Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-27
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VarIOHs Personal and Political fairs
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-The family o
Jacob Foster, of Brooklyn, numbering
nine persons, were poisoned yesterday
Y using arsenic in bread in place OF soda
Three of them are not expected to re.
cover
A Washington special says it has just
been discovered that a shor. time after
his death Gen. Rousseau insured his life
in q New York company for $4,000.
Congressman Voorhees, is collecting this
claim for RouSseau's family.
The German Republican friends OF
Carl ShuTz have rendered him banquet
at Delmoninco's to. Dorrow evening.
Parties engaged in the prosecution of
bounty fund claims say the government
will soon offer reward for Col. Har-
mans capture.
A heavy snow storm commenced this
morning and seriously interfered with
the movements Of vessels in the harbOr.
The Brooklyn ferryboat sunk the
schooner LARA Thorndicke, and was Sc
riously injured in the collision. No lives
lost.
The murderer of Harry Griggs, two
years ago, has Just been arrested in
Quebec, and will be brought here on
requsition by the Governor.
A Paris dispatch says that Napoleon,
hearing that President johnson was
about to visit Paris, instructed the Sec
rotary Of the Cabinet TO offer him the
hospitality of the Royal household, and
that an apartment was ready for him at
Louvre, by the side of the pavilion oc-
cupied by Queen Isabella.
Disturbances continue in Spain, and
dissension is said to exist in Cortes and
among members Of the provisional gov
eminent, which have given great hopes
to Isabella, who thinks her restoration
probable.
The Evening Post says the design and
hopes of the Cubans is to win indepen-
dence and then make formal offer to
the United States, with such conditions
as would make Cuba State equal to any
other in the Union. Refugees in this city
report that at least $1,000 Cubans are
among the insurgents, Notwithstanding
the many that have left the Island to
avoid consumption in the Spanish army.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Gen. Grant
in conversation last evening said posi-
lively that George z. Stewart would
not go into his Cabinet. He said while
Mr. Stewart was a man OF ability and
culture who would doubtless acquit him
self creditably in any position, the state
Of his health, ii there were no other
reason, would preclude his taking a cabs
met appointment.
The General talked very freely with
his friends about his interview with Nc
Clure, which seemed to have afforded
him considerable amusement. From his
version, it appears that Mcclure in tell
ing the story softened it in some points
which bore rather heavily on himself;
ss for example, where Grant character
lied his proposition as simply ridiculous.
The drift Of Gen. Grants talk has left
the impression that representatives Of
State cliques who wish TO bring their
quarrels to Washington had better take
warning by the settling down Of Mr.. Nc
CluTe.
Gen. Grant said he did not see what
occasion there was for people to get into
such fret about his cabinet when they
would know all about it in a very few
days.
One of the earliest acts of the new
administration will be the issuance OF an
order recognizing military depots Of the
country, and reassigning various leading
officers of the army, Sheridan going
again to Louisiana; Reynolds to Texas;
Sickles to South Carolina, and Gen.
Meade to the Department Of The East,
and Terry to the new depot in the Indian
country.
Ex-Minister Washburne, with Bliss
and MastermaD, is here. In the course
of two or three weeks he will open fire
on the navy for its course in reference TO
the Paraguay matter.
CHICAGO, Feb. 26,-The will of the
late Jonathan Burr, which has been MISS
ing ever since he died, three weeks ago,
was found yesterday and admitted to pros
bate. The property of the deceased
amounted to nearly 100000. The will
bequeatheS most Of it to various charita-
BILE objects.
A man named w. j. Slater was run
over and MORALLY wounded by switch
engine, at Burlington crossing, on State
street yesterday. He was removed to
the county hospital where he died.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 26.-Matthew Sulli~
van, lately Federal soldier, died hor-
rible death in the calaboose here re-
Gently, his body being literally devoured
by rats. 1t was reported at the time
that he had died of apoplexy, but it is
now ascertained that this was incorrect.
WHEELING Va, Feb. 24 -Charlestown
will be he capital of West Virginia from
the first of April, 1870
| BosTON Feb. 26-The trial of Pike fol
the murder of his wife by poison is going
on in Worcester to-day. Considerable
testimony damaging to Pike was elected
New YORK, Feb pa dispatch from
Cheyenne states that the Pacific r II
has been blocked for the past fifteen day,
and sixty tons of mail delayed. No eff
fort making to open the road.
CHICAGO, Feb. 26-Edwards, the ne
gro whom the Democrats last week in
Joke elected justice of the peace in Des
MONIES, Iowa, and who could serve undeI
the new amended constitution, has re
moved to Dallas county, TO avoid offcia
h0nOTs
Henry 4. swift, ex Gov. Of Minnesota
died a. IT Paul Yesterday.
The Milwaukee Woman Suffrage Con
vention adjourned last evening, afte
,mpleting State organization, Of which
l.. A. Jones is President Mrs. Stanton
and Miss Anthony have gone to Madison
TO influence legislators.