Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-20
TUESDAY. AUGUsT 20. 1857.
Largest Circulation in City and stat
NEWS OF THE DAY.


The coffee crop Of Hayti is probably the
largest ever known on The island.
james Gordon Bennett ir., sold the
yacht Henrietta for $4,000.
The deaths during the last week in New
York were GAO, a decrease Of sixty. eight
from last week.
The white police in Mobile are resign
ing, being unwilling to serve under a ne
gro.
The cholera has entirely disappeared
from the neighborhood of Forts Dodge and
Larned.
Mexican advices state that CASTILLO had
made his escape, disguised as woman.
All Canada is now agitated with the APP
preaching election for members Of Parlia-
ment.
There we're 1898 deaths from cholera in
Sicily for the week ending July oath. The
disease is abating at Palermo.
Nine colored families have bought
town site on the Kansas Union Pacific
road, twelve miles west Of Moravia.
The Fenian scare in Montreal is reviv-
ing. II is suspected that the Brotherhood
propose raid during the coming elections,
as diversion in favor Of the Dublin party.
The Italian government is dispIeased
with the visit TO the Pope Of the French
General Dum0nt, and will soon look forFa
change in the treaty Of last September.
Judge Holt is granted leave Of absence
until September 5th. 1t is reported that
the Presidents order, transferring him to
other duty, will be Issued in the meantime.
A water spout burst in the village of
Patazzola, Italy, destroying thirty houses
and damaging seventy, and ten persons
we're killed and twenty eight injured by the
falling of houses OF 1900 inhabitants,
400 are now houseless
The French elections terminated with
the following results OF 600 elections, AGA
were secured by the government candi-
dates, twenty-one only by the opposition.
Ia the remainder the opposition remained
neutral
At picnic near Nicksburg, on the 18th
inst, poison was put in the refreshments
by unknown parties. Five whites and three
blacks died, and six or eight persons are
not expected 10 recover.
The Bishop Of Orleans, in letter, ex-
presses apprehension for the security ofthe
Papal States. He does not fear internal
revolution, but thinks some insidious plot
against the Holy Father is being matured
at Florence.
A defalcation in the Tradesmen's Bank
of New York has been discovered. The
losses amount to 100000. Two tellers
are involved. IL is expected that some Of
the money will be recovered.
The majority Of Governor Helm, in
Kentucky, over both his competitors, will
not vary much from $4,000 1t will take
the biggest kind Of reconstruction 10
make Kentucky vote the Radical ticket.
The reported split among the Mormons
is now declared to be exaggerated. Orson
Pratt, Orson Hyde, and Amasa Lyman, the
alleged malcontents, are, it is true, rather
unorthodoK on certain doctrines held by
Brigham, but no church action has been
taken against either of them.
Ii has transpired that most of the volun-
teer officers retained in the service were
kept at the suggestion of Stanton, and
nominally retained for duty in the South,
but really acting as mere tools and agents
Of the Radical party, and meantime draw
ing their salaries from the government
The President, some time ago, gave orders
for their muster out.
John j. Edwards was arrested in Beloit, |
Wisconsin, on the 10th inst, charged with |
defrauding the Union Savings Bank Of st. |
Louis ont of $4,000 to SlS,0O0 some time |
ago. Edwards was formerly teller of the |
bank, and permitted a gold broker to over
draw his account for speculations, in which |
they we're jointly interested.
A great battle is reported in the neigh |
borhood of Plum Creek, between FIVE hun |
dred Sioux and two hundred Pawnee scouts, |
lasting six hours. The Sioux were routed |
with great loss. The scouts have been re-
inforced by United States soldiers. The |
Sioux are rallying south Of the Platteriyer
and making preparations fer persistent
warfare.
An accession of Mont Blame was made on |
July 20, by Mr.. S. Leathe, Of St. Louis /
United States accompanied by three
guides of Chamounix. Mr.. Leathe left /
that village on the 18th, and reached the
Grands-Mulets the same day. On the 10Th /
he started for the sumit, but being sur
prised by violent snow storm at the Cor
ridor was forced TO return. The following /
day, the weather having moderated, he ac-
the feat.
A terrible ARRAY occurred at Chillicothe,
on the 10Th inst, which resulted
in the death of a citizen named Gray, who
was Knocked down by the Radical Sheriff
Of the county with an axhandle, and
while down was shot twice by the bogus
Marshal of the town. The legal Marshal
Of the town was also ired at by the Sheriff,
who returned the fire, wounding the Sheriff
slightly.
A contract has been let and work com
menced for the immediate construction of
two hundred miles of the Indiana and
Grand Rapids railroad, from Fort Wayne,
Indiana north to Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The work has been commenced on the |
northern end Of the line near Grand
Rapids, and it will be pushed forward as
rapidly as possible southwark TO Fort |
Wayne IL Is the intention to extend the
road to Mackinae, to tap the Lake Superior
trade. The new road will cross the Michi-
gan Central at kalamazoo, and the Michigan
Southern at Sturges.
The Kentucky Legislature is composed
Of thirty-eight Senators and orc hundred |
OF the Senators we have /
a list Of seventeen holding over and seven
teen newly elected, being thirty-four; of |
whom twenty-four are Democrats, six Radi-
Gals and four Third party men. -Four dis
tricts are to be heard from. OF the one
hundred Representatives we have list of |
elected, Of whom seven are
Third party men, six are Radicals and |
are Democrats. Total-one /
hundred and nine Democrats, twelve Rsdi- /
Gals, and eleven Third party men.
COTTON.