Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

California has contributed S74,42O for the re-
lief Of the South.
The Archduchess Matilda. Of Austria. has died
from the effect Of burns received short time
since.
European mails 10 the 8th instant, bring a ru-
NOR that Juarez demands two millions and half
sterling as n ransom for Macmillan.
Both houses of the Legislature Of Connecticut
passed resolutions Of welcome 10 the President
yesterday.
Queen Victoria has written to Napoleon an
autograph letter. congratulating him on the sue
cess Of the Exposition, but declining to VISIT II
with royal ceremony She will. however visit
Paris, iacogaito during lis progress.
The New York .Si,n says: Strange things
happen in politics and we should not be greatly
surprised to find this ticket in the next Presl-
lential contest-F0r President. Benjamin +.
Wade: for Vice President, James LOngstreet."
For all its State Constabes, Boston is not as
abstemiOus as il might be. The papers there
say that more liquor is drank now than there was
a year ago. The hotels get rid Of vast quantities
Of il to travellers" and the two hundred club
houses in the city deal in il night and day.
A three story brick boarding house in St.
Louis tumbed down on the 18th inst, making
"a complete wreck. and destroying all the furni-
ture inside. Nobody was hurt but several in
mates had y narrow escape. Digging adeep eel
lar on an adjoining lot occasioned the fall.
During the past few weeks, information has
been received that Admiral Tucker, Of the
Peruvian navy. and formerly Of the Confederate
navy has been III smissed by tho Peruvian gov
eminent. Il will be remembered that Admiral
Dahlgren. Of our navy, refused the usual cOur-
tesies 10 Tucker on accout of his Rebel antece-
dents.
The New Hampshire House of Representa-
tives on the 18th instant unanimously voted TO
instruct the Governor 10 extend an invitation to
President johnson 10 visit the Legislature and
accept the Inequalities of New Hampshire. By
a vote Of one hundred and eighty-seven to nine
tytwo, similar invitation was extended TO
lhhd. Stevens.
desperate fight occurred on the 18th inst, at
Calvary Cemetery, New York city, between a
number Of persons who had just buried friend,
The fight ragged nearly an hour, and women and
men engaged on either side. Clubs, knives and
stones were freely used. Several persons were
Injured, and one child is reported killed. Citi-
zeus living near were 50 frightened by the not
Gus proceedings that they hid themselves in the
woods.
The Courier, printed ut Linconton. N. c., not
far from Buncombe, learns from reliable
sources" that the freedmen are being shipped
from various points on the Southern coast
tensibly rs free emigrants 10 Liberia, but in re-
atty 20 be disposed Of as slaves 10 Cuban plant
crs. A gentleman from near South Carolina,
who was prominent leader during tho war,
purchased a few weeks ago in Cuba, where he has
n plantation, one Of his former slaves.
A translation is published from n Tampico
papcr of a pronunciamentO. disavowing on the
part Of the garrison Of Tampico the Juarez gov
eminent and recognizing Santa Anna as Gen
-aral in Chief of the Mexican armies and Presi-
dent ad interim Of the Republic ot Mexico. One
paragraph Of the prOnunciamento protests
against the action OF Benlto JIarez; by when
he had mOrtgaged the States of TamaluplaS and
San Luis POtosi 20 the government Of the
United States for So, 1900. The whole affair
looks very sensational.
The court held last week at TarborO, North
Carolina adjourned without trying two negroes,
charged with murder, on account Of the ruling
of the presiding Judge ia regard to the effect OF
General Sickles' order No. 81 m respect to the
selection ofjurors. The counsel ior me prisoners
asked the court to instruct the Sheriff % sum
mons all citizens vino were tax payerS. ms was
declined but the sheriff was directed to sum
mons from jury list Of tax PAYERS prepared ny
this order and the court being consequently I'M
able 10 proceed with the number of cases, It de-
cided TO adjourn
AnnHray occurred In memphis on 1.-THE 18th
inst between Mr.. ID. Nj. Philip, city editor Of the
. Eaji,fin. and MIR. William Wallace, Attorney
t}cueral. Wallace attacked Pulp with a cane.
Tho latter drew pistol and attempted TO IRE,
but the weapon failed 20 20 on; wallace then
dow a perrtnger and fred at Philip, but missed
him while MIR. Philip was cooking ms pistol a
second time. both were arrested by the police,
and taken before the Police court on ihe lolu'
aud neither Of the parties calling any witneSSes'
Mr. Wallace was fined twenty-five dollars for
shooting in the corporation ana Mr.. fhlp ten
lolinrs fpr carrying concealed weapons
II seem the Washitn river and tributEries
bare heen on another high" shutting of the
denirens ALONG its borders from communication
With the rest Of mankind. The Camden tAIk.!
Ji|ralI al the 9th inst. says: Water an front OF
ne water in rear of usI water 60 left Of us!
wafer 10 right of MS in short water over gu
creation hence we have been without mhlls
I'm, any ounrter since our last issue, and we
have had 10 DEPEND upon the charity of friends
for what little news We have in our columns to,
dnv The river and hayous ana creeks ana
r,hos and mud puddles all around Us have
been impassable. and we have been cut OF from
NH land Communication with the outside world.
We hope for better tunes soon, 0s the river Is
now falling and in a few days communication
will be re-opencd with points beyond the qua
chits ana Smackovcr-weathcr permitting.