Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-27

thereby commit Democrats to the support OF MI
BELL To all Democrats who may not be disposed
to take our word that there is only one National
Democratic candidate, Mr.. BRECENRTDGE, we say, at
least wait and a very few days will confirm our
word This is no time for a Democrat to commit
himself to any thing but the staunchest support to
the Democratic cause.
A gentlemen just from the mountains say the
Democrats of Overton and Fentress are very indig-
nant at Mr. W E. B. JONES for casting the vote Of
their district for Mr.. DOUGLAS. They are almost to
a man for BRECKENRIDGE and LANE.
The Bulgarians are praying the Sultan to sepa-
rate them from the Orthodox Greek Church
curious set-o to the associations Of the Gar as to
the treatment of the Christians in Turkey.
CUERAx said Lord CLARE reminded him of a chin
ney-sweep, who had raised himself by dark and
dusky ways and then called aloud to the neighbor-
hood to witness his dirty elevation.
In Sanilac, Mich, ALEXANDER Fry, having become
a religious mcnomaniac, endeavOred to cut of his
right hand and according to the Bible injunction,
and injured himself fatally.
In the Supreme Court, at Utica, n. y, JARED D.
MATTESoN recovered 81 $50 Of the Central Railroad
Company, for injuries sustained by his wife on the
cars Of the company.
MEx-Nayor WATERMAN Of New Orleans, is sup
posed to have destroyed himself having been miss
ing since the day the firm, of which he MEM
Der, suspended payment
The city of Jeddo, the capital of Japan, is
said to be- without exception the largest city in the
world 1t contains IjOOO 900 dwellings aud 100000
inhabitants.
A Mississippi paper, in an obituary notice. speaks
Of the deceased as being "a most estmable young
and devout Christian until the day of his DEATH
An old man, STEPHEN GRADED, was robbed in Dale
county, Ala, of $4,000, a few days since. He has
been nearly distracted since the occurrence.
Cologne Cathedral, so long in progress of erection
is now rapidly completing. The ancient portion OF
the building has been restored.
An em,poye of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
was robbed in Philadelphia last week by having
chew Of tobacco thrown directly in his eyes.
Mr.. WINTERyUTE, Daguerrean artist in Adams,
Mich. has been rendered insane by inhaling sulphu,
ric-ether. which he has used IN his business.
The Wapello Qowa) Republican says three slight
shocks Of an earthquake were felt in that town re-
Gently. between ten and eleven O'Clock at night
A tree was blown down upon house in Bastrop |
county. Texas few nights since, and kle two of
the inmates GEORGE RAY and his son.
The clever. but frai and vixenish actress, SUSAN
DENIM. lately horse-whped an editor In Baton
Rouge. Louisiana, on account Of severe criticism.
Money and time are the heaviest burden OF life
and the unhappiest of all mOrtals are those who
have more Of either than they know how to use.
r. G. NOZZLE was cowhided near Mobile, Ala re-
Gently for insulting woman by the offended female
herself She chastised him very severely.
The pleuro-pneumonia is a disease born of the |
dstery COW stables according to the report Of the
New Jersey Agricultural Society.
A French company has Order-d ten steamers to
be built in Great Britain each about half the size Of
the Great Eastern, or ten thousand tuns each.
Preparations for celebrating the Fourth of July. /
are very active throughout the country.