The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-01-07
Items of Interest.

Rumor makes James Watson Webb the
editor of new administration organ in
Washinton,
There is neither slab nor stone to mark
the grave of General Sam Houston at
Huntsville, Texas. u
General George w. Cole, the Hiscock
murderer, is now living with his vito at
Johannesburg, New York
\ City of Mexico letter states that
Minister RoSeorans was to be formally re-
ceived by Jaurez on the lth instant,
The Siamese twins are divided on the
question Of their division. Eng is a Sc
cessionist, but Chang insists upon sticking
to the Union.
The appearance Of beggars in the streets
of Salt Lake is noted by Utah Journal
as an evidence of advancing civilization.
Queen Isabella, according to cotem.
porary, now says if she had known how
nice Paris was she would have abdicated
long ago.
Aaron Abbott, father of Senator Alb
bott, of North Carolina, died in New
Hampshire on Wednesday, aged 60.
A splendid new counterfeit of the $50
groenbacks is out in New York. The on
ly defect is the lack of buttons on Frank
Inns vest.
Horace Greeley publishes a reply to
Senator Morton, arguing that the lattor's
plan of resumption has already been tried
and failed.
Morton and Thompson, the express rob-
bers, were handed over to the United
States authorities at Windsor, Canada, on
Thursday last.
President johnson has been presented
with fine hickory cane, cut from Look
out Mountain. The donor is an old per-
sonal friend.
The Hagerstown (Maryland) Mail, a
Democratic paper, whose Office was de-
stroyed by mob in 1862, has brought
suit against the city and recovered $1,000.
General Grant visited Girard College,
Philadelphia, on Friday last, and in the
evening was entertained By the City
Council.
The agent of the Virginia Express
Company was knocked down and robbed
Of $l2OU early ON the morning of the first
of January.
The daughter of Alison, the wife pois-
oner, who escaped the gallows by suicide,
only fifteen years Of age, is under arrest
in Jersey City on charge OF numbering
her Legitimate offspring.
Chas. NJ. Rogers, formerly superinten-
dent of the st. Nicholas Hotel, was muir
dered in New York on Twelfth street,
near Broadway, in open daylight Friday
morning by an unknown person.
A boy of seventeen and girl of four
teen made a runaway match at Marine
city, Michigan, recently, but on the way
home after the ceremony, the BRIDES
father met them, lifted the young hus-
band out of the sleigh by the collar, and
drove his daughter off to convent.
A young fellow at Newark, New Jersey,
who was married few months since, at
tempted suicide by laudanum on Satur-
day, giving as a reason, that he had lately
been severely whipped by his wife for get
ting drunk.
Queen Isabella persists in believing
that Prim is still her friend and will
sooner or later help her son to recover
the Spanish throne. "He once saved my
life," she says, Sand he knows that
shielded him from great harm: We are
friends and he won't forget it."'
Two Pittsburg officers made tour
through the city markets to inspect the
poultry. They condemned two hundred
and fifty pounds as uuGt to be sold, and
had it Immediately carried away and dump
ed into the river. Much of it was abso.
lutely putrid, and some of the fowls had
been diseased.
A loaded she'll exploded and complete
I
ly demolished a furnace in Ford & Kim
balPs iron foundry in Concord, New
Hampshire, last week, fatally woundins
the smelter and injnring a visitor.
Brig. General Edward Fl, Stoughtor
died at Boston, on Friday, of lung disease
heneral Stoughton graduated at Yves
Point with the class of 1859. He Wa!
made Brigadier while serving unde
Mcclellan.
The Tennessee State Teachers Associa
ton was in session last week, in Memphis
with large attendance. Addresses wer'
made Wednesday night by Drs. Bancroft
and Sears. An effort is being made TO
uniformity in school books.
A London dispatch statas that the own
err Of the English yacht Cambria decline
the racing challenge of Mr.. Bennett Of thu
New York Yacht Club to race with tn
Dauntless, as the latter is of much heavie
tonnage than the Cambria.
During the past few days several wit