Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-20
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Orders have been issued in Jersey City
for the arrest and confinement in Jail Of per
sons who do not pay their taxes.
Capt. Robbins, chief of the night police
Of Springfield, Ills, has been arrested for
killing Coburn Bancroft in May, 1870.
Robbins had attempted to arrest Bancroft
for shooting at party Of railroad surveyors,
but the latter resisted and was shot and
killed.
John H. Lewis, of Chicago, has commit
ted suicide after being married only one
week.
The famous race horse Helmbold, now at
Mobile, has been permanently disabled by
the giving way Of the middle tendon in one
Of his fore-legs.
Preparations for the reception Of Alexis
are actively going on at Havana.
Gladstone entertained Minister Schenck
at dinner Saturday.
The Spanish ministry has resigned.
Twenty-seven orphans have been remov-
ed from the Catholic asylum on Fifth Ave-
nue., New York, in consequence of being
attacked by smallpox.
A Wilmington IN. c. special says the
Lowry gang raided upon the town of Lum-
berton, and carried off safe from the store
of A. II. McLeon, with twenty-five thou
sand dollars, deposited by various parties
! for safe keeping, there being no bank IN
town. Valuable papers were taken from
the Sheriff's safe. A posse Of police at
tempted the capture of theithieves, but was
too weak.
1t is reported that Archbishop McClosky
succeeds to the primateship vacated by the
death of Archbishop Spalding, and that
Bishop Lynch, of South Carolina, will be
Archbishop ofNew York.
The Hon. George II. Pendleton fell at
his residence In Clifton, on Saturday, and
sprained his ankle, so that be will be unable
to leave his room for several months. He
met with a similar accident to the same
ankle about two years ago.
George Mackay, of New York, fled In
the United States Circuit Court at St. Louis,
on the 18th inst, one hundred and ten
ejectment suits against persons occupying
lots in portion of what is known as Stod-
dard's addition to that city. Mackay claims
100 acres of ground in this addition, based
upon grant issued by the Government to
]. Smith In 1915 and confirmed by Congress
in 1854. The tract is valued at a million of
dollars. There will be 200 suits in all; in
each Of which Mackay claims $4,000 dam
ages.
Saturday night fire broke out in Good
alps boarding house, in Memphis. Owing
to the scarcity of water the building and
several adjoining ones were damaged to the
extent ofSl0,000, fully covered by insurance,
principally in local companies. Henrietta
COnley, colored, employed in Goodal's was
asleep at the time and was burned to death.
The robbers of the Trenton (N. j.
Bank have returned, by mail, $21, 900 in re-
giStered bonds and other available securi-
ties.
The RAIDS Of st. Louis held their primary
meetings last night for delegates to the
State Convention next Thursday.
Jem Mace is ready to fight O'Baldwin
anywhere within 1000 miles of New York,
for $1,000 side.
St. Louis merchants are excited over the
arbitrary action and demands of the Under
writer's Board.
California just now presents the appear
ance Of our Western States in June. Each
passenger that survives the snow blockade is
being presented on arrival with "magnif-
cent bouquet of fresh flowers, grown in the
open air, etc" No doubt they appreciate
the etc.
Boston wants all America to help her
in getting together chorus of 10000
voices.
The Senate has confirmed Chas. Hale
Assistant Secretary of State.
Jas. T. Bradley post Office clerk of New
York is on bail of $1,000 for embezzling
packages,
The telegraph brings back to life VIM.
Wood, of the Brooklyn Eagle, whom it
killed Saturday night.
Alexis ought to have left New Orleans last
night for Pensacola.
Hon. Salem Towne, Colonel in the war
of 1912, but better known from 'Toyne's
Spelling Book" died at Charleston, Mass,
Saturday, aged 90.
The trial Of Mayor Hall has been post
poned till next Monday.
The Fisk murder trial continues, the evil
.dence being confined to legality Of the
formation of the grand jury. :.
Theirs was singularly unfortunate in not