Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-16
NEWS OF TIE DAY

Mrs. Lincoln has sold her household goods at
auction, and proposes 70 remove 10 haelne'
Wisconsin.
The Washington Chronicle, Of the 18th inst,
s7ys it knows that General Grant, no matter
what his views we're on April lst lndorses Oeh'
Sheridan for his removal Of GOV. Wells
Mrs. Rood, living in Wayne, Michigan, was
stuns on the eyelid by a bee, few days ago,
and sank down and died almost instantly. me
medical people think death was the enect oi
fright.
Governor Bramlette has issued his Droclama-
ton Amounting Monday, the 9th of August lOr
tho election Of n member OF Congress IN the
third district Of Kentucky; 70 nj inc Vacancy
oecasioned By the death Of Hon. Elijah Hise.
Advices received at General Grants head
Quarters from New Orleans. show that General
sheridan has commenced the organization OF
the police force in that city. and has appointed
several colOred men as DOllcemcn.
A man al Portland Ne, had bis house robbed
recently by New York professional, who on
his way home. stopped and wrote a letter TO bis
victim, returning lot Of papers valuable 70 the
owner alone. and signing himself a poor but
honest burglar"
A bill has been introduced into the British
Parliament 10 inforce the practice Of vaccina-
ton IL is estimated that 10000 people IN the
United Kingdom died Of smallpox last year
and the physicians insist that vaccination. I'M
less repeated every three or five years, Is nc
safeguard against the disease.
The Washington correspondent Of the Cincin-
nrti Commercial says. in 5is dispatch OF the 18th;
The President tonight stated IN a conversation
that the complications and differences arising
under the reconstruction law, were such that he
was Of the opinion that, If Congress did not meet
in July, he should call an extra session on the
FIRST Of August. This is authentic being derived
from an authoritative source"
The steamboat Gov. Sharkey left st. Louis
Thursday morning for the Arkansasriver, heavl-
ly loaded with freight. and with more than two
hundred persons on board. Immediately on
leaving the levee she BEGAN TO sink, and soon
sank 10 the roof Of the hurricane deck. Many
on board jumped of and many were taken ashore
in yawls. but IL is feared that there has been a
great loss Of life. How many are missing is not
known as the books were lost.
motion was made on the 18th inst. TO give
Sanford COnover, who was convicted Of PERJURY
IN giving evidence before the conspiracy trial, 2
new trial on tue ground that the jury which
found him guilty had not been legally empan
neled. The motion is founded on Judge Fisher
decision in the Surratt case. COnOvcr pending
gentonce is 30 ten years in the penitentlary, but
be viii now remain in jail until the Surratt trial
is ended.
A remarkable picnic party, composed Of fash
iouable courtesans, proprietresses Of bagniOs
thieves. gamblers, pugiliSts, and rOwdies, went
from New York 60 Elm Park on the 18th inst.
The party was gotten up by the Society Of Cy-
prains. whose object is 70 take care Of women OF
that calling who are sick, or in any way disquali-
fed from pursuing their vocation. Three thou
sand persons were present, under the supervision
fights and robberies Several men were stabbed
and a dozen women beaten.
Colorado is in q fcrment. The Indians are
sweeping all before them, killing men and wO-
men. robbinF mails, stampeding cattle and
frightening the people so much that their
ranches are being deserted by the dozen. Large
numbers Of Indians are reported on the way
from the North. The whites complain bitterly
that Sherman has sent his troops three hundred
miles away, and left the route unprotected. The
authorities, Governor Hunt, Secretary Hall,
Chief Justice Hallet. and others. have petitionod
the President in the strongest terms TO grant
them protection.
The only speech Jefferson Davis has yet made
in Canada was delivered In Niagara during his
visit 20 that place-when no was serenaded by
the band Of the town and a large number of the
towns people. They were invited into MIR.
Mason's house, where Mr.. Davis was staying,
aud introduced 20 that gentleman, who eX-
pressed his thanks in the following brief speech /:
"GENrLEMEN: / thank you sincerely for the
honor you have this evening shown 10 me- IL
shows that true British manhood to which mis-
fortune is always attractive. May peace and
prosperity be forever the blessing Of Canada, for
she has been the asylum for many of my friends.
as she rs now asylum 10 myself l hope that
Canada may forever remain part of the British
Empire, aud God bless you all. and the British
flag never cease 10 wave over yOu.'