Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-29

william Foster Otis, the third son Of the late Har
risen Gray Otis, died in Versailles, France, few
days ago
The grasshoppers are making their appearance in
Warren county, Ohio, in vast numbers.
The old Washington Hotel, at Yieksburg, Mise,
was destroyed by ire on June l6
The State Department, says the New York Times,
has received dispatches from Minister Reed, I
nOuncing his intended resignation and return from
China.
Jno. ". Watkins formerly tobacco merchant in
Petersburgh, Va, but for years past planter in
Surry county, Va, was sssassinsted on his farm,
last week, by some unknown persons
Mrs. Weller, wife Of the Governor Of California,
has been presented with tea set Of silver valued at
$780, by the personal and political friends Of her
husband.
Capt J. 7. Shirley, Of Memphis, has contract
@th manufacturing company in st. Louis 10 fur
nish fifteen thousand tons Of cotton seed during the
present season, which the company win manufacture
intOloil.
The Newport (R. IL Mercury completed the hun
dredth year of its existence on Saturday, June y
It was founded by Jas. Franklin, and 10 the Office
yet remains the press he and his younger brother
Benjamin so often worked.
Fred Kohler, eounterfeiter, when arrested in
New York, on Saturday, swallowed several counter
felt bill Emeties were administered which caused
the bills to Issue from his stomach. Verify, cut OF
his own mouth he receives condemnation.
P 7 Barnum sailed for Liverpool in the kangaroo,
whittier be goes 10 complete arrangements for the
expectation Of the Lumley Opera Troupe, for grand
campaign in the fall.
Mr. VIM Evans, nov a resident Of Boston, Mass
has recently made donation to the town Of Smith
field in that State, Of $40 000 q grateful tribute
for the support Of himself and parents by said town
during his infancy and childhood His parents, with
himself and other children, we're psupers in said
town, and we're iOc many years supported by it.
The Cincinnati papers record the death Of Miles
Greenwood, Jr, a son of Niles Greenwood, Esq,
aged IS years, by accidentally shooting himself; and
the drowning OF Two sons Of S. Jackson, the
horticuralisi, while bathing They we're aged re-
speetively Is and 2 years.
-Four of the twenty locomotives belonging to the
/ Old Colony and Fall River Mass Railroad have
been changed to coal viz: the Pilgrim, New York,
/ South Boston and Richard Borden A fifth is now
/ in process Of transformation.
/ man has been going round in Rochester repre-.
senting himself TO gatherer, aud collecting
/ a 50 * dog tax" Several persons allowed them
selves TO be swindled By him before they inquired
whether any such law had ever been passed
Steps are now being taken by the Order Of St
! john, TO rs-esablish hospital at Jerusalem, for
sick pilgrims Of all nations, and for the interest
taken in this matter by the Empress Eugene she
has been decorated with the cross Of the order
Portland papers state that information has b cen
received Of the rates Of fare be charged tor pas
sage on the Levia,han. IL is decided that the ship
/ shall run Gs passenger boat between England snd
Portland, ct the following rates: For first cabin
Sl05; second class $50; third class $50.
John T. Petit is nominated for re election to
Congress BY the republicans Of llth district Of In
diana
Capt F. Whitaker, Of the bark TacOney of Phil
adelPhia, died recently at HaVsua.
The navy-ysrd at Benicia, Cal, is intended to be
the largest ia the Uaed States, if not in the world
It is said that Lieut. Ives has reported to the War
! Department that the navigation 81 the Colorado
river is safe for large steamers.
United States frigaie Minnesota arrived at Sbaug-
bg on the Oath Of March, after a rough passage Of
eleven days from Manila
Billy Bovlegs arrived at Fort Smith, Arkansas,
9th nit.
Mr. Nathaniel Tyler, has sold his beautiful resi-.
denee and farm adjacent Of $50 acres, Warren
ton. Va to Samuel Mclean, Esq Of Louisiana, for
S2l, 600
Lieut. c. E. Thorburn, United States navy, has
been ordered to California to 5in the exploring
petition fitting out at the navy yard, Mare Island
The mOrnlons--Vievvs of GOV. Cumming.
We find the following despatch in the rev York
WAsHrverox, June %. 1855 Senior Robes. the
Mexican Minister has authorized an emphatic denial
| of the recently published statement Of the sale OF
3 CeS5iOQ OF 2 large pOEuOu OF GOuOEa ne says al
DEGREES issued by TIE Mexican government making
grants for colonization other purposes have been
off ,ially published; that there is q si3gle in
siance of a grant which was not followed by an
authentic announcement Of the fact; that there is
none in this case and that without such publication
no grant or CessiOn is Of legal effect
4 private letter from Governor Cumming lays much
stress upon the Importance Of the MormOus being
induced to return to their homes and employments.
He is opposed to their going to Sonora, and confirms
the statement heretofore made that they divided
into peace and war parties, aud thinks it the duty
and policy Of the government to support the former
and break down the latter. He speaks Of Brigham
Young as man Of crest perseverance, intellect and
experience and witha vested with authority to an
nounce the terrors awarded those who sin against the
Holy Ghost There is says Governor Cumming, a
division in the ranks Of the MOrmOns, all fearing
Young while many hate him because Of the pacific
measures with which he sohsrged. Governor Cum
ming plainly says that bis chief hope Of control
the Mormons is ezerted through Young, and that If
anything should happen to thwaTt his Cumming 81
efforts TO avert the perils Of collision between the
army and the Mormons the country may reasonably
expect guerilla war Of several years duration, and
at an expense of many millions of dollars, while the
war would be visited upon those least deserving Of
its terrors.
private despatch to the New York Tribune Of
the same dale says:
No disposition has yet been made Of the Army,
and though Gen. ScOtts programme is mainly made
up, decision will be postponed until information,
now on its way is received. At present it is de-
termined that Gen. Harvey shall advance with a
portion Of the re-eDfOrcements as TO concentrate
about three thousand troop IN Utah, including Gen
Johnstons command. portion Of the forces in
Kansas and elsewhere, originally designed for Utah,
will be diverted to the North west whore the prinoi
pal Notifications will be opened Bloody River
near the Canada frontier in the heart Of where the
Infian depredatiOus have been carried on. Others
will be established according TO necessity
Much doubts still entertained as to the final pur-
poseof the MormoDs, and the unpublished dispatches
of Gov. Cumming convey some apprehension which
Col Kane's repeated conferences have not removed.
At last official accounts they had possession of the
Exodus was matter wholly Of speculation. Accord
ing to the best information here, for this reason
and others that may not be disclosed it is deemed
most prudent if not absolutely necessary, to main
taia show Of effective force TO second the civil
officers in asserting he Federal authority.
SPIRITED CONDUCT OF AN AMERICAH LADY.-SOme-
time ago, we gave an account Of the reception a
of the ship Clarendon. commanded by Capt Bartlett,
which was not at al battering to said officer The
New York HsrRLdS Havana correspondent informs
us that the wife Of Capt Bartlett, being on board,
was not unmindfut Of occurrences which seen ID
threatening the safety Of her husband Anticipating
the crisis and the final purpose Of her hush and just
previous to the order OF the English commander for
his guard to come on board, the high spirited and
proud little wife Of the gallant capita OfIhs ClGTeH
don slipped into the cabin and took from locker a