Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-04
Largest Circulation in City and Stat,
NEWS OF THE DAY.


A restaurant car, the "Delmonieo," ia 10
be put on the route from Chicago TO New
York.
The Senate has rejected the nomination
Of John Hancock, brother of General Han
cock, for Collector Of Internal Revenue for
the first district Of Louisiana.
Haight & Chambers circus, which has
so often performed here, was sold at Sher
IFS sale, at Houston, Texas, the other
day.
Samuel Elder died in Louisville, on the
let inst, from an overdose Of laudanum.
Ii is thought he took the lsudanum as a
narcotic, and nnwittingly took an over
dose.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Louisville Courier says: Butler declined
TO participate in the discussions on the LIST
of April. Ben is the last person TO de
fsnd Grant on this or any other ACCUSE
ton.
In New Albany, Indiana, on the LIST in
stani, Mrs. Mary NJ. Keck committed sui
eide by hanging herself in the back room
Of her husbands residence. Cause, tenn
porAry insanity, superinduced by strong
drink
The course Of the managers of the inn
parchment farce develops the fact that they
will depend mainly on enlarging she scope
Of evidence so as 10 create political preiu-
dice and make capital TO go before the
country, as neither law nor legitimate evil
dence can justify conviction.
The opening Of the spring races at Mem
phis has been postponed until the 9th
inst. The stakes will close on the 8th.
About fifteen horses are already on the
ground and in training for the races, and
in week or two, q large number Of the
best horses in the country will be there.
The United States Court at Memphis has
ordered the judgment entered by default
come weeks ago in the case Of The United
STATES u.s. J. o. January, Postmaster at
Trenton, 10 be set aside, 80 az to enable de-
PENDANT TO get his accounts audited by the
Postofice Department.
Wisconsin follows Connecticut in firing
a signal gun for the coming campaign. On
the 9TH Of April she elects two Supreme
Court Judges. The Chicago Tribune is
hopeful of the result, but warns the Bad
gers that If three Republican votes in each
town be changed the Democracy can carry
the State.
Mrs. Kendall, living near the County
lnhrmary, in Pomeroy, Ohio, jumped from
her wagon while the horses were running
away, on the 9th ult. Her clothes catch |
ing upon the wagon, her head struck the |
ground, and she was instantly killed. Her |
husband was buried only two days before.
In Troy, New York, not long ago, Thos.
Palmer, having a trifling sore, got up one
night in the dark to apply TO il some ''pain
killer He used indeible ink by mistake
instead. The wound was poisoned, the leg /
swelled, and for two or three days his life
was despaired OF, but vigorous treatment at
length saved him.
The Cheyenne Leader publishes informa.
ton thai the Indians have burned Butler
rancho, six miles east Of Laramie, and
stolen a number of horses 1t also says
the Indians have murdered a number of
men between Forts Laramie and Fetter-
man. The news is not yet confirmed. It's
reliability is doubtful
The National Intelligence saws: 1t is re-
ported that the Supreme Court, with only
one dissenting vote, decided iavorably To
the petitioner in the McCarde case, hut
that subsequently, with two dissenting
votes said TO be Justices Field aud Grier.
il was determined by the court not TO pro-
mulgats at present the proceedings and de-
cision made in the case.
Two men, recently from Cincinnati,
named Thomas Low and John Weller.
while crossing the track of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad, in Chi
cage, in wagon, were struck by passing
train, on the Slst ult., and thrown some
twenty-seven feet. The horse was instant
ly killed. Mr.. Low died in few minutes,
and Mr.. Weller can not survive. The men
had gone from Cincinnati to work in the
rolling mills in Chicago.
Passengers by the Santa Fe coach, who
reached Hays City, Kansas, on the oath
nit, report that on the 18th, a band OF In
tians robbed a train, oamped on the Arkan-
sas river, twenty-five miles below Fort ]
Dodge, Of twenty five mules, and next day
they robbed another train Of six mules and
all its provisions. The Indians commit
ling these depredations are said TO be
Cheyennes, and they will, of course, be !
fully represented in the coming conference
at Laramie.