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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-08
MISSION WORK.
Annual Meeting Of the WOman's Bible
Mission Of NashViIIe-An Interesting
Report.

Annual Meeting Of the WOman's Bible
Mission Of NRshViIIe-An Interesting
Report.
The first annual meeting Of the man
ayers Of the Woman's Bible Mission Of
Nashville, was held in McKendIee Church
az o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. ID. II. McIavOcs, the corresponding
secretary, submitted the following report:
eAs soon as practicable AFTER the meeting
Of Jan. 6, the executive committee met, TO
consider the most feasible plan to carry on
the home work. Il was decided to divide
the work out among the members Of the so
ciety, thus giving each and all an OppOrtu-
nifty to WELD personal influence for good,
and thereby improving our spiritual con-
ditiOn. -Four ladies were appointed q
visiting committee for one month.
The following are encouraging results
tWenty-seven families have been visited
some were found in very destitute circum-
stances and administered TO bOsh spirit
ually and temporarily. Relief has been
given to twelve families; 70 some, clothing,
others, provisions, and money expended for
their necessities to the amount of twelve
dollars. Two regular prayer meetings have
been established, the attendance on which
was very encouraging. Every family was
the owner of a Bible. Christian friends,
''the harvest truly is plenteOusi' it remains
for you to decide if the labO7ers shall be
few. Very cheering letters have been re-
ceived from Mrs. Lambeth, since the
last meeting, relating to our foreign
work, and truly our efforts in China
are a veritable success Pictures have
been received of our little scholars in class
being taught by their native converted
teacher, educated some years ago by the
Sunday school of the Methodist Church in
Lebanon, Tenn, and also Of our Chinese
Bible Women, whom Mrs. l. represents as
very Jealous and doing much good. We
are glad to tell you, Mrs. Lambeth Is now
on her way to the United States, aud is
expected in Nashville some time in the
month Of May. From her We can learn
all the particulars Of our work there, and
perhaps receive valuable suggestions. It
is a happy reflection that We are COutribu-
ting our mite 10 aid in carrying out the in
junction Of the Savior, $50 We into all the
world aud preach or teach the Cos
pel to every creature" If We cannot 60, it
is a sacred obligation to send, as was so
fOrcibly put forth BY the author Of the
prize missionary essay. Our senior mission
airy secretary was recently inteTr1gated as
to why the Northern Methodist Church
was so successful in her missionary fields,
occupied so much ground and contributed
50 literally in means? The reply was,
aher women are such earnest ana active
workers" Lot US treasure this in our hearts,
alongside the trite prOyerb, "a hint 10 the
wise is sufficient"
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Mrs. I. d. Fife, the Treasurer, reported
that the amount Of money on hand was
S218 10. Of this amount $3.50 had been
raised by mite parties, and the rest by an
nual subscribers.
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QUARTERLY COURT.
What the J. P.'s Did Yesterday and
What They Didn't Do.

Action ON the Railroad Taxation
Question Deferred - Building the
County Asylum Removed Farther
Into the Future-CrimInaI Court
Room 10 be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ton for the AsyIums-The Poor
house 20 be SOId-RePOFts OF Com
mitfees-Greaf smoke and No Fire.
The County Court met again at 10
O'Clock yesterday morning, Judge FERRIS
in the chair and quorum present.
REPORTS.
The Jail Commissioners reported: Num-
Der Of prisoners on hand Jan. 4, 1915, IS;
received since, 123; total, POI. Prisoners
disposed Of: Sent TO the State prison, %;
county wOIk-hOuse, "A; Insane Asylum, i;
Hospital, /; other counties, y; released,
II; escaped, zone being recaptUred); total
disposed of, ia. Number remaining on
hand April ), 1915, AZ. White prisoners,
so; cOiOred, III.
The health Of prisoners was good and the
Jail in a neat and healthy condition.
TAX LEVY FOR 1873.
Justice Maxey, chairman of the commit
tee appointed 1t the January term, 1919,
with instructions 10 report the levy neces-
sary to be made on properly and privileges,
submitted the following as the result Of
their deliberations:
"The tax on real and personal property
should be as follows: "FOr ordinary pUr-
poses, 2 mills; railroad coupon purposes, /
mill; school purposes, mill; special rail
road bond purposes, 2 withdrawing in all
6 mills, the aggregate amount Of the cOUn-
ty taxes for last year (lSf4)
'FOll tax, fOT school purposes, $l.OO.
eTax on merchants: Privilege or capital
tax ordinary, mills; railroad coupons, /
mill; schools, l mill; railroad special,
withdrawing g mills. Ad yalOrem
tax-ordinary, . mills; railroad coupons,
mill; schools, I mill; railroad special,
mills-aggregating mills. Total tax on
merchants, Y mills, the same as last year.
privilege licenses (other than mer-
chants) should be taxed one-half the
amount Of the State tax on each, except
pawnbrokers' licenses, which shall be 500
to be divided as follows: One-quarter 70
schools, one-quarter 10 ordinary, one-quar-
ter 10 railroads to pay coupons and interest,
and one. quarter 70 special railroad fund.
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Particulars Of the Annapolis Election
Riot.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, April Ga number
Of the most respectable and influential citi-
zens were at the polls at the time and all
agree that the negroes were the aggressOrs.
II is positively asserted that Williams, who
commenced the firing, was trst shocked
down BY a cOlOred man and while down
and being assaulted drew his pistol and
fred two shots, both taking effect. After
wards the second assault was made by
negro upon a white man with 4 cudgel,
and an indiscriminate firing between
whites and blacks took place, some 10 or
20 shots being fired; Of these, ten took eff
feet, two white men and eight negroes be-
inc shot. OF the latter VIM. Dorsey was
killed, John Bell was shot in the mouth
AMI back. Edward Lee in the back, James
Mathews in the chin, Henry Cooper in the
law, Dan. Brashears in the breast and Hen
Nv Tilghman in the head. II was stated
this morning that Bell and Cooper will
probably die. The disturbance was finally
auelled by the whites Of both parties etiec-
tLolly interfering to cause a cessation al
ter the negroes had retired, otherwise they
would have been followed by the exaSpera-
ted crowd and more serious consequences
would have followed.
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THE sfeCLELLRSs N EGYPT.
Louisville COurier-JOurual.


MIS-. Gen. Mcclellan writes many pages
10 her mother. Ms. Gen. Marcy, about her
winter on the Nile. The khedive has
been most polite and attentive 10 Gen. Nc
TleIIsD and family. He gave them permits
20 visit his wonderful gardens on the Nile.
Cen. and MIS-. Mcclellan have two in
taresting childTen-AIay, aged thirteen, and
MAY. aGed nine. The party has consisted
az the parents, children, 2 gOvemesS, and
fIsa Arabs who have been guides as well as
servants. The party have nayiEaied the
Nile as far as ordinary boats penetrate.
They have enjoyed u. interrupted good
health and perfect happiness and content.
The General will remain abroad with his
family until August. On q former Occa-
SION they lived in Europe four years. Be
Eore going 20 Egypt, Gen. and Mrs. Nc
sleiian were entertained a5 Florence by
she Count and Countess Piano, who own
one of the finest palaces in Italy. The
house is eight hundred feet long and as
many wide. Tie frescoing was executed
by TintOrretto and other famous painters.
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CONDENSED TELEGR49s.

a heavy rain storm prevailed throughout
the section of Nebraska of which Omaha is
the center, Tuesday night.
Gen. Ord AMI family and aids left Oma-
Ia, yesterday, for San Antonio, Texas.
The specie shipments from New York
Yesterday amounted to $4,000 in silver
bars.
The United States steamer Dispatch has
arrived at Pensacola, and the Senatorial
excursion party will leave for the North,
overland.
Two regiments of. infantry and one Of ar
tilleTy have been ordered by Gov. Hartranft
to Hazleton, the scene of the riots by miners
in the Pennsylvania coal region.
A fire broke out in one Of the mines at
Stockton, Pa, yesterday, and the striking
miners refused to assist in putting it out.
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LOUISVILLE.
The Court Of Appeals Declares gOnes
Eligible 10 she CIerKship of that
Tribunal.

Tribunal.
LOUISVILLE, April IA special to the
COurier-JOURdi SAYS the Court Of Appeals
to-day decided in favor Of the defendant in
the case Of the Commonwealth Of Kentucky
vs.. L. c. Jones. IL will be remembered
that Jones was elected Clerk of the Court
Of Appeals last summer by majority Of
over $1,000. Afterward the State Contest
ing Board decided him Ineligible to the pO-
sitiOn on the ground that he had accepted
a challenge to fight q due, which act the
Constitution Of the State provides shall
make the person so doing ineligible to any
Office. After the decision of the Board
was rendered, Jones declined 70 surrender
the position in-S which he had been in
stalled, and was indicted by the gand jury
for usUrpatiOn of Office. Judge Men amaTa,
Of the Frankfort Circuit Court, dismissed
the Indictment aud declared that the Con-
testing Board had no jurisdiction in, the
case. Upon appeal the case was taken by
the Commonwealth 20 the court Of highest
resort. which to-day affirmed the decision
of the lower court. This is regarded as
finally SisLosiag Of the matter. The case
has attracted great S,,sH..2n in Kentucky,
because Of the novelty Of the points in
yolved, and is complicated by the Governor
I having issued a proclamation ordering a
| new election 10 fl! the Office thus declared
vacant by the COntesting Board.
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A SOUTHERN GRASS.

bermuda grass was introduced into
Greene county about fifty years ago 10y Alr.
Ezekiel Park, who procured 10 near Peters
burg. Va. whittier It was brought from the
stand of bermuda. For several years twas
considered a igrest curse upon The
,,Ia,,tiDg interest q the county, but
P IIe developments il,r of the last few
lar. tll9 have exploded this notion, and it is
now M regarded by many as areal blessing IN
Jisruise. While it is an inveteratc enemy
to tot the ,-'' growth of com and cotton, IS : a
indeed. an equal. in the whole catalogue OF o.
a-asses. \ single acre in this county, well
Sof i'm this grass. yh.lled the enormous
amount Of 10000 pounds Of cured lay from
4 single cutting.
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WASHINGTON.
What the Presidents Amnesty
Does Not Do.
What Is Uncle Sam Going to Do
About 1t?

The Presidents Proclamation OF Am
nessF Does KOt Restore COnGscated
Property.
WASHINGTON, April I'm the Court of
Claims, John Nate sued for ST., 600, being
the proceeds of the sale Of his property in
West Virginia, cOnfscated during the war
for alleged treason and rebellion. BE
claimed that the Presidential pardon re-
instated him in all his rights OF property,
and consequently entitled him to the above.
Judge LOring delivered an opinion adverse
to the claim, as Congress expressly provides
that no money shall be drawn from the
Treasury except by appropriation, cOnse-
quently the President is positively exclud-
ed from any national control Of property.
It does not authorize him to restore forfeit
ed property, and the proclamation of Dec.
p, 1868, under which the claimant was
pardoned, does not restore cOnfiscated prop
erty. The petition was dismissed.
Is Uncle sam Going 10 RePudiate2
Special % the Cincinnati Commercial
Jay GOuld's agents are anxiously en-
deav0ring 70 discover whether the Govern
ment will refuse to pay the Interest on the
Union Pacific bonds soon to mature. If
the Treasury Department should decide
that the law requires nOn-payment, II is
said that the Jay Gould clique would soon
become a bear, instead Of bull, in Union
Pacific stock.
international Postage.
The P0stofiice Department has inforna-
ton that nine of the fifteen countries rep
resented at the International Postal Con-
vention have ratified the international
postal treaty.
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THE ELECTIONS.
RHODE ISLAND.

The Largest Vote Ever Cast-NO Flee
ton by the PeOPIe-The Assembly
Badly Mixed.
PROVIDENCE, April THE State cleo
ton occurred to-day. The question Of the
repeal Of the prohibitOry law partially broke
No political parties, and renders the ciassi-
ticaiion Of lie Assemblymen impossible.
There is. no election Of Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor, but the remainder Of the
Republican State ticket is elected by large
majority. Ii was the largest vote ever
given in the Slate. With three wards and
three towns TO hear from, Henry Lippitt,
regular Republican, supported by the
liGucr league, fOE Governor, has I,Oo4;
Rowland Hazard, Independent Republican,
supported 10y tie ProhibitiOnls,s, has u
500. and ChaS. r. Cutter, Democrat, 4,545.
In this city only three ASsemblymen are
elected. and they were run on the Repub-
lican and Democratic tickets. Whether
Limit or Hazard shall be elected probably
depends upon the result Of a subsequent
election Of Assemblymen in this city.
SECOND DISPATCH.
PROVIDENCE, April 7.-Returns from
the entire State, except Block Island, give
Hazard sos, Lippitt S,22G, Cutler ., l5e.
The majority for the Republican candidates
for Secretary Of State, Attorney General
and Treasurer IS between 1000 and r.
600.
The vote is the largest ever cast in this
State, with one exception. Hazard has
plurality in the city and county Of Irovi-
deuce and the counties Of Newport and
Washington, and Cutler has = plurality in
Kent and Bristol counties. There are 20
vacancies in the General Assembly, and tho
election Of Governor depends upon the
party successful in filling the vacancies at
The next trial. The choice is between Haz-
zard and Lippett. The friends of the lat
ter claim a majority Of members so far
elected.
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MEMPHIS.
Right 10 Tax BnnI, stocks.

MEMPHIS, April Judge Heiskill, Of
the First Circuit Court, has decided that
the CITY has a right TO tax the shares OF
both residents and n0n-resideniS in the ma
tiouaI banks Of this SLy.
Murder Of n County Court CIerh.
At Brownsville last evening RObJ. Med
lin. County Court Clerk, was shot and
killed ia His Office 10y two brothers named
Henry aud Ely Bond. The former was the
LAWYER and administrator If an estate, dur
inc the settlement Of which some days ago,
he had an alteration in regard to the
clerks fees, which resulted in the brothers
gOiugt0 Mediums office for satisfaction, and
II is reported that on entering the Office,
Henry produced a pistol, when Medlin
arose and said, Il am unaImed.' Without
renlviug, Henry Bond fired, Medlin closed
vith him and az cmpted to seize the pistol,
ven Ely fired several shots aud he fell
dead. ta-ing been shot eight times. The
PONDS surrruuegad themselves, and were to
have am exaInigatioE today. The affair
nod Great excitement, as Ila parties are
1,rrniucIt citizens. Medliu leaves q wife
and child.
Suicide ef a MississiPPiau.
A dispatch % the Associated Press from
Co-inlh, Miss. tonight says shat Judge Jas
= Stewart. q prominent lawyer ard eL-
Nav0r. and formerly United States Marshal
of tina, District, committed suicide this
evening. No particulars.
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CHEAT BRITAIN.
wOman's Rights in Parliament.


LONDON, April IA considerable pOr-
ton of to-day's session of the House Of
Commons was consumed in debate on the
bill introduced by Mr.. Fawcett to enable
unmarried women 10 vote at elections for
members of Parliament. Mr.. SmOllet said
agitation emauated from a number Of
turbulent women in America. The bill,
if Lassed, would enfranchise women who
gained their livelihood by immortality. The
House, upon a division, refused to order
the bill. DisraeH voted with the minority.
The Investigation Commenced.
BRUSSELS, April THE public prose-
cutors at Liege opened an investigation to-
day into the Duchesne plot for the assassi-
nation Of Prince Bismarck. This action
was taken in consequence OF the German
note to the Belgian Government.
VIII Not Go 90 Italy.
BERLIN, April by advice On his ply
sicians, Emperor William has abandoned
his proposed journey to Italy to visit King
Victor Emanuel. The Crown Prince and
Crown Princess will go instead.
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SAN FRANCISCO.
Disastrous Fire and Loss Of Life from
An Ewnlosfo,a of Giant Powder

Disastrous Fire and Loss Of Life from
an Explosion Of Giant Powder.
SAN Francisco, April There was
a disastrous fire and loss Of life this after
noon at the corner of Spear and Harrison
streets, caused by an explosion of giant
powder in a frame building adjacent to
HathaWay's bonded warehouse. A num-
Der Of frame buildings occupied as saloons
and dwellings were blown TO fragments.
The walls Of the warehouse were crushed
and the whole in a few moments a mass
Of flames. Men, women and children
were crushed in the falling ruins
or persisted in the flames.
1t is impossible at present
to ascertain the number Of lives lost or per-
sons injured. The fire is now under con-
troll and confined 70 the immediate vicinity
of the explosion. The loss in the bonded
warehouse is not less than half a million
dollars. Search is being made in the ruins
as promptly as the fire will admit for the
recovery Of the ladies. Three have been
taken out thus far, and it is thought sew
eral others, but in the confusion prevailing,
il is impossible to ascertain.
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MISSOURI.
democratic victory in st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, April 7.-Reported returns
from all the precincts in the city give Bar
ret CDem) for IIayor 12,949, Overstalz
Gud.) 1913, Mcguire tRep.) 4,445. Bar
rat's plurality is IA. The remainder OF
the Democratic ticket is elected by MAORI
ties ranging from G57 to 5,T9S. The re-
turns for COuncilmen are Tot fully re-
ported yet.
TThe vote fol. Mayor is wrongly stated,
but we have no means Of correcting it
UNION AND AMERICAN.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-08

ACTING GOYERNOE KELLOGG has
appointed Col. Jack Wharton Adju-
tant General of the State militia Of
Louisiana. As Wharton is a dis
tinguished ex-Confederate, and was
member Of the Wharton Returning
Board that declared McEnery elected
in 1872, the people are asking what
Kellogg means.
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FOREIGN.
The Row Between Prussia and
Belgium.
Defeat of WOman's Rights in the
British Parliament.
GERMANY.
A RumOr as 20 Prussia's Attitude To-
wards Belgium.

A RumOr as 20 Prussia's Attitude To-
wards Belgium.
LONDON, April 1.-The Paris eonespOn-
dent of the Times states that Prussia sent
notes TO the other powers on the subject OF
the correspondence with Belgium, and de-
clared she would await the result OF the
Duchesne investigation. The eorrespon-
dents information is probably incomplete,
as the trfviality of the German complaints
don't seem to justify the subsequent sig
nifcant expressions. The gravest feature
Of Prussia's note is that its complaints are
directed against Belgians generally, whose
attitude is considered hostile towards Ger
many.
The London Times on GOV. Tilden.
LONDON, April s, 9 A. M.-The Times
saws in an article on Gov. Tilden's message
concerning the canal frauds: We all know
that at heart the American nation is as
sound as our own, and equally capable Of
noble impulses. The malpractices thus
exposed are inexcusable, but She corruption
is not deep-seated, and is by no means
Characteristic of the American people.
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MAZE. OLGA DE JANINA, a Russian
princess, recently chastised n. Paul Cas-
sagnac, Of the POris rays, INA public cafe
Nine. Janina wrote the memoirs ola Cos
SACK in which Able List was pictured;
the Pays denounced it pretty sharply. So
the lady dressed herself in male attire,
went 10 the Cafe Ia Paix, where the wri-
tiers for that journal are sometimes found,
and, finding there only N. de Cassagnac,
had few words with him, and then slash
ed him severely in the face with light
cane,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-08

THE United States Treasury at
Washington now holds S380,6l9,600 in
United States bonds to secure national
bank circulation, and SlG.SO2, 200 to
secure public deposit. The national
bank circulation outstanding amounts
TO S3l9. 659. $40, Of which s., 3S9, 500 are
notes issued to gold banks. Adding
the greenbacks outstanding ,229,-
O0O-we have a paper circulation Of
SOS. SIS. 376.
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NEBRASKA.

Division Of the Municipal Offices.
OMAHA, NEB April The municipal
election yesterday resulted in the election
Of Col. Chase, for mayor; Ludlow, clerk;
and five c0uncllmen are Republicans. The
Democrats elected the treasurer, marshal,
police Judge and one councilman.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-08

HORACE MAYNARD, recently APP
pointed United States Minister to Tur-
key, is a prominent member Of the Pres
byterian Church, and Vice President
of the American Bible Society.
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KANSAS.

The Republicans Garry the Municipal
EIectEOus-BIOOdy work at LeaTen-
worth.
I.EAvENW ORTIZ, Ks, April G.-The mu-
uicipal election here to-day caused great
excitement. The straight Republican and
Democrat tickets were run entire. The
Republican ticzet is elected with one or
two exceptions. Tie City Council and
Board of Education are both largely Re
ruhllcar. During the day there were
several fights. Ephraim Russell was Sc
yerelv cut in the head. Mr.. Williams had
a cash cut in his forehead three inches
long. Charles Mulvarcn stabbed a colOred
man. named Hampton Dean, in the shout
der with a dirk. Topeka has gone Repub-
lican.
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THE Court Of Claims at Washing
ton has decided that the Presidents
proclamation Of amnesty Of Dec. %,
1868, does not restore cOnfscated prop
ertV
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-08

TWENTY DOLLARS conscience money
was received at the United States
Treasury in Washington Saturday
from Pittsburgh, Pa.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-08

In the election in Rhode Island yes
terday politics was almost wholly ig-
nored. The contest was between the
Prohibitionists and the liquor dealers,
with the chances pretty evenly divided.
The result depends upon the elections
TO fill vacancies IN the Legislature.
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Ueavy Jadgmenf Tor mack Taxes.

CINCINNATI, o., April The suit
brought by W. NJ. Ampt, attorney for the
state Of Ohio, against Hamilton county for
taxes withheld since 1852, was to-day de-
cided by the referee in favor Of the state.
The entire claim was allowed, excepting
interest, the amount Of the judgment being
S37,2TG.
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Ohio Democrats Rejoicing Over tie
Recent Victories.

COLUMBUS, April The Democrat.
held a large meeting al the west front oi
the State-house tonight, Go Tejoiee over the
recent Democratic victories. Speeches
were mada by Gov. Alien, Senator Thur
man and others.
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THERE was great disappointment
over the Connecticut election at the
White House. The Washington cor
respondent Of the Cincinnati Times
says: There is 10 disposition on the
part Of the Administration to deny
that the result Of the Connecticut cleo
ton is a very great surprise, and en-
tirely different from what they ex-
r,ao+a1