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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-23
The TrOtting Races Yesterday.

The TrOtting Races Yesterday.
The ESQ race, advertised to come of at
the track Yesterday, dew quite a large and
demOnstrative crowd, Notwithstanding the
disagreeab.e weather for trOtting. For the
race there were five entries: MOODshine,
Nashville Belle, Country Boy, Coon n
w. 7. Linck. In the pools, before the race
commenced. Linck was the favOrite, and 1t
was conceded by all that he would win, in
the hands Of Billy BOyce, the driver OF the
celebrated Rival, the property Of Mr.. Col
var. of Franklin, KY. But it so turned
out that MoOnshine, who had a few solid
hackers, and who, depending on the merits
of James Caldwell, his driver, 10 land him
in the front, We're more than elated when
Jim went under the string in the NTH heat,
winning as he pleased, Linck winning the
first and fourth heats. 4 large amount OF
money was bet on the race, but, in giving
the decision in the last heat (frOm some
unknown cause to O~utsiders,) all bets q
pools were declared of MOOnshine won
the race, Linck second, Country Boy third,
Coon and Nashville BIZ having been
distanced in secoLd heat
SUMMARY.
Jas. CaldwelPs MOOnshine..3 / l 2 l
VIM. Royce's W.. T. Linck..1 2 2 l 2
Widener's Country Bly, 5 3 . .
Giers' sCOOn"...........'.4 us
FuIcher's Nashville Belle...5 DIS.
Time, 2:4gI, 2:45, 2:4fa, 2:5O4s 2;4o.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-23

800 Travelling Companions at T.
Wiustead & Co.'S. apo w
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-23

Kid Slippers al s1.OO at the Maxw
Shoe Store. apo "
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-23

WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE CHIEF SIGEAL OFFICE,
WAsHIsgTOS, Apsl ., 100 A. q.
PT1brJHu5ss-Fur Tennessee and iha
Ohio valley, clear weather and slowly rs
inc temperature, with variable winds, most
" f.om the north, and stationary OF rising
barometer.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-23

B!ank 90 indicates no report; olpher () sta
uouarT EI.uas o. tendency to fall plus ()
tendency % rise
TIE Eddvville was expected from Cairo
and the B.. RI. Cooke from Pt. Isabel.
The ri-er was IA feet on the gauge at 3
% " yesterday and 4 10 - fee on Harpeth
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-23

Daneing-Miss Eliza Goodwin vii C
tinue her dancing lessons at Mc''
Hall, Cherry street, apI' NJ
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-23
RESTAURANTS
STATE OF al wEATHEE.

Ts1sgrapIie Reporf from SiCnsI Ssruics Corps o.
s. l., Of O5serra61u, at $50 p. X.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-23
RIVER NEWS.

DqiIy RsD0rt Of St1gs Of Voter, ola Changes iH
a. "a hours sndiHg 3 p. N. AprI p, 1875.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-23

Pulsman Palace D-rawing-room and Sleeping
gar- from st. Louis, Cincinnati and Columbus
to Washington and Baltimore without change
of cars.
Through tickets and further Information can
he obtained at the principal Ticket Ofices
throughout the West, Southwest and North
west. THOS. P. BARRY, Western Passenger
Agent, Cincinnati.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-23

LOUISVILLE d CINCINNATI SHORT
LINE RAFLROAD.-Trains leave and ar
rive at Louisville As follows:
TRAINS. LEAFE- ARRIVE
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-23

Northern. Eastern and
Western Express =lEl5S m 1910 2 ID
Franklin ky Accom-
mOdatiOn. -..-...--.-.. H35D 3 n
western Express. -. fE40 p n 1880 8 N
Mobile and New Or
leans ENpress....--- #6;40 p ~ -lLlUa IN
Dacatur Wail... 1850 a n |fl2:5O p m
ColumbiaAccOmmOd'i0n 200 p 10 l045 a m
Co0e+n ACCOMMODATION 1850 D N #Il:4O a N
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-23
NASHVILLE DRIVING PARK.

"a 1880
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-25
LETTER FROM MISSOURI.
CENTREvIEw, Mo-,

Sept 18th, 1875.
Mr.. Editor-It would probably be a
matter of interest to the readers OF the
Register to hear something directly
from the Kansas City Fair and the
speech of Hon. Jefferson Davis, deliver
ed on that occasion. The Fair opened
on Monday the 18th with brilliant
prospects. The crowd was larger than
was ever known for the first day. The
arrivals that night and the next morning
on all the railroad lines running into
the city showed that there were many
anxious both to see aud hear 1.-THE old
Rebel'-Jeff Davis, who was adver-
tised to speak on Tuesday. Your cor
respondent, among the latter number,
after spending an hour or two very
pleasantly i'll the Art Gallery, wended
his way to that part of the grounds
where Davis was to speak aud was for
tunate enough to secure seat just in
froLt of the stand. Here he waited for
two long hours beneath the scorching
rays of Missouri sun (and they who
have never felt it know nothing OF It's
intensity while the crowd gradually
filled in and jammed him into smaller
space than comfort allowed. But at
length the hearty cheers arising from
the other part ofthe grounds, announced
the arrival of the distinguished orator,
and soon he was seen to alight from the
hack and bowing to the cheering crowd
took his seat on the stand.
His speech was what might have
been expected of JEFF Davis-fully equal
to his high reputation. He wisely made
no illusions to politics, with the single
exception of slight allusion to that
question of allabsorbing interest-the
resumption of specie payment. Even
in this he took no partisan view. lie
says, "We will be able to'resume specie
payment when exports exceed our im
ports, so that specie will accumulate in
the country to pay for the exports we
send abroad, and never before. Cheers
and 'that's it. >" He believes that sun
der the present circumstances, they will
be less ready in 1879 than they are in
1875" But anything like a full report
would make this communication too
long. His speech was received with
long and enthusiastic cheers at its close.
Aud We are confident the old gentleman
must have been wearied with the hand
shaking and other enthusiastic demon
strations on the part of the crowd. ..
But it must not be supposed that his
warm reception was universal. There
are some, still who have never forgiven
the leaders of the South, though on this
occasion we are happy to say they had
the decency either to abseut themselves
or the remain quiet.
CORN CRACKER.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-25
John RandOlph's Religious Ser
VICES

Two NovEI. SCENES IN CHURCH.
Mr.. Randolph was great Bible reader,
and " as deeply concerned with religi-
Gus subjects. He emproyed an excel
lent and eloquent man Mr.. Abner
Cloptou, to preach every Sunday to his
negroes in a large chapel he had erect
ed on his plantation. When at home
he invariably attended these services,
taking his seat by the preacher on the
open platform, from which the preach
er conducted the services. On many
occasions while kneeling beside the
preacher, who was prone to be carried
away by the fervor Of prayer. Ran
dolph would slap him Oh the back
and call out loudly. "Clopton, that
won't DO: that's not sound doctrine.
Clopton, take that back, and if Clop-
ton demonstrated, Randolph, though
keeping himself on his knees, was ready
a, once for an argument to maintain his
point. No one but Mr.. 'lopton, who
knew the eccentricity and honest
motives of the man, could have borne
with these irreverent Interruptions
while in the midst of prayer; but Mr..
Clopton, when he found Randolph de-
termined TO argue the point, either
gracefully yielded or proposed to note
the point and argue it at the dwelling
house To visitors at the chapel, aud
they were many, these scenes were ex-
ceedinsly curious, and sometimes alb
surdly ludicrous. But that was MIR.
Randolph's way.
1t is said that ON one cold Sunday in
this chapel on Mr.. Randolphs planta-
ton, while giving out the hymn in the
old fashioned way, two lines at time,
and it was being Justify sung by the
the negroes, Mr. Cloptou, the preacher,
observed a negro man put his foot,
upon which was new brogan, on the
top of the hot stove. Turning toward
him, he said in his measuring voice;
"You rascal you, you'll burn your
shoes" As this was rhyme OF the
exact meter of the hymn, the negroes
all sung it iC there loudest tone. Smil-
ing at the error, the preacher attempt
ed mildly to explain by saying, "My
colored friends indeed you are wrong !;
| didn't intend that for the song
there it was in again, another rhyme in
good measure, so the negroes sung that
too in pious teryor. Turning to his
congre cation, the preacher said some
what sharply, Il hope you will not
sing again until | have had time to
explains" but this only aroused the
negroes, who sang the last words with
increased vigor.
Mr.. Clopton, feeling that his tongue
seemed to be turned to rhyme, aban-
doned all efforts at explanation and
went on with his services.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-25

WANTED A.WEED'-He glanced up
at the shawl Swinging from the top
shelf, and when the clerk got down to
him, he said he wanted weed for his
hat.
"a weeds Ah! So you have lost a
near relative?
"Yes, my wife.
"yVell, that's sad" said the clerk, as
he handed down the box OF Grape
Death has never entered my happy
household, and | trust he never will.
you don't know how it crushes a
man down, said the farmer, with quiv-
ering chin.
"How much piece tor thesef"
"a dollar"
"What! dollars"
"Why, that's cheap, my dear sir.
''I'll give you fifty cents, and not a
penny more!' exclaimed the widower,
losing the quiver to his chin.
Couldn't think of il; they cost us
more than that
"Well, l loved my wife as well as any
man eau love-" continued the widower,
as he started for the door, shut / won't
invest III weed. Ill have lots of time
after harvest, and | can sit in the house
and cry all | want to without costing
cent.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-25

CoULDNr Fool HER.-There were
three of them-a man and two women.
They saw the sign OF "Arctic Soda
Wafer" swinging in the breeze, and
they went in and the man said they'd
take about three drinks.
"What syrup'" asked the copfeetion'
er.
The mans wife, who was one OF. the
two women, turned her husband around
so that bis back was to the fountain,
and then said;
"Now William, If you want lemon
and vanilla, or vanilla and cream, speak
right up, for you won't haye chance
to say vanilla and cream and wink for
him 10 put in whiskey!'
The husbands countenance fell, but
he had to quietly submit. He has been
wondering ever since, how his wife
could have dropped Oh the practice.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-25
A SONG OF SEPTEMBER.

September strews the woodland o'er
With many brilliant color;
The world is brighter than before
Why should our hearts be duller!
Sorrow and the scarlet leaf,
Sad thoughts and sunny weather,
All me the glory and the grief
Agree not well together.
This is the parting season-this
The time when friends are flying,
And lovers now, with many kiss,
Their long farewells are signing.
Why is earth so gayly drest?
This pomp that autumn beareth
A funeral seems, where every guest
A bridal garment weareth.
Each one of us, perchance, may here,
On some blue morn hereafter,
Return TO view the gaudy year,
But not with boyish laughter.
We shall then be wrinkled men,
Our brows with silver laden,
And then this glee may'st seek again,
But never more maiden.
Nature, perhaps, foresees that spring
Will touch her teeming bosom,
And that Il few brief months will bring
The bird, the bee, the blossom.
All, these forests do not know
Or would less brightly wither-
The virgin that adorns them so
Will never more come hither.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-25
STOWN JEFFERSON COUNTY VIRGINIA. SATURDAY, SEPT 2
Letter from CharIestown.
Sept. I5. 1875.

OSPes ~, iOio'
Dear Register see you made my
Camp Meeting letter registered one,
so am induced once more to do as the
fishermen, viz ''drop line"
There is great deal of stagnation
stirring about here just at present; you
can hear dog trot from one end of the
town to the other, that is it you could
find dog in town with energy enough
to trot which is doubtful just now.
The Supreme Court has decided that
it is lawful for us to have Wheeling
Capitol "a Capitol Decision) they say
the f;AoWs who spoke never got tired
of recommending Wheeling as good
hub for our State to reuoiue around but
we would suggest that they keep on
Wheeling the Capital till they laud it
in Charlestown; my Jewish Friend at
my elbow wants TO know why the above
little joke is like hanging, and says
''because its Capital Punishmeant,"
see it! A Capital Punishment.
We have not been able to attend the
Temperance Encampment at Leetown
but learn it is a rather dry affair, wants
moisture dreadfully, nobody on the
ground being allowed to take hour
except members of the band.
We had a fire the other night, the
residence of Mr. Charles Johnson hav-
ing been fired it is supposed by some
wretch who we would advise to have
his life insured before he meets with
Charles, for he meals with so many hard
cases in his business that if he has his
own way with him he will be weighed
and found wanting, and the Coroner will
have to call In jury to find out what
butchered him.
We have fire engine in our town
that has the finest moral effect on fire
we have ever met with, we remember
several cases like the last, when in the
dead hour of night the cry of fire would
ring out on the still air, and our citizens
would dress in double quick time and
rush to see where the fire was and after
batting awhile with tie fire fend, some
one would mention the en- ngine and away
they go pell NELL after our mucular
squirt gun on wheels and as soon as they
came back putting and blowing with the
aforementioned 5. g., the flames would
tremble and die out the fire was over,
and next day the fire company would
turn out and have a jolly time washing
off the Court House and other public
buildings with this moral engine.
Autumn is stealing on US gradually,
the coquettish Dame Nature is putting
little rouge OH her cheeks and the
leaves one by one are beginning to fall
in her pathway, but we are to have our
Indian Summer yet, what delicions time
when nature smiles a smile of wondrous
warmth and beauty before she drops to
sleep gently and quietly in the arms of
old King winter whose snowy covering
like the robe Of charity covers all de-
fects, and brings the sleeping Queen
dreams of spring time, the morning Of
the year.
We had forgotten to mention the
Grange Picnic, it was largely attended
we believe, but it does not seem to have
affected the price of wheat much and
the trains on the B. & 0. II. Il. run as
! before. Yours,
AMOS KEETER.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-25
A Startling Depreciation.

A very intelligent old darkey was
met by an m.fs bsLum friend the other
day for the first time since the war, and
the old man delight in seeing one OF
massas ticker friends in old times was
unbonnded After a hearty hand shak-
ing and protracted laugh-peculiar to
the Southern darkey-the gentleman
asked
"Well Uncle Joe, how are You getting
along in the world ?"
''Sorter slow, Marse-. Been had
rheumatic right smart lately, and things
amt gone zactly right nohow," replied
the darkey.
"a great many changes have occar-
red since last saw you, Uncle Joe.
Death has taken your old master away.
the family are scattered about the four
quarters of the globe, the farm is divid-
ed up, and strangers occupy the Old
house. 1t makes one feel quite sad,
Uncle Joe, to think Of the changes that
have been wrought by old Father Time"
"Yaas," replied Uncle Joe. "You
member when l was a slave, / worked
hard at odd times, and made money
huff to buy myself | paid old massa
$1,000 for my freedom
"Yes" said Mr., 81 remember it.
"Wish l had dat money now" mused
the old darkey.
"" ell, yes, it would be quite for
tune to you, replied Mr..
''Lots o fortune, sar," said the old
man mourntully; "and ebery time l
tink abont it. l kinder rue de bargain.
Niger was wIT q thousand dollars
then, but now he amt wutf a cuss.-
Mighty changes in dis world, massa.'
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-25

Mrs Elizabeth Pope, of Clay county,
Missouri, was 100 years old the 18th of
March last, but judging from letter
she has written 10 the Secretary of the
Old Settlers Reunion at st. Joseph, she
is good deal more bright and active
than many persons who were born
quarter or half century later. She says
her father was one of the colonists who
went iuto kentucky with Daniel Boone,
and that her nearest neighbor was the
father of President Lincoln. She adds:
IL have been in his house very many
times, and was I6 or Is years old when
Abraham Lincoln, Jr, was born. /
have oftentiInes nursed the dead Presi-
dent, which in itself was not then nor is
it now anything extraordinary, for he
was simply baby aud terrible ugly
one at that. ~
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-25

That SETTLED HM-On one Of the
Anchor Line boats the other day was a
young man of decent look, but good
deal the worse for whiskey. lie per-
sisted in singing at the top of his voice,
and it was the poorest kind Of singing.
After brief pause he removed his
hat and said:
snow I'm going to sing something
sad"
Hadn't you as soon wait until we
get to Yicksburgs' inquired passen-
ger.
"Wh-what FRI" gaspcd the young
man.
"Because, I've got young mule on
the lower deck, and if he gets an idea
that he can sing as good as you do
he'll never be worth nickle to bray
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-25

Fcley's bronze statue of Jackson was
dispatched last week from London on
the steamship Nova Scotia, and Its ar
rival is daily expected at Baltimore,
whence it will be at once forwarded to
Richmond.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-25
How 10 Get Along.

Don't stop to tell stories in business
hours.
If you have a place of business, be
found there when wanted.
No man can get rich by sitting
around stores and saloons.
Never fool in business matters.
Have order, system, regularity, and
also promptness.
Do not meddle with business you
know nothing of.
Do not kick every one in your path.
More miles can be made in one day
by going steadily than by stopping.
Pay as you go.
"A man of honor respects his word as
he does his bond.
Help others when you can; but never
give what you cannot afford because it
is fashionable.
Learn to say no. No necessity OF
swapping it ont dog-fashion, but say it
firmly and respectfully.
Use your own brains rather than
those of others.
Learn to think and act for yourself.
Keep ahead rather than behind the
time.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-25

A large sbingle mill, owned by Eat
ON g. Sons, at Barring, Me-, and two
water mills, together with 100000
feet of lumber, were burned Wednes-
day night. Loss $4,000.
The President has appointed Virgil
D. Ssockbridge, of Maine, examiner-in-
chief in the patent Office.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-25

Among the Democratic nominations
in Richmond, Gen. BradleyT. johnson,
formerly of this State, has been selected
as one Of the State Senators for Virgin
ia
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-25

Say what you will against narrow
skirts, it is easier for lady and gentle
man to walk under one umbrella than it
used to be.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-25
BALTIMORE
LOCK HOSPITAL.
DIR. JOHNSTON,

DHYSICIAN of this celebrated Institu-
ton, has discovered the most certain,
speedy, pleasant, and eifectual remedy in
the world for all
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-25

Are you a subscriber or = borrower.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-05
Murderers md Thieves at Work.

The Corpus Christi Gazette of November
81 contains the following letter from San
Diego, Nueces county, Texas, dated No
vember %:
We are all in great trouble. News came
here night before last of the murder of Mr.
Snyder, aud the wounding of one of the
Messrs. Fly, at Figs rancho about forty
five miles above here. Mr.. Snyder was a
member of the Fly family, and was sitting
in room writing, when six Mexicans aD-
peared at the door and shot him dead be-
fore he could rise from his chair. One of
the Flys came into the room and was tired
upon and badly wounded The other
brother was in the yard. Mrs. Goodrich
run to him with gun. 1t was not loaded,
but he succeeded in running the robbers
away. A courier was at once dispatched to
this town for medical assistance for the
wounded man. Drs. Jeffries and Jones,
also Justice Lege and others, with coffin
started for the rancho Immediately after
the arrival of the messenger. The wounded
man will be brought to this place, if able to
be moved.
The Messrs. Fly and Mr. Snyder we're
highly respected by all who knew them,
and their death is universally lamented.
They had sold out their sheep stock but
short time ago, and it is supposed the rob-
beers were after the money, IS they had
reason to believe it was in the house. No
clue has rs yet been obtained to the
perpetrators of this act, but there is no
doubt that they were Mexicans belon cling
to the neighborhood.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-05
Cardinal Apt0neiIi,

Cardinal Antonelli keeps himself shut
nearly as close in the Vatican as does the
Pope himself. He loves work, and he has
enough Of it, for the correspondence with
the episcopal pro-consuls in different parts
of the world makes as large demands as did
that of Sejanus in the time of the Roman
Empire, of which the papacy is sort of
parody. A leading newspaper here says of
Antonell: He is always at his table busy
with his accounts and his letter writing
The Secretary OF State of his Holiness la.
bors with untiring ardor, but it may be said
banker as a diplomatist. His eminence is
casting about to see how these huge sums
of Peters pence can be most profit
ably invested. He writes and receives
letters from the principal bankers ex-
amiDes and gives a push to projects of
various kinds; in word, ia occupied not
only with the affairs of the Holy See, but
with his own also, in the dispatch of which
he wishes no other hand than his own to be
employed. The diplomats who visit the
Cardinal say that he does not care much to
talk about the actual situation of the church
and Europe, but prefers conversations upon
financial themes. selecting for such those
representatives of foreign aoairs who are
best informed Hpon money matters and who
can give him the most useful information"
The Cardinal has fortune of his own, es
timated in value at many millions of Italian
lire, and it has been entirely accumulated
since he has held his sacred" ofiice-a
period now of about seven -and.twenty
years.-Corresponde'ace NeW York Times.