Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Work has been recommended on tho
Savannah, Griffin and North Alabama
railroad.
Bismarck is quoted as asking Napoleon
to join him IN protecting continental
commerce against the invasion Of English
and American produce"
T. b. Pendergast, the negro minstrel
who originated Campbell's MiHstrels
years ago, laid down the shovel and the
hoe" at Utics, New York, last week.
Anna Dickinson, was too late for the
train at Des Moines, Iowa, few morn
ings since, and she hired locomotive to
take her l65 miles, and rode upon it with
the engineer and fireman.
A dispatch from Louisville says rooms
have been reserved on board the steamer
Richmond for Vice President Colfax and
wife and Hon. B. F. Wade and wife, who
design visiting New Orleans.
A womau's suffrage movement has
been started in Toledo, and an sssocia
ton proposed: Mr.. James NJ. Ashley
wife of ex-Member of Congress Ashley
being Chairman of the meeting.
If the English channel bridge be ever
built, pneumatic tube is to be affixed
to each side, for letters. Hourly cons
munication will thus be kept up with
Paris.
The official list of the Danish police
mentions among the suspicious persons
whom the officers OF that country are to
arrest as soon as they set foot in Denmark,
two sons Of Brigham Young, and other
Mormon agitators.
Several hundred Cubans are said to be
waiting in New York for an opportunity
to sail for Havana, to Join the insurgents.
| They are we'll fixed, and will carry a
large amount of gold with which to help
The revolutionary cause.
A terrible riot occurred in CONSTANT
nople on the l4th ult, in which seven
persons " ere killed and nineteen or
twenty wounded. The trouble grew out
ola religious excitement between two
sects Of MOhammedsns.
Letters from Madrid say that infential
persons there are in correspondence with
Isabelle, inviting her to return to the
throne. The reason given is that the
country will enjoy more peaceful security
as kingdom than as a republic.
Mr. J. M. Llrkimore, city treasury
aud collector of Gardiner, Maine, who
has been connected with the city govern
ment for many years, has proved a de-
faulteT to the amount of $4,000. His
father promises to make good the amount.
The Raleigh (South Carolina Sentinel
says "A little white boy, who sold pea
nuts and apples, complains to one Of our
reporters that Hon Edgar Miller, door
keeper of the House of Representatives
has removed him, and set up stand FOL
himself
Prominent members of Beecher's
church purchased one hundred thousand
acres of land in Missouri lying along the
st. Joe railroad and will organize under
the name Of Plymouth Land Company
They have bought it on speculation and
expect to realize handsomely.
A Paris letter declares that conspir'
acy is on foot to dethrone Louis Napoleon
The organization is widespread, and in
cludes many prominent persons. Tit
Emperor suspects the existence of the
conspiracy, but fears to make arrests les
he may precipitate his own downfall.
The Treasury printing office has near
ly ready new issue of $50 and Sl0
greenbaCk notes, TO take the place of tn
| present series, which have been largel,
| counterfeited The 500 note will bea
a likeness TO Mr.. Lincoln, and the So
notes will bear likeness Of Gen. Grant
The plans for the great bridge acros
the East river, between New York an
Brooklyn, are being rapidly matured, an
the work will soon be begun. Tn
structure will be suspension bridge, c
the enormous span of ], 600 feet, and wi
be one Of the finest specimens Of en-
e gineering in the world.
, Adam Butcher, who committed suicid
}, in Bloomington, recently, did so on &C
count of losses in a land trade. hi
daughter denied that her father is til
parent of her illegitimste child, and re
fuses to divulge the name of the authO
Of her shame. These facts were devel
= oped at the coroner's inquest.
=. The fire by which the steamboat Rut
p was destroyed on Monday first broke OIL
q among some hay in the hold. Motto
4 was given to the pilot, who ran to tn
. Mississippi shore 1t was O'Clock
i the morning, and the passengers had
leave their beds, but all got safely ashOI
with the loss OF most of their baggage
The books and money belonging to ii
boat were saved, but the freight, inclut
ing two hundred horses and mules, wei
d lost. The passengers and crew vel
taken to Vicksburg.