Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-17


From private letter we learn that on SATURDAY y
oht he went to his law Office in BarDourVlile 10
= soma naners which he desired to use, and IN
coming for his candies and matches he STUN Dled
nd fen upon one of the front posts OF Shair
lbjrb had been broken and was sharp pointed 6
he noint nenetrated his neck Immediately above
10 Collar hone and his life for considerable time
-ss utterly d1spaired of. Eminent physicians from
distance were Immediately sent for to and those OF
.orhouryile in his restoration. The last aecouts
s-ort him somewhat better but far from being out
f danger
Mr.. GuTHRIE's CHASoEs FOR THE CHARLESTON NoNI-
.ATroSLThe editor of the St. Louis EesainJ Ne'0s
writes from Washington to his paper on this point
IS follows:
Today had the pleasure Of meeting refer "
Washington the fast political friend OF James Outn
ne and was assured by Mr.. W. that no Intute etsHs
. more certain than the nomination OF Mr.. Uutrie
NV tle Charleston Convention. Mr.. Washington pro
rsssed 10 have the authority of Caleb Cusmns JUST
here for few days, for saying that Ne" r-asilit
will appear at Charleston as unit Tor ar.
and thar New York and every Northern StaIe VIII
ll ms ON the same side soon a. the Little vi
ant, stands aside, as he will do wheh nc nhuS 'He
South unalterably opposed 70 MN
BxGIySpSa 20 FBSL Ir.-The people of the North !
are beginning to feel the effects of the 'rrepressl
BILE conflict doctrine which the Black Repuolicah
leaders have been preaching for some months here
is a paragraph on this point from late number oil
the Hartford Comm Times:
"a manufacturer called upon us this morning ana
said that large share of his business had been done
at the South, but that his trade had been cut on
this fa that he already feels most disastrousy the
effects of the unfriendly feeling that has lately been
SO industriously encouraged at the North. ms
agents at the South want no more OF ms gooos' anu
his losses this winter will be severe.
M1ssIssIPPI AND A REPUBLICAN PREsIDENT-Resolu-
tons designed indicate the policy OF MISSISSIPPI IN
the event of the election of Repubicanto the Pre-
sidency, have been reported unanimously by the
committee on State and Federal relations, to the Be
nate of that State. They direct the Governor 10
convene the Legislature, in other slaVeholdhg
States shall have indicated willingness to confer
with Mississippi in regard to the to be ad
opted for the maintenance of their rights or in case
he should deem it necessary to provide for the puO'
lie safety.
The FOREST DIVORCE CAsE.-This case, which has
been before the courts of New York for about nine
years has been finally disposed Of The great TRACE
dian has to pay his late wife $4,000 per year for the
last nine years. and $4,000 yearly during her life
time. The New York Herald say that with counsel
fees costs and incidental expenses, &c, the sum
total to come out of the great tragedlans pockets
to say nothing of the and tear of his temper,
which must have been something awful will not be
much less than hundred thousand dollars, up to
the present time.
PAY OF MEMBERs-The members of Congress will
be entitled to draw their pay and mileage under
the law without waiting for the organization OF the
House. The law was carefully wOrded in this res
pect so that in case of non-organzation, the mem
] bers of the House would draw their pay. Under
the old-system they experienced some embarrass-
ment on this score Pending the contest for Speaker
which resulted IN the election of Mr., COBB, the mem
bers of the House were unable to draw their mile
age. The sum to be paid cut from the Treasury for
salary and mileage is about 81 100000.
In few days a new coinage of half dollars, pro
duced at the United States Mint will he submitted for
approvaI of government The new coin is the same
size as those now in circulation, but is thicker al
the rim owing to the deeper sinking of the die. On
one side is a medallion portrait of WASHINGTON with
the head wreathed in laurel, and the word Liberty
in scroll over the bust at the bottom is the date
and around the whole the words "United States OF
America" in plain raised letters. On the reverse
wreath of grain envelopes the words "Half Dollar
TEE UNITED STATES PUBLIC LANDs-During the
fiscal year ending the last Of June, and the quarter
ending with September, there were 491O,O93 acres
of public lands sold, bringing S2,lO5 ,4TG. The cas
receipts were less than last year but more acres
were disposed Of owing 20 the operation OF the gra
duGton act of 1854 In addition TO the quantity sold
63lS2O3 acres were certified to certain States fOl
railroad purposes; 3,6l7 40 acres were located il
bounty land warrants and I,722,O4O acres approved
under swamp grant acts.
THE NBw YORK TRmUNB VIRGINIA The Pos
Master at Lynchburg, Va, has sent the follown!
notice TO HORACE GREEIEY:
hereby inform you that l shall not. in future
| deliver from this office the copies Of the 1Tib1m
| which come here, because believe them to be o
that incendiary character which are forbidden CIR
culation alike by the laws of the land. and prOpe
regard for the safety Of society. You will there
fore discontinue them.
GREELEY grows spCnky and declares he will con
tinue to send the Tribune to his Subscribers
A lady in Xenia, Ohio, after having been trouble
for some time by sanderOus letters addressed to he
friends. appealed to the Postmaster for relief. II
put private mark on five postage stamps, four O
which were sold to the suspected individual. Il
two or three days two of the four marked stamp
came back on letters addressed to the ladys brotl
er-in-law and 20 her minister. The writer wa
soon invited to the residence of the lady, when h
WAS treated TO hiding by the injured femal
and her sister-in-iaw.
MATTERS AT BRowNsvuIE-G Gen. Tw1GGs sent tn
following dispatch to the War Department the 12t
inst:
/ Ind; 90 l,o D.
service, just arrived from Brownsville. COrtina
and the San Antonio Volunteers have had figh
Four of the volunteers were killed.; COrtinas Ia
two hundred men from Mexico, and is in a stockal
nine miles above BrOwnsvifle. Cavacha Is at Ma
amoras with three hundred men, and processes I
be of the Liberal parry
DELEGATES TO THE CuARLKsTox CONVENTION
JoHN S. WELLS and JOSIAH Minor have been etecte
delegates from New Hampshire to the CharlestO
Convention Mr., MlNor is we'll known to our cit
zenr having succeeded Judge WALDO, in the last at
mnistratcn, Commissioner of Pensions. Nj
Wells was at one time Senator from New HamI
shire, and during the Kansas-Nobraska e1citcmer
acted the part of true national man.
Curious COTNCDEHCE.-It is noticed n somewha
curious coincidence that the day fixed uponfor hold
ing the National Democratic Convention At Charles
|
ANAN and Senator DouGLAs. The day selected is si
weeks earlier than that upon which the Cincinnati
Convention met This change was made on aeeoun
of the climate in Charleston
The New York papers state that in the case O
FORKEsr tho actor and wife, the Referee decide
tina, Mrs. FORREsT should be allowed $4,000 yea
from TIE 18th day cf November. 1850, and that NJ
EoRRES should place the mortgage on the FonthiI
property IN the hands Of the United States Trus
Cosgpany az security for the payment of the allow
ance. N
The New work Trjbtne complains lugubriously
that the Southgrners are forcing Northern runners
TO take the bacs track. 1t says
| mo matter asho they are or what Their business
all men from the North driven out of their cltie-
and villages. Solve thirty or forty business agents
from New York ard Boston have recently been fore
| sd TO return home.
What did the T-itNne nan expect would be th'
result of John BroWtism
| TAX COLIEcrORs--A bill providing tor the cleo