Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-11
INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT.

B1EGHAMPT0N, n. Y, Feb. 10.-J. N.
Congdon, Republican, was elected Mayor
to-day, by a majority of one hundred
and fifty>Six, over j. A. Beznier, Demo-
crat.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 9.-The city is
full of strangers and given up to gayety.
All day the streets were filled with PEG
pie, and large number Of them are
maskers. The procession of the Mystic
Krewe Of COmus was very fine. While
a procession was passing up Camp street,
this evening, a crowded balcony fell, for
tunately slowly enough to enable most
of those in danger to escape. One lady
and little boy were badly injured.
New YoRK, Feb. 10.-August Belmon
has fled his complaint in the United
States Circuit Court against the Erie Co.
and,H b Whelpley, requiring defendants
tG answer interrogatiOns as to the issue
and disposal of stock and convertible
bonds
The American Pathological Society
commenced its sessions to-day
OTTowA, Feb l0-Whalen made a
statement last night to the county attor-
ney and police magistrates that he was
present when McGee was killed but did
not fire the shot Mrs Whalen visited
her husband to-day in company with his
spiritual advisers. She is very much ex-
cited. The hour for the execution to-
morrow is fixed for twelve o'clock
Mrs. MeGee has written q letter to a
gentleman in this city, requesting him to
visit Wbalen, and says she freely for
gives him, as his punishment will be am
pie for the Offesce. Whalon is expected
ID make a speech tomorrow lie reads
his prayer book and bible with attention,
and is visited by gray nuns.
CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-To-day Gen. Fuller
introduced a resolution into the Illinois
Senate proving for limiting all existing
railroads to uniform fares for passengers
and freight; it will not release the Cen
trail railroad from payment into the State
Treasury Of the percentage on their gross
receipts stipulated in their charter. The
Governors veto of the former bill was
sustained to>day.
Hon. Murray Mcconnell, State Senator,
was murdered in his Office, in jackson
vile, this morning. The marks Of five
blows, inflicted by slung-shOt, were
found upon his head. No cause or clue
assigned.
The Wisconsin Senate last evening
voted to assent to the formation of the
State Of Superior from Northern WiscOn-
sin and Michigan.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 10.-A rumor is cur
rent here that the Illinois Central rail,
road, has leased the Mobile and Ohio
railroad, and that the whole will be ops
Grated as one continuous line from Chi
cagO to New Orleans.
CHICAGO, Feb. love had fog here
to-day so dense that people can hardly
see to get along the streets. Meanwhile
the city is nearly submerged with water
and business is at a standstill.
OTTAWA, Feb. l0.-The Privy Council
to-day decided not to interfere in the
Whalen case. The execution will there
fore take place Thursday. Whalen de-
clines seeing any one except his con-
| fessOr.
PITTSBURG, Feb l0-At meeting OF
the Eireman's Association of this city
last night, a resolution was adopted rer
commenting paid fire department..
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 10. - The dis
tinguished engineer, Latrobe, Of Balti-
more, was heard before the House com~
mittee ON the bridge question to-day.
He said he was decidedly opposed to
long span railroad bridges, and Consid-
cred three hundred and fifty feet span
the proper length for bridges on the
Ohio river, and that they certainly should
not exceed four hundred feet This, be
thought, would meet the requirements OF
commerce and insure the safety of transit
HARRISBURG, Feb. 10.-A bill was in
troduced into the State Senate to-day
intended to prevent the Erie Railroad
| Company using proxies which they have
obtained in Europe to elect new Board
of Directors Of the Fort Wayne railroad,
and was referred to the Committee or
| Railroads.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 10-Two brothers
named John and Frank Rockwell living
near Plattsburg, Missouri, got into dis
! pule hDUul "A uOISG Ou hOLudg ldSti Will
resulted in the former killing the latter
| PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l0.-Gen. Gran
started for Washington to>day.
BALTIMORE, Feb. l0.-The city govern
ment has offered its Inequalities Il
President johnson after the fourth o
March.
a INC ENATI. Feb q-The Very Rever-
end 4. Il. Butler died at the Bishops
residence in Covington, KY, at fF
o clock this morning, after an illness o
more than two years duration, Fathe
Butler was the Vicar General of tn
Catholic Church Of the Covington bio
cese until about four months ago when
he resigned the Office, on account Of hi
feeble health, Father Lancaster bein
appointed in his place. Deceased was
native Of Baltimore
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GEN. LEE IN FAVOR OF THE NET