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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-01
THE RAINFALL.
Prospects for the Cropping Season
Important Meteorological Facts for
FRruaers

Prospects for the Cropping Season
Important Meteorological Facts fOE
Farmers.
Among the marked peculiarities of the
month of March, in a meteoric sense, was
the increased movement of the atmosphere,
the total distance travelled by the wind
having been 4,674 miles, or more than
1000 miles faster than in February. The
greatest velocity reached was SO miles per
hour, at s o'clock on the morning of the
LIST. The barOmetric range was between
&c. 4O7 and 29.396 inches. The tempera-
ture had a range of 80 degrees, from "a de-
grees to "A degrees.
But, perhaps the most generally interest
inc feature of the Signal Service Observers
report, and certainly the most important to
agriculturlsts, was the rain fall, which was
very cOpiOus, and, compared with other
months and other seasons, might furnish
data for reasonably accurate forecasts of
the amount Of rain to fall during the next
three months. In 1873, with the precipi-
tatiOn very equally distributed through the
season, the amount for March was All
inches. In 1874, the rainfall for March
was 5.26 inches, and this year it IS S.l4
inches, or greatly in excess Of
the average. This would seem to in
dictate a deficiency in May and June; but
when the rainfall for the first three
months Of the year is taken, the
quarterly supply is comparatively much
less than the monthly, aud we have 1875
inches this year, 1911 inches in 1874 and
14.21 inches in 1873, during the first three
months. This shows a very good average,
and if the rainfall in April does not exceed
five or even six inches, the prospect for
good rains through the cropping season will
be very fine The average annual amount
of rain for this region is about 81 inches.
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s.amps ,Tus, no Amxed.

In reply to a question from the Internal
Revenue Collector at Knoxville, the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue says: 81
have to inform you that this office does not
and never has held that the mere act of
purchasing stamps was the payment of a
tax upon a given lot Of tobacco, though the
purchasing Of such stamps may have been
with special reference to such pay
ment. The tax cannot be said to have
been paid upon a given lot of tobacco until
suitable stamps have been affixed to the
packages containing the tobacco so that
the stamps have become a part and parcel
Of the package TO and have no value in
themselves apart from the packages 10
which they are affixed. Tobacco which
was so stamped and cancelled, though the
tax had not nearly accrued in consequence
of a sale or removal ON the factory for
sale or consumption prior 10 y o'clock
midnight Of the I'd day Of March, is held by
this Office to be exempt from the additional
fOur-cent tax; but if so stamped, or if
stamped with the tWenty-cent stamps after
midnight Of the ID Of March, in either case
such tobacco became subject to the opera
ton Of the new law
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Negro ExOrefsul,

Superstition is one of the strongest traits
in the negro character. Some Ofthe sharp
ers take advantage of this weakness and
impose upon the more ignorant and simple
minded of their race. A few of the
doctors" make money of of their con-
fiding patients. A negro woman in this
city has been in bad health for some time
past. She recently went TO an old cOlored
man and made a statement of her case. He
charged her one dollar for his advice,
and told her THAT her bed had
been s'tricked, I" and in order for her 10 get
well it must be thrown into the river. She
paid an express driver a quarter to take
her feather bed to the river, and after rip
ping open the ticking she emptied the
feathers into the stream. While the con-
dition of the woman is apparently the
same, she insists that she is growing bet
ter. The old negro man also told her that
fshe would dig at her gate she would dis
cover a parcel, and on finding this, the per-
son who had "tricked" her bed would die.
Il is said that every morning she can be
seen digging away, in search Of the pack
age that she believes is to put an end to
the life of her enemy.
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EvansviIIe's Breakdown.

In the EUGlsUHIe journal of yesterday
we find the following explanation of the
plan upon which it was proposed to con.
ductthe telegraphiC spelling match between
the two cities:
There is an impression that the tele.
graphich match was not practicable and
would have teen very expensive. Mai. n.
NJ. Booth, manager Of the Western Union
lines here, originated the plan, and he is an
old and experienced telegrapher and is
eminently practical. He and his operators
are perfectly confident that the match with
indianapolis or Nashville would have been
not only practicable, but very easy
Of accomplishment. The plan was
simple. Each city was TO select one
hgndred words and number them, and
send a copy Of the list by mail to the other
city. A branch wire or "lOOP7 was to be
extended 10 the respective Opera-hOuSes or
halls, and an operator and instrument
placed therein. The lists were to be kept
by the enunciators Of the opposite cities.
who would give out the words by the num-
bers to the operators, to be by them trans
mitted in the same way and reported to
the enunCiatOT at the other eud of the line,
who would refer TO his list, find the word
10 which the number referred, and give il
out TO the spoilers. Ifspelled correctly, the
reply by telegraph would be 30. K; if in
correct the reply would be "W.," (wrong),
"M.," (missed), or some other symbol. By
means Of blackboards the two audiences
could be informed who were mp or down on
both sides. The side having the greatest
number of spoilers mp when the lists were
exhausted would he victorious. Each city
would select as referee some fair person in
the opposing city, who would settle dis
puted points By reference to Webster's or
any other dictionary that might be agreed
upon,
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ANOTHER BOUT.
The Great Spelling at the Opera
House Tonight.
Fifty Prominent Citizens and Several
Ladies' to Take Part.

The spelling match at the Opera House
to- night promi es to be the most recherche
of the kind for the season. About fifty OF
our best known citizens have enlisted, and
about twenty ladies have engaged to take
part. Great interest is felt in the event,
and there is a good prospect for An amusing
entertainment.
Among the ladies who have consented to
Join the class are Mrs. G.. Horton, Miss
Burch, Miss McCrory, Miss McCrea, Miss
McTyre, Miss Carter, Miss Erwin, Miss
Baxter, Miss Blake and Miss Lotion; also,
seven young ladies from Wards Seminary,
and others whose names could not be OBJ
tanned last evening with their consent to
publication.
Admission to the spelling will be only
twenty-five cents, and the proceeds viii be
devoted to a worthy object. There is every
reason to predict that the Opera House will
be packed.
1t is requested by the management that
all who are to take part in the match be
son time"
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A ParOxysmaI Episode tn Murfrees.
hOro.

The gossiPs of MuTfreesborO now have
something TO talk about beside the Beecher
scandal. a married man lives in that town
who, for some time past, has been paying
more attention to a female, Of not the best
reputation, than has been altogether agree
able to his wife. She bore with his way
wardness till patience ceased to be a virtue,
and, last Monday night, armed herself with
a brace of reTOlvers, and went to the house
where the friend Of her lord and
master resided. As luck would
have it, she found him there. When she
walked in he became awfully demoralized
and shook in his boots. The injured wife
rushed by him, bounced upon her rival
and, in the shortest possible space Of time,
gave her a terrible pummeling. Then
turning to her husband, who had not dared
to interfere, she ordered him home. he
stood not upon the order Of his going, but
went inStdnter.
The affair has created a decided sensa-
ton in the town, as the family is one Of
the highest responsibility.
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1t is proposed to hold the adjourned
meeting of the State Teachers Association
in Chattanooga some time next July, if
that city viii extend an invitation and
promise half fare to the delegates over the
railroads and half price at the hotels. II
this invitation should be extended, it is
the intention to invite members to be
present from the associations of Georgia
and Alabama, thus making kind of inter
State conference upon educational matters,
to be addressed by a number of eminent
men, who have signiied their willingness
to be present.
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MAURY COUNTY NOTES.
Death Of a Veteran Public servant
A Big Haul OF Evil DOeFs-BOguE
Ticket Agents-The Narrow Gauge
RnsUroaH


Death Of a Veteran Public servant
A Big Haul OF Evil DOers-BOguS
Ticket Agents-The Narrow Gauge
Railroad.
To the Union and American:
COLUMBIA, Tenn, March 81. 1875
John b. Padgett, for fifteen years County
Court Clerk Of MauTy county, died at his
residence near this city on Saturday, and
was buried at Rose Hin Monday morning
by the Masonic fraternity. Mr.. Padgett
was known by every man in Maury county,
and had no enemies.
Monday was a busy day for our police.
They arrested eight parties, who viii prcb-
ably visit Gen. Cheatham's institution soon
two for passing counterfeit money, two
for obtaining money under false pretenses,
two for obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses, and two for stealing.
Several days ago, lobe Brown, white,
and Martin Caruthers, eolOred, met a ne
gro at the depot who told them he wanted
to 60 to Kansas. Brown and Caruthers
told the negro that they were ticket agents
for the Kansas routes, and that if he would
give them the money, they would get him
ticket. The darkey gave them all the
money he had, and that was the last he
saw Of them. Deputy Sheriff WitherspOon
heard of the matter, hunted the bogus
ticket agents up and pursuaded them to
move their ticket office to the Jail until the
next term of the Criminal Court.
Col. Mcclure, of LeWisburg; Gen. W
G. WhitthOrne, and Col. Jno. c. Wright
of this city, addressed the people of Column
bia on the subject Of Railroads last Satur-
day night, urging them to vote for the adj
ditional So, 900 necessary to purchase the
iron and rolling stock for the road from
here to Lewisburg, which is all graded
There is but little doubt that the subscrip
ton will be carried. If so, Col. Mcclure
promises TO have trains running 30 Lewis
burg by the LIST of August.
Sheriff Alexander left for Nashville yes
terday With a reinforcement of eight fol
Gen. Cheatham's gang of zebras.
Gen. Marcus j. Wright, of Jackson, is in
the city, visiting his brother, Hon. Jno. V
Wright. MAURY.
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HREannaI.

Mr.: J. a. Grover, Of Cincinnati, is regis
tered at the Maxwell.
Hon. w. G. WhtthOrne paid a brief
visit to Nashville yesterday.
Gov. Porter went to Paris, West Tennes-
see, yesterday, and will return Monday.
Col. Leon TrOusdale, State Superinten-
dent of Public instruction, left for Memphis
at 12a O'Clock yesterday, to be absent about
ten days.
Maj. Y. F. Cheairs, of Spring Hill, Geo.
Suite, Of Pulaski, The. Yakely, Of Giles
county and J. II. Hopkins, of Madison,
Ala, were visitors to the C5tton Exchange
yesterday.
Frank A. Moses, Of Knoxville, late As
sistant Clerk Of the House of Representa-
tiYes, has returned TO the city, to assist the
principal Clerk in finishing up the Jour-
mails Of the House.
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reu Advertisements.
Insure in the State Insurance COmpaI
Furnished room wanted.

Insure in the State Insurance Company
Furnished room wanted.
a dividend Of three per cent on certified
stock has been declared by the Nashville
and Decatur Railroad Co.
The partnership existing between Dodd
& Anderson, Edgefeld, has been dissolved.
The business will be continued at the old
stand by Jas. II. DOdd.
See nonresident notices by the Clerk and
Master Of the Chancery Court.
The attention Of farmers and persons in
terested in grain threShing, is directed to
the advertisement, on second page, OF
Nichols, Shepard q Co., manufacturers OF
the celebrated ''Vibrator" thresher, Battle
Creek, Michigan,
The steamer Alex. Kendall starts for the
head Of the river this evening at 4 o'clock.
The sale of the Adam and Ewes property
on Deaderick street, takes place to-day,
at y o'clock n, on the premises. As the
order Of sale is positive, it will certainly be
knocked down to the highest bidder.
Barnes & Co. will have two large auction
sales of iewelry to-day, at 10 A. N. and q
p. a at their rooms on Cedar street. The
goods to be offered are warranted genuine.
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TO Printers and Publishers.
PRESSES FOR SALE

We hare a couple Of fine second hand
Presses for sale, Which zee hare used
from fOJ,T to fire yeIrs, Which are good
ones and i'1 good running order
4 Taylor Press, small cylinder. size
nine column paper. measure ofthe CIIiOs
and AmericaR. Capacity 1000 impress
si0ns per hosr. fa complete order and
bit little tvorn. Is BOlg fitted for steam,
but can be run By hand With slight
change.
a Drum Cylinder Potter Press, BED
size suited for a RiHe-cOJsSBH paper. Id
1pirabIy adapted to newspaper, poster
and general JOB lDork. Is being r1iR Rosg
almost daily IN tbs office.
In one or both 81 these Presses are 10iU
sell absolute bargains.
For further information IF desired rs
TO the Presses, and for terms. address
UNION And ABIERICAT,
Nashville, Tenn.
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Am American Historical Romance,

We have received through w. 7. Berry
q Co., Of this city, from Lippincott & Co.,
Philadelphia, "The Fair Puritan" a TO
nance Of the days of Witchcraft, by the
late Henry William Herbert (sFrank For
rester.") It is written with genuine
power, and the period is one of
the most interesting of the early
times Of North American history. Mr..
Herbert prepared the work for the press in
1856, and it had been sterotyped, when
commercial disaster inteTferred with its
publication. Subsequently the author, who
had given so many brilliant works TO the
world, died by his own hand.
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A Suburban Robbery.

Shortly after dark last Monday night,
Hugh HarOldson was accosted by three men,
awhile man and two negroes, between Ash
Barracks and the Cotton Factory. They
demanded his money, which be didn't feel
disposed to surrender. A scuffle ensued in
which he received several slight cuts with
a knife, but he also went for one of his as
sailants in a very serious way with piece
Of pocket cutlery. However, the trio of
adversaries proved too much for him, and
they succeeded in knocking him down and
Tifing his pockets Of about eighteen dol
lars. After securing the booty, the robbers
made their escape, under cover Of the dark
mass
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A Married CoupIe in trouble

Charles W. Byron went before Justice
Everett yesterday and swore out a warrant
TO search the premises of Aleck McEwen,
cOlored, on South Summer street. The
warrant was placed in the hands of Officer
Massey, who went out and searched the
house. he found lot of provisions, sup
posed to have been stolen from Mr.. Byron.
McEwen and his wife were put under ar
rest and taken before Justice Everett. Hav-
ing failed to give bond, they were commit
ted to Jail for trial at 9o'clOck this morning.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-01

The Southern Club and Subscription
Agency.-Subscriptions received for any
magazine or newspaper or book published
in the United States or Europe. Readers
will save money and time by becoming a
patron of the Mutual Benefit Agency, as
commissions are divided. D. H. Rains,
Manager. Office at A. Setlid7s, No. los
Church street, Nashville. mh19 If
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Peniaentinrr Polnts

There are luz names Of cOnviCts en-
rolled on the penitentiary register. Of
this number, 627 are employed on different
railroads and in coal mines, and nearly all
Of whom are colOred. There are fifteen
female prisoners in the prison and a few
outside. The sanitary condition of the
prison is excellent, only twenty-one being
reported on the sick list yesterday. Since
Warden Cummins has had control of the
prison there have been only four conyicts
punished, which speaks well for their good
conduct.
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Fred Miller Re-Arrested-Tbis Time
for RurUIarfzFuo HIS nuvn GfOre.

Fred Miller Re-Arrested-This Time
for BurgIRrizing His Own store
Fred Miller, recently arrested and lodged
in Jail on the charge Of robbing Fred Lait-
enbergeF, and released on the latter having
refused to prosecute the suit, is again in
trouble and in Jail. He formerly kept a
cigar store on Cherry street, near Cedar,
but his stock was levied upon and the
house closed. Tuesday night the building
was broken into and quantity of cigars
and tobacco removed TO an unOccupied
room above the store. Yesterday morning
Detectives Watson and Reddick arrested
Miller in an adjoining room, and took him
before Justices Cassetty and Creighton.
He was committed to Jail for trial at 10
A. NJ. to-day.
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More OIL Insnecfors.

Yesterday George Valiant was APP
pointed Inspector Of Oils for Clarksville,
James Mcklesky for HumbOldt and J. p.
Park for Knoxville.
Although there need be no friction in
filling the position, there have been re-
maIkably few aspiTauts. The majority of
she appointments so far have been made
without solicitation.
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Meeting of the medical society.

The Nashville Medical Society meets to
night at the Board Of Health's Office at 7:3O
O'Clock sharp. II is earnestly requested
that every member Of the society be pres
ent, as delegates will be elected to the
american Medical Association" which
meets in Louisville, in May. There will
also be an interesting essay read before the
society. The doctors Of Edgetield are cor
Jially invited 10 be present,
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Immigration Commissioner MOHatt.
As the new law for the establishment
Of Bureau Of immigration provides that
the Commissioner shall not be connected
with any real estate association, Mr..
Mofiatt has resigned the managership OF
the Tennessee Immigration Association
and is making active Preparations to enter
upon the duties Of his office.
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Ihe TheOrv Of EvoIutIou.

Rev. DR.. Baird will deliver lecture in
the new Cumberland Presbyterian Church
tonight on the ''Theory of Evolution" for
the benefit Of the church. The building
has just been completed and is a neat and
coy frame structure. 1t cost about $1,000,
all OF which has been paid with the excep-
ton Of a few hundred dollars. Another
lecture win be delivered in the same place
tomorrow night and by the same gentle
man.
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Our New Spring SiIks.-We ask es-
pecial attention to our stock Of Striped and
Checked Spring Silks-the most fashion
able, elegant and ECONOMICAL Of all
Spring fabrics. Thompson Bros. & Kelly,
Summer street. mh2T St
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rrrrERAL NOTICE

The friends and acquaintances Of j. G. Null
yehilI are respectfully invited TO attend the in
terment Of the remains Of his late brother, Ed
WARD C. MULvEHLL, at Mount Calvary.
The remains will be tax, from the Chat
tanOOga Depot to-day, at O'Clock A.. NJ.
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Embroidered Pigue and Linen Suits
at Half Price.-Attention, Ladies. En-
broidered Pique and Linen Suits at fifteen
and twenty dollars, worth thirty and forty
dollars. Thompson Bros. & Kelly, Sum
mer street. mh2S jt
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Moro 81. Louis and south eastern
Changes

Changes.
The EUansUiHe Courier of yesterday
says: "Msj. Chas. o. Wood, of st. Louis,
Purchasing and Supply Agent Of the st.
Louis and Southeastern Railroad has been
retired from that office and is succeed
ed by Mr. A. q. Thompson. Char
lie II. Wentz, Travelling Auditor of
the same road has also stepped
down and out, and his place is filled by W..
G. Thompson, brother Of the new pUrcha-
sing and supply agent. The Thompson
family with app is in the ascendency,
doubtless some new relation of the mange-
ment, which like our chief magistrate, is
no slOuch on nepotism."
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TIC April Term OF the County Courts

1t appears that the law reducing the
number of Justices composing the Quar-
terly Courts will, by operation of a clause
in the Constitution, not take effect until
forty days from the date Of Its passage,
which was March II. Consequently, for
the approaching April term, tie County
Courts will remain full as heretofore.
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Rnhherr i'm neKaIb.

A few nights since, Nicholas Chambers,
living near Smilhville, DeKalb county,
was robbed of 500 in gold and currency,
by three masked men. Their object was
merely to get money, as they offered no
other harm
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-01
THE RAFFIING
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
No Law Affecting Their status Passed
by the General Assembly.

No Law Affecting Their status Passed
by the General Assembly.
To the Union and American:
Condemnation the information of the
friends of our public school system, please
state in your journal that no law affecting
the present status of our schools in any
manner was passed at the late session Of
our General Assembly. An act was passed
requiring collectors Of taxes TO pay over
the State poll tax, levied for the benefit Of
schools, to the county trustees, instead Of
to the Treasurer of the State, as heretofore,
and thence TO be distributed to school dis
triCts. 1t is also hoped that a noble begin
ming may be made from the normal school
act. But this depends upon plans which
will be developed hereafter.
Very respectfully,
LEON TROUSDALE,
State Supt. Public instruction.
NASHVILLE, March 81.
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AuTmpOrtant VIII Case.

There was a learned discussion before
the Supreme Court yesterday, on the sub
iect of peTpetuities in connection withwhat
is known as the HOrnberger will case from
Montgomery. The case was taken under
adyisement by the court,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-01

Joseph and Dock Ambrose, of this city,
have contracted for the building Of a new
steamer for the Cumberland river trade.
She will be completed by the middle Of
August, and is to be, in every respect, a
first-class craft.
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Specialties! specialization Black
Silks and Turner's Black .Mohairs are IN
rivalled for lustre, durability and cheap
ness. Thompson Bros. & Kelly, Summer st.
mh27 st
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Indiana EdIfars.

The Indiana editorial excursionists will
arrive here to-day at 1920 p. NJ, FROM
Chattanooga, and will probably leave soon
affnr for Evansville.