The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-08-27
Items of Interest.

The Smith gold mine, in Spotsylyania
county, Va, containing one hundred acres,
was sold at trust sale last week for ST.
400. A year or two ago Northern capt.
talists bought it for $4,000.
Not respectable radical paper of the
North endorses the proposition to cast the
votes of the Southern States for President
by their radical Legislatures.
Imposing Masonic ceremonies took place
in New York, on Saturday, on the occa-
sion of the funeral Of Sewall Smith, Grand
Tyler of the Grand Lodge of New York,
for quarter Of a century.
A Richmond lady sent silver urn to
an auction to be sold. 1t was the last of
her once great wealth. The people pres
ent who knew her made up heavy purse,
put it in the urn and sent it back to the
owner.
A train on the Columbus, Chicago and
Indiana. Central railroad recently ran one
hundred and twentyeight miles in four
hours and twelve minutes, which is equiv
alent to forty-ive miles per hour.
Not long ago man in Austin, Texas,
made some remarks derogatory to the la
dies, for which Sergeant George Byrne, of
the Sixth United States Cavalry, Knocked
him down. For this the ladies of the city
have presented the Sergeant with silver
cup.
An Omaha dispatch says the Chief
Quartermaster Of the Department of the
Platte, has received orders for the imme-
date construction of an extensive military
barracks upon the government reservation,
three miles north'of the city.
Mrs. James Bell, in Canton, Ohio, pour
ed some coal oil from a can upon fire she
was kindlipg, the other day. The can ex-
ploded, and she was so badly burned that
she will probably die.
A report comes by the last steamer from
Japan, that one hundred and fifty Chris
tan Japan natives had been taken out
from Nagasaki in . steamer and drowned,
the Consu's remonstrance notwithstand-
ing.
A fire broke out in the University of
Virginia, at Charlottesville on the 10Th.
The rotunda accidentally caught. The
damages amount to $500. The library
was considerably damaged.
The Lebanon Record is the name of a
new paper which made its appearance in
our city on Saturday last. It is printed
in Nashville, and published by W. II.
Goodwin of this place. Typogra phically
it presents neat appearance. The Rec
ord goes for Grant, Colfax, and the legal
advertising Of Wilson County-particu-
larly for the advertising.
Herald and Register.
At Probate Court in Ohio, upon COM
plant of father that he had never been
permitted to see his first born, two months
old, the Court gave him permission to see
the child at all reasonable times and pla-
ces. The Judge declined to interfere in
the further complaint of the father, that
the child was christened George H. Pen
dleton, without his consent.
BosroN, August l9-Hon. George H.
Pendleton arrived in town yesterday, and
late in the evening the Constitutional
Democratic Club gave him serenade at
the Parker House. He returned thanks
in few remarks, during which he said
that he was on his way to Maine to take
part in the political campaign in that
State. There. was'a large assemblage
present.
When General Grant reached Denver,
Colorado, all the soldiers of Company B,
Sd Infantry, saluted him with a Seymour
and Blair flag. The General felt unable
to remain in that town, or even to alight
from the coach.
The Chattanooga Union has come out
in favor of repudiating, the bonds that
may be issued to pay the militia, should
the Legislature or Governor determine to
call out and quarter such body upon
the people of Middle and West Tennessee
for electioneering purposes.
| WASHINGTON, August 2O.-The Presi.
dent has ordered the release of Taylor
Powers, and Watkins, sentenced to death
by military commission at Raleigh, N
G., for an alleged killing of negro, guilty
of rape, which sentence was committed to
fifteen years Imprisonment by Genera
Candy.
At Lewistown, Maine, Miss Almeda
Hodgson has become raving maniac from
disappointment in the matter of prizes in
school.
Thaddeus Stevens, ''the great common
| err retained his fae,,lties To tha last A