Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-15
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

Jacob Vol and Magdale,.I, His wife,
committed suicide by taking arsenic, ~
East Liberty, near PttsbRrg, on the 18th
inst.
A negro man, elder Of the church. 10
Bethel, Rails county, Missouri, refused 10
partake Of the Lords supper, because 'the
flour the bread was made Of was stolen"
For this he wss expelled from the chur b..
The Pope has resolved to call together
General Council of the Roman Catholic
dignatlries Of all parts Of the world He
has named seven Cardinals who are TO ar
range the preliminarie8 for the council
Gen. SchoGeld's order for the election ia
Virginia was to have been issued on the
18th inst, bat il delayed in view Of the
Washington telegram, relative to q stimuli
taneous election on the first Monday in
November.
It is understood that the President will
grant the petition Of General Fitziohn Por-
ter. General Grant has not recommended
this action, but fayors the rehearing asked,
aud promises that, 50 far a. he can facilitate,
the trial shall be fair aud impartial.
The Montana Post, Of August "A, -aya-
that Dr. amet, Dunlevy, while exploring
the headwaters Of the Yellowstone, discov-
cred a salt water lake, covering about forty
acres. The water IL always at the boiling
temperature; meat thrown In vas boiled in
le-a than forty minute The water con
tainsa large per centage Of tincal, the crude
material from which boraK IL mauuisc-
ured.
A New Orlenns dispatch Of the 18th
says: Two officers and twenty men Of the
crew Of the United States irOn-clad Ma
haska have died from yellow fever The
number Of deaths in The twenty-four hours
ending at six this morning, from fever was
forty-three. The number of iutermeuts ia
this city on Wedn ezday were twenty. Mrs
General Potter, wife Of the Chief Quarter
master, died yesterday. Elias Smith, agent
Of the associated press, is down with fever
Ii is reported from Galveston to day that
Gen. Griffin took the fever last evening, but
b doing well to-day. Only eight deaths
occurred in Galveston to-day.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Post relates a conversation be-
tween General Grant and one of his staff
officers, on the subject Of the Presidency. in
which Grant said he would not be Presi-
dent If he could that he was no politician,
and hated politics; that he was satisfied
with the honors he had already achieved
and in his position as General Of the army,
had enough work and plenty of time 10 |
enjoy the society of his family and home
that as a soldier he had gained NAM
friends which az President he might lose, !
and that he had no disposition 70 be dragged |
into the storm and excitement Of politics.
Mr.. John p. Brophy, who lately re-
signed his position az Secretary to Admiral |
Dshlgren, Of the Pacific squadron, and re-
turned 20 Washington, has published a
card stating that the distance and want of
facilities for communication made it i'm |
possible for him % know what was going |
On here in the matter Of Surrau's trial in |
which be was expected 10 be an important |
witness for the prisoner; but as soon as he |
ascertained that the trial was going on he |
resigned and returned home, but, unfortu |
uatelY, arrived too late 70 be or any service /
20 the defense in the trial Mr.. Brophv IL /
viii be remembered published card, after
Mrs. Suuau's execution, impugning the /
witness Weichman.
The National IntelJgcncrr Of the 18th
inst, has an article relative to the amnesty
proclamation. Ii says the President willnot
order the re-opening Of registry lists, and |
then continues "The proclamation may
hs7e the effect, and doubtless will, of bring |
ing up the question Of the Constitutional
" Of the main features Of what are called
the reconstruction laws before the legal tri-
hunals OF the country. II places the great /
mass Of the Southern people in an attitude
20 assert and maintain their rights and
privileges, and it, when finally passed upon
10y the Snpreme Court the distractions are |
still interposed by unauthorized agencies,
military and otherwise revolutionary, it
will again become the duty of the Execu-
tive to interfere and carry into effect, at
every hazard, the mandate of the Judicial
authority; and this country may rely upon
lt, il will be done 10 the letter.