Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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| A Philadelphia professor has invented
steam brick kiln, wherein 100000
bricks can be evenly burnt in three
days.
/ The Siamess twins are ia Liverpool.
They will make a tour of the United
Kingdom as a show before going to Paris
to be cut apart
The South Carolina Radicals have
agreed to recommend A. g. Maekey-
whom they wouldn't have as Senator
for position in Grants Cabinet.
Thirty thousand smuggled segars of a
valuable brand were seized at New Ore
leans few days ago. About the same
quantity were cOnfscated at Boston re.
Gently
Fifteen or twenty head of horses and
mules, stolen in and around Memphis,
have been run off by gang in the bust
ness, and sold in the neighborhood of
Friar's Point, Mississippi
St Louis has a new patent velocipede.
The back of the rider is supported by a
clamp, which acts as a tiller. Ithas two
back wheels five feet in diameter, and is
moved by both the arms and legs.
Dispatches received from Augusta,
Maine, state that there is no doubt Of the
election now of Hannibal Hamlin to the
United States Senate. Governor Morrill,
has lost strength in the Legislature quite
rapidly.
A statement that about $500000
stands to the credit of Judge Busted in
! the Bank of Mobile is untrue. Judge
Busted expresses his conviction that
the Judiciary Committee will dismiss all
charges against him as unfounded and
frivolous.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, of the 10Th,
says: Between eight and nine o'clock,
last evening, We received the informa.
ton that Mr. George ii. Shotwell was
still in a critical condition, but his friends
chung to the idea that while there was
life there is hope.
During the past week one hundred and
eighty.two immigrants arrived at Colum>
bus, Ohio They intend locating as fol.
lows: Ohio, 80 Missouri, AZ; Illinois,
2S; Indiana, 26; Kentucky, II Wis.
consin, 10, and Iowa, A During the
year 1868, 2l2,95G immigrants arrived
at New York.
Gen. Cameron has given notice that he
will contest the seat OF l.. H. Roots, Con-
gresham elect from Arkansas. Gamers
on says the votes of the counties,
amounting to several thousand votes,
were thrown out by the arbitrary action
of the Governor, to cheat him of his
rights The General was Union soldier,
formerly of Illinois.
When Gen. Grant was in the city of
New York, few weeks ago, he stated,
in very plain terms, that che did not want
to be, and would not be, bothered by the
New York politicians until their time
came and he did not think that time
would arrive until a good many other
things of at least equal Importance to the
country were disposed of.
Archbishop Spalding, Of Baltimore,
has issmed an order to his diocese for-
bidding the indiscriminate attendance
of persons in the churches to witness
marriage ceremonies. Hereafter no one
will attend excepting by card of invita-.
ton from the parties interested. This is
deemed necessary on account of the Levi
ty and improper conduct of curiosity
seekers on recent occasions
A Mr.. Lawrence, of Lowville, is said TO
be the rightful heir to fortune of $l40,0
000, 1000, which has been accommodating in
England Mr.. Lawrence is poor man,
and is endeavoring to raise funds to
carry him to England by issuing
bonds for the payment of 81 900 each,
which he sells for SO apiece, the holders
to receive pay wher he receives his for
tune.
The recent statement that General
Grant is reported to have pronounced
Carl Schurz an adventurcr, is now cor
roborated by a similar statement of the
former, made by him long before the
Presidential election, to two gentlemen,
whose names, are furnished, and whose
Veracity can be vouched for He GER
tainly does not regard Carl Schurz as a
fit man for Senator
The Conference for the settlement of
the dispute between Greece and Turkey
met in Paris Saturday The first session
was a long one, commencing at four
clock in the afternoon and terminating
at eleven clock at night The Greek
and Turkish representatives., both mani
tested a very cOnciliatOry disposition,
and peaceful result to the deliberations
of the Conference is looked forward to
with great confidence. The next session
was to be held on Tuesday, January 20
A Chicago dispatch of the 10th says
The dwelling house of MIR Hess, at the
railroad bridge over the Table River,
caught fire about FIVE o clock this morn
ing, and was destroyed Mrs. Hess and
her seven-year old boy persisted in the
flames. Their charred remains were
found with the heads and arms severed
from the bodies The cause of the fire is
unknown. Mr.. Hess is sober, in
dustrieus watchman at the railroad
depot
In an account Of the killing of Captain
Whitfield by DOran in that city few
days since, the Memphis AUdlanche says
Of Mr. DOran not much is known, aside
from what he says of himself, except that
his associations have been generally dis
| TepuIaDie heTej anu LnaG no mas no WISH
bic means Of support We learn from
other parties that he was once wealthy,
was in the Confederate army, and that he
is brOtheroin-law of General Reid, who
committed suicide in Louisville some
time last fall lie is cool, SELF possessed
man, and We learn killed a man once in
Nashville.
Day before yesterday large wheel in
the Boston rolling mill. at Cambridge.