Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-25
INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT,

BUFFALO, Aug. 24.-Father Mcmahon,
long Leld as Fenian convict by the
Canadian authorities, arrived here to-day
after an absence Of over three years.
New YORK, Aug. "a The annual
picnic OF the Fenian Brotherhood, at
Jones Wood to-day, was attended by
twelve thousand persons. The best order
was maintained.
LONDON, Aug 24-Dr. Huxley has been
chosen to preside over the meeting of the
British Association Of Science next year,
in Liverpool.
New YORK, Aug. 24-Vincent Colytr
telegraphs from San Francisco that il Gov.
Mitchers unWise proclamation, declaring
the Navsjoes outlawed, be enforced it will
break up the agency and school at Fort
Defiance, as there are no United States
troops nearer than Fort Wingate, forty
miles distant.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24.-Two more
small distilleries have been closed by gov
eminent detectives, but a contraband ar
ticle is still manufactured and sold.
ST. LOUIS Aug. 24.-Several more
deaths occurred to day from the effects OF
heat and whisky.
ST. LOUIS, Aug, 24.-Henry N. Soria, Of
New Orleans, who was arrested here last
week charged with shipping foreign sugar
upon which no duty hsd been paid, was
examined to-day before United States Com
missioner Eaton and his bond fixed at $780,
600. An officer from New Orleans has ar
rived with a warrant for his arrest, and he
will probably be taken there for trial.
INDIANAPOLIS, August 24.-The freight
train on The Jacksonville road, leaving
here at 7;05 P. NJ, broke through the
bridge over Pleasant river, three miles
from this city. The engine passed over
safely, but the tender and thirteen freight
cars were wrecked. One brakeman was
huri, but not dangerously.
CHICAGO, Aug. 24-The Office of the
Murphysboro, ILL.,, Argus, with the entire
contents, was burned last night. The in
surance was in the Peoria Marine ard
Fire Company, which has just failed.
SARATOGA, Aug. "a -President Grant
notified the Union Hotel that he would
reach Saratoga on the 18th inst.
CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-Ike Berry, the
murderer of Pratt, the deputy sheriff Of
Tszwell county, who escaped, has been
recaptured and lodged in Pekin Jail. His
arrival created 30 much excitement in
Pekin that the officers deemed it the path
OF safety TO take him to the Peoria Jail,
where he is now safely lodged.
HALIFAX, Aug "a Prince Arthur was
on the streets to day with several of his
companion. He afterwards attended a
private picnic in the grounds of Archbisop
Of Halifax. In the evening he was present
at the concert, and received most cord al
welcome.
Weather very fine and cool.
CHICAGO, August 24.-Mrs. Patrick
Haley and one of her children were burn
ed TO death last night and another of her
children seriously Injured by explosion of
a kerosine lamp, the contents of which her
husband was pouring into the fire to make
il burn.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. ga report has
reached here of collision on the Reading
railroad this A. NJ, above Morristown, by
which nearly one hundred coal cars we're
demolished and two men killed. Two coal
trains collided and were run into by
another train. All passenger trains have
been delayed on that road to-day.
RICHMOND, Aug. "a Weather showery
yesterday and cloudy to-day. There were
heavy showers yesterday and last night at
Staunton, Lexington, and old Sweet