Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

agencies in operation.
At Milwaukee the smallpox is raging
badly, and the closing Of schools has been
deemed necessary.
The Vermont Legislature is discussing
laws compelling children to attend school,
and regulating the legal rate of interest.
European physicians, it is said, have
successfully used electricity to restore p r
sons who have taken an overdose of laud-
anum.
There will be four eclipses during 1869,
| two of the sun and two Of the moon. One
of the latter will be visible here, January
9th.
The Odd Fellows of Macon are getting
up library and reading room, TO be free
!, al members of the order in good stand
The Democrats of Yazso City, Missis-
sippi, have established a school for the
children of colored men who voted the
Democratic ticket.
II is rumored that Gen. Prim is negotiat-
ing with the Prince of Asturias, with the
intention of making the Prince King OF
Spain, and himself Regent
A steamboat twenty-five feet in length,
and carrying eighteen persons, has been
built on Washoe Lake, Nevada. Ii has
brass engine weighing seventy-ive pounds.
1t is intended for pleasure boat.
The National IntelIigcncer states that the
convention agreed upon by Mr.. johnson
and Lord Stanley will soon be received at
Washington, and will be laid before The
Senate for ratification.
Mrs. johnson, of St. Louis, has COM
menced suit against the Indianapolis aud
ST. Louis Railroad, to recover SZo,OoO
damages, in consequence Of her husband
being killed by an accident on the ToAd'
Secretary Stewards eleven hour speech,
made at Auburn just before the Presiden;;
tial election, has been handsomely issued
in pamphlet form and revised by himself,
with the title, ''The Issues of the Hour
Negotiations are in progress for billiard
match between Pierre Carme and Melvin
Foster, ], 800 points, American game, push
shot barred, 10 be played at Cleveland,
Ohio, or Quincy, Illinois. A forfeit Is up.
As the law requires an election for q
new Legislature in Alabama on the third
of December, the point has been raised
that the acts of the present Legislature are
illegal. A case will probably be made to
test the question.
There was queer scene in Brooklyn
court the other day, when two wives and
two engaged" sweethearts confronted a
gay deceiver. When he was convicted of
cred their faces and wept.
Walter L. Newberry, one of the Oldest
and worthiest citizens of Chicago, died
recently, on shipbosrd, while on his way
to Europe. He had been President Of the
Chicago and Galena Union Railroad, and
President of the Chicago Historical So
ciety.
The Citadel Square Baptist Church at
Charleston was entered few nights since
by some unknown persons, and despoiled
of a number of the cushions and carpets Of
the pews, and the pitcher and tumbers be-
longing to the pulpit.
The wholesale liquor dealers Of Chicago
held a meeting Thursday evening, and re-
solutions were adopted declaring the pres
ent system Of gauging liquors oppressive,
and in favor Of collecting taxes at the
distillesy. A committee was appointed to
request temporary relief at the hands Of
Collector Corse.
The. salaries of Supervisors have bejn
fixed at s., 500, with the exception of Mr..
Mari, at st. Louis, who receives So, 900;
Mr. Moab, at Nashville, $4,000; Mr.. SAT-
ford, at Montgomery, Alabama, $4,000
Mr. Barbour, at Boston, $4,000; Mr.. Full
Ter, at Baltimore, So, 600, and Mr.. butcher,
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San Francisco will receive $4,000,
It is said, on what seems good authority,
that Immediately on receiving Minister
Washburne's report of transactions in Pa
raguay, decided and effective instructions
were given to our new Minister, Gen. Nc
Mahon, and also to Rear Admiral Davis,
to proceed with an adequate naval force to
Assumption, to vindicate the national
honor and redress the wrongs said to have
been committed by Gen. Lopez on Ameri-
can citizens.
Congress, at its last session, passed law
for the distribution of the reward for the
capture of Jefferson Davis, among the Off
GERS and men engaged in the capture. On
Thursday last drafts were drawn for the
payment Of some of the money, amounting
to twelve thousand dollars-the officers en-
gagged in the capture, Gen. james II. Will
son, Lieut. Col Henry Harnden, Lieut..
Col. II. D. Prickard, and Capt. Joseph A.
Woman, each receiving three thousand
dollars.
An important suit has been commenced
in the Circuit Court, by Joseph and Catha-
rine Cotes, against james Clements. Mrs.
Cotes is a daughter of the defendant. Her
mother died in 1858, very wealthy, be-
queathing a large amount in New York
property 10 her daughter, all Of which has
been appropriated by her father, he getting
her to sign il off to him when a child,
Since the execution of the deed the prop
erty was cold for $4,000, for which
amount suit is instituted.
A rumor in circulation At Columbus,
Ohio, attributes the fire which destroyed
the Lunatic Asylum to one OF the patients
setting her bed on fire with lighted taper.
1t is said that one of The attendants, while
passing through the halle. neglected to
close one of the doors, and as soon as she
was out Of sight one of the patients, wo-
man about eighteen years Of age, left her
cell and lighted a piece of paper, which
she applied to the curtains of her bed. The
names of the women smotbered are Caro-
line Conner, Athens county Lizzie Har-
old, Athens county Mary McMurry, Wy
andotte; Bridget B.ophy, Columbus; Mrs.
Bradford, Athens county; Miss Hettie
Love, Mrs. Balm aud Mrs. Morgan; the
patients who were injured by the heat are