Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-23
NEWS OF TIE DAY.


Capital punishment has been abolished in
Bavaria.
The prospects Of the tobacco crop around
Lyuchburg, Va, are reported favorable.
The Senate of the United States adjourned
s.ae de Saturday night.
Mr.. Gladstone has written a letter. in which
he virtually resigns the leadership OF the
Liberal party Of Great Britain.
The Prussan government has sent a strong
note 10 Napoleon, asking the reason for the
military preparations on the part Of France.
The Agricultural Bureau reports the wheat
crop generally looking well throughout the
country.
IL is contemplated 10 erect one hundred ana
twenty-five public drinking fountains in New
Ork City the coming summer.
There we're thirty-eight irregular deaths. such
as suicides, murders, drowning, etc. in New Or
leans during March.
Ex-Governor Jack Hamilton. Of Texas. has
been appointed register IN bankruptcy al New
Orleans. Has is the only commission yet issued
The National IaieHigencry, which is in a posi-
ton 10 be informed, says The treaty price for
Russian. America is S1,2OOOD. This is au-
thentic"
The government Of Nicaragua Is about pre-
ierrng its claims against the United States for
damages sustained by the bOmbardment Of Grey
town and the Walker raids.
The National Infelhgcncer reports great suf-
fering ia bOudon county. Virginia, just across
the Potomac, from Washington. II saws that
many persons are bordering on starvation.
Five wards Of Washington have now been
registered. and show five thousand two hundred
and thirty-six whites and five thousand three
hundred and seventeen negroes. The remain
ing two wards will be registered this week.
Anna Metzger, one Of the sisters captured by
the ComAnches near San Antonio, Texas some
months ago, has been ransomed, and returned
safely home. Her sister was murdered bv the
avages, when attempting 10 escape.
The bankrupt law passed By the last Congress
goes into practical operation on the lst of June
There are many people who are waiting 10 take
advantage Of u, 80 that the business Of becom-
ing voluntary bankrupts will be quite brisk
Another crevasse occurred on Friday at West
Baton Rouge. The extent Of the damage Is NOT
vet reported. The greater part of Louisiana is
overlooked, and there is much suffering in CON
sequence.
A battalion of the third cavalry, from Car
Isle Barracks, numbering go men, under the
command OF Captain Lee, arrived nj St Louis
Saturday, en route for Santa Fe, for service
against the Indians.
We learn that the wife of Mr.. Daniel BerkIev
Of Clarke county ny, whilst burning some
litter in her garden, few days since caught
ire and was 20 much burned that she survived
hat short time.
The Idaho .Totes4aaB saysthe Indians attacked
a staRe-coach near Fernit's Ferry, on the 9th
ult and killed the driver, named Younger
Three other passengers escaped.
Mrs. Reuben Hutchrraff. an aged widow I,l,
who resided in Bourbon county Ky was burnei
10 death last week. Her clothing caught on e.
and burned her 80 severely that she had brtf a
few hours Of anguish before expiring.
A letter from the City Of Mexico saws that In
arez had given orders 10 his officers 10 grant
Macmillan an escort and honorable Treatment
60 any point on the coast where he shall select
point Of embarkation, provided be is cap
tured.
Senator Wilson, Of Massachusetts left Wash
ington on the 18th inst, for Orange Courthouse.
Virginia, 60 commence a general stumpiuF touT
throughout the South. lie intends 20 speak nj
every important town and city in the sea board
States and return 10y the Mississippi river and
the West.
Col. Charles Famsworth was drowned at Sa-
yanrah. Georgia, on the 18th inst, together
with a man named Wilder. who was with him
la "A sailboat. Colonel FuTnsworth wns born in
Hartford, Connecticut, and entered the service
ia 1851 as Adiutant of the first Connecticut cav
airy. lie was engaged In business at Savannah
al the time of his death.
The counsel engaged in behalfof the GEORGIA
aud Mississippi Injunction cases. held a consul
tatiou on the 18th instant, and agreed thai
Charles OCOnnor should address the supreme
Court in the Georgia case, and that Judge Black
ehould speak on the Mississippi case The ar
suments will be heard on the 25th, and decision
Is expected NJ early as the succeeding Monday.
The Dayton (Ohio) Eapjre of the 18th instant
reports n ease in one Of the public schools of |
that city, most revOlti@g 90 humanity, wherein |
/, female teacher punished a little fellow until
he fainted-strking him about ffty-one hows
on the hand And that is said not to be the first
instance of brutality by the same teacher
One Of the Baltimore papers publishes the af- |
hdayit Of james l.. Henry, of Prince gorge |
county, Maryland who swore on the 18th Of /
December, 1866. that he heard General David /
Hunter say that the court which tried him never
believed that DIR. Mudd knew anything Of Il
Booths designs and that DR.. Mudd was the /
victim Of his timidity. and but for his false
hood and preyaricatiOn, could never have been
Affairs on the Plains are assuming an interest
ing phase. General Anger il about 20 move /
" estward, from LeaNenworth 10 Fort Phil. kear- /
nsy, with GOO men. Eleven thousand Indians |
are encamped between Forts kearney and smith, |
awaiting tOr grass 10 commence hostilities, and |
Aeueral Hancock's expedition is in distress AT /
Fort LErned, being unable 90 move for want II
urRge,
4 dispatch from the Berlin agency TO the as-
,Ociated press this evening, says: A plan for |
he solution Of the Luxembourg question was re- |
emily submitted TO France and Prussia by the
great powers. Napoleon has since
;ignihed a Willingness 20 accept the propositions
therein. Prussia, however has not |
replied, and there Is agrowlug feeling that these
,vertures Will be successful, and the peace Of |
Europe will not be disturbed. But the Vienna |
Post an official organ of the Austrian govern
nent, In an editorial on the relations existing |
between Prussia and France. counsels its read |
not To put 700 lnutl iiltn IN inc lre@erNAt
# peace in Europe.
A Brownsville, Texas. dispatch Of the 18th |
nst 90 the Cincinnati Commercial says Presi- |
tent JuareT in a special dispatch 20 General |
BerrioEabel, announces the surrender Of Puebla |
o the Liberals. and the probshle fall of the |
'ity Of Mexico. Macmillan Is still at Quere- |
arc, completely hemmed in. with no chance of |
scape. Juarez is at San Luis Potosi. Conner |
nd Canalcs have not pronounced for OTtega. |
they only refuse 10 10 10 the interior. and pre- /
rr the cust0mh0usa ~ Hampico. MardueE has |
zen compelled 10 leave the City of Mexico with |
400 men only 600 remained for the defense. | ,
4 a1imilan will undoubtedly be shot ifcaptured. |
The feeling against him among the Liberal
hieis is strong.
The Administration is in constant seceipt Of ,
etters from all parts of the South and from !
arious public men relative 60 the progress of
be reconstruction movement One writer SAYS |
bat from all that he hiss seen aud heard there !
much less diRculty as 10 reconstruction than 4
ad been expected. General Pope has eN- i
ressed himself gratifod by his reception, and /
ieorgia and Alabama in the execution of tne |
measures. The National IN |
NtgenceT Of the 10th inst states that Letters re-
eived from citizens Of South Carolina Also state Il
lat reorgani zation under the acts Of Congress |
al be carried out by common consent, and In / I
he full hope of beneficial results. In Virginia, |
~ generally acQuiesced in. No =
lea prevails either in the CarOiuas or in Nir- 4
mia according 90 these statements. Of suspend
q the proposed State cooperation IN the
OTk Of reorganization in the expectation Of a !
scision by the United States supreme Court Ia |
.yor Of the injunction applied tor.