Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-11
WEDNESDAY. MARCH II. Isss.
srgest Circulation in City and State
NEWS OF THE DAY.

ment," died February %, at St. Louis.
The President has not yet decided
whether he will appear before the Senate
in person on Friday next or by his counsel.
The Reconstruction Convention Of Geor-
gia on Monday nominated Gen. Grant and
Foster Blodgett for President and Vice
President.
From January ! 10 March 4, the number
of emigrants arrived in New York was
9907; for the corresponding period last
year, 1852.
The farmers in the vicinity Of st. Jo-
seph, Missouri, are already breaking up
their land, the frost being entirely out Of
the ground.
The estate Of Elias Howe, Jr., Of Bridge
port, the great sewing machine inventor, is
represented insolvent. He was reputed to
be worth over Sl,000,0OO.
John NJ. Campbell, local editor Of the
Memphis AUaldnche, was committed to Jail
on Monday by Judge Hunter, on account
Of the recent contempt case.
The Sons Of Temperance of Ohio have
issued a circular, requesting all churches OF
that State TO observe Sunday, the 18th inst
as q day Of prayer for the temperance
cause.
In consideration of this being leap year,
the Clerk Of ST. Joseph county, Indiana,
has consented to issue marriage licenses
free Of charge 10 all ladies who apply for
them in person.
The latest addition to the reconstruction
acts, which passed through Congress a
week ego, will be allowed to become law
by the lapse often days, without either the
Presidents signature or veto.
The Farmers Bank at Madison, Wiscon-
son, private institution, suspended Mon
day. 1t was owned by John II. Slaven.
Its Liabilities are $4,000, and nominal
assets about the same.
Burglars on Monday night effected an
entrance into the Courthouse at Murphys-
boro, Illinois, blew open the ssfe and OBJ
tanned $4,000 in greenbacks and large
amount in county bonds.
Louis schefier, Cashier Of the Milwaukee
County Bank, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself at Milwaukee Monday. Cause,
losses by speculation. The bank loses
nothing.
The Georgia Constitutional Convention,
on Saturday resolved itself into Republi-
can Nominating Convention, and those who
did not care to participate absented them
selves. X. b. Bullock, Of Augusta, was
nominated for Governor.
The Senate Military Committee has re-
solved not TO take any action at present on
nomination of Mr.. Ewing 10 be Secretary
Of War, and il is probable that the matter
will be undisturbed on the table till the
end of the impeachment proceedings.
The Rhode Island Locomotive Works, at
Providence, have orders for thirty-four To-
oomotives, nineteen of them for the Union
and Central Pacific railroads. They will
complete them at the rate of about one q
week.
Intelligence has reached Washington
from Richmond, that Judge Underwood
has released the bondsmen of Jefferson
Davis. 1t is believed that this il doue,
ewing TO the extreme improbability OF
Davis ever being brought TO trial.
The Senate Military Committee will, at
a proper time time, report against confirm
ing the Brevet rank offered by the Presi-
dent to Generals Sherman and Thomas
and in doing 80 will ask the Senate to pass
a resolution very complimentary TO those
officers.
The shorthand writers who reported the
Presidents speech about Congress chang
ing on the verge Of the government" have
been summoned 10 give evidence before
the impeachment managers as to precisely
what Mr.. johnson said. The reporters dc
not exactly agree az TO the words used.
The President took decided position or
Saturday relative TO the stains Of General
Thomas, and has invited him 10 hereafter
attend the Cabinet meetings. Such bust
ness as reaches the Executive relative Il
the War Department, will be turned oVei
20 General Thomas as Secretary Of War az
interim.
The Hon. Portus Baxter, Representative
10 Congress from Vermont, who died il
Washington on Wednesday, was only sick
three days. His disease wac pneumonia
which seems quite prevalent in that city
he has been a member of Congress since
1861, was a Republican in politics, and wa'
IN his sixty-second year.
Among the officers elected in Shelby
county on Saturday were four colored.
Less than four hundred whites voted the
Radical ticket. 1t is said that q number
Of the defeated candidates will contest the
Hardemsn counties have gone Democratic.
In the town of Bolivar there was only one
vote for the Republicans.
In central and northern Mississippi the
Bureau Agents report the prospects of the
crops are good, and the reports of great
destitution are denied. All laboreTs who
will work have had opportunities 10 con-
tract, and ell except the worst and idlest
have done so. There will be much more
small grain and corn raised this year than
last, and also more cotton.
Gen. Hancock request TO be relieved
from the command Of the fifth military
district, was communicated BY Gen. Grant
20 the President, and the latter called on
Grant for a copy Of all correspondence re-
lsting to the disspproval of Gen. Han
cocks orders. What course be will take
relative 10 the application for change OF
ststion IL not known. The reconstruction
laws do not give him any authority 10 in
terfere with orders that Grant has revoked,
The Louisiana Reconstruction Conven-
ton adjourned Monday, previous TO which
q committee which waited upon General
Hancock with a copy of the new Constim-
ton, and the information that it was ready
10 be submitted 90 the people, reported that
the General had expressed has doubts As to
the legality Of electing State officers stimuli
tsneously with voting on the Constitution.
he would, however, ascertain definitely
from Washington.
One Of Banum's bears by some means
escaped the flames in the burning museum
and, after two nights and day Of exposure
10 the perils Of TIRE in the burning ruins,
made his way ont TO the streets, and sfleT
chase Of three OF four squares, was cap
tured and led of to the station-house. The
giraffe was SO badly injured before getting
out Of the burnin & museum, that il died
next day but 4 youthful elephant, which
was considerably bruised and otherwise in
jured, has f Ely recovered. The giraffe cost
over $4,000
The heavy rains Of Friday and Saturday
extended very generally throughout the
Vest and Northwest, and much OF the
country was flooded. Al Aurors aud Rock
ford, Illinois, a number of buildings we're
damaged and some carried away. At
Omaha, Nebraska, the ice broke up and
carried HWav two hundred fAaf of the tam