Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-20
NEWS OF THE DAN.

According to the Ouachita lLa.) Iete
graph. it is thought by knowing one
that the greater portion CT the cotton GRO
of North Louisiana is already i'll market
The yield exceeds the. expectations Q
\ planters. vs. AkFA ~ Al ~
Martin P. Marshall, of Mason county
recently sold sixty>three head of thre'
year old mules at $l55 per head TIL
mule trade is very brisk in that part o
Kentucky at this time.
The adoption by the House of the re,
solution declaring that all females ID thu
employ Of the government shall be al
lowed equal pay, when they perform like
service with males, is simply an act o
| justice.
Judge Under wood, of Richmond, is in
Washington to explain his recent course
in setting prisoners free in Virginia. His
case is being examined py the Judiciary
Senate Committee.
| An attorney named E. R. Green was
arrested VI St. Louis Thursday, charged
with embezzlng several hundred dollars
| from Fletcher& Mcbride, city contractors.
He is also charged with forgery.
Regular trains will hereafter run west
on the Union Pacific as far as Evanston,
Utah, ninety>seyen miles west Of Bryan's,
the present terminus. The nine huns
dred and sixtieth mile has been reached,
and is ready for inspection.
The Washington Evening Express
says that the friends of Gen. Mcclellan
here say that he will be offered the
Secretaryship of War by Gen. Grant be-
cause of his admiration for Mcclellan and
his desire to show the country that he is
not partisan.
The House bill increasing the duties
on copper will not be considered by the
Senate until after the holidays. Parties
who are interested in the increase of the
duty are in Washington urging the
passage of the bill.
The highest court in Maryland has de-
cided that if the legal tender act is con-
stitutional, contracts to pay in gold and
silver are enforceable according to their
terms, and judgment must be rendered
on them for payment IN coin.
Paul de Cassagnac has published a
pamphlet, dedicated to Napoleon's pri-
vate secretary, NJ. Cont, in which he ad-
vocates the repeal Of the new press law,
and the appointment of the Project Of
Police as supreme manager Of press af-
fairs in Paris.
The Madison Courier says that two
more bodies were recovered from the
wreck Of the United States on Tuesday,
and recognized as those of L. Fl. Vance
and NJ. Steele Bright. The former was
recognized by part of his clothing still
hanging to his remains, and the latter by
his watch, which was found near his
body.
Great quantities Of whisky have been
purchased in the vicinity Of Lexington,
Kentucky, by s. N. Pike & Co, and
Ives, Beecher & CO., of New York, who
are reported here among whisky men to
assert that the tax on whisky will be
raised again to two dollars. This in
formation has caused considerable pur-
chases for speculative purposes.
A Washington special of the 18th
says Chief Justice Chase, in abiding to
the various rumors about the action Of
the Supreme Court on the constitutions
ality OF TIE legal>tender act, states that
he does rot believe that there was a sin
gle one OF the Justices who had given the
| slightest indication of how he should act
upon it. The decision may not be con-
CURED in for month or two.
A letter from Athens, dated December
10, represents that the city was the scene
of great popular animation. Bands were
| tlocking from the interior and paradin g
around the city. Great bitterness OF
feeling was shown against the Admiral
Of the French fleet, in Puerrecas, where
he was extremely unpopular on account
Of the energetic demands he made on the
Greek government to preserve peace.
The National Land Company COM
| pleted sale at st. Louis, Thursday, OF
10000 acres Of Kansas prairie, railroad
companies land, to a colony Of Swedes
from Northern Illinois, These lands lie
in one body on the Saline river, in Lin
coin county, north of Ellsworth, and vii
be occupied in the spring by two hu ndred
families. The National Land Company
have sold to actual settlers within the
past ninety days 10000 acres OF the land
Of the Kansas Pacific Railroad Company.
One of our exchanges says 'Frank
Reno alone knew of the place where was
deposited ninety thousand dollars, the
proceeds of one Of his many robberies.
His sister visited him some days before
he was hung, and tried to induce him to
tell where this hoard was concealed, but
be refused, telling her that if he could
not live to enjoy it no one else should.
The secret died with him."
There was a disgraceful scene at the
military banquet at Chicago. In a short
time after liquors were introduced, con.
fusion reigned supreme. Gen. Sherman
ndeaVorel to secure order, but with lit
tie effect. Several orators, after making
Intellectual attempts to be heard, sa
down and sent their manuscripts to the
reporters Gen. Thomas declared tina
he would not speak until Gen. Logan wa:
heard. Finally state Of semi order wa
reached, and, Logan having spoken
Thomas succeeded him and was received
with tremendous enthusiasm. During
the rumpus the police arrested and car
ried off six Of the banqueters who ha'
distracted bottles of wine and were en-
deavoring to convey them out of the hal
, -
+ WOMEN are getting ahead OF negroes
even in Massachusetts,. The Legislator
in that State would not pass law au
thorizing the placing Of negroes onschOo
committees; but what the Legislator
4 would not do several towns have done
g by actually appointing women to thes
? positions. In Worcester two wOmel
/ have been appointed as school committe
g women, and the Spy Of that place sly
t they are sure Of an election. BostO
!. may follow Worcester. Revolution
1 never go backward. Surely, wome
= have an interest in the management
g schools for the education of their ow
: children. Every rose, however, has il
\, | tborD and Mass rhusnftS should rpmem