Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Spanish authorities will send 9OOl
troops to quiet Cuba.
There we're 1856 deaths in the city of New
York last week.
DAYTON has let out one of its suburban
tucks. aDd now claims population Of
10000.
Seventy gentlemen from the North ar.
rived All The hotel in Chattanooga on
Wednesday last, to prospect for bushes,
ventures.
The number Of lives lost during the late
.iot in New Orleans was sixteen-six
whites and ten colored.
The New Britain Conn villagers are
frightened nightly by the appearance of a
ghost on Washington street.
The prosecutions of President johnson
are not yet ended. Miss Ann S. Stephens
is writing his life.
Right Rev. J. v. Ryan, Bishop elect of
Buffalo, was coDseerated with imposing
ceremonies in that city, Monday.
The World states that Mr.. Griswold ex.
pended S250,000 In securing q, 600 msjor-
iy for his opponent. 8 5t'. sB'
Rev. Phineas Stowe, of Boston, has be-
come insane, and is now an inmate of the
Somerville Asylum.
Syracuse wishes to'be the cathedra. city
of5the new Episcopal diocese, to be set of
from Western New York.
Il is proposed in Prussia TO erect fortif-
cations at all the chief points on the lines
of the principal railways.
AT a meeting of Republicans in Madrid,
Monday, it was decided that that party
should vote against a monarchy at the
coming elections. ID VA Do .t y
1t is reported that General Hindman
was murdered by his brother-in Jaw, be-
cause he (Hindmap) had applied for a
divorce. 1857 I"H
The vote in the Fifth Massachusetts
District was: Benjamin F. Butler Is, $50;
Otis P. Lord, Democrat, 4,94l; Richard Fl.
Dana, Jr., 1890.
General Prim has Issued circular to
the military commanders reminding them
that it is not proper that soldiers should
take part in political meetings.
New Jersey politicians say the Demo-
cratic Legislature Of that State will elect
John P. Stockton, who was expelled two
years ago, 20 FrelinghUysen's place.
The immigrant report made at Columbus
Ohio, last week, is as follows: Ohio, 1913
Missouri, 131; Illinois, 90; Indiana, As;
Kentucky, 81 !; Tennessee, %; Wisconsin,
IL; Michigan, "a; total, 54S.
Politicians from New York say Senator
Morgan is sure of Ire-election from that
State this winter by the Legislature, and
that no one can make any material show
in trying to run against him,
The National Bank and the commission
warehouses of A. B. Raeker and Geo. d.
Davis & Sons, in Lynehburg, Virginia,
were destroyed by fire Saturday morning.
Loss heavy; partially insured
The annual meeting of the Western As
ISOLATED Press, for the election of officers
and the transaction of other business, will
be held at Cleveland, Ohio, on the 18th
instant
Lincoln, Nebraska, must be pleasant
place for State Legislature to meet. 1t
Is said that bands of Sioux and Otoe lodi
ans have encamped near the city, and warn
off all traders and bummers generally"
Whelan, convicted of the murder of
Darcy MCGEE, 10 Canada, still denies his
guilt, but hints hat he knows something
about the murder, by saying it would be
disgraceful to turn traitor
Gov. Baker CT Indiana, is understood to
have written a letter declining to be con-
sidersd a candidate for United States SEN
ator. He Gays the people have elected
him Governor of tie State, and he proposes
to obey the verdict of the people and serve
out the term.
The Cincinnati Horticultural Associa-
ton expresses the opinion, in resolution
adopted at their lsst meeting, that the Ives
grape is the most productive, and less
liable TO rot and the attack Of disease, than
any known variety Of grape now in Guilt.
walton.
The Countess de Reuss, wife of General
Prim, has arrived in Madrid from Paris.
This lady, creole, brought the General a
large fortune, the greater portion OF which
has been dissipated in his patriotic efforts.
1t appears that Otis Arnold, the guide of
} ohm Browns tract, who murdered one
James Short about A month ago, and then
secreted himself in the woods, committed
suicide His body was found on Monday
by party of sportsmen.
On the first night Of the arrival of Mr..
White, United States Consul at Matamo-
ras, he was robbed of his trunk, watch and
all his clothing, even to his boots, chain
and spectacles. Mr. White expected they
would come after the body the next night.
The silver mines of the White Pine
District, Nevada, are in two respects the
most remarkable yet discovered in that
State. The ore is the richest, and it is
thus far mostly found in a deposit on the
surface, as if from the decomposition in
place Of the Outcropping rock.