Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-18
THURSDAY. JUNE rs. 1865.
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NEws OF THE DAY

Two-thirds of the population of Chicago
are foreign born.
There were four hundred and fifty
divorces in Connecticut during the past
year.
Senior Romero, late Mexican Minister,
has arrived in Washington on business con-
nected with financial matters in bis country.
The ram Stonewall was nine months in
making the voyage 10 japan, and sailed
2e,670 miles, the longest distance ever
made by an iron-clad without convoy. She
consumed 1850 tons Of coal.
In Dallas county, Iowa, the grasshoppers
appear piled up from four TO five deep, and
a. they pass over the ground not enough
vegetation is left in their track to keep life
in field mouse.
Crop reports continue most favorable
throughout the Southwest. The estimates
Of the Louisiana sugar crop approximate
10 10000 hogsheads. The crop last year
was a little more than 80, 200.
The recent session Of the Rhode Island
Legislature occupied exactly two days.
Twenty-nine acts granting or amending
charters TO various corporations, and i've
public acts, were passed, and six Joint reso-
lutions adopted.
A man named Elias Bare, farmer re-
siding in Ross township, Clinton county,
Indiana, committed suicide by hanging, on
the 18th inst. Approximations Of pecuni-
airy loss on a contract for land-clearing
crazed him.
A horned whale, or devil fab, measuring
nine feet four inches in length, and FIVE
feet ten inches in breadth, was caught in
Charleston harbOr last week. The mon
ster leaped into & boat, and was 80 savage
that the fishermen we're obliged to kill it
in seli-deiense.
Some Of the Southern delegates to the
coming New York Convention have been
consulting in Washington, and il is said
they have agreed TO vote on the first ballot
for Andrew johnson, and then 60 for the
strongest man.
In Connecticut recently, boy Killed a
spotted adder with a stick, and soon after
took that part Of the stick which had come
10 contact with the snake in his hand. He
was Immediately seized with severe pain in
the band and arm, and his body began to
swell and was covered with red and black
spots. Whisky cured him, but it was a re-
markable case Of poisoning.
On the morning Of the 10th inst, during
heavy thunder storm, at Monroe, Conn.,,
three school children named Frank. J.
Hawley, aged thirteen years, David NJ
sherman, ten years, and Charles Il. Rub
bel, six years, while standing on the school
house porch, were instantly killed by light
ming, and little girl named Hubbel was
severely stunned, but has since recovered.
The school-house was badly damaged.
A severe thunder storm visited Chicago
IN the morning Of the 18th inst and an
other about four O'Clock in the afternoon,
when the sky became 30 overcast that it
became necessary TO light the gas in stores,
printing Offices, dwellings etc. The ex-
IRENE darkness continued until the natural
darkness appeared. The storm of the
morning extended through Wisconsin and
the northern part Of Illinois and Iowa, and
did much damage in washing away bridges,
etc, but it is believed that the crops will
not suffer any, but on the contrary may be
benefited. IL IL not known whether the
storm in the afternoon extended beyond the
vicinity Of the city.
General Buffers transactions while at
We" orleans are being eNhumed. The
dispositions taken in the case Of Kearney
as. Butler, in the New York court, have
been received in Washington by the But
Ter investigating COMMITTEES. In May,
1867, when Confederate money was cur
rent, by permission Of Butler, his brother,
Col Butler, agreed TO purchase large
amount Of naval stores from kearney, pay
able IN Confederate money. The next day
Butler issued proclamation prohibiting
the circulation Of Confederate money,
which declined 10 a nominal value. Col.
Butler soon after demanded the delivery Of
the stores, and offered Confederate money.
kearney declined to receive il. Butler
then arrested him, threatened to send him
TO Fort jackson and Con6ne him with q
ball and chain if he did not deliver the
goods. kearney then made the delivery,
and now sues for 100000.