Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-28
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

j. l.. Ryan, OF Oldnam county, NY, has
been arrested for poisoning his wife.
The government has delivered mp to the
Fenian Brotherhood all the arms captured
from them in 1866.
Great excitement exists in Rome in con-
sequence Of the movements of the party Of
action in Italy.
A feet Of transports and war vessels is at
Toulon, ready for the transportation of
French troops to Italy.
The arrest Of GaribaIdi seems to have
broken up the movement against Rome.
The Italian government propose to release
him on his parole not to engage further in
the movement.
At the annual meeting of the Massachu-
sets State Temperance Alliance, it was
voted to raise $4,000 to advance the cause
the present year.
In new maps Just prepared by the
Treasury Department, Russian America is
named " Alaska" which will doubtless be
its official designation hereafter.
The St. Louis Board Of Health has again
prohibited the sale Of green vegetables, on
account Of the prevalence Of cholera, and
the city is undergoing a vigorous cleans
ing.
A vessel, arrived at New Bedford from
Hudson's Bay, reports that DIR. Hall, the
Arctic explorer, has been for two years at
Repulse Bay. Next spring he proposes an
excursion TO Prince Williams Land.
The news Of the arrest of Garibaldi
caused a riot in Florence, but it was quickly
suppressed. Garihaldi has been offered
conveyance to his home in Capria, or re-
lease from arrest, on giving his parole not
90 engage in farther violations Of the law.
The Committee of Finance and the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means of the Indiana
Legislature met in indianapolis on the
2jth inst, and destroyed all the bills and
unsigned notes Of the late free banks. They
represented over a million and quarter
Of dollars The plates were destroyed by
melting them in the Rolling Mill Furnace.
Mr. Green Triplet, of Flemingsburg,
KY, sold horse to the government early
in the war. The animal was taken to Gin
cinnati, and since that time nothing has
been heard of him until few days ago,
when he returned 90 the farm of Mr.. Trip
let, who had raised him from a colt. Where
he came from, or how he managed to fad
the place of his nativity, is a mystery.
Eli Steelman called upon Miss Rebecca
McCaddon, in Zanesville, on the 22d inst.
The lady, after some conversation, went to
a bureau, took out a revolver, pointed it
an fun, Of course-at her lover, who was
living upon sofa, and accidentally pulled
the trigger. The piece, to her great aston
ishment, was discharged, lodging a bullet
in the young mans breast, just below the
heart The wound is dangerous. The
lady didn't believe the pistol was loaded,
and is in great distress at the results of her
folly.
The Episcopal Bishop of Virginia says,
in a public notice: In accordance with
the provisions of Canon 3, Title ii, Digest
of the Canons Of General Convention,
have deposed from the ministry of the
church Rev. George T. Williams, Presby-
ter Of this Diocese, he having declared to
me his remuneration of the same, and his
design not to officiate in future in any of
the Offices thereof" Mr.. Williams, we be-
lieve, was the unfortunate gentleman who
got himself mixed up with lady's pocket
book, in a New York omnibus, some
months ago; was indicted and acquitted
by the courts.
Robert Garbutt, living FIVE miles from
Detroit, was some time since engaged TO be |
married TO a girl named Emily Boucher |
but not being quite prepared for matri- |
mony, Joseph La Plant, Jolly widowe- Of |
she same neighborhood, "cut him out"
took the girl to the city, and was pur
chasing q wedding outfit for her. Garbutt |
followed them, watched them perambula-
ting the streets for while, took numerous /
drinks, became furious with green-eyed /
jealousy and red-eye whisky, procured a
gun and shot dead his successful rival while
walking by the side of the lady The latter
was, at last accounts, insane.
The semi-annual report of the freed
mems schools for the first half CT this year
has been made. The following statistics are
Number of day schools, 14l6;
night schools, 66s; teachers, PAP; pupils,
l30,735 of whom l34S are white expenses
paid by Bureau, $500, 1874; tuition paid by
1882; school houses owned by
freedmen, 39l; owned by Bureau, 428;
normal schools, 81 Sunday schools, 1868
Sunday school pupils, 1867 07. About two
ifths Of the teachers in the day schools are
negroes. During the past six months 90s
new day schools have been established,
with 4O,2S2 pupils.
Mr.. Washburn, of the Elyria (Ohio)
Democrat, was taking a ride on Sunday,
he 22d inst with his wife, and, when de-
'cending a steep hill, some Of the gearing
broke and let the carriage run against the
heels of the horse Mr.. ,Washburn got ont
% repair the break, but the horse started
DOWN the hill, knocking him down and
.unning over him. Reaching a bridge at
he foot of the hill, the carriage struck and
'arried away the railing, and horse, car
,iage ard lady went over a precipice. In
he descent, Mrs. Washburn was thrown
,ui, landing about twenty-five feet from
he top, while the horse and vehicle went
wenty or thirty feet further. Singularly,
he lady, though insensible, was not seri-
'usly hurt, the carriage was not broken,
md the horse, after fall of fifty feet,
tsrted along the ravine at gallop.
A serious conflict has arisen between the
Navy Department and the judicial authori-
les Of Pennsylvania, relative to a writ of
,dbeas corpus, issued by the courts Of the
after, for a n 4rine enlisted at the Phila-
ielphia navy yard, who is a minor The
department instructed the commander of
he yard 10 refuse 20 obey the writ. He
las gone into court and stated his instruc-
ions in return 10 the writ. The District
Attorney ihereupon declaredtha he should
all upon the Governor for an armed force
o compel obedience. The court has taken
mil Saturday to decide as TO whether it is
case of contempt The fact being report
d TO the Navy Department, instructions
7ere telegraphed to Commander Selfridge
D use all the power at his disposal to resist
he State authorities The department
laims that the marine was enlisted accord
1g to the law relating TO the enlistment Of
minors, and they will refuse to give him up.
az. S GRANT, Secretary Of War dd an
erin, instructed Gen Thomas that "the