Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAN.
The late rains have killed the youn
grasshoppers in West Tex =
u, Andrew Buchanan was accidental,
shot AND killed in Chicago Sunday eve
: ming.
There are two hundred and clever
working Masonic lodges in North Caro-
lima.
1t is said that an office will be oper et
in New York this week for the sale o
Cuban bonds.
| Velocipedes are excluded from the
park in Savannah, Ga, by order of the
City Council.
In velocipede race at indianapolis
lately, a mile was made in three minutes
and six seconds.
Rev. Ambrose O'Neill died at the Car
thedral residence in. Albany, N. Y, Oh
Sunday evening.
A negro burglar was shot and killed in
Norfolk, Va, Sunday night, while in the
act of entering store.
1t is reported from Washington tina,
Capt. Nat. Low, Jr., has been appointed
Postmaster at Memphis.
Old Frank Blair declares Sprague is
the only man who cemprehends the sit
uation and dares utter it.
Brigham Young charges the billiard
and bar rooms Of Salt Lake license of
three hundred dollars q month.
Congress has passed bill chartering
company to build railroad from the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad depot, via.
Georgetown, to Alexandra, Va.
The employees of the Fitchburg Mass
Railroad Company have been exonerated
from all blame in the death of the Misses
Coffy, run over at the Groton Junction
on Thursday.
Rev. Demetrius Marsgons, prominent
Catholic priest, formerly prior of st. Wins
cents Abbey, Westmoreland county,
Pennsylvania, died at st. Paul, Minneso-
ia, Saturday.
Francis A. Murrill and Anthony Ba-
ker have been convicted of a murderous
assault on Thomas Wall, of Springfield,
Mass, and sentenced each to ten years
imprisonment.
Hon. James 81. Woodwork, President
of the Treasury National Bank, and one
of our oldest and most respected citizens
died at his residence in Highland Park
Monday evening.
A ministers meeting in New York has
discussed the question, what shall be
done for the salvation of the rich ?"- The
question usually has been, How shall
we reach the poor?'
Mr.. Samuel Moses, a gate,tender on
the Morris and Essex railroad, at HOBBS |
ken, lost his life Monday while trying to
save the life of drunken man, who was
Keeling on the track.
Carter J. Estes committed suicide at |
Paducah Friday, by shooting himself |
through the head with pistol. He was
a man Of temperate habits, andano cause
is known for the rash act.
Don Carlos, the Spanish Pretender
has purchased 1900 rifles in Belgium,
and it is supposed he means to use them
in an attempt TO settle the question of |
succession to the Spanish throne.
The Russian government has lately
guaranteed loans to the amount of $ll0,-
100000, in aid Of railroad schemes. Its |
liabilities previously assumed for similar |
objects amounted to $G5 100000.
The death warrant of Louis Lane, the |
colOred wife pOisoner, was read to him
at Pittsburg yesterday. 1t fixed Thurs |
day, April 30, for the execution. He ex-
hibited little emotion during the reading.
Mr.. Spencer, theater manager, was
thrown from his carriage in Central Park,
New York, on Sunday, and had both |
legs broken. A lady was also thrown
from the same carriage, and it is thought |
fatally injured.
Fisk, manager of the Erie railroad, the |
opera, some steamboat lines and other |
New York institutions, has determined |
to import lot of cheap English Velocia
pedes, and drive the seventy-fye dollar
natives out Of the market.
The Boston Wesleyan Association have
bought for 100000 the Bromfeld House |
property, adjoining the Bromfield street |
Church. The estate covers ten thousand |
feet of land in most eligible position.
They will soon erect suitable buildings
upon it.
A correspondent Of the Independent. |
COMMUNICATE of the Protestant Episcos
pal Church, reports that new Organiza>
ton is soon to be put in operation by
those in that church opposed to the
High Church party. He says, "Such
church will be born in day not far off,
Some curious inventions in artificial |
wood have recently been made in Paris,
the principle being that Of combining fine
saw>dust or wood -four with glue or size,
and casting it in moulds. Very perfect |
limitations OF carved wood are made in
this manner and they are said to be fire.
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