Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-04
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 4. Isss.
argest Circulation in City and Stat
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The annual production Of gold IN Mon
taua, 50 far, has been nearly 500, 900 600.
Heavy snow storms have prevailed north
Of the Ohio river during the past few days
Al the cotton spinners and weavers o
Fall River, Mass, numbering 5000, hay,
struck for higher wages
Several Radicals Of the House, on Mon
day, expressed their disgust at the i'm
parchment proceedings.
The political intelligence from New
Hampshire is cheering for the Democrats
The election takes place next Tuesday
A grand real estate lottery, with prize
worth 100000, is advertised in The 81
Louis papers 10 be drawn under re-pon
sibe authority on the LEI Of June next.
Major Chas. Helm, Of Newport, Ky.
formerly Consul to ST. Thomas, and after
wards 10 Havana, under Mr.. Buchanan
died few days since at Toronto, Canada
The chemical mandatory Of Powers &
Weightman, in Philadelphia, the larges
establishment Of the kind in the United
S;ates was nearly destroyed by FIRE on
the 2gth
The revenue paid by the insurance com
panies in Cincinnati TO thegovernmen;, for
the last fiscal year. was $50, 090 as. O
this amount the first district contributed
S32 009 70, and the second, $50 GO.
The Boston Sunday Courier floats rumol
that the Tribune Association is negotiating
with Bennett for the purchase Of the New
York Herald for 81 100000, inclusive o
the Herald building.
The Philadelphia correspondent of the
London Times says that Mr.. Dickens viii
have 10 pay $4,000 Of his receipts fol
reading, in this country, a. an interna
revenue tar:
The Democrats Of New Hampshire ar,
confident Of a victory in that State at Tia,
approaching election, and say that nothing
can defeat them but the money which the
Radicals are 30 prolusely lavishing in TIA,
way Of bribery and corruption.
The amount Of grain in store ia Chicago
is steadily increasing, and now includes
100000 bushels wheat, 100000 bushels
corn, 100000 bushels oats, and ll80 0C
bushels barley-making a total of all
grains Of 100000 bushels
All France ia undergoing a sort Of con.
scription under the new French army bill,
and pretty soon every male inhabitant OF
the Empire who can walk or talk will be q
member Of the National Guard Mobile
And this is future peace
The yC ing King Louis /, of Bavaria, has
Just died. He was born August IS. 1916,
and was consequently in his twenty-third
year. His brother Prince Ohio, who will
be twenty years Of age on the 9th ofApril
next, succeeds 10 the throne.
All the Teunessee delegation in the
House of Representatives, except Haw-
kins and Maynard voted for the articles of
impeachment on Monday. Maynard was
absent in New Hampshire. Where Mr..
Hawkins was, and why he did not vote,
does not appear.
The Mayor Of Philadelphia is about 10
take possession Of the city gas works, here
toiore managed by trustees. Hereafter the
works will be managed az a department Of
the city government. n is reported that
the trustees will resist the seizure by force.
having already fled bin In the courts
against it.
The Board Of Presbyters appointed to try
the Rev. Stephen II. Tying Jr., for he VIC
iation Of a canon Of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church, have brought their Lahore to a
close. They have found Mr.. Tying guilty,
and have sentenced him 10 receive public
admonitiou from the Bishop, in accordance
with the PROVISIONS of the Diocesan Canon.
Hon. ]. 8. Black, Of PENNSYLVANIA, ex-
Associate Justice Benz. r. Curtis of Mas
sscbusetts, Chas. o Conner, VIM. M. Evarts,
David Dudley Field, Of New York, Hon.
A. g. Thurman and w. s. Groesbeck of
Ohio, with Attorney General Stanberry are
reported as counsel Of the President before
the Senate.
A Paris newspaper reports that at a re-
cent court ball given in that city, the
American Minister, General Dix, was at
tracted by the gorgeous uniform of a Bel
gisn officer and bad a long conversation
with the wearer. Napoleon is said to have
laughed at the spectacle for the officers
uniform covered only a secret police spy.
At the Railroad Convention which met
At New Orleans, last Thursday, at which
John R. Branner, President Of the East
Tennessee and Virginia railroad, presided,
eleven roads were represented. A short
schedule of three and half days to New
York, ma Humboldt Nashville Louis
vile, Indianapolis, and Pennsylvania was
perfected after which the convention ad-
Iourned.
EI-President Pierce writes that we will
carry the State. Mr.. Sinclair, the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, writes on
Friday that If the election could take place
to-day We could carry the State by 1000
majority; the expenditure only Of large
sums Of money can defeat us. Dan Noor-
bees telegrsphs, The Democrats will win
New Hampshire IN blaze Of enthusiasm
But there are others less sanguine, who say
the majority will be greatly reduced, but
the Radicals may be successful through the
use Of money.
Times, in the money line, we're never so
doll as now in Richmond. The Dispatch
contains SIX columns Of sales by auction
under deeds Of trust and seizures by Con-
stables, Sheriff., City Sergeants and United
States Marshals. Among the parties who
have gone up the spout" are Mr.. John
Z, Ballard, the proprietor of the Ballard
House, and VIM. j. Babcock, of the st.
Charles Hotel They are however, not
alone, hundreds Of G.hers are suffering
from an impecuniousty that appears inn
possible Of relief
In convention st Oxford University on
The 18th Of February, it was agreed, after
"a protest from Mr.. Goodwin Smith, 10
make grant Of books from the Uniyer-
slty press 10 the University of the South
ern States Of America. A decree was then
brought forward TO grant from the UniyeI-
Sily chest the sum Of 1850 towsrd restoring
The buildings Of the said University, which
we're destroyed during the late war. Ga
division, the decree was rejected by 68
votes to 6O-majority 8 The opposition
seemed TO rest partly on general financial
grounds, and partly on the fear that such
vote would be taken in America as an ex-
preston Of sympathy with the South.
REGULATIONS, ETC, ETC.
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