Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-07
TUESDAY. APRIL :. 1865.
largest Circulation in City and state
NEWS on TIE DAY.

in Louisville Saturday by over 1000 ma
ioritY.
Thick ice formed in st. Louis Saturday
night, and remained in She street cutters up
to noon Sunday, wnere not exposed to the
sun.
Thomas Hanlon, acrobat, died Of iniu-
ries he had received at Harrisburg Sunday
morning.
General Sherman passed through Harris
burg Sunday morning, on his way TO Wash
ington-
Major Altman, Of the fourth United
States cavalry, was accidentally drowned
at Jefferson, Texas, on the 18th ultimo.
The tailors, cutters, shoemakers and
plasterers of Philadelphia are on a strike,
in resistance of the threatened reduction OF
wages
Reports Of the condition of the crops in
all parts Of Illinois and Southern Wiscon-
sin, are, without exception, highly favor.
able.
The Democratic State Convention Of
Maine, TO select delegates TO the National
Convention, is called on to meet at Angus
ia, June %.
Mr.. Sumner is, il is stated, preparing an
elaborate argument in support of his posi-
ton, that Mr.. Chase has no right TO vote on
any question, which will appear in few
days.
A man named Sweeny, a convict in the
West Virginia penitentiary, has fallen heir
to a fortune Of $35, 900 in Ireland. He has
fourteen months yet to serve.
Miss Mary A. Levers, of Jackson town
ship, Weed county, Ohio, is twelve years
old, and weighs two hundred and twenty
FIVE pounds. She is still growing.
Ex-senator Foster, Of Connecticut, is
named as likely TO be selected to I'll the
seat on the bench Of the Court of Claims
made vacant by the death of Judge Will
mot.
A National Convention opposed 10 secret
societies will be held in Pittsburg early in
May. Leading Presbyterians and Congre-
gationalists are at the head Of the list call
ing the meeting.
The Rhode Island election took Gov.
Burnside by surprise. He was in Indian
apolis attending to railroad business, hav-
ing the idea that the election did not come
of until next week.
John Schneider, a blacksmith of Grand
Rapids, Michigan, has had the misfortune
TO lose an afiectionate uncle lately. The
old gentleman died at Frankfort-on-the-
Main, and left John three million dollars.
The Radicals in Connecticut are i'm
porting voters 10 work" on cranberry
lands. Two hundred are advertised for in
a
Of Cranberry patch party"
The New England Methodist Confer.
ence has adopted a memorial TO Congress,
asking that the Methodist clergy may be
appointed as chaplains in the army and
navy, and in the national educational in
stisutions.
The seat of Gen. Farnsworth, who rep
resents the second district of Illinois in
Congress, seems 10 be in particular request.
Half dozen Republicans, beside himself,
are anxious for the nomination this year.
st. Louis saloon-keepers are on a strike
against the exorbitant charges of the lager
beer brewers. The latter have increased
the price of the Bavarian nectar TO sixteen
dollars barrel, and the retailers refuse 10
b1y any at the price.
A letter from Dakota TO a gentleman in
Memphis says the murderers of the late
Gen. Smith p. Bankhead, who was killed
on Washington street, over year ago, are
in that territory, and make no secret of the
bloody deed. The letter further states that
they NAV be arrested by proper steps on
the part of the authorities of Memphis.
The Ohio Legislature, on the Sd inst,
passed a bill authorizing the construction
Of bridge across the Ohio river from Gin
cinnati to Newport. The center span over
the main channel is TO be a hundred feet
above low water, and three hundred feet in
length, and the adjoining spans two hun
bred and twenty feet each in length.
The Chairman Of the Democratic State
Committee of Connecticut, telegraphs to
Washington Saturday night, that Englishs
election is regarded as certain, notwith-
standing the Radicals are attempting TO
colonize voters but it is probable that we
will loose the Legislature, which elects a
United Senator to take the place Of Dixon,
Conservative.
Advices from Scranton, Pa, say about
six hundred machinists blacksmlths, car
builders, turner's, etc, in the employ of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail
road Company, turned ont on the lst, de-
manding a return TO the old wages, q re-
duCtion Of ten per cent. having been made
on the let Of January. The men at Faller's
mines turned ont on the ID. A strike is
expected at Parish & Cunningham's mines.
A man named Whitaker, who was mes
senger OF the Merchants Union Express
between Chicago and Springfield, and w.
3. q. Herbert, keeper of billiard saloon
on Randolph street, in the former city,
we're arrested on the night of the I'd, while
engaged in counting $4,000 Of money
stolen from the Express CompaLy's safe on
the cara They were committed in default
Of bail in the sum Of $4,000 each.
On the let inst. two men made bold
but unsuccessful attempt to rob the Second
National Bank of Galesburg, Illinois. They
entered the bank about ] o'clock, P. NJ,
when but one officer was present. He sns-
pected them, and started for his pistol.
Both fred at him without effect, and fed.
He Immediately pursued them, and one,
who gives the name Of Thomas II. Win
stead, Of Greensboro, Kentucky, was cap
tured.
A dispatch from Minister Van Valken-
burgh, dated .Hiago, japan, March ., states
that the Tycoon has abdicated, and the
Mikado is sending troops toward Jeddo.
One American sailor and two Frenchmen
were wounded in the attack on foreigners.
but the American marines and sailors dis
persed the japanese. The execution Of
the Japanese officers ordering the attack
was 70 take place on March .. The arri-
val of the Mikado envoy at Hisgo, re-
stored quiet
The passenger train on the Memphis and
Charleston railroad met with an accident
az Hillsboro, North Alabama, early Friday
morning. While passing through a cut
one Of the rails turned beneath the weight
of the locomotive, which, together with
the cars attached, ran Of. Two Of the
cars were considerable damaged. The en-
gineer had an ankle spraineG; one Of the
passengers suffered by his face being
burned and one Of his teeth being knocked
ont. Several others were slightly bruised.
The Mayor and other elective officers Of
Alexandris, Va, with the exception OF
eight Aldermen, have been or will be sum
moned 10 the Office Of the military com
mander Of election and registration for the
eighth district, 10 answer whether or not
fnpV ran AL fha saaf The lawnu-