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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-13
PROBARLE BaLEOON IIOAx.

optCIaI % INC OIulIIIIIaII OoIIIlll I1III-
LIMA, o., Aug. 1l.-Quite a sensation
was created here early this morning by
finding bag Of sand on the pavement in
front Of AshtOn's block with a note attach
ed. The sack was burst open, and had The
appearance Of being ballast from a balloon.
Ihe note was signed by Professor Mccoy,
and said he lefl v atertOwn, New York, in
a balloon last Saturday; that he had drif Ell
around, lost his bearings by the storms, did
not snow where he.was now, was -rear.y
frozen by the cold, aud as near as he cOuld
tell, was two miles above the earth. The
note was written in a fair hand, but the
spelling was rather poor.
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CUBA.

KEY WEST, FLA, Aug. IA letter
from Havana states that the passenger who
was fOrcibly taken last month from the
British mail steamer al Porto Rico by Span
ish authorities, proved to be a Colonel in
the Spanish service. BE was brought
ashore and soon afterwards shot. All for
eign COnsuls protested agaist the act. No
news of this execution is allowed by the
censorship in Havana 10 pass over the
wires,
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MEMPHIS.
Damage to Lower Plantations
The water Backed Up $50 Miles I'm
Arkansas.

Arkansas.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 12.-The river rose very
little last night and now marks a fraction
of an inch above the spring flood, and
within two inches of the danger line. The
bottom opposite this point is slowly filling,
and only four inches of the rim OF the
bank is visible, and in numerous places 1t
is running over. On this side from the
foot of Jefferson street up to the mouth Of
Wolf river, much damage is feared from
caving in Of the bank when the decline
sets in, as along this portion Of the city's
frCnt the river has been gradually cutting
away the bank for the past three or four
years.
The. latest intelligence from below is
that the water is running over at the gap
between the two leYee districts in CoahOma
county, Miss, hundred and fifty miles
below here, and badly damaged the Burk
and Butler plantations. White river is re-
ported as backed up one hundred and fifty
miles, and the Arkansas about the same,
while the baek-water in the st. Francis ex-
tends up some eighty miles.
Might Dispatch.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 12.-During the twenty
four hours ending at six O'Clock this morn
ing, the river has risen only one-third Of an
inch, and only shows thirty-three feet ten
inches flush on guage, which is a trihe
above the spring rise, and two inches below
the danger line.
Additional news from below in reference
to the crevasse at Burke's place, in the low
er end of Coahama county, Miss, states
that there is
A Gan of Twelve Miles
between the leVee districts of COahama and
Bolivar counties, and at the lowest point,
which is Burke's, private leave ihad been
constructed, which broke last Friday night,
since when the water has been pouring
through the creVasse and thence into Hush
puckany and SunflOWer. About
Three Thousand Acres Of Cotton and
Corn
have already been destroyed in that vicini-
ty. At Chicot City they report the railroad
inundated at the four and eight mile posts,
and that most Of the land between there
and Red Fork, on the Arkansas river, are
submerged. Planters are reticent in regard
to their losses, and steamboat men are not
inclined to array the planters against them
by giving information concerning the dam
age except in general terms.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-13

Queens uncle, rides by, unattended, in a
severely simple way. It is said that the
simplicity Of the Cambridge" annOys her
Majesty immensely. The old Duke de-
tests fOrmality. He is greatly beloved by
all the people, especially the army, which
be commands. And thus rOy-lty rides by.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-13
DROUTH AT DULUTH
81 Paul Press

Parties down from Duluth yesterday
represent that that place and vicinity is
suffering severely from a prolonged drouth
There has not been a drop of rain for
twelve weeks, and the grass and garden
vegetation is literally burned to a crisp,
and dai-ymeu have ceased TO supply the
citizens with milk and butter in conse-
quence of want of green prOvender for
their cows. To add TO the discomfort of
the people they are nearly strangled with
smoke, the surrounding woods having been
on fire for weeks. Much valuable pine
land is reported as being destroyed.
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ReYenue seizure.

st. LOUIS, Aug. 12.-The extensive liquor
establishment Of S. Asher Il Co., st. Joseph,
Mo, was seized yesterday by United States
Revenue officers and it is said other seiz-
ures are TO follow. w. 7. ZumbrO, OF
Sedalia, Mo-, was arrested yesterday for
operating distillery cont airy to law.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-13
FOREIGN.
The Geographical Congress in
Paris.
HOnOrs to an American Savant.
The Situation in Herzegovina
Becoming Grave
The Insurgents ReceiVing As
sistance from NeighbOr-
ing; Tribes.
War Between Abyssinia and
Egypt.
A Kew Levy of 100000 Men
in Spain.
Russia and Prussia to Support
Austria against Turkey.
War Between Abyssinia and
Egypt
A Kew Levy of 100000 Men
in Spain.
Russia and Prussia to Support
Austria against Turkey.
GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, August 1S, $50 A. M.-The
Stockton Rail Company suspended in con-
sequence Of the failure Of shaw & ThOmp-
son, iron merchants. Liabilities Of the
company estimated at 100000.
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Snoffed TaiI.
YELLOW FEVER.

Ii Makes Its Appearance In MissIs-
siPPi.
PAsCOGULA, Miss, Aug. l2.-Yellow
fever broke out here Sunday, Aug. s. 1t is
not known how it originated, but is sup
posed TO have been brought f.om Havana.
There are now 80 cases under treatment,
Of a magiinant type; Z deaths, including
DR.. Bradheld, leading physician.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-13

THE Chicago Iater-Ooean, fairly
howls over the idea of Jefferson Davis
being invited to deliver On Agricultural
address on the sacred soil of Illinois.
HarE to the hurdy-gurdy;
''The action Of the officers of the
society in bringing about this engage
ment is a gross insult to every decent
man, woman and child In the State.
The cemeteries In Winnebago county
are dotted with the graves of fallen
soldiers; the fre-sides of hundreds of
families there are desolate; the widows
and orphans of those who fell fighting
Mr.. Jefferson Davis and his reasonable
adherents, etc.
1--WE do not know as to, the result of
this performance. 1t is said that the
bitterness at Rockford over this step is
extreme, and Mr.. Davis may have the
sense to cancel an engagement which
should never have been made. If he
persists In coming, let the Ominous
silence o. the people tell him why he is
tolerated. +"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-13

PARIS, Aug. 12.-The Geographical
Congress has awarded medals Of the first
class TO the STATISTICAL bureau at Washing
ton and Prof. Hayden.
Heat in this city is excessive. Fourteen
cases Of sun-strOke are reported to-day.
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a scare at mIn RIrer, Nass

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Aug. PA flood
reservoir and dams and caused great ex.
abandoned their HOUSES and tled to the hills.
Some mills, bridges and roads were slightly
damaged.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-13

OUR good friend Mrs. MalaprOp, who is
a stauneh Protestant, has heard some talk
about the compulsory teaching ofthe mass
es. She can only say she tr1m5ies for the
safety Of the church if aryth N so POp.sh
IS the masses sho1ld be taught in H.
Pinch.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-13

a JOKE is told on Judge in this city
as follows: The first name on the jury list
was Oliver Lord, or .. Lord for short.
The Judge ordered the Clerk 10 call the
Jury, who at once commenced with go!
LOrdr7 when The Judge impatiently re-
marked; at is the jury 1 ordered You to
CALI Nor did the Judge discover his
mistake until the Clerk commenced again,
and o. Lord aTrIved.-HnOrrille CbrOR
seI8
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-13

VIENNA, Aug. 12.-It is reported that
Count AndeTsa has conferred with Russian
and German ambassadors, and they have
agreed to support Austria in any recon-
mendatiOns she might make to Turkey.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-13

COTTON was quiet and unchanged In
New York yesterday, middling being
quoted, as for several days past, at
1429I44c.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-13

EDWIN BOOTH 5 announced iO an en-
gagement in Washington during the com
ing season. This viii be The FIRST time
that member Of the B1oih f.m,ly has
been upon the Washington 5J4.r aiuce the
assassination of Liue4.!- wiu Booth
has heretofore steadily refused 70 play an
eng cement here.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-13

TENNESSEE BONDS we're firm In
New York yesterday, and the old
issue advanced to 52l, and the new
to 81.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-13

SINCE making up our alphabetical
list of Wednesday morning, the follow
ing additional names for the Senate
rial succession have been launched into
print by our State exchanges: R. III.
Burton, John BaxtNr, John II. Crozier,
Judge T. J. Freeman, II. NJ. Fulsom.
J..C. Hodges, Joseph A. Mabry, D. w,
@. Senter,and VIM. H. Stephens.
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Terms Of SlEbscrtP ttOsl.
~ MAIL Oh AT THE BUSINESS OPTIC

GOLD opened in New York yester-
day 1l32, advanced to ia, declined to
1l39, and closed at II9k..
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EGYPT.

CAIRO, Aug. 12.-The Abyssinians are
preparing to invade Egypt. The Khedive
has sent reinfOrcements 10 the border.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-13

A FAsHIoNABLY dressed young woman
puttinc on the finishing touches. was heard
Singing. backward, pin backward, OF
skiiis in your fight; make me look small
again, .ust for O-night."-ROcbester Dem
OcrOt.
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NEBRASKA.
Progress or the Harrest.


OMAHA, NEB., Aug. 12.-The HerGlds
special from nineteen of the grain growing
counties in this State give most encour-
aging reports. The grasshoppers have Ell
tirely disappeared in most places. At
Chapmanna they settled down yesterday
and night before last in vast numbers and
have hurt the corn badly. The damage to
corn in Dawson county will be less than
one tenth. Small grain throughout the
State is nearly all harvested in good condi-
tiOn. Many farmers are working day and
night to secure their crops. The weather
is very pleasant.
Spotted Tail.
FORT LARAMIE, Aug. IA courier
from the Black Hills reports that Red Cloud,
Spotted Tail, and other Indians, are near
Harney's Peak, demanding compensation
for damage done their country.
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SENATORIAL.
Pulaski citizen.


The Milan Exchange suggests Hon.
Jefferson Davis as a suitable man to
succeed Senator johnson. The Lsba-
non Herald names Hon. r. /. Caruth-
ers. We have no objection to either,
except that the former would perhaps
not be admitted. We have a distin-
guished citizen IN Pulaski, however,
whom we prefer above all others, and
to whom We sincerely think the honor
rightfnlly belongs. He is no candi-
date, however, that we know of, and
will probably never be again for any
thing. Nordo We know that he even de-
sires or would accept the position. But
his eminent ability and distinguished
services to.the country point to him as
pre-eninently the man. We need not
name him.
Lebanon Herald.
Some Of our West Tennessee con-
temporaries, claiming that that section
Of the State has never had a United
Sta,es Senator, assert that James G.
Jones was elected before his removal
to Memphis. This is a mistake. Gov.
Jones sold his residence in this county
IN the winter Of 1849, removing hence
to Memphis. He did not take his seat
IN the Senate until March, 1851, and
was, at the time Of his election, resi-
dent Of Memphis. The point is one of
small importance, but it is as well to be
accurate about 1t.
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WASHINGTON.

Badeau Gets His Commission.
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RAILROADS.
DOIngs Of the MonOpOIIsts.


BALTIMORE, Aug. 12.-Vice-P President
King, of the Baltimore and Ohio, and Vice
President Cassatt, ofthe Pennsylvania Rail
road, with other officers of the two roads,
held a select conference 10 decide on ad-
justed freight rates from Baltimore and
Philadelphia to the West, to meet the ad-
vance on the Erie and New York Central,
which goes into effect Friday. The result
Of the conference was an agreement 10
slightly advance rates from westward, but
to keep them below the figure of New York
roads. Vice President CaSsatt expressed
the opinion that the Central and Erie
would in few days come to an under
standing with his company and the Balti-
more and Ohio, and that they would all
then work in harmony.
A Foreign Representative.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Sir Edward Wat
kin, NJ. p, who represents the bOnd-hold-
ers' and stock holders commission of
the Erie Railway in England, has ar
rived.
Cairo and VIncennes.
CAIRO, ILL, Aug. 12.-The Cairo and
Vincennes railroad track is eight inches
under water for mile and half between
Mt. Carmel aud st. Francisville, En-
bankments are washed in several places
from two to four hundred feet near the
Wabash river, and will require a week to
repair for regular trains. A mixed train
will run daily between Cairo and Mt.
Carmel
The Northern Pacific Sale.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-The Northern
Pacific Railroad was sold to-day to the
purchasing committee of the bOnd-h0lders
for the nominal sum of one million dol
lars; there was no competition.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-13

Whitley, nominee for Congress in Ore
gOn by the Independent Convention, de-
clines to run, his acceptance being cOndi-
tiOnal on endorsement by the Republican
Convention. Tire Independents May make
another nomination.
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OREGON.
PoILtLes ON the PacIGe sIope.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1z.-The plat
form of the Oregon Independent State Con
ventiOn favOrs resumption Of specie pay
ments; repeal Of the act doubling the Pres
ident's salary; favors river and harbOr i'm
prOvements; legislative control Of freighls
reimbursement to Oregon of MOdoc wal
expenses by the general government.
The Republican state Convention
met. The platform declares adhesion tC
the Union; sovereignty Of the general gov
ernment; approves the national adminisEra'
tiOa; favors the policy of arbitration be
tween governments; resumption of specie
payments; revision Of the patent laws; leg
islative control over corporations; sanctions
internal improvements; opposes the third
farm rnouarnanf
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Tricks of the Whisky Ring.
Smuggling on the Western Lakes.
Commissioned.

WASHINGTON, August 12.-The Presi-
dent has signed the commission of Adam
Bardeau, to be Minister resident at Brus-
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The Southern Pacific Railroad.
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AGrand Indian POw-wOw.
An August snOy

The Signal Office reports it was showing
on Pixies Peak this evening, and the tenn
perature thirty-three degrees.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-12-17
HON. DAVID REA ON THE
SALARY GRABBERS.

We are informed that Hon. David
Rea. during the anvas Cor dis cleo
ton TO Congress, was very serer i'll
his denunciations Of the Salary
Grabbers," and took frequent occa-
sion to define his own position there
on before t~he'people. Since he took
his seat in Congress he has had M
other opportunity to define his posi-
ton on the same subject, and he did
50 by voting tor onC of their number,
II. c. Kerr, for Speaker, who was
elected by Democratic House. Now
let us hear from him on the currency
question. We are told during the
canvass he favored ''expansion"-an
increase of volume. Maybe he may
Yet make a ''hard money" record.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-12-17

THE labors of Hamilton Cook,
State Temperance Lecturer, and or
Canning agent for the l. O. O.. T., at
Maysville, recently, were crowned
with unusual success. He delivered
two lectures in that place. At the
close Of the first, forty-five men and
womea signified their willingness to
take the lifelong obligation, and at
the close Of the second the number
was swclled to one hundred and
twcnty-seven. They we're all daily
initiated. Verify, a temperance tidal
wave seems to have struck that viii
cage. \ correspondent writing of
these things says that at is the opin-
lon Of nearly all that the labors and
efforts OF Hamilton Cook will ever
be green in the memories Of the good
people Of Maysville."
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-12-17
Stray Notice.

Taken up by Robert NJ. Cole, living
in Jackson Township, in Andrew Coun-
tv, State of Missouri. and posted before
the undersigned, Il Justice of the Peace
OF SAID County, n steer. two wears
old past, red and white lined back, part
of face white and belly white, branded
with figure 3 on both horns. and Il
brand on right hip, not di>tinguishable.
smooth crop off left ear; no other marks
Or brands, and appraised ut sixteen dol
lars by Joseph Berry and Theodore
Beasley, who were by me sworn for
that purpose. \ true copy Of the entry
on my stray book.
JADE POWELL, J. P.
Dee. Il, Tj-nO9-W4.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-12-17
The END OE THE ST.

THE END OF THE TEXAS STEER
The end OF that ungainly animal, The
Texas steer, is near at hand. Soon
his long horns and angular frame will
no longer be seen. The sh%ort-horn is
fast s%upplanting him. Thousands of
bulls of improved blood have been ia
ken not only into Texas. but into
Colorado, Nebraska. Kansas. Dakota,
and other places where the Texan
cow was the only available stock with
which to start an improved herd. At
ter the young stock become old
enough to breed, the Texan cattle
are marketed, and we are now ''run-
ming the emptyings." SO to speak, of
the Texans. Even the Indians are
improving their Cherokee stock in
the same manner. In two or three
years more the main bulk of the cat
tie will be short-horn grades, and a
great and steady demand will be
made upon eastern herds for bulls for
breeding. Not for fancy stock, but
for equally good, but less fashionable.
pure short-hOrns. The present out
look is altogether in favor of stock
raising as the most profitable branch
Of farming, both in the East and
West: and it is certain that there is
no other that is less exhaustive TO the
soil.-Turf, Field and Farm.
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From the Holt County Times, Sth. !
THE GID GRADE.

\ meeting was held in Savannah
recently for the purpose of urging
the adoption by the Quincy. Missouri
Il Pacific Railroad. of the route from
kirksvillc to Savannah and from
there override old grade of the Platte
County road to Forest City, and
thence to White Cloud. That this
rouIe is Il practicable one admits OF
no doubt, the grading from Savannah
to Forest City with most of the nla
sonry was nearly completed in 1861,
when the var put an end to the WORK
ana there is no doubt bGI by canvass
inc the matter earnestly thar cOnsld-
cradle aid might be secured along the
line. The country along the lile is
generally wei! timbcred, and the pco-
pie might be relied on to furnish ties
enough to prepare the road bed for
the iron.
Il this route should meet with IA
vorable consideration it would Of
course interfere with the eXpecta-
tions OF the people along the Mound
CITY route, but that it will prevent
the construction of a road across that
part Of the county we do not think
possible as the route from Graham to
Rulo is equal in natural adyanta-
gcS to any other across the county.
There are several roads across Iowa,
the b. 4 VI. and No. Iowa and Ncb.,
that desire and must have South
Western connections, and to sccure
thcln RJKst cross Holt county To do
so several good routes are offered.
The Valley of the big Tarkio offers
an excellent one, little Tarkio anOth-
er. and the low divide between the
hradwatcrs of the Schuyler and Da-
Wis creeks another. The old grade
from Savannah to Forest City pre-
sentS another and affords advantages
not enjoyed by some of the others
which some company will eventually
see III a proper light. In order TO
bring the Importance of the matter
sooner to the attention of railroad
men than might otherwise be done,
the present movement vas inaugural
ted and We are told that the prospect
is receiving favorable consideration
from prominent rail road men. and if
they could think that the people
tioIIS ttkS liHC "otlt III tliCll III LII
way it would 20 far towards insuring
the building of the road.
The number of ties required per
mile, to fully prepare the road for the
iron is 1112. The distance from For
est City to Savannah is about twenty
miles which would take 22.240 ties.
222 persons then, by contributing an
average of 100 ties each, could pre-
pare the road from Savannah to For
est City for the iron: this then with
the grading and masonry already
nearly completed would show a good
balance i'm favor of this route, and
brings what has heretofore been Civ
Ell up as impracticable, within the
range of possibility.
Holt county has about $4,000 in
vested in this grade: now, would it
not be wise to try. by little work to
get something out of it?
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-12-17

DISGRACEFUL CONTEST.-Louis-
vile. Dec. 3.-SOme weeks ago diff
Guilty at Corydon, Ind, occurred be.
tween a man and his wife, named AL
cXander, over the burial of a child.
She is a Catholic and he a Protestant.
and upon the death of the child he
had it buried III a Protestant grave
yard, which caused trouble, and she
had it buried in a Catholic burying
ground. The child was subsequently,
taken up and buried in the Protestant
cemetery. Since that time the re-
manning child has been a bone OF con-
tcntion, the mother insisting on rails
ing it Catholic, and he declared it
should not be. The trouble culmina-
ted in the seizure of the child by the
mother last week. and on Saturday
she came to this city. The father of
the child came up and made Il search
for the little girl, finding her Tues
day evening. Yesterday morning the
father left for Corydon with his little
girl. eight years Of age, the wife hav-
ing been left behind in this city.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-12-17

ST. Louis, Dec. IA dispatch
from Attorney General Pierrcpont t 0
District Attorney Dyer, says: The
commission Of Col. J. O. Broadhead
As special counsel i'll the whisky pros
ccuti0n has been forwarded, also a
retainer OF $1,000.
Another dispatch says that the
President desires that ex-Gov. Thos.
8. Reynolds he engaged to assist Col.
3rGadhpad. Mr.. Reynolds has been
preferred the appointment and has
declined but for reasons which have
rOt vet transDired.