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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02

THE Attorney General has decided
a singular question of naturalization
submitted to him by the Department
of State. The facts briefly are that a
Mr.. A. Steinkanler, Prussian subject
by birth, immigrated to the United
States in l8+S and was naturalized in
1854. When he returned to Germany
he took with him his son, then four
years old, and born in the United
States. The son is now twenty years
old, and the question at issue rose as
to the son owing military service to
Germany. The Attorney. General re-
views at some length the United States
laws and the treaty with Germany on
the subject of naturalization, and also
quotes recent British legal opinions,
and comes to the conclusion that the
boy had two nationalities, one natural
and the other acquired. The father re-
turning to Germany and resuming his
the son partakes of the
status of the father, beiUga minor and
having enjoyed the protection Of the
German Government, he for the time
being, or until of age, owes military
duty, the obligations being reciprocal,
but when the boy becomes Of age he
can return. to the United States as an
American citizen, with all the rights
and privileges as such, and would even
be eligible to the Presidency Of the
United States.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02

ing a royalty, to be paid either by the
government or the cigar manufacturers
and importers, and another very con-
siderable additional expense in its ap-
plication. Furthermore, the consumer
would either be compelled TO smoke the
paper stamp, injuring very seriously
the favor of the cigar, or be required
to,remove. thestamp, andthereby either
damage the wrapper or destroy the CT
gar"
So much for the manufacturers and
dealers. Let a smoker try to imagine
some of the annoyances TO which he
would be subjected while putting his
weed. Revenue spies would be dog
ging his steps at every turn, and want
ing to know where he bought ''that IN
stamped cigar" no chance for a quiet
reverie, because that miserable strip Of
paper happens to be missing; in fact,
all the pleasure and romance that have
ever been associated with mans truest
solace, a genuine Havana, utterly dis
sipated by the greed of hard-run gov
eminent. Save us from this latest,
meanest, most diaboical invention of
the tax.fend!
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02
HEIRS LAYING THE ALnIGHrY.

A curious lawsuit is pending before
the United States Court at Springfield,
Ill. The heirs Of Stephen Griffith, who
died at the age Of Sc, seek to set aside
certain conveyallces of land made
to various religious societies made in
fulfllment of a VOW, when he was in a
tight place financially, that if he got
out Of it safely he should give the Lord
the full credit, and dOnateall his wealth
to the cause of religion. He did come
through all right, and made his will
according to promise, but his heirs, be-
leving that good luck and early rising
had more to do with it than the Lord,
take the ground that the property was
conveyed without qllid pro quo, and
that the conveyance is therefore void.
The defendants are prepared to main
tain that Grifith's prosperity was due
to Divine interpretation, and on behalf
of the Lord will insist that the bargain
be carried out. 1t viii remain for the
court to decide, first, whether the result
was due to a supernatural agency, and,
if so, whether the religious societies
are authorized to collect the Lords
claims. The question Of Grifith's san
ity is also involved.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02
THE NEW ERA OF BROTHERHOOD.

New \ Ork Times.
Few incidents in public life have occur
red for fifteen years past which ought 10
cause greater pleasure in every part Of the
Union, than the enthusiastic reception
given 10 the Southern soldiers in Boston.
They went there to take part in the cen
tennial celebrations, and it may almost be
sale that they were made the center Of
attraction. The kindness, even affection,
with which they were greeted had
no bounds. Would that We could
see this spirit spreading in every part Of
the country Bring the people together,
with no barriers between them, and they
will shake hands like brave and generous
men who have qUarrelled and forgiven
each other, and who desire TO live in future
in peace together. The incident Of last
week is one OF the happiest which we have
been called upon 10 record for many years,
and it will do more 10 promote the welfare
and prosperity Of the country than a dozen
sessions of Congress.
Since the return Of the Southern soldiers,
Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee made a short speech
at Norfolk, Va, in which be showed how
deeply the hearts Of bis comrades were
touched by their reception in Boston. "DO
YOU know what all this means?" he said. ''It
means at that end Of the line precisely what
the outpOuring Of your people at this end
of the line 10 meet us o. our return
means, viz: That the people Of this country
hare taken this matter Of reconstruction
ont Of the hands or the politicians: that the
crust which separated them has been
broken at last, and the men of the North
and South are st last allowed to see each
other face to face" He is right. The
politicians have fannedt the embeTs OfOld ami
mosities, until once or twice there seemed
a danger of their breaking out into a fame
again; but the good feeling and good sense
Of the people will triumph over these de-
vices, as they haUe dOLe over many others.
The good results Of the Centennial at
Boston are, we hope, only faint promise
Of the still greater good to be accomplished
next year at the National Centennial in
Philadelphia.
Charleston Is. g. News and Courier.
Already, only the echoes of the cheering,
of the kindly words, Of the patriotic ad-
dresses, Of the strains Of martial music re-
main to us, VIII the new friendship Of
June II, 1874, pass away like these? 1t
will not, The South has learned to look
10 the United States as her government, to
the United Stases flag as her flag, and
understands that the grievances she has
must be removed, and can only be removed
by peaceful and constitutional means We
are all American citizens, with one fac,
one country, one destiny. That is the
Bunker Hill platform, and so it shall stand,
let us hope and pray, for all time to come.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02
TEE sNAa IEWELL srRuCK.
Washington Correspondents Of the Cincinnati
Cemmereial.

ONElnCLNiuls
Postmaster General Jewell set out
manfully, and no doubt honestly at the
beginning of his term, to institute re-
forms IN his department, and it is but
Just to say that he has done a great
deal that is in the highest degree COM
mendable. But he strikes a snag every
once In a while. Among other things
that were developed by one of his
sDecial, trusty and jealous agents, was
the fact that a heavy contractor In the
Southwest was defrauding the Govern
ment daily. The report came to Jewell
with the proper recommendations and
vouchers, but the axe was arrested in
its swift down.slipping by a note from
the White House directing a stay of
proceedings and the dismissal of the
jealous special agent. The heavy con-
tractor was the Presidents personal
friend, and h. still robs the Govern
ment, while the special agent who was
discharged, is a free man, with the
world before him, unincumbered with
the binding gives Of a Government
Office,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02
THE EDITORSHIP OF THE LONDON
TIMES.

A London correspondent writes: ga
great event is said to be impending in
Printing House Square. Mr. Delane
is about to resign his position as editor
of the Times, and to be succeeded by a
Mr. Courtenay, who, for some time, has
been on the staff Of the paper, and who
came to it with the honors Of senior
wrangler of his year at Cambridge. 1t
is no secret that Mr.. Delane's Gealth is
seriously impaired. He has worn him
self out in the service; for years, with
out a days intermission, he has read
every line published in the Times, ed
ting it the while in the best sense of
that word. His Ill health is sufficient
reason for his retirement; but lima
tured people say he is going because he
has hld a series of constant Disagree
ments with Mr.. Walter ever since the
Sampson affair. That unhappy bust
ness, no doubt, gave a severe shock to
Mr.. Delane, but it is not likely that it
has anything to do with Mr.. Delane's
retirement"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02

THE Boston Herald, a national bank
organ, is honest enough to remind the
Republican press of the country that,
while denOuncing the platform Of the
Ohio Democrats, they should not for
get that the irredeemable currency we
now have, which has brought upon the
country unnumbered woes, was the
creation Of the Republican party;
that, with an overwhelming RepubH-
can majority in Congress, that body
has refused to adopt the necessary
measures to improve the currency,
stopping the contraction begun by Sec
rotary McCulloch, and applauding the
work of initiation by Secretary Bout
well.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02

IN 1870, New York city had a popu-
lation Of 942, 292, and a municipal debt
Of 500, S60,7SO. In ISL, London had
a population of 3,266,9S7. and a city
debt of S25,9I8,OOO. These figures are
imposing. The city and county debts
Of the whole Union are estimated to be
to-day 1886, 100000; but as this esti-
mate is only for those having one mil
lion and over of liabilities, the total
may be set down at a thousand million.
Add the State and national debts and
there results a heavy load for pos
tCrity.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02
THE REVENUE RAID ON SMOKERS.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
taxes on tobacco and the duty and taxes
on cigars amounted, during the last
fiscal year, to almost 100000, it is
nevertheless now sought to annoy, if
not Cypress, this industry with the most
ridiculous thing ever heard Of, in the
hape Of a stamp on every cigar. We re-
ferred to this matter few days ago,
but had no idea chat the innovation was
seriously contemplated at Washington.
Such, however, is the case, and the
principal cigar manufacturers and I'M
porters Of New York have ad-
dressed a remonstrance to the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue,
in which they insist that
set can only be a disastrous experiment
and entirely unnecessary, as the taxes
on cigars are being collected as closely
as any taxes that are collectable. The
adoption Of such a stamp would create
the most radical changes imaginable
in the manufacture as well as the i'm
portation Of cigars, and its involving
at some fixed date the stamping Of all
cigars then on hand would be ruinous
in the extreme, besides impracticable.
Again, it is patented stamp, inyOlv-
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02
B. FRANKLIN ON INITIATION.
The Old Kite-FIyer Was a SOft-Monsy
Man.


Man.
In his autobiography, page 1Sj, DR.. Ben
iamin Franklin says:
"AbOut this time, in 1870, there was
cry among the people for more paper
money, only fifteen thousand pounds being
eXtant in the province of Massachusetts,,
and that soon to DE sunk. The wealthy
inhabitants opposed any addition, being
against all paper currency, from an appre-
hension that it would depreciate, as it had
done in New England, to the prejudice of
all creditors. We had discussed this point
in our iunta, when l was on the side of ad-
ditiOn, being persuaded that the first small
sum struck In 1928 had done much good,
by increasing the trade, employment and
number Of inhabitants in the province,
since l now saw all the old houses
inhabited and many new ones build
ing. / remembered we'll that when l
first walked about the streets Of Philadel-
phia, eating my roll, | saw most of the
houses of Walnut street, between Second
and Front streets, with bills on their doors,
To let and many, likewise, on Chestnut
street, which made me then think that the
inhabitants of the city were deserving it
one after another. Our debates possessed
me so fully of the subject that 1 wrote and
printed an anonymous pamphlet on the
Nature and Necessity Of Paper Currency
It was well received by the common r''-''--
in general, but the rich men dislike
it increased and strengthened the
for more money, and they happf
have no writers among them that
to answer IL, their opposition
and the point was carried by
the House. The utility Of thi
became by experience, so evideI
after to be much disputed, so
soon 10 Eos, 900, and in 1879
since which it arose to f35(
buildings, and Inhabitants all
Geasing.'
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02

DEAN STANLEY, at the annual ban
qust of the Newspaper Press Fund in
London, said he sometimes thought
what a word "leader" was if they real
" Owed into its meaning. There are
some chapters in the Koran called the
terrific Suras," because, it is said, the
prophet's hair turned white in a single
NIGHT while he was composing them.
He thought the "terrifc Suras" of our
modern Journals must be the leaders
COMPOSED in the dead of night on some
hsart-stirring event with results which
might shake the nation. What response
--it7. what labor could he greater than
3st? It seemed to him to be one of
most unattainable, unapprOachable
fees of human workmanship that
'AlId be conceived, Speaking for
Sment Of himself, when he thought
ilt anIeffort it cost him to write even a
q sle letter, anonymous or otherwise,
one Of our great journals, address
himself to the whole reading pub
Lie Of England, he could not reflect
low intellectually greater must be the
fort of those illusions Of which he
'pst spoken.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02
The Leonard Scott Publishing Go,
BARCLAY ST., NEW YORK.
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NO s2aI
Tls ChGncery at .V'ashUiIEe.

CtTATE OF TENNESSEE, OFFICE CLERK
- and Master Chancery Court, Nashville,
June the 18th, 1s5-Levi Ferguson, Complain
ant vs. Z. l.. HARRISON ct ais, Defendants.
1t appearing from the return Of the
sheriff on the subpoena to answer issued in
this cause, that the defendant, e. L. Har-
Alison Is not % be found, so that the
ordinary process of law may be served up
on him. n is therefore ordered that said de-
PENDANT enter his appearance herein on or
before the third Monday in July next, Qs70
and plead, answer, or demur to complain
ants bill, OF the same viii be taken for con-
fsssed as 10 him, and set for hearing ex parte
and that a copy Of this order be published for
four consecutive weeks in the Nashville Union
and American.
A COpy-Attest:
NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR.,
Clerk and Master.
Campbell & Fare, Solicitors for Complainant.
feI6 oaw4t
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02
THE WEALTH OF THE UNITED
STATES SENATE.

Sharon and Jones are worth together
about eighteen millions Of dollars, aud the
following sums probably cover the property
OF all the other Senators Hamlin, $4,000;
Lot Morrill,. $4,000; EdmuGds, $4,000;
Justin Morrill, 100000; Boutwell,, $50,
600; Dawes, $4,000; Anthony, $4,000;
Burnsides, $4,000; Eaton. $4,000; Ferry,
$4,000; Conkling. 100000; Keruan, S6O,-
600; Cameron, Sl,OO0,OOO; Wallace STO,-
600; Randolph, $4,000; Frelinghuysen,
100000; Thurman, 100000; Sherman,
100000; Morton, $4,000; Mcdonald, $780,
900; Oglesby, $4,000; Logan, 100000;
Christiancy, $4,000; Ferry, of Michigan,
100000; Window, $4,000; Mcmillan,
S6OOOO, Hitchcock, SlOO,0oO; Paddock,
$4,000; Ingalls,, $4,000; Wright, $4,000;
Allison, $150,06O; Stephenson, 100000;
McCreery, 100000; Sergeant, $4,000;
Booth, 100000; Kelly, $4,000; Nipple
Mitchell, $4,000; Davis, 100000; Whyte,
$4,000; Bayard, $4,000; Salisbury, Sl5,-
600; Withers, $4,000; johnson of Vir-
ginia, so. 900; Andrew johnson, $4,000;
Cooper, $4,000; Dorsey, $4,000; Clayton,
$4,000; Patterson, 100000; Robertson,
S4OO,OOE Spencer, $4,000; West, $780,
0e0; Bruce (negrc), $4,000; MeuimOn,
$4,000; Ransom, $4,000; Gordon, Slj,-
600. Some Of these figures may be on
doubtful information; generally speaking
they are based on convenient rumOr.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02

WHILE Tennessee bonds are selling
down IN 4he forties, those of Georgia,
a State which was in the hands of the
carpet-baggers long after our emancl-
patton, are quoted as strong in Wall
street, recent sales having been made
at 1908.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02

Gov. SMITH, Of Georgia, is not so
III as has been reported-only slight
cold, with a few rheumatic twinges
thrown in. The publication of obituary
notices already in type is indefinitely
postponed. He is good for another
term In the goober-natorial chair.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02

IT would seem that Anna Dickinson
has not yet decided to step from the
platform to the stage, as she announces
that she vii lecture the coming sea-
son. The chances are altogether
against Annals success as an actress.
She is passe, and lacks both beauty and
style-fatal objections.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02

We see it positively stated by the
organs of his party that Morton will
mount the stump in Ohio for the Re
publican ticket. He did the same thing
In the last gubernatoriaI canvass, and
Gov. Allen swept the field with all ease.
As Morton is a pronounced infationist,
the step he proposes to take indicates a
predominance of that sentiment in his
party. Viewed from a financial stand
point. the present position Of parties
is fearfully mixed
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
To Printers and Publishers.
PRESSES FOR SALE.


We hare a couple Of fine secondhand
Presses for sale, which 1Ce hare used
from four to fire years, lVhich are good
ones and IN good running order.
4 Taylor Press, small cylinder, size
mine column paper. measure oftbe Union
and american. Capacity 1900 impress
sioHs per hour. In complete order and
but little tgOTn. Is HOlU. fitted for steam,
but can be run By hand Nth slight
change.
4 Drum Cylinder Potter Press, bef
size suited for a HiHe-colInlH paper. I'D.
mirably adapted to newspaper, poster
and general JOB lVOrk. Is being run nOt0
almost daily IN this Office.
In one or both Of these Presses zoe 1ViI
sell absolute bargains.
For further information # desired as
to the Presses, and for terms, address
UNION AND AAERICAN,
Nashville. Tenn.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02

RECENT European advices of a SEMI
official nature render it pretty certain
that Prince Bismarck is about to re-
tire from public. The diplomats are in
doubt, however, whether his withdrawal
will be but temporary, or whether IN
fuences hostile to his predominance
viii compel him to step down and out.
Meantime the bare rumor Of such a
contingency cannot but be received
with immense satisfaction by the Pope
and Catholic priesthood.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02

REDFELD has been sent West to in.
terFlew the grasshoppers. long after
their disappearance from the scene of
devastation. This is not enterprise.
Even Homer Halstead mods once in a
while.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02

THE Ne1g York Herald has struck up.
on new enterprise. 1t was enabled,
by system peculiarly its own, to have
telegraphed the shots made at Dolly
mount in the practice between the
American and Irish Shooting Teams,
and publishes fac SMILES of the per-
forated targets. This is putting the
cable TO some use.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02

THE New York Assessors report that
the increase of the aggregate valua-
ton of real and personal property in
that State over the previous assess
ment, is only a little less than $780,
100000. This seems almost incredible:
but lands there do not mysteriously
shrink out Of sight by the thousands
of acres, as has SO often happened in
Tennessee,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02

We agree with the Atlanta C0nstitu-
ton that the country can, without seri-
Gus danger, wait a little while longer
for its finances to be adjusted upon
such a basis as may be made pos
sible and convenient by the law
of ttade, while the further post
ponement Of a return to honest
constitutional rule must involve wide
spread ruin and the total destruction
of our liberties. This latter con-
tingency the Radical leaders are ex-
tremely anxious to avoid, and the
longer they are permitted to divert
popular attention to other issues, the
more remote will become the prospect
Of Democratic success.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02

DELAWARE and New Jersey are sad
ly puzzled to know what to do with
their peach crop. The latest estimate
is only IO.O00.0OO baskets.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02
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In Chancery at Nashville.

GTATE OF TENNESSEE, OFFICE CLERK
- and Master Chancery Court, Nashville,
June the 10th, 1S75.-PeTry & DumOnt Com
plalnants, vs.. Junius NJ. Palmer et ais, De
PENDANTS
1t appearing from affidavit fIe1 in this cause
that the defendants, JnO. G. Owens, Clark
Lane, Eldridgs Dyer, VIM. S. Kirk, Joseph f.
Kennedy, Martin Leonard, James WOOdman,
and JnO. M. Palmer, are non residents of the
State Of Tennessee; and 10 further appearing
that an attachment has issued in this case. and
has been returned levied upon the following
property: All the interest that JnO. NJ Palmer
has in and 20 certain tract or parcel Of land
lying In the Second Civil District Of Humphreys
county, Tenn, bounded as follows: Beginning
at a stake, at low water MARI on the Tennessee
river, near Jacksonville, running south So deg.
east 10 ditch leading 20 Trace Creek-chains;
thence running with said ditch north 2S deg.
east chains 10 Trace Greek with its meanders
chains; theHce along sand up said Tennessee
river sOuthwaTdly TO the beginning, containing
about y 6i5-lO10 acres, on which is situated a
steam saw mill. together with the said mill and
machinery, and dwelling-hOuse also, situated on
SAID lands Il is therefore ordered that said de-
PENDANTS enter their appearance herein on or be-
fore the fourth Monday i'm July next, (1s75,) and
plead, answer or demur 70 COmplainauts' bill, or
the same will be taken for confessed as TO them
and set for hearing eN parte, and that a copy Of
this order be published for four consecutive
weeks in the Nashville Union and American.
A COpy-Attest:
NATHANIEL BANTER. JR.,
Clerk and Master
shackleford s Bryan, Solicitors for Complain
ants. je1I Oaw4t
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02

SOvEREIGNs visiting Rome call on the
King first and then on the Pope. How
times have changed-the POpes used to
hold pre-eminence over all the mOnarchs of
~ ----l- - A. i-'t-- used to hold the
>4up on horse
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