The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-06
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THE NEWS.

The New Orleans Picayune of the Sd
says the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company is financially in far better
condition than ever before, and the
connection between Shreveport and
Marshal (Texas) will be completed by
August next. The rolling stock neces
saTy to put the road in operation is
now on the way. Stockholders who
paid in the one dollar loan of '6l-2 are
informed that they are already on the
books of the new company and have
nothing more to pay. Those who have
not paid have the privilege of doing
so till the lst Of June, after which it
will be Withdrawn. Plans are also on
foot to identify the interests of the road
with the vast immigration now pouring
into Texas.
Lucy Rushton's theatre in New York
was sold at auction on the Sd inst.
It is intimated that the vote of the
Senate rejecting the nomination of
Gen F. ?. Blair will be reconsidered.
A Boston letter writer says: Some
months ago, when house was to be
| furnished for General Grant in Phila-
! delphia.a gentleman called at an estab-
lishment in Milk St, Boston, and asked
the largest stakeholder in the concern
at what price he would sell carpets for
Gen. Grants house? He answered they
chad no carpets to sell Gen. Grant
but he was welcome TO the carpets for
| his house
When Gen. Meade was at Calais, q
few days ago, Lieut. Gov. Gordon, of
New Brunswick, arrived at St Ste
phen's, just across the river, and sent
word to Gen Meade requesting his
immediate attendance upon his RXcel~
lency. The General sent word in reply
that he should be on board his steam
er, the Regulator, from halfpast two to
three The Lieutenant Governor did
not come, but sent Gen. Doyle
H. F. Remington, of Springfield, has
obtained a patent for paper shirt-to
be got up for the modest sum Of TWEEN
ty five cents, and TO be sweat proof
Ind Herald
Gen Leslie Combs endorses the nom
ination Of Judge Duvall for the office
of Clerk Of the Kentucky Court of Ap-
peals.
Peter Kehl, of Sank county, Wis,
kept over 5000 pounds Of grapes by
freezing them up and keeping them in
that condition. He made 635 gallons
of wine from them this spring, which
is 100 per cent better than that made
last fall from fresh grapes.
Robert H. Hill, of Mississippi, has
been confirmed as United States Mar
shall of that State.
ALABAMA Contract are ordered
with the veteran mail contractor,
! NJ. A. Price, for service on the following
/ postal routes:
No. co.'s, Athens to Florence, twice
a week and back.
No. 66G4, Madison Station to Triana,
twice a week and back.
No. 6672, Huntsville to ClaysVille.
No. G670, Huntsville to New Market
The Washington Republican of the
lst says the President has not yet de.
termincd upon visiting any watering
place the ensuing summer. lie is at
present considering an IMITATION to at
tend an important celebration in the
North, to take place during the sum-
mer months
Dr. Wilson, who is at the head of the
freedmens school in Columbus, Miss,
as we learn from the Southern Senti.
mel, having submitted to the Mayor an
anonymous letter received by him,
threatening him and his assistants with
personal violence unless they leave the
place the Board of aldermen have pas
sed resolutions expressing their Opin-
| ion that it was sent by some incOnsider-
ate and evilminded persons for the
purpose of annoyance, and that all
Well-disposed persons Gisapprove OF 1t,
and pledging the whole civil and NUM-
cipsl authority of the city for his pro-
lection against interference, in which
they doubt not they would be aided by
the whole civil force of the State.
There is a revival in progress in the
Cumberland Presbyterian church, at
Columbus, Miss, and sixty eight per
sons have joined that church.
Some of the Bostonians are trying to
escape the cholera by rushing into and
| croWding the suburban towns and vii
lagos. Everything in the shape of g
dwelling house for a radius of twenty
miles around Boston has been rented
for the season, and as high as $3.50 per
month is paid for furnished house of
ordinary size from May until Septem-
ber
The Nova Scotia Legislature has vo.
ted $1,000 to the widow of Dr. Slayter,
who died by cholera while employed
ia attending on the England's passen-
gers. 1t is also proposed to erect a
monument to his memory on some con-
spicuous point of McNabs Island, in
Halifax haIbor
Joseph Easterbrook, jr, of Camden,
Maine, got his life insured for $1,000,
some time ago, and afterward became
deranged and committed suicide by
shooting The insurance company re-
fused TO pay the policy, but the Maine
Supreme Court decides that they must
pay the $1,000 and the costs besides.
The Washington Star of Monday says:
The unexpected announcement that
the furnished residence of Count Wy
denbruck, 1.-THE Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary from
Austria, is for sale or rent, has caused
quite a commotion in diplomatic cir
! cies. 1t will be remembered that init
nations have been given that the Sec
rotary of State has informed Mr. Not
lev. our Minister at Vienna, that the
sailing of Austrian troops for Mexico
viii not be tolerated by this Govern
ment That Austrian troops have been
ordered 10 sail is doubtless known to
Count Wydenbruck, and as the next
European mail msy bring advioes OF
their departure, he is doubtless putting
| his house in order, as if his passports
are sent him, he will have but four-and-
twenty hours in which TO leave our
city.
A L,oUIsIAHA PANTHER Last week
Young son of Mr.. William Gordy, on
7 IL.