Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-10
Largest Circulation in city and State
Nnws oF LIE d.


NEWS OF THE DAY.
Grasshoppers are destroying the grow
ing garden and farm crops in Central Iowa.
A number Of persons in White county,
Arkansas, have been poisoned by eating
mulberries in which locusts had deposited
eggs; several died.
1t is expected that Chief Justice Chase
win 60 from Richnond 10 Charleston, 30
preside in the United States Circuit Court
there.
Lightning, on Thursday, killed Mrs.
Whisman, a resident Of Cummings City,
Nebraska, and badly injured Mrs. Long
man, both visiting farm, one mile from
town. t. ..t
George NJ. McCreary has been nominated
for Congress by the Republicans Of the
first district Of Iowa, Wr. Wilson declining
a denomination, in anticipation, il is sup
posed, Of an election TO the Senate.
II issaid that not less than 1000 Israel
ties in ST. Louis have publicly pledged
Themselves 10 vote against Grant, on &C
coupt Of bis famous order banishing their
people from his department, during the
war.
Al meeting Of the ex-ofhcers Of the
Usion army, held at st. Louis Saturday
evening, over one hundred delegates tothe
Soldiers Convention at New York, July a,
were elected. A large majority Of them
favor Judge Chase for the Presidency.
Judge Thomas DALEY, of St Louis, who
went TO Indiana to secure a release of Nc
Coole, has returned, having failed 10 &C
complish the object. MCCOole has written
letter expressing the belief that he will
be released in a few days.
The storm at Chicago Friday night was
the most terrific Of the season, Several
casualties are reported, but nothing of "a
very serious nature. Considerable damage
was done in various parts Of the West. The
loss in Dubuque alone reaches over $40, 900.
General George w. Morgan, just voted
out Of his seat by the House Of Representa-
tives, reached his home az Mount Vernon,
Ohio, on Saturday, and was very cordially
received by his Democratic friends, who
gathered in large, numbers at the depot.
They intend to re-elect him In October.
A terrible storm visited Shelby, Ohio,
Friday afternoon about balf-past four
o'clock. Ii lasted for about half an hour,
and considerable damage was done. The
windows on the cars on the Cleveland train
which was passing at the time were broken.
For ten minutes il was 30 dark that the con-
ductor was Obliged TO stop the train.
Friday night, ct Chicago, VIM. Fahay
and his wife had a quarrels Both were
drunk. The woman threw her child, eight
months old, with great force against a wall.
The father picked il Up, cnt it on the foot
with butcher-knife, and then pounded its
head with hammer. Ii died soon after
Both parents are under arrest.
A man named Reed, Of the Paymaster
Generals Office, in Washington, has been
arrested for sending out circulars to post
masters and other officials in various places,
soliciting five dollar contributions 10 the
funds Of the National Managing Commit
tee, for use in securing thecOntinuance in
office OF the parties addressed. A number
Of letters containing Temittances in response
90 these circulars are detained at the post
Office in Washington.
The Senate having rejected The nomina-
ton Of Mcclellan as Minister 10 Great
Britain, it is thought the President will
nominate Senator Reverdy johnson. To
Aiih hollluhAlou litEt Will ~ OllOhiAiOn III
the Senate on the ground that Mr.. Moran,
who was Secretary Of the United States
Legation at London many years, ia amply
qualified 70 attend 10 the interests of the
country there, and that il is not advisable
10 send abroad a Minister who does not
represent the feelings or sentiments of the
dominant political party here at home.
About half past two o'clock, Saturday
afternoon, three Young men-Francis Bur
lew, Anthony Lenton and William Stricken
were drawing a seine in the Little Mi
anna river, at Red Bank, seven or eight
miles from Cincinnati, when one Of them
was seized with sudden cramp, and, de-
prived Of the use Of his limbs, foated ont
into the stream. His companions swan
out 10 rescue him, bat they, too, were
chilled in the effort 10 reach him and just
rs they turned 10 gain the shore their
strength forsoOk them, and they all sank
aud were drowned. Their bodies were
swept Of by the current and have not yet
been found. Stricken was single man
Burlew leaves wife and an infant, and
Lemon Il wife and two children.