Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.

| SPAN nave arrived on the lSlnmuS.
Cambria suits, in fine striped patterns
are announced for spring fashions
Lamartine, the poet and historian, dice
at Paris last Monday, in the 18th year
his age.
A bed of pure chalk has been found
near Omaha. Then the State can make
its mark.
The Boston Post says "Rollins mus
be sick-he hasn't rendered his resigna'
ton for week.
| Duff & Co.'s paper factory, and Alte-
burgh's piano factory, on the Bowery
New York, were burned Sunday.
A deputation from the Illinois Press
Convention will probably make South
ern tour during the month of March.
The New York Legislature thinks Of
compelling every railway passenger to
purchase a ticket before entering the
cars.
The owner of Belladrum, horse en-
tered for the approaching Derby in Eng
land, has wagered $3.50, 900 on his ami
NAL
The Mobile Board oftrade officially an
nOunces that on and after June u 1869,
all cotton carried into France will 90
duty free.
A new Missouri law against prize fights
inficts penalty of two years imprison-
ment, or $1,000 fine on principals and
assistants alike.
Charles Dickens is among the distin~
| guished foreign authors ON whom the
King Of Prussia recently conferred the
Order Of the Red Eagle.
Charles Dickens emphatically states,
In notice in AH The Year Round,
that he has not relinquished the editor
ship of that publication.
The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel
has conclusive information that in the
event Georgia is out of the Union, Joshua
Hill is to be Provisional Governor.
The city Of Augusta bonds have add
yanced to ninety cents ON the dollar,
sale of $4,000 of them having been eff
fected at that figure on Friday last.
Planters are urged to raise an extra
quantity of sorghum this year, in order
to prepare for the high prices certain to
be caused by the revolution in Cuba.
One of the soldiers who shot Marshal
Ney, in 1915, died on the lst of January,
1869, at the advanced age of ninety-two
years, at the poorhouse Of the city Of
Metz.
Mr.. Blaine has stated to number of
his friends that in case he is elected
Speaker, he shall certainly make Mr..
DAVIS chairman of the committee on ap-
preparations.
In the Circuit Court at st. Louis, Mon>
day, motion to appoint Receiver to in
yestigate the affairs of the late Pasehall
House Association and its management,
was oyerruled.
We regret to learn from the Augusta
Press that the recent cold spell operated
very unfavorably ON Hon. A. II. Ste@
phens' recent injury. lie is again en-
tirely disabled. "a Grams n
A duel was fought on Monday at s
O'Clock A NJ, between Louis Z Moussier
and ID. L. Lawson, of New Orleans The
last named gentleman is alleged to have
received q deadly wound. 4
Tue French Canadians of Canada are
leaving in large numbers for the United
States, the organization of militia in the
country districts causing them to fear
that war is imminent. Il
The trial of young Grant for the kill
ing of f.. Ri7es Pollard is in progress in
Richmond. The prisoner has an array
of able counsel. among whom are Robert
0uld, John ) Wise, and Marmaduke
johnson. Mr. Bundy conducts the case
for the State. 4:
There is pretty good reason for be-
lieving that Gen. Grant, in his inaugural
address to day, will take decided groand
in support of the suffrage amendment to
the constitution, and recommend its rati
fcation by the States as measure of
peace and harmony.
The Dyer court martial, which is going
on from day to day in Washington, is
likely to be remarkable for the amount
of testimony taken before it, if for moths
ing else. Two large volumes have already
been filled, and the accusers have not yet
finished their side OF the case.
A suit, brought by the st. Louis gass
light company to recover 100000, al
legged to be due for lighting the streets
in 1866, has been commenced. The de-
tense set up by the city is that the gas
furnished was of an inferior quality, and
not complying with the contract. The
case will occupy several days.
On recent voyage of an emigrant ship
from a German port to New York, one
of the female passengers lost father,
mother, husband and three children, and
goes to Missouri without relative in the
world. The voyage lasted sixty six
days, and twenty nine Of the passengers
died from ship fever.
The Toledo Blade states that Miss
Maggie Mitchell was married last July
to Mr.. Henry II. Paddock of that city,
and she is to reside henceiorth in New
York, and that she has finally abandoned
the stage. 1t is said, in explanation, that
as the lady had a number of professional
engagements to fill, it was deemed best
to keep the fact of her marriage a secret
from the public, and it was made known
to but few of the friends of either party.
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