Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Kate Murphy, the Boston female Jump
, ist, gets liberal offers from the managers
| of Legitimate theaters in New York.
Baron Haussmann, Project of the
Seine, died suddenly last Friday, al
Bordeaux, from stroke of apoplexy. -
The citizens of West Roxbury, at a
large meeting, voted almost unanimously
against annexing that town to Boston.
Gen. Braxton Bragg and his family
have returned to New Orleans. They
have been spending the summer IL Cans
ada.
The liabilities of the First National
Bank of Nevada are estimated at $780,,
600, chiefly to parties in the State of Ne
vada.
The disease of exsPresident Pierce
was chronic Inflammation Of the stomach,
attended with dropsical effusion Of the
abdomen.
By the terms of General Rawlins' will
Mrs. RaWlins ard President Grant are
named as executors thereof, and guars
dams of his children.
1t having been asserted by careless
chronicler that Horace Greeley goes in
for all the isms, the Detroit Tribune de-
MES that Horace is in favor of rheumat-
ism.
Admiral Fsrragut is lying at the Sher-
man House, Chicago, dangerously i'll, of
congestive chills, the result of g cold
contracted during an excursion on the
lake some days since.
This Spanish government troops have |
had several encounters with insurgents |
in Catalonia, and have been unifo rmly /
victorious. The loss of the Insurgents |
has been large.
A letter to a government officer from
gentleman in Macon, Ga, says
that the black residents. around that
city are now bringing in three thousand
bales of cotton, worth 100000.
Prince Arthur was warmly welcomed
at Montreal, on Friday. A ten-days
visit to Albany finishes his tour, after
which he returns to England. He pro-
poses to visit the United States next
spring.
Latest accounts from Gen. Duncan con.
llrm the former report Of his victory over
the Indians. The troops captured much
material, including nine thous>
and pounds of Buffalo meat, and large
quantity of hides and furs.
A young gymnast who was killed at
Cherry Valley, Illinois, few days since,
~ falling from. double trapeze had
promised his father TO quit the business
S soon as his engagement was finished, |
# which that at Cherry was the last
light. II
By law of the last Congress the
freedmen's Bureau is now confined to
n educational work among the blacks
f the South. The report of the Bureau
Or the fiscal year just ended will show
steady advance in the cause Of edu- o
alton. -.
About thirty Scandinavian immigrants c
ave arrived at Montgomery, Ala, a
early all of them being engaged in ad-
ance to work at various employments. 4
lsny more are expected to follow these
loneers. e
An attempt was made to assasSinate e
lily Dwyer, the pugilist, at San Fran a
SEQ, on Wednesday evening, on Mont, f
omery street. He was shot twice, and y
in critical condition. The assassin
as been arrested
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln is still at Frank .,
ut, Germany, living in great retirement al
nd In very unpretending quarters. She >.
les but few persons, and those generally c.
merican ladies whom she knew during
n. Lincoln's administration.
George Northcraft, a notorious despe> t.
do, charged with several murders, and
leader Of band of men who have
Ben terror to the people of large Il
'ction of country in Kentucky, was IN
.ptured on Wednesday, near Lebanon, :
that State. 81
While stacking fodder near Browns ..
lie, Tenn, last Saturday evening, q ci
egro named Floyd was struck by lights 2
ing and instantly killed. 1t is said VI
lat every bone in his body was crushed
most to atoms, and yet his flesh was p
nbroken. Il
A flock Of two thousand three hun ~
red sheep passed through the streets Of Ii
Jacksonville, Ky, last Sunday evening. =,
hey were mostly Spanish merinO of Of
ne finest grade of wool. They came
ON Iowa, and were on their way to
ussellville, Ky. v
A great deal of flax is grown in the m
alleys Of Switzerland; the potato crop "a
the largest Of any raised, and the pos a
ltoes are of the best quality. 1t is re-
how much of the land through
ne Chamouni Valley is worked with II
pad s, one-half that is cultivated is s.
'orked in this way. Manure is cares =;
lily gathered even from the roads. b
len are seen spade in hand and with :,
askets fastened to their shoulders s
loVeling in every bit that can be found C
| the highway, SO highly is it priced 8
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