Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Ten thousand passengers crossed tn
new Niagara suspension bridge on Sun
day.
Disraelis brother died Of heart diseas
the day before Christmas. He was al
inland revenue official
A race between velocipede and ,
street car occurred in Chicago, last week
The velOcipede came in second.
The Masonic Grand Master OF Mich,
gan recommends the erection of TEN.
pie in Detroit, to cost 100000.
The Georgia contested election case o
Mr., Christy has been transferred by the
Election Committee to the Reconstruc-
ton Committee. - a Vr
The New York Assembly yesterday
tabled resolution for a committee Of
investigation in the affairs of the Mer-
chants Union. ~ ffaa ~
The Radical caucus at Jefferson CITY,
last Wednesday night, nominated Gen.
Schurz for the Senate, on the first bal
lot, Schurz GO, Loan 49, ~ q
A dispatch from st. Paul says RAM
sey's reelection to the United States
Senate is certain. Donnslly is said to
have retired in favor of Wilkinson.
A Madrid dispatch says the authorities
are nreceipt Of offers Of men and money
from all quarters Of Spain, to rescue
Cuba from the hands of the Insurgents
The Ames Works al Ghicopee, Massa-
chusetts, are engaged on the equestrian
statue of Washington, for the Public Gar
den in Boston. 1t will be one of the
largest Of the kind in the world. u 4
A patent has been taken out for new
process in cigar making. The leaf tobacco
is ground to pulp and run off in sheets,
as paper is made, done up and sold by the
quire or ream-and thon every one makes
his own cigar, if he pleases.
TO- Out of all the Southern families that
went to Brazil at the close of the war,
only seven or eight remain. The "Hast-
!ngs colony" on the Amazon, has been
to remnant. Those that are
left are in destitute condition.
A man died in Washington from "glan-
iers." He had driven q horse suffers
ne from this disease, and the ply
'icians, after q post norton examinae
ion, and several scientific experiments,
nave decided that he caught it from the
horse. r ----s..
The Governor Of Kansas, in his late
Message, recommends liberal appropria-
ions to the Immigration Bureau, and
publication Of pamphlets in English,
herman and Scandinavian languages,
citing forth the advantage of Kansas to
he emigrant.
Catholic Italy is excited over Carl |
adds novel, which will soon be publish |
d. 1t is already written. 1t is called
Clelia," and contains an account Of the
lte attempt, which failed, at Montana,
he object being to exhibit the corruption
the Roman priesthood. |
The Crescent Insurance Company, Of
iHcinnati has notified the Treasurer of
ne Mail Company, that the Directors
ad passed resolution to pay their in
trance on the steamer America as
'tal loss, and on the steamer United
tates their proportion of loss by fire. |
1t is stated that of forty>seven success
IL candidates for municipal offices at
arcelOna, thirty are republicans. The
etails of the elections at Madrid show
lat $4,000 votes were given to the
onarchial Candidates, while only 5000
ere recorded in favor of the republi~
ms.
A Chicago special of the 18th to the
lncinnati Commercial, says: The most
teresting thing that has yet transpired
the Illinois Legislature occurred to-
". Governor Palmer's inaugural was
rongly declaratiTe of State Rights doc
ines, and consequently the Republican
embers omitted to make the usual mo-
On to print the paper. The Democrats,
day, made motions for the printing,
I'd after a lively Discussion they were
rried.
Gen. Stoneman, Commander of the
istrict of Virginia, called upon the
resident last Wednesday, and was after
ard before the Reconstruction Commit
o and made statement relative to re.
oval of civil officers in Virginia. Among
Ie persons who testified before the COM
ittee was one who, upon interrogation,
limited that he was an applicant for the
ice Of Supreme Court Judge Of Vir-
MIA in case of the removal Of the press
It incumbent, as to whose disability or |
eligibility the witness himself had given
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