Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-19
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

Rev. r. NJ. white Of Louisville, has been
elected Assistant Bishop of Virginia.
The President has appointed Geo. Bancroft. Of
New Yo I. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
PieuipOtentiary 10 Berlin.
While the emigration Of Irish 10 this country
during the past few years has annually dimin-
ished twenty-five per cent, the number Of Ger
man emigrants has trebled.
Ithas been decided that the prize fight between
Collyer and Aaron. for the lightweight champi
onship and $1,000. will take place On the 5th Of
June, not far from Washington.
New York has adopted the new rule Of testi
mony, which enables husband and wife. or either
Of them. TO be n witness for OF against the other
on behalf of any party. IN certain cases.
Over CO. 900 pounds Of New Mexican wool has
been received at Kansas City. this season. be-
sides large number Of buffalo-rObes peits, etc
Much larger amounts are yet expected.
GOV, Crawford, Of Kansas has ordered Briga-
dier-General Harvey 10 immediately commence
the enrolment Of the militia in the western
district to be ready 10 act ia case of any trouble
from the Indians during the summer.
A New York correspondent says Joe Coburn,
the pagiist. has offered TO fight Elliott, the VIC
tor in the recent mill near Cleveland ONO, Tor
81 900 a side any time within a month. EiliOtps
friends say be will accept
The Irrepressible Clark Of the Printing Blu
reau at Washington, has got out, at the govern
ments expense, for distribution among has
friends an elegant steel engraving. in which bis
portrait figures alongside Of the portraits Of
Washington and Grant
The enterprise for the reconstruction Of the
Lindel Hotel st st, Louis promises to end in
complete success The subscriptions Of stock
now amount 20 100000. The gentlemen having
the matter in hand are making systematic can
vas of the city for subscriptions, and are meet
ing with great encouragement.
letter from New Orleans says that returns
from registration in Louisiana show that but
very few white people are being registered. In
s. Charles Parish. for instance. the registry
shows the names Of three hundred and tOrty-hv
colored men 20 six whites. and IN 81. Bernard
Parish the names Of three hundred colored men
to eighty whites.
-Ex- President Willard Fillmore the Governors
~ Indiana and North C9rolina. Judge Curtis, Of
the United States Supreme Court and Rev. w.
T. Birkley. among other distinguished public
men, have accepted invitations to be present al
the Clay Statue inauguration in Louisville on
Thursday, the Both OF May.
The Richmond Wing, Of the 18th inst. says
that the negroes in the neighbOrhOod Of the
Carbon Hill pits have rendered the land pTopri-
etOrs and other citizens uneasy by their threats
~ confscatiOn, IN accordance with their idea OF
the legislation Of Congress. Those threatened
with violence have appealed 10 Gen. Sohofeld
for protection.
A terrible accident occurred at the Union Iron
Works at Buffalo. N. Y. on the 10th inst, by
the falling Of heavy iron frame Of the new roof
which was being put on the building; The
Of -four persons. and the probably fatal injury of
FIVE others. besides the wounding, more or less
seriously, in some instances MORALLY, II IS
feared Of no less than fourteen.
A Dublin letter writer alleges that. in 1865. the
tenian Executive in New York RENTED large
sums Of money 20 ireland, in the shape of drafts
drawn by Belmont 20 the Bothehids. The
British government embarROed the bills, and
directed the Rothchilds not 10 pay them. which
was done. A bill drawn for 920OO, to be used
for the defense Of the prisoners, with others,
when refused payment IN London, was returned
TO New York. but the Fenians allege that the
brethren have never been able 10 recover the
gold from Belmont.
Memphis dispatch of the 18th inst. says
Emerson Etheridge, Conserystiy ecandidate for
Governor, spoke in Court Square this morning
About 10000 were present, among them many
ladies. He was very bitter against BrownlOw
he showed the corruptons by which that party
sought 20 retain power. lie was followed by
Gen. W. b. Stokes, who defended Brownlow and
the Radical party with great warmth. lie said
6ens Hrant' sherman, Thomas, and Sheridan,
were Radicals, and they cOncOcted the present
reconstruction law. Both speakers admitted
that the rebels who fought were quietly attend
ing TO their domestic duties, and cared nothing
for politics. All passed OF quiet"
A negro man named Byron Belts. who lived
near Midison Station, in Madison county. Ala,
who was a desperate character, was in the habit
of nIstreating his wife, beating her In a shame
ful manner, and on being demonstrated with by
a negro named Lewis Virgins, drew his pistol
and threatened to kill him. but was prevented. |
Whilst beating his wife, another negro man,
named Agbert Virgins, nterfered, when Byron |
drew his pistol and shot Egbert intiicting a
mortal wound Byron then fred az Lewis twice.
bat missed him. He then fled TO the woods
threatening 30 Kill any one who attempted TO /
arrest him, and swearing he intended 10 kill |
Lewis on the first opportunity. party was |
made up, who went in search of Byron. and /
found him in the swamps on Tuesday. They ar
rested him and started with him 70 the Station 4
to deliver him into custody. When near the /
station, Byron swOre he would not go any Il
further. saying he would die first. Lewis, know /
ing his desperate character aud fearing that he II
might escape. shot him with a rife. killing him Il
instantly. Lewis surrendered himself TO Esquire /
Bib, who released him considering him justih Il
able IN what he did