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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-25
ALL OVER THE CITY.

The lamp-pOst recently blown down at
the Capitol was restored to its place yes
terday.
The managers of the WOman's Mission
Home meet at the residence Of Mrs. A. ii.
BEDFORD, 81 South Vine street, this after
noon at 8 o'clock.
Capt. Thatcher, agent Of the Southern
Express Company, continues to lay us IN
DER obligations for Memphis papers in adj
vance Of the mails.
'sIcilins" writes to US to complain Of the
sidewalk in front Of the st. Louis and
Southeastern depot, which he says, is Quite
impossible in wet weather.
The disposal of the remains of the late
James A. Meeks is left with his brother
who was expected to arrive at II O'Clock
last night from Gadsden, Ala.
The Grand Council of the State Of Ten
nessee, United Friends of Temperance,
convenes this morning, Feb. ., at Il
O'Clock, in the hall of Lodge No. 30 Union
street, third story, No. SO.
The Superintendent Of the water-Work'
| has completed the assessment OF the Watel
tax for the first half of the present year
and John W. Edwards, Water Tax Col
lector, requests all delinquents to come for
| ward and settle.
On account of other entertainments IL
the city, it has been deemed advisable tC
postpone that Of the McKendree Circle t
| next Thursday-one week from to-nigh
The meeting Of the Sunday school, as an
nounced for this afternoon, will not, there
fore, take place.
We are indebted to Mcclure and Bro
for the following pieces OF popular new
music: Night and Morning Qantasia), b
E. A Berg; Marion Schottische, by Jno. X
Sweeney; l Want to See Mama Once Nor
Charley Ross words by Geo. Cooper an
music by Z. Mack; and Wont You Kis
Me Good Night, Little Darling, by Ray
moRd.
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Randall Browns Claim.

The bill for the benefit of Randall
Brown, cOlOred, which passed the lower
house Of Congress recently, directs the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury 10 pay him s., 900
for property captured by the Confederate
forces. According to the report of the com
mittee on the strength Of whose recon-
mendatiOn the bill passed, it happened this
wise:
"Thc Committee on War Claims, to
whom was referred the bill Oh. r. No. $3.50
for the relief of Randall Brown, of Nash
vile, Tenn, having had the same under
consideration, report:
"That said Randall Brown is a eOlOIed
man, resident of Nashville, Tennessee;
that during the late rebellion, in the year
1868, he was the owner of three teams,
wagons, ETC., and was employed with said
teams, wagons, etc, on the forts then being
constructed for the defense of Nashville, by
the Quartermaster's Department Of the
United States Army, with a promise or
guaI antee Of protection against capture By
the enemy; thai during the month Of July,
1868, while engaged with his teams in
hauling wood to OVertOn's Station, on the
Tennessee and Alabama Railroad, on the
Sd Of July, the rebel forces made a raid up
on the hands engaged in hauling wood to
said station, taking them prisoners and cap
turing several teams, among others the
teams, wagons, etc, of the said Randall
Brown.
'The committee are of opinion that the
claimant was entitled to the protection
pledged him, and that the capture Of said
horses, wagons, etc, were without fault or
negligence on the part Of the sand Brown;
that the said horses, ten in number, were
worth the sum of SIPS each, the price paid
for horses for the military service Of the
United States at that time; that the
wagons and harness were worth the sum of
$3.50; and these facts are cleaJly established
by satisfactory evidence"
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sold on the ,Can-Can.

Ida Cerito's Female Minstrels (so-ealled)
and CaH-CsR Troupe put in an appearance
last night, at the Opera House, which was
literally jammed. Only two women were
to be seen among the audience. The
UNION AND AMERICAN reporter, who went
there solely in the line of duty, saw repre-
sentatives of every class of SOciety-Leg-
islatOrs (by the scOre), doctors, lawyers,
merchants, fancy clerks, nice young men
for smallitea parties, newspaper Correspond
ents, sporting men, bummeTs, shoulder
hitters, the inevitable gdwiR, and so on,
down to the very dregs. The performance
was of the variety class until the Can
Can was reached as the closing tea-
ture Of the programme. And here
everybody became indignant - not
because the Can-Can was obscene and dis
gushing, but because it was not. That
crowd had nerved itself for something
lively; but in the dance Of the Jdrdin Ma
billie. as presented last night, a few hOmely
women, awkward and dressed in atrOcious-
ly bad taste, merely skipped around the
stage for a few moments, and then the cur
tain fell. II was a poor affair al.
round, and the combination is third class
in every respect. Perhaps the police raids
in other cities, deferred them from any
outrageous exhibition here last evening,
but, al any rate, something near thousand
citizens of moral, high-tOned Nashville
went away from the Opera House, grum-
bling because they had been ''sOld" on the
Eau-Gan
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meath Of Mir. george GreIg.

After an illness of only a few days, Mrs.
George GTeig, an old resident of Nashville
and lady Of considerable note, died at 9
o'clock yesterday morning, at haf residence,
over the bakery and confectionery, A
Union street. She had passed her 9th
year.
Mrs. Greig was woman OF great force
of character and usefulness, but was chief
ly distinguished for her benevolence. 4
prominent member Of the Robertson AssO-
citation and Rebecca Lodge Of Odd Fellows,
she was the tireless friend Of the poor.
She was born in Huntley, Scotland, in
1917, crossed the Atlantic to New fOrz,
where she had sisters residing, in 1850 or
81, was married there to George Greig in
1915, and removed to Nashville Ia 1913.
Within a year from their arrival her hus-
band started a confectionery at No. 4
Union street. which has been kept up ever
since. Mr.. Greig died in May, 1862.
During the war Mrs Greig was an al
dent deyOlce Of the Southern cause, but
while she did many al act to relieve the
wants Of Confederate soldiers, she never
missed an opportunity 10 alleviate suffering
on the ether side.
Among the last acts Of her life was that
of sending a draft TO a needy friend in
Canada.
She is survived by two sisters in Scot
land and two others in New York. The
only connection she had in Nashville was
d step-daughter, the wife Of Mr.. Charley
Mitchell.
The funeral takes place from Christ
Church al 3 o'clock this afternoon.
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CRIMINAL NOTES.

Judge Duling collected only s. from the
sextet of offenders that attended bis levee
yesterday morning.
w. 7. DOdd was committed to Jail yes
terday on a capias from the CriminBl Court
charging him with gaming.
Two negroes named Joe Busby and
Henry CantIell were committed to Jail by
Justice Cassetty yesterday, on the charge
of larceny.
Harriet CliGe, colored, was bound over
in the sum of $3.50 by Justice Campbell
yesterday, to keep the peace towards Hattie
Baker, cOlOred, for six months. She also
gave bond for her appearance Eext Wednss-
day to answer the charge Of malicious mis-
chief.
One night last week, party of thieves
broke open the smOkehOuse Of w. A.
Davis, in the Fifteenth district Of Will
Hanson county, and carried of his entire
stock of bacon. On the same night the
smOkehOuse OF one Of his neighhOrs was
broken open and robbed Of 500 pounds OF
meat.
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CuuuIngham's "Reminiscences of the
War


We have received through a friend, a
pamphlet Of ffty-seven pages, with no title
page, but the following dedication: These
"reminiscences Of the Forty-first Tennessee
Regiment were written for and published
in the StelbyUWC Commercial. The
writer, having been a common soldier,
could not procure much that is valuable to
the general public, and these pages will
only interest specially members Of the
regiment, with perhaps, their Immediate
friends. To such the following pages are
respectfully dedicated by 5, A. Cunning
ham, Company B."
Notwithstanding this very modest intro
ductiOn, we have before us one Of the most
valuable publications, connected with the
late civil war, that has yet appeared in
Tennessee; for 1t is the work Of an eye
witness, who carefully kept daily record
of what passed under his notice, and who,
without art or atfectatiOn, here gives Us the
benefit Of his careful and impartial obser-
vations. We have read the "reminiscences
almost al a sitting. They tell just what
the general reader delights 10 knOw-the
daily experiences Of an humble private
through all the realities Of grim yiSaged
war.
To the citizens Of nashville MI. Gun
ninCham's pamphlet should prove dOubly
interesting, because almost from the start
the fortunes of the Tenth Tennessee, the
famous Irish regiment from our city, were
linked with those Of the writer. He fire.
quently gives notices Of this regiment, its
movements and deeds Of valOr, which won
for if the title Of the "BlOOdy Tenth"
As so very few OF Our soldiers kept mem
oranda. and as so little has been published
sbcyt The war from a Southern standpoint,
COMPARED with the pOnderous volumes
nTinted in every State North, we hope that
Mr.. Cunningham, making full use of his
authentic material, will enlarge aud elabO-
rate it into a careful volume Of Tennessee
history. Such a book would not die soon,
even if it does not compensate the writer
for his drudgery.
The few copies of the "reminiscences at
the authors disposal will be given to his
comrades, upon application.
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,rak,nT I11Irsnis Fav the Plper

Tie following bill, introduced by oella-
ter OvertOn, has passed both houses Of the
General Assembly:
An act to tax the losing party with jury
fees in all civil suits and to repeal sections
4036 and 4037 of the Code.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Tennessee, that
hereafter, the fees allowed by law to juries
in all civil cases shall be taxed and collect
ed as other costs; provided, the county
shall continue to pay, in the same manner
now provided by law, said fees on all suits
instituted in fOrHla pGJperiS.
Sec. .. Be it further enacted, that sec.
tions 1895 and 4037 of the Code be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, that the
Judge presiding at the trial in said civil
cases shall appOrtion the fees Of the jurors
in proportion to the time consumed in the
trial Of the same; provided, that the coun.
ty shall not be taxed with any part thereof
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Now, if all collections can be made
within the year as above, including the tax
on railroads, then we should have a sur
plus in the Treasury Of S349,Sl5, but if
collections average as they have since 1865,
then even this tax would hardly yield
enough to meet our demands as they ma
ture.
In conclusion, desire to express as my
opinion, that a forty cents tax lciU not meet
our liabilities as incurred, unless it is sup
plemented by vesting in the Executive
officers of the State, power to meet deficits
by temporary loans; but with this power to
borrow, guarded by such restrictions as
would be proper, We can get on with a
forty cents tax. It will be absolutely i'm
possible, by any sort Of tax collections, to
meet the July, 1875, interest, and rid our
| selves Of debts that must be met before that
time. No rate Of taxation that may be
imposed for 1875, will bring the funds in
time. 1t must be paid, if paid at all, by
| temporary loans, now that the interest is
not preferred claim.
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New Advertisements.

Insure in the State Insurance Company
A secondhand express and harness foT
sale.
r. W. Brown offers Commercial insur-
ance stock for sale.
See nonresident notice by Clerk and
Master of ChanceTy Court.
Water taxes are now due, and con-
sumers are notified to make immediate
payment.
lot of beautiful new prints this morning
The Silverthorn leaves this morning, at
10 go'clOck, for Paducah, Evansville and
Cincinnati.
Delinquent taxpayers will find ar i'm
portant notice from the City Revenue Col
lector on second page.
The Eddyville is advertised to leave for
The head Of the river on Friday, at P. NJ
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DELAY OF TRAINS.
The Nashville and Chattanooga Rail-
road Damaged by Heavy Rains.

The Nashville and Chattanooga Rail-
road Damaged by Heavy Rains.
The heavy rains Of the past few days
have had the effect Of somewhat impeding
the passage Of trains Of the Nashville, Chat
tanoOga and St. Louis railway. The pas
senger train due in this city at 1870 P. NJ,
was delayed an hour an half a. Lookout
Mountain yesterday on account Of a slide.
The rubbish was at length removed, and
the train came on, only to find that
trestle had been washed
away between Whitesides Station and
Shell Mound. Here the train which had
left Nashville at z. NJ. Tuesday was met,
and the passengers, etc, transferred. The
returning train reached this city about Z
o'clock yesterday evening. Some 800 yards
Of the track near Bass Station was covered
with water, and for a time it was thought
4 port ipn Of the track had been swept away.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-25
TAXING "CUSS WORDS"
a Young Mems AnIi-PrOfanity AssO-
eiatiOn-DIsROsalO Of the First Months

Pines.
The following letter was received and
read at the last meeting Of the Managers OF
the WomanS' Mission Home:
NASHVILLE, Feb. II, lS75.-TO the
Managers Of the WOman's Mission Home.
Ladies: At a social meeting a short time
AGO, q few young-men of the city organized
a society, the object Of which is to diScOur-
age p1Ofane and indecOrous language among
its members. The constitution provides
that a penalty of cents be assessed each
time a member is detected violating the
rules, i. E.: giving utterance to a prescribed
word, and at the end Of each month, the
total fines be disposed Of by ballot,
s'At the expiration of the present month
the proceeds amounted TO two dollars and
twenty cents 81 20) and was voted to
the institution which you have so nObly
planned and established in the city.
Gas Secretary and Treasurer Of the sOcie-
ty, it becomes my duty to place in your
hands this mite, and allow me to express
the hope that your mission may, under
Providence, accomplish all that its most
earnest friends can desire.
TI-PROFANITY."
The ladies Of the Board return sincere
thanks for the contribution received, and
pray that the gentlemen of the organization
may be blessed with full success in their
undertaking.
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A WORK-HOUSEA DELIVERY.
Eight Prisoners Make Their Exit
Through the Hole that EBryant


Through the Hole that sBryant
Made.
J. II. Hagan and Fletcher Bryant met in
a well knJwn sample room Tuesday after
noon. The latter says Hagan told him he
had to 'tSet up" the drinks for the crowd,
put up ten dollars and play poker for it, or
be whipped. Bryant said he wasn't ''tluSh"
enough TO treat, and of course couldn't raise
the ten dollar stake; but as far as the whip
ping was concerned, Hagan couldn't whip
one SIDE Of him. With this remark he
dealt the latter blow that laid him kOrS
ia combat on the floor.
Bryant then took his departure, and be-
tween and o'clock, he was arrested on
Deadrick street by Sergeant Hawkins. He
was taken to the police station, and, ha7-
ing failed to give bond, was committed to
the WOTk-house. About Q o'clock at night
he went into the water closet, and, tearing
of a plank, soon succeeded in making a
hole through the brick wall Large
enough TO admit the passage Of
his body. He then covered up the
hole and took look about
the premises before taking his leave. He
got hold Of a newspaper and quietly read
for near an hour, when he again returned
TO his work. He made a rope of a blanket,
and, fastening it to a piece of water pipe,
let himself down distance Of about ten
feet TO the river bank in the rear of the
prison. The moon was shining brightly,
50 he had no trouble in picking his way
along the rugged embankment.
Going to his home in South Nashville,
he remained ali night and at Q o'clock yes
ter lay morning came into the Recorders
Court and surrendered himself. He was
tried for his assault on Hogan and fined
$40, having failed to fork over that amount
he was committed to the wOTkhouSe. He
viii have hearing this morning concern
ing his little Performance of Tuesday
night.
In conversation with a reporter for this
paper, yesterday afternoon, Bryant said he
had only one object in breaking out of
prison, and that was to 90 home to his
vile, who was very Uuwell, and had no
knowledge Of his whereabouts. He also
said he thought he should not be punished
f)r il, as be believed a prisoner had a right
to escape if it were in his power.
Some OF the other prisoners discovered
the aperture made in the wall by Bryant,
and lost nc time in making good their es-
cape.
The lucky ones were Charter Smith,
George Price, William King, Jim Wray,
Jim Hicks and Tom Armstrong, all cOlCred,
and Dave Appleton, none Of whom have
been recaptured. The wall through which
Bryant and the rest made their escape was
nOtYery strong.
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EARKETs Rx TELEaRAPu.

GALVESTON, FEB. 24-Cotton is strong.
mlddllnS l5sc; low middling 14gc: good
ordinary dec; net receipts 1.415 bales;
gross receipts ], 44j bales; exports coastwise
"a bales; sales 1915 bales; stock 72,O6S
bales.
SAVANNAH, Feb 24.-COttOn quiet and
firm; middling 165c; net receipts 1927
bales; exports to Great Britain 3,9I1 bales-
to continent $3.50 bales; cOastwise 95l
bales; sales $50 bales; stock 96,SOl bales
MOBILE, Feb. "a Cotton firm; mid
ding 15tc; good ordinary I45al4Ic; low
middling 14sc; net receipts 3TS bales;
exports eoastwise SOC bales; sales 500 bales;
stock 69,0l2 bales.
CHARLESTON, Feb. "a Cotton quiet
and hrm; miGdling 1jIc; low middling
155c; good ordinary 14!c; net receipts 39S
bales; sales 1000 bales; stock 1862 bales.
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Gen. Mcdowell left the city yesterday
morning. Bis stay was so limited in Nash
vile that, much to his regret, he was I'M
able to return numerous personal calls
which were made by many Of his friends in
this city.
We take pleasure in announcing to the
citizens of Nashville that A b. Morton
who graduated at the Tennessee College o.
Pharmacy last evening, resolving the title
of Doctor Of Pharmacy, viii remain as pre-
scriptionist with his preceptOr, DIR. g. w
Smith, Church street, who conducts one g
the finest drug stores in the city. DR.. Nor
ton has been with this house over sever
years, as the first clerk, etc.
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THE COURTS,

SUPREME COURT.-NO. S9-MOOre vs..
Mallory ct al.-will be the next case called
on the Davidson equity. The second sec
ton was on the Humphreys county docket
yesterday.
PROBATE COURT.-A. j. Baker, jr., sp-
pointed and qualified administrator upon
the estate of A. J. Baker, ST., deceased.
T. H. Williamson appointed and quail
fed administrator Of II. G.. Williamson,
deceased.
Neill S. Brown, trustee, vs.. justices of
Davidson county; appeal to the Circuit
Court, in reference to the opening of a
road in the TWenty-fiTst District.
CRIMINAL COURT.-State vs.. j. B.
Yates, false pretenses; jury charged.
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Tho HeI,Iess Little Ones.

Judge Ferriss yesterday secured a home
with Mr.. James Evans, Of this county, for
a little boy named All Gabriel, a bright
child, found in possession Of a colOred man
with whom he had been placed to be
raised.
The Judge sent out TO the Old Rock
Castle for three other little children, rep
resented to be in a starving condition
there,
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Lebanon to Hear Il.

BY invitation DR.. J. 3. Lindsey will
give his lecture on a System Of Education
for Tennessee TO the students Of Cumber-
land University and the citizens OF Leba-
non on Thursday evening. This is the ad-
dress which received a marked compliment
fiOm the State Grange Of Tennessee last
week at Knoxville.
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at COncOrdIs Hall.

The Concordia Club gave a musical and
literary entertainment at their hall last
night. 1t consisted Of overtures, solos,
ballads, Rotations, ETC., aud concluded
with the amusing farce Of "Tbe Lottery
Ticket" The characters were all credit
ably sustained and the actors frequently
g.eeted with hearty applause. When the
curtain had been lowered, the hall was
cleared and the affair wound up with a
hop.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-25

HOusekeepers who study economy in
small things should use DoOley's Yeast
Powder-the best, because perfectly pure;
the cheapest, because every package is full
weight. feb23 d1W&w1t
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DOCTORS DEGREES.
commencement Exercises al Masonic
Hall Tonight - Heavy Reinforce
ment to the Medical Profession
Two Universities Take a Hand.

The commencement exercises Of the
Medical Department Of the Nashville and
Vanderbilt Universities, for the session OF
1915, take place this evening at Masonic
Hall, beginning at q o'clock. The public
is cordially invited, and it is hoped, will
cordially respond.
The graduating class numbers between
20 and 50 members, and 4 part of the exer-
cises will be the delivery Of diplomas TO
these. II. T. Campbell will deliver the
valedictory address to the retiring class,
and Prof T. .. Summers will deliver the
address on the part Of the faculty.
Bishop McTyeire will pronounce the
charge to the Vanderbilt students and Hon.
Jno. n. Lea to the students Of the Nash
vile University. These addresses will be
followed by the presentation Of diplomas
and the delivery Of prize medals by the
President Of the Faculty, DR.. Maddin.
This promises to be an interesting Occa-
sion. l. will be tha 25th annual COM
mencement of the Medical Department OF
the University of Nashville and the first OF
Vanderbilt University.
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and personal property levied for 1874. and
which should have been in hand in time,
at least, TO pay the January, 1875, interest,
only thirty-fiye per cent. has been collected
up to the present time. When the Comp
troller reported, dec. 20, IST4D, although
only ten days before the interest fell due,
less than one hundred thousand dollars had
been collected, and much of this in war
rants. So that when the January interest
became due, had it all been presented at
maturity, it would have required the rails
ing of, say $1,000 by temporary loans.
If it be true, as claimed by railroad gen
tlemen. that owing to the provisions of
their charters, their property cannot be sub
jected for this year to taxation, or if a re-
sort to the courts is had, as is certain to be
the case, then the deficit in our assets (by
reason OF failure to Get this railroad taxi
becomes still greater when calculated on
the 40 cents basis.
ESTIMATE on BASIS OF SIXTY CENTS.
Sum TO be raised as before g. 673 5g1
Sixty cents on S340,00O,OOO
viii siNe-.s. -, 100000
DedWcr rs cent ffor that
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Groceries at Cost.

To close business by the first of March,
we will sell the remainder Of our stock OF
staple and fancy groceries at cost. Now IS
the time to secure bargains at IS South
Market street.
fab25 81 BAILEY x SPERRY.
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weu Known Merchant Gone.

Sir. Henry Thornton, resident of Edge
field. and formerly a member Of the firm
of Searight, Thornton X Co., died at his
residence yesterday.