Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.

4 There were 14,l43 funerals in PhiIa
: delphia last year, and thirty-nine muir
J ders.
II Up to this date there have been tire,
thousand three hundred bankrupt case:
in Virginia.
The Supreme Court of Michigan has
declared the National Bank tax law o
that State void.
The price of gas in Charleston, South
Carolina, within four years, has declined
from 81 to 81 per 1000 feet.
/ The Indians recently murdered six
employees of the Union Pacific railroad
on the Medicine Bow river.
4 Two American students, at Gottingen,
fought duel, with pistols, last month,
about Grant and Seymour.
The Emperor of Russia forbids the
announcement hereafter by the newspa-
pars of attempts upon bis life.
| New York has in Baxter street a co.'s
ony of opium eating Cinnamon, each Of
whom has two or three wives.
/ The Pope is said to be so displeased
with Napoleon that he will not make the
Archbishop of Paris Cardinal.
! An apostle of Mormonism, in Denmark,
writes to Brigham Young that there are
5000 members Of the Mormon church in
that country.
Hester Clymer, of Philadelphia, has
written letter declining to be the
Democratic candidate for Governor OF
Pennsylvania.
The New York World tells Mayor
Hall of that city to plainly inform the
Common Council that there is to be no
more stealing"
The Catholic troubles in Chicago are
not at an end. Bishop Duggan has been
summoned to Rome to make explanations
in regard thereto.
Five United States Senators are to be
| chosen this winter by the Legislatures of
five Western States !: Indiana, Michigan.
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Missouri
The Liverpool and Manchester road
forms part of network of lines, the
property of one company, nearly l,4G0
miles in extent, and representing capt.
TAI OF L0UsUUO,UUU.
A Chicago preacher has beon pointing
out 1.-The Way to He'll" A wicked co.
temporary adds: Persons desiring a
complete guide TO Chicago should pur-
chase the sermon"
The New York Sun has it "from a
gentleman Of great prominence" that ex-
Governor and ex-senator Hamilton Fish,
of New York city, will be the new Sec,
rotary of the Treasury.
Postmaster General Randall is prepar-
ing report for Congress, in which he will
advocate the union of the post-office and
telegraph. To that end he is collecting
facts, figures and arguments.
Hon. E. Parsons died at the Southern
Ohio Lunatic Asylum, of which he had
been for some years an inmate, on Tues
day last. He became insane while serv-
ing his term as Common Pleas Judge.
A bill has been introduced in the Hi
nois Legislators requiring the Catholic
Church to become body corporate, and
place its property in the hands Of trus-
tees elected by the laymen of the church.
Mr.. L. A. GOkright, the Washington
agent of the Associated Press, has been
writing his Recollection of Men and
Things at Washington for Third of a
Century" The volume VIII soon APP
pear.
The New York Post advises Gen.
Grant to give notice that neither he nor
his FAMILY will receive presents, as those
testimonials of esteem and admiration |
have probably, without exception, some
Interior motive.
The death is announced of Elder Thos. |
Bronson, ST. of Madison county, Ky.
He was known far and wide over the |
South, and was for a number of years |
past leading man in the Christian de- |
nomination in that county.
In the Ohio Legislature, on Saturday, |
a resolution was laid on the table and |
ordered to be printed, requesting Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress to |
oppose all efforts to build new presi- |
dental mansion in Washington.
The Hungarians resident in the United |
States are asking the government to es>
tablish a Consulate at Pesth, for the pur-
pose of placing within the reach of their
countrymen information which would ia |
cilitate emigration to America.
A vein of coal has been discovered six
miles from jacksonville, KY, only about |
twelve feet from the surface The vein
is a heavy one, and the quality of the
coal is said to be little inferior, if not
equal, to the renowned Pittsburg.
1t is believed that Gen. Heintzleman
will be nominated for promotion to the
vacant Brigadier Generalship in the regu-
lar army in the place of Hooker. He is
the oldest commissioned Colonel who
was in the field during the late war.
A velOcipedist, in England, recently
travelled one hundred and thirty five
miles on his tread-wheel, starting at four
P. NJ, and arriving at his destination at
ten O'Clock the next morning, having re
NAMED over night at way station.
An extra order has been issued by the
Cincinnati Chief of Police to his force, to
notify all resident citizens that they must
have the sidewalks cleaned in front of
their houses, or, in case of neglect, they
will be summoned before the Police
Court.
Rochefort estimates the income of the
Emperor. Empress and Prince Imperial
at 50,OO0O coo francs year, and says that
the Imperialist ring" headed by Rouher
and Haussman steals every year much
larger sum than that pocketed by the
Imperial family.
The Anti- StdUeTy Standard says in
tone of mingled anger and sadness, that
it has ceased to expect the present Con-
gress ito impeach and depose Johnson"
| 1t thinks his removal from office ought
even now at this eleventh hour to be &C
complished, but it is hopeless that it
| will be.
| In the amusement world the following
are among the dead of 1888: Rossini,
Samuel Lover, Sterling Coyne, Mary
Cannon, Julia Dean Hayne, Menken,
Helen Western, Anna Lacoste, 6. NJ.
Walcott ST., John Seton, Charles Kean,
George Jamison, William Haglon, Rom
zani, Salvador Tsgloni, William Harrison,
and George Christy.
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