Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-05
Largest Circulation in City and State
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY
The total losses by FIRE in Chicago for
the past three months we're -, 800 600, and
the insurance 100000.
Late Arizona advices confirm the re-
ported abandonment Of the Lopez reserya-
lion by the Apache Indians.
William Banks, who murdered woman
nine months ago in ST. Louis, was arrested
at Memphis, on the Sd inst, by detectives.
The Memphis Atalanche has information
that Gen. Gillem telegraphed to Little
Rock that If fraud be shown in the election,
new election will be ordered.
Intelligence from different sections OF
Idaho give encouraging accounts OF The
mines. Many new discoveries OF rich ledes
are reported.
Over thousand orders TO fix up pave
ments in Memphis were Issued last month.
The arrest Of those who neglected TO carry
out the order will commence Immediately.
Gov. Oglesby, of Illinois, has issued a
nroclamation designating the 10th of April
next. the anniversary Of the assassination
of President Lincoln, as day OF fasting
humiliation and prayer.
Mrs. Asa Crow, Of Jefferson county
Arkansas, in a fit of jealousy, shot and
killed Mrs. Hillborn, near neighbor, for
being too intimate with Mrs. Crows hus
band.
Some of Johnson's friends are 30 san
Cuine Of acquittal, they claim that ten Of
twelve Radicals are against the measure
The Presidents counsel openly declare
Butler's course alone will kill impeach
ment.
We notice in the St. Louis Democrat Tho
announcement that Gen. Clinton b. Fisk
we'll known to all our readers, is the gen
eral agent at that place of the New Nori
Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Senator Yates condition, from the ex
cessiye use Of strong drink, has been sucf
that. since the impeachment trial begun
he has been rarely in his seat and has mo-
once voted. His friends, both at home
and in Washington, are insisting that hi
shall resign.
It was noticeable on the ID inst, that The
managers did not bring a charge agains
the President of drunkenness during th'
trim. In the late reconciliation, Gran
stipulated that nothing should be said OF
that score. for the fact is, that he wal
grossly intoxicated frequently, and he alone
was guilty Of that vice.
Among the witnesses for the defense will
be the Cabinet officers, who will prove that
Stanton supplied the data for the veto
message on the tenure of Office bill, his
fierce and bitter denunciation of il and
Congress, and Seward will furnish notes o.
conversation in which Stanton admitted
that the law, even il constitutional, did moi
protect Cabinent appointed by Lincoln
The Memphis appeals Little Rocl
special of the Sd says the Arkansas Legis
latnre. newly elected, met and organized
to-day az the capitol James NJ. Sarber
Of Pope. was elected President of the Sen.
ate; j. q. Price, Little Rock, Speaker o.
the House. The result Of the voting or
the Constitution at the military polls hac
not been announced yet. There is nc
doubt that the State has gone against the
Constitution by at least 5000 The Rad
ioals, however, claim majority Of several
thousand.
On the Oath day Of December last, Ma.
hala Dakin, a widow living with her son
II. II. Dakin, in the township of Stock
bridge, lngham county, Michigan, lett the
house about 9 o'clock in the morning for
the purpose of going to james Warfel's, a
son.in-law, about mile and half dis
tant. She was never after seen alive, nor
could anything be learned of her fate until
the 9th ultimo, when a considerable party
Of neighbors gathered to search the road
che was supposed TO have taken. About
eighty rods from Mr.. WarfePs house the
body was found in a little pool of water,
and an inquest showed that she had died
Of apoplexy.
OF the income returns now coming in,
the New York Post says there is general
decrease from last year, only one district
in that city exhibiting a positive gain. 1t
is remarked that the loss Of income is
chiefly among merchants, and that were
they alone 10 make returns the revenue
would be slarmingly small. But capital
lists, bankers, money lenders, etc, report
larger receipts than last year. Heavy losses
were sustained by them in previous years
in oil, gold and railway speculations. One
of the most prominent taxpayers in the
ninth district, all of whose profits in 1866
were lost in that way, returns for 1867 a
net income from his business of 5000, 600