Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.

At Binghamton, New York, on the
night Of the Sd and morning Of the 4th
inst, considerable snow fell.
The Indiana Legislature has located
the Agricultural College at Tippecanoe
battle-ground, near Lafayette.
Mr.. Louis Bernard, Cashier of the Lou
isiana State Bank, died suddenly from
heart disease at New Orleans on the lst
inst.
The favorite artist OF the ladies in the
Sul!an's harem is Miss Curtis, an English
woman. The Sultanas are all having
| their hkenesses taken.
1t is calculated that nine miles of pipe
will bring the medical water of the
Raleigh Springs to Memphis, with eighty
feet fall to run on.
A Paris dispatch Gays that the bankers
Erlanger Il Co, have negotiated loan
Of ten millions sterling to Spain, author
lied and guaranteed by the Cortes
An epidemic has broken out among
| the sheep in Vermont and New Hamp-
shire. Large numbers have died in the
central and northern parts Of both States.
Poverty in the Prussian Provinces is
causing large emigration to America
Two thousand emigrants reached Bremen
in one day, on their way to the United
States.
Tan colored boots, reaching about
eight inches above the ankle, are becom-
ing fashionable for young girls. In ap~
pearance, as well as cost, they are
summers.
Fourteen railway locomotives have ex-
ploded within the past seven months, in
the United States, killing twentysnine
persons and severely wounding much
larger number.
Tho Legislature of Pennsylvania is
Radical, it is not, therefore, surprising to
hear that $4,000 were spent among its
members to secure the passage of the
coal tax bill.
The sureties OF Mr.. Patrick A. Jones,
the new Postmaster Of New York, Were
James b. Taylor for $S00,000 Horace
Greeley for 100000, and Samuel Sinclair
for $1,000.
A young clerk 10 the Cen trail Tele>
graph Office of France has discovered
very ingenious plan for the rapid self
printing Of dispatches, and has been Of
fered 100000 francs for his patent.
The races over the Association Course,
near Lexington, Ky, begin on Monday,
the 18th of this month, and will con-
tinue six days. The purses will be
liberal, ard many fine horses are expected
to be present.
Quesada, reported elected General-in-
Chief Of the patriot forces in Cuba, is an
avowed annexationist, after independence
has been secured Cespedes has been
placed at the head of the Republican
Government.
Mrs. Victor, who was recently sent to
the Chic penitentiary for life, from Cuya-
hoga County, for poisoning her brother so
as to procure q fVe>thousand dollar in
surance policy he had on his life, has be-
come insane, and is now in dying con-
dition.
1t was rumored some days ago that .
number Of the Indian Commissioners ap-
pointed by the President were Indian
Agents disguised in broad brims and
drab coats so as to pass for Friends, and
later developments give color of truth
to the rumor
The City Comptroller of Chicago re-
ports the receipts of the municipal gov
eminent, during the past year, to have
been SS,7l7,S72, and the expenditures
| Sc, 326, 567; balance in the treasury
| s., 379, 305. The bonded debt of the
city has been increased during the year
81 10000.
Frank Swift, of skating celebrity, and
JAS. Boyle, rode on velocipedes from
Syracuse to Rochester, distance OF
ninety miles, in fifteen hours. They left
Syracuse on Thursday evening and ar
rived at Rochester about s O'Clock on
Friday evening, and exhibited at the
rink.
Baron Beust has been sounding the
English Cabinet respecting its conduct in
the event of a war between France and
| Prussia. Lord Clarendon stated that
England would observe strict neutrality,
which would cease the moment the East
ern question should be again agitated.
David Thomson, a river peddler, was
murdered short distance above Evans
vile, a few days ago, by man named
Seaman and Mrs. Thompson, wife Of the
murdered man. The tragic affair was
brought about by close intimacy which
existed between Seaman and Thomp~
sons wife.
A dispatch received by the President
of the Central California Pacific Railroad,
who is now In Washington city, states
that the roads are to-day within a mile
Of each other, and that junction will be
at once formed, and connection made
through this week. Two hundred pas
senger cars and thirty locomotives have
been forwarded from the East to Omaha
to accommodate public travel.
The new Postmaster of Chicago, Gen
Eastman, has filled all the principal
places in the pOstofice by resappointing
the old A. johnson incumbents. The
principal Grant newspaper concern in
that city declares that these reappoint>
ments give abundant assurance that
the first consideration in the new post
masters mind is the efficiency of the
public service"
The trade Of Savannah has grown to
large dimensions since the war. OF cot
ton, during the past thirty days she ha:
shipped direct to foreign ports "a ,S99
bales of upIands, and TAB bales of ses
island and coastwise, during the same
time, 1924 bales Of uplands, and %;
bales Of sea island. Another prominent
article in the trade of Savannah il
guano. During the past four months thu
Georgia Central Railroad alone trans
ported about 10000 tons, valued at oveI