Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-24

who emigrated some years ago, very poor work
ing man.
In the window of shop in an obscure part Of
London is this announcement =" Goods removed
messages taken, carpets beaten, and poetry oOln-
posed on any subject"
mccoy. a school-teacher in the county of Cam
bria. Penn, has been convicted of ravishing one OF
his scholars, girl of fourteen, and sent to the pen
itentiary for fourteen years
Mrs. PlrrNorox says that if she should be cast
away. she would prefer meeting with the catastro-
phe in the Bay of Biscuits" for then she should
have something to live on.
Among the passengers by the Niagara is G. H.
YATES, Esq, the Secretary Of the Great Eastern
steamship Company. He comes over to make ar
rangements for the monster steamer at New York
The committee of the citizens If St. Louis, ap-
pointed to raise funds for marble statue Of THos'
H. BENroN. have obtained the desired amount-S10,
OOO-and awarded the work to Miss HARRIET Hos
MER.
They are experimenting on grapes with great sue
cess in Northern Louisiana, by grating the best va
rieties from France upon the wild grape vines which
grow luxurianty IN that region. and some superior
grapeshave been produced.
The Toronto Leader speaks Of the recent discOve-
ry Of valuable copper mines in the vicinity Of Acton,
on the line of the Grand Trunk railway, between
Montreal and Quebec, and states that they are being
worked at q good profit by company Of Americans
Mr.E NEwrcN, the oldest inhabitant Of Norwich,
Conn., died in that place on the I4th inst, aged 90
years. His wife, whose age is the same, survives
him. On the first day of May the aged couple cele-
brated the I'D anniversary of their marriage day.
The Rev. Il. NJ. sroRRs, of Cincinnati, Las recent
" preached a sermon on murder and stated that
during his residence in that city there had been
more than one hundred murders, or an average of
two month, while in no instance had the perpetra-
tor been executed.
The Belfast (Ne) age reports the brutal treat
ment of an orphan girl nine years of age, named
CoNANT, who, for going without permission of her
mistress to see playmate who had died. was strip
ped and cruelty beaten with fence picket and then
plunged into cask of water.
The Gonzales (Texas) Inquirer informs US that
GEORGE W. KENDALL (Of the New Orleans Picay1a's0
residing in Coma county, Texas, has sold his entire
clip Of Merino WOOL amounting to eighteen thousand
pounds, to the Ivy Mills, Cobb county, Georgia,
large wooden establishment.
BLANCHARD JERRoID is editing for the press, 'The
Brownrigg Papers, series of articles written for
a magazine twenty years ago, by DOUGLAs JEREOLD
and said TO contain some Of his most sparkling
touches Of humor and pathOs. The volume VIII
contain an illustration by GEORGE CRUIKsHANK.
SALES OF MUIEs.-Mr. JoHS GARTH, Of Scott cOun-
IT, Ky, last week sold to Mr. DANIEL JOKES of Boyle
90 head Of two year old mules at sl5Oper head, or
sl3.g5O Mr.. CHARLES T. HERNDoS, of Fayette, also
sold 70 Mr. J. KwBAUGH, of Harrison, so head Of
two year. old mules at SIS per head, or $3.50.
STEPHEN CHURCH, an aged and pious cOlored man,
died at Stamford Conn.,, on the 9th inst, at the age
of los years. He was born in Virginia, slave to
JoHS UsHUR and set free at the age of 40, when he
moved to Darien and afterward to Stamford. He
had been consistent member of a Methodist Church
for 81 years.
A young man of II, living at Elizabeth, N J.,
eloped a few days since with pretty young gypsy
girl of IS. belonging to a band who were camping
near the place The parents of the lad objected to
the connection, and the young couple were traced
and found in New Brunswick where they were Ia
ken into custody.
LOUIS NAPoLEoN is preparing for publication a
new and improved edition of his work on artillery,
as well as Life Of julius CESAR. In this latter
work he viii endeayOr to fortify his position as
a Democratic sovereign, by proving that julius
Cesar was the same, and that out of such position
there can come nothing but good.
SUDDEN AND PAINFU.-WADE H. LESTER, Esq, for
few months a resident of Atlanta, Ga. and engaged
in business there, died few days since at the Geor
gia Lunatic Asylum, whittier he had been taken in
consequence of a very sudden bereavement Of rea-
SON caused by unusual exposure to the intense heat
of the sun while seining.
A large numLer Of property owners and citizens
of Philadelphia have petitiOned the Common Coun-
ell to restrain unchecked firing of rockets, chasers,
and other dangerous combustibles within the city
According to the testimony of the Fire Marshall on
the fourth of July last the city fire in thirty
ak different places from the discharge Of firearms.
PRorANE SwEARNo.-The Revised Penal Code,
passed by tie last session Of the Pennsylvania Legs
ture. makes all persons who speak loosely or pro-
fanelv of God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, or Bible,
liable to an indictment for blssphemy, the penalty
for which is fine not exceeding one hundred dol
lars, or Imprisonment not exceeding three months,
or both. at the discretion of the Court.
The cattle disease has broken out in the county Of
Huntingdon. Canada East. region celebrated for
It's dairy produce 1t is feared that the spread of
the disease may be general and the Montreal AdUsr-
sr calls upon the government to interpose and pro-
hbt the importation of cattle from foreign districts
and the agricultural societies are advised not to
hold cattle shows or fairs this year.
WHERE DOES ALL THE VINE CONE FROM 1T has been
shown from reliable data that if the entire pro-
ducts Of the vineyards of Europe were exported to
supplv the natural trade Of the city of New York
alone. it would not be sufficient The French are
compelled to resort to limitations supply this de-
ciencv. and the consequent result is that but few
brandies exported to this country from France are
free from authorizations. The city Of New York
alone sells three times as many pure imported
brandies and four times as many pure imported
wines annually, as all the wineprOducing countries
Of Europe export"
A gentleman from Batavia informs the Rochester
m ~ Democrat that the farmers of Genesee coun-
~ are exulting over the apparent fact that the
beat crop is beyond danger of further injury from
the weevil, and very few traces Of the insect are
observable. The grain is near maturity that the
scourpe can do no more harm. A letter from an in
tolipent source in Genessee county says the fields
covered with the most luxurious growth Of veg
cation known for several years. and that farmers
,rosnects were never more hattering In eonse-
,once ,f the GOOD harvest obtained last year, many
were Induced to sow wheat who had before aban-
dOned il in despair (the weeyil had proved so de-
structiye) and the large fields Of stout healthy
! grain, now show that they did well.