Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.


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Jefferson Davis and family have gone TO
Natchez upon a visit to some friends re-
siding in that city.
Juarez was inaugurated President Of
Mexico at an extraordinary session Of
Congress on Christmas day.
II. n. Rankin, negro, was admitted TO
the bar Of municipal court Of Memphis on
Monday.
One hundred and thirty-one deaths were
reported in New Orleans, by the Board Of
Health, last week, Twenty-Five were from
cholera.
A private letter from Gen. Fitzpatrick,
United States Minister at Chill, announces
that he will resign and return home in
June.
Il is said that the nomination Of Hon. S.
s. Cox as Minister TO Austria, will be sent
this week to the Senate, and he will proba-
bly, be confirmed.
II is reported that the President proposes
sending Gen. Sherman on a special mission
to the Southern States for personal inquiry
into their condition.
A. T. Stewart has presented house and
lot worth $4,000 to Senator Dreamer, of
the New York Legislature, for vindicating
the former when assailed on the floor.
At a meeting Of Post No. ], Grand
Army of the Republic, in Washington, re-
solutions were passed nominating General
Grant for the Presidency.
VIM. Hudson, a wooden manufacturer of
Providence, Rhode Island, has been com"
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ing to 100000.
Three hundred discharged employees of
the Washington Navy Yard have united
in addressing a memorial TO the House of
Representatives, to have the resolution
suspending the work rescinded.
Peter Cagger and other prominent New
York Democrats, have made an effort to
induce Mr. Seymour to allow his name to
go before the National Convention as a
candidate for the Presidency.
The Louisiana Reconstruction Conven-
ton is in serious trouble about getting pay
for its members. Il has been in session
thirtysone days, and the Finance Commits
tee report that IL is unable to effect loan.
A Shanghai special per the Atlantic
cable. dated December 9TH, confirms the re-
ported revolution and change in the gov
eminent Of Japan-the Tycoon Tesiguing
and the Mikado succeeding him.
The Pitts5urg Post has declared for the
nomination of George h. Pendleton, of
Ohio, for President, as the only outspoken
representative Of paying the national debt
in greenbacks.
The black tongue disease is prevailing
among the horses at the Trappe, in Mont
gomery county, Pennsylvania, and also
near Reading. The disease, if not at
tended to Immediately, in a short time
proves fatal.
st. Louis is excited over a traffic in dead
bodies, which has just come 10 light, be-
tween some of the officers of her city in
stitutions and the students Of a medical
college at Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The case Of Colonel McCardle of Mis-
sissippi, on which it was hoped some de-
cision would be reached as TO the constitu-
tionality Of the reconstruction acts, will
not, it is said, be taken before the Supreme
Court.
Gen. Meade arrived in Atlanta Sunday
morning. During the day the General
held a reception at headquarters, at which
all the officers of the post attended in full
uniform. Monday night the General was
serenaded at his hotel.
Manager Ford, of the Holiday Street
Theatre, Baltimore, gives the gross pro-
ceeds of the performance tonight, We'd
nesday,) in aid of a fund for the mainte-
nance of Southern orphan children. Mr..
John Z. Owens appears on this occasion.
The winter meeting Of the Metarie Jockey
Club Of New Orleans terminated on the 9th
inst. The first race, dash of four miles,
for purse of $1,000, six entries, was won
by Veto. Time S:2S4. The second race,
mile heats, for purse of $500, four entries,
was won in three heats by Jennie c.
The business portion of Indianola,
Texas, was destroyed by FIRE on the Sd inst.
Loss 500 000 on which there was no in
surance. The customhouse and fifty other
buildings were destroyed. The fire is sup.
posed to have been the work Of an incen-
diary.
A Montgomery dispatch says c. r.
Hubbard, Clerk of the Circuit Court, has
been removed by Gen. Swayne for issuing
a summons to the General to appear and
answer a complaint made by one Frank
Williams, claiming damages TO the amount
Of 100000 for false imprisonment at
Selma, Ala, last year.
The President is writing special mess
sage concerning the appalling situation Of
the population in the Southern States,
which will be sent to Congress immediates
". A number of Radicals are strongly in
favor Of appropriation Of thirty million
of dollars for their relief, and declare that
it ought TO have been voted a month ago.
The Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives furnished that body on the 9th inst,
with statement showing the entire ex-
penses of the Judiciary Committee in con-
nection with the impeachment question to
be S23l99 Amongthe items is $500 paid
Hon. James NJ. Ashley for messengers 10
Quebec and other parts of Canada to pro-
cure evidence.
A nice little speculation of the ST. Louis
police has just come to light. They have
been levying 500 4 month upon a nuns
Der Of gambling houses, under promise of
immunity from arrest The gamblers for
some months have paid this license" but
last week determined to discontinue il, and
were pounced upon and gobbed up. Hence
this expose.
The Boston negro Bradley, who is
MEMBER OF ine georgia Reconstruction
Convention, was tried in the MAYORS Court
at Savannah on the 9th inst, and convicted
Of disorderly conduct in disturbing the
public peace, and sentenced 10 pay 500 or
be imprisoned ninety days for gross con-
tempt Of court. Great excitement prevails
among the negroes.
Mr. Huunicut offered a resolution in
the Virginia Reconstruction Convention
on the 9th inst, providing for the relief
from political disability Of those who have
aided reconstruction, which he supported
in an earnest speech, in which he said he
was informed that in many cases, unless
this was done, there would be no persons
qualified to hold the Offices when the State
was reconstructed.
Gen. Candy reports the result Of the
election in North Carolina as follows: For
the convention, q, 006; against, g, Sol.
After deducting the number registered but
not voting, there is an absolute majority OF
1850 for the convention. South Carolina
for the convention, G9,659; against
2226. Deducting the registered persons not
voting there is an absolute majority Of Il,