Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-17
Personal ITEMS.


Mrs. Seott-Siddons exeites the enthusi-
asm of Boston.
Rossini, the eminent composer, is said
to be seriously i'll.
The Alton Qll) bank robbers have
been arrested at Kansas City.
The eldest son ofthe late Horace Mann
| died in Cambridge, Massachusetts,, last
Wednesday, aged twenty-tour
General Grant has been widely known
az a "tanner." He will soon, for short
time, become Cabinet maker.
The straw braiders of England are dis
tressed at the disappearance OF bonn cts
from female heads.
Breyet Brigadier General Horace
Brooks has assumed command of the De-
partment of Washington.
They have a "Grecian Bend Saloon
in Ceyeland Breakfast bill: Sour apples,
cucumbers and Jersey lightning
Old clothes are in demand A Phila-
delphia iady has applied for the use
| of the JEFF Davis wearing apparel for
| exhibition.
Nathaniel Wilson, the sewing machine
man, is likely to be Democratic candid
ate for Governor of Connecticut at the
next election.
The number of children who attend
school in the United States amounts to
5000 900. They use 100000 books,
which cost s10,750,OO0.
The ladies at the White House have
invited Mrs. Grant to visit her future
home to become acquainted with its
management.
Alex. Peters, general freight agent of
the Illinois Central and Michigan South>
ern Railroads at ST. Louis, has Just been
displaced.
The Hon. James G. Blaine, NJ. C., was
introduced at the meeting in Gardiner,
Me-, on Saturday night last as the next
Speaker of the House"
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Satur~
day, Benjamin F. Porter killed himself
by accidentally discharging a revolver
which he was engaged in cleaning.
Dick King, of Santa Gertrudis, the big
stock man OF Western Texas, has offered
to build the railroad for Louisiana from
New Orleans to Sabine, and give the
carpet-bagsridden State any length of
time to pay for the road.
The Secretary of War has addressed a
letter to Colonel G. D. Pennebaker, Ken"
lucky State agent, officially informing him
that the Executive does not consider the
case of John S. Wells, the alleged guer-
rilla, proper foC Executive action.
There is a very clever gentleman in
Cynthiana, Kentucky, named Hogg, and
one in Leesburg, Harrison county, Ky,
named Pigg. Recently Mr.. Hogg visited
Leesburg was introduced to Mr.. Pigg. a
broad smile spread over their cOunten-
ances as their names were pronounced
A. A. Wilder, of Detroit, has perfected
an invention tor getting rid of horses IN
propelling street cars. 1t consists Of a
steam condenser, and appliances for at
taching a locomotive engine to the for
ward platform of the car in such manner
that neither steam, smoke nor cinders
can escape; and the noise made by the
machinery is not so great as that pros
duced by the working of Wheeler 4
Wilson sewing machine The boiler is
located upon the platform, and occupies
a space twenty inches in diameter, with
an altitude Of three feet, while the ems
zine is completely hidden under the body
Of the car and protected from dust frost,
snow, etc, by substantial casing OF
wood and galvanized iron. The plan also
provides for heating the car by steam.
| 1t has been tried and works satisfactorily.