Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-02-04
NEwA oF LIE DAY.

holding OF the Democratic National Convention
in that city.
NJ. c. Hamilton. Of Texas. announces himself
AS a candidate for Governor. against ms brothef'
A. j. Hamilton,
The entire amount Of lands that Congress has
Granted in aid Of railroads IN the United States
is one hundred and eighty millions OF acres
A grand mass meeting is proposed to be held
AZ Buffalo, n =, on the I'd OF FEBRUARY. 70
raise funds for Southern educational purposes.
General John NJ Palmer, Republican. posi-
lively declines to be a candidate for Gevefnor
oflllinois,
Judge Andrew Monroe. Of Louisville, has been
missing since the 22d ult His friends nave IN
stituted a diligent search lof MN. put mi'hou'
success so far.
Mrs Philopena Snmmers. q widow cOmmitteu
quieide in Louisville Sunday morning, by cut
ting her throat. She had been partially ne
ranged Cor some time.
There are 81 ,325 miles Of railway in the United
States Of which 9s.G05 are completed: ana me
total cost Of roads and e9uipments' 10 INC p'eS
ent time amounts to Sl,654,OJO,ls5-
Michael Ssnderson. "the Unknown Boy. has
challenged O'BaldWin. the Irish giant 70 light
him for $4,000, within two hundred miles Oh
Cleveland. during the month OF May.
The quantity Of lands granted in aid 81 south
erp railroads which the bill now pending IN
Congress proposes to forfeit, As six ana hsli
millions OF acrel-
Many Southern planters and overseers have
APPLIED g. the English Cotton Supply As5ocla-
lion for employment an the culture OF cOAtuhs
ia any region where they can be made available.
A wife whose husband had swindled her out
of $500 and ran of from Der while on wedding
tour, obtained decree Of divorce 10 the Com
mon Pleas Court Of Hamilton county, ohio' on
the 3lst ult.
On n visit Of the Duke Of Rdinburg. (Victoria's
SOM 10 Melbourne, he was received by choir OF
eleven thousand children singing GOD save the
Qaeen," and the streets we're streWn "lh
flowers,
The Republican Convention Of Georgia. which
was called for FebrnAry 18th. has been pestpehed-
No time Is Fixed for its meeting, which viii de-
pend on he progress made by the decentralization
Convention.
Jadge Busted, Of the United States District
Court in Alabama, is rapidly recovering from
the wounds inflicted by his late District Attor-
ney. and expects soon to resume ms seat on the
bench.
Albert Cock, lately postmaster in Kendall
county, illinois, was prosecuted 10y Postmaster
General Randall for balance Of eight cents,
due the government. Mr.. Cook paid the amount
claimed and twenty-HiK dollars costs. a. 90
Secretary Welles has issued an order annulling
the former order requiring preference to begiVen'
in retaining navy yard employees, 70 ex-soldiers,
sailors and marines. lie says the force has been
20 reduced that only the most skillul workmen
can be OF use.
Swiss inventor, IL is reported has addressed
letters 70 several European governments and to
,,tr own. stating that be has discovered motive
power which supersedes steam. Tie asks SlO-
10000 for his secret.
During the two years Investigation into the
collection Of the whisky tax by variety oil com
Iuissions-Congression scientific and detective
frauds have been steadily increasing, and the
revenu has been steadily diminishing.
resolution has been introduced into the
Pennsylvania Legislature TO facilitate applies-
tions for divorce According TO its terms. either
rRrty 20 the matrimonial union desiring 10 be
free should be entitled to divorce.
The number Of candidates for orders in the
Protestant Episcopal Church does not keep pace
WITH theincrease Of the number OF communi-
Giants. AT the present rate Of admission TO holy |
orders, Bishop Williams, OF Connecticut, says 1t
would take ten years 20 fll the vacant parishes |
IN his diocese |
CAPTAIN Charles Snyder. Of the eighth United |
States infantry, arrived an PhilRdelphlar from
North Carolina, some days ago received h,s pay.
eYpecfed visits from him were disappointedi l
bis leave of absence has expired, and the gen
eral belief among his acquaintance ~ That ne |
has been murdered.
The Diplomatic and consular appropriation |
bin is very stringent in its provisions. lt.ior-
abida the appointment Of any COnsuls agents, /
except for places named IN ms Dui ADS Sdl,s;
duration, involves deduction iron salary naval
. OF army officers accepting civil appointments |
must resign their commissions.
There is no doubt that the President has re-
solved though Secretary Seward II Is said, has /
not acquiesced, TO make an imperative demand |
% Great Britain for the settlement OF the Ala
bama claims. The correspondence Will be
opened afresh with the new British Minister. |
That which took place regarding settlement /
By arbitration will be all thrown aside.
Frank W Emerson has brought suit against /
the St Louis Democrat claiming $4,000 damages, i
arising from an article in that paper copied i
from the Quincy Herdld. The same articie
appeared in all the daily papers Of St Louis,
and II Emerson succeeds with the Democrdt ne
will sue the other journals.
The Maryland Legislature was much excited l
on Saturday over resolution lnstrucllng 1oV'
Swami 10 issue a commission TO mr. Hamilton,
.-a1a.a am pN n %
Governors friends that he declines 90 issue the
commission, claiming that Hamilton was elected i
IN violation of the Eastern Shore laws concern
ing Senators.
Gen. John O'Neill President Of the Fenian
brotherhood. inaugurated a. Buffalo, N. Y,
saturday night the first Of a series Of meeting /
10 be held throughout the county. Over 5000 Il
persons we're inside OF ST. James Hail. and hun
dreds outside. The Fenian military paraded the II
streets. General O'Neill was received with great
enthusiasm. There vas speech by Col. Walsh,
of California. Gen. ONeill and other speakers
left for Cleveland Sunday night
Saturday morning when the train on the Mil
waukee end Sc. Paul road was three miles west
Of Lowell the sleeping and ladies' ears were
thrown from the track. by broken rail, down |
an embanEment of twenty feet. the cars land 1
ms bottom up, The ladies' car took FIRE. but
was eXtinguished after several persons we're |
more or less burned. Fifteen persons were in !
jursd by the accident, but none dangerously.
The Jonesboro' Tenn Flag states that on the
night Of the oath ult, the BaphstlS iOca /
ted at Fall Branch, Tenn, was totally destroyed
by ERE. Loss $4,000. The Masonic lodge lost /
Jewels. records, charter, etc Il was the work |
Of an lncsndiary. The school, now in q very |
aouTishing condition, will be continued in the
BAPTIST Church, which ia commOdious, snd will |
accommodate the present attendance.
The drawing Of Whist has been known as the |
Smith Mil and Farm Association, lottery |
scheme after the plan Of the Crosby opera House.
took place at Mercantile Library Hall ST |
Louis Saturday night The mill and ten acres 1
Of land, valued 81 1000, were drawn by Alon.
40 McCurdy NGTketmaster Of one Of the |
markethouses in 81. Louisj AMI the farm, vslued |
% Sls 00Q. was drawn by VIM. Woench, q buck Z
ster in the Broadway market. Both of the lucky |
individuals we're quite poor men.
An accident occurred TO the fast passenger train /
on the Pennsylvania Central railroad on the |
slst ult near Mil creek, which liked 10 have |
been another Angola AFFAIR. The train ran on |
broken rail which threw the Tour rear cars of /
the track and down an embankment. where /
they took ere ana were consumed. All the pas
sengers we're gotten ont but ene-9 woman uamed |
Anna DugFan, Of PitisbuTg, whose halt con
eumed body was found in the wreck. About a 1
dozen Of the passengers recev ed serious bruises.
The Senate Finance Committee has been con-
sidsring the loan bills Of sherman and Hender-
The difference between the two, 50 far as fund |
inc the debt is concerned, y only IN the rate Of
interest Henderson being tour and Shermsn's
eve per cent, HendeSons bili goes further, |
and provides that national banking shall be free
from the restriction and limitation now placed
upon Il m the amount OF circulation, The im-
tinely. or made free, sa
IL Is stated that the coal companies in the vi I
cinity Of Pittsburg. along the line Of the Penn |
svlvania. Pan Handle and Allegheny roads.pro- | I
pose 70 reduce the price Of digging coal from lis
present price, four cents per bushel, 10 three / Q
cents GA the Pennsylvania road. and three and
NE half cents on the Others. The owners Of the 1
coal works claim that they csn better afford 10 | I
suspend operations for time than TO continue |
al the ruinous rates charged BY the miners. 1t 4
Is said the miners will strike. lt IS also an
nounced that the officers OF the benllsylEan3a :
and Pan Handle railroads propose ~ make | +
N the wages Of engineers on there
roads said reduction 70 take effect a. once. If 4
IBIS be true, 3 strike among the engineers IL 1
,fropEly probable II is said that no stronger or
more thoroughly organized combination Of / 4
Forkuen exists in this country than that Of the II
Engineers, and any sttempt upon the part Of !,
employers 20 lower their wages without consult
nF them will be obstinately resisted. The pro ii
i0sed reduction on the Pennsylvania railroad.
. fsf Is we knew, applies only 20 the western | p
Iivision. 10 Is reported that wages have been / !.
educed twenty-five cents a day az the Hoosac d
unpel A proposition By tbs managers Of the
-arious copper mining companies az houghton,
fichiFan. 20 suspend work for the winter on
ecount Of the depressed state Of the market y n
reating much excitement among their thou
and workmen, a. well as the cOmmualiy gen u
rally. One or two companies had stopped
ToIk hnf are partly resuznlng, preferences being d
wen those Of their employees who have ianl- +
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