Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-24
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

The army worm is destroying cotton in
Mississippi and Louisiana.
Returns from the Colorado election show
that the Republicans have a majority in
both branches Of the Legislature.
B. H. Hill has been elected to the Law
Professorship of the University Of Georgia
succeeding the late Judge Lumpkin.
Ex-President Buchanan is reported TO be
lying in Philadelphia very sick, and it i.
feared by his physicians that he will moi
recover.
Western dispatches say the military au-
thorities are arming all the citizens at Fort
Sedgwick for the protection Of that post.
The President and Gen. Grant deny that
there was an elaborate official correspond
snce between them relative to the removal
Of Gen. Sheridan.
c. G. Flint, who left Norfolk, Va, de-
faulter TO the amount of $4,000 has been
arrested in New Orleans and taken to Nor
folk for trial.
The crops in Arkansas are in fine condi-
ton. New corn and -four from Mississippi
are being put on the market here.
Two negro burglars were shot in Mem
phis on the night Of the Dist inst, while
attempting to break in houses.
The ST. Louis Times says that crime Of
every nature is on the increase in that city.
Six murder trials are set down for the
present term of the Criminal Court.
The wife of Mendez is insane; the wife
of Mejia is mad the wife of Mirsmon is
stricken without hope Of recovery, and the
Princess Salm-Salm is in Jail. Bad place
for unprotected females, Mexico.
DIR. Gregory, the President of the Hi
nois industrial School, after an extended
tour through Minnesota, has expressed the
opinion that the surplus wheat crop in
that State will reach from sixteen to twenty
million bushels
John II. Reagan, Postmaster General
under tho Confederate government, writes
TO a friend in Washington that he had re-
ceived his pardon from the President, and
will devote himself TO securing early re-
construction, and restoring peace and har-
mony TO the country.
A negro man named Jesse Thomas, late
of Little Rock, Arkansas, was foully muir
dered in Memphis on the night Of the I'D
inst, by some unknown person, who stole
up behind him on the street and shot him
through the heart killing him instantly.
The town Of Plattsburg, New York. was
visited by terrible confiagration on the
night of the 10Th inst. Nearly sixty build
ings were burned, including church. A
bank, two printing offices, and twenty five
stores. The loss is estimated at three
fourths of a million dollars
The cholera is reported as prevailing in
a most malignant form in Gallatin county,
Ills, and in the vicinity Of Shawneetown.
Thirty cases and twenty deaths occurred,
the parties dying in from six TO twelve
hours after the attack. The people are
fleeing in the greatest CONSERVATION.
There was considerable talk in Wash.
ington on the Dist inst. Of the supersedence
Of Gen. Pope by Gen. Hancock. II is well
known that the question has been under
consideration by the Administration. Moth
ing definite enough has resulted to warrant
statement that it is probable
Some two months since the Department
of State commenced negotiations for a
treaty with Juarez, President of Mexico
by which all citizens of the United States
residing in Mexico, are 20 be exempted
from al forced loans, or military exactions
OF acquisitions. But little progress has
been made in the matter, owing to the vir-
tual end of the war in Mexico. Americans,
resident in the city Of Mexico, write that
this interposition in their behalf comes alto
gether too late; that many of them, by
submitting to forced loans, have been
utterly ruined.
A murder occurred under somewhat sim
gular circumstances on Sunday night, the
18th inst, near Galena, Illinois After a
Mr.. Keller and wife had retired 10 rest, the
latter got up and without any explanation
Of the reason, went to the door and opened
il. Immediately two shots were fired,
both taking effect in her breast, and kill
ing her instantly. The husband sprang to |
the door, when he also was met by the |
murderer, who snapped his pistol at him |
without effect. He then sprang for his |
own gun and fired at the villain twice,
with what effect is not known, as the latter
made his escape, and has not yet been
arrested