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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
COMMISSION MERCHANT.
TEMPERANCE REFORM.
Rapid Growth of the United Friends.

Rapid Growth Of the United Friends.
J. H. Currey, Grand Scribe, recently ad
dressed a circular to the United Friends Of
Temperance, saying:
"The Order now numbers fully $1,000
members, and is firmly established1n the
States Of Georgia, South Carolina, Ala
bama, Mississippi, louisiana, Texas, Ar
kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ken
tucky, Tennessee, California, Nevada, Ore
gon and in the Territory ofIdahO. In num-
0eTs We rank As the second Temperance
Orcer in existence, having since our
organization, two years ago, ouLstrip-
ped all of the older temperance orders
save one. As We progress TO other States
there is no reason to doubt in view Of the
psst, that the superiority and compactness
Of our Organizat.OU-thee elegance and i'm
pressiveness Of our rituals-the COnserva-
tism Of our principles and the permaLency
that characteriZes our councils, will in a
short time place the United Friends ahead
Of all others
Since the above was sent ont responses
have already been received showing greatly
increased prosperity and membership
throughout this State.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
THE CITY
THE TOWLES BILL.

No Progress Made by the Beard OF
Common Council, Last Night-A
Generally Mixed Condition OF
Things.
The Board Of Common Council met last
| night, pursuant to adjournment, the fol-
| lowing members answering to their names:
| Councilmen Burgess, Coleman, TOwles,
Martin, Adams, Reddick, Robertson, Gun
bingham, Litterer, Underwood, CrOsth-
wait, Mccarthy, Willard, Ambrose, Moore,
MOcker, SlOwey and President Pitcher.
Councilman TOWles moved, in order to
have a full representa- on, that the Board
| take a recess for thirty minutes.
Councilman Adams asked if the bill
| ought not to be passed at a regular meeting
Of the Board, or a meeting called by the
Mayor.
President Pitcher said that his atten-
| tiOn had been called to the matter during
the day, and that he doubted the propriety
! of attempting to 90 anything with the bill
at an adjourned meeting. He did not be-
lieye that the passage Of the bill at that
meeting would hold good.
Councilman Reddick move! to adjourn
until Thursday night.
President Pitcher said that an adjourn
ment to any stated time would place the
Board in the same predicament as at
present.
The motion to adjourn was lost by a vote
Of 4 toS.
Councilman Adams then asked if any
thing the Board should do that night would
be legitimate.
The President said that be did not think
it would.
Councilman Adams moved to adjourn.
Lost.
Councilman Underwood moved that the
rules be suspended and that the bill be
placed upon its final reading. Carried.
After the bill had been read by the Re
cOTder, Councilman Mccarthy said that he
was as much in favor of redistIiCting the
city as Any man, vet he could not vote for
tie bill then pending. He had hoped that
no sectional feeling would be sprung in the
matter, and was surprised that such was
the case. The only question required Of
them BY the Law was 70 make the wards
as nearly equal as possible. He
was sorry 10 see that, outside
Of sectional feeling, there had been poll
tiCal question sprung in the redistricting
business. That ought never to have been
done. II would not be TO the credit Of any
members Of the Board to pass this bill.
Certain persons in the First ward who were
not as white as they were had already made
the assertion that they would send three
negroes to the City Council if the Dill
should pass. He would be forever opposed
to redistricting the city if there should be
possibility Of having negro representative
in that Board. There was a negro grocery
merchant next to Councilman SlOwey's
store thai was ready TO announce himself
as a candidate as soon as the TOWles bill
should pass. He had talked TO a number
Of citizens and asked them what they
thought Of the bill, and bad not been able
70 find a man i'm favor Of il.
Councilman Underwood called the pre-
vious question on the passage Of the bill,
and Councilman Adams moved to adjourn.
Some discussion ensued as TO which mo-
ton had the precedence.
The President decided that a motion to
adjourn was always in order, and the
Board adjourned until next Thursday night
by a vote of 10 to S.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
WASHINGTON.
Sam Bard's Successor Commits
missiOned.
Executive Committee Of the Ma
tiOnal Grange.
A Deeapitated Bard.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-The President
signed the commission OF BENZ. Conley as
postmaster at Atlanta, vice sam Bard.
The Exclusive Committee CT the Ma
tional Grange continued their session to-
day. Or. Worrall, representing the Co
operative societies, was introduced, and
submitted a proposition for fraternal CO.
operation. DR.. Chase and J. 7. Jones
were appointed a committee to take the
whole subject underJconsideratiOn.
The committee also had under consider
alton the removal Of headquarters Of the
National Grange, but reached no cOnclu-
sion. Five hundred dollars was voted the
patrons in Colorado, suffering from ravages
Of grasshoppers.
Death Of an Ex- congressman.
Thomas B. Florence, formerly member
of Congress from Philadelphia, died here
tonight.
A Foreign Minister'S Fall from Grace.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial
Diplomatic circles here are much exer-
cised over an incident in connection with
a member Of one of the foreign legations.
The gentleman aforesaid was detailed to
proceed TO one OF the Northern cities, to
maze certain investigations for the benefit
Of the naval service Of his Government. He
fell into bad company, was perfectly Oblivi-
Gus of his own actions for several days, had
a personal rencOntre in a faro bank, in
which he was much bruised, and came
back here without any report The gossip
among his associates is that he will be or
dered home.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
FOREIGN.
Business in the French Assembly
Foreigners Assaulted in Pel1in.
The All. Ireland Challenge Shield
Additional HOnOrs to the Ameri-
cans.
FRANCE

PARIS, July San important meeting
Of three grouPS'Of the Left was held last
night. Three hundred and thirty depu-
ties were present. A resolution was unan-
imOusly passed agreeing to abstain from
unnecessary discussion 50 that all neces-
sary bills may be passed. Provision was
made for a committee to negotiate with the
ministry, the Duke d'Audiffret Pasquier
and Tire leaders of other parliamentry
groups, with the object of fixing a day for
the dissolution of the Assembly.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04

In France aud other Continental coua-
tries the bodies Of deceased persons ale
committed to their parent earth much soon
er after death than is the custom in this
country The law, in consequence, insists
on great care being taken to avoid prema-
ture interment. In Brest lately, however.
a marine fell into lethargic state, was GER
tilted as dead by the hospital authorities,
and his supposed remains were conveyed
under a military escort 70 the cemetery.
A few days afserward some Of those who
h ID buried him were surprised and hOrri-
fed by meeting him in the street. Fur-
tunate3y he had been reserved for scientific
purposes, and when he was placed naked
on the marble slab n the disssctiUg room
the sudden chill revived him.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
ST. LOUIS.
Lie Association Of America.

ST. Louis, July S.-Dayis K. Boogher,
an AGENT Of the New y FORK Life Insurance
Co. Mortimer F. Taylor, an alto ney, Jos.
CIaurh and August IL. Weber, were ar.
rested on warrants itsued from the Court
of Criminal Correction for publication
here and il New York Of malicious libels
and for conspiracy to iDjure tie business
aud credit Of the Life Association OF
America.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
A SPLENDID WOMAN sMUGGLER.

The Custom house inspectors noticed a
lady on one of the English steamers, who
appeared to be very much OverdTeSsed. She
was one solid mass Of furbelOws and frills,
and over her elegant black silk costume she
wore an India shawl, which completely en-
veloped her person. She was stopped and
escorted into the searCheF's room, where
the female in attendance "went through
her" and was rewarded by finding on her
person more than 5000 worth Of jewels,
iaces and gloves. The gloves were found
sewed up in the inside lining Of her hustle,
and the lace inside a large braid OF false
hair which she wore. Her under-garmentS
were all made to contain various articles,
even her cOTsets being made to do service
in cheating Uncle sam. The guilty woman
cried bitterly. She is a lady well con-
nected, and was allowed to go free upon
payment of the sum total due the Govern
ment.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
THE TEDECESCY OF TIE-BACH
SKIRTS.
Buffalo Express.

recrpt 70 have discovered a fashion
f1,,S II n "a not urgra-Tiul, Is indecent.
TIE present fashion Of drawback skirts,
tiont waists. and enormous bustles, IS alto
gafLa~ too suggestive. No, It IS not even
suggestive. IL leaves too little room Tor
Imagination to make It many degree artistic.
A fashion that sharply deanes The outlines
of the lower limbs, aud the bust, and eX-
aggeratas posterior pro.ubersnces; which
50 nearly initiates the stage costume OF
fights that enc can almost see The play OF
the muscles as she walks-sucE q costume
might 60 well enusga fgr the nUde drama,
OF possibly might BE- tllaEaLed IL worn eZ
clusively indoors al home. But TO parade
mon The streets in bread Jay!i.llr, with a
costume expressly designed 70 throw iI,t9
rronniuence those parts If the form which
stIfs were originally designed to modestly
conceal, seems TO Us 10 call for be- one term
indecent.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
THE RAILROADS,
The PeunsyIVsniasRnd Baltimore and
Hhin AdYRnelnE Rates.

BALTIMORE, July Sin conformity with
the agreement between the Pennsylvania
aud Baltimore and Ohio roads, the cars ofthe
latter will be run between Washington aud
New York. and the sales of through tick
cts and checking Of baggage fully resumed.
RaJes Of fare TO the West from Baltimore
are Gdgauced as follows: Chicago, from
SO to Sl6.jO; Cincinnati, from SO TO
Sl2.2 81. Louis, from SIS to SIS, aud on
a similar basis to Other points.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04

So HoPELEssLY muddled are the
financial affairs at Memphis that the
City Attorney has resigned in despair,
and has notified the courts that he viii
not appear for the corporation IN any
Of the almost innumerable suits now
pending against it.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04

THE citizens of Knoxville have in
vited Gen. Fitzhugh Lee to address
them at their celebration tomorrow.
We cannot have too many such
speeches as he made at Bunker Hill.
1t breathed the true inspiration Of pa
trinfiSm
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
HAVANA.

HAVANA, July "a party Of young
men from Havana left the suburban town
for CasecO Hills, but were intercepted and
a number Of them killed or captured, and
the remainder dispersed.
DR.. Curtis, wounded in duel with Sc
nor CoTteral, has been released.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
nca,, Of Pro.,Iineut TObaocOnis..

MILWAUKEE. July o.-Ihe body OF
Rr-r KrraI1nd. of the tirn Of Flint X
EDeaIa-s wholesale tobaccouists, was
GTrJ in 'ba river today. Tie deceased
I.5 baan missing since Wednesday night.
IA is s-ln1osej 10 have met his death by
foul play. He was young, nau Ol COZ
siderable wealth, and the son oil James u.
huecl4n5. 90 old and prominent cilIAen;
An inquest was easiel and postponed 'ullIll
Tuesday.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
Hu-KIu. witness Assassinated

LOUISVILLE, July S.-Willis Russell, who
has been a prominent witness against the
Owen county Ku-Klux, and at times acted
as bailif Of the State and Deputy United
States Marshal, was aSsassinated last night
by an unknown person who FREQ load Of
buckshOt at him through the window.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
Alderman Eighth Ward.

THE present rage in Paris for floral dec
orations as g part Of female establishment
is such, that to look at some Of the ladies
as they move along, one would imagine
that they had pOked their head and waist
through a bed Of garden flowers, and were
bearing off the sPOils over half their per-
sons.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04

A ROCHESTER wife, being caught by
her husband with her arms about the neck
of the landlord, explained the situation in
this way: "YOu see, my dear, l am de-
termined to force that man to reduce our
rent, and we weak women, you know,
must night with such weapons as we have"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
NASHVILLE TENN. SUNDAY, JULY 4. 1876
eENTLEMEN's FURNISHINGS.

GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHINGS.
,oooo.,0OOco0o0~~oo~~~~~~~~~~~~~0~
New Style Boys Hats at Gray
& Mobiles.
Beautiful Styles Children'S
Hats at Gray & Mobiles.
Elegant Display New Neck
wear at Gray & Mobiles.
Gray & Noble have received
"The Styles" of the Season.
Broadway Style Silk Hat at
Gray & Mobiles.
Sensible Styles Of Hats for Old
Men at Gray & Mobiles.
NObby Styles for Young Men
at Gray & Mobiles.
Good Goods at low prices for
cash at Gray & Mobiles.
mhl3 cody 4thP
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
CHINA.

LONDON, July 3.-Chinese adviees say
several foreigners have been assaulted in
Pekin. The native soldiers, who insulted
the American consul and wife and made
hostile demonstrations against the British
consulate at Chin Kiang, have been
punished.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
SPAIN.

MADRID, July 3.-Gen. Jovellar has es-
tablished three batteries 400 metres from
Cantavilga, and that place is being vigO.-
Ously attacked. The position Of Gen.
DarregaTy is critical. Gen. Martinez
CampOs has closed all avenues for the es-
cape Of Carlists into Catalonia.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
AFourth orJnIr Accident.

CINCINNATI, July 3.-Louis Donnelly,
cOlOred, while, as he claims, firing off bis
pistol celebrating the 4th, shot and fatally
wounded James DOnnelly, a white man.
Louis Donnelly was arrested.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04

AT the st. Louis University Com
mencement, Wednesday, Father Walsh,
an influential priest Of that, city de-
denounced the public school system as
an emanation from the Father Of
Lies" and "fraught with incalculable,
irreparabie evils"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04

An "Anti- Treating Society" is Organiz-
ing in PittsbUrg, the purpose (which is TO
abate the excessive use Of liquor and ey-
penditure Of money resulting from the alb
surd American custom Of "treatirg' in
drinking saloons.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
AN EXAMPLE F0R TESNEssEE.

Kansas is pushing braveiy to the
front of the Centennial movement.
She has always been Vel advertised,
and a sbrewd intelligence informs her
people that no better opportunity will
ever be presented Of heralding her pro-
gress and resources than that at Phlla-
delphia. Accordingly her board Of
managers has decided to erect
its own building in the exhibit
ton grounds at a cost of $4,000. In
addition to offering prizes for the best
displays Of natural products and man
ufactures, the Board has called upon
the State Superintendent Of Public In
struction to organize the exhibition OF
the educational system; the township
trustees to provide for the collections
Of mineral and other raw materi-
ais; the publishers to furnish copies
Of every Journal printed IN the State;
the social and benevolent oTgaai.
cations Of every kind TO enlist them
selves IN the movement by raising funds
and otherwise contributing to its adj
yancement. By way of giving add
tional impulse to the movement, the
clergy of Topeka have agreed to urge
its claims from the pulpit to-day. and
to give their congregations an oPpor-
UNITY 70 contribute - the Centennial
fuv1
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
Death OF the Celebrated RaeehOrse
Lexington.

CINCINNATI, July 3.-The Conner
CidES Lexington (Ky.), says, the celebrated
horse Lexington died Thurs Jay night.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04

VICTOR HUGO is about to emit some
Hew-fiashss Of genius in the shape Of
volume in verse entitled ''Francs ct Ger
MAINS"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04

THE new evening paper at Knox
vile, the Age, was announced to make
its first appearance yesterday after
,,nnV7
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04

COLORADO viii doubtless be known
as the Centennial State. She comes
into the Union July (, 1876.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04

We have no report of cotton from
New York. as the Exchange closed yes
terday until 8 P. n Tuesday next.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04

TEE charges are said 10 be as high al
Niagara Falls, this year, as ever, and the
hackmen and hOtel-men just as eXtOrtion-
ate.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04

A DISTINGUISHED old Wig andre,
publican of New York tells the Sun
that Horatio Seymour is the most pop.
ular man in the United States, and that
if he were nominated for President, he
would be supported not merely by the
full force Of the Democracy, but by a
vast number Of conservative men Of
Republican ideas and antecedents.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04

A LOUISVILLE girl reports her first love
affair thus: sWhen PhilanceT tcld me he
loved me, was mighty TUX with it, and
cottOned 10 him directly, and he sat a-grin-
ming like a baked skunk"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04

The death of Hon. Thomas B. Flor
ence, q Democratic politician Of great
influence in the good old ante-bellum
DAYS. who represented a PHILADELPHIA
district IN Congress for several TENS,
is announced in this mornings dis
patches.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04

We learn with deep regret that the
hand Of affection has been laid heavily
upon our coatrere Of the Banner and
his esteemed lady. No sympathy could
be more sincere than that with which We
thus briefly refer to the sad event.
The funeral arrangements are an
nounced elsewhere.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04

THERE is no reason for dlsbe-
lievirg the story that comes from New
Orleans as to the new Holy Alliance Of
Morton, Pinchback and Casey,
as explaining Morton's visit
to the Crescent City. Casey Is
TO 90 to the Senate. Pinchback
is to be made clerk Of that honorable
body, and Morton is to get, in 1876,
the votes Of all the colOred people WHO
do not know or may have forgotten
how, a few years ago, he was IN the
habit Of abiding to the negro IN terms
the reverse Of complimentary.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04

THE party Of F-oIldiaus who passed
through here Friday had with them
10000 water melons, some Of which
weighed fifty pounds and very few less
than twenty-five pounds. The melons
will reach Chicago to-day as fresh as
when they left florida. A very fair
margin Of profit viii be realized by the
producers, the freight on each melon
being only Is cents. We notice, too,
that Judge Cunningham, Of Georgia,
who has 10000 peach trees loaded with
fruit. not lar below Griffin, has made
his first shipment to New York in re-
frigerators Of his own contHvance, with
every prospect Of remunerative prices
Thus are we Of the South beginning
to find ont, at last, the true road to
rrna1th
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UNION AND AMERICAN.
Terms Of Subscription.
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TENNEssEE BoNps advaneed JIM.

y in New York, yesterday, the old
to AZ, and the new to A..
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and, whether you believe it or, not, 1
spfckcdup twenty sniHe~ barrels 81 %duckss
and it was poor season for ducks, too.
You see the ducks were welded SO solid
in the pond that when they rose they car
ried the dead ones into the air with them,
and when they separated, down came the
twenty-nine barrels Of dead ones ssOh,"
says Smith. II am not surprised at that,
at all, or the big lot of ducks that yer
bagged, for it was an awful storm. I
remember it we'll, doctor; I had at that
time corn barn full of corn; on one
side Of the barn was an open window, and
on the other side was q knot hole; and
during that awful storm the wind blew so
fierce that it blew every ear Of that corn
right through that knot hole, and the
hole being just the size Of cob only, the
result was that it shelled every ear, leav.
ing the corn in the barn, and the next
morning I found my barn half full of
shclled corn, and not single cob. l had
curiosity to know where the cobs had
gone to; went to the rear of the barn
and followed the line of those cobs over
eleven miles, and ut the distance of about
five miles a large, first growth pine tree
stood in the track, and darn me if the
wind hadn't driv them cobs into that ere
tree from top to bottom. Oh, doctor,
that was an awful storm!'' ''Yes," sigh
ed the doctor, ''awful!''
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period, but cannot remember the dates.
Tread Ito him the. apex whieh~Was~attes.-
wards copied in more general way, and
published in a.pamphlet. Before the 1sts
of January, 1877, / returned from the
West, where | had been on . lecturing
tour, during which I heard stories which
/ thought required mo to put forth a
statement. Mrs. Tilton accompanied me
on portion of that tour. 1 heard the
story out there that I was drunkard,
had become divorced, and others Of like
natur., and on my return, thought of
publishing the Bowen letter. first be-
gan the preparation Of this letter in
March, 1872. I conferred with Oliver
Johnston and Moulton about publishing
this letter. When the article was put in
the Times do not remember showing it
to any person other than those con-
cerned. 1t was shown by Mr..
Moulton to Mr.. Beechcr, to Mr..
Clafin and to Mr.. Bowen, bu: was not
present. The tripartite agreement was
drawn up April I'd, but there was pre-.
vious preparation Of it by Mr.. Wilkinson,
containing clause which I declined to
sign. have not copy of the paper con.
tanning the clause referred to. The
changes were made inlMr. Beecher's clause,
numbered one, and mine, which was mum.
bcred two. l don't know if the original
draft is in existence or not.
Court adjourned.