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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-23

Of - Thief I'm a StOre-A Midnight
Sensation.
| To the Union and American.
FRANKLIN, Tenn, July p, 1S15.-Just
as the farmers were about TO commence
| threshing their wheat, after the continued
rains, and as the smiles Of JOY were mant-
/ ling their cheeks, the rains have set in
/ again, and now il seems that all hope Of
gathering and securing their crops has for
/ ever departed. The heaviest rain Of the
/ Sc son visited us yesterday morning, COM
mencing about : o'clock and continuing all
dag with slight iuteTmiSsiOns. The water
on the streets in some places was more
than foot deep, and il poured in perfect
torrents. This morning We have had an
other shower, with the prospect Of rain
! during the entire day. We fear the wheat
crop, large proportion Of which is still
out in the fields, will be irretricyably
ruined.
Last night, between y and o'clock, as
Mr.. d. ii. Owen, Of the firm Of Owen
Bros. opened the front door Of their store
house, he discovered a light in the back
part thereof and saw the face Of a darkey,
who was helping himself TO 4 suit Of
clothes. Mr.. Owen Immediately stepped
back on the pavement, and the negro put
out his light and ran up stairs and to the
front window, whence he jumped out on
tie pavement in a few feet Of Mr.. Owen.
The alarm was gwen (as Owen was not
armed) and some two or three Young men
popped their heads out of the windows
along the street, and fired about q half
dozen shots, but without effect.
Mr.. Owen had been at home attending
upon a sick brother and had occasion to
come down in town for medicine, when he
discovered the thief in the act who had
effected All entrance from The front by
climbing up the side Of the door and win
dow, and entered the second story by a
window, and by which he made his escape,
though i'm greater haste. Mr. Owen does
not think he lost anything, though some
one saw the Oakley afterwards making
tracks through the town With bundle I'M
der his arm.
Larry Ryan Of your city, has just come
into town with a negro whom he captured
near HillsborO this morning, and who has
been relieving some gentleman Of his
money. o.
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During the heavy rain Of Wednesday,
part Of a rock fence on the farm Of Mr..
VIM. Holt, about ten miles from the city,
near the NOlensville pike, was washed
down.
Mr.. Newell Primm had a large quantity
of hay damaged by the water. The hay
had been cut and left lying in the field,
the rain having come on before it could be
raked up.
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PugiIistic Practice Before a Justice

A lively episode occurred in Justice Bas-
kettles Office yesterday. a suit was 10 have
come of before that Magistrate in which a
couple of well-knOwn citizens were inter
ested. The trial was postponed for several
days, and while the parties 10 the suit were
discussing the matter, words passed be
tween them that brought on q rencounter.
They were walking into each other in a
manly way, when the interference of a
brace Of constables put an end TO the diff
Guilty. Justice Baskette assessed a fine Of
so against each, and they took an appeal
20 the Circuit Count.
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DROUTH IN GEORGIA AND FLOR
columbus IGa.l Enquirer.

Columbus lGd.D Enquirer.
Farmers are getting very blue. The com
plant is general, and comes from almost
every portion Of this section, that if rain
does not soon came The corn crop will be
ruined. Even ia those quarters where
showers have fallen, the sun has been so
hot as to quickly bake and parch the earth.
The same cry comes up from Florida.
Rain is badly desired. Corn in that State
is nearly made. There are no caterpillars
in that region, nor signs Of any.
Cotton generally looks better than corn,
but even that will be greatly injured unless
rain comes in 4 short time. The indica-
ton Of showers grows less day by day.
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The weather.

Old Probs booked another rainy day
There were several showers in Nashville
yesterday, but, from the appearance Of the
clouds, the heaviest rains We're in the conn
try TO the south of the city.
The wet weather has verify become a
sore visitation, and old Williamson seems
to be the county suffering most. The
movement Of wheat is absolutely checked.
We have heard Of some farmers utilizing
the recent dry spell by stacking their
wheat. This was prudent.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-23

Printed French Jaconets, Striped French
Linens, Solid Jaconete, etc, etc, at p
cents, worth 80 cents. Thompson Bros.
q Kelly, Summer street. jyZl 81
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OPENS TO-DAY.

w NJ. ROGERS "TONSORIALP AKLOR, %
No. Is North Cherry street, opposite the Max
well House, will be opened to-day with full
force. Gentlemen are invited to give it an
early call. jyZ3 II
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See the Dress Goods on Thompson
Bros. * kelly's bargain counter at twenty
five cents. iy21 81
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School yacatiOns.-Use them TO learn
Writing, Bookkeeping Photography, etc,
at No. ! y. Cherry st. J. W. Dolbear.
iVlS lW
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eENTLEMEN,s FURNISHINGS.

GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHINGS.
New Style Boys Hats at Gray
& Mobiles.
Beautiful Styles Children'S
Hats at Gray & Mobiles.
Elegant Display New Neck
wear at Gray & Mobiles.
Gray & Noble have received
THE Styles" of the Season.
Broadway Style Silk Hat at
Gray & Mobiles.
Sensible Styles OF Hats for Old
Men at Gray & Mobiles.
NObby Styles for Young Men
at Gray & Mobiles.
Good Goods at low prices for
cash at Gray & Mobiles.
mhls cody 4hp
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BALTIM0RE AND ONO RAILROD

ii 4 ulsman Palace Drawing room and Sleeping
Oars from st. Louis, Cincinnati and Columbus
to Washington and Baltimore without change
OF cars.
Through tickets and further information can
be obtained st the principal Ticket Offices
throughout the West, Southwest and North
west. THOS. P. BARRY, Western Passenger
AGENT, Cincinnati
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uIHE UNION AND AMERICAN COM
pauy will receive orders for the making OF
Blank Books with printed heads, Book Binding
and Ruling in any style that NAV be desired
and for any purpose, and warrant all Wcrk.
Address UNION AND AMERICAN Nash
Vile Tennessee.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-23

THERE are at present seven men in this
country walking about with bullets in their
brains
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Hoo at KIngrton snrtnrs.

The Grand Ball at Kingston Springs
comes of tonight. The train leaves at 9
p. NJ, returning at A. NJ.
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CITY NOTICES.

IT you want a choice article Of Wine,
call on II. Il F. W. Baker, corner Church
and Cherry streets. jy23 81
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The Type WTiter.-The Indianapolis
Mechanical journal talks as follows con
corning the Type Writer:
We mentioned last month the introduce
ton of the Type Writer upon this ma kes
| by MessTs. Hutchinson x Co. During the
| past two weeks we have been using one of
| them in our office, and from our experience
/ we can say much more in recommendation
of them than we were previously inclined
to do, We have used it for our correspond
ence, and in so doing have effected very
great saving in time. The letters written
upon 1t copy perfectly and are just as easily
read as printed page. We have also used
it IN editorial VT ting, indeed. for every
purpose for which we would ordinarily use
pen or pencil. Although not yet expert
in the manipulation Of the keys, with less
than ten days practice, we are easily able
to write fully twice as fast as with pen or
pencil.
The business men Of the city who have
very much correspondence are learning aud
approaching its advantages, and quite a
large number Of them have already been
sold. Professional men, especially, find
them exceedingly valuable. We can say
without hesitation that i'm any office where
there is a considerable amount Of cores
pOudence, they will very soon repay the ex-
penditure in the time saved, while it is very
much easier and healthier for the operator
than sitting over a Cesk. They are very
simple, can be used without any instruc-
ton, as the operation is oOmprehended at a
glance, are not liable tOget out Of order and
fulfill every requirement Of business office,
either for letter writing or copying.
These machines are now on exhibition
and for sale by J. Clsry 4 Co. at 80 North
Summer street, General Agents for the
Remington Sewing Machines and also for
Type Writer. Send for circular and sam
pie Of writing. iy23 3t
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Weitmueller's Garden-Come One
Come AHA grand Night Picnic will be
given at the we'll known Garden Of Robert
Weitmueller, on Monday, July the Goth.
Street cars run all night, and music will be
furnished by Prof Kessler's unexcelled
string band. Tickets, admitting enc gen
tleman and ladies, 80 cents each. Dancing
to commence at o'clock p. NJ. Respect
fully, Robert Weitmueller. jy23 81
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Blank y indicates no report; cipher 90 sta
tiOparyi minus - tendency TO fall; plus tt)
tendency 70 rise.
A.C. FORD, Sgt Sig. Ser, U. S. A.
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The Union and American Com
palsy
NATILI. RECEIVE ORDERS FOR TIL
w making OF Biauk BUusS, with priuirt
heads, Book Binding and Rolling, In any 81 a
that may D. desired. anil fer any purpose and
warrant All WorE. Adtiles-
UNIUN AND AMERICAN,
hashViu 3, Tenn
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-23
BOOTS AND SHOES.
GREAT CR a SH
OF
Boots and Shoes.

TOMORROW WE WILL BEGIN 10 CLOSE
i out all Summer Goods 40 great reduction in
prices.
Ladies fine Shoes 500 and $3.50: former
price $50 and 800.
Misses fine Shoes Sl.50 and $500; former
prices $500 and 8. -.
CbildreH's Bronze anil Black button Shoes,
Is 10 SIS, Soc; Slippers. al coIOrs. 75c.
III other Chjibeu's Shoes 25 per cent
less than former prices
Cents and boys hand and machine sel-ed
Boots Cutters, Half Cutters md Ties
at haJ ihe usuai price for cash.
Peoples shoe Store
1O2 CHURCH STREET,
Opposite st. ClOEd Block.
Can send by mail any Of above on receipt Of
price. Special bargains 20 Changers.
>. W LAWLESs g. CO.
jezl cod till ianIO 8thD
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STATE OF IHE WEATHER.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE CHEF SIGNAL OFFICER
WASHINGTON, July %, LOO A. NJ.
PrObdbilities.-FOr Tennessee, the Ohio
valley and the lower lake region, partly
cloudy weather and rain areas, followed by
rising barometer, west % north winds,
slightly cooler, clear or partly cloudy
weather, except rain areas in the first sec
ton.
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FRANKLIN.

Continuation Of the RaIns-DIseOvery
Of - Thief I'm q StOre-A Midnight
Sensation
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THE elegant Passenger A @
i Steamer EIANl
EDDXVHLLE, za1--zzizzsz=z7sssz
W j. Hartman, Master, r E.DOyle, elerk'
Will leave for the above points every SAT
UEDAY, At p NJ
For freight OF passage apply ON board or to
W. b. BYERS, Agent, Al and ISFr0Ht street.
i-lD I'm
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STEAMBOATS,.

For PadLcah, Cairo, 1t. Louis, Memphis
and New Orleans.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-28
The Court OF Appeals.

One of our contemporaries does not think
that the discussion arising out of the letter CT
Mr.. O'Conor in reference to the Court of
Appeals will terminate without further inves-
tigation into the charges made against the
members of that Court by the distinguished
leader Of the New York Bar. Some of our
journals deprecate criticism on the Court of
Appeals and wave Mr.. O'Conor and his
criticisms to one side, as though in writing TO
Judge Davis he was putting his hand on the
ark of the covenant As we said yesterday
Mr.. O'Conor, in making his attack ON the
Court CT Appeals, did, perhaps, as much as
anything else to strengthen that tribunal in
the affections of the people. At the same
time it is q mistake to accept as o doctrine
that our courts should be beyond criticism.
In q country like ours the action of the
judicial tribunals is as much matter of de-
bate, of censure and Of praise as the action Of
Congress. This is more especially the result of
our system of elective judiciary. If the people
elect judges they have a right to criticise
them. Judges are human beings, with the
same temptations, the same opportunities for
failure, ana unuer tne bnino lnnuences Jnat
govern the rest Of the community. We know
to what depths judges have fallen in New
! York in the last few years. and into what infa-
nous attitudes justice had been dragged, and
from which it was only rescued by the lnde-
pendence of the press and the freest possible
criticism. To advance, therefore, as an argu-
ment against Mr.. O'Conor that the Court of
Appeals should not be criticised is to do vio-
lence to the whole spirit OF our institutions.
The anti slavery men, before the war, did not
hesitate to assail with continued violence the
Supreme Court under CHIEF Justice Taney's
administration tor the bred Scott decision
This violence continued even after the death
of the Chief Justice; for as fair q man as the
late Senator Sumner publicly opposed an APP
preparation to place Taney's bust 10 the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-28

THE BYRON MEMORIAL which it is intended
to erect to the memory of the poe, in England.
called from Mr.. Disraeli one of those charac-
teristic speeches few men can make so well or
with SO little effort The Premier touched
with light, graceful and gentle hand oil the
phases of Byron's career and defended the
poet while scarcely seeming to praise him.
We reproduce the speech in full this morning.
together with the reports of the meeting at
which it was made and the comments of tho
press. Most of our readers have had their
"Byronic days. and for all these the Byron
memorial will have a special interest
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when his necessities ceased. that he had given
two sets of notes, one promising to pay in
thirty years and one promising to pay OF any
ume-that is to say, whenever he could-he
would, as an honest man, take up first the
iast-named notes-his greenbacks, 80 tospeak
This he would do not only as an honest man,
out as shrewd IMAM, DESTROYS of improving
his credit and securing good character
among his neighbors. The great financial
fault and blunder of the republicans since the
war has been that they did not do this Had
they done so we should not have had the panic
of 1873 nor the hard times which have followed
since. We owe this blunder to the ignorance
of General Grant and of his tavorite Secretary
of the Treasury, Mr.. Boutwell,; but it is fair
to say that they were encouraged by large
number of democratic and some republican
leaders, who united in a howl for ''more
greenbacks, and succeeded in forming pub
lie opinion opposed to an honest and wise
financial policy.
Now oil this is known to Mr.. Pendleton, to
Governor Allen, to every democratic leader
who has brains enough to understand the A
B of finance 1t is ineligible to every
farmer in Ohio. The democratic party
pretends to be reform party, aud
we really need reform. But what do we
see? Instead of explaining to their people
the real history and nature of the greenback,
and showing them what both honesty and
good policy demand, they pettifog in ponder
GUS speeches and middle the minds of the
honest farmers 80 far as they can.
Why do they do this2 1t is because they
have lao confidence in the honor or honesty OF
the American people. That is the only reason.
Pendeton Allen, Carey and all that set believe
the people to be at heart rascals, and Wishing
to rule they appeal to what they believe to be
general desire among their hearers to swim
die their creditors. There is not one of them
who, if he believed that the farmers of Ohio
were honest would not gladly and vigorously
oppose initiation and advocate an honest
policy, which alone can lead us to prosperity.
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shameful Treatment or a Planet.

heAnOAAA AhoosAAAOhS ~ -
There has certainly been queer weather in
North America and Europe this year.
Floods, thunder storms, cyclones, tornadoes,
droughts- In fact, it could not have been
worse if Old probabilities" had also gone of
to Long Branch and left the weather in
charge of junior clerk with fondness for
fishing
And now the wise people pretend that it is all
because Jupiter is out of order and Venus oc-
cupies peculiar position in the heavens 1t
may be so but these planets ought to affect
the Southern as we'll as the Northern Henri
sphere, and so far they do not complain Of
unusual weather in Australia and South
America. Until a better case is made against
Venus and Jupiter we advise everybody TOT
hold General Myers, who attends to the
weather for the people of this country.
strictly accountable for all Irregularities.
When he first established weather observers
in Northern Florida the intelligent people OF
that region drove them out, because they dis
covered that cold Probabilities" with o.
shameless disregard of their interests, day
after day prophesied "severe rains, and this
began by and by to endanger the cotton CROP
There is nothing like holding the right man
responsible
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Supreme Court room, because he had
granted this decision. Now, if the Su-
preme Court of the United States could be
held up to public criticism for decision upon
what was, after all, subtle question of law,
and it was proper for Mr.. Sumner TO not only
arraign Chief Justice fancy during his life,
but to insist upon depriving him of his due
honor when he was dead because of his part
in this decree, why should not our own courts,
which are elective and more directly amenable
to public opinion than the Supreme Court, be
open to the most direct and public examina-
tion2
If Mr.. O'Conor believed what he wrote in
his letter-and no one questions it for mo-
ment-then it was his duty as an honest,
straightforward man, to write it. As to the
wisdom of what he said and the business of
his criticism, that is entirely another question.
1t will be a misfortune if the effect of the dis
cussion arising out of his letter will be to re-
move our courts from the jurisdiction OF pub
lie opinion.
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will not suffer to any appreciable extent.
AS we said before, the misfortune is to be
regretted, especially if the cause is to be found
in overtrading, but beyond this the case is not
one of profound public importance. Natur-
ally the first fear upon such an occasion would
be for the American tourists and travellers
abroad, who are dependent upon the letters of
credit of this house but upon this point we
have the assurance OF Mr.. William Butler
Duncan that every precaution has been
taken for their protection. Thus the gravest
danger of the situation is averted and
we turn from the event as from something
startling in itself, but not of sufficient signif-
canoe to give it national importance We
have shown that the failure cannot affect the
national credit. nor impair the banking or
other business interests of the country. Even
those institutions with which Duncan, Sher-
man & Co. did business, both in this city and
in London, are unaffected by the failure.
The whole matter now rests between the
bankers and their creditors, and, although
their liabilities are large and delay will be nee
essary to liquidation, we believe the business
honor of these distinguished merchants is
untainted, and that no one will have cause to
complain of them In their failure they
have the sympathy of the entire community
and the good wishes of all for their recovery
and future prosperity In saying this we
have said everything that we conceive neces-
sary to be said, and, while we regret the
announcement wo are compelled to make, we
rejoice that there seems prospect of SO little
evil as consequence of so great misfortune.
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The Governor and the Mayor.

There is rumor that Govern or Tilden has
at last made up his mind that the law which
requires him to approve or disapprove any re-
moval of municipal officers that may be made
by the Mayor of New York means something,
and imposes upon him duty which he must
some day perform. Nearly six months ago
Mayor Wickham, having received charges
against the Corporation Counsel and the Fire
Commissioners of the city, gave the accused
parties a hearing, as required by the law,
found the charges sustained, and removed
them from Office. The certificates of the re-
movas, accompanied by the reasons of the
Mayor for his action, were sent to Governor
Tilden, at Albany. 1t as supposed that no
more important business would claim the
Governors attention than that of deciding
whether heads of leading departments
in the municipal government had or
had not been guilty of official NAL
feasance and were or we're not fit to be in
trusted with the great interests confded to
their hands. Governor TildeD, however, found
other matters of greater moment TO occupy his
attention. It is now alleged that he has re-
solved to take up the subject, and that his de-
cision will be made known in a few days.
After the Governor has acted upon the
cases of the Corporation Counsel and the
Fire Commissioners perhaps the Mayor will
remember that he, too, has duties to perform,
and will supplement his former removals
with others even more necessary to be made.
The charter requires him to see that the laws
are properly observed and enforced, and that
all the departments of the city government
are managed in accordance with the provis-
ions of the charter and with honesty and
capacity. He has before him an official re-
port charging wilful disregard Of law as well
as gross official incompetency on the Comptrol-
Ter. Will he remove that obstructive officer
He is supposed to have had under investiga-
ton charges of criminal official neglect,
ignorance and incapacity against the Superin-
tendent of the Building Department, backed
up by the cepsure of jury en- that official
for the Duane street church calamity. Will
he let the people know whether he has
''pigeon-holed" those charges, after the Albany
fashion, and decided to keep in Office super
luOeuuSuI nhOoS OliOioA iAOaPuOlty 10 HlhI-
ter of judicial record and public notoriety?
The Police Commission is disgrace to the
city as at present constituted. The charges
against the department now brought to light
prove either corruption or utter incapacity in
its management Will he do his duty by
attempting a thorough reformation of this
important Commssion2 If Governor Tilden
during the summer months can find time to
pay some attention to New York city matters
it is to be hoped that his example will have
a good effect upon the Mayor, and that we
may at last secure some of those municipal
reforms so literally promised before the last
electiOn.