Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-17
TUESDAY. DECEMBER IL. 1867.
largest Circulation in City and State
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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Volunteering for the Papal army is
quite animated in Canada.
Report says that the Austrian mission
has been rendered to Montgomery Blair.
Hon. George Martin, Chief Justice of
Michigan, died at Detroit, Sunday.
A telegram from New Orleans reports
the death Of A. II. Davenport, the actor.
Six inches snow fell at Richmond, Va,
Sunday. The James river is nearly closed
by ice.
1t is reported that the Roberts and Saw
age wings Of the Fenian Brotherhood have
effected union.
New York, in Wall street, was robbed Of
100000 in checks and bank notes on
the 18th inst.
A meeting is to be held in Faneuil Hall,
Boston, next Wednesday night, TO favor
the nomination Of Gen. Grant for the next
Presidency.
IL is said to be probable that the Demo
cratic National Committee will select Gin
cinnati as the place of holding the National
Convention.
A negro man was picked up in the
streets of Montgomery, Ala, on the 18th
inst. in an almost lifeless condition, and
died in few hours afterwards. The cause
Of his death was starvation.
Goochland county, Virginia, has voted
a subscription of $50, 900 TO the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad. There were but three
votes against the measure.
Chicago expects TO pack from seven hun
dred and fifty thousand TO eight hundred
thousand hogs this season. One third of
the number were received during the last
two weeks.
Eugene Casselly and w. +. Wallace are
the candidates before the Democratic Le-
gislative caucus in California for United
States Senator. Cassely's friends feel con-
iident
A New Orleans telegram says Gen.
Hancock is about to issue an order for the
election Of delegates TO the Reconstruction
Convention in Texas, 10 occur within sixty
days.
Reports received by Gen. Hancock state
that 5000 whites and 1000 negroes in Loui-
siana are on the point of starvation. Gen.
Hancock will ask n Congressional appro-
priation for their relief.
The Danish proclamation transferring
st. Thomas 10 the United States appears in
the st. Thomas Times of November 80.
Two years are conceded TO the inhabitants
10 effect a complete change of nationality.
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer, the wealthy Phil
adelphians, who were arrested as the ring
leaders Of the seven-thirty counterieiting
business, have been discharged for want of
evidence against them.
The accounts Of the late Isaac Newton,
Commissioner of Agriculture, are found
20 have been kept in the most wretched
manner, and he expended about $4,000
more money than was appropriated to his
department.
a Havana telegram states that the ac-
counts of the damage on the islands of st.
Bartholomew and st. Martin were exag-
gerated. Only portions of :he coast were
covered. The towns OF Bassettree and
Guadaloupe are reported 10 have been de-
stroyed by fire.
The Augusta GA Republican reports
the occurrence of a collision between
a party Of negroes and the civil authorities
at Elberton, Ebert county, in which
Sheriff Geo. Allen was killed, and several
other whites and blacks wounded. The
difficulty originated at a ball
10 is rumored that Gov Swami, Control
Ter Leonard and Treasurer Fowler, of the
Board of Public Works of Maryland. have
disposed of all the States interests in the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, excepting in
al Il al
company, in exchange for State bonds.
The American Print Works at Fall River,
Massachusetts, were destroyed by fire Sun
day morning, with all the printing ma
chimes and a large stock of calicoes. Five |
hundred hands are thrown out of employ
ment IL was the first structure Of the |
kind in the country. Its loss will proba- |
bly, occasion the stoppage of many cotton |
mills, and is a great blow TO the industry of |
Fall River. Insurance not ascertained.
Some time ago a COW belonging to a far
mer, who lives upon the line of the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad, /
in one Of the northern counties Of Indiana,
ran upon the track in front Of a train, badly
wrecking it, and injuring several persons.
The railroad company sued the owner Of
the COW for the fall amount of damage
caused, and recovered verdict of $4,000.
An appeal was taken 10 the Supreme Court |
of Indiana, and the court affirmed the YER
dict.
The large reservoir in Douglass, Mass,
gave way Friday night, washing away one
hundred feet or more of the Boston, Hart
ford and Erie railroad track and embark
ment 1t was discovered by man who
was aroused from sleep by his house float
ing down the stream. He managed TO save
himself and family, and awakened the
fortunately before the train
arrived, which was due at o'clock, thus
a serious accident.
c. II. Hopkins, Jr, and Robert Hops
kins. the former the son and the latter the
nephew of Col. /. III. Hopkins, assessors
Of internal revenue, were arrested Satur-
day. for an alleged assault with intent to
murder John +. Hayes, editor of the
Savannah Republican. They we're released
on bail, but we're re-arrested and lodged in
Jail TO await the result Of Hayes injuries.
They walked into Hayes Office, and one of
them shook hands with him, and at the
same time beat him with a loaded whip
He was alone at the time. The cause of
the assault is supposed to be an editorial
on the test oath. The assault has created
intense excitement, and its authors are de-
nouuced by the whole community.
II is learned from an authentic source,
that should the Senate refuse 10 sustain the
Presidents response for suspension, the
latter will be compelled to reinstaie Mr..
if he follows the provisions Of the
act. But it is known that
the President intends 10 resort to another
mode 10 get rid of Stanton, in case he shall
be driven 10 extremities. Mr.. johnson, as
has been stated before. does not regard the
act Is constitutional, and
claims, therefore, the right to remove a
Cabinet officer. 10 case the Senate refuses
10 approve the reasons for suspension, the
President will issue an order removing
with a view Of compelling the
latter to resort to the Supreme Court, if he
desires TO contest the power Of the Execu-
tive 10 remove.
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An APPRovISs WORD FOR HAWKES.
The Paris intelligence, speaking of the vote
Of Hon. Isaac R. Hawkins against i'm
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