Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-17

off yesterday. Two races were advertised Tor the
occasion but only one was brought on-the Wash
ton Stake for three year ODDS For this race there
were five entries, though but two came to the
scratch, the other three paying forfeit The race
was made by DR.. Robert c. Fosters Roberta and F.
n McNary's SolferinO, and was won by the former
in two heats. Time, -3:23.-Pdtriot, June 10.
THE FIRST TROT IN AMERICA.-On Friday, Septem-
ber G. 1916. a horse called Old Blue trOtted three
miles on the Salem turnpike Lynn, in eight min
utes and forty-twO seconds. This the first trOt
in America. On the 10th of the same month, the
same horse rotted the distance in eight minutes and
tifty-sx seconds and again on the 18th, in eight
minutes and eighteen and threefOurth seconds. The
horse was owned by Major STACKPoLE. The last
trial was timed by B. W. CRowNINGsHIELD Esq,
Capt GEORGE TALCoTT, of the U. S. Ordnance, Mr..
ECK1EY. of Boston, and Mr.. BOTT, of Salem being
the judges.
MErANoHoLY-NIiss WRIGHT, young lady, who
became insane on the cars when travelling alone from
New York to her home in Racine, Wisconsin, was
taken to the Insane Asylum at Newburg, Ohio, on
the 9Th inst The Toledo Blade, after noticing the
melancholy circumstance, adds:
A case somewhat similar to the above happened
in this city year or two ago. young lady, very
well dressed and of genteel appearance, was found
insane at the depot on the Middle Ground. She was
taken to the county Inirmary, where she remains we
are told to this time no relatives or friends having
appeared. although the facts were made public at
the time through the city paper
The Pope, according to the Turin correspondent
of Z Eco Italiq on the 18th ult caused grand Ie
Del to be sung at St. Peters in consequence of the
rumored death OF GARBALDT.
HENRY DEXTER, an American sculptor in Wash
ington, has just completed bust of Governor WISE
being the thirtieth bust he has made Of Governors
presiding in ls59-6O.
A London Correspondent states that BOWLING,
the referee in the late prize fight, had confessed to
a confidential friend that he had $500 staked on
SAVERS
The manufacture of boots and shoes by machinery
after the system in operation at Lyons, France, is
about to be introduced into New Orleans on large
scale.
saxony. not larger than Rhode Island and Con-
Aacticut. keeps 35OO,OOO sheep; England and Wales
2GOOOOOO, and the whole United States only 2l,OOO
600
The New York Court of Appeals has decided that
beers, including lager beer Intoxicating drinks
Wonderful wisdom! Who ever doubted that fact
Mrs. MARGARET JOYCE poor widow with seven
children, hanged herself recently in Darlington,
c. because she knew not how to support them.
The new expedition to the Arctic regions, under
DIR. Hayes. viii sail in about two weeks-the requir
ed sum Of $4,000 having been raised.
PHILIP CoLEY, lad of thirteen, fell on an iror
spike IN New York, Friday and literally i'm
paled' dying ten hours after in-great agony
One day last week, boy, TisoXAs BIsBY, was bit
ten by eopper-head snake, in Dallas County, Ala
and died few hours after.
Two girls and one boy were drowned in q creel
in LaSae County Illinois, last wee, by falling feou
a plank in the middle of the stream
There are twenty thousand men now in Califor
MIA who have neither work nor money.