Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF TIL: DAY.
Twelve vessels are engaged 10 carry wheat
from south Australia 90 England
Considerable quantities Of war material are
arriving Of 81. Louis. and being sent up the
" 0uri river for use on the plains against the
Indiana.
The famine has not ceased is ravagrs in In
dia In the district Of Cuttack the deaths aver
age forty per day.
The German sharpshooters are 10 hold a ma
iiunal festival IN Detroit. beginning on June %h
and lasting three day.
Emma MerriGold has recovered 1900 from
The city Of Boston for Injuries received by slip
ping upon an ley pavement. She sued ioi
,l0OM.
The cholera f. carrying OF many people in the
pfinripal cities Of Nicaragua. Ia Leou one
hundred deaths occurred in one day.
The Confederate priyateer Shenandoah ha.
returned to her old name. the sea hing. and
becomes the pleasure yacht oi the Sultan Of
ZIH7ikar.
Thr Democrat of Little Fails. New York,
have Just slerted their charter ohicers--the irsi
iime 10 iSnrleen year.. Their minority was one
hgrired and thirty.
Tho birth Of n son 10 the Princes Christian
Princes Helena Of England) raises the total Of
Queen irtoria RrandchildrenSo ten six grand
aoa- and four grand daughters.
Il A. reported that the Governor OF Iowa will
-h0Ity issue proclamation, urging the ciiizen.
10 ship no more wheat ont Of the State. OWING TO
3D. scarcity.
The Central Committee Of the colored men al
ohio have called q State convention 10 meet a.
Columbus on the "a Of July, 10 decide the best
means 81 having The wont WINE stricken IRON
The constitution.
The New York Chamber Of Commerce has re
,s,yel a communication from the Board of Trade
uf Macon, Georgia. asking for loan "a planters.
Dc be guaranteed by lien ON the crops.
ten. Pope has appointed Foster Blodgett
Mayor Of Augusta The new city council, also
appointed BY him, wa inaugurated on the 20
int. These appointments ave universal salis-
i.eiion.
The Commissioner of the Land Office has de-
,,,ded that the father 81 q settler who, under the
h.1megtesd law, had taken up land. and died I'm
married could not take the land by ordinary
process. bat mu7t pay 81 p per acre for Il.
IL Is asserted that a barrel Of fourean be pur-
.Aased ia Paris, sent by rail- ana steamer I"
Tiyerpool, and thence transported ~ SAILING
vessel % Boston, 90 less expense than " can now
he purchased in the latter city.
Lieutenant Lloyd W. Mum. q store keeper at
~ummcryiile, NoXubee county, Mississippi, was
murdered on the night Of the l2th nltimo. while
l ted Two brother named Fitzgerald were
arrested confessed the crime. aud were hung by
a mob. Some $l30O out OF sl50l stolen &c the
lime Of the murder was recovered.
letter describes the Cherokee nation in the
.l5.u,iest terms One-faurth OF the people have
doWs. and but one old mission houses h ht 10 be
uaea. The churches are all scattered.
violent snow and hail storm visited the
larality Of indianapolis on the 2d inst L. com
,eeucpd about O'Clock aud continued without
.ntermi-sinn for over two hours. Inc snow
melted a. fast M il fell but the atmosphere Wa
exceedingly cold II i7 feared that cons derahle
damage Ia been done ~ the early iruii blossoms
on Wednesday night planter named smith
Nii-on. residing in Germantown, near Memphis.
,bile sitting on a sofa talking L. his wife, vas
hot through the window by an unknown as7as-
-iu lie fell into his wiics arms and expired
30 clue 10 the murderer.
Accounts from Macon, Ga, state that Gov.
t-ntens brought 20 Georgia HIM eli = 5ubpena
nom the United States supreme Court an
tl.orQia case. and had 10 served on Gen. Pope
ghile they were stopping a. the same hotel "a
Atlanta last week. Gen. Pope replied that Re
sgould obey the order Of the court.
Gan Ord has issued an order appointing reRi--
tru Of election ia certatn ccuntiesot Mississippi
~ gire- Instructions similar u those OF Zen
-Lp-idsn. via. That the DISTINGUISHING clause
hi The reconstruction bili shall ne strictly con
.iu.ed as pending decislonso Of the Attorney usne-
ill II the United state,
The Japanc-e now IN par,s iaEe two meals
d.y af food dressed An the French manner, Int
,lout noon they also partake Of = dish oi then
.vp country which consists OF raw hsh cut an
a. mall pieees on which Is poured an Indian
,rrry a,fre 90 strong that they can not possibly
luoy what they are eating. This they take
with evident reliau'
The Dedication Of The new granite Masonic
Temple al Boston, on the l4ih Of June, will be
,erfarmed with imposing ceremonies. The day
giil be a public holiday IN the city, and prepR-
t.1tioOs viii he made by the Masons Co entertain
I venty-Gve thousand visiting brethren. PTes-
tent johnson and oeneml 'rani nave accepted
invitations. and are expected.
man name belong murdered a widow
Il mann near the village Of ellington. Cuyaho-
"a county, Ohio. on the Goth nit, and htterWard
tliled himself The pair had been Improperly
intimate for some time. and the woman obtained
4, Loon of 5000 from DeLong. but aiteTward re-
iuopd 10 give him security Tor the money. En-
I ssed al this, he shot her. ana lhen unlahed ms
own miserable existence
Oov. Patton is in Washington 90 testify before
thr judiciary COMMITTEES. in the impeachment
,ny aaliEation, relative 10 the manner In which
..gfaaus were obtained for Alabamiana. it Will
4 u reronertea that "a high a three hundred
,.,rdaua were forwarded 90 the Executive Of
mat State al one time, and a. b charged that
one agent. in the bu7ine9S 81 obtaining pardon7,
received Sioooo for hi7 service from citizens Of
Alabama.
The Chicago papers have published the ia
,,me tax list Of that city. The highest income
returned Is that Of Cyrus II. Mccormick -sl69,
"a: the next that Of Peter Schutler-&i -.
these two are the only ones exceeding sln,0J0
me number returning amounts exceeding 5000
md under $1,000 Is three hundred and thirty
risht. over $4,000 AMI under $4,000. one hun
lTeI and seventy seven; from $4,000 TO 930,ou0
t,rtx- exceeding $4,000 aud less than $4,000
venteep: over S40.00 and less than 10000,
eleven; from $4,000 10 s6NNoo. three; from sea-.
600 to s70. coo four, and from s1oNe0 TO $4,000
thrse,
r,-Novor Nlrnrae. OF New Orleans. arrived
IN WASHINGTON on the "a instant, on he way
North In conversation he states that he was
furnished with no reason Tor htS removal nom
he MavoTality by General sheridan. aud de
.tsrs- that he proposed a. the military authori-
- jo AID them in executing The laws q Con
-fcs7 and in carrying ont the details ot the re
Instruction acts. lie adds that ihus tar about
s;cbt thouaand persons have been registered in
\ ~ orleans bat saws that with the present /
reg;strv the colOred Den viii carry the city bN
'eyerai thousand, and elect men "' 'heG own |
ace SO the municipal Offices
The etrike of the eight hour men in Chicago
.l,reatenu 10 be- a most serious affair. They
ave begun their demonstrations an fashion |
,alcnlated to deprive them Of all sympathy |
rhe city, on the "a inst, was scene OF disgrace-
mi riotous demonstrations. The eight hour /
men are running about "a mohs, forcing all es- /
'abIishinents 70 close which were employing /
men on the ten hour system, ana reign OF ter /
~ vas iuauEuratcd which the police were anas
~ 10 opell IN Is repregented that there are an /
he CITY workmen enough Wiling 70 work on the
IA system, but the mob triShtens them from i
loinE 50. In enc instance the POLICE were able,
W u determined show Of pluck and hrinness 20
rstraiu the mob, Additional policemen are
,3ing rworn in, aud the city authorities express
determination 20 restore and preserve order. !
There is at lensth an indiesuon that the pro
IL n il /
bogt H. cease. judge tuderwOod, Of the United |
fate- District Court for Virginia, has issued an |
risr directtng the Marrhat of his district @ |
Ttnr M Davis into court next Monday. AEno |
,tch order has been hereto iF7uei it Is proba
he the Jndae intends 90 have The prisoner ar
iFned. aud set y day Tor Proeeedii'E with the
daL A singular report comes with this news N |
he Marhiuslt0n dispatches o. the Cincinnati |
4Blnrreiai Ii g. 20 the effect that Chief in tice !
base proposes O. evchaaEc judicial circuits with |
adge FIELD. and 90 60 California, this summer,
eaytng Judge Field the court Tor the Virginia |
irCutt I'd Richmond. in jane. IN the evenf Il |
och chanEe, the Iumoru have ~. the trial Of |
iayls would be likely 10 come OF iu that cont |
arms the term.
In the early part Of the ypsr l3l9 0enerai |
lah Green entered into contract with the |
asf TenneT-ee ana Georgia kglrosd Company I
lrthr construction Of the road from the State | ,
ne t. the waierr Of the leane7aee. 90 Blair
efvv nov Laudon. After the lspre of same |
ne q became manifest 20 Che company that ,
lp General would not he able 70 execute the 1
sutrset e. per agreement ana that in his haaas
he enterprise could not hat prove ulssniGOsnt
.ltpre An arrangcment Wa made by which ! 1
e retired OF surrendered ht- contract short /
NJ fub-equtntly General Green brought ruit I
ssinst the company, ahegins dainage' "a me 2
an of a kslf million 81 dollars Tbs, Unle-s
lr r-rollartIon D. 81 fault. vas IN lsal-since |
hieh period the ruit hiss been IA litigation. or
uns NJ and protrarted from time 60 tiEe from | {
sriJus canass. until the present tern Of the
npsTtor Court At Dalton. Ca, where &c has !
rs an favor Of the road. This resalt was an
-ipaisd BY all familiar Nith the inception aud c
tory Of the case and viii prove grhttfy ina |
ielliaeuee 20 the iriepds Of the last Lsnnss- |
. aud 0eorga fehrosd, and more specially !
70 its stoekhoideFs