Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-02-15
argest Circulation in City and Stat,
llNI3ws OF TnE DAY.

Admiral Engle died in Philadelphia on
the 18th inst, aged sixty-nine years.
Commodore Window, Of the United
States navy. was in Knoxville on the 18th
inst on his way to New Orleans.
In Binghampton, New York, the entire
municipal Democratic ticket has been
elected
Oberlin College has received from Rev.
Mr. Bushnell African missionary, among
other curiozilies, the skin and skeleton Of
a gorilla.
Recent arrivals report that extensive ice
fields are now drifting in the route Of nayi-
cation across the Atlantic and on the coast
81 Newfoundland.
The Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Republican (Radical) says that
Washburne wrote all Grants letters to the
President
In West Virginia recently man muir
dered three persons, and attended the tune
raj Of two Of them "a pall-bearer before his
crime was discovered.
Planters in the vicinity Of Memphis are
making arrangements TO plant cereals and
cotton on a small scale. White labor in
demand
The New Haven, Hartford and Spring
field rsilroad has stopped the sale Of the
vile pictorial sheets which food our news
stands upon lis trains. We hope this
movement will keep on.
The California Legislature has passed
a law that any person compelling minors
ia his employ 10 work more than eight
hours a day, shall be deemed guilty Of a
misdemeanor.
Hon. c. }. McRea, of Alabama, who
acted as the principal financial agent Ofthe
Confederate government abroad. has re.
oeiyed from the British government an
important agency in Honduras.
Petitions from the white population of
Alabama are pouring in, praying Con-
gress TO save them from negro domination.
These petitions are not regarded with any
favor by Congress.
A delegation Of New Workers now ia
Washington say il the Presidents reply TO
Grant had been pu blished a week earlier,
New York would not have Endorsed Grant
for the Presidency.
Geo. Croft, a workman, fell from the new
railroad bridge over the Holster river, at
Knoxville, on the 18th inst, and broke his
neck. Two men were killed on the Knox
vile and Keniucky railroad by the falling
Of tree and landslide
la the Wisconsin State Senate, few
days ago, a resolution was introduced de-
claring the grand jury system relic of
barbarism, recommending its adjustment,
and instructing the Judiciary Committee 90
report q bill for amending the State con-
siitution accordingly.
Ia some Of the shoe manufactures Of
Massachusetts,, business is starting up, and
many men and women, who have hitherto
been idle for weeks and months, are now
employed. Still there are large number
on; % work, and probably will be for weeks
90 come.
Joseph Ernst, some time ago, married
q soldiers widow, in Mansfield, Ohio, and
among the furniture, when he started
housekeeping, introduced younger broth
er Of his own. The other day the brother
disappeared, and with him the wife-ihe
latter forgetting, in her fight, two chill
dren, one by her FIRST husband, and the
other only three months old.
Ga the 10Th inst. a man and woman
named Annesser residing about one and a
half mile from the village of Gilmore, Of
tawa county, Ohio, left two children, aged
about nine and twenty months, in the
house while they went 10 a neighbor's,
half mile distant. During their absence
the dwelling took fire. and when they re
turned not a vestige Of house or children
remained.
A terrible tragedy occurred in the north
western portion of Madison county, fla
a few DAYS since. The house Of Mr.. Lit
tleberry Brown was set on fire, and him
self murdered, and his body nearly burned
up in the flames. A man named William
smith, eighty years old, has been arrested
charged with the fendish deed Brown
was tenant of his, and there had been a
difficulty between them on account Of
rents.
Mr.. Stanton, 10y way of signalling his
elevation TO the dignity of an independent,
coordinate branch Of the government, has
commenced the PRONUNCIATION of his de-
Creea in the form OF general orders" One
Of them came out on the lth inst, notify
ing the poor Of the South that a quantity
of what the soldiers used to call 'desecra-
ted vegetables is 20 he distributed for the
relief of the starving in that region.
Among other propositions made to the
WAYS and Means Committee, is one from
Western delegation Of whisky men, 20 al
low them, in case the two dollar tax is re
tanned. o drawback, as il is termed, for the
cost of freight upon every barrel ofwhisky
sent to an Eastern city Another PROPOSE
ton il to place the tax at fifty cents on the
whisky sold at wholesale and assess the
two dollar taI ON what IS disposed Obj the
retailer.
The Indiana State Republican Con
vention, for the nomination Of delegates 10
Chicago, meeis on the Goth at Indianapo-
lis. Leading Republicans of the State
have rendered Senator Morton the vote of
the convention az the FIRST choice for Presi-
dent, but he has declined it, and il Is
thought IL will be unanimous for Grant.
The friends OF Mr.. Colfax are making y
strong effort 10 get him Endorsed Cor Vice
President
Much surprise and regret has been oc.
casioned among Republicans in Washing
ton, by the fact that Gen. Howard, 81 the
lsst meeting of the Trustees Of the Howard
University, avoWed himself ia favor OF
amalgamation. OF course, this position
IL repudiRted by all Republicans in Con
gress and as the General is supported by
leading men in the Bnreau in Washington,
AZ ls thought IL will seriously damage the
ball continuing the Bureau AFTER July.
Col. lngersoll, Attorney General Of
Illinois, who went 70 Washington TO assist
IN the movement 10 bring about the resig-
nation OF Senator Yates, hiss returned. Ia
- understood he reports that Yates has re-
covered, and declines 90 resign his seal
and that John A. Logan is endeayorine a.
get the Senste 10 e1pel y ates. Il il evident
that the feeling among the leading Rsdi-
cabs Is not 10 much in favor Of pressing the
resignation question as ii wss a few DAYS
since.
Crime is very prevalent in Memphis A
dispatch Of the 18th inst SAVE Tom
Smith snd Lott Alexander, two negroes,
have been arrested, charged with Taping q
French woman on Union avenue, aud held
for trial. +. II. Dsshiel, who killed his
son some two weeks since, has been released
for want OF prosecution. John Cunning
ham was shot and MORALLY wounded last
night, al the corner Of MaiR aud Jackson
streets BY Jack Winters. who "A now under