Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-12-27
NEWS ITEMS

NEWS ITEMS.
y Mad SCESF-The Cleveland Democrat saws
a scence occurred on the up night train on the c.
c. d c. Railroad on Friday, which startled all Oh
board An insane man stripped himself naked, an,
began 10 dance in the ladies' car. The Conducto
endeavored to secure him; but at a bound. h,
leaped from the train was caught on the cow-trap
got off without harm, and disappeared in thu
woods.
A Scene. The other night wedding was t.
come of in Washington City, but was checked ~
in most dramatic way Rev. Mr.. Evans. the
clergyman officiating commenced the ceremony
and proceeded to the part where he calls on any
one present to speak out if knowing of any inpedi
ment to the contamination of the CEREMONY
Whereupen fair one, who up TO that time stood
timidly hack in the crowd rushed forward and sez-
ing the affrgh ed bridegroom by the throat, drag
ged him immediately from the room and house, ere
the intended bride could come to his rescue
Since then, the disconsolate. halfmarried Young
person has not heard from her spirited-away half
husband.
Bennett, Marshall 4 Co. of Pittsburg, have re-
Gently made purchase in Canada Of eleven large
iron cannons. They intend using them in the manu-
iacture Of railroad iron. The canuons were used
against the United States throughout the whole of
the war Of 1872, and aresaid made sad havoc among
our trooPsat Maiden and Lundys Lane
1t is estimated that CHARLES DICKENS realized
Gl5,000 oy the advertisements in which the num-
bers Of Bleak House were enshrned the lowest
price for each advertisement was one pound. while
many were paid for at the rate of FIVE or six
pounds.
The new governor of Cuba, Senior Don Juan de
Ia Pezuela is native Of Lima or Peru and was
born in 1909.
A claim was recently made by So emale for the
arrears Of pay, Sc due private soldier deceased,
under his declared intention 10 make a will and
leave her everything of which he might die pos
sesscd. The claim was rejected by the Second
Comptroller Of the treasury. The general rule is
that wills Of soldiers and seamen shall be in writing
and attested by an officer. Nuncupative wills,
which had their origin in the dark ages when very
few persons could read and write. have b. zen more
and more discontinued in modern times and nations,
and now, even in Great Britain, they are wholly
except in the case of marines at sea.
and sollers in actual service. 1t is somewhat sin
gular that in the very cases in which alone the laws
Of Great Britain and New York admit nuncupative
wills, the government regulations and practice re-
puire that they shall be in writing and atGested by
an officer if the tesator be not himself an officer
The Calais (Me) Adra7ser learns by letters
from the Sandwich Islands, that Mr.. SEVERANCE,
I. s. Consul at Honolula is afflicted with a can
Ger on his hip which viii soon carry him to his
grave.
\ special correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot
of the l9;h inst, writing from Washington. says
O. Secretary GrrRIE, last night about eight o'clock
while descending the steps Of the treasury building
fell PROSTATE, and was painfully but not not serious
ly injured"
From recent decision upon claim against the
government, We deduce the following departmental
ruling, viz: that the imprisonment for crime Of
soldier by tie civil authorities operates as dis
charge in his case from the military service. and
therefore brings him within the regulations of tie
war department, torIciung his pay. His contract
with the United States, remains annulled, in con-
sequence Of his own misconduct; and even in tie
absence of any regulation, he would lose his right
to his pay, as a servant hucd for a definite time
ioriets his wages for the period he has served if he
wiltaily fails to fulfill his contract by leaving the
service Of his employer before the end Of his term
OF on being dismissed for immoral conduct, willul
or habtual neglect.
We understand that the Secretary Of the Interior,
in case recently submitted to him by the Com
missioner of Pensions has decided that the illegt-
mate sisters Ct iIegitimate deceased soldier in
the Mexican war, (the mother of the three being
dead can draw the bounty land to the soldier.
The Washington STIR liza inst, has the follow
ing "No cyedenoe seems % be given in official
circles Of tbs city to The Geographic story that
zen. GApsDrN has demanded Of Mexico the prompt
recognition Of the Garay Grant under the penalty
Of having the Mesila Valley Immediately taken
possession of by the [. s. troops. 1t is believed
to be mere concoction Of parties i'll Garay Grant
stock speaaiations.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT FROM CANPHUNF-The wife
Of Mr.. Reddish, Of Baltimore last Tuesday, at
tempted to ill a lamp with this fluid when It took
fire and completely enveloped her in flames. She
rlshednto The street, where her husband discovered
her: first supposed it to be barrel on fire until at
tractpd by her groans The fire was put out and
she was conveyed to the house TO live but a short
time