Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The number Of immigrants that have ar
rived at New York from January TO July
20, Is l45, 1876 against LAB, $50 dnring the
corresponding period Of 1866.
james s Thomas, the Mayor ofSt. Louis,
was arrested in that city the other day, and
placed under bonds charged with assault
ing and beating an old colored woman.
A trial Of American guns, Of the Ames
and Rodman ffteen-inch pattern, was made
in England on the 18th inst by which It
was demonstrated that their proiectiles
would penetrate any armor yet invented.
The notorious Sanford Conover, and some
other prisoners confined in the Washington
jail, made an unsuccessful attempt 10 es-
cape, on Wednesday night, the Oath inst
ConOver and his cell-mate were detected
at work cutting the bars of their cell with
jewelers. saw.
Five speakers and organizers were sent
South last week by the Republican Con-
gressional Committee. They will work
principally in the Carolnas and Mississippi
General Brisben, recently from Kentucky,
will speak for thirty days in Alabama.
Capt. George Ellsworth, (Morgans tel
egrapher,) who shot and killed James
Smothers a short time ago in the town of
Sharpsburg, has again escaped from Jail.
Soon after his committal to prison for the
murder Of Smothers escaped TO Pleasant
Hill, Mo, where he was apprehended on
requisition of Gov. Bramlette and brought
back to Kentucky.
The United States Consul at Havana has
notified the Department Of State that
cargo of Coolies may be shortly expected
at New Orleans, against the act Of Cons
greas Of February 20, 1865. He has reason
10 suspect that an extensive scheme is on
foot for the introduction Of Coolie labor in
the South. Instructions are in preparation
at the Attorney Generals office for the
action of District Attorneys should grounds
Of violating The laws appear.
A. S. Rockwell, a ieweler, native of
New jersey, and lately residing in Mem
phis, fell from a third-stoTy window in
Billings Building, st. Louis, the night
Of the 23d inst, and was killed. Two
of his friends, occupying the same
room, left him sitting up when they
went to bed, and knew nothing of the acci.
dent until the body was found on the pave
ment below by the police. II is supposed
he went TO sleep while sitting upon the
window sill, and fell out.
The CassviIle (Missouri) ,RGpuJliodl Of
the 18th instant, says a little daughter of
Mr. Martin, of Barry County, only eight
wears old, deliberately shot and killed a
brother Of four years She says she killed
him because he pulled her flowers" and
declared eff the other children pulled any
more Of them, she would shoot them too"
Mr.. Martin, on hearing the pistol shot
went to his house and found the infant
murdress besmeared with blood, dragging
her mangled brother from the room into
the yard. A physician who was called in
10 extract the ball, intimates that the girl |
was insane. The affair occurred on the 1th |
instant
The first case in South Carolina. the first |
We have heard of in the South, under the |
bankrupt act, was decided in the L. S. Dis
trict Court at Charleston on the 10th inst. |
Judge Ryan charged the jury that the fail
ure by banker, merchant, or trader TO
meet has commercial paper at maturity,
and non-resumpiion Of payment within |
fourteen days, although without fraud. ere |
ated an involuntary bankruptcy: that an |
assignment made under the State law of |
last May, although in trust for the benefit |
Of the creditors of trader constituted the !
assignor an involuntary bankrupt as tend
ing 10 defeat :he operations of the bankrupt
act