Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-27
Largest Circulation in City and stat,
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Mechanics ana inventors Union oil
the Great West will hold fair at Chicago
from the 10th to the 25th of September.
An agent for the Southern States is in
Jamaica prospecting for a feid Of white
emigration from the Southern States.
The health Of ex-President Buchanan is
so far improved that he left Philadelphia
Friday for his home in Lancaster.
One thousand dollars were promptly con-
trihuted Saturday by few merchants in
New York for aid to the sick in Galveston.
An order was lately received in San
Francisco from Japan for $4,000 worth
Of leather, to be used for military accoutre-
ments.
The Rev. George II. Doane, Of the Do
oese Of Newark, New Jersey, acknowledges
the receipt of $780, collected for the bene-
fit of the Pope in his diocese.
Mrs. Kate Totten has sued the Pacific
railroad for damages to the amount Of
$4,000 for the loss of her husband, who
was run over by train and killed a few
days since.
Peaches sell at fifty cents a bushel in
Baltimore. The crop was never known to
be so large as it is this season, notwith-
standing al. the GROWERS have said to the
contrary.
Mr.. Frederick Jones, Of Boston, has
placed the sum Of $4,000 at the disposal
Of the Andover Mass Theological Sem
mary, 70 enable them TO appoint and sus-
tain a suitable teacher Of elOcution.
Judge Laid, Of the Cambridge Police
Court. has sued the editor of the Cam
bridge Chronicle for libel in the sum Of
$4,000. The alleged libel charged the
Judge with stupidity and dishonesty in
deciding dog case.
Sparks from locomotive set fire a few
days ago to the grass on Mr.. Robertson
Whites farm, in Orange Township, llli-
nois and his wheat, oats and rye were en-
tirely consumed, being the whole of this
years harvest, except his hay.
Advices from Nova Scotia state that the
feeling in favor Of annexation to the
United States is greatly on the increase.
Confederation is generally unpopular there
because il places the interest of Nova
Scotia formerly under her own control to a
great extent, directly at the mercy Of the
Canadas.
Five men we're killed and eighteen
others badly injured, by the falling Of a
partially completed amphitheatre on the
fair grounds at West Florence, Missouri,
on he Doth inst They we're working on
the building and took refuge from a sto I'm
in the completed portion of it, viii oh
leyeled il TO the earth.
Among the propositions which num-
Der Of the friends of the Administration
IL
on the President, is one for a proclama-
ton of universal amnesty. As the matter
is represented by these gentlemen, it has
been under consideration at the White
House.
II is charged that General Howard de-
sires 10 make the Freedmen's Bureau
permanent institution, and that he is seek
ing through Cong ress to perpetuate it be-
yond the time fixed by the act creating it.
A incorporation Of the funds is also
alleged against him.
Gen. Sheridan has issued an order dis.
missing three members of the Common
Council, the City Surveyor, the City At
torney and the Assistant City Attorney.
The same order also provides that all iu-
rors shall be drawn from the list Of reg
list is to be Immediately revised.
The friends Of Mr. Seward say that the
moment he ascertains that this demand for
his resignation has not originated with an
irresponsible outside pressure, but is
dictated from the White House, he will
tender his resignation without waiting for
a letter from the President, telling him that
his time has come.
The complete vote of Kentucky foots up
as follows:
For 25
For Barnes 3391g
For hinkead ........ lSl6l
Whole vote Of ,S5l
Helms majority over Barnes, 1926
over Kinkead, 79,058; over both, 1909.
This country seems to be threatened
with the invasion of an army Of tailors
from London. These craftsmen have been
ON a strike for some time; and have now
presented their titimatum to their EN-
ployers, that the dispute between them be
referred to a committee of masters and
iourneymen. In case the masters refuse
this compromise, then, it is said, $500 Of
the journeymen intend to emigrate to the
United States.
A cooperative store, started in an hum
bic way three years ago, in Charlestown,
Massachusetts, with capital of but eight
hundred dollars, is reported az highly sue
cessful The capital has been increased TO
$500, while the store has paid over $4,000
in dividends. A branch store has recently
been established, and an issue of six hun
dred and fifty shares of stock at five dol
lars each for this purpose was taken up
with avidity.
Admiral Bell, in command of the naval
squadron in the Chinese seas, has forwarded
a report Of the recent battle with the ma
uves of Formosa 10 the Naval department.
The fight continued but one day, the saw
ages having much the best of il, fighting
like our Indians, in ambush, a method Of |
warfare in which sailors and marines are
not skilled. Lieut.. Mckenzie was killed. |
and fourteen of the little army we're pros |
trated by sunstroke. At the close of the |
day the Admiral withdrew.
Some Northern newspapers have been
recently founding very important political |
speculations upon the statement reported |
from Washington that Just after the sus-
pension Of Secretary Stanton he and Sec. |
rotary Seward rode out in that city. The |
New York Commercial Advertiser makes
various solemn political remarks on the
same subject, and then quite grsvely spoils !
them all BY stating that Stanton did not
ride out with Seward, as the gentleman
who did ride out with the Secretary Of |
State, on the occasion referred to, was Sur
veyor Wakeman, of New York City, who !
was mistaken for Secretary Stanton.
The Salzburg Conference continues to |
engross large share Of public attention.
Ii was rumored on the Oath inst. that an
explicit understanding has been arrived at
between Napoleon and Francis Joseph, not |
only in regard to the formation of South
ern German Confederation, but also 10 resist
any intervention on the Eastern question. ]
II was also agreed that the States forming |
south Germany should remain in the Iol-
vereln 80 long as Prussia abides by the |
treaty OF Prague. In regard TO the Schles-
wig question, IL was proposed that Francis
SOseph should interpose his good offices, /
ana mat on the other hand, Denmark /
snOuie make considerable concessions in
her demand. The Mexican question also
came up Tor consideration. The BODY of
Maxlmliian was 10 be demanded fror, the
Mexicans by France and Austria. and The
citizens Of both empires 10 be protectsS ., \