to
have been murdered by Indians since the
1Gth Of June last, and not one Of the muir
derers have been punished or even appre-
hended, and urges that as the United States
military force in this locality is not sut-
ficient 10 prevent or punish such outrages,
means be furnished settlers to protect them
solves
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

SECRETARY BRIsTow is too good to
last. He has actually kicked Whitley
out Of the Secret Service.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

TENNESSEE BONDS advanced to "
in New York yesterday.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

PARIS, Sept. Count de Portal, mem
berOf the Assembly from the department
of the Seine ct OiSe, is dead.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

CARE there any fools in this tOWng'
asked a stranger Of a newsboy yesterday.
81 don't know" replied the boy; "are you
lonesOme?r
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

HERE is a fact worth a thousand
such Ku-Klux stories as those upon
which the South is now threatened with
military reconstruction. Fifteen per-
sons have been tried at Montgomery,
Ala, for ''Ku-Kluxing" within the
last few months, viz, seven from COOsa
county one from Montgomery and
seven from Eufanla, and in every sim
gle case the prosecution was shown to
be malicious. And these fifteen cases
make the sum total of alleged Ku-
Kluxism in Alabama since 1872.
To every word of the following. from
the Memphis appeal, We fervently say,
amen: Now, that that the delegates
are elected, an effort viii be made t.
nominate candidates for the Legis-
lature pledged to vote for some
one candidate for the United
States Senate. This question should be
ignored by the nominating convention.
We want men in the next Legislature
who are not in the service of any man
or clique. We want men who are not
pledged or committed for or against
any man for any Office, and who viii
be free to act upon every question
as they deem proper and expedi-
ent. No man can be elected to the Leg
islature from Shelby county who goes
before the people, and declares that
any one particular man among the
many distinguished sons Of Ten
nessee, has to be elected Senator.
The senatorial question is not legiti-
mately involved in the campaign, and
he who attempts to foist it into the con-
test, should be defeated for nominal
ton, as he certainly will be as a candi-
date before the people. The existence
and the destiny of the Democratic and
Conservative party of Tennessee do
not depend upon any mans personal OF
political promotion, and it is an insult
to the people of Shelby county to sug-
gest that they have no better purpose
or higher mission than to squabble
over the rivalries Of senatorial aspir-
ants, and subordinate everything else
to their interests and ambition"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

GoLD ruled at1osa @lOsEE, yesterday,
in New York.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

Blank G.. J indicates no report; cipher (0) sta
dencv 70 rise A. q. FORD, Observer.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06
WORSE AND WORSE.

A Terrible Sequel to the Putnam
County Horror.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

FORGET past misfOrtunes if you would
be happy.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

Maximum thermometer. 3 deg; minimum
Thermometer, y deg; average height Of tenn
perature, 1926 deg
TsIeorapAie Report from signal Service CSTPs Q.
g. r., Of 06serudtiOR, at 3.56 p. My tAs
Wsstsra UaiOH Live.
Fla'; ,s69e q Se''F Tssss:G sssss Sl
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06
Cotton by Rail to New York.

SHREVEPORT, Sep. 6.-An experimental
shipment of forty bales of new crop cotton,
leaves here by rail to-day for New York
direct, on a through bill of lading. This
is the first shipment the kind ever made
from this market, and if il fulfills expecta-
tions, factors here will make large ship
ments I'm this manner
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06
Protesting their Innocence.

A message was sent to President Grant
last night, signed by the leading merchants,
bankers and professional men of tLis city,
denying that any resident of this part par
ticipated in the recent murders, and claim
ing that no spirit of lawleSsness exists in
this parish that cannot be controlled by the
local authorities, and that the condition of
affairs here has been misrepresented abroad,
and asking that a commission Of fair
minded men be appointed by the President
to visit the State and ascertain the truth of
the statement.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5-The places in
Louisiana designated for troops to prevent
uutrages are, New Orleans, Baton Rouge,
Shreveport, Alexandria, Monroe, Harrison
burg, and st. Martinsyille.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06
STATE or THE WEATHER..

Local Report for the City, Saturday,
sent 5, 1874
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-06

I1IRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev
u ThOs. A. Hoyt, pastor. Services at lu:iD a Il
by the pastor. Subject: Religion IN the I am
ngh {.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-17
Monday, july 18th, 1874,

at the hour ~ ! o'clock p. NJ. Of ssid day, to
raw said d,lirITsnt assessments thereon. to-
Z, Their with cosIs al advertising and expenses
Il tn. salJ.
JlES BLACK.
Secretary.
Office Empire CITY, New. jei4-,d
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-17

Leave Virginia City riII-y 4, s;;5 :. II. rs 5,
III. s45 n. H., IL ~ = IL. IS I. III, 3:iJ p II.
and 5:fJ p
i0A IL, l. H.. n. H., J.. IL, AID p. t.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-17
AND GERMAN CONsO-

lidated Gold uId Silver Mining Company.
= Location of principal place u business. I'm
pire Civ Ne-.- Location o. Works. Devils
tis;s and JChrtoWn Mining istrict. Lyon
county. Nv Notice.-1b.r ere delinquent
uunn the following described st',k. ON account
Of assessment No. = lev ed on the 18th day al
Isv, Is1i IL. several amounts st ~ pcs.t' the
names of IT, Ter ptCtive sEar. holders. As 1"!-
lows:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-09-05
Novel French Festival.

The good citizens of Journal, in
France, are about to celebrate their
annual fete in a somewhat original
manner. A monster procession is to
'walk the bounds and to present
before the eyes OF the spectators the
memorable events in the history Of the
town displayed in a pageantIy of ex-
traordinary splendor. There is to be
a band Of Nervii marching to the COM
bat; Philippe Auguste presenting the
charter to the town; scenes from
medieval and modern history down to
the revolution of 1880. The town has
actually voted 5000 francs towards
the expenses, and upward of 1000
francs more have been raised by private
subscription. This is exclusive of
almost fabulous sums voted by the
various clubs and societies, and exclu-
sive, too, Of the cost Of the dresses for
this gigantic masquerade. More than
1000 persons will take part in the cav
alcade, and nearly 800 horses are to be
caparisoned" for the occasion. lingo
Jones and Ben Jonson never dreamt
OF so wondrOus a mask
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-09-05

The following account of the rescue
Of little girl from death, at Cape Tor
mentlne, is given by a paper published
III Hamilton, Ontario "About four
weeks ago a little girl, some three wears
old, daughter of Mr. Allen, of Cane
Tormentlne, wandered to her fathers
saw-mill. After short time the father
missed her, but thought she had re-
turned home. 1t occurred to him to
look down into the mill wheel, when he
noticed what he considered a piece of
stick protruding out of one of the
vents. The wheel is what is termed a
Parker wheel, and had ut the time a
strong head of water on. The mill was
stopped, and Mr.. Allen proceeded to
the wheel. To his horror what he
thought was stick was his little daugh
ter's legs, much discolored, black and
blue. The agony Of the parent was in
tense at the discovery. The sight, he
says, will never he erased from his
memory; and this, with the fact that
through the dreadful stiffness of
the gurgling and black waters, and the
excitement of hope, the child was heard
to moan, added to his emotion. Meas
uIeS Was tdheu 10 relieve WfidU was GER
tainly thought to be lifeless child.
An aperture was made by the removal
of a staye from off the wheel, when the
little girl was taken out, terribly bruised
about the body and lower extremities.
She was carefully rubbed, and as soon
as possible warm Appliances had and
the girl through the mercy of Divine
Providence, is now doing well. What
makes the escape the more extraor-
binary is the fact OF her having first
passed through and been sucked under
what is termed the fume, distance of
some 30 feet, then drawn into the wheel
and whirled around for a period of
twenty minutes-for about that time
previous she was prattling in her fathers
presence
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-09-05
Treating SANDY soil.

My observation of the treatment of
sandy soil has shown me that it can be
successfully done, and without any I'M
usual efforts. | myself have treated
such land, and seen it done to con
siderable extent on the borders of the
North Woods, particularly on the John
Brown Tract. where the soil is of 4 vel
low or grayish sandy nature. appearing
TO the view to Ice all sand. Yet the
forests that have grown upon 1t show
that there is something more than sand
They have furnished the soil with some
hvmus and there Is also some clay
Your correspondent tR. H's) land is
probably of a similar nature, contain
ing some vegetable and other material
necessary h growth, else it could not
have grown scrub oak and "pine. "
Such soil IS treated successfully
simply by the common means Of I'M
provement. barnyard manure, green
crops and other fertilizers. There is
sufficient clay with the sand for "A basis
The manure applied acts chemically
upon the sand, releasing plant food, be
sides pushing forward the crop The
main point Is the mode of application.
IA 10 case pi0tr tulder the manure.
The point is to keep it where the plant