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Year: 1875

NASHVILLE, April 30.-The excite
ment over the killing Of Police Officer
Frazier by Joe Reed, eolored, to-day,
grew more and more intense during the
evening, and eliminated at half-past
eight tonight in a large and excited
crowd gathering in front of the jail and
demanding the keys Of the jailer, who
refused to give them up. They attacked
the building, forced an entrance, and,
after forcing open four heavy iron doors,
succeeded in reaching the cell in which
the negro was confined, the door of
which was soon broken open. Reid was
seized, a rope fastenedjarCund his neck
and he was hurried to the suspension
bridge, from which he was thrown, with
the intention Of hanging, but, the rope
breaking, he fell to the rocks beneath,
a distance OF ninety feet, and from thence
into the river. He was shot once on
the way TO and again at the bridge. The
body is not yet recovered. The alarm
was given at the first indication Of the
riot aud large police force sent to the
jsil but were soon OverpOWered and
driven away by the rioters. The jailer
and his assistant done all in their power
to resist the attack and protect their
prisoners.
Year: 1875

LOUISVILLE, April 3O.-In Estill
county, last Wednesday night, the wife
OF Albert Long went to a neighbours TO
borrow meat for breakfast. While she
was gone the house took fire and burned
to the ground, consuming two little
boys, one five and the other three years
of age. From the fact that some cloth
ing had been carried out, the neighbors
believe that the older child had gone
out Of the house and returned for his
little brJther, when they were both
burned.
Year: 1875

Patriotic Proclamation by GOV. Gar


land.


LITTLE Rock, March S.-The Governor
to-day issued a proclamation appointing
Thursday, March %, as a day Of thanks
giving for the many blessings which have
been shOwered upon the State during the
past twelve months. Referring to the
adoption Of POland's report the Governor
says: ave have been sustained by the true
Conservative Republican sentiment in the
North, which is one Of tie most gratifying
features connected with our struggle,
and one of which we should feel
proud, and we should strive by
all means to prove ourselves worthy Of
this endorsement 50 emphatieally given by
those supposed 10 differ with US, politically,
and who were begged and impOrtuned un-
der all circumstances to put us down.
With all we have undergone, if our cause
has been the occasion Of harmOnizing and
uniting the Liberal and Conservative ele-
ments in the nation that have heretofore
been discOrdant, We are more than paid,
and it should be one Of our chief duties to
see that they. be kept together hereafter.
As Governor Of the State, / enjOin
upon all persons now to see
LuAL ptallC all4 NllEA arc HLCoCLNCus
all violations Of law promptly looked after,
and those engaged in them be arrested aud
brought to answer before the law. The
preventing Or prompt Furnishing Of individ-
ual iUfractions Of law is the sunest remedy
against mObs and general outbreaks that
sometimes occur and almost defy the en-
tire power Of the government. As we have
been peaceful and law-abiding, and there
by won respect and confidence everywhere,
let us continue to enforce the laws so that
each and every citizen may feel he owns
direct interest in the government, while
that government not only can, but is will
ing and able to protect him. Stir up no
strife, review no past political differences or
animOsities, persecute no one that may
have differed or that may hereafter differ
with US. Let us at all times exercise char
ity to all and malace to none. Should
there be any indictments in the courts for
past political Otfenses, would suggest and
advise their dismissal. Let people of all
parties, races and cOlOrs come and be well
coined to our State and encouraged to aid
US in bringing her up to a position Of true
greatness.
Year: 1875

Has He Any Enemies 10 Eumish.


New YORK, March S.-The TTib1ue's
Washington correspondent sends a lengthy
interview with Senator johnson, who said:


81 can give no pledge Of my future
course. cannot say that l will act with
one party or with the other. We have too
much Of party, and l propose to bind my
self in advance TO no theory Of party poll
cy. l have never done so in the past, and
l do not intend to do so in the future.
shall support such measures as appear in
my Judgment best for the country, caring
not whether it is a Democratic measure, or
whether it is supported by Republicans. l
will never place myself in apOsition where
1 must do a thing because it is a party
measure, or oppose anything at a party's
dictatiOn. place country above party ."


johnson could not say whether he would
participate in the debate on the Pinchback
resolution.


Being asked whether be would not in his
new position have opportunity to pay on
some old scores, and whether he did not
have a mass of facts against the leaders OF
the parties Of to-day, he said:


"Whatever may have, l do not say; but
l shall usesnOthing. Ny service in the
Senate will not be a personal one. L do not
represent myself, but tennessee The
country has now nothing to do with my
personal matters, and with what has passed.
1 have no enemies to punish or friends TO
reward. I have buried resentments and
have forgotten the i'll treatment Of indiyid-
uals. If l can perform the duties that are
now before5 me as cOnscientiously ard
clearlS as l see them at this moment, shall
accO nlplisb as much as human vanity may
SEEK to attain"
Year: 1875

THE movement in the General As
sembly 10 abolish two Of the courts in
Memphis is attracting considerable at
tention, and is the subject Of much
discussion. As gathered from the ac-
ton Of the Memphis bar and the tone
of the local press, the people Of the
Bluff City would appear to be opposed
to such legislation. The following
facts were presented at a bar meeting
in Memphis a few days ago: On the
docket Of the First Chancery Court
there remain LIS cases, and on that
Of the Second Chancery Court, l,49l
cases, making a total Of 1926 cases-a
material increase over the number
awaiting trial when the courts were
established some four years since.
A singular report is made as to the
condition Of the Circuit Courts, there
being on their dockets awaiting trial
about 1000 causes. The citizens of
Shelby certainly have rather strong
penchant for litigation.
Year: 1875

ONE Of the last acts of Congress was
the adoption of a resolution by the
House resembling the vote of censure
passed upon Senator Cameron for his
corrupt administration of the War
Department, Of which he was Secreta-
ry. Perhaps it may be as
well to forgive and forget the
an1mosities and bad blood of
the war. But in Senator Cameron's
care It is questionable whether his name
Will be handed down unspotted and un-
stained in history. The whole country
rang with his corruptions at the CON-
mencement Of the war, and matters
assumed t lat Importance that New
York fnanciers fatty told Presi-
dent Lincoln that they would not lend
a dollar to carry on the war so long as
Mr.. Cameron had the spending Of it.
It was this which led to his dismissal,
the vote Of censure, and the appoint
ment Of Stanton. In point Of fact,
Cameron's reputation as a corruption
ist. both in and out of the War De-
partment, is such as to considerably
reduce the importance of this latest act
Of whitewashing.
Year: 1875

THE Shel5yUiLle Gazette cackles at
the financial views Of the UNION AND
AMERICAN. We say cackles, because
the only thing that keeps the editor Of
the Gazette from being a goose is the
fact that he must always remain a
GOsling.
Year: 1875

GENTLEMEN Of theLegislature don {
touch the Memphis school charter. 1t
is an unalloyed blessing to US, and one
Of those things essential and necessary
to the future welfare and success Of
this community.-Menphis appeal
Year: 1875

The Effort at Making Gold Scarce


New YORK, March Sit IS said four
millions OF dollars n gold were taken out
ofthe market Saturday, making the total
held of the market ten millions.
Year: 1875

BERLIN, March S.-The TqgSblaft, of
this city, says the Government having been
informed that France intended to order an
her eastern frontier early in the spring, in
timated to President McMahOn that it
would direct the mobilization Of two army
corps on the Rhine if France persisted in
carrying out her intention.
Year: 1875

On Thursday, March 4, attorney George
E. Whitney had a disagreement with Judge
Mexican during the session Of the court, and
after its adjournment, as the Judge was
leaving the room, said: 'If you mean TO say
what l said was false, you lie To-day
an order was read in court to the effect that
George E. Whitney pay a fine Of one hun
died dollars; that he is forbidden TO pTac-
tice his profession in this court until in
open court, at such time as shall suit the
court, he shall in person and in writing
make an unequivOcal and acceptable
apology for contempt Of court; and that in
default Of such payment and apology witb-
e. one month, be viii be debarred.
Year: 1875

When go to the country to visit
my relatives, writes NJ. Quad, the
spare bed rises up befose my imagina.
tion days before | start, and | shiver
as | remember how cold and grave.
like the sheet are. l put off the visit
as long as possible, solely on account
of that spare bed. | don't like to tell
them that had rather sleep ON a pick
ct fence than to enter that spare room
and creep into that spare bed, and so
they know nothing of my sulferings.


The spare bed is always as near a
mile and half from the rest of the
beds as it can be located. It's either
up.stairs at the head of the hall, or off
the parlor The parlor curtains have
not been raised for weeks; everything
is as prim as an old maids bonnet,
and the bed is as square and true as if
it had been made up to carpenter s
rule.


No matter whether it be summer or
winter, the bed is like ice, and it sinks
down in way to make one shiyer.
The sheets are slippery clean, the pii-
low-slips rustic like shrouds, and one
dare not stretch. his leg down for fear
of kicking against tombstone.


One sinks down until he is lost in
the hollow, and foot by foot the prime
bedposts vanish from sight. He is
worn out and sleepy, but he knows
that the rest Of the family are so far
away that no one could hear him if he
should shout for an hour, and this
makes him nervous. He wonders if
anyone over died in that room, and
straightway he sees faces of dead per-
sons, hears strange noises, and pres
tly feels chill galloping up and down
his back.


Did anyone ever pass a comfortable
night in spare bed2 no matter how
many quilts and spreads covered him
he could not get warm, and if he ac-
cidentally fell asleep it was to awake
with start, under the impression that
dead man was pulling his nose. 1t
will be days and weeks before he re-
covers from the impression, and yet he
must suffer in silence, because the
spare bed was assigned to him in token
of esteem and Affection
Year: 1875

A TRoUTs REcoGNITIoS.-Some years
ago, as we are told by Boston clergyman,
who vouches for its truth, trout was kept
in large water-vat at the San Francisco
water-works. II was the custom of visitors
to feed the fish with pieces of bread and
meat, which it would readily take from their
fingers. One of the clerks, with less human
ity than love Of fun, one day attached hook
to piece of meat, caught the trout, and
pulledtit out of the water, but Immediately
put it back again. From that day forward,
the trout would never take anything from
the hand of that clerk, although it would
readily feed from the hands Of any other
person while the clerk stood by. This is a
fact.
Year: 1875

it. who admits that Christ himself said


a." render INTO Caesar the things that are
Ca ,ar's, and unto God the things that are


Gods


As to the wonderful discovery of the


Cardinals oath, the faintest willingness 70
| apply the same rule of construction VIII
enable any one to see that it has no beer
ing upon rolitics. In that light, observe
the uDfairness, the wanton perverseness
of the following paragraph:


That the Pope. q foreign potentate, stripped
of his temporal power, for abundant reasons,
should be able TO transform, on these shores,
An American citizen into . prince, owing slleg-
with the garments which are to distinguish
him that ne should be able to subject him 20
the terms of such an oath, which transfers the
allegiance of that prince, though disguised
in the cardinal and directs the labor of his
life TO the interests of our most holy lord,
the Pope"-ought TO fl the attention of men
y ho have the interests of their country at
he lrr and wish its prosperity.


Il "a foreign Potentate :" Can the Pope
live in every country at oncei Must be not
be foreign, as q resident, to some of them
Is it therefore impossible to have q Pope ?
Can there be no unity in the Christian
Church because its head cannot reside in
every countryf


If Christ himself in person were at the
head Of the Church, if We may imagine
such a thing, the Republicans and Radicals
everywhere would still raise the same cry
that he was an aiien-a foreigner. Christ,
when he was visibly at the head Of the
Church, clearly disclaimed all pretense of
temporal control over the nations but as
clearly claimed all spiritual control and
sovereignty. Have the epublicans and
Radicals asy fault to find with that posi-
ton If not, then let them cease to stultify
Themselves by ipsincere objections to the
Pope's position, for his whole claim is es
Vice -gerent of Christ, that is, of holding
the same position as head of the Church
which be himself held. Why talk Of
transferring allegiance" when they know
that only spiritual allegiance is in question
Do they pretend that any spiritual allie
glance is due to the country or to General
Grant, so that it could be transferred


We have no space to refer to the Repub
lies doctrine of public schools, and will
merely reproduce for the benefit of some of
our friends the following eloquent tribute
to portion of our naturalized citizens:


The ureducated Irish and German vote ties
the hands and defeats the will of the cultured
and patriotic citizens to rectify wrongs and
reform abuses.


In Louisiana, for instance, it is the Irish
and German vote which has created the
twenty five millions of city debt and fifty
millions of State debt. Perhaps also it is
their vote which has sustained the infa-
NOUS Grant clique at Washington in its
unparalleled career of fraud, perjury and
theft.
Year: 1875

Gen. Grants personal organ, the Repub-
lie Of Washington City, bas come out in
full blast against Catholicity, after the COM
plete Bismarck precedent, with local addi-
tions of its own. Its pronupciamento was
duly ,eprod uced by the Republican of
this city without dissent, and will no
doubt go the rounds of the Republican
press as sound political doctrine. a party
that is driven to make war against creed,
as device for reviving its popularity,
admits that on all legitimate issues the YER
dict of the country is against it. In fact,
the whole career of that party has been one
of sensations, each succeeding the other as
bid for popular favor, in default of prin-
ciple@


First came the negro mania, resulting in
bitter war. After tie war, and when the
mission of the party, wicked and dishonest
as it was, bad been accomplished, the sec
ond era of its existence was ipaugurated in
vile conspiracy to foment and keep alive
those ungenerous and uncivilized passions of
copQuering section which magnauimity
and even true craftsmanship would have
consigned TO the deepest oblivion. Detected
in its fraudulent, lying game for power on
that line, it now opens on a ne= route and
bids for the long suppressed and partially
dormant fanaticism of religious blgotry as
a rich mine of bitter passion.


AS in the past, it relies now exclusively
on falsehoods and Misrepresentation as the
pabulum of it's baneful influence. Let us
give a few instances from the article in
question. 1t says


The adverse vote in the English Parliament
Cpon the Irish University bill, which broke
mp the Liberal ministry of Mr.. Gladstone, was
caused by a telegram from the Pope TO the
heads of the Catholic Church in Ireland. direct
ing instructions to be given to the Irish MEM
Sers to vote against the measure, which they
did, and the government was beaten.


This is false, both in fact and in deduc-
ton. The Pope neither did it nor had q
right to do it. He could cay whether the
principles adopted in the proposed Law
were or were not anti Christian, but to in
innate, as is here done, that he claims any
right to dictate or give Constructions" to
private or public men how they shall act in
questions of policy is an absurdity, and in
this case most wiiful attempt at decep-
ton.


Again


But in this country, :
the Bridgeport Standard reports that Bishop
Hughes, in his address at the laying of the
corner stone OF st. Mary's Church. on the pre-
vious Sunday, nsed the following words:


Pope Plus *. sitting in his private room.
governs a very large portion of the world,
millions of people standing ready to obey his
slightest command"


First; there is no such bishop as Bishop
Hughes. Second; the Pope governs the
world in spiritual matters, and in nothing
else, and nobody except those few eervants
and officials whom he is still able to employ
and pay, feels under obligation to obey any
commands of his in temporal matters. If
the RePub6c and Republicans cannot End
any line of separation between the spiritual
and the temporal domains, it is not our fault.
Such line certainly exists. Ali philOsO-
Phersrecognizei it, and no Christian can deny
Year: 1875

The long looked for report of the two experts who
employed investigate the account books of all
the city officials OF Hoboken, sent in 70 the Council
mon and read last evening. The experts stated that
they had gone the accounts kept between the first
day Of May 1870 and the same day of 1885, that all
the public moneys had passed through the proper chan
nes excepting the sums given to the City Clcrk whose
books showed deficit of $l94-probaby a clerical er-
ror Beyond this vague statement which lett the AL.
dcrmcn as much in the dark ever. the contents of
the report were far from being sufficiently clear A
resolution was accordingly adopted that the report be
referred BACK TO tue experts Tor further information \
in the First National Bank but consideration of this
postponed in view OF the fact that City Treasurer
Kamena had given $500 600 bonds security for the
faithful discharge OF his duties, whereas the bank did
not do much. There seems to be an impression that
there is stu screw loose somewhere, which only
be asccrtained by more extended scrutiny of thc
books and detailed statement OF the balances standing
TO the credit Of the city.
Year: 1875

A workman named Kendler employed in Meckerts
brewery Gutenberg, while engaged in putting tar into
barrels let quantity OF the stuff besmear his clothing
The liquid in one OF the vessels became accidentally
gnited and the flames reached his clothing He
wrapped in sheet of flame. His agOnizng cries
drew assistance but for which he must have pershcd
in a short time He was terribly burned about the
hands and face and had to be carried to his homo in
West New York, whore he lies in precarous condi-
Year: 1875

In the game between the Mutuals and the Harords
the Union Grounds yesterday the latter the
tors by OF to the Mutuals having been sent
to the bat The following is the score by Innings
Year: 1875

the Grange shall be ten cents.
Any member whose dues shall
remain unpaid for more than
six months, shall he declared
suspended by the Master, and
at the next regular meeting may
be expelled by the Grange.
Year: 1875

\ Massachusetts man named Moses B.


Wheeler, presents a ease Of most shocking


wrong, which must command universal SYM
pathy. lie and his brother were in the late


war. and fought side by side f,r the old flag.
They had dependent mother at home


Moses saw his brother shot down at his side.


The dying man charged his brother to see
that their mother had his property. When


Moses B. Wheeler returned from the war he
found the properly claimed by his sister on
the strength Of forged letter purporting to
be from the dead brother. Then there was
trouble in the family about that property.
Wheeler seemed reSol-ed 10 carry out the
dying request of his brother. and see that his
old mother got her rights The sister was
equally resolved to hang ON to the property
by the thread Of the forged letter That Sis
ter appears TO be an uncomraonly wicked
woman. She was watching for a chance to
put Wheeler ont of the way, and an oPPcr-
tunity was at length presented.


They all liyed in Brighton. One day a
widows house caught fire. Wheeler being
close at hand, for they were neighbors,
worked hard to extinguish the flames, and
saved the widows house. Thirty dollars
damage was all. Wheeler's sister saw the
point, and had him arrested for setting fire
to the house, and at the trial, swore that she
saw him 90 it. Her husband corroborated
the testimony of the false witness. The
widow herself testified that Wheeler had say
ed her house from burning. But it was two
against one, and in February, 1866, Moses
B. Wheeler was convicted OF arSon and sem
fenced for life to the Charleston State prison
Two Years after the prison doors closed upon
him his sister died. On the day before her
death she confessed 70 aDoIher sister that she
had periured herself at that trial for the pur-
pose of ge ting her brother out of the way
But before a legal deposition could be obtained
the remorseful woman was too far gone 10
give it. Her lips were closed forever, and
the innocent man lanEuished on in prison.
The facts teeame well known, but there
seemed to he no way Of Ioosening the grip of
that terrible sentence under which an limo
cent man was suffering Wheeler himself
made incessant efforts to have his sentence re-
versed, but always failed. There was no
legal process to lift him from ,he dungeon
INTO the light OF day. Very lately, after
Ell gbt years Of false Imprisonment, he was
hardened as a criminal, for crime he never
committed, and permitted to 20 free.
Year: 1875

"IF had leisure I would repair the weak


place il my fence" said farmer He had


none, however, and while drinking cider


with q neiEhbo- the cows broke IN and IN
jured a prime piece Of corn III had lei
sure" said wheel-wright last winter, - I
would alter may stoVe-pipe, for I know It Is
not safe" Bat be did not find time. and
when bis shop caught fire and burned down
he found time to build another. " If I had
leisure said mechanic, '' should have
my work done in season." The man thinks
his time has all been occupied, bat he was
not az work till after sunrise; he quit work
at O'Clock, smoked cigar after dinner, and
spenr two hours on the street talking non
sense with an idIer. If had leisure
said merchant, a. would pay mo-e atten-
ton to my accounts, and would Try and col
lect my bills more promptly" The chance
Is. my friend, If you had more leisure, you
would probably pay Ices attention to the
matter.
Year: 1875

SMOTHER THG SrARTs--The tongue Is a


title member, yet it bOasteth great things.
1t does large business on small capital ; it
raises mighty storm on the most trivial oc..
casion it often leaves the whole troop of a
mans faculties to revolt against him and
TO make reasonable cause with his enemies.
Few there are, if any, who cannot recall
seasons when this unruly bit Of fame set on
fire the whole course of nature in themselves.
a little inpatience was the first spark. which
a moments silence would have extinguished
hut the unfortunate u;terance came, and
with it understanding and resentment. Every
word that succeeded was burning one, and
as in a great city's confagratiOn, dwellings
take fire from the wings of the wind, so per-
sons but dIstentlv related 10 g wordy quarrel
feel its hot blaze aad are suddenly ablaze
There is rot family or school, single
village in all the land, which is fre-proof,
and thew are all in momentary danger.