Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The life raft "Nonpareil," which sailed
from New York on the 4th inst, arrived at
southampton, England on the 10th inst.
The Xenia (Ohio) TorcLiigh remarks
at appears 10 be almost foregone cOnclu-
sion that George II. Pendleton as to be the
Democratic candidate for next President
A mixed Amazon, with the high-sound
ing title of Fright Rev. Hon. LII. ID. Mrs
+. +. w. Harper" is haranguing the North
Carolina blacks upon suffrage.
A government exploration Of the Ottawa
river, Canada, has just been completed. 1t
has been ascertained that the river is a
thousand miles long. The native inbabi
tants az It's source are Pagans, and have a
plurality of wives.
Ten Prussian conscripts Of the Imperial
army on the 26th inst. escaped@to an
American ship, al Bremen, Just on the point
Of sailing The Prussian authorities threa-
tened TO open their batteries on the vessel
ifthey were not surrendered, and the Cap
tain gave them mp.
A courier has arrived at Fort Leaven-
worth from Fort Gibson for medical sup
plies and assistance. The cholera prevails
among the civil employees, Indians and
freedmen at that post but has not yet at
tackled the troops. The disease is decreas-
ing at Fort Harker.
Gen. Sickles has issued an order placing
some Of his subordinates in North Carolina
under arrest, for taking part in the poiti-
cal campaign in North Carolina. Among
others, Col. Devices, formerly Of Indiana.
The exact character of the order, or the
Il. l. L..r.N
not yet iranspired.
Littleion Wells and Sanford Roberts,
living in Welby, Kentucky, quarreled
abont young lady, 10 whom the latter was
engaged. Wells insulted his successful
rival at a picnic on the Goth inst, chal-
lenge followed, they met on the 22d, and
on the Grat fire Wells fell dead, with bull
let in his brain, and Roberts was shot
through the breast, the wound being be-
yond doubt fatal
The District Court at Richmond began
its session on the Goth inst. Judge Under
wood, in his charge to the grand jury, said
IL would have a new class of cases before
il, viz persons charged with illegal re.
Ristration. He advised moderation, saying
that many had registered on the strength
of the Attorney Generals opinion, and re-
commended that if any cases were pre-
scented they should be prominent and WE'LL
informed men, and not the poor and igno-
rant
The colored population of Quincy, Hi
nois, needs reconstruction. A party Of
them attacked prayer meeting Of their
own race, on the Goth inst set fire to the
building, and stabbed a DR.. Hubbard in
the mouth. Leaving there, they attacked
some persons returning from a tremans
meeting, knocked one man down and
stabbed another dangerously. Ultimately
one Of the rufians was killed and four
others arrested.
The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Times says that a tremendous
pressure il already brought TO bear upon
the Secretary Of the Treasury aud Com
missioner of Internal Revenue TO prevent
the carrying out Of contemplated reforms
in the manner Of collecting the tax on dis
TILED spirits. SO many millions of CAPT
tai is involved in the Illicit production Of
LIQUORS, that a league Of the prominent
distillers and rectifers is a most formidable
power TO overcome.
An old man named Ellis Jones, was shot
by his son az Peoria, Maha6a county,
lows. on the 23d inst. The father told has
boy to feed the horses, when the boy re-
fused, and words followed until the hoy
drew a pistol and shot his father in the LEFT
side. The cause of the affair Is supposed
to be the fact that the old man had decided
his property 10 his sons, provided they
would take care of him until he died, and
they thus conniyed at his death, the boy
being a tool in the hands of the Others.
The Montana Herald Of the 10th is in
formed by Capt. Hughes, commanding the
battalion of Montana volunteers, that one
hundred and 6ily Crow Indians made a
sally into the settlements of Gallatin Vail
lev, driving of stock The citizens pur-
sued the Indians, who ignorant Of the To-
cation Of the troops ran iato the military
lines. and were surrounded, the stock re.
captured, and two Indians shot. One sol
der wounded by the Indians, himself
wounded an Indian, who was riddled with
bullets. Upon examination Of the body
scalp OF a white woman was found plated
snfo his own