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Year: 1874

There does not seem to be much prospect
Of any immediate consideration of the bill for
tho redistribution of the currency, The propo-
sition was brought up in the House yesterday.
and a motion to adjourn which was inter
posed was carried by a bare majority. So
long as the question of free banking remains
unsettled that of redistribution has but little
chance Those who are opposed to any
change in the present distribution of the cur
rency must unite with those who favor free
banking, and these seem to be strong enough
to prevent any action on q matter which they
are agreed should be left undisturbed.
Year: 1874

Reports from the Southwest indicate that
there is no abatement in the floods which have
devastated that region of the country. Vast
tracts of arabic land are covered with water !;
many of the crops are destitute; and the
immediate necessities of the people are
great. Families are living on RATS or
are camped out on the few spots of
upland left dry. Sickness and privation
among them must be very trying, and it is
not likely that we shall hear the worst of
these disasters for some time to come. 1t is
reported that some of the ignorant colOred
people in the overfowed districts refuse work
as they claim that the Government is bound
to take care of them. This cannot be true of
the great mass of the people; there is abun-
dant evidence that they are in need and that
relief would be gratefully received.
Year: 1874

ALL PREsENT.-Last night, for the first
time in long while, every member OF the
City Council was present and in his seat. The
Council also commenced the session at 730
o'clock, which will be the regular meeting
hour until the first meeting in October next.
A large amount of interesting business was
transacted, last evening, which is fully re-
ported elsewhere.
Year: 1874

Mary McGnn lady ninety-six years of age, re-
siding at the Ola LADIES' Home, in Seventieth
street, was run over last evening by horse and
junk cart, at the corner OF Sixty sixth street and
Third avenue, and received two very serious
wounds on the head. she was attended by Dr.
Satterlee and removed to the Home.
Year: 1874

An editor, who speaks with the
air Of man who has discovered q
new fact by experience, says that the
new way to prevent bleeding At the
nose is to keep your nose out Of
other peoples business.
Year: 1874

BOttSTllles "a mlncic COuEndls


A Phenixville maid, quite old, be-
coming anxious about her matrimonial
chances, recently concOeted plan to
deceive a young fellow as to her age.
This was the way she tried it: The old
family Bible contained a faithful
record of all births, marriages and
deaths. This volume the maiden took
TO her chamber, and selecting the
birth page, she managed by dint of
scratching and writing to change the
date Of her birth to a period eleven
years later than what it had legitimate
ly been recorded. Then the Bible was
placed on the sitting room table IN a
conspicuous manner. That evening
came along the lover. He soon began
to finger with the Bible pages, and
finally reached the birth record, where
and when he discovered, to his surprise,
that his Angelina was Just one year
younger than he. He thought it
strange, as she appeared older. He
kept his mouth shut ard continued to
tumble over the pages. Next he be-
gan reading the death list, and made
the very astonishing discovery that the
radiant maiden, according to the Bible,
had actually been born ten years after
the decease of her father. The young
man quietly arose and bid Angelina
good-by, and now swears that eternal
vigilance is the priGsef liberty"
Year: 1874

The Convention of Saturday will
name Davidson county's delegation in
the next Legislature-if that cOnven-
ton does its duty. We elect legisla-
tors primarily for State purposes.
There never was a time when this fact
should be kept SO prominently in view
as now. Our interests depend infinite
ly more on the next General Assembly
than on the next United States Sena-
tor. This habit of making all the pub
lie interests subservient to the personal
promotion of few men is demOraliz-
ing IN principle and ruinous in prac-
tice.


We are fully aware that the pipe
layers are at work, and that their pro-
gramme is being arranged in utter dis
regard Of the vitality important ques-
tions which the incoming Legislature
will have to settle. The people did not
elect the delegates 10 the County Con
vention for the purpose of intriguing
for the succession to BrownlOw. The
schemes of dextrous wire-pullers to di-
vide the Legislative candidates between
two Senatorial aspirants, with the bar
gain that they shall all mass on one, if
the other should be withdrawn,
are perfectly well understood. We
know whereof we speak, when we say
that such a disgraceful arrangement
viii not 60 down with the honest voters
of Davidson county. Political trick
sters do not seem to understand that
the people are paying some attention
to their own interests this year, and
Will stamp the thing out IN the Conven-
ton, OF, if need be, at the ballot box.
The lobby of the people, from town and
countryside, viii attend Saturday s
Convention, to squelch the lobby Of in
trigue, and see that the delegates ac-
quit them selves of the trust reposed in
them, with an eye single to the public
interests. Pipe-layers must take back
seats
Year: 1874

The Congressional Convention for
this district has met and accomplished
its work. We give the details else
where. The verdict of the several
counties interested Will be an emphatic
and unanimous Well done, good and
faithful servants" The integrity and
ability Of the nominee, Col. John f.
House, are too well known throughout
this State and section to call for ex-
tended commentation. We believe
him to be the choice OF the people, and
we expect for him, in November, the
full strength of the anti-Radieal vote.


The nomination Of Gen. VIM. A.
Quarles for State Senator was one emf
nently fit to Ebe made, and affords a
sample of the Icalibre we may expect
to meet in the next General Assembly.
Davidson is put to her mettle, if she
would command the prestige that
should attach to the wealth, culture
and varied interests of the capital
county of the State. On Saturday we
must put our best foot foremost.
Year: 1874

THE new State Democratic Central
Committee is announced in this morn
ing's UNION AND 8 AMERICAN. A
glance at its personnel shows that the
selections were made with a view to
earnest and thorough work and the
cordial co-operationIof the large anti
Republican majority in the State. 1t
rests with the people to strengthen their
hands in the double work before us of
defeating Radicalism at the polls and
in its foul scheme to precipitate race
collisions and place our friends North
at a disadvantage.
Year: 1874

We learn that one night last week little
child of Jerry Griggs, residing on Factors
Fork IN this county, got out OF the bed
where it was sleeping with its mother and
crawled into the tire and was burned to
death before it was discovered. It seems
that Mr.. Griggs and some ofthe older child
rem had gone to the house of Rev. w. w.
Kimbro to sit up with one Of his children
who was hourly expected to die, and that
Mrs. Griggs and some Of the younger child
ren were asleep and did not discover the
burning child until death had freed it from
its horrible sufferingS. When discovered it
was literally burnt to crisp. The heart
broken mother is said to have become in
sane on account of the loss of her child.
Year: 1874

The delegates to the National Cotton
Exchange Convention have adopted a
standard of clasSifcations which is said to
be unsatisfactory to the New York dealers,
being too low as compared with the long
usage of this market. According % the
New York types New York low middling
is little better than OId-fashiOned street
good ordinary. The delegates will be
treated to an excursion down the bay and
up the Hudson tomorrow, by the members
of the New York Cotton Exchange.
Year: 1874

TIE ancients had but one word for man
ners and morals. 1t might be well if the
same were the case for us-yet with this
essential difference, that, while they de-
graded morals to the level of manners, a
higher culture would tend us to raise man
ners to the level Of morals.
Year: 1874

Mr. POTTER SAYS that the old democratic
doctrine of ''strict construction is insufficient,
and that the only sure way to forestall abuses
is to make the constitution forbid, in plain
words, what we wish to prevent AS he
expresses it himself:-"And since there be
honest men who fear a reopening of the issues
OF the past, if an effort be made to prevent
these evils by strict construction of the federal
constitution, and since the strictest construc-
ton of that constitution would not certainly
and wholly prevent them, let as meet their
apprehension by seeking such changes in the
constitution itself, either by revision or
amendment of that instrument, as shall cer-
tainly secure the country against these in
creasing dangers"
Year: 1874

and denounce corruption without pointing
out practical remedies 1t is not enough for
physician to tell a patient he is sick-the pa
tient knows that himself Unless the physi-
clan can prescribe the right medicine at each
stage of the disease he is of no use Mr.. Pot
ter perceives that the essential thing in this
Juncture of affairs is to put new checks and
curbs on our Legislative bodies to dry up the
sources of corruption and extinguish the lobby
by interdicting all private and special legisla-
ton; to root out the extortions practised upon
the people by gigantic corporations by bring
ing this form of aristocracy under the stern
control of law. He sees too, with clear
penetration, that to declaim against these
evils and denounce them in party platforms
is as idle as ga bull against the comet" and
that the only remedy that can go to the root
of them is an efficient revision of the na-
tional and State constitutions. 1t is refresh
ing to find statesman with capacity to see
and courage to say that our affairs ought to
be lifted out of the old party ruts and to ex-
pose the folly and quackery of meaningless
party platitudes.


1t is manifest that Mr. Potter is the fttest
compromise candidate on whom the Syracuse
Convention could unite. He has taken no
part in the existing quarrel, and in that re-
spect he is unobjectionable. He is man of
fresh ideas, and in that respect he is superior
to every candidate that has been named or
thought of. He has faith in ideas as the
most potent force in politics 1t would be a
great and refreshing relief to see the canvass
elevated from mere personal contest into
the higher region of political ideas and
definite, deep-reaching propositions of reform.
We give the Democratic Convention good ad-
vice 4; if they sin against light and knowledge
it is not our fault.
Year: 1874

A NUMBER OF POLICEMEN were tried yester-
day for intoxication and assaults upon
citizens. The strictest justice should be en-
forced in such cases for the recent arrest of
three young women, without the slightest JUS
tification, shows how the powers of the police
may be abused. The arrest of saloon keeper
for putting into the street notorious woman,
who drank her beer but wouldn't tpay for it, is
q significant case and deserves the fullest in
vestigation. We want our police force to be
efficient for the protection of citizens, which
it cannot be if unjust interference and outrage
are permitted. There have been too many
clubbing cases of late, and it is evident that
there are ruffians upon the force who are as
dangerous as the rascals off of it.
Year: 1874

upon her people. they can only be redressed
by lawful means, by patience effort and
time. AS it is the cause of good govern
ment, of free, independent, intelligent
authority in the Southern States, has
been severely wounded in Louisiana. Our
hope is that prudent counsels will prevail, not
only IN New Orleans, but in Washington; that
the Penn party will see how foolish they have
been that General Grant and his Cabinet
Will see how wicked and weak and selfish they
have behaved in dealing with Louisiana and
with the whole question of reconstruction As
1t is the Union must be preserved, and there
can be no union where such revolution is
possible as the revolution in Louisiana.
Year: 1874

The KANSAS LEGISLATURE has met to devise
means for the relief of the sections of the
State which have been devastated by grass
hoppers The magnitude of the injury those
insects have inflicted can be measured by the
fact that fifteen thousand persons are said to
be destitute and one hundred and twenty
thousand bushels Of wheat are needed to fur
nish seed for the next crop.
Year: 1874

Mr.. POTTER Is OF OPINION that the only
efficient civil service reform is to be found in
amendments to the constitution. We quote
his language; 1.-The President to-day has the
absolute appointment of upwards of eighty
thousand ofice-holders-an army almost suf-
fcient of themselves to control nominations
and elections And yet this is q power per-
fectly constitutional 1t is one which would
never have been permitted had its magnitude
been foreseen. But, nevertheless, it now
exists and is constitutional. Some have pro-
posed to reform this evil by regulation and
examination. But such regulations and ex-
aminations have proved thus far Oh utter and
absolute failure"
Year: 1874

The FoRMosAN DIFFICULTY seems to be in
process Of peaceful settlement The Japanese
are willing to vacate the part of the island
they hold upon certain conditions from the
Chinese government
Year: 1874

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION met yesterday and
the budget for the ensuing year was arranged
twill cost the city and county of New York
three million six hundred and eighty three
thousands dollars for the education of chill
dren in 1870 If they are we'll taught even
this large sum Will not be too much. Yet
how many thousands OF children will not be
benefited by this expenditure how MANY
will grow up in the profound ignorance which
is almost certain to ripen into crime
Year: 1874

The finest poetry IS always founded upon
fact "The Occultation Of Orion" is one of
Longfellow's most beautiful poems, simply
because his ideality is founded upon an as
Economical fact. Therefore, in scientific in
vestigation, we have two great objects-frst.
the acquisition of a new physical truth;
second the enlargement of the sphere of all
imagination and thought. The transit of
Venus over the sun is an event which will
hereafter be of more Importance to the world
than revolution in Peru or the election of
President in France. By the discoveries
which our astronomers will doubtless make in
their observations of this passage of planet
across the disk of the central orb of the solar
system old laws will be established more
firmly and new physical realities, perhaps,
revealed. We cannot undervalue the dis
coveries of the strange universe in which we
live and it is significant proof of progress
that in our day governments give the support
to science which of old could only have been
expected from individuals.


The United States have not been behind
European countries in their preparations for
the observation of the transit Of Venus. To-
day we print letter from the Cape of Good
Hope which announces the arrival Of the
United States steamer Swatara with the
scientific commission on board The record of
the voyage is extremely interesting; the
Atlantic was crossed three times because of
the Winds and the distance from New York
of seven thousand miles was thus prolonged
to nine thousand. This successful trip and
the excellent condition of the American expe-
dition give every reason to expect that, with
the observations which will be made at differ
ent points of the GLOBE the transit Of Venus
will be more closely observed this year than
it has been at any previous period. Nearly all
civilized nations have contributed to this in
quiry into the nature of the solar system, and,
we are glad to say, America has done as much
to facilitate the investigation as any European
government. When the planet Venus passes
over the face Of the sun American telescopes
will watch her from the Pacific islands and
the verge of Antarctic ice.
Year: 1874

The Irish rihemen arrived yesterday in this
city. and will soon contest for the supremacy
with our Amateur Rifle Club. There was once
time when the American sharpshooter earned
his living by his gun, but now our best marks
men shoot for amusement and renown. But
though the days have gone by when
Leather Stocking" killed the swift wild
pigeon on the wing with his unerring rifle,
something of the skill which that fabulous
character of the novel possessed still remains.
Our American amateurs have been practising
assiduously to meet their Irish challengers,
and the match will be unprecedented in
interest and value. The Irish team were
brilliantly successful at Wimbledon, not
withstanding the unfavorable fact that
the use of the rifle in Ireland is discouraged
by the strict laws and that the gentlemen
alone have the free use Of arms. When the
laws thus interfere with any pursuit the inHu-
ence is necessarily against the full develop
ment Of skill, but these Irish gentlemen have
nobly vindIcated their country by their
victories over the English. Some of
the best marksmen at Wimbledon will
be present at Creedmoor, and it will take
steady nerve and true eye on the part Of our
American champions to beat them. One
thing is sure, that whether our Irish visitors
hit the bull $ eye or not, they cannot miss a
warm hearty and enthusiastic reception from
the American public The target of hospi-
tallty is too big for any of them to miss.


HAYTI, by her new constitution, appears to
have Disseminated against foreigners. They
out any of their privileges, and the effect will
probably be to discourage foreign commercial
agents and to injure the American company
recently established at Samana Bay.
Year: 1874

But one opinion appears to be held by the
press of the North as to the course the govern
ment should pursue in respect to the conflict
in Louisiana. Although the leading papers
of both parties differ as to the rights of the
Kellogg and the McEnery factions they are
agreed upon the question of law. The recog-
nized government of Louisiana is that of Kel-
logg; for two years it has been supreme, and
the attempt to overthrow it now is not made
through the courts, but by force. Bayonets
and guns have been substituted for argument.


Even the journals which sympathize with
the McEnery party and despise the admins
tration which Kellogg has established do not
approve the effort to overthrow the govern
ment. Tyranny, corruption and fraud may
be submitted to in American States, but
it is impossible to yield to revolu-
ton. The moment that revolution is
begun all other questions disappear. We
cannot, as Americans, afford to have even the
right established by riot. That would be the
worst of precedents. We can better endure for
time the reign of wrong established by
fraud. The position the Northern press has
taken in this matter should be studied and
understood by the South. 1t has one opinion
only of the Louisiana difficulty at present,
and that is that revolution cannot be tolerated.
We are alarmed and panied by the events in
New Orleans, but the national government
cannot consent to precedent which might
result in the destruction of the Union.
Year: 1874

The proposition to grade and improve
Main street is meeting with decided
opposition from property-owners. A
protest was presented in the Council
yesterday, signed by some of our most
prominent and wealthy citizens, rep
resenting that the street is in the best
possible condition now and all at
tempted improvements would be USE
less as well as hardship upon those
assessed. The members of the Coun-
Gil should not be blamed because i'm
provements are not made when they
are thus embarrassed and defeated in
every effort which they make in that
direction, and that too by men who
should be their best supporters.
Year: 1874

DO the good that you are able,


Help all whom you can;
Life is not a foolish fable,


God is true to man;
Lift and cheer your fallen brother
Prone upon the sod
Who are true to one another,


They are true to God.
Man is not vulgar fraction,


Let him but be strong;
In your thought and in your action
Clear away the wrong;
Round and full in your com pleteness,
Just in what you do
God, who fills the world with sweetness,
VIII look out for you.
Year: 1874

pa- The tide ofimmigration Is steadily set
ting in, and the first thing eastern people do
Is to throw away their lew York Hats and buy
u new one of DESMOND. They say there Is no
comparison between the two. 2No
Year: 1874

WYE are authorized to offer for sale a
" No. | SAW MILL. which the owner
having no use for at the present time will dis
pose of very low. 1t Is IN good order. ready
for use. For further information apply at
THIS OFFICE. It


Oct. 8, 1873
Year: 1874

A REGENT number of Crofutt's Western World publishes letter from traveller, journeying through Arizona and the writer is evidently a man of good sense, great taste and bOundless charity toward the rest of mankind. He got past descrip- tion of the town of Yuma, without relat- ing the well established fact that a man died there once upon & time, went to hell and sent back for his blankets. He was awful near telling it, though, and when he spoke of Yuma being the hottest place in the United States, cold drops Of anticipat- ed torture started out all over us. He stands alone among writers on Arizona and every resident of the Territory feels grateful to him. But we are not out oi danger yet. He may publish those letters In book form, and we call on him to main tain eternal vigilance and not let that story get into his book in moment ot weakness or emotional insanity.
Year: 1874

A LETTER was received here yesterday giving late information as to the condition of Cachise. This great sachem's lamp of life fiickers with the light of an expiring flame, To save this statement from being misunderstood and misrepresented by counsel, we will state more explicitly that Cachise is not expected to live from day to day.
Year: 1874

Is always supplied with an ample variety of well-cOoked food. No eXaggeratiOn In this. Stage passengers and travellers by there understand It, and to them all un- acquainted with the fact are respectfully referred for information.
Year: 1874

nUR MILL NOW BEING IN FULL V operation, we are prepared to furnish the market with quality of Flour, which we guarantee far superior to any manu- to the very best imported from California. We will keep constantly on hand at the Mill, and at our several agencies

 TfreesQ Qualities of Flour,
Year: 1874

FOR the protection of the citizens OF Menu
ph1s, as well as ourselves, we deem il ad-
VlSable to make the following statement:


For some days past an agent Of the publish
ers OF Eslwardsis Directory has been canvass
ing Memphis for subscribers ard advertise
ments for a Directory soon to appear.


Ii IL a well known fact that the above
publishers have made NO canvass of
the city and gathered no information
since the fail and winter Of ISz2-S.


OF course n Directory embOdying THIS M
FORMATION after the terrible calaJnities that
have befallen Memphis, and the countless
changes that have taken place in names and
locations, would be
Year: 1874

We were humanelv inclined
to believe that the yellow fe


yer was a sent visitation on
Shreveport. but really even
that ought in these days be q
pleasurable relief from the
constant strain Of political ex.
citement which prevails IN the
town. We now find the Shreve.
port merchants banding togeth


er in leagues swon TO refuse
employment to any ONE %ho
votes the Republican, ticket