Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-25
MEMS OF THE Day

Gen. J. NJ. Palmer, Governor elect Of
Illinois, will be inaugurated on the 1lth
Of January.
The recent eruption Of Mount Atna
has rapidly subsidized, and the volcano has
shown little signs of activity for the past
two weeks.
1t is understood that it is the wish oil
| Gen. Grant that Congress be in session
during the first days Of his adminlstra-
ton.
In the match for the State billiard cham
pionship at Chicago Tuesday night, be-
tween Henry Rhine and Joseph Vermeu.
lin, the latter won by 80 points in 1,5OO
Governor Fenton has appointed Free
man J. Fithian, of New York City, to fill
the vacancy in the Supreme Court occa'
stoned by the death Of Anthony L. Rob-
ertson.
Tue Dayton Journal says there is no
doubt THAT the Erie road will either
purchase the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton railroad, or build the Dayton
Short Line"
Mr.. Sparks, at Frankfort, Ky, while
driving a four-horse team Wednesday
evening, was thrown from his horse and
instantly killed. He leaves wife and
three children.
Reports from the far West state that
the Union Pacific Company propose ex~
tending their road straight on to San
Francisco, and have abandoned all thought
of junction with the Central Pacific.
At the session of the City Council of
st. Louis Tuesday the fact was elected
that nearly 100000 had been spent as
a contingent fund during the past year
and half, principally for banquets, etc.
The taxpayers are considerably startled.
Senator Hill, of Georgia, having be-
come disguised at the delay attending mis-
admission to Congress has gone home,
declaring that he will not return until he
is assured that he will be allowed
seat.
Treasurer Spinner has in preparation a
letter to the State Treasurer Of MasSaS
chusetts on the subject Of specie pay,
ments, in which he will comment on the
proposition embraced in Senator Morton's
bill for redeeming the issue Of greenbacks.
The National Tnteliigeacer urges
with much force the recollection of Sena-
tor Henderson, from Missouri. The
Senator left Washington yesterday for st.
Louis and will remain in the State until
the reassembling Of Congress on the 18th
of January.
The case of Kingston against the En-
terprise Insurance Comuany OF Cincin- |
natl, and the Putnam Company Of Cons |
necticut, to recover damages for the |
destruction of Ogle's factory, was decided
in the New York Supreme Court WEEDS |
nesday morning in favor Of the insurance |
Howard Todd, of Owen county, Ky,
was lost on one of the boats at the great |
disaster on the Ohio river. Mr.. Todd |
was for some years a member oil the |
kentucky Legislature, and served in the
of 1919, which framed the |
present constitution Of the State.
1t is said that few memorials have
been received by the Ways and Means
Committee, asking for an increase of the |
tax on whiskey, but there does not sp
pear TO be any truth in the story that |
general movement is on foot TO urge Con-
grcss to again raise the tax. The House
is belle ed to be unanimously against 1t.
The name OF Judge Morris, Of Fort
Wayne, Ind, has been mentioned IN con-
nection with the United States Senator
ship, but it is without his permission, he
to be a candidate. The main
contest will be between Colonel Cum
back and Judge Frazier. 1t is now gems
orally believed that the chances are in
favor Of Cumback.
The new nickel coins are to be one,
three and five cent pieces-onerfourth
nickel and threa>foCrths copper. The
one cent coin will weigh grain and a
half and be about the size of an old FASH
toned fiye-ccnt pieca while the three
and five cent pieces will weigh three and
five grains respectively, and will be about
the size Of the one aud two cent coppers
now in use.
A circular, purporting to emanate from
the Seymour Vigilance Committee, states
that the committee have been informed
that certain parties in and about Seymour
have been making threats against the
Regulators, and that. if these threats are
carried into execution, the parties in ques-
ton may expect to be summarily dealt
with but, if they conduct themselves
civilly toward the Regulators, they will
permit the warned parties TO live at their
homes, and will protect them.