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HIS FIRST WIFPs GRAVE.
Where a South Nashville Baker Want.
ed TO Lie Down and Die.
Desperate Effort TO Reach the City
Cemetery with Poison.

Wednesday afternoon, Adam Nef, a
baker,. employed az V. Steinhauers con
fectiOnery, No. 29I South Spruce street,
went to the proprietor ofthe establishment
and told him that he was going to a better
place. In the conversation that followed,
Nef plainly said that he intended to put
an end to his existence. Mr. Steinbauer
endeaVored to persuade him TO abandon bis
foolish design. Without saying whether
he would take the advice, Neff left the
house about three O'Clock ip the afternoon
and went over to the City Cemetery, where
a former wife of his was buried. He re-
manned away from home till nearly nine
o'clock at night, when he cams
back with phial Of arsenic,
and said he wanted to kill himself with it.
After cOnFersing some length Of time with
a number Of persons he again started back
TO the cemetery bat was prevented from
going.
Nef married a second wife little less
than year ago. She did her utmost to
get the poison out of his possession We'd
nesday night, but failed. As it was getting
rather late, she prevailed upon her husband
to retire, and when he had gone to sleep,
she got the arsenic from him, threw it into
a stove and burnt it up. When Neff woke
up be insisted or having the poison given
TO him, but he became more quiet when
his wife informed him Of what disposition
she had made Of it. The only reason he
assigns for his conduct is that a physician
informed him his child by his first wife
could not recover from an attack of illness
with which it is now suffering. Neff has
apparently altered bis mind as be went to
work in the confectionery yesterday after
noon. he is about twenly-eight years of
age, enjoys coed health, and gets along
smoothly with his present cOns0rt. The
sick child was much improved yesterday
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-20

Capt. Phil. Kidd, one of the most popu-
lar stock auctIoaeers in the country, LETT
| for his home in Kentucay last night. He
has been here for the past two days acting
in an official character at the great stock
sales. He expects TO see a large Lumber OF
TennesseeaUs at the sales in Kentucky
next October.
Col Cunningham, Of the Kentucky Lire
Stock Record. went 10 Rutherford county
last night. lie has been in attendance at
the stock sales.
S. NJ. AinswoTth, of the Limestone Nelrs,
Athens, Ala. IS on a brief business visit TO
our city.
Edo. J. Thompson, the Obliging clerk Of
justices Cassetty and Creighton, is visiting
friends in Louisville.
Hugh c. Moore, Of Brentwood, William
son county, passed through the city yester-
dav. en- route for New York. T. Z. Win
stead accompanied him from here.
L. D. WhitsOn, Of MurfreesborO, is in tie
city.
James W. Braid, the popular operator at
Poole's Art Gallery, left last night on 4
visit to Gotham.
Solomon and Lewis Frankiand, two Of
Nsshville's Spterprising dry goods mer-
chants, leave Tor New York to-day, 70 pur-
chase fall stocks.
Thomas II, Baker, the newspaper man
Of West Tennessee, and lady are in the
city.
Barney Hughes, Of Memphis, was among
his Nashville friends yesterday.
W. J. Sapp, Of Louisville, and B. NJ.
Laupeau, of New York, were at the Cotton
Exchange yesterday.
The following were among the arrivals
at the Commercial yesterday: B. w.
Steele aud wife, J. Z. Whitesides and wife,
SbeIbyville; Col. r. Warner, ST., and Jno.
Warner MARSHALL county; w. II. Cass,
Cincinnati; John g. Turber, St. Louis, and
John G. Turner, Camilla, Ga.
Among the arrivals At the Maxwell House
yesterday were the following: John Z.
Poole, Savannah, Ga; T. !. Meehan, Balti-
NOR; A. A. Dickerson, Giles county; 5. =.
Claybro0kc, Williamson county; Frank
Lebing, Chicago; !. r. Wade. Spring Hill; |
B. E. Wells, Coal City, Ca; George Mason
& Son, Athens, Ala; VT. Curry. Harods-
burg, Ky, Il. =. Nelly, Bolivar; A. B.
Go0dbs-, Memphis; Miss Hattie Robertson,
Beech Grove, Tenn.
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sIAMEsE TWINS. COLOREn.

Augusta (Gs.) Chronicle, Aug. -.
We saw last evening a double child, or,
more strictly speaking, two children Joined
together. The curiosity is the offspring Of
eolOred parents, Crittend N and Sarah
Jones, of Beech Island, South Carolina.
One of the children is perfectly developed
female, large for her age, and with every
appearance Of health. The other, who is a
male, is but imperfectly developed, has only
the rudiments Of limbs, and does not eat,
depending for sustenance on his sister,
These two beings are joined together by a
wide band, in the ceI,ter of which one Of
the lungs of these strange creatures seems
to be located. Touch the male and,
the female will shrink; pinch it
aud she will CRY. Reverse the oper-
alton, aud still it is the female
who mauifests sensibility. The head of
the male is small and misshapen, the ears
presenting more the appearance Of those of
an animal than human being. The pull
satiOns Of the heart and the act Of respira-
ton can be plainly perceived in the liga-
ment Joining the bodies. This ligament,
if such it can be called, is joined to the
girl a. the end Of the breast bone, aud 70
the male lower down. Ii is broad and
thick, covered with skin like the rest of
the body. Whether there are two distinct
sets Of vital organs, or whether both are
dependent upon one, has not yet been de
termined. The latter opinion seems to
prevail, however. 1t is apparent, at any
rate, that the male receives nourishment
through its companion. The mother and
father of the children are strong and
healthy. Twins We're never born to them
before. The twins are about eight weeks
old
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-20

IN his "Euigmas Of Life Mr.. Greg, the
well-knOwn English essayist, takes the
ground that bodily pain and disease are
not only compatible with, but may directly
contribute to the lOftiest efforts Of the intel
lect, sometimes positively enhancing its
pOwers-that the effect Of some disorders
and Of certain sorts Of pain upon the nerves
is to produce 4 cerebral excitatiOn, and that
the stimulus thus communicated to the ma
terial organ Of thought renders it for the
time capable Of unusual effort. Mr.. Greg
asserts that men under the stirring in
tuence Of severe pain are capable
Of a degree Of imaginative and ratio
cinative brilliancy which astOnished them
selves and al who have known them only
in ordinary moods Of comfort; torpidrfac-
ulties becoming vigorous and sparkling.
forgotten knowledge being recovered, and
marvellous CLEANS Of insight being vOuch-
safed them. The wonderful elOquence Of
Robert Hall is believed to have been great
" owing to the stimulating influence Of a
terrible spinal malady. DR.. COnOlly men
tons a gentleman whose mental faculties
never reached their full power except IN
der the irritation Of a blister. Such in
stances as these are regarded by Mr.. Greg
as fully cCTrObOrating his theory.
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3 MEDICAL MATTERS.
Proceedings Of the Nashville Society
Last Night,

The Nashville Medical Society met a s
| O'Clock last night in the Board Of Health
rooms, President Lindsey in the chair,
| and DR.. r. d. Winsett acting secretary.
The following Were present.
DIS. Paul F. Eve, A. Bliiz, G. W. Cur
rev, L. @. Noel, r. r. Freeman, W. 2.
Glenn, w. 4. Atchison, ". d. HaygOOd,
w. W. Gray, J. w. Maddin, J. B. Stephens,
Duncan Eve.
DR.. w. ". Gray was unanimously
elected a member of she Society.
The subjects Of ''cholera iufantum" and
condensed milk as an artificial diet" were
freely and fully discussed by Drs, Lindsey,
AtChison, Maddin, HsggarJ, eileen, Free
man and Noel.
A lively discussion was entered into on
the use Of raw beef as a diet in the treat
70 ent of bowel affection and a number Of
interesting cases were reported by several
Of the members where they had subsisted
their patients exclusively on il.
Several resolutions in regard 10 the at
tendance of members were adopted.
The Secretary was instructed 10 inform
DIS. Hughes, Mcconnell and Draughan
that their papers would be expected at the
next meeting. Several matters Of interest
TO the practitioner were discussed.
The oOcie,y then adjourned till the first
Thursday in next month.
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NEW BOOKS.

Messrs. ". T. Berry Il Co. have placed
the following new volumes on cur table:
On PARALYSIS FROM BRAIN DISEASE,
in its common forms. BY II. Charlton
Baslian, Senior, Assistant Physician to the
National Hospital for the Paralyzed and
E1ileptic, at London. d. Appleton & Co,
New York, Publishers. The scarcity Of
,eAt books on tbs specially will enhance
the appreciation Of this work by the pro-
fessiOn. Il Cmbodies the results Of many
years experience and observation, with a
wealth of new illustrative cases.
CoUETERPARTS; or the Cross Of Love.
By the author Of "RUmor' AID "Charles
AUChester."
MAUD OR NINA. BY J. O. Whyte Mel
vile, author Of "KaterfeltO," etc.
The last two are popular Tomances from
the press Of Estes * Lauriat, Boston.
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REMEDIEs FOR COUGHs.

The London Lancet says: "Anodynes,
narcotics, cough mixtures, and lOzenges are
practically Of no good, and but too often
increase the debility and hasten the fatal
end. The best method Of easing a cough
is n resist il with all the force Of will pos
sible,. until the accumulation Of phlegm be-
comes greater, then there is something to
cough against, and it comes up very much
easier, and with half the coughing. A
great deal of hacking and hemming and
coughing in invalids is nervous, purely
nervous, or from the force Of habit, as is
shown by the frequency when thinking
about il, and the comparative rarity when
the person is so much engaged that there is
no time To thiHk about it, and the attention
Is compelled III another direction"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-20
OVER THE CITY.
The munielpal convention takes.

1he municipal convention takes.
1he seas-n for agricultural fairs will soon
commence.
The Lincoln Guards yesterday gave bond
ahd security preparatory 10 receiving theil
arms from the State.
Deaderick street, 2; Courthouse, Il
Sueh was The score Of a game Of checkers
between champions yesterday.
Not an uncommon nemsrk-0If YOU
don't watch out, Kercheval is going to be
Mayor" The people viii watch out.
There is 2 photograph of Senator Key in
the State Library, being one Of a eroup OF
the members OF the Constitutional Con.
FentiOn Of 20.
Business continues extremely duh in the
Police Court. The Recorder had Lut three
offenders before him yesterday morning,
and collected only five dollars.
One hundred and forty-six persons left
Nashville last night on the S:45 O'Clock
train for Louisville. The majority of
them will take advantage Of the low rates
to New York.
Lorenzo Day having married Miss
Martha week, local paper comments:
"a Day is made, a Week is lost.
But time should not complain;
IhereW soon be little DAYS enough
To make the Week again"
An exciting runaway occurred on West
Broad street yesterday afternoon, causing
groupOf young men TO scatter at 2 lively
rate. The driver, a colored boy named
Jackson, was thrown from the vehicle and
had an arm sprained.
William Dixon, colored, was taken be-
fore Justices CaSsetty and Creighton yes
teTday, on the charge of fraudulently APP
propriating a COW belonging to Mrs. Fanny
Harper, and bound over in the sum OF $500
for his appearance at the next term Of the
Criminal Court.
}. n. Brooks, Ticket Agent ofthe Louis
vile road, received a telegram from Frank
lin, yesterday, stating thar party of ladies
and gentlemen would leave that place next
Monday, to 60 on an excursion to Nam
moth Cave. Persons in this city wishing
10 Join the excursion will have tickets sold
10 them at reduced rates.
Two negroes had a knOck-dOwn fight on
Summer street yesterday about pen knife,
which one wanted to swap TO the other and
which finally caused them to get to knock
ing each other around mercilessly. Fear
in that they would be arrested they hasti-
~ took their departure after one or two
rounds Of the fun bad been INDUCED in.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-20

THERE are persons sanguine enough OF
the near approach Of the era Of universal
peace to hail the introduction Of electricity
into the domain Of artillery practice as one
Of the heralding signs Of the Millennium.
The simultaneous discharge Of four Krupp's
guns by electricity, the balls all hitting the
same mark, has been found by repeated ex-
perimenis to bring force 10 bear upon the
object Of attack sufficient to break through
the heaviest iron armOr in which ships Of
war are ever clad. This fact will result,
according 10 the arguments Of enthusiasts,
in doing away with iron ships and intro
ducing wooden ones again into naval war
fare. The Withdrawal of iron ships from
service will render the immensely heavy
and destructive guns now manufactured in
Europe quite useless, and cause their ulti-
mate disappearance, also.
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No sy3l3.l
In ChaneerY at Nashville

OTATE OF TENNESSEE, OFFICE CLERK
/ - and Master haucery Court Nashville
August the 18th, ls55.-Patrick COsgrove, Com
plainant, ". Peter Mai0ney and wife &c els A.,
Defendants.
IL appearing from affidavit filed IN this causs
that the defendants, James McGm, Ann Nc
Gill and James Inward McGul, are nOr,-resf-
dents Of the State Of Tennessee; and IL further
appearing that an attachment has issued In his
case and has been returned levied upon the f0I-
LOWING property, viz: A house and lot on Pearl
street, in the city Of Nashville, I enn. fronting
. feet on said street and running back f65 feet
Reference is made 70 Book s., d. I62, IL. D. ID q =
for description by metes and bounds Also a
judgment for $3.50, recovered BY the said Cos
grove against one Morris Hussey in the Law
CONT at Nashville, and from which said Wussev
appealed 70 the Supreme Court
10 Is therefore ordered that saii defendants
enter their appearance herein before or within
the FIRST three days OF the next term OF said
Court, 70 be held on the first aOndav In October
next, GS75,) and plead, answer, or dcuur TO
compliments bill, or the same win be taken
for confessed As to them and set for hearing ex
parte, and that copy ct this order be published
for four consecutive weeks in the Nashville
Union and American.
A COpy-Attest:
NATHANIEL BAXTER,
Clerk and Master.
". G. & NJ. N. Brien, Jr., Solicitors for Com
plainant. aug5 OaWit
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OTATE OF TENNESSEE, OFFICE CLERK
- and Master ChanceTy Court, Nashville
August the ith, 18T5.-The First National Bank
Of Eincennes, Complainant, vs.. De-
PENDANTS.
IL appearing from AFFIDAVIT filed in this cause
that the defendants, John j.. Armstrong and
Lawrence Cunningham a co. are nOn-residents
Of the state Of Tennessee; and il further aT-
peartrg that an attachment has issued On this
case, and has been returned levied upon the
following property, viz: Two carloads on corn
in the possession Of j. r. Parr, levied on Will o
in the possession Of the St Louis ana Southeast
ern Railroad, and turned over 70 said Parr for
safe keeping; also the balance Of the proceeds o.
an additional carload % corn IN the hands OF
said Parr. These three carloads OF corn were
consigned to Lawrence Cunningham 3 Co.,
Nashville, Tenn, By said Armstrong. Isl there
fore ordered that said defendants enter their at-
peaTance herein before OF within the hrst three
days Of the next term Of said Court to be heit
on the first M0nday m OctObe next, (I575,) and
plead. answer OF demur to oOmplainaut's bill
the same viii be taken for confessed as %
them and set for hearing eX parte, and that =
copy Of this order be published for four con-
secutive weeks i'm the Nashville Union and
American.
A cOPy-Attest:
NATHANIEL BAXTER. ,JR.
Clerk and Master.
Wilkin & Chamberiin, Solicitors for Com
plainant aug5 Uawft
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The Springfield Record copies the letter
of Tylor Edwards published by us last
week, offering a silver mine in Robertson
county to any body who viii work it. The
Record adds:
oTnere mas, i'm the past been considera-
bic speculation in the way Of criticisms, in
regard 70 this discovered mine, and we are
glad of a chance 10 state that this is no
hoaX-2nd may prove Of vast wealth to our
county. Mr.. Edwards is one Of our oldest
citizsns-and highly respected by all who
know him."
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Candidates nnhFrienIs

viii please remember that it las been Z
rule in this Office for several years to charge
for all calls to run for Office, and replies tC
the same. The charge for this class o.
mattcr is twenty cents per line, payable il
advance.
Communications Oh such matters sent to
us without compliance with the above rule
ara thrown in the waste basket.
augIT tr
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Transitional statistics.

B. W. Jenkins, Superintendent Of Pr5-
lie Instruction for johnson county, reports
as follows: Scholastic populatiOn-white
male, 1905; white female. 942; colorpd
male, 90; cDlored female, Is; total, 2,2O9;
number Of pupils enrolled, l,440; number
Of schools in.cOunty 80, Of which two are
cOlOred; number of teachers employed, B:
average number Of mouths taught, 5; aver
age per month paid teachers, so; amount
Of school money received during the year
from State, l,100.03; from county, $1,742.-
So; from Peabody fund, $3.50; total, S.
292.6S; amount expended, s., 400.
JEFF ERsON COUNTY.-SchOlastic pOpu-
latiOE: White male, 2,OS5; white female,
1,947; colored male, 40S; eOlored female,
402. total, 4, S42.
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ARREST OF A 'CONJURER. .
Major Ross, Gel, Taken Up for False
PretenSes.
His Contract with a Deserted Wife
90 ssCharIn,, Her Hushand Rnek.

His Contract with a Deserted Wife
90 CHARM Her Husband Back.
Major Ross, a negro about thirty years Of
age, was arrested last night by officers FO-
ley and Tindall, on the charge of obtaining
goods under false pTetenses from Eliza
Pickett, COlOred. Sometime since Eliza
and her husband separated and were living
apart from each other. Ross went to the
deserted wife and asked if she
would not be pleased 10 have
her husband come and live with her, and
thereby help support the family. On re
ceiving an affirmative answer he told her
be would induce her lord and master to
come back TO her for ten dollars. She
could not raise this amount, and Ross
agreed TO GET her husband back for a silver
watch chain and a revolver. She
gave the articles in question
TO him and anxiOusly awaited the return
of Pickett, but he failed TO put in an ap-
pe4rance. Last night was the first time
that she bad seen Ross in the past two
months, and she al once had him nab5ed
by the police. He had in his possession a
bundle Of keys, pins, etc, used il soon
jUring" people. Ross was locked up in the
wOrk-house 10 await an investigation.
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ARrnkesmnn Hurt-

Daniel Kane, a brakeman on con-
struciiOn train Of the S1uthe3s, crn road
met with painful mislap al HOpkiusville.
KY, last Wednesday. He was sitting on
top of the caDOOse IS the train was passing
a building, the roof Of which extended to
within six inches of the car. Before real
izing his peril his legs were caught between
the edge Of the car and the roof, and,
although no bones were broken, his limbs
were very seriously bruised.
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Eirhfh ward

If our present representatives, Robert II.
Haley, Aldermen, and B. J. Mccartney and
Edward Willard, COuncilmen, will consent
10 run for their respective positions again,
they viii be supported by the majority of
the voters in their ward. We truss thai
the gentlemen may consent, so that their
names may be presented before the primary
meeting, to be held on tie night Of the
9th Of August, when delegates are 70 be
selec ed for the MayOGal;v Convention.
EIGHTH WARD VOTERS.
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Hog Cholera,

We are informed that farmers in the
neighborhOod of GoOdleJtsville are suffer
ing considerable loss by hog cholera. 4
gentleman tells US Of what he considers an
iufalliJls remedy for this destructive dis
ease. Mix two pounds Of chloride Of lime
with twelve gallons Of water and use it as
a disiniectaug in hog pens, etc.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-20

Mr. JOHN ALEXANDER TYLER. son of
the late President John Tyler, Of Virginia,
was married few days ago to Miss Sarah
Grisworld, daughter Of S. B. Gardiner, Of
GARDENERS island, L. l. The bride is
heiress to nearly half million dollars.
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Don't drink impure water. We now
have on band and are prepared to furnish
to consumers and to the trade, in large or
small quantities, the Tripoli Stone, the
only perfect filter ever introduced in Nash
vile. Also TriPOIi Brick, 10 work in els
terms. Once tried they will never be de-
MED. Murray & Regain. augl7 81
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Tho CanitnIConeerf

The leader Of the Sixteenth Infantry
band has arranged the follovi pro
cIamme for the concert On Capitol Hill to
night:
1. Great Western quickstep, by Ringle-
ben.
?. Selection from Puritan's Daughter
composed by Praese.
:. The Rose Bush, by Hodges.
4. Bells of the Home, grand waltz, by
Fuessel. Respectfully dedicated to the
audience at the Capitol concert.
>. Father, Please Come Home Again. BIZ
Beunyt.
6. Masquerade Polka, by Hermann.
Z. In Wild Haste, galopade, by Faust.
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LEGAL NOTICES.



CTATE OF TENNESSEE. OFFICE CLERK
- and Master Chancerv Court Nashville
August the 4th, 1s75--M. q. Settle, Complain
ant, ". Geo. W. Strobe et ais, Defendants
10 appearing from affidavit hled in this cause
that the defendant, Geo. ". Strobe, is 3 non
resident OF the State Of Tennessee: and 10 fur
ther appearing that an attachment has issued i'm
this case, and has been returned levied uuon the
following property, viz: The legal and euult-
able interest Of Geo ". Strobe and i III. Jones
in large brick factory building IN south
Nashville, near the corner OF Wharf
avenue and the MurfreesbOrO turnuike-
together With the lard on which III l.
situated; also lots numbered from 3ls 10 % in
elusive in Maury & ClaibOrne's addition -
Nashville, plan Of which is registered in L. O.
-. G., being the identical land conveyed BY N
L. Claiborne to T. III. Jones & Co. IL Is
therefore ordered that said defendant enter
his appearance herein before or within the
nrst three DAYS Of the next term Of said Court
TO be held on the first Monday in October next
(lSl5l, and plead, answer or demur to complain
ants BILL OF the same viii be taken for con-
fessed a. TO him, and set for hearing ex parte,
and that a copy Of this order De published for
four consecutive weeks In the Nashville Union
and American.
A COpy-Attest:
NATHANIEL BAXTER. .Ir
Clerk aIi,l Master.
Allison Alexander & ". G. Mundy, SoIieitors
Ior Complainant aug5 0aW4t
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Blank { y indicates no report cipher (0 sta
tOnaTy; minus IL tendency 70 falli plus %
tendency 10 rise.
A. O. FORp, Sgt Sig. Ser, U. 8. A.
The river continues TO rise slowly at this
point.
The B. II. Cooke clme down from above
yesterday.
The Eddyyille was exT ected from Cairo.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 19.-River IA feet 3
inches, and falling slowly. Weather cloudy
and cool.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. H. River falling, with
Z feet inches in canal and 5 feet 6
on the falls. Weather cool and cloudy.
MEMPHIS, AUG. I9.-River fell half an
inch. Weather clear. Mercury Is.