Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-14
lareesl Circulation in CIty and Stat,
NEWS OIo THE DAY.


The Fremont railroad scheme in Costa
Rica has proved failure.
The Charleston Is. CO boys have petit
toned for leave to fy kites.
The Mormons expect 10000 emigrauts
from Europe this season.
A grand-neice Of Benedict Arnold is
said to be employed in one Of the depart
menis.
A gentleman from Friar's Point repre-
sents the crop prospects as very favorable
in Coahoma and adjacent counties.
Miss Josephine Laphsm, Of Woodstock,
Ohio. and classmate ssof Rev. Olympia
Brown, at Antioch College, has just been
licensed TO preach.
Accounts from Texas indicate that there
is a better feeling between the freedmen and
planters than az any time since the conciu-
sion Of the war.
The Director Of the Philadelphia Mint
announces that he IL prepared 10 furnish
the small coins Of the United States 10 the
merchants Of the Eastern cities in any
quantity.
Revolutionary movements are now IN
progress in Northern Peru, ia Ecuador and
In the Chiriqui district Of the Isthmus, be-
sides those in half a dozen different sections
OF Mexico. $3.50
Winter wheat in Illinois and Wisconsin
passed safely through therc9ld weather, and
promises an immense harvest. In Ohio,
where an unusual breadth Of ground was
sown, much Of the grain has been winter
killed
A strong effort Is now being made to in
duce Governor Holden 20 withdraw as a
candidate in North Carolina, in order TO
heal the disafieciions in the Republican
party. The opposition to him is very bitter.
The jackson Miss Clarion thinks that
the Conservatives in that State, while they
NAV not be able 10 defeat the proposed Con-
stitution, can, by a united effort, secure
Conservative Legislature, and elect a Gov
ern0r and 81 least two members Of Congress.
Reports are, that the Indians of the
Powder river country, refuse TO treat with
the Commissioners, until every white man
leaves the disputed territory. Meanwhile,
those who viii not leave, are being driven
away OF killed.
A pamphlet has been published at Mo-
bile, Ala, bearing the following suggestive
and euphonious title: "RoIl Of the Black
Dupes aud White Renegades who voted in
Mobile city and county for the Measgerie
Constitution for the State Of Alabama"
The facts in relation TO Indian outrages
on the plains il is said, are suppressed by
Indiar agents on contractors and others
who are interested in the Indian trade.
The truth of the matter is, that the out
RACES are numerous and unproyoked,
although only few OF them are reported.
Mr.. Buckalew's term as United States
Senator from PennsylyaBia will expire on
the fourth Of March next. The Pittsburg
Gazette thinks that il Governor Curtin fails
in obtaining the Vice Presidential nomina-
ton at Chicago he will undoubtedly sue
coed Bnckaew in the Senate.
The railroads terminating at Chicago
will paSs delegates TO and from the Re-
publican National Convention free Of
charge upon application to the chairman
of each Central Committee for a sufficient
number Of tickets for their delegations.
Application must be made TO the President
or Superintendent Of the respective roads.
Panama advices say that the agent Of the
North American Steamship Company has
made contracts with Guatemala, Honduras
and San Salvador TO run line of steamers
on the Pacific coast Of Central America 10
opposition 10 the Panama railroad, with
the privilege of extending to San Fran
cisco.
Stephen j. Meany, the well-known Fe-
nian, arrived in New York on the 10th
inst, on the steamship William Penn,
having been released from prison by the
British government on condition of his re-
turn 10 the United States. He was ac-
companied to Hayre by British officers,
aud a pardon handed him when he sailed.
A New York peDitentiary bird, named
Wiley Glias Delmar, who has served twelve
OF fifteen years in the State prison, and lie
now under sentence for a fresh term of Eve
years, was married on the Sth inst at the
Tombs prison, 20 a woman named James
Brennan. He took the next train for Sing
Sing, but the bride did not accompany him.
A Fort Berthould letter of March I'd
saws: Our Indians here are starving.
There have been thirteen deaths up 10 this
time and the. prospects are that a good
many more will die before spring for the
want Of something 10 eat They have
eaten all Of their dogs and a great many Of
their horses and mules, and are killing
them daily for food 10 sustain the lives Of
their children.
A number Of Radical papers, North and
South, are in great tribulation over the
supposed assassination of DIR. J. @. Mauil. |
of Columbus, Ga, a collesge Of AshbuTne.
They were needlessly distressed as the
Doctor is alive and we'll in Russell county.
Alabama where he had gone to avoid the
indignation of the colored people, aroused
by his speeches, in which he advised that
negroes who voted against the Radical
ticket should be whipped with cowhides
and hand-saws.
A man named Clean, a member of the
New York Assembly, a few days ago
charged a colleague named Frear, with
offering 10 buy bis vote. A committee Of
investigation was ordered, aud Whitewashed
the accused in due form, Of course and
then the roaring farce was appropriately
concluded by a mothOn 30 oensure the mem
Der who had been so crazy a. 10 make Of
himself disturbing element" in the quiet
pool Of Legislative corruption. The pro-
posed oensure was carried by vote Of 81
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