Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-02-09
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY >. 1855.
argest Circulation in City and STATE
NEWS OF THE DAY,


Highway robberies are becoming com
mon in the neighborhood Of Nicksbulg.
The lows Senate allows its members six
dollars per week for postage, and the House
allows eight dollars.
A high official in the Sub Treasury at
New York is said TO be a defaulter for
near 100000.
The Homeopathic Medical Society of St.
Louis proposes TO establish a college for
the education Of females in their school of
medicine.
Judge Bond, Of Baltimore, late Repnh-
licsn candidate fOr Governor Of Mar land,
has written q letter in which he says he IL
for Gen. Grant a. the next President.
About $500 destitute negroes were fed by
the Freedmen's Bureau in North Carolina
during the month Of December, and the
number has been increasing since.
The "Workingmen's" party, at Lexing-
ton, Kentucky, has nominated a municipal
ticket, ia opposition 10 the regular De-
mocracy. w. W. Bruce ia the candidate
for Mayor.
The Merchants Of Montreal, Canada,
annoyed by the supeTabundance Of silver
coin in circulation, have formed a combi-
nation TO export a large quantity TO the
United States.
The Bostonians are experimenting with
q machine for instantaneously lighting and
eEtinguishing street lamps by electricity
The machine is said 10 be simple in CON
siruciiun and inlallible in its operation.
Rev. BENJAMIN fl. Pollock, of Detroit,
Michigan, was, on the 9TH inst, elected by
The Protestant Episcopal Bishops, in con
vention at St. John's Chapel New York
city, as the Missionary Bishop of Oregon.
A dispatch from indianapolis states, on
the authority of gentleman from Wash
ington, that il the Democratic National
Convention is held west Of the mountains
IL will be in that city.
The Reconstruction Committee has IA
vorably considered the Senate bill remoy-
ing the disabilities imposed upon Cover
nor Patton, of Alabama, and will recon-
mend its passage by the House. There
seems little doubt of its passage.
The total number of murder cases set
for trial in the New Albany (lndiana) cir
oait during the Spring term Of the Circuit
Court, is tWenty-one. Near eight hundred
and fifty indictments for various other
criminal offenses are also pending ia the
different counties Of the circnit.
The Ohio House Of Representative on
The 9th inst. adotepd resolutions requesting
misrepresentation and instructingt eSena-
tors in Congress from that State to vote
against the pending bills in relation to re-
construction and the powers and jurisdic
ton ofthe Supreme Court, and 10 vote for
a repeal Of the reconstruction laws now in
force
A bill has been introduced into the Mis-
souri, Legislature for requiring all mutual
insurance companies of the State to have
a capital of $4,000, 20 per cent. paid up
an stock companies oil the State 10 have a
capital Of 100000, 20 per cent. paid up,
and all foreign companies to have a cash
capital of $4,000. All companies 10 be
taxed ON gross receipts ia all places where
they have offices.
Near Laclede, Missouri, two families
named Sibert and Phillips, have been liy-
ing on one farm and occupying the same
house. quarrel occurred between them
few days ago about some cattle, and
Phillips shot Sibert with a heavy load OF
buckshot killing him instantly. The
wife Of Sibert was standing by his side
With an infant in her arms, snd single
shot from the charge penetrated the child's
head, causing its death. The murderer
lied, and had not been captured at last ac-
counts.
II has been announced that Attorney
General Stanberry has decided that under |
the tenure Of Office law all officers whose /
terms expire are 10 hold over until their /
successors shall be qualified. Ii is stated
officially that the Attorney General has so /
decided only in certain particular cases
where the law expressly provides for such /
holding over, that an officer whose term /
has expired can continue TO perform the |
functions of the Office until his Successor
shall be qualified. Mr.. StsnberFy does not
hold The general principle that all officers
hold over until successors are appointed OF
confirmed.
Some DAYS ago il was mentioned that the
Committee Of Ways and Means had de
cided finally that they would not recon-
mend reduction of the tax on whisky
and distilled spirits. The authority for
this was the assertions of two members of
that committee. Ii IL now stated on the
of two other members of the
that no decision has been had,
and that il is almost certain they will re-
commend a reduction Of che tax. There
is no doubt that q large majority of both
branches of Congress are in favor OF re-
ducing the tar 10 about fifty cents per gal
Ion.
There is a good deal of speculation about
y no is 10 be the successor 20 Mr.. Adams,
as Minister to England, and several states
men have been given in the newspapers as
The certain nominee, among them Senator
johnson, whose eminent fitness for the po-
siiion all concede. Secretary Seward and
MAYOR Hoffman have been named, also.
There il not the slightest ground for the
assertion that either Of these gentlemen
have been considered in that connection,
and they are themselves, doubtless, as
much surprised as any body at the an
that they are 10 be sent TO
England. So far the Fuessers have been
At fault A few days will clear up all
doubts for the President only awaits the
arrival Of a communication by mail before
sending 10 the Senate a nomination for the /
Hritish mission.
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