Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-10
FRIDAY. APRIL 10. 1855.
argest Circulation in City and State
NEWS OF THE DAY.

ieNl ueihb impeachment.
The value Of the coinage at the United
States Mint last month was 1884, 69l.
Winfield SCOTS house, at Elizabeth, n.
j., has been sold for 81 900.
This yeaf's maple sugar season in Wis
consin is said to be the best known for
many years.
The Springfield Mass city government
has declared that BARRIERS must regard the
Sunday laws.
A gentleman has just married in New
Orleans lady from whom he had been
divorced twenty years ago.
A fellow named Smith was tarred and
feathered in Demopolis, Alabama, last week,
for having married a negro woman.
There was a severe gale and snow storm
at Portland, Maine, on the 7th inst, and at
Concord, n. II. about nine inches Of snow
fell.
Sixteen Of the most prominent citizens Of
johnson county, Indiana, have been in
dicted for murder, they having helped TO
lynch two other murderers several months
since.
Mrs. 0Reilly engaged in a romping
match with her little son, four years old, in
st. Louis, the other evening. A kettle of
boiling water was upset in the play, and
the child fatally scalded.
The tide of emigration from Germany
the present spring, for the United States,
has commenced with an increased volume.
1t il estimated that upward Of 1000 emf
grants left during the past week for Ameri-
can ports.
Advices from Southern Illinois state that
very early Strawberries and about one-half
Of the peach and pear blossoms are killed
by the frost, but that enough remain uBin-
iured to warrant an expectation of a fair
yield.
Emanuel Cross was murdered and rob
bed by unknown parties, in Henrico
county, Virginia, near Richmond, last
week This is the third mysterious p1ur-
der in that county within the past eighteen
months.
All doubts Of the safety of DR.. Living
stone have been dispelled by the reception
of letter from him, in which he states
that he is in good health that his journey
of exploration has been successful, and that
he will soon return TO England.
DIR. Sears, the general agent of the Pea
body educational fund, has been staying
with Ex-Governor Aiken, at Charleston,
South Carolina. He intends to establish
large number Of primary schools in and
about that city, TO be placed under the
charge of female teachers.
The United States law officers in Florida
have Just sold the Alabama and Florida
railroad for the small sum of $4,000. 1t
is forty-fve miles long, thirteen miles Of
the distance being in running order, and
the price named included four engines,
thirty-four cars, the Office, and all the
fixtures
A memorial, signed by three thousand
citizens of New Orleans, and representing
thirty millions Of capital, asking for the
removal of Street Commissioner Baker, has
been presented to General Grant, who de-
clined TO take any action on it, but referred
it to General Buchanan, commanding the
fifth military district.
In addition TO those already mentioned
as summoned for the President, are Hon.
John Hogan, Of St. Louis; Solicitor Jor-
dan, Of the Treasury; +. Z. Smith, of the
State Department, and J. B. Stilson, of the
New York World. Mr.. Seidor, Secretary
Of Mayor Thomas, of st. Louis, had left
the city before the summons was issued,
and has been telegraphed TO at st. Louis.
The Washington shad fisheries on the
Potomac are said 10 be retarded by the cold
weather, but large numbers Of fish are
caught at the lawn fisheries on the Potomac.
The prices for shad in Washington are said
10 be $40 hundred; herring SIS thou
80 ~
bring from fifteen 10 thirty cents bushel.
AT Mount Sterling, KY, on the 4th inst,
a Mr.. Bolts and Scott johnson engaged in
a shooting affray, which resulted in the
death of the latter. After shooting his
antagonist three times, Bolts completed
his murderous task by stabbing him. A
young man named Carr, bartender, was
killed by a stray shot fred by johnson
during the melee.
Mrs. Mary Marshall, wife of VIM. Mar
shall, living near Frankfort, KY, was
drowned at the ford of Elkhorn, on the |
4.h inst. She was crossing the creek on
horseback, when the animal stumbled and |
threw her into the rapids, and she was |
borne down by the current into deep water.
A sister-in-law, Miss Anna Marshall, was
also thrown into the stream, but CHANGED to
catch the bride, and was drawn ashore by
the horse.
A dangerous and, as it proved, fatal
piece of amusement came off at Jerome.
Phelps county, Missouri, on the 2Sth ult.
Ii appears a party of men we're scuffling,
when, 10 add 10 the amusement, a sham
battle was proposed-fring revolvers with
powder and wad at each other in order
that outsiders might think a real fight was
in progress. During the sport a pistol was
hred at teamster named Charles w. Hol-
loway, the wad entering his body, causing
death on the next day.
Washington dispatch Of the 9TH inst.
to the Cincinnati Commercial contradicts
The report that Generals Grant and Butler
have been reconciled. Butler, il ia said.
wanted Grant subpenaed as a witness on
the impeachment trial, bat General Logan
objected, charging that Buffers purpose
was 20 enable the counsel for the President |
70 tear him 20 pieces, as it is expressed.
To prevent Butler from carrying out his
design, a resolution WAS offered and adopted
by the managers that no witness should be
called until authority for the same shall
FIRST be obtained by vote Of the managers.
An important debate occurred in the
Senate on the Sth inst on a private bill re.
ported on favorably by the committee to
pay for the use of lands used by the gov
eminent for soldiers during the war. Mr..
Wilson, Of Massachusetts,, opposed il. saw
log ifsuch a claim were admitted, the gov
eminent would have to pay many millions
for claims Of similar character. Mr.. |
Morton, Of Indiana, warned the Senators
hat just private claims could not be re-
pudiated in this manner; that If they we're
he next step would be toward repudiating
he claims Of the Eastern bondholders.
There exists some diversity of opinion
N Washington rs TO the result Of the i'm
parchment trial, but Radicals are making
efforts 10 apply the party
ash 20 Senators. One Of these said on the
sth inst. an attempt had been made by
political friends in has State 90 control his
Vote, but be quieted them by promptly re-
plying IL should be cast in accordance with
lis conscientious conviction, but when Re
like Poland, Of Vermont,
Spaulding, OF Ohio, and others, hitherto
regarded as Conservatives, are urgentlyen-
reasing Senators to vote for conviction,
here are well-grounded apprehensions as
o the verdict,