Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-19
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NEWS or TIE Day.

S2l 900.
Advices from Paris state that John G.
Breckenridge left on the 18th Of May, ria
England, with his family, for Quebec.
A soldier on guard al the barracks at At
lanta, Ga, killed the negro servant Of a
sutler Saturday evening.
A freshel in a small stream in Johnston,
K. J., carried away a small cotton mill and
warehouse, and the Glen Hill Chemical
Works. Loss 100000.
John NJ. Roberts, a suspected horse
thief, was taken from the Sheriff and hung
by a Vigilance Committee, at Waverly,
Brewer county, Iowa, on the ilth.
A young man named Orchard, in the
Indiana penitentiary at Jacksonville,
after failing in an attempt to escape, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself.
The steamship Golden Age, for Panama,
with two hundred aud forty-lour passen-
gers and 81 100000 in treasure, nearly all
for New York, has sailed for San Fran
cisco.
A young man named Edwards, formerly
Of Georgia, was murdered by a carpenter
called Texas McElroy, at Mckenzie, Tenn,
Saturday, who shot him through the heart
and escaped.
Crop reports from Arkansas and West
Tennessee are very encouraging. The corn
il nearly knee high and Of good color. OF
cotton there is a good stand and il Is very
promislng.
Gen Meade has agreed TO pardon the
young men from Greene county, Ala, who
we're tried by military commission at
Selma, and sent off under guard and hand
cufIed TO Dry Tortugas.
The statue Of Thomas Benton, ior thirty
wears United States Senator from Missouri,
will be inaugurated at st. Louis on the
9th instant, and unvailed by his daughter,
Mrs. Gen. Fremont.
Mr.. Blanton stabbed and killed Col.
Kinds, at Greenville, Miss, ON the 18th inst,
and also fatally wounded Mai Byrne, who
keeps the wharfboat No ppovscation.
Kinds nterferred 10 prevent a fight The
murderer escaped.
Geo. Foster and Joseph Laurent, young
siers Of eighteen and sixteen years, respec-
lively, were boxing in play 10 Mobile, on
Sunday, the 10th inst, when laurent struck
Foster in the side, the latter falling on his
face and dying in few minutes.
Mr.. Seward has asked the Prussian gov
ernment 10 recall the members Of the lega-
ton in Washington, who were concerned
in the late duel and has given the other
party in the affair, Mr.. Lawrence, our
Minister 10 Costa Rica, an opportunity 10
escape removal by resigAing.
On the 18th inst, William Salisbury,
thirty-six years old, a salesman, tried 10
lump on a train in motion at DE Sofa Sta
ton, on the Iron Mountain railroad, Mis-
souri,. His hold of the hand-rail slipped,
and he fell under the wheels, and was
crushed 10 death.
Brigandage has broken out with fresh
virulence in Southern Italy. The crew
under the miscreans Maio, has lately been
guilty Of frighiful atrocities in Calabria.
A descent was made upon the village of
Scalarelta, aud twenty persons carried off,
two Of whom were deliberately butchered,
for no other apparent purpose than TO ter
riiy the people Of the district.
In Lexington. Virginia, on the Slh inst,
Francis Henry Brockenbrough was danger
ously wounded by a negro whom he was
some ladies' The negro was arrested, and
taken to Jail. A crowd soon anerward
gathered for the purpose Of lynching the
negro, but on the interposition of General
r. L. Lee, the purpose was abandoned.
A Savannah, Ga, dispatch Of the 10th
inst. saws: From reliable authority il is
now Understood that the Georgia Legisla-
ture will be composed Of three parties
Democrats, Radicals and Conservatives.
The latter hold the balance OF power, and
their proclvities thus far have been de-
cidedIy Democratic Mr.. Gordon and u.
s. Attorney Fitch will probably receive
the Democratic nomination for United
State Senators.
During the war Sl09O0O Of Indiana
bondr, the property Of Samuel Miller, Of
Lynchburg, Virginia, was coniiscated and
sold at indianapolis, Indiana. One-half
the amount was paid TO the government,
and the moiety, claimed by the informers,
was held by the court Judge McDonSld,
of the United States Court, on the 10th
inst, ordered the amount on hand tS47 600
10 be paid 10 Miller, which was promptly
done.
The Universal Peace Society, Of New
York, was addressed on the 10Th inst. by
Lucy Stone, Cora Hatch and Others, and
resolutions expressive Of the views Of the
aociety were adopted. Among the proceed
ings was the reading Of a letter from
Horace Greeley. who, while believing in
peace aud svowing intentions 30 do his
best TO secure Il, says he apprehends some
of the chronic enemies Of peace will have
10 be disarmed, possibly killed, before we
can have universal aud lasting peace.
Commodore Sands Superintendent Of the
United States Naval Observatory at Wash
ington, reports thai Brorsen's periodical
comet was observed there by Prof Hall on
the evening Of the llth inst lie says
"The comet is now approaching the earth,
and is a bright telescopic 0hiect, with a
round and we'll defined nucleus, but proba-
bly, will not become visible 20 the naked
eye IL is visible in the Northwest early
10 the evening"
The Equal Rights Association, in session
AZ New York, elected for the ensuing year
Lucretia Mott "a President. There was a
lively debate on she l4th inst between
Fred Douglass, Rev. Olympia Brown, SUI
san b. Anthony, and Lucy Stone, Miss
AhANntAN AhA AsNAN AhAAfAiN AAhttNNtAAttk AtAt
Republicans because they would not adopt
the Woman's Rights platform. Douglass
supported the party "a Ear an advance Of
the Democrats, on both negro and woman
suffrage.
The debate in the House OF Representa-
tives Saturday, induces the belief that the
Radicals will persist In their efforts 20
convict the President The belief is gen
eral here. The Washington CArOHicie says
that the House should forthWitE prepare
new articles Of impeachment, aTFaigning
the President thereon, aud that the Senate,
AZ constituted lAer the admission OF the
bogus Senators from the South, should
take short, sharp aud decisive action upon
the question. Aud this is believed TO be
the sentiment Of the majority Of both
Houses.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CoNVENTION
In accordance with the action Of the
Democratic Central Committee, Nouniy
Conyniioh will be held a. DIE Uouubouse,
in the city oi Nashville, Oh Monday The
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