Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Hon. Lewis d. Campbell, Of Ohio, has
come out for the Democratic ticket.
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, owing TO the in
adequacy Of her income, has been obliged
to offer for sale some forty-fve thousand
dollars worth of Jewels and dresses.
The New Yorl, Herald predicts that the
Radicals will be beaten in that State in No
yember by not less than forty thousand
yOtes
Maggie Stowe, beer-jerker, severely
stabbed Mrs. Kinney, a boarding house
keeper, in the neck with butcher knife,
in Memphis on the I'd inst, and a police
man was fatally stabbed by boy.
The Democratic State Convention of
Massachusetts met on the lst inst, nomina
ted John Quincy Adams for Governor, and
passed long series of Democratic resolu-
tons.
Col. VIM. c. Pickeps, of Sewer county,
late Of the third Tennessee cavalry, has
been appointed Minister TO Constantinople,
and the Knoxville Free Press reports that
he is making preparations to leave for that
point.
The Secretary of the Treasury has given
notice that the Assistant Treasurer at New
York, is prepared and instructed to issue
three per cent gold certificates to redeem
the compound interest notes, falling due in
October and December.
Five families, from Hickman and Dick
son counties, Tenn, were in Memphis or
the lst inst, with their household goods,
on their way TO Texas. They are drawn to
that State by the prospect Of cheap and
fertile lands TO be had on the praries Of
Texas
Gen. Candy has issued an order, prohib-
ting provost courts exercising jurisdiction
over any case involving the title Of lands
or in any civil cause where the claim eK-
ceeds $500. Candy has also signi6ed
his intention to modify the order of Gen.
Sickles closing bar-rooms throughout the
second military district.
Letters by the Scotia allude TO United
States bonds in rather a responding tone.
They give the details Of the excitement
produced in Europe by the agitation here
of the payment Of bonds in legal tender
notes, and say the project was az the first
step toward reputation.
The failure Of the Croton National Bank,
m New York, was announced on the LIST
inst. IL was closed by a government ex-
aminer for inability 10 redeem its circula
ting notes in lawful money A consider
able part of its capital, which was $780,
coo, has been lost.
Mrs. Frank Hall, about fifty years old,
residing about four miles north of Morris,
in Grundy county, Illinois, was found by
her son dead in her room on the evening of
the Both nit. Her body was horribly bruised,
nearly every rib being broken, apparently
with an ak. Suspicion rests on her hus-
hand, who is known to have threatened
her. He was arrested.
1t is learned from official sources that
Governor Swami made application to Mr..
Stanton, prior to his withdrawal from the
War Department, for artillery equivalent
to the amount, in value, Of arms that Mary
land was entitled to, and Mr.. Stanton
promised that the request should be
granted. He retired from office before the
thing was contaminated, and when the sub
ject was renewed to General Grant, Gov
ernor Swann'S application was refused, on
the ground that law does not authorize the
kind of substitution of arms proposed.
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