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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20
GERMAN FISH FOR AMERICAN
WATERS.
New York Tribune, July II.


Prof. Spencer F. Baird Of the Smithsc-
nian Institute, in Washington, aud United
States Commissioner Of Fisheries, received
last evening at the dock Of the North Ger
man Lloyd Company, in HobOken, a num-
ber of live fish from Germany. These tsh
were brought from Hungary and Bavaria,
taken from the river Danube, and have been
four weeks on the way, the last twelve
davs in tanks on board Of the steamer
D0nau. which arrived yesterday. The fish
are u in number, all that lived OF 5OOi Of
these, Z are carp, which it is expected viii
spawn soon, S gold tench. and II common
tench. They were brought over in tanks
of water. in which the temperature was
regulated with ice, the entire charge OF
them being taken bY Rudolph Hessel, an
evperieuced fish culturist Of Ofenburg,
Germany. The fish are 10 be sent to-day
in cans 10 Baltimore under the charge Of
Mr.. Hessel, who viii remain with them Tor
some months, and hir. Ferguson, one Of
tho Maryland Fish Commissioners, who
came on with Prof. Bard to take care Of
the fish, which will be put in ponds aud
Matching houses, furnished by the city
authorities Of Baltimore. The carp have
been imported in order to dOmesticate a
fine favored and prolific tish, which VIII
live in warm, still water. There are many
inferior species Of carp, but these from the
Danube are very fine, the best being the
Cvprinus carpio, variety AlepidOtus, which
is without scales, Of inc uaVOr, and si-l"hs
twice each year,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20

The public generally are not aware
Of the fact that Capt John Gordon,
who was captured by tie military early
last spring while endeavOrEqg 70 leaG iSl z
mining expedition into the Black ailIs'
has been under confinement ever s,nce
at Fort Sherman, IN this State. HIS
friends have interested themselves IN
his case, and have finally secured
the serving upon Gen. Crook,
the commandant Of this department, Of
a notice that a hearing Of the case will
be had before Judge Lake, OF the Dis.
trict Court here, on a writ Of habea 3
corpus. Gordon viii be brought to
Omaha within few days, and the trial
viii probably take place earlyneXt week,
and viii certainly prove very interest
ing.-OmahG Special to the Chicago
Tunes
As bearing upon this matter, we no.
tice that the Cheyenne Leader reports
very important decision by Attorney
General Pierreport. One Of the Black
Hills miners, had been arrested by the
military for entering the Sioux reser-
vation, and, refusing to sign a parole
was brought before Judge Shannon, Of
Montana Territory. He submitted the
case to the Attorney General, whose
opinion is as follows
No United States statute makes a
breach Of the provisions IN the ST 7ux
treaty an offense against the United
States; therefore to invade the Black
Hills is no violation of law, and those
invading them cannot be punished.
The effect Of this decision, if 1t is
authentic, renders GordOn's detention
Illegal, and Will thrOng the country
with miners as soon as any trustworthy
news Of rich finds has been received.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20
HOW JOHN MORRIssEY BEAT THE
CENTRAL PACIFIC.
ncinnati Commercia

| A few years AGO there was a determined
/ effort made by the Central Pacific Railroad
/ to get from Congress the free grant Of
| YeTba Buena or Goat Island, in the Bay of
/ California. It was claimed at the time, if
| the Government meant 10 relinquish it,
/ by one Ryan, who had squatted on it
/ many years, a fellow Irishman with Nor
! riSsey.
/ The latter was poor fellow, hardly able
! TO pay his board bill. He employed, or
rather begged, Sam Ward, the epicurean
| lobbyist, and Jesse johnson, To represent
/ him. Ward came 20 the door Of Congress,
called Representative MOTrissey out, and
/ told him that the railroad company had
/ nearly forty majority, several Democrats
/ being also in thei interest. Ward was at
his wits ends MoTissey thought a min
ute, and hit upon a gamblers device to beat
the railroad.
This island was a rather barren mound,
| opposite San Francisco, connected with
Oakland by bridge. The railroad com
pany secretly meant TO shave down the
crown Of the hill, connect the island with
San Francisco, and use it for
all the heavy shipping Of the
port. Axtell and Sargent were en-
gineering the scheme. They had a MAD
prepared and laid on the table under The
Speakers nose, plainly showing the worth
less nature Ofthe isiandtO anybody. A great
crowd Of members were gathered around
the map. As MOTrissey came up he heard
the remark made, "It's worth nothing in
the world except for an eHirePOt.7 He said
Obtusely:
''You say it amt worth nothing. Well,
I'll give a milton Of dollars for it, aud I'll
put up S250,OOO tomorrow"
This remark was the shot that Knocked
away the main argument. He had Fer
nandO Wood make the offer in a petition Of
S1,0O0,OOO fOl Goat Island. Then, Elihu
Washburne on one side, and MOrrissey and
Wood on the other, began to beat up re-
cruitz.
That night C. P. Huntington, Vice
President Of the road, went to MOrrissey's
room.
''MOrissey:7 said he, "why do you op
pose our bill2"
''Well, said MOrrissey, "my public rea-
son is that you have had enough. You
asked for an empire Of land and she gov
eminent gave you all you asked for. Ny
other reason is that a friend of mine has
rights in that island. He is a poor man.
You are all worth six or seven millions
apiece. IA YOU 4au uetu I-iSb OF generous
yOu would have given that man Ryan So
600 before you applied TO Congress for his
island. You didn't think Of it, and I'm
against yOu.'
an give you S1O0COJ," said Hunting
ton, looking into Morrisss Us eyes, ''tO pass
that bill
"YOu can't give ittOme, said MOrrissey,
looking back. "Aud as I've put all them
men on record, I don't see how they can
change their votes"
MOrrissey finished this tale by describing
the scene when there was a tie vote on the
bill and Blaine. had to- give the casting
vote.
"IIe was three minutes doing it, said
Mouissey. Gle voted No. He didn't
want to. Every eye in Congress was on
him; for they all knOwed he was a railroad
man.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

The extensive furniture factory Of Mitch
ell * Co., corner Of Lucus avenue and
Twenty-fOurth St., SLLOuis, was destroyed
by fire between 8 and . o'clock this morn
ing. \ large amount Of material and fin
ished stock were also destroyed. Loss es-
timated at $4,000; insured for about S4O,-
600, but the names of the offices can not
be ascertained. The flames originated in
the middle Of the first floor, and as every
spark of fire about the factory had been ex-
tinguished early in the evening, the cause
of the cOnfagratiOn is a mystery.
4 slight fire at the Granite mill, at Fall
River, Mass, yesterday morning, caused a
panic, and in the rush out of the operatives
one girl had her leg broken.
Grand Rapids, Mich, reports the burn
ing of furniture factory yesterday. Loss
$4,000.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20
STRUNG UP INSTANTER.
A WOuId-Be RaVisher Lynehed I'm
Mississippi.

information reached US this morning that
4 coIored man named James Dickson, at
Utica. Kinds county, was taken out last
Saturday by a crowd of colored and white
men. about equally divided as TO races, and
bung TO the limb Of a tree for attempting
TO commit a rape on little white girl,
EIGHT years old. Dixon had called at the
house of the child's mother for a drink of
water. and toe child was directed to show
him a spring in the woods about hun
dred yards distant. While out there he at
tempted the horrible crime for which he
suffered death. He was arrested and tired
before a magistrate, and, after the glrls
testimony vas given, acknowledged ms
guilt. a few moments thereafter he was
In the hands Of his executioners and sus-
pended IRON the nearest tree.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20
UTAH.
Trial Of the Mountain Meadow MUIR
derers.

Trial Of the Mountain Meadow MUIR
derers.
BEAVER, UTAH, July 19.-It is stated
this morning on the best authority, that
the prosecution will not accept Lees state
ment, as they expect TO prove more by wit
nesses already here, some of whom partici-
pated in the massacre, than he confessed.
X. y. Baskin arrived last night and will
take an active par in the prosecution. In
court this morning the names Of 107 wit
uesses sUbpenaed for the people were
called, not more than half being present.
Lees counsel asked a continuance till to-
morrow, when they promised to be ready
without fail.
There have been complaints made
against several of the most important wit
nesses for the prosecution in the Lee case,
charging them before a Justice Ofthe Peace
with completely in the murders at Noun
tain Meadows. Marshal Maxwell has is
suei orders to his deputies not to allow
with esses to be arrested aud taken out Of
the country, and TO protect them with force
of e. ms if necessary.
SAT- LAKE, UTAH, July 19.-Secretary
Of w. Belknap, Gen. Marcy and Gen.
VIM. Myers arrived here this evening, on
their W Iy to the Yellow stone and upper
Missouri.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20
wARRIED IN PARIS.
Philadelphia IeIegFaphI

The wedding was that ofNIiss Seligman,
the daughter Of the well-known banker, to
a Russian gentleman. The ceremony took
place at the Synagogue, on the Rue de la
NictOire. which was brilliant with far
faces and exquisite toilettes on the Occa-
sion. The bride, who is one Of the most
beautiful Of the many charming american
girls now residing in Paris-tall, dark-eyed
and gIaceful-lookedv very lovely IN her
white satin and orange blossoms. The
music was the finest which has been heard
at any wedding ceremony IL Paris this
season.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20

HAVE we a Whisky Ring among
us? If not, we fail to comprehend
this mysterious allusion by the Knos-
UiUe Press and Herald:
The United States grand jury is now
IN session in this city. 1t is the duty
of the Jury to Inquire into the viola
tions Of Federal law blythe people Of the
District Of East Tennessee. While Ter
reting out the venial ofenses Of hum
BILE ana obscure men, viii 1t not
be well enough for the Grand Jury to
inquire also if there have not been Of
ficial violations of law that deserve
punishment We especially refer TO
the OF eratiOns Of some revenue officials
in the First District. If the published
accounts are to be beHeved-and we
have no reason to doubt them as we
have. from time to time, read them IN
the Greneville papers-the Grand Jury
will have but little difficulty IN finding
proper subjects for indictment for the
Qrossest official misdemeanOrs. A few
proper examples just now would do
much coward restoring proper respect
for law.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20

On Ascension Day there was a hor-
rible row in Jerusalem between some
Greek and Armenian priests who had
been allowed by the Latins to make
use of a chapel built over what is be-
lieved TO be the Savior's footprint.
The quarrel arose on question Of
precedence, and ended in fight. The
priests went at it tooth and nail, .
lighting up ard down the sacred edifoo
with such fury that they had to
be separated by Turkish soldiers. Two
Greek priests we're wounded, and one
of the soldiers, in trying to restore
peace, lost his eye. The Mussulman
population lcok upon these sectarlan
shindies at Jerusalem as peculiar Illus
trations Of the brotherly love which IS
the distinguishing mark Of their
Christian fellow subjects.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20
ST. LOUIS.
Defrauding the Revenue.


List Of Persons Arrested.
ST. LOUIS. July lg.-The following per-
sons were indicted in connection with al
legged whisky frauds before the United
States District Court to-day: Gen. John
McDOnal, late Supervisor of this district,
and Col. John A. Joyce, late Revenue
Agent, charged with receiving unlawful
fees and for violation of duties and powers;
defendants waived formal arTaignment,
plead not guilty; bond fixed at 5000 each.
Rudolph A. Ulrice, for not effacing stamps
and bonds from empty casks and
for carrying on distilling with
out giving bond; arTaigument waived;
pleaded not guilty; personal recOg-
nizance 5000. N. FOrsten, ID. A.
West and VIM. Hunicke, for removal and
concealment of spirits and not efacing
stamps; arraignment waived; pleaded not
guilty; recognizance 5000 each. Louis
Killerman f5r fraudulently executing dOcu-
menls required by revenue laws; aTraign-
ment waived, and plead not guilty; personal
recoSnizanCe $1,000. B. 4. Engelke and
Jno. L. Bernecker, for not effacing stamps;
aTraignment waived, and plead not guilty;
personal recOgnizance 5000 each.
The tobacco factory Of F. Il. Shredder
was seized Saturday for violation Ofreyenue
laws, and to-day the officers made an in
VentOTy Of the property.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20
AMERICAN PEACHES FOR LIVER
pnnE.

Wilmington, Del, cor. OF the New York World.
AT meeting of the Peninsular Fruit
growers Association, Messrs. Samuel
Townsend, S. f. Shallcross and r. w.
Cochran were appointed a committee to
confer with the management Of the Amer
lean Steamship Company, and ascertain if
that company will fit up steamers with 1e-
frigeratOIs, for the shipment Of peaches to
Liverpool, at reasonable freight charges.
The growers are confident that if the proper
measures be adopted the fruit will retain
all its good properties throughout the long
ocean voyage,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20
A RL0nnY sHIRT o. ,eI.

Ex-POstmaster General OreSWell
emerges from the obscurity, into which
he was thurst for official misdeeds, and,
in a long. wearisome letter to the
Washington National Republican, re-
views the story that was floating
around last spring as to the speech
made by jefferson Davis, at Stevenson,
Ala, about a month before the first
gun of the war was fired. Mr.. Davis
wrote, in February last, to a Mary
land friend, that he had no
recollection of having made such a
speech. And now, more than five
months afterward, here comes Creswell
rushing into print to prove that the
then recently elected President Of the
Confederacy did say so-an1.so. The
only part of his statement worth no.
ticing is the following memorandum by
the present editor Of the Omaha Bee,
who was at that time manager Of the
telegraph Office at Stevenson:
FRIDAY, February Is, I86l-I ex-
hibited a copy of JEFF Davis speech to
most of the citizens here, and they
pronounced it as near correct as it
could be made. copied it for pubi-
cation In the BelIetoHte Era, (the county
paper.) I telegraphed a synopsis to
Nashville, and Nashville reports 1t took
well. Papers have issued extras, and
it was also telegraphed through to the
Associated Press.
SATURDAY, Feb. Is, 1S6I.-Nashville
UNION AND AMERICAN has a correct
report Of Davis speech. The Nashville
BGRner ridicules and criticises it Sc
verely.
Turning to the files of the UNION
AND AMERICAN of that date we find
the following:
STEVENSON, ALA, Feb. 15.-Jeff
Davis arrived here at 10 O'Clock last
night, en- route for Montgomery. He
was saluted with guns and fireworks,
and the houses were illuminated. In
his speech he said: your border
States will gladly come INTO the South
ern Confederacy within sixty days, as
we will be your only friends. England
will recognize us, and a glorious future
is before us. The grass will grow IN
the Northern cities, where the pave.
ments have been worn off by the tread
of commerce"
His speech was warlike. He would
carry war where 1t was easy to advance,
where food for the sword and torch
await the armies in the densely popu-
lated cities; and though they might
come to spoil our crops, we could raise
them as before, while they could not
rear the cities which took years of IN
dustry and millions Of money to build.
He hoped for peace, but was prepared
for war.
Immediately under the dispatch ap-
pears this:
In this connection We reproduce the
following, which letter explains the
position of Mr.. Davis.-Eds. UNION
AND AMERICAN:
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, February
II. lS6I-General Davis arrived here
THIS evening on his way to Montgom-
cry. In a speech at the Capitol, he
said that if war must come it must be
upon Northern soil; but if the North is
prepared to grant US pea,e and TecOg-
nIze our equality all will be well.
And what does it amount to, after
al is told? Most of us did some big
talking IN those days-many-of deal
bigger than We performed when 1t
came to the piuch. a nice bloody
shirt, truly, for the ex-Rebel Cresweu
he started with us, but got tTedl to
be digging up at this stage Of the re-
Cancellation era.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20

THE trade organs of the East are ex-
ceeding wroth over the initiation resolu-
ton adopted by the Cotton Congress.
It seems to matter nothing with them
that the vote was recOnsidered and the
question laid over until next years
meeting. We had supposed there was
wisdom in second sober thought, but
the contractiOnists have lost their
temper Of late and fly at the West and
South whenever the slightest occasion
offers.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20

Gov. GAsTON visited the Insane
Asylum at Northampton, Mass, a day
or two ago, and received some advice
from one of the inmates. May l ask
YOU q few quesuons:" inquired the
iunatic. "Certainly," d" replied the Gov
ernor, and the dialogue proceeded,
aDo you love and fear God?" 4 hope
so" DO yOu love the Democratic
,artvg'' "Wen, that is a difficult
question to answer" Now" con-
finued the questioner, Il have been a
Democrat al my lite, and am glad to
see a Democratic Governor; but 1 want
10 advise YOU not 10 tUrn Republican
ont Of Office because he is one. If he
Is an honest and capable man, iet Inn
stay. God bless you.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20

''EX-SPEAKER BLAINE, }" says the
Springfield Mass Republican, zap
pears as the third taxpayer in Augusta,
his taxes aggregating Sl,0S5." And
yet, when Blaine first became a men,
Der Of Congress a few years ago he WAS
a poor man.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20
DAKOTA.
Prospect Of the wheat and Barley
Crops

YANKToN, d. T., July 19.-CUtting Of
barley and wheat will commence in earn
est this week. and crops will be exceeding
" heavy and abundant. A large amount
Of rain has fallen during the season, and
grass happens to have done no injury. The
yield Of wheat will be fully twenty-five
bushels to the acre, or about seven million
bushels in the Territory. This will be
over $50 bushels to each inhabitant.
Oats and corn crop also large, and prom
ise finely, as well as potatoes and other
vegetables.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20

THE Philadelphia Times has done
some splendid reform work for 50 short
a period Of existence, but, strange to
say, flickers on the Pennsylvania Treas
ury erpose, by which it is proposed to
bring to grief, from Cameron down, the
ring who have for years been flching
the revenues Of that State.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20
CHICAGO.
The Missing BaIIOOnist.

CHICAGO, July 19.-In regard to the
missing balloon which left this city last
Thursday afternoon, incoming vessels give
the following statements, which seem to
prove that the aerOnauts have been drowned
in Lake Michigan: Captain FurlOng, of
the steam barge New Era, reports seeing,
about fifty miles northeast of Chicago, a
life-pTeseryeT with the straps pulled out
floating in the water, and something near
by which looked like the basket. He did
not make it out exactly, not getting near
enough. He had not heard Of the missing
balloon. Captain Costello, of the schooner
Queen of the West, reports that Saturday
evening be saw something like a balloon
sticking out of water about four miles from
Crosse Point. He could not get near it.
The captain Of a lumber vessel, arrived to-
day, reports seeing a tlOater, wearing gray
coat, about forty miles from Grand Haven.
The Aernauts Safe.
DETROIT, July 1S.-A special to the
Free Press from Kalamazoo, says employees
on the Kalamazoo and South Haven Rail-
road train this evening, bring in the in
formation that Prof. Donaldson alighted
between South Haven and Nsugatuck
Sunday, in an exhausted condition, and
that medical aid has been sent him from
South Haven.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20
Fishers Goose Cooked.
THE INDIAN RING.
Prof. Marsh's Reply 10 the Indian
Commission.

Prof. Marsh's Reply 10 the Indian
Commission.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, July 19.-Prof
Marsh prODOunces the attempted explana-
tion published Saturday, by Commissioner
Smith. in regard to affairs at the Red
Cloud Agency, "a Characteristic trick Of
the Indian Bureau" The old report cited
by the Commissioner Is the only one Of a
large number on file in the Interior De-
partment, that was favorable, and il is
now well known that the Special Com
uiiSSiOners who made il, owing mainly
IN the shCrt time they were at the agency,
were mistaken on several points, and some
at least of the gentlemen have since in
formed the Department to this effect. The
report refers 10 a different set of tTanSac-
tions from those observed by Prof. Marsh,
and his investigations had no connection
whatever with those made by this commits
sion or any other. To attempt TO meet his
evidence by quoting an old report is entire
" averting the real issue and misleading
the public. The charges Prof. Marsh has
made are distinct and specific, and support
ed by independent testimony. Until these
charges, which affect the Department as well
as agent SaVille, are disprOTed, the PrOtes-
sor thinks a general denial by the Commis-
sioner will avail but little.
Investigation Of Prof Marsh's Charges
NEW YORK, July 19.-The special COM
mission appointed to investigate Professor
Marsh's charges IN relation to the Indian
frauds met this evening at the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel. The commission consits Of
Messrs. Faulkner, NJ. c., Of West Virginia;
Harris, Il. C., Of Massachusetts; and
Fletcher, N. c., and at one time Governor
Of the State of Missouri. The meeting
was strictly private, but was organized by
electing Governor Fletcher chairman.
Prof. Marsh and Indian Commissioner /.
?. Smith, appeared before the body, accom-
panied by Gen. Fisk, Chairman Of the
Board of Indian Commissioners. Mr..
Marsh presented his charges in pamphlet
form, which have already been printed. An
investigation will take place at Red Cloud
Agency. The commission will meet again
tomorrow morning and eDdeavOr to settle
on a plan Of conducting the investigation.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20
MEMPHIS.
Waddy Thompson in Durance
Vile.

His Trial 90 Begin TO-day-SiN In
dictments against Him.
MEMPHIS, July l9.-Waddy Thompson
was brought before Judge Flippin, Of the
Criminal Court, to-day, and counsel agree
ing, his trial will commence tomorrow.
There are six indictments against him,
three for horse-stealing, one for attempt to
commit larceny and two for perjury, and
being lessee of the Missouri PenItentiary,
figuring in hsbeas corpus suits in Missouri
to prevent being brought here for trial, and
having forfeited a bond of $4,000, the
case excites considerable interest. He was
sent to Jail.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20
THE TURF.
Racing al PittsBurE.

PITTsBURG, July 19.-At Friendship
Park to-day handicap race for $1,000 was
won by Jennie Froelich in six heats, beating
Alert, John Mckee and Neese. Best time
2:44t.
In a match race for running horses, 500
a side, King William beat Young Toronto.
Time, 40, AZ, IS.