Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Tie Mexican Republic IS likely to be
soon recognized By the Spanish provision
al government.
Brigham Young Is said TO be the third |
largest depositor in the Bank of EGG
land.
The Duke Of Nassau recently invested
one million dollars IN United States
bonds
TIE new Homeopathic Hospital, in
Cleveland, was dedicated on Monday.
The late Isaac Barton, of Philadelphia,
bequeathed $50 600 to the Women's Medi-
cal College in that city.
The bruisers, Elliott and Gallagher, will
fight on the l2,h inst, within twenty miles
of Detroit.
The Spanish government promises to ats
colonies liberty of the press and release
from various import duties.
\ colored man of Colfax, California, de-
clared that be won't for the man who was
named after that town.
The Secretary Of the Navy has appoint
ed Dr.. Henry Stewart, Of New Orleans
Louisiana, to be assistant Surgeon in the
United States Navy.
Collins, Republican, shot Conners,
Democrat, in Giro, Wednesday, and fatal
" wounded him, because Conners had
challenged his vote. He wa7 arrested.
One million two hundred snd fifty thoG-
sand hogsheads Of sugar IS the estimated
crop of Louisiana this year.
Robert Bonner and Mr.. Masquand,
New York banker, have subscribed SlO,-
| 600 each for 4 gymnasium for Princeton
! College.
4 new book, by Artemu5 Ward, edited
| hy his executors, With thirty five pl;tute5,
| from his celebrated panorama, Is anGnusced
| in LO ndon.
over ten thouaand dollars were xpended
| IN keeping alive the John Allen prayer
meetings, at New York, and now water
! street is worse than ever before.
Right Rev. Bishop Whitehouse d the
Diocese Of Illinois, has been offered the
Archbishoprick of Canada at least 50 say
his friends lie has not yet determined
whether he will accept the honor.
The Provisional government OF spain
has abolished the custom duty in Cuba
Porto Rico, aud the PHILIPPINE Islands, on
all goods aud materials intended for works
Of public utility.
Gen. Grant received the election returns
| TUESDAY night at the residence of Hon. J.
NJ. Washbourne, at Chicago, into whose
house the telegraph wires had been intro
duced, ard placed at the disposal Of thu
General.
William Preston Hilliard died at Go
lumbus, Ga, on Monday last, after lev
hours illness He was a son of Hon
Henry Hilliard, of Augusta Ga, formerly
Of Montgomery, Ala.
The New York Herald implores the au
thc-ilies of Massachusetts to enforce tn
laws on the statute books Of that State ant
send the prize fighters, Wormald an
, OBaldwin. TO the Penitentiary, lest the
GO back to New York and become cludi
dates for Congress.
\ woman was lately by mistake shat !
the vaults of a small village church l
Sweden. where she remained eleven day
When foGnd she merely asked for som
water, and, being treated with great car
= perfectly recovered in Jew days
r Mrs. Eliza Garth, OF New York, age
II seventy-four. has aued Richard Howell,
e Flanders. New jersey, aged seventy sever
: for $4,000, aud got it, for trihiug with h
| virgin 3IltGklDI& i-lltl A4l~A A''E '"''s1A'
81 girl.
- The Postmaster General has award,
~ the contract f0E carrpiDg the mail CT ron
: from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Snerma
Texas, q distance of 224 miles, twice
week, to VIM. J. Iddings, Of Thorn Hi
Alabama, at $500 per annum.
90 The report that American vesseisOf "
.. had been cent up the Paraguay river
Ia Assumption il confirmed. They have c
n' ders to demand the immediate release
W the members OF the United States La
a. ton held as prisoners by the Paraguay
nE 1t is said that Prince Alfred, Of Fl
~ land. is averse 10 the idea Of h,comi
HI. King Of Spain, while his mother,
L. Queen, and his elder brother the Prime.
h,. Wales, favor the scheme, the latter bel
icb Jealous of his younger brothers extre
ith | popularity with the English people.