Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The SomervilIe Falcon is gratifed to
learn that cotton crops are turning out
much better than was expected in Fayette
county.
A Virginian named Sheppard has pur-
chased the lease of the Louisville Hotel.
! Ten years ago the annual rent was 81, 600 ;
now IL is $4,000.
The Waco (Texas) Examiner urges
planters TO burn all their cotton stalks,
believing that the eggs of the cotton worm
are deposited in them.
The New Bedford Mercury records the
sudden death Of Charles H. Leonard. the
largest oil manyfacturer-sperm and whale
in this country, If not in the world.
The Louisville merchants are setting
their names down for subscriptions to erect
splendid Merchants Exchange. DR.. John
| Bull, of sarsaparilla fame, heads the list
with $4,000.
Joseph l. Pike, has been convicted in
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, of the MUIR
der of Mr.. and Mrs. Brown, Of Hampton
Falls, and sentenced to be hanged on the
second Tuesday of November.
Mr.. John Bark, prominent coal dealer
Of Indianapolis, aud an old and highly
respected citizen, had his foot and ankle
so crushed between the cars on W. dnesday
as to render amputation necessary.
"Moiher" Bickerdyke, the famous hos
pital nurse of the Western armies during
The war, is keeping hotel at Salina, one
of the western stations on the Kansas Pa
cifc railroad.
Fx-President Buchauan's farm of one
hundred and twenty-four acres in Chester
county, Pennsylvania, has lately been cold,
with the buildings, to William McCanna,
for Sl6,5OO
The South Bend Gnd) Register, Mr..
Colfax's home organ, says that his mar
rage will not occur until after his duty
as Speaker at the session of Congress of
November 10 is performed"
The Legislature of Florida, according
to the provisions of law passed at its
last session met yesterday and will vote for
Presidential electors to-day.
Mr.. Edward Thornton, the British Min.
lister and the members of his legation on |
one side, and picked eleven from the |
Washington clubs on the other. played a
game Of cricket, Saturday. The latter
won.
The question whether re disiiIlation is
rectifcaiion, if done within a certain dis
lance from the still in which the whisky |
was first produced, is now before the
Attorney General.
A Paris paper states: "King Victor
Emmanuel has Just officially recognized the
Mexican Republic and Juarez 1t is a
testimony of gratitude 10 the Emperor of |
Z 10 I-ro-,b 4 Iftf1. sotirn
The pork packing season a Ciucinnatiis
now at hand. One or two houses have
already commenced il agreeing upon pri-
ces.
The French Minister Of Marine is buy
ing large quantities OF oak for the purpose
of building in the government ship yards
two hundred boats Of light draft suitable
for navigation in shallow streams and
rivers.
The King Of Belgium is said 10 have
given the most precise directions as TO the
funeral arrangements TO be carried out in
case Of his sons death, lest he should be in
capable from grief Of issuing orders when
ever the event may occur.
The Ritchings Opera troupe appears at
the Academy Of Music IN Piusburg, or
Wednesday cSening.
The second Convention Of the General
Council Of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America commences in Pitts
burgh next Thursday. The coUCcil will
continue in session about ten days.
Last week q farmer was murdered near
SedaIia, Missouri, and on the following
night two men, supposed 10 have com
mitted the crime, were hanged by the
people.
A fire on Friday night, destroyed the
Peoria Starch company buildings Of Pool,
Miller & Wishmeyer, On the eastern Dor
der Of the city. The damage amounts 10
$4,000, on which there Is 81, 800 in
surance.
Anius.ue admirer OF Adelina Patti, in
Paris, hiss published a pamphlet, printed
in golden letters and embellished with
thirty photographs, representing the little
prima donna in all Of her prominent roles.
1t cost him over forty thousand francs to
get up this pamphlet, Of which only Eve
hundred copies were printed.
Miss ?. W. Forsyth, daughter Of the
publisher Of the Liberty (Mississip3i)
Advocate, has assumed that position
i II 'IsI} 90 ~ a.
LOT w. en- ,6 - . ,e T5o 80 49,, has
been published for nearly thirty. three
years By her father, whose declining years
and feeble health have at length ulii;tcd
him for the task.
Tie Hebrew Synagogue at indianapolis
was dedicated on the Both inst, with i'm
posing and impressive ceremonies the dis
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