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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

SENATOR MoRToN's organ, the
indianapolis Journal, in commenting
upon the decoration of the graves Of
the soldier dead at Cincinnati, says:
"The custom of decorating the graves
Of the rebel dead along with those Of
the patriotic soldiers Of the Union is
an innovation upon the original plan
and purpose which Is not only i'll ad-
yiscd but indecent, and an insult to
every citizen who took up arms in de-
tense Of his country"
The Journal and Senator Morton be-
long to the outrage" wing Of the Re
publican party. They are determined
that "the bloody chasm" shall never be
closed. They are hot gospeIers of
hate. They are iliberal, intolerant
and incorporating. They cannot ad-
NIT nor recognize that the Southern
people may have been Just as honest
and just a patriotic in their purposes
rs were the men Of the North. 1t was
this spirit Of persecution which has al
ready driven thousands Of plain, hon
est Republicans into the support Of
Democratic men and Democratic mea-
measures, and viii drive thousands
more.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01
THE LESSON OF DECORATION DAY.

THE LESSON OF DECORATION DAY.
Beyond the grave there is no such
distinction as Federaland Confederate
Applied to the dead, tie words are
meaningless. Even on this side, the
distinction belongs to the dead past.
The blue and the gray must blend in
history Ike the red rose Of York and
the white rose Of Lancaster-biend in
a common glory, entailing but one
heritage Of patriotic pride. Under the
same impulse, and with the same re-
igious reverence, the Southern and the
Northern do honor to their fallen
braves. In the language that comes
down from the ages Of faith, both muir
muir OYER them a requescant-may
they rest in peace. Why
should not the living meet in
peace over their graves? One touch of
nature makes the whole world kin. To
honor the fallen brave is natural re-
igion, in which every creed and cline
may Join. On the tombs of their CON-
mon dead, as on hallowed affairs, the
fires Of honest patriotism may be re-
kindled, and North and South swear
mutual fealty forever.
Why do we decorate the soldiers
grave? Why reverence his memory?
Not for his doctrines, but his deeds.
Not for opinions, creeds or parties, but
for the sterling manhood that carries
the courage Of its convictions, the spirit
which can 10 and die. 1t matters moth
ing to those beneath the sod whether
they fell on the one side or the other,
in the line of duty. Why should we
draw line between them as if standing
in Judgment? They have passed
the portal, and are already Judged.
Let US not, then, revive the blunder-
ing differences Of human Judgment,
human opinions, or political creeds.
Envy, and hate, and all uncharitable-
ness should be silenced over their
graves. Rather let US take lessons
from them in honesty, earnestness,
courage, manhood, self-sacrifce even
unto death. Like them, we sholld not
only live for others, but be ready even
to die for others. Such IS the sublime
lesson that the living should learn
from the dead-the lesson learned by
ex-Federal and ex-Confederate alike
yesterday. May it sink deep into our
hearts and make the assurance of a re-
stored nationality doubly sure.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01
CHRISTOPHER REPORTS AND THE
GRAIN TRADE.
New York Tribune, May %


Numerous reports in regard to new
invasion of the Northwest by grasshop-
pers were circulated in New York yes
terday. 1t is stated that many Of these
reports are exaggerated, and that the
object of the exaggeration was to af-
feet the grain marAet. Large quanti-
ties of grain are said to be held by
spectators in Chicago, st. Louis, and
Milwaukee, who are anxious to create
an impression that the growing crops
viii be greatly decreased by the raw
ages Of the grasshoppers.
In regard to the prevalence of the
grasshopper invasion and the crop
prospects in Missouri and Kansas the
following reliable telegraph was yes
terday received by Andrew Pierce,
President of the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad, from the General Superin-
tendent of the road in st. Louis:
Grasshoppers doing some damage In
Southeastern Kansas. Corn ten inches
high. Wheat promises to yield nearly
forty bushels per acre in Missouri.
The grasshOppers are disappearing
from the counties where they were
worst last year, and prospects are fine
for good crops. Grasshoppers are now
in Jackson, Cass, and Bates counties,
and are moving northward.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01
THE FUTURE OF WHEAT.
How Much CT Our Surplus will Eng
land Want?

New York Times, May %.

-NNW AOAh AAA4Scs NAY -
a question which Immediately inter-
ests the wheat growers of the United
States is what proportion of the Brit
ish demand is likely to be drawn from
this country. Of the twenty and one
half millions of bushels of wheat i'm
ported during the past four months of
1875, nearly twelve and one-half mil
lions were drawn from the United
States. Of the twenty-five and half
millions imported during the last four
months Of 1874, a somewhat larger
proportion was contributed by this
country. But taking the ratio main
tanned between January and the end of
April, our proportion of the estimated
British wheat imports up TO the end of
August ought to be about sixteen mil
lions Of bushels. The present stock of
wheat II the country 'in sight," as Il
is called, that is, practically on the mar
ket, is not less than ten millions of BUSH
els. In the face Of a more extensive de-
mand last year, stocks were about two
millions of bushels less.
Trustworthy estimates about the
amount of land under wheat this year
in the United Kingdom are not yet
forthcoming. As the acreage of 1874
was 3. $4,000, or pretty near the max.
imum area of available wheat land in
that country, the British harvest of
this year cannot be perceptibly affected
by the increased quantity planted. The
average yield per acre of British wheat
was, last year, thirty-one bushels, or
one and a half bushel above the stand
ard average" As the average yield Of
the last nine years has been one and a
half bushel below the standard average,
1t may fairly be expected that the total
yield Of 1875 Will tall short Of that for
1874. The increased consumption con-
sequent upon low prices must also en-
ter into he question Of future demand.
Add to these considerations the fact
that all our rivals IN the British wheat
trade are, with the exception Of Russia,
practically out of the race. Even Rus
STA, which used TO send to England
twice as much wheat as we did, has,
even under the stimulus of a super
abundant harvest, sent during the last
eight months but little over a third of
the amount Of our imports. While,
therefore, the prospect of our export
wheat trade cannot be called brilliant,
they are certainly reassuring. Only,
producers must make up their minds
to pretty long period Of almost sta
tionary prices, while they may reason
ably expect to find some compensation
IN the increased purchasing power of
their money.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

The sulky Sioux locked themselves
up in a large room IN the fremont
House, Washington, last Friday, and
excluding even their own interpreters,
had a set-to among themselves con-
cerning the Presidents proposition
that they move to the Indian Territory.
A prying correspondent dicovers some
way that they determined not to leave
their native heath, and such seems to
be the view of the government officials,
who have concluded that all they can
induce the savages to do, is to sell a
small tract of coveted Black Hlls.
Even this can be extorted only
by the threat Of Withholding
the annual supplies of provisions.
The treaty Of 1865 guarantees the tribe
government blankets and clothing for
thirty years and provisions for only
five years. The Indians thought both
run for thirty years until their present
visit to Washington, and claim that the
interpreters deceived them in making
the treaty. The Chicago Tribune has
information that one effect Of the In
dian powwow has been TO induce the
Interior Department 10 decide upon
the removal Of Mr.. Savilla..the Episco.
pal Agent at The Ft. Laramie Red
Cloud Agency.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

We are told, IN partial explanation
Of the present bear movement in grain,
that the New England demand is IN
usually light this season. This is at
tributed partly to a plentiful supply Of
oats and hay, which we do not regard
as an adequate cause. THERE'S another
explanation. however, which goes
further. Eastern produce dealers have
been unwilling to load up while West
ern granaries have been so full and
prices 50 high. In fear Of a coming
decline, they have kept their stocks
low, pursuing a band-to-mouth policy,
and barely keeping up with the pur-
ehases of consumers. In other words,
they are pursuing, in regard to West
ern products, precisely the policy fol
lowed by our merchants in respect to
Eastern products.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

SOME Of our exchanges confound
Hon. Ben. Hill, of Georgia, with Gen.
D. II. Hill, Of North Carolina. The
former was IN the Confederate States
Senate, and has recently been elected a
representative in Congress to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death of
Mr.. Mcmillan. He was never IN the
army. Gen. Hill, who has been having
q journalistic bout with Brownlow,
graduated at West Point, was an officer
in the United States army before the
war, and a Major General in the Con-
federate army. Since the war he has
been IN the editorial harness at Char
lOtte, North Carolina.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

AT Paterson, n. J., last Thursday,
died Darius Wells, aged IS. To his ap-
parently simple invention Of wooden
types the arts Of printing, engraving
and stereOtyping are immensely in
debted. For three hundred years
printers had depended on metal types,
and were restricted by the cost and
weight of the material to small letters.
The introduction Of wood rendered the
use of large types both easy and cheap,
SO that every printing Office IN the
world is now provided with them. The
large posters and handbills that now
flame our walls IN many oolors were
impossible before the invention Of Mr..
Wells.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

JOHN CUTHBERT, who was born at
Savannah, Ga, In I7S8, was elected to
Congress In 1913, and participated in
the great debate on the Missouri COM
promise, is still practicing law at No.
bile, and is said to be the Oldest ex-
member Of Congress living.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

The Baltimore and Ohio road,
having, by Its low rates, given Chicago
a new outlet to the Atlantic coast, the
question Of water transportation in the
same direction by means of the Chesa-
peake canal or James river, isreceiving
fresh agitation.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

THE steam frigate California was
launched from the Portsmouth, n. H,
hayward in 1871, and after only one
years sea service was put out Of COM
mission as worthless, since when she
has been rotting at San Francisco until
last week, when she was sold for $685.
900. Her first cost to the government
was 81, 100000. Comment were super
luous.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01
Tr1ESfPe,S Sale.

THE DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY
i j. T. Lee TO me, requiring &C., 1 hereby give
notice th 10 said stock of goods conveyed 20 me
rs Trustee. has been removed from I4t Church
street 10 Barnes * Co.'S Auction House. Cedar
street, where il will be offered, at retail OF i'm
bulk, for three weeks next preceding this no.
tice, at the expiration Of which time the remain
der OF the stock will be sold by them at auction
for the benefit Of the creditors of said Lee
jel OaW3t I. FURMAN, Trustee.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

ILLINOIS, Indiana, Kentucky, Mas
sachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New
York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania are the
only States that have larger Masonic
membership than Tennessee, which
makes a showing Of 354 lodges, 1883
Master Masons, IA encampments, and
$50 Knights Templar. The strength
of the Order in the United States is
543,474 members.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01
TO contractors and Builders.

PROPOSALS ARE INVITED FOR THE
following artifcer's work in the erection of
Trinity Church, Clarksville, Tenn, viz:
LOO perches G. ore or less) Of Masonry in
foundations and superstructure - Cut
stone work-Bricklayer wOrk-CaTpen-
ters' and JOipers' WOrk-TinneTs' and
Galvanized Iron WoIk-Slaters' work
Plasserers' WOrk-Cast and Wrought
iron Work-Plainters' and Glaciers Work
Plans may be seen at GAINESVILLE, Tenn, or at
the Office of John AMdrsWartha, Architect,
Louisville, Ky. Bids will be closed Monday,
June 7, 1875. Building Committee reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
W. H. DRANE,
iel q Chairman Building Committee
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

THE NelU York World thinks that
eff an average yield is obtained from
the crops planted throughout the South
this spring, it should place the people
of that section in 4 sounder financial
condition than they have enjoyed since
reconstruction began"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

AFTER a prolonged wrestle with the
merits of the third term question, the
Cincinnati Commercial sums up the
whole thing in this vivid sentence;
The real question touching the true
inwarduess is, whether Grant is holding
up the country by the tail, and whether,
in the event of the relaxation of his
official grip, the thing will smash. -
Nelr York Tribune.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

The ,"Rebel" privateer Florida was
captured by tue Wachusett in the port
o. Bahai,s Brazil, toward the close Of
the war. The capture was a violation
of neutral territory, for which our Gov
eminent found itself obliged to apollo
gize in due form. During the past ten
years sailors Of the Wachusett crew
have been suing the Government for
prize money, and the case was decided
only last Friday in their favor by
Judge Humphreys of the Washington
District Court. The Government coun-
sci argued that, the capture being ille-
gal, there could be no claim for prize
money, but the plaintiffs proved that
$4,000 found in the safe Of the Flor
ida had been distributed among the Of
ficers Of the Wachusett, thus establish
ing that the Government had regarded
the vessel as a prize. The case will be
appealed to the Supreme Court.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

THE ''war Of the books" proceeds
with vigor. The Boston Herald sug-
gests tlat it would not be strange II
one Of the results Of Gen. Sherman s
book should be his retirement from the
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

THERE has lately been discovered at
Rome portrait Of Raphael at twenty-six,
not hitherto known to exist, and believed
BY some experts to have been painted by
Raphael himself.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01
MISCELLANEOUS.
Notice in Chancerv.

Thomas J. Harding, Err, etc., rs. James
Hickman ct al.
DURSUANT TO AN ORDER IN THE
i above entitled cause, [ viii receive adj
vaneed bids at my Office, IN the Courthouse
at Nashville,
Until 4 O'Clock p. M, Monday, June
n, 1870,
for the following described property.
Lots Nos. 163, 164 and I65 on Watkins street, in
Harding's Second Addition TO Nashville, 'front.'
ing each 80 feet on said street.
Said bids to start at 500 per front foot. II any
bids are made over this amount, the party so
bidding will be required to pay One-fOurth %
cash, and for the balance execute notes with
gOOd security, due in 6, u and Is months from
May % 1915, (date Of original sale,) bearing in
terest from date, and lien viii be retained.
NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR.,
Clerk and Master.
NV, ie3 IOl720
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

NASHVILLE Is rot, so far as we can
learn, among the ports Of entry which
the Secretary Of the Treasury proposes
to abolish, under the at Of July IA,
1858.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01
WILL HE. MILL HE.

4 liz 4g4AB wing al AALAC W cL1 h44ANEA BC-
fore we received Grants third term
letter, which we publish elsewhere.
We, however, give it in connection
with the letter, as showing some Of the
changes which must have taken place
within a few brief hours in the views
of the President and hi Cabinet on the
third term question:
The Washington correspondent Of
the Chicago Times states that, at the
Cabinet meeting last Friday, Mr.. jew
ell casually alluded to the anti.third-
term resolution Of the Pennsylvania
Republicans. The Postmaster Gen.
eral alluded to the resolution in his
usual jovial style, but failel to elicit
any reply from the President that COM
mitted him. Grant merely smiled, and
made no answer. The tone Of the
Washington Republican indicates that
Grants policy IS to wait and see if
other States follow suit, and then, if
necessary, claim that the third term
issue was only an invention Of the
wicked enemy. So Grant may smile
and smile and be a candidate still. The
Republican Of Saturday publishes, sat
the request Of a number Of prominent
Southern Republicans, " whose names
are not given, a carefully written letter,
explaining away all that Washington,
jefferson and Jackson wrote on
the subject. The argument is
that they declined q third term
On account Of long service and
old age while Grant Is FIVE years young
er than the youngest Of them was at
the time. The point is made quite
positively that Grant is the property Of
the people and has 10 right to decline
if the nomination be rendered. This
is pretty strong, after the action Of
Pennsylvania, and indicates that the
third term idea possesses a very strong
hold somewhere. The Nelg York Sun
thinks all anti third-term resolutions
now come too late; the ghost should
have been laid last fall. Our metro
politqn contemporary says "the real
problem to be solved is whether, in
spired by his small, sour soul, and with
his vast patronage, Grant viii not take
on the Republican candidate,
whoever he may be, by helping to
smash him at the polls"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

CARRUTH, the Vineland (N. j. editor,
remarks IN his valcdictory: "Two months
constant wrestle with bullet in Our brain
has convinced us We lack the capacity 70
develop a lead mine and publish an indie
pendent Niueland newspaper al IN" same
time"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01
NOTICE.

SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED for shares in
- the Rock City Building and Savings AssOcia-
ton, at the Office OF a. V. 5 Lindsey & Son, No
40 North College street. First instalment Of two
dollars per share will be called for within ten
DAYS. s. A. DULlNG, President
II = FORD Secretarv ie1 II
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

JAMES I. FIELDS, of Boston, has re-
ceived invitations from nineteen different
colleges to deliver an address in July.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

THE Berlin correspondent Of the
Ne1v York Tribune, writing under date
of May Is, explains that what Germany
wants is ga rectifcation of the Belgian
frontier" or in other words a large
slice of that little State. The working
men and Liberals are represented as
opposed to war, though their influence
at court is limited. The TriJuns cor
respondent says
An adverse public sentiment would
with difficulty interrupt the plans of
the Government. The political thought
of Germany is slow and badly organ
lied. Although the Germans are a
well educated people, they have not yet
learned how to control their rulers IN
anything ike aDemOcratic spirit. They
have obtained their German Parlia-
ment, and in return therefor they sUf-
fer their rulers to supply them with in
formation through the benevolent
channel of the Press Bureau. This
source Of information can easily give
the people the means OK arriving at
sound opinions about international
questions.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

TIE papers are intimatiag that Jay
Gould has got his mad up" but us .
mistake. He's only somewhat Erle-tated'
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p = . = . -

more Money" promises TO be the
battle-cry Of the Ohio Democracy, in
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Knights of Nashville Command
derry No. ], X. T.,

I !. ]. 8. j.
q Viii. assemble, fully equipped, at
the Nashville and Chattanooga Rail-
road Depot, Church street, at II A. NJ
this Tuesday morning, June l, for the
purpose of attending the funeral OF Sir
+. K. Pennebaker, at Lebanon. Train
will return to Nashville Immediately
after the ceremony.
tel II w. II, FOSTER, E. c.
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LIVERY STABLE.
SW'TTELL s. VEIL,
WEDAEnU

ARE PREPARED TO FURNISH THE
"A travelling public coming to that place with
horses, bUggies, and anything in their line Of
business je1 1t#
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01
NASHVILLE
CITY BUSINESS LIST
Bakers and Confectionery.
W. s. CURRIS, 295 South Cherry Street

Carriage Manufacturers and Dealers.
z. 4. ALLEN Z CO., Iss aid 1s4 North Chsrry
street
". s. HUNT, No. 1Is North Cherry street.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01

GRAIN RAISERS REFUSE TO submit
20 the Wasteful and imperfect work Of other
Threshers, when posted on the udst superiority
Of this one for saving grain, saving time, and
doing fast, thorough and economical work.
THRESHERMEN FIND IT highly adj
VantageOus to run a machine that has no BEAT
ers," ssPickers," or "AprOn;" that handles
Damp Grain, Long Straw, Headings, Flax,
Timothy, Millet, and all such diff cult grain and
seeds, with ENTIRE EASE AND EFEEC-
TIVENESS. Cleans to perfectiOni saves the
farmer his thresh bill by extra saving OF grain;
makes no ''Litterings;'' requires LESS THAN
ONE-HALF the usual Belts. Boxes, Journals
and Gears; easier MAJ aged; less repairs; one
that grain raisers prefer to employ and wait
for, even at advanced prices, while other
machines are f'Odt Of jobs"
Four sizes made with 8, =, 10 and IL
Horse sSMOunted" Powers; also a spec
iaIfy Of SeParatOrs s'aIOne, - expressly
for STEAM POWER, and 20 match
other Horse Powers.
II interested in grain raising or threshing,
write for Illustrated Circulars (ssHf free with
full particulars Of sizes styles prices, terms, &C
NICHOLS, SHEPARD & co,
Battle Greek, Michigan.
ap4 eOw4, then every week sw d6Sw