Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-13
argest circulation in City and State
NEWS OF THE DAY.


In Vicksburg, Miss, women are being
worked upon the chain-gsng.
The gang of thieves prowling about
Memphis have been very successful in the
past few days. Large numbers Of horses
have been stolen.
The President declines TO receive official
papers through Secretary Stanton's office,
but desires them to be sent direct TO the
Executive Mansion.
The inventor Of the latest fying-ma-
chine, a St Louis man, is to test his appa-
fatus by jumping from a balloon two
thousand feet from the earth. He tests 1t
himself
Albert ID. Hager, Of Proctorville, Yer
mont, the State Geologist, recently skinned
and stuffed large bald eagle, in whose
crop he found a piece Of halter chain
twenty-four and half inches long.
A division Of the KIux Khan has been
formed in Memphis. The knowledge of
their formation has caused much excite
ment in that city. The Klux will be
terror to Radical thieves.
The Belmont COhio) Chronicle says a
small child Of Mr.. Joseph West, of Bridge
port, was given large dose Of morphine
day or two ago, which killed 1t in few
hours. The morphine was given by mis-
take.
The Montana papers contradict the re-
ported burning Of Kennedy's rancho and
the capture Of Mrs. Kennedy and her
children. bat state that the Indians are
committing other depredations in the
vicinity.
A bill il before the California Legisla-
ture providing that persons who shall plant
highways with trees and sustain the growth
Of the same for FIVE years, shall have re-
duction Of their tax at the rate Of one
dollar annually for every tree thusplanted.
In a quarrel about a dog, at Franklin,
Kentucky, the other day, John Evans shot
Jerry Hunt through the head, killing him
instantly. Evans was one ofthe train robbers
at Franklin over a year ago, but escaped
punishment by turning STATES evidence.
The wholesale merchants and brokers' of
indianapolis, have formed an organization
for offensive and defensive action, with a
view TO mutual protection against worthless
customers and against determination detri-
mental TO their interests by railroad com
panies, etc.
The rates Of freight from Omaha to Chey-
enne are stated by the Herald as follows
Firsi-class, SO so per hundred: second-class,
SO 20; third class, So 55; lumber in lots
Of 5000 and over, $50; live stock, per car,
Sl25; grain and mill stuff in lots of $4,000
pounds and over, So 90 per hundred. Pas.
senger fare, S4l so.
Some one has made the remarkable dis
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men from the South for some years to
come, since the Constitution provides that
no person can be Senator who has not
been nine years a citizen of the United
States, nor any one a Representatives who
has not been seven yeara a citizen.
The documents in the case Of William
Bell, convicted under the civil rights bill
by the United States District Court at
Louisville, Kentucky, for killing a negro,
has been laid before the President with a
petition for relief Eminent lawyers az
, well as the counsel for the accused declaIe
that his execution would be judicial muir
der.
The following Judgments against default
ing officials we're taken in the United States
Court in Memphis on the 9th inst. United
States va. Harvey Eckley, postmaster,
Kenton, Tenn, judgment for Sl59 "A;
United States VS.. j. O. January, pos:mas-
ter, Trenton, Tenn, judgment for 1924 60;
United States va. James Rose, administra-
tor Of Henry Rose postmaster, Sharon,
Tenn, Judgment for $40 So; United
States vs.. Timosher Bowers, Crockett's Sta
ton, postmaster, judgment for $3l so;
United States vs. Galen +. Green, post
master, Jackson, judgment for $l097 90;
United States va. Galen +. Green, Revenue
Agent, Tennessee, judgment for S26O5 II.
The House managers of Impeachment
have arranged the programme for John
sons trial. Bingham and Wilson are to
examine Witnesses, and Butler and Logan
10 resist applications for time for prepare
tioa contemplated by the Presidents ooun-
sci. Bingham and Logan are to discuss
objections which will be raised TO the
competency of the court as not being COM
posed Of Senators from all the States. Will
son and Logan are TO meet the challenge
Of certain Senators having disqualified
themselves by expressing an opinion in adj
vance Of the Presidents guilt Wilson and
Boutwell, are 10 sum up the case. Such
is at present the distribution Of labor, but
Gen Butler is strongly pressed 10 examine
witnesses.