Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Atraia, with five hundred barrels of
oil, was burned near Fitchburg, Mass,
Saturday morning. The conductor, Mr.
Hubbs, died from his burns.
Chang and Eng, the Siamese twins,
sailed in the steamer Iowa, for Glasgow,
on the way to Paris, where the cord
which has so long united them is to be
severed.
At Philadelphia Gerald Eaton has been
convicted of murder in the first degree,
for killing Tin Heenan, in June last.
Deceased was brother OF John C. He's
nan.
Undera final decision blythe New York
Court of Appeals, Miss Sinclair has re-
Gently obtained from her former husband
Edwin Forrest, $S5, 1000, costs, and hith-
ertO unpaid alimony
The courts Of indianapolis have de-
cided that the German papers are not
papers of general circulation within the
meaning Of the statute governing legal
advertisements.
Senator Pomeroy, it is said, has a bill
ready to present to Congress, proposing
IN amendment to the Constitution which
gives suffrage to all citizens of both sexes,
leaving to the States to fix the age when
such citizen'srights shall commence.
Whalen, the Fenian culprit, will not
be executed on the 10th inst, es sentenced
by ChiefJustice Richards. The proceed
ings in writ of error act as stay on the
sentence. If Judgment is rendered
against the prisoner, he will be remanded
to Ottawa, and suffer the penalty of law
to be fixed by the judges.
A Connecticut legislator, having be-
come satisfied that the married people
desire separation, propose to annul all
existing marriages. The small minority
who are satisfied with their present cons
dition can get married again, which will
be cheaper than TO compel the majority
TO sue for divorce
C. ii. Campen, Immigrant Agent al
Columbus, Ohio, reports that last week
523 immigrants passed that point, who
will settle in the following States Ohio,
43; Missouri, 151; Illinois, SO; Indiana
50; Kentucky, Ga; Tennessee, 81 Wis
consin, 46; Michigan, IS; Louisiana, q
| A telegram from st George, three hun,
bred and fifty miles south OF Salt Lake
City, reports that the Navaioes have com
menced depredations on the Rio Virgin
and Colorado, and have already carried
off large numbers of horses. The citizens
aided by some friendly Indians, pursued
and recaptured twenty horses and killed
two Nayajoes.
At Plymouth, Mass, the trial of An
drews, for the murder of Holmes, is IL
progress. The chief point of the defense
; is in regard to his insanity, the evidence
being to show that the prisoner mother
was insane, and that the prisoner hal
manifested symptoms Of like disease A
few more witnesses will be put on thu
stand for the defense, among them tht
prisoner, said to be the fret instance o
the kind in this country where prisoner
charged with a capital cline is permitted
to testify in his own behalf asa
A heavy book firm in Bristol, England
known az JeiIries d Sons, being some
what overstocked with choice and valua'
bic books, consigned between two anC
three hundred cases to Henry j. Shaw
library auctioneer at Montreal, Canada
Mr.. Shaw has collected two hundred arc
five of the choicest of his collee
ton to be distributed for holida,
sales among the largest cities of tn
West As it was an attempt to avoid tn
revenue laws, it has resulted in the arres
Of Shaw and the seizure Of books at Gin
cinnati, Milwaukee, ST. Louis and Chi
eago; the value of those captured at Chi
cago being in the vicinity of $50 600