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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02
INDIAN TROUBLES.
Urgent DemanG for Troops 20 Preserve
Peace aud Protect Life.

VINITA, indian TERRITORY, Jan. /,
2:l0 A. M.-We are momentarily expecting
an attack from Ross and his party. All the
women and children are aboard passen-
ger train ready to pun out at a moments
notice. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
passenger train is detained, and il is feared
it has been overhauled by the mob. They
number 200 well armed men, mostly full
bloOds. Scouts report them in twenty
miles of this place. Troops are badly
needed. Intense excitement prevails and
trouble is anticipated, as there are men ar
irving hourly from the lower part Of the
Nation reporting brutal murders all along
the lire of their march.
SECOND DIsPATCH-The Pins did not
attack us last night as was anticipated, but
are reported to be twelve miles from here
and making good time. Almost every
white person has left the place, and the
probabilities are that there viii not be a
woman or child here at twelve o'clock to-
day. They number about seventy-fiye
men, well AIMED. Further and more re-
liable reports say the Pins are one hum
bred strong. Every person has left ChO-
teau, a station south of here, ard the Cher
okees residing on Grand liver are coming
into town by droves. An advance guard
starts in half an hour to meet the enemy.
We must have troops.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02
THE PACIFIC MAIL GRAB.
Developments Growing I'm Interest
A Corruption Fund of q Wilton and
HaIf-The s27J, 900 Paid TO a DEM
OcratIc Congressman.

Half-The S2zJ, 900 Paid 20 a DEM
OeFatIe Congressman.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial
WASHING TON, Dec. 31.-The Republi-
can Congressman are much elated at the
fact that the Pacific Mail investigation
shows that John @. Schumacher. Democrat
ic member Of Congress from BROOKLYN,
New York, received S275,OOO of the cor
TUptiOn fund. Relatively, This sum. if dis
tTibuted among the Democratic Congress
men, would make much larger pro rOta
amount than the sum proved to have been
paid Bill King. The distribution of the
sum to Representatives Of both sides
Of the House is an old trick of
the lobby. The philosophy seems
to be that Congress will not make
unpleasant inquiries if members of
both parties are involved in improper trans
actions. The discovery Of the connection
Of Schumacher with the affair must be
both a surprise and discontinue to Mr.,
Beck. The latter has been the leading
spirit in reviving this investigation. His
private conversation showed that his pur-
pose was to ''catch" some prominent Re
publicans, as it was Job StevensOn's pur-
pose to 'catch the Speaker" No Republi-
can member Of Congress has yet been dis
covered with the corruption pelf but the
large sum of S275, 900 is directly traced to a
Democratic member Of Congress. The in
genuity Of Twins original answer becomes
more apparent by the discovery of Schu-
maker. Schumacher, like Parsons and King,
was not a member or officer of the Fortv-
second Congress, and is also a member or
officer Of the present Congress.
The testimony of Irwin in secret session
is being rapidly cOTOborated. He gave the
sub committee privately, to understand
that the amount Of the corruption fund was
about 81, $4,000. The ANALYSIS Of the tes-
timOny before the committee at New York,
shows that even larger sum than this was
expended for corrupt purposes in connection
with the subsidy. The testimony shows
thai $4,000 is charged to Irwin, 100000
TO StOckwell, through Roach, $4,000 to
the Panama Railroad Company. a false en-
try to conceal fraud, $4,000 to profit and
loss; a similar entry Of 100000 to A. r.
StOckwell, making altogether about 81, 5OO,-
900. The name Of Schumacher was one Of
the first which was connected with the
subsidy in the political gossip Of
the Capital. Schumacher himself who was
here three days ago, being asked WIN he
did not Immediately sail for Europe as be
had planned to do, replied: 81 am afraid
they would charge that l was running away
from the Pacific Mail" The present where
abOuts Of Schumacher ppearto be unknown.
Several kilograms have been sent here to
find him to-day, but he has left. Schums-
ker was a member Of the FOrty-frst Con-
gress, is a member of rhe present Con-
gress, and is elected to the Eext Congress
as a Democrat. He answers exactly the
description Of the person who accompanied
King TO the American Exchange Bank in
New York, and who presented the S275, 900
check.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02
NEW YORK.
inauguration Of GOV. TiIden Yester-
day.

AhtlAa uAfaAAOA Va WV AAAooA
day.
ALBANY, Jan. 1.-The Inauguration ct
Gov. Tilden took place to-day in the pres
ence of a large concOurse Of citizens. The
Governor elect was escorted to the capitol
bv the military. About noon Gov. Dix
entered the Assembly chamber, escOrting
Mr.. Tilden, followed by tie latter's staff.
Gov. Dix addressed few appropriate re-
marks to Mr.. Tilden, to which the latter
replied in feeling manner. Mr.. WilleTs,
the Secretary Of State, then administered
the oath of ofice-the iron-clad-tO Gov.
Tilden, the same oath also administered
to Lieut.-GOv. DorshcimeT. In admins
tering the oath to the Governor, the Secre-
tarv of State asked him which oath he
would take; he responded-"the new one."
At two O'Clock. the Tenth Regiment es-
corted Gen. Dix to the Hudson River
Depot, the procession being flankod on
either side by citizens, who entered the
depOt and surrounded the car assigned the
General. Three cheers were given fer
Gen. Dix, who appeared on the platform
of the car and made a short farewell speech.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02
SOMEBODY BOUND no GET HURT.

The latest newspapers received from
California represent the mining share ex-
element as increasing in intensity under
the stimulus Of the recent discoveries Of
ore in Nevada. Ophir shares, which with
in the month have sold for less than 500,
sold Oh Saturday, Dec. 10, at S122, and be-
fore thu board closed on the following Mon
day reached $50, which is equivalent to an
increase between the boards Of S6,S00,O 900
on the whole capital stock. On the last
named day CalifO MIA shares showed a gain
of S175 and Cons )lidated Virginia a gain
Of sos over the p,ices Of the previous Sat
urday, which cares these mines to a nom
inal value Of $500 1000 each. These are
big figures, and when the market breaFs
hundreds Of the spectators viii be ruined,
while the large operators who have en-
cir eered the whole thing will in the mean
time hive retired from the field with enOT-
nous spOils.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02
sinLinp or n steamboaf,

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. IA special to
the appeal from Helena, Arkansas, of this
date, SAYS: The steamer John B. Maude
struck an old sunken barge last night about
midnight, while near or at what is known
as o. X. Lanking, forty miles above Helena,
and sunk in about twelve feet OF water.
No lives were lost. The Maude left this
port last evening about six o'clock with 500
bales Of cotton and good list Of passen-
gers. All her passengers were brought
back to this point, by the steamer Phil
Allen. 1t is believed the boat and cargo
will not prove a total loss, but the river is
rising so fast at this point that she is in
great danger unless speedily raised,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

CHE may sing with us, but he can't
cad the choir" was the remark of a
eading Democrat the other day in
Washington, when aluding to Gen.
Banks prospects for the Speakership
e the House.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02
wurderedtntb the Dark.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. Last night, T.
Mckay Dunn, cOlOred, while walking on
Canal street, near the Basin, was fired upon
by two unknown men and fatally wounded.
Dunn was conveyed to the charity hospital,
and soon after expired. The murdereE
made their ESCAPE.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

A DEMAND comes from the West,
particularly from Ohio, for the recall
)f Gen. Schenck, the United States
Minister to England, on the ground
hat he has insulted his own country
~ writing a book on the art of gamb-
ing.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

THERE Is an urgent demand for
roops IN the Indian Territory. Last
night, dispatches represent the women
and children, as fleeing for their lives.
Of course Grant has no soldiers to
spare for this purpose, but when a
sarpet- bag Go7ernor demands two or
-hree regiments, to intimidate and har-
Ass the Southern whites, they are not
aeking.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

THE hunt for intimidation" and Of
'outrages" on the colored voters of
louisiana, by the Congressional Inves-
igating Committee, has thus far re-
ulted in an exceedingly small grist for
he Washington mill.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02
UNION AND AMERICAN.
TIE REASON WHY

If any subscriber to the Daily or Sent Weekly
USIox AND American, who has not paid in ad-
vance, fails to receive the paper after the lst
day Of January, 1875, he wiz know the reason Of
failure BY ----u'tlng the postal card which
be has alEtads re- The postal law, which
goes into effect she # the year, requires the
prepayment Of all postage by the publishers.
We cannocsend tbepaper and pay postage to any
parties in arrears. We trust all such may pay
mp and renew in tine to prevent any annoyance
OF inconvenience.
The rates Of subscription by mail viii remain
unehangets but the postage win be added:
Daily / year, $1,000; postage, COO.
semi-Weekly, year, s. 90; postage 2oc.
Weekly year, S2.00; postage 15e.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

STATISTICS Of the working of the
1rohibitoTy system in Maine during
lie past year, show that fines to the
mount Of $4,000 were imposed and
collected for violations of the law.
There have been 276 convictions in the
supreme Court for selling liquor, and
q offenders have been committed to
jail, larger number than in any pre-
-icus year. 1t is claimed that this
rigorous enforcement of the law has
'esulted in a decrease Of crime, the
number Of coRvicts being twenty-five
ger cent. less than ten years ago.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

The Memphis appeal states that a
bill has been fled In the Second Chan
cry Court in that city by George a.
Trenholm, of Charleston, South Caro-
ina, against the original stockholders
f the Merchants National Bank Of
Memphis, which institution was, two
u three years ago, merged into another
]anking organization. The suit was
brought in the first place against the
)ank and Judgment given for S5,263.
pne return Of the sheriff, however, was
ala bona, and now Trenholm Brothers
ring suit against the original stock
.olders, among whom are some of the
most prominent citizens Of Memphis.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

A NEGRO who was beaten about 800
fotes for the Legislature in Rapides
parish, Louisiana, made no bones of
cling the Congressional Investigating
Committee, yesterday, that he hadbe
counted in" by the Returning Board.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

The belief among the friends of Gen.
Morgan L. Smith is fast gaining
ground that he committed suicide on
account Of severe financial embarrass-
uents.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

TIE Senate of Virginia has passed a
iii 50 sweeping in its prohibition of
otteries, that even ladies' fairs for the
benefit Of church and other organiza-
ions are put under ban.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

SENATOR BRowNLow viii 60 to
Washington in few days, and remain
until the close Of the present session of
Congress.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02
IMPORTING sHORT.HORNs ON a
BIG SCALE.
Lexington, Nv, special 90 the LOUISVILLE Co
rier-.TOurnal.

Lexington. XIV, special to the Louisville Cot
rieT-JOurnal.
Some eight OF ten breeders in the north
eastern portion Of this county have formed
a stock importing company, aud have Sc
lecfed Messrs. W. III. Richardson and Hart
Boswell, Of the company, to 60 to England.
These gentlemen expect TO sail in a few
days, and viii purchase from $4,000 TO
5000 worth Of shOrt-horns for tile COM
pany. They will remain in Englar d prob
ably about six months. The satisfaction
expressed, with recent impOItations OF short
horns has served as an incentive to this
sort Of enterprise among breeders, and it is
not improbable that other importing COM
panies will be formed before spring in this
part of the State.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

Truly good Deacon Smith, Of the
Cincinnati Gazette, asks: isn't it SIX
gular that men who will not believe IN
God end by believing in ghosts?''
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

ALkRsE majority Of the DemOcTatie
papers OF Pennsylvania favor William
A. WaHaee for United States Senator.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

IT cost Cincinnati S271, 05474 to
maintain, the Fire Department Of that
city last year.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

A MINNESOTA man makes the winter
seem short by giving his note payable in
the spring.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

IL you want TO feel warm az through,
give some poor family the means to keep
warm. aH5
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

The expense Of carpet-bag govern
nent IN Arkansas during the past six
PEARS is thus figured up: Collected
from the people in taxes, S6,674,5ll.05;
Increase Of the bonded debt, S8,753,-
t4455; floating debt created, S1,864,-
F2L54; total cost TO the State, ST., 3O2,-
577.l4 Is it any wonder Arkansas
wanted a change?
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02
NV HIT 70 % aOD
ness

Dr. Harvey Shannon aud Col. William
French were also examined, but their tes-
timOny developed no new facts Of interest.
The committee adjourned till 10 A. NJ.
tomorrow. The Democratic members Of
the committee will request that Governor
Ames and Adjutant General Packer be
summoned to testify. The investigation
will probably continue until Friday next.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

IT is incumbent upon publishers and
news agents to take notice of the pro-
visions of the law which went into
Effect yesterday, relating to postage on
newspapers and periodicals to regular
subscribers, which requires prepay
pent with newspapers and periodical
ramps, which stamps are to be fur
hished with the mail matter to be sent,
!he stamps Cancelled and a receipt
given by the dispatch clerk. Stamps
Fill be furnished at the stamp Office
window only. The law itself is pub
lished on another page of the UNION
AND AMERICAN.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02
Of an Old Line WING and
Union Man.

DR.. ]. B. Sullivan, Of Rapides, testified
that be spent the summer in the parish Of
Rapides and saw no intimidation whatever.
The colOred people on his plantation and
those adjoining came to him and told him
that for several reasons, among others the
misapplication Of the school fund, they
[the negroes) would, this election, vote
the Conservative ticket. Heard Of no ef-
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

IT requires no particular skin to make a
bluuder
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

{ The Nelr fork Sun intimates that
kellogg wss.dd be glad enough to get
out of the Louisiana cauldron, if his
masters would permit. But his deposi-
tion means the exposure Of Butler. Car
penter, Chandler, Conkling and host
Of other Washington magnates, who,
at sundry times found themselves "des-
perately short" for little sums Of one,
two or three thousand dollars.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02
$4,000 no POLICY.HOLDERs

since its organization.
Those Who wish % patrOnize q home con-
organized upon q solid basis and o1rser-, = -
managed, VIII ind The Equitable, 0fs - -
worthy Of their confidence. -
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02
EQUITABLE
reinsurance Co..
No Il North Cherry Ste,
NASHVILLE, TENN.
CAPITAL, 100000
TWENTY PER CENT PAID UP
". ". BERRY, Pres't. w. WEBB, Sea-
JNO. PCRTERFfELD, Tios-Prssldent.
DIRECTORS.

FTHIS WELL-ENOWN COMPANY coz
4 unues 70 insure property against loss or dam
age BY Hre- It's usefulness and willingness to
paym6nt0f over
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02

The rumors of combinations on the basis
Of the election Of United States Senator are
rife, and it is said that there will be
trading, but nothing definite can be learned.
Gov. kellogg denies that he is engaged in
any Senatorial schemes, and stated to your
correspondent, to-day, that he was willing
to resign and leave this part Of the country
any moment that he was assured that in
consequence Of his departure the white and
black Republicans would not be made to
suffer.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-04-24
Rejected SuitOrs.

A writer in the Home Journal says
GA woman never quite forgets the man
who has once loved her. She may not
have loved him; she may, indeed. have
given him the No instead of the Yes he
hoped for but the remembrance that
he desired a Yes always softens her
thoughts OF him, and would make him,
were he reminded of it, a friend for
ever. There may be girls who make a
lest of discarded suitors but they are
generally very young. and the wooing
has been something that did not be-
token much depth of tenderness. There
are mercenary offers, too, that only
awaken scorn and hate in q woman
wooed for money and not for herself;
but really to have touched a mans
heart is something not to be forgotten
while she lives. Always she remembers
how his eyes looked into hers; how,
perhaps, he touched her hand with his,
and how her heart ached when he
turned away without that which she
could not give him. She loves some
one else. Some other man has all the
truth of her soul-always has and al
WAYS will have-but she cannot forget
| the one who turned away from her and
went his way and came no more. She
| is glad when she hears of his success,
| arieved when she knows that he has
suffered; and when some dav she hears
that he is married-she who has herself
been married lorg years, perhaps she
who, at all events, would never have
married him-is she glad then? dc
not know. A woman's heart is very
strange thing. i do not believe she
knows herself. Glad2 Oh, yes and
is his wife pretty and nice And thel
she says to herself that he has quit
forgotten, and that, of course, is best,
end cries littls."
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-04-24
Magnificent Pauperism in the SO nth

The New Orleans Picayune is pub
fishing a series of articles in the hope
of doing something to lead the plant
ing class out of what it calls the present
slough of despond. During the past
three years, the editor reminds them,
the southern states have produced large
crops of cotton, and sold them at good
prices. Putting the incoming crop at
only 8. $50, 600 bales, and thu total pro,
duction the last three seasons reached
the enormous aggregate OF lI,75O,OoO
bales, worth about $725, OOO, 600. The
average crop for the ten years preced
ing the war was 3,545, 900 bales, worth
SITS, OOO, 900. The average of the last
three years is 1916, 900 bales, worth
1884, 96O, 600. Yet, Notwithstanding all
this, the Picayune says, the cotton
states are in a deplorable financial con-
dition. They have gone on producing
cotton and purchasing supplies, appar-
emily doing prosperous business, only
to find that each year leaves them
deeper in debt. Now the merchants
refuse to advance the means to put in
large crops, the planter begins to re Il
ize how desperately poor he is. More
| than one remedy may be requisite for
this condition of things, but one OF the
most effective of these would be u
greater Investigation of agricultural
interests, to tho end that the planters
may live more within their own re-
sources than heretofore.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-04-24
Animal Wonders.

In each grain of sand, there are mar
wells in every drop of water, world.
In that great spectacle called nature,
every being has its marked place and
distinct role and in that grand drama
called life, there presides . law as har-
monious as that which rules the move
ment of the stars. Each hour removes
by death myriads of existences, and
each hour produces legions of new
lives. The highest as we'll as the lowest
created organism consumes carbon and
water to support life and its duties, and
it is not uninteresting to glance at the
food, the habits, and the ways and
means, peculiar to some of the inferior
animals. From their petrifed elections
we know what such fossilized reptiles
as the plesiosaurus, etc. are, and may
some day be able to discover the fish
and crustacea they hunted down. Ami
mails, when not living by their own
respectable efforts, are either parasites
or dependents many would seem to
have positive trades, or are connected
with branches of industry. There are
miners, mssons, carpenters, paper man
ufacturers, and weavers, lacemakers
even, all working first for themselves,
and next to propagate their kind. The
miners dig into the earth, from natural
arches and supports, remove the use
less soil such as the mole. the chic
chilla of Peru, the badger, the lion ant,
as well as certain worms and mOlluscs.
The masons build huts and places ac-
cording to all the rules of architecture,
as the bees and tropical ants there are
fish that construct boats that the waves
never can upset, and Agassiz has drawn
Oh IN 40, xub oh, hv1iI 70 0at
on the floating sea weed in the middle
of the ocean, and deposits therein its
eggs The wasps of South America
fabricate sort of paper or pasteboard.
Spiders are weavers as we'll as lace
makers one species constructs a diving
bell, q palace of lace. When the as
tronomer has need of the most delicate
thread for his telescope, he applies
to a tiny spider. When the naturalist
desires to test his microscope, he selects
a certain shell Of q sea insect, 80 small
that several millions of them in water
could not be visible to the naked eye,
and yet no microscope has yet been
made sufficiently powerful to reveal the
beautiful variegated designs on the
atomic smells Aristotle remarked,
and he has since been corroborated, that
a variety of plover enters the crocodile's
mouth, picks the remnants of food of
the animals tongue and from be
tween It's teeth. This living tooth
pick is necessary, as the tongue
of the crocodile is not mobile.
The Mexican owl, when enjoying a
siesta, puts itself under the guard of a
kind Of rat. that gives the alarm on the
| approach OF danger. Parasites are
| everywhere, depend on no particular
! condition of the body, and are as abun,