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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-03
ALL OVER THE CITY.

Overeer Haslam had TWENTY-FIVE work.
house prisoners scraping the streets yester-
day.
Large quantities Of turaip green's are
being shipped from this city to Louisville
and Cincinnati.
Justices Cassetty and Creighton have
formed partnership. They will occupy
the Office of the former.
TIL Board of Trust of the Vanderbilt
University viii hold its annual meeting in
Nashville, Monday, May 3, 1875.
Letter carriers report for February:
Number Of letters delivered, %, 500; postal
canis, 10,6S7; papers, S4S,011; letters col
lecied, S2,00S; postal cards, 1852; papers,
5,6I7.
There is TO be another public reading at
the City Library next Tuesday evening,
with a varied and interesting programme.
That recently had was such a success that
il is proposed to hold a series for the ben
eft Of the Library.
The mite society of HcKendree Church
will meet on Thursday evening next at the
old academy, Church street. We learn
that rare entertainment has been provided
which viii insure both a large attendance
and delightful evening.
One Of the most pleasant entertainments
given at ConcOrdia Hall this season came
Off Monday night in honor of Mr.. Joseph
Hirsch and his bride, of this city. ToaSts
were offered and responded TO by NJ. Field
man, President of the Club, Aaron Helms,
Herman Erdman and Charles J. Cohen,
The ministers of the Protestant Church.
es in Nashville and Edgefeld are requested
to meet al the rooms of DR.. Summers, in
the Methodist Publishing House, at 10I
o'clock A. n, Thursday, the 9TH inst, tC
consider the propriety of inviting the
Evangelists Messrs. Whittle and Bliss, tC
visit Nashville.
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The frequency Of fatal accidents, caused
by coal Oil explosions, has taxed the in
ventive genius of the country to devise
some means Of prevention, but none of the
innumerable cOntTivances patented seem TO
answer the purpose. 1t was reserved for a
citizen Of Wilson county TO hit upon plan
which apparently renders the explosion of
lamps matter Of impossibility. We were
shown, yesterday, a model Of the invention,
which IS simple enough and works beauti-
fully. The neck, or portion through which
the WICK passes, has attached to it a
system Of springs, and below hangs
ball Of lead. When the neck
IS pushed down slightly the springs hold it
open reaCy foT lighting the wick; but when
the lamp is tilted Over-say at an angle of
forty-tiYe degrees-or in any direction, the
weight Of the ball detaches the springs and
closes the neck instantly and so tightly, that
the flame Is Immediately extinguished, nor
can drop OF oil run out. The very act
Of upsetting the lamp puts out the
flame, 50 that there can be no danger even
in case the lamp should be broken by the
fall and the oil spilled.
Mr.. William L. Wood, of Mount Juliet,
on the Tennessee aud Pacific road, is the
inventor, and took out letters patent only
few days ago. He calls his invention
the Automatic Lamp-Extinguisher. and has
tested 1t so satisfactorily as to be quite san
guine of its success. He is now in cor
respOGdence with the leading lamp manu-
facturers Of the country, for the purpose Of
bringing the extinguisher into general use.
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CRIMINAL NOTES.

A negro named Gilbert Ewing, in Jail on
the charge'Of perjury, was released on bond
yesterday.
Officer Burns arrested thirteen persons
yesterday for creating a nuisance and re-
fusing to abate the same.
Columbus Lewis, colOred, was fined s.
in the Police Court yesterday morning, for
aiding and abetting an assault.
The case Of Joe. Cox, charged with COM
plicity in the Egan murder, was again con-
tinued by the Criminal Court yesterday.
Burton Neal, aOloTed, who has been on
trial for his life in the Criminal Court, was
cleared by the verdict Of the jury yesterday.
The Recorder yesterday sent George
Washington to the wOrk-hOuse for two
weeks, on the changeOf an assault with a
knife.
Sis Masco, charged with stealing a gold
watch and chain, gave bond for future ap-
pearance, and was released from Jail yes
terday.
Stephen Greer, colored, charged with lar
ceny, was sentenced to the county work
house for thirty days by the Criminal
Court yesterday.
The young man who stole contributions
in money from the Edgefeld Baptist Church,
was released from Jail yesterday. 1t seems
that the church authorities declined to
prosecute him.
Monday morning Detectives Watson and
Fields captured a lot Of stolen poultry about
two miles f.Om the city On the HillsbOrO
pike. The owners can recover the prop
erty BIZ calling on them.
Tom Ryan, a slrapping lad Of fourteen,
was sent to the WOrk-hOuSe for tive week.
by Judge DUling yesterday, on the charge
Of vagUancy. He was in that institution
about a month since on the same charge,
but was released on condition that he
leave the city, which he failed to do.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

In spite Of the unfavOrabie weather last
night, the Jack and Jill PantOmime troupe
had afuIl house. The performance seemed
to give entire satisfaction, which is saying
a good deal for it, as the audience was not
only a large but intelligent assemblage.
The variety Of the entertainment p-eclUdes
4 detailed description Of it. 1t comprised
all the merits Of a dozen ordinary fun
making trOupeS, giving nothing but their
sDecialties. Among the musical features
Of interest were the "Musical Rocks" Of
the Jee Brothers; Professor O'ReardOn's
"TumblerOnicOn and Water-Flute,n and
"Belles in the Kitchen In these a series
Of beautiful airs were played on slabs Of
rock. tlmblers and on bells attached TO the
head and fee and held in the hands. All
Of these performances were rather thrilling.
Then there was q great variety Of pantO-
mime acting from the lady velOcipedists,
whose feats were much admired, down to
the "trick chamber" the Masonic Lodge,
and the Barber Shop:
They give another performance at the
Opera House tonight. Reserved seats at
BIcClure's.' We expect to see the house
crowded again.
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| WALK AROUHD THE WORLD


Mark GrasOn, Of Richmond, Va, is now
in the city training for the prOdigiOus and
hitherto uninterrupted feat Of walking
arount. the world.
Several gS-eelzs ago Mr.. GrasOn, backed
by Leon MeCaiSslhY, entered into wager
Of SIS, 900 with j. P. Wilkinson and Ihos.
L. Murdoch (the parties oeing all rom
Richmond, Va, that he could W. u around
the world in six hundred days. TnSe as
lance to be included in the entire route -
1925 miles, which viii make daily aver
age Of a little over thirty-twO miles.
Under the terms Of the agreement, which
haze been accepted and signed, Grason is
to start from the City Hall, New York, on
Saturday, April 8, 1915, and to return to
the same place on Thursday, November
p, 1876. Part Of his trip will be on steam
ers, during which time he will make up
his daily average by walking Onship board
He will be accompanied by Mr.. Mccarthy
and some persons to be sent out by the other
parties TO toe wager. The exceptions in
cluded in the agreement are delays
OccasiOned By assault or unavoidable ac-
cidents. Mr.. GrasOu is twenty
eight years old, FIVE feet seven
inches high, weighs one hundred
and thirty-nine pounds, and has been
known in Richmond in the various capaci-
ties Of an actor, author and pedestrian.
During the excitement occasioned by Yves
tons walks, he started out in the pedes-
TRAN line, and soon accomplished a walk
Of one hundred miles in twenty-fOur hours.
During the Seymour and Blair campaign
in 1865, he walked from Richmond to
Omaha, Neb., a distance Of about 1900
miles. He carried the stars and stripes,
and made one hundred and tWenty-three
Democratic speeches on the way at various
places. He now claims to be the cham
pion pedestrian Of the world.
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CROSSING LAKE ERIE ON ICE.
Sandusky tO.l Register

1-AA----Ag WI 10 4AfA1Aa
Eight Canadians, who started to come 10
this city on the ice from some point on the
Canada main shore, with team Of horses
and heavily loaded sleigh, had a very per
lions adventure just on Ottawa City. They
had a guide with them, who went ahead
and tested the ice with a pike pole. But
when The party got abreast Of Ottawa City,
Notwithstanding the precaution they had
taken in having the ice tested before ven
turing upon It with a team, it broke be-
meath them, and the entire party in
the sleigh was thrown into the water. One
Of the horses went under almost out Of
sight, and it was only by the most strenu-
Gus efforts that the Canadians, aided BY
other parties, who were driving on the ice
near them, succeeded in getting out Of the
water themselves and saving the horses,
which were very fine animals, valued at
$500. The Canadians sleigh was OVertUrn-
ed in the water, and several trunks and a
number of valuable packages were carried
away under the ice by the current. The
mems clothing was thoroughly saturated,
but they were so pleased at the fortunate
escape from drowning that they considered
the Inconvenience which they experienced
from their ducdng in the chill lake mat
ter Of slight concern.
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RTVER NEWS.

The Aleeh Kendall, a very neat little
craft Of $50 tons, newly built for the upper
Cumberland and Obed'S river traffic, put in
her appearance at last, loaded to the guards
with corn and furniture. She was built at
New Albany, Ind, having been completed
about the first of the present year. She has
been ice-bOuud At Louisville for sometime.
Her owners are A. T. Armstrong and w.
L. Davis, Of this city, who are also her
master aud clerk respectively. Long may
she wave
The [. n. Phillips left for Smithland yes
terday.
The Bolivar II. Cooke, Johns. BransfOrd
and Eddyville were expected last night
from the upper Cumberland.
The Aleck Kendall will make her first
up-river trip to-day, leaving at 4 p. N.
The John ;. BTansfOrd is advertised TO
depart for the upper Cumberland this even
ing at 4 O'Clock.
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THE COURTS.

SUPREME COURT.-The next case TO be
called on the Davidson law docket win be
No. Il.
PROBATE Count. NJ. Fisher ct al.
vs.. George Lumsden, administrator, ct al:
petition entered for partition Of land.
Andy Hamilton gave bond and was quail
fled as trustee of his wife, Amelia Ham
iltOn.
CRIMINAL COURT.-State vs.. Burton
Neal, c0lored, murder; verdict not guilty.
State Us. Joe Cox. murder; continued.
State rs. Gilbert Ewing, cOlored, perjury;
continued and recognized.
State vs.. Stephen Greer, cOlOred. larceny;
verdict guilty-50 days in county work
house.
State vs.. r. B. knight, horse-stealine:
continued.
State vs.. Fannie Dot, c0lOred, larceny;
verdict guilty. hour in wOrk-hOuse.
State vs.. SIS Masco, larceny; continued
and recognized.
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81. Louis and Southeastern Railway
Enrufneu

The ErGsUille Courier says that the
January report of j. +. Alexander, ESQ.,,
Receiver Of the st. Louis and Southeastern
Railroad Company, for the States of In
diana and Illinois, has been fled with the
Clerk Of the United States Court. The
report shows an excess of expenditures
over The receipts, owing to the payment Of
several claims during that month, and the
general stagnation of business in that
period.
The earnings during January were S45, ;
S42.lli Of which S27, 446.S5 was for freight;
sll,3S7.l4 for passengers, and 81, 0S3. u
from express; FROM other sources, 50. The
disbursements were S51, S94 IS, which in
eludes the pay roll for the month of De
cember, amounting to SO, 6S3. so. 1t also
includes lawyers fees, costs, etc, amount
ing to 81, 500, and also two months salary
for the Receiver at the rate Of SS23.75 pei
month.
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ECHOES OF THE PAST.
A Highly Interesting Meeting Of the
Tennessee Historical Society.

Valuable Contributions from Various
Sources u The Papers Of the Late
Ex-PresidenE POlk-ImPOrtant Cor
resPOndenee With Mrs. James H.
Polk ON tho Subject.
A regular meeting of the Tennessee His
tOrical Society was held yesterday after
| noon at o'clock, in the State Library
room, DR.. II. e.. Foster in the chair and
twelve members present.
Hon. VIM. Garrett and Judge LittleberTy
Strange, of Alabama, and James Mccall
lUm, Of Giles county, were elected as
honorary members.
Ex-GOv. Brown mentioned the fact that
it would be in harmony with the spirit Of
the age to celebrate the centennial celebra-
ton Of the Declaration of Independence at
Mecklinberg, n. c., on the 10Th of next
May.
In compliancs with this suggestion, the
chairman appointed eX-GOv. Brown, Col
Harris and John II. Bass, a committee to
correspond with the Governor and HistOr-
zeal Society of North Carolina, in relation
to the subject.
The President, Vice President and Cor
responding Secretary were appointed CON-
miJtee to memorabilia the General Assem-
bly, to make an appropriation to be used in
removing the remains Of ex-GOv. Sewer
from Alabama to Nashville.
Upon motion Of JnO. N. Bass, Gen.
ThrustOn and Col. Killebrew were appoint
ed a committee TO select an agent in each
county in the State TO obtain historical in
formation Of local or general interest for
the Society.
The following presentations were made;
From the Puolishers-COpy Of the Greene
Uille Intelligencer, FEB. ), 1915, containing
an account of the organ zatiOn of the first
County Court Of Greene county in l7S3.
From Samuel RObinsOn-COpy Of the
NeI1 York World containing an account of
the theft Of Gen. LafayeJte's watch in
Nashville, in 1925.
From the Nashville Typographical Union
Copy Of Washington's Farewell Address,
printed on the 22d Feb. ult.
From Mrs. James h. POlk-The quill of
an eagle, from which was made the pen
with which President Polk signed his first
message to Congress; the joint resOlui ion
OF Congress admitting Texas; the act 10
extend the laws of the United States over
the State of Texas; the act reducing the
duty on imports, and for other purposes;
and the treaty Ofpeace with Mexico, signed
July 1, IS4S. Mr.. PolkmaG memoranda
Of the facts here stated, with this pen, and
it was never again used. An eagle dropped
] the quill in Gloucester, Va, in August.
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To Printers and Publishers.
PRESSES FOR SALE
EWING q GO.

We kGUs a couple Of fine second hand
Presses for sale, t0bieh zoe haze used
from four to tiUe gears l5kieh are good
ones and IN good TIta,RiAg order.
4 Taylor Press, snail cylinder, size
nine column paper. measure ofthe Union
and American. Capacity 1000 iBpnes-
siORs per hour. In complete order and
bat little corn. Is ROlg fitted for steam,
bat can be run By h0Ed NTH slight
change.
A Drum Cylinder Potter Press, bed
size suited for a mine collsmH paper. Id
BlirabIy adapted to Ret0spaper, poster
and general JOB lCOrk. Is being rEla Eot0
almost daily in this ONCE. bra
In one or both Of these Presses IRE t0iH
sell absolute bargains.
For further information II desired as
70 The Presses, and for terms. address
UNION And AMERICAN,
Nashville, Tenn.
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A stolen TVafch Produced.

on tIla 3lst OF last December, SIS MascO
was before Justice Everett on the charge OF
stealing a gold watch and chain from Rich
ard Byrne. Another inmate Of the house
at which MascO resided was arrested as be-
ing accessory to the theft, but the prose
cufor withdrew the warrant against her in
order to get her testimony in the case. The
premises Of the two were thoroughly
searched, but no watch could be found.
However, the evidence against MascO was
such that she was committed TO Jail for
trial before the Criminal Court. Last
Monday, the woman who had been arrest
ed as an accomplice Of Masco, brought the
watch and chain to Justice Everett, and
said that she had found il concealed in the
mattress on the bed that had been used by
MascO
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TO give her UndeTpaid and underfed soldier
boy. The pay Of the common soldier
equals about ten cents day, and out OF
that he must buy his own bread. Tine ser
wants therefore 90 great share q the feed
ing Of the troops. Every servant maid has
her soldier boy and sees that he gets
something to eat, drink, and spend from
her masters table. A friend in Berlin,
missing quantities Of cigars from his room,
and never SuspeCting the female servants,
could not account for their disappearance,
until this business Of the maids was ex-
planned. He as1ed the N aid, and she art
lessly responded that Fritz bad 'em. It may
be literally said that the whole nation en-
ters into the support Of the soldisry, for IL
is always understood that tie maid shall
have her soldier-boy in the house, or shall
have tie chance 10 see him between sunset
and 10 O'Clock, when he must be in bar
rack. If You are disposed to thinkthis is
putting a good deal Of trust in the feminine
portion Of the people, you must remember
that marriage in Germany is almost only
for the rich. No maid can find
a husband, no matter how progressing,
unless she have an openly declared dOWTy,
nor can a man in ordinary circumstances
marry in his own rank unless he have a
certain sum. The chances Of love matches
are still further limited By the Government
regulation requiring that officers shall
first deposit a certain sum before marry
ing-sOmething like $1,000. As not
one in a hundred officers possess this
amount, the German army in its younger
ranks, at least, is an army Of celibates,
though abundantly wivedi tits, therefore,
a nation Of mothers who are not wives
and growing more so daily! So long as a
vast army is maintained in every State Of
Germany, don't see how it can be differ
ent. Prices are now almost abreast of
America-indeed, in many Of the necessa-
ries Of life the prices here are greater.
Meat and bread cost nearly half Is much
again in Germany as in America, and in
everything save Injuries the prices vary
but trifingly. The spirit Of extravaganza
that swept over the North after he war
found an exact counterpart heres sld pre-
cisely the same experience followed. Every
money center on the continent has been
shaken to It's foundation within the year,
and the pangs Of disruption are still deeply
and irTemediably felt. There are not the
elements Of natural elasticity in the land
or the people which we have to favor US,
as 4 consequence the Germans are not in
the most sanpuine mood.
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NOT FATAL.

Particulars Of the Baker FamiIy's
Fall.
The report that Mrs. William Baker had
been killed by falling over a bluff near the
mouth Of Stones river, last Friday, proved
10 be untrue. Although very badly hurt,
it is thought she will recover. Her hus-
band and two children are not so seriously
injured as was al first supposed. The bluff
over which they fell was ON the bank of
the Cumberland aud was about eighty feet
in height. As they fell the horse broke
hose from the wagon, rolled into the river
and disappeared.
Mrs. Baker is a daughter of Richard
Burchitt, who lives on Aill creek.
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NOT VIRTUOUS, BUT HAPPY.
some Strange GIimPses Of Life In
Germany.
Heidelberg Correspondence Of the Chicago
Times.

Germany.
Heidelberg Correspondence Of the Chicago
Times.
When | say they do those things better
in Germany, mean thereby tHat the
viciousEess Of man and the weakness Of
women are things taken into consideration
by the German lawmakers. Therefore,
men who betray have regular penalties
affixed to their crime, and the women who
Weld have settled cOmpensatiOns for their
maintenance. Inthis condition OfthingS, all
maids of the lower orders are mothers and
rarely wives. So soon as a babe is born,
the father is pointed out. He is entered
in the police register and compelled to
nav from one to five thalerS a week
fer the maintenance Of the child, the
mother meantime continuing her occupa-
ton in her place rs though nothing had
happened It is a COMMON aud customary
thing for servant-maids in the large cities
TO ask leave of their employers to go to The
lving-ln hospital 70 be delivered and then
return to their work as bTiskly as ever l
am told that this las gTcUn within the last
ten wears more rapidly than before, the
causes being the additional cost Of living
and the prohibition against soldiers mar
rying. The common soldier, nor indeed
the officers Of ordinary grade, cannot marry
on the niggardiy compensation received
from the government This results IN
wholesale Generalization Of the female
norton Of the community, under certain
ranE,-wbas might be called the family
service portion. At a certain hour
of the evening you may 60 through
the streets Of any city where troops
are stationed and YOU viii. find the orgies
of Venus almost literally reproduced. l
don't mean by this absolute fragrance. but
vounr women in the embrace Of soldiers,
Whispering and cooling. Return from the
theater or opera-aud these here end, You
rnnst remember. al $50 aud the latest 10
and You will ind toe front porch OF your
lodging enlivened by "A soldier bidding
adieu 10 his fraulein, who has saved up all
the scraps she could secrete from the table
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PUBLIC REPORT
OF A
POLICEMAN.

have not enjoyed good health for several
years past, yet have not allowed il % interfere
with my labor. Every one belonging 70 the la
boring class knows the inconvenience Of being
obliged 70 labor when the body, from debility,
almost refuses to perform its daily task. never
was believer in dosing with medicines; but,
having heard the Vegetine spoken Of 50 highly,
was determined to Try it, and shall never regret
that determination. AS q tonic (Which every
one needs at some tiTne) IL surpasses anything
ever heard OF. It inVigOrates the whole system;
il IS a great cleanser and purifier Of the blood.
There are many Of NY acquaintances who have
taken il, and al unite in praise Of its sa.isfaC-
tory effect.
Especially among the aged class OF people, it
fmparts TO them the one thing most needful in
old age-nights OF calm, sweet repCse, thereby
strengthening the mind As well as the body. One
aged lady, who has been suffering through life
from scrOfula, and has become blind from its
effects, having tried many remedies with no IA
vOrtble result, was induced by friends TO Try the
Vegetine. After taking few bottles, she OBJ
tanned such great relief that she expressed
wish for her sight, that she might be able % look
upon the man who had sent her such a blessing
Yours respectfully,
o. II. P. HODGE,
Police Oficer, Station 6.
BOSTON. Mass. Nav g 1871.
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Holding Them 20 strict Account

Some days ago, the Presidents Of the
South Nashville and Spruce Street Rail-
road Companies were arrested on the
charge Of not complying with their charters,
which require that the tracks shall be kept
in as good condition as the streets. The
case came up before Judge DuliDg Mon
day afternoon, and after hearing the testi-
mOny Of about fifteen witnesses, he dis
missed the suit on the ground that the
tracks were in 10 worse condition than the
lfranfc
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Neu Advertisements.

Insure in the State Insurance Company,
See Chancery notices.
Use DOoley's yeast powder.
A situation as bOOk-keeper wanted.
The ElmwOOd collar is neat and fits well.
Spencerian steel pens for sale at Setliff's S
los Church street.
The Central restaurant has been reopened
as private clearinghouse.
The Alex. Kendall will leave for the up
Der Cumberland this evening at 4 o'clock.
J J. Montgomery, IA and IS 5. Cherry,
viii pay the highest market price for but
ter aud eggs. Trays furnished for the ship
mant Of egrS.