Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.

San Francisco is happy. She can ge
flour for six to seven dollars a barrel il
greenbacks.
Much restitution exists among the poe,
OF Montreal, and soup kitchens hav,
again been opened
Stearn's wooden mills, Pittsfeld, Massa
chusetts, were destroyed by FIRE Thurs,
day night; Loss 100000.
A State temperance convention ha.
been called to meet in Columbus, Ohio
on the 18th and 18th Of January.
Real estate sales in San Francisco
since the earthquake show falling of
in numbers and amount of one third.
Gov Swami is very i'll at his residence
in Baltimore, of pneumonia, and was not
able to give the usual New Years recep-
| ton.
A splendid new counterfeit of the $50
greenbacks is out in New York. The
only defect is the lack Of buttons on
Fraklin's vest.
An entire block of buildings was de-
strOyed by fire in Selma, Alabama, On
Friday night last, involving a loss Of
about 100000.
Under the operation of the homestead
act, AS farms, aggregating 1904 acres,
have been added to the producing area
Of Alabama.
Efforts are being made for the calling
of national tobacco convention, to be
held in Lynchburg, Virginia, to take
steps to relieve the tobacco trade of the
present tax.
Hon. b. F. Askew, elected by over
l 100 majority to the Arkansas State
Senate, from Columbia county, has been
denied his seat because Clayton says
there are Kuklux there.
The first strawberries of the season
made their appearance in the New
Orleans market last week, selling at
three dollars per basket.
The Board Of Councilmen of New
York have adopted an ordinance sub
scribing 81 100000 to the capital stock
Of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge
Company.
The Hagerstown (Maryland) Mail, a
Democratic paper, whose Office was de-
strOyed by mob in 1862, brought suit
against the city, and has been awarded
$500 damages.
The agent of the Virginia Express
Company was knocked down and robbed
Of $4,000 about 5 o'clock Thursday
morning, while on his way to the depot,
in Norfolk. lie was seriously injured.
A New York report has it that the
Ohio and Mississippi railway has been
sold to the Erie Company and that
the broad gauge will be retained, so as to
make a continuous and unchanged line
from New York to Cincinnati and St
Louis.
1t seems that Maine is Mormon res
cruiting ground. A Philadelphia paper
announces the arrival there Of sixtySfour
from Maine on their way to
Utah, and remarks that tho woman of
he party seemed delighted with the
dea.
Cattle over year old, which have Eot
been marked or branded, are every body's
in Texas, and, like Cain, may be |
killed by any one who meets them. The
San Antonio market is stocked with hides |
aiken from cattle without marks.
Several persons arrested by the mill |
AIRY at Jefferson, Texas, are kept in close |
confinement, and are not permitted to see
even their relatives. No charges have |
1een preferred against them, and no one
Except the Satrap knows why they are
The New York Tribune says editOri>
lily: "Itmay be considered certain that |
he fortyAfirst Congress will meet and orc
ganize on the 4th Of March. The gener- |
Il feeling among members has been that |
he law providing for such meeting was
1 good one. There is desire to settle |
he Speakership, committees and other
questions promptly"
DR. Gill, Just arrived at St. Louis from |
Fort Wallace, states that there is great |
Indignation there against Capt Butler,
for failing to capture sixty lodges of |
Indians at AekOrary Creek, as he might |
easily have done. ColOnels Carpenter |
and Graham have left Fort Wallace, in |
was captured and hung.
The New York Times estimates that |
half million Of Office beggars, in various |
parts of the country, are about to make |
a dead set on General Grant as soon as
he enters upon his duties. The Times
adds that the General is reported to have
said that he intends to pick out for Office,
men who will best do what needs to be |
done, and that while he does not intend
to go outside the Republican party, as a
general thing, he will attach no impor~
lance whatever to mere party services,
either in nominations or elections.
A special dated Duvalrs Bluff, Ark,
Dec 3lst, says
"The militia in Woodruff county have
been augmented TO eight hundred men.
Business has been suspended for three
weeks, and paralyzed in the adjoining
counties. Officers of Gen. Upham's staff
are here on their way to Little Rock
Raids on other counties are anticipated.
The Radicals as we'll as Democrats Sc
verely condemn the militia and militia
law, and call for its revocation. Gen.
Uphams acts ofoppr 1ssion meet with I'M
mitigated censure. Gen. Alters is ex>
pected here tonight, though for what oh
ject is uncertain, as Gen. Grant has no
to control the acts of Governor
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