Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-02-26
argest circulation in City and State
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The FIRST National Bank Of keokuk,
Iowa, suspended on the Dist.
The Legislative bodies Of Ksnsas have
accepted an invitation from the Pacific
Railway Company 10 have hnfialo hunt
on the 4th of March.
Last week the Boston soup houses fed
fourteen thousand and forty-four persons.
One bright lad applied for soup for his
father, mother and boarder.
Rev. Joseph Reinhart, Catholic, at
tempted to get on passing train at Upper
Sandusky, on Saturday morning, aud fell
under the cars and was instantly killed.
J. p. Benjamin, formerly Confederate
Secretary Of State, appeared for the prose
cntion la the case Of Sir. q. +. Calling
Eardly, recently tried in London for big
amy, and sentenced to eighteen months
hard labor.
Counterfeit 7-30 notes, dated June Is,
1865, are coming 10 the Treasury Depart
ment in large numbers for conversion. The
public is notified that all notes of that date
should be Immediately returned to the
Treasury department for conversion.
Mrs. Ssllie Harris, living at Cedar Bluff,
Cherokee county, is said to be the Oldest
person DOW living in Alabama. She il one
hundred and thirteen years old. She ia
a native Of Edgecombe county, North
Carolina.
The horses Empire State and Iyanhoe
tTotted on Saturday from Boston TO Wor-
cester, Mass, forty mileg, for a wager of
$1,000. The Empire State won, making
the distance in two hours and twenty-four
minutes. The Empire state died during
the night Of Saturday.
In the New York Legislature a bill has
been introduced providing that it shall be
unlawful for one 6rst cousin TO engage or
agree 10 marry another first cousin Of the
came consequently. Any person violating
the proposed law may be punished by fine
OF not more than $1,000, OF imprisonment
for not longer than one year, or both fine
and imprisonment.
The constitutionality of the Law under
which several members of the Chicago
Produce Exchange were prosecuted some
months ago for gambling-a case which
made great deal Of excitement at the
time-has been affirmed. Dealers in grain
can not contract 10 deliver a certain
amount at a given time, unless they actual
ly have IL on hand
In Grey county, Canada, few days ago.
Mr.. Charles Van Felson was married to a
young lady named Miss Hall. But few
minutes had elapsed after the ceremony
when the mirth Of the company was turned
into sadness on learning that the bride had
taken poisonous dose Of laudanum, and
in six hours thereafter she expired No
reason for the act has been assigned
The ST. Louis Republican says General
LII. l. al
900 Of the money paid by the general gov
eminent 10 the State. Gray was appoint
ed agent 10 see after the collection of ak |
millions and half due the State, and the |
Governor contracted 10 allow him one and |
half per cent. on all he should obtain. |
The compensation for a few days' work was /
certainly very liberal. ~.
Gen. Hancock, in reply TO an editorial /
in the New York Sun, re-published in the /
New Orleans Republican, has addressed a
card to the latter Journal, denying the state
ment that he had used expressions deroga-
tory TO the citizens Of Texas, pronouncing
the same malicious misrepresentation, and |
saying that while in Texas he WAS treated |
with invariable kindness.
10 the House Of Representatives on the |
oath inst, after the adoption OF the inn |
parchment resolution, Mr.. Stevens, Of Penn |
sylvsnia, offered the following:
Resolved, That a committee Of two be |
appointed 10 go 30 the Senate, al d at the |
bar thereof, in the name Of the House of |
Representatives aud Of all the people of /
the United States, 10 impeach Andrew i
johnson, President Of the United States,
Of high crimes and misdemeanors in /
office; and acqusint the Senate that the |
House of Representatives will in due time |
exhibit particular articles of impeachment /
against him, and make good the same, aud |
that the committee do demand that the |
Senate take order for the appearance of |
-aid Andrew johnson 10 answer said i'm
parchment. ......
Resolved, That committee of seven be /
appointed TO prepare and report articles of |
impeachment against Andrew johnson,
President of the United States, with power |
10 send for persons, papers and records,
and to take testimony under oath.
The resolutions were adopted, l24 voting /
for them. The Speaker appointed Messrs.
Stevens and Bingham to announce 20 the
Senate the action OF the House. and
Messrs. Boutwell, of Mass, Stevens of
Pa. Bingham of Ohio, Wilson of Iowa,
Logan Of His, Julian Of Ind, and Ward /
Of New York, 10 prepare articles Of i'm
peschment.