Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.


by 555 teachers, with 22,777 pupils on
roll.
Gov. Warmoth has appointed j. Will
son Shaw Notary Public in and for the
Parish of Orleans.
Gen. Chas. S. Hamilton, of Fon du Lac
has been appointed United States Mar
shall for Wisconsin.
The Kentucky House rejected the fif-
teenth constitutional amendment by yeas
50, nays 5. on the report to reject.
Mr.. John 0'DonnelI, one of the CONS
panions Of o. Brien, Dillon, Meagher and
OGorman in the events of lS4S, died at
Limerick three weeks ago.
| A leading Radical paper, referring to
the Presidents appointments, says Grant
was taking care of his relations and the
fellows who had given him houses.
The statement that the Hon. Geo,
Lawrence had been appointed First AS,
sistsnt Postmaster General is untrue. He
says he is not an applicant for office.
The great revival still continues in
Rochester, n. Y, and there are no signs
Of the abatement of the interest which
has been manifested for the past six
weeks.
Fred Cooper, travelling agent Of the
house Of John Ames & Co., of New York,
mYsteriOusly disappeared from St. Louis
on the 81 inst, and has not since been
heard Of
Nearly twenty tons of mail matter
were forwarded, on Tuesday, from the
terminus of the Pacific road to California
Ten tons are also being forwarded from
Ogden, Utah.
John d. Perry, President, has about
completed arrangements for the COM
pletiOn of the Pacific Railroad, from its
present terminus at Sheridan, Kansas, to
Denver, distance Of tive hundred miles.
Gen. Crittenden has been appointed
surgeon general Of the recruiting division
on the Pacific, vice Stowell and Gen.
DiVen assigned to the district of Arizona,
with his headquarters at Camp Nc.
DoWell.
The Senators from the Pacific coast
show much opposition to legalizing gold
contracts. They hold that it would cause
endless litigation in their section, where
coin has always been made the basis of
contracts.
New York Radicals are very dsnun>
cistoTy Of Gov. Fish's selection. They
declare that he is strong Conservative,
and, though an old Wing, has never been
identified in word or deed with the Re-
publican party.
Eleven blood horses, formerly owned
by the late John Minor Bolts, were sold
on the 18th ult. Engineer, a stallion,
seventeen years old, brought 500, which
was the largest sum obtained for any
single horse.
Mr.. Scott Russell, after a very fall dis,
cussion Of the subject in detail, says
Prussia, Switzerland, Belgium, France
| and America seem to make progress in
proportion to the excellence of their edu-
cational training"
In the New Jersey Legislature the
| bill to increase the State revenue by tax
| ing premiums on insurance companies,
which had been passed, was reconsidered,
and after much discussion was postponed
indefinitely.
Both houses Of the Illinois Legislature,
at the close of the session, cOncurred in
the joint resolution empowering the Gov,
ernor to invest the idle funds in the State
| Treasury IN national securities bearing
| gold interest This brings to the Treas
/ urY some one hundred thousand dollars
| per annum.
Ii is said that another brother in-laW
of Grant's-Cram-now consul to Leeds,
will be appointed minister resident to
Switzerland, and Oryille Grant, the
Presidents brother, is to get something
handsome at Chicago. This practice of
uepotism is severely criticised by politi-
/ clans.
A st. George (Utah) dispatch says a
large body of Nsvajoe Indians are on the
| south side Of the Colorado river, and are
said to be aided by white renegades, well
supplied with arms and ammunition. They
have whipped several small bands south
of the Colorado, and now threaten the
settlements of Southern Utah.
| The Boston Journals report of the
inaugural ball says: at is agreed by the
ladies that Mrs. Gov. Morgan's diamonds
were the finest jewels worn; that Mrs
| John Morrissey wore the most elegant
toilet; that Mrs. Coifax looked sweetly
| in pink satin with tulle overskirt; that
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe was more noticed
than any other lady present; that the
Iaces of Madame st. Andre were magnii-
cent; that Horace Greeley looked like a
| MARTYR as he escorted his daughter
through the dancing saloons; that the
diplomatic corps appeared astonished, and
that Madame DR.. Walker, in ridiculous
bloomer dress, was laughing stock
Twitchell, condemned at Philadelphig
for the murder of hls mother-in-laW, was
asked the other day if be had any theory
of his own as to how the murder Of Mrs
Hill was committed, and who committed
it. He replied: al have no theory that
would feel justified in making public |
have my suspicious in certain quarters,
but think it best to keep them to myself,
for the present, at least. | know that
was In bed and asleep at the time, and
did not wake until Camilla (his wife
shook me- When | went down stairs
was engaged in wipiBg the blood from
| the DOuH, anu never Oh0 luO@
ment of being suspected as the murder
err
The st. Louis papers of the 18th inst
publish the application of Capt, U. s
Grant, dated August Is, 1859, to the
Court of County Commissioners, for pc.
sition as county engineer. The applica-
ton closes as follows: "Shsuld you
, honorable body see proper to give me tbs
appointment, pledge myself to give thu
, office my entire attention, and shall hopt
to give general satisfaction" His pc
o tition was signed by the following citi
. zens Taylor, Blow, L. A. Benaist, c
\ w. Ford, John How, Judge Mondy, "
S. Hillyer Col Reinck, George W. Fish
8 back, John F. Darby, and fifty Others
y !. nearly all Democrats. The application
y was rejected. The County Court at tina
= time was composed of the following gen
: tlemen: Messrs. Lightner, Farar, Taus
# sig, Tippett and Easton, the latter {
y whom has just been nominated for Unite
r States Assessor. MessrS. EastOn an
= Tippett voted for Grant and the balanc
for solomon. The County Engineer
salary was $l60 per month.
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