Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-15
A Destructive Boiler Explosion
In Philadelphia.
BY TEE SOUTHERN. ATLANTIC AID PACIFIC
WASHINGTON.
Various Personal aud Political Hairs
SnAciaI 70 tho IIninn and Amarinnn

Various Personal aud Political A Hairs
Special to the Union and American.
CINCINNATI, Jan. IA Washington
dispatch Of yesterday says Sue MUIR
phys claim has been discussed day after
day for the past fortnight without appa-
rent success, but when it was resumed
to-day, and Senator Howard took the
floor, an old man named Dorsey, who
has been in daily attendance since the
talking began, fell dead from his seat in
the gallery. He was borne from the
chamber and his body was laid on q
table in the reporters lobby, and soon
after taken from the Capitol. 1t is sup
posed the several speeches on the claim
which he was compelled to listen to was
the primary cause Of his death.
Gen. Grant authorizes the statement
that the articles written by an occasional
correspondent Of the World, purpSrting
to relate conversations or furnish opinions
Of his in regard to public men, etc, are
utterly without foundation. No human
being has ever listened to such converse
tions as those reported.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I4.-The Virginia
Conservative Committee now in session
here received the State delegation in
cordial manner, and requested them to
present their views in writing, which they
agreed to do in day or two, fayoring
universal amnesty and universal suffrage
10 the new constitution of Virginia.
1t is believed here that Gen. Schurz
will not be elected United States Sena-
tor from Missouri, but that Loan or some
other Radical will be.
Drafts in favor of Wells, Fargo & Co
for overland mail service, were yesterday
refused to be passed by the Sixth Audi~
tor. But on POstmaster>general Randall
applying to Secretary McCulloch $780,
600 was paid on account and $50, 600 re-
served till Congress makes investigation
into the charges against the contractors
for not performing their services properly.
The Bricklayers' National Union, cons
stituting about one hundred members,
waited on the President at IL O'Clock
this afternoon. They were received in
the east room. Sam Cary, of Cincin-
natl made the presentation speech in be-
half Of the Union, which was responded
to by Mr.. johnson in felicitous speech
upon the dignity of labor. He said that
he was proud TO have been a mechanic
himself.
Among the memorials presented to-day
was one from two hundred and ninety
leading mercantile firms of New York,
asking the confirmation of II. A. Smythe
to the Russian Mission.
Senator Morton introduced a bill
granting a pension (amOunt Of which is
left blank to the widow Of President
Lincoln. The preamble recites that
President Lincoln while Commander>ins
Chief of the Army aud Navy was killed
in the late war his widow is therefore
as much entitled to a pension as the
widow of any army officer.
The Senate Naval Committee made
report to the Senate recommending that
the application of Commodore R. w.
NJ eade, asking to be restored to active
service, be indefinitely postponed.
The President toSday nominated Perry
Fuller Collector of Customs Of New 0rs
leans, and John Savage Consul to Leeds,
England. The latter is Head Centre
of the Fenian organization in New
York.
A dispatch announcing the nomination
Of Carl Schurz as Senator from Missouri
by the caucus last night gives general
satisfaction to all Republicans, with the
exception of few friends OF Senators
Henderson and Drake. There is much
silent rejoicing among extreme Radicals
that Henderson met with such over
Whelming defeat The action of Senator
Drake in going to Missouri, defeated his
nopn;po4ion