Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

1
Canada during the last season, 1874
passed through the Western States.
The appointment of Senior Manrico
Roberts as Minister from Spain to the
United States, has been officially an
nounced.
The NeW Erd, Republican paper Of
Atlanta, opposes further Congressional
interference in the reconstruction of
Georgia.
1t IS given out that the Democrats of
Ohio will probably nominate Gen. Sam
Carey, of Cincinnati, as their next candi-
date for Governor. ~
At a fire,a Raleigh, N. c., Wednesday
morning destroyed the markethouse and
town hall and the restaurant and jewelry
store of The. Moss. Loss heavy.
The Louisville Democrat is reliably
informed that small pox is prevailing to
very great extent in Cincinnati, Ovens
boro, Evansville, and other towns along
the lower Ohio.
Private adyices represent Mrs. Abra-
ham Lincoln as lying so seriously i'll at
Frankfort-onsthe Main, that fears for
her recovery arc entertained Her mind
as well as body seems affected.
Thele is considerable excitement in
railroad circles at St Louis over the pro-
posed consolidation of the Ohio and
Mississippi with Eastern railroads. The
project is generally regarded with favor.
Charles Smith, who was killed in
quarrel at Bowling Green, Kentucky,
last Saturday, was to have been married
in few days to young lady in Indian
apolis. He was buried in his wedding
suit
A convention was last week in session
at Macon, Georgia, composed of repre-
sentatives of the agricultural, manufac-
turing, mining and other industrial pur-
suits, for the purpose Of advancing and
developing the practical interests Of the
State, and devising a plan to promote
immigration from the Northern States
and Europe.
Mr.. Jenckes, Of Rhode Island, intends
to present a bill extending the limit of
the operations of the bankrupt act, after
the holiday recess. He feels confident
that tho Souato will asreo to paar II, and
that with the aid of the Southern MEM
bers he will be able to get it through the
House. So says Washington special to
the Philadelphia Press.
The Boston Post makes the following
frank confession: "The murder of Mrs.
Hill, in Philadelphia; of Warren George,
in Maine; the Kingston, Worcester and
Charlestown tragedies, in Massachusetts,
the death Of KiltOn, at Canaan, N. H.,
and some dozen other SIMILAR crimes,
perpetrated within few weeks at the
North, outstrip ofenses in other portions
of the country which have excited so
much attention lately" ..
From all the New Albany Ledger
can gather regarding the tragedy of last
Saturday morning, in that city, it has
come to the conclusion that the invests
cations of the jury summoned by the
Coroner to inquire into the tragedy of
Saturday, will amount to about this:
That Frank Simeon and William Reno,
and Charles Anderson came to their
death by hanging, and that this hanging
was done by persons unknown to the
jury.
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press writes The mission
of the Hon. Caleb Gushing is still great
mystery in diplomatic circles. The
Spanish Minister very bluntly asked Mr..
Seward the other day where Mr.. Cush
ing had gone, and received decidedly
eGnivocsl answer. The fact that hs was
accompanied by Spanish interpreter
gives strength to the rumor that he has
gone to make an attempt to purchase
Cuba. 1t is, nevertheless, positively
stated that he has gone to London to as
sist in the settlement of the Alabama
claims, and it is we'll known that Mr..
Seward has publicly denounced the pro-
posal to buy Cuba in the present condi-
ton of Spanish affairs, as an insult to the
honor of the American nation.
Since the commencement ofthe present
session of Congress memorials have been
presented from different places, signed in
all by about two Thousand persons,
majority of whom are women asking for
female suffrage in the District Of Co.
lumbia. About two hundred persons in
Washington have memorialized TO the
same effect. There are six different
measures pending involving female suf-
frage, including two propositions for a
constitutional amendment, one bill for
such suffrage in the territories, and three
bills for suffrage in the District of CO.
lumbia. Representative Julian intro
duced three of these measures.