Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-15
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10. Is0s.
largest Circulation In city and Stat,
NEWS or TuE DAY.

days since, in tight.
Buffalo gnais have appeared in the north
ern part Of Mississippi, and are doing great
damage TO the stock.
r. II. Coleman, Of Tallahatohie county,
Miss, poisoned himself on Thursday, by
taking morphine, misiaking II for quinine.
During last week seven or eight hun
bred clerks and salesmen have been
discharged from dryRoods houses ia New
York.
The total number of persona on board
the steamer Sea Bird, Il is now calculated,
was about seventy, Of whom three only
were saved.
Five hundred and seventy immigrants
passed through Columbus, Ohio, last week,
of whom thirty three intend settling in
Tennessee.
The Democratic City Convention in Chi
cago Saturday, nominated w. X. McAllis-
ter for Judge, aud Daniel OHara for Clerk
Of the Recorders Court
Many thousand elms have been planted
in the streets OF Chicago this spring, Many
Of these are large, being from twenty-five
10 fifty feet high.
Notwithstanding the severe injury done
10 the fruit ia the region around and west
Of 81. Louis, by the late frost, it is still be-
leved there will be a fair crop.
Two wards Of New Haven, Connecticut,
where the foreigners do most abound, give
English over 1000 majority, or about 500
more than he has in the entire State.
A phosphate trade - springing mp on
the Ashley river, near Charleston, South
Carolina. Two schooners are loading car
goes for Philadelphia. The deposits are
large.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's income
last year, as reported by the tax collector,
was $38, 24S. That includes the profits on
Norwood and other literary labor outside
Of his ministerial duties.
The bodies Of two white men were found
hanging 10 a tree near fernando, Missis-
sippi, few days ago. Its supposed they
were horse thieves, who had been hung by
citizens.
On Monday Of last week, Mrs. Charlotte
Jordan, Of Macon, Ga, committed suicide
by taking morphine. Her husband was
killed in the Confederate army, and her
only child died a few months ago.
d. w. Evans, arrested at Memphis some
dave since, on a charge Of defrabding the
government in whisky tax, has been held
20 bail in $1,000 for his appearance at the
United States District Court.
A Washington special says Gen. Grant
Is so maneuvering the troops as to virtually
neutralize Ger. Hancock az commander of
the Department Of the Atlantic, and place
him without any men under his control.
The New York H,ralds dispatch states
that official advices from Alaska state that
an attack upon the Americans in Sitka is
contemplated by the Indians and Russians,
and massacre Is imminent unless rein
forced.
The managers Of several real estate and
other lottery schemes ia st. Louis were ar
rested Saturday for violation Of the State
law, and the whole lot Of gift enterprises in
operaiio- there will be broken up il the
law is strong enough TO do it.
New Orleans papers speak of numerous
capitalists there from the North, aud heavy
speculative purchases Of plantation lands
at cheap rates, without an intention of i'm
mediate cultivation.
The body Of Gen. John H. Morgan, at
tended by Capt. Cal. Morgan and an escort,
arrived at Washington on the 18th inst.
from Richmond, and will reach Lexington
Thursday. A number Of kentuckians re-
ceiyed Il at Washington.
Il has leaked ont that the President
created the Atlantic Department at the
suggestion Of Sherman, who deemed it
necessary for military measures, and he
marked its limits The President was &C
cused of some sinister purpose in the for
nation Of Is.
The bishops Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church have named Friday, April 9th,
~ day of fasting and prayer in the
church, ard have recommended its obserY-
ance by the membership. IL is the day on
which the General Conference Of the
churh will open in Chicago.
The wife of Rev Dr. Judd, Baptist cler-
gyman in New Haven, has applied for di-
vorce on the ground OF adultery with Su-
sannah Reynolds, his young housekeeper,
and Mr. Judd has filed a cross bill on the
charge Of misconduct on her part. Mr..
Judd ID wealthy, and il is his second wife
who sues for divorce.
A block Of ten stores, in progress Of cree
ton on the corner of Clark and Twelfth
streets, Chicago, fell in at ten O'Clock Sat
urday morning with q terrible crash, bury
ing eight or ten workiugmen aud seriously
injuring seven others. Fortunately no one
was killed. The total loss of property is
about ten thousand dollars.
The Presidents counsel will probably
call the attention Of the court Of impeach-
ment this week, 90 the fact that an official
of the court, its Secretary, publishes daily
from two TO FIVE columns IN favor of the
conviction of the President. They will
insist that no judicial body Of any degree
would permit its clerk 60 urge the convic-
ton Of a prisoner on trial.
II now appears, from an authentic source,
that Stanton, instead of preparing the
clause Of the tenure Of Office lsw, which
impeschers say protects him, opposed il
and wrote a letter 10 Judge Williams, of
the conference committee, requesting that
il be stricken ont as he did not think il
right TO tie the Presidents hand in the
matter Of Cabinet officers hut it was kept
in through Williams and Schenck's per-
tinacity.
Rev. Stephen II. Tying, Jr., denies the
statement that he has again violated the
canons Of his church. Tie saws he has no
intention OF disobeying, and has not dis
obeyed the church laws since has late trial,
and has not received any notification Of
arraignment for such alleged ofieuse. He
has never formed any plan 20 defy the
authority OF the church will never attend
another trial, and finally, he will continue
to preach from his pulpit until elected
therefrom by the police.
In Portland, Maine, on the Sih inst.
William Hatch, Jr., called on Or. Evans, a
dentist, 10 extract an aching tooth. Al his !
request the dentist administered chiora- |
form, and removed the tooth. The patient |
revived for few moments after the opera
ton, bat soon became inseusible again. and |
died in a short time. He was suffering |
from consumption, which is supposed 90 |
have contributed 10 the fatal effect Of the |
chloroiorm.
A Washington dispatch Of che l3th inst. |
70 NE Louisville Courier SAVE The un-
favorable impression of the Presidents
counsel aud friends over the rulings of The |
court on Saturday is dissipated by the'pro-
oeedings OF today. Again they are hone |
fol, and public opinion varies from dav 10 |
day. and even rom hour 10 hour rbe