Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-05-26
NEWS ITEMS.

OUR CENTRAL A1IERICAE RELATIOYs.-The Wash-
iRgton Union, in an article the Dallas Clarendon
Treaty." thinks we are fortunately rid, or soon will
be, Of all treaty stpulations with Great Britain in
regard to Central America, and that we shall be
left free to pursue cur own American pOliey-a pol
icy regulated by the highest principles of honor
and justice, and seeking only to advantage our
tionaI interests and influence by all fair and proper
means.
THE BURDEIL MURDER.-The trial of John Eckel
indicted for the murder Of DR.. BurdeH, in New
York, has been postponed to the October term of
the court at the instance of the district attorney
The course of the district attorney gives some
roboraton to a rumor that new clues leading to the
detection of the guilty parties are developing.
- The New York TINES, says-"We understand
that Charles McIlvane, Esq, nephew of Bishop Nc
nvane, member of the bar of this city, and a de-
cided democrat goes to Kansas with Gov. Walker as
his private secretary. We also learn that the war
department have assigned Major Deas, and Lieuts.
Carr and Walker, of the regular army as the mill
tary aids of the governor.
- 1t is said dispatches have been received from
England stating that the position of our govern
ment as laid down in the reply of General Cass to
Lord Napier, relative to the Chinese affairs, is
tireIy satisfactory to the English cabinet.
- Samuel Stiles, respectable farmer of Milford,
Wis, stabbed himself to the heart with hay fork
few days since. His nephew, George Stiles, shot
himself a little while before, in the same town.
Spirituasm is said to have caused these suicides.
- A gentleman direct from Harrisburg, Penn
sylvania, informs the Washington Union that post
7aOrtsr examination was made on the body of Mr..
Petriken, who died. as our readers will recOllect,
from the effect Of the malady contracted at the Ma
onal Hotel in this city Not the slightest evidence
Of mineral poison was detected in the stomach
Late accounts from Arkansas represent that the
wheat crop Of that State is not so much injured
was at first supposed, and large crop is predicted
HIGH PRICE OF NEGRoEs.-Six negro men, ranging
from thirty to forty years of age were sold in Lex
ington Holmes county, Miss on the l1th inst, for
the average of ,618 333 each. They were sold on
credit of nine months. The Adcertiser says: 'This
is said to be the highest price ever paid in this
county for negroes. The same negroes were sold in
l849 at an average of 500 each"
- The Harrisburg Herald states that Gov Geary,
having been consulted on the subject has consented
to accept the nomination for Governor of Pennsyva-
MA if rendered by the American State Convention,
soon to assemble at Lancaster.
The Ohio Farmer says the hay crop in the Uni
ted States is worth more than the combined crops of
cotton, rice and tobacco. The value of the hay and
pasturage of the United States is $780, 900 annually
james Charles, through the indianapolis SENT
nel contradicts the report that Mary Shaw, the ac
tress, is dead. He says she performed at Ben
DeBarrs theatre in St. Louis on the evening of the
18th inst.
- The editor of the jackson County Democrat says
he has taken considerable pains to collect informa-
ton in regard to the prospects for good fruit and
grain crops, and comes to the conclusion that there
viii be an abundance of fruit and an average crop
Of wheat in Southern Indiana the present season.
HONOR TO JEFF DAvIs-The friends of the Hon.
JEFF Davis, in Vicksburg Miss, gave him a splendid
barbecue on the 18th The procession was headed
by military, and went to the Court House Square,
where Col Davis spoke for an hour and a half. AT
the dinner, speeches we're made by Messrs. Upper,
Singleton, Ray, Graves and Burwen Every thing
passed off pleasantly.
go An English paper says that the inhabitants of
large district in Wales have purchased a large
quantity of land in Tennessee and were about start
ing in body to take possession. This movement
lit adds is one in which the whole principally feels
an interest
- A body of farmers of an interior county in
New York, have recently invested S425 900 in lands
in the West
49, Hay is selling in Dubuque, Iowa. at 800 per
ton.
The Advertiser, at st. Paul, Minnesota, says
the landlords of that place have this season advanced
their rates for stores and dwellings from twenty to
thirty per cent. over the prices demanded for the
same buildings last year, and think themselves JUS
tilted in doing so by the increase of business and
immigration in prospect
49, The gross earnings of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad, for the first quarter Of the present year,
we're SIPS OO9 against S73, 25S 81 for the same Pc
,iOd in 1856, being an increase of $54,55O 4S, or
about 70 per cent.
- Gen. Sam Houston, of Texas, has declared
himself an independent candidate for Governor and
las made arrangements to canvass the entire Statey