Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-30
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Rev. DR.. Duf6eld died at Detroit Friday
afternoon, aged seventy fout The funeral
will take place on Sunday.
Both housss Of Congress are disposed 70
press business as rapidly a. possible 10
adjourn the session about the 10th Of July.
The military commission for the trial
the persona scc6ssd Of being implicated 10
the Aahburn murder at Columbus Ga.
commeuced IL sesaon at Atlanta Monday.
General Sherman has adopted son Of
the late Kit Carson, sad will send him TO
the University Of Notre Dame, Indiana, 10
be educated.
Margaret Thicker, Of Newport Lake
county, Illinois, died on the 18th from the
effects Of burns received the day before by
the upsetting Of kerosene lamp.
General Scott, Governor elect Of South
Carolina, has issued a proclamation con-
vening the Legislature on the 9th Of July,
in accordance with the provisions of the
omnibus bill, for the ratification Of the
fourteenth amendment.
General Sherman il reported to have
said, ia conversation, that there is nothing
TO be apprehended from the Indians on the
plains, thatfhey are peaceable and quiet,
and that more murders are committed in
any large city than BY lndians. az
The bill introduced in the Senate by Mr..
Yates provides that territorial Legislatures
snall meet but once in every two years, and
the next ssssion Of said Legislatures shall
begin two years from The date Of the last
session. The bill also fTes salaries Of Ter
ritar:al Governors at $500 per snnum.
General O'Neil caused the arrest in New
York, Friday, Of the editors Of the Irish
Republic, for publishing a statement from
Washington that General O'Neill had been
suspended from holding communication
with the War and Treasury Departments,
for presenting fraudulent claims. The
hearing Of .helcase was set for July.
The statue Of Martin Luther, at Worms,
was iuaugurated 90 the 18th inst. in the
presence OF a vast concourse ofpeople from
all parts Of Europe and America. The
King Of Prussia and the Crown Prince
witnessed the scene. When the statue was
unveiled salvos Of artillery were hred, and
as soon as the applause subsidized a hymn
was sung by several thousand voices.
An Austin special to the Galveston
Bulletin says the question Of division Of
that State comes up in the Convention
Saturday. DIR. Smith endeavOred 90 have
the boundaries 30 arranged that Galveston
would get entire control ofthe harbor. For
this purpose il is proposed to run the line
due south from the mouth Of Trinity river
20 the Gulf. Eastern members fought il
vigorously.
Gen. Bnehansn received on Saturday an
order from Gen. Grant, directing him to
remove Governor Baker and Lieutenant
Governor Voorhies, and appoint Messrs.
Yarmouth and Dunn in their places, the
appointment TO take effect on Monday,
when the Legislature conveues. General
Buchanan Saturday night issned an order
making the change. The same order au-
thOrizes all parish aud municipal officers,
declared elected by previous orders, 70 take
their offices upon taking the oath prescribed
by the new Constitution. On Monday
Louisiana will have a colored man for
Lieutenant Governor.
Many Of the COngTessmen elect from the
six re-admitted Southern States are already
in Washington, but none Of them can yet
be allowed 10 take their seats, rs all the
States must first act upon the pending four
teenth amendment 10 the federal ConstitG
ton, and Georgia must also make impor-
tant amendment % her own new Constitu
ton. Florida has adopted the amendment,
but the fact is not yet officially known.
The Legislatures Of North Carolina and
South CarolinS meet next week. Those Of
Georgia and Louisiana week after next.
A curious case is reported in Michigan:
A man was charged with maltreaiing, starv-
ing, aud Gbally numbering child Of his
first wifss. But there was nobody to tesli-
fy against him but his second wife, and the
law holding that wife cannot testify
against her husband, the villain was likely
90 escape punishment when il was dis
covered that the woman had husband
living when abe married this man and,
consequently that she was not his lawful
wife, and could give testimony against him.
This she did, and he was sent TO the peni-
Tertiary for life. Xxx.
A correspondent Of the Ala CalJorniaa
says that the Magic City" Of Cheyenne
will see its fast days no more. The city is
merely hastily constructed lot Of houses
Of wood aud canvass, with two or three Of
stone and brick. It's real population may
reach three thousand, and more than one
half Of them would be glad TO sell their
real estate 80 one-half its original cost.
The streets swarm with idle men, many Of
whom are desperadoes who are kept il toll
erRble order only through the terrifying
persuasion Of the Vigilance Committee II
will be great wonder IL there are not eE-
tonsive highway robberies perpeIrated ere
long upon travellers by stage aud emigrRnts.