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

| zen. Jonn Cocnrane wants the New
York Naval Office.
E. A. Pollard is ill in Richmond with
congestion Of the lungs.
| Gen. Sickles is an applicant for 8
Brigadiership in the Regular Army.
The cold wet weather has greatly re-
tarded planting operations in Louisiana.
1t is authoritatively announced that ne
negroes will attend the Inauguration Ball
Philadelphia assessors estimate the
present population of that city at 769,3S0
1t is settled fact that Columbus
Delano will be Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue.
The Appleton (Wis.) Post says that
salt mixed with little butter sells
readily there at 25 cents per pound.
st. Joseph. Missouri, is excited over
an Enoch Arden case. Contrary to the
general rule Enoch has good clothes and
lots Of cash.
Proposals have been issued at San
Francisco for the sale of one million
dollars in gold. As yet no bids have been
accepted.
Cuban accounts contradict the governs
ment dispatches announcing that Gen.
Lasca is making triumphant advance
rom Languanaza.
The elegant mansion of Dabney Phil
lips in Surry county, Va, was set on fire
by negro last week, and wholly des-
troyed, with all its contents.
Rabbi NJ. Michelbacher, of Richmond,
Va, was stricken with paralysis while
officiating in the synagogue on Saturday
week. He lies in precarious condition.
The rumors of the dangerous illness of
Hon. Z. M. Stanton are exaggerated. lie
is suffering under severe attack Of
bronchitis, but is otherwise in good health.
Gen. Harvey, while in New York on
his way to Washington, denounced the
late campaign under Sheridan as MUIR
derous in its character and disgraceful
swindle in its expenses.
Under the new Thanking law, members
Of Congress must affix their signatures
in their own handwriting, in all cases.
Letters to Senators and members are no
longer Tree OIL passage.
The semi-centennial anniversary of
Odd Fellows will be observed at Topeka,
Kansas, the Goth Of April addresses by
B. ]. F. Hanna, of Salina, Past Grand
Master of Illinois.
OF two thousand citizens in Indiana
polls who swore off the 1st of January,
eleven still hold out and resist all the
allurements Of the flowing bowl. Seven
of the eleven are editors.
The new constitution of Texas will be
submitted to popular vote on the first
Monday of July. The division of the
State into Texas and West Texas will
be voted on at the same time.
At the annual commencement of the
Kentucky School Of Medicine, thirty-two
graduates competed for the medal. The
prize was awarded to Mr.. Henry X.
Leake, of Mississippi, for the best thesis.
Norfolk thieves are the champions Of
the heavy weights. Not long ago they
stole an iron safe, and on Sunday abstrac-
ted two steam engines from the Tunis
warehouse, valued at five hundred dollars. |
A Paris letter fthe 22d ult. says that
JEFF. Davis, now in Paris, is suffering
from an attack of heart disease, which |
prevents him from going on to Nice at
present. He is under medical treatment. |
Californians have an economical way |
OF getting to the White Pine mining re, |
gions in Nevada. They enter the ser
vice of the Central Pacific road, get q |
free ride to the end OF the line, and then |
strike for the mines.
The new capitol building of South |
Carolina presents, it is said, a very i'm
posing appearance in its unfinished COM
dition. 1t is built of the South Caro-
lima granite. Two million dollars were
spent on the building before the war.
Miss Stanton's paper, the ReUSlutto11,
advocates the riding Of velocipedes by |
women as they can be ridden at first in
no other possible way than astrlde,, and
fashion worshipping ladies will easily
overcome all delicate scruples about the
manner Of riding.
During the last thirteen years six hun
dred and twenty-five homicides have
been committed in New York city. 1t
has never been discovered who perpes
trated one hundred and fiftystiVe of
them, which shows the extent to which
murder will out"
One of the jurors in the Glenn murder
trial, now in progress in Indianapolis,
has himself once been on trial for his
life. lie was indicted for murder some
years since, but proved clearly that,
though the act was committed, it was
done in self-defense.
Gen. Grant has made no complaint OF
Congress failing to repeal the tenure-o:-
office bill, but it is because he has re-
ceiyed assurances that it would be one
of the first things done by the new Con-
gresa. But he does not hesitate to ex.
press his condemnation Of that law in
vigorous terms He said to Congress-
man day or two ago that he would feel
he was not President until it was re-
pealed.
The Point Coupee (La.,) Echo says;
ave are pleased to learn that the work
on Grand Levee will undoubtedly be
commenced on Monday next, with suf>
ficient force to insure its completion in a
few days. With this break closed, and
the Grand Levee as well secured as it
now is, we have no fear OF an overflow,
except it be by the breaking of some Of
the old leVees, some of which are not in