Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-24
SUNDAY. MAY "a. 1855.
largest Circulation in City and Stat,
NV or THI2 Day.

Omaha, Nebraska, is ogerrun with per
sons out Of employment.
The 10th Ohio cavalry hold a reunion at
Mansfield on the Sd Of June.
The new Catholic cathedral TO be built in
Brooklyn will cost 81 100000.
In Prussia, the Zollverein Diet has re-
fused to impose a tax on petroleum.
The British government has forbidden
the deposition Of DIR. Colenso, Bishop Of
Natal .FE .FF#E. FGn rEEFts F.
Grneral james Shields declines 70 have
his name used in connection with the nom
ination for Governor Of Missouri.
A silver wedding has been celebrated in
Indiana, much 10 the astonishment Of the
citizens Of that State Of divorce.
The Austrian Emperor has given his
assent 30 the law passed by the Reichsrath
establishing equality Of religious sects.
Matilda Heron has opened dramatic
studio, near New York, for the education
Of Young arislocratic ladies in the mystic
Ties Of bistrionism.
The Rev. George jenkins, d. D., the
eminent Presbyterian divine, il dead. He
ney College, Va, and more recently Of
Lafayette College, at Easton, Pa. He was
the father Of StoneWall Jaekson's first wife,
The Lancaster Intelligence states that
the condition Of Mr.. Buehanan's health Is
very critical he isslill confined 10 his bed,
and allowed 10 zee no one. The prOstra-
ton resulting from his illness is such as TO
occasion, owing TO his advanced age, the
gravsst approximations as 10 the result
The Charleston Merrgy-which was the
first and one Of the ablest distinctively
Rebel journals in the South-now takes
ground decidedly for Gen. Winfield s.
Hancock az the Democratic candidate for
next President II greatly admires Sey-
mour and Peudleton, but thinks Hancock
could poll more votes.
A letter from Gen. Mcclellan to Gen.
Duryea was read in the Common Council
of New York, on the lst inst, declining
any public demonstration on his arrival in
this country. An engrossed letter, ex-
pressive Of esteem and appreciation Of his
services during the rebellion, is to be pre-
pared for private presentation.
A buffalo fish vas caught ia corn field,
near Kent, Newton county, Indiana, on the
10th inst, which weighed tWenty-one
pounds. Ii sounds "fshy, J" but il is true,
nevertheless. His bulialoship went inland
by way Of the State ditch, and while the
water was high wandered into a pond 10
the corn field, where be fingered till The
water was too low 10 get out
A couple was recently married in Yer
non county, Iowa, each Of the parties being
over sixty years old. They first met on the
Sunday before they were married, and be
fore separating il was agreed that they
should be married on the Sunday following.
But their youthful ardor would not suffer
them 10 wait even that long, 30 they were
"spliced" on the following Wednesday.
Judge Brady, Of New York, on the APP
plcation Of Ellis Elias, who alleges having
been swindled out OF $1,000 by the Kelly
North American gift concern, decided the
enterprise 30 be an unmitigated sWindle,
and ordered a perpetualinjunc restrain
ing the firm from receiving letters directed
to them. He said he would restrain the
publication Of Kcligs Weekly, an illustrated
paper, If, on examination, it proved, as he
believed il 90 be, in the interest Of the
concern. s...
Sheldon w. Fairchild, young gambler
from Detroit, Michigan, was murdered re-
Gently at Cheyenne, Dakota Territory. Ii |
appears that he was in a dance-house, jo- |
king with one of the waiter girls, when a
Jealous lover ordered him TO desist. He |
paid no attention TO the admonition, when /
the desperate drew revolver and DELHI
erately shot him, six bullets entering his /
body, killing him instantly. The muir
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age
The General Assembly Of the Southern /
Presbyterian Church, (Old School, which |
convened az DIR. Bullock's Church, in Bal |
umore on the 2lst inst, consisted Of one /
hundred delegates from the Southern and /
Border States. The annual sermon was /
delivered by Rev. T. Moore, of Richmond |
A very large congregation was present and /
n deep interest was manifested. Rev. Drs |
J. b. Stratton and J. Waddell, Of Missis- /
sippi, were nominated for Moderator, and |
the latter elected. Rev. II. b. Browde, Of |
Nashville, was elected Secretary.
On Monday night, the 18th inst two /
Young men climbed upon the roof OF the |
female seminary at Steubeuville, Ohio, for /
the purpose Of gaining access 10 some Of /
the rooms occupied by the pupils. The |
noise they made attracted the ''stten-
tion Of one of the teachers, who fred at /
the providers, and then they attempted 10 |
escape. One Of them got safely down, but /
the other, in his fright, jumped from the /
roof 10 the street, and was badly hurt, cap
tured and lodged in Jail.
Mrs. Mcknight, Of Pittsburg, met with
a frightful accident in that city, on the 18th /
inst She laid down upon the floor, in
front Of the stove, where she fell asleep,
and 10y some means the flames communi-
Gated 10 the clothes Of the unfortunate
woman. She was awakened 10 find herself /
enveloped in flames. In her
terror. she rushed out Of the room and up
into the second story, and the dropping
fragments Of her burning dress set FIRE TO
the carpet. She ran into the room Of her
in the third story, but before
anything could be done 10 extinguish the
fire, she had rushed down stairs again and
out into the yard. Here some of the peo-
pie OF the house dashed water over aud
eNtinguished die flames, but not until
nearly every yestige Of clothing had been
burned Of her body She was found 10 be
shockingly burned over her entire body
aud limbs The hair was entirely burned
"a her head, and the skin from her face
aud back.