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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-10-14
MERE.MENTION.

Jefferson Davis delivered an address at the
agricultural fair at Hopkusville, Kentucky
his native place-last Friday sy'''''''"'At a
wedding in Dalton. Georgia, recently, the ice
cream was favored with peach leaves, and OF
the persons who ate Of it, three died. ''Fires,
occasioned by gases evolved from the tobacco
by peculiar atmospheric phenomena, de-
stroyed a number of tobacco barns and a large
quantity of the weed in Robinson county,
Tennessee, last week. '.''".' The directors OF
the Mississippi Valley Trading Company are
in conference with the executive committee of
the National Grange concerning direct trade
in Grange products '.'''''The Supreme Court
of the State of New York has refused to va
cate the order for Tweeds arrest, or reduce
his bail from $4,000, 900. ''''''"'In Cncin.
nati 1000 horses are suffering more or less
with cough and swelled glands. '''''''''The
fund for an equestrian statue of Gen. Lee, at
Richmond, now amounts to 100000. ''"''The
proposed Democratic Convention in Louisi-
ana is dscountenanced by nearly all the lead.
ing Democrats of the State, and it is probable
that the project will be abandoned. ''"''There
is still trouble between Rev. Mrs. Olym pia
Brown Willis and her congregation at Bridge
port, Connecticut; but it isn't because the
Rev. Olympia has been too intimate with any
of her sisters. '..'.'...A new and unknown dis.
ease has killed 1000 hogs in the vicinity Of
Columbus, Ohio, within month. '''''''''l In
the circuit court of Columbia county, Geor-
gia, Judge Gibson instructed the jury to the
effect that an officer who shoots man whom
he is trying to arrest for petty ofense, is
guilty of murder. ''''''"' Westervelt, convicted
of being implicated in the abduction of Char
ley Ross, has been sentenced to seven years
solitary confinement ''''''''.General Toombs
delivered an address at Warrenton, Georgia,
last Thursday, on the currency question,
taking strong ground in favor of hard money.
The horse disease is rapidly spreading in
sections of Pennsylvania. '''''Atlanta, Geor-
gia, has population of $4,000.
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EDITORIAL INKLINGS.

Illness of Mr.. Stephens.
- The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel Of
Tuesday contains the following in reference
to the recent illness of Hon. A. H. Stephens
Information was received in this city yes.
terday that Hon. A. H. Stephens was very i'll
at his residence at Crawfordvile. Mr.. Ste
pheus was quite i'll last Wednesday, but re-
covered. Saturday he was again attacked,
and more severely than before. From par
ties who came down on the passenger train of
the Georgia Railroad we learned that Mr.. Ste
phens was suffering excruciating agony yes
terday. A dispatch was forwarded to DR.. H.
H. Steiner, requesting his presence as soon as
possible He left last evening for Crawford
Vile. We trust that the attack will be but
temporary. The people, not only of the
Eighth District, but ofthe whole country, will
anxiously await news from Liberty Hall.
The Story of the Tramp.
I'VE published last week statement
taken from the Cincinnati Enquirer, to the
effect that tramp recently committed to a
station.house in that city, represented himself
as Major.General w. H. Wheeler, formerly
of the Confederate Cavalry. This gave rise
to the supposition that if the tramp were not
an mpostor-which was the most probable
theory-that the leader of "Wheelers Cav
airy" the most thoroughly debased organiza-
ton in the Confederate Army, had really
come to want. But the Augusta Chronicle
dispels the story related by the Enquirer. The
Chronicle says the name of the Confederate
cavalry leader is Joseph and not William,
and that while he is neither tramp nor a
drunkard, he is in business at New Orleans.
On the subject of the same story the Colum-
bia Register states on the authority of Col.
Rion, of Winnsboro, that "Gen. Wheeler is
not in destitute condition. He is not the
victim of intemperance. He has not been to
Ohio. He is living very quietly at Cortland,
North Alabama, practicing law successfully,
running farm pro6tably, and part owner in
store in the place which has a good trade"
Exhibition Of the Keely Motor.
There was a private exhibition of the
Kelley motor at the inventors residence, in
Philadelphia, on the End instant in the pres
euce of number ofprcminent gentlemen, in
cluding Vice.Admiral Wellesley and Capt.
Gore Jones, of the royal navy. The Times
says:
"Mr. Keely showed to the satisfaction of
all, that he had the power of producing, in a
few moments, and out of the simplest ele-
ments, very considerable elastic force; so
great indeed, that being applied to large
| lever, heavily weighed, the unprecedented
pressure of 1850 pounds to the square inch
was indicated by the gauge. But as this
force was not continuous in its action, as was
shown from the fact of the gauge declining
from 1850 to 500 pounds in half an hour,
the suggestion was made by one of the British
naval officers that possibly this force could
not be made constant, and therefore would
not be calculated to do actual work. The
English officers declined to express any opin-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-10-14

ing and melting of the silver given out to sup
ply the place Of the small paper change. The
secretary Of the treasury will make some i'm
portant suggestions regarding the scheme in
his annual report"
- The sale of President Grants thorough
breds took place at St. Louis on Thursday,
and the unaccountably low prices which they
realized was the subject of comment among
the three hundred persons who attended. As
as a sample of prices, it may be stated that
the Nellie Grant team, Lady Morgan and
Oueene, which costs 81, 100, brought S112.50
Kate Haynes, thoroughbred brood mare
s45; Helen, an elegant sorrel mare, $50 /;
Topsey, the well known mare presented to the
President in 1867 by the Russian ambassador
at Washington, and kept by the President
ever since as a brood mare, $50; Butcher
Maid, pacing mare, $50; Vicksburg mare,
which was announced as the animal on which
Gen. Grant rode in his Vicksburg campaign,
was knocked off for s56; "Old Joe," the
Presidents saddle horse before the war, and
now aged and in6rm, only brought $40. 1t
is considered certain that President Grant has
sacrificed large sum of money by the per-
emptory sale of his thoroughbreds.
- The elections to take place during the
present month, make up quite formidable
list. On Tuesday elections were held in Ohio,
Iowa and Nebraska. A full list of State
officers and a Legislature were chosen in Ohio,
and in Iowa the Governor, Lieutenant-Gover.
nor, Judge of the Supreme Court, Superinten:
dent of Instruction, one half the members Of
the State Senate, and the full House of Rep
resentatives. Two amendments to the Consti
tuition were also to be voted on one authorizing
woman suffrage, and the other brings the docu:
ment into harmony with the amended Federal
Constitution by striking out the word white. ,
The election in Nebraska was for three Judges
of the Supreme Court and six regents of the
State University, and for few members of the
Legislature, to fill vacancies. More impor
tant than these will be the vote on the pro
posed new Constitution for the State. Octo
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is here now, waiting only tor funds to be dis
played to our admiring gaze. A contribution
of 500 from each county will be sufficient,
and we trust that those Of US who remember
the services of our dead brothers, will give US
the means of erecting to their memory suta'
BILE monument to perpetuate their virtues" "
1t does appear that an amount of money so
small, and in behalf of so noble a cause, merits
a prompt response from the various counties
of the State.
Rev. A. F. Dickson and Mr.. j. j. String.
fellow, were the representatives of the Presby.
terian Church of this place at the meeting of
Bethel Presbytery, which assembled at Tir.
zah Church, Union county, N. c., on Thurs
day. The Presbytery was expected to end
its session on Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Sanders and
Mr. Joshua Walker left our .own on Friday
to attend the meeting of Fairfield Associa-
citation, which held brief session at the
Baptist Church at Union c. H.
At the last meeting of the stockholders of
the c. c. & A. R. r. Company, a resolution
was submitted by C. S. Brice, ESQ.,, of this
place, and adopted, providing for the appoint
ment of a committee of eight stockholders,
whose duty would be to examine into the f.
nancial condition and management Of the af-
fairs of the Company, and report thereupon.
Mr.. Brice, who was appointed chairman of
the committee, has called for meeting of the
committee at Columbia, on Tuesday evening,
the 18th instant. Whether the report of this
committee, concerning the management of the
G. G. & A. R. r. Company, will be favorable
or otherwise, is more than I can say. Of this
fact, however, am assured that with this
management the merchants and cotton buy
ers of this place are not we'll pleased. The
freights to and from this place, on this road,
are thought by our business men to be unrea-
sonably high and out of all proportion to
freights on other roads. A gentleman who is
now contemplating the establishment of a
depot at this place for the sale Of Northern
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-23
CHURCH AND STATE IN THE
ENHOnUR

The action of the Long Island Epis-
copalians in their recent diocesan con-
vention, urging the need for more Gull
ture Of the conscience and dogmatic
teaching In the schools, is likely to at
tract much attention. On the same
day, Universalist body in New York
city passed strong resolutions en-
dorsing the public school system, and
proposing to fight for it "to the death. -
Possibly there is some difference be-
tween the Episcopalian attitude and
that of the Catholics. The latter hold
that the school is the handmade of The
Church, is, in fact, the children's
church, where they are to be taught re-
hgion from the desk as adults are
taught from the pulpit. Therefore
they cut loose from the public schools,
and set up their own parish institu-
tions. The Episcopalian report, on the
contrary, while it denounces the CON-
mon schools as they exist, looks rather
to their improvement, and urges that
they be made more Christian. How
this can be done by the State, is not
clear, as Jew, Gentle Infdel and free
thinker contribute alike to support the
State schools.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-23
CONDITION OF THE EUROPEAN
New York Bulletin, May 20

new 1OLh Dullclills NAY -
The mail accounts from Europe come
down TO the beginning of this month
and are full of interest in view of the
prevailing uncertainty as to the pros
pect of the coming harvest, on which
the generally depressed trade of the
world so greatly depends. Up to the
last week of April the weather innearly
every important grain growing country
had been exceptionally unfavOrable to
vegetation; and it was clear that the
continuance few days longer Of cold
winds and ungenial skies would have
caused a general failure of the cereal
crops. Just at this crisis, however, the
weather on both sides the Atlantic ap-
pears to have taken a milder turn, and
though not positively favorable to
growth has since been sufficiently mod
Grated to avert injurious effects to the
crops. In France, Germany, Austria
and Hungary, the condition of the
wheat crop is generally satisfactory;
and in those countries where maize Is
cultivated, the prospect of that crop
also appears to be good. Over large
areas, however, the rye crop is an utter
failure; aud rape has also suffered very
reverely. On the whole, we must con-
clude that, if we have average grain
crops this year, it can be only through
very favorable weather between now
and July and August; and, in any
event, the harvest can hardly fail to be
a late one.
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purpose of preventing future war, and
so securing a permanent basis of peace.
The French desire for revenge, and
the German desire to escape that ven
geance are natural enough; but are
there no other means for preserving
peace except to rush into war? Some
English diplomats have ingeniously
suggested that Bismarck might buy
the good Will Of France and preserve
peace indefinitely by giving her in pay
ment Of all past scores that little Bel
GUM, over which he assumes such as
tonishing control in his notes. II
would not be the first time that small
nation was sacrificed to the greed Of
larger ones. But there is an honester
mode than that for securing the peace
between France and Germany, if Bis
marck would consent. Alsace and Lor.
raine, the captured provinces of the
late war, are really a source Of weak
ness to the German empire. They
mean the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of Prussia,
and excite the jealousy of Bavaria
Saxony and other States. Bismarck
has no King, Prince, or even Duke that
can claim them, and so they are turned
over to a carpet-bag Governor.
Over four years ago, at the time Of
the treaty of Versailles, we suggested
that the safe and the magnanimous
thing for the victor to do, was to erect
these provinces into an independent
neutral power like Switzerland on the
south and Luxembourg, Belgium and
Holland on the north. In this way a
complete Gordon Of neutral territory
from the Mediterranean to the North
Sea would be placed between the two
great rivals. Nations but repeat human
nature on a larger scale, and the history
of Europe proves that the smaller,
weaker States are the most Jealous for
right and justice while the stronger
ones are ever ready to resort 10 might.
Thus separated completely, France
and Germany would have little excuse
for mutual charges of encroachment,
while the intervening neutrals would
act IN their own interest as vigilant
police to protect the peace and de-
nonuce before all Europe any infrac-
ton of it by either party. If Bis
marck really means peace, he can bet
ter secure it even at this late day, by
completing the Gordon of neutral
States than by appealing to the hazards
Of war, with one-third Of his own sub
jects disaffected through religious
persecution.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-23
SAFETY OF TRAVEL ONIHE OCEAN


With the opening of summer travel
across the Atlantic, the establishment
Of ''steam lanea" is again discussed in
marine circles. The idea Is to lay out
a certain track across the ocean not
more than twenty miles wide and south
of the ice-range, within which all
steamers should travel. By this means,
with the large number of vessels now
traveIsing the sea, especially during
the season Of travel, there would always
be a vessel in sight in case of any ac-
cident in mid-ocean. To prevent col
lisions in foggy weather, the rule of
the road, to keep to the right" could
be adopted. all vessels Europe-bound
hugging the southern side Of the
twenty, mile lane" while those re-
turning would take the northern
side. For steam vessels this plan seems
quite practical and is followed On our
northern lakes. Of course, sailing YES
sells, compelled to tack with every
change Of weather could not be navi-
gated within such narrow bounds But
the great bulk Of travel now goes by
steam, and the saving Of life conse.
quent on the establishment Of "steam
lanes would be immense. In case the
leading steamship lines do not adopt
some such system voluntarily, it is sug-
gested that the governments Of Great
Britain, Germany, France and the
United States ought to define such
ocean paths by treaty, and compel all
vessels bearing their respective flags to
observe them.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-23

The proprietor of Coles New York
and New Orleans Circus has conceived
aud put into execution the brilliant
idea Of exhibiting wax efigies of Henry
Ward, Theodore and Elizabeth. He
has lately been exhibiting in Illinois,
aud IS now IN Iowa. Beecher has a
lawyer employed, who follows him up
from town to town, procuring injunc-
tions against this great moral show.
Cole makes a sharp legal fight, and
generally slaves of the injunction till
he is about ready to pull up stakes. 1t
is brilliant style Of advertising for
both parties, but the circus man has
the advantage, as he needs the adver-
Using, while Beecher is already adyer-
tised to his hearts content.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-23

a PHILADELPHIAN suggests the
following compromise verdict in the
Brooklyn trial
We (the people of this country are
tired Of this Beecher-Tilton business,
50 please give us a rest. And our ver-
dict is
l. Beecher is guilty.
?. Mrs. Tilton Is innocent,
3. Tilton is a fool.
4. Moulton is a fraud.
Badinage aside, there seems to be a
general misapprehension about the
form the verdict must take IN the
pending trial. 1t is not a criminal
case. but a civil suit for damages, and
therefore the verdict Will not be
guilty or mot guilty" but an award
or refusal of damages. The question
of guilt is Of course involved, unless
the Jury should take the not unnatural
view that such a man as TiltOn could
not be damaged" in the manner
charged. Averdict of Que cent damage
for Tilton, however, would inculpate
Beecher, while any higher sum would
reflect greater damage rather than
greater crime.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-23
FOUR ATTENTION!
THE UNION AND AMERICAN
Ispreparedt to execute every description Of
JOB PRINTING
IN THE BEST STYLE AND on FIRST
CLASS MATERIAL.

UiHE PUBLIC MAKE A GRAVE MIS-
take when they 90 or send North and East
for work that can be As well and a. cheaply done
in Nashville by the Union and American Mer-
chants will find, upon comparison of work and
prices. that they can do better in the Job Rooms
of the Union and American than they viii do
BY going abroad, and that il is a great mistake
sarily better than they can obtain at home.
They should remember that the more work they
have performed by their neighbOrs, the better
able will their ueighbOrs be 70 do fine work; and
the more they do abroad, the more they viii
have 70 do abroad, because there viii be moth
ing to induce hrst-class printers to come and re-
main among us.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-23

NOTWITHSTANDING the official
proclamation Of the Governor Of Mis-
souri,, Wall street refuses to believe in
the grasshopper and entertains itself
with such electric jokes as the follow
ing:
HANNIBAL, No, May 20.-Tbe grass
hoppers are tearing up the rails of the
Hannibal and St. 10. road, IN order to
stop the transmission Of the Governor g
proclamation. @. LApD.
ST. JOSEPH, May 20.-The grasshop-
pers attacked a freight train composed
of green painted cars this afternoon,
and devoured everything but the axles
and wheels. q. HOPPER.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-23

THE Nelg YOrL; Sun regrets the IN
completeness Of the Brooklyn case as
made up, the more so as an unsatisfac-
tory verdict mustprove more damaging
to the preacher than to the layman.
1t thinks Miss Susan B. Anthony, Mrs.
Myra Bradshaw and Mrs. Richards,
her own sister-in-law, to al Of whom
Mrs. TiIton is said to have confessed,
should have been called by one side OF
the other. Mrs. Belle Hooker and
Frank Carpenter should have been in
vited to tell what they knew, while the
conviction is universal that Bowen
knows vastly more than the lawyers
cared to hear.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-23
ON SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1876,
BctirceH the hours Of 10 4. H. and l.
H., at the South Door Of the
Courthouse, IA the City Of
Nashville Tenn

offer for sale to the highest bidder, for cash, the
following described real estate, tO-wit, in tho
county Of Davidson, and state of Tennessee,
and near the city Of Nashville: Being 90 feet Of
Lot No. 8, 20 feet of Lot No. ~, 50 feet Of Lot
No g. 100 feet OF Lot No. 2S2, 50 feet Of Lot No.
SIC, 100 feet of Lot No. 3I5, 100 feet OF Lot No.
1876. For more particular description of said
Lots, reference is hereby made to said deed of
David ID. james to ID. q. Love, Trustee, and
Plan Book No. q, page Al, in Registers Office
for Davidson county, Tenn. Said Lots are sold
to satisfy said notes and all interest due thereon
mentioned in said deed Of trust.
DAVID g. LOVE, Trustee.
Fv,v1e
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-23

The NeaC York Herald thinks Sec
rotary Fish ought to look after those
German Catholic societies IN Cinoin-
natl who have bren denouncing Bis
marck. Unless these societies are silenc-
ed, we shall probably have little note
from the German c Iancellor. He has as
much right to interfere with us as with
Belgium.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-23
PLAYING THE MISCHIEF WIFI
PRINTS.

PLAYING THE MISCHIEF WITH
PRINTS.
The dry goods ra-ket of New York
and Of the COUNT . large IS greatly
excited over heay- ,.ltting in prints.
We were shown stall card yester-
day from H. B. C-a-ln & Co, announc.
ing, in big type, STANDARD prints, Sc,
in large variety" There may be re-
tail dealers who take this as an offset
to what we said yesterday on the
subject; but our article is borne out by
the following from the Nel0 York Bull
Ietin Of the Goth inst. The italics are
the Bulletins:
The Print market is still the focus
Of interest, and has become completely
demoraGzed by the action of some Of
the jobhers in marking down of styles
of standard prints, to prices which
barely cover the cost Of the grey cloths
on which they are printed. The rush
at Clatiin's for SpragUes, Richmond
mot Hamilton, as inadvertently pub
hshed this morning., Washington, etc,
prints at &c, has been Of a most ex-
citing character, and sales during yes
terday and to day have been very
heaYy, if not largely profitable to the
sellers. The Western iobbers in Chi
cage, Cincinnati and other large cities
commenced the battle in prints some
time ago, and have kept up the war
fare by undersclling the New York
market until yesterday, when the
above reductions were made, which
again gave this city the ascendancy in
low prices. But the battle is not vet
ended, and already we hear Of a prom
inent Cincinnati jobbing house issuing
circulars offering standard prints at
6Ic.; and probably Chicago and st.
Louis will be heard from Eefore long.
Meantime the best worA is held at Sc,
including such makes as Pacific, Ham
iltOn, Manchester, MeTrimack, COcheco,
Washington chocolates, Simpsons
Dunnell's, etc. To-day Clahin's con-
tinued their great drive in standard
prints. and added TO their &c. line
various styles Of Oriental, Aliens and
Manchester prints.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-23
Union AND AMERICAN.
SUNDAY, MAY %, 1870

A WAsHINGToEyoorrespOndent Of
the Springfield Mass Republican has
"heard it stated" that when Grant
wakes up from his third term hallucin-
alton, he is more likely to declare for
Bristow than anybody else.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-23

DEFRAUDING the Government is by
no means a new pursuit, but its tho
rough and complete organization as a
leading industry is a comparatively
modern development.-Nelg York Times.
Yes, this leading industry is quite
modern" and exclusively Republican
in its origin. The Times would have
us believe that ''the art Of stealing is
assuming higher and more complicated
types according to some law Of pro-
gressive evolution" but the people
have determined to put their veto on
such Radical laws Of progressive evo-
luton.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-23

The history of the manner IN which
the Spencer campaign IN 1872 was con-
Quoted clearly reveals the reason why
most Southern Republican politicians
were so anxious for the passage of a
Force bill, and, as 1t is written now,
shows also how farcical was the investl-
cation into Alabama affairs upon which
the Force bill was recommended as a
salutary measure.-Detr0it Tribune,
Republican.l