Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-07
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST :. 1907.
Largest Circulation in city and stat
NEWS OF THE DAY

Royce, the new President Of Liberia,
used to be a barber in Ohio.
Maximilian's Prime Minister, Lacureiza,
has arrived at Pensacola.
It is reported that the tree-lined beetle is
injuring the potato crop in Maine.
The coinage Of the branch mint at San
Francisco for the last fiscal year was over
SI9,C0000O.
The brewers in Detroit have refused TO
renew their revenue license, and are being
arrested in consequence.
The insurance companies in Chicago have
determined to takenO moro risks on wooden
buildings, andto revoke such as they al
ready have.
The Pope has sent some valuable pre-
sents 10 the Sultan and Viceroy Of Egypt
for protection given Catholics in their do
minions.
Chief Justice Chase is represented By
the Maryland Radicals as approving, dur
ing his visit to that State last week, of the
Congressional interference TO enact negro
suffrage in Maryland.
There is a report that Ned Buntline is
going to sue Henry Ward Beecher for using
the title Norwood" Ned wrote a book
by the same name years ago.
The income from the tax on dogs in In
diana this year, will amount 10 nearly
100000 This is applied to reimbursing
sheep owners for sheep killed by dogs,
and the surplus is devoted TO the school
fund
During the month of July, 1886 immi-
grants arrived at the port Of New York,
from Europe. or these, one-half remained
in the State, and the balance came West,
mostly to Illinois.
The mortuary report Of Chicago for July
was 35l, against 27S for the same month
last year. Smallpox and measles are dis
appearing from the city, and bowel com
plants increasing.
An Orisaba letter of July 18th gives an
account Of an enthusiastic reception Of
Madame Juarez all along the route TO Mexi-
co City, and SAYS that Juarez will IN
doubtedly be the unanimous choice for
President.
A dispatch from Montgomery says that
mass meetings are being held all over Ala
bama, under the direction ofthe Republican
Executive Committee. The total regis
tration in the State is 2,400, of which
65,700 are blacks.
Another meteoric shower is expected du-
ring the present month, and astronomers set
down the exhibition for the evenings Of
August 9th and 10th. 1t is not be very
brilliant exhibition, however, as the oh.
server, 1t is said, cannot expect to count
more than three OF four shooting stars a
minute
The President has promised a delegation
from New Orleans that Collector Kellogg
Of that port shall be removed, and has di-
rected the Secretary of the Treasury 10
issue an order suspending him for alleged
Irregularities. The Secretary puts no con-
fdence in the charges, and has thus far re-
fused to issue the order. tits said that this
matter, with others, is making a wide
breach between the Secretary and the Pre-
sident.
Diplomatic circles at Washington are
much engaged in the consideration of Mr.
Stewards relations with Santa Anna. 1t is
alleged that The Mexican Minister called
Mr.. Stewards attention TO the fact that
Santa Anna issued bonds while in this
country for the avowed purpose of making
himself dictator, claiming that he had Mr..
Stewards countenance and approval. To
this Mr.. Seward has as yet made no reply.
On the Dist Of August the planet Jupiter
will appear, in telescopes of moderate
power, TO be unaccompanied for the space
of one hour and three-quarters by the sat
elites usually seen in attendance upon
him. This phenomenon has been SO sell
dom observed that considerable interest is
attached to il. MolyneuK, on November
Il, 1851, 20. $. > Sir w Herschel, on May
-, 1902; Wallis, on April Is, 1926 and
Dawes and Griesbach, on September y,
lS43, are the only observers who have
hitherto seen it.
The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer says in his dispatch of
the Sd instant: ASHLEY, the impeaeher,
is about 20 be further exposed. His tam-
pering with the periurer, Conoyer, will be
ventilated next week. His own handwrit-
ing will expose him. memorandum of
points he desired TO have Conoyer swear
10, the reward TO be given for the service,
aud Conover's pardon on the late conyic-
ton of a jury, form the base of the erpose.
Conover has written full account of the
oyertures made by Ashley. The plan Of
the impeachers, as related by Ashley, the
promise of protection given TO Conoyer,
as a reward for perjury, etc, all will appear
next week