Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-05
largest Circulation in City and State
NEWS OF THE DAY.


The municipal expenses Of BROOKLYN
for the next year are estimated at S3,l4O,-
900.
General Hooker and wife are on their
return TO this country, both in poor
health.
Myriads Of locusts have come out Of the
ground, about 81. Louis, but no serious
damage has yet been done. sIs
Senators sherman, Ross, Fowler and
Henderson voted to confirm the nomina-
ton Of Mr.. Stanbery.
Gen. Jas. s. Negley has been nominated
inrCongress by the Republicans of Allie
gheny county, Pennsylvania. ...
Miss Elizabeth McNalI, Of Cedarville,
Indiana, was drowned on Saturday last
in attempting 10 cross Cedar creek in a
boat.
The Canadians have completed their pre-
parations, and are now ready to welcome
the Fenians with bloody hands 10 hospi-
table graves"
There isa story in Washington that the
Secretary the Treasury has in the en-
P!oy OF his department, as special agent in
Europe, Gen. John c. BreckiHridge
II is stated that the City Council of
Washington, which meets Monday, will
give the certificate Of election 10 Given,
the Conservative candidate for Mayor, in
consequence Of the enormous frauds of the
Radicals.
IL Is positively asserted that evidence
will be forthcoming which will convict
Senator Pomeroy of avowed readiness TO
sell his own vote, and three others for ac--
quittal, for ten thousand dollars each
II is rumored that Evarts or Groesbeck
will be nominated by the President for
Attorney General. 1t is thought more
probable be will not send in another nomi-
nation, but leave the Office in charge Of
Secretary Browning. a..
Senator Grimes has given TO the public
library Of Burlington, Iowa, $4,000, and 10
the Grinnell College $60O0 and proposes
TO make an endowment 90 Dartmouth Col
legt, in New Hampshire, sufficient 10 edu-
cate continuously three young men from
his native county for all time to come.
Charles r. Wood, The young woman who
wore mems clothes in New York. for five
years, without her sex being suspected, is
20 appear in the courts as prosecutor, in
order 10 determine the question whether a
woman may not with IMMUNITY wear any
clothes she chooses
The citizens Of Donna Ana county. New
Mexico, have petitioned General Grant 30
station mounted force in that county TO
protect the inhabitants from the Indians,
who are troublerome and have murdered
many citizens and stolen a large amount of
stock.
The Rev. DR.. McMullen, ofthe Catholic
Church at Chicago, challenged Rev. Dr.
Madison, of the Methodist Church, 20 dis
cuss the question whether or not the Catho-
lac Church is a corruption of Christianity.
DIR. Matterson accepted, but the challenger
then failed TO go and fulfill the engagement.
Gambling in Colorado, as in all mining
countries, is openly practiced, and often |
leads 10 the most shocking results. Re |
Gently, Mr. Geo. Il. Croker, of Denver.
after losing a thousand dollars al game |
of poker, took pistol and blew his brains |
ont. In 1896 Croker was City Attorney |
for Chicago.
Senator Fowler has been compelled 10 |
change his seat TO the Democratic side of /
the Senate Chamber. lie did 30, as he saws.
because he found il impossible to sit in his |
old seat, next 20 Chandler, and in nest Of /
Radicals who were continually Insulting /
him in whisperings intended for his ear.
An infant daughter Of Mr.. James J.
Rogers, Fourth street, Brooklyn, died on
Friday night In consequence of being bitten /
the previous day by a pet black-and-tan /
pup. IL is supposed that the infant died /
rather from the effects Of fright than the |
bite, which did not appear to be Of 8 seri-
Gus nature.
Grant has written letter 10 the House
Committee on Military Affairs recon-
mending renewal of the increase of thir-
ty-three per cent in the pay of officers Of
the army, which soon expires by hmita-
ton, but steadily opposes clerks in the De-
pariments getting the additional twenty
per cent
Negro rioters in Washington Tuesday
night sacked several houses and murdered |
two whites and maltreated numbers of
Others. There was consideral excitement
among the white population on Wednes-
day in consequences Of threats Of the ne
grOes 10 mob. The military were held in
readiness for any emergency. The bad
conduct Of the negroes originated in an in
cendiary speech Of Forney Tuesday night.
The Maryland Democratic Convention
met in Baltimore on the Sd inst, and
elected the following gentlemen delegates
at large 10 the New York Convention
Hon. Richard b. Carmichael. Charles q.
MCIiWinne and Montgomery Blair. Del
egates from Congressional districts were
also selected. The delegates we're not in
structed IA 10 candidates for the Presi-
dency.
A young girl Of fourteen years old,
named Christadora Dener, poisoned her
self in Waukesha, Wisconsin, last week.
because Of her fathers iHtemperance and
neglect. She wasa very intelligent girl and
Of highly sensitive nervous organization.
She wrapped up some little keepsakes in
handkerchief and wrote a note 10 one of
her girlish intimates, telling her TO keep
the trinkets, adding 81 have taken poison
you know why"
The presence Of Mrs. Gaines in New
Orleans, with the alleged purpose of effect
ing a settlement with the holders Of the
property recently awarded her, has created
quite fiutter in that city. The claims in
question extend 40 far back and are so lit |
tie understood that general insecurity ex-
lists among large class Of property.hold-
ers. The HodytRe understands that an Al
iorney in the city is making a handsome |
thing Of il, being conversant with the na-
Iure of the claims, by furnishing informa-
Jon, either Affirmative or negative in lie
for the sum OF twenty-five dol |
lars in each Gaze
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