Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.

caused the loss of $4,000. Jennings
Brothers, clothing merchants, were the
main sufferers.
During the fiscal year, which has ju,t
closed, the public debt of Ohio was re.
duced S499,266 Is, leaving the amount
outstanding $l0,5S2,675 4S.
The negroes of st. Paul, Minnesota, had
a celebration last week over their admis-
sion 10 sufrsge. They were addressed by
prominent Radicals.
Cars are now running on the EVans~
! vile, Henderson and Nashville railroad
from Henderson to Slaughtersyllie-a
distance Of twenty-five miles.
Rev. A. P. Williams, an eloquent and
distinguished minister of the Baptist
Church, was killed on Monday last near
| Glasgow, Mo-, by his horse falling over
an embankment.
At Huntington, Indiana, Saturday night
the iewelry store of L. w. Gardner was
entered By burglars, who carried of three
thousand dollars worth of watches, dia-
monds, etc.
A bill will be presented to the next New
Jersey Legislature for the consolidation of
Jersey City, Hoboken and Hudson City,
as one city. The proposition is faVorably
regarded in places interested.
The City Council of Hopkinsyille has
voted the necessary appropriation to ex-
tend the Evansville, Henderson and Nash"
vile railroad to that city. Work will be
commenced at once.
There is not town in Texas except
Galveston, says the Galveston Ners, which
uses any thing else bat a specie currency.
Hard dollars-actual nint drops-are very
nearly all the fashion in the Lone Star
| State.
Many persons have arrived in Washing
| ton from various States, seeking govern
ment employment. Instead of increasing,
the Departments are Diminishing their
forces, and therefore there Is no prospect
of success.
8.Sunday night of last week an at
| temp was made TO asSassinate Mr.. j. W.
Key, manager of Gen. Pillows plantation,
near Helena, Ark A gun was fired at
him through the window, but a table
standing near turned the charge aside.
A duel with sabres took place near
New Orleans, on Wednesday, between
Louis Z. Moussier and l. S Payne, the
latter receiving slight wound The
duel grew out of similar affair which
took place between Mr.. MOussier and CD.
Wilkins short time ago
The meteoric shower made magnificent
display al TerTe Haute on Sturdy mora
ing At several intervals between mid
night aud daylight, thousands of meleOrs
we're observed, many Of them very large
and brilliant. The movement was from
northeast TO southwest.
A band Of Spanish indictments, who
have held possession Of Seville since the
revolution, but obstinately refused to obey
the orders Of the National government,
have been routed by the regular troops
after q fierce combat. Complete quiet ha4
now been restored in that city.
The Cunard and Inman steamship lines
have contracted with the British govern
ment for seven years to run three mails
wee XIV between England and America.
Two Of these mails will be between New
Yor and Liverpool, and one between Bos-
ton and Liverpool
The trial of Burt Curtley and Charles
| Medley, two negroes, charged with the
murder of Captain Miner, at Amherst
burg, about a month since, was concluded
at Sandwich, Canada, Saturday. Both
were f uld guilty, and sentenced to be
hung on Monday, December 81.
GEORGE ]. Wylie and R. NJ. Dezlny,
Secretary and Solicitor of the international
Mutual Insurance Company, we're arrested
at st. Louis, Saturday, charged by Lang,
the President, with embezZ!ing funds OF
the company. Lang had previously been
arrested on a similar charge.
c. II. Camper, emigrant agent at C5lum-
bus. Ohio. reports the arrival of 495 emf
grants at that point during the week enI
ing Saturday. They propose t. locate as
follows: Ia Ohio, 81; Missouri, lO4 lill-
nois. ll6; Indiana, 6S; Kentucky, AZ
Wisconsin, 80; Michigan, 27; and Ten
nesseP, IS.
AT Dexter Park, Chicago, Saturday,
! there was a trottlng match between morris
sew. Sleepy John and Queen OF the West
| John and Queen each won heat. GA the
| third heat the sulkies attached to these Two
came in collision, throwing out Jim Rocky,
! Queens driver. Morrissey was awarded
! the heat and race, the others being decided
! distanced Hockey was not seriously IL
! jured.
A mortgage for one million dollars, Civ
en- on their property by the ST. Louis and
! St. Joseph Railroad Company, in favor +
Eastern capitalists, vas filed ia the Re
cordeTs Office, at ST. Joseph, Missouri, on
the Ilth inst. Stamps to the amount OF
| $1,000 Ornamented the instrument. With
the money procured Oh this mortgage, the
work on the road il TO be visor oUsly pros E.
c1ted.
convention called to consider the sab
iart Of the Texas cattle disease, which has
prsyalled SO fatally during the past season,
and the beat measures to be inaugurated to
prevent It's introduction aud spread, Will
meet in the city Of Springfield, Illinois, on
Tuesday, the lst of December next. 10
th;, convention nearly all the States have
appointed commissioners.
Elizabeth Jones' the child murdere-s,
Ia. made fnllconfession other completely
in The murder of her cousin, girl 81
twelve, in Canada, last June. She enticed
her cousin into tn, woods, struck her twice
wi.h stick, aud fading herself unable to
, do the lob, called her father, who came NJ
and murdered the poor gjrl. Elizabeth wa
promised two new dresses by her father
she would commit the horrid deed. Sh'
will he sent TO the Penitenliary and be-
father hung.
ANNa.hingtou special Of tn III -tys
' The convention entered into bv Mlnl'',
- Johnson and Lord Stanley tor the settle
L men. Of the Alabama question, aud sci
= oyer Tor the ratification Of government, 1!
Il expected to reach here on the 23i ina
The details Of the agreement will not b
made public for some time to come, unle5
p5ints favorable TO England are plbiisht'
there for effect on the Parliamentary cleo
tons The President said to-day it wont
D. be improper to make any reference to III
is p1int- agreed on, but inlimates Lord Sta'
r ie,'s statement in Parliament that diiie
It ences were about Rcttled Was correct.
le prompt and satisfactory adjustment Of u
,e question at is-ue may, therefore, be a"tic
10 pstri.