Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-24
Largest Circulation In City and Stat
NEWS OF THE DAY.


There have been heavy rains in Georgia,
which have done the crops great benefit.
The harvesting Of rye and wheat has
commenced in Southern Illinois. "a a
The weather at St. Louis is still very
cold, the mercury falling as low as seventy
Sunday.
The Florida Legislature, on Saturday,
elected Abijah Gilbert as United States
Senator for six years from March, 1869.
Max Marelzek has leased the Union Ho-
tel Opera House at Saratoga, and an opera
season will begin there early in July.
Fine and seasonable rains have fsllen in
different parts Of Alabama in the last few
days, coming just in time 10 save the corn
crop, which was nearly burnedup. t#
A dispatch from Nevada announces con-
siderable falls Of snow in that State. At
Austin, the roofs Of several houses were
broken by the weight Of the snow.
On Saturday, John Greer, of West JEFF
ferson, Ohio, stabbed and instantly killed
an acquaintance named Hand, who ac-
cused him Of having married negroes.
Near McGregor, Iowa, on the 18th inst,
the house Of man named Kelley was
struck by lightning and burned to the
ground. One Of his daughters was Instant
lv killed. Another daughter died Of her
injuries. Kelley was also struck, and has
an ugly cash IN his cheek.
The. Chicago Superior Court has awarded
S240O damages 10 Professor Spencer J.
Fowler, Of Hillsboro Female College, who
sued Charles Wilson, proprietor Of the
Chicago E0ening journal, for an alleged
libel in publishing an erroneous statement,
charging the plaintiff with immortality to-
wards one Of his pupils. The journal had
corrected the error on learning it TO be
such.
Saturday evening, while Hugh Gala
han, foreman OF tbe gas tank at the St.
Louis gas works, was making some examina-
ton about the purifying tank, he was over
powered by the gas, and fell Jno. Finni-
gan descended to assist Callahan out, but
was also overcome and fell stll further
down. Pat. McLaren was .hen lowered
down with a rope, and succeeded in get
ting hold Of Callahan, and both were
drawn up insepsible. Finnigan was not
recovered until dead.
The village Of Charleston, Illinois, was
visited on Thursday by a terrific tornado.
The Catholic Church was blown down.
The roof Of Cages mill was lifted of and
carried over one hundred yards. The
roof Of the Charleston Hotel was blown off
and carried into the Courthouse gard. A
large portion Of the roe Of Taylor's gro
Gerry was also blown of. The course Of
the tornado appeared TO be from northwest
TO southeast, and to demolish almost every
thing in its course. The damage to pro-
perry is very heavy.
On Saturday morning an eastward bound
train on the Cleveland and Toledo railroad
was thrown from the track, two miles from
Toledo, by a switch which had been forced
open and blocked with stones. Three men
were seen 20 drive off in wagon immedi.
ately afterward, and il is supposed hey had
displaced the switch for the purpose of
smashing the train, and obtaining an OPP
portunity for robbery. Fortunately the
train suffered but little damage, and only
one man, the engineer, was seriously in
jured.
The la.est use Of that remarkable legal
SrOcess the Injunction, was made at Ron
Tout, New York, where a young woman
endeavored 10 prevent a marriage last week
by serving an injunction upon the clergy
man who performed the ceremony. The
young man who was married had paid his
addresses to this young woman and engaged
to marry her, but he suddenly changed his
mind. The clergyman disregarded her
injunction, and the twain became one,
while the forsaken is left TO mourn her hap
less fate.
The propriety Of issuing a proclamation
of general amnesty has long been a subject
Of much deliberatOn by the President, and
has been discussed from time 10 time in
Cabinet meetings. The subject has lately
been urged upon the President by persons
of all shades Of politics, and from present
indications the proclamation will not be
long delayed. twill embrace all the eXcep-
tons made by the proclamation Of August,
including all army and navy officers above
the rank Of Brigadier General in the army,
and Captain in the navy; but will not
affect officers Of the ConfederRcy now I'M
der indictment. General Lee will, there
fore, be included in the contemplated pro-
ramation.