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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-13
OVER THE CITY.


Fourteen of the county prisoners are at
work on the new County Asylum.
Bill Smith has been elected Assistant
Superintendent of the Sunday-schoOl at
the penitentiary.
The Porter rifles are talking OF going to
Mammoth Cave III uniform, and camping
cut during their visit.
Two little juveniles about six years old
got into fist and skull fight at the Chatta-
nOOga depot yesterday morning They
were encouraged by the spectators till the
appearance Of policeman forced the young
cOmbalants TO retire.
''Sister, you'll have to send for the doctor
bout tO-mor. ow," said a fidgetty juvenile
in the crowd dispensing from the concert on
Capitol Hill last Friday night. "Why?"
inquired the belle addressed, whose curiosi-
ty was cuiely reused by the unexpected re-
mark. "You haven't picked the chigres
off yourself since you were out blackberry
hunting, and they'll raise great whelks on
you" replied z enfdnt terrible.
An old darkey whose mind was in wOful
need Of repairs on the subject Of wealth,
was peramhulating the streets the other
day, and stOTped at a Cherry street store,
Temarking that he wished 10 buy an UNI
brella. He took his time languidly to
pick out suitable one and at last asked,
"What's de price of dis?"-addreSsing one
Of the clerks. ga dollar and half" was
the response. "Huh-O, / wants sump'n
more costly dan dat; Use no common
niger, Use got de wealth. hundred
thouSan' dollars, if you please, Massa. "
"Well, here's one worth three dollars,
said the clerk. "Dat's mo- like it." re-
piled the old negro and he took from his
mouth a coin, Offering it TO the clerk.
"Thats only one cent" said the clerk.
"Y GUS mistaken, Massa," kindly returned
the customer, ''its five dollar gold piece,
and Lere'S plenty mo- of de silver and gold, y
taking from his pocket half handful OF
coppers and nickels. He didn't get the
umbrella and finally took up his wealth
and walked, none the wiser.
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HORSE TALK.

| There was qIite a lively crowd at the
Merchants Exchange last night in attend
ance upon the pooling on the Long Branch
races that come of to-day. A good many
pools were sold and the bidding was rather
spirited.
In the mile dash, Searcher sold for S33,
CaribOo, ST.T5; Lelaps, 1913; Inspiration,
800; aud VerangO, $50.
The entries for the mile and three
quarters dash sold as follows: McGrath
S}5, Harvey So, Puryear s., and Chamber
lain s..
There are six entries for the mile heats
race, and Scratch brought Sl5, while Van
dalite sold for s., Mary Long s., Bob
WOOlley so, E. Corning SO, and HOaxey
| 81.
Five will start in the hurdle race.
| Trouble had the call, bringing ST., with
Dead Head selling for 80; DiayOlo, 81; min
ME Mack, -, and Riva, s..
Pools will be sold again a: 10 O'Clock this
morning, and Wednesday night on Thurs
days races.
Col. w. II. johnson has sold to Mr.. l..
| A. Hitchcock the bay yearling FLY, by
haywood out Of Lag, by LOadStOne, for
$50, an advance of so over what he paid
at the PTeakneSs sale.
Katie Pease has gone 10 Sacramento to
be trained for the great four mile heat
race for a purse Of $4,000 in gold.
After purchasing DOncaster after his vic
tory at Ascot for $4,000 gold, Mr.. Peck
has refused an offer of $4,000 gold profit
on his purchase.
II. p. McGrath gave his jockey, Bobby
Swim, $500 for riding and winning with
Aristides in the Wiihers stake. Morris,
the rider Of the Derby winner, GalOpin, re-
c,'ived present Of 5000 from the owner,
Count Batthyany.
At Long Branch the payment Of winning
French pool tickets is begun at once after
the conclusion of each race. After the last
on Tuesday, when everybody was is a hur-
~ 90 reach the stages or trains, the cashiers
were unable to pay ont the money as fast
as it was demandet The auction pool
tickets, being for large amounts and fewer,
were readily paid for; but holders of the
other sort formed in long lines and pressed
impatiently toward the holes, Through which
the business was transacted. Several we'll
dressed young men went among the lines,
telling the ticket holders that they would
certainly miss the train # they waited any
longer, and that tickets would be Cashed in
the cars. Many needed this advice and
hurried of to the train, which did not start
until nearly haitian hour later. Then the
same lying advisers showed the nature of
their trick by going through the cars and
offering to cash the winning tickets at a |
discount. The NeJg York sun says this |
swindle has been perpetrated on every race |
day thus FAR, probably unnOticed by the !
management.
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Funeral of Gen. Frank blair.

ST. LOUIS, July 1.-THE funeral Of Gen.
Blair took place this afternoon from the First
Congregational Church, corner Of Tenth
and Locust streets. The services were
performed by Rev. L. NJ. Post, pastor of
the church, assisted by DR.. Jas. II. BrOOkes,
of the Walnut Street Presbyterian Church.
The church was filed TO OyerfiOwing by all
classes of citizens. PrOminentamOng those
present were Gen. Sherman and members
of his staff, Montgomery Blair, Mayor Jas.
II. BrittOn and several eX-Mayors, Senator
BOgy, ex-senator Is. GratZ Brown, the City
Council and city officers IN a body, men,
bers of the First Missouri Regiment, of
which Gen. Blair was the first Colonel,
a considerable number of eX-COnfederate
soldiers, and very many Of the most prom
inent and distinguished citizens. The re-
mains were conveyed to BellefOntaine Gem
etery, under escort Of the First Missouri
Regiment, and were followed thither by a
large cOncouTse Of citizens.
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THE PATRONS,
Progress of County Organization
in East Tennessee.
LOudOn and ROane Visited by
the Master of the
State Grange.
To the Union and American:

To the Union and American:
WHITE CLIFF SPRINGS, MONROE
COUNTY, TENN, July 10, 1S75.-A
review of the weeks labOrs in the field
brings us to report the organization of Lou
don County Grange, at LOudOn on the 5th
inst.
On that day, amid the duties of attending
to nearly every public interest in the county,
the citizens and members Of the order, to
manY Of whom the interests Of the county
are entrusted, assembled in their fine court
| house and gave a portion Of their valuable
time to hearing something of the princi-
pies and progress Of the order Of Patrons Of
Husbandry. The attention raid was that
of deep anxiety and manifest satisfaction,
which is a marked Characteristic in all the
audiences wherever we have been.
The Patrons Of LnudoD county and the
citizens are q progressive people. Their
farms are in order and are productive. In
that county the Order made its fist be
ginning in the State, with Bro. w. A.
Simpson, as the first Master Of the first
Grange in the State. He is the Master
of the Comfy Grange and has occupied the
responsible position as ". Gate-keepeT
of the State Grange from its organization.
The town Of LOLdOn is progressive. Its
Sabbath-schOOls and churches are All Orna-
ment. Its hotel proprietor makes 4 stay in
the place pleasant to the Yay-wOrn traveller.
1t is a point from which much produce is
shipped, and IFS enterprizing lumber or mill
men are determined 20 add a new and i'm
pOrtant feature in the mill business this far
South, in the way Of a mill to cut yeneering
of the walnut Of Tennessee and their lum-
Der in general. Their business man was in
the East for the machinery at the time we
were there.
The sixth was spent at Seven Island,
ROane county. There was a full turnout
of the representatives Of the Order and
some citizens, nOn-membeIs, where the
same earnest attention was given to what
was said publicly Of the Order.
a county Grange was organized, with a
united, satisfied, energetic, working MEM
bersbip in that county. Not only so, but
they are progressive and observing; and no
where, perhaps, outside Of the cities or
their immediate influences, is greater
attention given to the culture Of
flowers. The home and the flower garden
of the Stegalls Of that county is their pride;
in fact, it is the pride Of the county and Of
the Order.
ROane is progressive in that her citizens
are practiciug the principle that it is better
to have small farms, well cultivated and
preserved, than large ones with an unset
tied population, and they are able to report
and show farms of $40 acres cut into four
farms, each one Of which producing more,
they assert, than the $40 acres did in one
body. Besides, they have schools and
churches that betOken highly intelligent
community. In haste. / am off for
Raleigh, y. G. WIN. maxwell,
Master State Grange.
Rural sun and LiCiRg Age and Outlook
please copy.
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CROOKED" WEIGHTS.
Rights which StOrekeePeFs are
Bound to Respect.

Rights "nicn store keepers are
Bound TO Respect.
The abomination of economical house
| keepers is-short- weights. Heavy losses
] in every community result from small
frauds which the people acquiesce in fthey
do not encourage; the small losses in each
family every year are in the aggregate very
large. Some stOre-keepers designedly cheat,
while many others are careless, and those
who buy their supplies at retail, not only
pay a larger price for a given weight or
measure, but they often do not get the
weight they pay for. In cities weights and
measures are, or should be, annually eN-
amined and sealed; this, while it prevents
much unintentiOnal false dealing, does
but little to avoid actual fraud; but in the
country the buyer has not even this pro-
lection. Those who have never given at
tentiOn to the matter would be astOnished
to find how few scales, weights, and meas
Ures are really accurate. Every family
should have correct scales and weights, and
re-weight each article in the package as it
is brought home; if found short weight, re-
turn it Immediately, even az the cost Of
some trouble, and ask that it be made right.
As soon as it is understood that you intend
to have what you pay for, there will be lit
tie trouble in future. Some may say that
sit looks so small and mean to make afuSs
about an ounce Of coffee or a quarter Of 4
pound of sugar." Il is not mean, but just.
For example, you agree to pay SOC. for a
pound Of coffee, and law and custom decide
that YOU are entitled to 10 avOirdupOis
ounces. If you get but 10 ounces, 1t is
your duty 10 show the dealer, if he is
honest, that his scales are inaccurate, and
that he is uncOnsCiOusly defrauding his
customers; if the short weight is intention
al. the dealer should be exposed. Let any
one who thinks il mean TO insist on full
weight, try the other side of the case and
give 25c, instead of Boo, the agreed price
of the coffee, and see if the seller will think
it s'mean" to ask for the other five cents.
Not only in articles that are sold by weight
and measure, but in various put-up articles
is there great fraud. So bad has this mat
ter Of short weights become in articles put
up in cans, such as tomatoes, fruits, etc,
that the dealers have had a meeting to
agree upon uniformity in packages. Three
pound cans of tomatoes seldom weigh
more than two and a half pounds, and
unless carefully examined the difference |
between the two is not noticed. Pur- |
chasers are partly to blame for this, as they |
buy what seems 20 be the cheapest without |
weighing. The whole business Of retailing
is full Of small frauds, which all honest |
dealers will be glad to abolish, but the re-
form must begin with the purchasers, who |
should insist on getting just what they pay |
for, and if makers or putters-up Of any ar
ticles in cans, bottles or parcels, give short /
weight, don't buy their goods.
No honest dealer in Nashville will be Of
Tended at these remarks. He knows they
are not meant for and do not apply TO him.
Il is crooked" fellows we are after.
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THE COURTS.

CIRCUIT COURT.-Cbeatham vs.. Hays,
Judgment for plaintiff for SS,03L02-set of
in favor Of defendent, 81, 800, leaving bal
ance in favor Of plaintiff, S6,23l.02.
Mitchell vs.. Mitchell ct al; order for sale
of land.
Carpenter vs.. Coleman; judgment for
81, 600.
Sercy vs.. Hagan: judgment for plaintiff.
CHANCFRY COURT.-HOustOn, admir-.
vs.. Trigg et al; consent decree for sale.
Shields vs.. Thompson; Clerk and Mas
ter's report confirmed and order entered to
pay solicitors fees.
BalCh ct al. vs.. Newman ct al; decree Of
Supreme Court entered and reference to
Clerk and Master.
and Master set aside.
Morrow, executor, vs.. Morrow ct al; or
dered that the Clerk and Master advertise
for creditors.
Collins vs.. Knight ct al; referred to
Clerk and Master.
Same vs.. same; report Of Clerk and Mas
ter confirmed and order entered that Clerk
and Master pay funds.
Hergel, administrator, VS.. LaitenbeTgeT et
al; appealed to Supreme Court.
Gates u EOhlman vs. Jones " 20. 81 al.s
consent order, filing report Of sale by special
commissioned
Harsch vs.. Lellyett; order to pay solicit
tors fees.
Gleayes. administrator, VS.. Williams ct
al; Clerk and Master authorized TO adjust
and settle certain matters.
Newman and wife vs.. Sloan ct al; Burks
vs.. same, and Sloan rs. same; decree 10
lend out funds.
Hurley & Paul, administrators, rs. heirs
and creditors Of aurrell estate; order TO re-
vive decree Of sale.
Yeatman, Shields x Co. vs.. Bellman;
decree for appeal.
Whites Greek Turnpike Company vs..
Lindsey ct al; perpetual injunction.
Woodward * Stillman vs.. Parkes ct al;
decree transferring cause to Federal Court.
Prusser vs.. Zeutschell; report Of Clerk
and Master confirmed.
GOOch vs.. Pugsley; decree of Supreme
Court entered and reference to Clerk and
Master.
Vaughn, administrator, Us. Galloway ct
al; report Of Clerk and Master confirmed
and provisional decree for sale.
Caldwell, administrator, vs.. Cooper ct
al, 3 cases; decree for sale.
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Insure in the State InsTanuce Company
S. Il. Manning offers the highest market
price for rye and barley.
Secondhand sOring wagons for sale al
120 Church street.
See notice Of administrative Of Stephen
Costello, deceased.
A verv desirable site for a residence, con.
tanning 81 acres, is offered for sale at $1,000
by I. G. Steward.
Stated meeting Of King Cyrus Chapter,
Rnvai Arch Masons, this evening at 81
O'Clock.
James Darnell, Clerk and Commissioner,
will offer at public sale in the town OF
Manchester, Coffee county, on Monday,
Aug. 2, a tact of land known as the Old
Stephen Elliot Farm, and containing 552
acres. See advertisement for terms, lOca-
tiOn, etc.
See rotice Of R. H. G. Minty, Superin-
teRdent Of St. Louis and Southeastern Rail
way.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup gives
immediate relief to teething children.
See announcement Of Quincy Bay Ice
Co. in city notice column.
The New Remington is finely finished,
runs light, and sews fast. TIE ladies are
invited to call and inspect them at 80 y.
Summer street.
We advise the ladies 20 call at Is Union
street, and secure some of the beautiful
lawns, now offered at I25c., before they
are all gene. They viii also find some
very cheap bleached domestic and French
cOrsets.
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THE tMMACULArEs.
Meeting Ting, Of shs Grand Lodge Of that

MeellmE or the Grand Lodge OF that
Right Worthy COlOrtd Or der.
The Right Worthy Grand Lodge of In
dependent Order Immaculates, held their
fourth annual session in this city last week;
convened Monday, 9TH inst, and adjourned
Saturday, to first Monday in July, 1876.
The following representatives present,
viz:
J. a. Stevenson from Myrtle Lodge No. 5.
p. 5. Davies from Washington Lodge
No. 2.
j. Saunders from zephaniah Lodge No. 8.
II. Nixon from Pamphylia Lodge No. 9.
A. j. DOdd from luton Lodge No. 4.
5. Miller from Tennessee LodgesNO. 1.
w. Williams from Eureka Lodge No. 6.
The following Lodges Representatives
were absent, Z, 10:
The following resolutions were adopted,
after regular order of business, viz: Pre-
scented by Representative a. Stevenson,
viz: Nos. l, 2, 81, 80, relative to duties of
secretaries, advertising, establishing cOun-
Gil at Memphis, and Grand Masters per
diem. Representative 2. =. Davis, Nos.
"a, 80, "a, relative to females degree, insig-
MIA and tactics. Representative A. j.
DOdd, y, 80, 35, 80, 81, IS, 80, relative to
account of NJ. c. L. & Co., appropriation,
etc. Representative ). Miller, Nos. 8, IL,
relative to Grand Scribe's per diem and
travelling expenses. p. r. p. II. Chatten,
of st. Louis, Mo-, Nos. 40, Al,
43, relative to insurance, exemption
of w. S., 2, etc. G. Fulton, Z, Is, A, 40
relative 20 Financial cards, appropriation to
G. NJ, on paraphernalia, Encampment. j.
Anderson, p, 40, relative to lecturer and
emblems. A. b. Bradford, IA, 8, Is, 10, l6,
II, 10, relative TO notes, printing, etc.
VIM. A. Hadley, Al, relative to Grand
officers observing laws, etc. +. ID. Ewing,
as, relative to revision of work. III. II.
Thompson, 40, relative to G.. L. chartering
coaches for conveying lodges to annual
celebration. On motion the Fourth Annu-
al Celebration was ordered to be held in
Memphis, Nov. 10, 1875.
The following are the Grand Officers for
the next biennial term:
W. A. Hadley, r. w. Grand Master,
Nashville.
J. Saunders, r. w. D. G. NJ, Pulaski.
II. H. Thompson, r. w. Grand Record
A. ]. Dodd, R. W. G. F. Secretary,
Nashville.
c. Fulton, R. w. G. F., Nashville.
S. Miller, r. W. G.. NJ, Nashville.
J. II. Davis, r. w. G.. Chaplain, Nash
vile.
Il. Nixon, R. W. G. Messenger, Edge
field.
P.S. Davis, R. W. G. S. W., Memphis.
J. Alexander, R. W. G. J. W., Pulaski,
NJ. Smith, R. w. G. H., Nashville.
A. Stevenson, r. W. G. e., Memphis.
J. Z. Eakin, r. W. D. D. G.. NJ. of d.
D., Nashville.
T. NJ. Holland, r. W. D. D. G. NJ. of
S. D., Memphis.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-13

After copying the notice Of one Cablers
operations in Lincoln county, published by
the Fayetteville Express, the Chattanooga
Times OfSunday says: Gas the young man
has been in this city several days engaged
in apparently the same business that Occu-
pied his time at Fayetteville, we
give him the benefit of the notice here.
We are informed that he has received
money from several business men for cards
they gave him for insertion in the Com
mercigl. While we do not feel ourselves
in any way responsible for his acts or rep
reservations in obtaining such cards,
having simply agreed to publish them, if
acceptable, the space so occupied TO he
paid for at regular advertising rates, still,
we will publish them, as We agreed with
him 10 do, if the parties from whom he OBJ
tanned them will furnish US copy of the
same. He was being cared for last evening
by Marshal Lowry, who, perhaps, found
lodgings for him at the Hotel de Wylde. as
Major VauHOrn declined to accommodate
him any longer unless a prompt payment
was made of past dues"
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THE PRISON SUNDAY-SCHOOL.
Annual Election Of Officers

The regular annual meeting Of the Peni.
Tertiary Sabbath school for the purpose OF
electing officers was held last Sunday. T.
&. BOYD was called 10 the chair, and |. T.
Barlow made temporary Secretary. The
election resulted as follows:
Rev. II. 5. Bennett, and J. o. Griffith,
Associate Superintendent; w. 7. Smith,
Assistant Superintendent; &. G. Land,
Secretary; Eugene L. Gordon, Librarian;
William Barton, Treasurer; and John Will
SON, Jesse Carpenter, and Joseph Gordon,
Ushers.
Encouraging remarks were made by the
Superintendent and prisoners, and much
interest was manifested in the proceedings.
Everything promises well for the school.
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Fixing for q Fair.

Wilson county is leading off in the fair
business this year with something of a
flourish Of trumpets. We have received a
copy Of the premium list, from which we
should judge that the people of that county
mean business. Their fair will commence
on the 2lst of September and continue five
days. The officers of their Agricultural
and Mechanical Association this year are:
Nj. n. Thompson, President; I. G. Sea
well, Vice President; w. NJ. McCOrkle,
Secretary; John B. PeytOn, Treasurer. Di-
rectOrs-JOhn A. Lester, c. j. Woodland,
M. J.. Walsh, John Doak, J. d. Chambers,
{. II. Oldham, and John NJ. Fakes.
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The Concord Association.

The Concord Association Of the Mission
airy Baptist Church, convenes this year at
Salem Church, twelve miles from Lebanon,
on Friday before the first Sunday in August.
We understand that all the Baptist
Churches in this county belong to this As
ISOLATION, except the First Baptist Church
Of this city and the Edgefeld Baptist.
The delegates from the Central Baptist
Church Of this city are: Rev. W. G.. In
man, Rev. Mr.. Shaw, A. B. Shankland, S.
a. Davidson, II. N. Wood.
Alternates-JOs. CoUssens, W. II. Sloan,
Henry Hite, Charles Davidson, and E. r.
Kirby.
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Rent on Rurntng EN- Ont.

Between , ard 3 o'clock last Sunday
morning, another dsstardly attempt was
made to burn the establishment Of Jennie
SOmmers, on North Vine street. The vii
lain was discovered prowling about in the
rear of the house, and when in the act Of
striking q match was greeted with three
shots from a revolver, which caused him to
run out Of the back door, by which he had
entered, yelling "murder" at the top Of his
voice. Under cover of the darkness hewas
enabled to make his escape.
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noonn indiana on the war Pam.

SAN FRANCISCO, July IA private
break of hostilities on the part Of the HOOpa
Indians on Klamath river, They shot and
killed Raymond Carpenter, Of Florence
Mine, surrounded the mine, forced the men
to quit work. Word was sent to Camp
CASTOR, and a detachment Of soldiers sent
to the mine. The Indians say the miners
must leave. The situation is critical, sol
diers not being numerous enough to con-
troll them. A letter from the Superintend-
eut Of the mines to-day was laid before
Gen. SchOfield, who promises prompt rein
fnrcempntS.
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EducationaI Matters i'm kentucky.

The State Teachers Association of Ken
lucky meets to-day at Glasgow. The State
Associations OF Ohio, Tennessee and In
diana have been invited. After two days
exercises and deliberations, the assembhge
will adjourn to Mammoth Cave, where on
Thursday, while reviewing its wonders, a
lecture will be delivered by Prof. n. S.
Shaler, State GeOlOgist. The invitation to
Tennesseeans engaged in the profession OF
teaching, or otherwise engaged in educa-
tional progress, h been repeated and most
cordial, and this will be a fit occasion both
to enjoy the hospitality Of Kentuckians, and
10 visit their natural wonder.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-13

The st. Louis and Southern Railroad has
INTRODUCED into the construction of its le-
eomolyes what is called the Automatic
Nozzie valve, used to rrevens cinders from
getting into the cylinders. l. has been in
use on some other roads about year and
has been found to work we'll. It's utility
consists IL lessening the consumption Of
talloW in the cylinders by twO-thirds, seve-
raj pounds Of tallOw being necessary for
every trip of an engine without the valve.