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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-21
nov A "CORNER' is MANAGED.

oCL4DlCE AyL oC EitGAA1G-s
\ b and Z combine their means and
credits TO make a corner in July. They
therefore quietly Oeein in May 20 buy corn
to be delivered in July. They gradually
buy ali the corn in the market, and, Of Ee-
cessity, must buy all that arrives, paying
for the latter Whatever IS demanded. When
a purchase is thus made, seller aud buyer
put up q margin, either in cash, or
certificate, or deposit. As soon as the
corner becomes known, there is an
effort made to break il. The set
Element takes pace al 3 p. N. on the
last day Of the month. Those who have
sold corn % the corner aud have no corn 20
deliver, pay the difference between the
price at which they sold, and the ruling
price at the close Of business en- the last
day. As the corner has thus purchased
sometimes I've times as much COIN as there
is to be had, amounting 10 millions Of
bushels, and the price has advanced ten
cents a bushel, the profit is enormous. As
the prices advance, additional mar
gins are required. Those falling 10
put up the additional margins, lose what
they have already pat up. The anti
corner factions seek to so crowd sales on
the corner IS to exhaust its capital and
credits, and render it unable 70 buy at the
advance prices. Thus, the corner Is COM
PEELED TO send out in the country and buy
for cash all the corn IN sight, 10 prevent
having it rushed into Chicago at the last
moment. These re exciting times. Corn
at such a moment may be purchased Of the
corner for shipment, from six to fifteen
cents a bushel less than it is selling for
on Change for delivery during the
month. Each time there is a corner,
there is crash, sometimes Of the
corner men, and at other times Of the anti
corner men. The whole proceedings are
Of such questionable honesty, that the
Legislature Of Illinois has declared the
operation Of a corner 10 be q felony. 1t is
nevertheless still practiced. Corners are
attempted in wheat, oats, barley, pork, and
lard. and some Of them have been quite
successful in a pecuniary way. II requires
nerve, audacity, and money, or credit. Re
Gently a bank here went into a corner,
issuing its certificates Of deposit for
margins; the corner failed, and so did the
bank, and the certificates have never been
paid.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-21
state NORMAL school

To the Union and American
NASHVILLE, Aug. ZO.-I desire 10 cor
rect a misaPpreheusion which exists in the
public mind, that does DR.. Sears, Agent of
the Peabody Education Fund, manifest in
Justice. The impression prevails that lie
has the sole power Of nominating the Prin-
cipal OF tile State Normal School. This is
a mistake. In a letter before NE, lie SAYS:
My position is certainly misunderstood.
The conversation Of the committee with
me while in Nashville, was to the effect
that, as l knew educators abroad better
than they, I should name to the Trustees,
for Principal Of the school, some one be-
vond the circle Of their acquaintance. l
could not. Of course, assume TO know their
own men,"
So it appears that be does lot feel him
self invested With plenaTy power, but only
with authority TO send some one beyond
the limits of the State, as II is presumed
that the Committee are acquainted with
all the prominent educators Of Tennessee.
This is the sole reason why all his nOmina-
tiuns have been from persons living outside
the State. [ SNOW DR.. Sears intimately,
and know that be always pays due defer
ence to existing and local authorities, and
distributes the PeabO-y Fund in accord
ance with what they deem most suitable to
forward the cause Of public education.
J. B. h
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-21
EmiIe Loiseau,s EnventIon.

The Nc,g York Bulletin of the 18th inst,
says: "Iha arrangements for manufacture
ing coal dust into fuel, it seems, are not
merely talk, but'are a reality. At the Har-
risbug Penn foundry ana machine works
five machines are being made for this pur-
pose. Il IS also stated that The Reading
Railroad Company are about using this
coal dus. for fuel in their locomotives"
The machines above mentioned are
being made at he order Of q company,
founded by n. Emile Loiseau, formerly Of
his city and brother of u. Jos. LOiseau,
the Cherry street hair dealer He is the
inventor both Of the process Of agglOmerat-
ing coal dust and Of the machines for car
ryiUg it into effect. The first invention
was made here and the inventor worked at
The cuntTivsuce o 8 machine before TemOv-
ing % Pennsylvania from Nashville, but
did not succeed well till after his removal.
He sold the right in England % the former
invention for about 100000. He patented
The perfected machine last fall in the United
States and has taken steps to secure the
patent III France and other foreign cOun-
tries
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-21
TEE COMMERCIAL VALUE OF FE.
MALE BEAUTY.

The United States District Court Of Or
egOn has given Emertine Koch, a German
girl of nineteen summers, 5000 damages
for injuries sustained On a passage in the
steerage Of the Oregon Steamship COmpa-
ny's steamer Orihame, last March, from
San Francisco to Portland. The libellant
could not speak English, and the steward
in charge Of the steerage could not speak
German. The family with whom Emer-
tine travelled were cabin passengers, and
had procured for her a steerage ticket. She
was struck by some boxes of tin which, by
the roll Of the ship, between San Francisco
bar and Point Reys, going at usual speed,
were thrown down and inflicted upon her
a wound, leaving q permanent scar, which
dis6gures her forehead. Judge Deadly in
his opinion calamity remarks: ain this
country. at least, it is still open to every
woman, however poor or humble, to obtain
a secure and independent position in the
community by marriage In that matter,
which is said to be the chief end Of her ex-
istence, personal appearance, cOmeliness is
a consideration of comparative importance
in the case of every daughter of Eve" 1t
having been judiclally decided that the
chances to marry are open to every daugh-
ter of Eve, it becomes carriers TO the Ore
gOn country to exercise great caution in
transporting fair freight, as heavy damages
will be likely to follow any neglect in this
direction.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-21
New AdrerfIsements.

Insure in the State Insurance Company
For all diseases of children. Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup VIII be found surt
remedy.
The steamer EddyyiIIe starts on a down
river trip to-day at o'clock p. II.
The B. II. Cooke leaves for the head Of
the river at F. NJ. to-day.
See notice by the Clerk and Master Of
The Chancery Court.
The ElmwOOd collar does not need wash
Ing.
Barnes x Co. offers for sale at auction
on Tuesday next, three marble sets Of fur
niture, mattresses, wardrObes, etc.
A pair Of billiard tables for sale-Cearly
new.
candidate Tor Alderman from the Second
Ward.
Stated meeting Of Cumberland Lodge
this evening at s O'Clock.
If Won want a stylish hat, 90 TO Fran
cisco's. No. IS North Market street.
Read the advertisement of Jehrays, See
lev & Co, 90 West Fourth street, Ciucin-
natl. Ohio. They are importers Of fine dry
goods. etc, and manufacturers Of clOakS,
suits, and ladies' underwear.
New books Just received by W. T. Berry
& Co, No. 3 Cherry street, opposite the
Maxwell House.
Messrs. Furman & Co, wholesale dealers
in dry goods and notions, have received
their fall stock Of goods to which they So
licit the attention Of the trade.
All those wishing to witness the public
demonstration Of the great Motor Power
are invited to call al Romans Foundry, on
Cherry street, between the hours Of and
: o'clock to-day. See advertisement on
fourth page.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-21
DEED OF AN ASSASSIN.
GAINESVILLE Dwelling Fired Into
Narrow Eseape of a Lady.


Marrow Escape of u Lady.
Last Thursday night some villains went
to the house Of Mrs. Jane Elliot, at Clarks-
Vile, and attempted 10 assassinate that
lady and niece, who live in a house to
themselves. The demons broke out a
window pane, put a revolver through
the aperture and fired. Luckily, the
noise made in breaking through the
windOWs aroused Mrs. Elliot and
she jumped out of bed, just
in time to get out Of the reach of the mes
senger of death. The pistol was held so
near the bed that the covering was set on
fire. After having done the shooting the
wretches scampered of. Circumstantial
evidence points strongly to a young man
who went to their home several days ago
and threatened to burn the house and shoot
its occupants if they did not prevent his
sister from visiting them. At the time Of
his visit he used very insulting language
! toward the ladies, and they procured a
warrant for his arrest, but the authorities
were unable TO catch up with
him. Il is supposed he did the shooting,
j as he was seen to ride by the house Of Mrs,
Elliot that night. One Of the ladies thinks
she recognized him by his voice and appear
| ance as he and his companion hurried
| away. Mrs. Elliot and her niece live alone
and for livelihood work with the needle.
! The attsmpt.to asSassinate them has caused
considerable excitement, and very strong
feeling against the guilty party.
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The large sale Of ElmwOOd collars proves
their popularity. If you have not yet worn
them, try them at once. aug21 It
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-21
HOW MIR. CULVER RECEIVED 4

From the Danbury News

From the DanbUTy News.
Mr.. Culver, on Nelson street, got out his
hose 10 sprinkle the road in front Of the
house Friday evening. He dragged the
hose TO the front and put the muzzle on
the fence, and then fastened down TO the
cellar to turn the water on. Just as he
disappeared in The door, an elderly couple,
accompanied by a young lady, appeared
around the corner and approached TIE
premises of Mr.. Culver. The gentleman
was swinging a gOld-headed cane and dis
cOuTsing on the beauty Of the evening and
the trimness of the cottages they were pass
ing.
snow, that place" observed the old gen.
tleman, stopping exactly opposite the noz-
zle, which none Ofthe party observed, and
pointing at Mr.. Culver's pretty house, sis a
place which just suits my eye. IL is not
too large CT too small. Ii has the requisite
amount Of room inside and outside. The
ward is a model Of"
And just at that unhappy instant the
water was turned on by the unconscious
Mr.. Culver, and, the old gentleman's BEAM
ing face being in exact range with the
dreadful nozzle, the stream struck him with
such binding force as 10 knock him COM
pletely of the walk, and he went over
backward into the street, bareheaded,
swinging his cane in the ar, and vehement
Y suffering, "OOh, Kawwish, bee, dosh 8,
wicherwish, gOo-wOO, thunder and light
ming, Ai-u-T-d-e-T,"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-21
SPEED. COMFORT AND SAFETY.

What pleasing assurances to The traveller
but how hard 10 procure! Speed without
safety, safety without speed-eitheri is easily
attained, but TO combine all three in trans
porting the passenger from one portion Of
the country To another, requires years OF
patient toll, both mental and physical, in
those who have the management Of our rail
lines in hand. How easily are the words
heading this article written, and how pleas
antly they sound How little - costs TO
have them printed in glowing colorS and
make them especially attractive, but how
much it costs 10 attain themi
When we speak Of safety in connection
with railroads We speak in a comparative
sense; they are safe only as they are we'll
managed. To be well managed requires
constant expenditure in the adoption OF
all the improvements that are daily bziua
further developed for the protection of life.
A perfecy roadbed aud track require years
Of labor 10 procure. New roads are in this
respect net SO safe as old ones, no matter
how they are Constructed; it requires time
to settle and make firm embankments, cuts
and fills.
In the constant wear Of rOiling-sl Ock and
equipment immense sums of money are
necessarily spent TO procure for the pas
seHger speed, comfort, and safety; but how
little is thought Of this when competition
comes in and rates are reduced!
Speed with safety is only to be obtained
on our best rail lines. These lines spend
Annually immense sums in a manner not
known TO the travelling public. Go to The
mechanical department and look at the
numerous scrap-heaps of rejected material
material that was inadequate to stand the
severe pressure or test put on it ere it was
selected to be placed in a position that
needed strength and teuacity-and you may
be able to form some conception as to what
| il costs to give speed, comfort aud safety.
But if your estimate was formed from
this alone, YOU would indeed have but .
slight conception Of its cost. Steel rails on
stone ballast is as near perfection as has
vet been attained, if they are on a perma-
nent rOad-bed, and have all the recent i'm
prOvements of chair and joint. Iron and
| steel truss bridges spanning all steams
and making their crossing as secure as
when on the solid earth, also impart to the
passenger a sense Of safety. Then come
all the appliances Of mechanical art 70
build and beautify the car, from its bed
| Che truck to its ventilatOT; every ingenu-
/ ity Of man has been brought to bear to in
| sure the comfort aud safety Of the passen.
! ger.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-21
JACKSON'S ACQUISITION.
Preparations for Ihe Opening of the
southwestern Baptist University.


Rev. DR.. Vim. Shelton, President Of the
Faculty elect Of the Southwestern Baptist
University, leaves for Jackson neyt week
to set everything in order for the opening
of the school the first Of next month. The
number Of applications already received
for matriculatiOn encourages the friends OF
the institution very much, and a good be,
ginning seems assured.
The Old college bilding has been re-
ceiving repairs for occupation. Il is a two
story brick with twelve rooms, ten Of them
25x25 feet and two 2jxj0. DR.. Shelton
has ordered seats, desks, etc, from Chica-
90, and will have a scientific apparatus
formerly used at Union University, Muir
freesboro-the set to be completed by a
liberal purchase in New York.
On condition that the University should
be located at Jackson, and that the Baptists
would, in ten years, provide It with an en-
dowment Of S3O0,O09 additional, the people
Of Haywood agreed TO contribute $4,000,
tine buildings, grounds, ETC., Ofthe old college
valued at $4,000; the endowment Of the
old college, $4,000, and subscriptions
amounting to $4,000. There is no doubt
that the additional endowment will be
raised, as the denomination is confident Of
getting up a Centennial fund Of $4,000
before the end Of next year. Rev. G.. A.
Lotion, the accredited agent TO arouse an
interest in the Centennial movement, is
now in East Tennessee, prosecuting his
mission. After finishing East, be will can
vass Middle, and then West Tennessee.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-21
FIsHBACK'S PEAT.

+AAAAAAAAaalAAA1
Il was no feat at all-fOr Fishback. Miss
LovejOy was bathing and was taken in by
the undertOw, so that her upper toe pointed
toward the zenith while her head was under
the briny wave, taking in salt water at the
rate Of a gallon q minute. A boy went TO
the rescue, and Miss LOvejOy embraced the
boy so fsrvently that both had a sure thing
of going straightway to the locker Of Mr..
David Jones. "LOOk at the dufi-headed
lubberr' said Mr.. Fishbeck, who happened
to be driving by with a tan
dem team Of hppOpotOmi. "Shiver my
tarry tOplights if he don't drown the
gal,' Throwing the reius to an African,
the gallant tar plunged into the roaring
surf, and, with a few powerful strokes,
swan out to the drowning couple, took the
girl under one arm and the boy under the
other, and swan ashore again. go my
preserverr' said the grateful young lady, as
soon as she came around again. "COme
DOW, Delay thatw said the gruf old salt.
IL did nothing more than my duty" But
to call that a feat Mr.. Fishback, sailor
and whaler as he is, could as easily have
swan ashore with an elephant. He has
been known to tow an eighty-baTrel whale
eight or ten miles, in a chop sea, after his
boat had been stove
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NO SCI


OTATE OF TENNESSEE, OFFICE ERIK
- and Master Chancery Court, NashyiIie-
August the 9Th, lsl5.-The First National RAM
Of Yincenncs, Complainant, vs.. De-
fendants-
IL appearing from affidavit fled i'm this cause
that the defendants, John J. Armstrong and
Lawrence Cunningham & Co. are nOn-residents
the State OF Tennessee; and it further an
pearing that an attachment has issued In this
case, and has been returned levied uuon the
following property, viz. Two carloads OF corn
in the possession of j. +. Parr, levied on while
in the possession OF the st. Louis and SOutheasr-
ern Railroad, and turned over to said Par for
safe keeping; also the balance Of the proceeds of
additional carload Of corn i'm the hands of
said PAR. These three carloads OF corn were.
consigned 70 Lawrence Cunningham a 90
Nashville, Tenn, by said Armstrong Ttis There
fore ordered that said defendants enter their ~.
pearance herein before OF within the first three
days of the next term Of said Court 10 he he'll
on the first Monday IN October next, ISIS j ana
plead. answer OF demur to cOmplaiuans's bill
or the same will be taken for confessed A. IN
them and set for hearing eN parte. and that 4
copy Of this order be published for four con-
secutive weeks in the Nashville Union and
American.
A oOpy-Attest;
NATHANIEL BANTER, JR.
Clerk and MasSer-
pitllalls augj 0aW4r
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-21

Pullman Palace DTSwing-rOOm and Sleeping
Oars from St. Louis, Cincinnati and Columbus
TO Washington and Baltimore without change
OF cars.
Through tickets anl further information can
be obtained ct the principal Ticket Chces
throughout the West, Southwest and North
west. THOS. Z. BARRY, Western Passenger
AGENT. Cincinnati.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-21
HORSE TALK.

There was another large crowd at the
Merchants Exchange last night in attend
ance upon the pooling on tO-day's races al
Saratoga. The bidding was quite lively
and a good many pools were sold. The
entries for the different races sold as fol-
lows:
Dash Of one mile and three-quarters-
Harvey, 50; Scratch, Sl7; Survivor, SO;
Carver, 81; Willie Burke, s.; VinagTette,
-.
One mile, handicap-Enl!ster, SIS;
Speudrifl, Sl3; Nandalite, SO; Kadi, SO;
Willie Burke, $; Nagabond, 81; DOnny-
brook, s..
Dash Of one mile and half-Rambler,
$40; Paul Pry, so; Violet, SIS.
Steeple Chase-Deadhead, 81; Shaug-
raun, so; Daylight, SIS.
-Four mile dash-Rutherford so; Wild
idle, SO.
The pooling will be resumed at 10
O'Clock this morning.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-21
ILLEGIBLE AUTOGRAPHS.

That was 4 wise recommendation from
the French Minister Of the Interior to his
employees to write their signatures legibly.
It reminds Prof. Egger Of the S5rbonne that
there is nothing new under the sun. He
writes to the Journal deS DebGts that 1000
years ago q Minister Cf one Of the PtOle-
mics, whose name "has not tTanspired,' al
so commanded his official staff to write in
well-formed characters. The Professor adds
that the public documents still extant on
Egyptian papyri bear witness to the need
Of this advice. Il is said that some hero
glyphics, more difficult to. decipher than
those of the Egyptian clerks, exist among
the INNS. in the possession Of one Of the
first publishers in Paris, who is the owner
of Stendhal's last work. This purports to
be history In three volumes of Napoleon
l., and is doubtless a performance of extra
ordinary merit. The NM. is, however,
absolutely illegible. The best readers from
the press have tried to decipher it, but in
vain.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-21
Real Estate transfers.

Transfers of real estate we're acknOwl
edged with the County Court Clerk O
Davidson, during the past week, as follows
Mary r. Malone to I. 5 Malone,
part lot 81, BarTOw's addition
TO Edgeheld. ...,............S 100 U
JnO. TTimOle to Geo. HOgswOOd,
lot in Trimble,s plan of "Na-
tiOnal HIP. .......... 6OO U
Geo. HOgswOOd to Jno. Trimble,
lot in Trimble's plan On South
Hin street .................. $50 0
W. IL. Wood TO Susan Conley,
lot on Martin street, Ninth
District .........s........ 4l4 U
4. w. SOuthwOrth ana wife to
Hugh Douglass, lots SO and 90
Russell street, Edgefield,
BlOOd's addition. ............l2,OO o
Baxter, Clerk and Master, TO G..
G. Cabler, land Second Dis
plan. 1861 0
Jas. Harris and wife to Christian
Dieterle, Ut 1872 McGayock's
adQltlOn ...'ss.....s....... IOO y
Campbell, Clerk United States
Circuit Court, to j. II. and j.
@. Fulghum, land Cheatham
county .................... 1,S6S 3
John T. Wheless to e.. W. FL
kins, part lot IS in L. II. La
nier's addition. ............ 500 @
X. a. Young, Secretary Board
Missions NJ. Z. Church, South,
and A. II. RedfOTd, Treasurer
same, TO Z. Smith, lot in Brad
ford, Gibson county. $4,000. 200 Z
John ID. Anthony and wife TO S.
J. MOseby, lot on Maple
street. 1,6OO
Matthew Hall 70 J. a. Payne, 4
acres land in Davidson. 800 0
Pat Moran aud wife 10 Mary b.
Williams, lots y and SO, Ram
sey's addition to Edgetield.. e. 5000 0
Baxter, Clerk and Master, to
Eliza Burke, part lot 81 in
Balch X WhiteSides' addition. SO 0
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-21
rrARRLEs-A GRANGE GAVE.

Marbles IS the symbolic game Of the
oranges. They go for the "ring" every
time.
They are ''plumpers." They 90 straight
and "plump" at their business, whatever it
may be, and event" or veto all ''roUndan-
ces.
They don't 'lay" around the 'ring" to
'steal out a man" or anything else, but
they "knuckle down" to their work like
honest men, and allow no 'fudging" in
others.
They stand "square up to taw" every
time, and don't believe in "getting fat" by
"rOlling into the ring"
And their great aim is to win the game
by knocking the middle man out from
taw every pop" and they'll soon learn how
to do it.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-21
DINING IN COLORADO.
Denver News.

The guests Of one Of Denver's most
quiet and respectable hotels were astOnished
at the dinner hour yesterday by disturb
ance at one Of the tables, in which one of
the bOaTders avenged an imaginary insult in
unique and very summary manner. Com
ing in q little late 20 dinner be found
his seal occupied by another party.
Smarting under the indignity, be sat him
self down opposite and began making pre-
partitions TO punish the rash intruder upon
his sacred rights and privileges, without
going through the formality, it Is reported,
Of entering a complaint, OF even intimating
that anything was amisS. Taking a glass
nearly full Of water, he stirred into it some
miscellaneous condiments from the we'll
filled castor in front of him, and when the
fiery decOctiOu was complete, dashed il,
without a word Of warning, full into the
face and eyes of the luJkless offender.
Nearly blinded and in an agony Of pain the
victim staggered TO his feet and demanded
an explanation, when he was coOlly inform
ed that he could have satisfaction" by
coming out on the sidewalk. With admit
rable pluck, worthy Of . better cause, he
accepted the challenge; bat in the unequal
contest that followed ne was again worst
ed, having little or no use Of his eyes. The
valiant Sir knight Of the Pepper Castor
having INDICATED his honor to his satisfac-
ton, doubtless, by whipping his man, re-
gained his preserved seat and proceeded
with his dinner.