Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A rumor is abroad in Madrid that the
government of the United States has
recognized the insurgents in Cuba as
belligerents.
Several lady teachers from the North
who are in the employ Of the Freedmen's
Bureau have recently arrived in Chstta-
nooga.
The municipal election Augusta, Geor-
gia, on the Cd, passed off quietly. The
peoples, or Democratic ticket was elected
by one hundred and thirty-six majority.
The Hon. Reuben Tomlinson, formerly
of Philadelphia, has been appointed State
Auditor of South Carolina, and is organ
izing the system Of collection of taxes in
that State.
Later adVices received from Santiago,
of the engagement between government
troops and revOluGonists, at Villa del
Cobrc, on the oath ult, still increase the
number of revolutionists killed.
Mr.. Calender, the special examiner o
banks for the Treasury Department at
New York, has been looking into the
condition of q number of national banks
in that city. The result of his investiga-
tons is not yet made.
A letter has been received in Cincinnati
from DR.. Helmbold, of Buchu fame, pro-
nouncing the widely circulated report OF
his insanity a malicious fabrication, origi-
mating with personal enemy aided by a
drunken Bohemian.
The foundry and machine shop of W.
j. Quardly, in Hannibal, No., were de-
stroyed by fire Monday. The loss is esti-
mated at between $4,000 and $4,000
insurance not stated. A large number of
valuable patterns belonging to the Han
nibal and st. Joe railroad company were
also destroyed.
There was a report in Paris that the
exiled Queen of Spain would take up her
residence in New York, as she believes
life would be uncomfortable in Rome un~
der the eye Of the Pope, and in Paris
under the eye of the police, and in Lon
don under the eye of Mrs. Grundy.
The Patent Office has received from
Boston an application for patent or an
improved machine for cutting and en-
bossing paper collars, which will emboSs
| and cut 100000 collars every ten hours
with the assistance Of single laborer to
feed the machine.
The New York Tribune is begging
Congress, at its coming session, to turn
| deaf ear to the demand for fresh appro-
priations for railroads, rivers and harbors,
and kindred enterprises. 1t says they
must await the resumption Of specie pay
ment, and the funding of our national
debt at lower rate Of interest than six
per cent. s
On Friday last man named Engleman,
living in CarlinVille, Illinois, cut the
throat of his divorced wife, nearly sever
ing the head from her body. EDgleman
was arrested and lodged in jail but on
Monday a mob Of country people took
him from the jail and hung him.
Shipping master Garcia, who some
months ago attacked Mr.. La Reinterie
who was then acting as United States
| Consul at Havana, has been arrested anc
placed in Fort Punto, by order of Captain
General Lersundi, to answer charge o
insulting the American government
brought against him by the present
Consul General of the United States.
1t is reported that a large number Q
filibusters have recently sailed from New
York and New Orleans for Cuba, full!
armed. 1t is also asserted by those i
the interest Of the movement, that in les
than three weeks ten thousand men wi
have been landed the island.
While Horace Greeley and Charles A
Dana were racing with velocipedes, Tues
day evening, over the Nicholson pave
{ ment, in Nassau street, New York, th
? vehicles came into collision, throwing tn
riders violently to the ground. Fortr
nately both escaped with very slight II
juries.
A Washington special of the lst says
q There are about twenty Senators an
forty Representatives now in the cit.
j and others are arriving by every trail
Il The business to be transacted is ver
70 freely discussed, and there is great d
versity Of opinion with regard to WIFI
8 should be done, and especially is this
u in relation to the finances.
The President on Tuesday received
full report of the Commission appoiItt
Is TO examine the Union Pacific railroa
le They passed over 800 miles and present
H. detailed statement of their observation
!. and point out many. places where the
!, think the terms made with the COVER
10 ment have not been complied with. Thu
NJ say a large sum will be required to P
nj | the work in a proper condition.