Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-23
NEWS OF THE DAY,

Mr.. Fishback, who is mentioned for
the indianapolis postoffice, once worked
in a tannery with Grant.
Hon. Joshua Hill denies sending q
dispatch urging the Georgia Legislature
to adopt the 10Th amendment.
The Rhode Island Democratic State
Convention is to be held at Providence,
on Wednesday next, the 25th inst.
A Texas editor has discovered that
there is now no Mudd at the Dry Tor
tugas. There never should have been.
Hon. Charles O'Conor has been
elected president Of the New York Law
Institute, in place Of James II. Brady,
| deceased.
The ladies of Stockbridge, Massachu-
sets, under the lead Of the minister's
wife, are planning graceful costume for
velocipede riding.
The Dexter Park Association, of Chi
cage, has completed arrangements for
Spring meeting beginning June s, with
5000 in purses.
A bill is pending in the Pennsylvania
Legislature to change the famous rule
in Sbelley's case" of which students at
law have heard so much to their sorrow.
The Memphis Ledger has pathetic
story of how some of the macGerels Of
that city stole the machine of a poor old
sciSSOrs-grinder installing it for velo-
cipede.
A New Hampshire paper mentions a
man who sent twenty-five cents for "a
splendid steel engraving of Andrew
Jackson" and got one cent postage
stamp.
During February 334,473 pounds Of
chewing tobacco was shipped in bond
from Richmond. The tax was prepaid
on all the smoking tobacco shipped ex-
cept $50 pounds.
Very gloomy accounts are given of the
condition Of the Lancashire cotton manuS
featuring districts in England A large
number Of mills are idle, and the opera
tives are reduced to distress.
The Vulcan Foundry at Rock Island,
Illinois, was burned Friday morning.
Loss between $4,000 and $4,000, with
mall insurance. A large number of
men are thrown out of employment.
The German School Reviea0 says
there are $50 American students at the
various German Universities, and over
LOCO male and female American pupils
at tirst~class German boardingSschools.
The President has ordered the discon-
tinuance of the military guard at the
White House, and hereafter the prOtec-
ton of the premises will be in charge of
the door keeper and three police officers.
The Macon Journal and Messenger
wishes to know how much reward Gov.
Bullock is going to offer for the arrest of
the negress who brutually murdered
Nancy Wright, a white girl in that city
The Tuscarora Commander Queen,
and kearsarge Commander Thornton,
have been ordered from the Pacific to
the North Atlantic Squadron, and will
report to Rear Admiral HOtf, off Cuba.
The pardon granted by President
Johnson to James D. Martin, late Cashier
Of the Hide and Leather Bank, and sub
sequently recalled, has been restored to
Martin through the hands Of the United
States Marshal.
In the United States District Court at
Atlanta, on Wednesday, Geo. P. Ash~
burn pleaded guilty to one count of five
IN an indictment for stealing letters from
the mail, and was sentenced to hard labor
in the penitentiary for four years.
| The list of graduates in the Medical
Department Of the University of Penn
sylVania, whose commencement came of
Saturday, contains but one name from
Georgia, Edward P. Ingraham, and one
from Florida, James P. S. HOustOwn.
In the late fight between the French
soldiers and the Arab cavalry in Algiers,
the latter were completely moved down
by the Chassepot rifle bullets; at dis
tannce of 1000 yards. The universal
use Of this weapon would render war
impossible.
A small boat, containing twelve boxes
OF nitrO-g lyceTine was discovered under
wharf at the foot Of Whitehall street
New York, hursday-enough, it is said
to blow the lower portion Of that city and
Brooklyn into atoms. The stuff was
taken beyond the city limits by the har
Dor police.
The New York Day Book mentions
the receipt in that city Of letter from
Gen. Richardson, Commissioner Of the
Board OF immigration, giving the inform
alton that through the eXertiOnS Of Mr.
John Everett, of London, a cargo of first
l aloCC Epplirb mill conn hi
landed at Norfolk, from Liverpool.
1t is said that the number Of extrem
Ritualists in England is exceeding,
8 small. Out Of 5SS churches in London
: only eight use incense, and only fourteen
) are in favor of eucharistic vestments
The old fashioned High Churchmei
., have, therefore, some ground for tn
i opinion that advanced RitualiSm is Onl
& one Of the eccentricities Of the day.
On August a total eclipse of the SUI
occurs. This will be the most interest
ing that has been witnessed in the Unite
e States for many years and will not happe
=, again until the last year of the century
u The shadow of the earth will commenc
&c crossing the suns disc abOnt half-pas
: four in the afternoon, and will not ell
# tirely pass over it until nearly half-pas
Il six.
d The Canton, Lewis county mo } Pre-
Of says that DR.. W. W. Smith, of thi
place, has recently received patent fl
e. a very valuable invention, applicable
= the management and control of railroa
y trains when under motion, which CLAIM
e. to enable the engineer by an applicable
Of the power Of the engine to the brake
+ to arrest at pleasure, the progress of Il
O. entire train, and thus secure insafet
against collisions.
v A frightful accident, attended by loss
of life, occurred at Titusville, Pa, at ha
c. past O'Clock Thursday afternoon.
es appears that while some men, employ
lie, in Davidson's torpedo factory, were e
RS. gagged in filling torpedo with some ne
ly composition, the missile exploded wi
mt tremendous force, instantly killing thr
~ men, and fatally injuring the prophet,
Col. Davidson. He is not expected
live through the night. The bodies
cd those killed were mutilated in such
ne horrible manner as to render recogniti
no impossible.