Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-29
news OF THE DAY.

horsesstealing and hung him,
The Dispatch says one thousand bush
els Of California wheat have just bsen
received by one of the mills at Rich
mond.
The Mitchell (Indiana) hub and spoke
manulactory was consumed by hrt
Wednesday morning. total loss; val.
usd at $4,000; insured for $4,000.
The Methodist Book Concern, OF Gin
cinnati, has purchased fine stone
front building on the north side of Fourth
street, between Elm and Plum streets.
Thirty thousand barn els of corn have
been shipped from Lexington, KY, in the
last two months to the distillers of Bour-
bon and Harrison counties. ~
The Union Pacific Railroad Company
is now pushing the construction of tenn
porary bridges across the Missouri River
at Omaha, and viii soon be able to move
an enormous quantity of freight await
ing transportation West.
A spirit of discomfort is declared to be
spreading in Paris. 1t is said that the
government with suicidal zeal, presses and
nnltiplies prosecutions for opinions sake.
1t is noticeable that these kilograms come
from London, as itis not likely they could
be sent from Paris. ....
There is growing interest manifested
in the cultivation of tobacco in Northern
Georgia. The climate and soil are found
| 10 be in no way inferior TO that of Virginia,
and come specimens manufactured at
| GAINESVILLE will compare favorably with
the best LYnchburg chewing tobacco.
Miss Knowles, of Mt Vernon, India na
a school mistress, aged twenty-six, has re-
covered $4,000 damages of Mr.. S. s. Dry
| den, of Kokomo, q widower, for breach of
promise. As Mr.. D. offered the prosecu
trix $1,000 to settle the case without trial,
the Kokomo Tribune thinks the damage too
high.
A Washington dispatch to New York
says that the British Legation has at length
| produced bill against the United States
| government as an Offset to the Alabama
claims, amounting to S45, 100000, being
| for damages alleged to have been sustained
by British subjects in the South during the
rebellion. .
The Russian Legation in Washington
deny the report that S2O0O,O0O of the
Alaska purchase money was expended in
securing the good will of Senators and
Congressman for the passage of the Ap-
preparation Bill. Six millions of the par"
chase money has already been paid.
Leprosy is reported to be spreading at
fearful rate ia the Sandwich Islands, and
the government is urged to adopt severe
measures, in order to check The disease,
which ia believed to have been introduced
BY the immigrants from China. This de-
scriptiOn of leprosy is considered cOnta-
gious, and, unless its progress can be ar
rested, the Sandwich Islands, it is asserted,
will in fifteen years time be depopulated
A Washington special says: Ssvers
Radical lobbyists, who have been ar,
ranging for material aid from the gov
eminent to support their projects, have
been bold enough to seek Grants counte-
nance and favor. 1t is honorable to him
to record that they were dismissed with
a stern rebuke
At Portsmouth, New Hampshire, three
tenements on Bridge street and a bowling
alley and building on Hanover street,
were destroyed by fire on Wednesday
morning. Several families were rem
dered homeless. The loss is $1,000
which is fully covered by insurance.
A terrible explosion occurred Thursday
in the Arley Mine Colliery, near Wegan,
England. Three hundred men we're in
the pit at the time, most, if not ali, Of
whom have persisted. Thirty.two bodies
thus far have been recovered Hundreds
of relatives Of the dead are gathered at
the mouth ofthe pit, and the scene is
heartrending
Ex-King George Of Hanover denies
most emphatically that he intends to take
his seat in the British House of Lords.
He says he wants to get his throne back,
and that he will never take any steps
which might involve forfeiture Of his
rights to the crown of Hanover.
A new whisky" question has been
raised Rats, in violation of law, have
eaten 5000 worth of stamps off whisky
barrels in Dubuque distillery A Vigi~
liant detective has reported the act, and
the Commissioner decision is wanted.
The War Department has issued an
order that no permanent barracks, quarr
| ters, hospitals, stOrehouses, officers staS
bles, piers Of wharves shall be erected,
but by order of the Secretary of War,
and according to the plan directed by
him and no alteration shall be made in
any public building without authority
from the War Department.
A Washington dispatch says: Scores
tary McCullOch has nearly completed his
annual report and has fixed on his esti-
mates of revenue to be raised for the
next fiscal year at two hundred and fifty
million of dollars. This estimate ia one
hundred and thirty one millions less than
that made for the present fiscal year
The Columbia Is O. Pkenir says
" Gov. Scott will doubtless recommend, in
his message land the Legislature, 1t is
presumed, will carry it out) to fund the
interest on bonds due up to July last. 1t
is understood that North Carolina, Geor.
gia and Tennessee have made similar ar,
rangements The incoming taxes viii,
he thinks, be sufficient to meet the inter
est accruing
The Secretary of the Treasury has or-
dered collectors OF internal revenue, in
all cities where an assistant United
States Treasurer or designated depository
under the act of 1864 is located, to dis
continue their deposits in national banks
On the first of December, and thereafter
to deposit only in the United States sub
treasury
The Supreme Court for New York city
has recently decided that altho ugh il
prize cases the United States Courts hat
f asserted the right to treat the Rebels as
belligerents, vet that civil contracts be
| tween parties North and South were no
: | dissolved by the war, as the United States
! retained jurisdiction all over the country
and that n summons served during tn,
rebellion upon person in New Orleax
would be sufficient to sustain judgmen
. against him as party in suit brough
' ia The United States in New FORK.
I Speaking ofGen George II. Thomas
, report on the condition OF Tennessee af
, fairs, The Chicago Times says The re
e port has nothing to say about the crime
( Of the Brownlow government Cores
7 pondents of Radical newspapers haY
had much to say about the crimes of thu
government, and of its outrages upon tn
! majority Of the citizens of the State, bu
4 Gen. Thomas seems to be ignora Mt of then
. There are portions of his report whic
e read as if Anna Dickinson, or some othe
e iIl,informed, ranting fanatic had write
V them There is mixture of cant, ma
e evidence, misrepresentation, and Jacob
IS bosh in the report, which is alt0geth'
ig dlscretitable to its author.
ii A Washington special OF the 18th sayl
1t Great surprise il manifested over the 81