Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-01
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 1. 1865.
Iarresl CIrcuIatIon in CIty and stale
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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Twenty-eight of the immigrants who
passed through Columbus, Ohio, lat week
intend settling in Tennessee.
The Cairo, Illinois, corn and Touring
mills are shipping meal to the West hides,
Venezuela, and the coast OF Africa.
On the 18th ulL the boiler Of a steam
saw-mill on Little Sandy, in Morgan coun-
~. Kentucky, exploded, scalding Mr.. Lon
Blodgelt 30 that he died on the Dist.
The planters in Hopkins county, Ken
lucky, are making preparations for plant
ing an unusually large breadth OF land IN
tobacco.
The whole number Of petitions in bank
ruptcy fled in the State Of Indiana thus
far is 5S3, an average OF about seven to each
county.
A series of reyivals are in progress in
Covington. Kentucky. Over one hundred
additions have been made TO the Fifth
Street Christian Church.
Another heavy snow storm occurred at
Omaha and along the Union Pacific rail-
road on the 26th Of March. Work in the
mountains is suspended on account of snow.
Montgomery & McCariy, a Mobile firm,
are engaged in the business of importing
Scotch laborers, under arrangements with
various manufacturing companies and
other employers.
Some twelve hundred Boston mechanics,
who had managed to get through the
winter, hoping for spring revival Of bust
ness, have become thoroughly discouraged,
and leave for California next week.
The Ohio and Mississippi railroad shops
at Cochran, Indiana, have reduced their
working force thirty-three per cent, and
curtailed the pay Of the men retained in
employment at the rate Of ten per cent.
Gen. i. ID. Watkins, Lieut. Colonel Of
the twentieth infantry, died suddenly of
congestion in New Orleans on Sunday.
The deceased was a son-in-law of Gen.
Rousseau. and leaves wife and two chill
dren.
An epidemic prevails in Mississippi
among the mules. The disease is like
collie, but more fatal. Several planters in
the middle part of the State have lost their
entire stock by this disease.
Gen. Meade's official report of the Ala
bama election was in the hands of Radical
members Of the Reconstruction Committee
last Saturday, but the fact was carefully
concealed until after the Alabama bill had
passed.
Nancy, wife of George Fox, hanged her
self in Troy, Geaugs county, Ohio, a few
DAYS ago. Protracled sickness had pro-
duced insanity, under the influence Of
which she had several times previously
threatened suicide.
Late Arizona adyices state that uneasi
ness is felt regarding Indian affairs. In
Great Colorado Valley another Indian war
is anticipated. The attempt of the govern
ment TO assemble savages on the reserva-
tons appears likely 10 lead to serious
trouble.
A large colony of Mormons arrived in
Omaha recently, on their way to Salt Lake.
This body of religious followers Of Brigham
Young is the first move of the Mormon
emigration for 1868. 1t has made its APP
pearance unusually early.
A dispatch from Naples, dated March
Is, says that Mount Nesuvius was again
extremely active, the volcano throwing up
an enormous quantity Of incandescent mat
ter TO a great height. Decorations we're
very loud and frequent, but theflow of lava
was not abundant
Quite a number Of Northern politi-
cians are in Washington, among them
Thurlow Weed, who is using his influence
to have Senator Morgan made Secretary of
the Treasury. He is also working against
Fenton for the Vice Presidency and in
favor Of Wade for that position.
There is remarkable activity in real es-
state in Chicago, the sales for the past two
or three weeks having more than doubled
those Of a like period two or three months
since. The sales for the first week, as
shown by the deeds recorded, foot up near
ly three quarters of a million dollars.
They had an iceberg sensation few days
ago, at Chicago. A great mass of floating
ice, nearly mile long, fully one-fourth as
wide, and varying from ten TO fifty feet in
height, was visible short distance beyond
the crib, floating southwark. 1t came
from Milwaukee, where il wintered.
During the session of the Conference of
the New England Methodist Episcopal
Church at Boston, the Committee on the
Condition Of the Country, through the
Rev. Gilbert Haven, reported resolutions
indorsing impeachment and eulogizing
Gen. Grant and Secretary Stanton for their
patriotic conduct. The resolutions were
unanimously adopted, and it was voted to
send copies TO the Speaker of the House Of
Representatives, the President of the Sen
ate, Secretary Stanton, Gen. Grant, and
the Chief Justice Of the United States.
The impeachment managers have called
upon the Secretary Of State for list of re-
movals Of the heads of Departments, during
the session of the Senate, since the forma-
ton Of the government also, list Of APP
pointments Of heads Of Departments, with
out the advice and consent of the Senate,
when in session. The reply to the first
consists Of one case, that of Timothy Pick
ering, Secretary of the Treasury, removed
by John Adams, May l3, 1900. In an
swer 10 the second, twenty-three cases are
given,
The State Department has recently been
in correspondence with the British govern
ment, with a view TO forming a treaty re-
cognizing the rights Of naturalized Amer
ican citizens, and liking definitely the lsw
Of expatriation, which has so long been AN
open question between the two governments.
From the tenor Of the latest official dis
patches received from the English Minis
try, there does not appear 10 be the slightest
doubt but that the Administration will
succsed in bringing this vexatious, aud
sometimes threatening, controversy TO a
successful termination in a few weeks. The
treaty, as il now seems TO be shaping, will
partske Of the character and features of
the treaty just concluded between us end
the North German Confederation.