Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-08

II ~ IA w - NIX u IN n AP1A u 10
Somebody has again started the repor
that Gen. Grant INDUCES in the flowing
bowl. sa, Rit "a
Mr.. CreswelI is getting his "ugly mug
engraved as an ornament for the drafts
and warrants issued by the Postofiic'
Department.
l. A women's co. operative Union in Sar
Francisco, in six months, has cleared
$1,000, and provides one hundred and
sixty women with sewing. ;i a.
/ It has been legally decided that il
Cincinnati it is impossible to steal wife
or an umbrella, and that possession is, il
both cases, evidence Of ownership.
Bernard Domschki, editor Of the Mil
wsukee Daily Herald, a German paper,
and one Of the leading German revolu-
tionists of 1913, died on the 9th.
The Grand Jury of the Circuit Court
Of Louisville have reported a bill for
murder against Croyton, who killed Ben.
Miller few weeks ago in a gambling
saloon.
The Emperor has decided that colos-
sal bronze group shall be placed on the
summit of the triumphal arch at the top
Of the Champs Elysees, as intended by
Napoleon.
Friendly relations have been re- estab,
| lished between the Cabinets of st. Peters
burg and Berlin, and friendly autograph
letters have been exchanged between the
| two monarchs.
Ha-per's Weekly has the following
"One wonders that the South does not
rebel anew, when he considers the miser-
able yermin who have been sent down
there as Government officials"
The French navy now contains GO
armored ships of war, 24l screw propel>
lers, 81 side-wheel steamers, and 100
sailing vessels, making the very RESI-
pectabIe total Of 455 frigates, coryettes,
etc.
al want it understood" exclaimed an
irate constable who had suffered some at
the hands of misguided but athletic
law-breaker, that whoever shakes me
shakes the commonwealth of Massachu~
sets.
The Louisville Courier says that in
some portions of that city small pox is
fearfully prevalent, and the deaths num-
erous. The Courier calls for energetic
measures TO check the spread of the
disease.
The price of balloon passage from
New York to Europe is fixed at $3.50,
and the plucky French aeronaut, M.
Chevalier, who will make the trip this
month, says he has 100 applications for
passage.
Thirty gunboats, so say Spanish agents,
are now being built in this country for
Spain, at contract price of 100000
in gold. The vessels are to be furnished
by June l, and are to be sent to Havana
as they are wanted.
TffSmunicipal election at New Alba
ny, Indiana, on the 4th inst, resulted in
the choice of VIM. Hart, Democrat, for
Mayor, and the election of the entire
Democratic ticket, save two Councilmen
Harris majority was 352.
A telegraphic dispatch recently an
nounced that woman had been appoin-
ted examining surgeon at St Louis, by
life insurance company, and the fact was
announced as being the first of the kind
that had occurred. The managers of
the company, however, assert that they
have already done the same thing in sevs
eral places.
All work on the Henderson Railroad
has ceased, and the Board of Directors
are awaiting the subscriptions from Hens
deiSon, Hopkins and Christian counties,
Kentucky. So soon as these subscrip-
tons are made, the work will begin, and
it is believed the road can and will be
completed through in fifteen months from
the time the subscriptions are made.
The famous sleeping man." who for
seven months has puzzled the French
doctors by an unbroken slumber, from
which no degree of noise and no infiiction
| of physical pain could arouse him, died
in Paris hospital the other day. On
the morning of his death he woke up and
swallowed pint Of chocolate, the same
quantity of broth, and some wine.
In proving that Mumler, the New York
photographer, produced his Spiritual
licensees by fraud, the prosecution aimed
at securing a result which, although
morally, certain, was difficult to establish.
1t involved the demonstration of the
negative that the photographs were not
those of spirits, and as no one could
positively show that they were made
otherwise in the cases in question, the
/ raSDondent was DISCHARGED
A. L. Stewart new model dwelling is
rapidly going up in New \ ork. 1t is TO
be entirely of ircn and brick, eight sto-
ries in height enclosing a court 100 feet
square 1t is to contain an elevator, a
steam heating apparatus and a water
tank, and be furnished with sleeping
apartments for 800, restaurant, parlOr,
bath rooms, laundry, kitchen, etc 1t
will cost over So 900, 900, and, it is calcu-
lated, will afford the wOrking-wOmen, for
whose benefit it is erected, lodging, food
and washing at cost of two dollars a
week
Another commercial convention is
called for. The newly awakened BUSH
ness men Of st. Louis are taking steps
toward calling mass convention, consist
ing of all the commercial men of the
Mississippi valley, to meet in st. Louis
about the middle of June. 1t is pro-
posed that the boards of trade of the diff
ferent cities of the Mississippi valley bear
the expense pro rata Of bringing over
from Europe representatives of thepress
and passing them over the river region
with view of obtaining their influence
. in promoting direct trade with Europe
via New Orleans.
FEDERAL COURT,