Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Des Arc Citizen says l70l bales
Of cotton have been received at that
point the last season. -
The fastest six.year old trotting horse
in the United States is owned by Rush
Patton, of Florence, Ala. --
The city of Galveston continues
healthy for this season, without the
slightest indications of yellow fever.
Prof. j. B. Parkinson, of the Wiscon-
sin University, is suggested as the Dem
Ocratic nominee for Governor of Wis-
| consin.
Gov. Randolph, of New Jersey, it is
said, will probably succeed A. G. Cats
tell as United States Senator from that
State. l. .'i'" '..-'Aif.i
The total number of immigrants which
have arrived at New York this year is
5000, against 34,577 for the same time
last year. '
Hon. Calvin Jones, of Lafayette, has
announced himself candidate for the
State Senate, from Shelby and Fayette
counties.
The personal friends of Capt. Donalds
son are making up purse to present to
his wife for her heroic devotion during
the recent trial.
A Frenchman has obtained possession
of some of ex- Queen Isabella's letters to
her favorites, and is to have them printed
in fac simile for sale.
ExPresident johnson has been in
vited to deliver the annual Grafton at
the next commencement OF Davidson
College, North Carolina.
A Washington correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Commercial writes down How
ard, of the Buro, as most hypccri tical
and corrupt scOundrel.
Col. Green Clay, grandson of Henry
Clay, and large planter in Mississippi,
is talked Of for Conservative candidate
for Congress from that State. "
Ex-President johnson arrived in
Washington Sunday evening from Ten
nessee, and put up at the Avenue Hotel.
He received large number of callers.
Boutwell, intends having Chief JUS
tice Chase's recent decision that the
statute of limitation ran against the Gov
ernment, appealed to the Supreme
| Court.
Young Carr, who killed Miss Fox in
Belmont county, West Virginia, some
months since, because her parents op,
posed his marrying her, has been SEN
fenced to be hung.
The picture of President Lincoln
painted by Cogswell, has been selected
by President Grant to be hung in the
White House with the pictures Of the
other Presidents. Its cost is $1,000.
The abundance of the wheat crop il
Virginia has already brought down the
price of -four in that State, and it il
thought that the best quality of the stat
of life will soon be sold at So and Sc PEE
barrel.
The Massachusetts, Legislature has ad
journed, after a session of one hundred
and seventy days. The whole numbe
Of laws passed was four hundred AM
sixty-six, and Of resolves one hundred
and three. r ra.#t
/ In Dayton, on Saturday, Miss Ann
Fritz was severely burned by the explo
sion OF a coal oil can. She was using tn
oil to lighta fire, when the fluid tool
fire, and the can burst, scattering it
burning contents over her person and tn
room.
| A banquet has been rendered to Gen
Sickles by prominent citizens of NeI
York, prior to his departure for Europe
He has written letter of acceptance
pledging himself to do all in his powe
to preserve peace between Spain and tn
United States.
Benton county, Iowa, has a Tor
Thumb Of its own, by the name of vii
liam Dwiggons, who is fifteen years ole
weighs thirty>five pounds, and is thirty
five inches high. He is healthy an
handsome, and has no drawback exceE
that the giils hold him in their laps in
stead of he holding them.
1t appears that the German tavcr
, keepers in Pittsburg, Pa, are in earnei
in regard to enforcing the Sunday law
in order to make them odious. 1t
, probable that tho newspaper Offices wi
have to be kept closed, and newspap'
proprietors are puzzled, as yet, as to no
they will get out their Mondays pape
t 1t is said that they will also make q
b. effort to stop the street cars and close U
: the livery stables.