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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-15
OUR POLICE COMMIsSIONERs.
They suspend Omee- r L. Mckinney
and dismiss OAieer Kuhn.

The Board Of Police Commissioners met
Yesterday afternoon for the purpose Of con
sidering the charges preferred against ON
GERS r. L. Mckinney and Lawrence Kuhn.
The former was accused Of conduct un-
becoming an officer, in that he had fire.
oueutly met a Mrs. Reed in the street cars,
the markethouse, the streets, ice cream
salons, ETC., and that he had 10 one time
disturbed public worship by talking 10 her
during service a: Z church IN North Nash
vile.
A large number Of witnesses were exam
iuei by the Commissioners, az the close Of
which examination the Board announced
that the evidence sustained the charge Of
disOrderly conduct at church, and that OF
fcer Mckinney would be suspended uutli
SeDtember lst.
Officer Kuhn was charged with having
knocked down J. r. McCann. threatening
10 shoot him, Of being under the influence
of Eouor. The assault was clearly proven
by score Of witnesses, but u was shown
that Kuhn was not drunk. At the
beginning Of the invest CATION Nc
Cam stated to the court that the
difficulty between himself and Kuhn was
Of purely personal character and had It's
origin in 1862. He said he was willing TO
bury the haichet, and hoped the Board OF
Commissioners would drop the matter,
whereupon Kuhn said he was willing To
shake hands with McCann, and begged his
pardon for having assaulted him. The
offer was promptly accepted and hearty
hand shake indulged in by the late belis-
Grants.
This, however, did not release the Board
from a disagreeable duty, and the trial was
proceeded with, resulting in officer Kuhn
being dismissed from the force.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-15
nAHIDsoN,s pUTY TO-DAY.

We must not weary in well-dolng.
The capital county of the State achiev-
ed glorious triumph in the recent
local canvass. We have the same foes
to meet again. We have the same OBJ
iects to attain. The conditions of sue
cess are also the same Fraterna CO.
operation and the selection Of good and
trustworthy men in the progressive
seaffolding of the canvass until our
standard bearers are chosen, and then
work like Trojans to make their cleo
ton sure.
Davidson county, in duty to herself
and her proud position in the State,
should send to the convention that
meets here next Wednesday a delega-
ton of whom we may all be proud. If
there be schemes and petty divisions
among us, set them all aside. There are
plenty of men to select from, honest
and earnest. in whom all have equal
confidence.
There is no excellence without labor.
The true way is to make conventions
all they should be by preliminary work,
instead of resting idle 20 carp at i'm
perfections afterward which We ought
to have prevented. Let Davidson S
quota to the State Convention be wor-
thy of a body which ought to reflect
the worth, intelligence and honesty of
the Old Volunteer State.
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A TRIP TO COFFEE COUNTY.

To the I mon AID American;
August I3.-Aside from ore Of the
toughest pixies that ever was called by thai
name, that is trlve'ed over by a buggy,
from MurfreesbOrO to Beech Grove, we haG
decidedly pleasant time. IL was indeed a
feast TO the eye 20 view an Egypt so near
to us, after leaving our parched-up country
with it its vegetation, It seems as if some
boiler had bursied ard emptied its contents
nf water. 2l2 degrees Fahrenheit, upon it.
You can well imagine our feelings, when
Uu nearing the hills, the grass seemed
to be getting greener and the breeze cOOle-,
aUd the corn finer. and all vegetation
laughing with JOY under the benign influ-
ence Of heavy dews and late rains. Though
the farmers claim 70 be suffering 10 some
extent, they think with another rain
their corn viii average ten or twelve bar
rels and III no more, seven or eight per
acre. The pastures are fine, with fine fat
cattle and horses and sheep upon a thou
sand bills.
We arrived at Gen. b. F. Cheatham's,
about two and a half miles from Buck
Grove; the sun was near setting and the
evening breeze was laden with the rich
OdOr Of sweet flowers, ripe fruit, fine cured
hay and corn verging on maturity. / was
particularly interested in his old war
horse that had been amid the crash Of ar
tillery and musketFy upon many well
fought battle field. She seemed to imbibe
the same elastic step Of her rider, quick
and sprightly, though well advanced in
years.
1t is TO be lamented that such fine sec
ton Of country as is around Beech Grove
should be 50 inaccessible. AT er returning
home our prospects looked worse than
ever. NOrain, with EOf, drying winds. The
large majority of the old corn will not
make a barrel to the acre, while the young
er corn viii be in the same fix if it does
uar ain shortly. Cotton viii not make
bali = c'op, and ia addition TO the drOuth
The ARMY worm has made It's appearance
by multiplied thOus tuds, stripping the corn
Of It's fodder aud grass, and in some iocali-
ties they arr strip agt the cotton To what
extent they Will damage us, We have to
wait for the future 10 develop.
Civil Rights run the Democracy together
like wax. The one or two Radical candl-
dates are heartily ashamed of themselves
AMI will not be in the way any more.
RUTHERFORD.
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BEDLAM.
shameful Practices In a Long Island
IunaIic Asylum.

New York Tribune.
Some astounding revelations were made
AZ tbe Kings County Buildings al Flat
bush. on Monday afternoon, when am IN
spection was formally made by DR.. Corey,
the new attendant physician, and some oi
the Charity Commissioners. Several oi
the nurses rendered their reSiSnatloDs, ana
then il became known that the grayest I'M
moralities had prevailed in the institution
and that the male and female employees
had mingled indiscriminately. 1t was also
shown that the male attendants had been
permitted to pass in and out OF the ie-
male wards at will at all hours OF the Gay
and night. IL was also shown that the pa
tients have been poorly fed, and rarely had
any vegetables, that there had existed no
regular system of management, but thsI
there had been three factions jealous OF eaeIl
other and operating to the injury Oi eaeh
other.
The attendants who were summoned
told a sad story Of the Generalization ana
lack Of discipline, rejecting upon the man
agement Of the retired physician, DR.. Nc
Donald. Immoral conduct was shown TO
have prevailed TO a great extent, and DR..
Corey expressed himself aStounded az the
revelations. He denounced the practice of
| letting tine engineers and Workmen have
KEYS to the female wards, and said that he
would make complete change in the man
! aSement.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-15
BEECHER,s CROss.ExAMINATION
Those Gushing Letters.


The following is a portion of the cross
examination of Mr.. Beecher furnished by
the Plymouth Church Investigation Com
mittee:
Mr.. Sage:
QuestiOn-Can you tell us how you came
to write that letter of despondency, dated
Feb. 3, 1872, to Mr.. MoultOn?
Answer would come back from whole
weeks lecturing tour, and would be per-
fectly tagged out, and the first thing on get
ting home there would be some confOunded
development opening on me, IN this
state of mind, in which had not longer
any resistancy or rebound in me. 80
would work the whole week out, and that
is the way it happened time and time ard
again.
On one of these occasions | went to Mr.
MOultOn's store. AIOultOn bad always treat
ed me with the greatest personal kindness.
proposed to walk with him, and he walk
ed with me in suchsa way that 1t seemed
TO me as though il was irksOme 20 him 70
have me with him and as though be wanted
to shake me of. Now. anything Ike that
all but kills me. don't wish TO push my
self upon anybody. To feel that l have
pushed myself upon any human heinS who
does not want me, is enough to Kill me,
and to be treated so by him at that time
made il seem TO me as though
The End of the World
had come, for he was the only man on the
globe that l could talk with on the subject.
I was shut up to every human being. I
could not GO to my wife. L could no. go
to nv children. could not go to my
brothers OF sisters. | could not go t. my
church. He was the only ore person TO
whom | could talk, and when ! got that
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GALLATIN.
Important Decision by Judge
Guild.
The Railroads Must Bear Their
Share of County and
State Taxation.
GALLATIN.
Important

Special to the Union and American.

SpeciaI 70 the Union and AIntflCaih.
GALLATIN, Tenn, Aug. 14.-The i'm
portant case of the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad arainst Sumner county, was
heard to-day before Judge Guild and deci-
ded against the road. The question is the
rigle to tax the railroad iii the county Of
Summer. The case was elaborately argued
by Judge McIIenry for the State, Col. Tur-
ner for the Cumberland and Ohio Railroad,
Judge Allen for the county and Col. Head
for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
The decision is important as it will affect
every road in .he State. An appeal was
taken to the Supreme Court. ~ B.
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GROUND TO DEATH.
Horrible Fate Of n Young Boy In Bed
ford County.

Horrible Fate of Young Boy In Bed
ford County.
Walter Summers. aged ten years. a son
of Col. w. w. Summers, met with a singu-
Iarly tragical fate al Fairfield, in Bedford
county, last Thursday morning. He was
playing In the water near mill, and, ven
turing too close 10 a turbine wheel, was
sucked under. His left lee was caught in
the wheel and crushed in a horrible man
ner up to the hip-joint. No one but a
little bOy who saw him disappear was
aware of the casualty until the wheel was
stopped by the manSled body, when the
man in charge Of he mill went To see what
was the matter: The unfortunate boy gave
a gasp OF two and expired Just as be was
being raised from the water. Even if his
leg had not been so fearfully crushed, he
was under the water long enough for half a
dozen men to have been drowned in sue
cessiOn.
The funeral took place yesterday afier-
noon and was largely attended. Young
Summers father was a member Of Fairfield
Grange, and on that account the Grange
did not attend the gathering Of the PatTonS
near Bell Buckle yesterday, as they had
expected to do, in body.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-15

In December, 1870, Moulton ex-
hibited a pistol in persuading Beecher
to give up the retrsction he had OBJ
tanned from Mrs. Tilton privately.
Yet Beecher says he never doubted the
truth and fidelity of this pistoloric
friend till the appearance of Tilton's
letter to DR.. Bacon only two shors
months ago. Queer, isn't 1t 4?
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POLITICAL.
A Civil RIghts Candidate for Congress

A Civil Rights Candidate for Congress
SELMA, Ala, Aug. 1.-THE Republican
Congressional Convention after four days
session and on the 249th ballot, nominated
Jere HARRISON, cOlOred.
The Arkansas DemOe acy.
LITE Rock, ARK, Ang. 1.-THE
Democratic State Central Committee called
a State convention for the purpose Of NOM
mating candidates for State offices, on the
Sth of September.
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FOREIGN.
Recognition of the Spanish Re-
public.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Times Madrid
correspondent positively confirms the re
ports Of the recognition Of Spain by Eng.
land. France and Germany. \ special
from Berlin reports that Austria and Italy
have also recognized the Republic.
The Pail Nal GO-etie says Russia hes;-
tates TO recognize Spain because such a.
tion will strengthen the cause Of RepubE'
canism in Europe.
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WASHINGTON.

Trenehing on Greaser Ground.
WAsHINGFoS,Aug. 14.-The Attorney
General has received a letter from Gov.
Cooke, Of Colorado, in which the latter
states tha be has ordered militia TO cross
the Rio Grande, if necessary, in pursuit of
marauders from Mexico.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-15

WE learn that the Democratic Con-
gressional Convention at Decatur, Ala,
on Thursday, nominated G. W. Hewitt,
of Birmingham, as candidate from
the sixth district. Jos. H. Sloss, the
present incumbent, had previously an
nounced, himself an independent candi-
date, and did not submit his name to
tie convention. There is but little
doubt, however, of Hewitt's election.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-15
Condensed reIesramS.

Near Guelph, Canada, Thursday night,
Mr.. Hazel mistOOk Miss COlver for his
daughter. The young lady was walking
with a Mr.. Hurley, with whom Hazel had
forbidden his daughter TO associate. Hazel
shot them both nlOrtally, before discover
ing his mistake.
Canada merchants and manufacturers
protest emphatically against the pending
reciprocity treaty.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-15

"IIErODOTUs, my son, what time is it!''
inqu ired SIr. SpilAins Of his son, who had
just ccme hOme fum college. "Wel, IA
ther,7 replied the youth, pulling out his
watch, ~let x represent IL O'Clock ana y
equal 10 minutes, and KY IS the an
swer." Spilkins pondered for a moment,
and then said he thought it must be about
bed-time.
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MEMPHIS.
Let Us Have Peace and Civil
Rights.
A Negro Meeting for Political Effect

A Negro Meeting for Political Effect
MEMPHIS, Aug. 14.-The cOlored peace
meeting last night was not particularly
successful. Several colored Office-hOlders
addressed the meeting, denouncing the city
press and arraigning the whites for organ
izing armed bodies and going to Someryille
and Austin, and then branched of into a
defense Of the Civil Rights bill.
Ex-Governor Harris, Col. Kellar, editor
Of the ArGldncbe, and other white speak
ers addressed the meeting. showing that
there was no reason for any confiicJ be-
tween the races, and giving good advice for
the future.
The ACdldncbe charges That the meeting
was for political purposes, and not IN the
interest Of peace as asserted in the call.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-15

AT the centennial celebration at New
Fame. Vermont, the address was deliver
ed by Judge c. X. Field, and among the
stories told by him in it is the following
as given by the Montpelier 1rgLs: by
strange perversiOu Of legal principles, IL
was supposed by our ancestors that whoeV-
er married a widow that was adminiStTa-
trix upon the estate OF her deceased hus-
band. represented iuSOlyent, and should
thereby possess himself Of any property or
thing purchased by the deceased husband,
would become an executor dc son tort, and
would thereby make himself liable 10 an
swer for the goods Of his predecessor.
Major Moses JOY became enamOred
of Mrs. Hannah Ward. widow Of
William Ward, who died in 1ISS
leaving an insOlvent estate, Of which Mrs.
Ward was administrators. To avoid the
unpleasant penalties Of the law. on the
morning Of her marriage with Mai. JOY,
Mrs. Ward placed herself in closet, with
a tirewOman, who stripped her of all her
clothing. and when I'm a perfectly nude
state. she thrust her f3iT,rOund arm through
a diamond hoe in the door of the closet,
the gallant Major ciaSped the hand of the
buXOm widow. and was married in due
form by the iOlliest paTs0n in Vermont. At
the close Of the ceremony the tire-wOmIu
dressed the bride in a complete wardrobe
which the Major had provided and caused
10 be deposited in the closet at the com
uencement of the ceremony. She came
ont elegantly dressed in silk, satin aSd
face: and there was kissing all around"
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Attempted wife NurdeT-Suieide-
Death.
NEW YORK, Aug. l4.-LOuis MeSsman,
of - Canal street, shot himself dead last
night, falling in an attempt TO shoot his
wife.
VIM. Scott Prichard, of 10 Pine street,
St. Louis, was found dead last evening IN
the Ashland House.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-15

SATAN rebuking sin-The minister
who married Mrs. Mcfarland to her
dying paramour Richardson, talking
about Tilton's loose notions Of mar
riage and divorce.
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ARKANSAS.
ExproprintIon OF tle sehooI Fuud.

LITTLE Rock, Aug. 1.-THE ordinance
Of the convention yesterday taking the
sinking and school fund TO pay the ex-
penses of the convention and run the State
government has created a considerable stir
here. The Treasurer refuses TO pay out
the fund without 4 mandamus fiOm the
courts.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-15
FRANCE

PARIS, Aug. I4-Marshal Bazline r
rived a. Mayence yesterday from Bas e,
and viii 90 20 Brussels via Cologle'
France will make no demand fos his extra
ditiOn.
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MISSISSIPPI.
The Blacks Break Out i'm New
Place.

A Hundred Armed Negroes Marching
on ByhaIIa, Miss.-WhIte Rangers
Gone 90 the Rescue.
Holly SPRINGS. Miss, (Aug. l3) Special 70 the
Louisville Courier journal.
A messenger arrived in this place this
evening at ) o'clock, bringing note from
the Mayor Of Byhalia, in this (Marshall)
county. that one hundred or more armed
negroes were marching on that town with
the expressed intention of Sacking the
town. The Holly Springs Rangers CHE
white company raised yesterday for Aus
tin, Miss under command Of Col. Van Ii.
Manning. was rendered to the Sheriff as a
posse. He accepted, and just now your
correspondent is ready TO march with 1t to
the rescue. The color line is growing viSl-
bic. Nc fighting has occurred 50 far. L
will give YOU further particulars tomorrow
Rain fell this afternoon.
To the Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Aug. 1.-The report tele-
graphed from Holly Springs, in regard
to negroes marching on Byhalia, IS not
credited here, in view of ihe recent affairs
AT Somerville and Austin. The latest re
ports from Austin state all quiet there, and
the refugees returning.
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Card from Mr. Kuhn.

To the Union and American:
wish TO return thanks, through your
columns, to Police Commissioners Walsh
and Parkes for the fairness and impartial
its displayed by them yesterday in the
trial Of the case wherein was defendant.
LAWRENCE KUHN.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-15

GEN. MORN has just exhibited before
the French Academy a bottle containing
eight kilogrammes Of OSmium, the most
poisCuous metal known. This is enough,
ne exclaimed, Ito poison the universe, as
one milhgramme Of OsmIUm, di;iused
through one hundred cubic metres Of air,
r,anHers II irresnifahle.H
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Black Mall.

By Mr.. Cleveland:
Q.-ln your statement You have alluded
TO one payment Of 5000; have you fur
nlshed any other money 10 those parties?
Al have furnished at least 5000 be-
sides the 5000.
Q.-TO whom did y0u pay that money?
A.-TO Mr.. MOultOn.
Q.-TO what use did you suppose that
money was 10 be appropriated?
Al supposed that il was to be apprO-
priated TO extricate TiltOn from his diff
culties in some way.
Why - ''' ~ ''''p - '''4''''' -'" u
A.-Moulton sonnet mes sent me a note
saying, Il wish yOJ would send me your
check for 50 much."
Q.-Did you usually respond 10 the de-
mandS Of MoUltOn fOg money during those
months?
Al always did.
Q.-Under what circumstances did you
come to pay the 5000 in one sum?
A.-Because It was represented % me
that the whole difficulty could be now set
tied by that amount Of money, which
would put the affairs Ofthe Golden Aqe on
a secure footing.
BeeCheT here details the n Otgage on his
house given for 5000 which he placed in
MOultOn's hands to feed TiltOn along
BeecheT never received any evidence Of the
debt. Il was never expected TO he repaid
BY either party. MoultOn offered
$1,000 I'm Gold
to prevent TiltOn from publishing his
Bacon letter. l (Beecher) was led to some
| little conversation about a supply Of money
and MoultOn said had better give TiltOn
my whole fortune than have him 90 on in
his course.
Q.-Was that before or after the Bacon
letter?
Al can't be certain about thai: It was
about that time.
Frank Carpenter.
| Beecher says Of this gentleman who was
| mixed up in some Of the moneys for Til
ton: He was a kind of a genial, good
/ natured fool, ami in all this matter he has
been a tool more than helper. In April
/ when MOultOn had plan on foot 10 bus
| the Golden Age Of TiltOn and send him 70
| Europe, Carpenter came IN and talked viii
me about it. I recOllect very distinctly
that conversation. NJ eyes were begin
ming TO be enlightened, and / declined %
have anything to do with it.
ON the statement which You have
made, you express great agitation, sorrow
and suffering even to anguish. How dc
| you reconcile that withthe tone Of youl
| public ministratiOns.
| A.-Precisely in the same way as do
| the words Of Paul who said that he dieC
deaths daily; that he was the OfiscOUrine
| of the earth, having care Of allthe churches
and vet with all this burden on his mind
he described himself as living in the most
transcehdent religious peace and joy.
| There are three more columns not vel
| furnished to the press.
/ Last Night.
At the business meeting of Plymouth
/ Church this evening, Shearman offered a
resolution that the investigating Commit
tee report after prayer meeting next Friday
evening. After discussion the following wa;
/ adOp,ed:
| Resolved, that the Examining Commit
tee be requested 10 make a report at as
/ early date as possible consistent with the
best interests Oftruth and justice.
| Mr. Beecher leaves for the White Noun
tains next week,
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INSULTING THE GERMANS AND
HEBREWS.

Washington Correspondence Of the New York
Herald.
The excitement IN the District over
the unexpected act Of Commissioners
Dennison and Ketcham IN inaugural
ing the mixed school system increased
to-day when the object Of the re-Organ-
izatiOn of the trustees Of public schools
was understood. With but one ex-
ception the press of Washington has
not even noticed the startling radical
change which is to destroy the school
system at the capital Of the nation.
The magnitude Of the oppression
which has 50 suddenly and unwarrant-
ably been forced upon the district,
whose population is 100000 white to
10000 colOred, has an additional and
inexcusabIe blunder in ignoring the
German population Of the District,
which is nearly one-third of the whole
white population, and who pay
four times more taxes than
the colored population combined. On
the old Board the German element had
a respectable representation, while on
this they have none. Several Of the
trustees WHO we're OCl LAciAb MGAC eAAcO
Hebrews, and exercised much political
influence with the administration dur
ing past years. The effect Of the new
reGime Will not, therefore, be confined
10 the District. but the Hebrew RepUb-
Hcans here viii send broadcast the IN
suit that has been perpetrated to please
a colored minority. 1t is understood
that tomorrow the old trustees will APP
ply for an injunction restraining the
new Board from consummating any
business, and viii insit that under the
law the Commissioners have no author
ity to merge the school boards, andthus
change the whole school system of the
district. Civil Rights being the battle
cry. and all the judges Of the District
being good Republicans, the prayer of
the petitioners will undoubtedly be re.
fused.
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TIE expression Of a nervous woman
face. upon getting into 4 dentists chair, ls
something that no man can initiate until
he gets a letter from his mOther-in-law,
sharply inquiring If tha, spare room IS
ready.