Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-02
NEWS OF THE DAY

Ex-Attomey General Speed has been SUM
moued to Washington by the judiciary Com
mittee.
Thomas Carberry was attacked with genuine
cholera IN Brooklyn Saturday-the fret case IN
that city.
The receipts of internal revenue for the fiscal
year ending the Both Of June amounted TO
s265.S52, 1874
The New York Herald's New Orleans CORES
pendent denies the report that General Steed-
man had requested the President 10 remove
General Sheridan.
Matte Griffith. the well-known poetess, late
Of Louisville. Kentucky, has married Albert G..
Brown, Jr., journalist, formerly correspondent
of the New York Tribune.
revolution plot has just been discovered
among the Turks in Constantinople. and many
arrests have been made among the military and
civil Pashaws
man named Gahan beat has wife to death
With a board in 50. Louis. Saturday. The wO-
man got drunk and was abusing her step-chil-
dren. when the husband reached the house.
Members of Congress continue 10 arrive in
Washington By every train, and It Is confidently
believed quorum wall be present IN both houses
Wednesday.
Gen. Sheridan has issued a special order that
the President having expressed his opinion that
the time Of registration in Louisiana was not
long enough, the time Will be extended ull FUR
thor orders,
The suit of Blanton Duncan. 20 recover posses
sion of property confscated in Kentucky, while
he was in the Rebel army, is pending in the
United States Court az Louisville. lie claims
that the Presidents pardoa relnvests him with
the title TO the property
Mai. Whitney, Of the quartermaster's depart
ment, reports that there have been seventy
thousand bodies Of deceased soldiers re-inteTred
in national cemeteries IN the States of Georgia,
Alabama, Tennessee and X Kentucky, embracing
the Geld Of operations Of the Army OF the Cum
berland.
A report was current at Fort Harker last week
hat lnr.a al meta nil a hFtl lf ga
yalry, had been OVerpUWeTed By a large force Of
Indians and the General killed. The report was
not well authenticated but some credence was
placed on II on account OF so little having been
heard of Tustar's command for some time.
The colored people of Mobile have petiGoned
General Swayne for protection under the civil
rights bill which they claim is denied them by
the civil authorities. They claim Offices under
the city government and intimate they can fill
one-half the places in the police department
without damage tosthe city interests.
Alta meeting of the Executive Committee of
the National Board of Fire Underwriters. re-
Gently held in philadelphia, a resolution was
adopted recommending all companies doing the
business Of FIRE insurance IN the various locall-
ties Of this UEion. 60 refuse permission TO all
dealers for the keeping or sale Of tire-cruckers.
or fireworks Of any description.
The Secretary Of War has authorized the issue
Of one thousand breech-loading arms and fifty
thousand cartridges from the Leavenworth ar
senel 10 the Union Pacific Railroad Company,
Kansas branch 20 enable their engineers and
working parties 20 protect themselves against
Indian attaeks- The company have already re-
ceiyed FIVE hundred Spencer rites for the same
purpose.
Leavenworth papers. Of the 18th, say the grass
hoppers are making clean sweep Of every
green thing in the gardens throughout the south
eru and western portions of the city, and on the
country farms beyond. Millions Tiled the air ON
Tuesday from II o'clock A. n TIL sundowu,
without any apparent dlminutiOn Of the num-
bers on the ground. As fast as their wings are
developed they take flight aud their course Is
steadily southeast. lt will require couple OF
weeks Tor all of them 60 become full -hedged. In
the meantime in this vicinity, the devastation OF
crops and vegetables IS general and complete.
A ST, Louis dispatch states that an inyestig9-
ton into the reported robbery Of the steamer +.
W Brooks, on the levee, on sunday morning
last. of 5000, has disclosed the fact that the
owners, Henry A. Hufner and ". A. Ritter. and
her Captain, J. A. johnson, had entered into
conspiracy 70 rob and burn the boat, and de-
fraud the insurance companies. All the parties
have been arrested, and 1lS0 of the stolen
money recovered. johnson and Ritter have
confessed their connection with the affair. The
scheme originated with Huiiner, who was 20 buy
goods on credit load the beat, Of which johnson
was Captain. aud Ritter was Clerk, take them
up Arkansas river sell thSm for what they could
set rob the boat Of the pro leeds Of the trip, burn
her. and get the insurance. The boat was in
aurpG for 5000