Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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A negro has been nominated for Mayor O
Lynchburg, Va.
81. Barnard's Catholic Church at Eaton. Pa.
was destroyed by fire on the 9Th inst.
over thirty thousand dollars have been sub
seribed ia Philadelphia. for the relief of desti
tute people Of the South
The PostOdice Committee IL about 20 send Mr.
nasson. Of Iowa, 20 Europe, TO negotiate for
reduction Of ocean postage.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination o.
General Sol. Meredith as Surveyor General O.
Montana aud Idaho by a large vote.
The popular actress. Sallie St. Clair, wife o
Charles NJ. Barras, died at Buffalo, on tue ytt
instant
James Jackson was elected Mayor Of Lock
port, New York, and the whole Democratic eats
ticket
The p Js,Gsnt has nominated J. p Stockton
United States Minister 30 Austria, and Horace
Capr0n. Of Illinois, Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture.
The second anniversary Of the surrender Of
General Lee to General Grant was celebrated al
Buffalo and Schenectady. New ! ork, and Titus
vile. Pennsylvania. on the 9TH inst.
There was ere in Wilkesbarre Pennsylva-
MIA. on the 9Th inst. which destroyed twenty
buildings. The loss is about $4,000, on which
was insurance to the amount Of $4,000.
Judge Bland Ballard, Of the United States
District Court Of Kentucky, has depOsed A. II.
Hubbard, United States Commissioner at Lex
ington. for usuTping authority not delegated 10
him.
The resolution Of France. Austria and Prus-
siR 20 recommend 20 the Sultan the relinquish-
ment Of Gambia 10 Greece was not carried be-
cause England refused 90 Join in IT,
Governor jenkins. Of Georgia, telegraphs that
he woald, on the 10th Inst fle bill IN the Suy
IRENE Court Of the United States for the relief
Of Georgia in the matter Of the military recon
structiOn law.
The charter election in Albany, New York on
the 9Th inst resulted in the election OF the Dem
ocratic city ticket by 1900 10 100 majority. The
Democrats elect six Of ten Aldermen and seven
Of ten Supervisors.
Three frigntes Of the Spanish South Pacific
feet have arrived at Santiago de Cuba. Adml-
raj Eunez accompanies them. and is said 20 be
on the way TO Washington, TO represent Spain
ia the peace conference proposed by Mr.. Seward.
A letter from Havana reports that the steam
ship r. X. CuyleT lately sold 10 the COloInbla
government. but supposed TO be offended for
the Gillian navy, has been captured by Span
ifh irgRte and taken 10 Cuba.
A dispatch from ST. Paul says that the new
settlers who emigratcd 10 southwestern Mime
sofa last fall. taking an insuihclency OF pr0yi-
sions TO last them through the winter. are suffer
ing severely FROM restitution. Most Of their
teams and stock have persisted.
A Richmond paper contrbdicts, on authority,
the widely copied statement Of another journal
Of that city, that General Lee has pronounced
IN favor Of immediate action on the recoustruc-
tiou law 10 says that Lee maintains his reti-
cence on all political matters.
The Dayton, Ohio. Journal says: We under
stand that Gen. Jas. A. Garfield does not decline
a nomibation by the Union convention for Gov
oruor, but he does not seek IL. Ii the Union
marty designate him as It's candidate for Gov
eTnor, il is understood he viii accept
The journeymen house carpenters Of Philadel-
phia ceased wsrk on the Sth inst. being on a
strike for So per day The plasterers and stone-
cutters struck for higher wages some time since,
hut. after holding out for some six weeks, re-
commenced work at old rates.
A New Orleans dispatch says Special order
No I, IN reference 20 the election Of public OH
csra not having been receiV ed in the parish OF
Livingston to prevent an election previously or
dered there. aud the same having been held con
trary 20 directions contained an that ORDER the
election. therefore is declared null and void"
An officer Of the seventh cavalry, Just from the
Plains. brings information which leaves no doubt
that the Fort Buiord massacre story Is a tabrica-
lion Satanic. tho peace chief Of the Cheyennes
came down near Fort Dodge, Kansas, about the
9TH of March. and reported that he passed Fort
Buford ON the way from ;he Blackleet country,
in February. and iopnd all we'll there at that
time.
News from Mexico, received OF Washington,
states that the capture Of Macmillan and his
army IL almost certain: and that the Juarist
chieftaius threaten 70 execute him at once. Mr..
seward has communicated 20 the Mexican Min
ister n formal protest against me barbRrons
course proposed, urging that Macmillan, If
taken should be treated as prisoner of war.
Senator Wilson, Of Massachusetts. has finally
determined TO make "A Southern tour. Amer
short visit North, he will proceed South. and
announces biz purpose. nothing preventing. 20
speak at Richmond. Orange Court House, Nor
folk Raleigh Newbern. Wilmington, Charles
ton jackson and New Orleans He will also
probably speak nc two or three places In Georgia
and Alabama. He will open the campaign at
Richmond in about two weeks.
In the Circuit Court of Lewis county, No.
number Of indictments for perjury IN taking
the oath Of loyalty as voters, found at the pre-
vious term, we're Quashed ON the ground OF in
fortnality. unconstitutionality etc. This adds
another 20 the penal cases which have occurred
IN which the Circuit Courts have given subsian-
principles that guided the legislature in the
proceedings against Judges Moody and King
would, II adhered 10. warrant the Impeachment
~ all these Judges
The latest number Of Hdrper's Westiv says
90 The amount of money lost by brokers and |
Others since the first Of January. In consequence
Of the tumble in stocks. would pay for all the |
improvements which New York will require for |
twenty years. We can mention instances that |
come "a our personal knowledge daily, which |
would Of themselves astonish the uninitiated /
public. One popular and successful author has |
lost, within two months, his entire profits upon /
ttTee books--tks earnings Of two years Of toll. /
clergyman has nearly Impoverished himself /
and wife"
The President. on the 18Th inst. issued war
rant Of pardon 20 4, B. Vance. late Gov ernor OF
{ he Recommendation OF Senators Henderson Il
Davis. salisbury, Patterson. Fowler, johnson
ferTy Ramsay, Ross Yates sherman
Cragin and Norton; sud Represeutat:ve Phelps
an Anken. Marshall. Mccullough, Archer
Niblack. Wood. kerr, Brooks Van rrump |
hailman. Chandler. Manager. Seeley, Stevens
N0ell Dennison. Nicholsun, Eldrdre Burr |
lhoesbrenner, M0rrissey. Ross. Robinson Clark
aud lngersoll; Governors Bramlette. Sharkey. |
Parsons Mayor Hoffman, IA. Webster. A IN /
Sai8Rd. Horace Greeley and Rev. Paul Bogley. |
The Louisville C0str.sr, Of the 10Th inst. saws
ne telegraphlc reports yesterday stated thar /
EdW1n n. McGuire, Collector Of internal Reye- |
uue. had absconded with upward Of 500 0ll |
government money, aud had been arrested In |
Texas Upon seeing the statement some Of his |
friends here, " DO had recently received business !
letter. rom him az Memphis on The lst in |
~ bich Mr.. Mcclure stated he was FoIn- fr,r, |
there q New orleans, and would u In l.ouis- |
vile about the 10th, telegraphed 10 AasIos a |
laekburu for the facts. They received a rsriS |
esterday, stating that Mcclure was not 3c
.aulter; that he was in no trouble, and had len |
hat city on the sth instant for Louisville. Tor |
he purpose Of laying In a supply OF goods he /
being q large and reputable merchant. His |
;tiends here have every confidence ia his in |
,egrity, and are outraged at the report of the
telegraph.