Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

ffOrlua, Durne0 on the nlgut OF tue 4tlo'
In Boston, for the week ending Satur-
day, one hundred and two deaths occurr ed,
including seven from sunstroke.
A Democratic ratification meeting was
held at LeavenWorth, Kansas, Saturday
night, which was addressed BY q number
ofspeakers and great enthusiasm prevailed.
The gas strikers Of Philadelphia have
succeeded in accomplishing their object.
The trustees Of the gas works having COM
piled with their demands for increased
wages. Work has been resumed.
A party Of rowdies stopped street car
near Ninety street, New York, on the
night Of the 18th insi., and attempted to
set Gre TO the dresses Of the ladies, who
were present in force, returning from pic
mic. Two policemen appeared and the
ruiians fed.
Idaho advioes 10 July 9th, say the re-
ported defeat of Gen. Crook is untrue.
Crook held a council with the Snake In
dams. The principal chief said. he was
tired Of fighting. II Is thought the council
resulted 10 a treaty for their location on
reservations.
At a meeting Of master masOns in New
York, Friday evening, resolutions were
passed TO continne firm against the de
mands Of the bricklayers. II was stated
that there are 1000 bricklayers on the
strike by whose action 5000 other mechan-
les are kept out Of labor. ....
During a thunderstorm in Chicago, about
noon, Saturday, the building, corner OF
Archer avenue and Deering street, was
struck by lightning. OF three persons In
the building at the time, two we're instantly
killed aud the third 80 seriously injured
that he is not expected to live.
The recent FIRE at Sing-Sing seems to
have been the work of convicts, who, 10
the number of one hundred had planned
10 seize the Propells Eureka, market boat
running to New York, and escape. Infor-
nation given by one of the conspirators,
however, frustrated the plot, aud the ring
leaders were placed in irons.
Obediah Jones, residing in Canton, Mas
sachusettss, was found dead in bed, in his
room, ON the 9th of July, with a pistol
near him. lie was supposed TO have com
mitted suicide, but subsequently Mrs.
Madden, his mOther-in-law, and his wife,
we're arrested for numbering him, and the
evidence is said TO be very strong against
them.
An Omaha dispatch says that Brigham
Eoung's agent is there making prepare
tiOns for the reception and transportation
Of several thousand emigrants to the end
of the Union Pacific railroad, where all
the able-bodied men will be at once en-
ployed grading and track laying. Their
families will be forwarded to the Utah set
Element. About two thousand are ex-
pected TO reach there next week.
The number of deaths last week in New
York, was ll42, of which more than fifty
per cent. we're from sunstrOke and diarrhea
diseases. Infants suffered terribly from the
latter, but the exact number has not been
ascertained. The increase in the total over
the week before was 52S. The wealth err
Saturday was fine, the thermometer only
reached eighty-six degrees. There was,
however, quite a number of cGses Of sun
stroke, bat few compared with the number
IN the early part of the week.
Among those seeking the Austrian mis-
sion IL John Il. SAKE, che poet politician.
The wheat crop in England is reported
better than the average yield for years
past.
J. II. Caldwell, of Griggsville, Illinois,
wac murdered and robbed at Cold Spring,
Texas, on the Oath of June. The citizens
captured and hanged the murderer.
Gen. Mcdowell has been ordered to the
of the Department Of the East,
with headquarters at New York. This ia
the place formerly occupied by General
Meade, and now occupied by Gen. w. T.
Sherman.
Leutze, the we'll known historical painter,
died in Washington City, on Saturday,
from excessive heat. He was engaged on
a national painting, to be called "The
Dayton was subjected to a tremendous
iempest Of rain and hail on Saturday.
Several houses were blown down, three or
four persons killed by lightning, aud much
damage done to corn and tobacco.
The Fremont Journal says: "a man by
he name OF Peters, in Townsend town
hip, this county, wac sunstruck, and died
Word was sent 10 Ssndusky
10 have his grave dug in a cemetery there,
md when the corpse reached the cemetery
he sexton was found dead by the side Of
he unfinished grave"
The power Of electricity on eels was
clearly noticed on Thursday Last, during
he tempest. Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts,
two severe bolts, which so affected
he eels that they came 10 the top of the
water, their heads ont like sea serpents,
Ind swan 10 the shore On being taken
lp and thrown back into the wster, they
came ashore again. The fol
owing morning, some 6feen barrels of
els were picked mp, having come ashore.
The orange crop in Florida is unusually
promising, and has been generally engaged |
t $50 a thousand Other tropical fruits
re growing finely.
Gen. Frank Blair will take his family |
Dacotah, and then return and engage |
ctivey ia the CANVASS, commencing ia |
fame.
The bill to divide Texas into three States
likely 20 fail. Bingham. Paine and |
arnsworth oppose it, "a they fear these
eW States will become Democratic.
The yield Of corr and potatoes in Kan
- will surpass that of any previous year.
he wheat crop ia all harvested in fine
and the yield is unusually large.
overuor Crawford has field Of one hun
red and fifty acres, which will yield not
"a than ten thousand bushels.
destructive fire occurred at Madison.
lornia, on the night Of the 14ih inst., bv
hich the whole business portion Of the
wn was DESTROYED
A Democratic ratification meeting, prob
by the largest ever held in Louisiana
ok place at New Orleans Saturday night
lafayette Square, and the stseets in 7thr
entity, we're densely packed. There were
rec hondyed Vice Presidents, from the
ost sal siantial and respectable citizens.
solutions lndorsing the nominations and
atioTm OF the New York Convention, and
edg'hg the cordial support Of the Lou
ana Democracy declaring slavery dead |
yond ihe power of any man 60 resusci- /
e u condemning the present Coustitu-
IA OF the state, aud expressing alarm a.
= course Of ihe Legislature now in SEES
N; returning thanks 10 President John
q, etc, were adopted; also expressing
lngs Of kindness toward the colored peo-
OF The State, and citing the recent cleo
n IN Mississippi IS an Instance Of what
} be done hv a proper course toward the