Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.


: General Prim does not allow Spanisl
officers or soldiers to take part in or tall
politics.
The Governor of Alabama has approx
ed the contract for the purchase OF Yves
| Florida. p'
Several German cities are forming
clubs of tourists TO visit the United States
this year. 49,
4 Santa Anna is in st. Domingo writing
his autobiography and is soon coming
back to, this country. = s.f6
1 James 81. Hess, boy thirteen years
of age, is under arrest at Indianapolis fol
robbing the mail. ! -
| 'Commodore, Mutt was married to
Miss Minnie Warren at West Haven,
Connecticut, on Thursday.
4 Several boroughs adjoining Pittsburg,
and having an aggregate population OF
thirty thousand, are moving for annexa-
ton to that city.
A London theatre has provided chill
dren's room where babies can be ticketed
and left with nurses until the close of the
entertainment. '~F f%
John IL. Holden is in Jail at st. Louis,
under arrest for bigamy-the arrest
having been made at the instance of
brother Of one of bis wives. E
Senator Scott, of Pennsylvania, says
that unless some unusual effort is made
by the Republicans, the Democrats will
carry that State at the coming election.
Atthe recent convention OF the Episco.
pal diocese OF Pittsburg, a new parish Of
strong ritualistic tendencies was refused
admission by an overwhelming vote.
The. Protestant Congress at Worms is
regarded as an immense demonstration
in favor Of the principles Of civil and re-
ligious liberty indicated by the Teforma-
ton. -
The new paper money TO be issued at
| the close Of the month will be waterS
marked with large "U. S." The pa
per is that known as the French silk
paper.
Ia order to be a successful politician in
Montana it is said that a man must
either have the poorest memory of any
man living, or be one Of the greatest liars
Of the age.
The Delaware lruit-grOwers now be-
lieVe the arrangements for pouring an
immense food of peaches into New York
are complete, and the only fear is over>
stocking that market. 'sFs 49, % sAtt
Notwithstanding Gen. Canby's opin-
ion that the members of the Legislature
of Virginia will be required 10 take the
test oath, no changes will be made in the
Conservative nominations.
The trial of Chauncy Bailey, for the
murder of Laird, whom he claims to have
surprised in fGgrante deiictu with his
wife, proceeded, on Saturday, at Wheaton,
Dupage county, Illinois. "
A train of eleven cars was thrown into
Passaic river on Saturday night, through |
the criminal carelessness of the engineer
in not observing that the draw OF the
bridge was open. No one was hurt.
A San Francisco stage manager sup
plies Miss Charlotte Thompson with a
real live baby, with which to play
Madeline" The audience enjoy it
immensely, and the infant gets an encore
every night.
Medical practice in Wisconsin seems
to be conducted on first principles. Two
children recently bitten by mad dog,
were put out of their misery, one by |
smOthering in feather bed, and the
other by bleeding to death.
A Paris paper announces the arrival
in that city Of "Sir Elihu Washburne."
When Senator Chandler, with his gor-
geOus liveries, reaches the French caps
ital, we shall probably hear of ellis Sc
rene Highness, Zachary, Grand Duke of
Michigan, etc"
1t is amusing 10 see the confidence
with which the Tribune assumes that |
the Emperor of France will resort to
the swindling devices Of the Radicals in
this country. "All disputed elections
he will Still have the chance of man
aging his own way" says the Tribune.
The Archbishop of York, at a recent
meeting at Sheffield reminded the cler>
gy of the Church of England that they.
had no business to mix themselves up.
with the disestablIshInent discussions,
and that whatever may be the issue of
this contest they have to deal only with
the everlasting Church of Christ.
Hereafter all mail matter intended for
China, Japan, the Sandwich Islands,
and the Pacific States, will be forwarded
TO Chicago, and then made up into seal
ed packages for its destination; and all
mail matter from those countries, for dis
tTibution east Of the Rocky mountains
will be sent IN sealed packages to Chicago
as the central distributing point.
About the most sensible exhibition to
be seen in Boston at the present time is
the baby show. 1t composed Of 300
cooling, pled-cheeked, drooling, list
gnawing infants, in the various stages Of
tactical culture and etfiuvia. No doubt
their united squalls are nearly as musi-
cal as the yelIs Of Gilmores monster
chorus.
The Secretary of War has APP
proved the findings of the court martial
| case of Lieutenant McGee, known in his,
tory as the Drummer boy of ShilOh.''
McGee killed an assistant surgeon in
Louisiana last fall, and is sentenced to be
cashiered the service and undergo five
years Imprisonment. His friends are
already making efforts TO obtain his par!
don.
Advices from Cuba still favor the cause
Of the patriots. Details from the seat Of
war show no successes worth mention-
ing on the part Of the SpaniaIds, while
the patriots have succeeded in cutting
! the railroad between Nueyitas and Puerto
Principe, and Gen. Quesada is pressing
closely the siege of the latter city. Two
contests have taken place on the road bes
tween Puerto Padre and Las Tunas, in
both of which the SpaniarGs lost heavily,
while the patriots suffered but trifiing
loss. The regulars fight without spirit.
They detest the volunteers, and the
latter return the feeling to an intense de-
gree. Gen. Jordan, who commands the
foreign volunteer department of the
army of free Cuba, is weekly receiving
acceSsions to his forces Of veterans, who
know how to fight and are eager for the
| contest.