Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

making arrangements 10 run through
cars from New York to Omaha.
The present yield Of bullion in the
White Pine mines is about half a million
dollars a month. There is lack of
milling facilities.
The Germans of Louisville have SUBJ
scribed $4,000 to build an opera house.
As soon as $1,000 more is raised, work
will be commenced.
The question Of the treatment Of Fem
ian prisoners was before the House of
Commons on Friday night. Mr.. Bruce
declared the punishment of O'Donovan-
Rosa unnecessarily severe.
The Legislature of Kentucky will be
made up as follows: Lower House, 80
Democrats and 8 Republicans; Senate,
SO Democrats and 2 Republicans.
The revenue receipts from tobacco in
three districts in Virginia, from February
l to August l, are one million dollars
in excess of the same time last year.
The prospectus of a new cable compa-
ny, who design to connect Europe and
South America, is out. 1t is called the
West India and Panama Telegraph Com
pany.
A child of Mrs. Jane Collyer fell over
the cliffs near Passai: Falls, Sunday
evening, while walking with its mother,
distance of fifty feet, and was fatally
injured.
Scores Of letters to the President are
delivered daily at the White House.
One was from a firm in New York offer
ing to sell photographed greenbacks
equal to the genuine.
1t is thought that the Alabama matter
will continue TO shoulder till Congress
meets and gets under Roadway, at which
time Sumner will want material for an
other and final oratOrial effort.
Griffin, the engineer in charge Of the
freight train at the Mast Hope disaster,
has been released On $500 bail, which
was raised through the influence of
several ladies at Port Jervis.
Secretary Rawlins is expanding the
$2,0O0000 appropriated for improvement
and repair of harbors principally on the
Northern lakes, but quarter of a mil
lion goes to the Louisville and Portland
canal.
The English colony in Brazil Jared as
badly as the American. Twenty-Five of
them arrived at Rio in an utterly desti-
tute condition, and the English residents
had to make up subscription to send
them home.
The Galveston and Houston Railroad
case, involving the possession of the
franchise Of that road, will come up in
the Supreme Court at Washington, be-
fore Justice Swayne, in chambers, dur
ing the present week.
The Wilmington Journal is rejoiced to
hear that the cotton crop along the line of
the Wilmington, Charlotte and Ruther-
ford railroad is looking remarkably we'll,
having been greatly improved by late
rains. 1t is thought now the effects of
the drought have been overcome.
The proposed shortening of the dis
| lance between New York and Liverpool
to between six and seven days, by con-
Meeting St. John, Newfoundland, with
the New England railroads, has given
new impetus to the annexation move
ment in Nova Scotia. The railroad pro"
ject Is pronounced entirely practicable.
The Jewish Record says that the
Synod of Jewish Rabbis, which has just
been held, has recognized three new
principles : L. Individual authority in re-
ligious matters. 3 The primary impor-
lance of free scientific investigation. 3.
| The rejection of the belief in Israel5
restoration. The Synod also recommends
choral services and the use of the organ
in the synagogue, and musical performs
ances on Sabbaths and festivals.
The Prince of Wales announced in the
speech he made at the cattle show in
Manchester, that he had turned over a
new leaf in the volume of his life, and
intended in future to give his attention
solely to the interests and government of
the people. This is understood to mean
that he will SOW no more wild oats. 1t is
certainly high time for a change. if a
tenth of the stories told of the princely
scapegrace are true.
Genaral RoSecrans declines the nomi-
nation for Governor of Ohio, in the follow
ing language, addressed by telegraph tC
Senator Thurman. "After the war ]
resigned 8 very desirable position in the
army, and LEFT my State to secure a,
least the possibility of fulfilling tht
duties deemed sacred to my creditor:
and to my family. Those duties forbid
me the honor of leading the Democracy
of Ohio in the pending canvass for Gov
ernor."
Thomas Jefferson Speer, of Pix
county, State Senator OF Georgia, un
der the existing regime, has been pro
NOTED to the position of express messen
, | ger on the Macon and Western railroad
The gentleman no doubt has his eye oil
the gubernatorial chair, and takes thi
as the slime of safe precedents.
An effort is being made in Canada t
: unite all the Irish Catholic societies {
: the Provinces into one grand Irish Cath
u olic St Patrick's Society, for the purpos
J, of promoting good will among lrlshmer
The principal efforts of the societ
il would be directed toward the relievin
of Irish immigrants, and representing
when necessary, the Irish interest IN tn
Dominion. -...-
A GRAND ball is to be given at Whit
d Sulphur Springs, Va, Cd the lIth,
honor Of George Peabody.