Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

sioners
The interest on five.twenty bono
due In May is now being paid by u
Government. IL amount to,Abont $50
100000. ME
Secretary Boutwell, is considering th
expediency of reducing the number
National Banks, so as to leave but on
in each election district.
A little girl in Pittsburg, Pa, wh
fund package containing $1,000 an
returned it to the owner, was rewarde
with one dollar for her honesty.
The President has decided that h
would not order any of the Souther
elections until September, in order t
give the planting and harvesting interest
full time TO participate.
A silver brick, weighing 49J pounds
value $ll 600, from Georgetown Colo
rado) mines, was received by Wells
Fargo Express, at Omahs, Tuesday
going to the mint at Philadelphia.
The dramatic company of the Olympus
Theater, of st. Louis, have chartered I
steamer for five months, and will sal
along the Ohio river and exhibit at diff
ferent towns, leaving there on May 10.
General Hiram Walbridge, of New
York, has been appointed by the Presl
dent commissioner to examine the Pacific
Railroad, in place of Horace Greeley
who declined on account Of the pressure
Of business.
A terrible calamity occurred during
the great hail storm and hurricane in
Central Illinois, q few nights ago. A
poor mans dog kennel was blown over
and all the dogs he owned were killed
except nine.
Collector Weissmann, collector at
Kansas City, on the 22d inst, seized
10000 cigars, in possession Of q wells
known tobacco firm in that city, for fail
ure to re-stamp them as required by the
revenue law.
A woman, named Sarah Dillon, for-'
merly residing in Greene county, Indis
ana, now constituting one of sixteen
wives in the harem of Salt Lake City
Mormon, writes that she would like ito
get back to the old place"
Numerous applications have been re
ceived for the nine Circuit Judgesbips,
created by act Of Congress; but the
President has filed them away, and does
not intend TO make any appointments in
that line till next December.
Secretary Boutwell, has issued an
order requiring the collection of customs
upon all goods purchased in Canada
and brought to the United States. This
will seriously interfere with the brisk
trade done in fancy articles at Niagara
Falls.
About one>half of the town of Helena,
was burned Tuesday night.
Ninety eight business houses and forty
were destroyed. The loss is
estimated at half million of dollars.
The inhabitants are encamped on the
hills overlooking the town, and are in
pitiable condition.
The New York Herald publishes the
sc. st. Leger Grenfell, a
prisoner on the Dry Tortugas, who es-
,aped on the night of March Z, 1868.
Any one who can give information
he is alive or persisted in his at
Tempt to escape, will address F. +.
Marbury, Counselor at Law, Gl Wal
street"
The Episcopal Bishop of Indiana has
approved the sentence of the Rev. L.
W. Russ, rector of st. Johns Church,
Lafayette, convicted by an ecclesiastical
court Of "scandalous and disorderly con-
luct," in going to see the BLACK Crock,
and the admonition to the offender was
pronounced on Friday last.
A Georgia correspondent, who has been
10 see Alexander Ii. Stephens, says that
he is almost unable TO move about, and
has little hope Of ever being able to
walk again. His principal anxiety is
about his book, for which he has the
prepared but not the physical
strength to put it together.
Agents of German Emigration Com
pany have arrived at New York, to ar,
range for the settlement of five thousand
German emigrants in the West. They
will probably select large tract of
land in Kansas or Nebraska, and say the
emigration from Germany will be larger
than in any previous year.
AdVices have been received from Gu
ban sources, which indicate the failure Of
the last movement Of the Spaniards un-
der Lesca. This is the third effort they
have made to destroy the revolution. In
several engagements in the central de-
partment they have met severe res
pulses, and the patriots have captured a
large number of arms, etc.
The directors of the Kentucky State
Agricultural Society have decided to
hold the next annual State Fair on the
ground of the Jefferson County Associa-
ton, near Louisville, commencing Sep
tember Is, aud continuing through the
week. There will be offered for the
contest large and fine list of premiums.
The directors are determined to make it
the most attractive fair ever held in
Kentucky. ..
The National Dress Reform and Equal
Rights Association met at Washington
last Wednesday, and was called to order
by DR. Mary Walker, who presided at the
annual meeting in Syracuse, New York
last year. DR.. Susan Dodds, DIR. Lydia
Hasbrouck, DR.. Ellen Beard, Prof Will
cox, and other noted Teformers were
among the delegates. The object of the
convention was stated to be to secure 8
reform in dress among women in physi'
illogical point of view. But little wa.
done in the way of debate.
A story is told of beautiful young
lady in st. Louis, who is imprisoned by
her father to keep her away from young
man who loves her. Ali day long sh
is directly under her parents eye in hi
store, and at night he locks her up in he
chamber, and places large bulldog un
der her window, fastened a chain Ion
enough TO enable him to spring upon an,
solitary serenader or wondering Rome
who may como to steal away his treas
ure.
Ecclesiastical bodies assemble thi
year as follows: General Assemblies
Old and New School Presbyterian, Ne'
York, May 20; Southern Presbyterian
Mobile, May 20; Cumberland Presbyte
rian, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, May q
United Presbyterian, Monmouth, Illinois
May %. General Synods-Reforme
Presbyterian, Cedsrville, Ohio, May Is
Evangelical Lutheran, Washington, |
c., May 10; Reformed, Philadelphia
June ,; German Reformed, Philsdelphi
| November 81.