Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-24
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hs1 3. Clancy Jones, ona Of tie e.ssiEs e Eos
kssiotal Hotsl, aad who vas ecmpeied from inds
position to lesgs for bona before the adiournnent
Of Congress, is Supposed to have ent:sey FecoseF-
ed he rafutnea 8 fsn days since - Washington.
The Cincinnati EEgui,sT. 6isereditipg the rat soy
in connection win this mysterious sickness IN
Washington, ssssrts,it as well known fact that
many other persons who did rot board at the Na-
ticusl Hotel veie sfectt similarly with those Who
did and several Who ligsd At the kotsl, and drank
Of the wstef, suffered no iacon7eniencs fbsrefrom
Ire editor thinks that tie bad cir Of tie crowded
hotels. the wretcbed food and poisoned liquors
dosd outt the sojcuFners are agents quite potent
enough to prOducs all tae mortality and sickness
charged upon TIE unfortunate rats
= The National lntsu'g eacsT, notieing The re-.
cert election Of Senator Thomas Risk 70 b.
President pro ssmpors Of ths United States Senate,
taxes occasion 60 say
+" IL IS usual ct the Close to choose 3 President
PTofempors TO act IN the absence of the Vice Pres
ID IT. The honor Of this p sitiou has Just been as
signed TO the Hon Thomas J. Rdsk, Of Texas
Mf. Rusk Is row in his third term, and has all The
advantages Whe1experencs aud courteous man
nsr can give TO Q presiding officer. OF straight
forward md manly bearing, bis opinions always
have weight with his compeers, ana the country
o. large readily acoords 70 him the possession Of
the attributes Of q wise and conservative sta tss
man"
- The United States steam lrigsts Asrrinso
Capt Pepdergast, seven days from Santa Cruz,
touching tst Thomas arrived in Hampton R9ads
on Sunday. I. is stated that she had q most de
hghtful cruise, and had excited wonder and sdmi
ration in every port she has entered.
- We see it announced that Postmaster GEN
eFal A. v Brown has taken Senator Fisth's late
residences. and win sOoa remove his family to
Washington.
- Rev. Alexander Campbell recently visited
New Orleans The B4llsiia, in noticing his arrival,
referred to him as tha FOUNDER the denom-
ination OF Christians known as " Complexities. I"
President Campbell thsreupon addressed the ed
ibOrs Of that paper note in which, ts repudiates
the name Complexities for the sect to which be
is attached, as veil As the honor of being cOasd-
cred its founder.
- Hon. W. J Brown, distinguished citiEsu
Of Indians, died st bis residence, near Indianspo-
lis few days since. He was an earnss. and an
able Democrat he served as second assistant
Postmaster General under the administration Of
Mr.. Polk. In 1912 he was elected Representa-.
tive Of the Marion district il Congress. He was
returned in ls4S
= We gather from the news mongers at Wash
ingtOn that the amendments to the Dslss Csren-
don treaty are, 10 addition to numer Us verbal
amendments, introduced to render the meaning Of
certain passages more clear. The first smend-
ment moved by Mr.. Seward, asserts that the SOW
ersiguty of the Bay Islands is vested exclusively
in Honduras The second, moved, By Mr. Rusk,
declares that the sovereignty Of the Mesquite
Coast belongs TO NiCarsguI, the Indians having a
posse sorry right to it only as cur indians have
be to Their lsnda Tae third, By JEFF Davis,
that this country does not in any way guarantee
any grants CT lands made to any parties By the
Mosquito Indians. This is to prevent Euglish col.
onies there.
= The Memphis Balsetia said about ten days
ago, sho1Id the weather ,ntinue favorable, We
are assured that the trsck,IIying on thu Memphis
and Charleston railroad will be completed in the
next twelve days; and the passenger trains making
through trips. The weather having continued
favorable, we shall expect every day to hear that
the passenger trains are making through trips to
Charleston.
- Msj. D. B. Turner, the indeiAtigabie Presi
dent Of the Memphis and Little Rock Road has
been in our city for few days past on business
connected With shat important enterprise. We
are ga1 to learn from tie Meor that the prospects
are fatsrirg for speedy construction of the road
It isl work Ct great interest," not only to Memphis
but to the entire State.