Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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Extraordinary heat ia prevailing in San
Francisco.
George Booth, Jr., committed suicide by
stabbing, In Pittsburg, on Sunday, the 10Th
inst
Lewis Lane, a negro, was arrested al
Piitsburg on the 9th inst. for poisoning
his wife-said 70 be the third wife be has
made away with.
Eighteen vessels, nov 10 port at BniialO,
have discharged their crews and laid MP,
rather than rnn at The present low rates Of
freight. Other vessels arriving will do
likewise.
Monroe aad Pocahontas counties, in
West Virginia, both voted, last week, TO
make subscriptions TO the stock Of The Ches-
apeake and Ohio railroad-the former TO
the amount Of 5000, 600, and the latter $780,
600.
A dispatch from Omaha says the Union
Pacific railroad is now open 10 Fort Saun-
ders. $50 miles west Of Omaha. Ten thou
sand men are at work, and It Is expected
that not Ieas than 300 miles Of the track
will be laid this year.
John Vigeant, a young man recently
married and much respected in the com
munity, committed suicide at Green Bay,
WISCONSIN, on Saturday, the 9th. Lack Of
success in some business enterprise is the
opposed eanse. II IS ~
Gen. Buchanan has suspended collection
Of taxes for 1865 and 1866, on Louisiana
lands OVERLOOKED last year, until the first Of
January, 1869, upon recommendation Of
Gov. Baker, on account Of the distress their
collection the present year would cause in
the overlooked districts.
T. J. Clements, a special agent Of the
Treasury Department, who was recently
sent TO Chicago 10 investigate the whisky
frauds there, has Just been arrested on the
complaint Of FIVE leading distillers in that
city, who charge him with attempting to
levy black-mail upon them.
In Philadelphia, ON Sunday, the 10Th
inst, William Ford, a brakeman, was
crushed between two cars and killed: Abel
Lewis fell from a wagon which be was
driving and was run over and killed and
Daniel Mace, aged forty years, committed
suicide by cutting his throat with ra-
ZOr. h.h .tt ~
IL is understood that Postmaster Rob
eris. Of Brooklyn, New Y ork, has failed to
honor r draft Of the Department for the
receipts Of the quarter ending March 81.
Special gent Gayler has been investiga-
ting the books for some days. A report
said 10 be on good authority, says the post
master has but $500 Of receipts on hand.
The Department will lose nothing, az the
sureties are responsible for the deficiency.
Geo. F. Glazer, Fred. Luchow and JAS.
Cole, convicted, at ST. Louis, of aftiKing
false brands 20 tobacco, have each been
sentenced TO ak months imprisonment in
the county jail, and 10 pay fine Of $4,000.
The Judgment carries with it the con6sca-
ton of the tobacco fraudulently branded
and their factory. Geo. Dausman and
Christ. A. Galbough, for falsely branding
tobacco, we're sentenced 10 six months i'm
prisonment and five hundred dollars fine.
The spring meeting Of the Laclede Ra-
cling Association, at ST. Louis, begins next
Monday, and promises 90 be Of unusual in
terest A large number Of horses are al
ready there, representing Illinois, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Kansas and Mis-
sour, aud others are expected. There are
also large plumber of trotting and fast
roadster horses there, and the irotting
season, which begins June LIST, will be I'M
usually brilliant and worthy of note.
THE anniversary Of the capture Of Camp
jackson was celebrated Sunday, the
10Th inst, at the Union Park, st. Louis
Several hosts of the Grand Army of the
Republic, some German societies, four
pieces OF artillery, two fire engines, and a
considerable number Of citizens joined in a
procession, which marched through several
streets. After reaching the park, general
enjoyment was indulged in. An GRAFTON
was delivered in German by Gen. Carl
Schurz. A few speeches were made by
other persons, the whole ending with a
display Of fireworks in the evening, and a
ball. The participants we're mostly Ger